Together forever - 2

Together forever - 2

The next morning, they have breakfast really early because they have to be in the farm before Clark went to the university. They went by Lionel's limousine because he didn't want her to drive. All the travel Lionel hold her hand.
When they arrived, Martha opened the door with her key.
- Clark!? - she asked - Honey, mum's home! Where are you?
- Mum! I'm here, in the kitchen! - shouted Clark from the kitchen. He was really happy to see his mum again.
When they met hey hugged really hard.
- Oh mummy, I missed you a lot!! What are you doing here? When have you arrived?
Lionel had just came in the kitchen.
- Hey, Lionel! You have come back too?! That's fantastic! Have you already seen my mum or have you met at the door? - Clark was happy, but all change when he saw his mother so sad.
- I arrived yesterday, Clark.
- Yesterday?
- Yeah. I came to see you and Lionel, I rang him, he came back, and I staid at the Luthor's tonight. - she started to cry because she knew that the moment to tell all to her son had arrived and she couldn't.
- Oh! Fantastic! You come back after months of not seeing your son and you preffert to spend the night with... with him! - he was shouting really upset.
Martha started to cry harder and Lionel hugged her.
- Why are you crying, mum? Are you feeling guilty for anything? - he was being sarcastic and cruel with her... he didn't understand the situation.
- Clark... - tried Lionel, but Clark didn't stop - Clark! - shouted finally.
- What?! - shouted louder.
- Clark your mum has cancer!

Clark couldn't believe what he listened and what he have done before.
- That can't be true...
- It's true, honey, they told me two days ago. That's why I came back and... I couldn't told you... I...
- She called me and I came immediately. You can get upset if you want, Clark, but your mother just needed a friend to speak with, and I just tried to be there for her - helped Lionel to Martha, to explain all to Clark.
- But... but you are not dying, are you?
Clark's eyes were wed. Martha went toward him and dried his tears. She caressed his cheek and said...
- You will not lose me, son, because I will fight to continue next to you. - she smiled.
- And we will help you, Martha. You needn't to do that alone. - said Lionel putting his hand on her shoulder.

That same week Martha started with the quimio, and because she didn't want to stay in the hospital, Lionel prepare all for make her room in the farm a good place for her, and also paid the best doctors, two nurses to be with her the twenty-four hours, and an assistent to do the housework.
- I will take care of you, Martha... I want you to be the most relax you can to overcome the cancer. You needn't to be worried of anything else, because I will be aware of all that... - that's what he said once to Martha.

The first days Clark tried to be the most time he could at home with his mother, but when Martha notice that after come from the university he didn't went anywhere, she wanted to speak with him. So when he arrived from his classes the seventh day Martha was in the quimio, asked Lionel to leave them alone.
- Honey, I know that you're just worried about me, that's normal, and nice... but you can't stop your life for me.
- But I want to take care of you, mum. That's what Lionel is doing and I just want to do the same. Because instead I know you're more than friends, I still being you son, and that's my obligation.
- Oh, no honey! I don't want you to think that. I'm very proud and glad seeing that you love me so much, but, you're young, and you're studding, and you need to go out, to see your friends... you can't stay all the day here seeing how your mum is fighting with the death.
- But... it's so frustrating, seing you here, lying in the bed while I can't do nothing, even having my superpowers...
- Sweeter, don't worry about that. Look, I have a nurse all the time at home who would come inmediatly if I feel bad, ok? I have Lionel almost all the time with me, just holding my hand...
- I could do that, too! - didn't let Martha continue.
- I know honey, but you have a life to live, you have to enjoy your youth, you have enjoy the time with friends, you have to find a love... - she was smiling - you can't stay here ALL the time, but you can come to say me hello when you arrive, you can come some time at night, we can talk about your classes, about your problems... but if I know that you spent all the time here, or in your room, I feel like if I was taking your life, and I really don't like that...
- And Lionel? You do let him stay here...
Martha stayed a while watching at her son.
- Clark... before I came back, while I was in Washington, what did you do at the afernoons?
- I used to go to the Talon, or to the Daily Planet with Chloe.
- Right. That's what I mean. You have stopped to do that for stay here for me. Now, when you leave room, ask Lionel what he did in London this months. - she smiled.

Clark went out the room, Lionel was coming upstairs with Martha's lunch.
- Is all ok, Clark? - asked Lionel with a smile.
First, Clark didn't want to ask taht to Lionel, but then...
- Lionel, can I ask you something?
- Of course.
- Well, it was my mum, she said me I... well... it doesn't matter.
- Come on, I will be honest.
- Why did you travel to London? I mean, what did you do there?
- I was just running away.
- From what?
- I couldn't stop thinking on your mother. But you know what, it doesn't matter where you are, when you love somebody the distance is not a handicap to think about her... I was in Liondon trying to convince myself that it was a madness to love Martha, and it was impossible to take her away of my mind. When she rang me and I listened the word cancer I said to myslef "How fool have you been, Lionel, you had the best woman in the world so close to you, and you run away leaving her alone". That's why I'm doing that, I don't want to lose her, and I'm not going to leave her again.
Lionel watched at Clark thinking that maybe he had been too much honest with his answer, but Clark, after a while of silence, said...
- You shouldn't do that, because she is really the best woman in the world, and she's my mum - he smiled and went downstairs.
Now he understood why Martha let Lionel to spent all the time with her and not him. He was young and was just starting to build his life. Lionel's life was Martha.

Lionel went in the room and gave Martha her lunch.
- Have Clark ask anything to you?
- Yes.
- What have you answered?
- That you are my life.
They kissed.

TO BE CONTINUED...