See, maybe he wants to be around to control her reaction when he tells her? After all, if he has to rush away immediately to a rescue, how does he know what she'll do? Okay, he knows Lois well enough by now to be confident that she wouldn't splash his secret identity on the front page of the Planet, but what if in her shock - and anger at being deceived - she says something she shouldn't in the hearing of someone else?
Even if she's more disciplined than that, by leaving her alone with the revelation he could be giving her lots of time to stew and come up with lots of reasons why she's really angry and disappointed in him. I'd think that he'd prefer to stay around and draw off her anger and take the time to explain everything properly. Just MHO!
Another great part, Susan - but I have to echo Pam and Jeff and say that these sections really are way too short! :p
Looking forward to the next part...
Wendy
