"And in other news the small fire that started at a local coffee house was put out by an unknown being. Witnesses say that it was just like a blur that came in and blew out the fire, unlike anything they have ever seen. Nobody was hurt in the fire and police are looking into what caused the fire, more on that later. Back to you in the news room Nancy." These were the words Chloe woke up to and as scary as it was it also brought a smile to her face because she knew who that blur was.

"Well you must be having one great dream" Lois kneeled down beside her and held out a cup of coffee. Chloe opened her eyes and saw the steam rising slowly from the green mug that she had bought Lois years ago. She smiled, sat up, and took the cup in both her hands and took a drink.

"Mmm, Lois working in the Talon those years really came in handy. Thank you." She watched over the edge of the cup as Lois sat down on the coffee table across from the long leather couch. She could tell Lois was dying to ask her about the night before but she wanted to respect her cousin and let her talk when she was ready. But the truth was she wasn't sure she would ever be fully ready, but she shared everything with Lois so why not this. "Yes Lois?"

Lois let out a long awaited sigh and closed her eyes, she knew Chloe could read her like a tabloid and it never helped to try and hide her thoughts. "Well I just wanted to first make sure that you are okay…"

"I am" Chloe nodded waiting for Lois to really spill what she waned to know.

Another deep sigh came from the older brunette and she finally spilled out her questions. "Well how did it go? Why did he seem to be so upset? Did he say the wrong thing, did you? Tell me Chloe."

A small chuckle escaped Chloe's lips as all the questions came out of Lois' mouth in one breath. But her chuckled brought a worried look to Lois' face so she quickly began to talk to explain herself. "It…it went, I guess. I mean we talked, a little yelling, and then well I don't know." Chloe looked away not ready to admit that she had broken down and cried.

Knowing there was more than she was telling Lois narrowed her eyes at Chloe and watched closely. She was avoiding looking into Lois' eyes, which was a dead give away she was leaving out a part of the story. "Hey, Chlo what happened? You know I know when you are hiding things, and you also know you can tell me anything. What's got you two so sad?"

Chloe looked up from the hem of the blanket she was fidgeting with and into her cousins eyes. She let out a breathe, "I know, I know, and I love you for it." Again she looked down into the swirling liquid that kept her going everyday. "I…I kinda broke down last night, I just realized how I have been so selfish not to wait for him and now I have caused us both so much pain. This is all my fault." The tears began to fall from her eyes as all the guilt was beginning to consume her again.

Lois couldn't believe what she was hearing coming from Chloe's mouth. She thought it was her fault that her and Clark were apart? She couldn't stand to see her baby cousin in such anguish and pain, she sat next to Chloe and brought her into a big hug. "Hey, this isn't your fault at all, you are not the one who made him leave us for five years with no word. I don't blame you and he doesn't either so you can't blame yourself."

The words were comforting to hear but Chloe wasn't going to believe them that easy. She knew that if she could have just wanted a little longer Clark would have come back to her and then they could be together and happy again. But no, she had to move on and try to live life without him, why did she try that when she knew it was impossible? No, this was all her fault and nothing Lois or anyone said was going to change that. "Lois, I will try not and blame myself okay?"

Not believing her at all Lois continued to rub her back and looked down at her, "Your lying aren't you?"

Chloe cracked a smile as she failed yet again to get a small lie past Lois, "Yes, but it was worth a try."

"When you gonna learn kid, you can't get nothing by your big cousin?" She knew there was no way to make Chloe stop blaming herself, her and Clark had that blaming thing in common, so she decided to just let it go. "So, how about some breakfast?"

At the mention of food Chloe's stomach grumbled letting her know she did want some breakfast. Both girls laughed at the loud sound and Chloe looked back to Lois, "You mean you made little ole me breakfast?"

Another loud laugh came from Lois, "Chlo, I love you too much to subject you to my cooking. But I can however drive us down to Denny's where we can be waited on?"

Feeling a little better already Chloe beamed a smile at Lois and stood up. "Sounds like a plan, just let me freshen up okay? Be back in five." She ran off to the bathroom to make sure she looked presentable.

Lois watched her returning to the bright and happy woman she had always known her to be and run off to get ready. Smiling to herself, Lois picked up the forgotten coffee mugs and folded the blanket Chloe had slept with. She remembered watching Clark take care of Chloe last night, and that pang for love came back to her. She wished she had some so bad, but the way her last brush with love had ended she had protected her heart better than Fort Knox.

Chloe finished up quickly in the bathroom, all that needed to be done was taming her wild hair with a clip, a little make up to make her look alive, and straighten out her clothes. Once she was okay with her appearance she turned off the light and left the room to meet Lois so they could leave. She came out and saw Lois, holding the blanket Clark had tucked around her close to her and just staring off into space. She had that look of want and loss on her face. Lois was thinking about love again, Chloe had come to know that face well and also came to know not to sneak up on Lois when she is wearing that face. So Chloe back peddled into the bathroom and came out, this time announcing herself. "Well Lois, you ready for some food because I know I am.?"

Lois heard Chloe's voice echoing in the halls and quickly started to fold the blanket again and lay it across the back of the couch. She looked up to see Chloe standing a few feet from her and smiling, Lois was glad she hadn't caught her because she hated letting people know she still thought about love. She smiled, "Yeah, lets go I am starving."

