Chapter 14

Clark was in the waiting room of S.T.A.R. Labs, pacing back and forth as he waited for some news about Lois's condition. He brought her here after he received no response from her once she passed out. Fear took over his mind and body, afraid of what Mikhail had done to her. Did Mikhail put Lois in coma for the rest of her life?

His thoughts were interrupted by Emil's arrival in the room. Clark took a deep breath, his heart beating fast. "How's Lois?"

"According to the exams we did, Lois is fine. It's just her mind that went overdrive. She'll probably wake up in a couple of hours," Emil said.

Clark should be relieved, but the worry didn't leave his face.

Emil frowned. "Anything wrong?"

Clark avoided his eyes. "Mikhail said he did something to her in case he lost his powers."

"Oh," Emil was surprised. He then looked at the files in his hands. "The exams didn't show any abnormality. Are you he was telling you the truth?"

"I don't know. He could be bluffing, but there is no guarantee. And we may have erased his memories of us way too soon."

"Well, we could call Zatanna and see if she finds anything." Emil paused. "But I think we should wait. She needs rest, those magic powers working on her head isn't doing any good to her."

Clark nodded. "Can I see her?"

"Sure."

Emil led Clark to Lois's room. Clark looked at Lois, a serene look on her beautiful face and yet it was a image that made his heart hurt. He sat down on the chair next to bed and held her hand with both of his hands, caressing the back of it with his thumb.

"I'll leave you alone." Emil put a hand on Clark's shoulder. "Stay positive. She'll recover."

"Thank you," Clark nodded, not taking his eyes off Lois.

After Emil left the room, Clark spent the next minutes staring at Lois. He raised one of his hands to her head, touching her face and hair. "What I'd give to hear one of your ramblings," he said, a slightly smile appearing on his lips.

"There are so many things left for we to do together. That two months travel around Africa to write an article about its population. It would be our chance to win a Pulitzer together. Your name first, of couse. A romantic day in another planet. If you want my opinion, Saturn is the best out there, you'll love it once you see it." He took a deep breath. "And then there are our children, our own family. I want to see a mini Lois making us losing our hair, not listening to anything we say. And then there'll be also a mini Clark, the girls throwing themselves at him and he with no clue what to do about it."

Clark gave a little laughed. "They won't stop bickering for a second, saying they hate each other. But once one of them needs the other, they will protect each other no matter what."

He stood up and leaned in to kiss her forehead. "See? There are plenty for you to do here. Whatever it is affecting, fight it, Lois. Come back to me. No matter how long it takes, I'll be here waiting for you." A tear dropped from his eye on her check, and then he wiped it with his thumb. "Sorry." He smiled at her.

Clark sat down again and stayed by her side the rest of the day, not leaving the room any minute. Lois still didn't awake.

-º-

The next morning Emil came to check Lois. He was worried about the lack of response from Lois, but he told Clark they should wait forty eigth hours before doing something about it.

Chloe entered the room. She looked sadly at Lois, tears started to appear on her eyes. "Clark!"

He stood up and hugged her.

"Tess and Emill fill me in about everything. Do you think she'll fine?"

Clark avoided her eyes, hiding the uncertainty in it. "I hope so."

"I wish I could have helped you against Mikhail."

"I couldn't involve you in it, Chloe. He was angry at you and you can't afford risk your life, not with Jon depending on you."

Chloe nodded. She then reached Lois and touched her hair. "She has been suffering so much this year. Tell me she at least will get her memories back once she wakes up."

Clark reached the other side of the bed, holding Lois's hand. "I don't know. She should be up by now, but..." He paused and interlaced his fingers with hers. "We'll have to wait and see."

Chloe took a good look at him. "You should rest. Lois won't like to see you this tired after she wakes up."

"Better angry at me than no talking at all."

Chloe crossed her arms. "I am serious."

"So am I. I'm not leaving this room." Clark sat down again.

Chloe sighed in defeat. She then took a seat and sat down next to him. "Oliver is in Emil's office making sure Lois has everything she needs. I'll wait for him here."

Clark kept looking at Lois, stroking her hand with his thumb.

-º-

It's the third day and Lois hadn't wake up yet. Fatigue took the best out of Clark and he ended up falling asleep.

A soft hand started to stroke his hair, making him wake up. He looked up, smiling at the beautiful dream in front of him.

"Lex is right to be jealous of you. That's a great hair," she said, heavy eyes and a smile capable of easing his pain any day, any moment.

Clark then realized it was not a dream. "Lois!" He cried, relief and happiness in his tone. He stood up and hugged her. "Are you okay? Do you remember everything?"

"Everything as in Olsen owes me twenty bucks or everything as in I once was Brenda Manning?"

