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Boy, Flark is still a lunkhead, isn't he?

She's not mortified! She's intruiged!

I do understand Flark's reluctance to go any further than that kiss with her - in part because he doesn't think that's what she wants and in part because she's not Flois. I'm not entirely certain Flois will have the same reservations with Plark if it comes down to it but Plark is in a different place with their relationship than Plois is.

Boy - is that confusing?

I'm making more cookies today [Mom died 23 years ago today - she made the world's best cookies. Now I do, even though I can't find her recipe to compare - we make cookies today in her memory.] so I'll gladly send you some if it'll get 7 here any sooner. I'll send some in exchange for MoD 17 too...

Carol

My heart breaks for all four of them, but this Clark is really struggling.

You can't leave it there! I'm hooked!!

I loved this part, I can't help but feel really sorry for Clark...and how on Earth did Lois resist him when he was wearing only a towel?

Yes, he should have. But at least things are coming out in the open.

I love Perry.

Ah, a girl can dream!

And the angst comes in rivers!

Oh, Sue, this is great. Romance, complications, time travel, mention of clones (I really hope that your fic makes it so that whole clone arc doesn't happen), and Clark in a towel!

I join your group of imploring fans - yes, you posted today, but we want more ASAP!

It was easier when there was a certain distance between them!

But this is much more fun.

Poor Clark, being married to, and living with, his still-single wife.

Poor Lois, a glimpse of a tantalising future, but it's Clark Kent, so there's no way he'll take advantage.

Could we have the next part real soon, please?

I sure do hope this goes where I think it is going. Whew the temperature in NY is warming up. Now I know why. And lol on the Flark reference above I guess that makes past Clark Plark? Can't wait for more from my favorite writer! Laura

A really great part as usual. Frustration builds as you so ably write it. What if they never go back?

Artemis

*sighs dreamily* Want to know how happy I was to see not one but TWO chaps of this fic posted?

Oh I was VERY happy!

Love LOVE this fic! Poor confused Lois' and Clarks.

Isn't this what didn't happen because of Flois' arrival in the past? And isn't this going to be part of the reason why Plois can't go back?

Oh, it's so not bad!!!

And that kiss! Wowzers!! And Lois' realization of where it might have been going! And her loneliness in bed afterwards...

And then the next day, when Lois sees Clark in just a towel, is so full of unrelieved sexual tension that you could probably plug in a wire and give all the houses in the neighbourhood all the electricity they need! Poor Plois and poor Flark!

Looking forward to next part!

Ann

Great installment Sue! This universe is so sad, you have to come back and fix it!

We have Plark who gets to see what it's like to have a Lois in his life who actually loves him. Then, we have Flark who's struggling because he's lost his Lois, the one person who grounds him and completes him.

We have Plois who's actually getting a chance to see what a great guy her best friend and partner actually is. That kiss was definitely a wow. We need to work on getting Plois to "correctly" react to seeing any version of Clark in a towel.

One question I've always had with time travel fics, is it adultery to cheat with your spouse in a different time than they are your spouse? I would think yes, cause they aren't your spouse, well at least not at that moment...

You've shown that each couple is incomplete the way things are right now. Now, come back, and put everything back together again!

Ah ha - the feedback fairy visited me and left gifts!

cp33 - If your heart is already breaking, we're both in big trouble.

sjp - How did Lois resist him in nothing but a towel? I think it's because she's still trying to get used to the fact that, someday, he's going to be her husband and there's still the residual shock of knowing that he's Superman. Once she gets used to hanging around him, maybe she won't be as shy…

Iolan - Good to see you again! I loathe the clone arc, so Flark was quoting me directly when he said, "Look, Lois, it was a mess. The whole thing was a mess from start to finish. ...if I could change anything about the past, I would change that."

Laura - Be assured that this is going where you hope it's going. Or, at least, there are alternate parts that go there. After I got done considering all the possibilities there were a couple that were just too much fun not to try.

Artemis - Heh, you're right. What if they never go back? Then again, what if they do?

Bellarata - Thanks! I think they're all four adorable when they're confused.

Ann - Ah ha, someone did notice that the past hasn't changed for Flark. Would you believe I actually have a reason for that? Ask me again later. <g> I'm glad you're enjoying the UST, because there's plenty more where that came from.

