Summary: Even though it happened by mistake, Chloe could never regret it. Not knowing who gave her, her most precious gift, Chloe is about to find out just how twisted fate's sense of humor can be. Chlollie, Clois, JLA.
Warnings: AU. Season Five/Season Six and in this chapter there would be some Chlark and Lollie!
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Someday you will understand, God's whole plan, and what it does to you…
- Britney Spears "Someday (I Will Understand)"
Prologue
July 2005
When Clark woke up, he stretched, forgetting for a second that he was on the couch. When he rolled off onto the floor he was sure the loud 'thump' was heard through the entire farm. He groaned when he remembered that Lois had stolen his room, again, and silently growled. Sometimes, he really wanted to smother her with a pillow while she slept. It would be quick and painless, the perfect plan. Shaking his head, Clark huffed. That girl really could bring the worst out in him. As he pulled himself to his feet, his super hearing detected something odd and out of place. Someone was crying in the kitchen. Unfortunately, Clark would know those sobs everywhere, Chloe. He'd heard them too many times before, many of those times were because of him. He dressed quickly, picking up his discarded t-shirt and checked the time. Seven am, it was too early for crying.
He quickly rushed into the kitchen to see Lois hugging her cousin close and his mother rubbing circles on Chloe's back.
"What's going on? Chloe, why are you crying?"
The three women jumped almost ten feet into the air and the look Lois gave him could only be described as homicidal.
"What the hell, Smallville? Want to give us all heart attacks? Jesus!" she yelled.
"I wouldn't mind if you had one now…" he muttered and his mother shushed him with a silent glare.
Chloe sniffed and rubbed her eyes and Clark approached her, grabbing her gently by her shoulders.
"You can tell me anything," he whispered.
"No, not this. You'll hate me," she replied, her voice so fragile, thin and weak that it broke Clark's heart.
"I could never hate you, Chloe. You mean a lot to me, you've been there for me through some of my worst times, so I'll stand by you. Forever," he assured her, holding her gaze. "What happened?"
"You know the summer trip I took last month with a few of my friends from Met-U?" she started and he nodded. "Well, I just wanted to let loose, get a little wild for once, and I ended up making a big, big mistake."
"Come on," Clark said, sliding an arm over her shoulder and taking her to the living room couch. They sat side by side, Lois taking the floor next to her cousin and Martha brought in coffee for all of them.
"We went out one night and I got drunk, really drunk," she sniffed a little, fresh tears rolling down her cheeks. "I ended up…having sex…with a total stranger, I don't know his name, I barely even remember him. And we didn't use protection."
"Chloe, you know better than that," Clark said a little shocked, Chloe was always the responsible one in the group. "What happened? Did you catch something?"
"Oh, God, no!" she said disgusted.
"Then…" Chloe saw the realization dawning on Clark's face, his baby blue eyes going huge as saucers and his face turning a little pale. "You're pregnant!"
It wasn't a question. It was a statement. The little blonde nodded and exploded with sobs once again. Clark snapped out of his trance quickly and wrapped his arms around his best friend, his sidekick, and simply held her.
"It's going to be okay, Chlo. Everything will be just fine," he whispered as Lois got up and hugged Chloe too.
"Smallville's right, cuz, we'll figure this out. In the end, everything will turn out just fine," Lois said looking at Clark who nodded, they were there for Chloe, no matter her decision, they would stick with her, even if it meant killing each other in the process.
Fine? Chloe thought bitterly. She just turned nineteen and her father had kicked her out when she told him. She was though that maybe once he calmed down he would regret what happened. But after the things he said to her, the way he expelled her from her childhood home…she knew that even if he begged, Chloe was never coming back.
There was always the Talon apartment, it was the first place she thought of when Gabe said that as long as he lived, he never wanted her under his roof ever again.
She had options. Not an abortion, God, she was against that. But maybe…adoption? Yes, it would probably be a good idea. But deep down Chloe knew that the first time she laid eyes on her baby, she wouldn't be able to let him go. So, all in all, her life was screwed.
No moment, will be more true, than the moment, I look at you…
- Britney Spears "Someday (I Will Understand)"
March 10th 2006
"Chloe, breathe," Lois coaxed her.
"Fuck Lois, breathe for me, will you?" cursed the little blonde who was currently in a lot of pain and without any drugs, her baby was in a rush.
