This was a very enjoyable chapter, Lara! I like how you bring Lois from point A (Superman good, Clark ignored) to point B (Superman may not matter, Clark is a good man and HOT). Also Clark must have rubbed off on her a lot, because she seems really willing to give the idea of a relationship with him a chance.
Another Superman exclusive.... For some reason, Lois didn't find this nearly as exciting as she used to.
Well, yeah, Lois, that's because you get a lot them due to the fact that you
work with Superman! Although to give Lois credit, I suppose it is a bit early in the relationship for her to suspect that.
Oh... wait... he wasn't with her, was he? He was there and she was there, but there was no one that was with anyone else, was there?
That's right, Lois. There is no "we," remember?
And her being jealous of the attention other women lavished on him wasn't solely based on the fact that while he was busy with them, she was being completely ignored.
At least she acknowledges that she can be an attention whore!
Clark might not only be attainable, he would be well worth the effort, too.
Absolutely! And the fact that Lois realizes this shows that she is looking at relationships in general in a whole new way. Not all men are bastards, Lois.
she didn't remember the last time she had a *real* date.
What, your interview with Lex doesn't count??
For just this once, it would be really nice if Superman didn't get in the way of Clark's life. Just this once - if wishes were horses....
I love this; it really shows how Clark is torn by what he wants and what he thinks he should do. But a person can only give and give so much; if they never have time to be happy themselves then eventually they get to the point that they can't give anymore. Then where would the world be? So, short of nuclear disaster, just stay with Lois this evening, please, Clark.
although I can understand that Classicalla (and maybe others) might not have picked up on the Apollo line, if they haven't seen the show in awhile, I personally *liked* the fact that you didn't explain it.
I agree, after all, Lois certainly knows what she is talking about, so it's not like she would explain it to herself! Even if the reader doesn't recall the scene, the context of the statement makes it is pretty clear that it has something to do with Clark being gorgeous.