During an early section in an original version of There's No Place Like Home, I managed to paint myself into a corner and had Kent leaving Metropolis - for good. When I realized what I had done, the story took a slightly different turn:
Lois let out a breath. “Don’t do me any favors, Kent. I don’t care if you stay in Metropolis. Just stay away from me.”
Kent looked up from where he was scuffing his foot against the floor. “What? No ‘this town isn’t big enough for the two of us’ stuff?”
Lois glared at him.
“Gee, thanks, Lane. So kind of you.”
“Then leave for all I care.”
“That’s exactly what I planned to do, before your grande declaration. But now that you seem to want me to stay sooo badly, how can I resist?”
“But... But... But...” Lois studdered.
“Take out the above section, Ms. Thompson. Lane wants me to stay.”
ML breathed a sigh of relief as she proceeded to do as instructed before Clark could change his mind.
ML