Grinch - You're absolutely right - all versions of L/C are incomplete right now. And you've touched a little on why some of them are that way. Are you hacking my hard drive? :p

Huge, HUGE thanks to everyone for sticking with me. I appreciate the comments and nudges more than you could possibly realize. It's going to take me a day or two to rework the parts since I split this one, but once it's cohesive again, I'll post part 7.

I'm fairly certain this part was not too long...but that's just me!

The trouble with reading WIPs is that you get left hanging during those middle parts. If I had enough willpower to wait until a story was finished, these would be the parts that provide incentive to put the housework off a little bit longer!

The saddest part is that they're all 4 together (as in with someone), but not really.

Every part I read makes me wonder more how you're going to fix this...

Amber

Yeah, you and me both. Oh wait, that's right, I'm supposed to know what happens. Darn this short-term memory loss. Once I'm off the pain meds, maybe I'll remember... :p

Don't you worry, Amber, that housework will still be there later. It's one of life's great consistencies.

Sue,

I just found this story and read through all 6 parts in one sitting. I am in awe! A major requirement for me when reading fanfic is that the protagonists be in character, which is one of the reasons I always jump at a Sue S. fic. And this current fic does not disappoint. Not only does Plark act and sound as I would expect Clark to, he acts and sounds as I would expect second season Clark to. Ditto for Plois, Flark, and Flois - all in character for the season they represent. Which is pretty cool when you think about it, and certainly makes the story that much more enjoyable.

While I was reading, it never once occurred to me that it might be a form of adultery to be with your past/future spouse. I asked my husband his thoughts on this. ("Honey, if time travel existed, and the you of 1995 came to the present, and I slept with you, would the current you be jealous?" "Wh..what?") Anyway, he agreed with me. That said, I do understand the part about their past selves not being married yet, so I guess you could argue either way on this one.

Looking forward to part 7.

ok, we have seen the future and know nothing seems to have changed. So, does that mean alternate Universes are being played with?


Flark has had his Lois for nearly 3 years and has, to him, an imperfect copy of his Lois. One that doesn't know how to be with him. Same goes for Flois.

Post more soon!

James

I'm convinced that an AU was created by this whole debacle. That's why their pasts don't jive.

As for how Lois responds to Clark in a towel, the last time she just stammered and blushed so she's handling it just the way I would expect her to. Of course, the last time she was caught off-guard and wasn't tempting fate.


Elisabeth

Oo, very nice fluff. Poor Flark, the issues he has to deal with :p

Michael

Vicki!!!! - I was delighted to see your name pop up!

Michael - Hee! There are worse issues to deal with, but I think you're on to something. Out of the four of them, Flark is getting the worst deal (at least he is right now).

Thank you all for your comments and support - I really do appreciate it.

So I have cookies made now. I'll even trade fic.

But when is part 7 coming?!?!

Carol

Hi Sue! Sorry I'm so late with feedback, but as predicted, RL is crowding my fandom time.

I really enjoyed this chapter (although to get the Flois/Plark teaser, I could have waited a bit :p ). I agree wholeheartedly with those that have said all the Loises and Clarks are behaving in-character - and you do it with so few words. Take this for instance:
So we get in-character S2 Lois with the "big, bright grin" and Perry (who is pretty much the same no matter which season). Fabulous!

I loved that Plois is piecing together their history by looking at the publication date of her past articles. I'm a little surprised that she didn't check out the period after October 6th. If she had, she would have seen the 2-week gap when neither of them had quite made it to Hawaii.

It's been quoted already, but the conversation in the kitchen while Clark is making dinner is wonderful. What Lois wouldn't fall in love with Clark when she can see his true self; honest, open, confident ... and Superman! She is a gonner.

And, OH! that kiss... /fans self. Too bad Clark ran off so soon. It had serious potential...

I feel bad for Plois - she's trying so hard to fit into the life of her future self. I was going to say she was playing a part, but I don't think that's the case. She's attempting to *be* Flois and that detail has managed to slip by Flark. Once a lunkhead, always a lunkhead, eh? *He* thinks she's playing and doesn't understand that she really, really wants her future life (even if she's still a little freaked out by it).

This ending made me feel so sad. Flark really needs to let Plois know how much he wants her and appreciates her attempts to comfort him. Has he forgotten that this is S2 Lois? There's only so much rejection she can take.

I would like to point out that I've posted since you have and it's been more than 24-hours. Where's part 7? /insert Lois icon here - arms folded and foot tapping impatiently.

BJ