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Lois Lane did not get jealous. Never, not even when Misty Parkinson got the Simpson's lunch kit that Lois had been begging the General for. No, Lois Lane didn't get Jealous. Yet sitting there across the Talon watching them she couldn't seem to push that gross feeling in the pit of her stomach far enough away.
Antonia Scott had been at the planet for just about a month and in Smallville for only a week and she had everyone wrapped around her finger. The worst part was that Lois actually liked the girl, she had done wonders to Clark and she was actually really nice. So why was it that every single time she saw her, Lois got this horrid feeling in her gut. She wanted everything Antonia had and most importantly she wanted Antonia's boyfriend. Lois Lane was jealous.
"Hey Lo, what are you thinking about?" Lois snapped out of her reverie and looked into the shining eyes of her cousin. Lois took a second to really look at her cousin; ever since Chloe had accepted that position at the Gotham Gazette she had been a very different person. Two years her cousin had been living and working in Gotham and it completely agreed with her she had more than enough crime and bad guys and she even had her own hero who saved all of his exclusives just for her.
"Lois! What is going on? You keep spacing out?" Chloe's eyes followed Lois's line of sight to there mutual friend and his new girlfriend.
"Oh this is about Clark and Tony."
"It is not!" Chloe couldn't help the little giggle that escaped at Lois's utter denial.
"It isn't okay, I have been fine with Clark and Antonia since the very beginning. You forget that I am the one that introduced them"
"Meeting the girl first does not constitute introducing them and it definitely doesn't keep you from wanting what you can't have." Chloe smiled into her cup of coffee. Lois was about to speak when Martha interrupted them.
"Hello girls, enjoying yourselves?"
"This is amazing Mrs. Kent. I can't believe you did all of this in so little time. This is going to be an incredible Christmas!" Chloe smiled again. God when did Chloe start smiling non- stop? Lois rolled her eyes subconsciously and both Martha and Chloe looked at her.
"You disagree Lois?" Martha asked.
"No of course not, you know me, never one to be all into Christmas. But the place looks beautiful Mrs. Kent, really." Antonia laughed loudly and they turned to see Clark brush a strand of hair behind her ear. Her eyes fell on Clarks in complete adoration.
"He's really falling hard for her" Mrs. Kent smiled at her son and then smiled even wider at Lois's uncomfortable shift.
"Excuse me, I've gotta… I don't know clean my car." Lois walked away Martha's eyes followed her to the door and into her car.
"Mrs. Kent you know how hard it is on Lois…"
"Don't worry Chloe, I love that girl like my own daughter and one day she will be. I'm not worried about that. But Antonia's a nice girl and who knows maybe she'll help speed the process along a bit!" Chloe watched in amazement as Martha walked over to Clark and Antonia and sat down.
A lot in Chloe's life had changed over the past decade but the biggest moments had taken place in another city with another hero. Yet standing there looking at Clark, at the man he had become she couldn't remember ever feeling more different.
"Chloe come and sit!" Clark called over and Chloe fell in beside them.
"It's so nice to be home again. I haven't had a relaxing Christmas… in a long time." Clark pulled Antonia's hand to his lips as he tried to push the memory of his best Christmas yet out of his mind.
Metropolis Three Christmas's ago.
"I can't believe you are trying to blame me, if it hadn't been for your stupid lead we would have made it to Smallville before the storm even hit."
"Well if you wouldn't have stormed in trying to play the hero again than maybe the lead wouldn't have run off scared and we wouldn't have had to go and find him again." Lois ran into the bathroom and pulled a giant towel from the rack, she wrapped her long hair in the towel and then piled it atop her head. She began shedding her clothing as she walked to her bedroom.
They had planned to be in Smallville with Mrs. Kent for the holidays but it seemed as if things were not panning out the way they were supposed to. He could have of course just flown them to Smallville but that would involve revealing his secret to her and he wasn't quite ready to do that, not too mention he found her obsession with Superman much to amusing to ruin so soon. No it looked like it would just be him and Lois this year cramped up in her little apartment. This was going to be horrendous!
Present.
"So how have you been Chloe, I feel like I haven't spoken to you in months!" Clark took in his oldest friend. Like Lois, he too noticed the changes in Chloe, not only had her hair grown several inches and fell in long blond waves over her shoulders, but the smile that graced her lips never really seemed to vanish.
"That's probably because we haven't, mister I'll email you every day!" They all laughed, and Chloe continued.
"Gotham's fantastic, the Gazette has been perfect for me and I just started a new project with Bruce Wayne of Wayne Enterprises, we're writing a book about his parents and everything they have done for Gotham. Life is going really well." They all noticed the spark in Chloe's eyes at the mention of Mr. Bruce Wayne.
"Is that all that's going on with Mr. Wayne?" Clark hinted and for the first time in his entire life Clark Kent saw Chloe Sullivan blush.
"Yes it is Clark, can we move on please," At Chloe's embarrassed smile Antonia jumped in, "What happened to Lois?"
"Lois is allergic to the Holidays." Clark rolled his eyes.
"She saw all of Mrs. Kent's lovely decorations and just had to get away." They all laughed.
"I bet she'd like them better if she had someone to share them with, we should set her up!" Antonia suggested and it was Chloe who noticed the smile on Clarks face disappear.
Chloe was even more shocked when she heard Mrs. Kent's next words.
"That's a lovely idea, Tony."
Lois was so not going to be happy about this!
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