Clark was so angry and caught up with everything, that he didn't hear a car pull up and stop. Nor did he notice Lana walking up to him.

"Hey Clark, what's wrong?" She asks, sitting down next to him.

"Lana, hi." Clark says surprised and kind of nervous after his dream last night. "Uh, just a fight with my dad."

"Is everything ok?" She asks, getting concerned.

"Yeah, it's just normal family drama I guess. What do I expect after Sophie and I get caught in the loft going at each other's clothes." Clark tells her. Her shocked expression makes him realize he said too much.

"Well yeah, that would definitely spark an argument." She agrees with a half laugh.

"What bothers me the most is that they don't trust my decisions. It doesn't matter what road I take, they need to trust that I'll make the right decision in the end. There comes a time when I'm old enough and they need to let go." Clark explains.

"I felt the same way when I didn't want to go with Nell to Metropolis. But I was able to prove my point. You will too eventually, Clark." She tells him.

"Yeah, I guess. So what brings you out here?" He asks.

"Needed a friend. It seems like you're the only close friend I have anymore." Lana says.

"What do you mean?" Clark asks.

"Jason and I broke up." She tells him.

"Lana, I'm sorry." Clark tells her.

"It's ok, I don't love him." She says and Clark gets a flashback to his dream.

"It's ok, I don't love him. The truth is, Clark… I'm in love with you. I always have, but I've just been too blind to see it." She tells him with a soft look in her eyes. Clark's eyes meet hers and he just melts. She is so beautiful and he needs to have her.

"Lana… I love you too." Clark tells her and she smiles.

"I don't want to be alone tonight. Let me get more comfortable and I'll join you." She says and reaches for the straps on her dress.

Clark gets up and backs away. "Lana, I really don't think we should do this. This is definitely not the right decision. You just got out of a long relationship…" He tells her. Lana laughs.

"What are you talking about? Clark, I didn't come here to do that." Lana tells him. Now it's Clark's turn to laugh.

"I'm sorry. I really haven't been thinking clearly. I sort of had a dream last night that you and Jason broke up. I know that sounds…" Clark trails off with a wave of his hand.

"No. It doesn't. It's not any worse than me seeing Jason's mom in a dream and seeing her the next day." She says.

"Dreams definitely are mysterious sometimes." Clark says, thinking of his.

"I wouldn't be surprised that you saw it coming. You would think I'd be devastated, but it feels as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. That relationship was going nowhere." Lana tells Clark.

"Your right, that does surprise me." Clark agrees. Lana looks up at him, into his eyes. She wants to tell him so bad how she feels, but she knows he doesn't feel the same way. She needs to get out of here, the pain squeezing her heart is too much.

"What's wrong, Lana?" Clark asks, noticing her pained expression.

"I… I need to get out of here." She stutters and turns toward her jeep.

"Lana, wait. Tell me what's wrong so I can help you." Clark calls after her. She stops and turns back around and catches his eyes again.

"I'm sorry, I cant." She says and gets in. Clark stands there and watches her drive off. He hates seeing her like this. He wants to help, but he cant if she won't tell him what's wrong.

Lana drives down the road away from the Kent farm. She can hardly keep the wheel straight as she tries to wipe the tears from her eyes. Why doesn't she just leave, there is nothing left for her. Nothing left that she can have.

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Sophie walks up the stairs in to Clark's loft. She just saw Lana and Clark talking and is fighting feelings of jealousy. Clark's loyalty to Lana sickens her. Clark is sitting on the couch with his face in his hands.

"Clark, I just saw Lana leave." She says, announcing her arrival.

"Sophie. It wasn't what you think…" Clark starts explaining, walking toward her. She holds out her hand, signaling him to stop.

"It's ok, Clark. I trust you. I can't say I trust her, but that's just not gonna happen." Sophie tells him.

"Ok. I'm glad you're here." Clark tells her and gives her a kiss.

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Zoom in on the speaker of his stereo…

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Meanwhile, John is listening in from a van parked up the road. "Come on, Come on, enough with the teenage drama crap. I know she knows more about him." He begs, listening closely.

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Zoom out of the speaker, back to Sophie and Clark…

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"Sophie, there is something I wanted to talk to you about." Clark tells her, pulling her to the couch.

"What is it?" She asks.

"When you left a while ago… with half of your clothes on…" Clark smiles. "Me and my dad had an argument."

"Understandable." Sophie says.

"I basically told him we were almost adults and were old enough to make our own decisions. But I kind of think he was right. We are going too fast and need to cool down. Maybe it's a good thing we weren't able to do what we wanted in that motel room." Clark tells her.

"I guess. But this doesn't change how I feel about you." She tells him.

"I know. I just want us to do the right thing. There are a lot of things you don't know about me yet." Clark says to her.

"Like what?" She asks, getting interested. Clark needs to tell her how big this secret is, but not here. He doesn't need his dad getting on him about telling her too much.

"I'm going to tell you about my secret, just not here." Clark says and leads her to the stairs.

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John nearly chokes on his coffee. She is going to know everything! "No, no, no! Don't leave!" He yells and smacks the side of the van. He will not rest until he knows everything.

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Clark starts up the car and takes off down the driveway, spitting gravel up from the spinning tires. There isn't any rush, he just wants to get away from the farm for awhile.

"Where are we going?" She asks.

"Saunder's gorge. It's a nice view of the stars." Clark tells her. He stops at the lookout point and they get out. Clark sits on the hood of his car and Sophie climbs on to his lap.

"It is beautiful." She agrees. Clark just stares at her pretty face. If only you knew the meaning of beautiful, he thinks. "Come on, you know what all these stars are. Show me some of them." Sophie tells him.

"Ok." Clark says and they lay back on to the hood of his car. He takes her hand in his and points out his favorite stars. At some point, their eyes meet and they get lost in each other's. From that point on, it turned in to a make out session on his car. They never got to his secret, which kind of relieved Clark.

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Clark walks in the door later that night, expecting a lecture.

"Clark, your home." Martha says.

"Yeah, sorry I left. I needed to get away for awhile." Clark apologizes.

"Son, we need to talk. And it's not about that." Jonathon tells him. Here it is, Clark thinks and sighs. "I know what's going on."

"Dad, you don't have to. I thought about it and your right. Sophie and I are getting too carried away. It's time to start acting responsible again." Clark tells Jonathon.

"Glad you think that." Jonathon smiles. "And I understand that you're a teenager and you will go through things like this. Just remember that we are a family and we will work through this stuff."

"Ok, dad." Clark smiles. "I'm going to go up to bed, goodnight."

"Goodnight, Clark." His mom says.

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