Missing Lois - TOC A taste of Chapter 6, Part 9...
Lois watched as Clark darted out of the newsroom. She grabbed her notebook and followed the crowd to the conference room. Another day, another story. What kind of spin could she put on it?
Gareth bounced around the room and finally called on her.
“Well, it looks like Clark’s working on the runaway subway train in New York story. I’m still doing research on Intergang for that piece we’re working on.” She paused, waited for the room to quiet. “Want to hear something funny? Leo Nunk called Clark this morning.”
“Who’s that?” Gareth asked. He was allowed a faux pas like that. He was still new to Metropolis.
“Head sleazeball for the Daily Whisperer,” someone informed him.
“What did he want?”
“He wanted Clark to comment on reports that Ultra Woman was back.” Lois laughed, like it was the funniest thing ever.
Dead silence, except Lois’s laughter. Then an explosion of chatter as the bomb went off. How fun! Lois grinned.
“Quiet!” Gareth yelled. “There were rumors last Halloween about Clark and this Ultra Woman character, right? What did Clark say to Nunk?”
“He thought it must have been a vigilante in an Ultra Woman suit. He said he didn’t think she’d ever come back.”
“Spoken like a man spurned,” another reporter added.
“Any truth to these rumors? Is it a vigilante?”
“No.” This was Jaxon, right on cue.
Lois smiled and placed her hand to her face to cover up her expression.
“It’s not a rumor. She’s back. She stopped by my apartment last night.”
“In your dreams, Jaxon,” someone retorted.
“No, I wasn’t dreaming, Carlos. She wanted to get in touch with my father.”
“Wait. Isn’t your father Lex Luthor?” Gareth asked.
Jaxon nodded. “She said that she had a message for him from a mutual acquaintance. When she got his address, she just flew out the window. This wasn’t just someone in a suit. It really was Ultra Woman.” He whistled. “And, boy, was she hot.”
Lois felt like ice-cold jelly dripped down her back. Creepy, Jaxon.
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