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Author: Sheila
\n
Email: ethanseth@msn.com<\/a>
\n
Rated: PG<\/i><\/p>\n

The first time I ever posted on the message boards I did it wrong of
\ncourse. My first direction was from Maria Fernandez. Through that communication,
\nI learned that we had the same birthday, May 31st. So, just a little
\ndedication…<\/p>\n

These characters are not mine but the property of WB\/DC Comics. Part of the
\ndialogue is taken from the Lois & Clark episode Church of Metropolis. <\/p>\n

You didn’t think I’d miss it this year did you, Maria?<\/p>\n

A mi amiga…Feliz Cumplea\u00f1os!<\/p>\n

\nIf Anybody\u2019s Blind\u2026 <\/p>\n

\nLois was absolutely angry\u2026and jealous if she were honest with herself. She
\nwanted to sink her nails into Clark Kent and just\u2026just\u2026claw him to death. She
\nfelt that since that blonde District Attorney Mayson Drake had arrived on the
\nscene Clark couldn\u2019t think straight. She had thrown herself at Clark and he made
\nno effort to discourage her. Just like any other man, Clark\u2019s brain went limp
\nover ditsy blondes, or at least that one. Lois had thought he had higher
\nstandards than that. She\u2019d thought that Clark\u2019s type would be smart,
\nconservative, and modest, like her. But boy was she wrong.<\/p>\n

Though Lois didn\u2019t want to admit it to herself she was starting to see her
\npartner as more than just Clark. She had started to notice him in a new way. She
\nwould even go as far as saying that she may be starting to become attracted to
\nhim. Though Clark had retracted his declaration of love for Lois outside of the
\nDaily Planet that day, she had thought that over the past year, they had gotten
\npast that and maybe even progressed to something more. <\/p>\n

To top it off, Saturday was Lois\u2019s birthday. Clark hadn\u2019t even made mention of
\nit and here it was Friday. Last year he made dinner for her but had told her of
\nhis plans early on to be sure that she didn\u2019t make any other plans. But this
\nyear he hadn\u2019t mentioned anything. That made Lois even more angry. Mayson was
\nmore important to Clark than his best friend\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

Clark had just gotten off of the elevator when Lois noticed his arrival. He
\nstrolled in as happy as ever. But of course he would. He had probably just left
\nthat bimbo, Mayson. As he was about to pass Lois\u2019s desk, she grabbed him by his
\nscreaming tie and led him into one of the conference rooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cClark, she\u2019s dirty!\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cShow me the proof!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have any proof on Snell and you\u2019re willing to go after him!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s different Lois! I told you I have a source!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you what\u2019s different. When Snell bats his eyes you don\u2019t get quite so
\ngiddy!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWait\u2026are you jealous?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat? No I\u2019m not jealous. We\u2019re friends and we\u2019re partners and whatever you do
\nin your own time is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026whatever you do. I don\u2019t care except when it affects our job.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is it affecting our job to say that I disagree, to say that you have no
\nproof that Church is the head of Intergang and therefore no proof that because
\nMayson worked for Church that she\u2019s part of Intergang? We\u2019ve gotta stay on
\ntrack!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you\u2019re not saying stay on track. You\u2019re saying \u2019stay away from your
\ngirlfriend.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is not my girlfriend!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, whatever she is she\u2019s got you all finger wrapped and blindfolded.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know if anybody\u2019s blind around here, it\u2019s you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is that supposed to mean?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means that you can\u2019t see that you\u2019re the only\u2026I don\u2019t know why I let you get
\nme so angry!\u201d Clark waved his hands in the air for emphasis. \u201cMost of the time,
\nI don\u2019t know if I should strangle you or\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOr what? I\u2018m the only what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust never mind!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFine!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFine! I\u2019ve gotta go anyway. I\u2019m supposed to meet Mayson at 5pm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not done here, Clark! My God, you\u2019ve just spent the whole day with
\nthat\u2026that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to argue with you, Lois. I\u2019ve gotta go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen go!\u201d Lois stormed out of the conference room leaving Clark standing there
\nwatching her with his mouth open. She made a beeline for her desk. She quickly
\nshut down her workstation, grabbed her jacket and headed for the Daily Planet\u2019s
\nparking garage where her Jeep was parked.<\/p>\n

