Chapter Three

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Strange Feelings

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Clark and Lana got to the hospital and went in search of Chloe and Lois. Asking at the nurses' station they discovered that no one with the name Lois Lane had checked in. Clark became worried that something had happened to them on the way. Grabbing his cell phone out of his pocket he dialed Chloe's number as Lana watched at his side.

"Hello." Chloe answered.

"Chloe," Clark said. "why aren't you at the hospital yet?"

"She doesn't want to go Clark." Chloe replied.

"What! Make her!" Clark practically shouted into the phone making Lana jump at his side.

"Clark my ear." he heard Chloe say. He heard muffled voices and could tell that she was arguing with Lois about going to the hospital.

"Tell Clark to mind his own business." Lois shouted so he could hear.

"Where are you?" Clark asked.

"We are at the farm." Chloe said.

"I'm on my way." Clark said hanging up his phone.

Clark couldn't believe it. He should have known though. Lois hated hospitals and she was going to fight having to come. He had to get back to the farm and make sure for himself that she was okay. Turning to Lana he told her everything and began to walk out the hospital. Lana walked behind him trying to keep up.

"Clark," Lana said. "don't you think Lois is old enough to make her own decisions? If she doesn't want to come to the hospital you can't force her."

"I know that Lana." Clark said. "I'm just want to make sure she is really okay."

"Okay." Lana said. "Can you drop me off first so I can change and then I will meet you back at the farm."

Clark nodded as he and Lana got into the truck. After dropping Lana off at the Talon he drove home. Stopping in front of the house he spotted Chloe's car. Getting out of his truck he walked to the house.

"I'm serious Lois." He heard Chloe say. "Lana doesn't want you to move back into the farm."

Clark stopped short at this and decided to listen in. He shouldn't but he couldn't help himself.

"Why?" asked Lois. "What does my moving back in have to do with her?"

"I'm not sure." Chloe said. "All I know is that on the way to the truck back at the lake she asked me to try and convince you not to move back in. She said that she and Clark needed their privacy and with you here they wouldn't get it."

"What the hell!" Lois exclaimed. "Isn't that what she has the apartment at the Talon for?"

"I'm just telling you what she told me." Chloe said. "Think about it."

Chloe just shrugged her shoulders at Lois. She was taken aback at Lana's request to be honest. She didn't see the big deal either. Clark and Lana mostly hung out at the Talon when Lana was in town. She had told Lois what Lana said because if she wasn't wanted here than she had the right to know. Either way she would support her cousin's decision.

Outside Clark listened to Chloe tell Lois what Lana had said. He was angry that Lana had gone behind his back to ask Chloe to intervene when he had already told her that he wasn't going to ask Lois not to move back in. His parent loved having Lois around, so did Shelby. So do I he admitted to himself. He held his breath and waited for Lois's response.

"Well, I'm sorry for Lana." Lois said stubbornly. "I'm moving back into the farm and too bad if she doesn't like it."

Chloe just smiled at Lois. She knew this was going to be her reaction. Both Lois and Chloe looked up when they heard footsteps on the porch outside and they knew that Clark was home. Clark walked into the house and saw that Lois was stretched out on the couch with a blanket covering her legs and could see that she was wearing one of his plaid shirts. Chloe stood up bracing for the storm about to come.

"Why didn't you go to the hospital Lois?" Clark barked out.

Lois just rolled her eyes at Clark.

"Because I didn't feel like it Clark." She said hotly.

He looked to Chloe who was holding back a laugh and raised his eyebrows.

"Um, I'm gonna go." Chloe said quickly and turned to get out of there as fast she could.

"Chloe," she heard Clark call to her. "we need to talk later."

Nodding her head she practically ran out the house and to her car.

Back in the house Clark and Lois were having a staring contest. He stood next to the couch with his arms folded across his chest looking down at Lois who was glaring up at him.

"Oh please, Clark." she said. "You are not scaring anyone. Before you start let me just say that I didn't need to go to the hospital. It was just a bump on the head and I feel fine now."

"Lois," he said. "you almost drowned; I think it was more than just a bump."

"I'm not talking about this anymore." she replied back.

Clark sighed and knew that it was hopeless to argue with her. Seeing the shirt she was wearing once again he smirked at her.

"So Lois, you claim to hate plaid so much but you always seem to end up wearing my shirts." he told her.

Looking down Lois remembered that she had one of Clark's shirts on. When she had got to the farm she didn't want to go looking through her bags for something to wear because she was still a little dizzy so she had just pulled one of Clark's shirts from his closet. It smelled like him and for some strange reason that comforted her.

"Smallville," she said and watched as a huge grin spread on Clark's face. "I don't hate plaid, it's just you overdo it. Besides I look good in it, you on the other hand not so much."

Clark couldn't argue with the fact that she looked good in his shirt. Remembering what she and Chloe were discussing when he arrived he looked down at her and smiled.

"So, I take it you are moving back in." Clark said as if he didn't already know the answer.

"You betcha." Lois said. "Which means it's back to the couch for you Smallville, sorry."

Clark laughed and asked if she was hungry. His parents were due back soon but he couldn't wait he was hungry.

"No." she said shaking her head. "I think I'm going to go lie down. I'm feeling a little tired and need my rest since I'm going back to work at the Talon tomorrow."

Lois stood up from the couch and swayed a little. Clark reached out a hand to steady her and they both jumped when he touched her. It felt like an electric jolt ran from his body to hers at his touch. Looking down he noticed that the plaid shirt was the only thing Lois was wearing. Drawing in a breath he gulped loudly making Lois glance down and turn red. Clearing her throat she pulled herself away from him and walked quickly to the stairs and all but ran up them.

Lois leaned against the bedroom door trying to catch her breath. What's going on with me? This is Smallville! What was with the strange feelings she felt when he touched her? Back in the living room Clark was also trying to catch his breath. He didn't know why he was feeling like this with Lois but he was starting to like the sensations she stirred in him. A knock at the door pulled him out of his thoughts and he walked over and opened it. When he opened the door he found Lana standing on the porch smiling at him. He needed to figure out these strange feelings for Lois and he needed to do it fast.

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