Hello everyone how are you doing?

I admit that I had not posted anything last week and I apologize for that. I was going to but things did not quite work out with my writing in that I accidentally deleted some of the data within one of my fic documents and then failed on Saturday to finish up another document of mine if I remember correctly in regards to the latter. And so due to all of that I decided to wait until this week to resume posting.

With that said, here's the second chapter and with Lucy hearing about this.

KevinAguirre8481: Fair enough and I also understand where you're coming from on all of that. And at one point my views were the same as yours after watching the episode until someone else had pointed out that there were still extenuating circumstances since this was not a normal human family. And so as he put it but while Jonathan deserved to be punished he also needed to be comforted.

But thanks for also pointing out regarding Clark not having had a great day and that's a good point you made which now also makes his initial reaction more understandable. As for the drug arc but I'll also have to respectfully disagree since doping in sports is a real world social issue but do respect your opinion on it not being sjw to you.

Disclaimer: I don't own "Superman and Lois" or its characters.

Setting: Smallville

Location: Lane-Kent Family Home

Two days following their father and son discussion and Clark laying down how things were going to be moving forward, he and Lois arranged a family meeting with both of their sons and questioned Jonathan as to where he received the X-K substances. He still refused to answer however which further disappointed his parents who both informed him that their town's football season had been cancelled while Clark sternly called out Jonathan regarding his current lack of integrity.

Though he was careful not to place the entire blame on him regarding the football season being cancelled since Jonathan had not been the only one using, vocally acknowledging to him that it was as just much the currently unknown dealer's fault plus the other high school football athletes faults as it was Jonathan's fault, perhaps more so in regards to the former individuals since they had been making their own bad decisions regarding this long before Jonathan got involved.

At that moment his father in law summoned him and therefore he had to go in case it involved info regarding the corrupt and former lieutenant Anderson's whereabouts. After bidding his family goodbye he then sped away after which Lois informed Jon on where he'd be working and that she'd convinced the school principal to allow him to continue his studies with the school but online as long as he did the work and turned it in at the proper time which he readily agreed to.

Following that she dropped him off at work and Jordan at school before returning home and busying herself around the house until noon arrived after which she plopped onto the living room couch and sighed. She desperately wished Jon would just come clean instead of worsening his situation but as long as he remained stubborn there was nothing to be done. She could only hope that he'd see reason and the sooner the better.

Lost in her thoughts it took a while before she finally ascertained the buzzing noise emanating from her cell. Pulling it out and checking the caller I.D. she saw that it was her beloved sister Lucy and with a smile she answered it.

"Hey Luc. How are things?" she greeted her, pleased to hear her sister's voice.

"Things are good thanks for asking. Listen but my current shift at the D.O.D. has ended and so would you be willing to spend the afternoon out with your baby sis?"

"I'd love that and that's something I definitely need right now," Lois answered while feeling relieved by the much needed distraction.

"Great. Let's meet at the diner then. I don't know about you but I could use a double cheeseburger with fried onion rings right now," she replied, also pleased, then suggested.

"Sounds good. See you then," Lois affirmed before ending the call and then putting her beige coat back on and heading out the door to meet with her sister.

Location: Victoria May's Diner

After she entered the diner Lois turned and approached the booth where Lucy was seated who upon seeing her lifted herself from her seat and approached her big sister before they pulled each other into an embrace until parting after which Lucy returned to her seat and Lois took hers across from the former's. They then ordered their lunch and the waitress jotted it down then left their table.

As the two sisters chatted about their day, the young major noticed that something about Lois's current demeanor was off and that there seemed to be a hint of melancholy written upon her face. And she didn't even need her military training to see it since despite the latter's best to try and hide it Lois was clearly radiating a lot of anxiety.

"You okay Lois? You seem distracted. Almost vacant even," she questioned gently while frowning in concern.

Lois sighed.

"Actually I haven't been doing that great. There's just been some stuff going on at home that Clark and I are just trying to deal with. Some stuff involving the boys. Well Jon actually. It's a huge mess and we just don't know what to do," she explained and bemoaned causing her sister's concern to further deepen at her words and the clear distress written upon her face.

In response Lucy reached over and clasped her hand.

"I'm so sorry to hear that but whatever it is you can tell me. I deeply care about both of my nephews and you and Clark should not have to shoulder whatever this burden is alone. If you don't want to tell me or wish to keep this matter between the 4 of you then I'll respect that. But please know that I'll always support you no matter what and if you're willing to open up about the current situation or anything else I promise I'll do whatever I can to assist if you'll allow it or even if you need to unwind," she softly said to her while staring directly into the latter's eyes, her own eyes shining with love and support for her sister, and squeezing her hand.

Hearing her gentle words of reassurance plus seeing the compassion flowing from her caused Lois to feel emotionally overwhelmed and returning her squeeze she found herself pouring out everything involving Jon, the X-K, his anonymous dealer, and his refusal to reveal their identity. Once she'd concluded sharing everything Lucy's mouth had dropped open in shock while she stared at Lois in disbelief.

"Wow. I honestly don't know what to say and I just can't believe he would allow himself to be involved in stuff like this. This is not the Jonathan I know," she expressed in disbelief while trying to wrap her head around it. Not her Jonathan.

