It had been Lois' first year at the Planet, and the events of the party had codified 'rule 3' of her work rules: never sleep with anybody you work with. Everything had been going so well that year, until Claude Montreux had walked into her life and stomped all over her heart.
He did it on Christmas Eve?

It also gave me an idea for a Tempus twist. Tempus could give Claude a Bobbit-moment and leave him to die, but plant enough evidence to point towards Lois. It would probably not be enough to actually convict her for Claude's murder, but it might cast some doubts. Especially if he also goes back and arranges for Paul's demise, too. Not sure where this could lead. It's just idle speculation of evil tricks Tempus could play on Lois
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