Chapter 2

Telling The Parents

Disclaimer: Here we go, the much anticipated second chapter you've all been waiting for! And pretty sure by now at this point, Clark's still just 17 since I think he wouldn't turn 18 til closer towards the end of the season like during season 2. I wasn't gonna post anything for this story until I had plenty of content but I thought this and the third chapter would be alright to post up. Especially perhaps to get a little feedback on what should happen next after chapter 3.

Nearly 2 Days Later

A tired Clark Kent made his way into the Kent household through the backdoor of the kitchen that night. Grateful his son was currently asleep after a fussy ride home in the truck. "There you a-Why do you have a baby?" Demanded to know Jonathan Kent as he quickly saw the baby carrier with his son.

"Shh! He just fell asleep." Hissed his son quietly so as not to wake up the baby.

But all Jonathan did was narrow his eyes and cross his arms, waiting for an answer. Especially considering the fact that Friday night, he and Martha got a call from their son saying he was gonna be in New York for the weekend to do some much needed visiting with Dr. Swann. And to get away from things for a bit as well. "Is… Is mom here?"

"No, she's still at the Talon."

"O-Oh." Replied Clark in slight relief as he gently placed the baby carrier on the table where his father had been sitting at.

Working on paperwork and the like until he'd shown up. His father's eyes never left his son as he waited for an answer. "Let's go into the living room shall we?" Requested the man.

And Clark, knowing his dad wasn't going to take no for an answer, reluctantly followed. "Why do you have a baby with you, son? And how'd you manage to get him here all the way from New York?"

"Well… Actually, he uhh… He came from Granville. But I really was in New York with Dr. Swann." Explained the Last Son nervously.

"Okay. But that's not telling me much, Clark."

Letting out a nervous breath, Clark spoke. "Umm… Well… Dad, its, its like this. The baby…. Is, is mine."

One could have heard a pen drop with how deathly quiet it got in the living room of the Kent household. "I'm, I'm sorry, but I don't think I heard you right. Could you repeat that?" Requested Jonathan demandingly.

Hoping like Hell he hadn't heard right as his son gulped. "You, you did, dad. He's, he's my son. I actually learned about him last Friday night when I was in Granville."

"And who the Hell do you know in Granville to have a baby with!?" Asked the man harshly with his voice rising.

Which got Clark to tell him to quiet down some but the man wasn't having it! "Well… Other then Mr. Willowbrook? The Bakers."

"The Bakers? That's where they went?"

"Umm… Yeah. They're how I found out about RJ." Clark told him while nervously looking in his son's direction.

Hoping the conversation wouldn't wake him up any! "And why would they know anything about this baby? And how do you even know its yours!?"

Clark ran a hand through his hair in a nervous and agitated manner, wishing like crazy this wasn't happening now. "Well… That's why I went to New York to have Dr. Swann help me confirm things since he, well, you know, knows about me, dad. And as for why they would know anything, its cause RJ is Alicia's. Well… Mine and her's anyway." He was gonna have to go and see her real soon for that matter to talk about their son.

And hopefully, that particular conversation would go fairly well. The way this conversation was going was NOT making Jonathan Kent a happy man. Not at all! "Funny, I don't recall you two lasting that long for you both to get that far!"

His voice finally sparked a cry from little RJ, causing Clark to go and grab him and try to calm him down. "Well… Things, things happened, dad. Especially after our first date." Reluctantly explained Clark as he held his crying son.

"Of all the irresponsible things! How could you have been that irresponsible!?" Yelled Jonathan unhappily.

Making little RJ that much more fussier and unhappy in the process. "Were you on Red Kryptonite when this happened!? Because that's the only way I know you would let something like that happen!"

Clark sighed in annoyance. "No, dad, I was completely myself when Alicia and I slept together in my room! And maybe it shouldn't have happened but it did! I was able to be myself completely with her in the short amount of time we were together. It was practically intoxicating when I just let go that night she showed up!" Yelled the young man himself.

Unable to keep a fairly good lid on his emotions thanks to this confrontation with his dad. With Alicia, he had felt normal and special all at the same time. He had someone he could freely talk about certain things with and when she had gone crazy, it had hurt him so damned much. Their night together had practically been a whirlwind with him doing little thinking or being all that fearful of his possibly hurting her. Which had been a sign to him that maybe he could have a relationship like that and not hurt the girl he was with. Like Lana for example. What had happened with Alicia was another reason he had chosen to lie to Lana yet again and keep her at arm's length yet again when she confronted him that following day.

He had been hurting too much and just couldn't full on deal with anything related to his and Lana's strained relationship. "Clark, you are far too young for this kind of responsibility and you WILL take him back to the Bakers, is that understood? Where they can raise him as his grandparents since he is THEIR responsibility! And after that, we'll discuss trust, respect, and your grounding!"

If Jonathan thought his son was going to go along with all that, he was going to be rudely surprised as his son shook his head in the negative. "And yet I'm old enough to deal with having special abilities and the knowledge I'm the last of a dead race?" Clark asked challengingly.

"Son, that's different and you know it!"

Clark just shook his head again. "No, dad, I don't think it is. RJ is MY responsibility! I may be young and not ready for this kind of thing, but I'm NOT going to abandon MY son! Now, I'm gonna take him up to my room and try and get him calmed down enough again to maybe sleep."

Ignoring his father's calls for him to come back and his following him to the kitchen and then his bedroom, Clark just shut the door on him and locked it. Something that really did NOT please his dad one bit about. Sighing heavily, he looked down at his crying son. "Let's see if we can get you calmed down, little guy."

This would prove easier said then done. Especially after his mom came home and found out what was going on and demanded to see him and the baby!

Author's Notes: Hope that was worth the wait!