I liked it a lot, Barbara!
Like the others, I
love how Lois took care of Clark. (I have to add that what I love most of all was actually that she came back - I was really worried!)
Can't help that I like this:
She couldn't help but admire his perfect body. His well defined chest and abdomen were rising and falling with every breath he took. For a moment Lois just stared at him, completely in awe. She shook her head in annoyance. Gawking at him like this seemed so shallow. There was so much more to Clark than just his body. In this moment though, an emotion got hold of her, she had thought to be buried deep inside her to never be woken again – desire.
I liked her little observation about Clark's beard and the fact that she had never seen him shave, too, and that she had never seen him with a stubble before.
“I'm sorry I should have told you that I would be gone for some time. I bought bandages,” Lois explained. “You're either a hero or really stupid, partner,” she teased him. “Didn't it ever occur to you that you could get hurt?”
He only stared back at her, his mouth open as if he had trouble believing what she had just said.
Poor Clark. He really
has trouble believing it.
“I'll need to disinfect this,” she gestured vaguely towards his abdomen and unscrewed the top of a bottle of iodine solution. “This might hurt a bit,” she added, sounding much more light-hearted than she felt. She knew it was a torture, but she didn't want him to get a fever just because he was so stubborn as to refuse to see a doctor tonight.
I'm glad that Lois isn't going to try to force Clark to go to the hospital, but I'm also glad that she isn't going to let him get a nasty infection.
And I'm glad she feels sorry about the pain the iodine solution is going to cause him.
Clark kind of relaxed, though his expression was still tense. His eyes had become narrow and he breathed in and out slowly, fighting the pain. But he didn't say anything more. She heard him sigh with relief once she was done with the procedure and started to bandage his wound. A soft moan escaped his lips as her hands made contact with his side unintentionally. But he remained perfectly still and as she finished, Lois bent down to place a kiss on his forehead, rewarding him for being so brave.
Oh, poor Clark. And I love that she kissed him.
“Thanks,” he murmured quietly.
“What for?” she asked and grinned at him. She thought she knew what he meant. Thanks for helping him. But she would so much rather hear something else.
“For kissing me, of course,” he replied and her heart started to race madly. He had said it, he had really said it.
I love it!
She would have liked to kiss him again, more intensely, with all her heart and body. But she didn't want to wake him up, not when he looked so peaceful. She took off her shoes and lay down next to him, resting her hand on his chest and breathing in the endearing warmth of his body. She felt his hand on her shoulders, pressing her against him, unconsciously.
<Just another moment,> Lois thought as she closed her eyes. <I'll enjoy being so close to him just one more moment.>
Tired of the day that lay behind her, Lois drifted off to sleep.
I
love it! Lois falls asleep beside Clark! With her hand on his chest! And he is pressing her closer to him, even in his sleep!
(But I hope that Lois remembered to cover Clark with a blanket - considering he has lost his superpowers and is injured, he shouldn't be sleeping half-naked like that...)
The dream really confused me. It was obvious, of course, that Lois believed that Superman and Clark Kent were two different people, and she dreamed of telling Superman that she had chosen Clark over him. But then Superman became nasty and scary - to the point that he actually seemed to be killing Clark. At first I didn't know what to make of it, but then I remembered that in this fic, Superman has been declared an international enemy, a supremely dangerous person. Lois has refused to believe it. But in her dream, her greatest fear played out before her eyes - maybe Superman really
is evil? Maybe Clark is hurt because
Superman hurt him?
I look forward to the next part, Barbara!
Ann
