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It had all come out. Clark's secret, his abilities and – a little to Clark's chagrin – Lois had figured out a few other little secrets of his – like green arrow and the Valentines Day supposed memory loss.
Lois had listened as Clark spoke about his Kryptonian heritage, explained the fortress and his family and showed her how to use the crystals to activate a Jor-El conversation. That was definitely an experience for Clark to witness, as Lois conversed with his long dead biological father. It was probably an experience for Jor-El too.
But Lois' demeanour seemed to shift slightly when it came to the subject of Clark concealing his identity during something she had favoured calling 'Clark Kent's unwarranted feel ups'.
This meant that Lois had gone from being quietly understanding to enraged in less than 30secs of her learning these finer details.
"You unbelievable Liar!"
"Oh I'm the liar here huh?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"What about you Lois? Who was lying all this time about that fun little couples test? Why didn't you just tell me the truth?"
"Are you complaining now that I told the truth so you wouldn't get fried? Oh, I'm sorry Clark I didn't mean to save your life and all – it seems to be a bad habit of mine! "
"That and you feel the need to fill any dead air!" Clark let out in agitation. With Lois already creating this 'silence before the storm' look on her face, Clark felt the need to mentally prep himself so that he wasn't left just standing there, after Lois gave him what was sure to be another life lesson. He wasn't disappointed.
"You know Smallville listen up for a minute – sometimes, things need to be said. Sometimes, people are trying to read other people and find it very hard to translate one type of brooding from another! Sometimes I need little feed back on a situation and that requires actual communication Smallville! Where was your answer when he asked you that question, Huh?"
"Would you just calm down! I was trying to save our…
"Don't bother explaining yourself to me Smallville – cos I have you pegged-
"Lois listen to me you-
"You're just like every other guy I've had in my life-
"Would you jus-
"Never really thinking things through, always fuelled by testosterone, barging in thinking I can do this myself-
"You are impossibl-
"No idea how to-
"Lois I'd have said I LOVED YOU!"
"How to…to….express…….what did you say?"
"... I love you."
Clark walked closer to her so that they were now standing face to face only a couple of inches apart. The close proximity had done nothing to help Lois think any clearer and after what he had just told her she was desperate not to be left wordless; which probably explained why she just let out the first sentence that came into her head whether it was complimentary or not.
"Ahem… yeah…well….. That's just…. that's real original Kent, did the other boys teach you how to chat to girls after school?"
Clark wasn't buying it. It could be that he just knew she was being defensive because she was nervous. It also could be because her words didn't seem to match her body language, and right now that's all he was trusting to tell the truth. That, and the sound of her heartbeat, which quickened every time she flicked her eyes to stare at his lips.
"You know, you're standing there trying to pick a fight, and I'm just glad you're alive. Now come over here or I'm gonna go over to you, and then you won't have any say in what happens next."
"What do you think I am Smallville? I'm not some swoony-eyed love slave… so you can just stop…. whatever it is you're up to, right now." She began to back up a little as he slowly pressed towards her. She thought she could her him chuckling at something.
"What are you laughing at?"
She sounded nervous. But her heartbeat was telling him that it wasn't because she was afraid of him, so he kept moving towards her never letting her get much space between them.
" – You always laugh at the most inappropriate…. times" Lois' back hit up against one of the columns in the fortress. She had nowhere to go now. And he was standing too close.
"Slow down there tiger….a little…personal…space breech." She gulped and put her hands up to stop him coming closer but it didn't seem to have an effect – and to be honest she wasn't trying that hard.
Clark slowly took her hands away from his chest, and without much resistance from her, pressed them up against the column behind as he leaned in closer, their bodies almost touching.
Lois decided to make one last attempt to be her usual confident self, and placed a smirk on her face and laced her voice with sarcasm.
"What are you gonna do now?"
The sarcasm began to wilt as she looked into his eyes.
"…….kiss me?"
"Maybe later" Clark whispered in her ear.
"Yeah, in your dreams Kent!" Lois drawled, before she tried to pull her hands away. If he wasn't going to kiss her he had no right to keep her in this position, it was uncomfortable, it was making her mad and it was just too….teasing…
Clark didn't seem to mind the situation.
"No, what I wanted was to explain something to you Lane, so listen up for just a minute."
She stopped struggling and relaxed as she looked up, her eyes locked on his.
"Sometimes, people don't know if they should say how they feel, because sometimes somebody that they would tell these things to is being so damm hostile all the time. Sometimes this causes me to appear broody because I can't get feedback on a situation. Now." He paused as his eyes searched her face, "Where's your answer gonna be, when I ask you ….Do you...Love me?"
"I…"
"Just tell the truth Lois – don't try to out think it"
She remembered the last time he had told her to do that. But that hadn't been the problem then and it wasn't the problem now. The answer had been easy for a while.
"Yes…of course I lov"- Clark kissed her passionately, still pinning her against the crystal pillar but now letting his hands slide into hers as their fingers began to intertwine.
Lois struggled to speak. The effort of trying to do two things at once only letting her make muffled noises against Clark's mouth, which turned more into moans as the kiss got deeper. Lois pulled back from the kiss slightly, amongst other things she still needed to breathe.
"You seem to have a problem with me finishing my sentences Smallville" She spoke through her ragged breathing. Clark was breathing heavily too as he smiled shyly.
"Yes, was all the answer I needed to know"
And he pulled her back towards him, this time letting her arms drop so that their arms could wrap around each other.
"You are just……impossible, Clark."
"We should probably go we have a story to write"
"A little while longer isn't going to kill us." Lois gasped and they both laughed softly into their kiss, enjoying the moment they could have together and thinking about how they could arrange to have more moments just like it.
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That's nearly it guys. All I'm waiting to finish is the epilogue and that will be me. Sniff sniff.