Having grown up outside of an area where cable TV was available and only able to get 2 Canadian TV stations, I often had NO IDEA what people were talking about when it came popular media. (On the plus side, I did get the Olympics and Princess Di's wedding without all the awful American never-ending commentary. Sigh. Good times.) I bet I hardly knew who Dave Letterman was in high school either. Now, had she mentioned the guys from SnL...
He hadn’t even bothered to change his clothes. Lois had cleaned her car and taken it to be washed and she’d agonized over what to wear. It bothered her; even though she’d said it wasn’t a date, it still felt a little like one. The fact that he hadn’t even gone to an effort to dress up suggested that he really didn’t think of this as anything special.
Maybe he hadn't changed his clothes because he didn't have much to change into.
“I didn’t see you around last year,” Lois said. She swerved around a slow driver and noticed Clark wincing.
“I was…home schooled,” he said. He looked away for a moment before looking back at her.
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“Besides,” he said. “I wasn’t old enough for the courier job last year, so I spent a lot of time in the library.”
Hmmmm. Were those contradictory statements, there, Clark?
I wonder if by hanging out with Clark Lois will finally learn to listen?
“Are you some kind of alien?” she asked.
I wonder what she would have done if he had said "yes".
“You were serious about the paper route?” Lois asked. He only had six hours to sleep? When did he have time for homework.
The half hour between school and his courier job?
“Because I don’t like bullies,” he said after several moments. “And like I said, I listen. I overheard some of the team members talking about things they could do to you at the game tonight and I wasn’t about to let that happen.”
Awwww. Clark cares more about Lois than college.
“You could have just told me to stay away from the game,” Lois said.
/scoffs/ Yeah. Right. That really would have worked. :rolleyes: Does she even know herself?
“It’s not like you can take on the entire football team by yourself.”
“I wouldn’t like to have to,” Clark said. He looked at her and his voice was firm. “But I’m not going to let them hurt anyone, especially you.”
I notice he's not denying her statement.
“Football is a good way for someone to get hurt,” he said.
Oh, dear. Had someone else gotten hurt, or was this about what had happened back in Kansas when he ran away?
Usually her emotions didn’t swing back and forth like this with other people. She normally formed an opinion of someone and stayed with it. Clark, though, was an enigma, and she didn’t really know what to think.
Oh, dear. She's hooked.
“I’m sorry. I’m going to Ireland next semester and I was hoping to go across to France, so I’m working on my French.” Lois said. She pushed the eject button.
I wonder what Clark thinks about Lois heading off to Ireland for a semester. Is he relieved that this body-guarding position is only temporary?
He was silent again, but Lois was surprised that she didn’t find it as uncomfortable as she had before. She found herself glancing down at his hand, which was back on his knee.
“Can I hear some more?”
She nodded.
The rest of the trip was much more enjoyable. Unfortunately, it was over all too quickly as they reached the stadium.
He let her see a little bit of his life and it helped her relax. I bet her friends weren't into listening to her 'weird French music', so the fact that Clark liked it and wanted to listen formed a bond. Plus, it helped that he wanted to assist her against the football team.
Wonder what's going to happen at the game. I hope Lois stays safe. /starts to bite fingernails in anticipation./
It makes sense to have a bit of a "wandering" feeling, since they're still young and Lois hasn't honed her interrogation skills yet. 
