Warnings/Spoilers: Don't own any of the characters and the song is What is this feeling from the play Wicked. Sort of AU and takes place in second season

Based on the song What Is The Feelings from the play Wicked

The argument from earlier that day was still bothering him. Martha told him that Lionel offered her a job. Jonathan knew that Martha wouldn't accept the offer. So when Martha told him she accepted Lionel's offer he was surprised. Martha knew how Jonathan felt about the Luthors so he was confused as to why she would say yes to working for one of them, and Lionel of all people to work for.

This was the first time in over twenty years the two of them went to bed being mad at each other. Martha expected an apology for the way he reacted but he wasn't about to apologize. For what would he apologize for? For being upset that his wife was working for one of the people he disliked the most. There was no way he would apologize for that. As he was falling asleep he thought to himself that tomorrow this will all pass and Martha would realize that she didn't need to work for Lionel and this would all end.

When Jonathan woke up the next morning he was surprised to see Martha already awake and dressed up in a business suit.

"So you really are going to work for Lionel aren't you?"

"Jonathan, don't start again. Not this early in the morning."

"But why do you even need to work for him?"

"Because Jonathan you know we need the money."

"Yes I know we need the money. But I've been working on the farm as much as I can so that you wouldn't have to go to work."

"Jonathan I know you're doing all that you can but I get tired just staying in the house all the time. I really do want to work."

"So then get a job somewhere else. Please just not with Lionel."

"What is your problem with me working for Lionel?"

"You know I don't trust him. I never did."

"Look I'm just working in his office. It's nothing." Martha looked at the time. "I've got to go or I'm going to be late. Jonathan I'll be home later tonight alright?"

Jonathan sighed knowing it was no use she was going to go no matter what. "See you tonight" he said before kissing her goodbye.

Clark came down the stairs for breakfast and saw that his father was looking upset.

"Dad, everything alright?"

"Oh sorry Clark there's breakfast on the table."

"Dad are you sure you're alright? Where's mom?"

"She got a job working for Lionel."

Clark nearly choked on his food. "She's what?"

"You heard right Clark. I'll be fine Clark. You just go to school"

And for the next month everything was the same. Martha would leave to work for Lionel while Jonathan did work on the farm. But then Jonathan started to notice something different. It used to be that he would see Martha every morning before she left. But now she was already gone by the time he went down to the kitchen. And forget when it came to nighttime. For the first few days Jonathan would wait up for Martha. But now she was coming home later and later and Jonathan just stopped waiting up for her so he would be in bed by the time she came home.

Clark was starting to notice things at home just weren't the same. His father never spoke to him about what was going on but Clark sensed it. Jonathan sort of knew that Clark suspected something. The reason he never brought it up was because he didn't know how he could even begin to tell Clark what was on his mind.

What is this feeling?

So sudden and new?

Not once in the twenty years he was married to Martha did he even think she would cheat on him. But that was then and this is now and he just had a feeling something more than just work was going on between Lionel. Clark kept asking him questions but Jonathan always shrugged them off saying it was nothing. Jonathan sat down on his bed and thought, how do you explain to your son that his parents are growing apart?