Thanks guys! See revised posting schedule at the bottom of this post.
Karen - so glad you're still reading. Why? Tune in tomorrow

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Lara - /giggles/ My goal was to use something from every ep, but I'm up to like 7 eps all together so... Next few chapters? Depends on how you define 'few'...
Natascha - It is hard to have a conversation when one of you keeps flying off... I do feel for Clark here - and Lois - and even Lana [though not as much

. As much as I've tried to write her sympathetic here - I hate her on principle!]
Lisa - glad to know you're reading!
AnKS - yes, I'm going to make you wait till Tuesday. However, there will be an extra post this week

. I love writing fighting Lois and Clark! At least like this - it's fun!
Sara - Lois has feelings for Clark? What would make you say that?! I don't see Lois as trying to pressure him into admitting feelings for her as much as she is just trying to find out exactly where she stands right now. The honest answer is that he would be tempted to sleep with Lana if the situation presented itself, but that he would save her if he had no other option because he vowed to protect her. And that maybe Lana doesn't know everything

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Lisamaree - venting is good for the soul or something... He'll get there - promise!
Sonia - Glad you're reading! Breakthrough? Can't have that! /scurries to rewrite
Ann - that's interesting - the whole subconscious soulmates thing. I wrote that in there on purpose. Yep. That's it. /nods seriously/ I thought Lois knew Clark saw the pictures... That she saw him with them... Will have to double check that...
JD - he'll get into this in the next chapter - but he had no idea what would have happened in Paris. I think he thought, at first, he'd be back in a few minutes, hour tops. Then later, they'd get wherever they were going, sneak back and he'd propose a day late or something like that. There was no way he could have anticipated what actually happened...
Framework - never seen Starman... Lana's thoughts on aliens will be... if not explored at least mentioned before it's all said and done...
Amy - didn't know that about L/C's adopted child [seriously, I know little about the non-L/C Superman mythos]. It is my son's name though

. You will find out who Christopher is before I go out of town... How's that?
Speaking of out of town... We'll be gone from Nov. 5-7 so...
New posting schedule [ET]:
Tuesday: Chapters 40 and 41, 4-5pm
Wednesday: Chapters 42 and 43, 3-4pm
Friday: Chapters 44 and 45, 4-5pm
Sunday: Chapters 46 and 47, after 3pm
Tuesday: Chapters 48 and 49, 1-2pm
Saturday: Chapters 50 and 51, before 1pm
I think 49 will generate discussion and I wanted to get it in before I left so... Can't promise FDK because I probably won't be online the whole time we're gone [FIL has wifi but doesn't know his access code and I'm not about to get on the boards on his computer. That said, I'll see if I can figure something out so I'm not totally out of pocket the whole time...]
Thanks!
Carol