As Clark stood by the window, his thoughts drifted to many different subjects. One of those thoughts had been Lana.
' Lana I wish you could have come with us here. I miss you so much, and I wish you would make up your mind about me. Are we friends of more than that? Well that and I wish your leg wasn't broken too. Lana… Are those dolphins? That has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen! Are there four of them? I bet the view on the roof is even more breath taking. I might have to go up there later. Hmmm… what was I thinking about? Oh well.
He took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. He turned around at the sound of footsteps. Chloe stumbled out of the bedroom trying not to wake Lois, who is still sleeping.
"Hey what are doing up already?" Chloe asked rubbing her eyes.
"It's eight o'clock, I figured it was time to wake up. The farm life does that to ya." Clark informed her.
"True, I wouldn't know." She added nodding her head.
"I assume Lois is still asleep?" he asked pulling a chair up to the window, resting his legs even though he could have stood there for days before getting tired.
"Yeah, she would sleep until noon if we let her." She answered chuckling as she poured a cup of coffee and added her amount of sugar and French Vanilla creamer to it.
Clark smiled at Chloe as she turned around. Her hair was a mess and she was wearing a baggy t-shirt that said, Go Smallville Crows, and her shorts were probably part of her old P.E. uniform.
Chloe smiled, "What?" she asked playfully.
"It's just… I've never seen you like this." He Smiled, "I mean… in your… when you first wake up." He said a little embarrassed, hoping he found the right words so he didn't offend her.
Chloe blushed, "Well, do you like to see me after I wake up, like this?" She retorted with a mischievous smile. She still had a minor crush on him but not as bad as it was, because she already had a boyfriend. She loved Bart Allen. She walked over to the window where Clark was sitting, and looked out at the view.
"It's nice to see a friend who always looks good, in something like this. Plus its Blackmail, if I need it." He said grinning, happy with the way that came out. She gave him a dirty look.
"I said IF! Calm down Cujo." He said chuckling.
She giggled. Then turned back to the view. Wow look at all the different colors. The clear blue sky and the same beautiful color reflecting in the ocean. The sand looks so soft and clear.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" Clark said interrupting her thoughts.
"Yeah its so…" She searches for the word not able to find one at the moment.
"Amazing?" Clark inserts with a smile.
She smiles and shakes her head, "peaceful."
He squinted out at the deep blue sea, and then pointed. Chloe followed his finger and looked for a moment.
"What am I looking at?" she asked puzzled.
"Dolphins. You don't see them?" He asked and looked down at her beautiful face and into her dazzling blue eyes. 'Hmmm her eyes seem even bluer than they normally are. It must be the sky and the ocean making them even more luminescent.'
"Nooo… Yes! That's so amazing!"
"They are bottlenose dolphins; they normally swim in a subadult group after they leave their mothers but some females stay with their mothers for a long time." He said matter-of-factly as Chloe looked up at him and gave him a weird look, as if saying 'where did you learn that?' Once he noticed the look she was giving him he blushed.
"Mom watches plenty of Discovery Channel. I sometimes watch it with her." They laughed for a minute, and then Chloe saw something.
Oh my gosh! Look at the beach! … That rock is moving! I was lead to believe that rocks were stationary items, you know as in don't move by them selves. When we came here I thought all the weirdness stayed in Smallville and we'd be escaping it, but moving rocks aren't right, right? I should do a story on it! Yeah that would be…"
"Chloe, Chloe calm down. It's a turtle. It's probably laying its eggs on the beach." He said interrupting her. His smile is even bigger now, trying to stifle a laugh.
"Oh, okay that makes more sense now doesn't it? Umm I feel so stupid now…" She said humiliated.
He eyed her, "Chloe you know you were top five at school all five years that you were there, ran the Torch, and can out smart anyone on the streets. You are a rare kind my friend. Most people are either book smart and not street smart or the other way around. So… we should stick together,
"So I can help you with your homework?" Chloe interrupted.
"No… with your mind and looks and… with my smile, we'll be a good team." He said jokingly.
"Well that and your knack for saving my life is a mega bonus." She added with a laugh.
"Sooo…" Clark asked slowly.
"So… what? She asked puzzled.
So… when do we start the exposé on the moving rocks of the Florida's pan handle?" He asked seriously then smiled.
They both laughed at his statement.
Lois walked out with her hair in a messy bun and in pink bunny pajamas with white bunny slippers.
