Hayley was uncomfortable being in this place. If Clark listened, he would no doubt hear that her heartbeat echoed as much. Being alone with him in a private room made her more afraid than she liked to admit even to herself, being in this place where Lois had been until days before, and maybe even in a place where she might be forced to confront the issues she had become so good at avoiding for so long.
This was her olive branch. It was one of the most selfless things she had done in their entire relationship, all things considered, because it was the one that demanded she put him above herself. That was something that Hayley didn't really do and never without reason. She had reasons, of course, beyond simply that she actually liked Clark, but she was hoping he would accept it at the basic level for the gesture that it was. She was trying to support him in the only way she really knew how.
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Hayley was uncomfortable being in this place. If Clark listened, he would no doubt hear that her heartbeat echoed as much. Being alone with him in a private room made her more afraid than she liked to admit even to herself, being in this place where Lois had been until days before, and maybe even in a place where she might be forced to confront the issues she had become so good at avoiding for so long.
This was her olive branch. It was one of the most selfless things she had done in their entire relationship, all things considered, because it was the one that demanded she put him above herself. That was something that Hayley didn't really do and never without reason. She had reasons, of course, beyond simply that she actually liked Clark, but she was hoping he would accept it at the basic level for the gesture that it was. She was trying to support him in the only way she really knew how.