OK, it's up! Hope you all enjoy.

Kathy and Annie

Well, it's about time you posted! :p

Great part. I'm glad Lois remembered everything, and then rushed over to see Clark. But you can't end it there! Can you?

Hey Guys...

That was a sweet story

Meni

Yay yay yay! She remembered!!!

Well done, both of you - it's a brilliant story!

Yaaayyyy!!!!!!

A wonderful conclusion!! I loved Lois remembering the kiss and what Clark had said to her as he left, and then hanging up on Lucy to run over to his apartment! Yay! )

As for Clark... you made him drunk, you guys! But I adored these lines:

And Lois's response. Perfect!!!!

So... they're busy taking advantage of each other, hmmm? Awwww!


Wendy

Wow guys!

*I* was intoxicated reading it--made me quite heady. It was wonderful!!!


Barb.

YAY! /me does cartwheels

It's up! She remembers! Smoochies!

Kathy and Annie,

Wow! I am speechless. I absolutely loved this part -- and the whole story .

I loved how Lois was reliving the kiss and the whole conversation with Lucy. Who would have thought, Lucy is the voice of reason .

LOL!!!!!!!!! I love Lois's logic here . Obviously it's all Lucy's fault... there was no way it could be Lois's fault .

Very good point!

And, wow, poor Clark chugging an entire bottle of wine and it still didn't make him drunk! Poor Superman just wants to forget.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! What a great ending!
I hope if you ever have time again that you collaberate on another fic . You both are such good writers individually, and together you might be even better .

- Alicia

Great ending - especially Lois remembering what Clark said and then running off to see him

Superb story guys

Hi,

Great story.

Very, very nice ending. Now, how about an epilogue?

Nan

Thank you for such a WaFFy Ending!!! It was wonderful!!!

Can we please have an epilogue! You cant leave us here!!!! I want an explanation for how Clark got drunk!!!!

Wow I am in total agreement with everyone! Anne and Kathy great job. Very hot kisses all around! Where is Marilyn and her fan! I hope we have more from both of you soon. Nice team effort. Laura

You posted! So death threats *do* work!

Very fun stuff. I love the way Lois remembers that last thing Clark said before he ran away Lucy is great -- it seems very in character for other people to realize Lois & Clark love each other far sooner than they do

Poor Clark -- though one could argue that his predicament is his own fault, for never working up the nerve to say anything... but what the heck, that's in character, too! That said, I'm very glad he finally opened up.

I do think something's missing, though I'm not sure what. An epilog would be good, though.

PJ

Whoohooo!!!! Awesome!!!!

<g> So, I'm a woman of few words. <g>

And then she hustled on over to grab him!

Thanks, y'all, claire

Wonderful! Thoroughly enjoyed it! Bravi!

I loved this story! It was sweet and funny with wonderful smoochies....exactly what I like for a WAFF. How about a sequel entitled "Tea and Crumpets" or something like that? I'd love to read more from you any day!

Thanks for all the compliments so far, everyone; we really appreciate it! We've been reading all the calls for an epilogue, though, and you've got us really curious. Are you all asking because you feel the ending isn't satisfying and/or you think it's missing something? Or are these just general "I'm enjoying it so much I don't want it to end" comments? We don't want to ignore any serious problems with the story, but we have to admit we're stumped and we need some direction. We can't think of what an epilogue would include -- there's no angst to make up for, we can't think of any loose ends we didn't tie up, etc. Can you help us out here? We need some more direction.

Thanks,

Kathy and Annie

Think of it as a "We really like it and we want to see more." sort of request. A few more smoochies and so forth (particularly the so forth) wouldn't be a bad thing, as long as you keep it within the parameters of the forum. <g> .

Nan

<edit> I didn't really feel up to being specific last night. I'd been up since about 4 AM and was tired. It just feels to me as if there should be a little more. Maybe a little later when she knows he isn't drunk. ( And more smoochies wouldn't be out of line, either.)

Annie and Kathy,

I don't think you need to add anything at all. I thought it was a good idea to leave what was going to happen (and we all know what will happen -- they will get together, conversations, smoochies, revelations, etc), but it is left up to the reader's imagination. I actually sort of like it that way better. We can imagine how we want each of those conversations to go -- on our own.

I think that if you guys had added any more, your story wouldn't end on such an original note. I loved your story because it was so unique I just don't see what you guys could have possibly missed that would need an epilogue/sequel... You've left us with a feeling that things are going to work out -- and i think that's more than enouh to end on.

I absolutely love the last line about Lois being intoxicated by his kisses -- i thought that was a perfect closure because it is a different intoxication but it brings the story full-circle wonderfully. I also think that some of the impact of the final line would be lost if you went any further.

Just my 2 cents .

