Clark shook his head. "No, honey," he said, even as hammers of regret bombarded his brain. "You deserve more than something that is squeezed between a late night and a busy day."
[...]
Those two words nearly undid him. He took a steadying breath. "Wednesday," he said. "I have the day off. I'll help you with whatever you're doing for 'Operation Payback' during the day, but I'd like to take you on a date in the evening. Somewhere really nice." He grinned. "Do you realise I've *never* seen you in a dress?"
Maybe it's just me but this sound like he's planning for Wednesday to end their suffering.
He slowly replaced the phone and squeezed the bridge of his nose. It was Tuesday morning. His flight was tomorrow afternoon.
And they won't get a chance to before things hit rotating blades. And it would have been so marvelously evil had they had a chance to become lovers before he learned of his impending early departure
"I don't think caring about Lois's future is old-fashioned," Clark said. "And I know how much you and your wife mean to Lois." He smiled, trying to settle the slight flutters in his stomach. "So, if you were to ask, I would tell you that I love Lois with all of my heart and that my intentions towards her are entirely honourable. I want to spend my life making her happy, and I will never knowingly do anything that will hurt her."
All true, but eventually, Lois will be dating Superman and not Clark for the foreseeable future. And if something where to happen, well, to the world, she would be a single mom without any known male association.
I am," Lois said. "I've been feeling it since we all met with Scotty on Thursday ... and the feeling was definitely there tonight. We haven't given up. We're still fighting. We're going to pay off our debts and build a sustainable membership ... and show them that they can't just take our club because it suits their vision for a balanced competition."
"Lois," Clark said. Then he stopped.
"What?"
"Perhaps you should have Milo instead of coffee."
Did I ever mention something about fic-addiction?
Michael
