Chapter 36- It's My Turn
"Let me hold her," Pete begged.
"No," Chloe insisted. "She's mine."
Clark laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Chloe asked, glaring at Clark.
Clark held up his hands in surrender.
"I thought so," Chloe said smugly. She refocused her attention back on the sleeping infant in her arms. She leaned down and gently kissed Adora's forehead.
"Please?" Pete asked.
"Fine," Chloe agreed. "But sit down."
Pete sat and Chloe carefully placed Adora in his arms.
Chloe whined and everyone laughed.
"My turn next," Lex said, more of a demand than a question.
Chloe whined again and looked to Clark for support.
"Hey, don't look at me. It's my turn after Lex," Clark said, his eyes twinkling.
"If you wake her up, I swear."Chloe trailed off.
"I'll have to second that," Lana agreed with a smile.
"It's my turn now," Lex said, reaching for Adora.
Pete moved out of Lex's reach.
"Chloe," Lex complained.
"Pete, hand her over," Chloe said, rubbing her neck.
Clark moved behind her to massage her shoulders.
"Mmm. Yummy," Chloe said relaxing against Clark.
Lana laughed when she looked at Lex. "You look like you're holding the most precious thing in all the world."
Lex looked up, his eyes filled with awe. "I am."
"Aww." Lana crooned.
Chloe smiled proudly. "That's my baby he's talking about."
"My turn," Clark said, standing quickly.
"But I was just getting comfy," Chloe complained.
"Too bad," Clark said, sitting next to Lex and taking Adora.
"Adora, Adora, Adora," Chloe whined.
Clark held Adora for a minute before she began to wail. "Mommy's turn," Clark said, quickly handing her to Chloe.
"Wimp," Chloe said grinning. "You're just hungry aren't you, sweet baby."
Chloe draped a blanket over Adora and herself before undoing her nursing bra.
"Uh, Chloe." Lex started.
Chloe looked at him.
"What Lex means is."Pete said.
Clark laughed. "They want to ask you a question."
Pete shot Clark a dirty look. "You wanted to know, too."
"Guys, what is it?" Chloe asked.
Clark blushed. "Does it hurt?"
"Does what hurt?" Chloe asked as Lana burst into laughter.
"You guys- You're hilarious!" Lana said, trying to stop laughing. When she got herself under control she looked at Chloe. "They want to know if breast feeding hurts."
Chloe chuckled. "No, it doesn't. It did at first, but I got used to it."
The guys nodded.
"Spill it," Chloe said. "I know you have more questions."
"Nope, that's it," Pete said.
"You sure?" Chloe asked, narrowing her eyes.
"For now," Clark said.
Chloe shifted Adora to the other breast before continuing. "You three are too cute!"
"Not again," Lana whined.
"Chloe said we're cute," Lex said, covering his face like a kid.
Pete giggled, "A girl thinks we're cute!"
"I think she likes us," Clark snickered.
Chloe laughed. "For a millionaire, a politician, and a Farmboy, you three are goofy."
"Chloe said we're goofy," Lex said, once again covering his face.
Pete giggled. "A girl thinks we're goofy."
"I think she likes us," Clark snickered.
"We've created monsters," Chloe told Lana.
"Chloe said we're-" Lex started.
Chloe cut him off. "Enough. We get the point. All done," she said laying Adora on her shoulder to burp her.
"Let me do it," Lana said.
"Fine with me," Chloe replied, laying the burp rag on Lana's shoulder.
"Hey, it's still my turn," Clark said.
"Calm down. You have more of a chance to hold her than any of these guys," Chloe said, gesturing to Pete and Lex.
"And why is that?" Clark asked.
Chloe laughed. "Any of you three want to field that question?"
"You're her boyfriend," Pete, Lana, and Lex answered at the same time.
Clark hit himself in the head. "I keep forgetting that."
"No you don't. You just like hearing it," Chloe said knowingly.
"And that's a bad thing?" Clark asked, leaning over to kiss Chloe.
"Not when you ask like that," Chloe said with her trademark smile.
Lana handed Adora back to Chloe. "Why don't you ever kiss me like that anymore?"
Pete stood and tilted Lana backwards, kissing her thoroughly.
"Question retracted," Lana said, out of breath.
Clark, Lex, and Chloe laughed.
"Are you two ever getting married?" Lex asked in exasperation.
"As soon as you tell your father off," Pete said pointedly.
"We'll never get married," Lana said, rolling her eyes.
"I resent that," Lex said, pouting.
Chloe burst into laughter.
"What?" Lex asked.
"I still find it hilarious whenever you pout, or whine, or do anything that people would never imagine a Luthor doing," Chloe said, trying to stifle her laughter. "I mean, no one would ever think that you would pout."
"I'm not pouting," Lex insisted, squaring his shoulders.
"It's not a bad thing," Chloe told him. "It means that you are comfortable enough around us to be the real Lex Luthor."
