Before he even had a chance to respond, she was hugging him, which surprised him, but he quickly wound his arms around her, holding her close. "Lois, no," he said firmly, voice quiet but honest. "In our world, Clark's fine. He stopped Doomsday and we buried him miles underground." He rubbed her back gently. "He didn't kill Clark." He swallowed hard, hoping she didn't ask too many questions, because then he was going to have to tell her about Jimmy, and frankly, she just didn't need to deal with that right now.