The rain began to fall with a vengeance as Martha sat on the porch thinking if she should go back to Washington. It had been a month since she left and she missed Clark, Lois, and Chloe and even Lionel but her main problem was that she did miss him but now she regrets missing him.
FLASHBACK
Martha had just come home after a whole month in Washington and was going to be staying for a while.
"Clark! Clark!" Martha yelled. But know one answered except the man standing in her kitchen who was definitely not her son.
" Hi."
"Hi"
"You don't remember me do you?"
"Of course… no actually I don't."
"Ben Hubbard we haven't spoken since Johna…" Ben stopped in sentence knowing that it's not good to bring up someone's dead spouse. "I'm sorry I shouldn't…"
"No it's ok. How have you been?" Martha went over and gave him a hug.
END OF FLASHBACK
Martha couldn't help but remember that when she first saw him her heart had seemed to mend where her heart used to have a place for Johnathon. She wanted to stay, she didn't want to go back to Washington not without Ben, the last time she felt this determined to be with some one was with Johnathon. But how would she tell Lionel, he had been racking up the frequent flier miles to see her and they were even dating but Ben was the one her heart was for.
FLASHBACK
Lionel had just called her cell phone telling her he was in a meeting and wouldn't be able to make it to dinner but he would pay for her to have dinner, but Martha wanted to have dinner with him so she got up and began to leave when Ben appeared she told him what happened and offered her dinner, now she did turn him down but he wouldn't give up so she gave in.
They talked most of the time about Johnathon and his past wife Sarah who died of cancer, politics, music, art and everything in-between it was like having Johnathon again it was like being in love again. After dinner he offered her a ride home since she came straight from her office with no car, thanks to Lionel's drivers she never used it so Ben drove her home and walked her to the door. It went so fast one minute they were saying good night and the next they were kissing.
END OF FLASHBACK
Martha stood up and walked inside the house and grabbed her keys.
"Where are you going mom?" Questioned Clark
"I'm going to go and talk to Lionel."
"You always call on that thing called a telephone." Lois said sarcastically.
"No! I need to speak with him face-to-face." Martha then walked out the door and decided it was time to face the music.
END