Sorry for the delay. The weekend was sort of bad. Nothing really going on aside from some guests on Saturday, but very little sleep on Friday night and Saturday meant that we sort of collapsed yesterday.
On the plus side, this meant that I forgot to get my computer packed up yesterday so I still have it.
Sarah - Thanks! This is huge and the next chapter, if not the next two, will mostly be about Clark and Lois realizing how huge it is.
IolantheAlias - No nfic here. At most, I'll insinuate, but don't expect this to move to the other side of the Boards. I did have a conversation with Carol when writing this story about what Clark meant when he said he'd gone right up to the line but not crossed it in... whatever the episode it's in that he tells Lois he's a virgin. My intent is to keep this Clark's experience in a similar place and be as vague about it here as they were in the show.
Thanks for the italics catch, BTW. That was a typo.
Amber - Thanks! I personally am a fan of the Martha/Jonathan scene. But then I find I like a lot of them in this story. I keep seeing them as being very amused by how seriously Clark takes his life right now.
Michael - You know it never occurred to me that anyone would expect them to have gone that far. When I finished the previous chapter, I hadn't even intended them to go as far as they did. I wasn't envisioning any more than a kiss. I guess you saw what was coming before I did.
I think it's safe to assume I will not have my computer back before next week now. They insist I be home all day before they'll pick it up (so they don't need to worry about being on any type of schedule) and I'm going out tomorrow afternoon, so I won't be able to get it picked up before Wednesday. They are usually fast about fixing it and sending it back, but since they won't receive it until Thursday, Friday seems like it's pushing it. If I can manage to log on from the other computer, though, I'll post the next chapter. Otherwise, I'll do it when I get the computer back.
