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In Medias Res

"Into the middle of things"

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." Kahlil Gibran

Chapter 38

Dr. Fletcher

Dr. Fletcher stood over the device. He had ran out of stall tactics and worst now his sister was missing, his only sister. He knew what that met; Lex had taken out his own brand of insurance. He let out a heavy sigh, Christmas was 23days away, how could he let Lex carry out his plan during a time when it should be filled with merriment, bright lights, sugar canes and children sitting up waiting for Santa with cookies and milk. He clenched his fist and slammed them on the metal table.

"Damn!"

Distracted By Ice Cream

Lois looked down at the little boy who was contently eating his ice cream. So what if it was eight AM and too early for ice cream, she needed to get the child distracted. He had been tight-lipped since coming back from Christmas shopping with his father.

Lois had tried every guilt trip, and every word trick she had in her arsenal, but the child was sealed shut. So yes, ice cream, if the boy was anything like her this will work.

"Like the ice cream?"

"Uhum."

Lois smiled,

"I need your help JJ, I want to get daddy something great, and well, I can't come up with something good enough."

JJ kept licking his ice cream. Lois looked down at the child,

"I just don't want to get something and have it be…"

"Daddy said whatever you get him he will love it, because you gave him me and you can't go wrong after that."

The little boy exclaimed cutting her off. Lois rolled her eyes, 'plan b Lois.' She told her self silently.

"Sweet, really, but I don't want daddy's gift for me to out do mine, you know how I hate that."

JJ nodded, back to licking his ice cream. Lois let out a heavy sigh,

"If only I could be sure that what daddy got me is not better than…"

"What did you get him?"

The little boy asked nonchalantly while licking his ice cream cone.

Lois smiled, 'ding, ding, ding, ding!' she thought.

"Well, I was thinking if daddy got me…daddy did get me a gift right."

The little boy looked up and gave her an 'of course' look. Lois smiled,

"Can never be too sure, daddy gets quiet busy and well I remember he can be quiet slow…"

"Daddy has had your gift for a long time, he couldn't forget."

The child pointed out proudly. Lois smile grew wider,

"Well I'm pretty hard to shop for; it's been a while since daddy and…"

"Daddy said your gift is Lois Lane proof."

Lois frowned, 'what he mean by that?' she wondered.

"You know what daddy got me don't you baby?"

JJ rolled his eyes, how naïve did she think he was, he knew where this was going.

"Uhuh."

He answered still liking his ice cream,

"And you said daddy has had it for a long time right?"

"Uhuh."

"Longer than yesterday?"

JJ nodded, Lois bit her lip in anticipation.

"Longer than a year?"

"Uhuh."

Lois eyes widen,

"Longer than two years?"

"Uhuh."

"Longer than three years?"

"Uhuh."

"Longer than four years?"

"Uhuh."

"Longer than five years?"

"Uhuh."

"Longer than six years?"

"Uhuh."

"JJ, that makes no sense!"

She exclaimed deeply confused, the little boy jumped as if startled.

"Oh sorry mommy, I got distracted."

The little boy explained. Lois frowned down at the ice cream in JJ's hand she knew it was the culprit. 'Distracted indeed' she shook her head, 'thank god it was almost gone.' the little boy held it up to her with a deep dimpled smile,

"Want some mommy, it's really good and it will help you get your mind off your present."

Lois rolled her eyes, maybe the ice cream worked a little to well. JJ shrugged and went back to contently licking his ice cream. His daddy would be proud of him, he had managed to not only not tell his mommy what her present was but also confuse her as well. He smiled proudly, not even his daddy would have been able to take on all of what his mother had thrown at him. Lois frowned still looking down at the child, having caught the smile, 'it couldn't be, could it?' she wondered narrowing her eyes at him and then they widen with realization, 'played by a five year old.'