Chloe slowly sat down on the couch, the phone to her ear. She glanced up the stairs. Clark was up in Cordy's room, playing with both her daughter and Kyle....his son.
"Are you sure?" Chloe asked Lana.
Lana took a deep breath.
"I love Lex. But if none of this had happened, Clark and I would be together today."
"Okay, I realize that. But Lois isn't interested in Clark. I mean she doesn't even know she's a mother."
"She wouldn't be a mother if she hadn't slept with my then boyfriend at the time."
"Lana, I don't know what to tell you....I mean I have never seen anything between them. Lois never talks about Clark....how did this happen?"
"You remember before all of these crazy spells were cast, don't you?"
"I don't understand."
"When Lois got hurt in that cemetery and Clark insisted on hiding her at his parents farm, without telling either one of us. There was something there between them, even then."
"Lana, no! No, now I don't believe that. And Clark felt as if Lois was in danger....he would've done the same for either one of us. You know that."
"Well it doesn't matter anymore. So in answer to your question, yes, everything Clark told you is true. He's been looking for his son for three years now."
"I see....so was this some kind of speedy pregnancy or something? I mean I'm having a little trouble with the timing here...."
"No one knew Lois was pregnant when she left Smallville, at least not under the first spell that was cast. But we both found her in the shower with handprints burned on her body....we now know who they belonged to."
"Is that the rash people used to ask her about? I swear, that's the reason Lois refused to go back to Smallville and even visit! She didn't know what the hell people were talking about!"
"She didn't remember, is all. Of course, I could never get a satisfactory explanation out of Clark, as to how his handprints got burned onto Lois's skin."
Chloe coughed.
"It must've been part of the spell or something. I can tell you're still hurt, Lana."
"Clark said that he wasn't himself that day. He wasn't. I mean he picked a fight with me and then turned around and had sex with your cousin. I can't understand it or forgive it. Not without more of an explanation."
"You know....he was kind of frisky with me that day too. Connor noted it and wasn't pleased."
"Great! So I guess he would've just jumped on anyone and Lois got to be the lucky girl."
Chloe licked her lips.
"Maybe....maybe you should postpone your wedding to Lex?"
"No, I'm fine."
"You don't sound fine, Lana. You sound like you still have issues regarding Clark. Maybe you should fly out here and see if you're really ready to let him go. I think he still has feelings for you."
"Really? Did he say that?"
"Well he didn't have to. I still have that cute little necklace you used to wear in highschool. I guess you must've forgotten to take it, when you moved out of my house. Anyway, I showed it to Clark the other night and he had a powerful, emotional reaction to it."
"Really?" Lana asked, intrigued.
"Yeah, really. Look, I see Connor coming up the drive. I have to go. Thanks for the confirmation and think about what I said."
"I will, Chloe. Otherwise, it was good hearing from you. Goodbye."
"Bye." Chloe responded, hanging up the phone. She looked up the staircase. She really needed to talk to Clark, but now that Connor was home....
Connor opened the door and Chloe hurried over to him. They kissed quickly, before Connor let her go and looked around.
"Where's Cordy? Clark?"
"Clark is upstairs playing with Cordy and Kyle. Listen, I found out something from Clark today...."
"Clark is Kyle's father. Lois is his mother.
"Yes! Yes.....you found that out from something at Angel's firm?"
"Yeah....uh honey, we need to talk."
"Well, yeah we do. We need to figure out how we're going to break all of this to Faith. I mean I don't want to take sides, but Kyle is Faith's life. But Clark says that Kyle was stolen and Lois doesn't even know she had a baby! We have a big mess on our hands."
Connor took his wife's hand and led her into the sitting room. They both sat down on the couch. Chloe peered at him.
"Connor? Honey, what is it? You're really beginning to scare me."
"In 24 hours, things are going to be very different."
"Different how?"
"Well, Angel will probably no longer be my father."
Chloe just stared at him.
"What are you talking about? Honey, what is it?"
"I need to explain to you, in detail, about the years I lived in a hell dimension."
Suddenly, the door slammed open and Lois entered the house. She began walking towards the stairs, when she spied them in the sitting room. She hurried over to them.
"Is Clark home?"
"Uh yes. Lois we need to talk." Chloe said, grateful for the break in dismal conversation.
