Chapter 4

After a long days work, Lois came home feeling overwhelmed from what she found out earlier today. She hadn't seen Clark the rest of the day, she didn't want to tell him the news over the phone but she wasn't sure when he would come home tonight. As she opened the door, the sweet smell of food took over. Lois breathed in the scent and walked down the hallway to reveal the dining table which was filled with two plates of a home cooked meal. She smiled at the sight and her face lit up when she saw Clark walk into the room wiping his hands with a dish towel. He welcomed her with a warm smile. "You cooked tonight..." She walked up to him and held out her hand as he took it, pulling her closer to him.

"I figured since you've been getting sick lately, you might not wanna eat any take out for a while. I wanted to make you a home cooked meal to ease your stomach."

Lois' smile grew as she stroked the back of her hand against his cheek. Clark bent down and gently kissed her. When he pulled back, he examined her face and tilted his head, "Something's different about you today..."

Lois raised her eyebrow, frowning, did he know already? "Really, what would that be?" She tried asking non chalantly. With a nervous laugh.

Clark cupped her face, "You're glowing, that's what." He pecked her cheek and walked towards the table, opening a bottle of wine, "You want some?"

Lois protested, "Uhh... no thanks. I think I'll just stick with water for now. I'm not really in the mood." Lois didn't know how to tell him, let alone how he would feel about this. There were still so many questions swimming through her head. How would he take it? Is he ready for a baby? Does he even want to be a dad? Is this something he wants? She realized they never even talked about kids. The thought never came up and she assumed that maybe it wasn't a possibility. Clark didn't notice her deep in thought as he turned to get her a glass of water.

Lois took a deep breath and sat herself down as they had dinner together. Clark filled her in on what had happened today. "The Joker striked again in Gotham. This time he was pulling a bank robbery. Bruce and I stopped him and he's in custody now, but knowing his connections, he's gonna find a way out. That's why Bruce and Watchtower are keeping an eye on him..." He looked up to see Lois listening to his story, but noticed that she was thinking about something else, more like contemplating with herself. "Lois is everything okay?"

Lois met his eyes, "Huh? Oh! Yeah uhmm everything's fine... everything's more than fine actually... at least I hope it is..."

Clark tilted his head, "Why wouldn't it be?"

Lois took a deep breath, "Well that sort of depends on you..."

Clark furrowed his eyebrows, "Me? What do you mean?" Lois gulped; he could tell she was nervous; her heart had started to beat faster. Lois had slowly gotten up and walked over to the living room. Clark stood up to follow her. Her back was facing him as he kept staring at her, waiting for her to say something. He started to get concerned, "Lois?" he said softly.

Lois took another deep breath and turned around with a slight smile on her face, which started to grow, "Clark... I'm pregnant."

Clark blinked; His eyes widened, he couldn't believe what he had just heard. His lips had parted as he slowly walked up to her. "You're what?"

Lois let out a silent chuckle, "We're gonna have a baby Clark... You're gonna be a dad."

Clark took a step back. Never in his life did he think he was going to hear those words. He covered his mouth and nose with his hands and huffed out a small laugh and ran his hand through his hair. Lois waited for him to say something, watching his reaction. A huge smile formed on Clark's face. "I'm gonna be a dad... Lois we're gonna have a baby!"

Relieved, Lois grinned as Clark ran up to her and swooped her in his arms, spinning her around while kissing her shoulder, up to her neck. His lips met hers and he held on to her so tight he never wanted to let go. Lois laughed of joy against his lips, "I'm so happy you're okay with this Clark!"

Clark pulled back, "Of course I am Lo!" He pressed his lips against hers again, overjoyed, this had by far been the best night of their lives, knowing they were gonna be parents.

Lois was tapping her foot as she waited for Dr. Emil Hamilton to call her in for her check up. Clark was at the Fortress talking to Jor-El, making sure the pregnancy was safe and that nothing wrong was going to happen. She had waited for him, but because of the time difference in the Fortress it was taking longer than it should. Lois was nervous, this was her first check up and she didn't want to do it alone, but Clark had good reason. She bit the corner of her lip as Emil walked out of his office, "Lois. You ready?"

