MM Good point about future difficulties for Lois. But what else could she answer? If she says 'yes', that is going to worry Clark.

It's true that the relationship is unbalanced, but Lois's great hope is that she will be able to choose the right time to tell him.

Virginia
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Please, tell me that we don't have to wait another 100 parts to get that first kiss.
OK laugh

As others said - Jonas was on that stand. Jonas, who was put in a casket and cremated instead of Clark - it appealed to my sense of humour to have Clark wonder about it!

Patrick
Some of your predictions are close. You're very good at higlighting little bits I had carefully covered over laugh

Vicki The tickling - My thoughts were that Lois had a similar moment to the one in the cell when she first flew the paper airplane at Clark. However, I was in Clark's POV, so I couldn't say that.

And your point is well made. Lois trusts Clark to be Clark, despite his lack of memory.

Emily I'm glad you're OK. When we hadn't heard from you for a while, I wondered if the storms had affected you.

And I'm so glad you're still reading.

Katie

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I'm so very glad I came back to reading once the imprisonment was ending.
My intention for TMTY was always to be a WAFFY feel-good story of hope. I know the early parts seemed anything but that. I *so* wanted to tell everyone 'If you like WAFF, keep reading' but I didn't want to spoil it for others.

Laura You're right - the amnesia allowed me to bring in some flirtiness and banter. Without the amnesia, it might have taken years to develop.

DW

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Clark and the part about him checking himself out in the mirror.
I had to get his shirt off somehow. I owed Lois that much!

Michael
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But what happens when he learns that he's spending old Ms. Chemsky's pension.
One of my BRs assured me that the US coffers could stand paying out a few dollars to someone who had saved the world! wink

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Right title. Wrong species.
goofy

Jackie Hi! A forward and flirty Clark is always fun to write.

Kathy I agree completely with your thoughts on the money. Clark doesn't know it is compensation, but I would have thought that $70 000 isn't a *huge* payout for doing a job for the government.

If he ever finds out that it's not just a payment for services, but compensation for seven years of hell, I think it's easily justifiable. At the very least, he deserves an amount equivalent to what he should have earned during the years of imprisonment.

As for worries about the other shoe ... perhaps I can echo Lois and suggest you enjoy the ride without stressing too much wink

Many thanks for the FDK. I still post each part with some trepidation that everyone will hate it blush and it's such a relief when you don't!

Corrina.