This part of the story is the equivalent of a "pearl of great price". The way the characters interact is divine, even when tentatively testing a new relationship.

What a delight your Conner is; he obviously loves Clark deeply and wants that relationship with Lex, too. Lovely, thank you.

It's a pity you let Lois type this as she put in "least" rather than "lest" when they were in the kitchen.