Chapter nine

Half an hour later

Martha pushed her plate away from her body. " Well that was good, thanks Clark for making that wonderful dinner for us." She said as she got up from her seat at the table. She had barley taken any bites, just little nibbles here and there. She walked up to Clark and gave him a kiss on the cheek." Good night sweetheart, you will be here when I wake up...right?"

"Yeah of course ma." Clark said as he watched her walk back up the stairs.

Before hitting the top staircase she turned back and looked at them all. "Thanks for coming over Chloe."

"Anytime Mrs.Kent, if you ever want company we are always here for you." Chloe said.

"Yeah right that isn't what you say when I ask to come over." Kalle muttered to herself.

"Kalle why dint you come up here and give your grandma a good night kiss and then tuck me in for old time sake?"

Kalle rushed from the dinner table up to her grandma's side.

"So who wants dessert?" Clark said as he raised from his seat and walked over to the fridge.

"Well Clark I am actually really stuffed. That was the best meatloaf I have ever had in my entire life." Chloe said as she reached for Jimmy's hand.

"I don't think I could eat another bite." Jimmy said as Clark pulled out the gallon of ice cream.

"Oh ice cream...I am never to hungry for ice cream." Jimmy sported out.

"Well that is too bad honey, if we don't get Kalle home well she is still stuffed with food I don't think we will ever get her to bed...tonight." Chloe said as she squeezed Jimmy's hand.

"Oh but sweetie it is ice cream!"

Chloe gave him her best glare at him letting him know that it was about time to leave the two alone.

Jimmy got the look and went with it, " Yeah it is about time we leave." He said as they moved from the spot at the table to over by the door.

Lois stood up and walked next to them, "But you guys can't just leave...not yet!"

Chloe understood why Lois didn't want them to leave, Lois was afraid that if they left then the only thing left for the two of them to do was have a little fun of their own. Lois didn't want that at least not after the last reject she got from Clark. Lois had no problem with making him uncomfortable in public or even if they were alone, but if she was doing it to really get under his skin...well she just didn't think she had the guts to do that to herself. Considering Clark wouldn't take any sexual thing she said to him as a joke anymore, it would all be considered the real thing.

Chloe brought her hand to her hip and stuck out her right thigh, "Tell ya what Lo, if you can give us one good reason as to why we shouldn't leave... well then we will be more then happy to stay for a little bit longer."

Lois wasn't sure what to say. She placed her chin in between her index finger and thumb, as her way of thinking.

"You can stay so we all can catch up on things...I mean it has been like what five years?" Clark said as he started to put the ice cream back in the freezer.

Chloe felt a bit guilty for trying to rush her, Jimmy and Kalle out of there, with out even thinking about the fact that she hadn't seen one of her best friends in over five years. "Fine, but only to catch up." Chloe said.

"Great!" Jimmy and Lois both said at the precise moment.

Jimmy rushed over to Clark and caught him just in time to catch his arm before he shut the freezer door,"uh, so um Clark...How about that dessert? I mean like what kinda ice cream ya got?" Jimmy said as he maneuvered his head around Clark's body trying to get a look into the freezer.

"Why is Kalle picky when it comes to ice cream?" Clark said trying to set Jimmy up with out Jimmy knowing that Kalle was actually standing behind him.
"Uh, yeah." Jimmy said.

"What kinda ice cream does she like?"

"She likes regular ice cream, with sprinkles...got any sprinkles?"

Clark walked over to the cabinet as Jimmy started naming off the stuff.

"Yup."

"Nuts?"

"Yeah."

"Whip cream?"

"Sure."

"Cherries?"

"Of course."

"What about chocolate syrup?"

"Doesn't everyone have that?" Clark said just as Kalle appeared from behind Jimmy's back.

"Yuck! Daddy you know I hate that stuff!" Kalle said as she came up next to Clark.

"I'll take mine plain."

"I would assume you too Jimmy?" Clark said.

"Yeah. of course." Jimmy said as he turned his back on them and came face to face with a snickering Lois and Chloe.

Just as Jimmy turned his back on Clark and Kalle, they gave each other a high five.

"I guess your not all that uncool after all...You can definitely consider yourself part of my family any day Clarkie." Kalle said as she hopped on to the island in the middle of the kitchen, as a smile spared across her face showing off that the one thing she was most likely to ask for Christmas this year...were her two front teeth.

One hour later

Kalle was fast asleep, curled up into a ball on the love seat. As everyone was sitting at the island sipping coffee and Jimmy was the only odd ball out of the bunch sipping hot cocoa.

Lois didn't even realize how close she was sitting to Clark, but even if she did I don't think she would care. They were all having a blast as if it was the old times. Back in high school when nothing was really to bothering to worry about, where everything was just perfect.

Chloe looked down at her watch realizing what time it was."Oh god guys, we really need to get going...It was a lot of funny hanging out with you two again."

Jimmy walked over to Kalle and picked her up, swinging her over his shoulder. "Yeah I hope we can do it again sometime soon." Jimmy said as he was walking out the front door.

"Hold up I will walk you two out to your car." Lois said as she held up a finger and rushed to them.

As they were walking to there car Jimmy was on the passenger side putting Kalle in her seat and buckling her up, and Chloe and Lois were on the driver side as Chloe reached into her purse searching through it looking for her keys.

"Well it was really nice seeing you guys again...even though it has only been like what 2 months and all, but other then that it was nice...and I missed you." Lois said sounding like she was babbling.

Chloe always knew when there was something on her cousin's mind. "Yeah you too Lois." She said as she reached for a hug, keys dangling in her hands.
Lois started for the door to the Kent's home, just as Chloe shouted back at her once more before leaving. "Oh and Lo...He doesn't know! So there is nothing to worry about."

"You think?"

"I am positive!"

"Thanks Chlo."

"Anytime Lois...Love ya." Chloe said as they drove off into the distance.

A hand came up from behind Lois and plopped down on her shoulder, startling her.

"Know what?" Clark questions as Lois eyes began to worry.