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One part to go.

Do you think we'll get a happy ending?

Corrina.

I suspect you had better after this part(or the pitchforks may be sharpened). However you can be evil when you want to be.

I suspect it will end well but am a bit concerned with the high note you left this on


I suspect there will be some back and forth once she gets to Des Moines. But the essence of L&C is the love story and all of the problems they overcome to get there.

Mike

woot!!! I thought it would be Jane!!

I'm so glad Lois had an epiphany. I'm sure it was breaking Clark's heart to hear her.

Looking forward to the finale!!

Well I was pretty sure it would not be Clark due to his rigid code and Lois telling him directly to not contact her again.

Corrina,

This has been a really wonderful and touching story and I can now see why you could not finish it in the two parts you were originally shooting for. It would have been a rush to wrap things up properly. I have seen too many stories here where the ending felt too rushed and wrapped up to neatly and quickly. Thanks for taking to proper time to finish it up nicely. I said recently that the epiphany of L&C for Lois is when she determines that she can hurt him (Clark) as much as he can hurt her. She always has assumed that the man could hurt/destroy her emotionally and never gave much thought that someone could be so in love with her that she could do the same to him. Probably due to the fact of never being with anyone that was true of. One of the reasons I always liked Scardino in the series (and in a lot of the stories here) is that he was (as Clark) vulnerable and Lois could (and did) hurt him. He always came across brash but like Lois underneath was a real softy.

Mike

It's heartbreaking the way that Jane describes that none of her friends came, except for Lois. I wonder if these events will bring them together, and they'll become real friends, even if infrequent long-distance ones.

I agree, it is heartbreaking to see Jane desrible how few friends she has.obviously she feels as lonely as Clark does.having a secret does isolate you from the crowd. Cannot wait for the ending. Thank you for a great story so far.

(First review on this message board)

The secrets both couples have will probably bode well for Shane and Jane and Lois and Clark as friends in the future. Lois being the only one to show for Jane's wedding will certainly bond them and Clark's dealing with Shane's issues after his and Jane's falling out will certainly bond them even more. They also have something in common that even though Shane and Jane are not in on will make their bond even greater. This could make for an interesting sequel set sometime in the future...

Mike

Good point -- sort of like this revelation for Clark -- 'Being with you is stronger than me alone' (paraphrasing). They each find strength and vulnerability in each other. All the WAFFS!

And I like your point about Scardino, too. I hadn't thought of it like that before.

Welcome to the boards!!

So, now back to the story --

I love the little role 'Clark's Coffee' (TM!) plays in this story.

I'm guessing the coffee was still hot... was Clark there, watching her? Afraid to speak to her?

Lois being true-blue, trustworthy is the best Lois.

I'm glad Lois made this connection.

Can't wait for the next part!!!

Welcome, Tailee!!

Thanks for commenting. And your first post, too!

Corrina.

The coffee would have still been hot. I wonder how long he stood outside her door, listening to her distress, his heart breaking for her?

Sigh.

This part was great!

Oh--and a big 'Welcome! ' Tailee...

Do I think we'll get a happy ending? Hmm...I'm guessing? I'm hoping, that's for sure . It's great to see Lois really realizing how much she cares about Clark. She knows that she loves him--and I was really proud of her for realizing this fairly quickly after she got home. They really only met a bit ago, and she really does have so much baggage--seeing her come to her realization was pretty heartwarming. And will Clark forgive her? Definitely. Don't see it any other way . I just hope Lois stays the course when they meet up in Iowa--and follows her heart...


I hadn't thought of that--thought that there could be a 'story' here regarding Jane. Interesting--and glad it didn't occur to Lois, either. I feel bad for how alone Jane has been, and Lois' friendship obviously means a lot to her. Can't imagine what a story in the paper would have done for Jane



Glad that Lois heard this--even though Clark's situation isn't exactly the same, she can learn a lot about Clark through Jane.


Interesting, Lois


And all those things that make him different, have helped to shape everything that Lois loves about him. Different is good



What an awesome idea, Corrina! LOVED the coffee outside the door. Such a thoughtful thing for Clark to do...to quietly show his love and support. Right-when-she-needed-him. Awesome!


Exactly! Great job understanding, Lois. She totally gets it--why this potentially can hurt Clark as much as it can. And she sees the trust he wholeheartedly put in her. Can not wait till they can talk this through...


Clark proved his statement completely

Looking forward to a flight back to Des Moines, and for hopefully ( ???) a happy ending.

Wonderful story...
Laura

The 'magical appearance' of Clark's coffee after Lois called him was really cute.

I'm glad Jane and Shane's wedding is back on.

I'm looking forward to finding out what happens in the last part.

Jane! I knew it! (okay, about 5% of me thought it was Martha until Artemis suggested Perry, then I gave that 5% to him, but I figured it wouldn't be someone random. That would've been too cruel.) This story is about Jane and Shane so it HAD to be her! /Usually, I'm so wrong with these guesses. It's nice to right every once and while. LOL/ And I knew the call wouldn't be about Clark. Well done. Very accurate.

Well, that just sums it up.

Yea! for Lois taking the high road! (I'm going to blame Clark's terrific distraction technique!)

PERRY: She did WHAT?!

CLARK: /crossing his fingers behind his back/ Um... yeah.... Lois, I'm not really an alien. I can't really fly. Only after what Shane told you, I knew I had to distract you in a major way from you printing her story. Will you ever forgive me? /puppy dog eyes/

Yes. Lois understands about work helping get your mind off things.

PERRY: Jimmy! Will you drag Mad Dog home and make sure she gets a shower? JIMMY! Blast it! Where did that kid go?

JIMMY:

Awww and

Poor Jane.

