A/N: Sorry for the wait, this had been a hard chapter to write. Thanks' for your patience. I hope you enjoy it, and any teenage stories of Clark's will be from Smallville.
Memories
Chapter 9: Everything You Almost Missed
Clark stood on the porch overlooking the field where his space ship was now buried. The sun was setting on his first day home. He could smell his mother's cooking wafting from the kitchen, and he smiled as he heard two heartbeats moving toward him, "Hi, Lois. Sleep well?"
Clark turned to face a sleepy eyed Lois. "I'm so sorry, I fell asleep."
Clark smiled, "That's perfectly alright, I know you, and I imagine that you didn't sleep at all last night."
Lois nodded, "That's the truth, this has been the worst week, waiting, hoping that you'd come home. It wasn't like I could have gone back to the ice fortress since I started showing."
Martha was standing in the kitchen, watching as her son and the mother of her grandchild talked, and smiled with each other. She couldn't help but smile herself. Her biggest fear up until a few months ago was that her son would be all alone after she was gone. She no longer had those fears. She had seen and felt the love that Lois had for her son. She knew that Lois still felt hurt. Clark had erased Lois's memory of him and their short time together. The moment that she had Clark alone, he was going to get a piece of her mind.
But her son was home, he was going to be a father to his child, and she hoped, a husband to Lois. But all in good time.
Lois was happy that he was home, but her mind kept going back to what Clark had done to her, taken it upon himself to decide what was best for her and erased her memory.
"Clark," She said, and Clark looked up, noting the change in her tone of voice, "I want to let you know that I still care for you, and I am so glad that you are home, that you will see our child be born, but I am also hurt. You took it upon yourself to decide what was best without even asking me, and you tampered with my memories!" Clark could see the tears that she had been holding back, and what had started as an even tone, had turned into screaming and crying.
Clark did the only thing he could he pulled her into a big hug, saying, "I'm so sorry, Baby, I'm so sorry."
Martha stood behind Lois and Clark saw her over Lois's shoulder. She was crossing her arms, "I have to agree with Lois, here Clark. Why did you do that?"
"Jor-El said that I had to choose between protecting the world, and having a family. That if I tried to do both..."
Martha shook his head, "I could throttle that man! He is so wrong! You have the right to be happy, to have someone to come home to."
Clark nodded, "I know, and I have had a lot of time to think while out in space. I realized something. What Jor-El said was wrong. Yes there will be times when I will have to disappear during family outings and special events, but through out everything, I will fight all the harder knowing that I am creating a better world for my family. Lois, I understand if you need some time, but I want us to be a family... Will you marry me?"
Lois was in tears again, but she had to shake them off, "Clark, I love you, but..." At a look in his face of rejection she rephrased, "I'm not saying no, but give me some time, let's spend some time together, as Lois and Clark. I want to be with you, but I have to know first that you won't break my heart again."
Clark nodded, smiling, "Well, maybe by the time I can get you to say yes, I'll have actually gotten a ring!"
At that moment a ring did appear, just it was the sound of the oven timer... "Dinner's ready," Martha said and they walked into the farmhouse kitchen, ready for dinner, laughing at the timing of the 'ring.'
Lois had gotten the week off. The first few days she and Clark stayed at the farm. Talking, and laughing over childhood stories, Lois told Clark all about what was going on at the office since he was gone, and showed him the picture of the sonogram that she had gotten earlier that month. "We should go to the fortress, make sure that the baby's Kryptonian genes won't hurt you."
Lois snorted, "Don't worry, I already talked to your 'virtual dad' months ago when I was at the fortress. He scanned me and said that our child's Kryptonian genes are currently dormant. He said something about how UV light doesn't penetrate skin and how that is the source of your powers. So, we don't have to worry about that, just after their born. I can just imagine it now, although I don't know what will be worse, super powered terrible twos, or a teenager that can fly to Key West when I try and ground them!"
Clark smiled, "Don't worry, from what I have heard from Mom, I wasn't that bad, and as for teenage rebellion... as long as we don't keep red kryptonite in the house, I think we'll be safe."
Lois narrowed her eyes, "There's a story there isn't there?"
Clark smiled and laughed, "Well, it all started sophomore year when the manufacturer of the class rings decided to save money by using red meteor rock instead of rubies..."
TBC…
A/N: Sorry to all those who have been patiently waiting for an update. I lost my flow of the story and Life just got in the way (I went back to school for my Master's degree this fall!). But I am happy to announce that I got it back. I was inspired by reading the 'revamped' superman comics. They nulled Lois and Clark's marriage, so I am going to give them a happily ever after, if only in my fanfic! Don't worry, there is definitely more to come!