Joy The waiting ... sorry!
Jen I'm not sure how I feel about Shadbolt.
This part was really hard to get right. I think I wrote it three times - and the problem was getting Shadbolt to come across the way I wanted him to.
Vicki Although, *if* Lois goes to Smallville, and *if* she goes to the Kent farmhouse, and *if* she goes inside, and *if* things are still as they were 7 years ago, she should see pictures of Clark without his beard and long hair.
This is a bit of a spoiler, but I will say that having Lois see Clark for the first time sans beard and long hair
in a photo would probably diminish the effect.
I forgot to say, I think what her dad was trying to say was that she appears to be in love with the man she talks about so much from work.
Glad you got it - Lois will, too.
DW I (think I) know what her dad was trying to say ... that she is in love
Sam can't speak, but that doesn't mean he can't see things - and he knows his daughter. And, although there's no way to say it explicitly in the fic, it would seem likely that Lois has never been this way about a man before.
MozartMaid ... is always fun!
So curious what Lois can accomplish in Smallville in 3 hours...
Perhaps a little like a doctor trying to diagnose an illness (she is a doctor's daughter

) she is going to start with the easiest possibility (that M&J are in Smallville) and confirm or discount that first.
She also has another little plan which she hasn't shared with Clark yet
Emily Yeah, this part was a drought between the last (hair-washing) part and the next which also has a lot of interaction.
So does Santa have access to your hard drive? B/c he's going to need it to grant my wish of another update STAT! Merry Christmas in the mean time.
Look in your stocking!
Laura Hopefully all hell doesn't break loose for Clark.
.............
Evelyn I'm writing as fast as I can ... and I really appreciate your enthusiasm.
And later - perhaps it should read -
Or had something happened inside her that meant his pain had become her pain?
Thanks for letting me know. It's a fine line between stating the obvious and leaving everyone confused.
LadyMoira LOL about your husband.
Michael Wonder what is going to derail it.
Would you believe me if I said 'nothing'?
she has feelings for The Man.
Always!
Seme Glad you're reading along.
Thanks everyone for your wonderful FDK. I haven't had much time to write the past few days, but I have a big buffer so parts should continue to arrive every 2-3 days.
Corrina.