I didn't put this on the first chapter so I am going to put it here. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, only the storyline!
He was still looking through his telescope, unaware of anyone up in the loft with him, when someone spoke his name, scaring him a little.
"Clark?"
Clark turned around to face the person who had startled him and was surprised to find that he was a little disappointed to see Lana standing there (Sorry for those you who thought it was going to be Alicia). "Hey, Lana," he answered her, a smile on his face that didn't quite reach his eyes.
Lana looked at him with a concerned look on her face, placing a comforting hand on his arm. "What's wrong, Clark? You haven't been yourself lately," she said, tilting her head back to look into his troubled eyes.
For a second, he thought about telling her… everything. With the pressure about keeping his marriage to Alicia, someone who he had not seen in a couple of months, on top of keeping secret of what he really was, it was all becoming too much. "Lana, I-," he started, but changed course mid-sentence, "it's nothing. I just have a lot on my mind, that's all." He looked away, hoping she would not catch the lie in his eyes.
Lana retracted her hand from where it still rested on Clark's arm, starting to get a little annoyed with him. "Clark," she began a little more firmly. "For the past couple of months I've been worried about you, we've all been worried about you. You hardly talk to me or anybody else anymore. You can tell me what's wrong.," she finished almost pleadingly.
Clark was surprised to hear that people were worried about him. He didn't know he had made it so obvious that something was wrong and was a little sorry to have made other people worry. It was only a fleeting thought before he shook his away, clearing his mind of guilt before looking back at Lana. "Lana, I don't feel up to talking right now. I just need to think about some things right now."
Lana was a little hurt by Clark's words. For a second, she allowed Clark to see the pain he had caused her before putting on a mask of slight anger. "That's fine Clark. I guess… I will just see you later, then."
Clark watched her walk away, only feeling a little sorry for causing her pain. Shaking his head again, he turned and walked back to the telescope. It only took a couple of seconds to figure out that he had lost the little interest he had left. With a sigh, went and laid down on the couch, and closed his eyes. Within the next minute, he heard more footsteps, but he guessed it was Lana coming back to badger him some more.
"Lana, I told you I don't want to talk right now," he said a little louder than normal, his eyes still closed.
The footsteps seemed to slow and go a couple of steps before stopping. Again, he assumed it was Lana and that she was considering on ignoring his blatant rejection.
"Clark?"
This time, the voice was different. It was a voice that belonged to someone who was shy and quiet spoken. It was the voice that belonged to the one person that Clark really wanted to see. His eyes snapped up and he instantly sat up, his mouth slightly agape.
"A-Alicia?"
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