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Now What?
Chapter 3
Clark got home before his daughter and began to get very worried. "Come on, Ella. Why aren't you home?"
At that moment, Ella walked through the door. "Hey dad!" she exclaimed.
"Ella, where have you been?"
"Dad, I told you I was going to someone's house," she said.
"It's 9:30!"
"10 is my curfew," she said.,
"What could you have been doing that took so long?" Clark asked.
"Principal Lane invited me over for dinner. I felt bad saying no," Ella said innocently.
"Principal? You ate with them?" he asked.
"Yeah, is there a problem with that?"
He was coming off too suspicious. "You just met them. That's all. I just think it's weird that they would invite a complete stranger to eat with them at dinner," Clark said.
"I guess. Well, I'm going to call it a night. Love you, dad," she said.
She was halfway up the stairs when she heard her father call for her. "Wait, Ella, what did you talk to them about?" Clark asked.
"We just talked," she said.
"They didn't ask you anything about your past?"
"No….Why would they?" she asked. Was he really going to spill something to her? Was he that easy to get stuff by?
"Just asking. Are you sure?" he wanted to make sure.
She smile at him and said, "Night, dad."
She didn't answer his question, but he knew she was a teen. Teens weren't really up for a game of 20 questions. "Sweet dreams, Ella."
\S/
Johnny dropped Ella off at her house and went straight back home. When he arrived home, Richard's truck was parked outside. "Great," he said.
He wasn't too fond of Richard. He thought that his mother could pick such a better boyfriend. But he settled for just seeing her happy.
"Hey Johnny!" Richard said when he saw him enter the living room.
"Richard, what are you doing here?" Johnny asked.
"Your mother and I have something to tell you," Richard said.
"I'm listening," Johnny said.
"Honey, Richard and I are getting married," Lois said.
Inside Johnny was screaming. He wanted to kill Richard. But he knew that wouldn't be the response his mother wanted. So, he lied just to make her happy. "That's great news, mom. I'm happy for you," he said.
"Imagine, Johnny, I'm going to be your step dad," Richard said.
"That's great."
Just mother freakin' great.
Dreams
Chapter 4
He had told his daughter to have sweet dreams, but he was the one that had the sweetest dream of all. A dream he wished was reality.
Clark was back home in Smallville. He was so happy and it could be shown on his face.
A little boy who looked like he was about 8 years old came running into the farm. "Daddy!" he yelled jumping into Clark's arms.
"Whoa! Buddy! What's going on?" Clark asked his son.
"Mommy said she wants you in the house right now," the boy said.
"Is that so, Jason?"
"Yep. She said she has a surprise for you," Jason told his father.
"Well, come on, let's go see daddy's surprise," he said walking towards the house with his son still in arms.
The two of them walked into the house to see Lois cooking in the kitchen some pancakes. "Uh-oh. Mommy's cooking," Jason whispered to Clark.
"Hey! I have super hearing too you know," Lois said.
"Sorry, Lois, but we already did teach our children to speak their mind," Clark said. He walked over to his wife and gave her a kiss. "Good morning sleepy head. I decided to let you sleep since you had a rough time last night."
"Thanks Smallville."
"Where are the kids?" Clark asked.
"Johnny on the computer. Ella is on the phone. And Ally is…"
Before Lois could finish he sentence, a little girl was pulling on Clark's leg. "Daddy, I'm right here!" she yelled.
"Yeah, I can see that," he said picking her up into his arms. In one arm he had Allison and the other Jason.
"Johnny! Ella! Breakfast!" Lois yelled.
Less than a second later, Johnny super sped to the kitchen.
"Pancakes? Who cooked them?" Johnny asked.
"I did," Lois said.
"Oh, I'm not hungry," Johnny lied.
"That's why you rushed down here. Yeah right."
Clark put the kids down and walked to Jonathan's side. He whispered to him. "If you want to go out today, you'll eat your mother's breakfast."
"Hmm, maybe I am hungry," he said loud enough for his mother to hear him.
"That's what I thought," Lois said. She had no idea Clark was blackmailing him. "Jason, can you call your sister for me?" Lois asked.
"Yeah. Ella!" Jason yelled.
"Well, I could have done that," Lois said.
Ella super sped to the kitchen. "What's up?"
The six of them are the surprisingly good breakfast together then each went their ways. Johnny went to play football with some friends. Ella went to the movies with her boyfriend. Jason and his 4 year old little sister, Ally watched cartoons in their room.
Clark and Lois laid on the couch playing video games versus each other. "You better start begging for your life, Smallville."
"Why's that?"
"Cause I'm about to kill you!" she yelled as she killed him, well the video game him.
Clark faked a sad face. Lois stuck out her tongue in return. "That's not nice," he said.
Lois began rubbing her stomach and said, "Clarkie."
"We're not calling him Clarkie," Clark said.
"But you want his name to be Clark Jr., don't you?" Lois asked.
"You know, I don't think that's such a good thing. I mean, if we call him Clark junior, I'm going to think of something else," Clark said as he looked a little below his waist.
"Eww! You perv!" Lois joked with him.
"You're the one that gave it that nickname."
Ok, then what do you want to name our unborn son?" Lois asked.
"How does Zachary sound?"
"Zachary Kent. I like it," she said.
"Me too."
"Hi, Zachy," she said talking to her stomach.
"You're going to come up with a nickname no matter what aren't you?" Clark asked.
"You bet I am."
Clark held Lois closely in his arms. "God, I love you," he whispered in her ear.
A huge smile appeared on her face. "I love you, too."
"I couldn't imagine my life without you in it," he said.
"Well, then I guess it's a good thing you never have to. I'll be right here by your side," she said as she leaned in a gave him a passionate kiss. Clark wanted to kiss her forever, but the kiss ended and so did the dream…
Clark woke up with tears in his eyes. He wished his life was really like that, but he knew it would never be.
He missed his life with Lois so much. He missed having someone to talk to. Someone to hold. Someone to kiss. Someone to love.
It was then when Clark Kent began remembering the day his world came crashing down.
TBC
