Clark rubbed his face before yawning, it was almost midnight. He stood closing Lex's laptop and gathered up papers from the already cluttered desk when a small thud reached his ears. He looked down to see a small black palm sized box. Time seemed to freeze as he bent down to pick up the box, when he opened it there was a really expensive ring setting on the black satin. He picked up the ring and engraved on the ring in small script letters said, 'C, Love you always -L'.
Clark sat on the floor leaning back against the desk holding the delicate ring, the very delicate item Lex had last, that no one but Lex had touched last, in his hand.
"Lex..."Clark whispered the back of his eyes stinging with the hot tears that would never come. He quickly pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number, it rang three...four...five times before a voice finally answered the phone with a soft hello.
"Lois...I need any information about Lex's attacker. Now." There was a pause and soft murmurs were heard before another female voice took over the line. This voice made Clark clench the tiny phone in his hand so hard that it almost broke.
"Clark, it's not time to tell you anything yet. I'm sorry." Chloe's voice was sharp and quick before there was a sudden click and the call was disconnected.
"Damn it!" Clark cursed without realizing and threw the phone across the room. He ran a hand through his messy hair as he stood and replaced the tiny engagement ring back into its box. He slipped the box into his pocket and left the office of the empty building at super speed, leaving the paper work unfinished on the desk.
"You're here rather late Mr. Kent." A short concerned looking female nurse with ungodly bright long red curls greeted Clark as he entered the hospital . It was nearly one in the morning.
"I need to see Lex." Clark looked to the girl with a sad exhausted expression. "Is that okay Katherine?"
"Yes, of course, Mr. Kent. I'm sure he's missed you."
Clark silently walked into Lex's room closing the door behind him, "Hey Lex. How are doing? I know it's late, but I had to see you." Clark walked over pulling the small black box from his pocket and set it on the table by Lex's bed, "I found this. It fell on the floor when I was leaving your office."
Clark sat down in a the small purple chair by the bed and took hold of Lex's hand, "Telling you I know probably ruins the surprise. Lois is supposed to be getting information on how to help you...I just didn't know Chloe was in on it. They wont tell me what's going on...I feel...so useless. So, I just want you to know that," Clark took a deep breath his eyes stinging with tears again, "that I would have said yes, if you had asked."
Clark sat there for a few minutes before setting Lex's hand down, "I'm sorry Lex. I need to get back home and rest. I need to be able to work in the morning."
Clark stood pushing the purple chair away slightly as he walked away from the bed to the door a long beep froze him in his tracks. He turned to look at Lex's still figure as emergency lights and sounds went off. Lex was flat lining. In a matter of seconds three nurses and two doctors ran into the room.
"Get him out of here!" One of the doctors demanded, it sounded like a woman.
"L...Lex..."Clark found his voice as one of the nurses began to push him out, "No! Lex!"
"Clark! Get a hold of yourself!"
The stern voice made Clark's eyes snap to the nurse in front of him, it was Katherine, "Just let the doctors do their job okay?" She looked sympathetic as she stared into his fear struck eyes.
"Is...is he going to be okay?"
"I don't know Clark. Just let us do our job and we'll tell you in a while."
Clark paced the waiting room before sitting into a blue cushioned chair. His heart was racing and his mind reeling.
"God...Lex." Clark's head dropped in defeat.
"Mr. Kent..." A soft voice interrupted Clark's thoughts.
"How is he?" Clark asked lifting his head slowly to look at the doctor, "Will he be okay?"
"He's stable right now but it's to early to say if he'll be okay or not. Just, as of right now, everything looks fine."
Clark nodded, "Okay."
"I think it would be a good idea if you returned in the morning. Go get some sleep Mr. Kent, it's rather late for visitors."
Clark nodded again, stood, and walked to the door slowly his whole body feeling like it had a million tons on his shoulders that he just couldn't lift.
"We'll call if anything changes. I promise." Katherine said softly from the front desk as Clark left. She got no response from the dazed and exhausted man.
Clark wondered the chilly streets of Metropolis to tired to super speed back to Luthorcorp for the car. So he slugged through the slush and ice to the building and back up to the office, he felt so weird. He felt like a piece of him had just about died in that hospital room just like Lex. What was he going to do? He couldn't live without Lex, he loved Lex so much. What would have happened if Lex really would have died? Clark fell down onto the couch in the office the keys to the Ferrari were on the table beside it, but Clark didn't have the strength to reach over and take them, let alone get up and walk back to the car. So, Clark fell asleep right there on the black leather couch. It was oddly very comfortable, but at this point, Clark would have fallen asleep in the snow on the sidewalk and it probably would have been just as comfortable.
A/N: Okay so...sorry it took me so long to update but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Don't hate me for that! I know it's sad...it's meant to be. But it's okay! It'll get better! I promise...maybe ^-^'''' Hope ya liked it! R&R Please.