Thank you all very much for your kind comments.
Irene, glad to hear that you're enjoying the story so far. But as to whether Clark's actions are particularly well thought out...well, we'll see...
Thanks for reading and commenting, cp33. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the A plot. As far as the romance goes, it definitely is moving faster than either seemed prepared for...
Ann, thanks for the wonderful description: emotional foreplay. And yeah, I don't know why two people with that much chemistry and under that much stress could expect to share a bed and not, well, ahem...
Glad to hear you're enjoying the story, Terry. I have tried to keep the A plot integrated in the story, even though I can see why readers' attention might be focused elsewhere.
Annalina, thanks for commenting and reading. I agree that Lois might not be all that happy to find out that Clark's been hiding something from her.
Trouble with a capital S?

In Clark's defense, he seems pretty emotional shaken up in this story, too. Maybe Lois will see that...
Thanks for reading, Mel. I'm very happy to hear you're enjoying the story.
Wow, Michael. Glad to hear that the rollercoaster effect I was going for is working. Hang on, there are still two parts left to come...
Thanks for your comments, Sheila. I'm betting Clark is also happy that Lois's reaction to his declaration wasn't dragged out.

More will be coming soon!
IolantheAlias, glad to hear that you're enjoying this story so far. More is on the way.
Thanks, Laura!
I'll post more soon. Thanks for reading, everyone!
Regards,
Rac