Hi Laura!
Claude’s deep chuckle sent pleasant tingles down her body. “Of course, I forgot about your assignment. How is it playing a high school student? Are the children insufferable?”
“No, they aren’t so bad. I rather like a few of them. I’m getting closer though, I can feel it!” Lois began excitedly, happy to be able to finally talk about her case. “I’ve befriended two of the most popular girls in school and my main suspects.”
“Oh really? And have they led you to believe you’ll find any new evidence?”
“I’m not entirely sure, but I am positive that I’ll be able to nail this case. I’ve already got a ton of notes on them all typed up and stashed at my house.”
Careful, Lois, he might just decide he'd rather turn in this story himself. <g>
but hard-bodied English teachers were the stuff of fiction.
LOLSSS!
“Lois?”
Lois jumped at Clark’s voice. But she was staring at Claude. Oh, she had been ignoring him, hadn’t she? She put on a soothing smile to ruffle over his hurt feelings, but he was looking past her.
“Lois?” the voice spoke again, and this time Lois turned around in her chair, dread rapidly replacing her insides with jelly. The object of her daydreaming and secret nighttime fantasies was standing behind her, a disapproving look fixed firmly on his face.
LOL!!! I echo'd Lois's next thoughts - Busted, busted, busted... <g>
“Lois you look beautiful in that dress,” Lois’ head snapped up at the unexpected compliment, but Clark’s face still looked grim. “And I’m afraid that man you’re with knows it. He’s not expecting anything platonic out of this night, Lois!”
Lois didn’t quite know how to respond, a first in a long while.
“Please do not go home with that man, Lois.” Clark thought for a moment and grinned as an idea struck him. “Look, stay and eat dinner with him. Enjoy yourself. But let me drive you home. My parents are here, I’m sure they’d love to meet you.”
Awwww - he's so sweet to worry about her - and in my opinion he has every right to worry, whether she's 17 or 23!!!
“You could start by doing a few more polite things.” Clark rose with one fluid movement and pulled out Lois’ chair for her as she returned to the table. Lois had sat, watching while shaking her head at Garrett’s bemusement. It seemed Mr. Kent had been born in the wrong era. Gentleman-like manners were hardly commonplace and neither was that fierce desire to protect.
<sigh> No kidding...
She knew before even looking up who it was and she quickly inhaled, filling her nose with his comforting scent. As swiftly as her mind had processed that the strong body was Clark Kent, he had even more quickly disentangled herself from him and steered her toward his own table.
“Are you all right, Lois?” His gentle voice spoke in her ear, comforting her. She nodded and he gave her arm a tender, but unfortunately platonic squeeze. He led her to the empty fourth chair at their square table and pulled it out for her.
Awww, <sniffle> Clark to the rescue...
Claude took a hasty step back. “Not so fast, Loverboy. I’m out of here. Have fun with your underage student.”
OUCH!!!
As you can see, things are progressing in the tangled web of the teacher/student relationship. I'm fully aware that some of this might have been slightly inappropriate, but at the same time, it was how I imagined Clark and Lois acting to the situation I placed them in. I mean no offense to any teachers or students with this portrayal. Hope you guys are still hanging with me. Let me know what you think!
I don't find it offensive because I maintain the idea that somewhere in his subconscious mind, Clark realizes that she's not everything she seems... that she's too smart, too educated to be a high school student, which is why he's drawn to her...
Either that or it's because my 19 yr old sister dated a guy 12 years older than her <rolls eyes> and so a 6 year difference between Lois & Clark doesn't faze me... (yes, I know he's still her teacher... but... I know Clark wouldn't let things get too far for that very reason...)
<shrug>
-- DJ
