(No P.O.V.)
Annabelle proceeded to have a plan to bring her mom and Clark together, and for the millionth time in her life, she was grateful that she didn't have to go to public school otherwise she wouldn't have so much time to enforce her plan. And she was happy that Christmas was nearing, so she asked Mom if they would have the best Christmas ever to make Clark feel so happy and welcomed.
Like the past weeks, Clark has been helping around, hanging holly in the rafters, grabbing the best Christmas Tree ever, and co-joining Patricia in preparing meals. Patricia was actually excited, baking Christmas cookies, and decorating the tree with Annabelle, and actually making a compromise for Clark to be Superman on Christmas Eve as long as he isn't seen.
Annabelle loved it so, hanging up the lights outside with Clark's help, finding the ugly Christmas sweaters from storage, and sneakily hooking up mistletoe to hang over the hallway entryway. She bought presents, having the promise from Clark that he wouldn't peek by cheating with x-ray powers.
There were instances that Clark and Patricia kissed under the mistletoe when Annabelle wasn't looking, and the few times that she saw them kissing, and she was grinning, delighted that her plan was working. Yes, she missed her papa, but she had the feeling that her papa would want her mom to move on, be happy again. And there were hints that Clark and Patricia was into each other, through Clark picked up the clues of Annabelle's plan faster than Patricia, due to the fact that he was intelligent.
Clark strangely didn't mind as Patricia is refreshing, a whole other level compared to Lois Lane. Oh, yes, Clark loved Lois dearly, but after looking at every angle and possibility when they broke up, Lois was more committed to her work than any relationship. And Clark was raised learning that love can cause a person to change, to grow, to understand.
Patricia similarly felt the same as Clark is different, not a bad-different, but a rather good-different compared to her deceased husband. Patricia loved Diego deeply, but after looking at how she spent her time after he passed away, Patricia knew that Diego would've wanted her to move on, give Annabelle a better life than she and Diego had, to be the fiery woman that she forgot to be, and find love again. She was raised learning that hope can change things, bring love to bloom, and ignite a flame of bravery into courage.
So, after Annabelle and Clark talked about visiting Alaska, and having fun, Patricia asked Clark if she could join him and Annabelle to any more trips when days are cloudy in Chatsworth, protecting Clark's secret from being discovered there, while being out of the closet technically in isolated, wild places.
So, to Patricia's delighted surprise, she and the others actually went to an inhabited island in the Philippines, a rarely-visited oasis in the Kalahari Desert in Africa, a mountain in distant view of Mount Everest, and a deep jungle spot in China.
However, the best surprises came upon Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and it was Clark's turn to ask Patricia for some time together. Annabelle was entirely fine with that when Clark told his plan to her, and she was excited when she heard the details, and she suggested a few things to make the outing even better, which Clark took happily with a hint of wary skepticism.