Very nice chapter. I actually think Clark's dream is a good thing. Clark thinks that if he can keep his distance from Lois, that she won't get close enough to hurt him and/or betray him like Lena did. But the dream (and Martha's perceptive comments at the end) tells us it's already too late.
“Beautiful.” He looked directly back into her eyes before realizing that their faces were only a couple of inches from each other. He quickly straightened up, cleared his throat, and said, “I mean, it looks great. We should send it to Perry.”
Lois lost the amusement on her face and said softly. “Sure, Clark.”
He's already a goner and I think Lois knows it. I love how compassionate this Lois is - that she sees his hurt and because she can relate to it, she's driven both to understand and to asuage his pain (or at least not to spook him).
Also, I LOVED the interaction between Martha, Jonathan and Clark.
So what is she like... other than pretty?”
Clark rolled his eyes, and shook his head. Then he thought about it for a moment. What was Lois Lane like?
“Well, Mom, she’s hard to pin down. She tenacious, and can be a little on the headstrong side. She obviously wants people to think that she’s tough and uncompromising, but her bed is full of stuffed animals. I thought that was strange. And she’s a big fan of this cheesy soap opera.”
Martha was about to interrupt and ask Clark something, but Jonathan stopped her by placing a hand on her shoulder, and shaking his head. Clark eyes focused off into infinity as he continued.
“She can be a real pain sometimes, and she hates to accept help. But then again she didn’t say anything about watching over her while she slept.”
Martha’s eyes got very wide, and she opened her mouth to speak, but Jonathan just gripped her shoulder a little tighter.
Sorry for quoting so much, but Martha's excitement and Jonathan's shoulder squeezing told me so much about the characters in so few words. Brilliant.
More soon.
BJ
