Hi Morgana,
Thanks for the FDK!
Yes, that is what I am trying to bring out.
A more self-assured Lois. One that is confident in her relationship with Clark and able because of that to form friendships more easily. Now she doesn't have to look for a relationship with a man she doesn't love so that when he leaves her it won't hurt so badly. She is confident in her love for Clark and his love for her. She isn't secretly in love with him and denying it, even to herself and seeing other women as rivals.
The last time they had seen Rachel it was all so new it was almost overwhelming. The memories had just been implanted and hadn't all coalesced in her mind. Now they have had time to settle and be built upon. Each new day adds to her confidence in the relationship. That was something sorely lacking in the series.
