It's been a couple of days since the night Lois and I spoke. I wasn't sure if I was the one avoiding her or she's the one avoiding me. Either way, the results were simple. The two of us weren't talking. I remove my cell phone from my pocket and debate whether or not to call her; I really need to speak with her.

I decide just to let fate take care of itself this time and dial her number.

It rang a few times before she answered. "Hello." I sigh at the voice on the other line.

"Johnny. Hey. Is Lois there?"

"Nope," he answered.

"Do you know where she is?" I ask impatiently.

"She's in some special juridical legal science class – "

"You mean Juridical Science and Legal Specialization class?"

"Yeah whatever"

"Thanks." I hang up on him abruptly, but anyone speaking with Storm for more than a few seconds would feel the same way I do. I still don't know much about him except that he came from a wealthy family. So my deduction of 'spoiled rich boy' is still justified until proven otherwise.

I super speed as fast as I can across campus, stopping right by the door where her class was taking place. I grinned when people started to leave. I'm right on time.

I figured Lois would be out of the class by now but when I glanced inside the classroom, there she was, sitting in the middle jotting down notes. She looked so engrossed in her papers that she may not have known class ended.

"Lois"

She looks up at me and smiled. "Hey Smallville." Then she looks around herself. "Hmm," she comments amusingly at the scene. "Everyone's gone"

"I'm thankful. I get to take advantage of the situation"

She smiled again and began putting her school work into her bag. "You've been waiting long?" she asks, getting up from her seat and walking down the isle on the way to me.

I shake my head. "Not really"

"Look Clark – " She say's my name. Like the other times, that usually implies that the impending conversation is going to be serious. "I'm sorry I haven't called you – or seen you – heck let's work with both."

All right, she apologized, I'll give her that. I was actually expecting her to deny the other night ever happening. I really do wonder what goes on in that amazing mind of hers.

"I'm sorry too"

"You shouldn't," she says. "You made the first move"

"Quite a few times if I recall correctly," I reminded her and then I added… "You're going to have to keep up with me Lois or I'm gonna lose interest," I threatened lightheartedly and she took it all in with a confident smirk.

I've never really done anything like this before. You know, go after a girl that I really like. Back in high school, everything would be so awkward for me whenever it involved the opposite sex. I never really knew what I wanted and just hoped that the thing I did would be enough.

Unlike now, in this moment, I know what I want and it's staring me right in the face.

"How will I ever make it up to you," she quipped.

"Have dinner with me tonight for one," I recommend. "Which is followed by desert," I continued. "Then we walk the scenic route through the streets of Metropolis." This is the part where we're both smiling so I know I'm doing well. "Then I kiss you and bid you goodnight at your door"

She raised her eyebrows at my last recommendation.

"Okay, by my door if that suits you better," I rephrase playfully. It looked far more romantic than having Johnny Storm in her room.

She chuckles and so do I.

"What do you say?" I wait patiently. I was forward in my approach, but I would really like to go out with her and I'm tired of playing this game of tap dance. She's driving me crazy. I even dropped a letter grade in my Lit class because of her.

"How do I refuse?"

I can't stop myself from grinning now. "So that's a yes?"

She nodded and I feel like I'm on cloud 9, whatever that meant.

"Yes," I repeated.

"Yes," she says.

"Oh thank God"

She laughs.

"I'll see you – tonight then?"

"Tonight," she agreed.

"Seven o'clock good for you?"

"It's perfect"

"Okay then," I slap my hands together, walking backwards. "I'll see you tonight." Then I almost tripped when I hit the door and I look at her embarrassed. "I'll see you at seven," I ended, quitting while I'm ahead. I'm just so happy she said yes and from the smile I saw on her face before disappearing, I could tell she's happy about it too.

To be continued…