Interlude

Martha got to sleep very late, Lana and Clark had left the farm around 10 pm last night she imagined that the newlyweds weren't even at their destination yet she was sad and happy all at the same time. Sad because her son now belonged to someone else. Happy because she got Lana as her daughter in law, she figured that they would marry at some point but that hope almost died when she found out from Clark what Lex Luthor did to her. She had many many sleepless night over that whole terrible situation. When Lana showed up on her doorstep in DC that evening 10 months ago Lana was a lost soul it was like she was alive but dead inside the poor girl had no life left in her. Martha loved having Lana around she always viewed her as her daughter and helping her through the fallout from Lex's actions brought the two women even closer. Lana had always treated Martha like the mother she never had and Lana said that to Martha several times. The women had a very close bond. Martha was wondering what the heck woke her up this early. She got out of bed did her bathroom duties for the morning getting dressed for the day and headed down stairs. Waking early wasn't something she was not use to doing she was after all the wife of a very determined farmer for many years until they lost Jonathan. She still had a sad spot when she thought of him, she missed him every day. Martha was a realist she knew that someone maybe would come along and she would have love in her life again but they would never be her Jonathan.

Martha walked down stairs to the coffee pot and started a small batch she poked around in the fridge to see what was there for breakfast. She found farm eggs and bacon with local cheese, she decided on a bacon cheese omelet for breakfast. She heard truck and heavy equipment moving down the road and she could see some of it from the open curtains. Martha had her breakfast and shared a bit with Shelby who was at her side from the moment she came down the stairs. Martha soon had her second cup of coffee outside facing the front yard she wanted to visit her flowers that were just starting to grow out nicely. Martha noticed that something seemed to be going on at the Potter house. She stared in amazement at all the truck and people descending on her kids house; what the hell she thought Clark nor Lana said anything about any work being done to the house and Nell who got very loaded last night never hinted at anything. Nell was finally drunk enough last night to tell her the truth of what happened between Nell and Jonathan in their senior year. Nell and Jonathan had been dating for a while and well they had unprotected sex and she got pregnant. Nell the controlling person she was decided on her own to have a abortion without ever telling Jonathan and made her sister Laura tell Jonathan that Nell didn't want to see him anymore. Jonathan was heart broken for a while, that was until he meet Martha his true soulmate. Jonathan never knew that Nell was pregnant things might have been very different if he had known.

Martha and Shelby started across the acre and a half that separated the two houses she walked around asking various men who was in charge. She was led to a trailer, inside who did she find but Chloe sipping on a cup of coffee. Chloe looked up from the desk were was working at to see a very surprised Mrs. Kent.

"What are you doing here" Chloe asked?

"I was going to ask the same question Chloe" said Martha.

Chloe took a long breath well she started in very long drawn out breath "you remember all the things Lana said she and Clark want done on the house the other night, right"?

Martha nodded her head still a little lost as to what was going on.

"Yes" she said .

"We decided to give our friends a head start Mrs. Kent".

Martha had a blank look on her face she just said "oh". Chloe for her part just said "shit" to herself.

"Mrs Kent what are you still doing here I thought you had to be back in DC for a vote today"?

"Congress joined the electronic age a while ago Chloe I just have to use a special key and I can vote by phone too".

"Wow" said Chloe "I had no idea".

Martha got tired of tip toeing around the fifty ton elephant in the room "so Chloe what the hell is going on and why are you doing this" asked Martha Kent, the Senator side of Mrs. Kent Chloe had never seen before.

Chloe though I could try to give her the cover story or I could just try to bullshit her but somehow the truth I think is going to be the only answer she will put up with. Just as Chloe started to say something Martha put up her hand as she picked up papers from Chloe desk they were stamped and approved building plans signed off by the county as she looked over the plans she groused "well this took some doing so tell me Chloe what is it you want from my kids" she had the Kent no bullshit stare.

Chloe just gulped she knew that the only thing to say at this point was the truth. "Ok Mrs. Kent we want Clark to work for us".

"Oliver and I both want Clark to use the knowledge he has locked away in the fortress to help mankind".

"We have no interest in anything that can be converted into a weapon but things that would make life better for the human race".

"Things that make day to day life for the average person better."

