Chapter 13

Lana and Marissa were slowly walkig down the beach in silence. Lana knew what Marissa want to talk about, but felt she should let the other girl start.

"I wanted to ask you something." Marissa starts.

"Ok, sure if i can answer i will." Lana says.

"You and Clark seem like you are really in love, like you don't have a care in the world. Except eachother that is." Marissa says.

"Well we kinda are now, but trust me it wasn't always that way." Lana says.

"Really? Well you can't tell it now." Marissa informs her.

"Yeah well like i said we found ourselfs now. It wasn't that long ago that i was with someone else, as was Clark. We were separated by some perrty stupid reasons. Him not trusting me with his secret. There really were a lot of things that was keeping us apart, but mostly it was us just not being honest." Lana tells her with a small chuckle.

"Not being honest about what?" Marissa asks.

"Alot of things on both of our parts. Me not being honest with him about how i felt about him. I was always running from my feelings about him. On his part, well it is complcated. Lets just say Clark, is a very special person with special abilities. Now you can't tell anyone i just told you that but, it is the least i can say that will make you understand. For the longest time he felt like he had to keep it from me. Hide it from me. Even lie to because of it. Now that i know all of the story i kinda understand why he never told me till now. It still caused a rift between us for a while, a rift, i for one very much regret. I know he does as well, but as he said it was for my protection." Lana tells her looking off into the distance.

"So what changed that let him tell you?" Marissa asks Lana.

"I think it was simple he decided it was tell me, and possible have me hate him, But it also could lead to where we are right now. The other way was him not telling me and us loosing eachother for good." Lana pauses before she continues. "So let me guess you and Ryan?"

"Yeah, i mean i know i love him, but i am not sure how he feels. We have been through so much in the last two years. I mean everyone looked down on him, because he was the Poor , tough, kid from Chino, who stole cars and burned down houses. I can't explain it i was just drawn to him. The first night we meet i got really drunk, so drunk i passed out. Well my friends freaked whan the brought me home and couldn't find my keys and didn't want to wake my parents. They left me on the sidewalk to my house. Ryan not really knowing me picked me up and took me to his pool house, put me in his bed and then slept on the floor. It was the sweetest thing i have ever had someone do for me. He always comes through for me no matter what. I think it is because he loves me, but he has a hard time talking about his feelings. Untill the Cohens took him in his life was in constant termoil. Then when he helped his brother steal the car his mom abandonded him. So he has all of those issues. He thinks eveyone is going to leave him, i think he is slowly getting over it. I just don't know what to do." Marissa tells her.

"To be honest i think you are already doing the right thing. You are still by his side. It might have been a bumpy ride getting here, but you are still here. All you can do is be honest to him about how you feel, about what you want. Continue to let him know you aren't going to leave him. He will come around eventually trust me. Besides you have already invested so much into this relationship it would be a shame to have to start over. Honestly if you still love him no one else will be able to fill that void, trust me on this." Lana conveys to her.

"I think you are right, i think i just need to be there. Thank you so much for talking to me. It makes it easier when you talk to someone who understands where you are coming from." Marissa tells her.

"No problem, I'll tell you what me and Clark will come back from time to time just to see how you are doing. But for now i think we should head back." Lana says.

"Yeah it would be cool to see you guys again, lets head back." Marissa says.

With that the girls walk back up to the guys and they part ways telling eachother that they will meet again.