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Chapter 11

Lois stood in the middle of the penthouse and looked around. She couldn't believe it was hers, or at least hers for rent.

"Lois" she looked up to see Mary Alice. "The paper work has all been faxed over to Mr. Luthor. He was going to look over the lease papers and give those to you himself. Is that ok?"

"Yeah, I'm supposed to see him later." Lois said. She had to hand it to Mary Alice she was discrete. Most people would be fishing for information about her relationship with Clark and his interest in a poor nobody.

"Well then, let me be the first to welcome you home." She handed Lois the keys to the apartment.

"Wow" Lois said staring at the keys still slightly shocked at how she came to be the owner of this amzaing place.

"The previous tennant had to move out of the country, so the place has been just waiting for a new owner. You can move in anytime." Mary Alice said.

"Really" Lois practically squealed. "Just like that, you mean I could move in tonight if I wanted to?" she asked.

"Well that is up to the arrangement that you and Mr. Luthor come to but the money has already been transferred and Mr. Luthor said to give you the keys right away."

"Thank you Mary Alice." Lois said.

"Don't thank me Lois, this place was calling out to you, the minute you walked in it was a perfect fit." she said with a wink. She said goodbye to Chloe and let herself out.

Chloe walked up. "Lois, this is incredible." she was grinning fron ear to ear. "And look, you have had a crappy year, hell you've a really crappy 24 hours. So it's time for something to go your way. I know you're worried about taking anything from Clark but maybe it was meant to be. You needed help and he is more than willing to give it and you said it yourself it doesn't sound like he expects anything from you. Maybe fate put you on his doorstep the way it did." Chloe said.

"Maybe" Lois said. "And honestly I'm too excited to think about anything else but what I'm going to do with this place!" she was on the verge of jumping up and down.

"Mary Alice said all the appliances come with, geez Lois these are top of the line. The fridge, stove, dishwasher. You have a laundry room with a washer and dryer, no more carting loads down to that scummy laundromat." Chloe said excited for her cousin whose life literally was changing right in front of them.

"Oh my God, my furniture will barely fill this place." Lois said biting her lip. "My dad put some some stuff in storage that belonged to my mom. I was always afraid to put it in my old place because it was such nice things. I'll call the General tomorrow and see what I can take." Lois said her mind racing, she felt like she suddenly had a million things to do. And then it really sank in. "Chloe this time tomorrw I can be living here. I won't have to go back to that old apartment ever again. No more worry about rats and cockroaches, running out of hot water after 2 minutes, not worrying that the heat will break and days go buy without it getting fixed. And no more slimy creepy guys hanging around the front stoop. This place has an actual doorman, did you see that when we came in? I will have actual security."

"What do you say we call Jimmy and load up your stuff now and move you in today. You don't have a lot and if we work together we can get you packed and out of there. You can sleep here tonight." Chloe said.

"Really?" Lois looked at her watch it was only going on noon. "Let's do it."

Clark sat at his desk at Luthorcorp and looked over the contracts of the company's latest aquistion. It seemed like everything was on the up on up. He made a couple notations on things he thought might be able to adjust before his meeting with Lionel. He hadn't seen the old man since their conversation yesterday. He grabbed the paperwork and made it down to Lionel's office he nodded to the secretary and and knocked on the door.

"Come in" came the muffled voice of his father.

"I went over the McNulty aquistion." Clark said when he entered the office. "There are a few things that might be able to be tweaked for a better price but otherwise its all in order." he sat at the chair across from the desk and flipped through to find the highlighted areas.

"I heard you bought a penthouse." Lionel said.

"It was from my own funds." Clark said not looking up from the paperwork.

"You have a downtown apartment already." Lionel said. "Are you planning on leaving the mansion?"

Clark sighed, he had hoped Lionel wouldn't hear about this but being he trusted Mary Alice completely he knew the only way Lionel could know Clark bought the penthouse was if he was monitoring his every move. That didn't settle well with him.

"I spend most of my time at my place in the city and only stay at the mansion when the occassion calls for. Plus you are the one who wants me to get married and have kids. I'm not going to have a family in the mansion." Clark said. The words were unspoken but clear. Clark wouldn't live with a family in the same house as Lionel.

"So you bought a penthouse instead?" Lionel asked.

"The penthouse is an investment. It wasn't going to last long on the market. I purchased it and I'm turning it into a rental. I highlighted the paragraphs you should look over." he tossed the contract onto the desk. He was about to let himself out when he stopped. "Lionel, if you ever want to see an heir I might or might not have, stop spying on me." with that he walked out closing the door behind him.

Lionel watched as his son left the room. He would never admit it but Clark scared the hell out of him. That was why he made sure that Clark never find out his real origins. As long as he kept Clark in the dark about his birth parents and the AI program that would show him to his real potential. No that could never happen as long as Clark was clueless he could be kept under Lionel's thumb.

He grabbed the phone and dialed, "It's Luthor. My son is up to something and I want to know what. He just bought a penthouse to rent. I'll send you over the address, I want to know everything there is about the person my son is renting to." he hung up and turned to stare out the window. Whatever Clark was hiding he would find out.

Clark was in deep thought as he left Luthorcorp. If Lionel was having him watched he would have to be careful about his time at Watchtower, Lionel knew he used his powers to make rescues but knew nothing about his allegiance with Oliver Queen and Bruce Wayne. He glanced down when he saw an incoming text it was from Lois.

Change of plans, moved out of the hellhole, dinner will be at my new place. 7 pm I will provide food (don't worry I'm not cooking).

He chuckled he could practically hear the excitement in her words. He decided to pick up a bottle of wine to bring over for dinner as a housewarming gift. As he walked down the sidewalk he caught his reflection off the glass of a building and he almost didn't recognize himself. He was smiling for no reason and looked happy. He wasn't used to that feeling. He thought of Lois and realized she was the cause for this sudden change in his attitude. As he thought of her his conversation with Lionel ran through his head. He wouldn't put past the old man to investigate the penthouse purchase. That would bring him into contact with Lois. His smile faded from the reflection and a steely face looked back at him. He would do anything to keep Lois safe from Lionel, anything.

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