"Yes Queen industries will make money doing it but we will make sure that we reinvest our earnings where its important creating jobs and feeding people."

"You have known Oliver for a few years now and he's a good guy Mrs Kent neither he nor I would want any part of something that puts anyone at risk".

"We both want them happy".

"Clark was always happy on the farm I watched him at the Planet he hates it there".

"Hes getting better at it but we can supply him with better tools than he has now to allow the both of them to do their other job much better so they can have more time to themselves".

Somehow Chloe just felt like she gave the Gettysburg address to a hostile crowd she was sweating and her heart rate was racing.

Martha put down the plans she looked Chloe in the eye "Chloe thank you for telling me the truth."

Chloe visibly relaxed it felt like someone had taken a great weight off her shoulders. "Do you have a little time when we can talk privately" asked Martha.

"Will right now work" asked Chloe.

"Lets take a walk" said Martha.

The walk over was in complete silence Chloe even ignored multiple text messages on her phone as she followed Martha back to the Kent farm. They walked into the house and settled in the kitchen close to the coffee pot.

"Well you sure got sneaky Chloe, did you talk to Clark or Lana about any of these improvements you guys are doing" asked a patent Martha.

Chloe said "no, not directly but I've been talking to them both ever since Nell signed over the house to them about what they want to do with the place".

Martha looked at Chloe and said "that is a nice thing your doing for them but I'm more interested in what you want from them".

Chloe said "we want Clark and Lana to be the saviors of our world, Oliver and I both know that there are too many people who operate on greed alone".

"They don't cares what happens to the planet as long as they get what they want".

"They both have the power to change what happens here on earth we want the change to be a good one for all of mankind not a select few".

"We want the human race to survive I heard the story of how krypton fell and was destroyed I don't want that to happen to us I want us to live and grow not stuck on one planet waiting for a disaster to happen that kills all of us".

"Oliver and I talked about this just after Lex took Lana away from Clark, I remember the day before that happened Lana and I had just had a long discussion about her and Clark because they kissed at the talon the night before she was on could nine and when I saw them together the next day they were both so happy".

"Finally they were together on the same level, they were so happy".

"Then Lex had to go and do what he did that night was hell, Lana and I both cried most of the night. I begged her to stay that we would find a solution, she was so hurt she just by being close to Clark it could kill him it was killing her but you know that part of the story better than I do I suspect".

"I heard all about that during the time she stayed with me Lana is my daughter it feels like she has always been part of our family Chloe I just don't want them to have anymore pain they deserve to be happy and together".

"I agree Mrs. Kent that and other reasons were the driving force on keeping on Clark to stay in the game of life he could have so easily disappeared to never been seen by anyone of us ever again".

"Ok Chloe I believe you, I think Clark would be happy here at the farm too so tell me about the plans you have approved".

"You remember that they wanted more bedrooms and more bathrooms as well as expanded living space".

"Not to mention a bigger kitchen and the deck off the master bedroom".

"These plans I drew up from talking with Lana on our trip to NY city I included everything she and I talked about".

"Oliver then talked to Clark about what he had plans for the house".

"We then reconciled the plans and came up with these drawings Oliver got them approved thru the zoning people".

"All we have to do is the work and get the inspector sign offs and it a done deal".

"They will come back from their honeymoon to a new house 10 bedrooms 11 bathrooms and about 6000 sq ft of living space".

"I think they will be very happy".

"I think your right Chloe, so much for the small farm house down the road their house is going to be huge".

"The house is a little over 1400 sq ft right now so the additional space is like four houses total".

"Oliver and I are going to pick them up from the plane and deliver them home".

"They will be landing past midnight so it will be dark outside and the side of the house they will see at night has no changes to it so they wont know a thing until they enter the house".

"I would like to see their faces when they see the inside" said Martha who was considerably calmed down after her heart to heart with Chloe.

"I'll seewhat I can do about that Mrs. Kent".

"Chloe please call me Martha we have known each other way to long to have it any other way ok that goes for the both of you by the way".

"Ok Martha I was having a little problem with colors can you help".

The women descended into a discussion about the house and they colors of each room and what they thought Lana would like knowing that if they got it wrong Lana or Clark could repaint it in the time it took most folk's to just open the paint cans.

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