Chapter 21
Lilly woke up the next morning to breakfast in bed. A tray sat at the end of her bed with eggs, bacon, toast, sausage, and orange juice. She sat up and smiled, pulling the tray towards her with a little trouble from the pain in her sides.
She ate everything on the tray and drank her juice, leaving nothing unturned. She slid the tray back down to the edge of the bed and slouched back. She could see a little better today, her eye not as blurry. Her other eye was beginning to heal, slowly. The swelling was going down which would mean she could open it soon.
"Good morning." said Lex, walking in.
"Morning." smiled Lilly.
"I see you ate your food." he said.
"Well, when it's sitting right in front of you it's kind of hard not to eat it." she smiled.
Lex laughed and picked the tray off of the bed and sat it on the table. He sat next to Lilly and pushed the hair from her face.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Actually, pretty good." she said. "I still have a bit of pain in my ribs but, other than not being able to see, I feel pretty good."
"Good." said Lex. "You do however need to take your medicine."
"Yuck. That stuff gives me a bad taste in my mouth." she said.
"Well it will give you bad taste in your body if you don't." he warned.
"Fine." she whined.
She took the pills from Lex's hand and swallowed them down with some water. She sat back in a huff and rolled her eyes at a smiling Lex.
"So, what would you like to do today?" asked Lex.
"Uh well, I would like to take a shower and get half way decent for once." she said.
"Are you sure you can stand?" he asked.
"Yea, I'll be fine." she said.
"You sure? Cause yesterday you could barely move." he said.
"Well yesterday I had just woken out of coma pretty much and didn't even know where I was for a minute. I think I'm pretty good." she said.
"What if I put chair in there?" he asked.
"If it will make you feel better." she said.
Lex smiled and helped Lilly into the bathroom. He put a chair inside of the shower and helped her in, since she was still a bit wobbly. Lilly washed herself and was actually thankful Lex put in the chair, since she didn't think she could hold herself up.
She finished in the shower and dried herself off, wrapping herself into her robe. She dried her hair and left it in a curly mess, not really wanting to deal with it. Lex helped her change into some comfy pants and a t-shirt, along with some socks so she didn't get cold. Lex helped her get back into bed and made sure the pillows were accumulated enough to where she could sit up straight.
"Clark should be here soon, you need anything?" asked Lex.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"I have a bunch of paperwork to finish that I've been putting off." he said.
"Oh, well I'll just read I guess." she said.
Lex went to say something when Lilly stopped him.
"I can see it if it's like an inch from my face." she said.
"Alright." he said.
Lex got her a book to read while he went down into his office to start to pouring over files upon files that he didn't get to, due to the activities the previous night. He must of lost track of time because he was snapped out of his trance by Clark.
"Hey Lex." said Clark.
"Hey Clark, didn't here you come in." said Lex.
"Yea sorry. I was debating on whether to interrupt you or not." laughed Clark.
"No it's alright. I could use a break actually. My eyes feel as if they're about to explode." said Lex.
He stood up from his chair and went to grab himself a brandy. He took a sip while he turned towards Clark.
"So how's Lilly doing?" he asked.
"She's doing pretty good. She's healing pretty fast, she's got more energy today than she did yesterday." said Lex.
"That's good to hear. How are you holding up?" asked Clark.
"I'm just glad she's alive." said Lex.
Clark smiled at his answer and turned his head towards Lex's desk, noticing Lex and Lilly's wedding picture.
"You know Lex, I never actually thanked you that day."said Clark.
"What day?" asked Lex.
"The day you two were married." said Clark. "I guess yea it was a marriage of convenience, but you've made her happy. Not a lot of people have been able to do that."
"Thanks Clark, that means a lot." said Lex. "If you want, Lilly's upstairs reading. You're more than welcome to go and see her if you'd like."
"Nah, I got some more work to do." said Clark.
"Clark, I still feel that what happened to Lilly was my fault, and I know you do too. But it will never resolve unless you go and see her." said Lex.
"Yea you're right." nodded Clark. "Thanks."
"No problem." said Lex.
Clark smiled and left Lex's office, heading upstairs to Lilly's room. He knocked on the door and opened it up. He peeked his head inside to see Lilly sitting in bed, her knees up to her chest, her curly hair in a messy bun, and a book roughly five inches from her face.
"You know, reading that close to your eyes can make you go blind." said Clark.
"Well I'm have way there." laughed Lilly.
She looked up from her book and smiled at what she knew to be Clark's voice. She heard the door shut and saw him walk over to her. She patted the spot right in front of her, telling Clark to sit down.
"So, Clark, what brings you to my neck of the woods?" she smiled.
