Chloe wraps her arms around Clark's neck tighter as they fly and buries her head into his neck. Flying had never bothered her but equally she had never been flying where the only thing holding her up was a pair of arms.

"Relax Chloe," Clark tells her. He can sense her nervousness. "I've done this hundreds of time when rescuing people," he adds trying to reassure her.

"Yeah not to doubt you there great hero but last time I checked you were afraid of heights."

"Wow that was a long time ago and totally irrational now I think on it. Besides Chloe I'm safer than any plane you know."

Of course she knows that. Clark's hide is invulnerable. She braves to raise her head from his neck and look around. They are above the clouds and she has never seen the stars so clearly before in her life. It is so beautiful.

"They are even more beautiful from orbit," he tells her as if reading her thoughts.

"I envy you that but I'm sure astronauts get the same view."

Clark smiles at her. "True but they need suits. I don't. I can survive in a vacuum."

"Is there anything you can't do?" she jests lightly.

Clark's face grows thoughtful. "Lets see now. Defy gravity, more powerful than a locomotive, faster than a speeding bullet, hear a pin drop on the other side of the planet, see through anything except lead, shoot heat from my eyes, capable of blowing a gale, virtually invulnerable to harm, did I miss something?"

"Read minds?" Chloe suggests.

"Nope can't do that. That is J'onn's gift."

"Oh he got his powers back did he?" Chloe asks since J'onn had lost his powers last time she checked.

"Yes he did. Took a while but we figured out a way to restore them. And I can't change shape like he can so there are 2 things I can't do."

"Wow 2 whole things. Poor you. Must be terrible for you to be so handicapped."

"No need for sarcasm Chloe. Besides you're missing out on the view."

Chloe turns her head to see what he is on about and coming up on the horizon are the lights and the outline, while changed, she can still recognise. "Metropolis," she whispers in awe.

Clark can see enough of Chloe's face to see her lost in awe at a view of Metropolis she has never seen. For him it has been too long since he saw that look on her face. 10 painful years where he buried his guilt over what happened to her and hid it from everyone. No-one knew what happened to her. Not his mom, not Lois, since even she never saw the part of the Fortress he had placed Chloe in. Not Jimmy. There was no way he could explain it to Jimmy. He knows it was wrong. He knew back then but he has always kept secrets. His life has been defined by secrets. There are things he knows that he can never tell anyone. Knowledge of the future in case he alters it. Knowledge of Kryptonian technology because humanity isn't ready for it.

Growing up he had to keep his origin a secret because he knew if others knew they would try to exploit him or imprison him or run tests on him to see how his powers work. He could trust no-one with knowing what he was. No-one except Chloe. Ok so he didn't actually tell her per say. However, once she found out there was nothing he wouldn't trust her with knowing. He knew that she would die before she would betray his secret and unfortunately in a way that is exactly what happened.

Clark flies round the edge of Metropolis. The last thing he needs is some observant person with a camera catching him so avoiding the heart of the city was necessary. He is taking it slow so he can prolong the feeling of a living, breathing Chloe Sullivan in his arms. He had almost forgotten how small she was compared to him and as much as he would like to continue this forever he can't. He slowly heads away from Metropolis and towards Smallville. His thoughts as he nears the farm house is about how his mother will take this and how mad she is going to be at him.

Martha glances at the clock knowing Clark will probably show up any minute. She had wondered who his surprise guest was. Maybe he had a new girlfriend and hadn't told her. That thought had crossed her mind along with trying to work out who it could be. Her immediate guesses turned to his either his fellow heroes or his fellow work colleagues. The fellow heroes seemed more likely since many of them knew who Clark was so there would be no issue with covering up him being Superman. She knew he had had feelings for one or two of them before he got together with Lois. The sound of the door opening catches her attention. Martha gets up off the couch and heads towards the door.

Now Martha Kent was rarely shocked by anything anymore. After all her son was Superman and she had spent several years as a senator but the sight standing there before her definitely counted as her being shocked because standing there next to Clark, looking decidedly nervous was Chloe. "Chloe?" she queries gently barely able to believe her eyes.

"Hi Mrs Kent," Chloe greets her. She takes a moment to take in Mrs Kent. Her hair was starting to go grey but really she didn't look so different to what Chloe remembered. In fact for what she could see neither did the farm house. It seems in all the changes she missed this stayed basically the same. She is really nervous at how Mrs Kent will react to seeing her. Chloe had run a whole lot of scenarios through her mind on the way here. Hopefully the heart attack one is just her imagination running wild. So she is relieved when Mrs Kent simply strides forward and pulls her into a hug.

