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Act II: The Aftermath
"Wake up!" was said with the banging on the door startling both Lex and Clark awake.
"Huh" Clark said snuggling back down into Lex's side.
"Clark" Lex said pushing the other man a bit to get him to wake up.
"Yeah" Clark said sleepily.
"I think we need to get up" Lex said not really wanting to get up but knowing he had to.
"Just a few more minutes" Clark said not fully up yet.
"Clark, we aren't at your house" Lex said grinning at Clark's behavior.
"Wha" Clark said now opening his eyes and coming face-to-face with Lex since he woke up.
"Crap" Clark said looking around the room and to their naked forms. Lex just raised his eyebrows in a silent question. Clark was unable to speak due to the fact that his brother voice sounded from the door now.
"Shit!" Clark turned at the voice and was met with his brother's face in the doorway. Lex just looked between the two brothers and knew there was going to be a fall out, and he didn't want Clark to lose but had a feeling it wouldn't matter what he wanted.
"Clark Jerome McBride, what in *the* hell are you doing with Alexander Luthor?" Scott yelled at the top of his lungs to the pair sitting naked and in bed. Clark could only sputter while Lex got up and collected his clothes before leaving the room. Clark sat on the bed and watched as his brother came over to the bed and looked at the bed in anger.
"YOU WERE TO TELL ME WHEN ALEXANDER LUTHOR GOT HERE, NOT FUCK HIM!" Scott yelled at Clark, while Clark turned red at the thought of who could hear Scott's loud voice traveling through the house.
"Sorry" Clark mumbled and he knew that it wouldn't be enough, but he was tired of always having to do what his brother told him to do; especially when it is a bad idea.
"YOU KNEW I WANTED ALEXANDER, YOU KNEW" Scott continued to scream. Clark just sat there taking it until he heard someone else enter the room. It was Lex, fully clothed now.
"Clark" Lex said as he made his way over to the bed. He was stopped by a pair of hands on his arms.
"DUDE, MY BROTHER IS A COMPLETE LOSER. WHY HIM?" Scott asked baffled by why Lex would want Clark over him.
"It would be wise to release me and the reason that Clark and I did what we did are our own." Lex said coldly before making the rest of the way to Clark. Once there he bent over and kissed Clark on the lips and whispered:
"Thank you" Clark just nodded his head and then watched as Lex left the room followed quickly by Scott. Clark could hear his brother ranting to Lex about him and it wasn't pretty.
"Alexander, dude, my brother is soooo not your type. He's all into farming" Clark heard his brother say loud and clear through the door.
"And is there a problem with someone enjoying agriculture? The last time that I checked we all lived in the Midwest which is famous for its soil for farming and the like." Were Lex's cool words to Scott, Jr.
"It isn't that, it's just….just…."
"Just what McBride? You wanted to get into my pants or me into yours, but your younger brother beat you to it." Lex said, his voice taking on the steel edge that the Luthor's were known for. Clark gathered his clothes and dressed while watching out the window for Lex to exit the house. He was not disappointed, for a few minutes later Lex exited with Scott in tow. Clark could see that Scott was still trying to find out why Lex had had sex with Clark but was getting no where and fast if the cool demeanor he had heard was any sort of indication. Lex soon jumped into his black Pontiac Solstice, and sped off. Clark let out a breath before leaving the room that he had lost his virginity in.
"I can't believe this" Scott said while Pete watched his best friend pace the foyer.
"Scott" Pete said trying to calm his friend down.
"Don't. Just don't" Scott said before he stopped and watched as his little brother walked down the stairs.
"Your ass is mine" Scott said before walking out the front door and to his car. Clark followed behind somberly, knowing that there was nothing he could do to calm his brother down. The ride back to the house in the Hummer was tense, and when they arrived back to their home Clark knew that Scott would have him grounded for the rest of his life. Clark exited the SUV with a heavy heart; it had been an amazing night with an equally amazing man. Once their passion had been sated, they spoke to each other about everything, and Clark could say that he had fallen for the older teen but now there was no way that he would be allowed to see Lex if Scott had any say which it always seemed that he did.
"Clark Jerome McBride, you get your ass in here" Jessica McBride said from the living room where Scott stood smirking at Clark as he made his way fully into the room.
"Hi" Clark said lamely.
"What in the hell did you think you were doing, sleeping with a stranger?" Jessica said looking about ready to kill her youngest son.
"He wasn't a stranger, mom" Clark rebutted, but his mother didn't hear him.
"Clark, you should know better than that, Scott told you to stick by him"
"Scott said no such thing" Clark said getting angry because Scott had lied about what he said to Clark.
"Scott said he did"
"That doesn't mean that he did, mom"
"Don't speak to your mother that way" Scott Sr. said as he entered the room.
"But"
"No buts Clark" Scott Sr. said sitting down next to his wife wanting to know what was going on.
"It seems that our youngest son thought that it was a great idea to lose his virginity to some stranger at that party we allowed Scott to go to."
"Is that so?" Scott Sr. asked Clark. Clark could only nod his head in agreement since no one would listen to him any way.
"Well" Scott Sr. said speechless, he had never thought that his youngest son would be such a problem that he was turning out to be.
"Go to your room Clark, your mother and I will have to discuss your punishment"
"That's not fair" Clark said before turning and leaving the room. Right before he left he put in one last parting shot.
"If you guys wouldn't have made me go with Scott, it wouldn't have happened. Everything is not always my fault." Clark said before shuffling out of the room and up the stairs to await his punishment. Once Clark left the room, both his mother and father had to agree with what he said, so they decided to see what Scott had to say before punishing Clark.
"Scott, what happened?" Jessica asked her older son.
"Well, we got there early just like Pete wanted me to, and well from there I remember seeing Clark sitting on the couch but from there I lost sight of him. Then the next morning we go to check to make sure everyone is out of the house before the maid comes and we find Clark in bed with another man." Scott said leaving out Lex's name due to the fact that he didn't want to get the Luthor wrath against them.
