Moonlit Confessions

This is going to be a short chapter but I thought the dialogues were necessary to give some depth to the love stories that are developing and the action further ahead. Thanks for the loyal reviewers; they keep me wanting to finish this story up for them.

"I remember the first time I saw you." Lana said, looking up at Clark. "It was at school, your mom had just dropped you off at kindergarten, you were so serious, but you didn't cry, I think you were the only one that didn't. looking at you like that made me stop crying. I remember thinking, if he can do it, so can I." she laughed at the memory, and cuddled farther into his arms. Their earlier make out session had ended in an intimate conversation, like they hadn't had for a long time.

"I think I remember that, although I remember my first day of school like a nightmare."

"Yeah, of course, they sat us together, but you got so sick you threw up all over the table, now I remember, you were sent off home. From then on I hardly remember you, you became the shy boy at the corner of the classroom."

"Now that's the part I remember." Clark said, laughing sadly, remembering when his alienation from Lana began. "But that's over," he whispered.

"Huh? I didn't catch that."

"I love you." He whispered in her ear, "And its time to go, its getting late and we both had school tomorrow." He said, lifting her up.

"The always responsible Clark Kent, fine Mr. Kent, help me pick this up first, okay?" her eyes danced with laughter and joy and Clark could do nothing more than to plant a loving kiss on her lips.

"Okay Ms. Lang."

Kent Farm

"Martha, what is wrong with you?" Jonathan asked as he helped clean up after dinner. "You have been silent and distant, is there something you haven't told me?"

Martha put the last dish in the sink and started washing them before answering.

"Clark lost his powers this afternoon." She said bluntly, preparing herself for his reaction.

"What? How? And where is he?" questions and worries flooded out of him thanks to the information.

"Apparently his biological mother gave him a 7 day period time off from his powers. He's with Lana right now, something about a normal life." Martha was worried to say the least, and she needed Jonathan's support in this.

"Why hadn't you told me?" Jonathan looked defeated, a reaction Martha was not counting on. She stopped washing the dishes and turned her attention on Jonathan.

"I was afraid of your reaction, but we need to keep in mind that he is no immediate danger, things have been quiet around here, the boy just wants to feel free I guess." She shrugged in desperation.

"Things are never quiet around here" he sighed. "There's something I haven't told you either, we are going to lose the farm if we don't go to the Metropolis Bank tomorrow and get another loan."

"Oh, Jonathan, we'll take him with us. Everything has to be okay."

"No Martha, he wants freedom, he'll get it, and he's not a baby. Let's see how well he does normal." The set of his jaw was stubbornly tight. "We are leaving tomorrow morning."

Sullivan Residence

He had insisted on bringing her personally, they didn't talk much on the way, and once they were in front of the house, Lex stopped the car and turned to her.

"About what just happened, I'm not sure if I should apologize." He said, taking in her face.

"Well, are you sorry?" she asked, wanting to be in the safety of her bedroom. Just being near him now made her nervous beyond she thought possible.

"No." he replied bluntly. "Look Chloe I won't lie to you." He took a deep breath and dove right in. "I feel attracted to you, I don't know how or when it happened, I just know that I want to be near you, feel close to you and get to know you better."

She couldn't believe what had just come out of his mouth and into her ear canal, the process of information took a couple seconds longer than usual. She blinked quickly and took a deep breath.

"Okay, that I wasn't expecting." She wrinkled her forehead, trying to find what to say next.

"Chloe, I don't want to pressure you, just think about giving me a change, okay? I'll see you tomorrow, I hope." He said, dismissing her with a quick peck on the cheek. The rain had calmed down, so she opened the door and ran up the steps of her house and went in without looking back.

He stared at the house until she was in, then he turned on his car and revved it out of the driveway.

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