Chapter Five

Cassie sat alone at the table in the restaurant; Clark had gone to pay for the bill. The events that had taken place in the Daily Planet Building kept playing over and over in her head.

She was sure she was wrong but it felt like Lois Lane wanted to throw her out of a window, and here everyone was telling her how wonderful the female reporter was. Well Cassie didn't think she was very nice, she was down right mean. Well that wasn't true, but she wasn't exactly warm and fuzzy.

"Are you ready to go?" She looked up to see Clark standing beside her.

"Oh yes." He helped her out of the seat and they left the restaurant.

Clark's behaviour around Lois was another thing that concerned Cassie. He seemed so flustered around her like he had a crush on her or something. Cassie was suddenly aware that he was holding her hand and a wave of possessiveness washed over her. It was stupid they had only been out on two dates but she couldn't help her self she really liked him.

"Are you alright?" He asked suddenly looking down at her.

"Oh… yes why?"

"Well, I don't know you just seem kind of… quiet." She nodded and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Sorry, I am not meaning to." He nodded and they continued to walk down the sidewalk to the taxi line. "Oh um, what are we going to do about dinner with Richard and Lois?"

"Oh uh… I hadn't really thought about that since it happened."

"I mean it would be kinda of strange to go on a third date with your friends…doesn't it seem kind of…fast." He looked at her, and her eyes widened. "I mean, I don't mean that I don't want to go on a third date…. I mean I am not fast or anything …I mean…"

He laughed, "I know what you mean,"

"You do?" Cassie asked looking at him, she wasn't sure she knew what she meant.

"Yes, I'll talk to Richard…maybe postpone it a couple of weeks, by then we will have had more dates."

Cassie looked from the cab she was about to get into to Clark, "We will?"

"Of course," He said quietly. Cassie sank into the cab's back seat, she swallowed hard trying to take her eyes off his blue eyes…it was a hard task.

"Oh good," Was all she could manage.

"Good night,"

"Good night, thank you for the wonderful night Clark," She replied back.

"My pleasure," He closed the cab door and the driver started to slowly drive out of the lane.

"Where to miss?"

"Uh…Uh, just a sec." She opened the car door of the cab and got out as the driver screeched on the breaks. She got out, Clark was just about to turn away from the line up when he saw Cassie get out of the cab.

"Is everything okay?" He asked looking a little worried. Cassie nodded and ran over to him with a smile on her face. She stopped about three inches away from him. Barely able to comprehend what she was about to do Cassie raised herself up a little to be level with Clark; he was just staring at her. And that was when she kissed him. She had both her hands on his chest; He slowly put both his hands on her sides.

Slowly she pulled back and looked him in the eyes, 'Man they are blue,'. "Night Clark,"

He nodded…he actually nodded! "Night Cassie."

With that she slowly turned and got in the cab and drove away leaving Clark with a smile on his face.

When Clark finally got in his apartment he dropped his coat on the floor and locked the door and stood in his entranceway staring into space. This was bad…very bad. He couldn't let himself fall for this girl…Cassie.

She obviously liked him, or at least he thought she liked him, he knew he like her… a lot! What was the point in taking this farther if there was no future? Eventually Cassie would realise that he disappeared whenever there was a crisis, and most likely think him a coward like everyone else did, she could never know the truth.

He already cared about her too much to put her in that kind of danger. He walked through his apartment and looked out the window onto the cityscape. He picked up his phone and speed dialled home.

"Hello Clark Residence,"

"Ma?"

"Clark?"

"Yeah,"

"Why Clark how nice to hear from you, how are you anything new and exciting in your life?" Clark knew from the tone in his mother's voice when she said 'your' she meant excluding anything Superman did.

"Actually…"

"Well, I think it should be up to this Cassandra. It is her happiness as well Clark."

"But what if something happened to her? I could never live with my self if she got hurt."

"There is a chance in every relationship of getting hurt, Clark."

"Yeah, but most relationships don't have the danger of death."

His mother chuckled, "Look Clark, you have only been out twice, I don't think you should worry about this sort of thing just yet."

"But-

"But nothing Clark, let things take their course, in the end if it comes to making decisions I am sure you will make the right one."

"Thanks Ma,"

"Anytime son,"

"Love you Ma,"

"Love you Clark."

With that Clark hung up the phone. After dragging his hand over his face he got up and went to get ready for bed.