- Alicia

Lucy was great in explaining Lois that alcohol only give her courage to do what she wanted.

Are you sure Clark wasn't drunk? He surely behaved like he was.

Great closing lines:

WHOOHOO!

Jen

That was great! I loved Lois' conversation with Lucy and Lois' reaction to what she had said when she was drunk. Clark's frustration at not being able to get drunk was quite interesting actually. All in all great job!

Kathy,

You ask why some want an epilogue. Strangely, that's the first thing that occurred to me as I read the ending and before I saw all the calls for an epilogue. It's a vague feeling to me, but I can understand why there's something "missing" from the ending. The ending has Clark appearing to be drunk, despite his belief that he cannot get drunk.

Because he is not apparently in full control of his faculties, I get the impression that there could be problems cropping up from his state of "inebriation." It might be more satisfying to see what happens the next morning after Clark is back in full control. Anyway, that's IMO.

I like the way Clark did finally confess his feelings, which is something out of character if he was in full control. It helped to give both of them courage to admit all.

Outside of the "missing" feeling, I think this was a great part.

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You've finally posted the last part! /me does a very happy dance

I love this fic, it's going straight to my AK list for next year. I still don't know how you managed it, but it's hilarious from the start till the end.

So this part was a wonderfull read in the morning. I like the conversation between Lois and Lucy. Lucy, the voice of reasoning, and it suits her very well. Especially now that Lois realizes her true feelings and actually want to let Clark know about it.

And then... poor Clark! You've got him drunk because he misses Lois. But there's really nothing to miss... if only the both opened their eyes sooner. It causes a lot more hurt if you do that while you're drunk.

And YAY!!!!!!! Smoochie!

As for the epilogue, I don't really see the need of it. Of course I won't object one bit to see more smoochies, one can never have enough of that. The story itself is pretty clear. I don't see anything you want to explain more. Not even about Clark's supposed drunkness. He *thinks* he can't get drunk. He never tried to get drunk and just makes assumptions. So we get to see him drunk while he doesn't realize it yet. And that makes is funny again to read. I can think of the consequenses myself and picture in my head what happens next.

Saskia

This was absolutely fabulous! I *love* the conversation between Lois and Lucy. The characterization is so dead-on, it really adds so much to the story. Wonderful job, ladies.

Ah, also to add: I don't see the need for an epilogue, although I would be delighted to see one. I love the way the story ended, leaving much to the imagination. And the last line is priceless!

Caroline

And oooooooooooh...Growly!Clark. I love him. <G> We don't see enough of him for my liking.

LabRat

Kathy and Annie

WOW! This is excellent.

Tricia

Yay! That was fantastic!

Thank you!

Helga

This section does a lovely job of showcasing just how much we lost when Lucy lost the show. Lois *needed* a confidant, someone to be her sounding board and reflect reality back at her. Star just didn't cut it. :rolleyes:

Thanks for a fun one, you two! I really enjoyed it.

Hazel, who wonders why both of Kathy's purely WAFFy stories that she actually likes have to do with alcohol

Hi!

Thanks you two for this great story! YES YEEEES!

I SIMPLY LOVED IT!!!

Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!
See you guys... soon I hope!.



YAY!!, I loved the end

Wonderful story, you two! It was hilarious, but it never versed into a farce - you always stayed very true to character and even gave us some great poignant scenes. All in all, awesome mixture of witty dialogue, hilarious scenes, and waffs all the way through!

So... when do we get more from that very successful partnership?

Kaethel

I loved this story from beginning to end. Great job guys.

Melisa

I never got a chance to post comments on Part 3 (which I thoroughly enjoyed, BTW), and now I can chime in to say ditto to many of the comments already made to Part 4 as well. I loved Lucy's conversation with Lois, and thank heavens that prompted Lois to *finally* remember what Clark had said when he left her apartment.

I'm a little confused about Clark and the alcohol, though. Normally, Clark should not be physically affected by the wine, right? At least, that's what he (and we) believes. However, since he's gone for 36 hours without sleep and he's also mentally exhausted and frustrated about Lois, are you trying to imply that he's gotten "mentally" tipsy? It seems a little that way to me, because otherwise, despite his frustration, I don't know that he would have had the courage to blurt it all out to Lois like that. I absolutely LOVED it, though. The kiss was magical, passionate and wondrous. And as for this...
Well, it was difficult to pick myself up off the floor after that. But I had to; I can't see the computer screen from the floor, and even though I had the most incredible mental picture in my head of this entire scene playing out, I just had to read that passage again - the word wonderful doesn't begin to describe how fantastic I thought this was...

Re the calls for an epilogue: I personally don't feel the need to read about a revelation or anything like that. I think I feel like Roger, merely a little unsettled about Clark and his "inebriation", so I'll just say ditto to his post...

