3:00 AM

"Hey mind if I join? Or is this guy time?" Sam asked from the doorway into the living room. Both Clark and Lex turned around, Clark nodding then turning back to the TV but Lex's eyes lingered a little longer.

The sweatpants hung loose around her waist and she kept a hand near the top as if she was having trouble keeping them on her hips. 'Imagine if they fell…' Lex thought before shaking his head of all sexual thoughts and nodding at her before looking back at the TV. Some old movie was on and Lex had been into it before Sam's entrance but now he wasn't as interested.

Sam walked over a small smile gracing her lips. "It took me forever to find you guys, this place is huge," she stated sitting down on the couch next to Lex, the opposite side of Clark.

Lex kept telling himself to stop thinking about her and concentrate on the movie but too many thoughts were already running full speed through his mind. 'Where did she come from? Why did she have the same mark as Clark? Why the hell did she go from pissed off to smiling within an hour?'

The movie ended half an hour later, the only one not noticing being Lex. "Hey Earth to Lex, come in Lex," Sam said waving a hand in front of his face.

"We lost him Sam, only one way to get him back," Clark, said a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"How?" she asked catching on to the fun to be had.

"Well with all guys it's either poking him incessantly or kissing him…one of which I'll leave to you if worst comes to worst."

"Okay," Sam replied. "I'll poke him, and you can kiss him," she teased this statement in it's own bringing Lex out of his reverie.

"No offense Clark but no way in hell," Lex stated before shifting his gaze to Samantha. "As for you…that was just plain wrong, Clark how do we get her back for that?"

Samantha tried to run her too long and baggy pants making it harder then it usually would have been, Clark catching her easily and tickling her. Lex laughed at the scene before joining in, laughing as she tried to get away, but it seemed impossible to break out of Clark and Lex's hold for obvious reasons.

"Ah! Okay, okay I give up!" Sam exclaimed as she squirmed away only to be pulled back by Lex. Although the tickling had subsided the laughter and light mood hadn't.

After a minute or so Lex realized what was going on. He was holding Sam in his arms as they laughed, Clark giving him a knowing smile, while Sam leaned back against him, for support or comfort Lex wasn't sure.

"So about this whole same scar business," Clark said sensing Lex's range of emotions.

"Well Clark it's simple really," Samantha said sitting up and pulling out of Lex's arms in the process. "We both have the same mark, therefore meaning same place of origin. And if the information I received is correct, you are Kal'El, making us family."

Clark stared at her closely knowing she must have been contacted somehow, but family?

"My name is Sa'El," Samantha said smiling.

"Siblings," Lex observed.

"No," Clark said. He took Sam's hand in his before pulling back the edge of her shirt slightly to reveal the marks, his own shirt still undone from earlier. "I'm thinking twins."

Lex nodded dumbly as he stared at the mark on Sam's chest trying to pull his eyes away and only succeeding when her voice filled the room.

"Twins sounds nice," she said smiling at Clark. "But there is something you should know," her voice turning serious. "The Kendal's, my foster parents, died over a week ago. I don't have a place to go," she explained hanging her head.

Lex felt something lurch inside of him and annoying urge to soothe the hurt she held hit him harder then he'd ever felt for anyone before. Resigning to the idea he reached out and tilted her chin up with his index finger so she was looking at him. "Stay here as long as you need to, perhaps the Kent's can adopt you, make this family thing official."

Clark's eyes brightened and he nodded his enthusiasm. "I mean working on a farm at five in the morning isn't all that great but family is. You'll love Mom and Dad."

Samantha smiled at both of them before hugging Clark then standing her eyes falling on Lex. Before Lex could turn away to turn the TV off Samantha's arms had encircled his neck pulling him into a hug. Hesitantly he wrapped his arms around her completing the hug as she smiled against his neck.

"Who would have thought?" she asked her breath hitting his ear. "Me and Lex Luthor co-existing, smiling, laughing, and hugging."

"Not I," Lex admitted pulling out of the hug and offering the smallest of smiles. "It's a good thing though."

Sam nodded in agreement before walking over to the TV set herself and turning it off.

"Well it's late, we should all be going to bed," Lex said offering both of his guests a smile. "Clark I take it you'll be in your normal room?" Clark nodded and picked up the bowl he had been eating popcorn out of earlier. "And Samantha the room you were in earlier could be yours for the night, it's across the hall from mine and next to Clark's, completely convenient."

Clark smiled and wrapped an arm around her neck pulling her into him in a playful manner. "Yeah lucky you, sleeping across the hall from a bald millionaire and next to an alien brother."

Sam laughed and Lex couldn't help but smile, she had an infectious laugh. "Oh yeah just what I always dreamed," she said rolling her eyes and laughing as her and Clark left the living room, Lex only a step behind them.

"Goodnight," Lex said opening his bedroom door as Clark and Sam echoed his farewell until morning.

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