I felt like we missed an important scene in this episode. Although we've seen Clark tell or show Lois his secret and what her reaction is on many occasions throughout the years, I still felt we should have been privy to his full disclosure. I also feel like Clark needs to explain to Lois why she was the last to know and also have closure with Lana, so she will be making an appearance at some point.
Disclaimer: I do not own Smallville or any of its characters.
'All my life I've been afraid Lois, afraid of people knowing the truth about me, afraid of them rejecting me and even if they didn't still losing them. I've been afraid of everything I can't control. But when I was faced with the idea of losing you forever, it made me realise that there's something I'd regret more than anything else; and that's not telling you the truth about me because that's the only way we could share a life together. I know the odds are stacked against us and we'd be risking everything, but if you're ready to take that leap there's no one else I'd want to take that leap with. Lois, you've had a lot of questions about the Blur… it's me. I'm the Blur', Clark Kent confessed turning to look at an incredibly calm and somewhat relieved Lois Lane.
What happened next caught Clark completely off guard and he literally stumbled and fell back, landing on some bags of shredded paper; Lois had jumped on him! She had run from the elevator, jumped into Clark's arms and was now straddling him atop of the bags of paper. All he could do was smile up at her.
Lois was so relieved that Clark had finally told her the truth that she leaned down to kiss him, the first time since he had pulled her into the alley as the Blur and they had passionately kissed before he left to banish Zod and the other Kandorians from Earth. It was heavenly, as if she was finally returning home after a long absence.
'What took you so long?' she teased him as he placed a strand of her hair behind her ear.
'What?' He questioned. Then it dawned on him, 'you kne-'
Lois silenced him by placing a figure over his lips as she grinned down at him. She couldn't help herself when she saw his shocked expression, thinking he looked adorable and leaned down for another kiss. Next thing she knew, she was standing where they had started, the shredded paper cleared away and Clark packing away the first aid kit.
'What-' but before Lois could question his actions, Clark put his figure to his lips silencing her inquiry. A second later the elevator doors opened and Steve Lombard stepped out causing Lois to wonder how Clark knew someone was coming.
'What's going on?' Lombard enquired, gesturing to the first aid kit.
'Oh nothing', Clark replied, 'just bandaging Lois' hand here'.
'What did you do? Staple yourself?'
'For your information I had a little Cat fight', Lois replied giving Clark a knowing smirk making her way to the elevator and pressing the call button.
'Hmm', Lombard conceded as he walked over to the filing cabinet, he really didn't need to hear about another head-to-head between Lois Lane and Cat Grant. 'Oh, any new leads on the Blur Lois? Your stories have been lacking in a certain super powered focus recently'.
At that, Clark looked expectantly at Lois. It wasn't that Clark didn't trust Lois in keeping his secret, he just didn't know how well she could deflect a head on question like that so soon after he had revealed himself to her. Of course, Clark had to remind himself that she had known before he had told her, but Clark was still unsure how long she had known. He wondered how she was coping with the revelation that her dorky farm boy wasn't so dorky anymore.
'Oh you know', Lois waved off the question glancing at Clark, 'nothing for the front page'.
The elevator doors pinged open and Lois and Clark stepped in standing side by side. When the doors slid closed Lois wasted no time in wrapping her arms around Clark's neck pulling him in for the kiss he'd interrupted minutes before. Clark happily obliged. When they pulled apart Clark rested his forehead on Lois'.
'I have some explaining to do', he stated looking directly into Lois' eyes, baring his soul.
'You better believe it Smallville, but no rush, you can give me the full-disclosure when you're ready', Lois replied eliciting a gigantic smile from Clark. How did Lois manage to be so understanding? Clark knew from past experiences that when someone discovered his secret, they called him on it almost immediately or at least acted differently around him. Why hadn't Lois? What's more, he was pleased she didn't view him any differently and was still using his nickname.
'I wouldn't have told you if I wasn't ready to give you the full disclosure Lois. It's just… how long have you known?' he asked, needing to suppress his curiosity.
