Everyone Lois and Kal-El passed stopped to stare. They were surprised to see Lois back at work and even more surprised to see a handsome man following her. They went straight to Perry's office.

Perry was surprised to see someone with Lois too. He stood up and Lois introduced them. "This is my boss, the editor-in-chief, Perry White. Perry, this is Kal, short for Calvin," she quickly added.

Perry shook his hand carefully, the wonder at why Lois was introducing this man to him was evident on his face, and he asked, "Are you interviewing him for a story?"

"No, he's my husband."

Jimmy had slipped into the office on that sentence to bring Perry the coffee he had wanted. Jimmy started to have a coughing fit, and Perry looked like he was about to go into shock.

Perry regained his composure first, "I suppose this explains where you've been for the past 2 weeks."

"I guess it does in a way," Lois replied.

"Why weren't we invited?" asked Jimmy, looking somewhat hurt.

"It was a last minute thing, and it didn't take place in Metropolis, but getting married wasn't the only thing I did during the 2 weeks. I went to Argo City."

Perry was shocked again. "You went where? How?"

"All will be explained in the series of articles I'm planning. I have all sorts of information about their culture, and I can write about how the brides are adjusting to their new home. What do you say, Perry?"

"Lane, you never fail to surprise me. I want to see the first article on my desk before the end of the day."

"That's not all I wanted to talk to you about," Lois continued.

"I can't take much more of the surprises. I haven't even had my coffee yet," Perry said as he took the coffee from Jimmy. "Jimmy, I think you'd better get me a second cup."

"It's just a small favor," Lois said after Jimmy left.

Perry sat back down in his chair, resigned. "Well?"

"Kal would like a job here at the Planet." Lois couldn't figure out how Perry felt about the request by his facial expression.

"Is this true?" Perry asked, taking a good look at Kal-El.

"Yes, sir," Kal-El answered.

"What do you know about the newspaper business?" Perry asked.

Lois breathed a small sigh of relief. Neither Jimmy nor Perry had seemed to notice anything unusual about Kal-El yet, although he had only said 2 words thus far.

"I don't know a whole lot, sir, but I've always been told that I was a good writer, and I am a quick learner. I think I would greatly enjoy reporting and exposing the truth to people."

There was a long, heavy silence, until at last Perry said, "I like your honesty, and if Lois thinks you can do this job, that's a high recommendation indeed. Her compliments don't come easily."

Kal-El smiled to himself. That was something he knew too well.

"I'm willing to give you a try. You can go downstairs to the employment office. I'll let them know you're coming. You can give them all your information. They'll need to see some id from you like your driver's license, so have that on hand."

Perry offered his hand, and Kal-El stared at it, confused, until Lois whispered to him that he was supposed to take it and shake it. Kal-El shot her a quick look of further confusion but did as he was told. Perry winced, signaling that Kal-El might have been a bit too vigorous in his grip.

Kal-El said his thanks, and he followed Lois out of his office.

It was a simple request for Kal-El to bring some id, but it was one that he couldn't do. Lois realized that they needed help from someone who would understand Kal-El's background and would be willing to help him slip under the radar.

She noticed a news bulletin of Senator Jonathan Kent on the TV screen out of the corner of her eye. He had argued that the aliens were coming in peace when people had been worried about abductions or world domination after the aliens had first made an appearance, and besides that, she had always liked the man. He struck her as one of the few honest politicians out there. He had appeared out of nowhere, a small town farmer from Kansas, but it hadn't taken him long to become a national senator. The people loved him and for a good reason. He actually listened to them. If anyone could and would help Kal-El, it would be Jonathan Kent.