"Well, I had some stuff to drop off and decided to come and talk with you a bit, since you've been unconscious forever." he said.
"Yea sorry about that. So, how are you doing?" she asked.
"Good, now that I know you're okay." he said.
"That's real sweet Clark, but don't butter me up. What's got you so down? And yes I can tell, I can hear it in your voice." she said.
Clark sighed and got more comfortable on the bed. He sat Indian style and took of his jacket. He rubbed his eyes and looked back up at Lilly, wincing a little when he looked at her eyes.
"Clark." she warned. She knew he was looking at her swollen eye.
"Alright, me and Lana broke up. Well, I broke up with her." he said.
"Why? I thought you guys were happy?" she said.
"Me too." he said.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I don't know. One minute everything was perfect. The way I had imagined it for years. Then everything just seemed to go down hill. Lana kept asking me to trust her and to tell her my secrets, that nothing should be hidden between us." said Clark. "But, there's just some things that can never be spoken of."
"Clark, I understand you have some trust issues, due to the fact that you're special, but I don't understand why you can't tell Lana." said Lilly.
"I don't want her getting hurt." said Clark.
"So, it's alright to tell Pete and Chloe, but not your girlfriend? That makes a lot of sense." said Lilly.
"Look, I told Pete cause he's my best friend, and Chloe kind of found out accidentally. I want to tell Lana, I really do." said Clark.
"Then what is holding you back? I know you don't want her getting hurt, but there are a lot of other people that know your secret that could get hurt just as much as she could. Me, mom, dad, everyone that is close to you pretty much knows, and we could get hurt just the same." said Lilly. "What makes Lana different."
"I don't trust her, alright?" said Clark.
Lilly sat stunned. She didn't know Clark felt that way. She felt a bit guilty at blowing up at him but Clark was a hard man to read.
"Wow." said Lilly.
"Mouse, I know she's your best friend and this is hard for you to here, but, I just feel that I can't trust her." he said.
"Why not? Has she ever given you a reason not to?" asked Lilly, her interest peaked.
"Well, not really, but there was this one time when, we were in high school and you were dating this guy named Joey. She said that you had told her something that shouldn't have ever been spoken, that it was very confidential." said Clark.
"What did she tell you?" asked Lilly, concern beginning to mask it's way upon her face.
"It was more like she told the school." said Clark.
Lilly began to realize that her biggest secret of her life had been spilled by her own best friend. Her eyes began to well up with tears and she looked away, taking a deep breathe. She struggled to keep the tears in, but one managed to escape. She wiped it away quickly and looked back towards Clark.
"She told everyone?" she asked.
"Yea." said Clark. "I was going to tell you but, I just figured it was something that had to be dealt with between you two."
"I know, Clark. I don't blame you." she smiled but instantly took it off. "I just can't believe she told everyone. What did you say when she told you?"
"I just tried to act surprised, I guess." he laughed. "Kind of hard when you already know what she's talking about."
"Yea I bet." laughed Lilly. "Well. I retract all of my previous statements. You are free to not trust her and to never speak with her again."
Clark laughed and wiped away another stray tear from Lilly's eye. He kissed her forehead and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I can't believe she would do such a thing." said Lilly.
"To tell you, I'm surprised I even still liked her." said Clark.
"Oh come on, she was on everybody's mind, why not yours? Plus, you had a nice view from your fortress of solitude." smiled Lilly.
"Yea." he smiled.
"You're such a pig!" laughed Lilly, punching him in the chest.
"Maybe." he smiled.
Lilly rolled her eyes and sat back, rubbing her face with her hands.
"So, how's mom and dad?" she asked.
"Good. Working more and more on the farm. They got their first check the other day. The money that was profited from your wedding?" said Clark, seeing the confused look on her face.
"Oh! Good, was it enough?" she asked.
"More than enough." laughed Clark.
"Really? Wow." said Lilly.
"Yea, so dad's having fun paying off all of his bills and buying some new stuff." said Clark.
"Oh I bet. And I can see mom just shaking her head and scolding him." smiled Lilly.
"Pretty much." said Clark.
"Well, I'm glad they're doing good." said Lilly. "Something good has finally come out of this marriage."
"Yes it has." smiled Clark.
The two of them sat for a few more hours, talking about everything that had happened since Lilly's accident, and then some. Clark ended up leaving the mansion around five, leaving Lilly exhausted. She hadn't know that just by talking she could become so tired. She decided to read some more, but eventually fell asleep.
Lex came in around seven and helped her get more comfortable. He set her book on the table and pulled up her blankets, giving her a kiss on her forehead. He shut off the lights and left her to sleep, wondering what her and Clark had talked about.
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