Timeframe- Story takes place around the end of season 6. Everything that happens up to Promise stays true but moves into AU after that. So none of the dam stuff happens. Well almost everything is the same except that Lois is still living at the farm but is working at the Inquisitor.
Prologue
Beautiful. That's the only word she could use to describe what she was seeing. Just…beautiful.
Lois stood on the balcony leading out from her bedroom, watching the skies. There wasn't a single cloud around. It was perfectly clear.
It was almost as if the weather knew what day it was. The mid-day sun shone high in the sky as it beamed its rays onto her face. It was fairly hot but with a gentle wind that took the edge off the heat and made it enjoyable.
Lois wrapped her arms around herself as she stood watching the streets below. People were carrying on with their Saturday without a care in the world. Lois wanted to shout it out loud, she was just so incredibly happy. She walked back into her bedroom and closed the doors. She could hear someone pottering about in the kitchen and she smiled to herself. Judging by the delicious smells assaulting her nostrils, Martha was making breakfast. Lois quickly put on her robe and went out to the kitchen.
"Morning Mrs Kent." Lois said as she kissed her on the cheek.
"Lois how many times have we had this discussion?" Martha warned, waving a spatula at Lois. "Its Martha or mom."
"I know I'm sorry but it's taking me a little time to adjust that's all." Lois replied then looked around the living room. "Did you tidy up in there?"
"Well the last thing you want to be worrying about on this day is how messy your place is." Martha replied with a smile as she put some pancakes onto a plate and placed it in front of Lois.
"I can assure you that that would've been the last thing on my mind but thank you anyway. You really didn't have to do that. Is Chloe not up yet?" Lois asked but just as the question had left her lips, Chloe walked in the door.
"Hey cuz, how you feeling?" She asked as she walked into the kitchen and plonked herself down onto one of the stools at the island in the middle of the kitchen. "Morning Mrs Kent." She smiled as she grabbed herself a cup and poured out some coffee.
"Good morning Chloe, I hope you're hungry. We all need our strength today."
"Why what's happening today?" Lois asked with a sly grin.
"Oh yeah I forgot…I'm getting married today!" She yelled as she raised her arms and punched the air emphatically.
The other two women shook their heads and laughed.
"Okay Lois breakfast first then let's start getting ready." Chloe said, excitedly digging into her pancakes that Martha had just placed in front of her.
"I think I'm too nervous to eat." Lois said.
"Lois honey, you're going to have to eat something. It's going to be a long day and you need to have something in your stomach. I will not have my daughter passing out in the middle of reciting her vows." Martha said sternly. "Now eat."
Lois picked up a fork and started digging in, after a few bites she was actually surprised at how hungry she had been.
"Mm this is the best start to any day." Lois mumbled through a mouthful of food. Martha simply smiled and sat down to eat her own breakfast.
"I can't believe I'm marrying your son today Martha." Martha smiled at the name. "I never thought I could be this happy. It so wasn't the way my life was supposed to go but Smallville showed me just how wonderful it is to love and have that love returned."
"It is special." Martha agreed. "For the record, I can believe you're marrying my son today Lois. He loves you so much; I've never seen him so happy. I always knew this day would come. I'm so proud of both of you."
Lois didn't say anything, she wasn't sure she could without choking up so she just smiled and squeezed Martha's hand.
"When did you turn into such a sap cuz?" Chloe laughed as Lois sent her a playful glare. "Only kidding Lo. It's so wonderful to see you so happy. You and Clark deserve it."
The three women ate the rest of their breakfast in contemplative silence, each one thinking about the day ahead of them.
All three had the biggest smiles lighting up their faces.
The church was a breath taking sight. As Lois made her way down the aisle she could barely hold in the excitement. Today she was marrying the man she loved with all her heart.
Her knees started to feel weak as she got closer to him. He was standing there with a huge smile on his face. He looked so handsome in his tux. She had never been so attracted to him as she was right then.
She could feel the love he had for her radiating off him in waves. He couldn't take his eyes off her, glancing down the entire length of her body. He looked as if he was drinking in the sight of her in her dress and she was surprised to find she was actually blushing a little.
She looked over at her father and saw that he was crying as he handed her over to the man she was going to spend the rest of her life with. She was going to be there for him and help him become the man she knew that he could be. And she would be there for all the good and the bad in his life.
The world had a lot in store for Clark and Lois Kent. And she couldn't wait to get started.
But as she reached him and stood on the altar, his smile was replaced by a frown.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"I can't do this Lois. I'm sorry." He turned to leave but she grabbed his hand.
"Where do you think you're going Clark?"
"I'm sorry, I really need to go. I hate to do this to you but I have no choice. This hurts me just as much as it hurts you but I can't stay." He touched her cheek lovingly.
"Just know that I will always love you." Then, with a tear running down his cheek, super sped out of the church, leaving a very confused and very hurt Lois standing there with her hopes and dreams crashing down around her.
Her heart crumbling into a million little pieces. She barely felt Martha embrace her as she stared at the cloud of dust left by Clark's departure.
Lois shot up straight, breathing heavily. She put a hand to her sweating forehead and tried to get her erratic breathing under control.
"What the hell was that all about?" She asked herself. Looking down at her hands, she saw she was shaking. She had never had dreams about Clark before much less about marrying him. But as she lay back down, her head churning out a thousand and one questions, it flashed in front of her eyes again.
She remembered every single detail, it was so vivid, and she thought that was strange because normally whenever she had a dream, she usually forgot most of the details upon waking. She went through it all again, Martha making breakfast in her apartment. Her actually having an apartment. Chloe helping her with her dress and make-up. Martha doing her hair. The drive to the church and then seeing the proud and loving look on Clark's face as she walked up to him.
But the one thing that blew all the thoughts away was the feeling of overwhelming happiness. She could still feel it now and that was why she was so confused. No matter how hard she tried, she could not stop the feeling of happiness at the thought of marrying the farm boy that annoyed her like no other.
"Come on Lois this has to be the craziest night you have ever had. Get a hold of yourself girl, you do not like Smallville that way. No way." She talked to herself until the early hours, afraid to go to sleep again in case it came back.
Okay so it wasn't like she had had a nightmare but this could definitely qualify as one in her book. The very idea of her marrying Clark was truly scary to her.
"And what was with him running out of there at lightening speed?" She chuckled as she pictured it again. The mind really could come up with some insane stuff whilst asleep.
But what she was most afraid to admit, even to herself was, that she was scared more about why he had suddenly left.
She groaned and threw an arm over her eyes.
"Great, even in my dreams Smallville thinks he's too good for me." She grunted.
"He probably is though." Her eyes went wide.
"Did I really just say that?" But she could actually believe it. Clark may have had a knack for bugging the crap out of her but the truth was, he had such a good heart. Maybe a naïve one sometimes but a good one none the less. He always looked for the best in people and she knew that he wasn't capable of hurting anyone. She on the other hand was always screwing up.
So why did the fact that he left her at the altar in a stupid dream, make her want to cry? Suddenly that feeling of overwhelming happiness was replaced with an overwhelming sadness.
"It must be this bed. It still has his smell and everything that is his is surrounding me. Yeah that's all it is." She reasoned with herself but not really feeling any better for it.
She tossed and turned for the rest of the night, a thousand and one questions still running through her mind.