A/N: This story takes place AFTER 'Turning Back Time' epilogue.
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Baby's Day Out
It had been almost six months since Conner's birth, Diana had returned to her duty as the Ambassador at the Themysciran Embassy and also as Wonder Woman. It was finally great to be flying again, saving the world, being an equal to Superman. Diana had a meeting at the Embassy later that day, there was lot of work that she had to take care of; of course Donna managed to do most of it, but the world needed Princess Diana again.
That morning, when she had gotten dressed and walked out of the room, she heard Clark speaking to Conner in a soothing, playful tone. Their baby was gurgling as Clark played with him. The father-son duo looked adorable with the same shade of black hair and twinkling blue eyes. Diana leaned against the doorframe and sighed in bliss. This was the life she had never dreamt of, but now that she was living it, she knew that she was truly blessed.
Clark was lying on the rug, Conner sitting next to him, playing with a stuffed panda. Clark's hand rested on his son's back, holding him so he wouldn't tumble. Conner had gotten better at sitting straight, he was babbling a few words and trying to crawl now. Every single thing he did got Clark really excited.
Conner jabbered as he placed his toy on his father's chest. "Da," he said. Just that one word, which was enough to make Clark sit up.
"What did you say, Con? Say that again, bud," Clark spoke the excitement apparent in his voice.
"Da . . . da." The little boy gave him a big drool-filled grin before falling on his back. Having Superman for a father had its advantages, Clark caught him just before his head touched the ground. He lifted his son in his arms and grinned. When he felt Diana's presence, Clark turned around and spoke excitedly, "Diana, did you hear that? He said Da! He knows who I am!"
"Of course he does," Diana said before cooing at Conner. He lifted his arms towards his mother, demanding to be carried by her. Conner gurgled a little before Diana placed a finger in his mouth gently. The baby sucked on it letting her know he was hungry.
"I can't wait to tell everyone!" Clark called as he placed a kiss on his son's cheek and pecked his wife's lips before saying, "I'm going to make us some breakfast."
"Looks like Kon is ready for his breakfast, too," Diana said as she sat on the couch, undid her blouse and bra, and brought Conner closer to her breast.
Clark watched them with a gentle smile on his face. Conner had been jabbering for a while but this was the first time he'd actually said something. Clark couldn't keep the grin off his face. He hummed a tune making scrambled eggs and sausages. He toasted the bread as he heard Diana speak. "Kal, you know I cannot eat all that."
"Yeah, half is for me, darling."
"Thank Gods, I can't believe I was eating so much when I was carrying Conner."
Clark grinned. "That was because you were eating for two, my love. And our son does have a healthy appetite."
When Conner was done feeding, he moved his face away. Diana was about to burp him when Clark stopped her. "Maybe you can go fix your clothes, I'll burp him."
Nodding, Diana handed the baby over to Clark and walked into their bedroom to fix her outfit. Conner looked at his father and babbled, "Dada."
"Yes, Son?" Clark smiled as he rested Conner's head over his shoulder and patted his back. The kid was just as stubborn as his mother. After a while, he finally gave in and burped. "Now that's a good boy! Why don't you sit on your bouncer while Daddy and Mommy eat their breakfast?"
Kissing his son's temple, Clark carefully placed him on the bouncer, secured the little belt around him and went to the kitchen to bring out the food to the table. He started humming the tune again and chuckled when he saw Conner clapping his hands.
"What's going on?" Diana asked as she stepped out of the room. She had fixed her clothes and tied her hair into a high ponytail. She sat down and looked at the food in front of her, it smelt heavenly. Diana wondered if it was a Kryptonian trait to be so good at everything. She wondered if her half-Kryptonian would turn out to be a great cook just like his father. She looked at Conner, who was now playing with the toys hanging over his bouncer. Smiling, she turned back to see Clark seated in front of her. Diana began to eat, keeping an eye on her wristwatch. She wouldn't be late even if she wanted to, she could just fly to the embassy.
"So, what are you boys planning to do while I'm gone today?" she asked her husband, who sipped on his juice before raising an eyebrow.
"Stay in, watch a movie, eat pizza." Clark shrugged. He didn't have work and they were only going to Smallville tomorrow.
"You aren't giving Conner any pizza!" Diana said in a serious tone. "And the baby food is already there for him. Why don't you take him out?"
"Where could I possibly go?"
"Wherever you want. Just don't fly him around too much. We still don't know if he is afraid of heights or not."
"He's not," Clark said confidently.
"And how do you know?" Diana placed her fork down and crossed her arms around her chest.
Clark gulped before replying, "I took him flying last week. You were asleep, and he couldn't sleep. He liked it though."
"Kal, he's a baby!"
"I know. I know. I'll be extra careful," Clark promised.
