Well, yeah, Sarah, you're right. Aarrrggghhh indeed.
He almost has to tell her now. There's no excuse for kicking her out like that. And Lois, being a canny, resourceful, intelligent, and slightly cynical young woman, is going to presume that Clark has a Big Secret. She won't rest until she discovers it, and it won't be long, I think. She'll put two and two together, come up with four, try to figure out why it can't be four, then apply Holmes' dictum to the evidence. And when Clark does offer to fly her to meet his parents via Superman Express, she'll just nod and say, "Thought so."
And then they'll have more than two months to figure out how to put their lives together. Complicating that, of course, is the activity of some nutcase in Metropolis who likes to wreck subways and blow up buildings, not to mention a certain female reporter who has it in for Superman.
And I really like the way you're working Lois' footy encouragement to Clark into Superman's interactions with the public and the press. When he tells her how much she's helped him, she's going to be quite pleased.
Can't wait for Lois to meet Jonathan and Martha! Now that's a family unit almost anyone could love at first sight. It may take Lois a couple of days, but she'll break down and love them back before too long.
Excellent story, Corrina! You've taken your heritage and culture and woven a totally believable alternate beginning for the greatest fictional romance in history. Keep them coming!
