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Chapter Six

Clark flopped on the couch as soon as he got home. He'd gotten Chloe to San Francisco safely and was glad for that. She'd be gone for an entire month; he really was going to miss her.

"Hey, farm boy," Lois said as she walked in. "What did you and my cousin talk about?"

"Nothing much; I just wanted to give her a proper farewell, which you failed to do because you were too busy grilling her about Jimmy." Lois looked at him in disbelief. She glared daggers at him.

"Of course I was going to! I hadn't heard of him until earlier this week! He's the new guy at the Planet, and that's all I know! All of a sudden, Lana remembers something about him. Of all people, Lana. How could she tell Lana and not tell me!" She paced around, angrily.

"That should be something that can wait, Lois! Come on, she's going almost 2000 miles away and all you could think to do was ask her about him. You're her cousin, you know that she wasn't going to tell you. Why couldn't you just wish her well? You weren't the only person to be shocked when he came out of that room, you know!"

"What is going on?" The two stopped arguing and whipped around to face Clark's mother. "Is everything alright? How did your breakfast with Chloe go?"

"Fine," the two said. Martha looked at them with suspicion, but let it go. She could tell that something was going on with both of them, but she walked away.

As Martha walked away, Lois turned back to him. He ignored her and went to talk to his mother.

Martha Kent listened closely as her son told her everything that happened at Chloe's apartment. She was glad that her son had realized that Lana Lang wasn't the one for him, and that he'd fallen in love with someone else. Unfortunately, he hadn't realized that he was in love yet. She was glad that it was Chloe; she wouldn't have to worry about his safety. Chloe would keep and protect his secret. But, how was she going to help Clark realize that he was falling for Chloe?

"I really wish she'd told me about him. I would have stopped Lois from showing up unannounced," he said. "It was very awkward."

"Clark," Martha started, "tell me how you felt when you realized the situation."

"I was surprised to see him.." he started, preparing to tell a lie. However, Martha gave him a look, one that ordered him to tell the truth. He couldn't stand it when she did that. Martha looked at him, amused. He lowered his eyes in an attempt to avoid answering her question.

"Like I said," she began, "There's someone out there for you."

The car pulled up to the Halliwell manor. Chloe retrieved her belongings and got out. She paid the driver and walked up to the door. She stood there for a moment, hesitating, and then rang the doorbell. A young girl answered the door.

"May I help you?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm looking for Paige Matthews. I'm Chloe Sullivan. I'm a... friend," Chloe said, not knowing what to say.

"One moment," she said and closed the door. Chloe stood there, waiting. The door finally opened again. This time it was Paige.

"Hey, Chloe. How did you get here?"

"I took a cab," Chloe said as she entered the manor.

"You took a cab from Metropolis?"

"No, I took a cab from" Golden Gate Park. No, you idiot. How are you going to explain how you got to Golden Gate Park? "the airport."

"You got on a plane? Why? I could have just orbed you,"

"Well, my boss gave me a month off anyway, so I decided that I would come and see California," Chloe told her.

"Who was at the door?" Piper said as she came into the room.

"I was," Chloe said with a small wave.

"How do you know where we live?" she asked. She was slightly suspicious of Chloe, who was suppressing a laugh. It wasn't very difficult for her.

"I looked it up." Piper was still skeptical. "I guess I should have called first." What was with them? Paige was starting to get suspicious as well. It was starting to irritate Chloe.

Phoebe came down the stairs, and stopped in her tracks in the middle of the staircase.

"Listen, I'm sorry if I did something wrong, but I wanted to get here the normal way. Taking a cab and ringing the doorbell is as normal as it gets. Orbing is pretty cool, but I'm not sure if I like this magic stuff yet. These powers aren't exactly fun."

Phoebe spoke up. "Wow. She's really ticked off." Chloe looked up at her.

"Hmm.. I wonder why? Maybe it's because my dreams are supposed to be just that: DREAMS! Or, could it be that I planned to take a road trip here, but my stupid powers shrunk my car!"

Chloe was too busy ranting to notice that the car was floating in front of her. She just pointed at it to make her point. She finally realized what was happening and grabbed it.

"I rest my case," she said. "What am I going to do about these powers?" She was flustered, and tired. She'd been forcing herself to avoid spectacles like the one that just occurred. It had been stressing her out.

"You know, you don't have to keep them. I can strip you of them," Paige told me. Chloe thought about this for a moment; she wouldn't have to worry about losing control of them. Then again, she really wanted to learn more about them and discover how they work.

"I don't think I want that," Chloe said.

"I can also bind them. So, you'll have them, but you won't be able to use them until someone unbinds them."

"No, I don't want that either. I came here to ask if you could help me control them." Paige smiled. "Sorry that I went crazy."

"It's perfectly alright. Trust me, my sisters have been worse."

Clark had been sitting in his loft, thinking about his mother's words. He had to admit to himself that he was a bit jealous of Jimmy, and that he was hurt that, like Lois, he hadn't known anything about Jimmy until earlier that week. He was supposed to be her best friend, which meant he wasn't supposed to be the last to know. It had been eating him up inside since that morning. His mind drifted to all the things that may have happened behind that bedroom door. He willed himself to snap out of the thoughts; they weren't helping.

He remembered the time they'd made out at the Talon. He currently regretted that she was under the influence of a parasite from the caves and that he was on red kryptonite. Maybe his mother was right to think that Chloe was the one for him. She was his best friend; he could trust her, and he confided in her often.

But, he was too late. Chloe was moving on and getting over him; he'd just have to deal with it. But how? How was he going to deal with it? He couldn't start seeing other women; his secret was too great to even think about letting just anyone into his life. He thought back to Alicia Baker; he loved her. She could have been the one for him, but he lost her.

Perhaps he was meant to be alone; his mind drifted to Kyla. What if she hadn't died? What if she was the one for him?

Just then, someone entered the loft and he snapped out of his thoughts. Lois ascended the stairs and sat on the couch without a word.

"Yes, Lois?" Clark said.

"Please don't tell me that you're brooding over Lana. I mean, you barely said two words to each other. Actually, I'm surprised that she came with us. I kinda thought that she would have borrowed one of Lex's helicopters or something."

"Are you here for something, or did you just want to sit on my couch and ramble?"

"Actually, I came here to say--" she paused. She did not want to apologize to him. She lowered her voice "youwereright"

Clark chuckled. If it wasn't for his super hearing, he wouldn't have understood her.

"I was what? Could you speak up?" he said, teasing her.

"You were right, and I'm sorry. There! I said it. If you tell anyone about this, I'll just deny it. However, I'll admit that I should have been wishing her well instead of harrassing her. And I think that I would have finished my breakfast if I hadn't been bothering her, because you and Lana wouldn't have ganged up on me and rushed me out."

Clark smirked. "You were really upset earlier. I know it wasn't all because I didn't wish her bon voyage," Lois said. "It bothered you, didn't it?" Clark was silent. "To see her with someone else," she continued. Clark straightened his features, trying to seem emotionless. When he didn't speak, Lois gave him a pat on the back and got up.

"Just one piece of advice: Go for it and tell her how you feel. If you have feelings for her, that is. You owe it to her." With that, Lois left.

To be continued.

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