"It is so good to see you Chloe," Martha says. She had been quite upset when she had heard Chloe was dead but to see her alive, standing here brings a joy to Martha's heart.

"It's good to see you too Mrs Kent," Chloe replies.

Martha ends the hug and turns to Clark. "I'm guessing you have something to do with this," she says accusatory.

Clark almost sweats under his mother's glare. "Um yeah. You see mom I haven't been entirely honest with you about some things."

Martha's look becomes disapproving. She has a feeling she is not going to be happy with Clark once he gets through explaining this.

After Clark gets through explaining everything Martha decides she was right. She is not happy with her son. "Clark. How could you let everyone think Chloe was dead like that?"

"Technically she was dead mom," Clark says in a weak defence of himself. He feels his mother is about to say more but he beats her to it. "Yes I know it was wrong but if you remember I was very upset which is why I ended up going to the future. Then before I knew it years had passed by and I no longer had any idea how to explain it. Besides if I hadn't done what I did Chloe would have been buried or worse cremated."

Martha takes a moment to gather herself. Clark has made some good points about the burial thing but that still doesn't excuse what he did which she tells him in no uncertain terms. Well at least he has the sense to look ashamed of himself she thinks to herself.

"Don't be too hard on Clark Mrs Kent," Chloe says in Clark's defence. "I mean I know he did wrong and believe me when I say I was angry at him when he told me what he had done but I do understand why he did it."

Clark is pleased by that comment. He hated to think that Chloe hated him for what he did.

"Ok I see. Well I'm sure that I'll forgive him in time. Now that you're here how about some dinner?" Martha asks Chloe.

"Sure that would be great," Chloe tells Martha.

The rest of the evening goes smoothly. Martha tells Chloe about her time in Washington until it is time for bed. Chloe ends up in Clark's old room. Tomorrow Martha will go shopping for some clothes for her. She finds her son staring out the window in the kitchen just as she heads for bed. "Clark. You ok?"

Clark turns to face his mother. "Of course mom. How can I not be? My best friend is back."

"She'll need time to acclimatise," Martha warns him.

"I know. We both know. I had hoped she could stay here with you while she catches up and comes to terms with what has happened."

"Clark of course she can stay here with me. You know that is not an issue. What is, is why you didn't tell anyone about her, not even me."

Clark sighs. He knew his mother would get back to that eventually and with Chloe gone to bed, it seems that time is now. "She died saving me mom. You know that week I vanished after Doomsday attacked?" Martha nods so Clark continues. "I spent it up at the Fortress waiting for her to wake up but she never did. I spent a whole week looking at her lifeless face knowing that I was responsible for it."

Martha stops him right there. "Clark, Chloe wanted to save you. It was her choice. You can't stop people choosing Clark."

"I know I can't but everything that happened to Chloe, her meteor power, Brainiac, it all stems from me and the day I put her in the chamber I swore I wouldn't rest until I saved her like she saved me and you know I always keep my word. Then I left and then years past and I hadn't found a way to save her. It was similar to what I told you about telling Lois who I was. Remember?"

Martha nods. Clark had told her how he had wanted to make sure Lois loved Clark Kent before he told her he was Superman but as the years went by it came harder and harder to tell her, knowing that she would be hurt by the fact he had kept it secret from her.

"In this case the number of people who would be hurt and angry was much longer. As much as this shames me it was just easier to keep it a secret. That makes me sound terrible doesn't it."

Martha can see the guilt return to her son's face. His life has never been easy so should she judge him that for once he took the easy way. He has done it before she supposes, like when he ran away to Metropolis on red kryptonite but she thought he had realised that the easy way out is not necessarily the right way. Then again who knows what was going through his mind after spending a week with Chloe when she was dead. She can remember when he left how hurt he was; how deeply scarred his heart was and how it took him several months in the future to come to terms with it.

Martha lets out a breath. This situation is messy at best and she guesses simply condemning him would be too…simple. After all what other options had he had back then short of him telling Lois and Jimmy who he was. She goes up to him and gives him a hug. "It's ok Clark. At least you realise that you made a mistake. I understand why you did what you did."

Clark hugs his mother back. "Thank you."

"So what is Chloe going to do about Jimmy, Lois and everyone else?" Martha asks her son as she ends the hug.