"Why didn't you keep a better eye on him?" Scott Sr. asked hoping his older son had a good reason.
"There were a lot more people then to be expected and I sort of lost sight on him." Scott said feeling sheepish, now that his parents were questioning him.
"Scott, I think you need to go to your room as well, your brother could have been hurt or something may have gone wrong seriously by those actions." Jessica said with a worried look on her face. Her youngest son was not the type to fight back, and she was afraid that he may have been raped and not just had sex. She would need to find out more details.
"Was it consensual?"
"I think so, 'cause the guy came back after changing and kissed Clark." Scott said with anger in his eyes. He had hated seeing Clark get kissed by Alexander Luthor and not him, Scott McBride, Jr.
"Well, then" Jessica said while pointing to the door. Scott made his way over to the door and then to his door with revenge on his mind. He would make his brother pay for getting Alexander Luthor into bed. Jessica and Scott Sr. spoke quietly about both their son's punishments, before making their way to Clark's room. There they were met by a shirtless Clark with only pajama pants on.
"Clark, dear" Jessica started out. Clark sat at his desk chair while his parent sat on his bed.
"Clark, we have talked it over and we feel that you will be grounded for three months. That means no 4H, no lacrosse, no internet, no IM-ing and lastly no parties. You are also under house arrest for the whole summer" Scott Sr. said, sadly disappointed in his youngest son.
"I understand" Clark said waiting for the rest of his punishment.
"Also we want you to know, that sex is not a game. You could have been raped or I don't even want to know what would have happened if you had. You should have stuck by your brother." Jessica said looking at her son's defeated posture.
"That's the thing, I didn't *want* to go to the party in the first place. I was told once I got there to find Alexander Luthor for Scott, I didn't need to be there for that." Clark said getting angry at the thought that he was being punished for Scott's mistake, yet again.
"It doesn't matter what you wanted, you went and these are the consequences." Jessica said before standing up and making her way to the door, with her husband behind her.
"We raised you better than this" was Jessica's parting shot. Once the door had closed Clark spoke again.
"You didn't raise me at all, so how would you know?" Clark had tears in his eyes by the time he finished his sentence.
The next few weeks for Clark were hard due to the fact that he had nothing to due but read books about farming or whatever else was in the house, due to his confinement to the house. Scott on the other hand seemed to have squeaked by with only a slap on the wrist and a "don't do it again". It was while Clark was reading a book dealing with organic farming that he began to feel queasy. A few minutes later, Clark could be seen running out of the library and into the bathroom to empty the contents of his stomach for the third time that day. He had been sick for the last week and couldn't seem to figure out what was wrong. He had told his parents and they seem to think that he was lying, that may have been because his brother had started up telling lies about him.
"Clark" Jessie, Clark's older sister called through the door of the bathroom.
"Yeah" was Clark response before empting his stomach one more time.
"Are you all right?"
"No" Clark said before opening the door after he composed himself as best he could.
"Well, what's wrong?" Jessie asked impatiently.
"I must have a stomach bug or something" Clark said brushing off the fake concern coming from his sister. In the past weeks, she had banded together with Scott to get Clark in more trouble than he was previously.
"Well, have you told mom and dad about it?" Jessie said tapping her high-heeled foot on the marble floor on the foyer.
"Sure, I have told them about it, but they told me it was nothing" Clark said looking down upon his sister from his tall height.
"Sure you did" Jessie said before sauntering off toward the living room where their parents currently were with Scott, Jr.
"Mom, dad….Clark is sick" Jessie said by way of greeting their parents.
"Is that so, pumpkin?" Scott, Sr. asked his daughter as she took on spot next to Scott, Jr.
"Yeah, he was puking his guts out as I came back from shopping"
"Well, son" Scott, Sr. said turning to watch his youngest son from the doorway.
"Must be a stomach bug or something" Clark said brushing off anything major being wrong with him.
"Are you sure about that? It couldn't have anything to do with that party now could it?" Jessica McBride said with an air of disapproval in her voice.
"No, it couldn't be that mom" Scott, Jr. said while eyeing Clark for him to disagree that Alexander Luthor would have given him something.
"Don't think so" Clark said shrugging his shoulders, he really didn't think it was anything seriously wrong but one never knew these days.
"Ooooh, Clark went to a party with Scott?" Jessie asked perched next to her favorite brother.
"Yeah" Clark said shifting foot-to-foot, while looking around the room for relief, there was none but Clark didn't expect to find any with the current McBride's present.
"Do tell little bro" Jessie said nudging her brother next to her. She could see in his eyes that there was more to the story then Clark going to the party, something major like 'a Luthor' her mind supplied for her.
"Well, you know Pete threw that huge graduation party" Scott started out, he didn't want to incriminate himself too much, but he sure as hell wanted Clark to pay for sleeping with Alexander Luthor.
"Sure, you said it was going to be the bash of the year" Jessie said looking at her perfect nails.
"Well, mom and dad wouldn't let me go unless I took Clark"
"Oh, well" Jessie said looking to their parents for a reason why Scott should have taken Clark.
"We thought this would be a good opportunity for Clark to meet new people." Jessica said to her daughter's look of amazement.
"Okay, not my business" Jessie said looking for the real reason on why she had been giving her youngest brother problems.
"Well, Clark felt the need to not stick by Scott, and he well…." Jessica said letting her daughter fill in the blanks.
"Clark got laid!" Jessie shouted for the whole room to hear and maybe even some of the staff within hearing range.
"Yeah, isn't that a laugh?" Scott, Jr. asked his older sister, who had just gotten back from her first year at college.
"A laugh and a half, so who's the twink?" Jessie asked hoping for a response.
"Now Jessie-Ann McBride, we do not talk like that in this house." Jessica said to her daughter with disapproval on her face.
"Sorry" Jessie said not looking all that sorry at least in Clark's opinion.
"So?" Jessie said looking to both of her brothers in the room.
"Don't worry about it" Scott, Jr. said with a tone that clearly indicated that the topic was done for the time being.
"Sure" Jessie said conveying with her eyes to her brother that she wanted all the details later.
