Something about the way he flung Lex’s name at her pricked at her mind, the same as his seemingly intentional usage of “like a brother.” It was like he was dancing around, deliberately throwing clues at her for some puzzle only he could see. Frowning, she figured she would play his game and work out whatever it was that he was getting at. She was a reporter, after all. And not just any reporter. She was the best.
At last, Lois' spidey senses are tingling, but not for Luthor! Urgh!
Was she in love with Clark?
No, she told herself.
Not yet, whispered the voice inside her mind. If you gave him a chance, however…
Love takes time and right now Lois is so confused she doesn't know what to do!
“Time to call in the big guns,” she said as she paced her living room two nights after she’d last seen Clark.
A call to Smallville would have been my first move!
“Fair enough,” he conceded, then swiftly formed a mini tornado as he spun out of his costume and into his civilian attire. He was a sight for sore eyes in a pair of faded blue jeans and a black leather jacket, beneath which she could just see a hint of a pale gray t-shirt.
Hubba! Hubba! Clark in that outfit is amazing!
Lois shook her head. “Not in the way you think. You could have said no to me a thousand times, standing there in the blue suit. It never would have hurt as much as it did when I realized what I’d done to you. How I’d hurt you. How I’d broken your heart. How I’d unintentionally humiliated you by putting you up against yourself, comparing you to yourself, rejecting the real man to chase an illusion.”
This is true, still Clark didn't help matters by flirting with her as his alter ego.
Lois nodded. “I was too worried about you to even think about Lex. Which, now that I think about it, is pretty telling, isn’t it? It’s always been you, Clark.” She reached over and took his hand in hers, studying his soft skin as though trying to memorize every part of him. “I can’t…I can’t say yes to him. Not when it means I’ll lose you. And now, hearing why you think he’s dangerous…knowing he’s threatened you…”
Hmmm. Lex, the relationship with Miss Lane is definitely over!
Clark lost it. He laughed deeply, Lois joining in a heartbeat later. In that moment, Lois was certain she’d made the right decision. Whatever life held in store for her, she would find out with Clark by her side, not Lex.
Lex Luthor only has one side ... his own.
Lois laughed nervously and gave him a sheepish smile. “I…may have called them when I was looking for you. I also may have told them what happened. But, in my defense, I was going out of my mind worrying what might have happened to you after you left.”
Oh, I would have loved to have seen the expressions on Martha and Jonathan's faces when Lois dropped that bomb on them!
Thanks for an insightful and sometimes funny story. It hit the spot!
