Hi Kathryn!
December 1st:
Oh, how utterly predictable! Rushing to open the first door? Tempus is enjoying your lack of restraint. Try again when the time is right.
Most adorable! I *did* leave the chocolate in there. I’m not like Lois, when she sees the advent calendar at Clark’s place.
Lois shuffled into the living room. She’d fallen asleep, waiting for Clark to come home. But when she woke up his side was empty and cold.
Why would Season One Lois share a bed with Clark
What’s going on?
It wasn’t the first time she’d woken up alone and she usually didn’t mind. But today, she felt an ache she couldn’t shake, a wish that he’d been there when she opened her eyes.
Oh boy. She’s woken up alone a lot before she met Clark and it never was an issue. Now it is. She’s fallen hard for her one night stand.
Hmm… I wonder if maybe Kathryn is intending this to be a completely different setup? Nah.
She stopped short when her eyes landed on the small table by the window. Something hadn’t been there yesterday: a basket filled with numbered bags, each intricately painted with festive scenes.
Awww…he left Lois 24 mysteries to discover.
LOIS: Yikes, he’s left me 24 secrets I won’t uncover for the better part of a month!
Clark emerged from the kitchen, with two cups of coffee, pausing as his eyes settled on her.
Aww…he didn’t leave. He just went to make breakfast
Clark crossed the room, his excitement evident. “It’s an Advent calendar. I thought we could start a little tradition this year.”
You mean instead of Lois getting hidden in 24 different places in the weeks leading up to Christmas and Clark needing to save her, they just make little baggies filled with surprises?
LOIS: Chocolate.
TEMPUS: Kryptonite.
Lois sighed, sinking onto the couch. “Clark, you know I’m not exactly Mrs. Christmas Spirit. Why bother?”
Yes, that was her mother. She loved all the Christmas spirits.
Pulling it open, she retrieved a small green ornament shaped like a cucumber.
Aww…Clark gave her a little Kryptonite amulet she can use to be the one who is in control!
It’s called the Weihnachtsgurke . It’s hidden in the tree and whoever finds it first gets to open the first present.”
Ah, somewhere I heard of this before.
Lois sighed. “And today’s surprise is a cucumber.”
I *told* you, go with chocolate.
Lois groaned. “You know I’m a kitchen disaster, right? Remember that time I tried to make brownies and almost burned down my apartment?”
Hey! Brownies are made with chocolate. I thought she knows how to work with chocolate?
That drew a reluctant laugh from her. “Fine, but if this goes south, you’re cleaning up the mess.”
LNN ANCHOR: And in a freak gas explosion that left the entire neighborhood covered in chocolate dough…
Lois stood by the stove, eyeing the last batch of cookies, reaching for a Vanillekipferl. As she took a cautious bite Clark glanced up. “Careful, those are still warm.”
Also, they need to rest a couple of days. Same as the dough before. Also, now Lois will need to exercise quite a bit more
She took another bite, savoring the delicate almond flavor and buttery texture. “Not bad for someone who doesn’t usually bake. I’d even say… edible.”
Lois’s smirk softened into a smile as she looked at the spread. “That depends,” she teased, “are you on Santa’s ‘nice’ list?”
Do you mean he will have to make Mrs. Santa happy?
Lois tilted her head to look at him, her smirk fading into a warm smile. “I guess I could get used to this… but don’t push your luck, farm-boy.”
/squints at rest of calendar/
His eyes twinkled as he kissed her forehead. “One day at a time.”
Awwww
Very sweet idea, this whole setup!
Michael