"So, Clark you are not feeling well?" Jessica said changing the subject for now, to something that could make everyone in the room happy.
"Yeah" Clark said shrugging his shoulders again.
"It is yes, you will enunciate your words and I will call Dr. Kent for an appointment" Jessica said making her way out of the room and to the office where all the important numbers were kept.
"Clark why don't you go back to your room and wait for your mother to call you about that appointment?" Scott, Sr. told his son before leaving, and Clark left the room before his two siblings could start in on him. Clark waited for a good half an hour before his mother came up to his room to tell him that they were to leave in ten minutes time for his appointment. Clark could tell that there would be a lecture involved on the ride there, due to him not being ready to go. Once in the black BMW sedan, Jessica started in on Clark.
"Clark, why weren't you ready?"
"No one told me that I needed to be ready" Clark said while looking out the passenger-side window.
"Well, I told Scott and he said he would tell you." Jessica said frowning at the thought of her oldest son not relaying the message.
"Well, he didn't tell me" Clark said while continuing to look out the window.
"Hmmm" was all Jessica could say as they pulled up to the doctor's office.
"Well, we're here" Jessica said as she got out of the car and walked toward the office building that held one Dr. James Kent's practice. Clark got out and eyed the building with a sense of concern on his face. The only time he would end up here, would be due to some mysterious accident that he had, by the hands of his brother.
"Name?" The receptionist asked both Clark and Jessica.
"McBride, Clark" Jessica said before getting out her wallet for the debit card and insurance card that they would need.
"Here to see Dr. Kent at 3:15" the receptionist said back to what was written on the computer screen in front of her.
"Yes" Jessica said waiting for any other items she may be needed for.
"Your co-payment is twenty-five dollars" Jessica handed over the debit card and made Clark go and sit down while she signed the slip.
"You'll be called back shortly" The receptionist said before sliding the frosted glass pane to its original placement. A few minutes later a plump woman at about the age of forty called out:
"McBride" Clark stood up while his mother continued to be seated. Clark looked to his mom to get up, but she spoke instead of standing.
"You are fifteen years old, you can tell the doctor what is wrong" and then turned the page to the magazine that she had taken up reading since they sat down.
"Great" Clark mumbled as he made his way over to the woman that called his name.
"Clark, nice to meet you my name is Lola and I am working with Dr. Kent today." Lola said with a nice smile on her face that made Clark want to smile in return.
"Nice to meet you" Clark said as he stood on the scale for his weight, before being moved into an exam room.
"So what seems to bring such a nice looking guy like yourself into Dr. Kent's office?" Clark blushed at the complement before being able to speak.
"Well, I have been throwing up for about a week now" Clark said before trailing off as he watched Lola write down what he said.
"Is it occurring at a certain time of the day, or all the time or around certain smells?" Lola asked patiently to Clark, she could see he was scared and who wouldn't be with going to the doctors.
"Well, it is usually in the morning or when I am near really smelly foods" Clark said thinking of any other time that his nausea came to him.
"Hmmmm, is that it?" Lola asked hoping that there were more symptoms then just vomiting.
"Yeah, I have been dizzy the last couple of days when I stand up too quickly." Clark said trying to sum up his symptoms as best he could.
"And when did you notice this? During an activity that required standing up fast?"
"No, I was running to go to the bathroom to throw up and noticed that I almost fell a few times before making it and just in time too." Clark said laughing a bit at his klutzy nature.
"Sounds like it" Lola said chuckling along with Clark.
"Well, let me get all of this down and Dr. Kent will be with you shortly" Lola said while she finished putting the vital signs and notes in Clark's chart. After she finished Clark waited in the room for about five minutes before Dr. James Kent came through the door.
"Clark, long time no see" the doctor said with an easy smile on his face. He was one of the few people that Clark had a genuine liking for.
"I like to keep it that way, Dr. Kent" Clark said smiling at the man in front of him.
"So, you aren't feeling up to snuff, what's going on? Can't have you sick and sitting out lacrosse this year."
"Dunno, just been feeling sick for the last about week to week and a half." Clark said shrugging his shoulders as he seemed to be doing a lot these days.
"Well, that could be any number of things." Dr. Kent said looking over Clark's vitals and notes that Lola took for Clark's visit.
"Clark, I hate to have to ask this, but have you been sexually active in the last, oh say, thirty days?" Clark blushed a deep red at the question and Dr. Kent took notice.
"So that's a yes then?" Dr. Kent said with a big smile on his face. Clark could only nod his head in agreement due to his vocal cords not working.
"Well, then my next question is going to be even better." He said while laughing a bit harder now at the next question.
"Man or woman?"
"Man" Clark some how squeaked out and he could see that there was yet another question that was going to follow that was going to be even worse than the first two.
"Giving or receiving" Dr. Kent said wiping the humor off his face now that Clark was now looking decidedly uncomfortable.
"Receiving" Clark said as he ducked his head in shame.
"First time, huh" Dr. Kent said in a concerned air, no ones first time should result in a doctor's visit but it had to be ruled out before other avenues could be pursued.
"Yeah" Clark said looking into the older man's eyes looking for some sort of comfort that he didn't get from his family.
"Were they careful?" the doctor asked hoping that it had been between two consenting teenagers.
"Yeah, it was nice" Clark said before blushing at the words and ducking his head.
"Good, good. So was it anybody I know?" The doctor asked with some humor in his voice.
"Probably" Clark said chuckling at how much better the doctor made him feel in regards to the liaison he had with Lex.
"Well, no need to tell me, but if you wanted to I would understand and keep it private."
"Well, ah; you see that is sort of the issue. I'm not sure on what their real name is, but my brother pointed out to me who they really were." Clark said rubbing the back of his neck, he so wanted to trust the man in front of him but he just couldn't decide on if it was a good idea or not.
"Clark, you can trust me on this" Dr. Kent said concerned at the way Clark was acting.
"Well, they said their name was Lex" Clark started out deciding that he needed someone to bounce his concerns off of.