Wonderful job, ladies. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hope to see another collaboration (as well as individual stories!) from you two soon!

KathyM

Kathy and Annie
wonderful story
I thoroughly enjoyed this
merry

hey kathy and annie. sorry i took a while to post here. i had the worst time with my dial-up connection last night, and then when i finally got it stable, i got distracted by this other website and well... anyway...

the call to lucy was fun.

glad she managed to convince lois that she was only acting on feelings that were already present. yay lucy!

love the way lois hung up on her.

poor clark, though. espcially with this:

that would have been almost unbearably heartwrenching if you hadn't just told us that lois was on her way to make it up to him.

nice job with the wine bottles. i was reading that and picturing lois coming in to find a row of bottles that had met a variety of unfortunate fates, but i liked the way you worked it.

not sure what to make of clark's state when lois arrived. i have a feeling that was intentional, but i'm not sure. i do kind of like him being ambiguously drunk. still, i prefer to read it as clark being moody, overtired, frustrated, etc. thanks for leaving that interpretation open.

otoh, clark's being "drunk" does lend a nice balance to things.

add me in to the list of people who loved this bit, too:

very nice.

i did wonder about lois being willing to take him up on that, given her recent experience, but it does seem right. certainly gives us some lovely waff, and the line is both unexpected and perfect.

as for a sequel/epilogue, you're right... i don't see what's left to write. i'd love to see more from the two of you, but i'd be happy with something new. this one doesn't feel incomplete. the last line certainly feels right for the story.

so, great job, you two! thanks for sharing.

Paul

Time to join the chorus of praise, because this was a delightful story -- so consider that said in as much detail and with as much emphasis as you like (right now, I'm not that articulate due to prolonged exam marking...).

I'd also like to see an epilogue. It doesn't have to be that long, but it would wrap up the events of the story if we saw Lois and Clark express their true feelings for each other when neither one is under the (supposed, in Clark's case) effects of booze. Otherwise, I can't help feeling that there's trouble ahead for the couple, mostly stemming from how Lois will feel about "taking advantage" of Clark when he had the strength (barely! ) not to take advantage of her.

We know that Clark wasn't drunk, just finally frustrated and fed up with having to hide his feelings for Lois to the point where his control snapped (or so I interpret the story ), but she doesn't, and it would be in character for her to hate herself and feel horribly embarrassed and humiliated that she couldn't match her partner's self-control. So it would add the final touch to the sudden blossoming of their relationship to see Clark reassure Lois that he wasn't drunk and "out of control"; he knew what he was saying and meant it.

And then you can please the "Smoochies" Party by finishing it off in the same fashion as you did the main story.

Phil

Hey Annie and Kathy

I just loved this story so much that I can't find the right words right now /me runs to check her dictionary

I loved Lois drunk and the way she kept pushing herself towards Clark. It was really funny.

The Iced Tea idea was really great. I probably would fall in this "trick" too

I can really see poor Clark trying to resist while Lois jumped on him. No wonder he was so frustrating with everything. You just made me with Clark's words in the end: "Take advantage of me". Since we know that Lois isn't like Clark to resist that was a good way to end it.

Oh BTW I loved the smochies too

Raquel (who really thinks Annie and Kathy should write more stories together )

Thanks, everyone, for all the wonderful feedback. We really appreciate it -- very, very much. We said all along while we were writing that if no one else thought the story was funny, at least we had cracked ourselves up. <g> But we're delighted (and relieved ) to know that our sense of humor isn't way out in left field.

The big topic of debate, as we expected , was whether Clark was really drunk, and there were definitely two different opinions being expressed on the subject:

versus ...

LOL! Talk about different interpretations.

As Paul guessed, however, this was intentional on our part -- we wanted to leave it up to the reader to decide whether Clark was really getting tipsy (we certainly hope no one saw him as plastered!) from the wine, or whether it was all in his mind, due to his lack of sleep and frustrating day.

And to be honest, as a couple people implied, Clark may not even know whether his condition is physical or mental. After all, up to a point, acting "tipsy" is a state of mind -- there was a recent study, for example, where researchers got college students "drunk" on nothing but water and limes (they were told it was vodka and tonic water), and more first-hand, a woman I know once giggled and told her husband that it had been so long since she'd drank, she was getting tipsy from only a single drink ... he almost hated to tell her she was drinking non-alcoholic beer. <g>

So feel free to interpret it however you want to.


The next question that arose has to do with whether Clark's drinking will cause a problem for them later on ...