'About a month', Lois replied pulling the side of her bottom lip between her teeth, smirking. This statement caught Clark completely off-guard. He didn't understand how she had kept her knowledge a secret from him for so long whilst still being able to look him in the eye everyday knowing he was lying to her face.
'How?'
Lois opened her mouth to reply but before she could answer, the elevator doors slid open to allow Tess Mercer to enter. Clark gave Lois a smile, silently assuring her that their conversation would continue when they were in private.
'I hear you've been causing an upset with other employees Lane', Tess accused turning to look at Lois.
'Come on, you and I both know I'm not the one responsible that little hoedown. If Kitty Cat had gotten her facts straight in the first place, I wouldn't have a hole in my hand', Lois bit back.
'Maybe. I think you should take the rest of the day off to cool down, I don't want the bull pit to be turned into a boxing rink'.
'I can't, you pushed my deadline for the amulet piece', Lois huffed.
'Oh, I'm sorry if that sounded like a suggestion. What I meant to say was 'you are going to take the rest of the day off'. I don't take kindly to violence in the news room Lois, you should know that by now', Tess sneered.
Clark looked between Tess and Lois willing both to back down before things got out of hand. Of course, he knew that both of these women were strong willed so it was a long shot that his hope would be fulfilled.
'You can't do this Tess, it wasn't my fault. Anyway, Cat's the one who should be punished', Lois countered.
'Miss Grant has already agreed to take the rest of the day off, she seems to know when to quit while she's ahead. Now, unless you want a suspension, I suggest you collect your belongings and go home'.
Lois folded her arms across her chest silently cursing Tess while Clark stood close by wondering why Tess had been so harsh for such a trivial matter. It's not as if Lois had actually hit Cat. He wanted to defend Lois but he had second thoughts when he wondered if his input would just aggravate the situation further. When the elevator finally came to a halt on the ground floor, Lois and Clark made their way to their desks while Tess headed towards the copy room.
'Oh and Clark', Tess called sweetly glancing back, 'I'm sure you can shoulder the load of Lois' story as well as your puff piece on the fire department fundraiser'.
Seeing Tess disappear into the copy room, Lois geared herself up for round two. She started to march towards the copy, muttering something about dental cover, only to have Clark grab her elbow halting her progress.
'It's not worth it Lois', he cautioned. 'You'll only make things worse. Besides I really don't mind writing the story, I'll borrow your notes and then we can still share the by-line'.
'Trust me Clark, it's not the story I'm bothered about', she sighed starting to pull on her jacket. 'It's just… now we won't be able to talk until tonight'.
Clark acknowledged this and stood looking around the room. Most of their colleagues were engrossed in their work or on the telephone so Clark sat down at his desk and reached for Lois' story notes. Flipping through the pages and reading them at superspeed, he looked up at Lois who was now ready to leave.
'Why don't you go get a coffee from the café over the street and I'll meet you there in ten minutes?' he suggested.
'Ten minutes? Do you have a death wish Clark? You can't flunk both stories and I know for a fact you don't play hooky'.
'Lois, trust me. I'll have both stories completed and submitted by the time you've finished your coffee', he said winking at her.
Lois narrowed her eyes at Clark contemplating his suggestion. She knew Clark would have to use his superspeed to write the stories so quickly but she was worried about how he would explain their sudden completion to Tess. On the other hand, if he did finish the stories, they could have the conversation she had been longing for ever since she had first found out that Clark was the Blur. When Clark smiled sweetly at her and angled his head towards the exit, Lois couldn't help but comply so she smiled back and made her way out of the bull pit.
With Lois out of the way, Clark scanned the room once more and set about writing the stories. Ten minutes was a generous amount of time but Clark knew it was necessary because he couldn't write at full speed at the risk of splitting his keyboard. He finished both stories within five minutes, stopping every so often to make sure he wasn't drawing too much attention to himself. Afterwards, Clark quickly proofread them before finally submitting them to the publishing department. He grabbed his coat and managed to exit the Daily Planet without further interrogation or hassle from Tess.
