Don't worry about being wrong, Ann. I was even farther off-base than you were. Shows you just how smart I'm not.
I do disagree, however, with the thought that Clark needs to tell Lois the secret right now. He needs to learn to trust her first. Yes, we know that Lois is trustworthy - or would this be too big a temptation for her to resist? She could sell the story of Superman's love child to any paper in the world, and then go on the talk show circuit and clean up. The tell-all book would be an instant best-seller, and publishers would clobber each other for the rights to it. Hollywood producers would think seriously about killing each other for the film rights. Money would never again be a problem for her.
Of course that probably wouldn't be the best thing for Lisa, but she could justify it by insisting that she's only providing for Lisa's future.
This Lois doesn't seem to me to be a person who would do such a thing, but years of scrimping and saving and eating cold Spam for dinner would definitely have an effect on her. I think he should tell her soon - I don't see how he can avoid it, really - but in this story the question is a different one from the usual "tell/don't tell" debate.
And I'm also mighty curious about what happened with/to Lana! Clark feels betrayed, but is that actually what happened? And is Joshua Lang related to Lana in some way? Is his wheelchair-bound condition related to whatever happened with Lana? Is he with Clark because he feels guilty about something? Or because of Clark's guilt? Shayne, what happened? Quit teasing the animals!
Both Clark and Lois are carrying some pretty bulky emotional baggage in this story, Shayne, and it appears that they both need some help in putting it down. Here's hoping they find that commong ground pretty soon.
Of course, the journey will be most entertaining with you writing it.
