It was the next day, Lana was making lunch for Sean, who was sitting at the kitchen table reading a comic book.
Nell storms into the house and throws her keys onto the table. "Lana, can we talk for a moment"
"Yeah, sure." Lana replied as she put down the slice of bread she had in her hand
Nell pulled her into the living room away from Sean "He's here."
"He?" Lana replied confused
"Yes, he as in Clark Kent." Nell whispered. Nell knew about Clark being Sean's father, because she was the one that helped Lana while she was pregnant.
Lana eyes almost popped out "Where?"
"He was at the market, with Martha. He came in late last night, she told him about you being here."
"My God." Lana covered her mouth in shock
"He said he was going to drop by."
"How long is he going to be here?"
"A week" Nell replied unsure
Now Lana was freaking out "Damn it! I shouldn't have came back, if only Sean wasn't such--"
"A pain." Nell finish the sentence for her
"Yes, we wouldn't be in Smallville right now."
Nell shook her head "Maybe it's meant to be, Lana."
Lana sat down on the sofa "How is he?" She whispered
Nell smiled as she sat down next to her "He's all grown up, that's for sure."
Lana cracks a smile "Same melting smile?"
Nell nods
Lana laughs a little "I still don't want him to know about Sean."
Nell sighs "He's bound to find out, Lana."
"I know, but I'm not ready."
Nell shook her head in disagreement
"Did he say what time he was coming by?"
"No, he just said he was going to drop by--"
"Hello, anyone home" a man voice came from the screen door
Lana face turned white as a ghost, Nell winked at Lana "I'll hold him back while you get rid of Sean."
"Okay!" Lana agree as she ran to the kitchen, Sean was still very much into his comics. "Sean, you're off."
Looking up from his comic book "Off?" he asked confused
"Yes, off, go outside and kill some bugs or something." Lana replied as she pulled him out of the chair and pushed him out the back door
"Okay, I guess." he replied as he walked off.
Lana ran back into the living room to her surprise Clark was already standing there. Lana stared in awe, he had grown up for sure. His hair was much shorter and it was gelled up and he now wore glasses. Which she had an idea why and she knew it had to do with the man of steel. Lana knew that Clark Kent was the man behind superman, when Sean started forming his powers. She knew there was a link between the man of steel and Clark Kent.
Nell spoke "Will I better go and clean the barn." Lana give her a look as though asking her to stay
"Nell, you don't have to go." Clark spoke also not really wanting to be alone with Lana
"Maybe another time." with that Nell was gone
There was an awkward silence till Clark broke it
"So how are you." he manage to say
"Okay." that all Lana said
"That's good." Clark replied smiling
"Yep." Lana crossed her arms over her chest
"Lana..."
Lana cut him off "Clark, why are you here? If you're here to apologies you're a little late."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sure Clark, I'm sure you were sorry when you left me that night alone and I'm also sure you were sorry when you left town without telling me."
"Yes, you know it."
"It's been 15 years." Lana shook her head "and I still think about that night everyday, you left me, you made me feel used."
Clark started walking up to her "Lana, that's not how it was. I didn't mean it to be like that." he tried to take her hand but she moved away from his touch
"You sure made me feel that way, a cheap shot in getting yourself laid"
Almost shouting "Lana, you know it wasn't like that!" Clark heart sunk, this whole time Lana felt that way about that night, he knew she was going to be upset over it. But he didn't think she would have took it this hard, but it all came back because of Sean. If she hadn't been pregnant with him, she would have been over this and moved on with her life. But now she had something that reminded her of that night, over and over.
Lana looked away and pointed to the door "Please, leave."
Clark wanted to take her in his arms and take all the pain away, but he knew she wouldn't let him so he agreed to leave "Okay." he walked out of the door
Sean saw Clark walk down the steps as he wiped his eyes, then stormed off down the street. Sean looked around and then followed behind.
Sean finally reach an old barn on the Kent's land which he saw Clark walk in, Sean follow till he got to a set of stairs, which he went up them. He saw Clark looking out of the big opening of the barn with an upset expression on his face.
"Pretty bad?" Sean asked, breaking Clark away from his thoughts
"Yeah." Clark replied managing to make a smile at Sean
Looking around "Cool place you have here."
"Fortress of solitude." Clark said
"Nice name." Sean walks to the telescope and looks through it "I haven't used that thing in a while." Clark replied
"I've noticed, you still have it facing mom's window" Sean made a silly smile
Clark adjusts the telescope to face another direction "It was a hobby."
Sean laughs "I'm sure it was."
Clark and goes and sits down at his desk he had set up there. "How was life when you and your mother lived alone?"
