The Chlark Chronicles: Desire

Chapter 4- Gone

AN: Thanks for the reviews. Sorry it took a while to post this chapter. I was having writer's block but I finally got this chapter done. Enjoy!!!

She made her way up the stairs to her apartment. She had just let Jimmy go. She knew that she had done the right thing, but it felt so awful. The stairs seemed to be getting steeper and longer and she reached the top. She slowly placed the key in the lock and unlocked the door and leaned against it as it shut behind her. She closed her eyes, hoping that Clark would be standing in front of her when she opened them, but he wasn't. The room was empty. She walked back further into the bedroom and she suddenly felt a burst of wind behind her. Nothing could describe the feelings that were rushing through her as she turned around and saw Clark standing in front of her. She could feel the tears rushing to her eyes and down her cheek as she looked into his piercing blue eyes. He walked towards her and embraced her in his arms and she let herself fall into his embrace and let the tears fall. He was finally there and they were finally together. He didn't need to say anything, and neither did she. She only wanted him to hold her like this forever. He pulled away and gently kissed her forehead.

"Chloe, I came to say goodbye," Clark said quietly as he held her close. She pulled out of the embrace.

"Goodbye? What do you mean goodbye?" It felt like her whole world was falling apart and the one person that could put everything back together was leaving her.

"I have to go. I don't know when I'm coming back, maybe never. The justice league needs my help. So many things are getting out of control and they need me. It could take months or years…" Clark hated the look on Chloe's face. It was a look that sent chills down his spine and made him want to hold her and never let her go.

"So this is it?" Chloe tried to contain all the pain she was feeling. She wanted to break down, but she had to be strong, for him.

"Chloe, before I go you have to know something. I love you more than anything or anyone. I'm never going to stop loving you." Clark moved closer to her and kissed her. The kiss felt perfect and neither wanted to stop. Clark finally pulled away, no matter how much his body told him not to. Chloe turned away slowly and then looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"Clark, you make me happier than anyone ever could. I love you Clark Kent," Chloe said through the tears.

"You don't know how much I wanted to hear you say that." He kissed her again on the forehead.

"Clark, you have to come back, for me. I need you here." She held him close, not wanting to ever let go.

"Chloe, don't wait for me. You need to marry Jimmy, he loves you. He can make you happy. He'll give you everything you ever needed." Clark forced the words. He hated having to tell her this. He wanted to be the one to protect her and give her everything she needed. But he couldn't. He had to go.

"No, there's one thing Jimmy can't give me." She looked at him with tears in her eyes and he knew exactly what she meant. He held her in his arms for several minutes Before letting go and kissing her one last time on the forehead. For some reason, she decided not to tell him that she and Jimmy had broken everything off. She wanted him to believe that she was going to be happy.

"You're the only one who will always have my whole heart Clark. I'll never forget you," Chloe said through the tears.

"Goodbye Chloe," Clark said as he moved back towards the window and a tear rolled down his cheek.

"Goodbye Clark," she said as he took off. She fell to her knees and let the tears fall. The thought that Clark Kent might be gone out of her life forever felt like a stab in the chest. She wanted to scream and cry all at the same time. She made up her mind that she would stay strong for that day when he came back, however far away that day might be.

The days and months passed and all she could do was hope that he would come back, someday. She got in her car and drove to Smallville to get away from the busy city life and just think. She stopped out at an empty field and looked around her. Something had drawn her to this spot, the very spot where her and Clark's house had been in her dream all those years ago. She closed her eyes and could feel his embrace around her, the warmth that she felt when he was near her felt so real at that moment. She opened her eyes and nothing was there, just the gentle breeze and movement of the tall grass around her. She turned when she heard footsteps behind her.

"Hey Mrs. Kent," Chloe said softly as she wiped a tear from her eyes.

"I saw you out here and wanted to make sure you were okay. You seem a little upset. Is everything alright?" Martha asked as she walked over next to her. Chloe was trying her best not to break down.

"As funny as this sounds, I wanted to feel Clark. And I do when I'm here. This was the spot where our house was in my dream after Dark Thursday," Chloe answered.

"It doesn't sound funny to me at all." Martha smiled and hugged Chloe softly.

"We all miss him Chloe and I know he misses us, especially you."

"You know, before he left, he told me he loved me more than anything and that he always has. He told me to marry Jimmy so I could be happy," Chloe said with tears in her eyes.

"Sounds like Clark. He just wants to make sure that you are happy no matter where he's at."

"I didn't tell him that Jimmy and I had just broken up earlier that day. I didn't tell him that he was the only one who could ever make me happy. Without him here, I feel so lost." She tried to hold back the tears.

"Chloe, I know that Clark loves you. He won't go down without a fight. I really believe that Clark is coming back one day, even if it takes 5 years. These past few months have seemed to pass so slowly, but it will get better. He will come back. The question is whether or not you are willing to wait for him," Martha hugged Chloe again and squeezed her hand in reassurance as she started to make her way back to the farm. The answer to that question was yes. She was willing to wait for him.

"Mrs. Kent?" Chloe wiped the tear from her eye and looked back at her.

"What is it Chloe?"

"Do you really believe that Clark is coming back?"

"With all my heart." Martha smiled and turned back towards the farm, leaving Chloe in her thoughts. She headed back to Metropolis and made her way up the stairs to her apartment. When she reached the door, there were flowers and a note sitting in front of the door. She picked them up and walked inside and found Jimmy standing in the living room. "I knew I forgot to get the key." She whispered under her breath.

"Chloe, I can't let you go." Jimmy looked as if he had been awake all night. She could see the pain written on his face. She stood in silence as he walked over to her and took her hands in his.

"You're everything to me Chloe. Without you I can't think or breathe. Nothing else matters to me. Chloe, give me the chance to make you happier than you ever have been with anyone else. I want to be the one that is by your side forever." She felt the tears rushing to her eyes as he said these words. He loved her and she knew he would do everything he said he would. He was willing to take care of her for the rest of her life. He was willing to be with her, even though he knew she cared so much about someone else.

"Jimmy don't do this. We ended everything already. I don't want us to end everything with a fight. We ended on good terms. Please, let's just keep it that way." She pulled her hands out of his.

"So that's it. You are going to let some guy who is who knows where come between you and a happy life. I know that you let Clark get away with everything, but I mean come on, the guy might never even come back here." Jimmy raised his voice. Chloe was silent for several seconds.

"You're right. I do let Clark get away with a lot more than I do other people. Now I know why. I love him more than anyone or anything. No one could make me as happy as he could. That's why if I can't have Clark, then I don't want anyone else. I would just be settling for second best. So, maybe Clark isn't coming back, but at least I can say that I was waiting for him to come back and never gave up on him. That's what really matters." Chloe walked over to the door and opened it for Jimmy to leave.

"Fine. If you want to spend your life waiting for something then go ahead. But don't expect me to stand here waiting to catch you when you fall." Jimmy walked towards the open door.

"I'm not expecting it from you, someone else has always been there and that's why I'm waiting." Jimmy walked out and Chloe shut the door behind him and she suddenly felt a breeze in the room.

Hehe! Cliffhanger...