Great part. I loved it when Clark told Lois he loved her.
“There’s your assignment from Perry this morning. I covered for you. Was there an emergency?”
“Accident... on the highway,” he said as he flipped through the pages. “A few people were hurt, not too seriously, but I stayed to help clear up the mess.”
Ah, she’s already covering.
He caught her off guard when he quickly folded her hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze before releasing it again. It sent butterflies fluttering in her stomach and she reached down straightening the jacket she had on to try and disguise what he’d done.
Awww…
She nodded numbly at him, willing herself to listen... for now. Move to Paris? What was he thinking?
Yeah, just who the heck do you think you are, Richard? I just hate it when men try to make decisions for their ladies and just assume they’ll go along.
“Yes. And I want to take it. It’s something I’ve always dreamed of – being the editor of a major newspaper...
Oh, good. Then just leave, Richard.
“And just what did you expect me to do? Follow on your heels and play the doting little housewife to her big editor husband?” She didn’t mean for her comments to come off sounding so harsh; but really, what did he expect her to do? To say?
Of course you did.
“Of course...” he said simply. She flashed her eyes at him in disbelief and opened her mouth but he held up a hand to silence her and let out a soft laugh. “...not.
Of course you *did*, Richard!!
“I can’t.” She said the words before she even realized she was saying them. They came out with such infinite finality that they caught both her and Richard by surprise.
Oh, thank goodness.
