Thanks, groobie! The more people there are in a conversation the harder it is for me to write it, so I'm glad the tension came through despite that.
Sorry for the disturbing mental image, Beann22!
I truly didn't mean for that, just the cape, but hey, I guess it's good to laugh a bit too -- as long as it didn't give you nightmares!
I encourage you to definitely look at your old stories or give new ones a try! Always great to read new stories!
I like the analogy to that pesky DVD packaging, VirginiaR -- I knew instantly what you meant because those are sometimes the bane of my existence (I have such a hard life). Clark still keeps to whatever normalcy he can, including following the day/night structure his parents are on, though I'm sure he doesn't mind making exceptions in certain cases.
Thanks, LWhite! Jonathan WAS the one most worried about the consequences of Clark's secret coming out, but I think that maybe, having worried about it so long, he was able to better face it when it finally happened, where Martha and Clark, the dreamers of the family, found it more difficult to face. Love how you put that about the bright side on no one being dissected!
One of my favorite quotes, Lynn -- you're very good at picking those out!
Nice to hear from you again, scifiJoan - I thought that was you leaving me a review over on fanfiction.net! I'm so glad you're enjoying. The anticipation was fun to write toward.
I always love the insights you bring in your comments, LMA! I wish I could reply to it, but you really said everything so perfectly and succinctly! Perspective is always a plus, that's for sure!
Hmm, SJH. Lex...well, he does always pop up in the most inopportune of moments...
Sorry about your heart attack, Deadly Chakram! I didn't ENTIRELY mean to do that to you.
And that was the whole chapter - I'm doing something new and trying to keep my chapters to a manageable length this story - but I think you'll enjoy this next one...
Thank you, everyone, who continues to give this story a chance!