"She thinks if she goes back she'll turn their lives upside down and she doesn't want to do that. Truthfully I think she needs to accept what has happened to her first before she makes the final decision on that. I've already told her that if she wants to go see them she can and I'll accept the consequences of my actions. In the meantime she wants to just stay hidden."

Martha is glad Clark is ready to so willingly accept the consequences of his actions and his point about when Chloe should make that kind of decision is a valid one and well if Chloe wants to keep a low profile for now then Martha will keep Chloe's resurrection a secret.

Martha yawns feeling fatigue catching up with her. "Well I'm off to bed," she tells Clark before she kisses him on the cheek. "Don't stay up too late. Even Superman needs sleep."

Clark smiles. "I won't. Goodnight mom."

"Night honey," she says as she heads off to bed.

Clark himself doesn't stay up too much later before he goes to sleep on the couch but is awoken in the early morning by the sound of crying. He gets up and heads to the kitchen and sitting there in the nightgown his mother had lent her, her wedding ring in her hand is Chloe, tears rolling down her cheeks. He places his hand on her shoulder. "Chloe," he says gently.

Chloe quickly tries to wipe her tears even though she know he has seen them. She hadn't been able to sleep. Too many conflicting thoughts and feelings that had ended up with her coming down stairs and sitting at the kitchen table staring at her wedding ring. She had loved Jimmy, she did love Jimmy but she hadn't stopped loving Clark. She loved Clark so much she was willing to sacrifice her life for him. At some point she had started crying even if she can't quite remember what thought she was having that started her tears. "I'm sorry I woke you," she tells him, noting the fact he now sleeps in blue pyjamas.

Clark sits down in the chair next to Chloe. "That's ok. I don't need very much sleep."

Chloe smiles sadly. "Ah another benefit of not being of this world I take it."

Clark nods and looks at the ring in her hand. "Having second thoughts?" he asks at her decision, her hasty decision in his opinion, to take it off.

"Second, third, fourth, fifth. I was on my sixth thought when you walked in."

"Chloe I told you if you want to see everyone go see them. I'll deal with it."

Chloe shakes her head. "No Clark." She turns to look at him. "Can I tell you something?"

"Of course Chloe. You can tell me anything. That hasn't changed."

"I was having second thoughts about my marriage before, well before it all went to hell with Davis. Like I said up at the Fortress I settled and I don't mean that Jimmy isn't great. He is but to me you'll always be first."

"I'm sorry."

Chloe frowns up in puzzlement. "Why are you sorry?"

"Chloe I am not as unaware as you think. I know I hurt you during those years. I know my Lana blinkers as you use to put it really did make me blind to everything else. In fact I was blind as to why I was so obsessed in not letting you go when anyone else would have. It is so obvious now. I did that because I love you."

"And Lois? And the others you may have dated since I died? How did you manage that?"

"Chloe I live a double life. I've gotten very good at compartmentalising my feelings. When you died I buried my feelings for you along with a lot of other stuff in a big box labelled Clark's forgettable growing up years. I know that I screwed up a lot back then."

"Yeah. You really did," she says in agreement.

"Thanks," he says falsely.

"You're welcome."

After a moment of silence. "You want to know a funny example of my compartmentalising?" he asks her.

"Sure. I could do with cheering up."

"Ok it was when I got back from my travels and I made my first appearance as Superman. I quickly found that I still had feelings for Lois but that she ended up having an infatuation for my hero alter ego."

Chloe snickered. She could tell how this was going to play out.

"I mean seriously it was horrendous. As Superman Lois would throw herself at me but as Clark Kent she barely gave me a second glance. Oh in fact she was so obsessed with Superman that she stole one of my stories once."

Chloe is now laughing.

Clark smiles as he thinks back on how he got back at Lois. "Got her back though. Sent her a note that Superman's spaceship had been seen at the sewage works. She actually spent hours trawling through it." Clark starts to laugh. "She walked back into the Planet covered in raw sewage." He laughs harder. "Oh god the smell."

By now Chloe is holding her sides due to laughing so hard. "Did she find anything?" Chloe asks between her laughter..

Clark takes a minute before he can answer as he laughs at the memory. "Yeah she found something alright."

"What…what was it?" Chloe struggles to get out.

"A Godzilla toy I had dressed up in a Superman outfit."

Chloe collapses to the floor in laughter. "Oh god. That is so funny!"