Diana simply nodded and stood up. She took her empty plate to the kitchen and placed it on the counter. She then walked towards Conner's bouncer, bent down and spoke to him softly before placing a soft kiss on his forehead. She then returned to the table where Clark was still having his breakfast. Diana cupped his cheek and gave him a slow kiss, but before he could deepen it, she pulled away.
"I've a meeting, sorry, love," she said, pecking his lips once more before heading towards the balcony. "You two have fun. Call me if you've made any plans." With that she took to the sky.
Clark sighed and leaned back on his chair. Finishing the rest of his breakfast, he walked over to see his son napping. Diana had told him that Conner ate baby food once he woke up from his nap and then drank some more milk three hours later. So, Clark decided to do some writing. He sat on the dinning table, keeping an eye on his son.
When Conner woke up after a two-hour nap; he let out a small yawn and looked around. "Dada, dada." He began to call when he couldn't see his parents anywhere.
Clark came running out of the room hearing his son's voice. "I'm here, Conner," he reassured him, picking him up. "Had a good nap, baby boy?"
When Conner snuggled into his arms, Clark took him to his room for a diaper change. Once he had done that, he took Conner back to the living room, placed him on the highchair and took the small container of baby food out.
"Let's see what we have here," Clark said as he looked at the small jars. "There's Apple. Banana and Strawberry. Mommy told me to give you the banana/strawberry one."
Clark scooped up a spoonful and fed it to his son, who rolled his small, pink tongue over the spoon. "Umm . . ." Conner jabbered. He liked his food very much. Clark smiled as he fed his son, getting more Umms and Dadas in return. Once Conner was done, Clark took him to get changed. It wasn't hard to pack the diaper bag, Superman knew his way around the nursery. Once he was done, Clark quickly went to change, placing Conner on his highchair again. Wearing jeans, a white t-shirt with a dark blue jacket on top, Clark put on his glasses, took the baby bag, the baby and walked out of the door, locking it behind him.
"Hi, Clark," he heard a voice behind him.
Turning around he saw Cathy Stewart walking up the stairs with a grocery bag in hand. "Oh hi, Cathy. How are you this morning?"
"Good. Going somewhere?"
Clark nodded as he felt Conner clutching his shirt tightly. Patting his son's head slowly, he said, "Conner and I decided to go check out a bookstore, maybe grab some lunch later." Clark decided to keep the conversation short. Cathy had her eyes on him ever since he moved to this apartment. It didn't stop her from flirting with him and hinting things when he started seeing Diana or even when they got married. But since Conner's birth, Cathy had toned it down.
"Your wife is at work today? Maybe you can join me for some coffee?" She gave him a seductive smile. Clark let out a sigh. No, Cathy hadn't changed at all!
"Sorry, can't. Have to take the kid out and show him the world. Goodbye, Cathy. Have a nice day."
Clark didn't wait to hear her reply. "Dada," Conner jabbered, catching his father's attention. Clark looked down at him and smiled. "Don't worry, Kon-El. She was just our neighbor. No one is getting Daddy's attention when you and your mother are around."
Conner gurgled at him as if he had understood what his father was saying.
"You're a smart kid, Conner. Now how about we go look at some books and get something to eat?"
Clark decided to go to the bookstore first. He heard nothing around; the com-link was quiet. Just to make sure everything was alright, he had contacted the Watchtower and J'onn confirmed that everything seemed to be fine. And if there was something that needed attention, then he would be informed.
The bookstore was relatively calm, but the staff kept glancing at Clark. He could hear them talk about him and Conner; they called him hot and Conner cute. Rolling his eyes, Clark picked up a book on Greek Literature. He wondered if Diana would like to read it, at least he would. Conner's eyes fell on something colorful and he kept babbling, pointing towards something.
"What is it, Son?" Clark shifted him to his other arm, grabbed the Greek Literature book and headed over to the children's section. Conner's sharp eyes had caught a bunch of books that were meant for toddlers. Smiling, Clark grabbed an interactive, musical book about cartoon animals. When his son let out an eager cry, Clark chuckled and told him he would get it for him.
Clark was paying for the books when the woman behind the counter asked, "Excuse me, if you don't mind me asking, is he your son? He seems very close to you."
"Yes, he is," Clark replied, knowing where she was going with this. Before she could say anything else, he held up his hand, showing her the wedding band on his finger. The woman just blushed and looked away. Thanking her, Clark grabbed the books, put them in Conner's baby bag and walked out of the store.
"Karen, did you get his number?" Came an excited voice from inside.
"No! He's married. But the baby was so cute! Pity, the hot guy's taken."