Lois inhaled a deep breath, "Not really, but let's do this."

Emile smiled, "Don't worry. As far as I'm concerned, your tests all seem to be normal, there's no reason to be concerned that this baby is anything but healthy." He guided her into the exam room, "If you can just lie down on the bed please."

Lois smirked, "What, you're not gonna buy me dinner first doc?" Emil smirked at her joke. Lois hesitantly laid down on the bed and lifted up her shirt.

Emil shook a tube of gel, "This is gonna be a little cold." He squeezed out some gel on her belly as Lois hissed at the sudden coldness. Emil looked up at her, "Is Clark not coming?"

Lois was about to answer when she heard the door open, "Yes, he is." She turned to see Clark walking up to her, stroking her bangs away from her forehead. Lois' mouth dropped open, "You're here!"

Clark smiled and kissed her gently on the lips, "Where else would I be." He whispered inches from her face that Lois could feel his breath on her.

Lois swallowed hard, choking back, "I'm so happy... I really needed you."

Clark shook his head, "Don't worry, everything's gonna be fine."

Emil smiled at the couple and pressed the instrument on her stomach, as the screen showed the sonogram. He pointed at a little fetus that was very noticeable on the screen, "There's your baby." All of a sudden, Lois and Clark heard the most incredible thing, the baby's heartbeat. They both stared at the screen as Clark had a huge smile on his face, tears forming in his eyes.

"Oh my god. That's our baby Clark." Lois covered her mouth with her hand, choking back tears of her own, but couldn't help it. Clark bent down to kiss her forehead and leaned his head against hers.

Emil looked back at them, "Well Lois, it seems the baby has a very strong heartbeat, you seem to be about six weeks pregnant now. You're halfway done your first trimester."

Lois exhaled out a laugh and then turned to Clark, "What did Jor-El say?"

Clark turned back to look at the sonogram, "He said he's never heard of anything like it. A human carrying a Kryptonian, but it's not impossible. He said as long as you're under the yellow sun, the baby will be healthy. But he said you should be careful, you might project the baby's powers, but it can also weaken you since the baby could become stronger only under the sun. He just said to be very careful with this pregnancy."

Lois sat up on the bed, with a worried look on her face, "Well is there anything we can do to make it safer for us?"

Clark simply shook his head, "Just do what every other expecting mother does. Regular checkups, and frequent sun bathing."

Lois chuckled, "That shouldn't be a problem then." She cupped Clark's chin and brought it closer to her face as she kissed him, while listening to the baby's heart beat. "Mmm it's like music to my ears." She murmured under his lips.

Emil cleared his throat, "Sorry to interrupt this beautiful moment, but I'll print out a copy of the sonogram for you to keep. I should get going; I'll see you soon for your next check up which is in another 6 weeks... when your second trimester begins."

Lois nodded as she got off the bed and received the sonogram. Later that day, they had gone over to Watchtower to see Chloe. Lois and Clark had walked in with their arm around each other. Once Chloe had seen them, her face had lit up, "So how'd the doctor's appointment go?"

"Well I'm halfway done my first trimester and the baby's perfectly healthy!" Lois reached into her purse and showed Chloe the picture of the sonogram. Chloe held the picture and smiled at it. She suddenly had tears in her eyes.

"I can't believe you guys are gonna have a baby." Chloe hugged Clark and Lois and congratulated them.

Oliver had walked in with Bruce as they took in the scene. "Hey Clark, legs." Lois squinted at Oliver, he knew she hated being called that, but he took amusement in that. "So what did we miss here?"

Lois blinked and then turned to Chloe, "Do they even know yet?"

Chloe pressed her lips together, "They've been busy doing League duties."

Clark chuckled, "Well then they're gonna love being the last to know."

Bruce raised his eyebrow, "Know what?"

Clark looked at Lois and contemplated who should tell. Lois shrugged, smiling, "Hey, they're your best friends..."

Clark smirked at her, he turned to the two, "Lois is pregnant" She watched as they reacted.

Oliver was wide eyed, "Oh wow, who knew."

