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Chapter Two

I sat on the couch wondering what I was going to do today to keep Jason entertained for the day. Maybe taking him to the park would be a good idea. My train of thought was interrupted by a knock at the door. I got up and opened the door.

"Sarah!" A small little monster in the form of a boy with brown hair and unearthly blue eyes squealed while jumping into my arms.

"Hey, Kiddo," I picked him up. "How are you doing?"

"Good." He replied with a smile.

"You're not being a pain to your mom, are you?"

"No," He shook his head still smiling. Oh yes he was.

"I beg to differ." Lois put in. "He couldn't stop talking about spending the morning with you yesterday and this morning."

"Hi, Lois," I chuckled.

"How are you doing, Sarah?" She gave me a hug. "Everything's going okay?"

"I'm doing pretty well. And everything's going great." I replied. "Clark took me paintballing yesterday. We had an intense game of Capture the Flag with a whole bunch of other people."

"Did you guys win?"

"I definitely kicked Clark's butt." I grinned. "But he was pretty tough for trying it out the first time."

"Nice one," Lois laughed.

"She was really hard to get." Clark commented coming out from the bathroom with towel-dried hair and his glasses were on. I moved out of the way for Lois to come through. "Hi, Lois,"

"Hey, Clark," She greeted back.

"Can we play the piano today?" Jason asked.

"Yes we can." I replied. I set him down and he ran off to my room where my Yamaha electric piano was. I headed after him as he bounced with excitement. Jason sat on my bed waiting in anticipation. I sat down at the piano and switched it on before he sat on my lap. "So what do you want to play?"

"The one you and I always play together." He replied. We shifted so we were sitting in the right spots to play 'Heart and Soul'.

"Your sister's great with Jason." Lois was talking to Clark in the living room.

"Is she really?"

"Yeah, he was so excited to see her again since you two moved here. She's a role model to him."

"So how have things been since…?" Clark was talking about how we were held hostage on a yacht and ended up trapped in a food pantry when it was sinking into the ocean.

"They were a bit shaky at first, but they got better."

"That's good to hear."

"Thanks for asking."

"And Richard's been okay?"

"Yeah, he's doing okay." I didn't hear anything from them for a few seconds. "Well, I guess I better get going. Richard will be here at noon to pick Jason up."

"Okay, then."

"Bye, Clark. Bye, Jason!" She had a small smile in her voice. Jason got up and ran to Lois to hug her goodbye.

"Bye, Mommy,"

"Be good for Sarah and Clark, okay? Daddy will pick you up at lunch time. Bye, Sweet Pea," I came out of my room to see her off. "Thank you so much for watching him, Sarah." She said as she headed out the door.

"Any time, Lois, I'd be glad to help out with him." I replied.

"Bye, Lois," Clark softly said.

"Now what," I asked as soon as the door closed.

"Can we go to the park?" Jason asked.

"I think we probably can." I said. "What do you think, Clark?"

"I think it sounds like a plan." Clark agreed. "I have a small bit left to finish an article and we can go." I'll move quickly. I turned the TV on for Jason to a channel he would like to keep him entertained for a few minutes.

After five minutes of waiting, we headed down to the lobby and went outside to the park that was a few blocks away. We made an attempt to start a conversation with Jason which was successful. When we reached the park, Jason pulled me in the direction of the swings.

"So where do you think you'll go today?" I asked Clark below normal human hearing because the park was filled with hundreds of people today.

"Dunno," Clark admitted. "Chicago, Manhattan, and Los Angeles have had recent crime spikes besides here in Metropolis. I might end up there for a little bit."

"Well, I wish you good luck wherever you're going today."

"Thanks." He chuckled. After ten minutes of more talking to Clark, he suddenly stiffened.

"What is it?" And then I focused my hearing.

"I hate leaving you alone." He sighed. "I gotta go."

"Go kick some bad-guy-booty." I grinned. He gave me a small smile in return.

"Jason?" Clark got his attention.

