Author's Notes: Thanks everybody. Your reviews are phenomenal. I appreciate the continued support and encouragement in regards to this story. It's a pleasure to write. Sorry for the three-day wait. I normally don't write Fanfiction during weekends, and I was off Friday so technically, my weekend started a day early wink but I'm back now, and hopefully, I you all are still here.

Metamorphosis – Chapter 33

Two Months Later

Swing. "FORE!" Lois warned audibly out to the players in the green as she watched her golf ball head towards them. She brought Chloe along to play a little round of golf on such a good day.

"Wow, Lois. I didn't know you were such an aficionado"

Lois grinned. "I have to be if I'm gonna keep up with my super powered boyfriend"

Chloe had to smile about that. It's been two months since Clark told Lois everything, and since then, they've been almost inseparable. The two women have grown even closer as friends now as well, if that was even possible.

"So, how are things going with you and Clark? Do I hear wedding bells in the near future?"

Lois chuckles, and then shakes her head. "We're doing fine just dating," said Lois, waiting for Chloe to take her position behind the ball.

Chloe grabs a club and heads to her spot and girlishly prepares herself to hit the ball.

"Sweetie," called out Lois. "That's a putter"

Chloe glanced at the club she held. "Oh. Right." Chloe tosses the putter haphazardly aside and Lois throws her a driver. This is the first time Chloe have ever played golf that didn't involve anything miniature and it amuses Lois greatly that a girl of Chloe's intellect couldn't tell the difference between a putter and a driver.

"What are you guys waiting for?" said Chloe as she swings and misses. She scrunched her nose and gave out a huff then tries again, readjusting her form while she's at it. "You're practically living together." She swings again, and this time, she got a piece of it, but instead of hitting the ball forward, it went sideways, forcing Lois to duck face down for cover.

"Chlo! This is golf, not a war zone. And there's no talking in golf," said an exasperated Lois getting up from her prone position.

Chloe shrugged. "I told you we should've stayed with miniature golf. And since when do you not like talking?"

Lois eyed her with a death glare. "I have my moments"

They two girls gather their stuff and hop into their golf cart. And since driving the golf cart is about the only thing Chloe knew how to do well out in the golf course, she does the driving. She brings up the topic again.

"Have you two talked about marriage yet?"

Lois sighs. "Chloe! We're still in college"

"So?" said Chloe. "You're in love, aren't you? Besides, I'm living out my Kent fantasies through you so the least you could do is milk it for all it's worth"

Lois laughs.

"Okay, first of all. That's just weird. Secondly, Clark and I… we haven't really gone there"

Chloe hits on the breaks and the force nearly throws Lois off the cart.

"That's it! I'm driving!" said Lois, running around the cart and pushing Chloe to the passenger seat. "Geez, and here I thought I was the reckless driver"

Chloe is still processing the earlier information about Lois and Clark. "What do you mean you and Clark hasn't gone there yet?"

"It means what it basically means. Clark and I… and I can't believe I'm going to say this, but we're going steady without the sex"

"Really?" Chloe couldn't believe this. "Is it because he's an…"

"God no!" Lois assures, knowing exactly what Chloe was leading up to. "It has nothing to do with that, believe me"

"So why? I figured after he told you about him, you two would be shacked up in your room for days on end"

Lois rolled her eyes, ignoring her. "Let's go work on your form and we'll see if your question warrants an answer"

Chloe growls in response.

Kent Farm

"What's going on, son?" My dad asks me as he removes his work gloves after coming out of the barn and spotting me by the porch. I hug him despite all the dirt he had on himself.

"Hey dad"

"Everything all right?" he continued, fatherly concern crossing his features.

I nod, but I'm sure he could tell there was something more on my mind.

"Is this about Lois?"

I move over to the porch and sit on the steps.

"Kinda"

"Well…" he waited. "Son, I may be your father, but I'm not a mind reader. What's going on with you and Lois? You two aren't breaking up, I hope. I thought things were going great"

"No, it is. It's just… I know we don't talk about this a lot, and we've talked a little about it before and it usually ends with me trying not to listen, but… it's about… you know… stuff"

At first, my dad couldn't comprehend what I was trying to point out, and once he did, I grow red in embarrassment.