"What are we so giddy about at 8:40 in the morning?" Lois asked in an annoyed tone checking her watch.
"Sorry Lois, did we wake you?" Clark asked in a fake apologetic tone.
"Yeah and I am sure you are real sorry about it too." She asked fixing her hair in to a neat ponytail.
"Good morning Lois!" Chloe tried to take Lois's attention off Clark.
"Good morning cuz. Why didn't you wake me up when you got up?" She asked in a tired preoccupied voice.
"You mean wake the sleeping bear? I like where my limbs are, intact, on my body, and in their rightful places." Chloe said smiling. Lois shot her a dirty look. Chloe continued, "Plus I just got up a few minutes before you." Lois looked to Clark.
"Well what's your story Smallville? Why were you up so early? Lois inquired. Chloe looked toward him, noticing she didn't know why he was up so early. 'Oh wait farm life was his excuse. Never mind then.'
"I get up early all the time Lois, I live on a farm. I didn't sleep that well either." He said honestly putting his hands in the pockets of his pajama pants.
"Why?" the girls asked in unison. Chloe sounded worried, but as for Lois, she was just curious.
"I was probably just excited." "He said. So how did you girls sleep?" changing the subject off him.
Chloe smiled. "No need to ask Lois how she slept, you little sleepy head."
Lois looked at her cousin and smirked, "I slept fine thanks and sleepy head? Very mature what are we, two?" Clark walked over to the ultra white love seat and sat down. Lois went into the kitchen and got herself a cup of coffee and came back into the living room and sat next to Clark on the love seat.
"Hey cuz what are you looking at?" Lois requested. Chloe kept looking out the window, then suddenly as if the words had finally hit her directly in the head, she replied, "Oh… me? Nothing… just the waves, why?"
"Just curious it looked like you were really determined about something. Like you were on a different planet" Lois replied. Mr. and Mrs. Kent walked in hearing just the end of the previous conversation.
"Who is on a different planet?" Jonathon asks guardedly.
"Oh, hi Mr. Kent, I was just asking where Chloe's head was. It looked as if she was doing some serious day dreaming. Where is Mrs. Kent?" As she finished her last word Martha walked into the room.
"Good morning girls, how did you sleep?" She asked in her motherly tone.
The girls both answered in unison, "Great." Mr. Kent cleared his throat and Mrs. Kent walked up next to him and put her arm around his waist.
"Would anyone like to go to the store with us? Feel free to stay here and hang out, but we are stopping at Starbucks and we are paying." Mr. Kent said to the kids. As if Grace's ears perked up, she spun around to face her elders.
"Starbucks? Count me in! I don't care if anyone else comes or not I get coffee! Not that your coffee is bad Mrs. Kent its just-," Chloe was cut off by Martha.
"It's Starbucks. I understand." Martha said reassuringly.
"Where are you going, store wise that is?" Clark asked, "And why?"
"We forgot some supplies and a few shirts were left behind." Jonathon explained. Chloe had already left to get dressed and fix her hair.
" Clark, Lois would you care join us?" Martha invited.
"If you guys don't mind, I would rather stay here and relax and maybe check out some things around the Condo." Clark stated.
"You aren't coming?" Chloe asked as she returned all dressed and ready to go. She turned toward Lois.
" Lois, are you coming with us?" Jonathan asked.
"Come on cuz we get coffee, no, not just coffee, the King of coffee, Starbucks!" Chloe asked quickly. Lois smiled.
"Thanks Chlo for clearing that up for me, but I think I'll stay here and keep an eye on Smallville. If that's okay with you?" she said gesturing towards Clark. Clark looks up startled at the sound of his name, well nickname. What is it with her calling me that? She knows I don't like it. That's probably why she does it. Hmmm there must be a name she's not so fond of. Clark came out of his dazed state and answered the question.
"Yeah that's fine with me. Enjoy your Starbucks coffee Chloe. Hey Dad, good luck." Jonathan looked confused but Clark went on. With Chloe, if she's this… bubbly with a cup coffee you'll have a headache after she's had a few more." He looked at his father with sympathy the waved goodbye. Both men smiled and laughed.
"I guess its just us, party!" Jonathan Looks to Chloe then to Clark and back. Jonathan rolls his eyes in a playful manner.
"Not Just Chloe!" Mr. Kent smiled. Chloe gave him a dirty look then stuck out her tongue and smiled. Then his parents and Chloe left for the store.