Hi LadyTpower!
She had been giving the duck the name Flash due to his flashy red sunglasses in his beak.
You certainly gave the rubber duck a prime spot in this little ficlet!
The phone brought her back to reality, she would call Clark later hoping he had written a story, otherwise this was going to be the first time she would not make the deadline.
“Hello?”
“Hi Lois, It is me.” sounded from the other side of the line
Well, they do have to earn their money some way and it's not like Lois would be willing to work at Big Belly Burgers
LOIS: They never said that would be an option! It was the Star or the corner of Eighth and Lincoln.
Michael