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Three hours later, Lana returned to Smallville. Oh, my gosh. What have I done? she wondered. Why had she done it? Okay, she knew why: Jason had been hiding something from her and she had gotten sick of it, but had she really done the right thing? Lana parked her car in front of the Talon and walked into the building. Once inside, she went into her office and to her desk. She pulled out some papers and began to flip through them. However, she couldn't keep her mind on them and soon threw them against the wall with a frustrated cry.
"Receipts giving you trouble?" an amused voice queried. Lana turned around to see Lex stooping down to pick up the papers.
"Lex," she said somewhat embarrassedly. She put a hand to her head and then dropped her hand. "Uh, no. It's just---it's just been a rough few hours," she continued.
"Is everything all right?" Lex questioned, straightening up and placing them on the counter.
"No. I---I, uh---" Lana's voice trailed off.
"Lana, what's wrong?" Lex asked, seeing her upset visage.
"I broke up with Jason," Lana confessed with a small sigh.
"Why?" Lex wondered.
"Because he doesn't trust me," Lana answered. "I---I can't just go through another relationship where my boyfriend doesn't care enough to give all of himself," he continued. Oh, geez. Jason hasn't told Lana about what his mother did to him, Lex realized.
"Uh Lana, I don't believe you're being all that fair to Jason," Lex said diplomatically.
"Fair to Jason? He's the one lying and keeping secrets," Lana proclaimed angrily.
"Lana, whatever Jason's keeping from you, I'm sure it's for a good reason," Lex said
"Are you def---" Lana began to ask.
"Lana, I'm not defending him. It's just---when his mother kidnapped both of us---there were things---I can't say what---but they really shook him. My guess is that he's just trying to deal with them," Lex interrupted.
"So, what you're saying is that I should give him some space and should let him figure out where his head is at," Lana deduced.
"That would be my advice. But of course, you should keep the friendship lines open for communication," Lex answered.
"Right. Of course. I---I guess. But what if he doesn't ever trust me?" Lana wondered. Lex grasped Lana's chin and held it so that they were staring each other in the eyes.
"He'll come back to you, Lana. I can guarantee it," he promised.
"How?" she queried.
"'Cuz he's crazy about you. And anybody crazy about Lana Lang doesn't stay away from her very long," he answered. Lana laughed ruefully.
"Oh, please," she said.
"Hey. Would I lie to you?" he questioned.
"Well, you never have before," she responded.
"That's right," he confirmed. Then, "Come on. Let's see what we can do about these receipts and invoices." She laughed and they grabbed the papers and sat down at a table. They began talking quietly as they went over the pile.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
This isn't going to turn into Lana\Lex. I just needed a good friendship moment between them.