Surprised? What's gonna happen now?

Didn't expect the Pact to be on but I'm squeeing a little about it right now.

Yea! The date has finally happened!

Oh, Clark. You and your big mouth. Why do you always insist on opening it? /shakes head/ You DON'T want Lois this way, do you? Accepting you as a challenge?

At least, I know that they will figure out that there's love involved before the end, but a part of me hopes that Clark tells Lois that he doesn't want to be engaged like this. She just took the opportunity to propose away from him. It sounds like he needs to talk to Martha and Jonathan and get slapped upside the head.

I like how Lois unilaterally decides they're engaged.

I wasn't expecting the story to take this direction, but it was a nice surprise! I'm sure there are plenty of bumps ahead. Fasten your seatbelts.

Oh for sure on the bumps. I suspect most of them to be fairly hysterical.

On the unilateral engagement, I think Clark should buy her a ring and make her wear it since she has decided that they are engaged .

Mike

Sounds Italian. Is Clark trying to use pasta to make her do things?

How about red underwear?

‘Ultra Woman’?

Clark!
LOIS: So, Clark, why ‘Lara’?
CLARK: It’s my birth-mother’s name.
LOIS:

Now, Lois!

So, he’s her type, then?



They’re not exclusive and Superman always expressed an interest in him and Clark having a night of passion with Lois?

Ding Ding Ding!

Well…she does think that he’s hot, so…

One Night Stand?

/eyes part number/ This isn’t going to be on the dark side from part 10 on, is it?

He could ask her to marry him and tell her that it’s okay for her to hook up with Superman on the side?



He found a speck of dust last week that might have been her.
CLARK:

They died when their home blew up. They barely managed to throw me to safety first.

Well…there was that hold up at Metropolis National Bank earlier this day…

So, she going to make for like the Road Runner, then?







So, if Superman where to put a job ad for ‘Concubine’ into the Daily Planet’s Classifieds section…?

And yet, he hasn’t left to date Linda…



Oh boy. That won’t end well…





What? Wait, what? Huh? What? Wait, what? Huh?

That was the most awesome midpoint revelation I have ever seen! Well…that I can actively remember to have ever seen. This is…

Michael

Surprised? Try "stunned." Although I had, of course, expected them to get engage eventually, I hadn't thought it would happen for another few parts at least. Of course, technically they aren't yet engaged; although Lois has proclaimed that they are, Clark has not officially agreed to it. He certainly hinted that that was what he wanted, but he never outright said it, and if he misinterprets Lois' motives, he might still decline the engagement.

BTW, I really liked the line about if anyone could make her forget Clark, it's Superman. That's a nice turnaround from her canon way of thinking.

Also, is it safe to assume from Clark's choice of entree that you have read late 1980's or 1990's era Superman comics? IMO, that was the best era for Superman.

Joy,
Lynn

I was so totally not expecting that to happen. This RonCom has gone to another plateau! Forget levels! You gotta post the next installment soon!

From the sounds of it they went to a very swanky place indeed! Hope Clark has enough room on his credit card!

Morgana, that makes a whole bunch of us .

Speaking of diving in without checking the water depth .

As I said earlier, a number of ways we could go from here but I would love to see Clark bite and buy Lois a ring and tell her she HAS to wear it. I mean after all they ARE engaged now. We all know how skittish she gets initially about that sort of thing, especially after she gets a night to think about it .

I am certainly awaiting the next chapter..


Mike

Great part! I'm really enjoying this story.

Tee Hee. I don't think anyone will have expected it so early on. In fact, I'll let you in on a little secret...

When I wrote this scene ... I didn't expect the Pact to be on, either. I was going to have Lois set Clark up on as many dates as possible. But this scene/date got away from my control and Lois started acting 'Lois' like and all of a sudden ...

So, the story starts to go in a different direction from now on, and it's all the characters' fault, not the writer's.

Plus, how could Lois continue to set up dates without Clark realising now. And Clark wouldn't agree to the dates because he's decided that he DOES want to marry Lois.



