Clark was at the house the same time the kids got their. When seeing their father Kristin and Jonathon yelled with joy and hugged him. Clark picked them both up and swung them around laughing as he did so. He didn't realize how much he actually missed them.

"Come on Dad we want to show you the house." Kristin said grabbing her fathers hand and pulling him into the apartment building. The kids showed him everything trying to make the time pass by quicker before their mother got home and it did help the wait.

"KIDS! I'M HOME!" Lois yelled throwing her keys onto a table. Clark walked out and smiled at her, startling her.

"Oh hey Clark, ummm where are the kids?"

"They were just showing me around the building. You have a nice place here Lois."

"Thanks, ummm are you hungry, or thirsty? I have pop, beer, milk, water, juice…"

"No I'm fine, thanks."

"Okay" Then the silence that so casually enveloped them was back. Lois looked around the kitchen for something to do while Clark just watched her. He hated that their easy friendship had come to this.

"Lois, I wanted to talk to you."

"Yes, the kids were telling me you did."

"So, what I really wanted to talk about was…"

"Clark, I don't want what happened between us before effect our friendship now. I think it's important to the kids that we are nice to each other." Clark just looked at her stunned by her words.

"I mean I know we're never going to be together like that again, but why can't we still be friendly like we used to be."

"I see." Clark said his whole plan of begging her to marry him gone.

"Do you?"

"Yeah, I mean I don't like seeing the kid's always worried about their parent's lives either. So friends?" He asked holding out his hand. Lois looked at it and smiled grabbing it.

"Friends. I'll go tell them to get ready so you can get out of here. I'm sure you want to get back to the farm."

"Yeah." Clark turned and watched Lois go wrangle the kids together. "I want to be more than just friends, Lois, I need more."

On the way home the kids told Clark about school, and the life of living in a big city. Clark smiled when it was the right time and laughed at their stories. But his mind was mostly on what Lois had said. 'Friends' she wanted to be just friends.

"Dad…DAAAAAD. Hey earth to Dad what are ya thinking about?" Jonathon asked tapping Clark's shoulder.

"What? Oh nothing really just digesting everything you guys were saying that's all."

"Uh huh" Kristin said looking at her brother. "Daddy, something's wrong. What did you and Mom talk about? Have another fight?"

"No, we were actually civil. We decided that all this bickering wasn't good for you two to grow up on so were going to work on being friends again."

"That's not what you want is it Daddy?" Kristin asked looking into the rearview mirror at her fathers eyes.

"Of course it's what I want. I want you two to grow up as normal as possible and if you have two parents at their throat all the time I highly doubt growing up normal is possible."

"You love Mom." Jonathon said plainly.

"Of course I love your mother, how couldn't I. She's your mother. Doesn't mean that anything is going to come from it."

"It could."

"Doubtful, she basically told me she didn't have any feeling other than friendship towards me."

"You didn't actually believe her did you?" Kristin asked pulling herself closer to the front of the car.

"Get you buckle on Kris. I don't need to get in a accident and have you killed." Kristin looked at her father and lifted a eyebrow.

"Dad the only thing that can kill us is what can kill you. Kryptonite."

"We don't know that. You're half human so you both might have more weaknesses than I do."

"Doubtful, but I will play along." Kristin said buckling herself in.

"Dad, does Mom know about these little powers we have?"Jonathon asked making Clark look at him.

"No you didn't tell her did you?"

"No Dad you told us not to. But I was wondering something. What if Mom was to fall in love with someone else? Someone that could do more things than you."

"I would be happy for her."

"No you wouldn't Daddy, don't lie."

"Okay I would rip him apart, happy now?"

"A little." Kristin said laughing. Then Jonathon started talking again.

"What if she were to fall in love with a super hero?"

"What?"

"Okay just listen before you shoot it down. What if you were to use your powers in Metropolis to help people? One Mom would have to get to know you because she is an investigative reporter, two it's always been said that woman like big tough guys, and three didn't Mom once say she wanted to find someone that wanted to save the world and not destroy it?"

"Jonathon that is a bad idea. She would recognize me in a second."

"No I don't think so. Not if you have your glasses off. You've been wearing those things so long you have a permanent indent on your nose…"

"Watch it smarty."

"I'm just saying, if you change your appearance just a little you would look different."

"That is a great idea Jon except one little problem. Dad is fast but to save Metropolis from all the evil doers he would need to get their even faster plus his hearing isn't that super sonic."

"Easy, move to Metropolis."

"What about the farm? Did you think about that son?"

"Grandma lives there she can hire out help, plus you know your place is with us and Mom."

"You guys your mom and I…."

"Are over we heard it a million times. But if you were really over why don't the both of you ever move on? I don't think I've seen either of you with actual boyfriends or girlfriends ever. So admit it you love each other and that's all that is happening."

"Well if she fall's in love with the super hero me what do you think she is going to do when she finds out it's the real me."

"Probably get pissed off at first, I mean she's Mom. But I know her she will come to realize you are everything she wanted from the beginning." Clark looked out at the road. His kid's did have a valid point.

"Plus Daddy, you would be closer to us and we could see each other everyday instead of every weekend." Clark watched his daughter smile at him. She was right. He could get a job there and work and see his family all the time. He could also stop all the crime and hurt going on just as he was meant to do. And if he could win Lois back shouldn't he give it a shot?

"Alright you guys, let's give it a shot. But your mother isn't to know anything about this. We're going to have to tell Grandma so she understands the plan."

"Dad, Grandma knows about us right?"

"Jon I started using my powers younger than you two did. So yeah she knows."

"This is going to awesome." Kristin said smiling at her brother and dad.

"Now I don't want the two of you to get your hopes up. Your mother and I might not get back together."

"He then at least you tried. Plus it will be great just to have you near us again. We really have missed you."

"I've missed you too squirts."