"Hey Clark!" Jonathan called from the porch. He could barley see Lana and
Clark as they walked through out the moonlit fields, but luckily Martha
had. Clark was holding Lana's hand and looked like he had never been
happier. Martha almost melted at his 1000-watt smile that she hadn't seen
in three months. Clark barley heard his dad's voice from where he was from.
Clark slowly turned to Lana from his gaze on the porch.
"Lana...I'll be right back. Want to come with me?" Clark said happily.
"Um sure Clark." Lana said choking back the tears, Clark's smile slightly faltered.
"Lana you okay?" Clark said worriedly, taking Lana's face in his hands. Lana looked into Clark piercing blue eyes, which caused her to close her eyes in order to not cry. She grinned slightly.
"Yep come on! I'll race you." Lana said starting to run off not wanting to Clark to see her cry.
"Hey that's not fair!" Clark said running after her. Clark was almost up to her when he tripped over a pinecone and went face first into the ground. Clark sat up laughing. There was grass in his hair, mud on his face and his shirt had a stick hanging out of the sleeve. By the time Lana turned around Clark was already up, tripping on pinecones and falling back down. Lana couldn't help but laugh.
"Maybe we should just walk?" Clark said laughing.
Jonathan watched from afar and laughed. Martha was standing in his arms leaning up against him. Jonathan's smile got bugger when he saw Lana smiling and helping his son up. They were still pretty far away but he could at least see them and their faces. Martha looked up and saw her husband smiling.
"You know we can still tell him something different...something happier." Martha said looking back over to her son and Lana who were holding hands and in it seemed a deep conversation. Lana was actually smiling. Amazing what the Kent charm could accomplish.
"We have to Martha..." Jonathan said softly.
"I know but look at him. He is so happy. How do we know this isn't a short time memory thing? I mean like that girl in the movie...50 First Dates..." Martha said, grabbing at straws.
"Martha...that's a movie. And I know...that is what makes it all harder." Jonathan said trying to reassure himself.
"Lana...I think its time..." Clark said softly about 50 feet away from his parents; he stopped and took Lana's other hand.
"Time for the Kent secret?" Lana said hoping it was a no. Since she already knew she couldn't act surprised. She sucked at acting.
"Yeah. I am old enough to make my own decisions. I just hope you understand why I never told you...(She still wasn't clear on that.) Is it okay if I tell you after my parents talk to me?" Clark said gulping as he glanced up to his parents.
"I have waited two years. I can wait a few minutes." Lana said with a fake smile. Clark flashed her a grin as he ran over to the porch and jumped up them. Lana slowly followed behind. Jonathan looked over at Martha who was sitting in the chair her eyes fixed on Clark. Jonathan sighed as he he went an sat next to her.
"Yeah? Sorry it took so long." Clark said leaning up against the post of the porch watching his parents' sad faces.
"What's wrong?" Clark said slowly. Martha opened her mouth but nothing came out. Jonathan saw this and quickly said something. Lana was standing in Clark's arms now. She didn't care if he was an alien or not. She loved him and that was that.
"Well what's the date?" Jonathan said quietly. Clark cocked his head to the side as he answered.
"May 28th." Clark answered slowly. Clark gripped Lana's hand.
"Clark...son...its August 13th." Jonathan said slowly. Clark looked shocked then smiled.
"Almost had me there for a moment. So what's really wrong?" Clark said again.
"I am serious." Jonathan said trying not to cry. Clark swallowed as he looked to Lana who nodded.
"Then why do I not remember?" Clark said not really wanted an answer.
"Well it's a long story. Lex had his wedding...we all went. Well it was normal summer except two days ago." Jonathan said trying to remember.
"You had an accident. With the side effect of your memory." Martha said finally. By this time Chloe and Pete were at the door now, watching.
"What kind of accident?" Clark asked letting go of Lana. Lana looked up to him surprised. Clark looked scared. He was looking straight at Martha's tummy. Chloe also saw this and Clark began to sweat.
"We know about you too." Chloe said thinking this was a good time to say it.
"You had lost your memory by trying to save me and your mother from a car accident. It was down by Crater Lake." Jonathan said quickly. Clark started to back up on the verge of tears. He slowly looked down at his hands and noticed a red line going across.
"W-where is the baby?" Clark said backing up to the post now. He slowly slid down the post and sat sitting down.
"It...it didn't make it through the crash." Jonathan said quietly. Clark let out a whimper as he put his head in his hands. Chloe and Pete exchanged glances then both looked at Jonathan who was sweating. Lana slowly crouched down and hugged Clark.
"Are you guys okay?" Clark managed to get out. Martha was now crying silently as she stood up and walked over to Jonathan.
"Yeah. We were driving and you were in the back of the truck with Pete when...it happened. Jonathan swerved to miss a deer and we ran into Crater Lake. You managed to get out, though we were all unconscious, even through the meteor rocks...and got us to shore. When we woke up you were somehow lodged under the docks." Martha said shakily. Clark looked up and sighed.
"I am sorry...about the baby..." Clark said, his eyes were filled with unshed tears. Nobody noticed a fancy porche coming up the Kent driveway.
