He’d finally come to the conclusion that he obviously resembled Claude in some way. He probably looked like the guy, and perhaps he’d even - in some superficial way - behaved like him as well. If that was so, he could hardly blame her for reacting badly
D'uh..OK how WRONG can you be?? Um...I think we need the handy dandy 2x4!!
And that was the main reason why any thoughts of Lois as more than a friend were out of the question. Even if she was willing to consider him, a being from another planet, in the light of a boyfriend - which he knew would be very unlikely, despite her early crush on Superman, since after all he knew that she hadn't even considered the consequences of a relationship - he could never risk her safety. As anything more than a friend, he was a danger to her. It was as simple as that.
Oh no, poor Clark
Loving this story...looking forward to more!!
~Liz
