Lois grinned wider. She gestured to the seat on the couch next to her. "Come sit by me," she offered.
She listened to him, nodding slowly. "You do a very good job of it since hardly anyone figures it out. You don't have to share that burden alone, Clark. Not anymore."
She smiled, honored and pleased by his trust in her, then went all business. "We need to find out who you replaced so we can get your job switched to the London Times. Or we can work at another paper together." Yes, this was Lois Lane assuming that Clark would still want to be a reporter and also partner with her. Because who wouldn't?