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Merry Christmas, Elisabeth.
I hope this doesn't disappoint.
I started out in a very different direction but this was that story that demanded to be written.

Bob

Great story! I also thought Lois showed too much in that episode. I don't think I've ever seen a story where Sam and Ellen not only noticed, but tried to do something about it.

Oh this was fantastic! I also agree that Sam and Ellen would have had to have been MORONS not to see the chemistry between Lois and Superman. Fantastic little ficcie here and I absolutely adored it!

Yeah... But on the plus side, she won’t be starting to sleep with Superman until her honeymoon.

“Not again! I really need to stop sleeping in my Superman-pajamas.”

Of course. Especially Martha. After all the work she put into the Christmas Dinner, and Clark gets sick from it

That wasn’t the question, young lady.

“So, we’re supposed to just live together?”

Yeah...? Let’s talk again in about a year from now. Say, when they make headlines on the Dirt Digger?

“Umm…Yes?”


“No.”

I do admit, I didn’t see the revelation coming. But I didn’t really try to figure out a solution during the ride

Bob that was a really sweet twist on the episode’s aftermath!

Michael

I, also, thought at the time that Lois was *way* too affectionate for her parents not to notice.

This was so much fun to read. Although the story as a whole was quite funny, it was also sad and touching to see Ellen's reaction to her daughter's (supposed) infidelity and her concern for both her daughter and future son-in-law.

Very well done!

Really good concept! Loved it. Laura

Just great. I never heard anyone deal with the close relationship Lois and Superman had before. Very good story. And who knew checkers was so intellectual?

Artemis

LOL. Poor Ellen.


Well, that probably would have been a pretty big shock to Lois, too, huh?


Well, the truth might work...


Gotta love those errands.


You tell 'em, Lois!


A mess... Yep, Clark, you do have a propensity for understating things.


AhHa! The truth it is.





In all my years of watching the show and reading fics, the idea that someone might think Jonathan and Martha were super never occurred to me. Brava!


Wow! Elisabeth got lots of hugs! And for the second year in a row, your Christmas ficathon fic had Ellen and Sam finding out the truth. What will you do next year?


I always thought that Sam must have figured out that Clark was Superman, but then thought it was just too outrageous to be true and so he buried it away in his mind. And I never thought that Ellen was even ever in the bedroom to make the connection between the two or was just too flighty. (I suppose I underestimate Ellen.)

Great story!!!

Lovely story, Bob.

It had never occurred to me that Lois was way too open with her feelings for Superman in front of her parents.

I love the conclusion drawn by Ellen and the way she confronted Sam.

The fact they managed to work together on this 'problem' bodes will for future family Christmases.

I wasn't sure you would solve it with a revelation, but I don't think any other ending would have done the fic justice.

And I loved Clark's straightforward response.

Great story, Bob.

Corrina.

This is a good fic and a great title. As the daughter of philanderer Sam Lane Lois might be a philanderer too, right? Well, not if Ellen Lane has anyting to say about it!

But "honest Superman" reared his very attractive head for the second time in a ficathon-row! I like him, and I like this!

Ann

Well done, very well done.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love stories that start with a false premise and move from there?

I like the plan that they come up with, particularly that they decide to have Ellen speak to Martha and Sam speak to Jonathan.

The checkers approach is also a wise one for Sam. While I'm not a true expert on men, it seems to me that males open up more when you're doing things with them (either working or some other activity) then if you're just sitting at the table sipping coffee.

It's not easy to walk in his shoes but there's a lot of insight that comes from the glimpses she gets of what it's really like.

Nice revelation! This was a beautiful Christmas present.


Elisabeth

Thank you all for the kind feedback.

lcfan99:
You said: I have to give due credit because I did have an inspiration for this piece. I love Caroline's Extraordinary and it heavily influenced this work. I went a very different direction but here Sam noticed.


bellarata:
Thank you. You can't imagine how nervous I was about this story.


Michael:
You said: Now I wish I would have thought to give Ellen a line like that.
This is Lois telling "Clark truth."