Clark's smile grew wider and he leaned in to give her a chaste kiss on her lips.

Her face turned serious. "How long I've been out?"

"Three days. We were afraid Mikhail had done something to you, but fortunately he was just bluffing."

"Oh. That explains why my head hurts."

"Don't worry, Emil is already coming." He lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed the back of it and then leaned it against his cheek. "Everything is fine now."

After threatening Emil and a couple of nurses, Lois was discharged from the hospital the same day. Reaching their apartment late night, she tried to take her beg off Clark's hand, but he didn't let her.

"Home sweet home!" Lois said.

"I'm still not happy with you leaving the hospital like that."

She grabbed him by his jacket and smiled at him. "C'mon, Smallville, don't you prefer we sleeping together in the same bed?"

"I prefer to see you healthy."

"I'm fine." Lois pouted. "In fact..." She then pushed him to sit on the couch and sat on his lap. "I'm more than fine." She kissed him.

"Lois..." Clark tried to argue but couldn't resist the kiss. It was demanding, desperate. She missed him, this time it was her trying to tell him by it that she had missed him those last three months. Her lips focused on brushing his upper lip.

"You've been such a good husband."

"You should be resting, honey," he said, his closed eyes and heavy breathing betraying him.

"I told you I'm fine. Don't you see it?" She kissed him. "Don't you feel it?" She rocked her hips on his and kissed him again.

He nodded with his head dumbfounded. Clark pulled her even closer and kissed her hungrily, his teeth bitting her lips, his tongue swirling around hers.

Lois's lips then found Clark's ear. She bite his earlobe and spoke softly in his ear. "Tonight is all about you, Smallville. You deserve it." Her lips descended to the side of his neck.

"It's better if we both enjoy it," the smile never leaving his lips. His hands were rubbing her back.

"Never said otherwise." Lois kept kissing and sucking his neck and throat. She kissed his lips again while unbuttoning his shirt. Her lips found his chest. She licked his nipples, a triumphant smile appearing on her mouth after a moan escaped from his lips.

Lois stood up and started to take off her clothes one by one, her gaze fixed on him, as his were on her. Totally naked, she sat again on his lap and kissed him. He lifted his hands to her breasts, massaging it. This time it was her who moaned.

Clark laid her down on the couch and took the opportunity to take off his shoes and unbuckle his belt, soon loosening his pants and boxer. He laid down on top of her and kissed her again, his hands traveling the space between her breasts and legs. Soon her legs were wrapped around his waist , their bodies rocking together in a pleasant sensation so unique to them.

Lois opened her eyes the morning after, there was him looking at her with all the love in the world. "You're staring," she said looking back at him.

"You're so beautiful. I can't help it."

"You and your sweet words." Clark took her in his arms and they kissed.

"Do you have anything in mind for today?" The smile on his face showing exactly what he meant by that.

Lois patted his shoulder. "Easy there, tiger. You should fix that hole in the wall of our bedroom first." She then stood up and headed to the bathroom.

Clark sighed with a smile. He forgot the destruction around the house that the fight with John Jones had caused. He got up and put his pants on.

In the way to the kitchen, Clark remembered something he promised to do by himself. He reached for the phone, dialing a number.

"Hello?" The man in the other line answered it.

"Sam, it's Clark. It's about Lois. She's... She's alive."

Lois was anxious to see her father again. Most of all, she felt guilty for leaving him, making him suffer. She could imagine the pain he felt when he thought she died.

The doorbell rang. Clark looked at her and then spoke. "I'll get the door."

Lois grabbed his arm and stopped him. "No, I'll do it."

Clark nodded. Lois opened the door, in front of her a sight capable of moving her beyond words, her father and sister about to cry. The three of them hugged, not wanting to let go of each other.

"Lo, I can't believe I almost lost you." Tears were all over Sam's face.

"I'm here, daddy. I'm sorry for leaving you."

"What matter is that you're here," Lucy spoke. She hugged Lois again. "I felt so lost without you. The nightmares I had when mom died came back, only this time I hadn't you to comfort me."

"Lucy." Lois hugged her tighter.

Clark looked fondly at the reunion in front of him. Sam saw him looking and approached him, wiping the tears out of his face. "How are you, Clark?" He held out his hand.

Clark shook it. "I'm happy, sir. For both the fact that my wife and your daughter is back."

"How it all happened?"

"Someone tried to get to Superman through Lois. Wanted him to suffer, to lose someone of that importance to him." Clark lowered his head.

Sam put a hand of Clark's shoulder. "Thank God he's called Superman."

Clark looked at him and Sam nodded, smiling at him. He nodded and smiled back.

