Thanks, everyone, for the feedback!
Things are about to get *really* nutty around here (the real life here, that is), so if I don't get the chance to respond individually to your thoughtful comments, please know that I am reading them and that they are both an encouragement and a help in fine-tuning the story.
That said, a few quick remarks:
I'm glad that you are all enjoying *how* I've turned the secret identity issue on it's head. Later, you might even find out *why.*
I like this Lana, too, Terry. The Lana in the alt-world was a piece of work, but I've seen many fics in which she is someone we like, including your Road Taken. And, in this case, she's not even competition for Lois.
Framework, sorry to disappoint on the Lex Luthor front. He'll probably come into the story a bit more later on, but for now I'm assuming that we all know who he is and what kind of man he is, so I'm concentrating more on Lois and Clark at this point. Lex is still Lex in this universe, but we don't know this Lois and Clark as well as we might think. Clark's differences are obvious. The main difference for Lois is that she doesn't work with Clark. That will have consequences as we go on.
Thanks for reading! Part 3 is at the betas. I'm still aiming for Saturday. Friday night if a miracle occurs.