Title: The Truth About Normal
Author: LanaraofEarth
Rating: PG-13 ish...
Disclaimer: We all know the show Smallville and it's characters aren't mine...although I wish Clark and Lex were.... and, so please don't sue me.... I'm just borrowing them for a little while...
Note: Words etc. in * are a character's inner thoughts/dialogue.
Epilogue
Chloe entered the old office of the Torch and found her husband leaning back in her old desk chair, eyes closed and a goofy smile on his face.
She walked slowly across the floor towards the editor's desk, a smile of her own making its way onto her lips.
Clark's hair was still a mop upon his head, which clung lazily to his striking features.
Chloe tilted her head to the side as she sat herself on the edge of the desk by his propped up feet. She hiked her blue and green skirt up, exposing some thigh. Her husband was clad in a dress-casual navy blue suit, with a light blue silk shirt underneath.
She couldn't bring herself to disturb him just yet and so, was content for the moment to just watch him. Her gaze swept over his strong, lean, yet muscled form. He was absolutely gorgeous. It never failed to amaze her how much she loved this man.
Chloe pushed herself off of the desk and walked the foot to her husband's head. There, she gazed down lovingly, her eyes shining brightly with the love she had for him. A love so strong that it had survived, and grown ever brighter because of, all of the things that they had been through over the years.
Even though he wasn't a young boy any more, Chloe was always amazed at how boyishly handsome he still looked, especially when he was asleep.
She couldn't help herself as her eyes rested on his lips and she slowly bent down until her lips met his in a sweet kiss.
Clark's hands snaked up behind her head and held her in place as he responded to the caress.
When they pulled back a moment later Chloe swatted Clark on the chest.
Clark's eyes widened, "Hey!"
Chloe wasn't about to relent, "You were awake, you pig!"
Clark grinned playfully up at his wife, "So?"
"So? I thought that you were asleep…"
"Wanting to play a more feminist version of sleeping beauty, again?" Clarks grin grew into a full smile as Chloe went to swat him again. Clark caught her wrist mid air and pulled her down into his lap where he planted a hungry kiss on her luscious lips.
Chloe blinked as Clark pulled back a moment later as she tried to regain her sense. "Hey! I was trying to be indignantly angry there mister. That was NOT playing fair, Mr. Kent."
Chloe's comment only served to make Clark more playful as he replied, "What's not FAIR, Mrs. Kent, is how beautiful you look when you're angry…how is a man to resist?"
Chloe tried to stop the grin that blossomed on her face as she played with her husband and lowered her eyes suggestively, "Well, that is just the point, Mr. Kent…you aren't supposed to resist."
Clark growled playfully and pulled his wife closer to him as he captured her lips with his own again. Their tongues duelled together as their mouths caressed one another lovingly.
Chloe cupped her husbands face with both of her hands as they continued to do battle in a war that neither ever wanted to win.
Chloe was the one to break the kiss this time as she pulled Clarks lower lip slightly before placing a soft peck on his mouth.
Clark wasn't content to stop there and started to rain loving kisses and nibbles along his wife's jaw and down her neck to her shoulders.
Chloe moaned softly and muttered distractedly, "We…ah…we really shouldn't be doing this here, a student could come in here at any moment."
Clark murmured back against Chloe's skin, unwilling to stop just yet, "That never stopped us before…"
Chloe smiled as she remembered all of the times when she and Clark had gotten so involved with one another that they had been caught by various students, friends…teachers…and parents.
Clark pulled back a moment later after placing one last soft kiss on the ivory skin of his wife's shoulder. He still couldn't get enough of her, not matter how much time passed, or what happened, he always wanted her, needed her and loved her.
Chloe slid her palm along Clarks jaw as she spoke, "So, what were you dreaming about earlier when I came in."
Clark smiled, "I was just remembering when I finally told you the truth…about who I was."
Chloe's brow furrowed slightly, "Why would you want to think about that? It wasn't exactly the happiest moment in our lives."
"No, but it was the catalyst for everything else that has happened since. No matter how horrible it might have been... something beautiful came out of it."
Chloe absently ran her hands threw her husbands hair as she replied, "What?"
Clark's hands were doing some wandering of their own as one slid up to rest on the small of her back and the other cupped her face. "The beginning of us."
Chloe smiled brightly down at Clark and tears glistened in her eyes at his words. The man came out with the most beautiful and heart warming phrases sometimes. It wasn't fair how easily he diffused her anger or distracted her from a very righteous argument.
