Chapter 2
"Dammit!" muttered Lois when her suitcase fell on the floor. "Why did I have to bring so much junk?"
"What are you doing?" asked Clark on the doorway.
"Did you become blind sometime during these past two months? What does it look like I'm doing? I'm packing, Clark." she said irritated.
"You're leaving?" Clark said, before he could hide the disappointment in his voice.
"What? You of all people can understand the concept of 'leaving'", she responded icily.
Clark averted his eyes when she looked at him and said "I'm sorry. My mom just told me everything that happened. I'm sorry you had to miss your trip to take my place and do the things I was supposed to do."
"That's what you're apologizing for! Do you think I would have gone to Europe after seeing your parents like that! I would have stayed anyway!" she spat out. Then she added "Nobody could take your place, Clark. Your mother needed her son and you weren't here. I kept trying to give her hope that her husband would be okay and that you would come back safe and sound, but I had no idea what was going to happen. Where the hell were you!"
"Lois..." Clark didn't know what to do. He couldn't tell her the truth, but after everything Lois had done for them, he knew that the truth was the least that she deserved.
When he didn't say anything, Lois headed for the door. Whenever she had pictured Clark coming back, he had been a lot more forthcoming with information. Before she got even close to the door, Clark grabbed her arm. She felt a spark pass between them at the contact and when she looked in his eyes she knew he had felt it too.
Trying to focus again, Clark said "I'm sorry that I wasn't here." And when he saw the tears forming in her eyes, he realized she had been worried about him too. "I'm sorry that I worried you".
It was just too much for Lois. She had tried to be strong for two months and she was just exhausted. She started crying and Clark hold her, thinking about how strong this woman was, doing so much for people she had just met a year ago. He wasn't completely aware of it yet, but he was starting to fall for Lois Lane. Hard.
To be continued
