Clark put some food in the oven saying, "We'll just keep it warm Pete gets here." There was a knock at the door and Clark said, "That must be him."
He opened the door and was surprised to see who he did. "Lex," Clark said.
"Hello, Clark," Lex said.
"What brings you out here?" Clark said.
"Actually, I'm here about your sister," Lex said.
"Please don't tell me there's a problem with the adoption," Clark said, "My Dad won't like it if…"
"Clark, calm down," Lex said, "I had papers drawn up concerning Alexandra's medical history, past schooling and her birth certificate. Your father was expecting these."
"Oh, thanks," Clark said, "It's not that I don't like seeing you but you could have mailed these and saved yourself a trip."
"I like to make sure important things like this get where they're supposed to be," Lex said, "For my peace of mind." Looking around he said, "I take it your parents aren't here right now."
"No, they've gone to Metropolis for the weekend," Clark said.
"For the convention," Lex said.
"Yes, I thought you would have gone too," Clark said.
"I've been to so many of those, I know exactly what's going on there," Lex said, "I sent somebody else." Looking at Alexandra, Lex said, "Clark, do you think it would be alright if I talked to her?"
"Sure," Clark said, "Alexandra, you remember Lex." She nodded.
"Hi," Lex said, "I do like that outfit, it's really nice." Pointing to the papers in front of her, he said, "Can I see what you're working on?"
"She's finishing up some homework," Clark said.
"She's been going to school?" Lex said.
"No, my Dad's been teaching her here at home," Clark said.
"That's very admirable of him but it must make it difficult for him to get his own work done," Lex said.
"He manages," Clark said.
"How is she doing, living here?" Lex said.
"She's great," Clark said, "It's like she's always been a member of our family."
"I'm glad to hear that," Lex said.
Clark was looking over the birth certificate and said, "Jane Doe is filled in under her mother's name and the name for a father has been left blank."
"Things are the way they need to be," Lex said.
"Do you know who her parents are?" Clark said.
"That's not really relevant information," Lex said.
"Not relevant?" Clark said, "We're talking about her biological parents. Are they still living?"
"Her father is," Lex said.
"But not her mother?" Clark said.
"I really don't know, Clark," Lex said.
"Is it you?" Clark said, "Are you her father?"
"We've had this conversation," Lex said.
"But you never answered me," Clark said.
"Clark, is your oven supposed to be on fire like that?" Lex said, pointing to the rising smoke.
"Oh, no," Clark said, rushing over to it. He opened the door and was about to reach inside when Lex said, "Clark!" He was holding out oven mitts to him.
"Oh, thanks," Clark said, taking out burned food.
"You weren't actually going to reach in there with your bare hands, were you?" Lex said.
"I guess I panicked and I wasn't thinking," Clark said.
"No wonder it burned, you've got the oven turned up at full power," Lex said.
"I didn't put it that high," Clark said.
They both looked at Alexandra. "Did you do that?" Clark said.
Her silence told them both that she had. "You shouldn't play with something like an oven," Lex said, switching it off.
"I'm sure she'll remember that next time," Clark said, "Well, we can't eat this now." He looked at Alexandra and said, "Pizza?" She smiled.
The front door of the house opened as Pete knocked on the door. "What's going on in here?" he said, waving his hand at the smoke, "An indoor barbecue?"
"Just making dinner," Clark said, gesturing to the burned food.
"None for me thanks," Pete said.
"Hello, Pete," Lex said.
"Hi," Pete said. Spying Alexandra, Pete said, "Hey, short stuff, how's it going?"
"I was just about to order pizza," Clark said.
"Actually, Clark, since you and your sister are on your own tonight, why don't you come back to the mansion and have dinner there?" Lex said.
"You're inviting us for dinner?" Clark said.
"Contrary to popular belief, I do entertain guests from time to time," Lex said, "Of course your welcome to come too Pete."
"Uh, thanks, but Clark and I had plans to watch the game tonight," Pete said.
"We can watch the game at my home too," Lex said.
"I don't know," Pete said.
"Lex, don't you have that big screen T.V.?" Clark said.
"Big screen?" Pete said, "How big?"
"Lifelike," Clark said.
"I called Chloe and she was going to come over tonight too," Pete said.
"Call her back and tell her to meet us at the mansion," Lex said.
Pete looked at Clark who nodded.