"As opposed to the fake Lex Luthor?" Lex asked, his eyes full of amusement.
"As opposed to Business Lex," Chloe answered, setting Adora in Clark's arms.
"That sounds like an action figure. 'Coming to stores this October, BUSINESS LEX so you too can feel the joy of hostile business take-overs!" Pete finished his mock announcer's voice with a laugh.
"There's a very big difference in those two people," Lana said seriously, swatting Pete on the shoulder.
"You're telling me," Lex agreed. "Well, I'm glad I can be myself around you all. I don't have to watch my back every second."
"We're glad to help," Clark said, rocking Adora.
"I know you are," Lex said with a smile.
"My turn," Chloe said reaching for Adora.
"Uh-uh," Clark said, moving away from Chloe.
Chloe stood up. "Ooh, you're asking for it. Give me my baby!"
Clark grinned. "Uh-uh."
"You're asking for it, Kent," Chloe warned.
"Ooh, she used your last name. Give up now," Pete said.
"Uh-uh," Clark repeated.
"Clark Kent, if you don't give her to me now I will tell Lex and Pete everything," Chloe said, glaring at Clark.
Clark's eyes got wide. "You wouldn't!"
"Try her," Lana said, raising one eyebrow.
Clark quickly handed Adora back to Chloe.
Chloe bent down to kiss Clark quickly. "You're right. I wouldn't have. There was actually a reason that I wanted everyone to come here."
"That being?" Lex asked.
"You're impatient," Chloe said, setting Adora into her carrier. "I've been thinking about godparents for Adora."
"We're listening," Pete said, intrigued.
"Now if either of you don't want to, I understand. It's big responsibility," Chloe said. "Lana, I'd like for you to be the godmother. If anything happens to me you will be Adora's guardian."
"I'm flattered," Lana said. "I'd love to!"
"Great. Lex, I'd like for you to be Adora's godfather. Again, if anything happens to e you and Lana will be her guardians," Chloe said.
"Chloe, I'd be honored," Lex said in shock.
Pete's and Clark's faces dropped.
"Let me explain. Pete, I didn't pick you because you'll already be with Lana. Therefore you'll have a direct role no matter what," Chloe explained.
Pete nodded. "That makes sense."
"What about me?" Clark asked.
Chloe looked at Clark with a slow smile. "I don't plan on ever letting you go, making the need for you to be her godfather a non-issue."
Clark smiled as Chloe kissed him. "I understand," he whispered, before kissing Chloe again.
"Let me hold her," Pete begged.
"No," Chloe insisted. "She's mine."
Clark laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Chloe asked, glaring at Clark.
Clark held up his hands in surrender.
"I thought so," Chloe said smugly. She refocused her attention back on the sleeping infant in her arms. She leaned down and gently kissed Adora's forehead.
"Please?" Pete asked.
"Fine," Chloe agreed. "But sit down."
Pete sat and Chloe carefully placed Adora in his arms.
Chloe whined and everyone laughed.
"My turn next," Lex said, more of a demand than a question.
Chloe whined again and looked to Clark for support.
"Hey, don't look at me. It's my turn after Lex," Clark said, his eyes twinkling.
"If you wake her up, I swear."Chloe trailed off.
"I'll have to second that," Lana agreed with a smile.
"It's my turn now," Lex said, reaching for Adora.
Pete moved out of Lex's reach.
"Chloe," Lex complained.
"Pete, hand her over," Chloe said, rubbing her neck.
Clark moved behind her to massage her shoulders.
"Mmm. Yummy," Chloe said relaxing against Clark.
Lana laughed when she looked at Lex. "You look like you're holding the most precious thing in all the world."
Lex looked up, his eyes filled with awe. "I am."
"Aww." Lana crooned.
Chloe smiled proudly. "That's my baby he's talking about."
"My turn," Clark said, standing quickly.
"But I was just getting comfy," Chloe complained.
"Too bad," Clark said, sitting next to Lex and taking Adora.
"Adora, Adora, Adora," Chloe whined.
Clark held Adora for a minute before she began to wail. "Mommy's turn," Clark said, quickly handing her to Chloe.
"Wimp," Chloe said grinning. "You're just hungry aren't you, sweet baby."
Chloe draped a blanket over Adora and herself before undoing her nursing bra.
"Uh, Chloe." Lex started.
Chloe looked at him.
"What Lex means is."Pete said.
Clark laughed. "They want to ask you a question."
Pete shot Clark a dirty look. "You wanted to know, too."
"Guys, what is it?" Chloe asked.
Clark blushed. "Does it hurt?"
"Does what hurt?" Chloe asked as Lana burst into laughter.
"You guys- You're hilarious!" Lana said, trying to stop laughing. When she got herself under control she looked at Chloe. "They want to know if breast feeding hurts."
Chloe chuckled. "No, it doesn't. It did at first, but I got used to it."
The guys nodded.
