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“I need to see Clark,” I finally tell him.

I can see the indecision in his eyes. I can practically hear the gears grinding in his brain as he visibly weighs his options. I find myself chewing on the bottom corner of my lip as I wait for his response.

Finally, he nods his head. “I’ll make sure he’s here as soon as possible,” he says.
As bobbart said, this is so in-character for Clark. He's not really lying, but he's certainly being misleading. And he wants to tell Lois, but he's afraid.

Beautfully written, BrenRen. Let more of those plotbunnies out and let's see them multiply like rabbits in Australia!