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Diana's office is a busy place after the broadcast of Luthor's speech. No sooner does Kip leave and Diana click off the com with Elongated Man than the door to her office flies open and a disheveled Lois Lane enters, trailed by a few Amazonian aide types. "You cannot go in there unann--" one tries to say.

"Initials F.O. mean anything to you?" Lois snaps. Don't mess with her, even if you are twice her size.

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"I know, I...just figured...may I have some water, please? I could really use some wine, but Dr. Mid-Nazi would kill me."

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"Of course Lois." She pours a glass of water and brings it to her.

"Please sit, you need a moment to breath and recover."

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Kal actually walks over and takes Lois' hand, guiding her to a chair. It's just him, Diana and her in the room.

"There's more to this. What aren't you saying?"

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"Thank you," says Lois to Diana as she takes a deep drink from the water, then another, once Clark has her sitting. What is it about water that helps?

She takes a few deep breaths and then looks at her husband to say as calmly as she can, "He knows I'm pregnant. And he knows you're the father."

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Superman's visage looks very grim at that news. But then he softens. He doesn't want to discomfort Lois any more than she actually is. "Does he know I'm Clark?"

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Lois swallows another mouthful of water. Sometime soon she's going to notice she doesn't miss coffee anymore. Egads. "No. He thinks that I'm having an affair with Superman and asked if Clark knows that Superman's the father."

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"Obviously Luthor does not know Superman, or is judging him by his own standards of morality."

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"He was baiting her." Superman said. "It doesn't matter what he believes, it what he can potentially use to his advantage."

A pause. "So how do we get around this?"

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"I am not sure. If you let the information out so that he cannot use it against you someone will figure out your secret. If it is protected then there is a weapon held against you at all times." She muses.

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Lois frowns as the two heroes talk, taking the time to continue trying to calm down. She knows the anxiety is bad for the baby, sure, but she also knows she can't think when she's scared or irked...and she hates, HATES, the idea that Lex has scared her. "Well, here's the thing. Lex things I'm sleeping with Superman, not that Superman is Clark Kent. We need to figure out what to tell someone about why I'm carrying Superman's child, because Lex has DNA samples."

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Superman thinks. "Could we somehow come out publicly with the idea that you were made pregnant in vitro? Not that I have a reason WHY yet..."

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"Not many reasons why that happens, and why you instead of Clark? Unless you approached us about...huh." Lois looks over at Diana. "Any ideas, your Worshipfulness?"

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"Kal is the last son of Krypton, perhaps it was done to continue his line. There had to be some genetic compatability between the two of you so that is why you were chosen. It skirts the edge of truth...and I would play up the fact that Superman, Clark Kent and Lois are all friends and Clark knew of this."

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"In fact, it should probably be Clark that is the frontperson if we do this. Make sure there's no doubt whatsover that Clark is in on it."

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Lois gives Kal's hand a squeeze. "I think that's a terrific idea, honey. And there's something to what Diana's saying about genetics, too, but he'll have his own geneticists working on that so maybe not. GOD, I hate that man. Look, let's just be direct and plain. Clark and I want children some day but in the meantime, like Diana said, Superman needs a son and I'm amenable. And I'm honored to help Superman's line continue. Something like that. What do you think? It's that or assassinate the president."

She might not be kidding.

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"Genetics may not be a factor other than you were genetically compatible, and all three of you are very close. That would be a deciding factor I would think." She just gives Lois a look at the assassination comment.

"If you bring this truth forward it will take away Luthor's weapon...but it can also bring great danger to you Lois."

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Kal nods. "I know how much you hate the idea, Lois, but going public with this almost HAS to mean that you go into hiding. I know that's like asking me to not save lives for six months plus...but Luthor's too damn dangerous even if you're not in the public eye...let alone if you are."