Hi Sara!
…aaaand I’m back to it
It looked as though he was blushing again, and she wondered what the bartender had said to him.
Hmm… perhaps that he shouldn’t turn around now, but his girlfriend is checking out his butt?
So, do you come here often?"
Translation: “Are you only looking for men or trying for something serious?”
instead of wandering lasciviously over her body like other men always did
…or the way Lois just did to him?
instead of wandering lasciviously over her body like other men always did
Also, maybe she shouldn’t have gone to that gay bar dressed as a car thief last week?
He was only in town a few days, though. Maybe that was why it was easier, more comfortable—there was no threat of a relationship gone bad or getting hurt.
Yeah, sure sounds like she’s amping herself up to a one night stand. No biggy.
Well, it's my business, looking beyond the external."
Hmm…and yet, she didn’t recognize Clark underneath Superman.
LOIS:
Why’s Superman lying on top of Clark?
But there wasn't a chance of anything beyond tonight, not given his likely potential for leaving and her track record when it came to men.
Yep, sure sounds like a one night stand.
“Oh! There was the time I spent a semester as an exchange student in Ireland when I was in college.
Sounds like Irish Guy did not leave much of an impression on her either, huh? When Irish Eyes Are Killing is one of those eps you need to be reminded of
Oh, man, I’m dying to know what kind of job you have that took you to the Congo!
Hmm…I’m thinking ‘weapons trade’.
"True, but...that was a couple hours ago. Doesn't it feel more like a date now than it did before?" she asked, somewhat hesitant.
Yes, but a date is prearranged. This is called a hookup
Maybe we could call it our almost-first date,"
There’s a story by Sue or Laramoon on the dark side about their almost first date in The Phoenix.
She pulled in a sharp breath, the sudden surge of electricity between them making her heart race faster than it had all night so far.
So, she just got hit by lightning while touching Superman?
My...uh, field of work is definitely a male-dominated one, so I had to work twice as hard."
/points at earlier weapons trade comment/
"I've got three prestigious awards to my name already,"
Yes, most wanted by the FBI, Interpol and Scotland Yard.
Actually, never mind, it's not polite to ask a woman her age..."
Well, he needs to make sure she’s at least legal.
She scrunched her nose. "Leaving a path of destruction in my wake?" It kind of felt like that sometimes.
So… Federal Disaster Zone
"And you..." she said finally, "have a way with words. You should be a writer."
Oops
"Ohh, I haven't laughed so hard since..." She racked her brain as she clutched her arm around her aching stomach.
“Since my ex boyfriend-colleague got hit in the face by a horse apple in centennial park?”
"It's not that simple." "What's not?" Dating me, she thought.
There’s a handbook. Virginia even collected it into an
archived fic.
"What if...what if you get the job, and we go on our seco—first date, and what if it's not the same as tonight? What if the...magic isn't there?"
Let’s see. She’s going to have a hookup tonight. And then after, the three-date rule applies, so… the ‘magic’ will be … different on the first date?
No names tonight, no numbers. I'll have to trust that you'll be here. You'll have to trust that I'll be here. We'll see how it goes?"
Yeah that’s going to be fun tomorrow at work
There are lots of jobs in Metropolis." She shook her head, even as she took comfort in his grasp. "I don't want you to settle. This is your career. That matters too, just as much as mine."
He can just take the job at the Star. And commute to Gotham for his side job until Bizarro moves back home and the other job opportunity opens up in Metropolis.
But everything in from his eyes to
psst: there’s an extra 'in' in there.
Hmm… he told her where he’s from. It shouldn’t be so hard to track him down in Smallville, if she does get pregnant.
And so they said goodnight.
She'd seen Love Affair—what if he got hit by a car and couldn't meet her? How would she know? How would she ever find him?
Well, ‘car wrapped around man’ would make the page three news in Metropolis. As for finding him after… maybe the Congo again?
What if you get hit by a car and break a leg and can't make it to meet me? Or I get kidnapped and can't make it? Anything could happen..."
Scenario 2 certainly is quite realistic In her case.
And...do you make a habit of being kidnapped, generally?
It’s not so much a hobby than a professional risk. Although the Daily Planet’s insurance no longer covers kidnappings…
she still couldn't get that raise out of Perry, but she knew he would if he could
She could always switch to the Star?
A man, wild-eyed and looking like he might have been living on the streets, was yelling her name and warning of an explosion...a package in his hands.
Well, it certainly sounds more ominous this way.
pausing just before she passed him and put her hand on the small of his back, pressing gently as she raised to her toe
Aww, nice mirroring
and whispered, "I hope your interview goes well."
Very adorable indeed! I do admit, I expected her to just move him out to her desk, making the hiring decision instead of Perry since she needs an assistant anyway and leaving her boss standing there, confused.
Looking forward to getting to the next one!
Michael
Thank you! 