Within a few minutes real time set in on Clark and he exited right behind Lois.
\nHe didn\u2019t quite know what had just happened. His plans for the day had been
\nderailed when he had to first meet with a source then spend most of the rest of
\nthe day as Superman. He had wanted to get out early and take Lois out for a
\nsurprise birthday dinner in Italy. He was going to tell her about Superman. He
\nhad decided that Lois was never going to see Clark as any more than her best
\nfriend so he would tell her. But he didn\u2019t understand was what made her think
\nthat he was with Mayson all day? And what was even more confusing was why did
\nthe thought of it anger her so much?<\/p>\n

Clark was now running late for his meeting with Mayson thanks to his
\nconfrontation with Lois, so he got to the rooftop of the Daily Planet, spun into
\nSuperman and shot straight up into the air to meet Mayson at Mike Lane\u2018s
\nrestaurant. <\/p>\n

Lois got into her apartment and slammed her door. She had been fighting tears
\nall the way home from the Daily Planet. This was the exact reason that
\nrelationships didn\u2019t work for her, because all men were the same. And by God she
\nwas not going to allow Clark Kent to hurt her like the others had done. She went
\nto her bathroom and ran a hot bath. She then went to the kitchen and poured a
\nglass of wine to take with her to her bath. <\/p>\n

Lois sat relaxed in the hot bath and laid her head back against the tub. She
\nclosed her eyes and the tears started to fall. It was going to be another lonely
\nbirthday. She had known though that one day Clark would find someone and she
\nwould have to take a back seat to her. But she never guessed that it would be so
\nsoon and she certainly didn\u2019t expect it to be Mayson. As Lois sat in her bath in
\ndeep thought she gave herself multiple mental kicks for dismissing Clark\u2019s
\nfeelings before. He was really a wonderful guy and it didn\u2019t hurt that he was
\ndrop dead gorgeous. And he had said that he loved her back during her Luthor
\nfiasco. She had believed him. But then he later retracted his declaration. Lois
\nhadn\u2019t been sure that she believed the recant of his declaration until just now.
\nObviously he really didn\u2019t have feelings of more than friendship for her.<\/p>\n

Some time later, the water began to get cold and Lois\u2019s fingers and toes had
\nstarted to prune so she got out of the tub. She put on her fluffy white terry
\ncloth bathrobe and retired to the couch with the TV remote and a big tub of rock
\nroad ice cream. Clark was at Mike Lane\u2019s with Mayson. They had gone over his
\ndeposition but Mayson was dragging this meeting out into something more. Clark
\nneeded this meeting to end because he needed to get to Lois. She was already
\nangry with him. And besides her birthday was coming up and he wanted to spend it
\nwith her. He had made special plans for them. But first he needed to apologize
\nto her and explain where he\u2019d been all day. It was time Lois knew everything. It
\nwas time he told her about Superman.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayson, I\u2019ve gotta go. I need to\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Lois, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. I\u2019m sorry, Mayson. Really I am. I\u2019ll call you at your office on Monday to
\nbe sure that we\u2019ve covered everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d Mayson replied softly. \u201cBye Clark.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBye, Mayson.\u201d Clark trotted into an alley next to Mike\u2019s restaurant and took
\noff into the air as Superman. He had flowers to get and a lot of begging to do.
\nHe would detour to Smallville for the flowers, a few quick words of wisdom and a
\nrecipe for the crow that he was sure that he would be eating.<\/p>\n

It was almost seven now. The sun had just set and Metropolis was starting to
\nslow down. Lois found an episode of CSI about to start on TV so she settled on
\nthat. About ten minutes later someone rang her doorbell. The opening murder had
\njust happened on CSI and she really wanted to see how the investigation started
\nso that she could figure out who the murderer was before the team did. She hated
\nit when she missed this part of a show. Reluctantly after the second ring Lois
\ngot up to answer her door.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing\u2026Perry?\u201d Lois said, surprised as she opened her door. \u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, Darling. Uh, Happy Birthday, honey. These are for you.\u201d Perry handed Lois a
\nbouquet of wild flowers from behind his back. \u201cYou left before I could give them
\nto you today, so Alice wanted me to make sure that I brought them by this
\nevening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you Perry and please thank Alice for me.\u201d Lois felt the tears coming so
\nshe launched her arms around Perry\u2019s neck for a hug. He hugged her back, the hug
\nthat she never got from her father. Perry just always knew when she needed one.<\/p>\n

Lois had schooled her emotions and pulled away from Perry when she noticed Clark
\ncoming up the hall. Perry was saying something but Lois was looking over his
\nshoulder instead of listening to what Perry had to say. Perry noticed Lois\u2019s
\nattention was directed over his shoulder and looked back to see what had
\ndistracted her. Perry smiled within himself. It was time to leave the two
\nlovebirds alone.<\/p>\n