Clark slowly started to pull Chloe down to him for another ardent kiss when the door to the Torch office flew open and a semi-flustered, semi-annoyed Pete Ross stood in the doorway.
He rolled his eyes heavenward at the scene that met his eyes, "I knew it…I knew that you two were here, doing whatever it is that you were doing…" Clark opened his mouth to speak but his friend interrupted him, "I don't want to know, whatever it is…I do not want to know. I just came here to drag your hormonally challenged butts down to the gym. Everything's about to start and I thought that you both might want to actually be present seeing as Chloe is giving the first speech."
Both Chloe and Clark grinned at their friend before Clark picked up his wife and walked over to Pete.
Chloe's eyes widened in embarrassment, "Clark! What are you doing? Put me down; come on…I CAN walk you know! I haven't spent the twenty-odd years of my life being carried around like a damsel in distress."
Clarks grin grew but he didn't put his wife down as he walked passed Pete, "Thanks for the heads up man!"
Pete shook his head, "Uh huh, jeese…married couples, I swear you two get worse as you get older…and I thought that you were bad in high school!"
All he got in response was the fading sound of Chloe trying to convince Clark to put her down
"I mean it Clark, super hero or not I will kick your ass if you do not put me down RIGHT now. Remember what happened to William Wallace? That will seem like an over the top bondage session compared to what I will do to you! The name Bobbit ring a bell? Cause it'll be your new nickname if you go anywhere near that gymnasium with me in your arms!"
Pete shook his head, but a smile made its way to his face as he trailed after his friends. Nothing was ever normal with those two, but that's what he loved about them. Pete quickly caught up with his two frolicking friends and together they made their way to the gym for the opening ceremonies of their ten year high school reunion.
The End
* Wow, there were some times when I never thought that I would finish this thing, but it has been wonderful to write and I am toying with the idea of writing a sequel which would deal with the aftermath of the revelation of Clark's secret. Let me know what you think and again, thank you to everyone who wrote comments etc about my story, it meant a lot and helped to keep me going. And thank you to the show and its amazing writers and to the great Smallville fan fiction that others greater than myself have written.
Author: LanaraofEarth
Rating: PG-13 ish...
Disclaimer: We all know the show Smallville and it's characters aren't mine...although I wish Clark and Lex were.... and, so please don't sue me.... I'm just borrowing them for a little while...
Note: Words etc. in * are a character's inner thoughts/dialogue.
Epilogue
Chloe entered the old office of the Torch and found her husband leaning back in her old desk chair, eyes closed and a goofy smile on his face.
She walked slowly across the floor towards the editor's desk, a smile of her own making its way onto her lips.
Clark's hair was still a mop upon his head, which clung lazily to his striking features.
Chloe tilted her head to the side as she sat herself on the edge of the desk by his propped up feet. She hiked her blue and green skirt up, exposing some thigh. Her husband was clad in a dress-casual navy blue suit, with a light blue silk shirt underneath.
She couldn't bring herself to disturb him just yet and so, was content for the moment to just watch him. Her gaze swept over his strong, lean, yet muscled form. He was absolutely gorgeous. It never failed to amaze her how much she loved this man.
Chloe pushed herself off of the desk and walked the foot to her husband's head. There, she gazed down lovingly, her eyes shining brightly with the love she had for him. A love so strong that it had survived, and grown ever brighter because of, all of the things that they had been through over the years.
Even though he wasn't a young boy any more, Chloe was always amazed at how boyishly handsome he still looked, especially when he was asleep.
She couldn't help herself as her eyes rested on his lips and she slowly bent down until her lips met his in a sweet kiss.
Clark's hands snaked up behind her head and held her in place as he responded to the caress.
When they pulled back a moment later Chloe swatted Clark on the chest.
Clark's eyes widened, "Hey!"
Chloe wasn't about to relent, "You were awake, you pig!"
Clark grinned playfully up at his wife, "So?"
"So? I thought that you were asleep…"
"Wanting to play a more feminist version of sleeping beauty, again?" Clarks grin grew into a full smile as Chloe went to swat him again. Clark caught her wrist mid air and pulled her down into his lap where he planted a hungry kiss on her luscious lips.
Chloe blinked as Clark pulled back a moment later as she tried to regain her sense. "Hey! I was trying to be indignantly angry there mister. That was NOT playing fair, Mr. Kent."