"Yeah, later!" Lois called out as she hurried up the stairs. She hurried towards his room, but found it empty. She then heard voices coming from Cordy's room. She hurried down that way and found Clark sitting on the floor with Cordy and Kyle. Cordy had some of her dolls with her and Kyle had some G.I. Joe Men. The three of them looked up when they saw her, although Kyle looked away first. It was the lady that his Mommy didn't like.
"Clark, I really, really need to speak to you."
"Lois, we're in the middle of something." he said, giving her a look. Lois caught the look, then walked over to Cordy.
"Cordy, I've got plenty of make-up in my room to put on."
"Okay!" Cordy cried out, jumping up. She grabbed Kyle's hand and began pulling him along. Clark protested.
"Lois, what's Kyle supposed to do?"
Lois looked at Cordy.
"Use him for practice on how to put on lipstick." she ordered them, gently pushing the kids from Cordy's room. She then closed the door.
"Smooth, Lois. You'll make a great mother someday."
"I'm not having any children, Clark. I plan on winning a Pulitzer, and Pulitzer's and kids, don't go hand in hand. At least not for me."
"Why aren't you at work? Were you fired?"
"Ha! Oh, that was so funny, I forgot to laugh!" Lois said, emitting a very fake founding laugh. Clark rolled his eyes and opened Cordy's door. He walked across the hallway to his own room, leaving the door open. Lois followed him in and closed the door.
"Clark, I called Lana today."
Now, Lois had his full attention.
"You called her from where?"
"The paper, where do you think! I have to say, she was quite testy with me."
Clark folded his arms.
"Really?"
"Yes, really! I was trying to help you. I don't know if you can believe that, but it's the truth. I didn't figure you should go around suffering without your son. I have great reporting skills...."
"So you think." Clark quipped.
"Anyway," Lois continued on. "I called your ex-girlfriend only to get an earful of attitude. She is obviously not the mother of your lost son."
"No," Clark answered, drawing the word out, "Lana is not the mother."
"Okay....why don't you stop playing coy with me? I mean ordinarily, I would stay out of this whole thing completely...."
"Oh, but of course." Clark said sarcastically.
"But, Lana has practically pulled me into this thing."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, she told me that I knew who the mother of this child was! Lana said she was someone 'I looked at everyday'. Clark, Chloe and you should be so ashamed of yourselves!"
"What?!" Clark almost choked.
"Oh come on! You don't have a son....you have a daughter! That lie was told to throw me off track! And you're here to claim Cordy, aren't you? Oh my God!"
"What?" Clark asked calmly.
"Chloe and Connor are downstairs and they look as if they could be discussing something important! God, Chloe is going to confess! I'd better get down there...."
Lois began to hurry towards the door, when Clark pulled the back of Lois's jacket so hard, that she was propelled back against him, and down into his lap, on the bed on which he sat.
"Lois.....I'm going to tell you a story."
"You're going to tell me a story, hey? Please do not tell me this is going to be about Cordy's conception? Because you can spare me the details and let me up."
"I have a son, Lois. Nothing has ever happened between Chloe and I. The mother of my son is someone that used to live in Smallville."
Sensing that she was about to hear the truth, Lois stayed put in Clark's lap. She said nothing.
"This woman is someone I've known only for a short time. Anyway, I was under the influence of a 'spell'. This woman was not, but, she had had a bad day. She came to me for comfort and one thing lead to another."
Lois jumped up out of his lap!
"Who is this, Clark?! Huh? Who is it? Lana said it's someone I know! Is she in San Francisco? That's it, isn't it?"
"Well, she's in this house."
Lois raised a brow.
"You've lost me."
Clark walked up to her.
"Think of the words, 'harder Smallville. Harder and faster'."
Lois began back towards the door.
"Wh....wh.....what is that all about? Why did you use that phrase?"
Clark began to move towards her.
"Why are you asking? Is it familiar?"
Lois just stared at him. That's what she always said to him, in the erotic dreams she had had about him. That would mean that she.....she had a child by Clark Kent? She had had a baby and didn't remember? No.....
Clark placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Lois, our son is in this house right now."
Lois blinked.
"Kyle." she whispered.
Suddenly, they both heard children screaming. Clark and Lois hurried out of the bedroom.