Thanks, Classicalla and Terry for letting me know that my idioms were running amok. That's one thing I can't look up in my dictionary and though I might be able to luck out in the thesaurus, you all are so much more accurate.
Sheila, you crack me up! If I read you correctly, you're telling me, 'Stop writing that way, but send more soon.' I hope you enjoy your torture since I'm posting more tonight.
The thing about Lois's attitude in this chapter is that she obviously didn't listen all the way to the end of Clark's explanation. He came right out and said that she could have a "chaperone" with her if she wanted, and that he was trying to help her save the money she'd be spending on the hotel. That, to me, obviously says that he's not looking to take advantage of her, or "shack up" as she thinks.
You think like a sane person, though. I have plenty of the more paranoid types in my family--okay, just one grandma who recently passed away--and it doesn't matter what is said, they hear the worst. Besides, you already know that Clark is a decent guy, but Lois hasn't gotten that memo.
And Clark's tactic of roping Lois in on a story is a good one. Besides, this way Lex Luthor won't ever consider her a threat, and he won't decide to blow up the Planet so she'll marry him when her name starts showing up on stories about him.
He'll just try to have her killed, and Clark will have to save her life. An excellent variation on the pilot. Brava!
Terry, sometimes you're scary. That's exactly where the story is going.
(Okay, not quite but I'm sure it's close enough.)
Way to many things for me to quote, suffice it to say "My goodness Lois, take a Valium or at least eat some chocolate..."
Sorry, James. I ate them all. Although they were dark chocolates since I know you worry about my heart's health.
Thanks all for your fdbk.
Elisabeth
