Thanks, Jenn!
Possibly more than that, however, he loves her because of all the love he has invested in her and his commitment to her. I think that's it, he loves his own commitment to her (and her commitment to him, the way it used to be).
Yes, that's what I meant, actually. Yes, I do think that Clark is infatuated with Lana's looks, but his own commitment to her is more important to him than her looks. I think Clark is like that: when he has made a commitment, it is, excuse me for my choice of adjective, deadly serious. It is not something he can throw away or turn his back on. When Clark is pining for Lana, I think it is his own commitment to her that he misses the most. He is actually pining for himself, the way he used to be.
On the other hand(!), when Clark jumped on that plane with Lois, I think he made a choice between her and Lana, and he chose Lois. That is how I see it.
But before Clark can wrap his mind around the idea that he is going to be with Lois, he will have to redefine himself. He will have to say goodbye to Clark-who-promised-the-Heavens-that-he-would-always-be-faithful-to-Lana and accept that he is in fact Clark-who-has-already-been unfaithful-to-Lana-and-fathered-a-child-with-Lois. And he will have to embrace himself as Clark-who-loves-Lois.
Ann
