Ooh... nearly caught up now... By the way... did we ever get a posting schedule from you?
Instead, he'd spoken to them flawlessly in their own language and somehow won them over. The man had sidestepped that trap just as easily as he'd sidestepped all the others she'd laid for him.
You know, I want to yell at her for setting traps, but I really can't blame her. Not to mention I think all the traps are quite clever. And... we know we don't have to worry about Clark falling into any of those traps anyway.
She sat slowly, and found herself returning his smile. They ate in companionable silence for quite some time, and Lois was surprised at how comfortable she was with the silence.
Yay!! That says something right there.
She couldn't help but be suspicious of it. She wondered if this was what Lucy felt with each new boyfriend. An instant attraction burgeoning into an insane conviction that this person was some kind of soulmate. Lois had seen how Lucy's affairs always ended up- in heartbreak and disappointment.
First line is just plain Lois... and the rest... well, it rings true for me, and many others, I'm sure.
She looked at him suspiciously. He'd probably been lying about all the traveling he'd done just to impress her. She felt a moment's disgust. He probably hadn't actually had anything published either. Men would lie about anything to get into a woman's bed.
/me gives Lois a warning glare... just wait
Clark shook his head. "It's not the food...It's the company."
Lois froze. The compliment was so unexpected, especially in the middle of her mental tirade that she couldn't help but stop. Heat rushed to her face, and she hated the way that her face immediately lit up into a pleased smile.
See?
I love that. I really love it.
Clark Kent was a temptation that she didn't need.
No, no. You *do* need it!
"Ideals set a goal for us to strive for," Clark said. "And even if we don't always reach them, the fact that we try moves us much closer to our dreams."
Awww! Very well put. I love that.
"Right." Clark touched her hand, and for a moment, Lois felt as though she'd been struck by lightning. "Haven't you ever had a dream?"
And, oh boy, I *LOVE* that. I even felt a little jolt.
And his words... I can just hear the way he's saying that. Like he's sad for her, but cares at the same time... he wants to know what's made her such a cynic, or maybe she's suppressing her dreams. And... I'm probably analyzing that too much.
There wasn't any way that she'd tell him the truth. The white knight she'd dreamed about when she was thirteen had been the fantasy of a young girl desperate to escape into fantasy.
She'd wanted a man who was as tall and strong as her father, a handsome, intelligent man. Unlike her father, however, this prince would love her. He'd never turn away from her, drowning himself in his work. He'd love her and only her, and they'd have a love that would last forever.
AWWWW!!! I LOVE that!! Love it. And just how great is it that she's found him?!
Yeah, yeah... she doesn't know it yet, but still...
Even watching soap operas and dreaming impossible dreams had become too painful for her.
... I like that.
The prince she'd dreamed about when she was thirteen had been remarkably like Clark Kent.
GAH! Sucker punch right to the heart!!! Love that.
The woman was a cynic. She didn't believe in dreams, she refused to admit to ever having any, and she was continuously suspicious of him.
Clark thought he was in love.
LOL!! I love that! Am I being repetitive? Sorry.
But this one just kills me... you think he's writing her off and then BAM! <g>
tbc...
