Lois is really messed up.
She's been through a lot and there just is no easy way out. I can tell it's really hard for Clark to deal with this woman he's always been attracted to, when she is out of control. The more he wants to help, the more she pushes him away. Good thing she has good friends in Jack and Jimmy. Maybe if Clark HAD showed up at the club, instead of going home...
I'm glad he was able to convince her not to ditch her life and to sleep on it, even if she never did quite sleep. Clark is good for her. I love the last line of the Chapter...
Granted, with all that had happened to her, he might never know the person she was, but he was certain the person she was going to become would be one heck of a woman. He was glad he'd met her.
It shows that he can handle the challenge that is Lois Lane.