Surprise Return
The next weekend….
"I need a bigger closet," Lois says, staring at the small amount of room she made for Clark's things.
"Oh, is that the problem?" Chloe asks. "Not the fact that you need less clothes?"
"Hey, whose side are you on?" Lois asks.
"Maybe you need a bigger place? You know there's this adorable house for sale on our block."
Lois raises her eyebrows in curiosity.
"Hmmmmm."
"Hmmm what?" Clark asks. He notices the small amount of room that Lois has made for him. "That's it?"
"Clark, maybe we should go look at this house that's for sale by Chloe," Lois nods. "Hopefully it has his and hers walk in closets."
"So, we get a bigger place to accommodate your wardrobe?" he asks.
"Well, it's in a good school district."
"Ella won't be starting school for another couple of years…"
Lois tries to think of other reasons.
"It's fifteen minutes closer to your mom's…."
He gives her a "come on" look.
"I thought you liked living in the city," he says, hanging his dress shirts in the closet.
"I do…..but it was mostly for geographical reasons. You know, work close to home, which is close to Ella's day care. That way I could spend as much time with her as I could," she shrugs.
He looks over at her and then at Chloe. "I guess it won't hurt to take a look at it but I'm not making any promises."
Both girls do a little jump and Chloe says before walking out of the room, "I'll have Oliver call our real estate agent."
"Thank you," Lois says, reaching up to kiss Clark's cheek.
"Mmmhmmmm," Clark says, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Think about it….it would be better to move before Ella gets settled in a school."
"I already said we'd look," he chuckles.
"Lois, are these the bags of clothes that are going to charity?" Oliver asks when Lois and Clark emerge from the bedroom.
"Yeah. Oh and there's one more in Ella's room."
Clark looks around. "Seven trash bags full and that's the only amount of room left for me in your closet?" Clark asks.
"Most of this stuff was in storage bins under my bed. They're winter clothing."
"What have I gotten myself into?" Clark asks, gaping at all the bags.
Lois punches his arm, which makes Chloe and Oliver laugh.
"You're sooooo funny," Lois sarcastically says.
"We'll take this down to Goodwill and pick up lunch," Chloe suggests.
"Sounds good…thanks," Lois says.
She closes the door behind them.
"Alone at last," she says, leaning against the door.
"Do you mind if I get new pots and pans," Clark says going through the kitchen.
"Pots and pans?" Lois asks. "Smallville….we're alone. Our daughter is at your mom's. Oliver and Chloe will be gone for around an hour…."
Clark comes back to the living room. "We still need to figure out where everything is going."
Lois rolls her eyes. "Okay…no, I don't mind you getting new pots and pans."
"And the bathroom," he says, making a face.
"What about the bathroom?" she asks, putting her hands on her hips.
"It's pink."
"You want to redo the bathroom?"
"Yeah, just repaint it and get new towels and stuff?"
Lois nods. "Okay. Anything else?"
"The bedspread…."
"Now wait a minute…."
Clark chuckles and walks over to her. She swats his arms away but he still grabs her and pulls her to him.
"I'm just kidding. There's nothing wrong with that bedspread."
He leans down and starts to kiss her neck.
"I guess we should have discussed some things before this weekend, huh?" she asks, running her fingers through the back of his hair.
"We've been busy this week."
Lois published the second part of her Superman series in the paper.
"Yeah," she sighs.
"Any feedback on the Superman article?" he asks, when he notices she's not responding to his kisses.
"Mostly good," she says.
"But…."
"The next installment is what's going to freak people out," she says biting her lip.
"Because you're going to tell everyone that Superman is from another planet?"
She nods. "Yeah. I keep debating on whether or not to mention that little tidbit."
He thinks about it. "If you're not sure, then wait. I'm sure there will be more articles about Superman."
"Well, it's your life, what do you think?"
He tugs at her hand to pull her to sit down on the couch.
"It's who I am. I'd rather you just not make something up about why I have my powers…which, I know you wouldn't do," he adds. "So either tell everyone I'm from Krypton or just don't tell people where my powers came from."
"I'm just afraid that someone will try to set a trap and run tests on you. There are insane people out there, Clark," she says with all seriousness.
Clark cups her cheek. "I know. But you don't have to worry about me. As long as no one knows about green Kryptonite then I should be fine."
She searches his eyes. "I know, I just worry…."
"And I love you for that," he says before placing a kiss on her lips.
She doesn't let him pull away and deepens the kiss.
"How long did you say Chloe and Oliver would be gone?" he mumbles against her mouth.
She smiles and continues the kiss.