Four months later Clark found himself sandwiched between the two cousins almost everywhere he went. Lois had moved in with the Kents after things began getting too crowded at Chloe and her dad's place. Jonathan and Martha welcomed her with open arms. Lois and Clark never spoke about the night in the cave again and resorted back to their normal banter. Lois had joined Chloe and Clark at the Torch and the three of them investigated and uncovered more and more meteor infected cases. Everywhere they went; Lois and Clark would get an argument about practically anything. Chloe would just sit back and smile. She saw the sparks between the two. She would even catch the way they looked at each other when they thought she wasn't looking.

"Chlo, why do we have to bring the farm boy along? Every time we get close to a big story he just disappears or slows us down and we totally miss it," complained Lois as they took their seats in the Talon.

"Hey I do not!" Clark replied defensively. "You just can't seem to stay away from danger for two seconds and then I have to save you." Clark said without thinking.

"Save me? You, save me?" Lois started laughing. "That'll be the day Smallville. What are your parents putting in that milk you love to drink every morning?" She squinted her eyes. "Which reminds me, stop drinking straight from the bottle. It's rude and disgusting. You end up spilling it all over that hideous flannel shirt of yours and then I'm the one who ends up washing it off."

Chloe sat back and absorbed all of this new information that Clark and Lois didn't realize they were sharing with her. This was when she saw the connection between the two of them. It wasn't just a normal bond of friendship like she had with Clark. When they talked to each other, it was like they were the only two in the room. This was love.

"I don't spill it all over my shirt!"

Lois pointed at the wet stain on his chest.

Clark looked down surprised. He never knew he did that.

"Well…okay. But it taste better out of the carton!" He protested. "And besides, I find it strange that you watch me drink every morning."

"I-I-I don't." Lois suddenly became embarrassed. "I've really only noticed it a few times actually. Oh look at the time. I'm going to be late." Lois got up and left.

Clark finally looked at Chloe, "Did she just say she washes my shirt every day?"

Chloe gazed up at him with a huge smile, "She sure did Clark. In fact I'm willing to bet that's not the only she does when it concerns you."

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't you see it? Lois has feeling for you."

Clark coughed up his drink and quickly responded, "Lois Lane does not have feelings for me. She doesn't even like me."

"Clark, the two of you are practically joined at the hip. You spend more together than we do and that's not just because you live under the same roof."

"Well only becau-"

"Stop, she likes you Clark. She just admitted to washing your shirt for you. She could have easily allowed your mom to do it or not even cared about it. The fact that she takes the time each night to find that shirt and wash it herself shows that she cares about you."

"That doesn't mean she has feelings for me. Maybe she just has OCD and can't stand for things to be dirty."

"Have you seen her room, it's a complete wreck. She does your laundry more than she does her own."

Clark couldn't come up with an exclamation. Did Lois have feelings for him? His mind began going over all of his encounters with her, searching for a sign. Then he remembered the night in the cave.

"And Clark, something tells me you feel the same way about her."

"What? No." Clark nervously shook his head. "She's bossy…"

Chloe slightly tilted her head to the side.

"… She's rude, she's stuck up, I can't stand her!"

"The best one's always start that way," came a voice from behind them.

It was Lana.

"Lana? What are you doing here?" Clark asked.

"I just rented out the apartment right above here."

"But I thought you were staying with Lex," Chloe inquired.

"No, that was just one big mistake all together." She glanced at Clark.

"Can we go talk somewhere?" She asked Clark.

"Sure." Clark sounded surprised.

Chloe shook her head. She wondered if this new revelation about Lois would be enough for Clark to overcome his feeling for Lana.

"So what did you want to talk about?" Clark asked as they sat down near the espresso machine.

"I just wanted to explain myself to you, for my actions."

"Lana you don't have to do that."

"Yes I do. See I know we pushed each other away. We couldn't completely trust each other. But I never should have gone to Lex. I can't use my vulnerability as an excuse. I knew it would hurt you and I wasn't clearly thinking."

"Lana I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything. I'm sorry for what I did. Can you ever forgive me?"

"Listen," he paused "It did hurt when you left me for Lex. I was angry and upset and didn't know what to do with myself. But I forgave you a long time ago."

"You did? Well…this isn't as hard as I thought."

They smiled at each other.

Lana continued, "You know I never stopped loving you. I thought about us every day." She said while placing a hand on his.

At that time, Lois came rushing back in.

"Hey Chloe, I forgot to ask you whe-" She stopped her sentence when she saw Clark and Lana sitting across from each other holding hands. "Well I guess that answers one of my questions." A tear formed in her eye and she ran back out.

"Lois wait," groaned Chloe as she took off after her.

Clark stared out Lana for a minute before images of Lois exploded into his head. He removed Lana's hand from his.

"I did too. But I only thought about us as being friends. If you are wondering if there's more for us in the future, I can't give you a yes."

Lana closed her eyes in sadness. "I know. I'm just trying to hold on to what we had. I know you're in love with someone else."

"You do?"

"I saw the way you and Lois kissed that day in front of Lex. I knew right then that you two had something special. Something I never had with you."

"No, Lois and I aren't..." He started to say. "I don't know what is going on now. Chloe says Lois has feelings for me."

"She does." Lana agreed.

"How did I miss that?"

Lana laughed, "Clark, you're talented at many things but reading women is one thing you don't do well."

"But she drives me crazy! She constantly makes fun of me and always has something smart to say."

"That would be her way of flirting with you."

"But she's not always like that though. Everyone now and then she'll come up with advice that blows my mind and makes me think she knows better than anyone else."

Lana smiled as she watched Clark struggle with his feelings. "I'm not going to tell you what to do Clark but I think you have feelings for her too and it's okay. You have a big heart, maybe bigger than anyone I know. You just need to trust it and yourself."

"Maybe you're right. Maybe it's been staring me in the face all this time and never allowed myself to see it. I think I have feelings for Lois."

"Then you need to go tell her that. Go, what are you waiting for, go!" Lana giggled.

Chloe caught up to Lois just as she had reached her car.

"Lois wait!"

By this time Lois was in full out tears.

"Not the time cuz! I need to go home." She cried.

"Let's just get in the car and talk first."

"Fine."

"Okay Lo, what's going on? I know this is about Clark."

"Clark? No, that's insane."

"I know you like him."

"I don't like him, he's…he's Smallville. He constantly gets on my nerves. We fight more than anybody I know. Did I mention, I can't stand those stupid flannel shirts he always wears or the shirts with that stupid cardinal on them. He's just a farm boy who will never get over his first love."

"Lois stop the charade and admit it. I'm your cousin, I know you better than anybody. Everything you just said you hated about him, you actually like."

It hit Lois like a ton of bricks.

"Oh my god. I love Smallv-, I love Clark Kent." She put her face in her hands. "What am I going to do Chloe?"

"You need to find him and tell him that."

"But he's getting back with Lana. It's too late."

"Listen, Clark is a very confusing guy. I don't know what he's going to do about Lana. But I can promise you that it's not too late, it's never too late Lo."

"I can't believe I'm acting like this. I'm Lois Lane for christ's sake, the daughter of a four star general. I don't do this."

"That's how you know it's real."