"I don't know, the same way it is now, just with Nell, I guess." Sean thought for a moment "She was very over protective of me, she never dated because she was afraid that the guys would find out about me if they got close."
Clark felt himself get jealous to the thought of another guy with Lana
"I mean, she never told anyone about me, not even Nell."
"I know how that is, my parents were the same way. Still are." Clark sighed "That's why I never told your Mom about myself."
Sean smiled "She found out anyway."
"Yeah, and now she hates me."
"I don't think so." Sean replied
"Whys that?" Clark ask as though he wanted Sean to enlighten him
"Because the whole time she kept rejecting all those guys, I never actually thought she did because she wanted to protect me. I always thought she did it because she wasn't over you."
"She sure didn't show that back over at Nell's."
"She has a weird way of expressing herself."
Clark laughed "Tell me about it." He paused as Sean also took a seat "I remember when I first saw her, I just totally fell hard for her. She was like an angel, she was the most prettiest thing I've ever seen." Clark laughed a little "It wasn't till our freshmen year in High School I finally got the guts to talk to her, I mean really talk to her." He smiled "We became the best of friends just after our first actual conversation. We came to each other every time we needed advice or just needed to feel safe from whatever."
"When did you two finally get together?" Sean asked, liking the story.
"The year of our 10th grade year, see your mother was dating this jock, Whitney Foreman. The whole time she was with him that year, even the end of our freshmen year, she wanted to be with me." he laughed "But she had a hard time coming to terms that she had a thing for me."
"Why didn't she go for it?"
"Because she was with that Whitney guy."
"She could have dropped him."
Clark shook his head "It wasn't that easy, but she finally did it, at the middle of our sophomore year. Then one night while we were alone, we kissed and from that night on we stayed together. We were so in love, everyone was sure we were going to get married."
"What happened?"
"Life happened. I knew if I stayed with Lana I couldn't become what I was meant to become."
"You mean superman?"
Clark nodded
Sean frowned "Is that my meaning in life also?"
"It shouldn't be, I would give away being superman if I could go back and redo everything. Change that night between your mother and I."
"You mean fix the mistake of conceiving me."
"No!" Clark replied quickly "Everything happens for a reason, I just wish Lana hating me wasn't one of the things."
Sean smiled "She'll come around, I better go before she notices I'm here." he gets up
"Wait, does she know, I know?"
"She has no idea, bye." Sean storms out of the loft.
As Clark puts his head in his hands.
Nell storms into the house and throws her keys onto the table. "Lana, can we talk for a moment"
"Yeah, sure." Lana replied as she put down the slice of bread she had in her hand
Nell pulled her into the living room away from Sean "He's here."
"He?" Lana replied confused
"Yes, he as in Clark Kent." Nell whispered. Nell knew about Clark being Sean's father, because she was the one that helped Lana while she was pregnant.
Lana eyes almost popped out "Where?"
"He was at the market, with Martha. He came in late last night, she told him about you being here."
"My God." Lana covered her mouth in shock
"He said he was going to drop by."
"How long is he going to be here?"
"A week" Nell replied unsure
Now Lana was freaking out "Damn it! I shouldn't have came back, if only Sean wasn't such--"
"A pain." Nell finish the sentence for her
"Yes, we wouldn't be in Smallville right now."
Nell shook her head "Maybe it's meant to be, Lana."
Lana sat down on the sofa "How is he?" She whispered
Nell smiled as she sat down next to her "He's all grown up, that's for sure."
Lana cracks a smile "Same melting smile?"
Nell nods
Lana laughs a little "I still don't want him to know about Sean."
Nell sighs "He's bound to find out, Lana."
"I know, but I'm not ready."
Nell shook her head in disagreement
"Did he say what time he was coming by?"
"No, he just said he was going to drop by--"
"Hello, anyone home" a man voice came from the screen door
Lana face turned white as a ghost, Nell winked at Lana "I'll hold him back while you get rid of Sean."
"Okay!" Lana agree as she ran to the kitchen, Sean was still very much into his comics. "Sean, you're off."
Looking up from his comic book "Off?" he asked confused
"Yes, off, go outside and kill some bugs or something." Lana replied as she pulled him out of the chair and pushed him out the back door
"Okay, I guess." he replied as he walked off.
Lana ran back into the living room to her surprise Clark was already standing there. Lana stared in awe, he had grown up for sure. His hair was much shorter and it was gelled up and he now wore glasses. Which she had an idea why and she knew it had to do with the man of steel. Lana knew that Clark Kent was the man behind superman, when Sean started forming his powers. She knew there was a link between the man of steel and Clark Kent.
