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Chapter Twenty-One

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Are You Stupid?

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It had been two days since Lois's father had tried to make her leave with him. It had been one day since Lois moved into the Kent's. Luckily for them this had happened over the weekend so they had the time to move all of Lois's things without interruption. She took over Clark's bedroom and he had been sent to the living room. He didn't mind it at all if it meant having Lois with him all the time. They were having a discussion about that exact thing when they heard someone drive up to the house.

"Geez Clark," Lois said pushing him away laughing. "Let me breath."

"Like you don't like it." Clark told her and brought her back into the kiss.

"In your dreams." Lois said rolling her eyes and then melted into his kiss and he chuckled.

Clark pulled back and grinned at the dazed expression on her face, "I like having you around."

"Well it's girls day today." Lois told him turning to walk away. "Chloe and I are gonna hang solo today."

She turned back to Clark and laughed at him, "Don't pout. We've spent the past two days barely coming up for air, I need a break."

He turned the puppy dog eyes on her and Lois almost gave in when they heard the car outside. What she didn't know is that he had already planned with Chloe this outing so he could get her birthday surprise ready. She probably thought he forgot.

"That'll be Chloe." She said and gave him a quick peck and avoided his arms as he tried to pull her in for more.

Lois rushed to the door and threw open the door but instead of Chloe there stood Lana.

"What are you doing here?" They both hissed out in unison.

Clark came up to see Lana and instinctively grab Lois's arms. He knew she wouldn't do anything unless provoked and by the expression on Lana's face she was up for some provoking.

"I thought your father came for you." Lana spat out and stepped back as Lois pulled out of Clark's grasp and advanced on her.

"How do you know about that?" Lois asked angrily.

Lana shrugged her shoulders and then turned her sights on Clark. She walked up to him.

"Nice to see you Clark." Lana told him and eyed him.

"You called my father and told him lies didn't you." Lois said suspiciously. She didn't know how but she knew it was Lana.

Lana turned and smirked at her and turned her attention back to Clark. Lois looked at Clark's face go from surprise to anger.

"Did you do that Lana?" Clark asked her sharply.

"So what if I did." Lana told him circling around him. "I figured with Lois gone we could get back together but even so I'm ready for another try at our relationship."

"Are you stupid? Oh wait, why ask a question with an obvious answer." Lois told Lana and moved to stand by Clark who put an arm around her waist.

"I already told you that that isn't going to happen Lana." Clark told her gently. "I had hoped that one day we could go back to being friends but I'm starting to doubt that."

Lana walked to stand in front of them glaring. Lois noticed Chloe's car pulling up in the driveway. She waved to her cousin and waited as Chloe got out of her car. Lois saw a guy get out with Chloe and the pair walked toward them hand in hand. Lana was getting angry at being ignored. She turned to see Chloe walk up the porch holding the hand of some guy.

"I hope this is Jimmy." Clark asked with a laugh.

Chloe laughed and nodded, "He came down for a visit. Isn't that fantastic?"

"Nice to meet you." Clark and Lois said at the same time.

Lana rolled her eyes. She turned to see Chloe smiling at Jimmy with a besotted expression.

"Chloe, I'm glad to see you finally stop chasing after Clark." Lana said snidely with a cruel smile.

Chloe froze and looked at her and walked up to her.

"Why are you here?" Chloe asked.

"I don't have to tell you." Lana told her and tossed her hair in a huff and turned to Jimmy. "If I were you I'd watch Chloe around Clark, she's been in love with him for a long time now."

Lois advanced forward ready for battle but was surprised when Chloe slapped Lana across the face and pushed her down the steps.

"Woo, way to go Chlo." Lois said looking at her cousin. Chloe wasn't a violent person but it appeared that Lana had pushed too far.

"Clark!" Lana whined. "Are you just going to let me be treated this way?"

"You brought it on yourself." Clark said with a shrug. "I think it's best if you leave and in the future let's restrict our conversations to Hello and Goodbye if that."

Lana brushed herself off as she stood up and stalked to her car and drove off.

"She is nuts." Lois said to no one in particular as she hugged Clark to her side.

Chloe nodded and turned to Jimmy and smiled. He knew that what Lana had told him didn't bother him. She had told him all about Clark but he also knew that Chloe had gotten over him a long time ago and that he was know with her cousin.

"Let's go," Lois said to Chloe. "Jimmy here can hang out with Clark."

Both Jimmy and Clark nodded. Lois and Chloe waved as the drove off.

"Chloe explained everything to me." Jimmy said. "Just tell me how I can help."

Clark smiled and watched as Lois was still waving from the window of the car and didn't stop until she knew that he could no longer see her.

"Follow me." Clark said to Jimmy and they walked to the barn to get it ready for his surprise.

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