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Great part!!!!!

Clark has to tell her the truth but he is deadddddddddddd, so dead.....

I want to see him dead, killed by Lois, lol

No, I hope to read a happy ending.

Just do it Clark, tell her the whole truth pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, listen to your parents.

Karla

Sigh...so sad. poor Lois and silly Clark. LAura

Hi,

Great part.

Tell her the truth NOW

Sometimes Clark, you're all brawn but no common sense!

Oh my, oh my, he's stubborn. And Lois is determined to go ahead alone. Just a nit:
I have found it really rare that my husband calls our son "honey." He usually says "son". This line screams Martha as the speaker to me, not Jonathan.

Artemis

Oh, no will Lois get herself killed??

Uh, no! I think I know the ending...

*Dundan being put in a straitjacket*

At this point I agree too that Clark is way past telling Lois the truth, way way past.

The First part of this chapter just makes me want to give Clark a hug (or a hit on the head, haven't decided yet <g>). I feel for him - he's dead, but not really dead, and he doesn't know what to do from this point on. The impression of his feeling generally lost - he can't even stay on the farm! - is very effective. Poor Clark.
There's also the part of him that thinks he can't move on because of Lois - he loves her, feels obligated to protect her, and also - you didn't mention that, but still - if Superman left right after Clark, it would leave her even more upset. Even if she's not so happy with Superman at the moment.

The conversation with Martha is great. I can just see Lois crying over the phone - and then it occurs to her that Martha lost her son and should be grieving probably more than Lois. Martha's calm voice is probably making her feel even worse, because she's a mental wreck while Clark's mother is so calm and wise - and Lois is probably imagining Martha is suppressing the pain for her sake.

And poor Clark can't even tell his parents the whole story. He deserves a thwap for that. Which gives an even stronger effect of loneliness. I really want to give his a hug now, even, though he's such an ultra-lunkhead.

The last part gives us some action. <g> I like it that she's looking for his body, even though she knows there's a slim chance of finding it, simply because she needs that closure (and perhaps some action to make her feel slightly less like a sack of potatoes after all the crying).

Now I want to give her a hug.

Hurry with the next part!

Better yet, hurry with the revelation! <g>

Julie

I agree with Julie on the Lois/Martha conversation-- that was well done, and very believable. Lois probably does think that Martha, a very giving person, is suppressing her own pain to console Lois. Knowing Lois, while this conversation has, indeed, given comfort, she probably feels even more guilt now: she's not at all convinced she's not to blame, she's feeling guilt for her actions with Superman, and now she's taking comfort from a grieving mother...

I found it interesting (was it intentional?) that Martha, who is definitely very wise and loving, has slipped slightly a couple of times. She tells Lois that "not even Clark" could have forseen the situation-- one could wonder, why Clark over any one else? And she says, "Clark's always loved you" which is a bit more present tense than one might expect-- instead of "Clark always loved you." These were very, very subtle, and Lois probably won't remember every word of the conversation (people usually don't remember conversations word for word, especially emotional conversations). But still-- there's potential for continued slips in future conversations. Whether that wording was intentional or not, it sure works-- not only is it hard for Lois and Clark, it's hard for his parents. They have to pretend to grief they don't feel, and they have to stay in the past tense forever-- with people they've known all their lives, including other relatives, as well as with people they've met through Clark (like Perry).

I also agree with just about everyone that Clark should have told Lois the truth: should tell her as soon as possible, but probably won't; and that whenever he does tell her, she's going to kill him, his invulnerability notwithstanding. I still don't see how on earth they're going to get around this: regardless of their degrees of culpability, and regardless of how or why the encounter happened, the fact is that Clark did take advantage of Lois in her grief, and Lois did take an agressor's role in the encounter-- however unintentionally on either's part. So there's going to be a lot of angst, isn't there?

I liked the expanded insight into how this is affecting them both. You've shown how isolated Clark is now, even from his parents because of the need for extreme descretion. He truly believes he has lost his life, doesn't he? He's lost his real himself: he can't go home to the farm, he can't stay in the city as Clark, but he can't just move elsewhere and leave Lois to future danger, either. But he also can't live just as Superman-- he never felt that Superman was a real person. He has lost the person he's been all his life, and all the details of that life.