"Daddy, do you want a coffe or do you want anything else?" Lois asked.

Sam reached her and hugged her again.

"Oh," Lois was taken by surprise by his action. "You know you're hugging more today than you did my whole life, right?" She joked.

"Be glad I'll let you live with another man or even walking in the streets alone after what happened, young lady."

Lois chuckled. "Love you too, daddy."

The Justice League decided to throw Lois a party in Watchtower base on the moon. She wasn't sure about it, but Clark convinced her that the team wanted to see her again.

They arrived the place, suspecting of the quietness of it. They reached the main room and then the light was turned on.

"Surprise!" All the heroes were there in their civilian clothes, behind them a big sign saying 'Welcome back, super Lois!'

Lois was touched by this action. "Looks like you guys missed me."

Everyone was staring at her, different emotion on their faces.

"Lois!" Barbara cried, tears on her eyes. She was about to pull her into a hug, but someone got there first.

"Oh. Hey, Brucie," she was surprised by his action, but quickly hugged him back. Barbara joined them in it.

Kara, Tess, and Diana joined them in the hug next.

"Is that a group hug I see?" Dick smiled and then he and most of the heroes joined the embrace.

"I'd appreciate if you guys don't suffocate my wife!" Clark shouted jokingly.

The hug ended after a few seconds. "That's the most hugged I've been in my whole life," Lois joked.

"Got a room for one more?" Oliver spoke, just arriving at the place with Chloe and their son.

"Aunt Lois!" Jonathan ran to her and jumped on her, burying his head in her chest. He was crying nonstop.

"Shhh, your favorite aunt is here now."

Jonathan wiped his eyes with his hand. "Promise to never leave me again."

She raised her hand. "I promise."

He raised his pinky finger. "Pinky swear."

Lois took it. "Pinky swear." She kissed him in the cheek.

Lois started to play with him, lifting him above her head, pretending he's flying. After a few minutes she was tired. "You're getting heavier, mini Oliver. Go play with your uncle Batman now."

Jonathan ran into Bruce's arms. "Hey, big boy. What do you want to do next?" Bruce asked.

"I want to shot arrows!"

"I have a belt that does much more cool things."

"No, I want to shot arrows like my daddy."

Bruce sighed while Oliver smiled proudly. "Let's go do that, then."

Lois spent the rest of the night catching up with everyone's life. Clark saw her standing at the window, her gaze fixed in the view.

Clark approached her. "Hey," he greeted in a husky voice.

"Hey."

"What's taking your attention away?"

"The view, I almost forgot how beautiful Earth is from outside."

"Yeah, it is. It's a good remind that no matter how ugly inside it gets, the outside reminds me it's worth saving."

She turned to look at him. "You're a privileged man."

He looked deep in her eyes. "I am."

"I'm sorry for making you suffer with my death -"

"Lois..."

"Let me finish, please. I know I'm irresponsible, act on impulse. A situation like that would happen sooner or later. I wish I could change, or at least being more careful, but when I'm out there, I want so much to make something good, something to help... I do it with so much passion that it takes all of my commom sense."

"Lois, I understand that. I love you for that. When I got angry at you wasn't because I resented your attributes. It was because my desire of being with you forever clashed with what makes me love you. But in no way I want you to change." He continued. "Just look at you. A guy who you have never met attacked you because of me and you're here blaming yourself, not even for a minute blaming me."

Her lips curled in a smile. She stared out back at window, her face then turned serious again. "It will happen one day, though. My death. It won't happen by some villain's trick where we'll revert everything back to normal at the end. And you'll have to live without me some day."

"I know," he turned to stare out at the window, too. After a few seconds he held her hand and spoke again. "It won't stop me from living my life to the fullest everyday by your side, though." He smiled at her.

"Me too," she looked at him and smiled back, interlacing their fingers. "Although I'm not sure you'll like all the wrinkle in my face and everything falling out of its place in my body," she smirked.

Clark pulled her close to him. "I'm sure I'll love every little line in your face." He then kissed her, she quickly responding to it.

"Aww, look at them. It's like watching a fairytale," Courtney drooling over them.

"Get a room!" Oliver shouted.

"Don't give them ideas, man. You know everyone has their own room here, right?!" AC spoke.

"Of course I know, I paid this place," Oliver said.

Bruce cleared his throat.

"With Bruce's very welcomed help."

Bruce nodded.

"Back to the point, do you really think they haven't already used it? Just ask Tess."

Tess turned her head, avoiding giving the obvious answer.

Clark and Lois ignored their friends talk and kept kissing, focused only on them, on the moment. The planet Earth behind them making sure to turn this moment into a moment to be remembered forever.

The End

Epilogue to follow