So, does she believe what he told her? Or just that he believes what he told her?

He knew. He came. He heard. He left. He brought her coffee. Awww.

Well, Duh! Lois. You just had a cup of coffee.

So sad that this doesn't happen any more.

She's going to do what?! Phew. She's come to her senses.

Well, that's 10 quotes. I've got to go open another reply window.

FDK - The Second Half

Yeah. That's a bit much to take on after only one date.

Oh, my, goodness! What was in that coffee? Lois is thinking of someone else before herself!

Let's just go with "yes" on this one.

I could see this. And, maybe he did for a while and then spending time with Shane helped him realize how big a secret it really was, he was asking her to share.

Love.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Definitely.
I'm so glad she could understand Clark without him having to prove himself.

The first question is about prejudice and she proved she already knew the answer. This last one was personal and something we all struggle with when we find love.

I love this line!

Wow! That's quick.

I love that everyone trusts Clark, and I bet Jane would continue to accept him as a friend, secret and all.

Poor Clark. Trying to be strong for Shane and Jane.

So much to quote... out of quotes... This part was amazing. I loved how Lois indecision slowly over time became acceptance and a decision.

I can't wait for Part 10!

There's still room for another twist or two, but I hope we get to see a happy ending next time.

A great story, as always.

I'm having trouble pinning down my feelings on this chapter. Not the writing or story-telling -- that's first rate, as always -- but with how things are unfolding for Jane and Shane.

And then he confirmed every fear you ever had by betraying you and rejecting you and refusing to rally for you and destroying the wedding you'd spent all this time arranging when it was too late to get any of your deposit money back. Of course you love him, Jane; he sounds like such a keeper!

Can you tell I still want to punch Shane in the nose?

Ahhh, I feel so sorry for this girl! And I hope Lois feels like dirt for the way she was mocking her all the way up until disaster struck.

Oh, Clark! *sob* I want to hug him.

He's so very clever to not let Lois see him doing it, too. Because just as Jane was worried Lois was going to write the story, Clark has reason to be a million times more concerned. So, yes, it's true that he's honoring her insistence that he never contact her again, but he also has "plausible deniability" if it turns out he's wrong about her and she would betray him. She might insist that it's the same coffee, but I have no doubt he'll have an alibi lined up with people who can vouch that he was in Des Moines in the minutes before and after the coffee was delivered.

Well, Lois, you did just drink a full cup of coffee immediately before bed. What did you expect?

I'm glad that you have Lois "argue" with Jane a bit about the quick turnaround because my thoughts echoed hers. We're only getting the nutshell version, no doubt, since Jane is in a hurry and has a million things to do before Saturday. But my first thought was, "He firebombs your life and you take him back, just like that?" So having Lois voice those doubts -- doubts that might be shared by your readers -- lets Jane give her side of the story.

Not that I still don't want Shane to grovel, mind.

In mulling over why I'm having such a strong reaction to what Shane did, other than the obviously parallels to Clark, I realized that it's because there seems to be a power imbalance between Jane and Shane. She's the meek, scared little girl who never thought anyone could love her because of her past, and even worse, that she didn't deserve to have anyone love her. Shane holds all the cards, has all the power, and he alone gets to decide whether they can be together or not, and she should be grateful he's willing to be with her. He can humiliate her in front of all their friends and his entire family by not only canceling the wedding but by making a huge show in front of everyone that HE IS SO ANGRY AND SHE DESERVES IT without even explaining why until Clark shows up. And even then, it's only his immediate family that gets to hear the story. Everyone else is going to assume that she cheated on him or did something else really terrible to cause him to call things off. And that's not going to change just because he takes her back. People are always going to wonder what Jane did that was so terrible and say, "Wow, that Shane is a saint to marry her after whatever it was she did to him." Bah.

Now, all that said, I have to recognize that we are seeing Jane almost completely through Lois's eyes in this story. It's Lois that tells us early on that Jane is bland, unattractive, boring, meek, forgettable, and should feel lucky that she actually found someone who wants to marry her. Only much later in the story do we hear differently from Clark -- that Jane was the hesitant one and that Shane had to pursue her. But that's really all we know, other that Shane says her real name "with disgust" and that Jane feels that she never deserved him anyway. So I just have to hope, for Jane's sake, that these concerning glimpses are just because we caught Shane in his absolute worst moment and that they really do have a healthy, balanced relationship otherwise.

Sorry ... can you tell I really wanted Shane to have to prove himself to win her back? Let's hope he ate a lot of crow off-screen to convince her he was sincere and that he isn't going to bolt the next time he finds out some little thing he doesn't like. (Heh, channeling S3 Clark there. ;))

Yay! Good decision, Lois. And I can't wait to see Clark's reaction when he sees you there.

Kathy

Just my thoughts, Kathy. I feel so bad for Jane, who seems to believe that she doesn't deserve to be happy and to have a support of a good man. I hope that Shane learned something from this experience and will be a kind of husband Jane needs.

It seemed to me, that Shane's brothers accepted Jane and were not happy, that the wedding was called off. Jane may have a chance to have a devoted family she dreams about.

I can't wait for the final part to see Clark's reaction.

Please, post soon.

Hahaha, I noticed that, too, Kate! I know that Clark has been being all friendly to Shane, but I wonder if the brothers staged an intervention during the week between the weddings.

"OK, dude, here's the deal. We know you're normally a good person, but right now, you're acting like a despicable human being. So we talked to Mom and Dad and we all agree -- if you keep treating Jane like this, we're going to start including her in all the family holidays and you can go eat alone at McDonalds."

I love this idea!

Nudge. Nudge. It's been a week. I'm ready for Part 10.