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Chapter 5:
Fifteen minutes later, Clark emerged from the bathroom, fully dressed. "You know what I like about your bathroom?"
Lois shook her head curiously.
Clark grinned, "It has a lock."
Lois rolled her eyes at his lame observation. Her look of annoyance was spoiled when she grinned remembering how she had walked in on him taking a shower and how his mother had come to give him towels. "Your mom called," she said offhandedly.
Clark's grin slipped, changing into a look of something akin to terror. "You didn't tell her about me getting drunk, did you?" he asked hesitantly.
"No." Clark heaved a sigh of relief. "It sounds like you're gonna be dead enough already when you get home."
Clark's eyes widened, "What do you mean?"
Lois smirked at him, "You can't honestly tell me you thought your parents would be at all happy about you spending the night in a woman's apartment. Especially one they caught you in a "co-ed situation" with."
Clark groaned and covered his eyes with his hand.
Lois walked over to him and lightly backhanded him in the stomach. "Oh, cheer up, Smallville. It could be a lot worse." He dropped his hand and gave her a look of pure disbelief. Lois raised a brow, "You could've gone home drunk and floating, and then you would've had to explain to them, instead of just me, that you started floating because you X-rayed me."
Clark let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. "I guess you're right."
Lois smiled up at him. "You bet I'm right. After all, everyone knows that Lois Lane is always right."
He gave a short laugh. "How do you always do that?" he asked, not really expecting an answer.
"Do what," she asked with a puzzled look.
"Make me laugh when I should be somewhere along the line of terrified." As soon as the words left his mouth, the realization hit him.
"That's for me to know, and you to find out," Lois teased.
"I think I just did," he said quietly. After a moment, Clark snapped his hanging jaw closed and shook his head slightly. This is completely insane! I can't be in love with Lois Lane! There has to be some other explanation... maybe, she was affected with some type of meteor rock that makes any Kryptonian male think he's in love. 'Don't be ridiculous,' came the small voice in his head. Okay, so maybe it's not entirely impossible for me to be in love with her, but it's still extremely unlikely. 'Is it?' Clark silenced the voice, but was unable to silence the memory of the voice. Noticing their close proximity, Clark retreated to a safe distance a few feet away.
Lois's cheerful expression dropped slightly. Wait! Why do I care if Smallville moves a few feet away. It's not like I like him or anything. Her eyes widened drastically. Luckily, Clark wasn't facing her so he didn't notice her reaction. When he finally turned back to her, she had already schooled her features to an unreadable mask.
"We should probably... uh... talk about... you know... earlier?"
"What about earlier?" Lois asked, watching him squirm under her gaze.
"You know," Clark said waving his hands about wildly. " We almost... uh..."
Lois rolled her eyes at him, barely suppressing a grin. "Geez, Smallville, how hard is it to just say, 'we almost kissed'?"
Clark shrugged uncomfortably. "I guess. So, don't you think we need to talk about it?"
"What's there to talk about?"
"Well, there's obviously something there." Lois just shrugged indifferently. "You're gonna make me come out and say it aren't you?"
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Fine!" Clark stalked over to Lois and kissed her. After a moment, a stunned Lois began to respond to the kiss. Clark broke the kiss, though his face remained mere inches from Lois's. "I like you a lot, alright," his voice was barely above a whisper, "maybe more. I'm not sure. I've never felt like this about anyone before, and it's a little confusing."
"See, that wasn't that hard now, was it? Just for the record, Clark, I like you a lot, too."
"So, does this mean...?"
"That we're together," she finished for him. "What do you think, Smallville?"
"Yes?" he asked, slightly nervous.
In response Lois reached up, wrapping her arms around his neck, and pulled him down to her and into a passionate kiss. After a few moments, she pulled back a bit. "Does that answer your question?" a slightly breathless Lois asked.
Clark grinned in response.
Out of the corner of her eye, Lois noticed what time her digital clock said. "Shoot. I told your mother I'd drive you back to Smallville as soon as you were out of the shower."
Clark hit his forehead. "Please tell me you didn't tell her I was in the shower... at your apartment?"
"Yeah, why- ohhh," Lois's look of confusion was replaced with one of comprehension. "Sorry?" she offered, a bit sheepishly.
Clark shot her a mock scowl. "You have a real knack for getting me into these types of situations. First there was the cornfield, then my shower, then the trashed barn, and now this..."
"Hey. The whole barn incident wasn't my fault. After all, how was I supposed to know that I'd be possessed by a long-dead witch?"
He threw up his hands in mock surrender. "Fine. The barn wasn't your fault; but what's your excuse for the other mentioned incidents?"
Lois rolled her eyes and punched him in the arm lightly. "C'mon, let's get going before your parents actually start thinking that something did happen."
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. :) ((btw: Clark started floating because he X-rayed Lois and saw stuff he shouldn't have))
