A taste of Chapter 9, Part 5...
They arrived at the Hotel Teddy Bear at ten o’clock that night. Clark had hardly spoken another word to her for the rest of the journey. He couldn’t think of anything to say. She had cheated on him. She admitted it. Not in so many words and not to his face. He loved her so much that this betrayal burned through him like Kryptonite. He felt numb again. They walked up to the counter, tired and exhausted and ready to sleep.
“Mr. and Mrs. Kent,” he said, handing over his driver’s license.
“Ah, our honeymooners,” the man behind the front desk beamed at them.
“Honeymooners?” Clark asked. Oh, God. Did Perry reserve them the honeymoon suite?
“Just sign here.”
Clark signed.
“Here are your keys. Top floor.” Actual keys with teddy bear key chains. Quaint. “Do you need help with your bags?”
Lois shook her head adamantly. She remembered the bellhop from their stay at the Lexor hotel.
“No. We can manage,” he replied.
The front desk clerk pointed the way to the elevators. Clark nodded and picked up his small bag, leaving Lois and her two bags behind.
“A little help here, please, Clark.”
Clark glanced back at his wife, but then continued on. He didn’t really feel like helping her. She could manage. He heard her grab her bags and drag them to the elevator.
“Clark, please.”
He rolled his eyes with a sigh and pushed the door open button, allowing her into the elevator with him.
“Thank you,” Lois said, dragging her suitcases inside.
When the elevator arrived on the top floor he picked up her bags with his, more out of habit than any other reason, and trudged down the hall to their room.
“Thank you, Clark.”
Clark opened the door to their room and threw their bags inside. Then he turned around to face her. “Do you need a lift, Mrs. Kent?”
Lois smiled expectantly.
“Tough,” he replied, entering the room and leaving her out in the hall.
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Missing Lois - TOC