"Well, what is the problem, Lex or don't you know the last name?" Humor laced with every word at the thought of it possibly being Lex Luthor.
"Well, that is the thing; I just thought it was some guy named Lex that liked me….well come to find out it was Alexander Luthor." Clark said watching the other man's face for the surprise he knew he would see there.
"Wow, just wow" Dr. Kent said leaning back in on his stool to then only fall off, when there was no back.
"You all right?" Clark asked concerned and smiling at the reaction his confession got him.
"Yeah, yeah just fine. I saw Lex just a couple of days ago, for his physical exam before he gets ready to go off to Princeton."
"Yeah he told me about going off to Princeton" Clark said helping the doctor off the floor.
"Well, let's have a look at you to rule out any sort of bugs that you might have and move on from there." Dr. Kent said patting the papered table that Clark hopped up on. After a few minutes of checking over Clark, the doctor was no closer in finding out what was giving Clark his symptoms.
"Well, do you have time for a blood test? I don't see your mom or dad with you." Dr. Kent said patting Clark on the arm as he put his shoes back on.
"Mom's out in the waiting room" Clark said as he sat on the papered table again.
"Well, let me get Lola in here to get some blood and then you shall be off, and Clark?" The doctors said before leaving the room.
"Yeah"
"If you ever need to talk to someone, just call me." Dr. Kent said before walking back over to Clark and giving him a slip of paper with all of the doctor's important numbers on it.
"And don't tell Lola you have that, she would kill you for it." Was the doctor's parting shot before he went to find Lola to get some of Clark's blood, Lola made an appearance a moment later with a phlebotomy kit and then drew Clark's blood.
"Dr. Kent will call you in a couple of days about the results." Lola said patting Clark's arm before moving him out of the room, so that she could clean it up.
"Okay" Clark said as he made his way out of the room and to where his mother sat talking on her cell phone to someone.
"Ready" Clark said as she stood up and made a motion with her hands for Clark to follow her. Once inside the car, Jessica hung up the phone and started grilling Clark on what the result of the visit were.
"He had to do some blood tests, said they would call in a couple of days." Clark said looking out the window again, due to the concern he was having over his symptoms.
"Well…" Jessica said trailing off at the end, due to not knowing what to say to her son to comfort him.
"Don't worry about it mom, it's probably nothing" Clark said as the house came into his vision first as she took a corner.
"I certainly hope so" Jessica said before opening her door to get out of the car. Clark could only shake his head at how unconcerned his parents were about him, and only when bad things happen did they notice him, which wasn't often. Clark shuffled into the house and was met with the rest of the McBride family in the foyer awaiting their return.
"So" Jessie asked to break the silent tension that had covered the room.
"Blood work" was all Clark said before making his way back up to his room where he would wait out the next couple of days for the results and a call back. The next couple of days for Clark were pure torture if having to put up with his brother and sister's constant nagging about him and his recent sickness. It was while Clark was in the bathroom tossing his cookies that the call from Dr. Kent office came.
"Clark, phone" Jessie screamed to her youngest brother. She had no idea that is was the doctor's office and for that Clark could only thank his lucky stars.
"Hello" Clark croaked out.
"Clark, Dr. Kent here" the doctor said with what Clark could hear was concern in his voice.
"What's up?" Clark asked eyeing the other two present in the room, his sister and his father.
"I think you need to come on back in to discuss these results. I want to double check some things before I give you my diagnosis."
"That bad" Clark said worry tinting very word.
"I guess it could be if you weren't looking for this sort of diagnosis. Just come on by and we can talk, do you want your parent present or even included?" The doctor asked hoping to make Clark as comfortable as possible with the words he was going to speak.
"No, I'll be there in about ten minutes" Clark said before hanging up the phone and making his way over to the front door.
"Clark" Scott, Sr. called out to his youngest son.
"Yeah, dad" Clark said turning around in the foyer looking at his father.
"Where are you off to?"
"Back to the doctor's office"
"Well, let me take you" Scott, Sr. said before standing up and making his way over to his youngest son. Jessie sat on the couch and pouted before hitting her father up for some cash to go to the mall with. Scott, Sr. was all too happy to give his princess some money before they left the house. The ride there was tense due to the fact that Scott, Sr. had no idea on what to talk about with his youngest son. His oldest son was so much more like him, which was why he tended to stay away from Clark. Once they arrived Clark got out of the car and checked in so that the visit could be as short as possible.
"McBride" Lola called out again and was met with Clark's amazing frame.
"Hey Lola" Clark said walking toward the woman in question.
"Son you want me to come back?" Scott, Sr. asked helplessly as to what to do.
"No, its okay dad" Clark threw over his shoulder before following Lola to a room.
"Have a seat" Lola said before leaving to find the doctor. A moment later the door was opened by Dr. Kent.
"Didn't I just see you" he joked with Clark before getting down to business.
"Maybe" Clark said grinning at the ease at which he was able to talk to the man in front of him. Better than with his own father and that should tell anybody something.
"Well, down to business" Dr. Kent started.
"Give it to me straight" Clark said trying to hold in his laughter at the words.
"Well, have you ever heard of Olanwsky's Syndrome?" Dr. Kent said with a small smile on his face.
"I think so, isn't it like super rare?" Clark said racking his brain for any details on the syndrome that he could think of.
"Yes, it is very rare, it only occurs in .01% of the male population."
"That rare?" Clark asked confused about why the doctor was asking him these sorts of questions.
"That rare, do you know what it involves?"
"Uhm, isn't that some syndrome that …I can't seem to remember but I have heard of it before." Clark said disappointed that he couldn't remember more.
"It's all right, you know more than most people on the planet. Olanwsky's Syndrome is a genetic predisposition that allows a male to get pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Clark asked in wonder at the idea of a man getting pregnant.
"Pregnant? Are you saying you think I am pregnant?" Clark asked as he began to process the information that he was being given.
"Well, the preliminary tests would indicate that yes, you are in fact pregnant. Now I would like to confirm this before we decide on a course of action." Dr. Kent said slowly so that Clark wouldn't miss anything that was being said.