Clark smiled and shook his head. This was what always happened when he went out alone without Diana. He looked down at Conner, who was looking around, thrilled to see the world. For some reason, Diana didn't take him out a lot. When Clark had asked her why, she had said that Conner might start flying or unleash some other power in public. Clark knew that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. When he explained to his wife that Conner's body had to develop and grow under the yellow sun and it would take few years, Diana was relieved.
"I need some coffee, Con. Let's go get something to drink," Clark spoke to his son softly. He walked to the nearest café and ordered a cup of black coffee for himself and a large mocha banana muffin. Seating his kid on a highchair the waitress had provided them with, Clark broke a small piece, tiny enough for Conner and fed him. Conner Kent was now experimenting with food, he loved whatever his father gave him because it was always tasty, and it was his mother who was the health freak, though he didn't really know that, all he knew was yummy food came from Dada and icky stuff from Mama. Conner shook his hands vigorously and grinned at his father. "Dada . . . umm . . . da!"
"You like it, Conner?" Clark asked as he took a bite and immediately knew why his son was so excited. Sipping on his coffee, he broke another piece and fed it to Conner, who was now eagerly waiting.
"Smallville?" A voice made both Clark and Conner look up. Clark looked surprised to see Lois walking in, but Conner chose to ignore her and eyed the muffin. "Dada," he called. When his father didn't look at him, the super baby grabbed his father's jacket and tugged at it.
"Whoa! Easy, bud," Clark said, patting his son's head. "I heard you. Here you go." Clark fed him another piece and turned to look at Lois again and smiled. "Hey Lois, what a surprise to see you here."
"Hi, I could say the same to you," she said, taking a seat in front of him. "Hey, isn't this Conner? Hi there!" She waved at the baby who just looked at her once before turning towards the muffin.
"Sorry, Lois. He seems to be fascinated with the muffin at the moment," Clark explained. "What brings you here?"
"Oh, nothing much. It's Jon's birthday tomorrow, I was shopping for a gift. Thought I could stop by and get some coffee and saw you here."
Clark nodded and looked at his son, who was happily munching on his muffin. Grinning, he pulled out his phone, clicked a picture and sent it to Diana. While he was doing that, an older woman walked towards them and said, "Hello, I just wanted to say that you two have a cute baby boy here."
"Oh no, Ma'am, he's just mine," Clark quickly said. The woman was about to apologize but Clark stopped her politely. "It's totally fine."
Once the lady had walked away, Lois mock-punched his arm. "Why did you have to say that? The poor lady, she was so embarrassed."
"Hey, how is it my fault? Clearly Conner takes after his mother, and you look nothing like Diana, no offence, so . . . it was a big misunderstanding that needed to be cleared." Saying that Clark finished his coffee and focused on Conner and the task at hand, which was feeding him the rest of the muffin. Conner was oblivious to what had happened.
Lois just sat back in her chair drinking her coffee. There was a time when Clark had a very obvious crush on her. She had made it clear that she wasn't interested in dating anyone, especially him. Of course, back then she had her eyes on Superman. But now she wondered if she had actually given Clark a chance, would it be her in Diana's place? Being Clark's wife and Conner's mom. When she had realized that Superman wasn't interested in her, she had decided to give Clark a chance but on the very same day she ran into Clark at a restaurant. He was on a date with a raven-haired woman, and that's when Diana entered their lives and stayed there.
Clark was a different man after Diana came into his life. He still had a habit of disappearing, and Lois suspected he went off to meet Diana whenever he got a chance. But Clark Kent was no longer that young man who used to have a crush on her. He was a now a man who loved his wife very much and absolutely adored his baby boy.
"Lois. Lois . . ." She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Clark call her name.
"Oh, sorry. What is it?" She asked looking around. She noticed that the muffin was gone. Conner had a satisfied smile on his face and Clark looked as if he needed to be somewhere else.
"Con and I were leaving." Clark said as he got up, disposed the coffee cup, grabbed the diaper bag and lifted Conner in his strong arms. Lois couldn't help but get impressed by his multitasking skills. "You're fast," she said, quietly.
"I know."
Lois stood up and held her arms out for Conner. "Hey, let me hold him once. Last time we met, he wasn't ready to leave Diana."
Clark nodded and passed Conner to Lois, but the little boy didn't like that idea. He let out a cry and shook his hands and legs vigorously, making Lois almost drop him. Clark bent down and caught him in time.
"Oh, I'm so . . . sorry, Clark," Lois stammered, her face filled with panic.
"No harm done. He still doesn't like going to strangers," Clark said. Saying goodbye to Lois, Clark stepped out with Conner, who kept wailing. "It's okay, baby boy. You're safe. Dad's got you." Clark patted his head but Conner kept struggling in his arms. Wondering if he was still hungry, Clark placed his finger in Conner's mouth, his son immediately began to suck it. Clark sighed in relief. "Ah! You're hungry. Let's get you to Mommy's workplace. I hope she'll be free at the moment."
