Clark and Lois stood in the hallway of an apartment building.

"This is the last loony on the list Perry gave us," Lois said.

"They're not loony. Most of them have seemed fairly sane and intelligent to me, but even more importantly their stories match."

"All these people saw was a dark figure outside last night. I saw a dark figure last night. You just don't conclude that it was an alien. Look who I'm talking to, a farm boy from Kansas. They sight more UFOs and aliens than anybody and to top it all off, he is an alien."

"What so you have against that?"

"Nothing. My son's half alien, isn't he? I'm not prejudice."

"You're talking to me again. Have you forgiven me?"

"No, I just can't keep my mouth shut."

"I thought you would understand why I can't tell people. Do you go around telling people about Jason?"

"I'm his mother. I have to protect him. That's why I'm not mad at your mom, but when Jason gets older and gets close to a girl that he knows he can trust, I wouldn't expect him to keep it from her. That's what finding someone is about, getting close and sharing secrets."

"I said I was sorry. Don't we all make mistakes?"

"I just need time and I'm sure I can bring myself to forgive you."

"Am I still allowed to see Jason?"

She rolled her eyes. "Yes. I'm even inviting you to his school music recital Saturday. I expect you to come as Clark Kent, of course."

"Thank you."

"Let's just get this interview over with, Smallville."

He grinned. She hadn't called him that in a long time. Coming from Lois, it was a sign of affection and a sign that she was on her way to forgiving him.

The interview was the same as the others. A dark figure was outside the window, despite the fact that it was the 6th floor.

They went back to the Daily Planet where they both sat at Lois' desk trying to get a story out of it.

"We can't just print 'People saw dark alien figure outside their windows last night.'" Lois said. "We knew that to begin with and we need proof that something strange happened. We need a lead or an angle."

"I know. What do all these people have in common?"

"Besides their insanity?"

"Lois."

"Okay. Okay. Well, they all live in Metropolis."

"That's a good point. Did you also know that they all had children?"

"I hadn't noticed that, but that is odd."

The phone rang. It was Jason's allergist.

"Miss Lane, I'm calling about the results to your son's tests. He seems to have lost all his allergies except to dogs."

"That's good news."

"Yes, but it's unusual. Your son had a lot of allergies."

"He's just getting healthier. Thanks for telling me. Bye." She looked at Clark. "Did you hear that?"

"I don't eavesdrop if I can help it."

"Jason's only allergic to dogs now. I wonder why he's still allergic to that."

"Maybe because his mother is."

"Yeah, probably. I hate dogs."

"You do not."

"I do so."

"Need I remind you that you're the one who brought us Shelby?"

"I hit him with my car. I had to bring him home."

"You love dogs and you know it."

"Yeah. Unfortunately, I've always had a soft spot for naked guys and stray dogs."

All this time, they had been drawing closer. Before either really knew what was happening, they were kissing.

When they pulled away, they noticed a lot of people were staring at them. One in particular was Richard. He had just got off the elevator, but he turned around and got back on.

"Richard, wait!" Lois shouted.

He didn't listen, and Lois chased after him.