"Would you like for me to call your father back?"
"NO!" Clark shouted immediately.
"If they find out they will disown me." Clark said sadly at the idea of not having a family, even though the one he had wasn't the best to him it was at least a family.
"Clark" the doctor said with a caring about him.
"They will find out, will you need help then?"
"Yeah, I think I might" Clark said sadly due to the fact that he had no doubt in his mind that his parents would disown him due to this little fact.
"Well, let's cross that bridge when we come to it, okay" Dr. Kent said before going to get Lola for the second blood draw. Once they had finished the doctor stayed back to talk to Clark more about the situation.
"Clark, now if what you say is true and they disown you; do you have any sort of help?" The doctor asked hoping that Clark's family wouldn't be so callous.
"I don't think so, I mean I have my winnings from the shows that the 4H puts on and I have my savings account that I have been putting my allowance in but that is about it." Clark said placing a hand over his rock hard stomach, the thought of something living inside of him that he helped create was amazing.
"Well, you might want to brace for the worst, Clark. I have a brother who lives not far from here, but far enough away to not be found and is a doctor." The doctor said getting more and more concerned over the wellbeing of Clark and the baby that grew inside of him. Clark looked up in hope, trying to convey his gratitude.
"I don't know how to thank you" Clark said before a sob was emitted from this throat.
"Clark, just make sure of one thing; that you and that baby get out as soon as possible, if it is that you are indeed pregnant." Clark just nodded his head and hugged the man in front of him. With a mumbled thank you, Clark left the room to find his dad.
"All right there son?" Scott, Sr. asked his son as he walked out of the back office doorway.
"Fine, they just want to double check some things before giving the final diagnosis." Clark said walking to the car with his father.
"Hey dad?"
"Yes son"
"Can we stop by the bank?" Clark asked with as much caution as he could. If he really was pregnant than his parents would freeze the money in the account that he had been using for years, before disowning him.
"Sure thing" Scott, Sr. said as he pulled into traffic to go to the bank, a few minutes later Clark arrived at the bank and got out.
"I'll be right back" Clark said before jogging into the bank to withdraw all of his money from the savings account. After he had taken care of that, he rode home in silence with his father.
"So" Jessie said when the two got back, tapping her high-heel foot on the marble foyer floor as she usually did.
"Nothing yet" Scott, Sr. said as he walked by and kissing his daughter on the cheek before moving into his office.
"Clark" Jessie whined as she swung around to get the information out of her youngest brother, but he was no where to be found. Jessie pouted and stomped up the stairs to Clark's room.
"Clark" Jessie whined again.
"Jessie" Clark whined back as he sat at his computer desk reading a medical book.
"So, what did the doctor say" Jessie said walking in and sitting down on the nicely made bed.
"Nothing yet, just some theories you'll find out when Scott finds out." Clark said putting the book away when there was no mention of the Olanwsky's Syndrome.
"But you do know something don't you?" Jessie said in all out whine mode.
"Maybe" Clark said before wheeling around to a row of books against wall.
"I don't know how you can read so much isn't it boring? Then again you are sort of boring yourself aren't you?" Jessie said before laughing and leaving the room, she could see she wasn't going to get anything out of Clark any time soon so she might as well wait and see. Clark for the next couple of day stayed up in his room packing all of the things he would need if he was in fact pregnant. He knew his brother would push for all out disowning, due to the fact that the child would be Lex's but Clark didn't care, at least not anymore. His family had treated him as if he was the most horrible child on the planet, and that was so not the case. He would never want any child of his to be raised in that type of environment and it would due to Scott and Jessie's monopoly upon their parents. Clark was startled out of his thoughts by his sister's voice.
"Clark, phone" Clark made his way over to the phone that was in the corner of his room.
"Hello" Clark said waiting for his sister to hang up. He then heard his mother's voice on the other line.
"Jessie hang up the phone, we have to go and get a dress picked out for the party." There was then a huff of air and a click and Clark spoke again.
"Hello?"
"Clark, Dr. Kent here"
"Oh hi" Clark said shyly due to the fact that the doctor was calling him.
"Well, I got the results and it confirmed my initial diagnosis." The doctors said slowly waiting for Clark to speak or cut in.
"Oh" Clark said as if he had, had all of the air knocked out of him.
"Clark, are you all right?" Dr. Kent asked concerned for the young man on the other end.
"I'm pregnant, I have a life growing inside of me" Clark said shocked and awed by the turn of events.
"Clark are you going to be all right?"
"I think so; can you give me the information for your brother? I have a feeling that I am going to need it." Clark said eyeing the bag that was tucked away in his closet full of his clothes and a stash of money.
"Sure can how about you come down to the office and I will get you all the information you might need." Dr. Kent said truly concerned for Clark's well being.
"That should be fine; I should be there in about ten minutes." Clark said holding on to the phone while patting his hard abs, where a baby grew inside him. Clark hung up the phone shortly there after and then made his way downstairs to get a ride to the doctor's office.
"Clark" Jessica called out to him as she saw him walk by the office that she was currently in with Jessie.
"So, who was that?" Jessie said bouncing in the chair that was in the room next to the large oak desk that their mother was sitting behind.
"Dr. Kent. Can you take me over there? He has the results of the tests." Clark said looking at his mother and sister with worry in his eyes.
"Sure" Jessica said standing up and walking toward Clark.
"I am soooo coming for this." Jessie said following her mother.
"Jessie, you are to sit there and find a dress, I told you to find one, months ago and now we are doing last minute shopping for this party. You are going to sit there until we get back and then *we* are going to find you something to wear." Jessica said in a firm tone that told everyone in the room to listen or fear her wrath. There were reasons on why his mother was the best attorney in Metropolis, Clark thought and this was it.
"Fine" Jessie huffed before sinking back into the chair and looking at the many dress books laying about the room.
"Clark, let's go" Jessica said with her high-heels clicking out in the foyer and to the car. Clark followed behind like the puppy he felt he was to the car. The ride to the office was short and Clark was called right back with his mother sitting in the waiting room yet again.