Clark noticed Lois in her doorway hugging Perry. It broke his heart to see her
\nso down. He knew the signs; the fluffy night robe and the tear stained face.
\nHe\u2019d bet money that there was also a tub of rocky road ice cream nearby. He\u2019d
\nalso bet that he was the one who caused the hurt that Lois was feeling now.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, Perry,\u201d Clark said as he approached.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, ah, hey Kent. I was just leaving. See you Tuesday, Lois. Take Monday off\u2026a
\nlong weekend to celebrate.\u201d Perry headed for the elevator.<\/p>\n

\u201cBye, Perry and thank you…and Alice!\u201d Perry waved back at Lois as he slowly
\ndisappeared behind the elevator doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, Lois. Happy birthday.\u201d Clark handed Lois a dozen of freshly picked assorted
\ncoloured roses. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy birthday is tomorrow, Clark. But I guess Mayson made you forget that, too.\u201d
\nLois wouldn\u2019t take the flowers though she did internally note how beautiful they
\nwere and how beautiful they smelled. She turned and headed back into her
\napartment.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay I come in?\u201d Clark had ignored her comment.<\/p>\n

Lois didn\u2019t answer. She just proceeded into her apartment with Clark in tow.
\nClark closed the door behind him. He then placed the dozen roses on Lois\u2019s
\ncoffee table in an empty vase. Then is when he noticed the tub of rocky road ice
\ncream sitting there. Ah huh! He was right!<\/p>\n

Lois sat on the couch and Clark sat beside her. He reached out to touch her hand
\nthat was resting on her thigh but she quickly withdrew it. <\/p>\n

\u201cLois, I\u2019m sorry. I didn\u2019t mean to lose my temper with you today. I just had to
\nmeet Mayson to be prepped for the witness stand and it sort of ruined my day. I
\nwanted to take you out to dinner\u2026you know\u2026for your birthday.\u201d Clark was nervous.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t patronize me Clark! You were where you wanted to be. With\u2026her!\u201d Lois was
\nstarting to get teary again. She couldn\u2019t let Clark see her melt down. \u201cJust
\ngo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, Lois. Please let me explain. You\u2019re the only\u2026\u201d Clark stuttered.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026now! And take your damn roses with you!\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark stood, slowly. He collected his roses and headed for the door. Just as he
\nopened the door, he looked back and just then is when Lois chose to look up
\nright into his eyes. He had a sheet of tears shining in his eyes. He didn\u2019t say
\nanything. He just turned and left.<\/p>\n

Clark was gone and Lois fell apart again. She knew that her heart had not
\nlistened and that It had done something that she had ordered it not to do. She
\nhad fallen in love with Clark Kent. Cupid had come in through the back door when
\nshe wasn\u2019t looking. She cursed herself for not armoring herself against Kent.<\/p>\n

Lois felt guilty for not hearing Clark out, for not letting him finish. He
\nreally had no reason to lie to her. After all, they were not a couple. And he
\nhad never lied to her in the past. He had always been honest with her. Maybe he
\nreally had not been with Mayson all day and their five o\u2019clock meeting was just
\nthat\u2026a meeting. <\/p>\n

The more Lois thought about it the more she thought that maybe she had been to
\nhard on Clark. She needed to apologize to him, the best friend she ever had. He
\nwas trying to give her a birthday gift, be a friend, bring her happiness but she
\nhad cut him off. Before she knew it she had jumped up off of her couch, placed
\nthe melted rocky road goo back in her freezer and went to get dressed. She
\nslipped on a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, grabbed her jeep keys and headed
\nfor Clark\u2019s place.<\/p>\n

Clark got home and sat Lois\u2019 roses down on his coffee table. He sat down on his
\ncouch loosened his tie and placed his face in his hands. Though a few tears
\nescaped, he had pretty much regained control of his feelings. As he analyzed the
\nsituation in his head, he realized that Lois was so angry about Mayson probably
\nbecause she thought that Mayson would take her place and she would no longer
\nhave a major part in Clark\u2019s life. She was a territorial little terror. Little
\ndid she know that she would be the only woman that Clark Kent would ever love
\nand want to be with. If only she felt the same way.<\/p>\n

Earlier tonight when Lois denied Clark\u2019s flowers it had hurt him more than
\nanything. Not because he had hand picked them but because she had in essence
\nrefused him. From the day that he met Lois he had been in love with her. He had
\nlaid his feelings out on the line for her before and she had shot him down. Was
\nshe being like the jealous boyfriend? She didn\u2019t want him but she didn\u2019t want
\nanyone else to have him? <\/p>\n