The two them continue to laugh so much so they have woken Martha up. She walks in and sees Chloe on the floor and Clark not far from it. "What is going on?" she asks them.

Clark tries to stop laughing while Chloe picks herself off the floor. "I was telling Chloe about the Godzilla incident," Clark tells his mom. The Godzilla incident being how he referred to that.

"Ah I see," Martha says with a light chuckle. It was still funny even after all these years.

"Did we wake you?" Clark asks his mother.

"Yes but it's ok."

"We're…we're sorry Mrs Kent," Chloe says as she gets off the floor and wipes more tears from her face. Of course this time they come from because she was laughing so hard. Her sides are aching. That has to be one of the funniest things she has ever heard.

Martha is not that upset to see Chloe laughing. She knows it is only a matter of time before it sinks in what Chloe has truly lost this past decade. Well now that she sees everything is ok she decides to go back to bed.

"Night mom. We're sorry for waking you," Clark tells his mother as she heads back up the stairs.

"I feel guilty now," Chloe admits as she sits back down at the table.

"Oh don't worry about it Chloe."

Chloe turn to Clark and breaks out into a smile. "By the way Godzilla. That was brilliant. I didn't know you could be so conniving."

"It was all Lois' fault. She just got me so mad. I mean stealing my story...she just went too far."

Chloe has to agree. While she hasn't been a reporter for awhile she would feel just as irate if someone had stolen one of her stories.

Clark takes Chloe's hand into his. "Feeling better now?"

"No not really but hey you made me laugh. I'll give you points for that. The truth is Clark, and god this is starting to sound repetitive, the truth is that I need…"

"time," Clark finishes for her. "I know."

Chloe sighs silently. What a mess everything is and she doesn't feel like sleeping. A part of her is afraid that if she sleeps she'll miss another 10 years or something. "I know you have work tomorrow but can I sit with you for awhile?"

Clark smiles at her. "Of course you can Chloe. You don't really need to ask."

They end up sitting next to each other on the couch. Chloe leans into Clark, resting her head on his shoulder. "You got any other stories?" she asks needing some way to fill the time.

"Dozens of them. Being Superman doesn't lead to a dull life I'm afraid. Anything in particular you want to hear about?"

Chloe thinks about it for a second. "How about you tell me how you got started becoming Superman?"

"Ok. Lets see. I came back to Smallville from my travels around the world and told mom that I wanted to, A, get back into reporting and, B, make a much bigger impact than I did when I was the red and blue blur."

"Bigger?" Chloe queries.

"Yes. Working from the shadows can only help so much Chloe. I realised from spending time in the future and during my travels that the world needed a visible hero to look up to. It was about that time I really thought about getting a costume to wear."

"Ah yes the costume. How did that come about?"

"Mom," Clark answers in a single word.

"Mrs Kent?" Chloe asks rather puzzled.

"Mom designed it. I wasn't too fond of it at first. I felt rather…exposed."

Chloe chuckles. "Yes. Not a whole lot left to the imagination I must say but equally you really carry it off."

"Well thank you. It grew on me after not too long a time actually."

"So carry on. What happened next?"

"Um lets see. I applied for a job at the Planet. Got an interview with Perry."

Chloe interrupts him. "Wait. Perry?"

"White. Perry White."

"Didn't he blow through Smallville once?"

Clark nods. "Yeah he did. Anyway during the time I was away he became the Editor in Chief at the Planet. So I went for the interview, got the job, got partnered with Lois and then endured some snaky Lois-esque comments that I better not slow her down for 1 or 2 years.

"Aw she loved you really."

"I don't think she loved me at that point. She was still hurt about me leaving before. It took awhile before she forgave me fully I think. Of course by then it was all about Superman as far as Lois was concerned."

"She was really that taken?" Chloe asks him.

"Yes. Think provocative dresses Chloe and wait until I get to the interview I gave her. You will not believe what she asked me." In fact to this day Clark still can't believe what she asked him but he'll get onto that.

Ok now Chloe is really interested and actually also very comfy leaning on Clark. You would think he would be hard with his steel like exterior but he is actually surprisingly soft feeling. Clark is a bit of a contradiction. "Ok so continue with your story so we can get to this interview."

"Sure. Well at first I decided to keep a low profile at being a hero at first so his appearance and Clark Kent's reappearance wasn't too close together."

"Sounds sensible," Chloe comments. "You wanted to make sure no-one would twig that you were in fact the same person."

