What I call Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman and Charlie Thomas/Char-Li will depend on where they are and who they're with. So for the doctor it will be alien names only. Hope you like it.
"You're temperature is 108 degrees." Dr. Stevenson said with surprise, he paused and shrugged. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised, Kal-El's is 110."
She smiled. "Always knew he was hot." She laughed.
The doctor checked her ears, eyes and everything else down to her toes. And except for the discovery that she was ticklish, her physiology was remarkably similar to Superman's.
"Do you want to do an ultrasound?" The doctor asked her gently. "We would be able to see the baby, albeit in a black and white picture, but we'd be able to see it nonetheless."
She nodded and obeyed his directive to lay back down on the table. She raised her T-shirt to just over the slight swell of her stomach and pulled her jeans down an inch to allow room for the ultrasound wand.
Dr. Stevenson watched her with paternal care as he pulled out the machine. Kal-El was a good friend of his and he was honored to be able to help the man of steel and his loved ones. He'd been surprised when Lois Lane had come to him over five years before and explained the situation. This most recent development (pun not intended) had surprised and delighted him. He was glad that someone who had made such a huge difference in devoting his life to saving others would be able to have his own family unit.
"This will be kind of cold." He warned Char-Li as he squeezed the tube of jelly over her stomach, a lubricating agent to help the ultrasound machine do its thing. He ran the ultrasound wand over her belly, and adjusted the monitor until the picture on it became less fuzzy.
Char-Li gasped as the picture came into focus. She heard an echo of her gasp from the far side of the room and saw Kal-El standing just inside the window. He sped over to her side, opposite the doctor, and took her hand.
They both stared at the monitor, faces glowing with happiness. There outlined in white on a dark background was the tiny figure of their son or daughter. They looked at eachother for a long moment, and he placed a loving kiss on her lips. Then they turned back to the monitor.
"Based on Jason's development when Mrs. White was pregnant with him, I'd say you're about a month along." Dr. Stevenson said with a smile at the couple's loving behavior. "But Kryptonian pregnancies seem to be about two months shorter than the average human gestation. So, in human terms Char-Li, you're about three months along."
While the doctor busied himself with wiping the gel off her belly and putting away the machine, Char-Li and Kal-El talked quietly.
"In six months we're going to be parents!" She said excitedly. "Well, you're going to be a father for a second time, and I'll have been a step-mother for most of that time, but still...!"
He grinned broadly. "Are you hoping for a boy or a girl?" He asked, kissing the knuckles of the hand that he held in his.
She couldn't stop grinning. "It doesn't matter to me, as long as he or she is healthy I will be ecstatically happy!"
"What do you think we should tell everyone?" He helped her stand, watching her happily as she straightened her clothes. She ran the fingers of the hand he wasn't holding over her stomach.
She smiled up at him. "Well, Chloe and Bruce already know, and we can tell them all the details if they ask. I think we should tell Lois and Jason first, they deserve to know before anyone else. Other than that we can just tell Perry, Jimmy and the others a revised version of the truth."
His smile felt like it was so wide that his face would crack. "This is so amazing!" He kissed her and embraced her fiercely. "I can't wait to tell everyone, they'll be so happy for us!"
The doctor cleared his throat quietly to get their attention. He handed them a print out of the ultrasound picture. "A little memento to show your friends."
Kal-El swung Char-Li up into his arms after she'd accepted the picture with a wide smile. And with a polite nod to the doctor, he flew out the window.
The next day Lois sat at her desk, working on her latest article. The night before she'd received a visit from Clark and Charlie, where they'd relayed their happy news. She'd been genuinely happy for the couple, because all though she still loved Clark because of the fact that he'd fathered her son and saved the world daily, she was no longer in love with him. She now loved Richard, and it was a much deeper and unconditional love.
She'd been there when the pair had broken the new discovery to Jason. He'd thrown himself into Clark's arms and had hugged him joyfully. Then he'd hugged Charlie and kissed her on the cheek. He'd been so excited about the idea of having a baby brother or sister. Even more excited than he'd been when they'd asked him to be the ring-bearer in their wedding.
They'd told her of their plan to tell Perry and Jimmy the next day when Charlie arrived for their customary weekly lunch date. She knew that they'd be ecstatic about it. They both adored Charlie dearly and respected Clark. She couldn't wait to see their faces when they found out.
Hmm...it was almost noon...where was Charlie? Oh there she was!
Clark leapt to his feet when he saw Charlie exit the elevator. She smiled slowly at him, trying to keep from running into his arms, but she couldn't resist and ran the last few feet. He picked her up and they kissed for several long moments.
Perry watched with amusement from his office as Clark and Charlie pulled apart and headed towards him. He turned to Jimmy, who had been watching the pair, and his cheeks were red. He laughed silently at the young man's discomfort.
The couple walked inside his office, Clark's arm wrapped around Charlie's waist. "Can we talk to you Chief? We have something we want to tell you." Clark asked, with a smile he just couldn't wipe off his face.
"I'm guessing it's nothing bad." Perry said, returning the bumbling reporter's smile. "So, go ahead."
"I'm pregnant." Charlie said simply, grinning like an idiot.
Perry let out a joyful whoop. He smacked Clark hard on the back and then hugged Charlie. When he let her go he smiled broadly. "This is fantastic!"
Jimmy grinned and hugged Charlie gently. "Congratulations Clark, Charlie."
Charlie pulled the ultrasound picture out of her purse. She handed it to Perry. "Here it is, baby Kent."
The Daily Planet's editor in chief chuckled as he looked down at the photograph. "It's tiny, how far along are you?" He asked the young woman glowing in front of her.
"Three months." She replied without hesitation.
"Wedding's still on course, right?" He asked, paternal love for the couple showing on his face for a second before he masked it.
Clark and Charlie both nodded. "Six days. Rehearsal dinner's in five." Clark answered.
Charlie grinned and kissed the older man on his cheek. "You better not be late, you've got to give me away after all."
Clark patted Jimmy on the back, nearly knocking him off his feet. "And you've got to be on time to be one of my groomsmen."
They both nodded. "We'll be on time. Right Jimmy?" Perry said, elbowing Jimmy not too gently. "Right?" Jimmy nodded nervously.
Here you guys go, fresh off my keyboard. Just finished it a few minutes ago. As always, review please!