7.23am
Clark had lost patience with the audio device in his bedroom and he had taken it out with his heat vision as they headed into his bedroom from the bathroom. He was mad that Lana would invade his privacy at all but to plant bugs in his bedroom was beyond sick.
He wondered if he had ever known Lana at all. It had taken tonight to show him what real love was and what he had with Lana had been a poor imitation. After what had happened with Lois, he felt he had lost his heart to her and he could not be happier.
He took Lois's hand and showed her the burnt out device. "It must have burnt itself out." Clark smiled as he lifted her on the bed.
"Please let me sleep Clark." She moaned half asleep, obviously tired from the past two hours in the bathroom.
"I will never look at the bathroom the same way again." Clark smirked as he gave her a gentle kiss on the lips.
Lois managed a sleepy grin but then collapsed on his bed. Within minutes she was snoring her head off. He put his arm around her and was soon asleep as well.
He woke early the following morning, woken as usual by Barney the Rooster. He hated that bird sometimes and then an idea came into his head. Maybe if he put Barney near the outer paddock the marksmen would take him out, he laughed to himself.
He lay staring at the beautiful creature lying next to him. She looked so peaceful and he wished he could wake up next to her every morning. He just hoped she would not regret what had happened between them. He was glad he had saved his first time for Lois. It made the experience even more perfect.
Suddenly Lois woke up with a start. There was a look of horror on her face. "Oh my god. What have I done? I am so sorry." She got up, grabbed her robe and ran into the bathroom.
Clark was devastated by her rejection of events of the previous night. He needed to talk to her. "Lois..." he shouted through the bathroom door.
All he heard was a mutter. "How could I be so reckless and stupid? What was I thinking of?" She was ranting at herself by now.
Clark wondered if he had taken last night too far but then remembered the events in the kitchen.
"Lois, can we talk about this. I don't regret last night for a second." He tried to coax her to come out.
A few minutes later she walked out. "Clark, I am so sorry. What should we do?"
"Was last night so bad?" He tried to reason with her.
"Of course not. It was the best night of my life, but I should have thought things through more carefully. I kinda got caught up in the moment."
"Me too but I don't understand what you mean about not thinking thing through. Did we rush into this?" Clark asked.
"No, it's not that. You're going to be mad at me." Lois seemed genuinely worried.
He put his hand on her knee and started to kiss her. "Whatever it is, you can tell me."
"Right, here goes. We did not use any protection last night."
Clark tried not to look too horrified. "Lois, why are you apologising? That was my responsibility too. I assumed you were on the pill..."
"Well technically I usually am but I took them over to the Talon in the first car load. And I have obviously not had the chance to take them for a few days."
"Well it's done now. Can't you get some kind of emergency contraception?" Clark asked.
"Yes but unless you have a drugstore in the barn we are a bit stuck."
"I will ask for some to be brought to the farm." Clark asked.
"Your parents will find out then. No way. We need to get Chloe to buy some but how can we do that. They listen in to all our calls."
Clark was left with no choice, "Lois, I am just going to feed the cows and will think of something."
"Ok, I will make us some breakfast and thanks for last night. It was great." She whispered in his ear as she passed him.
As soon as he got to the barn, he texted Chloe. "Where are you? Need your help."
"At Talon. Your parents are just about to head into Metropolis. Do you need them here?"
"No way. Text me when they leave."
Chloe was puzzled by the message but realised he had probably been fighting with Lois and did not want his folks to find out.
Soon a text arrived to say the coast was clear. Clark sped over.
Clark spent ten minutes pacing up and down the apartment, making general conversation.
"So how are my parents doing?" Clark asked nervously.
"Clark, that is the third time you have asked me, now spill." Chloe demanded.
He gulped. "Ok...I need a favour."
Chloe laughed. "I guessed that."
"Chloe, this is serious...Look here goes... I need you to go to the drugstore for me, well more for Lois."
"What does she need? Some disprins for a hangover." Chloe smirked.
"No, she needs..."
"Out with it Clark. It can't be that bad."
Clark took a deep breath. "Chloe, can you get an emergency contraceptive pill?"
The colour was soon drained from Chloe's face and then she laughed. "Yeah, I'm not falling for it."
"Chloe, listen. Lois and I had sex last night and she has missed her pill for the past few days because she left them here. We don't want a baby Kent yet, so she needs a pill. Is that clear enough for you?" He asked in a polite way.
"God, don't tell me. Lex knows your secret and planted some Red K." Chloe asked concerned.
"No Chloe. We were both willing participants – no Red K, alcohol or anything else for that matter, well apart from maple syrup."
Chloe was bright red by now. "Too much information Clark, but since when have you and Lois been a couple and what was all that soul searching about taking the next step with Lana about? You have been locked up with Lois...for what...three days and you are..."
"Chloe, I love her more than anything and I feel a fool that it has taken me more than a year to realise it. Anyway I need to get back, can you do it for me."
Chloe smiled. "Yeah, call back in two hours. I need to go out of Smallville to get them. I don't want any gossip starting in town."
Clark sped back to the farm wondering how he would explain this one to Lois...