Chapter Eight Part One…That Told…

Lois. Something was wrong. The words raced through Clark's mind, hitting him hard.

He had been about to put the bottle of champagne into the bucket of ice water so that it would be perfectly chilled for dinner when he froze. His whole body tensing up as a strong feeling of foreboding rushed through him. He couldn't hear it. The one sound he always heard, even if he wasn't looking for it. But now he couldn't hear it and the realization sent a massive wave of fear through him, making him drop the bottle. It crashed against the hard floor of the kitchen, the glass breaking, the liquid spilling out over Clark's shoes. He ignored the wet feeling as he focused his whole being. He needed to find it, because if he couldn't….the thought was stopped as his heart sped up. There. Found it. It was faint and going quickly.

In a split second Clark was out the door, a few seconds passed and he was standing in downtown Metropolis a few feet away from the accident. His heart lurched at the sight. The car was upside down, the frame was bent at awkward angles. The other car had hit her on the driver side. Clark didn't give it a second thought. Moving faster than the eye could see he was beside the car, wrenching the mangled down off its hinges. He pulled on the seatbelt and it gave away easily. A second hadn't passed and he had her in his arms he could feel her blood seeping through his shirt, super-speeding towards Met-Gen.

"Help." Clark bellowed out when he stood in the ER a moment later. "I need help."

A flurry of activity answered his cries. A nurse took Lois from his arms, placing her on a gurney as doctors rushed over, calling out things Clark didn't understand nor did he care about.

"What happen?" A nurse asked coming over to Clark.

"Car accident." He said his voice breaking a little. He didn't take his eyes off her once.

"We should have you looked at." The nurse said taking note of the blood that covered his shirt.

"I'm fine. It's all…It's all hers." Clark breathed deeply. He couldn't break, he needed to stay strong.

They started to wheel her through a pair of doors and Clark moved to follow.

"Sir…Sir. You can't go back there." A pair of hands on his arm made him pause. He looked down at the short red-headed nurse. "You have to wait out here. They'll take care of her, but you have to wait out here."

Clark nodded. It was a few minutes before he moved to sit in the waiting area, pulling out his cell phone.

"Chloe-".

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Chloe rushed through the doors of the ER her heart pounding wildly. She had been in a haze of panic ever since receiving Clark's call. She was thankful that Jimmy had been there. If he hadn't Chloe wasn't sure that she would have been capable of driving.

She spotted him easily, his tall form a beacon in the crowd of people. She saw the doctor coming towards him, she hurried towards them with a glance at her watch.

It had only been thirty-minutes since she got his call. The doctor coming to see him after only half-an-hour can't be good…can it? Chloe pushed the thought aside as she got closer.

"Are you family?"

Chloe opened her mouth as she came to a stopped beside Clark. She knew that the doctor would only talk to family. She was about to tell him that she was Lois's cousin when Clark beat her.

"I'm her husband."

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"I'm her husband." Clark knew that Chloe was there. Knew that there was no way that she hadn't heard him, but he didn't care. He needed to know how Lois was doing. He could hear the beat of her heart, it was stronger now, more steady. That knowledge took the worst edge off of his panic, but he couldn't relax completely until he saw for himself that she was going to be okay. "How is she?"

"She's doing remarkably fine considering the condition she arrived in." The doctor told him honestly. "She's stable. You'll be able to see her in another half-an-hour when she's settled into a room."

Clark nodded. "Thank you."

The doctor patted him on the shoulder before hitting back through the double doors.

He sat down heavily on the chair, not really noticing Chloe who was standing beside him, staring.

"Clark?"

"Yeah Chlo?" Clark asked his head still in his hands.

"There something you want to tell me?"

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Chapter Eight Part Two-Surprise. Surprise.

Clark stood beside Lois's bed staring in disbelief. The doctors were confused and stumped and Clark had no idea what to do about it.

Her doctor had told him that she should have needed hours of surgery to repair the internal injuries that she should have had. Her blood pressure had been low and the only thing that had pointed to was internal bleeding. They had even done an MRI to confirm it. But when they got her to the operating room and opened her they had found nothing. Nothing at all. She was perfectly fine. They had closed her back up stumped and confused. The fact that her external injuries were healing by the moment did help matters much.

Clark had no idea how it had happened or why. But he was damn glad it did.

"Hey Smallville." The sound of her voice was the sweetest thing he had ever heard. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"You almost were one." Clark said moving closer to the bed. He took her hand, holding onto her tightly. "But you're fine."

Lois frowned at his tone of voice. "Is that a bad thing?" She asked confused. "You weren't hoping to get out of this marriage by having me die on you, were you?"

"That's not funny."

