What a great ending! I love the parallels you drew between the reasons Clark lies to her and the lie she herself told!
It's hard to pick out all the individual things I like about this part (and the story as a whole) because they were all interwoven together. I like her dad and how he handled the situation; I like how Jimmy's in the know; I like how it's taking a bit for Clark to reintegrate into one person and how you brought out that he has to assimilate two mens' memories into one; I like the moment when Clark tells Lois he misses her; and I love the slow way Lois realizes just how much Clark loves her and how much she loves him.
Excellent story! Thanks so much for sharing!
(And, VirginiaR, Johnny Corbin is Metallo in the second season, the cyborg with the Kryptonite heart.)