Vicki:
Thank you. With the background between Ellen and Sam, given that she was present for Lois's display of affection, I thought she would be the most likely to step in and try to do something about it. The started out as a pure-humor piece but I quickly realized that there was no way to do that without beating up Ellen.


Laura:
Thank you. As I said above, I was nervous about this one.


Artemis:
I don't know what made me think of Checkers. All I really know about the game is that if I play by the real rules against someone that knows what they are doing, I can never manage to win. I thought it would be fun to have Sam be better than Jonathan.


Classicalla:
Thanks for the notes:
You said: I was wondering if anyone would notice. However, I figured that if anyone did, it would be you. I guess I have a weakness for Clark being honest with those that are close to him. I think Lois's family deserves to know.


Corrina:
Thanks. There is a time to step up and face the music. Too much was at risk here to do the usual Clark-evasion.


Ann:
You said: Thank you so much. I was uncertain about the title but now I feel more confident.

And I like honest-Superman too. He has a habit of showing up a lot in my stories.


Framework4:
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.


Elisabeth:
I'm SO happy that you enjoyed it. It was my pleasure to try to meet your request this year.

You said: I love to point out that "Logic is a way to go wrong with confidence." Sometimes, as was the case here, all it takes is to be missing one critical piece of information and you will end up with a completely wrong conclusion despite the fact that your reasoning, based on the evidence you have, is sound.

Bob

Well, considering the fic you wrote last year was for me, it was kind of easy.

This was great! It never occurred to me that Lois was way too friendly with Superman in HIWTHI. Now I'll always think of this story when I see that episode.

Very nicely done!

Bob, this was a wonderful story. Ellen and Sam's conclusion turned out to be wrong, but that wasn't their fault -- Lois showed her true feelings with Clark while he was sick (as she should have; can you imagine how she'd have felt if she'd hidden her feelings and he'd not made it?), and her parents would have had to have been blind to have not noticed.

I love the way you portrayed Ellen and Sam's concern and their decision to confront Lois. Their mistake could have been played for laughs or to make them look foolish, but you didn't do that. You showed their love and concern, not just for Lois, but for Clark, as well. They are good, kind people, even if they learned those lessons too late in their own marriage. And as a result of them learning those lessons now, I can totally see this Ellen and Sam reuniting in S4.

Really enjoyable, all the way around. Great job!

Kathy

Classicalla:
You said: Exactly.


Sue:
Thank you. As I said above, I have to credit Caroline's Extraordinary for much of my inspiration for this.


Kathy:
You said: I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I had originally planned to do exactly that. However, when I started to frame the story, I found that I couldn't do that to them and the story changed. I'm so pleased that the new direction worked so well.

Bob

Well done, Bob. A terrific story. You treated everyone with respect so that, by the end of the story, Sam and Ellen deserved to know the truth. Jonathan, Martha, and Lois all did a great job of protecting Clark, but I was glad to see Clark come clean. Nothing else would have satisfied.

Bob - I loved this story. I've always thought Lois' behavior during that episode would have seemed over the top to the Lanes. I also think it was quite realistic - Lois isn't going to be thinking about curtailing her emotions when the man she loves is dying.

I've never really thought much of what the Lanes would think, though. When I did, I always assumed that they had figured out that Superman was Clark (since I also thought they would have found it odd that the Kents were there, but Clark was missing the entire time). I like this better though. It makes complete sense that Ellen would think of an affair, and I loved the show of her being a good enough mother to confront Lois over it.

HappyGirl:
Thank you. When I watched the episode I was impressed with how both of Lois's parents settled down and put their differences aside when Clark got sick. They deserved to be told.


anonpip:
From the first time I saw this episode, I have thought that the when you put the pieces together:
1. Superman is at Clark's apartment.
2. Lois is *so* concerned.
3. Martha and Jonathan are also upset.
4. Clark is missing.
There is only one possible answer. If we don't go with the obvious one, well, there you go. I figured Sam would have been too focused on Superman's medical condition to think about the implications of Lois's behavior, but Ellen was there. Because of her background, she found an explanation that fit. I figured she would want to help even if it meant interfering.

Thanks for reading.
Bob