Her smile was slight, wry, and almost a little arch. You mean you haven't noticed that trait yet?

"I'm sure you've already talked to Clark--but if you haven't, he's the best rock I've ever known. When it was," she paused, but oh well, Tim could be discrete, "Oliver, Clark was the one he let in--and let's not talk about all the times he took care of me. I'm always here--god knows you all need someone to remind you there is life outside work sometimes--but I know you'll probably get the whole 'civilian can't understand' thing."

After a pause, she added frankly, "Or the Lois-can't-understand thing. Sooner or later I'll put my foot in my mouth again and do more damage than good. But hey, I try." Her opinion of herself might be slightly... skewed.