Lana slowly awoke trying to remember the night before. She wondered still if everything she was remembering was real or fantasy. She stretched and looked around the tiny apartment Lois had let her use since she hadn't wanted to go back to Metropolis just yet. And as if on cue her answer for the night before came to her in the form of a knock at the door.
"Hello?"
"Lana?"
"Lex, what are you doing here?"
"What do you mean what am I doing here? Can't a guy come see his girlfriend?"
And there it was she knew what she was remembering was completely fantasy. Her hopes dwindled she knew after what was said between her and Clark even though he had forgiven her it was going to keep them apart. Deep down she knew they weren't really meant to be but she couldn't help but wish it weren't true.
"Sorry Lex I just wasn't expecting you"
"It's quite alright Lana"
"How did you find out I was here?"
"Clark"
"Clark?"
"Yes as awkward as I thought it would be I had to ask him"
"And was it?
"Not really it kind of surprised me"
"Did you guys talk at all?"
"A little not much more than we have recently, I thanked him for helping me"
"I think I should go see him I need to repair any friendship that I can possibly salvage"
"I agree"
"You do?"
"Absolutely I know how much his friendship means to you"
"Lex we also need to discuss us…"
"What about us?"
"I don't know if there can be an us"
"What…why? Is this because of Clark?"
"For the first time in my life I can honestly say no"
"Then what is this about Lana?"
"It's about you and your constant deception; I can't handle knowing you have such a dark side"
"Lana…."
"No Lex you can't fix this I'm sorry but it's over"
"I'm sorry to hear that Lana"
After Lex had left Lana sat back and thought about Clark, not as a boyfriend but as a friend. She knew she had to get that back no matter how hard it will be. Clark would always mean a lot to her even if she couldn't have him in her life as her other half she had to have him as her friend. She knew what she had to do she had to apologize and she had to get him back in her life. Clark sat back on the red sofa in his loft his thoughts wandered but for the first time in a long time they weren't on Lana. Instead they floated randomly over different things from his mom to his future and oddly enough even to Lois. The sun had just begun to set when he heard footsteps expecting his mother or even Lois, but not expecting who he saw.
"Lana"
"Hi Clark"
"Not that I don't enjoy the company but….."
"What am I doing here?"
"Well, yeah you're the last person I would expect"
"Clark I came to apologize"
"For what?"
"Everything, for pushing you away for saying certain things"
"Lana…."
"Please let me finish. I know now after everything not matter how much I love you we're not meant to be. I just don't want to lose you as a friend Clark you mean to much to me to let that happen again"
"Lana I will always love you, you were my first love and there will always be a special place in my heart for you. As far as the friend thing goes I couldn't ask for more I need you in my life Lana"
"I agree beautiful isn't it?"
"What?"
"The sunset"
"Yeah it is"
"Clark, what do we do now?"
"Well for me it's on to Met U and a new chapter in my life"
"And for us?"
"For us it means a new chapter as well one that has no heartache we've had enough of that"
"Amen to that"
For the rest of the night they sat in the loft talking just like old times. It was going to be a little weird at first but they would make it they were both sure. Lois watched them from the stairs she was happy they both were able to get past all the heartache and after everything that had happened they all needed a little less drama. Lois could see Clark was content like a huge boulder had been removed from his shoulders. She decided to join them even though she wouldn't admit it she knew they were all friends and they would all be ok.
"Hey Lana, smallville"
Hey Lois how are you?"
"Better now that I've been on solid ground for awhile"
"That's great to hear I guess I should be going thanks for the talk Clark I'll give you a call bye"
"Bye Lana"
"So smallville was it hard?"
"Was what hard Lois?"
"Letting go"
"I thought it would be, but it really wasn't I think we both knew beforehand that made it easier"
"You know smallville I'm sure there's someone out there for you"
"What makes you so sure?"
"Because smallville guys with hearts like yours are rarely single for long"
"Careful Lois that almost sounded like a compliment"
"Don't get too cocky Kent I just had to help that self esteem of yours"
"Oh is that what that was?"
"All it was I'm headed to bed anyway goodnight smallville"
"Goodnight Lois and Thank You"
"For what?"
"Just being you"
"Always smallville"