"Yeah. So I think about a week or two passed and rumours that the red and blue blur had returned were flying around Metropolis. Lois, however, was too busy preparing for her interview with the President to pay them much attention so Perry gave me the assignment and I ended up chasing myself for a story."

Chloe chuckles. "You're life is complicated."

"Tell me about it," Clark remarks. "Anyway that night Lois was taking a helicopter to the airport when it decided to malfunction and ended up hanging off the Daily Planet roof."

"Ah let me guess. Superman to the rescue."

"Yep. Thankfully I was working late so I happened to be around. So there I am knowing that hundreds of people are about to see me make my public debut when Lois, with her usual impeccable timing, falls out of said helicopter. One quick costume change later and I'm flying up to catch her which I did."

"Bet Lois was surprised."

"A little bit. I tried to reassure her by saying ' Don't worry I've got you' to which she replied 'You've got me? Who's got you?'"

Chloe laughs again. "Wow you almost rendered Lois Lane speechless. Almost. What happened next?"

"Well the helicopter had picked up Lois's impeccable timing and decided to choose that moment to fall. So I caught it."

"You caught it? Just like that?"

"Yes. It wasn't like it was heavy or anything Chloe. I caught it one handed while I held Lois in my other arm. I then put it neatly down on the ground and Lois too. Deciding I really didn't want to hang around for the masses of the press I flew off leaving Lois and the pilot to the paramedics."

"Was Lois hurt?"

"No. She fainted."

"She what?"

"Yeah. After I left she fainted. Guess it was a delayed reaction to the shock."

"Ok. That was an interesting debut but why did you leave straight after?"

"I didn't want to talk to the press scrum. You know what they're like Chloe. They would twist what I wanted to say. I realised that to make sure I got the message across that I wanted that I would need to do an one-on-one interview."

"So you chose Lois."

"Yes I did."

"Why?"

"Lois may be many things Chloe but she always reports nothing but the factual truth and I didn't know who else I could trust to write it. This was my one chance to get my message across right."

"Ok I get that. So how did you arrange this interview?"

"I left a note on her desk saying I, or more accurately my yet to be named alter ego, would meet her at her apartment at 8."

"Is this where provocative dresses come in?"

Clark closes his eyes at the slight burning sensation behind them as he remembers what Lois was wearing that night. "Um yeah."

"Ok and what was this question she asked you that you mentioned before?"

"I was mentioning my x-ray vision and she wanted proof."

"I see. What did she ask you to do?"

Clark takes a moment before answering. "She asked me to tell her what colour underwear she was wearing," he tells Chloe and then he waits for the response he knows is coming.

It starts as a giggle but it soon escalates to a laugh. "Did you look?" she asks Clark.

"I plead the Fifth."

"Oh my god! You did look!" Chloe cannot believe it. That Clark Kent of all people looked. Oh god she is laughing so hard her sides are starting to ache again.

Clark looks at the laughing girl sitting next to him. Twice in one night he has managed to get Chloe laughing so hard that tears are now in her eyes. He waits until her laughter subsides. "You done?"

Chloe nods while still laughing. "Just give me a minute. By the way what colour was she wearing?"

"There is no way I am telling you Chloe."

Chloe chooses to pout at him.

Clark mock sighs. "Oh alright. They were actually pink."

"I didn't know she even liked pink."

"Lois likes to pretend she isn't like any other girl but in truth she likes pink, loves old romantic movies and listens to Whitesnake," he tells Chloe from what he learned dating Lois for 3 years. He then stops for a moment as he replays what he said in his head before adding "Ok that last one is unique to Lois."

Chloe goes back to resting her head on Clark. Wow there is so much she doesn't know about her cousin. Speaking of cousins. "Can I ask how Lucy is?" she asks about Lois' sister.

"Married with two kids."

"Seriously?" she asks unable to hide the surprise in her voice. She never saw Lucy as the settling down type. More like the end up in jail type.

Clark nods. "Yes. She had an epiphany or something. At least that is the way she tells it."

"And the General?"

Clark's face darkens at the mention of Lois' father and even though Chloe can't see his face right now she can feel his body tense up. "Clark what is it?"

"The military and I don't get along. They see me as a threat and guess who is the number one cheerleader in that belief."

Chloe doesn't need to guess. "The General."

"You got it in one."