Nell spoke "Will I better go and clean the barn." Lana give her a look as though asking her to stay
"Nell, you don't have to go." Clark spoke also not really wanting to be alone with Lana
"Maybe another time." with that Nell was gone
There was an awkward silence till Clark broke it
"So how are you." he manage to say
"Okay." that all Lana said
"That's good." Clark replied smiling
"Yep." Lana crossed her arms over her chest
"Lana..."
Lana cut him off "Clark, why are you here? If you're here to apologies you're a little late."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sure Clark, I'm sure you were sorry when you left me that night alone and I'm also sure you were sorry when you left town without telling me."
"Yes, you know it."
"It's been 15 years." Lana shook her head "and I still think about that night everyday, you left me, you made me feel used."
Clark started walking up to her "Lana, that's not how it was. I didn't mean it to be like that." he tried to take her hand but she moved away from his touch
"You sure made me feel that way, a cheap shot in getting yourself laid"
Almost shouting "Lana, you know it wasn't like that!" Clark heart sunk, this whole time Lana felt that way about that night, he knew she was going to be upset over it. But he didn't think she would have took it this hard, but it all came back because of Sean. If she hadn't been pregnant with him, she would have been over this and moved on with her life. But now she had something that reminded her of that night, over and over.
Lana looked away and pointed to the door "Please, leave."
Clark wanted to take her in his arms and take all the pain away, but he knew she wouldn't let him so he agreed to leave "Okay." he walked out of the door
Sean saw Clark walk down the steps as he wiped his eyes, then stormed off down the street. Sean looked around and then followed behind.
Sean finally reach an old barn on the Kent's land which he saw Clark walk in, Sean follow till he got to a set of stairs, which he went up them. He saw Clark looking out of the big opening of the barn with an upset expression on his face.
"Pretty bad?" Sean asked, breaking Clark away from his thoughts
"Yeah." Clark replied managing to make a smile at Sean
Looking around "Cool place you have here."
"Fortress of solitude." Clark said
"Nice name." Sean walks to the telescope and looks through it "I haven't used that thing in a while." Clark replied
"I've noticed, you still have it facing mom's window" Sean made a silly smile
Clark adjusts the telescope to face another direction "It was a hobby."
Sean laughs "I'm sure it was."
Clark and goes and sits down at his desk he had set up there. "How was life when you and your mother lived alone?"
"I don't know, the same way it is now, just with Nell, I guess." Sean thought for a moment "She was very over protective of me, she never dated because she was afraid that the guys would find out about me if they got close."
Clark felt himself get jealous to the thought of another guy with Lana
"I mean, she never told anyone about me, not even Nell."
"I know how that is, my parents were the same way. Still are." Clark sighed "That's why I never told your Mom about myself."
Sean smiled "She found out anyway."
"Yeah, and now she hates me."
"I don't think so." Sean replied
"Whys that?" Clark ask as though he wanted Sean to enlighten him
"Because the whole time she kept rejecting all those guys, I never actually thought she did because she wanted to protect me. I always thought she did it because she wasn't over you."
"She sure didn't show that back over at Nell's."
"She has a weird way of expressing herself."
Clark laughed "Tell me about it." He paused as Sean also took a seat "I remember when I first saw her, I just totally fell hard for her. She was like an angel, she was the most prettiest thing I've ever seen." Clark laughed a little "It wasn't till our freshmen year in High School I finally got the guts to talk to her, I mean really talk to her." He smiled "We became the best of friends just after our first actual conversation. We came to each other every time we needed advice or just needed to feel safe from whatever."
"When did you two finally get together?" Sean asked, liking the story.
"The year of our 10th grade year, see your mother was dating this jock, Whitney Foreman. The whole time she was with him that year, even the end of our freshmen year, she wanted to be with me." he laughed "But she had a hard time coming to terms that she had a thing for me."
"Why didn't she go for it?"
"Because she was with that Whitney guy."
"She could have dropped him."
Clark shook his head "It wasn't that easy, but she finally did it, at the middle of our sophomore year. Then one night while we were alone, we kissed and from that night on we stayed together. We were so in love, everyone was sure we were going to get married."
"What happened?"
"Life happened. I knew if I stayed with Lana I couldn't become what I was meant to become."
"You mean superman?"
Clark nodded
Sean frowned "Is that my meaning in life also?"
"It shouldn't be, I would give away being superman if I could go back and redo everything. Change that night between your mother and I."
"You mean fix the mistake of conceiving me."
"No!" Clark replied quickly "Everything happens for a reason, I just wish Lana hating me wasn't one of the things."
Sean smiled "She'll come around, I better go before she notices I'm here." he gets up
"Wait, does she know, I know?"
"She has no idea, bye." Sean storms out of the loft.
As Clark puts his head in his hands.