Chapter seven
Lois lay in bed the following morning she gazed at the sleeping form next to her lost in her own thoughts over everything that happened the night before she could even describe what she had experienced looking at the man next to her a man who loves way beyond words beyond anyone's understanding is something the two of them, only knew and fully experienced with each other every day. She now wishes at that moment she was the Lois of this world sadly however, the cold hard truth was she turned her back on them and this future for the pursuit of her career only to discover the Lois of this universe is indeed far more successful as a mother wife reporter a woman who shared a great love with the man who inspired the entire world and their love is stronger than anything the Lois of this world truly had everything that truly mattered love.
Watching him as he slept peacefully she cursed herself, for actually seeing what had always been in front of her. Oh she knew that type of man Clark Kent, was the passion he expressed in everything he did she remembered his touch his kiss everything. Thinking to herself how foolish she has been so blinded by a career looking at it now, it seems pointless and lonely.
Lightly stroking this hair from his face she whispers-
I'm so sorry Smallville, for-
Stirring from his sleep sorry for what Lo
She smiles at him sweetly he smiles in return. Seeing the love in his eyes she could lose herself in the passionate baby blue shaking those kinds of thoughts away she spoke
I just want to say I'm sorry for what I said at a party was foolish of me to embarrass you the way I did I am truly sorry Smallville.
Lois there's nothing to forgive it was a little shocking yes, however I figure pregnancy can do strange things at times and we've had our fair share of strangeness over the years haven't we?
She remembers a few adventures they shared back in Smallville they did indeed experience strange things she lightly nodded her head he smiled lightly kissing her lips just in time to see two children jumped onto the bed talking a mile minute about what they wanted for breakfast also about finishing their Christmas shopping for each other and their grandparent. Lois sat on the bed viewing the scene before she hearing her children laugh seeing her husband the most powerful superhero in the world smiling brighter than she ever saw. It amazed her that such a man with great abilities happily playing with his children living a quiet peaceful life and yet been a symbol of hope and peace to the world was truly amazing.
After breakfast the entire family heading to metropolis mall to finish their Christmas shopping spending a few hours with the kids helping them do their Christmas gifts for their grandparents wandering the stores Lois enters Nordstrom's women's department she sees women's business suit Collection instantly falling in love with all the designer suits she feels the material of the suits thinking back to the other universe the saleswoman notices her and makes her way over.
The excellent taste miss this is one of our finest suits would like to try and on?
Lois simply nodded the saleswoman pointer to the dressing room within a few minutes she was standing in front or full length mirror admiring the suit.
Clark and the kids had just finished shopping for new shoes at the metro shoe locker near the food court and into this cover Lois hadn't shown up to meet them, fortunately she wasn't too far away entering Nordstrom's they found her standing in front of a full length mirror admiring a suit she had tried on always amazed Clark just a beautiful his wife truly is an anything she was lost in admiring his wife and two of all children spoke
Both children: wow mommy you look beautiful
She turns and hearing the voices and smiles turning her attention back to her reflection.
Beautiful indeed although I can think of a couple other words to describe how you look in that suit.
She slightly and blushed at his words and the undertones he was using
You really think so Smallville? Because I'm going to buy it
Clark chuckles then looked at the price.
Lo it's a $1,500 suit the a little out of our price range not exactly rich like Luther, Wayne or the Queens and besides you have plenty of great looking suits.
Yes although we're great reporters who live quite well and who deserve to splurge now and then don't you think?
Granted Lo however spending $1,500 on and business suit hardly seems practical come on hon. Let's go get something to eat the kids are hungry. Turning to leave the store and heading to the food court only to be stopped by her voice.
No.
Clark is puzzled by her outburst and looks at her
No?
Do you have any idea what my life is like?
Excuse me?
I wake up in the morning I make the kids breakfast then we drop them off, at school than we spend the day chasing stories periodically throughout the day you disappear, taking care of other matters I understand that-
Clark just stands here, bewildered
I spent 9 hours covering stories explain to Perry why you're always out chasing a lead on something else. I pick up the kids, we walk Shelby, I play with the kids, make dinner sometimes wondering if you make it home to eat I put the kids in a way to bed work on a few stories, get six maybe 7 hours of sleep if I'm lucky, and then it starts all over again...and I'm sick of it.
Really.
What's in it for me? I am Lois Lane Pulitzer prize winning ace reporter for the Daily Planet god dammit
Clark shakes his head...
It's sad to hear that you feel like your life is such a disappointment
I can't believe it's not a disappointment to you! Clark look at us, I could've been a thousand times greater than I am and you can be a million times greater than you're yet you hide behind this meek mild mannered reporter charade letting people walk all over you at work everywhere. How did this happen how did you and I give up on our dreams and me turning into a farmer's wife?
Lois, what on earth are you talking about...
Just forget it I will meet you all food court 10 minutes.
Several hours later driving home from mall in the late evening in silence she glances over at Clark and then the children sleeping peacefully and back seat tired after today's excitement she brings her gaze back to the front staring at a window still lost in thoughts.
Listen, I'm sorry about that back in the store. I really don't want to fight with you... Clark just kept his eyes on the road ahead.
But you must sometimes wonder how we ended up here. I mean back in college, did you see us... (Looking around) ...here...?
In truth I think back about our college days at met U the apartment on university drive four blocks from the Daily Planet, the warm summer nights when we would make love until sunrise and talk about the future Lane and Kent the greatest reporters in all of the metropolis, I remember how resistant I was with the whole glasses thing wearing them again after so long not since my vision was temporarily impaired by the accident.
Then you suggested I put on the glasses again to tone down the whole home town hero, and become the regular mild mannered guy.
My suggestion was correct wasn't you became a the regular mild mannered guy
Yes I did you know what I like about being Clark Kent, an ace partner with Lois lane-Kent no longer the boy, from Kansas with the golden arm who took the Smallville, Crows to a championship who also was unsure what his future held what he would become until one day an 18 year old girl found that young boy stark naked in that Cornfield.
The good old days huh Smallville.
So true it was because of that fiery young army brat who completely turn my world on its ear helping me understand different things about my life, soon she became very important in the direction my life would take and together we would make the world that much greater that much brighter because we chose us.
She was once again taken back by his words spoken with such love confidence she continued to amaze him each and every day yet she found herself amazed by him and just the same way.
Now granted lo we have faced many surprising things over the years.
What would you say was the biggest surprise?
He glances in the mirror at the kids sleeping in the back. Well...CJ for one.
Surprise. We're pregnant... (She laughs) Yeah...that must've been... unexpected what are you gonna do, right?
Not completely unexpected we desired children it was the overall timing of the situation and everything we're dealing with the legion of doom zone prisoners escape again the ongoing war in the Middle East and so forth. One thing I can say for sure lo is there is never a dull moment for Lois and Clark.
Our life in a nutshell...
Yep want to know a little secret Lo I wouldn't trade it for anything in the universe.
She smiles at him, looking in the backseat seeing her two children she smiles to herself looking back to him and spoke
Neither would I Smallville.