Clark chuckled slightly. Chloe was finally in labor. Her baby should have come a week ago and now here they were. His best friend had only allowed Clark and Lois in the room. And so far, the Lane and half-Lane were butting heads.
"Do what I tell you Chlo. Breathe," Lois said glaring at her cousin.
"Someday, when you're in my position, you'll see that those words are useless," Chloe gritted her teeth. "Oh God here comes another one…" she squeezed their hands so hard that Lois' face contorted in pain and Clark seriously thought that Chloe had somehow absorbed his super strength and was now breaking all the bones in his hand.
"Miss Sullivan, when I tell you, you have to push—" the doctor started, but Chloe wasn't having it.
"I'll push when I want," she barked."Not when you fucking tell me to do it. You men, all the same, you get the easy and fun part and we…oww, another one, GOD this HURTS!"
"You need to push Miss Sullivan. Now!"
Lois didn't know her cousin could be so loud! She was afraid for a second that she'd gone deaf. One look at Clark comforted her some, at least Smallville was suffering too.
A few minutes later, minutes that seemed like hours, Chloe's screams decreased as a new set of lungs began to cry. Chloe's tears started to fall as she heard her baby crying for the first time.
"Is he okay?" she asked in a whisper.
"Perfect," Lois replied in a tiny voice.
"Here you go, Mommy," the nurse said with a small smile, placing the blue bundle in Chloe's arms.
He was a big baby, and a beautiful one too. His skin was light and his eyes were open, letting her gaze into two pools of a very clear green. She was one hundred percent positive that he was going to be blonde and by the looks of it, real tall.
"Hi baby. I'm your Mommy," she whispered.
"Wow Chloe, he's gorgeous," Clark said looking at his godson in wonder.
"Yes, he is," Chloe nodded.
"What's his name, Miss Sullivan?" the nursed asked.
"Connor Richard Sullivan," Chloe said not tearing her eyes away from her little bundle of joy.
"It's a beautiful name," the nurse smiled and stepped back a little.
Chloe took one of his little hands into hers and Connor grabbed her finger. Months of doubts of a bright future suddenly dissipated and for the first time Chloe believed that it was going to be okay.
"I love you," she whispered kissing the baby boy's head.
Later, after Chloe fell asleep and Clark promised Lois that he wouldn't leave her cousin's side for a second, she went home to the Talon apartment. Taking of her heels and lying on the couch, Lois picked up her phone to call Oliver. She had been in a date with him when Clark called her, panicking because Chloe had gone into labor.
"Hey gorgeous! How's the new mommy?"
"Perfect! Ollie, he's the most beautiful baby in this entire world. I'm dying to get there tomorrow and hold him. He's a healthy and strong baby boy, I'm sure that his eyes will be green like Chloe, he already shows a little blonde hair and has these dimples that could literally kill from the power of his cuteness," Lois babbled and Oliver laughed.
"He sounds amazing," he replied softly. "How about Chloe, how's she dealing?"
"Good. She's keeping him, just like I told you she would. Chloe would never give her baby away, I know my cousin," she said.
"You do. A lot of people would be able to do the same. She's only going to turn twenty in what? A few months? Most girls in her situation would resort to adoption or even abortion," Oliver said.
"My cousin isn't like that, besides, those poor girls don't have the awesome support system that Chloe has."
"Ok, ok. I believe you," he surrendered with a chuckle. "I don't know her that well, so I defer to you."
"Believe me Ollie, when you really get to meet Chloe. You are going to love her. Now, I'm going to bed, because I really need some sleep before going to the hospital tomorrow. I don't trust Smallville to watch over my cousin. He'll probably try to convince my godson that he's a better role model than me! Oh, if he does that, he will regret it. Badly," she huffed and Oliver laughed. "Will you come visit tomorrow?"
"I can't," he replied.
"And why the hell not?"
"I have to be in Star City tomorrow, I'll probably spend the whole week there. Business doesn't stop just because a baby is born."
"Oh, c'mon Ollie, this baby is worth a little delay."
"Lois, it's not like he's my son, Chloe won't even care, so I'm not changing my plans," Oliver said.
"Fine you obnoxious billionaire. Go live your lonely life to California. You'll regret it later," Lois muttered.
"Lo-,"
"Bye, Oliver!"
She hung up and let out a cry of frustration. Could he be a little more sensitive? He was going to regret it one day, she just had this felling. And her feelings were never wrong. Well, almost never.
