stepped inside the cavernous shelter. A high loft, nearly fifteen feet high spanned one large wall and the rest of the floor was covered in farm machinery, stored for the winter. The air was thick with dust, and the natural light from one large window provided a cool, clear illumination.
I really like this description.
He stopped himself before he childishly started to ask her to cross her heart.
LOL!
“Isn’t it obvious, Lois?” The words tore from Clark’s mouth before he could snatch them back. “Haven’t you guessed?”
Clark was kneeling on the cold planks of timber on the floor and Lois knelt down in front of him, their knees touching. She reached for his hand again, winding their fingers. His grip was loose, nearly shaking.
“I’m in love with you,” he finally gasped out. “I don’t know if I just ruined any chance we could have, or what you think of me right now. But it’s the truth. I’ve only known you a few days and I’ve never said this to anyone else. I can’t understand how I have this connection with you, but it’s there and I can’t pretend like it’s not.”
Wonderful.
“Do you know how cool this is?! We’re flying! You actually defy gravity! This is impossible! I mean the hearing stuff and the bullet whatnot was pretty cool, but this… you could go anywhere! Do anything you could think of!
Yea! Exactly the reaction we want!
What a wonderfully sweet chapter. I love it.
Love it!