Clark pulled up to the farm to see that his dad had built a big campfire and set up three tents for his family to sleep in. He also had been busy all afternoon buying lumber for the new house. He had stacked it neatly next to where the new house would go. It was late so Clark tried being very quiet as he pulled up and got out of the truck. He felt awful. His body ached from his battle the day before and his mind was a mess from the afternoon's conversations. He needed to recharge so he did what he always did when he was upset. Clark turned on the radio in his loft and collapsed on the couch. He just lay there and thought of all the events of the last few days. He lost his home, sort of got back together with Lana and then broke up with her again, found himself in the arctic, was almost killed by an alien from another planet and learned that Chloe knew his secret.
"Make some room farmboy, this girl is sore from moving those damn rocks all day." Lois snapped him out of his thoughts as she walked up in her pajamas and bunny slippers. Clark sat up and made room for her on the couch. "So late night Smallville, where have you been?"
"Why Lois did you stay up worrying?"
"No I had a bad dream. Some guy in a red cape again. Looks like you could use some company."
"Its been an interesting day Lois."
"Spill Kent." Clark smiled and looked at Lois.
"Its Lana stuff again Lois. You sure you wanna hear that?"
"No but its good to get it out and I asked."
"Its nothing major, just that I think there won't BE any Lana stuff ever again. She tried to start things with us up again earlier today but I told her no. From now on we're only friends. I guess I feel really good about that." Lois couldn't believe what she was hearing. Clark had been tearing himself up over this girl, which Lois didn't understand in the first place, and then suddenly he gets wise and realizes that they could never work out because Lana would keep finding reasons to push him away. Another thing that Lois never could understand.
"A lifetime of pining and then you just decide you don't want her?"
"Pretty much"
"Good for you Clark." Lois smiled and patted his muscular leg. His leg, she meant his leg. "Come on Smallville, we need to get some sleep before the slavedriver wakes us up to rebuild his palace." She had a point. Clark followed her down to the Kent family camp.
"Thanks Lois, for listening and for helping us here. I'm glad you're staying. Night."
"Night Clark." Lois watched him climb into his tent. She smiled. 'Clark Kent is glad I'm staying.' She really liked something about that statement.