CHAPTER 26

Five minutes later...

Lois was on the couch working on her computer when Clark came in. "Lucy, I'm home!" he calls out in an Spanish accent.

She looks up from her computer. "That has got to be THE worst Spanish accent I've ever heard," shaking her head at him.

He walks over to the couch; leaning over the back to kiss her. "I thought you had a sense of humor?" coming around the couch and sitting down next to her; putting his feet up.

She closes her lap top and places it on the coffee table. "I have a damn good sense of humor. I just don't get yours sometimes," shrugging her shoulders.

"I don't get your choice in music," he counters.

" Well we can't expect to have everything in common," she says.

"That's true," agreeing with her. "As long as we agree on the important things, then the other stuff will work itself out."

"I couldn't have said it better myself," leaning over to kiss him.

"I'm sure you could, but that's really nice of you to say," winking at her.

"So what are we having for dinner?" she asks him.

"Oops!" he exclaims. "I forgot to pick it up. I'll be right back," super speeding away.

She walks into the kitchen and suddenly feels a breeze on her legs. "What took you so long?" she says teasingly.

"Very funny," placing the bag on the table and beginning to take out the containers of Chinese food.

"Chopsticks or forks?" he asks her.

"Chopsticks," she says with a smile.

"Chopsticks it is," smiling back at her as he hands them to her. "Okay," he says; opening the containers. "Which one did you order?"

"The General Tao's chicken," she replies.

He hands it to her; taking the Kung Pao chicken for himself. He opens the container of rice and divides it between two bowls; handing one to Lois.

"Umm," she says; chewing on a piece of chicken.

"You must really be hungry," he remarks.

"I haven't had anything to eat since..." blushing a little.

"You mean since I came home for lunch?" winking at her.

"Well we never did get around to eating any actual food," avoiding eye contact because she was still blushing.

"You are so adorable when you blush," smiling at her.

She finally looks up at him. "Stop that."

"Stop what?" putting down his chopsticks and looking curiously at her.

"You're the only man who can make me blush."

He smiles again at her.

"Will you PLEASE stop that?"

"You want me to stop smiling at you?" smiling even bigger. "Because it's impossible you know," winking again at her.

"You just can't turn off that 'Kent charm' for just a few minutes so I can eat?"

"What exactly is this 'Kent charm' you keep talking about?" he asks her.

She sits back in her chair; putting the chopsticks down. "It's not something that's easily explained. It just...is."

"If that's the case, then how am I supposed to turn it off for 'just a few minutes' as you put it?" he counters.

She frowns at his last comment. "Touché Smallville. That was a good one."

He starts to say something else but she stops him. "I would stop while I was ahead," she warns him.

"That's not gonna happen," he replies; still smiling at her.

"You really love to push my buttons don't you?" her eyes narrowing at him.

"You've been pushing my buttons since the night we met," he says.

"As if you remember much from that night," frowning at him.

"I remember more from that night than you might think," a sly smile on his face.

"You do huh?" looking curiously at him. "Okay Smallville, what do you remember?"

"Okay," he begins to say. "I had amnesia and woke up in a corn field stark naked. Then your car comes barreling into the field and came within a few feet of hitting me. How am I doing so far?"

"Good so far," she says. "What else?"

"I remember standing up with my back to you."

"I remember that too," blushing again.

He moves his chair a little closer to hers. "I remember turning around to face you," pausing for a moment. "I also distinctly remember you glancing down - just for a moment - before looking back up."

"I did not," she retorts.

"Oh yes you did," moving his chair right next to her. "I heard you say under your breath 'look at his face' a couple times."

Her eyes widen in shock. You HEARD me say that?"

He nods his head yes. "I have super hearing - remember?"

"Well I didn't know that at the time," running her fingers through her hair.

"I know," taking her other hand in his and raising it to his lips; laying a soft kiss on her fingertips but still keeping his eyes fixed on hers.

She gulps nervously as his lips move from her fingers to the inside of her wrist. "Umm," she sigh.

"Lois?" he murmurs as he continues to kiss his way up her arm.

"Yes Clark?" she says softly.

"There's something I want to ask you."

Is this the proposal? she wonders.

"I was thinking that since we never had an official 'first date,' I thought it would be nice if we had one."

I guess not. "Uh...sure...okay."

"I haven't asked yet," he quips.

"Oh," not knowing what else to say.

"Lois Lane, would you go out with me on a date Saturday night?" stopping what he was doing and looking up at her.

"Well how can I say no?" winking at him.

"So is that a yes?" he asks her.

"Yes," she replies."

"Good. That's settled," letting go of her hand. "I will pick you up at 7:00 Saturday night." He starts to eat his food again.

"Just so I know, what should I wear?" she asks him.

"That's all taken care of," he says. "You're going shopping with Chloe Saturday morning. She knows exactly what you need to wear."

"Chloe?" a suspicious look on her face. "What exactly are you up to Clark Kent?"

"You'll find out," a twinkle in his eyes...

TO BE CONTINUED...

4 more chapters to go *sigh*