“I’ve spent my whole life trying to prove myself,” she said, eyes pointed at the table where she toyed with the stem of her wine glass. Her voice was quieter now — less angry and a little sad. “I started out trying to prove myself to my father. In college I was constantly trying to prove myself to the upperclassmen and my professors. Then once I was working at The Planet, I had to prove myself to everyone in the newsroom. When I started at the paper as a research assistant, I was a twenty-year-old girl in a man’s world. When Perry promoted me to a reporter right after graduation, a lot of people were pissed. Most of them had risen through the ranks in smaller papers. They said I didn’t deserve the job. They called me his little pet.”
I too can imagine Lois fighting to make her way in a male-oriented newsroom. Chief's little pet? Hardly! No doubt they wanted to send her to the "Ladies Section" reporting on fashion shows and flower parties. Her talent and determination were 'coin of the realm'. This Lois is really smart, cool and vulnerable without having to deal with the problems of being Luthor's fiancé.
Oh if only we could all fly to far-flung exotic places! After spending six hours waiting for my flight, such a power would come in very handy indeed.
Reading this is so relaxing. Thanks for writing it. On to the next chapter.
