It was exactly that feeling that Lois had been so scared of, but now that she was here, she barely even noticed. She was (a common enough occurrence with her) too caught up in the moment, in the joy and sheer silliness of playing with Conner to even realize that she had never felt so at home.

Grinning back at Clark, she leaned forward and whispered to Conner, "What do you say we deal? I let up, you help me get back at your dad."

Too bad Clark had really good ears, huh.