A/N: wow! so many reviews! Thank you all so much for all the feedback. I'm a bit late with this chapter, but I've been busy, and I'm extremely sorry. I'm notall that sure about this chapter, but I felt that it wasgood enough to post.So please enjoy and review!
Chapter 4
Jason White had woken up in his bed after dreaming that he had heard Superman talking to him. Unable to fall asleep again, Jason had quickly yet quietly climbed out of bed, tiptoeing over to the window. His eyes had grown wide in excitement and shock as he noticed the blue suited man with the red cape. Superman! In his house! Jason had then decided to go visit Superman on the balcony, not knowing that his mommy was there too and that mommy and Superman were having a very important conversation.
Jason had opened his door slowly, trying not to wake up daddy and an assumed still sleeping mommy, and ran down the stairs as quietly as he possibly could. He had again resorted to tiptoeing across the living room until he reached the balcony door. A sudden wave of fear washed over him as he noticed that mommy was with Superman, and he knew that if mommy knew he was awake, he would be in big trouble tomorrow. He shrugged it off, thinking that Superman would be able to save him from anything, including punishment. Jason giggled to himself. He wanted to surprise Superman and mommy now. So Jason waited a minute, then pushed open the balcony door.
Just as he stepped outside into the brisk October air, he heard his mommy say something that would forever change his life:
"Tomorrow, I'm gonna tell Richard the truth and Jason is going to know that you are his real father."
His ideas of surprising mommy and superman went out the window as he gasped loudly at the revelation. Both adults quickly looked his way, shocked to see him standing there. Jason didn't say anything, just stood silently, confused. Superman was his daddy? But his daddy was his daddy…
Lois and Superman glanced at each other, sharing the same looks of dismay and shock as they saw Jason standing there. How long had he been there? How much had he heard? Lois sighed. "I suppose now's a good time as any to tell him."
Superman nodded, trying to swallow the lump that had created in his throat. Why hadn't he thought of listening for someone coming?
Lois turned to her son, who was still standing in front of the balcony doors, jaw dropped and looking completely baffled. Oh, how their world was about to change…
"Jason? Honey, can you come here a second?" She watched as Jason nodded slowly, walking over to where her and Clark were sitting, and jumped on her lap. She peeked at Superman, who was sitting still with a look of fear across his face. She caught his eye, and gave him a small smile. Superman smiled meekly in return.
Lois then turned to look at her son, staring into his crystal clear blue eyes. His father's eyes. Oh how she loved those eyes. Shaking thoughts from her head, her focus became serious.
"Jason, I have something I need to tell you." Lois took a deep breath, and watched as Jason nodded. "Jason, Superman and I were together a while before daddy and I were together, and when we were together, we created you. But before I could tell Superman I was pregnant with you, he left on a very important mission." She paused, giving time to let that sentence sink into Jason's mind. When she saw the look of clarity in Jason's eyes, she continued. "Daddy and I were together then, and daddy was there when you were born, and he decided to raise you with me, and became your daddy. But the truth is, Superman is your biological daddy." A look of understanding passed by Jason's face. "But, that doesn't mean you shouldn't love daddy as much as you do, but you have another daddy now." Jason looked from Lois to Superman, nodding his head. Lois sighed in relief, assuming her son was all right with all this.
Jason's small mind processed this new information the same way any five-year-old mind would. He had two daddies! He had daddy, who was fun and exciting, and very smart; and then he had another daddy, who was Superman! He was very excited. Jason grinned widely at the idea that came into his mind.
He jumped off his mommy's lap and climbed into Superman's lap. Clark's eyes brimmed with tears at the knowledge that his son was happy with all this. "Mr.…Superman?" he looked down into Jason's eyes, a bit despaired. A part of him had hoped to hear daddy, but the rational side of him understood that it was far too early for that.
"Yes, Jason?" He replied. Jason looked into his father's eyes.
"Does this mean that when mommy and daddy are busy working I can come hang out with you more?"
Superman looked shocked at the question. He quickly looked at Lois, who had a look of pure shock on her face as well. He looked back at his son, eyes wide. "Wh…what do you mean?" Jason looked at him with the same "well, duh" look that he had given him when Clark had asked about his fondness for Superman.
"Can I come play at your desk again? You work there too!" Jason quipped excitedly. Superman was speechless. How had his son known?
"You know?"
Jason grinned. "Duh, Mister Clark! You're Superman!" He paused for a minute, tilting his head to the side. "But you wear those silly glasses."
Superman couldn't help but chuckle. "How long have you known?"
Jason thought for a minute. "Since the day I met you. You left and then Superman was on TV!"
Lois began to laugh hysterically. Her son had noticed something in a matter of minutes that neither she nor anyone else who had known Clark for years had noticed.
Both Superman and Jason looked at Lois quizzically. "Lois, you okay?" Superman said, a small smirk playing at his lips. Lois looked up at father and son, nodding.
"I'm fine," she replied, wiping the corners of her eyes. A silence bestowed the small family as they sat there, embracing each other's company. Jason suddenly yawned loudly. Lois smiled at her little boy. "I think it's time to get you to bed." Jason nodded sleepily, getting up from Superman's lap and walking towards his mommy. Then he stopped, and turned back around. He ran forward and gave his other daddy a very big hug. "'Night, Superman!"
Superman grinned and returned the hug. "Goodnight, son."
Jason stepped away from the hug, running back to his mommy. Once Jason had grasped her hand, Lois turned back to look at Superman. "We'll see you tomorrow then?" She asked. Superman smiled, an old trademark saying of his coming to mind.
"I'm always around, Lois." Superman stated in that smooth, deep voice Lois used to have dreams about. He nodded his head at them, beginning to float in the sky. "Good night, Lois."
Lois and Jason watched as Superman disappeared into the night's sky, and then turned around towards the house, walking hand in hand inside and back to sleep after a whirlwind night.
Superman watched from afar as the woman he loved and his son fell asleep. A sudden call for help came, and he sighed, going back to saving the world. For a night, everything was as it should be with the world, and, that assured him that no matter what would come in the next few days, things would become how they were meant to become. And that was enough for now.
A bit of a short one, I know, but my brother is annoying me about the computer so, hehe. Hopefully you all enjoyed this and Ill try to get another update out sometime this weekend!
