She paused and thought for a moment. “No. But Superman is always there, as
long as there’s not been any kry…anything keeping him away.” Her nightmares
came to mind again. She squeezed his hand again and they continued to head on
over to their desks. They met again at the coffee stand. Clark had already
retrieved their mugs from their desks and was filling them with the usual hot
mixture.

A box of donuts looked untouched. Clark helped himself to a calorie laden one
while Lois looked at the chocolate covered ones that remained in the box. She
sighed and turned her gaze away from them. Something was different here. She
couldn’t quite put her finger on it. The plant on her desk? Yes, that was it,
she’d had a different one than that.

“Excuse me kids, but could I have a word with you both? Actually, Clark first.”