It is three years later and things are very different now.
Connor and Chloe are married and living in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood. Because of Lilah's 'reversal spell'(if one can really call it that), the So'Dath prophecies were forgotten, and thus, no one was aware that the daughter of Connor and Chloe, whom they named 'Cordelia', would one day be a very powerful vampire slayer.
Dr. Swann's spell only worked on Lois, leaving the Smallville situation to be as sticky as they come. For neither Lois, nor Lex, who almost lost his life in that car accident, remembered nothing of the baby that had been born.
But Clark, Lana Lang, Martha and Jonathan Kent did. And the town remembered that Lois had a strange rash. When confronted by these questions, constantly, Lois decided to go back to Metropolis, thinking that Smallville was filled with nothing but weirdos!
That hurt Clark. It hurt that there didn't appear to be any part of Lois, that remembered that she had a child out in this world. Their child.
It also didn't help that neither Angel, nor his staff at Wolfram & Hart, seemed to remember anything either, when he called them. In fact, they didn't appear to know who he was, with Angel just barely remembering him at all.
That was when Clark realized that the only person he could count on, to find his child, was himself.
He grew apart from Lana, who became close with Lex. While she sympathized, too much had happened for her to go back to him. Last he heard, they were engaged.
His parents weren't pleased about his dropping out of school and dedicating his life to finding the child that was stolen from him. A child that he did not even know the sex of. Did he have a son or daughter?
Something in Clark, sensed he had a son. He did not know why, he just did. It turned out he was right.
Lana, who despite her engagement to Lex, kept quiet about the baby. She asked Lex's help in finding a detective for Clark. One that could be very discreet. Lex did not question the reason why. If it pleased Lana, that's all that mattered.
A now, Clark had found the child, a son indeed. But it had come at a cost.
Lex's detective had been murdered, after delivering the information to Clark. Clark had no doubts that Wolfram & Hart were behind it, since the detective had traced his son's adoption back to them. Back to Dr. Swann, who had seemingly disappeared as well.
Clark looked down at the file he now had in his possession. His son had been named Kyle and he was now the child of Dan and Faith Gordon. But, Dan Gordon had died in a car accident, nine months ago and his son was now being raised by Faith Gordon alone.
Faith....there seemed to be nothing on her before she married Dan. That didn't sit well with Clark. And if Lex's detective had been 'allowed' to live longer, maybe Clark could've found out why that was.
He decided not to dwell on what he could not control. He now had an address for Faith and Kyle. And coincidentally, she lived right next door to Chloe and Connor.
Or was it a coincidence?
Chloe put a barrette in little Cordy's hair, before fluffing it out. She would've never imagined she would have such a beautiful daughter. Certainly prettier than she herself ever was.
Chloe smiled to herself, as she glanced out of the window. Connor was on the riding mower, cutting the front lawn. It was Saturday and little Wyatt Halliwell down the block, was having a birthday party.
Three year old Cordy grabbed for the wrapped present that they were taking him, but could not get her small hands around it. Chloe gently took it from her.
"Ranpa Angel is coming over! Ranpa Angel!" Cordy cried excitedly.
Cordy was saying 'Grandpa Angel', of course. He was the one that had suggested the name Cordelia to her and Connor. At first, Chloe didn't like the name, but Connor too, seemed kind of insistent. She suspected this Cordelia was someone that was once very important to both men. But, Chloe did not push. There were still many things she did not know.
And that was fine with her. Chloe smiled to herself when she thought about that. There had been a time when her inquisitive mind, would not have rested at letting Connor keep more than one secret from her. The reporter in her wouldn't have allowed that.
But she was a stay-at-home mom now, while Connor was still finishing business school. Angel had purchased this house for them, although Connor had seemed rather leery of the offer. Chloe suspected that it was because of Wolfram & Hart, since in reality, they paid for this house.
But nothing demon like had happened, since they had moved in. And even though Chloe liked Angel, she took to her husband's adoptive parents more, though, from what Connor told her, they thought they were his real parents...at least she thought they did. All she really knew was that she was not supposed to mention Angel in front of them.
But that would soon be impossible. Little Cordy mentioned him all of the time, and seemed to take to him more than Connor's parents. And Chloe wasn't about to teach her little girl to lie.
