Whee, this has been a wild ride from the beginning and these last two parts have only accellerated the ride. I think I'm dizzy. laugh

I'm terribly sorry not to have commented on part 8, but apparently I managed to miss it. So thanks for linking to the TOC. smile

So... well. Lucy & Jimmy are having some emotional interactions, here. And the rest... not the best way for Clark to meet Ellen. Although at least he'll have the advantage of having gotten to know her a little bit before; maybe he'll be able to charm her. Then again, maybe not.

I haven't the slightest clue where you're going with this anymore, but I sure want to find out! Write more, post more!

PJ

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K