Chloe wraps her arms around Clark's arm. "It's ok Clark. I mean I suppose it was too much to ask for everyone just to trust you."

"They never trusted me Chloe and I'm not entirely sure they ever will. They see me a threat or the envoy of some alien invasion despite how many times I tell them there is no-one else left."

Chloe reaches up with her hand and gently strokes his cheek which causes Clark to turn his head to look at her. "You've gone through so much and I missed it," she says regretfully.

Clark returns the gesture by stroking Chloe's cheek. "I know," he says sadly. "I wish you had been here Chloe. I did it for you."

"Did what?" she asks, her breath catching at his touch.

"Became a hero. Just like you told me to be."

"Clark. You would have always been one. It was your destiny."

"I use to hate that word. It made me think that my life was already mapped out."

"And now?"

"Now," he says as he leans in closer, "now I know you make your own destiny. You can be what you chose to be and be with the person you chose to be." Clark then closes the gap and kisses her.

Chloe doesn't know quite why Clark is kissing her…again but he is and god is he a wonderful kisser. She doesn't know how but next thing she knows she has ended up straddling him as her hands seek to undo the buttons of his pyjama top and she can feel those muscles of his. It is then her mind screams at her to stop pointing out she is going way too fast considering she just woke up this morning from a 10 year coma.

As much as it pains her at this precise moment she has to stop. She pries her lips away from Clark's. "Clark…Clark we need to stop." Clark looks at her, his eyes darkened with desire. She can't stop the gulp that comes from her. She has only ever seen that look when Clark is on red kryptonite. It is the hungry, predatory look of 'Kal'.

Clark takes a minute to get himself under control. He had let his self-control slip for a moment there and look where it has gotten him. Stupid. He is stupid. She hasn't been awake a day, he has only known how he truly feels for her for less that 2 days and here he is making out with her, for the what? Third time? What is wrong with him? He has never been this impulsive before. Ok sure the woman he has been in love with for 10 years maybe alive and well and sitting on his lap and god does she feel incredible sitting there. How he would love to take that gown off she is wearing and kiss the soft skin underneath and…No. No. Bad Clark.

He shuts his eyes and takes a breath. "I'm sorry Chloe."

"Clark look at me."

He does and sees she is smiling. "Now I'm not complaining that you suddenly find me irresistible but lets take this slowly. Please."

Clark nods. "Anything you want but for now can you get off of me. It is kind of hard to stop myself with you sitting there."

Chloe smiles seductively, leans in and whispers in his ear. "It isn't the only thing that is hard around here Clark," she says with a little wiggle of her hips that causes Clark to groan. "Chloe. Please."

A little smug with herself that she could illicit that kind of reaction from Clark Kent Chloe slides off his lap while Clark tries to calm his body down.

"Can I sleep with you?" Chloe suddenly asks.

Clark looks at her wide eyed.

Chloe slaps him gently. "No that like that Clark. I mean sleep with you as in lie next to you. I don't think I could sleep on my own at the moment."

Clark lets out a breath of relief because if she meant the other thing he isn't sure he would have said no. So he agrees and they head upstairs to his old room where they proceed to get into bed together.

"Wow I'm finally in bed with Clark Kent," Chloe jokes.

"Funny Chloe."

"What? Now you've admitted you love me I think I'm entitled to this. I mean do you know how many fantasies I had that involved you, me and this bed?"

"No and since I want to get some sleep I am not even going to ask for details Chloe. I do have to get up early and do a patrol of Metropolis."

"Oh sorry."

"It's fine. Goodnight Chloe and I really do love you."

Chloe rolls onto her side to face him. "I love you too Clark."

Clark rolls onto his side to look at Chloe. He then reaches over and pulls her into him. Chloe then rolls to her other side and she ends up spooning against him. She lets out a sigh as he wraps his arms around her. It feels so good to be held like this by him. To be next to his large, muscular frame that generates so much soothing warmth. It doesn't take too long before Chloe falls into a deep sleep.

Clark too lets out a sigh as he holds Chloe's small, soft body against his own. To feel her next to him and know she is alive. To hear her breathing, her heartbeat. It is a wonderful feeling that helps him to quickly fall asleep.

Author's Note: The Godzilla bit I borrowed from the Lois and Clark tv show because I find it really funny and I thought at that moment Chloe could use some cheering up and obviously Superman saving Lois from a helicopter is borrowed from Superman: The Movie. I love that scene. As always thanks to all of you who wrote reviews.