Chapter 9

Clark had been searching for a week in the Fortress and still hadn't found anything. He was starting to think this monster didn't have anything to do with Krypton after all. But then, why would it be specifically targeting him?

He wanted to go home and see how Lois was, but he had to have answers before coming back, he had to have a way to defeat this thing. And even if he didn't like it, being away meant the people he loved wouldn't be caught in the crossfire, like Lois was.

"Did I just consider Lois a person I love?" he thought surprised. He knew his feelings for Lois had been changing for a while, but he still wasn't sure what those feelings were now. It felt so different from anything he had ever felt before. Whenever he thought about Lana, there was always this anxiety, everything was so complicated. But thinking about Lois always brought a smile to his face. She just made him feel happy no matter how bad the situation seemed. Was that love?

At the Kent farm, Mrs. Kent was doing everything she could to make Lois feel comfortable. After two months of Lois taking care of her, she was more than happy to return the favor.

"Are you sure you don't want anything? You can't strain yourself, you know? I can make you that dessert you like, it won't take long."

"Mrs. Kent, just go see your husband, I'll be fine, don't worry." Lois said, smiling. Even though she was always telling Martha she didn't need any pampering, she was actually enjoying it. It had been a long time since anyone had pampered her.

"I won't take long, I promise." Mrs. Kent said, giving her a kiss and leaving.

Going up to her bedroom, Lois closed the door and sat on the bed. As they had done a lot over the past two weeks, her thoughts wandered to Clark.

"Where is he? And why does it have to be such a secret? And besides, what sort of place doesn't have a telephone, so he can at least say if he's still alive! And WHY do I have to think about him every time I'm alone?" she thought.

"Lois?"

"Oh, my God, I'm starting to hallucinate!" she said aloud.

There was a knock on her door. Suspiciously, she got up to answer.

"Clark."

"Hey. I'm back."

"I can see that."

"God, how I missed him", "God, how I missed her" they both thought at the same time.

Before they even realized what they were doing, they found themselves in a hug so tight, Lois could barely breath. Not that she cared that much at that particular moment.

Finally releasing each other, Clark remembered her injured arm.

"I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"

"Nah, I'll live." and she winked at him.

Clark smiled.

"Did you find the answers you were looking for at the place you won't say anything about?" she smirked.

Smiling wider, he answered "Yeah."

To be continued