Carol, I just loved it! So many people commented that they were glad that Lois did not go ballistic with the revelation but we have to remember that this was early first season and Lois and Clark had not been friends that long. So he was not at the point of sacrilege yet.
"Anything happen last night?" he asked, avoiding the topic he knew was sure to come up.
"Depends on what you're talking about."
"Across the street."
He could almost see her shrug. "I haven't checked yet."
"What about here?" He raised his eyes to meet hers, certain she would see his fear and trepidation written in them.
"It was..." she paused for a moment, "...enlightening."
He chuckled softly. "Somehow, I think that's probably the understatement of the year."
She smiled at him. "Probably."
"Are you mad?"
She shook her head. "No."
"You're not?"
"I was, but I'm not anymore."
"Oh."
Poor Clark. He doesn't know where to start. His biggest concern is if Lois is mad at him or not. And as I've said before, it's too early in the game for Lois to be too upset with him.
She'd fallen asleep last night contemplating a relationship with Clark. Was that still something she wanted?
Before she'd realized he was Superman, she'd been reveling in the feeling of safety in his arms. Thinking about how she would like to wake up like that every morning and how well she would sleep every night.
She'd been getting ready to admit to herself that she was falling madly, desperately, completely, hopelessly in love with Clark Kent.
Where had that thought come from? Had she really been ready to admit that she was falling in love with Clark?
Deep down, she knew it was true. She was falling in love with Clark Kent. The pheromone thing had opened her eyes to her physical attraction to him and the kiss yesterday had further confirmed that. And the way he'd reacted to her when she was throwing herself at him... her first thought had been that he hadn't been attracted to her, but then she'd remembered the next morning, as she was fighting off the 'hangover' that came after the pheromone had worn off. Something along the lines of 'Take me, I'm yours'. So, yeah, he was attracted to her too.
He was definitely good looking. She'd realized that from the first moment she'd stopped to take time to look at him the day after they'd first met. *She* of course was immune to a pretty face, or so she'd thought. But Clark was so much more than just a pretty face. He was kind and generous and compassionate and had a body to die for.
I think that Lois should tread lightly when she tells Clark of her feelings. She has obviously harbored feelings for Clark and him holding her while they slept just confirmed her feelings. But he is probably going to think that the Superman revelation had something to do with it.
But there was so much more to him than a great body.
He was smart – smarter than she was many times, and that was something that pained her to admit more than she would ever let on. He was gentle. He was the last true Boy Scout and his powers had nothing to do with that. He would be the same caring Clark whether he was born on Krypton or in Kansas.
And that was what it all really boiled down to. She loved him. Powers or not, she loved him.
"Lois?"
His voice interrupted her musings.
She looked up to see that he was sitting back down on the bed. He had pulled a T-shirt on and one part of her mind noted that it made his arms look incredible.
But a relationship was more than just arms and a chest and a great six-pack.
Girl get a hold of yourself! Lois has it for Clark...bad!
"At least it didn't take us all night to figure out that this big stack of stuff is nothing." She looked at him. "And that was pretty impressive. You could come in handy, you know."
Clark's face became serious. "There's more to me than superpowers, you know."
She nodded. "I know.
Clark is wanting Lois to know that there is more to him than Superpowers and sort of asking her to please "really look at him."
"Lois and you? Is that... does everyone know?"
Clark was still lost in thought as he answered. "Oh sure, Mom. No problem. We're registered as husband and wife."
Jonathan and Martha shared a stunned look, but Jonathan was the one to voice the question. "Clark, is there anything... you'd like to tell us?"
"Not really. Things are going pretty smoothly, assuming Lois keeps her end of the bargain and lets me go first tonight." Clark didn't really care about their bathroom arrangements, but he wouldn't let Lois know that.
Jonathan and Martha nearly dropped their phones.
"I... that would be... I'm sure she will, Clark," Jonathan managed to croak out. "But, um, Clark... a gentleman always lets a lady go first."
I've always wondered about that conversation. I wondered if Jonathan and Martha actually knew what was going on and just pulling Clark's leg or did they really suspect that something had happened between the two of them. That phone conversation left lots of holes for inferences.
Again...loved it! Loved it! Loved it! Now if you would just produce the next part!
~Sheila
I love it when Lois doesn't go completely nutso and takes the revelation so well. YAY!
*excellent*!
