Thanks guys for all the reviews, continue to review, I know it has been a while since I wrote but I was a little lost on ideas for this chapter. When I started this story I had the beginning and the end in mind. I was lost on the middle. I hope ya'll like this chapter. I know I haven't really brought up any about superman, I mention him in this chapter but he isn't a real focus in my story. This is mostly a romance and a drama. This chapter has some language, that is why I updated the rating to Teen.
Clark punched Joshua Ted Cartel right in the nose. He didn't hit him hard, obviously, or he might have killed him, but he apparently put enough force to break his nose. "Oh my god, you bastard." Ted put his hand on his nose to find that is was bleeding; he stepped into the apartment looking for something to make it stop.
"What the hell Clark?" Chloe and Lois said in unison. "Chloe, mind telling us where you met Josh?" Lois was so confused. "We met when I went to visit you in France, Lana introduced me to him. She said he was a friend." Clark had never told her about Ted because Lana had introduced him to her and he didn't want to tell her that they had slept together and got married, he was too embarrassed. "He is a scum bag that tricked you into falling for him; he did the same thing with Lana.
"Listen Chloe, this man that you call Josh, is Lana's husband." Chloe was utterly in shock
"His name is Joshua Ted Cartel; he is a painter that I was doing a report on in Paris. They wanted me to find the truth to his success, and I did. This man's father is a French ambassador, and paid off the museums to put his painting in there. I ruined his career so he decided he would avenge me but charming my wife and sleeping with her." Ted came out with a Kleenex pressed to his nose. Clark grabbed him by the collar and pinned him to the wall. "What he didn't intend on was getting her pregnant."
Ted squirmed but couldn't release from Clark's superhuman strength. He was 5 ft. at least, off the ground. "So what Ted? Did you decide you hadn't punished me enough, that you had to hurt my best friend too?"
"It was love from first sight with Chloe; it wasn't that way with Lana. I just did her to get you pissed, looked like it worked. The only reason I married her is because she was pregnant. Then I went up to New York to sign papers to put some of my paintings in their museum, luckily they don't read the French newspapers. I had to start using my first name in case anybody noticed. There, I visited Chloe and we hit it off. Then we got engaged." Clark still had him by the collar. Chloe came up and grabbed Clark by the arm, and whispered in his ear, "Clark, he is my fiancé, let me handle this." Clark reluctly agree and let go of Ted. Ted came up to Chloe and took hold of her hands and said, "I love you Chloe, I always have. I really want to marry you, I will divorce Lana and we can spend our lives together." For a moment it looked as if he was getting through to her, then she finally realized what this man had done to her. "Go to hell you son of a bitch!" With that she punched him right were Clark had, with almost as much power.
Lois just stood there observing the scene. She was processing all the information in her head, trying to make sense of it all.
Lana's pregnant?
(3 days later, The Daily Planet)
Lois Lane was headed to Perry's office when she happened to pass by Clark's cubicle and saw that he was putting all his stuff in boxes. "Leaving so soon?" Clark whipped around, and smiled. "You aren't getting rid of me that easy. Since you and I are working on the Superman story together now, Perry thought it is best if we work in the same office." Lois's eyes widened. "WHAT!" The whole room looked around at her; she suddenly got a sense of déjà vu. She was going to have to learn to keep her voice down.
She ran down to Perry's office, she found him laughing. "What is so funny?"
"Your face when you stepped in here. I have been looking forward to that all day."
"Why did you make him my partner? For most people it takes years to get where he is in the first week!"
Perry smiled. "Lois, one, he wrote an article on the French artist, Ted Cartel, that made the front page of all the magazines in Paris. Two, the guy know how to do something that none of us can." Lois crossed her arms. "And what would that be?"
"He knows how to push your buttons, and I like that. Plus, I see the connection between you two. You guys were once together and I think you still have feelings for him."
Perry even noticed? Was it that obvious?
Clark put the rest of his stuff and headed towards Lois's office. He found her in there sulking. "Will it be that bad working with me, Lois? At least we get along.
You knew this was going to happen eventually, he did make us partners and put us on the same story." She rolled her eyes. She deicied it wouldn't kill her to work with him, he was her friend after all. But she was afraid that he would bring up what happened the other night. She had avoided him the past few days but now she would have to be around him.
"How did Lana take the news?"
"Not well, when I left she was in tears. I know I should feel bad, but I really don't. The guy is an ass. I do feel bad for the little boy that she is carrying. He is going to grow up without his father. Mandy was really upset too when she found out that "second daddy" wasn't going to be around anymore. Ted left for New York this morning; he told Lana and Mandy that he wasn't coming back."
The fact was that all of the anger that she had for Clark, for marrying Lana, was gone. He had gone through hell the past 5 years and she hadn't been there for him. Instead she had gone off and got involved with Lex Luthor. She looked down at the beautiful ring on her finger. But instead of wanting to show the world the 5 caret diamond ring, she wanted to throw it in the nearest trash can. What is wrong with me? Why am I embarrassed by this engagement?
Clark unloaded his stuff, which there wasn't much of, onto his desk. Lois saw a picture of a beautiful girl with raven hair and enchanting blue eyes. "She looks so much like you, Clark. She is gorgeous." Clark smiled with a 100 watt grin. "Yeah, that girl means the world to me. Mandy and I are going to visit Mom this weekend. Mom just loves her to death. Would you like to join us?" Uh-oh. What should she say? She really missed Martha and would love seeing her again. She also wanted to meet this wonderful little girl that made Clark's eyes glimmer with happiness at the mention of her. Oh-well. What could a little vacation hurt?
Clark walked into his apartment to find Lana there sitting on the couch, with a tub of chocolate ice cream in her lap. She had tears running down her face. Clark sat down beside her. "Listen Lana, it is better off this way. Now you can raise the baby without that ass as the father." She was still crying. "Clark you don't understand," she sobbed.
"What don't I understand?"
"Clark, Ted might not be the father of this baby. It might be Lex's child."
MUHHHHAHHHH! He he...I love Cliffhangers...