Suddenly there was a knock at Clark\u2019s door. He used his x-ray vision to find
\nMayson Drake on the other side of the door. He really didn\u2019t feel like being
\npursued by her tonight. But in spite of her probable intentions Clark opened the
\ndoor.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, Mayson,\u201d he said flatly.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi. Um, I just forgot to give you a copy of this report this evening and\u2026can I
\ncome in? I feel really strange talking about this on your door step.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark stepped to the side to let Mayson come in, but stayed at the top of the
\nstairs just inside the door.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you Mayson. But this could have waited until Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, just in case I missed you Monday, I wanted to be sure that you had this.\u201d
\nMayson started looking around and saw the roses on Clark\u2019s table. \u201cYou look beat
\nClark. Things not work out with Lois?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be okay,\u201d Clark responded, unsure of himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe, we could have lunch, sometime?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMm maybe,\u201d Clark stuttered as Mayson grabbed his tie and brought him in for a
\nquick kiss on the lips. Clark didn\u2019t really respond to the kiss. He just didn\u2019t
\nknow how to pull away without hurting Mayson. It had really caught him off
\nguard. And, of all of the times in the world for this to happen, Clark heard
\nLois\u2019s heartbeat nearby. <\/p>\n

Clark opened his eyes and saw Lois standing at his door looking through the
\ncurtain. She had seen Mayson kiss him. He then quickly retreated from the kiss
\ndismissing his previous reservations. He then saw Lois turn to run away. Clark
\nopened the door for Mayson.<\/p>\n

\u201cLois\u2026I\u2019ve got to stop her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCall you later?\u201d Mayson\u2019s voice sounded tearful.<\/p>\n

Clark didn\u2019t respond. He just ran after Lois.<\/p>\n

\u201cLois\u2026Lois! Wait!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lois proceeded to her Jeep. Clark could hear her sobbing.<\/p>\n

{That pocket lent Kent had been lying to met. I was starting to believe him like
\na fool and beat myself to death with guilt for\u2026nothing. He\u2019s just like the
\nothers. Why did I believe him?}<\/p>\n

Lois got to her Jeep and couldn\u2019t get the key in the lock for her clouded
\nvision. She saw Mayson drive off out the corner of her blurred eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamn you, Clark!\u201d Lois said as she fought her keys.<\/p>\n

\u201cLois, please wait. You can\u2019t drive like this. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lois fell into Clark\u2019s embrace and sobbed. Clark picked her up and carried her
\nback into his apartment. He kicked the door shut with his foot. He went down
\nonto the living room and sat Lois on the couch. He sat next to her and held her
\nclose as she sobbed. Clark waited patiently for Lois\u2019s tears to dissipate before
\nhe attempted to get her to talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cLois please tell me what\u2019s wrong,\u201d Clark pleaded. \u201cWhat did I do?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lois looked over at Clark, straight in his eyes, and there he saw a kaleidoscope
\nof emotions, but mostly fury. Then almost a super speed Lois was headed to the
\ndoor.<\/p>\n

\u201cLois, please don\u2019t go. Talk to me,\u201d Clark pleaded as Lois grabbed for the front
\ndoor knob. He had followed her to the door at almost super speed trying to stop
\nher.<\/p>\n

Clark gently grabbed both of her hands and held them. Lois started to fight
\nClark trying to get away from him. He just hugged her to him so that she
\ncouldn\u2019t beat on him. It wouldn\u2019t hurt him but he was afraid that she would hurt
\nherself. She laid her head on his chest as he held her to himself. Her tears
\nstarted up again.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me go!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, Lois. I can\u2019t. I\u2019m never going to let you go again. That was my mistake
\nbefore.\u201d Clark spoke calmly to Lois. \u201cI think I\u2019ve finally figured it out, just
\nnow. Why didn\u2019t you tell me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTell you what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat you wanted more\u2026that you had feelings for me\u2026more than friendship? It was
\nalways your move, Lois.\u201d Clark still continued to hold Lois securely against his
\nchest. <\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t flatter yourself Kent! Just let me go!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, honey. I love you\u2026have been in love with you since I met you. But you
\nwouldn\u2019t have me. So I just settled for friendship. But I was always praying
\nthat our platonic dates would eventually evolve into something more, praying
\nthat you would one day love ma as much as I love you. And it hurt me so much
\nwhen tonight you refused my flowers, not because I picked them fresh for you,
\nbut because I felt that you were rejecting me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe roses were beautiful, Clark. I\u2019m sorry. I loved them.\u201d Lois was sincere
\nwith her response.<\/p>\n