"So you and Lois haven't had sex yet?"

I stare awkwardly away. Parent's always had a way to point the obvious, leaving me thinking that I should find more male friends. I couldn't bring this up with Chloe because, one, she's a girl. And two, she's close with Lois. It's just too weird for me.

"Is it wrong for me to want to go there?"

I don't want to disappoint my parents; that's the last thing I ever want to do, but I love Lois, and sometimes, I want to express that feeling with more than just words and phrases.

Dad shakes his head.

"No, son, it isn't wrong. A part of me hoped that you would wait till you were married, but I know that times have changed, and if that's something you're absolutely sure about, then I won't stop you"

I breathe out a sigh of relief. I'm glad he was honest about it too, not that he was ever dishonest with me, but my parents always had a way in sugarcoating life to keep me safe.

"If I knew we were ready, I'd ask Lois to marry me right now"

"What's keeping you?"

I raise an eyebrow. "Are you seriously asking me that?"

Dad gives me a bemused look. "Hey, your mother and I love Lois as much as you do. I'm glad she's in our lives. I certainly won't mind her being my daughter-in-law if that ever happens"

Somehow, just knowing that little fact made me happy.

"You know Lois. She's an independent. She doesn't like being told what to do and how to live her life. And then there's the big fact that we're both still in college. I know she has a part-time gig working for the Planet, but realistically, we're totally unprepared for a commitment like marriage"

"I'll tell you a little secret, son. Marriage in itself is an unknown, and that's what makes going into it so fun, everything is a new discovery"

"It's different with you and mom"

"I won't lie to you about that, Clark, it is different. It's different because you and Lois have a lot to offer not just to each other, but perhaps, to a lot more people out there"

"How can you be so sure?"

"I'm your father, aren't I?" he grinned, the first I've ever seen him do in a long time.

"Thanks, dad"

"Just have a little patience son. It'll be worth it in the end"

In my heart, I hope it never ends. I want to be with Lois forever if I can help it.

Metropolis University

I unlock the door to my dorm room and enter to find Lois's luggage filled with her belonging. I look around curiously for her wondering what was going on.

"Lois"

"Hey," she says, coming out of the bathroom all dressed and ready to go somewhere. She gives me a quick kiss before heading towards the open luggage on the bed, adding a couple of more things before closing it shut.

"You going somewhere?"

She let out a soft sigh before answering. "My father is in town, he called me an hour ago telling me – actually, it was more like ordering me to pack up my stuff and stay with him downtown. It's a two-story loft he bought a long time ago that we rarely use unless he's in the city"

"Oh"

She smiled and crossed the room, wrapping her arms around my waste. "Don't worry, I'll be back. It'll only be a few days"

"That's still a long time to wait," I say frowning.

She gives me a long kiss. "You can always hover at my window and whisk me away"

The idea sounds incredibly tempting. "As long as you promise to keep it unlocked, you got yourself a deal"

"Come on, walk with me"

Outside, we walked along the campus path while Lois described her father for the first time since we met.

"He aggravates me most of the time. Getting a 99 isn't enough. 100 is what it's all about"

"That isn't so bad"

"Oh it was bad. I had such a problem with authority; I purposely got a C in half my classes just to get him riled up"

"Was that wise?"

"No, but it was fun. Once I got into high school, though, we pretty much drifted apart. I barely see him anymore, and when I do, he's hard to avoid. The last thing I want is having a whole team of soldiers looking for me"

"Great," I say nervously. I've never met her dad, so I can only imagine what that might be like. I've met some pretty important people over the years, but General Sam Lane seems like the kind of man you don't want to cross.

Twenty minutes later, we end up back at my dorm room.

"I should get going, he'll court Marshall me or something if I don't show up on time."

I kiss her one more time before letting her go.

"Call me when you get there"

"I will. Don't worry, Smallville. I'll be back before you know it," she says, throwing me a wink before turning, disappearing as she made a turn in the hallway. I breathe out carefully. There was a lot to think about, and this weekend is as good a time as any to figure out what I'm going to do.

To be continued…