"Spill it," Chloe said. "I know you have more questions."
"Nope, that's it," Pete said.
"You sure?" Chloe asked, narrowing her eyes.
"For now," Clark said.
Chloe shifted Adora to the other breast before continuing. "You three are too cute!"
"Not again," Lana whined.
"Chloe said we're cute," Lex said, covering his face like a kid.
Pete giggled, "A girl thinks we're cute!"
"I think she likes us," Clark snickered.
Chloe laughed. "For a millionaire, a politician, and a Farmboy, you three are goofy."
"Chloe said we're goofy," Lex said, once again covering his face.
Pete giggled. "A girl thinks we're goofy."
"I think she likes us," Clark snickered.
"We've created monsters," Chloe told Lana.
"Chloe said we're-" Lex started.
Chloe cut him off. "Enough. We get the point. All done," she said laying Adora on her shoulder to burp her.
"Let me do it," Lana said.
"Fine with me," Chloe replied, laying the burp rag on Lana's shoulder.
"Hey, it's still my turn," Clark said.
"Calm down. You have more of a chance to hold her than any of these guys," Chloe said, gesturing to Pete and Lex.
"And why is that?" Clark asked.
Chloe laughed. "Any of you three want to field that question?"
"You're her boyfriend," Pete, Lana, and Lex answered at the same time.
Clark hit himself in the head. "I keep forgetting that."
"No you don't. You just like hearing it," Chloe said knowingly.
"And that's a bad thing?" Clark asked, leaning over to kiss Chloe.
"Not when you ask like that," Chloe said with her trademark smile.
Lana handed Adora back to Chloe. "Why don't you ever kiss me like that anymore?"
Pete stood and tilted Lana backwards, kissing her thoroughly.
"Question retracted," Lana said, out of breath.
Clark, Lex, and Chloe laughed.
"Are you two ever getting married?" Lex asked in exasperation.
"As soon as you tell your father off," Pete said pointedly.
"We'll never get married," Lana said, rolling her eyes.
"I resent that," Lex said, pouting.
Chloe burst into laughter.
"What?" Lex asked.
"I still find it hilarious whenever you pout, or whine, or do anything that people would never imagine a Luthor doing," Chloe said, trying to stifle her laughter. "I mean, no one would ever think that you would pout."
"I'm not pouting," Lex insisted, squaring his shoulders.
"It's not a bad thing," Chloe told him. "It means that you are comfortable enough around us to be the real Lex Luthor."
"As opposed to the fake Lex Luthor?" Lex asked, his eyes full of amusement.
"As opposed to Business Lex," Chloe answered, setting Adora in Clark's arms.
"That sounds like an action figure. 'Coming to stores this October, BUSINESS LEX so you too can feel the joy of hostile business take-overs!" Pete finished his mock announcer's voice with a laugh.
"There's a very big difference in those two people," Lana said seriously, swatting Pete on the shoulder.
"You're telling me," Lex agreed. "Well, I'm glad I can be myself around you all. I don't have to watch my back every second."
"We're glad to help," Clark said, rocking Adora.
"I know you are," Lex said with a smile.
"My turn," Chloe said reaching for Adora.
"Uh-uh," Clark said, moving away from Chloe.
Chloe stood up. "Ooh, you're asking for it. Give me my baby!"
Clark grinned. "Uh-uh."
"You're asking for it, Kent," Chloe warned.
"Ooh, she used your last name. Give up now," Pete said.
"Uh-uh," Clark repeated.
"Clark Kent, if you don't give her to me now I will tell Lex and Pete everything," Chloe said, glaring at Clark.
Clark's eyes got wide. "You wouldn't!"
"Try her," Lana said, raising one eyebrow.
Clark quickly handed Adora back to Chloe.
Chloe bent down to kiss Clark quickly. "You're right. I wouldn't have. There was actually a reason that I wanted everyone to come here."
"That being?" Lex asked.
"You're impatient," Chloe said, setting Adora into her carrier. "I've been thinking about godparents for Adora."
"We're listening," Pete said, intrigued.
"Now if either of you don't want to, I understand. It's big responsibility," Chloe said. "Lana, I'd like for you to be the godmother. If anything happens to me you will be Adora's guardian."
"I'm flattered," Lana said. "I'd love to!"
"Great. Lex, I'd like for you to be Adora's godfather. Again, if anything happens to e you and Lana will be her guardians," Chloe said.
"Chloe, I'd be honored," Lex said in shock.
Pete's and Clark's faces dropped.
"Let me explain. Pete, I didn't pick you because you'll already be with Lana. Therefore you'll have a direct role no matter what," Chloe explained.
Pete nodded. "That makes sense."
"What about me?" Clark asked.
Chloe looked at Clark with a slow smile. "I don't plan on ever letting you go, making the need for you to be her godfather a non-issue."
Clark smiled as Chloe kissed him. "I understand," he whispered, before kissing Chloe again.