Malu, I can see that too! I'm half expecting the next thing to be Clark sputtering/coughing and giving Lois this shocked look while trying to make it incredulous . . .
Perfect ending to a chapter, even though it makes people like me wail "nooooooooo" for want of the rest.
I also loved the feel of their conversation. You managed to keep a tone of Clark being bitter and very frustrated with Lois, but also holding it back and forcing himself to talk calmly and rationally as much as possible, his little moments of calm-downs. And then there was Lois, relaxing her walls to try to talk to Clark. I felt a sense of how much she needed to talk to him by the number of times she COULD have taken something he said and reacted to it, but kept forcing herself to be calm and almost vulnerable.
I especially liked how I could feel Lois's embarrassment by Clark's question “You don’t know why that is, Lois?” By simply describing her actions and not even mentioning the word "embarrassed", you managed to convey the sense of it even better than if you had used the word. I notice you employ that technique all over the place masterfully. It really works WELL.
(Now if only I could get certain writers on K-Site and ff.n to do that . . .)
What a lovely chapter! Now all it needs is the sequel. *looks hopeful in anticipation*
