Chloe walked to Perry's office and handed him her article. He skimmed it and put it aside, Jimmy was in the office with her. And she smiled amused that he was so excited, to leave for Gotham.
"Here are the plane tickets, and Chloe here is your assignment sheet. Olsen I need pictures…good pictures. You are to be with Chloe at all times, and follow her instruction. I'll see you back here in Metropolis in a few days." He said crisply, handing her a plane ticket and a folder.
"Thanks Chief for the opportunity to work with Chloe and to go to Gotham." Jimmy said, his green eyes bright.
Perry waved them away with his hand, and Chloe searched for Clark. "See you at the airport!" Jimmy shouted to her happily. Clark turned his head to her confused, and then she remembered that she hadn't talked to him about her newest…assignment. Lois and Clark grabbed a taxi to the clinic where her appointment was set up, on the way Chloe nibbled on her crackers and broke the news to her best friend and cousin.
"I'm going to Gotham for a couple of weeks, to interview Bruce Wayne. Jimmy will be there with me at all times." She said lightly.
Clark clenched his jaw; he didn't like the thought of Chloe talking to Bruce even if it was work related he had hurt her once before…what was going to stop him from doing it again? Lois slipped her hand into his, and looked up at him her eyes telling him to calm down. She turned to her younger cousin, "Have you thought this through?" Chloe bit her lip and remained quiet.
"Yes, I have…this trip is purely business. I'm going to tell him that I'm pregnant once, my baby" here she paused "Our baby is born. I don't want him to give me child support I just need him to acknowledge he has a child. That's all I want. Besides Perry made me a deal I couldn't refuse."
"Chloe I don't think this is such a good idea…at least let me go with you. I'd feel better if me or Lois were there." Clark said his eyes worried.
She gave him a tight smile, "It's an assignment Perry wouldn't let you go. I promise to call you every night…and brush my teeth every night."
Lois smiled at her teasing. "Come on Clark. Chloe is a big girl she can take care of herself."
The taxi stopped and they climbed out, inside the clinic smelled like cleaning supplies. It was freezing in the waiting room, and the walls were eggshell white. Lois signed them in and they waited for the nurse to call them in. Chloe was suddenly very nervous. What if there's something wrong? What if Bruce denies his child? Her breathing got shallower and shallower until Clark grabbed her hand in his. "I'm scared" she whispered to him, he hugged her and she leaned against him. Lois sat awkwardly, trying not to stare as her boyfriend and cousin shared an intimate moment. The nurse came out dressed in white scrubs, "Chloe Sullivan?"
Chloe stood up and Lois followed her inside the room, while Clark stayed behind his eyes dark with worry. Inside the examination room, there were white walls. I'm really starting to hate that color. The nurse had her change into a thin paper dress and Lois sat on a small chair in the corner. On the wall there were posters of the cycles a pregnant woman goes through. When the door opened a woman appeared she was in her late 20's dressed in a white robe with a small label reading, Dr. Lyning. Her eyes were professional but warm; she skimmed her medical records and introduced herself.
"I'm Dr. Lyning and I will be your overlooking your pregnancy Chloe. So how are things so far?" she asked her.
"Fine, normal I guess. Morning sickness, fatigue all that good stuff"
"Well there's not much we can check up on now. Since you are only 2 months along. However I will tell you that you must eat healthy and drink lots of water. Spotting in the first trimester is normal." Dr. Lyning explained. The doctor noticed Lois and asked who she was.
"I'm her cousin Lois Lane." She introduced herself.
"Well Lois make sure to take care of your cousin. Get plenty of rest; the first 3 months of any pregnancy are crucial…complications can develop. See me in a month and we will do a sonar sound to determine the sex of the baby. Meanwhile read these pamphlets and her is a list of books to help you understand the changes you will be going through."
The Doctor checked her blood pressure, heartbeat, weight, height and temperature. When that was though, Chloe changed into her clothes and followed Lois outside. Clark stood up and looked at them expecting something. The cousins laughed as they hailed a taxi.
"Clark it was only a check up. Relax nothing really exciting goes on until I'm 3 months along. And let's keep this quiet until it starts to show, I don't need Cat the gossip queen to ask questions right now."
They dropped Chloe off at her apartment, and fussed with her before leaving to their own apartment. She still had to get used to the fact that Lois had moved in with Clark. Yawning, she slipped into her pajamas and snuggled under the covers of her bed. Chloe dreamed about Bruce for the first time in months, she dreamed about his touch on her skin. But that was all it was…a dream.
At least for now.
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A/N: UH OH ... Bruce better get ready for the suprise of his life! Read & Review...please and thank you!