"I'm seeing Lex," Clark blurts out and then winces. That had gone more smoothly in his head.
Chloe raises a sculpted brow. "I'm assuming that that isn't commentary on your vision."
"Not quite," Clark replies, blushing as furiously as he ever did as a teenager. "We're, you know, seeing each other."
She thinks about it for a minute before asking. "Are you happy?" And the way she says it, it's like the entirety of existence is completely dependent on his answer to this question.
"Yes," he responds firmly. Of this, at least, he's certain.
She smiles. "Good enough for me."
Sequel is "Perceptions" (Story ID: 8221680)