Grabbing her purse, Chloe followed Lois out the door and into her car. She knew that they wouldn't talk anymore of why Chloe had spent the night at her house on her first night back from her honeymoon any more, and that was just the way she wanted it. Then she figured she better call Todd, he would be wondering if she was okay, and if Lois was okay. As they pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant Chloe pulled her cell phone out and turned to Lois. "Hey you mind if I meet you in there? I should call Todd an tell him I am okay, let him know I will stop home before I go to work."

She shut off the car and looked at Chloe, she was going to mention she call him soon. He hadn't called her house this morning but that didn't mean he wasn't worried, it just meant he was trusting. Lois nodded, "Yeah go right ahead, I will get us a table and some OJ, sound good?"

"Sounds great, thanks again." Chloe watched her get out and let the silence sink in before she dialed the number. She almost hoped that she would reach his voicemail because talking to him was going to be so hard. To lie to him and act like last night didn't forever change her life, it was more than she wanted to deal with. But she had no luck, not that she really deserved it, he picked up after a few rings. "Hey hon, how you feeling?"

His voice brought a smile to her face, she had almost forgotten how sweet and caring it was. It made her remember why she had fallen in love with him again, "I am fine, sorry about last night."

"Hey, don't worry about it I know how much Lois means to you and I would never stand in the way of you being there for her. How is she feeling now?" She could hear he was getting ready for work and she remembered how she always used to just sit and watch him prepare because it was so fun to watch him when he didn't know she was.

She began to play with the strap on her purse, she was nervous like she was when they first began dating again. It was awkward but sort of fun to feel those butterflies again, "Better, it was kind of a late night but finally got some sleep and we woke up hungrier than ever. And you know neither of us can cook worth a darn so we settled for a Denny's."

A laugh came from his end as she made mention of her lack of culinary skills, "Yes I know too well, you remember when you tried to make dinner for me on one of our first dates?"

She giggled out loud, she remembered alright because it was a complete disaster. She had burnt everything but the ice cream they were going to eat for desert. "Yes, but don't make me think about it again. Thank god you can cook or else we would become fast food people."

"Yes thank god. Will you be able to stop home before you go to work?" She could tell he wanted to see her and she wanted to see him. She looked to he watch, she had an hour before she had to leave for work and he needed to be at the restaurant a little after that.

She nodded even though he couldn't see it, "Yes, I need to get showered and dressed before I go to work anyways. Give me like half an hour, forty-five minute tops."

Todd picked out his tie for the day and then she stopped to stare at his reflection in the mirror, catching glance of their large shower. "Should I start a shower for you and wait?

A blush crept up her face and she giggled like a school girl. "Well only if you have time, but you know we are always late when we do that."

"Would Perry really care if his ace reporter is a little late?" He was leaning up against the counter still staring at the shower.

"Yes, but I could talk my way out of it, and you do own the restaurant…"

"So see you in half an hour?"

"Hopefully shorter than that, love you." She hung up and walked into the restaurant and saw Lois in a small both in the corner. She walked over and sat down, she wanted to order something small and be out of there as soon as she could.

Lois caught on to her actions and knew that something was up, "How is Todd?"

The blush returned to Chloe's cheeks and she looked down at her plate of toast. "Oh he is good, waiting to see me before he heads to work. So do you mind if we make this really quick?"

Now she knew why Chloe was acting all shy and anxious, she and Todd had made plans to 'see' each other before they headed off to work. A small smirk played across Lois' face and she was glad that Chloe was getting back to loving Todd. "Sure, I am ready now if you want to go?"

Eating the remainder of her toast Chloe nodded and left a tip on the table. "Yep, may I get a ride home?"

Lois left the rest of the bill and picked up her purse, "Of course, lets go"

Kal watched as Chloe got dressed and ready for her job. He always loved watching her dress, it was so much fun to see her cover up what only hours ago he had devoured. He rested his hands behind his head on the pillow as he lay and watch her. She could feel his eyes on her and it only made her even more hot and bothered. Leaving him was hard enough as it is, but just having him laying there, naked, and watching her was sometimes more than she could handle. "Could you not watch me?"

He laughed because he knew he was making her uncomfortable, "I am sorry, you are just to beautiful to turn away from." He sat up and crawled to the end of the bed and lay on his stomach looking up at her.

She smiled and blushed at his words, it wasn't often that Kal was so kind with his words. He tended to be a little more blunt, and at times it was a turn on but right now she liked the kind side. "Well thank you, you aren't too hard to look at either, but I need to get going."

Getting up and walking over to her he brought her close to his body and took in her fresh sent. "Do you really have to go?"

As much as she loved being in his arms she knew she had to leave before she got sidetracked again and was late for work. She placed her hands on his chest and pushed a little, "Yes, and you should too, you know Lois is going to be worried."

He sighed and nodded his head, he knew deep down she was right. This was the worst part of them being together, that they would eventually have to leave and go to the ones they were really with. "I hate this."

"Me too, but someday we will tell them, someday soon." She held out her hand for him to place the red ring in. He quickly complied and she put the ring in a led box, she saw him change and saw the real man she was in love with. "I love you Clark Kent"

She gave him the box and watched as he became a blur, got dressed and jumped out the window. Faintly she heard him yell back to her, "I love you Chloe Sullivan."