With that Clark found an alley and took to the sky, holding Conner closely to his chest. Conner managed to get a glimpse of the sky above and all the buildings below. He gurgled and started cooing at the sky again. "Dada . . . dada . . ."
"Yeah, we're flying again, Con!"
Clark reached the embassy in less than five minutes. He lowered himself to the ground, hovering near the window to Diana's office. Diana, who was taking a call at her desk, felt something move outside from her peripheral vision. Her warrior instincts made her turn around sharply as she reached for the sword she kept close to her. But when she saw Clark with Conner in his arms, she sighed in relief and ended the call.
Diana walked towards the window and pulled it open. "Hello there, it's nice to see you both here."
"Hi, someone was missing his mommy terribly." Clark smiled as he flew inside and landed on the floor. He kissed his wife quickly before handing the baby over to her. "He had a muffin, not all of it but he's still hungry."
Diana nodded and looked down at Conner, who was clutching her blouse tightly. "Hello, my sweet boy, Mommy missed you today." She kissed his head and took a seat on the couch. Clark quickly locked the door and joined her on the couch.
"How was you day?" Diana asked, she sat back and let Conner drink from her breast. Clark ran a hand over his son's soft curly black locks and smiled.
"Well, Con and I had fun. First we met our ever so friendly neighbor Cathy Stewart—"
Diana cut him by asking, "Did she hit on you again?"
Clark grinned. "Yes. And it was not just her. We went to a bookstore. I actually got you something and a colorful book caught Con's eye, so I got him that. The cashier also hit on me. Well, almost."
Diana's eyes narrowed. "Please tell me no one else ogled my husband when I wasn't around."
"It was just the two of them. Though we met Lois at the café where we were having a muffin. By the way, your son loved that mocha banana muffin, and I fed him that baby food just before we left home. And he's still hungry."
"He's a growing boy, Kal. And I got the picture you sent, he was adorable," Diana smiled beautifully, her hand touching his. "What did Lois say?"
"She mentioned Carroll's birthday and getting him a gift. Then some lady saw and said our baby was cute. And I told her he was only mine. But Lois said I shouldn't have corrected the lady."
Diana sighed loudly, slowly taking Conner in her arms to burp him before shifting him to the other breast. "That woman has to realize that you aren't her husband and this baby is ours, I'm his mother," Diana said defensively.
Clark moved closer and pulled her into his arms so that she was seated on his lap. Conner let out a grunt when he was momentarily jostled. Once Diana had settled down on Clark's lap, she brought Conner closer. He latched on to her again without any help and resumed his feeding.
"Moody just like his mother," Clark teased his wife, earning a glare, which he chose to ignore. Diana rested her head on his shoulder. "You know, Di. Before I met you, it always seemed that I would be spending the rest of my life alone. Before you, I saw women, they were there but after that when you came along, it felt as if it was only you, in color and everything else had faded to black and white. Only you made sense. Even when we were arguing, pretending to hate each other, I knew I had fallen for you. I was just too stubborn to accept the truth. So, you don't have to worry about Lois or any other woman. Because I can no longer see them like I see you."
"Oh, Kal, that is the sweetest thing you've ever said." Diana pulled his head down for a kiss.
Conner had now moved his head away, his gaze fixed on his parents. When Clark broke the kiss and looked at him, he smiled. "Looks like someone is done. Di, do you've a change of clothes here?"
"Yes, but only my Wonder Woman suit and a pair of jeans and a flannel shirt. Why?"
"Put the jeans and the shirt. We are going on a date." Clark smiled as he moved Diana from his lap and took Conner in his arms to burp him. She fixed her clothes and stood up.
"What about Conner?"
"He's coming along. We go out there like a family. I want the whole world to see that I have the most beautiful wife and the most adorable son. So, what say, Mrs. Kent? You up for this?"
"Definitely." Diana giggled as Clark slid his hand around her waist and pulled her closer. Conner, who was enveloped in a hug by his parents, let out a squeal. He was just happy to have both his parents close to him. Clark chuckled and bent down to give his wife a chaste kiss and then bent further to kiss the top of his son's head, Conner giggled.
"Come on, Mrs. Kent. Let's go and have some fun! Then tomorrow, we can drop our baby off at his grandparents' and head over to the Fortress."
"Oh, will I be with Clark Kent or Superman tomorrow?" Diana asked, blushing a little.
"Of course, Superman. You did say you like taking the suit off my body!" When Diana giggled, Clark smiled, saying, "I love you."
The Princess turned around before heading over to change her clothes. She winked. "Of course you do!"
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