Alicia,
What a wonderful beginning! I loved the rainy day introspection at the beginning. For me, it always seemed harder to lead into a new story with description and introspection. You pulled it off brilliantly.
I love how Clark argues about eloping for Lois' sake. He knows her well enough to know that she may regret not having the big wedding later on. And Lois' reasoning for eloping makes so much sense, it makes me wonder why they didn't try it the second time around, before the NK disaster. And of course, Lois' last argument...
I'm looking forward to more, and I hope it gets posted soon. Like the others, however, I am preparing myself for the WHAMS.
Caroline