I must say in all fairness, that not all Frenchmen are as bad as Claude... don't want to start a war here

Hey, there (Oh, and I love that she sensed him before she saw him!)

I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next!

I really liked this part with Lois desperately trying to intervene and help young Lois with the Claude situation (and I'm so glad she slapped him - coz he sure deserves that and more) It was also a very "in character" thing for Lois to do.

Also, I'm glad that Clark showed up ... finally!

He did it on Christmas Eve? It also gave me an idea for a Tempus twist. Tempus could give Claude a Bobbit-moment and leave him to die, but plant enough evidence to point towards Lois. It would probably not be enough to actually convict her for Claude's murder, but it might cast some doubts. Especially if he also goes back and arranges for Paul's demise, too. Not sure where this could lead. It's just idle speculation of evil tricks Tempus could play on Lois

Michael

Great chapter! I haven't seen most of Season 3 or 4 so I'm not familiar with Claude. When do we learn about him? Great moment to bring us to - seeing Lois develop her 'code'. Great to see Clark finally on the scene too.

Joan

Bonjour !

Je suis française et je voulais juste dire que non (!!!) "mon petit chou" ne renvoie pas au légume, dans ce cas, mais à un gâteau à la crème très français et délicieux. Cela se traduirait donc mieux par "honey" !

I can try to say that in my very bad english : "mon petit chou" is not a little cabbage, but can be translated by "honey", because a "chou" is also a little delicious sweet cake in french.

Great story ! I like it !

Choucky (= little "chou" !!!)

Thanks for the feedback!

Darth Michael:
Yeah, the slimeball...

We'll see...

Thanks You know, I think that Claude is mentioned only once, in the pilot ep. But we seem to make a lot of him (reference-wise at least) in fanfic. I thought it was time he showed his face so Lois could punch him out!

Ohh, you ARE evil!

scifijoan
Thanks! Actually, I tried doing some Claude research before I finished the chapter. He's only mentioned once... in the pilot But it's a blink and you miss it moment--when Lois and Clark are tied up in the warehouse and she spills her guts to him...

Choucky:
Je suis desolee que j'avais trompee... mais dans ma dictionaire, il est ecrit: chou=cabbage. Je comprends que c'est utiliser comme un mot tendre, mais vous-voyez, c'est aussi une legume! Qu'est-ce que je peux faire, alors?

Merci pour les commentaires comme meme! J'espere que je n'ai pas offenser. C'est trop genial d'avoir les lecteurs partout dans le monde!!

No offence at all ! I thought it was funny !

But I have to say that, fortunately for us poor french girls, all french guys are not like Claude !

Choucky

I think most of us would like to go back in time to some of our difficult moments, to do exactly what Lois did -- help things play out differently, with the knowledge and maturity that several years experience will bring. So go Lois! Clearly this is not how Tempus intended things to go, which only makes it that much more satisfying to her.

Also, to Choucky, thanks for the info that "chou" is also a little cake. I haven't studied French since high school and early college (alas, many years ago!), so I've been enjoying your posts and seeing how much I still understand. In high school French class, I, too, learned that "mon petit chou" meant "my little cabbage", even though it was used like "honey". So it's great to have the information that it's a much more literal interpretation than I ever realized.

Kathy