Two weeks later, Maddie was ready to return to living with her grandma, although she was very upset. She had adopted the Kent family like her own, and didn't want to have to leave.
"Are you ready?" Clark asked as he and Lois came to her side.
"I'm scared," Maddie said, a little afraid to go to the car.
"Hey, don't be." Lois was on her knees to talk to her on the same level. "I know it'll be weird at the beginning, but everything will work out. You'll see. Clark wouldn't have had you live with her if he wasn't 110 sure she'll treat you right."
"She's right, Maddie. If anything goes wrong, or if you need to talk about anything, you can call me and I'll see you," Clark said with a smile as Maddie hugged him.
"I'll miss you, Clark!" She said as she handed him a drawing she had made. It was Clark, Lois, Shelby, Martha, and Maddie with a rainbow over the barn. Clark and Lois were holding hands and had a red heart in the middle of them.
"That's adorable!" Lois smiled at her. "Thank you, Maddie!" she said, hugging her, too.
"Good luck with him!" Maddie whispered in her ear.
"Thank you, Maddie. For everything," Lois whispered back, still hugging her. A tear escaped her eyes. "Oh, it's best if get going now."
Sitting in the back seat, Maddie eagerly turned around and waved to Lois and the Kents before the car hit the road, leaving only a pile of dust. Lois and Clark were watching the car disappear with Clark's arm around Lois's shoulder. Shelby was there, too, by their side.
"Nice kid!" Lois smiled as they went back into the house.
"Yeah, I think I'll miss having her here," Clark responded.
"You liked playing the father during the past few weeks, didn't you?" Lois asked, teasing him as they entered the kitchen.
"As a matter of fact, I did."
"Like I said before, Clark: You're going to be a great father."
Continued...