Chapter 10 - The Joker Wins Every time
"Lois, how's the dessert darling? I know you like the chocolate mousse." Lex looked at her as she devoured the fattening dessert.
"Mmmmm. Thisdelicsir. Tahkndfor the sdert."
"Lois, you didn't have to answer me immediately." They looked at each other and laughed.
Lois had met Lex a couple of years before during an interview and had first thought he was arrogant and selfish. But he had been out to prove her wrong; he thought she walked on stars. Lois quickly learned that money and power often made him cool and superficial but she soon learned he loved her dearly. Lex, on the other hand, never really understood why after dating so long, she still seemed standoffish.
"Lois, shall we be going? We have a lot to do."
"What?" She asked as Lex took her hand and led her out the restaurant door. He walked her across the street to the park. They often went for walks at night along the edge of the park, trying to relax. But tonight felt different to Lois. They sat down in front of the statue of a founder of Metropolis, not romantic but it would do.
"Lois, I want to ask you something." Lex took her hands in his.
"What?" Lex got on one knee and saw that Lois' face froze.
"Lois Lane, will you marry me?" Lois could see a thousand images flash in front of her - old boyfriends, all the things that Lex had done for her, and one vivid memory of another young man doing the very same thing several years before.
You weren't ready then Lois...you knew that...say yes now, Lois thought to herself.
"Yes Lex...I will marry you." As she said yes, without missing a beat, Lex pulled out a velvet box with a perfect solitaire and placed it on her finger. They kissed for several minutes, almost not coming up for air.
"How about Valentines?"
"For the wedding - I like that, but that's not far off."
"Lois, I waited this long for you; I can wait another 6 months. Besides planning will consume that time fast. Would you listen to that - hope that's not a message from above telling us it's a mistake." Lex took Lois' hand and they ran to the car as it began to rain.
I hope you right Lex. I can't make any more mistakes in my life, she thought as a picture of a man walking away, stuffing a box in his pocket flashed in her mind.