Chapter 2 ‘Almost perfect’

Lois pecked her fiancé on the cheek as she walked into the kitchen.

“Hi Honey. This smells delicious!”

Richard smiled at her as she picked up a spoon and tasted some of Richard’s tomato sauce.

“So, how was your day at work?”

“Busy, as usual. Hmm, this is delicious!”

“Did you find more about those buildings?”

“Hmm, I’ve been trying to find someone willing to took at it all day. I’ve got someone now, he wasn’t happy but he agreed to examine the soil anyway.”

Richard grinned

“Lois Lane never fails.”

Lois laughed. “Don’t you forget it.”

She pulled her coat off and hung it on the seat of a chair as she made her way to the living room.

Jason was playing the piano dutifully

“Hi Munchkin, Heart and Soul again, eh?”

Jason nodded and Lois ruffled his hair before putting down her suitcase and throwing herself in a recliner with a sigh.

Lois Lane was one busy woman. As a reporter and a mum, she was running around non-stop. And she loved it. Nothing made her happier than to be out there in the thick of things. Making a difference.

Looking around her, Lois was pleased to see the result of all that running.

A nice house, a good job. Not to mention a wonderful soon-to-be husband and an absolutely perfect son. Life was looking very bright for Lois Lane. Almost perfect.

Almost.

There was only one thing that would trouble Lois at night. One thought that kept nagging at her from the back of her brain. One face kept popping up in her dreams.

Superman.

Than Man of Steel.

Lois’ smile faded a little at the thought of him.

The Saviour of Metropolis, heck, the Saviour of the World. Do-er of good, the Perfect Man. He was the only thing that stood between her and a perfect life. The irony wasn’t lost on Lois.

Just like always, Lois didn’t allow herself to ponder him too long. She pushed the man out of her thoughts and smiled as Richard set the table. She had a wonderful family right here. There was no point in thinking about what could have been. Lois Lane had an almost perfect life. And it was going to stay that way.