Clark continued with a hint of sadness in his voice. \u201cToday I wasn\u2019t with
\nMayson. I was meeting a source, and then Superman took up most of the rest of
\nthe day. My meeting with Mayson this evening was just that\u2026a meeting. I was
\ntrying to hurry to get home so that I could start your birthday surprise with
\nthe fresh roses that I picked from my parents\u2019 farm. Tomorrow, I was going to
\ntake you out for Italian\u2026in Italy. I didn\u2019t mean to lose my temper with
\nyou…today. I just don\u2019t want anyone, especially you to think that there is
\nanything between Mayson and me. If you were a little jealous, it\u2019s okay. I\u2019m
\nflattered. That just means that you feel something for me, too. I\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I saw you kiss her\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLois, she kissed me before I knew what was happening, and then I saw you and
\ndidn\u2019t want you to get away without knowing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat I love you and I want to be with you, only you. Sweetheart I want to spend
\nthe rest of my life with you, if you would have me.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cSo that you can publicly humiliate me, destroy me like the others?\u201d Lois\u2019s tone
\nwas now more inquisitive and unsure and not confrontational as it had been. But
\nClark continued to hold her so that she couldn\u2019t get away.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, honey. You know that I\u2019d never hurt you intentionally.\u201d Clark took one hand
\nand lifted her chin so that their eyes met and then gently stroked her cheek
\nwith his thumb. Her lips were pink and swollen from crying and looked so
\ninviting. Clark wasn\u2019t sure what then overtook him, pure stupidity probably,
\nwhich made him gently touch Lois\u2019s lips with his own. Initially there was no
\nresponse from Lois but then she started to kiss him back.<\/p>\n

Lois could not believe that Clark had actually just out of the blue started
\nkissing her. But it felt so right. Lois had remembered Clark\u2019s kisses being
\nintoxicating but this was so much better than the memory. At first she wasn\u2019t
\nsure what to do but almost on their own Lois\u2019s lips started to respond.<\/p>\n

Too soon for Lois Clark pulled away. \u201cLois, just tell me that you don\u2019t love me
\nand I\u2019ll let you go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do love you Clark. That\u2019s the problem. I don\u2019t want to\u2026to get hurt again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen marry me. I promise you that I won\u2019t hurt you\u2026ever. I just want to make
\nyou happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark was starting to release his hold on Lois. He wouldn\u2019t hold her from her
\nfury upon finding out about Superman. But to Clark\u2019s surprise Lois wanted him to
\ncontinue to hold her.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease hold me. You said that you would never let me go again.\u201d Clark\u2019s arms
\nfelt so right, like home.<\/p>\n

Clark laid butterfly kisses in Lois\u2019s hair as he tightened his hold on her
\nagain. Clark felt almost possessive, like he was protecting Lois from everyone
\nand everything else.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wont. So does that mean\u2026\u201d Clark held his breath.<\/p>\n

\u201cClark I love you\u2026am in love with you, too. Yes\u2026it means yes, I\u2019ll marry you.\u201c
\nLois smiled sincerely for the first time today. Clark let out a breath that he
\ndidn\u2019t know he had been holding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor finally loving me.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOh, Clark.\u201d Lois was quiet for a moment then addressed something that Clark had
\nsaid earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cClark today you said that most of the time you don\u2019t know if you should
\nstrangle me or\u2026or what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOr this.\u201d Clark kissed Lois again. Sometime after their kiss, more questions
\nentered Lois’s mind. <\/p>\n

\u201cItalian for dinner…in Italy? I know that you cannot afford to do that but I
\nlove you just the same. You would have still been my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark, as if on cue suddenly got that faraway look that was so familiar to Lois.
\nLois got that \u2018I don\u2019t believe you\u2019re gonna leave now\u2019 look. Clark gently let
\nLois go, stepped back and started to spin. Clark morphed into Superman. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is how I could take you to Italy, how I picked fresh flowers from my
\nparents farm in Smallville.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lois looked up at Clark\u2019s face and realization hit. Silent tears started to roll
\ndown Lois\u2019s cheeks. <\/p>\n

\u201cHoney please stop crying. It tears me apart to hear you cry. I just didn\u2019t want
\nthere to be any more secrets between us. Please stay here until I get back.
\nSomeone needs my help urgently. Please, promise me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lois subtly shook her head affirmatively. Clark kissed her gently on the lips
\nand flew off. Clark would be back soon and he and Lois would start their new
\nlives together.<\/p>\n

fin <\/p>\n

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