Shelby was not badly injured but it was close. Clark dressed the graze on her leg and then lifted her on to her bed to have a sleep.
"Lois, I am just going to pop in the shower." Clark suggested.
"Ok. I will make breakfast, fancy some bacon and eggs." She smiled.
He panicked at that suggestion. "You know what, I would just like some cereal this morning."
She smiled. "Suit yourself, I will do some for me then."
"On second thoughts, I will cook breakfast." He said as he grabbed the frying pan out of her hand. "Last time was a disaster Lois."
"Suppose you're right. I will go in the shower then." Lois laughed.
He smirked. "So shall I make breakfast or lunch?"
"Very funny Smallville. I will just be an hour or so."
"I will go and do some chores for a while and then make breakfast for about 10am." Clark replied, realising this was the perfect opportunity to head off.
When he arrived at Met U, he was devastated to see Lex's Porsche pulling away leaving Lana standing by the side of the road.
"Too late." He murmured to himself.
He headed to the Talon apartment to see if his parents were home. He found them sitting at the breakfast bar and to say they were shocked to see him was an understatement.
"Clark." His mom rushed up to him to hug him. "They have let you go!"
"No, they haven't." He answered expecting his mom to take a step back but she didn't. She just continued hugging him.
Jonathan came over to see his son. "What's going on? What about the virus?"
"Dad, there is no virus. When I was wandering over to the barn I saw Lex and Lana together talking in his car. I listened in and it turns out they have planted a virus so they can try and trap me into revealing my secret."
Martha was taken aback. "How can they do that?"
"They have some sort of listening devices fitted in the house and maybe video too. I did not hear everything because one of the police marksmen took a shot at Shelby. She is fine, don't worry."
Jonathan looked guilty. "It must have been that fumigator who planted the stuff when he came to the house the other day. I did check his credentials."
"Don't worry dad. It might not be a bad thing. I think Chloe can get the video feed disconnected and if we leave the listening devices intact for a while I may be able to convince them that I am normal." Clark suggested.
His mom looked at him. "You mean act normal?"
"I need them off my back, mom. Lana is even more obsessed than Lex and she will find out sooner or later. I think this could work in my favour. I just need you to give this letter to Chloe so she can try and deactivate the video feed. I tried to see her but Lana was there."
Jonathan looked confused. "But to convince them, you will need to involve Lois in your act and correct me if I am wrong but that means telling..."
Before his dad had a chance to finish there was a sudden knock at the door and Clark sped off.
Clark arrived back to find Lois still in the shower. Half an hour later she was down with dripping wet hair.
"Lois, can you tell me how you spent over an hour in the shower and did not find time to dry your hair." Clark joked.
"I have only been in the shower for half an hour. I spent the first 30 minutes looking around the farm for you because I could not get the shower to work. Where were you?" she asked.
"Lois..." Just then he heard a high pitched sound. He scanned the area it originated from and identified a listening device behind the cabinet. On top of the cabinet was a concealed camera but that was not operating yet. Lana and Lex were listening in, he needed to shut Lois up and there was only one way to do it.
He ran up to her and lifted her legs around his waist, catching her mouth with his to silence her. He walked backwards to the sofa until he fell on it, leaving Lois sitting on his lap. He sat back, pulling his lips away from Lois's and was about to signal for her to stay quiet but he didn't get the chance before Lois plunged her lips back on to his.
Clark tried to resist but it was impossible. Their passion and pent up feelings had been unleashed. Lois started to groan, setting off alarm bells in Clark's head. What if Lana and Lex heard what was going on?
He used all of his resolve and managed to untangle himself from Lois's embrace. She was just about to protest when she felt his fingers on her lips signalling for her to stay quiet.
He got up and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and then sat next to Lois.
The house is bugged with listening devices so we need to stay quiet.
She pulled the pen out of his hand.
Who by
Lex and Lana. They are trying to find out my secret.
What secret?
In response to her last question he gave her a look which showed he was not ready to tell her yet.
They have video cameras too but they are not operational yet.
How do you know?
I heard Lana and Lex talking about it this morning
How could you? There is no one allowed within 300 yards of us
Clark gave her another look which said it all.
Oh I guess that is part of the secret too...so what do we do now?
Do what they would expect us to do.
Lois looked at him puzzled.
"Lois, what were you trying to do? Blow us up." Clark shouted. "You know you are lethal with a gas oven." He winked and smiled.
Lois was going to enjoy this. "What is your problem, Smallville? Don't take your mood out on me. I want to be here as much as you but unless you know an instant cure for this virus we are stuck here."
"I am going to the barn." Clark realised that the fumigator would have had no reason to go to the barn so grabbed Lois's hand and led her out of the house.
He stood at the entrance to the barn and scanned the area for any signs of spying equipment. There were none. He led Lois up to the loft and gestured for her to sit down.
"It's safe. There are no bugs."
Lois was amazed. "How did you know? Did you scan the place or something?"
The look Clark gave her answered her question. "Oh I see."
"Lois, I have never told anyone this. I think you may need to sit down."
Lois put her finger to her lip. "Clark, I want you to tell me because you choose to, not because you feel forced to."
He opened his mouth to reply when he picked up a high pitched frequency nearby. It was a portable listening device.
He smiled at Lois again before launching into another tirade. "Why did you follow me out here? Thought you would go for round two, did you?"
"Clark, we need to get on for both our sakes. I have never worked out why we bicker all the time."
"It must be a clash of personalities." Clark commented.
"Maybe. Will you let me cook tonight? It hurts me that you won't trust me." Lois did look genuinely upset.
"I do trust you Lois. I promise I will leave you alone to make dinner as long as you take care with any electrical or gas appliances." He smirked.
"Ok." She walked over and whispered in his ear. "I promise to be a good girl."
Clark walked back to the house ten minutes later to find Lois with her apron on and ipod in her ears singing Whitesnake songs whilst she cooked. The cell rang. Lois did not notice his presence.
"Mr Kent, I have Chloe Sullivan on the line for you." One of the deputies announced.
"Chloe, it's good to hear from you."
"I am really missing you." She replied. "How are you coping with Lois?"
"It is a bit of a struggle, but I am sure we will survive. So have you got any news?"
Chloe appeared distracted. "Sorry Clark, I have to go. This was just a quick call to see how you were. I am at the Talon waiting to see your parents."
Before Chloe was able to hang up, Clark was sitting in the lounge waiting for her.
"Clark..." She sounded surprised but wasn't. "What took you so long?"
"I haven't got long. Lois is cooking and she hasn't even noticed I am missing." Clark laughed.
"Right, I have tapped into all of Lex's devices. They are very well designed but I can intercept and disable them."
"The problem is that we need to be able to make it look as though it is a technical fault on the equipment or he will suspect something." Clark explained.
"That is more of an issue. Luckily there is a storm brewing tonight so I can disable them for a couple of hours. Where are they?"
"There are three microphones in the lounge, and one in both bedrooms, plus a video device in all the rooms except the bathroom."
"Even the bedroom?" Chloe asked. "That is a bit obsessive."
"Clark, this unit will tell you if the video or audio feed are operational within the room you are in. The red light means they are working."
"Chloe, thanks I owe you one."
"No you don't. Just look after my cousin and however tempted you are to strangle her, can you please refrain from doing so." Chloe laughed. "Before I forget, here is a cell. Any texts we send to each other cannot be tracked."
"Thanks." He sped off back to the barn.
He stayed out of Lois's way for the rest of the afternoon determined to prove he trusted her. He did scan the farmhouse every so often to see there was no sign of flames or a gas leak.