Jonathan: I can't believe you're getting married...and to him.
Martha and John looked at each other and then smelled alcohol on his breath.
Martha: Jonathan are you drunk?
Jonathan: I'm fine!
Martha: You know you aren't supposed to be drinking with your condition. You need to go to the hospital.
Jonathan: NO! I said I'm fine.
Just then he collapsed. John called the ambulance and told Martha she should go with Jonathan and that he would stay with Luke until he could get a hold of Clark and let him know what happened. Martha was in the waiting room when John came. He told her that Clark was staying at the house to watch Luke and would come when there was some news. Martha and John both fell asleep in the waiting room and woke up the next morning.
When Martha woke up she saw her engagement ring gone. She got up and thought she dropped it on the floor. Just then she saw John playing with it in his hands.
Martha: John?
John: It won't work between us.
Martha: John what are you talking about?
John: Last night I saw it in your eyes. The love you have for Jonathan. They way you looked when he collapsed and you thought you really lost him. You belong with him not me.
Martha: John, no...
John kissed her.
John: It's going to be alright, we'll still be friends...Best friends
Martha: John please don't...
John: Martha it's alright. Go, Jonathan needs you more than I do.
Martha couldn't believe what he just said but at the same time knew he was right. She nodded and went to Jonathan's room.
Martha: Do you enjoy scaring me like that?
Jonathan turned away from her.
Martha: Jonathan Kent what were you thinking last night?
Jonathan turned around and looked at her.
Jonathan: I lost you for good this time.
Martha: No you haven't.
Jonathan: Yea you're going to marry my brother.
Martha: No I'm not. He called if off. Said he knew I loved you more than I could ever love him. And you know what, he's right. If he didn't call it off I would've eventually.
Jonathan: Really?
Martha: Yes really. Look you need rest. I'll go back to the farm and get you a change of clothes for when you can come home.
Martha left to go to the farm and saw that Clark was there with Luke.
Martha: What are you doing here?
Clark: John told me everything...even about him calling off the engagement. Mom are you going to be alright?
Martha: Yes Clark I am. Your uncle was right, I do love your father more than anyone.
Martha went to get some clothes for Jonathan when she heard Clark yell for her to go into the other room.
Martha: What is it Clark?
He handed her an envelope and inside were the divorce papers that Jonathan never sent him.
Martha: Clark your father never sent them in...it never went through.
Martha was so happy she rushed back to the hospital. Jonathan was waiting for her so he could go home. She jumped on him pushing him back down onto the bed.
Jonathan: Martha I want to get out of here, not be kept longer than I have to.
She kissed him.
Martha: You never sent the papers in.
Jonathan: No I just couldn't. I was going to today when I heard about your engagement but now that you're not...I'm so glad I didn't.
A few months later...
Martha was worried about Jonathan. He was acting rather strange and distant. One day he wasn't feeling too good so he stayed home and she offerred to do any paperwork for him at his office. John happened to stop by that day to see Jonathan and didn't expect it to be Martha there.
John: Oh hey this is a surpise. How is everything?
Martha: Everything's fine John.
John: Uh huh...and now the truth..
Martha: It's Jonathan. I'm worried. He's been acting distant lately.
John: You don't think he's...again is he?
Martha: Cheating? No he's been around me or the kids all the time I know he's not cheating. No I think he's been going to the cave and talking to Jor-El again.
John: Oh see there you go he's busy talking to Jor-El...Wait...WHAT?
Martha: Clark's biological father.
John: Uh huh and why would he have to go to a cave to talk to him?
Martha: Oh John you don't know about Clark do you?
John: Yea I do...you and Jonathan wanted a baby and couldn't have on so you adopted Clark.
Martha: Oh boy John you have no idea how far from the truth that is.
John: What do you mean?
Martha: Clark's not from here...well you see he's not from earth that is.
John: You mean to tell me that my nephew is an alien?
He laughed at his question.
Martha: John it's not funny. Technically yes he is...but Jonathan and I, we don't see him as that. We see him as our son that we raised.
John sat down.
John: But Luke he's...
Martha: Yes John he's 100 human.
John sighed with relief.
Martha: See this is why I didn't want to tell you. I don't want you to act differently around Clark. He loves you and you're his favorite uncle.
John: No of course I wouldn't think of him differently. But now what's John's involvement with Clark's biological father.
Martha: Well one day Clark's spaceship started up. Somehow it made me able to have kids and it got rid of Jonathan's heart problems he always had.
John: But he still has the attacks he had when he was growing up...
Martha: Yea well that time Clark ran away, Jor-El gave Jonathan powers the same as Clark. Well in return Jonathan's deal was to give Clark back to him whenever it was time. Jonathan went back on his end and Jor-El gave him his heart problems back.
Martha looked at John.
Martha: I'm just so worried. I don't wanna have a scare of losing him again.