Preface
"So am I ever going to see you again?" She asked, a teasing smile playing on the corners of her lips.
"I hope so." I answered her with a confident smile.
I know so.
I have to Jor-El's training is not going to be easy, I'm going to wish more times than I can count that I would wake up back in Metropolis with a smiling Lois Lane five feet away from me drinking my coffee and working on her big lead while the rest of us mere mortals simply watch in awe.
But I need to do this, I need to fulfill my destiny, become the man that Oliver, Chloe, Bart, Mom…the man that they always knew I would be the one I could be.
Lois was the only one it was hard to say goodbye to. Chloe and Oliver practically pushed me out of the door ecstatic that I was finally embracing my destiny. Mom cried a little an promised to send me homemade apple pies everyday. I told people who knew my secret where I was going, what was going on. Lois was the only one who did not know my secret who I said goodbye to.
It was the hardest thing I have ever done. We had stayed late at the Planet. Tess had been punishing us it seemed giving us more stories than we could ever deal with. Lois was finishing up on a Red-Blue Blurr interview that had made us both laugh. I had never been more tempted in my life to tell her my story, to let her in on the secret. Instead I told her that I was going travelling-after Lana leaving and Jimmy's death, the possibility that Lex was still alive- I needed a break. She laughed and asked if she could come with me.
"Where you going?"
"I was going to visit my mom then head over to Europe, Africa. There are so many places I want to see Lois." I sighed, a tiny part of my brain screaming at me to just cut the bull and tell her already. Instead I made up a story about travelling around the world.
"So am I ever going to see you again?" She laughed a teasing simle playing at the sides of her lips.
"I hope so." Confidence shaped my smile. "After all what could be better than after spending a relaxing year away from Metropolis I can come home to…"
"A stinky old farm and of course me." she smiled. "don't worry Smallville when you get back I'll be right here with my red pen ready to 'improve' your obituaries."
"I'm counting on it Lane." I stood up taking in everything about her. Trying to imprint her image into my mind. "So what I don't get a hug goodbye."
"Hmmmm?" She looked up pencil in-between her lips. "Ohh Smallville hold on one second I just need to finish, okay there now I can get this to Tess and finally go home. I can't believe your really going Smallville, I'm going to miss you."
All at once I was enveloped in Lois Lanes arms, her head fit snugly against my chest and I barely had time to wrap my arms around her before she pulled away. "Call?" She asked.
"I'll try."
That was the moment I knew that I had to leave or else I was going to tell her everything.
I wish I had.