Chloe's comment only served to make Clark more playful as he replied, "What's not FAIR, Mrs. Kent, is how beautiful you look when you're angry…how is a man to resist?"
Chloe tried to stop the grin that blossomed on her face as she played with her husband and lowered her eyes suggestively, "Well, that is just the point, Mr. Kent…you aren't supposed to resist."
Clark growled playfully and pulled his wife closer to him as he captured her lips with his own again. Their tongues duelled together as their mouths caressed one another lovingly.
Chloe cupped her husbands face with both of her hands as they continued to do battle in a war that neither ever wanted to win.
Chloe was the one to break the kiss this time as she pulled Clarks lower lip slightly before placing a soft peck on his mouth.
Clark wasn't content to stop there and started to rain loving kisses and nibbles along his wife's jaw and down her neck to her shoulders.
Chloe moaned softly and muttered distractedly, "We…ah…we really shouldn't be doing this here, a student could come in here at any moment."
Clark murmured back against Chloe's skin, unwilling to stop just yet, "That never stopped us before…"
Chloe smiled as she remembered all of the times when she and Clark had gotten so involved with one another that they had been caught by various students, friends…teachers…and parents.
Clark pulled back a moment later after placing one last soft kiss on the ivory skin of his wife's shoulder. He still couldn't get enough of her, not matter how much time passed, or what happened, he always wanted her, needed her and loved her.
Chloe slid her palm along Clarks jaw as she spoke, "So, what were you dreaming about earlier when I came in."
Clark smiled, "I was just remembering when I finally told you the truth…about who I was."
Chloe's brow furrowed slightly, "Why would you want to think about that? It wasn't exactly the happiest moment in our lives."
"No, but it was the catalyst for everything else that has happened since. No matter how horrible it might have been... something beautiful came out of it."
Chloe absently ran her hands threw her husbands hair as she replied, "What?"
Clark's hands were doing some wandering of their own as one slid up to rest on the small of her back and the other cupped her face. "The beginning of us."
Chloe smiled brightly down at Clark and tears glistened in her eyes at his words. The man came out with the most beautiful and heart warming phrases sometimes. It wasn't fair how easily he diffused her anger or distracted her from a very righteous argument.
Clark slowly started to pull Chloe down to him for another ardent kiss when the door to the Torch office flew open and a semi-flustered, semi-annoyed Pete Ross stood in the doorway.
He rolled his eyes heavenward at the scene that met his eyes, "I knew it…I knew that you two were here, doing whatever it is that you were doing…" Clark opened his mouth to speak but his friend interrupted him, "I don't want to know, whatever it is…I do not want to know. I just came here to drag your hormonally challenged butts down to the gym. Everything's about to start and I thought that you both might want to actually be present seeing as Chloe is giving the first speech."
Both Chloe and Clark grinned at their friend before Clark picked up his wife and walked over to Pete.
Chloe's eyes widened in embarrassment, "Clark! What are you doing? Put me down; come on…I CAN walk you know! I haven't spent the twenty-odd years of my life being carried around like a damsel in distress."
Clarks grin grew but he didn't put his wife down as he walked passed Pete, "Thanks for the heads up man!"
Pete shook his head, "Uh huh, jeese…married couples, I swear you two get worse as you get older…and I thought that you were bad in high school!"
All he got in response was the fading sound of Chloe trying to convince Clark to put her down
"I mean it Clark, super hero or not I will kick your ass if you do not put me down RIGHT now. Remember what happened to William Wallace? That will seem like an over the top bondage session compared to what I will do to you! The name Bobbit ring a bell? Cause it'll be your new nickname if you go anywhere near that gymnasium with me in your arms!"
Pete shook his head, but a smile made its way to his face as he trailed after his friends. Nothing was ever normal with those two, but that's what he loved about them. Pete quickly caught up with his two frolicking friends and together they made their way to the gym for the opening ceremonies of their ten year high school reunion.
The End
* Wow, there were some times when I never thought that I would finish this thing, but it has been wonderful to write and I am toying with the idea of writing a sequel which would deal with the aftermath of the revelation of Clark's secret. Let me know what you think and again, thank you to everyone who wrote comments etc about my story, it meant a lot and helped to keep me going. And thank you to the show and its amazing writers and to the great Smallville fan fiction that others greater than myself have written.