Chloe eyed Connor out of the window again. When she got back from Wyatt's birthday party with Cordy, there were was something they needed to discuss.
They were having houseguests.
Cordy was clapping her hands in an excited manner. Yes, back to the source of her daughter's excitement. Angel was coming over to dinner this evening, which might be cause for tension, because of the 'houseguests'.
The first one was her cousin Lois. She had gotten a job here in town, at the Bay Mirror newspaper as a reporter. Lois was a reporter. Chloe still couldn't believe it sometimes. Lois, who had professed to have no interest in journalism, was now living the dream that she had always had.
Chloe smiled at Cordy. She had what she wanted though. She had wanted to leave Smallville and be with Connor. And her father, while he had been disappointed, visited four times a year, just to see his only granddaughter. Yes, things had worked out well.
Until now.
The other 'houseguest' was Clark, and while Chloe couldn't wait to see him again, something about this visit bothered her. After Chloe had left town with Connor, Lois had called her and told her that Clark had went insane, dropped out of school, dumped Lana and left town.
Lois also said that the last time she saw Clark, he tried to feel her up!
Chloe sincerely hoped there was no truth to that. She loved her cousin, but she could be prone to exaggeration. Yet, what if Clark was insane? Was it safe to let him stay in this house with herself and little Cordy?
Not that she didn't trust Connor to protect them, it was just that....in her heart of hearts, she couldn't turn Clark away. She just found herself wondering why he was coming? What was in San Francisco? And what had come between him and Lana?
Chloe bit her lip. She also suspected that Connor had never liked Clark. Telling him this would not be pleasant.
"Come on, Cordy! We have to get going!" she called out.
Cordy's blond hair bounced, as she ran to her mother and pressed her tiny hand into hers. They then walked down the stairs together.
Connor stopped the mower, as Faith and Kyle walked up to them. He smiled at Kyle.
"Hey, Kyle! Did you get Wyatt a good present?"
"Yes!" he said, his manner surly. Connor looked at Faith. Faith explained.
"Let's just say it's something Kyle here wants for Christmas, and SOMEONE, is a little jealous that another boy is getting it earlier than himself, right?" she asked, rumpling his hair.
Kyle said nothing, but his eyes were downcast. Connor shook his head.
"Christmas is six months away, Kyle. You just have to hold on."
Kyle nodded again, just as Chloe and Faith walked out. Chloe smiled at Faith.
"Hey, Faith. Listen, Angel is coming to dinner tonight. Do Kyle and you want to join us?"
"Sure. We don't have anything else to do. Hey, Kyle, do you want to eat at Cordy's house tonight?"
Kyle nodded again. Chloe grabbed his hand.
"I'll walk them down to Wyatt's house, if you want." Chloe said, somehow sensing that the two of them needed to discuss something. She liked Faith, and knew that she was part of this dark world that both her husband and Angel came from. That and she felt sorry for her. Faith had lost her husband awhile back, and Chloe knew that she and Kyle were still having a hard time. How Faith afforded the house by herself, was beyond Chloe's comprehension.
"Thanks, I'll be down in a minute." Faith said. Chloe smiled through her sudden pain. Good God! That Kyle had a grip on him!
Connor watched as his wife and daughter walked off with Kyle, before saying anything. But it was Faith that spoke first.
"I'm glad Angel is coming tonight, but I want him to stay out of this."
"Faith...." Connor began.
"You should've never said anything to anyone!"
"Faith, for God's sakes here! I saw your son knock over Mrs. Harper's chainlink fence! Now you're lucky I was the only one that saw it! Kyle's strength, coupled with the fact that you just found out that Dan arranged that adoption through Wolfram & Hart, spells trouble!"
"You don't think I know that! I still think the best thing to do is run. Kyle and I will just go someplace far away...."
"No, Faith. Come on. You've put down roots, finally. And you said that Kyle never had any of this strength, or God knows what else, until after Dan died. Maybe this is a phase or something."
Faith gave him a look of disbelief.
"Come on, Connor! We both have seen too much to believe that."
"Maybe, maybe not. But let's just let Angel help, okay?"
Faith bit her lip and nodded.
"Fine, fine! Look, I'm headed down to the party. I'll see you tonight, okay?"