"I'm sorry. But you're really confusing me." She pushed herself up. She was sore. A whole-hell of a lot but other than that she was fine.

"Do you remember what happened?"

"Yeah. A big ass SUV crashed into me."

Clark swallowed hard. "You car was totaled."

Lois remembered her car flipping through the air. The metal frame twisting around her. "I…but I'm fine."

Clark nodded.

"I shouldn't be fine."

"No. You shouldn't. At least not as quickly."

Lois wondered on that. Not that she wasn't thankful, she so was, but she shouldn't be able to sit up and talk so soon after. Hell, she shouldn't even be awake. Yet here she was. She wondered if it had anything to do with…. "I'm pregnant."

She said the words so quickly that Clark almost didn't catch them. "You're-"

"Pregnant. Yeah."

Clark almost fainted with that information. Not because he wasn't happy. But because he could have lost them both. Her and their unborn child. That thought led Clark to another. She was pregnant. She was pregnant with his child. His half –kryptonian child, which would be just as indestructible as he was. Was it possible? Could she have gained the healing through their child? He would have to ask Jor-El.

"Say something. Please." Lois didn't like the nervousness she felt at his silence. She wanted him to say something, anything to break the silence.

Clark smiled at her before leaning towards her and taking her lips with his. He kissed her lovingly as he finally let go of the worry and panic that had held him since the moment he realized he couldn't hear it. But he heard it now. Loud and clear. He didn't want to ever go without the sound of her heartbeat.

The sound of someone clearing their throat made the two pull apart.

"Lo. You so have some explaining to do."

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Lois sat down on her couch with a big smile on her face. She had never been so damn happy to be home. She had no idea how Clark had done it. But his Detective friend had shown up and the next thing she knew she was being released from the hospital. The doctors hadn't even questioned her about her amazing healing. Not that she hadn't been questioned rigorously. Chloe had been intent on knowing everything. To say the least she was angry with them for keeping it from her and lying to her. Though she said that she understood why Lois had wanted to keep it a secret. She had given Lois and Clark a ride to her apartment then left, saying that they needed time alone. Which was true, but Lois had been expecting Chloe to fight to stay. Though it wouldn't have been needed. Lois was fine and mostly healed. But more importantly her baby was fine. Lois didn't want to think about the fact that she could have lost it. That scared her more than the possibility that she could have died.

"Hungry." The sound of Clark's voice drew her attention to the kitchen where he stood, her eyes went to his hands on the counter of the island that stood between the kitchen and the living room. He was wearing his ring.

"Yeah. I could eat." She pushed up from the couch, heading to her bedroom.

"Do you still have those steaks?"

"I sure as hell didn't make them. So I guess so." Lois went to her bedroom. She opened a drawer, taking out the blue ring box that was hidden under her shirts. She slipped on her wedding band as she walked back out into the front of the apartment. She watched as Clark season the steak. She walked up behind him sliding her arms around his waist. "I love you." There she said it.

Clark froze for half a second, surprised by her words. Of all of the surprises that there had been today, that was by far the best. Clark turned and took her in his arms. He smoothed his tongue over her lips before slipping it pass them to taste her. He picked her up, caring her into the bedroom. Dinner could wait.

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By the time they reached the bedroom he had her gloriously naked. He laid her down on the bed then moved over her. He kissed her, making love to her mouth as he played with her body. He teased her nipples until they were hard and pointed. He moved down her body, caressing her with his tongue. He opened her legs wider, moving between them. He kissed up one thigh, nipping and licking her flesh all the way. He skimmed the part of her he wanted to taste the most, instead kissing down her other thigh.

"Clark." Lois begged. She was so hot. So ready. It would only take one touch of his tongue to send her over the edge.

"What?" He smoothed a finger over her wet center, spreading her juices. He loved how wet she got for him. All he had to do was touch her and she was ready. "What do you want Lo?"

"Taste me."

Clark groaned as he lowered his mouth to her. He taste exploding on his mouth as he slid his tongue over her cl*t. He slid a hand up her stomach, taking a breast in his hand as he ate her. She tasted so damn good. Clark couldn't get enough.

Lois gripped the sheets, her legs opening wider as she lifted her hips. She was so damn hot. Her blood was boiling with desire. He slid his tongue inside her and she tensed up. She threw her head back. "Clark!" She screamed his name as she came, her whole body shaking.

Clark moved up her body slowly as she calmed down. He made sure her eyes were open as she was looking at him before sliding into her. He bit back a groan as he was sheathed in her wet, tight heat. He thrustted into her over and over. Holding her gaze as he made love to her, pushing them both closer and closer to the edge.

He felt her tightening around him. He could feel himself harden even more as he felt his orgasm race through him.

"I love you too."

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