"Clark" Dr. Kent said as soon as he saw Clark.
"Hey" Clark shot back.
"Are you going to be okay?"
"With the pregnancy or my family?" Clark said trying to joke, but with it falling flat.
"Both, Clark I'm concerned"
"Don't be" Clark said trying to wave off the concern he could feel coming from the other man.
"Clark this pregnancy needs special care, *you* need special care. Clark, I only want what is best for you."
"I know, I know but I refuse to have my family dictate my life. I just want to have a family and if my family can't stand by my decision than they really weren't my family to begin with." Clark said trying to make the other man understand that this was something he wanted.
"Clark I understand that, but you also understand that they are your parents and they want what is best for you."
"Dr. Kent; no they don't. Most of the time they don't know I even exist." Clark said sadly at the way that his family treated him.
"Clark" Dr. Kent said walking over to Clark and giving him a hug. Clark clung to the man for all he was worth, the caring rolling off the man setting him at ease.
"It will be okay" Dr. Kent said hoping that he was telling the truth.
"Are you sure?" Clark said still holding on to the man.
"I think it will be, lets get that information for you and make sure that you have some where to go if need be." Dr. Kent said as he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.
"If they kick you out, I want you to come straight here and I will take care of everything, got that?" Dr. Kent said looking straight into Clark's eyes. Clark nodded his head and continued to hug the doctor.
"Clark, are you sure?" Dr. Kent said releasing the young man.
"Yeah, I have a feeling I will be back" Clark said with a weak chuckle.
"Okay" Dr. Kent said rubbing Clark's head before leaving the exam room. Clark exited the room after that and met up with his mom in the waiting room.
"So" Jessica said as she put down the magazine she was reading.
"I need to talk to both you and dad" Clark said before walking out of the building and to the car. The ride home was made in silence due to the fact that Clark wouldn't speak and Jessica didn't want to break the silence that surrounded her son. Once they arrived back home, Jessica went to find her husband who was in his office.
"Scott" Jessica said coming into the room with Clark in tow.
"Jessica, Clark" Scott, Sr. said in a worried tone.
"Clark said he needs to talk to us" Jessica said sitting in a chair by the fireplace in the room.
"Clark" Scott, Sr. prompted his youngest son.
"Have you ever heard of Olanwsky's Syndrome?" Clark asked hoping he would get out of explaining too much about what was going on.
"No" both parents said at the same time, only to smile and laugh at their timing. Clark could only roll his eyes at how sappy his parents were in such an intense situation.
"So son what is Olanwsky's Syndrome?" Scott, Sr. asked his son.
"It is a genetic predisposition that allows males to become pregnant." Clark said explaining as clinically as possible.
"And what does that have to do with you?" Jessica asked her son, wondering how such an off topic would come up.
"Well, remember when I went to the graduation party with Scott?" Clark said hoping his parents would put two and two together.
"Sure we do, it is the reason why you are under house arrest." Scott, Sr. said before his face filled with disgust.
"Are you telling us that you are pregnant by some stranger?" Scott, Sr. spat at his son, before standing up and making his way toward his son.
"Yeah" Clark said softly before backing up as his father advanced on him.
"How the HELL did this happen?" Scott, Sr. said before whirling around to face his wife.
"I don't know" was screeched as she too stood up and advanced on Clark.
"I want you out of this house now!" Scott, Sr. yelled at Clark before going over to his desk and rifling through papers before looking back up at his son.
"You are not apart of this family, you will get out and you will never contact us again. Is that understood?" Scott, Sr. said as he signed his name on what looked to be a contract.
"I….I…." Clark stuttered before his father cut him off.
"Sign these and your mother will have them filed by the end of the day." Scott, Sr. said throwing the pen down waiting for Clark to sign. Clark walked over to the desk and looked down at the papers and saw that they were emancipation papers, Clark looked up amazed that his parents would have something like this at the ready.
"Just in case" Scott, Sr. said pressing a pen into his son's hand. Clark took it numbly and signed his name.
"Good, now Jessica go and get this taken care of. I don't want this freak in our house any longer than necessary."
"Dear" Jessica said before the paper work was pressed into her hands and she was pushed toward the door.
"I'll go and get my things" Clark said making his way to the door.
"Take only what you can fit in a duffle bag." Scott, Sr. yelled to Clark's back. Once outside the doors Clark ran to his room to collect the few items that he had left out just in case. Just as he was getting ready to come down the stairs he was stopped by his brother.
"So" Scott, Jr. said hands in pockets trying and failing to look like Lex.
"Yeah" Clark said wiping away some tears that fell while he finished packing.
"Going somewhere?" Scott, Jr. said with a smirk on his face.
"Stating the obvious there aren't you?" Clark said as he made his way back to the study where his parents were no doubt freezing the McBride assets that had been given to him when he turned fifteen.
"What's going on?" Scott, Jr. asked as he arrived behind Clark.
"Your brother is pregnant" Scott, Sr. said to his son while talking on the phone to his wife.
"What?" Scott, Jr. said in disbelief.
"Yeah, that about sums it up" Scott, Sr. said grimly.
"How is that possible?"
"Olanwsky's Syndrome" Clark said standing near the door way to the office.
"You are a freak" Scott, Jr. said before running out of the room to tell his sister the news.
"Clark your mother is going to take you with her to get the emancipation papers finalized; from there you are on your own." Scott, Sr. said before turning his back on Clark to look out the window.
"Thanks" Clark said sarcastically, before his mother entered the room dressed in her attorney wear.
"Let's go" Jessica said heels clicking on the marble floor with Clark and his duffle bag behind her. The ride to the boat to go to Metropolis proper was a tense one as well as the ride to the court house once they arrived. Clark's emancipation papers were filed and things were taken care of a quick fashion, now Clark stood in the middle of the court house with no idea on what to do.
"I suggest you find a new last name, because we certainly don't want to be associated with you." Jessica said with distaste coloring her words.
"Right" Clark said before walking away and toward the information booth that stood in the court house.