Connor nodded, then watched as Faith walked off. He began to start up the riding mower, when Lois swept into the driveway, almost hitting Faith, who had not finished crossing past in on the walk!
When Faith saw who it was, she rolled her eyes! Chloe's bitch cousin, Lacy....Liza, something! What the hell was she doing back here?
Lois jumped out of her car and ran to give Connor a hug! Connor let go of her.
"Lois, I'm always happy to see you, but you know that you almost his Faith?"
"Faith? Faith....I just saw some bitch....was that Faith?" Lois cooed, grinning.
"You know it was. And luckily, she's gone and didn't hear your comment."
"Or what, 'Mr. Chloe Sullivan', hey? I can take her anytime."
"Lois, not to be rude, but why are you here?"
Lois's face fell.
"Chloe didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"I've moved here! I got a job at the Bay Mirror! I'm going to be living with you all until I find my own place!"
"Uh....no....Chloe didn't say...."
Lois ran back to her car and pulled out some luggage. She then tossed it to Connor, who caught a bag, while still on the mower. He climbed off.
"Lois...."
"Now don't you worry about a thing! I will be paying you rent, while I'm here. So, show me where my room is."
If Connor was displeased, Lois didn't notice, as she settled into a small guest room. She opened up her luggage and milled around, until she found what she was looking for.
Her medication.
Lois picked up the bottle. Cymbalta, for depression. Lois opened the bottle and took a pill, swallowing it dry. She still didn't know what exactly she was depressed about!
And then there were the strange dreams. Dreams that began after she spent that time at the Kent Farm. What bothered her the most, was that Clark Kent, was rumored to have went insane and was supposedly wandering about Europe somewhere. What if they both accidentally inhaled some chemical or something used for spraying crops? Why did they both have problems that began during that time?
Lois had been to three different doctors, that could find nothing physically wrong with her. And then, there were the dreams. The dreams of a baby.....and of her and Clark Kent making love.
Lois opened her bedroom door, hurried down the stairs and rushed into the kitchen. She got a glass of water and drank it quickly. The dreams of Clark always got her hot!
The baby part was depressing. Why? None of it was real.
Yet, she still remembered Clark's words to her that strange day. Something about, 'where is our baby'.....or 'where is our child'? Why would he have said that? God knows if she had ever been pregnant, with anyone's baby, she would remember!
Lois put the glass in the sink, knowing she should wash it, but not really feeling like it. She could hear Connor mowing the back yard now. She had to pull herself together. She couldn't let her new employers, or anyone else in her family, know she was on depression medication.
The doorbell rang. Lois looked around. No, Chloe did not have a maid. Lois walked over to the door and threw it open before looking. She then stared.
Clark Kent was staring back at her. She blinked.
"Lois? Lois, what are you doing here?" he asked, smiling at her, as if he were happy to see her.
"You're a hallucination. Excuse me." Lois said, then turned and walked back up the stairs. She picked up her pill bottle, walked back down the stairs to see Clark was still there. Lois put a finger up, as if to say, 'one second', before walking into the kitchen.
Clark stepped in and closed the door, tossing his luggage next to an umbrella stand. He then followed Lois into the kitchen and watched her take another pill, this time with water. She then blinked. Why was Clark still here? She had thought she had moved from depression to hallucinations, but now.....
"What is that you're taking there?" Clark asked, reaching for the bottle. Lois snatched it back!
"You're really here."
"Uh, yes."
"Clark Kent?"
"That's my name."
Lois looked at the pill bottle and put it behind her back.
"Just forget you saw this, okay?"
But Clark had already glanced at the drug on the bottle. Cymbalta? He wasn't quite sure what that was for, but he intended to find out. Lois was here. Lois was next door to their son. He wondered if she remembered anything at all about him? Cymbalta.....now he was more than curious. Maybe he could just ask Lois what she was taking it for.....
Before Clark could say anything, Connor entered through the back kitchen door. Lois hadn't realized the riding mower had stopped.
"Kent? What the hell are you doing here?" Connor asked, more in surprise than disgust.
"Didn't Chloe tell you?" Clark asked. Connor felt like groaning! Lois had just said that same phrase earlier! Dinner tonight was going to be quite a treat!