Okay - detailed FDK on FDK wink . I was avoiding this for a while for fear of giving too much away but I think I'm okay this time - now that the Chris thing is out in the open.

Lara - mums the word!

Grinch - wow! That's A LOT of reading! When will official confirmation of paternity happen? Do you really thing I'm going to tell you that wink ? It will happen, but it may be a while.

Elisabeth - you're right about that with Lois. And right about what you said below. Feelings can follow actions. I think Jonathan is saying 'how can you expect this to work if you don't even know her? get to know her and go from there.'

JD - Clark's a lunkhead. We all know that wink . I love the J/M too - I usually do but this set more than most. I think part of it is that LtL, my last major work [which is done being GE'd finally!!! WOOHOO!!], was in an Alt-U with no M/J.

Lisamaree - Martha is right - it's not the alien thing that's bothering Lois, it's something she can't even define at the moment, but she will. Soon [I think, trying to remember the chapter number - yes, soon]. Intoxicating? Cool wink .

Ann - You bring up some good points, as has Terry. Clark and Lois have both said that he will continue being a dad [I think they've said it... they intend it], it's only the marriage that will end and then they'll be the 'typical' family of divorce - at least that's how they see it playing out at this point. I think I left more fdk earlier - he wanted some time to show them his paper. That may not have been obvious here, but he mentions it in the next one iirc.

Sara - see both my and Elisabeth's earlier responses about the 'force himself to fall in love' thing. I don't think Clark's capable of 'forcing' himself to feel things for Lois at this point, even though he might feel he wants to.

robinson - it's the HDHTB thing smile . Nothing nefarious or anything like that. They'll... at least be friends again long before the end of the story. How's that?

James - you crack me up! Really, you do! Promise, the day after it's finished being beta'd, I'll start posting daily. How's that?

Andreia - I'm going to get back to that vid project once Nano's over - thanks again for your help with that! Clark may need a diagram. wink Clark is Kryptonian and has an extra dense physiology because of that. I think it translates to his skull as well...

Michael - I'm glad you like the fic stuff. I have a sneaking suspicion Nano may even make into the fic at some point wink .

Jenni - /looks for more Jenni fic/ Aw, not yet. Hope things are going well there and we get more soon smile . I don't think Clark is *meaning* to make Lois pay for his misery, it's simply a byproduct of his misery. There's something else going on we haven't been told yet, it will be alluded to in the next chapter, but something happened in Smallville besides the convos with M/J so... And what is this silver lining thing? Seriously...

Sonia - Space-time continuum progress coming right up!

Off to edit the next two parts. Look for them soon...

Thanks!

Carol