Sorry for the long wait guys… I had some personal stuff to attend to. Anyway… here are the next chapters.
Tayrion
You and me
The next morning Lana woke up feeling a strange sense of peace. Last night with everything she heard Clark say, she became so overly emotional that she cried for most part of the night. It was almost cathartic. She heard from him, all those things she wanted to hear during the years they spent apart. It was still a very complicated situation though. He was still Superman, and she still had Laura to think about. But for the first time she was able to let go of all the issues she had regarding Clark and their failed attempts at a relationship. She felt like she could make a fresh start.
She prepared Laura her breakfast, they ate and then they went out for a morning walk. Soon, without realizing it, she found herself walking in the Smallville cemetery and towards Martha's grave. They went over and sat down on the grass. Laura sat beside her really quietly as if she realized the sacred place they were in.
"Hello Martha…" said Lana with a sad smile on her face. "Laura is also here to see you… I miss you… we both do… You know that you were her favorite person in the world right? She always had a big smile on her face when she saw you… and it seems like she's taken a liking to Clark also… you should have seen them the other day… they were sitting watching cartoons and Laura kept on trying to explain to Clark the story of every single character…" said Lana with a light chuckle. "Poor Clark… I'm sure he didn't understand half of what she told him… it… it felt really right… you know… it felt like home Martha… as if we were finally where we belonged…" a lonely tear started rolling down Lana's face.
Laura seeing that, got up and tried to wipe the tear from Lana's face. "Mommy don cly…"
Lana turned and looked at her daughter lovingly. She smiled and hugged her. "Don't you worry honey… these are happy tears…"
"Hullo C'ark" said Laura looking behind Lana with a big smile on her face.
Lana turned around surprised and saw Clark standing just a few feet behind, looking very emotional.
Lana bit her lip, immediately wondering what had Clark heard. "Hey…" she said softly as she turned around again to face Martha's grave.
Clark approached them and saw Laura waiting for him with extended arms. "Hey you…" he said with a smile as he lift her in his arms and kissed her cheek. "Have you been a good girl Laura?"
Laura looked at him with her wide beautiful eyes and nodded. "Yesh… mommy shays good gi'l. "
Clark chuckled. "Well… if your mommy says so… then you are definitely a good girl." Said Clark as he placed her down.
Laura then saw a little turtle just a few feet away and got all excited. "Bobby…" she yelled as she ran next to the little turtle.
"Bobby?" inquired Clark with a perplexed look.
Lana chuckled. "It's the name of a turtle in one of those cartoons she watches. Don't ask me why they would call a turtle Bobby though."
Clark smiled and sat down on the grass next to Lana. Both remained silent for a while, as the tension was almost palpable.
"So…" said Clark awkwardly.
Lana took a deep breath and turned to look at Clark. "I think it's my turn to speak now Clark."
Clark gulped hard as he wasn't sure if that was a good sign or not.
"What you said last night… you have no idea what that meant to me Clark… I spent all these years wondering why… why you would chose to exclude me from your life… I tried to move on… I really tried… but I was either very unlucky or just stuck on you… When you later on tried to bridge the gap that was between us and tried to be my friend, I know I acted very immaturely by not responding the way I should have… but I didn't think I could handle being just your friend Clark… I mean… I could understand how you might have come to fall in love with Lois eventually… but what hurt the most was that when you decided to go and live in Metropolis, you didn't come to me first…"
"But I did come Lana." Said Clark defensively. "You were the first person I went to. But when I came, I saw you with someone else… and you seemed happy and content… I didn't want to mess up your life again Lana… that's why I left…"
"But Clark… don't you see what I'm saying… You were the one Clark… You were always the one… Despite the fact that I'm pretty sure whoever it was, was just a friend, …you were Clark… I mean… " Lana became emotional again as she found it hard to continue.
Clark reached out with his hands and cupped her face. "I know Lana… I was stupid… as I said… I should have trusted in you… I should have let you make your own decisions instead of trying to make it for you… I… I wish I could have done things differently… I'm so sorry…"
Lana remained silent for a while. Then she lift her head and looked at Clark. "No more Clark… Let's not do that anymore… Let's not fall back to the what ifs…" Then decidedly she put her hands around his neck and pulled him close for a kiss.
It was tender and reserved. Both feared of what it would be like, and what the other one would feel; but as it was, their lips remembered the dance they so passionately played all those years ago. Like two lovers who intimately know each other, the memory and feelings never fade. They may lay dormant for a while, but given the right spark they explode once more, enveloping both in their warmth.
When they broke their kiss they embraced each other and remained in each other's arms for a while. Laura watched them from near by not really sure why they were crying, since as it was obvious to her they loved each other. And from somewhere far, Martha looked down and smiled, finally at peace.
To be continued…
Obsessed4ever2Clana- Wow… thanks a lot for your wonderful comments. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story as well… And I'm also glad you didn't stop reading with all the Lois stuff before. I just wanted to be respectful to the mythos and the characters, and still write the future as I would want it. That is why I tried to write Lois as realistic as possible… considering the circumstances. As you see from this chapter on it's Clana for sure.