"It wasn't...your fault." Jonathan said closing his eyes as he walked over to his son and embraced him. Martha and Lana hugged both of them and pretty soon it was all of them hugging. Clark suddenly scooted back as he wiped his eyes.
"What about Lex?"
"What about me?" Lex said walking up the steps in all black.
"Lana...I'll be right back. Want to come with me?" Clark said happily.
"Um sure Clark." Lana said choking back the tears, Clark's smile slightly faltered.
"Lana you okay?" Clark said worriedly, taking Lana's face in his hands. Lana looked into Clark piercing blue eyes, which caused her to close her eyes in order to not cry. She grinned slightly.
"Yep come on! I'll race you." Lana said starting to run off not wanting to Clark to see her cry.
"Hey that's not fair!" Clark said running after her. Clark was almost up to her when he tripped over a pinecone and went face first into the ground. Clark sat up laughing. There was grass in his hair, mud on his face and his shirt had a stick hanging out of the sleeve. By the time Lana turned around Clark was already up, tripping on pinecones and falling back down. Lana couldn't help but laugh.
"Maybe we should just walk?" Clark said laughing.
Jonathan watched from afar and laughed. Martha was standing in his arms leaning up against him. Jonathan's smile got bugger when he saw Lana smiling and helping his son up. They were still pretty far away but he could at least see them and their faces. Martha looked up and saw her husband smiling.
"You know we can still tell him something different...something happier." Martha said looking back over to her son and Lana who were holding hands and in it seemed a deep conversation. Lana was actually smiling. Amazing what the Kent charm could accomplish.
"We have to Martha..." Jonathan said softly.
"I know but look at him. He is so happy. How do we know this isn't a short time memory thing? I mean like that girl in the movie...50 First Dates..." Martha said, grabbing at straws.
"Martha...that's a movie. And I know...that is what makes it all harder." Jonathan said trying to reassure himself.
"Lana...I think its time..." Clark said softly about 50 feet away from his parents; he stopped and took Lana's other hand.
"Time for the Kent secret?" Lana said hoping it was a no. Since she already knew she couldn't act surprised. She sucked at acting.
"Yeah. I am old enough to make my own decisions. I just hope you understand why I never told you...(She still wasn't clear on that.) Is it okay if I tell you after my parents talk to me?" Clark said gulping as he glanced up to his parents.
"I have waited two years. I can wait a few minutes." Lana said with a fake smile. Clark flashed her a grin as he ran over to the porch and jumped up them. Lana slowly followed behind. Jonathan looked over at Martha who was sitting in the chair her eyes fixed on Clark. Jonathan sighed as he he went an sat next to her.
"Yeah? Sorry it took so long." Clark said leaning up against the post of the porch watching his parents' sad faces.
"What's wrong?" Clark said slowly. Martha opened her mouth but nothing came out. Jonathan saw this and quickly said something. Lana was standing in Clark's arms now. She didn't care if he was an alien or not. She loved him and that was that.
"Well what's the date?" Jonathan said quietly. Clark cocked his head to the side as he answered.
"May 28th." Clark answered slowly. Clark gripped Lana's hand.
"Clark...son...its August 13th." Jonathan said slowly. Clark looked shocked then smiled.
"Almost had me there for a moment. So what's really wrong?" Clark said again.
"I am serious." Jonathan said trying not to cry. Clark swallowed as he looked to Lana who nodded.
"Then why do I not remember?" Clark said not really wanted an answer.
"Well it's a long story. Lex had his wedding...we all went. Well it was normal summer except two days ago." Jonathan said trying to remember.
"You had an accident. With the side effect of your memory." Martha said finally. By this time Chloe and Pete were at the door now, watching.
"What kind of accident?" Clark asked letting go of Lana. Lana looked up to him surprised. Clark looked scared. He was looking straight at Martha's tummy. Chloe also saw this and Clark began to sweat.
"We know about you too." Chloe said thinking this was a good time to say it.
"You had lost your memory by trying to save me and your mother from a car accident. It was down by Crater Lake." Jonathan said quickly. Clark started to back up on the verge of tears. He slowly looked down at his hands and noticed a red line going across.
"W-where is the baby?" Clark said backing up to the post now. He slowly slid down the post and sat sitting down.
"It...it didn't make it through the crash." Jonathan said quietly. Clark let out a whimper as he put his head in his hands. Chloe and Pete exchanged glances then both looked at Jonathan who was sweating. Lana slowly crouched down and hugged Clark.
"Are you guys okay?" Clark managed to get out. Martha was now crying silently as she stood up and walked over to Jonathan.
"Yeah. We were driving and you were in the back of the truck with Pete when...it happened. Jonathan swerved to miss a deer and we ran into Crater Lake. You managed to get out, though we were all unconscious, even through the meteor rocks...and got us to shore. When we woke up you were somehow lodged under the docks." Martha said shakily. Clark looked up and sighed.
"I am sorry...about the baby..." Clark said, his eyes were filled with unshed tears. Nobody noticed a fancy porche coming up the Kent driveway.
"It wasn't...your fault." Jonathan said closing his eyes as he walked over to his son and embraced him. Martha and Lana hugged both of them and pretty soon it was all of them hugging. Clark suddenly scooted back as he wiped his eyes.
"What about Lex?"
"What about me?" Lex said walking up the steps in all black.
