Disclaimer: To my great dismay, these characters belong to the WB, not me.
The plot line is mine, but not the characters.
Author's Note: Lex still lives in his mansion in Smallville. Both Lana and Chloe know about Clark's powers.
Chapter 1- Thoughts
At home in their Metropolis apartment.
"Guess who's coming for a visit?" asked Chloe with a grin.
"Who?" Clark asked inquisitively.
"Your telescope girl," Chloe teased.
A look of pain crossed Clark's face as he thought of the last time he had seen Lana. Even to this day, more that two years later, he hadn't told Chloe all the details.
"What is it Clark? What's the matter?" Chloe questioned.
"Nothing sweetheart, nothing."
"Hey, I don't buy that invincible Superman façade, you know that. I know when something is wrong with my husband. I've loved you since high school, so I can read you like a book," Chloe stated.
"I love you, baby," Clark said, not really paying attention.
"Clark, tell me what's wrong," Chloe demanded.
"It's just something that happened last time I saw her. Something she said. Everything she said. She blames me for Whitney and Nell's deaths, among other things. She said…" Clark's words died off, his eyes becoming moist.
Two years earlier a fire-starter had started a fire in Lana's home with Nell and Whitney inside. The fire-starter had somehow figured out Clark's weakness and surrounded the house with meteor rocks. Clark couldn't get past them. All he could do was watch the house burn. Shortly after that incident, Chloe and Clark moved to metropolis. But, he couldn't escape the sound of Whitney and Nell's frantic screams reverberating in his ears.
"It's not your fault, my love. Lana knows the meteor strip you of your powers to the point of hurting you. She was just in a lot of pain," Chloe reasoned.
"There must have been something I could of done to save them! Something!" Clark almost yelled, a single tear escaping from his eye.
Lana couldn't sleep on the bus ride into Metropolis. She kept thinking of Clark, and of the chance she had missed. She could have been so happy with him, but she had been blind and now he was married to Chloe. She knew they were happy. That's why she pushed him away. It was easier to hate him, than to love someone who couldn't love her. She didn't know what she'd say, but she knew she had to tell him everything. Including her big problem.
Author's Note: Lex still lives in his mansion in Smallville. Both Lana and Chloe know about Clark's powers.
Chapter 1- Thoughts
At home in their Metropolis apartment.
"Guess who's coming for a visit?" asked Chloe with a grin.
"Who?" Clark asked inquisitively.
"Your telescope girl," Chloe teased.
A look of pain crossed Clark's face as he thought of the last time he had seen Lana. Even to this day, more that two years later, he hadn't told Chloe all the details.
"What is it Clark? What's the matter?" Chloe questioned.
"Nothing sweetheart, nothing."
"Hey, I don't buy that invincible Superman façade, you know that. I know when something is wrong with my husband. I've loved you since high school, so I can read you like a book," Chloe stated.
"I love you, baby," Clark said, not really paying attention.
"Clark, tell me what's wrong," Chloe demanded.
"It's just something that happened last time I saw her. Something she said. Everything she said. She blames me for Whitney and Nell's deaths, among other things. She said…" Clark's words died off, his eyes becoming moist.
Two years earlier a fire-starter had started a fire in Lana's home with Nell and Whitney inside. The fire-starter had somehow figured out Clark's weakness and surrounded the house with meteor rocks. Clark couldn't get past them. All he could do was watch the house burn. Shortly after that incident, Chloe and Clark moved to metropolis. But, he couldn't escape the sound of Whitney and Nell's frantic screams reverberating in his ears.
"It's not your fault, my love. Lana knows the meteor strip you of your powers to the point of hurting you. She was just in a lot of pain," Chloe reasoned.
"There must have been something I could of done to save them! Something!" Clark almost yelled, a single tear escaping from his eye.
Lana couldn't sleep on the bus ride into Metropolis. She kept thinking of Clark, and of the chance she had missed. She could have been so happy with him, but she had been blind and now he was married to Chloe. She knew they were happy. That's why she pushed him away. It was easier to hate him, than to love someone who couldn't love her. She didn't know what she'd say, but she knew she had to tell him everything. Including her big problem.