One More Day

Prologue

"Lois?"

She turned to face him.

"How you holding up?"

"Jimmy's in bad shape. "

"The nurse said they had him stabilized", Clark said.

"But he's not out of the woods", she said quickly, "he has severe internal bleeding and they're evacuating him to Star City to one of the country's top surgeons."

Clark's gaze lowered.

"I'm going to go with him", she stated.

He jerked his head back.

"You're leaving?"

"I'll stay there until I hear from Chloe."

"Lois…"

"Why did this have to happen to her? Why do these terrible things keep happening all around us?"

Clark pulled her to him.

"I promise, we're going to get Chloe back."

"What if we can't."

"Lois", he covered her cheeks with his hands, "I promise you right here, right now, I'm going to find her."

"I believe you."

"Just don't give up on us."

She lowered her head, somewhere deep down she'd secretly hoped his words had a double meaning.

"Clark," Lois said tears forming in her eyes as she looked into his, "I know you'll do whatever it takes to get her back. But I can't be here right now. I have to go. I'm sorry."

She turned to walk away, leaving Clark standing there dumbfounded.

Lois stopped walking and turned back around. She walked back towards Clark and leaned in giving him a very soft, chaste kiss on his cheek. She knew she lingered a little longer than usual, but she didn't know when or even if she'd see him again.

She breathed in his scent, as she hugged him again; she memorized him in that moment and turned around to walk away for good.

Clark saw her round the corner and lifted his hand to touch his cheek. It was still burning where her lips had been. He looked into Lana's room and noticed she'd seen the entire exchange between him and Lois.

Lana turned her head back towards her leg that was being stitched.

Clark looked straight ahead at the exit Lois left from. He started walking towards that same exit. For some reason he felt like he was walking slower than anyone normal.

Clark reached the parking lot and realized for the first time that it was raining.

Lois was gone and for a reason he could not place, deep inside, he wondered if he'd ever see her again.

I was wrong
Now I´ll never see your face, anymore
Oh my love,
I´d give anything for one more day with you

I was wrong, I was wrong
Now I´ll never see your face, anymore
Oh my love,
I´ll do anything for one more day with you
I´ll do anything for one more day
I´d give anything for one more day with you

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Music "One More Day" by Vast