"Yeah?"

"I realized I have to go run some errands. Would you be alright if I leave you with Sarah?"

"I'll be okay with Sarah."

"Make sure you stay with her and do everything she tells you." He said quickly. "Right, good luck with him, Sarah." He gave me a gentle hug. "Stay out of trouble and behave."

"I will." I promised. Clark then took off towards the alley that was across the streets and it would easily cover him. Several seconds passed and suddenly he flew past the buildings in his iconic blue suit and red cape. People noticed and immediately stopped what they were doing. Jason had a giant grin of excitement as he flew over us heading west. Good luck, Clark.


After being in the park for an hour, Jason and I headed back to the apartment for lunch. He watched a little bit of SpongeBob while I made hot dogs and Easy Mac. I made sure he got a fruit in his lunch which was apple slices.

"When's Clark going to be back?"

"I'm not sure." I replied. "He said he was going to be out for awhile." I pulled my phone out checking the time. "Your dad's going to be here shortly."

"Can't I stay with you?" He pleaded with his unearthly blue eyes.

"I would love having you stay, but I'm doing something this afternoon. I'm sorry, bud." I kissed him on the forehead and ruffled his hair a little.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to hang out with a friend of mine." I answered. "You've seen him when we were at the Banquet a few weeks ago."

"Is he the one with the brown hair and blue eyes and the funny accent?"

"Yes, that's him. That's Luke. And his accent's not funny. It's cute. His parents are from England and they have an english accent. Like the people in Doctor Who."

"Oh," He realized. "Can I meet him?"

"The next time I see you, I'll try to bring him over. I pinkie promise," I held up my pinkie finger. Jason hooked his pinkie around mine and smiled. Our happy moment was cut short by a knock at the door. I jumped over the couch and checked in the peephole for who it was. I unlocked the door and opened it. "Hey, Richard,"

"Hey, Sarah," Richard greeted with a smile. "How did everything go?"

"They went pretty good. He behaved like always." I let him in. "We went to the park for awhile and came back here to have lunch."

"That's good to hear." He replied. "Where's your brother at?"

"He had some errands to run, but he'll be back later."

"Well, tell him I said 'Hi'. And here's twenty bucks plus a ten dollar tip from both Lois and me." He handed me my payment.

"Thank you very much."

"Thank you for being a big help."

"It's no biggie."

"Daddy!" Jason ran to his 'dad'. Richard let out a grunt as he lifted Jason up into his arms.

"Hey, Kiddo," He said. "You're getting so big!" Jason giggled. "Did you have a good time with Sarah?"

"Yep, she's the best babysitter ever!"

"So what are you up to today?" Richard asked.

"I'm going to meet a friend at one."

"His name is Luke!" Jason piped in.

"Ooh and does this Luke happen to be your boyfriend? You just have to tell me all about him because girls are supposed to gossip about boys." He imitated a sixteen-year-old girl. I burst out laughing.

"Luke's just a really good friend of mine. He's Tyler Knight's son."

"Well, we won't keep you busy." Richard replied. "Good luck with Luke, Sarah. And thanks again for watching Jason."

"Bye, Sarah," Jason waved.

"Bye, Sweet Pea." I kissed my nephew on the head. My nephew; those words were still very unfamiliar to me. "Bye, Richard,"

"See you later, Sarah." He turned and headed out of the apartment. I closed the door and headed to the computer. I clicked on the internet icon and typed in . As the page loaded, I pondered what I wanted to buy off of it. I decided to buy something from the Tron movies. There was a black zip up hoodie that had 'Encon' printed on the left corner of the hoodie that was an interest to me. I also found a shirt that had the design of the armor on the front and the memory disc on the back. I placed my order which informed that my stuff would come in a week.

I scribbled a note for Clark in case if he got home before I did explaining where I'm at. I grabbed a jacket, my phone, my iPod, and my earbuds before heading out of the apartment. I locked the door behind me and set for the elevator.