"Yeah really. So who's the father Lo?" Bruce said with a smile.

Lois narrowed her eyes at him, "It's yours Bruce, surprise!" she said sarcastically.

Bruce laughed, "Hey I thought we agreed to keep it a secret. Look at you telling everyone!" Lois laughed and hit him lightly on the arm as he flinched away.

She handed him the picture as he and Oliver looked at it, with their furrowed eyebrows, "I don't see it?" Oliver said while tilting his head to look at it from the side, Bruce did the same, eyebrows furrowed.

Lois rolled her eyes, as Clark laughed, "It took me a while to see it too."

Lois' jaw dropped as she turned to Chloe, "The daddy can't even see his child!"

Chloe chuckled, "Maybe it's a guy thing. I mean me and you found it perfectly."

Oliver raised his hand up, "Do you know if it's a girl or boy?"

Lois rolled her eyes, "I'm only on my first trimester boys, it's gonna take a while."

Oliver smiled, "Well in that case, if the kid turns out to be a boy it's probably best to name it after his favourite uncle...me." He grinned to himself.

Bruce raised his eyebrow, "Who said you'll be its favourite uncle? I'm gonna spoil the kid so much he's gonna want to speed over to Gotham the first chance they get just to see me." Oliver scowled at Bruce.

Clark wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, hugging her tightly against him as they listened to Green Arrow and Batman battling it out before the baby was even born.

"I love you" he whispered quietly in her ear. Lois smiled and placed her hand against his cheek.

"I love you too." She whispered, so that he was the only one able to hear.

Lois was at her desk, reading What to Expect when Expecting, she was nervous about the whole pregnancy process. She looked down at her belly and smiled, caressing it, "You're getting some appetite there baby." She stood up to go get some coffee, but remembered she couldn't drink it anymore. She sighed of frustration, giving up her daily coffee has got to be the hardest thing, "You see what I have to give up for you? You better owe me after this. And the only way to do that is to come out perfectly healthy, you got that?" She was talking to her stomach when she heard John walking past her to the coffee machine.

"You talking to yourself there Lane?" He went to pour himself some coffee. Lois really wasn't in the mood to talk to him and deal with his flirting. She simply walked away. She heard John chuckle behind her, "Where's Kent today?"

"He's gone to meet a source." There was the usual excuse she gave to everyone.

John took a moment to stare back at her, his eyebrows furrowed at her, "You packing on a little weight there?"

Lois smirked to herself, she grabbed her purse and walked away from him, "That's what happens when you're expecting." She turned to see a stunned John standing before her.

"You're pregnant?" He let out a laugh, "And I thought the world had enough of one Lois Lane. Now we're gonna have two of you?"

Lois rolled her eyes at him, "I'll be sure to train my kid to kick your ass one day."

John raised his eyebrow, "You gonna kiss your unborn baby with that mouth?"

Lois smirked, she was about to say something she knew would shut him up but thought better of it, "You know what, you're right. I better watch myself for the sake of my kid, I'm gonna bite my tongue this time. But if you push me, I'm gonna make you wear your coffee." With that, she turned away and walked out of the Planet as John watched her in silence.

Lois had been munching off of anything she could find in the fridge, she couldn't help herself, the baby wanted everything. She laid down on her bed and snoozed off. It wasn't until she felt warm soft lips tickling her cheek as her eyes fluttered open to see Clark looking down at her. Her lips curved up to a smile. "Hey... When did you get home?"

Clark smiled, admiring her face, "A few seconds ago. How are you?" He gave her a single rose as Lois took it, bringing it to her face and smelling the sweet scent.

"We're good." She looked down at her stomach. Clark moved over to her stomach and lifted up her shirt. He pressed his lips against her stomach and kissed it, closing his eyes while listening to the calm heartbeat.

He lifted his head to look back at Lois, "Yes we are."

Lois smiled as she looked back down at her stomach, she whispered softly, "Hey baby... Daddy's home now."

Clark held his breath at Lois' words; he pressed his lips against hers firmly as she wrapped her hand around his neck, pulling him closer to her.