Lois shook her own head.

"Well this is not the Jonathan his father and I know either and I just wish he'd understand the gravity of keeping silent about what he knows and how it could ruin his life and especially since it's causing everyone here to think he was the dealer and I just don't want his future to be jeopardized," she emotionally responded and lifted up her hands into the air in an expression of frustration, clearly more than concerned on what impact all of this would have upon his life moving forward. "At least he's repented of his actions and admitted he was wrong and neither Clark nor I believe he was the one selling which is a small blessing at least. But still."

The sisters food then arrived at that moment, consisting of two double cheeseburgers, a serving of fried onion rings for two, a large bucket of fries, and two soft drinks. They politely thanked the waitress with warm smile before digging into their food. As they consumed it an idea came to Lucy's mind.

"If it's alright with you, do you think that maybe I could have a conversation with my wayward nephew and perhaps get him to see reason? Hopefully a heart to heart talk between us can persuade him to not allow his own life to be ruined. But only if it's okay with you," Lucy suggested.

Lois titled her head in thought as she considered her sister's offer before nodding.

"Sure if you want and if you think it will help. At this point Clark and I are out of options and frankly any assistance in opening up our son's eyes would be more than welcome. Heck you could even try tonight after Jon returns home from work," she agreed with a sigh, hoping Lucy would have better success, then suggested as to when Jon could speak with his aunt.

"Alright then, and I'll see what I can do. Just leave it to your baby sister try and sort things out," Lucy smiled reassuringly and gave her older sister's hand another squeeze.

Lois in turn gave her a tearful smile.

"Thanks so much Luc and I really appreciate this. I just hope you'll succeed in where we've clearly been failing," she responded gratefully.

"So do I, and let's hope for the best shall we?" Lucy agreed and suggested to which Lois nodded once more as they continued eating their lunch until they'd consumed it entirely. Following this they left the diner and visited a few shops and other locations throughout the town and enjoyed themselves while it all provided a welcome distraction for Lois from current matters at home. Eventually the sun began to recede as the light of the afternoon transitioned to evening upon which the Lane sisters finally decided to head back to the Kent Farm.

Location: Lane-Kent Family Home

Clark had also returned home that evening and he was currently reclining on the couch with his wife and sister in law discussing with them the day's happenings when Jonathan had finally returned home. Jordan on his part had already arrived home and was currently upstairs. When Jonathan had entered through the door he was surprised to see his aunt seated with his parents.

"Oh hey Aunt Lucy. I didn't know you were here," he greeted her in surprise who in response graced him with a warm and loving smile.

"Yeah well your mom and I decided to spend the afternoon together after which I headed back here with her and we continued hanging out until your father returned home. For the record I'll be spending the night here since it's gotten late and all," she kindly explained to him to which he nodded.

"Okay, um that's cool. And I hope the two of you had fun," he said to them both in understanding.

"We did thanks. And how about you Jon? How was your first day?" Lois acknowledged him and then kindly questioned her son regarding his time at work.

"It was good. Um it was good Mr. Alloway was happy so," he answered to which his parents and aunt nodded, pleased with the positive report.

"What took you so long to get home?" his father then questioned him kindly. "Shall I assume you were walking Candice home?"

"Yeah, I was. Until we were attacked by this dude though we're both alright now," Jon explained to which his parents and aunt gasped in response.

"Wait what?!" Lois demanded in shock.

"Why what happened?" Lucy also questioned with mouth open and eyes wide in tremendous worry towards her nephew.

"Yes son what exactly happened?" Clark questioned as well with concern and a hint of firmness wanting to get to the bottom of this for his son's safety. Jon on his part explained to them all how they'd been ambushed and that the guy had tried to kidnap Candice but then his brother had arrived and had used his powers to rescue them and taken down the guy. He however refrained from sharing with them as to why the guy accosted them and Candice in particular.

Lucy however could tell from his body language that he was withholding something and suspected it involved the reason why the guy had come after them. She also suspected that the answer might include the underlying reveal as to where her nephew had received the X-K.

"Well I'm pleased to hear that you both are safe though we'll need to have a word with Jordan on this. In fact why don't you go ahead and have some fun hanging out with your aunt in you and your brother's room and send your brother down please," Lois requested of her son while giving Lucy a subtle nod.

Her younger sister in response took the hint and invitation to what they'd discussed earlier regarding getting to the bottom of whatever Jon was hiding.

"Yeah that's actually a great idea and I'd love to spend some quality time with one of my favorite nephews," Lucy agreed with a wide smile.

Jon on his part nodded again in response.

"Okay then, um, let's go I suppose," he replied with a small smile after which his aunt removed herself from the couch and together the aunt and nephew went upstairs to his room while the former girded herself for the conversation she was about to have with him.

To Be Continued

A/N And now we've reached the moment in which Lucy will try to get through to her nephew. However the question is will she succeed? We'll of course have to wait until the following chapter to find out.

Regarding Lucy, but this version's history is the same as her pre Crisis Earth-1 doppelganger in regards to her time with the military though she has a better relationship with her father like the series version of Lois does. And so she never joined Allie's cult. She also knows about her family's Super secret and that Jordan has abilities.

Thanks so much everyone for reading and for the favorites.

Until next time have a great day.