"Hello may I be of assistance?" An old lady about sixty asked Clark.
"Yes, can you tell me where I need to go to get a name change?" Clark said smiling at the lady.
"Fifth floor" she said while pointing to a bank of elevators.
"Thank you" Clark said before moving off to the elevators to get his name changed. To what, he had no idea but whatever it was it wasn't going to be McBride that was for sure. Once Clark arrived there was someone awaiting him.
"What are you here for?"
"Name change" Clark answered quickly.
"Down the hall and to your right" a man said not at all impressed with his job.
"Thanks" Clark said as he traveled the path that the man gave him. Clark arrived to a set of double doors and found that not a lot of action was occurring in the name change area.
"Hello" a pleasant woman said.
"Hi, I need to change my last name"
"Kind of young for that" the woman said eyeing Clark.
"I have just been emancipated" Clark said sadly hoping he wouldn't have to fight with the woman to get his last name changed.
"Oh, well, that changes things, come right over here and lets get you started" the woman said as she pulled out papers for Clark to fill out.
"Just your last name?"
"Yeah, I like the first and middle well enough" Clark said as he filled in the boxes that she indicated to him.
"From what, to what?" She said looking at him over her glasses.
"From McBride to well, that is the hard part I don't know to what." Clark trying to get some help with an idea for a last name.
"Well, you want something common or not?"
"Common would be fine"
"Well, there is the usual Smith, Johnson, Jones….I myself have the last name of Thomas. So what will be it dear?" The woman asked Clark as best she could, due to the confused look on his face.
"I think….I think I want the last name Kent" Clark said hesitant to say the words. Dr. Kent had been so nice to him that it was the only last name that he liked and was willing to use.
"Sounds fine dear, Clark Kent" the woman typed into the computer and printed out more papers for Clark to sign. After the signing was done, the woman, Margie, gave Clark all of his paper work to now prove that he had legally changed his name to Clark Jerome Kent.
"Thanks" Clark said waving to the woman before leaving the office. Once Clark arrived to the main lobby of the court house, he had no idea what to do. Looking around he saw a pay phone and decided to call Dr. Kent, since he said he could.
"Hello, Dr. Kent's office this is Lola"
"Hi Lola, it's me Clark McBride"
"Oh, hi Clark"
"Can I possibly talk to Dr. Kent?" Clark asked on the verge of tears.
"Sure, let me put you through" Lola said softly before putting Clark on hold.
"Clark" Dr. Kent said after a moment pause on the hold button.
"Well, I'm officially not a McBride" Clark said tears now running freely down his face.
"Oh Clark" Dr. Kent said and sat down in his chair in his office.
"Hope you Kents are better than the McBrides."
"Clark what are you saying?" Dr. Kent said picking up his keys and getting ready to leave his office.
"I changed my last name to Kent, hope you don't mind" Clark sob again before sniffing.
"That's fine, where are you?"
"I am at the court house" Clark said wiping the tears from his eyes due to people staring at him.
"I'm on my way" Dr. Kent said before hanging up the phone to go and collect Clark. Clark hung on to the line until the dial tone came on. It was thirty minutes later before James Kent walked into the court house looking for Clark, he found him sitting near the pay phones rocking back and forth.
"Clark" Dr. Kent said as be bent to Clark's level. Clark looked up and had a sad look on his face with tears running down his face.
"You made it" Clark said stunned that the doctor had followed through on his statement.
"Of course I would" Dr. Kent said while helping Clark off the floor.
"This it?" James said indicating Clark's duffle bag.
"Yeah, I could only take that much"
"It's fine, let's go" James said while steering Clark out of the court house. Thirty minutes later found Clark and James sitting in the doctor's personal office at his practice.
"So, let me just this straight? You parents have decided that even though it is their genetic combination that makes you a 'freak,' they kicked you out?" James said disgust written on his face at the attitude of Clark's now ex-parents.
"Yeah that about sums it up, my parents made it a point to tell me that I was just a mistake and that since they didn't believe in abortion, at the time, that they would keep me." Clark said while sipping on a soda that Lola had supplied once they arrived back to the office.
"Well, then, it sounds as if I will have to ask them to not use my services any longer, I will not have anyone that is a Kent being treated that way. And further more it is that type of thinking that made gay marriage so hard. My partner and I could have been married years ago, but due to that type of thinking we have only just been married since the law allowed same-sex marriage. And that was what five years ago?" James stated to Clark, hoping to make the younger man understand that he was worth something at least to some one.
"You consider me family?" Clark said hope shining out through his green-blue eyes.
"Of course, you would be the prefect addition to the Kent family. I know Jon and Martha will love you, and I will be the best uncle you can ask for. Martin and I aren't into having a family of our own but being your uncle would be an honor." James said coming around the desk to hug Clark once his words were spoken.
"Thank you" Clark said gratefully while holding on to the other man.
"So, Kent you picked and Kent you shall be." James said smiling to the young man that he had high hopes for.
"Now let me call my brother and his wife and see about having you meet them. I want you to be comfortable with them as well as them with you." James said, concern etched into his face. He could tell from the words that Clark spoke that no one had really cared what Clark wanted, needed or even thought.
"Okay?" James asked waiting for a response.
"Okay" Clark said nodding his head and eyeing the telephone as if he was going to meet his doom. James came around to sit in his chair that he had vacated and dialed the number to his brother's house in Smallville. Once the line began to ring, James put the call on speaker to wait for someone to pick up.
"Kent B & B, this is Martha speaking how can I help you?" Was spoken pleasantly over the phone, which had made Clark relax visibly to James.
"Martha, James here. Is that brother of mine there by any chance?" James said with a smile on his face at the relaxed posture of Clark, he had seen the moment the young man relaxed and was all for it.
"Well, actually James he is out in the barn, let me go and get him." Martha said before putting down the phone and making her way out to the barn to collect her husband that seemed to be trying to fix a tractor and was having no luck.
"James" a male voice came on the line a few moments later.
"Jon how are you and the wife doing?"
