Epilogue

What A Way to Dream?

"Lois Lane!"

"What chief?"

"Do you think you could stop putting your life in danger? The lads up in insurance think you're a liability."

Lois ignored Perry's barb at her general lack of concern regarding safety, but he didn't know she had someone looking after her every time she crossed over danger's threshold. But that was one secret she'd take to her grave.

It was funny how much her life had changed in the past few years. She could pinpoint all the changes to the day she met Clark. Some days, Lois would find herself wondering what life would have been like if their situations had been reversed. Would Clark still be the same caring guy she knew today? Would he still embody all the ideals that made her love him so much? Would he be a hero that people looked up to? These were just some of the thoughts that crossed Lois' mind as she thought about her husband. And as if he knew her thoughts were on him, she turned away from her story on the government's latest attempts at peace with a distance nation and smiled at the man who made her life better with every breath he took.

Clark walked by the desks that crowded the bullpen as he made his way over to his wife. He was in the middle of straightening his tie as his long loping gait approached their desks at the Daily Planet. When he saw her smiling, he paused, his determination to reach her momentarily suspended. She was stunning. Every time he caught a glimpse of her, she took his breath away and today was no different. He couldn't help admire the sight from afar.

"Clark, where have you been?" His editor asked.

"Uh, hey Perry…I was, um, at the hospital. One of the doctors, had something important to tell me…for a story." Clark lied. Well he sort of lied.

"Fine, but weren't you working on the peace talk story with Lois?"

"Oh yeah, we are. But this is much bigger news."

"Really?" Perry asked through narrowed eyebrows.

"The best," Clark replied, with a smile. Then in a barely audible whisper, that the untrained human ear would not be able to pick up on Clark added, "Lois, is pregnant."

Lois looked up from her desk and stared at her husband, a smile of comprehension slowly spreading across her face. Clark sidestepped their editor and made it the last few steps to his wife. When he reached her, she threw her arms around him and shouted with a sound of mirth most of their fellow journalists were unused to hearing from "Mad Dog Lane."

"Sounds like Ultra Woman, will be taking a break for a few months," Lois whispered in Clark's ear.

"Well, I'm sure you can find someone to cover for you," Clark replied. Clark put his beaming wife back on the ground and finished straightening his tie.

"What's up with your clothes? It looks like you were roughed up in an alley."

"No, I just…I was so happy that…I can barely remember. Can you believe it? We're going to be parents."

"Well, Mister 'Former Sergeant' Lane, you'll be the best father that any kid could ask for."

"And you'll be the best mother, don't deny it…you will. Because what kid wouldn't want a superhero for a parent?"