Boy, I have to say I was confused when this started! I almost went back and reread the last part, thinking I'd missed something or missed a chapter!
I was even more confused when Clark was so open about keeping hold of her hand. I mean, he's so careful about never pressuring her or making her think he wants to be more than friends.
Then Lois hugged Clark, and I knew it had to either be a dream or I had missed something very big.
When the blonde girl showed up--and Clark didn't politely but quickly get rid of her--I KNEW it had to be a dream. But well done! I went through so many thoughts while reading that first segment that I had to reread it just to get everything i had missed the first time.
I love the subconscious conclusions Lois was drawing--and I love even more that she realized them herself while awake. It would be very disturbing to realize Clark could move on without her (though the show did it through Mayson instead of a dream).
I cannot wait to see how Lois chooses to confront this. I can just see her striding up to Clark and commandingly saying 'You're mine. You better not let any blonde hood ornaments hang around your desk anymore!'
Looking forward to the next part!
