Chapter 11- Setting The Ground Rules
"Is there anything else? An extra blanket? A glass of water?" Clark asked.
Chloe smirked. "If you don't leave me alone I will seriously consider leaving."
Clark looked completely shocked and scared.
"I'm kidding. Leave me alone. I'm tired. Go away," Chloe said pushing Clark out the door.
"Lana?" Clark asked helplessly.
Lana laughed. "It may be my house, but it's up to her."
"Chloe?" Clark asked with a puppy dog pout.
"It's not working. Really, I'm tired. I don't feel good. I just got out of the hospital yesterday. You are seriously pushing it," Chloe said.
Clark grinned and looked at Lana. "She let me call her Chloe!"
Chloe rolled her eyes. "I'll still have to get used to it. Will you please let me sleep?"
"If I have to," Clark said reluctantly.
"Clark, talk to me in the living room," Lana said pulling him out of the room.
"What, Lan?" Clark asked when they were seated on the couch.
"Don't be so clingy. I know you're glad she's back, but she's not completely sure she wants to be back. She doesn't trust you yet. She kind of feels like you haven't given her a reason to. If you suffocate her, she might leave," Lana said.
Clark's eyes got wide.
"Clark, give her some room. She needs time to adjust. Give her space," Lana suggested.
"How can I?" Clark asked.
"You can start by going home. If we need you, we'll call," Lana replied.
"I can't. I just got her back. I can't leave now," Clark said in shock.
"Clark, I love you, so I'm going to tell it to you straight. You don't have her back. She agreed to come back in the heat of the moment. Any second something can set her off and she can change her mind. She's happy for now, but that can change. I guarantee you it will if you crowd her too much. It will make her feel pressured. That's the last thing she needs right now," Lana said honestly.
Clark looked heartbroken.
"Clark, please try to understand. I know you want to hold onto her and never let her go, but you need to do what's best for her. Go home. Rest. Come back tomorrow if you want," Lana said.
Clark nodded. "Okay. You'll call me if something happens?"
"You know I will," Lana said following Clark to the door.
"Bye, Lan," Clark said reluctantly.
"One more thing," Lana said, her eyes twinkling.
"What?" Clark asked turning back.
"No telescopes. At least for a few days," Lana said, half teasing.
Clark laughed. "I promise."
"Bye, Clark," Lana said with a grin.
"Bye," Clark said.
"Is there anything else? An extra blanket? A glass of water?" Clark asked.
Chloe smirked. "If you don't leave me alone I will seriously consider leaving."
Clark looked completely shocked and scared.
"I'm kidding. Leave me alone. I'm tired. Go away," Chloe said pushing Clark out the door.
"Lana?" Clark asked helplessly.
Lana laughed. "It may be my house, but it's up to her."
"Chloe?" Clark asked with a puppy dog pout.
"It's not working. Really, I'm tired. I don't feel good. I just got out of the hospital yesterday. You are seriously pushing it," Chloe said.
Clark grinned and looked at Lana. "She let me call her Chloe!"
Chloe rolled her eyes. "I'll still have to get used to it. Will you please let me sleep?"
"If I have to," Clark said reluctantly.
"Clark, talk to me in the living room," Lana said pulling him out of the room.
"What, Lan?" Clark asked when they were seated on the couch.
"Don't be so clingy. I know you're glad she's back, but she's not completely sure she wants to be back. She doesn't trust you yet. She kind of feels like you haven't given her a reason to. If you suffocate her, she might leave," Lana said.
Clark's eyes got wide.
"Clark, give her some room. She needs time to adjust. Give her space," Lana suggested.
"How can I?" Clark asked.
"You can start by going home. If we need you, we'll call," Lana replied.
"I can't. I just got her back. I can't leave now," Clark said in shock.
"Clark, I love you, so I'm going to tell it to you straight. You don't have her back. She agreed to come back in the heat of the moment. Any second something can set her off and she can change her mind. She's happy for now, but that can change. I guarantee you it will if you crowd her too much. It will make her feel pressured. That's the last thing she needs right now," Lana said honestly.
Clark looked heartbroken.
"Clark, please try to understand. I know you want to hold onto her and never let her go, but you need to do what's best for her. Go home. Rest. Come back tomorrow if you want," Lana said.
Clark nodded. "Okay. You'll call me if something happens?"
"You know I will," Lana said following Clark to the door.
"Bye, Lan," Clark said reluctantly.
"One more thing," Lana said, her eyes twinkling.
"What?" Clark asked turning back.
"No telescopes. At least for a few days," Lana said, half teasing.
Clark laughed. "I promise."
"Bye, Clark," Lana said with a grin.
"Bye," Clark said.