-1Chapter Forty Two-Happy Couple

Clark was surprised he stayed awake during the movie. He wasn't a girly movie kind of guy but he had let Lana pick. Pete and himself knew that when a girl picked a girly movie that it was a test. They prayed they never failed. Luckily he had stayed awake and Lana was annoyed with him. That was always a good thing.

They walked out of the movie theater with his arm around her shoulder. She walked tight against his side with her arm around his waist. They were in Metropolis for the weekend. School was starting soon but Clark had to be at school early because of football. Lana had come with since Chloe had already moved into the dorm. She didn't want to stay in Smallville with just Lois.

"So this is what you do on the weekend?" She asked as they walked the street.

"Not really. I normally hit the clubs," He answered.

"Clubs?" She asked.

"Yea, Club Zero. It was a hot spot for Edge's men to get together. We had a back room where we would discuss plans," He explained.

"You were underage, how did you get in?" She asked.

"Edge has connections with the owner and his bartenders," Clark answered.

"Living the dark side," She joked.

"You have no idea," He said.

They rounded the corner that led up to his apartment. He opened the door and let them into the apartment. It really showed who he used to be. The coolers were cool and metallic. One wall was glass and showed the city skyline. It was a city boy's apartment and it was Clark's.

Lana was still getting used to seeing Clark in all his glory. She was used to seeing him on the farm and in flannel. She didn't forget who he was when he was living with Lex. She had only a glimpse of the whole Clark and now that they were really trying to make it work, she was seeing it all.

"I don't think I could ever get used to this," She said walking in behind him. He closed the door and removed his leather jacket.

"I know. I'm still Clark Kent even if my legal last name is Luthor," He said locking them in.

"And I will always love Clark Kent," She smiled and folded her arms over her chest.

He walked up and rubbed her arms and smiled down at her.

"I've been thinking," He said.

"Oh no, that can't be good," She joked.

"Funny, but seriously. What would you say to transferring to Met U and living with me?"

He asked. She pulled back and looked him over. He stood still waiting to hear what she had to say. He obviously pulled a fast one and shocked her.

"Clark, I do love you. I want to be with you but I have the Talon in Smallville. I have responsibilities," She said softly afraid to break his heart.

"Then I could move back into the farm and go to Kansas U," He said wanting nothing more than to be with her.

"I couldn't have you give up football for me. You have rebuilt your life after all that has happened. I couldn't have you give it up just to be with me," She said.

"All I want is you," He said.

"Clark," She began but he stopped her.

"Speaking of football. I have practice early in the morning. We should go to bed," He said heading for the dresser and getting out some sweats.

She was quiet as she went for her pajama's too. After a minute she climbed into bed next to him. They didn't say anything to each other as she curled up next to him. His arm went around her waist. Even though it was a small movement, Lana knew he wasn't mad at her. His feelings were just hurt but maybe she could make it better. She just had to figure out how.

When she woke up in the morning Clark was already gone for practice. She was alone for the entire day but maybe Chloe would want to get together. She got dressed and when it was a decent time she gave Chloe a call. Her friend wasn't busy and was more than happy to go shopping.

They met up at the shopping square and spent the better part of the day spending money that they could use on better things. It gave them time to talk 'girl talk'. Lana knew something big was bothering Chloe she just couldn't pin it on anything but Pete. Of course her instinct was right. It went all the way back to Prom.

They sat down for ice cream and Chloe spilled all. She and Pete had gotten closer and closer until they had passed the no return. Chloe and Pete had sex. Lana listen to her friend as she went on about how things had gotten worse for them. Pete had distanced himself when Chloe just wanted to get closer.

Hearing her friend go on about the downfall of her relationship because of sex, it put Lana off. She had been thinking of going that far with Clark. After hearing Chloe out, she wondered if that would happen to her and Clark.

She knew they were heading that way. Things had been great before he started drugs. Now that they were back together things between them were back to being great. Clark was there for her no matter what and he had done so much for her. She couldn't imagine him leaving her once they had sex. Of course, Chloe had thought the same thing.

She wanted to voice her concerns to Chloe about her and Clark, however her friend was still caught up on Pete. Lana honestly didn't know what had happened to Pete that had him pull away. All that she could promise Chloe was that she would ask Clark if he knew anything.

Later that night Clark came in dragging his feet. Lana held back a giggle when she saw him. He was covered in mud and could hardly hold his duffle bag.

"Don't laugh," he mumbled dropping his bag on the floor by the door.

"I wouldn't dare," She replied while helping him remove his jacket.

He moved to the bathroom while shedding his clothes. She sighed at his actions. He obviously had never lived with a woman. She picked up his clothes and stuffed them into the laundry basket. After a good half hour Clark walked out of the bathroom. A cloud of steam followed him out as he headed to the dresser. Lana looked him over. He had a towel around his waist leaving the rest of his body to examine with her eyes. He was sculptured like a god and the water that was dripping down his back and chest that followed the lines of his abs was turning her on. She wanted nothing more than to run her fingers up and down his chest.

Clark grabbed some boxers and disappeared back into the bathroom. When he came back out ready for bed Lana was already under the covers. It looked so inviting that he wanted nothing more to climb in next to her, every night for the rest of his life. He couldn't question it. Lana was the one for him.

He sighed as he finally pulled himself into bed next to her. Coming home and finding her here was an amazing feeling. That feeling paled in comparison to crawling into bed with her after a long day. She rolled over and curled to his side, resting her head on his fine toned chest.

"I saw Chloe today," she said hoping he wasn't too tired to talk.

"How is she?" He asked as she ran her finger tip along his abs.

"She's still hung up on Pete," She answered retracing the path she set.

"Why?" Clark asked worried about his friend who was still hurting.

"They had sex and Pete pulled away," She explained.

Clark didn't respond. He knew why Pete pulled away. Pete's parents had been together before college. His mom got pregnant and never went to school. His father had turned around and dropped out. Once Pete was older his mother went back to law school. His father lost everything and they got divorced. He explained it to Lana and they both agreed with the theory that Pete pulled away so he wouldn't make the same mistakes his parents had.

They couldn't agree on whether or not to tell Chloe. Clark felt that it was up to Pete but Lana didn't want Chloe to continue to be depressed. So they finally came to an agreement. Clark would talk to Pete and if he didn't talk to Chloe, Lana would. They sealed the deal with a kiss.