A.N: Here's the latest chapter in this installment. I'm taking on two stories, but I'm not giving one story more attention than the other. It's like having children... you can't really show favortism because they're yours lol. Is that weird? Well, read and review! =]

Chapter 14

Lois stood at the copy machine making copies for Perry, since Jimmy had stepped out to pick up his kids from school. She was getting annoyed with the old machine taking so long, she'd resorted to kicking it.

"Stupid machine, I swear I'm going to-"

A pair of strong arms snaked around her waist and her heart started beating faster. She knew it was him from his scent and the way his arms felt around her.

"Good morning beautiful..."

She turned her head a little and gave him a peck on the lips.

"Hey."

She then pulled herself out of his arms putting her full attention on the copy machine.

"Lois?"

She turned around and smiled.

"Yeah", she asked nonchalantly.

"Something wrong", he said stepping closer to her and watching her take a step back.

"No... nothing... why... is there something wrong with you", she asked.

"Lois", he said coming one step closer and seeing her take another step back, "Okay, just stop moving for a second."

"I'm not moving", she said.

As if to test her, he moved one step closer, and she took one back. He narrowed his eyes.

"You're not", he asked, "cause we've made it half way across the room doing this dance."

"I'm sorry", she smiled softly, "It's just too early."

"Too early for what?"

"For this", she said motioning between him and her.

"What is there a rule", he asked, "No kissing before noon?"

"No not that", she said, "Just that in public."

"Lois... Jimmy and Chloe know", he said.

"Yeah but no one else does", she said softly, "And I kind of want to keep it that way. At least until..."

"Until it's easier on Oliver", Clark finished.

"Am I a bad girlfriend for not wanting to flaunt us in front of my ex?"

"No", he smiled walking up to her, "In fact, you wouldn't be you, if you weren't worried about his feelings. It's one of the reasons I fell in love with you... you're selflessness."

She smiled. "So you're okay with this, for now..."

He looked around both ways, and when the cost was clear, he leaned in and kissed her. Pulling away, he smiled.

"Absolutely", he said wagging his eye brows up and down, "Besides, it'll be exciting trying not to get caught."

"Clark Kent", she smiled folding her arms in front of her, "Are you trying to seduce me?"

"Why? Is it working?"

She smacked him on the chest and turned back around focusing on the copies.

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Oliver sat in his office looking at a video feed from a source. It was a possible 33.1 site, housing three meteor enhanced people, who Lex believed weren't meteor enhanced at all. He was shelving more money, for more tests. None like the ones tested on those that were meteor infected over the years.

"Black Creek, Montana", he mumbled, "What are you doing Lex?"

Oliver closed the live feed, after cringing during an experiment done on the fastest man alive. He looked like a teenager. Lex had him confined in a cage, where the kid was meant to run without stopping, otherwise he'd be electrocuted.

Oliver shook his head. He needed a plan to break in this facility.

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"So Joey and Anne's teacher was telling us that it'd be better to separate them so they can learn better", Chloe was telling Lois at lunch, "Can you believe that... she wants to separate my kids so they can learn better... I know they're close, but come on...."

She looked at Lois picking at her Greek Salad.

"And I'm having an affair with Superman", Chloe said trying to get her attention, "He's really good in bed..."

"I bet he is, Chloe", Lois said absent minded.

"Lois", Chloe tried to get her attention.

"Huh", Lois said coming back to reality, "I'm sorry, Chlo."

"It's okay", she said, "Want to talk about it?"

Lois smiled. "It's just... it's weird."

"What's weird?"

"Me and Clark", Lois said, "I've wanted it for as long as I can remember, and now that I have it... I just feel like I'm not worthy."

"Lois", Chloe smiled, "Clark has done everything in his power and beyond to be with you. So even if you doubt your worthiness, he never has. And he isn't going to."

"And then there's Ollie", Lois said, "I just feel bad. Like I can't kiss Clark whenever I want because my ex is in the office... it's weird."

"It's weird now, Lo", Chloe said, "But it will get better. Oliver's going to move on. You can't stop your life until he does."

Lois smiled.

"You're right", Lois laughed, "Yeah... besides I'm too busy thinking up ways of killing Ron Troupe for impregnating my sister..."

Chloe cringed.

"That's so gross, can we never ever mention that pair again during lunch", Chloe laughed, "Please."

"Consider it inside Pandora's Box that's never getting opened", Lois said starting to eat her salad.

"Thank you", Chloe breathed.

They sat for the next half hour, eating and laughing. Finally after they argued over who would pay and agreeing on going half and half, Lois grabbed Chloe's sleeve.

"Did you say you were having an affair with Superman?"

Chloe laughed, "Oh Lois... Are you kidding me?"