Title: Fairy Tales Can Come True
author: red rooster dawn
pairing: Lois and Clark
disclaimer: They don't belong to me. I make no money from them.
Summary: A Day at the beach leads to unwelcome results.
part 1
15 September 2008
Lois Apartment
Atlanta, Georgia
Lois stood in the small kitchen cooking dinner. It had been a long day and she was tired. Her little girl was playing with her dolls in her bedroom. She was a sweet little girl of three who looked like her mother.
Lois was cooking a meal that she had learned how to cook from Mrs. Kent. She wondered how Mrs. Kent was doing since she left Smallville almost four years ago.
She didn't wanted to leave, but she couldn't stay. She had spent a wonderful day at the beach with Lana, Chloe, and ..... Clark. Chloe was her favorite cousin, Lana had become a good friend during her time in Smallville.
Clark ..... well he was special. He was tall, strong, good looking, and had the temperament of a Saint. He was perfect man by any woman's definition, the only problem was ..... he was in love with someone else.
It wasn't something she spent much time dwelling on. She had decided a long time ago she would just be his friend and enjoy any time she spent with him to the fullest. Even though they weren't a real couple they did do a lot of things together.
They always seem to have a lot of fun together even though she knew Clark would never admit it. Actually how they spent their time together was probably what led to their problem in the first place.
She always managed to find a way to live at the Kent farm with Clark when she had no where else to live. There was so much love there. The Kents always welcomed her with open arms.
She heard a knock at the door that brought her out of her trance. She went over to the door to open it. She was surprised to see her father, the General, standing there in his uniform. She hadn't seen him in four years.
She wasn't exactly happy to see him. He had interfered in her life and caused her so much pain. Her life had been changed the day he had shown up in Smallville. Her life would never be the same.
"What do you want Dad? How did you find me? What are you doing here?" She asked him in a manner that implied that she didn't want to see him. She hoped that he wasn't here to take her back to Smallville. She wasn't in the mood for any of his lectures.
"What? No hello, how are you doing?" her father responded sarcastically as he leaned in to kiss her on the cheek.
"I'm not in the mood Dad. The last time you came to visit me you married me off to the local farm boy who was in love with someone else. I wasn't ready to get married. He wasn't either especially to me. It was a miserable existence for six months." she replied angrily.
"Is that why you ran away? I don't really understand Lois. You went to the farm looking for him to help you find Chloe. I went there and got you. I told you to stay away from him, but you went back there anyway. I even let you finish high school there.
When you got kicked out of college you went back to the farm and to him. You lived there with him for nine months before I went and got you. I used the pretense of looking for your sister to get you away from him.
After we found your sister you went back to the farm and to him. Don't tell me you didn't Lois. There is always a boy behind everything a young woman does. You were in love with him, don't deny it.
I spent two hours talking with the Kents that day. They told me the same thing. You were in loved with him. You were always with him. You played with him. You had fun together. He may have had a teenage crush on Lana, but he loved you." he replied.
"Dad! Why are you here?" she replied exasperated. There was no way she was going to talk to him about why she ran away and whether or not she loved Clark.
"I wanted to talk to you about Clark. He's been in a coma for the last three years. They're getting ready to pull the plug. I thought you might want to see him before they do. You won't get another chance to say goodbye." he finally explained.
"Have you got a place to stay?" she asked. She was sad and a little shocked to hear about Clark. She still loved him. She had thought that someday they would get together again.
"I have a place at the Windsor." he replied.
"Why don't you go back to your room and change. I have dinner cooking in the oven. It should be ready in about an hour. We can talk some more when you come back." instructed Lois.
"Okay sweetie, see you in an hour." he replied before leaving.
"Damm! I hope Mrs. Johnson can watch Lillian. I'm not ready for him to see her." she muttered.
day 2
15 September 2008
C-130 Army cargo plane
The next morning Lois was flying back to Kansas on a C-130 with her father, the General. They would fly to a base in Kansas and then she would be driven to the hospital in Smallville.
She had talked to Mrs. Johnson about taking care of Lillian for a week. She didn't know how long she would be in Smallville. She didn't know how she was going to react when she finally saw Clark.
She remembered him as a strong virile young man. What was he going to look like now? Would be look like an old man who is wasting away? How much longer was he going to live?
As she leaned back in her seat her mind began to wander back to that day four years ago. It all began as a day at the beach, Clark kissing her, and ended when they were married by General decree.
flashback
Saturday
27 August 2005
Kent farm
It was Lois's day off. She had had a late night and had slept in. She was busy in the kitchen cleaning up after eating a late breakfast and talking to Martha when her cell phone rang. She looked at the number of the caller. It was Chloe.
"Hello Chloe, what do you want?" asked Lois in a teasing manner. She was sure it had to be about Clark. Why her cousin couldn't express her needs to him was beyond her comprehension.
"Good morning Lois! I was wondering if you wanted to go to the beach with Lana and me. It's a beautiful day. We can work on our tans." asked Chloe cheerfully.
She must want something thought Lois. She's too happy. I wonder what she wants me to do? Lets see, it involves Chloe and Lana. Lana being the operative word here. She must want me to ask Clark.
"So it is Chloe, what is it that you want me to do?" asked Lois.
"Could you ask Clark to come with you?" asked Chloe.
Lois was hesitant at first. She knew how difficult it was to get Clark to do something he didn't want to do. Obviously he didn't want to go to the beach. That's why Chloe had asked her.
She did have a new bikini she wanted to try out. Clark had been working pretty hard the last several days. He needed a break. He needed to have some fun.
"Why me Chloe? You're suppose to be his best friend. Lana and he are supposedly in love with each other. Why don't one of you two ask him if he wants to go to the beach?" asked Lois.
What were they afraid of? Clark was a wonderful guy. He would do anything for either one of them. He even did things for her. They both wanted everyone to believe that they were adults, but they were only little girls.
"Because you can get him to do anything Lois. He always does whatever you want him to do." replied Chloe.
"You're not twelve anymore Chloe. You're going to have to learn how to do things yourself Chloe, but I'll ask him. You do know he probably doesn't want to go to the beach." sighed Lois.
"Thank you Lois." replied Chloe.
Lois went upstairs to change into her new bikini. She wanted to look good for Clark. She liked Clark, it was the reason why she was here living in the middle of nowhere on a farm.
She realized that Clark was in love with Lana, but she knew they weren't going to last, high school relationships seldom did. They were lucky to survive a year or two apart.
There was a reason why Clark and Lana's relationship was on again off again. Lana wanted to be the center of Clark's world. It wasn't about sharing and being a part of his life. They didn't have fun together.
They were too serious. Clark needed someone in his life to have fun with, not someone to worry about satisfying and about being yourself..