"About the same can't complain" Jonathan Kent said before laughing with his brother about the routine that they did when they call each other.
"So, a call in the middle of the day must mean something big is going on"
"You could say that" James said before plowing ahead in what he had to say.
"You know about Olanwsky's, right?" James said hoping that he wouldn't have to give his brother a detailed description of the syndrome, which would depress Clark even more.
"Sure, what doc doesn't?" Jonathan said trying to figure out where his brother was going with this.
"Well, I have a patient that has it"
"Amazing" Jonathan cut in before his brother cut him back off.
"It is, but what isn't so amazing is that he is pregnant and his parents have kicked him out."
"Why would they do such a thing?" Jonathan asked due to the fact that no child should be treated like that due to a genetic hiccup.
"Well, they could and they did, just think of what mom and dad would have done if they found out I had Olanwsky's." James said sadly, pointing out the fact that their own parents had disowned him the moment that he came out to them.
"Yeah, you're right." Jonathan said sadly, due to the chasm that was created because of James being gay by his parents.
"So, the young man in question really has no where else to go" James said trying to make Jonathan understand the complete trust he had in his younger brother for helping the young man out.
"So, where does he plan to stay? He and that baby of his will need specialized or at the very least some type of personal care….I hope you have found him and have some sort of plan on what is going to happen to him." Jonathan said concern in every word.
"Well, little bro that is why I am calling you. It seems that his parents have emancipated him and he is now a legal adult, but the problem is that he is only fifteen years old." James said eyeing Clark for any reaction from the words he was telling his brother.
"Wow, just wow" Jonathan said sounding like he had gotten the wind knocked out of him.
"I know" James said waiting for his brother to speak before going on about the next part of his plan.
"Bring him here" Jonathan said his voice firm, as if the decision was already made.
"Jon" James said before he was cut off by Jonathan.
"Let me talk to Martha about this, but bring him on over to the farm. We would love to have him here if he wants to stay." Jonathan said in the tone that stated there would be no compromises.
"Thank you" Clark whispered into the speaker of the phone that they were holding the conversation.
"Are you the young man in question" Jonathan said his voice in all out parent mode; James thought that it sounded great from his little brother.
"Yes, sir" Clark answered formally.
"No; none of that sir and ma'am here, just call me Jonathan or Jon and my wife Martha, we're family no need for formal titles we know what we are." Jonathan said before chuckling at words that came out of his mouth. He sometimes wondered just when he started to channel his father in some areas.
"So, when are you all coming?" Jonathan asked hoping for a response of soon.
"Well the sooner the better, and since tomorrow is Friday I don't see why I can't take the day off and visit with my little brother."
"So, should Martha expect you and whom for breakfast?" Jonathan asked humor lacing his words, if there was one thing that James would not pass up it was a home cooked meal from his wife and his partner was just as bad.
"I will have to ask Martin if he is free to take a mini-holiday, but if not be assured that myself and Clark will be there."
"So the young man's name is Clark" Jonathan stated the fact not in a question but a statement.
"Clark Kent to be precise, his parents thought that him keeping the McBride last name would sully the name."
"Welcome to the family Clark" Jonathan said in a strong voice that soothed Clark's frazzled nerves.
"Thanks" Clark said while shrugging his shoulders, it was a lot to take in for one person on this particular day. There was a brief silence due to James not knowing if Clark or Jonathan wanted to speak to each other.
"Well, I will see you tomorrow little bro" James said before saying his goodbyes to his brother. Once the call had been disconnected, James watched and waited for Clark to talk; he didn't have long to wait.
"They both sounded nice" Clark whispered into the quiet room.
"They are very nice people, I am proud to call Jonathan my brother and Martha my sister-in-law." James said proud of his brother.
"I hope that they like me" Clark said in a childlike voice.
"Clark, they will love you I know it" James said before coming back around the desk to hug Clark.
"My parents sure didn't like me" Clark said before a sob came from his mouth, it was just now that everything seemed to be crashing in on Clark.
"Clark" James said hugging the younger man tighter.
"They called me a freak" Clark said crying on James dress shirt.
"You are not a freak, and if you believe them then they have won." James said anger radiating from his body. He hated the fact that Clark believed what his family had fed to him for years, because he was such an amazing person.
"Lets get you to my house and you can meet Martin, I know he will just love to talk to you." James said laughing at the thought of his partner meeting Clark for the first time; one thing was certain Martin would love Clark.
"Okay" Clark said while releasing the standing man to follow him out and to the waiting Dodge Magnum that James drove. The ride was made in silence due to the fact that Clark was thinking about the day ahead. They arrived to a small bungalow that had plants all over the place; Clark was in awe of all the plants that he saw growing.
"Martin is a tenure professor at Met U, in the horticulture department." James said to Clark as Clark eyes got bigger and bigger at each word that James spoke.
"He likes plants?" Clark asked stunned by the revelation.
"That he does, I some times joke that he loves his plants sometimes more than me." James said laughing at the look at Clark's face. Clark didn't respond due to the fact that he got side tracked over to the blooming firespike plant. A bang and then yelling with a British accent could be heard, James just shook his head, and he didn't even have a chance to warn Clark about Martin's obsession with his plants.
"JUST WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?" The man with the British accent yelled as he ran across the lawn toward Clark. Clark looked like a deer caught in the headlights, just standing there as the man approached at a fast rate.
"Martin!" James yelled hoping to sidetrack Martin enough to explain to him who Clark was and what he was doing here.
"James?" Martin said swirling around to catch site of his partner with surprise written all over his face.
"Martin, calm down he means no harm." James said trying to calm Martin down as he walked toward him.
"You know him?" Martin asked confused.
"Yes, I would like for you to meet Clark. Clark this is Martin, my husband." James said pulling the two together.
"Hi" Clark said shyly to the outspoken man that had just yelled at him.
"James" Martin said not responding to Clark.
"In the house" James said before turning and making his way toward the house not looking back to see if the two other men followed, once inside James sat in the living room waiting for the other two to enter. Martin entered followed shortly by Clark.