Lois and Clark were working late there eyes kept catching each other and Lois couldn't help to blush. The feelings were becoming a problem. Those feelings which she had just put to one side years ago were resurfacing. Things had been awkward since Lois had told Clark that she loved him last week. Clark had allowed her an out which made it clear to Lois that he didn't have any feelings for her.
"You want another coffee before I go" Clark asked putting his coat on
"No thanks, I'm good. See you tomorrow"
Clark smiled and Lois mentally kicked herself for thinking how cute Clark looked.
"Goodbye Lois" Then Clark left, for blur stuff among other things.

Lois's head was in a whirl of indecision, she spent many nights wondering what had changed between her and Clark. Why now, why couldn't she get Clark out of her head. Maybe it was that now with Lana gone he seemed to really try to make his life better. Focusing on a career, dressing smartly. What woman would find him appealing now. And she had given up fighting the attraction. So what was standing in their way. Her fears. She was Lois Lane, not afraid of anything not of a possible broken heart because of Clark's rejection.
Tomorrow she would act. Ask him out. She would.

Clark was already there when she arrived, he gave a bright smile when he saw her. She sat down at her desk. They worked for about an hour on their articles. They made small talk with each other. Lois decided to ask now. Why not?
"Clark I..." Lois began but was cut off by a well spoken female voice.
"Well Clark I never thought you would be a journalist" Said an extremely beautiful tall brunette.
Clark looked as bewildered as she had ever seen him but his eyes never left the new woman.
"What are you doing here?" Clark said, but a small smile stole over his face
"I came to see you" She said
"I didn't think I would see you again"
"Never say never"
Clark stood up and grinned widely.
Lois watched in a silent rage as Clark and the unknown woman hugged.
"It's good to see you too Diana"

Lois was confused, she had known Clark for a long time and was almost certain she knew all of Clark's girlfriends. There was Lana, Alicia and... well that was it. Surely it couldn't have been serious between them. He was only 17 when she had met him.
Lois bit back her what would have been awkward asking out of Clark.

Diana squeezed Clark tightly, he coughed as his back was crushed. Diana chuckled and Lois wanted to punch her in the face. They broke apart and Clark smiled.

"I was wondering if we could have lunch, to catch up" Diana said
Clark looked flustered "Sure, yeah... how about that place across the street"
"Yeah OK see you then"
Clark looked confused and sat down. Lois eyed him expectantly.
"Soooooo... who is she?" Lois asked
"Uhh...An old friend"
"Go on?"
He could see a cheeky grin.
"OK fine, an old girlfriend"
"When was this?"
"A few years ago"
"Clark I've known you for a long time, I don't remember seeing her before"
"Lois I know you right you won't give up till you know everything about me and Diana but I'm going to ask you please leave this alone."
She hadn't seen Clark being serious in a long time.

Diana was seated when Clark arrived at the coffee shop. She greeted him warmly.
"Why are you back?"
"Good to see you too, I wanted to reach out to you for years but I never thought I should"
"Why now?"
"The Blur, I know it's you, I'm proud of you..."
"Thanks."
"Seems like you have more than atoned to what we did"
"And you have you atoned?"
"Yes"
"How so?"
"You're the blur I'm wonder woman, you're not the only hero"
"That's good"
"Clark, just because we did bad things together in the past doesn't mean we haven't made up for it now. You certainly have. And so have I"
"When I met you I was at one of the lowest places of my life, why did you come back now, to remind me of that?"
"I wanted to come back now to show you how I've changed, how we've changed, I didn't mean to bring up any bad memories" Diana said trying to calm the situation.
Clark rubbed his face with his hands. "No...no I'm sorry"
"It's OK, they weren't all bad memories were they?"
"No, not all" Clark replied with a smile

Lois carried on working through lunch while Clark was off enjoying himself with Diana. She felt a little sick, in that way most people feel when jealous. She had thought after Lana had gone. Finally. That they might get past the flirting and finally do something about it. Lois could handle Clark being secretive but secretive about this. An old girlfriend was different.

Diana Prince. That was her name wasn't it? She searched her name and spent the next hour neglecting her articles she was supposed to be writing to research every bit she could on Diana Prince and found that she was a successful businesswoman, though not at the same level as Oliver Queen. She came reasonably close. She wondered how a woman like her would get involved with Clark. Then again Clark had become friends with Lex Luthor and Oliver Queen.
Diana was a similar age to them. Only three years ago she had begun her business empire and now was a multimillionaire. Lois was impressed.

Clark returned from lunch a little later than usual. While Lois had been late back from lunch on numerous occasions this was a first for Clark.
"Good lunch" Lois said coyly
"Yeah" He said barely looking at her
"How did it go talking to your ex" Lois asked trying to get more info
"Good, she's sticking around for a few days"
"And are you meeting up again?"
"Don't know... maybe"
"How did you meet"
Clark huffed in annoyance "Alright fine, met her at a bar five years ago"
Lois was so surprised she almost forgot to speak "A bar" she said
"Yeah a bar..."
"When have you ever been in a bar"
"You once said to me that I had never none anything impulsive well I have once, made a few bad choices"
"So was Diana a bad choice?"
"Maybe both" Clark said before moving off to the printer. Lois know their conversation was over.

Later on that night back at her apartment at the Talon, Lois resolved to continue her research into Diana Prince. Going by the more revealing conversation with Clark she unearthed an Metropolis arrest warrant out for a woman called Diana, brunette and tall. Wanted for a connection with mob boss Morgan Edge and a man named Kal. Sounds like Diana Prince. But who was this Kal person and why did that name sound familiar?.

When she came in for work the next day Clark wasn't there. He came in about half an hour after she did, barely said anything and left within ten minutes. He said he was out following a lead. A classic.
She continued working and when she looked up she saw Diana looking uncertain. She walked over to Lois' desk.
"Hi, I was looking for Clark, your his partner right?" Diana asked
Lois felt like punching her "Yes, I'm Lois, I don't know where he is, he went out to check a lead" Diana nodded
Lois felt curious "Did you need him for anything, are you dating now?" Oh for gods sake Lois could you be more obvious.
Sure enough the corners of Diana's mouth curved slightly and it made her want to punch her even more.
"No Lois we're not. Did once but not now. I just haven't seen him in years"
"And why's that?" Lois said
"Didn't think he would have wanted to see me, we were different people back then and we weren't at the best moments in a our lives. I had run away from home to Metropolis and Clark had too."
Lois perked up, Clark had run away from home. Now this was interesting.
"Why didn't it work out?" Lois asked
"A lot of things really, the situation we were in, we weren't going to last, we had to go home eventually. I also think we were too similar for a own good. People who are alike shouldn't be together. You need to argue in a relationship, you need to have someone to second guess your decisions, you need that fire. We didn't."
Diana sighed "Listen Lois Clark is an amazing man, he has his secrets like us all and deep down he is terrified of rejection. He is never good with his feelings as I'm sure you know. Since I've been here I can see how much he changed, he's calm relaxed and at ease with himself. He's got a good purpose with his life. I think that's down to you. He told me you were the one who got him the job. You shouldn't wait until it;s too late, god knows it will take him forever to admit his feelings. Tell him yours."
"What I don't..." Lois began shocked at the direction this conversation had taken.
"Of course you do, every woman Clark's met must have feelings for him...anyway I better go, got a business meeting to go to."

Lois was left feeling like she had been clubbed over the head.