And Lois-- she's not going to go back to the happy person she was since Clark, but she's also not going to give up. Yay, Lois! I said after part two that she could conceivably just give it all up, but she's not going to, I see. Of course, her heart won't be in it quite like before (at least, not for awhile). And I do still think that if this story ended along the lines it's traveling now (and it's not going to, RIGHT, Wendy and Kae??? )-- with Clark dead to Lois, and Lois facing a future without him-- that she could very possibly revert back to the person she was before she met Clark, and possibly even worse. (By the way, what's worse than Mad Dog Lane?)

I've read TOGOM variations where Clark tells Lois the truth, then deals with the aftermath of her anger. I've read other versions where Lois figures it out on her own-- sometimes he's around, sometimes he's moved on, and sometimes he's at the farm. I've also read versions where she stumbles across it by accident-- by showing up at the farm, or by a slipup on Superman's part, or by some technical missing detail (such as no blood). And there've been versions where Clark tells Lois almost immediately-- either at the club or at her place (or his). There are obviously many, many variations of the revelation-after-TOGOM story. But I still don't see where this version is going to go.

So I wonder what your clever minds are concocting. And I hope you're going to keep to the current fast posting speed, because I'm hooked.

~Toc

He's gonna wish he had some Kryptonite in his pocket when Lois gets through with him. Man, is he in trouble!

Why is Lois really looking for Clark's body? I think she wants to confirm what she intuitively already knows.

Hmmm... will he tell her? Or will she find out alone?

Jose

...So good...! Don't have time for any pondering comments...but so good...!

JD

I've always been someone who can see Clark justifying not telling Lois the secret because he believes that Clark Kent is dead, and thus there is no point in telling Lois he's not, because he truly believes that the person, who was her partner is no more.

Better to let Lois go through the normal grieving process, and get on with her life. To me, that's a rational, and justifiable rationale.

But, we all know that a revelation has to happen so together they can figure out a way to ressurect Clark Kent. This, of course, leads to the expected troubles between the two, which after heartfelt conversations, explanations, and groveling, finally leads to the happy ever after.

BUT... in this case, that can never happen. No matter what rationale Clark may argue for witholding the secret, Lois will (nor should she) ever forgive him for his duplicitous behavior in sleeping with her. It doesn't matter that Lois was just as much the aggressor. She wasn't privy to certain vital information which would alter the scenario in her mind.

Lois' actions were tacky and less than honorable, but Clark's were unforgivable.

Tank (who thinks it would be a nice change to have a fic that doesn't have a happy ever after ending)

UGH!!
I want to slap clark upside the head. TELL HER!!!!
I'm impatient what can I say.

Love the story so far. I hope you at least knock some sense into clark's head. If not call me I'll do it. Thanks for the part. Can't wait til the next one.

Rach

I have no problem with Clark and Lois having sex.It was by mutual agreement so to speak. He should have stayed the night. Clark may not have told her his secret,but he has not lied about his love for her.
I do have a problem with Lois's failure to recognize him at this point.

Well, it's time for another section, but first we wanted to thank you all for sticking with us for the ride.

Lots of interesting guess-work from some of you... how will Lois take it when (if? <g>) she learns about Superman being Clark? Will Clark tell her? Will she figure it out first? Will she ever forgive Clark? Can there be a happy ending?

Janet, the wording and slips in the Lois/Martha conversation were indeed intentional, and we're glad they worked so well for you. We wanted Lois to believe that Martha was holding herself together for Lois's sake; we also didn't want Martha to deliberately lie, but at the same time, she coulnd't reveal Clark's secret. So that's what led us to the conversation as you guys read it.

SJH, Lois is looking for Clark's body because she needs some kind of closure if she wants to move on. Whether she will actually find it or not might have to wait until she really does kill Clark.

Tank, all we can say is... never say never.

Artemis, thanks for catching that line - it was definitely a mistake on our part, and has now been fixed.

Thanks again for your comments, guys! They're very much appreciated.

Wendy and Kaethel

Ooh! Don't go to Paris! I hear it's nothing but heartache over there!



Wow! Ouch! The implications of that hurt!

Go Martha!!

Why isn't there a graemlin for speechless, goggling, and I think it's a slight gurgling coming out of my mouth instead of words.

No!! Is that an a-plot I see barrelling towards me?

Sara (who's finally catching up on some reading )