Me mentioned:

and Phil wrote:

The two of you are coming at things from opposite directions -- one that Clark is drunk, the other that he's not -- but the common thread seems to be that, because Lois thinks Clark is drunk, she won't be able to trust his feelings. Don't forget, however, that whether or not Clark is drunk this night, he wasn't drunk the night before, and that's when he made it clear to Lois that he likes her -- he *really* likes her -- and that he wanted to be more than just friends. In our opinion, he's already let her know his feelings while sober, which Lois seems to recognize when her memory finally come back to her. Granted, Clark doesn't declare his undying love and neither does Lois. But our goal wasn't to get them down the aisle, only to get them to admit "there's more to our relationship than just friendship."

As for Lois hating herself and feeling humiliated over "taking advantage" of him, though, we honestly can't think of any reason why either of them would regret anything. As we said, we feel Clark made it clear when he was sober that he does like her and wants to kiss her, so we're not sure why Lois would feel guilty about taking him up on that, even if he's had a few drinks.

That said, it did occur to us that some people might be feeling uncomfortable with the "taking advantage" line because they interpreted this to mean "having sex". (No one stated this explicitly here, but one person did in private email.) If it helps anything, we can honestly say that this interpretation never occurred to us -- as far as we are concerned, they will make out for a little while, then will eventually settle in for a nice WAFFy talk. It's much too early for them to be taking things to the bedroom, drinking or not!

What we have come to realize is missing, however, is that *Lois* never actually tells Clark that she likes him, only that she "still wants him". That's something we hope to add into the story, probably by having Lois say a little more when she tells Clark she wishes he wasn't drunk.

And finally, the calls for an epilogue ...

Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the subject; it's really interesting how many different opinions there are and we appreciate everyone who took the time to explain your opinion. We've thought about it a lot, and at this point, we are probably going to leave the ending mostly as is, with maybe only a few minor tweaks to get Lois to express her feelings more explicitly. We're concerned that adding more to the end of the story would take away from the impact of Clark's final line and that any talk they would have would have a "been there, done that" feel. In other words, we can't think of anything to add at this point that would be unique to this story.

Again, thank you to everyone who posted here or wrote us private feedback! We really appreciate your support, suggestions, and encouragement.

Kathy and Annie

I may be late because I was away on vacation, but I just had to leave you this comment!

I loved the story from start to end. But like many others I wish you'd write a bit more explaining how Clark got drunk and what happens when he's sober again.

This story was full of humour, it was lighthearted and yet very deep. Wonderful writing, a jewel among the fanfics of this fandom. My compliments.

~Sira

<thud>

My stars!!!



A drunk Clark, and a nervous Lois make yummy chemistry for me!

Great writing guys! You had me on the edge of my seat the whole way. Nice to see Lois finally grow a pair and go to see Clark.

The chemistry between those two was as close to afterburn as it gets.

Whew!



hehe

LOVED it!

Can't wait to see more from you guys.


Bella

LOL! Thanks, Bella! It was so fun to log on and find new comments for this story. I love it when new members find previously posted stories . Thanks for posting comments!

We're glad you had fun with the story. We had a lot of fun writing it. As for whether Clark was really drunk or not, though, see my earlier response (a few posts before this one) to get our take on that.

It should be uploaded to the Archive soon, but it was great to get another comment even before that. Thanks!

(And thanks to Sira, too; we'd missed saying thanks to you last time! )

Kathy (and Annie)

RL prevented me from reading this story until last night. How did you ever come up with that? You wrote a story that would have been a great episode for the show.

I don't know what you're going to do to, uh, with them for a sequel, but don't make us wait too long.

LOL, ethnica, thanks! I'm glad you were finally able to catch up with the story and that you enjoyed it so much.

As for a sequel, sorry but we don't have any plans for one (we're both pretty busy trying to finish all the other stories on our plates ), but we appreciate the fact that you liked it enough to ask.

Kathy

"Like maybe When More Becomes Everything"?
Please say 'Yes'!!!
Terry

LOL!

My first priority is to finish up "Momentum 2", which is currently about half done, and then yes, I definitely want to get back to work on "When More Becomes Everything"!

The only fly in the ointment is this BatP/HoL rewrite that has grabbed hold of my mind and, despite my best efforts, doesn't seem to want to let go. I made the mistake of telling Annie all about it (like WMBE, I have it all plotted, just not written) while I was visiting her and she was so excited about it, it didn't help me push it to the back of the priority list. <g>

But with any luck at all, I'll get M2 out by the end of the year and then be able to spend 2004 working on finishing at least one of these two what-look-to-be-epic-length stories!

Thanks for asking!

Kathy

Oh good! The end of the year is just a few weeks away!! Oh wait! You mean, you didn't mean Rosh Hashanah?

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait to enjoy M2, and then hope you start posting installments of WMBE ASAP!
Terry

Wow an amazing story. Loved the way you wrote a drunk Lois