Thanks, Lieta and Sara!
Yeah, Lieta, I vacillated quite a bit on whether or not to include the kiss. For the longest time, I was going to leave it out - I just could not see Superman kissing her here. But then as it got closer, the ability to annoy Lex got to me. It is just so hard not to when the opportunity presents itself, you know?
Sara, thanks for letting me know you're reading! I'm sure I'm not the only one to do this, but I tend to forget that there are more readers than people who leave feedback, so it's good to be reminded. (Sometimes I get depressed thinking only two or three people are reading along which is completely unfair considering how often I forget to leave feedback for stories I'm reading.)
While I will not tell you what the consequences are, I will say that I am one of the people who think one reason Lex proposed to Lois was because of Superman's interest in her. Although, I was watching Vatman this weekend and one of the scenes in there made me question that. Given what happens when he's sprayed by Miranda's Revenge, I think there's enough in the show to imply that it may have been more than that.
I will also tell you that the consequences are a long way off (I haven't written them yet and the reason I was watching Vatman this weekend is that this is where I am in my writing).
I'm glad you can feel Superman's pain here. As with Lois and Clark's feelings, Superman's are integral to the story (and will get more important as we progress).
