Chapter 3
"Lex why are you here?"
"I got a craving for pizza."
"I mean why are you in this town?"
"I cam to see how you two were doing."
"We are fine Lex."
"You don't need any more money?"
"No what you gave us last time was plenty."
"Alright I just thought I would make sure."
"Mommy I got to go to the bathroom."
"Go ahead I will be right here."
"Okay."
Emma left the table and went to the bathroom.
"You haven't told her have you?"
"Told her what?"
"Who her father is."
"No I haven't."
"Don't you think you should tell her. I mean you said you wanted to wait until she was old enough she is pretty mature for her age I think she would understand."
"I don't know."
"She has the right to know and sooner or later she is going to start asking."
"I know she is."
"Alright well if you need anything else call I got to go."
"Bye Lex."
"Bye Chloe."
Lex left and Emma came back a minute later. Ever since Chloe left Lex had been helping them out.
"What did Lex want mommy?"
"He just wanted to talk. Do you want to get pepperoni pizza?"
"Yes please."
Chloe ordered the pizza and they ate it all then returned home. When they got home there was a message on the answering machine.
"Hey Chloe I am sorry if I hurt you today I didn't mean to please just let me talk to you and explain things."
Chloe deleted the message and she went to find Emma. She was in the living room.
"Can we watch a movie?"
"Sure go get one."
Emma ran up to her room and pulled out one of her movies then she came back downstairs and handed it to Chloe. Chloe put it in and sat down on the couch Emma sat on her lap ad they watched the movie together. Halfway through the mvie Emma fell asleep. Chloe picked Emma up and brought her to her room. She tucked her in and then went back downstairs. The phone rang and Chloe picked it up.
"Hello."
"Chloe its Lana I have something to tell you."
"How did you get this number?"
"From Clark just let me tell you something."
"Alright I am listening."
"That night when you took off I was talking to Clark about us I missed him and I was trying to get him back. I didn't know you two were dating."
"He didn't tell you?"
"He did after he pushed me away when I kissed him he said he loved you and that me and him would never happen."
"Is this the truth?"
"Yes Chloe I swear its the truth I feel awful. I am the reason you left I never meant to hurt you."
"I know you didn't and I should have of listened to Clark."
"I hope you will forgive me Chloe if not I understand."
"Lana you are a good friend and I respect you for telling the truth, I forgive you."
"I won't do it again I swear but you should give Clark another chance after all he never did anything wrong."
"I know I guess I shouldn't of ran away I should of waited just a second longer and then none of this would have of happened."
"You can't change the past trust me if I could I would of never gone to Clark's that night."
"I know you wouldn't Lana you didn't know you were in Paris when Clark and I started dating."
"I wish I had known I feel so guilty about it and because I hurt you and Clark."
"Don't feel guilty anymore Lana it is in the past we can start to make a brighter future."
"Thanks for understanding Chloe I hope you will move back to Smallville everyone misses you."
"I'm not sure if I am going back to Smallville yet."
"Well I hope you will think about it I have to go now I will call sometime."
"Alright bye Lana."
"Bye Chloe."
Chloe hung up the phone. So much for keeping where she was a secret now everyone knew. Chloe went upstairs and went into her bedroom and fell asleep. She wasn't sure if Clark was still in town but she knew she had to talk to him and try to make things right. In the morning Chloe came down the stairs to the living room Emma was in there watching cartoons.
"Hey mommy."
"Hey."
"Can we get break feast?"
"Sure come on you can have some cereal."
Emma turned off the TV and went into the kitchen. Chloe poured her a bowl of fruit loops and she was eating while Chloe made toast for herself. They both finished eating and Chloe did the dishes. The doorbell rang and Emma ran to the door to answer it. She opened the door.
"Hey is your mom here?"
"Yes she is Clark."
Chloe came out of the kitchen into the hallway to see Clark.
"Hey Clark."
"Hey Chloe Lana said she talked to you about what happened."
"Emma why don't you go to your room for a little bit."
"Alright mommy."
Emma left for her room.
"Come in Clark."
Clark came into the house and Chloe lead him into the living room.
"Yes we did talk and I am sorry I doubted you."
"So you aren't mad at me anymore?"
"No I should have of never have of been mad at you in the first place."
"I know why you were I don't blame you."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too Chloe."
"I have missed you Clark."
"Me too but I need to know something Chloe."
"What?"
"Is Emma mine if she is I am not mad at you."
"Clark I can't answer that right now not when she is upstairs and could barge in here at any given moment."
"So when Chloe?"
"Later tonight I promise."
"All right where?"
"There is a diner on the other side of town we could meet there."
"What are you going to do with Emma?"
"I am going to take her with me my friend works there she will watch Emma while we talk and then I am going to tell her too. I just hope that what I tell you won't hurt out relationship even more."
"Alright Chloe I will meet you there at six."
"Okay."
"See you then."
Clark gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and then left. Chloe was nervous now she had to tell Clark and Emma the truth and the two people she loved might hate her. At 5:45 Chloe and Emma headed for the diner. They were a block away and Chloe was stopped at a red light. She didn't notice the drunk driver swerving toward them.
"Mommy look out."
But it was too late the car came smashing into them. Chloe's head smashed into the steering wheel and Chloe's window and the windshield were smashed. Emma jarred in her car seat but she wasn't hurt. Emma got out of her car seat and went up to Chloe. Chloe was bleeding from her head.
"Mommy wake up."
Emma tried to wake Chloe but she didn't move.
Clark was sitting at the diner waiting for Chloe. He heard one of the women in the diner say something had happened a block down. He got up and went over to the woman.
"What happened?"
"There was a car accident it was some woman and her child."
Clark stared at the women in disbelief. 'It can't be them can it?' Clark was about to chance it he left the diner and super sped to the scene. There was a police car and an ambulance. Clark went over to a police man.
"Do you know who was in the car?"
"A women she was unconscious and the little girl was too scared to answer anything we rushed them both to the hospital in another ambulance."
"Can you give me directions to go get there."
"Sure."
The police officer wrote down instructions to the hospital and Clark rushed there. When he entered the waiting room Lex was in there. Emma was on Lex's lap she was crying and he was trying to get her to calm down.
"Lex?"
Clark said as he went over to Lex and Emma.
"Hi Clark."
"What are you doing here?"
"Well I heard about the accident and I wanted to make sure Emma and Chloe were alright."
"You know that they live here?"
"Yes."
"How long have you known?"
"Since Emma was one."
"You never told anyone?"
"Chloe asked me not to."
"Since when do you keep things to yourself?"
"Look Clark I know we have our differences but lets not get into a fight right now."
"Do you know how Chloe is?"
"Not yet."
"I hope mommy is going to be okay."
"Don't worry Emma she will be I made sure the best doctors are in there doing whatever they can."
Emma buried her head into Lex's coat shedding more tears. The doctor came out to see them.
"I am going to go take her in the child care center I don't know if she should hear this I will be right back."
Lex left with Emma and then he came back a few minutes later. The doctor was waiting for him to return.
"How is she?" Clark asked
"Well she is stable right now but the impact of the steering wheel made her lose some of her memory she can't remember what year it is or that she was in an accident. We don't think she even remembers having a daughter."
"Well that is more than some." Clark said
"It might come back in time but right now she is asking for someone named Clark is that one of you?"
"Yes I am Clark."
"You can go in and see her if you want you both can."