Wahoo! My girls have finally gotten a little better about sleeping for a few hours at a stretch at night, so I've been able to write. Don't get too excited though - I'm unfortunately not back to writing fulltime and have no idea when I'll be able to work on any of the other 8,000 ideas I have bouncing around in my head.

Breathtakingly beautiful. *hides tiny little tears*

Yay! Deadly Chakram is back!

This so funny! I was in the mood to read something cool so I started reading Contractually Bound. So imagine my surprise when I opened the msbs this morning and discovered this gem.

I have read just about everything you have ever written and this story had me in happy tears...

OK, so you wouldn't be writing any long stories like the above mentioned, but its great to see your name on the boards again.

That was beautiful.

I loved the short story. Concise and thorough exploration of a single topic.

Don't worry about length as long as you are writing gems like this.

Mike

Awwwww! Thank you! <hands over a tissue box>

Thanks, Morgana! It's good to be back, even for one short little introspective piece. It felt really good to write again.

Enjoy CB - I had a blast with that one!

Thanks so much, Annie!

Thank you, Mike! Short or long, I enjoy writing them all. I have a nice mix of story lengths floating around here - everything from short ones like this to novel length ones.

What a sweet retrospective. You highlighted many of the reason we all fell in love with Clark.

My daughter's were black, pupil and iris the same color. And, yes, we mothers note at first glance the good traits our children have inherited from each of us. Clark's eyes would definitely be the first thing Lois noticed.

Oh, look. He's also Lois's child. Always a terrific milestone. My daughter slept through the night at 6 months, my son not so much. Then again, my daughter stopped napping at 2.5 y.o. and my son at 4 y.o. Now, if I could only get them to go to bed at night. /My fault, being a night owl myself/. May you not be blessed with one early bird and one night owl, or you may never sleep again. Good luck!

A beautiful study of Lois' (and Clark's) feelings about getting to experience something they never thought they would. I like how you explored the connections running from the beginning of their relationship to this point, and into the future.

I really enjoyed this story. I think it captures how Lois would feel well.

Another awesome post by DC.

Hi, Virginia! Thanks for the kind words. Glad to know my time away from ficcing hasn't made me rusty.

My girls were both dark blue, almost grayish. Now they seem to be going brown. I'm still hoping one will get the green mutation from me. The first night in the hospital, Ashley furrowed her brow and it was like "OMG! She's all my husband!" And Kayla seems to favor my looks at the moment. (Pics of me at the same age looks like clones!)

Thanks! We're averaging 4-7 hours from when we first put them to bed until the first wake up/feeding. Usually 3-4 hours for all the subsequent wake ups/feedings after that during the night. Not too shabby for 3 months old!

Thank you, Debbie. I liked tying things all together like that.

Thank you, John! Glad to know it rang true for you.

Thanks for the high praise, Io!

Vicki,

An awsome way to return to the boards!

What a beautiful story. It really showcases your talent.

I too hope that the little ones will allow you time to write.

Wow. What an incredibly beautiful story! Lois's joy and wonder really leap out of the screen. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Hi, Ken! Thanks so much for the kind praise. I really loved writing this piece - it really wasn't hard to picture how Lois would feel. I feel the same way about my girls.

Thanks for reading, Ultra Lucille! Glad you enjoyed it.

Entirely too beautiful and sweet! I'm sniffling here, just perfectly well done. The way Lois just wanted to watch Clark and their baby interact-- ugh. No other words for this, except excellent job! I can tell from your writing just how much motherhood has done for you-- I imagine this was fueled by a lot of your own emotions. So sweet!

Wow. That's a good stretch of sleep. My son was still waking up wanting to eat every 2 hours like clockwork at that age. Then he took at least an hour to eat each time... I spent a lot of nights falling asleep in the rocker with him.

I really enjoyed this story. It's sweet to see all the emotions Lois is going through with the birth of her baby. I especially like her insights about seeing Clark as a new father. It was really touching.

Thank you, Mouse! I'll admit that I got the idea for this story the night my girls were born. I couldn't get out of bed - C-section, so I wasn't allow to get up. So I just watched my husband with the girls at one point and had this thought that it could make for a sweet little vignette. Thanks for reading!

<hands over tissues for the sniffling>

Thanks so much! Funny thing, right after posting this, we had a night where they were up every two hours like clockwork. We did get one night where they slept for 9 hours. It was awesome, but it also scared me when I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I hadn't heard a peep out of them for a long time. Of course, they woke up a minute after I had that thought...

Anyway, glad you enjoyed this! Thanks for reading!

Beautiful story--absolutely loved it!

I went back and read this paragraph multiple times--you could so easily from your description, FEEL how overpowering Lois' emotions are for her husband. Very touching ...

Amazing part, also. Very touching, very open, beautifully said...loved it!

Great overview of their history, written so well...I loved watching Clark slowly, but ever so surely, inch into Lois' heart. You really captured that happening. Liked the line about how Clark 'pulled the stones apart' btw...

Loved!!! Exactly why Clark is so lovable--the way he loves Lois, so completely and all-encompassing--is what has always really touched me about his character.

Beautiful sentence...

GREAT--your story was such a pleasure to read! Any story--any length--can't wait to read it ....

Laura

Oh, that was SO beautiful!! You perfectly described Clark's feelings, thoughts and emotions... and you make us fall in love with him.... again

Ah, thanks.

Thank you, I tried.

Me too. He's just so loveable.

Thank you! Who knows? I have some random odds and ends on my hard drive. Maybe I'll even get to work on them at some point.

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for reading.

Odds and ends sound great to me! Go for it (please?!?)

Laura

Definitely trying to! Now if only my girls would cooperate with that.

Keep writing, DC. The story brought back memories for me. I wish I'd had an outlet like this when my kids were young. Lois' feelings were very real and brought back memories. Our 50 year old daughter flew home here to visit us and her old friends in town for the holidays and the memories resurfaced.
It's a long road, especially with twins, but a rewarding one.
Merry Christmas
Artemis

Thanks, Artemis! It's definitely hard to carve out time for writing right now. But I'm trying.

Glad I could bring back some good memories. Merry Christmas to you too!

Hi Vicki!

Awww… /gets a motive/

And then she taught him how to lock-pick.
LOIS:

Hovering daddy?

Glad you got your happily ever after Michael

Hi, Michael!



Literally!

Thank you! It's great to be writing again, even if only every couple of nights or so.

More time than I get to spend on own stories, so… Michael

Sure does put a damper on writing huge stories though! (Glad I got Broken done before the girls arrived - )

Oh dear. Umm… I think that one’s still on my to-read list

Michael

No problem. Something for those long winter nights when the White Walkers make it too dicey to wander out.

Oh dear. Three horn blasts! Michael