The next day, Clark was with Maddie in the barn when Lois appeared, bringing more coloring books for her. Maddie smiled at them.
"Hey, can you do a favor for me?" she asked them. They curiously gazed at her.
"Sure, Maddie, what is it?" Clark asked with a grin.
"Could you go out together tonight? Have dinner together."
Lois chocked at her idea. "You mean, like a date?"
Maddie nodded.
"You are obsessed to fix us, huh?" Lois said before she looked her in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Maddie. But that's not going to happen. Like we said, Clark and I are just friends."
"Yeah, Maddie." Clark smiled at her. "We aren't going out."
Clark and Lois were about to leave the barn when sundelly Shelby appears blocking their away.
"Shelby?"
"What's that an intervention?" Lois asked confused.
Maddie sadly closed her eyes, when, suddenly, everything in the barn started to shake. Lois and Clark exchanged scared looks, and Clark looked seriously over to Lois, who nodded positively at him.
"Okay, Maddie. If this is so important to you, we can give a try. Right, Lois?"
"Right, right. Just calm down, and nobody gets hurts!"
Maddie opened her eyes, smiled, and jumped up, hugging them at the same time. "You'll not regret it. I promise."
Maddie ran outside with Shelby as Lois yelled at her, "It's cold out there, put on a coat!"
"What are you doing?" Clark asked her with a smile.
"Nothing- I'm just… it's cold out there."
"You like her, don't you?" Clark asked. Lois ignored him. "Lois…"
"She reminds me of Lucy. Besides, I'm trying to make up for the way I treated her before. I want her to be safe and happy when she is with us….I mean, with you."
"I think she likes you too, Lois," Clark said with a grin. "And you know what? You will be a great mom one day."
"Are you kidding me? I'm terrible with kids! I know I bragged about my little sister before, but I'm not a good mother figure. I lost Lucy in the mall, once."
"I'm sure it wasn't your fault, Lois. That happens."
"Yes, it was. I was so worried about her. She got lost because I didn't take care of her like my father had asked me to. I don't want to let you down, Clark."
"You won't, Lois- she's fine. Don't do that to yourself," Clark said, stepping closer to her. "Like I said before, you'll be a great mom someday."
She shyly smiled and nodded. "Thanks, Smallville. That means a lot."
When they walked outside, they saw Maddie playing with Shelby, throwing a frisbee for him. Lois brought a coat to Maddie and put it on her in the shoulders. Maddie grinned at Lois.
"Thank you!"
"I just don't want you to catch a cold," she said with a sympathetic smile.
Continued...