Clark made his way down the street and he saw Lois sitting at the same table outside the café as she had been the night she had returned from Star City after Jimmy had been transferred to Metropolis General Hospital following the doomsday incident. Clark had stood her up for their 'discussion' about what transpired, or rather, what had nearly transpired between them at Chloe and Jimmy's wedding. He felt a pang of guilt thinking about that night but this time had no difficulty crossing the street.
'I'm impressed Smallville', Lois praised as he sat down opposite her. 'I may have to find some uses for these abilities of yours in the future'.
'You already do Lois. Are you finished?' he questioned gesturing to her coffee cup. After receiving a nod from Lois, he went inside to pay Lois' bill then returned taking her hand, leading her down the street.
'Where are we going?' Lois inquired when Clark steered them into an alley out of sight from prying eyes.
'We're going to the farm. I thought you wanted to talk', Clark returned scooping Lois into his arms. 'You might want to hold on tight'.
With Lois is his arms, Clark ran them to the farm in seconds. Due to the fact that he was worried about Lois experiencing motion sickness, he ran slower than he usually did. Still making good time, Clark didn't stop until they were standing in the middle of the kitchen, still holding Lois bridal style.
'Talk about sweeping a girl off her feet', Lois said breathlessly.
'That's what you said before', Clark chuckled setting Lois on her feet, thinking of the time he had experienced an alternate reality where he didn't exist.
'What?'
'Never mind. I'll tell you the story some time. There's just one thing I want to know first, how did you find out about me?'
'Oh. You kissed me', Lois shrugged remembering their unfinished conversation from the elevator.
'Well I've done that a lot, care to narrow it down for me?' Clark asked, still not knowing what Lois was referring to.
'You kissed me as the Blur before I left for Africa. I handed you the Book of Rao after I had stupidly believed Zod to be you, the next thing I knew I was in your arms and you were kissing me. It felt so familiar but it wasn't until after you sped away that I put two and two together'.
'I'm that good huh?' Clark teased, impressed that Lois could recognise his kisses.
'Don't flatter yourself', Lois returned. Then she tried to steer the conversation to the more important matter, 'so come on Kent, spill. What else can you do?'
'Well, why don't you just dive right in at the deep end Lois?' Clark said sarcastically.
Lois rolled her eyes at Clark and made her way over to the couch. She sat down, crossing both legs beneath her and looked eagerly at Clark. He smiled at her and walked over to the coffee table sitting on it directly in front of her, taking both her hands in his. He was finally ready to tell her everything.
'Okay Lois, there really isn't any other way of doing this so I'm just going to throw it all out there… I can shoot fire from my eyes, I can hear a dog barking from ten miles away, I can jump buildings in a single bound, I can freeze liquid with my breath and excel it powerfully, I can see through solid objects, I can run faster than the speed of sound and I'm invulnerable', Clark confessed, trying to gage Lois' reaction. He became worried when she just sat silently, continuing to look at him. 'You're speechless. That's never a good sign'.
'Sorry, just processing', Lois explained, smiling slightly.
'Look, I know it's a lot to take in… so just tell me if things get too much for you'.
'Relax Smallvillle', Lois reassured as she leaned forward, pulling her left hand out of his grasp in order to punch his shoulder, 'I can handle anything you throw at me. It's just, I've never heard of someone suffering from a meteor infection having so many abilities before. You must have been exposed to a large quantity during one of the meteor showers'.
'I'm not a meteor freak Lois', Clark clarified, struggling to proceed with his explanation.
'Then what are you?' Lois asked trying to encourage Clark to continue.
Taking a deep breath, Clark ran his thumbs over Lois' knuckles and dropped his bombshell. 'I'm an alien Lois'.
TBC.
I'm working on chapter two now. It should be up in the next few days.
Reviews welcome.