Chapter 14: Revival
"I can't believe that this is out last night here, I'm going to miss it." Clark told me. I nodded and continued to stare at the sunset.
"Yea me too. Even after all these years, London still almost feels like home." I stated.
"We'll come back, I promise." He said.
I nodded and continued staring out into the sun. Then I did something that I hadn't done since before the whole Max fiasco.
"Home,
A place not far but still out of reach,
Home,
Where I will never be and
I just want to fly away,
And back to you now
But all I can do is dream
Of when I will finally be free." I sang quietly, feeling the old passion soar through me.
"Where did that come from?" Clark asked.
"I wrote it a while ago, but I've never heard it out loud before. It doesn't feel right anymore." I said sighing.
"I would hope not." He stated.
"I miss music." I said flatly.
"No one ever said you had to stop." Clark told me. I shrugged.
"That's true, but what about the people? I mean they won't know who I am anymore." I said. Clark laughed.
"After all of the stories printed about you and the Stiff's lately, I don't see how they could forget." He said. I smiled and nodded some. Then I caught sight of my left hand and saw my ring, and then another thought came to mind.
"Clark, how are we going to tell everyone about us?" I asked. He sighed and grabbed my hand.
"We'll take our time, I mean this happened pretty fast, not that I'm not happy about that, but we'll just wait until the perfect moment." He told me sincerely. I nodded and sighed.
"I don't know how long I can keep this to myself." I stated smiling. I looked up at Clark, he was smiling as well.
"I know exactly how you feel." He told me. We kissed briefly and then I focused my gaze back on the sky as the last rays of light stretched out across the horizon.
I felt myself yawning and in a matter of minutes, I fell asleep in Clark's arms.
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"Oh I am so glad to be back!" I exclaimed as I dropped my bags down in my apartment.
"I can tell, hey I am going to drop off my stuff at my place then I have to turn in my stories. I'll call you afterwards ok?" Clarks said. I smiled and nodded. We kissed and then Clark left. This gave me the time to work on my newest project. I went into my office, got on my computer, and turned on my sound equipment and got to work.
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"Jules?" Clark yelled. I looked at my watched. Crap, it was noon, we were supposed to go to Smallville today and I had stayed up all night and fell asleep at my computer.
"Coming!" I yelled back groggily. I quickly stood up and walked into the living room.
"Hey, sorry umm, I'm kind of not ready see..." But he smiled and cut me off.
"You pulled another all-nighter didn't you?" Clark said.
"Yes, but I'm so close. I almost have an entire album finished!" I exclaimed, getting excited. Clark laughed and walked closer to me.
"Jules its ok, lets get you ready alright?" I nodded and we went into my room and packed my bags.
I slept the entire car ride. When I woke up, we were at the Talon.
"Uhh," I groaned as the sun hit my eyes. Clark laughed.
"Come on, I thought you might want some caffeine." He told me.
"You're so smart for making that assumption!" I said as we got out of the car and walked inside.
"Clark! Jules!" Lana yelled, immediately spotting us. She swiftly walked over to us and hugged Clark, then me.
"You guys look great! How have you been?" She asked.
We sat at a table and talked for a long time. We were laughing and I reached for my latte. I made a mistake by reaching with my left hand.
"Oh my God…" Lana whispered. She grabbed my hand and looked at the ring which I had forgotten to switch over to my right hand.
"Is this what I think it is?" She asked smiling some. I could feel myself blushing. Clark was looking at me, trying to ask me is we should tell or not, but judging on how red both our faces were, I think she could tell. Eventually we both nodded. Her smile was a mile wide.
"Oh my God!" She squealed laughing.
"Shh!" I said laughing. Clark kept smiling and squeezed my hand. I turned around to look at him.
"Is this really ok with you? To tell people?" He whispered. "I'm fine with it, but are you?" I smiled and kissed him.
"I think I'm ready." I said.
"You two are getting married!" Lana exclaimed happily. I smiled widely, ready to face the world