Clark and Chloe are walking down the street, heading toward the Talon when Lois gets out of work. She steps outside of the Smallville Ledger building and spots her friends about to walk in to the Talon.
"Clark! Chloe!" Lois calls out and runs after them.
"Lois." Chloe says, recognizing her as they turn around.
"Look at this." Lois says and holds out a newspaper. Chloe grabs it and reads the headline, with Clark looking over her shoulder.
"Smallville gets new water mains. So what?" Clark asks.
Lois smiles and snatches the newspaper back. "Who cares about some stupid pipes?"
"You'll care when they shut off your shower." Chloe says.
"That won't be a problem, I can always come join Clark. Not like I haven't done that before, huh Clark?" Lois tells her and eyes Clark with a flirtatious smile. Clark starts to smile but it fades quickly when he notices Chloe just staring at them.
"Chloe, it was n…" Clark starts to explain, but is cut off by Lois.
"None of your business." Lois finishes.
"None of my business? My best friend and my five-year older cousin make out in the shower and its none of my business!" Chloe shouts in the middle of the sidewalk. Passer-byes stop and look at the teenagers.
"Seriously, Chloe. We took the showers at different times." Clark explains.
"Oh, well Lois made it sound like…"
"Yeah, what was that you were showing us?" Clark changes the subject.
"The sports page." Lois says and hands the paper back to Chloe.
"Clark Kent: Smallville to Nascar. By Lois Lane." Chloe reads the headline and Clark looks over her shoulder. There is also a picture of Clark standing next to his car.
"Lois, they published your article! Congratulations." Clark says and gives her a hug.
"Yeah, thanks to help from you. I have a feeling the Ledger will be printing a lot more of my stories." Lois says.
"That's Great, Lois." Chloe says with a less-than-enthusiastic smile. Chloe never was really thrilled to hear of the job Lois was able to get. If it wasn't for her, Lois would have never shown any interest in journalism at all.
"You want to celebrate at the Talon?" Clark asks.
"Sure, let's go." She agrees.
"Ya know what? Why don't you two go without me, I have… something I have to do." Chloe says, not coming up with a better excuse. She turns and leaves, leaving Lois wondering if it was something she said.
"Don't worry, Lois. It's not you." Clark assures her as they walk toward the Talon.
"I know, it's just that I thought she would be happy for me." Lois tells him.
"Give her time. Come on, you don't need to worry about Chloe. I'm sure she's fine." Clark says as he holds open the door for her.