"Clark?" Chloe called as she walked up the stairs.
"Hey, Chloe! Did you leave something here?"
"No, but I did forget something."
"What are you talking about?" Clark asked, still worrying about Chloe's health, safety---and his secret.
"I'm talking about the fact I now know aliens aren't really little and green." Chloe replied.
Clark stared at her opened mouthed.
"I remember it all, Clark. Lana told me everything she saw, and I remembered."
"Chloe---" Clark trailed off, sitting on his hammock.
"Can I---see?" Chloe asked timidly.
"See what?" Clark asked, somewhat afraid of where Chloe's mind was going.
"Can I see something super---that I can remember better?" Chloe asked.
"You're not---mad? Or incredibly scared?"
"I think I understand. Clark, you're not the first person I've known that's not exactly like everyone else."
"Pete was so mad at me for keeping it from him." Clark replied, trying to explain his skepticism.
"I knew you two had a secret or something. I'm just glad I may be able to get you two back again, now that I'm in the know."
"Chloe---I guess it feels good now that I don't have to lie---and maybe now you'll understand me a little more."
"I'll understand when I see. Do something super!" Chloe said, wincing and then smiling at her whining voice.
"You got it." Clark said, grabbing Chloe and dashing down the stairs, outside and around the barn, then raced back up to the loft, where they started.
"That was amazing." Chloe grinned.
"Welcome to the family, Chloe. But---" Clark stopped, trying to pick his words carefully.
"Don't tell anyone?"
"Right."
"I'd never!" Chloe grinned, sitting on his hammock.
"So, do something else."
"I think we should talk about the REST of what happened the other day."
"Yeah, maybe---" Chloe agreed as Clark sat next to her.
"I can't say I didn't enjoy it---"
"I guess I can't say I didn't either. Until---well, the little red rock wore off."
"I didn't mean to hurt you or Lana."
"I know you didn't. But you did."
"But---don't you understand why I had to leave during the formal? I can't NOT help people, Chloe."
"And you couldn't tell me because I didn't know about your---origins yet."
"Exactly."
"Do you realize all the problems you could have avoided if you had just told me the truth?"
"Chloe, that's like the pot calling the kettle black."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Chloe asked.
"You have---feelings for me. And you never told me. Way back before you left for Metropolis, you let me believe that being friends was what you wanted."
"It was all I could handle, Clark. But at least now maybe it won't hurt so much every time you run out on me."
"Chloe---is there anyway you could reconsider being more than just friends with me?"
"What?"
"Now that you know about me, I feel like maybe things wouldn't be so complicated."
"Clark, maybe you forgot the pretty brunette that I live with?"
"I don't think Lana could handle my secret right now, with everything that's going on in her life---and I'm not she'd exactly be the most understanding person, even if she did have a reason I ran out on her all the time."
"For now, I think I'll settle for having my two favorite people back in my life."
"Would you settle for a kiss, too?"
"Like I'm going to say no after the INCREDIABLE talents you demonstrated the other day?" Chloe grinned as Clark brought his lips closer to her.
"I didn't think so." Clark replied right before their lips came in contact.
-end
"Hey, Chloe! Did you leave something here?"
"No, but I did forget something."
"What are you talking about?" Clark asked, still worrying about Chloe's health, safety---and his secret.
"I'm talking about the fact I now know aliens aren't really little and green." Chloe replied.
Clark stared at her opened mouthed.
"I remember it all, Clark. Lana told me everything she saw, and I remembered."
"Chloe---" Clark trailed off, sitting on his hammock.
"Can I---see?" Chloe asked timidly.
"See what?" Clark asked, somewhat afraid of where Chloe's mind was going.
"Can I see something super---that I can remember better?" Chloe asked.
"You're not---mad? Or incredibly scared?"
"I think I understand. Clark, you're not the first person I've known that's not exactly like everyone else."
"Pete was so mad at me for keeping it from him." Clark replied, trying to explain his skepticism.
"I knew you two had a secret or something. I'm just glad I may be able to get you two back again, now that I'm in the know."
"Chloe---I guess it feels good now that I don't have to lie---and maybe now you'll understand me a little more."
"I'll understand when I see. Do something super!" Chloe said, wincing and then smiling at her whining voice.
"You got it." Clark said, grabbing Chloe and dashing down the stairs, outside and around the barn, then raced back up to the loft, where they started.
"That was amazing." Chloe grinned.
"Welcome to the family, Chloe. But---" Clark stopped, trying to pick his words carefully.
"Don't tell anyone?"
"Right."
"I'd never!" Chloe grinned, sitting on his hammock.
"So, do something else."
"I think we should talk about the REST of what happened the other day."
"Yeah, maybe---" Chloe agreed as Clark sat next to her.
"I can't say I didn't enjoy it---"
"I guess I can't say I didn't either. Until---well, the little red rock wore off."
"I didn't mean to hurt you or Lana."
"I know you didn't. But you did."
"But---don't you understand why I had to leave during the formal? I can't NOT help people, Chloe."
"And you couldn't tell me because I didn't know about your---origins yet."
"Exactly."
"Do you realize all the problems you could have avoided if you had just told me the truth?"
"Chloe, that's like the pot calling the kettle black."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Chloe asked.
"You have---feelings for me. And you never told me. Way back before you left for Metropolis, you let me believe that being friends was what you wanted."
"It was all I could handle, Clark. But at least now maybe it won't hurt so much every time you run out on me."
"Chloe---is there anyway you could reconsider being more than just friends with me?"
"What?"
"Now that you know about me, I feel like maybe things wouldn't be so complicated."
"Clark, maybe you forgot the pretty brunette that I live with?"
"I don't think Lana could handle my secret right now, with everything that's going on in her life---and I'm not she'd exactly be the most understanding person, even if she did have a reason I ran out on her all the time."
"For now, I think I'll settle for having my two favorite people back in my life."
"Would you settle for a kiss, too?"
"Like I'm going to say no after the INCREDIABLE talents you demonstrated the other day?" Chloe grinned as Clark brought his lips closer to her.
"I didn't think so." Clark replied right before their lips came in contact.
-end