CLARK and his big mouth!!! People are usually groaning at Lois and her big mouth. Well, yes he kind of challenged her, but didn't expect Lois' reaction. He just expected that they'd finally talk about it.

You want Clark to propose? Virginia, there's nine more parts (plus epilogue) yet. You have no idea what is to come yet.

Yes. She's like that.
Soooooo many bumps still to come!


You've no idea! Re-reading this as I'm getting it ready for posting I keep thinking (as I did when I wrote it 1st time round, years ago) 'this is not funny, it's supposed to be funny, no one is going to laugh'. But people do. Somehow, it is a comedy, and people do laugh. It surprises me.

Well ... *whistles*

Actually, Clark would never force her to do anything. He's far too gentle and kind and understanding. But it would be a funny way to get his revenge!!!!

I thought it was Clark that got all ... you know ... with pasta!



Nope.

I think you are reading ahead again, Michael

Happy?

LOIS: Oh yeah! He's hot ... Um, did I say that out loud?

No, no and no again!!!!! *despairs of Michael*

Told you that you'd been reading ahead.

And he was on the opposite side of that confrontation to what he usually is? Is that what you are trying to say?

You didn't expect her to admit it? Well, she knew herself, even when she first mentioned it in the last chapter, that it was horribly unbelievable. She knew that Clark knew it wasn't true.

Really. I think her response is good!

Are you okay Michael? Do I need to call an ambulance? You're not having a heart attack are you?

Thank you. The most awesome you've ever seen. WOW! Well, just wait till the (approx) 3/4 point then!

*giggles* I like shocking people. Everyone knew that the Hot Match Wild Card would be Lois and Clark. There was NO surprise at all, so I needed something to shock everyone with!!!

He wants this ... there is no way he's declining the engagement.



*whistles* Nope, nope. Never read any comics. Nuh Huh. Haven't got 2 boxes of Superman under my bed. *shakes head violently* Not at all. (1990s - best ever).

Thanks. Hope you enjoy the direction it's gonna take now. And, yep, it was swanky! Clark's a careful, responsible man with his money!!!

She's had eight years to "check the water level". I'm sure she knows what she's doing! *giggle*

I bet you are not the only one!

Thank you very much.

Um, do I take it from this that you are happy?

I knew it!

If that is his way of wooing a woman it's no wonder he's still single.

Okay, this I did not expect. They are engaged! But I don't believe things will run smoothly at first. Lois must go in panic mode as the wedding gets near and she thinks that Clark's marrying her out of pity.

Andreia

Al dente? Hmm…possibly, yeah. But I think Virginia had Lois also quite excited during pasta, so I might be confused now








It’s not *my* fault! … What? … Oh shut up you! Wookies…



Doesn’t preclude things going bump in the night.

/stops using left arm/

Oh dear. 2nd plot point!

Umm… part 10? Please? Pretty please?

Michael

I think most people saw this coming!

He'd never behave like that with anyone else. He'd never tease anyone else in this way. And he'd never threaten to 'tell' on anyone ... he knows it was all a lie.

Everyone expected this date to be Lois and Clark, but no-one expected it to end in an engagement!!!!!

Really? Why ever not?

Panic mode has ALREADY started. Read chapter 10.

And you are easily confused, are you?

Oh, so you're psychic then?

Plenty of bumps to come.



Kind of. But not really. Just wait and see what cliffhangers are to come!

Okay.

Virginia accuses me of being able to sneak into her harddrive. Not that I’d do such thing!



Michael

Whoa!!! They-Are-Engaged!

Yeah, I didn't see this coming either. I was pretty well convinced that it would be Lois and Clark going out on this date, but would not have predicted it ending with an engagement (not that I'm complaining --love how you surprised us here!).

What a great date...Lois is in love, Clark is in love, they are engaged (but neither really knows the extent of how much they love each other). Excited to see them go through the process of realizing how much the other one really, truly cares for them. And curious to see all the bumps along the way .

Great story!
Laura

Yup it's time for a

No one saw it coming. Not even me when I was writing out the date!

Many bumps still to come.