I'm sorry again for the lack of replying to this at all. Not only does RL continue to be busy, but starting on Wednesday, my job, which had been part time to non-existent for the past several months leaving me free time during the day, has suddenly turned into a full time job again. (This is a good thing, as I was pretty bored at work, but I wasn't expecting it until after the holidays, so it caught me by surprise.)
And while I'm mentioning it, I want to say that I'm getting a little nervous about my time to write after the holidays. It is looking like my job is going to not only be full-time again, but more than a little busy meaning longer hours than I've worked in the past year. As I'm not sure how much RL is going to slow up, this may really put a crimp into my writing time. And regardless, I may slow posting down after the holidays if I continue to have trouble getting online. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll get lots of writing done between now and then (I'm on vacation, but it's not clear how much I'll be around) particularly as I haven't written much of anything in the past week which means I've fallen behind again.
Anyway, despite my slow response, I do really appreciate the feedback!
I'm glad everyone liked the Smallville stuff. While I haven't finalized today's post, I'm pretty sure it will clear up the Clark/Rachel question.
Elisabeth - I'm glad you're reading, but I won't be upset if you drop out. While I sort of landed randomly on the title, it's not unrelated to the story.
AnKS - While I'm not giving away where this is going, I will say I'm glad that Lois and Chad seem to be made for each other. That is intentional.
Looking fwd to more...