Lois made a few phonecalls before lunch. "He is coming over at 2pm."
Martha looked at the interaction between Lois and her son. "Do I need to make up the sofa tonight?"
Clark went red. "No it is ok, mom. We have spent a week pretending to be a married couple so I am sure we can share a room."
His mom smiled. "I don't want to put you two in an awkward position."
"You know, don't you." Lois asked.
"I hoped something would happen whilst you were away. Four years is such a long time to wait for two people to get together."
"Well, we hope you are not too disappointed." Lois joked.
"I am thrilled. Lois, you have always been part of our family since you arrived. This just makes things official."
At 2pm precise, there was a knock at the door. There was a nervous looking man waiting. Lois went to answer it.
"Dr Groll, come in please. Do you want a coffee?"
He took a nervous gulp. "No, Ms Lane. I would rather just know what I am doing here."
Lois got to the point. "You designed the power suit and now we have Lana Lang hell bent on revenge lying in wait to make her next crazy move."
Dr Groll looked worried. "I was worried this would happen. The suit was designed for Lex, who we both know did not have a strong sense of morality. I warned Ms Lang that putting on the suit could affect her mental state but she would not listen."
"What can you do about it?"
Dr Groll looked at them. "I did design a device which could depower the suit. I worked for Lex for years but I never trusted him. He blackmailed me into making the suit so I knew exactly what he was capable of. The only problem is we need to get close enough to her to activate the device."
"We can arrange that, if you can set up the device." Clark announced.
It was all planned for the following day. They would just have to get Lana into the barn so the device would be activated. He also provided them with the GPS link so they could track Lana. She was still in Virgina, no doubt trying to cause trouble.
Later that day...
"There is no way Lana would even imagine that I would tell you about my powers. " Clark said as they went for a walk in the paddocks.
"I am glad you did. It definitely does not change the way I feel about you." Lois kissed him.
Clark's cell beeped. "She is watching us from the woods behind us."
"Is she not worried that you will see her?" Lois asked.
"I think she is acting irrationally because of the suit." Clark offered. "I think we need to see what happens when it is deactivated."
"I still think she will be mad about us being together." Lois commented.
"Maybe so, but at least she will not be as dangerous as she is with super powers."
Lana stood watching them unable to move from the spot. She knew what she had to do.
Paul Campbell was in his office when he felt a breeze on his back. He turned around to press the panic button but when he looked up he noticed he was in a field in the middle of nowhere.
"Who, what are you?" Campbell asked.
"That doesn't matter. I just need you to listen. We both have something in common...Lois Lane and the need to get her out of our lives. I am willing to help you stop her testifying against you in return for a favour."
"What favour?"
"I need money to get out of here, start a new life on the other side of the world."
"Ok then. What have you got planned?"
"I will take you to her but you have to deal with her. I can get you away from the scene of crime before anyone knows you were missing."
"Ok, definitely an offer I cannot refuse."
Lana grabbed him and took him to the loft where Lois and Clark were sitting talking. Clark did not even have time to react when he felt the pain from green kryptonite searing through his body.
"Lana, what are you doing?"
"Doing what I should have done to you a long time ago." She snapped.
Lois was standing over Clark but then tried to charge Lana to get the green rock off her.
Lana was about to react when Campbell placed himself between Lois and her.
Lana looked at him. "Do it then!"
He pulled out a device out of his pocket and instead of pointing it at Lois, he fired a beam of light towards Lana. Lana collapsed in a heap... unconscious.
Lois and Clark looked over at Campbell. "She should wake up with a stomping headache but no powers." Campbell morphed back into Jonn.
"Thanks for that Jonn, but where is the real Campbell?"
"He is back in police custody. He was caught laundering money the other night and he has been refused bail for the first time ever." Jonn smiled. "There is a news blackout until the morning."
"And the trial has been ordered to commence next Monday..." Jonn announced.
Clark and Lois sat in the one of the court's private meeting rooms.
"Are you ok?" He asked, grasping her hand to show her support.
"Not really. I just hope this is over and done with as soon as possible and we can get back to our life back on the farm."
"Our life on the farm." He said slowly placing emphasis on word 'our'.
"I was hoping I could move in officially after all this is over. I have gotten used to you protecting me and would miss cuddling up to you on a night." She smiled.
He grinned like a chesire cat. "Of course you can. I hate living alone especially when mom heads back to DC in a few days. Shelby is great company but I still don't talk dog."
There was a knock at the door. It was Mr Charles, one of the best lawyers. The DA was taking any chances with Campbell and brought in one of the best in the country.
"How are you, Ms Lane? I have come to brief you before trial starts. There have been a few changes. The charge against Mr Campbell has been reduced to the lesser charge of conspiracy to murder with relation to his girlfriend."
Lois was shocked. "But he had her killed."
"That is not strictly true." Mr Charles announced as a familiar figure walked into the room.
Lois stood up. "Jennifer, what the hell?"
Sam Lane followed Jennifer into the room. "Hi Lo. "
"What is going on? Jen, I thought you were dead."
"I almost was but I survived. I have been under protection of the US army for the past few weeks." Jen smiled and went over to hug her.
"Lo, I am sorry we could not tell you but we did not tell Jen that you were alive either. It was for your own safety." Sam explained.
"Does this mean you are testifying against Paul?"
"Yes I am but I would appreciate your back up. "
Clark looked at Mr Charles. "Does this mean he will not get locked up for as long as we had hoped?"
"On the contrary, Mr Kent...at the last count, Campbell was being charged with 34 serious offences. It is safe to say he will be behind bars for life if found guilty on even half the charges."
The court case went as planned and Campbell was sentenced to 937 years in prison, more than double the previous record in Kansas.
Lois and Clark headed back to the farm to celebrate with everyone. When they arrived they found a letter from Lana sitting on the doormat.
Clark..
This is just a note to say I have left Smallville and will stay out of your life forever. I should never have come back last month. This time will be for good. I can only apologise for what has happened. I will be staying with Nell for a while until I decide what direction my life is headed in. I hope you are happy...
Take care.
Lana.
Clark was just digesting the news when there was a knock at the door. Lois opened the door and almost dropped her glass.
"Mike, what are you doing here?"
"I have come to apologise for what Marie put you through. I was going to call you but I needed to tell you in person."
"Come in, do you want a drink?"
"I think it is best if I don't." Mike replied sheepishly. "I just want to let you know that I never agreed with what Marie did. I have filed for divorce, something I have been trying to get the guts to do for years so thank you very much."
Lois was not going to take no for an answer and dragged Mike into the party...
At the end of the night., Clark and Lois were dancing. "Is it just me or can you see a connection between Jennifer and Mike?" Lois smiled.
"No I see it too." He kissed her on the end of her nose and looked over at Chloe and Jimmy standing near the speakers. They were smiling and nodding at him strangely.
Then suddenly the song from Chloe's wedding came on. Lois and Clark both realised it immediately, their eyes fixed on each other, nothing was going to interrupt them this time...Their lips met tentatively as though it was their first kiss. When their lips finally parted, Clark held Lois tightly in his arms...
She wanted to feel like this forever...protected.