The next day, Clark woke up and got dressed; he had an early meeting with Professor Fine at Central Kansas. He found his mom in the kitchen cooking eggs for breakfast.
"Good morning sweetheart. Did you sleep well?"
"Not so much," Clark answered sitting down at the table and drinking a glass of milk.
"What's the problem, Clark?" Martha inquired.
"It's just this guy from Gotham City who's in town doing business with Lex… Bruce Wayne. I don't trust him."
"Clark, sometimes you are just like your father. You have to stop being so suspicious of everybody."
"Lois is all smitten with him, and last night I caught him kissing her."
"Ohhh… so that's the problem," Martha chuckled. "Are you jealous?"
"I'm not jealous! I'm not!" Clark yelled nervously. "Why does everybody keep asking me that?" He stomped out of the kitchen and up to his room. He stared at his reflection in the mirror, "I'm not, but then why I'm acting like this?"
At the Talon, Lois was already working when Bruce arrived. "Good Morning, Lois," he grinned at her. "Can I get a cappuccino?"
"Sure," she smiled at him. "I thought you'd be in meetings with Lex all day."
"I will, but I can't go to work on an empty stomach can I?"
"Your hotel doesn't have a restaurant?" Lois asked curiously, flirting with him.
"Yes, they do, but the food here is better," he said looking at her with a naughty smile "Way better, and the view too." Lois blushed and smiled.
"Anything else besides the cappuccino?"
"Surprise me," Bruce smiled at her.
As Lois stepped back to the counter, Chloe entered the door. "Hi Chlo," Lois waved at her before walking over to Bruce's table. "Here Bruce. Your cappuccino and some muffins."
"Excellent choice. I love muffins," Bruce picked up a muffin. "Lois, are you free tonight?"
"Totally." Lois answered before realizing she had answered too fast. "I mean, let me check…" She pulled her day planner out of her apron and flipped a couple of pages, "Yes, I am."
"Great. Do want to have dinner with me in Metropolis?"
"Sure."
"Eight o'clock tonight good for you?"
"It's perfect."
"It's a date then. I'll see you tonight," he said kissing her check and making Lois giggle again. Clark bumped into Bruce as he was leaving, "Hi Clark. Bye Lois."
"Lois, you have cool it when you're around Bruce or he'll notice how in love you are with him and you'll scare him off," Chloe advised her.
"I'm not…okay I am but I'll try to control myself."
"Bruce again, huh?" Clark interrupted them.
"Oh… it's you. Clark, The Jealous Kent," Lois tease him. "Do you want coffee?"
"Yes, I do, thank you," Clark nodded ignoring her previous commentary.
Continued...