Lana and Clark walked toward the brightly lit fair ground hand-in-hand, both feeling slightly nervous. For both of them it felt like their first date all over again. This time was different though. They both knew it. Secrets were no longer an issue and the love and affection they each held for each other could be seen by merely glancing at them.

Arms swinging gently between them, Clark looked over at Lana, grinning brightly. He couldn't believe he had gone so long without seeing the alluring smile. He'd miss the way her eyes twinkled in the moonlight. Being with her again just thrilled him. Before they could reach the ticket booth, Clark felt a slight tug on his arms and he looked at Lana and saw that she was trying to pull him off into a different direction, "Lana, don't you want to get tickets for the rides?"

With a roll of here eyes, Lana continued to pull Clark toward a photo booth instead, "Of course I do, but first I want to get pictures. I want to remember tonight forever."

Leaning toward her, Clark smiled and kissed her full, soft lips, "Ok, but I'm just forewarning you. I'm going to make sure you remember this night forever in other ways."

Lana laughed and pushed Clark away playfully, "Oh yeah? You really think so? We'll just see about that."

Sitting on her couch, watching T.V, Lois tried her hardest from thinking about Clark. He again hadn't told her he loved her. She had even waited a few seconds for him to say it back to her before she hung up! And was it just her, or did Clark seem to sound strange, like he was only half listening. He ALWAYS seemed interested when she talked.

Violently shaking her head, Lois put her head in her hands and sighed. She just couldn't get Clark out of her head. She knew Lana might have a slight impact on him, but she was hoping it wouldn't change Clark's entire attitude toward her and their relationship. Lois had fought hard and long for this relationship to work and right when things were getting easier, Lana Lang decided to reappear.

Her thoughts then began to drift to something Chloe had told her when she first started dating Clark…

"Lois…Just be careful," Chloe warned, her eyes expressing the worry she held.

Lois laughed at her younger cousin, "Oh, come on Chloe. What is there possibly to be careful of with Clark Kent? He's…well, he's Smallville. Everything you see is what you get."

Chloe shook her head in disagreement and crossed her arms, "It's just that I don't want you to get hurt. I love you both, but I just don't think Clark could give you his all."

"Why Chloe? Why do you think it's too hard for a small town, all around good guy to have a relationship with me?"

"I don't think that, it's because…"

"Because of Lana? Come on Chloe, you can't seriously think he still loves her after all this time," rolling her eyes, Lois put her fingers into quotes and sarcastically commented, "if they were sooo in love like everyone always seems to remind me, then why aren't they together now? Why don't they have a little Clark Jr. and Lana running around, huh? If they loved each other as much as people claim, they would still be together, but they aren't. In fact they haven't even seen each other in like what, five years now is it? It was nothing more than puppy love."

"Lois, things aren't that simple. There are some things you don't understand. Clark and Lana aren't together because that's want they really wanted. Some things came up and…" Chloe began, Lois was beginning to seriously irritate her. Chloe knew Clark could never give her his whole heart, when he didn't even have it himself. Lois may have thought it was nothing but puppy love, but Chloe knew the young couple far more and she knew it was the kind of love you only find once in a lifetime. A love that would last a lifetime…no matter what…

Not wanting to hear more about the infamous Lana Lang, Lois interrupted Chloe, her voice slightly raised, "Well how about we just stop talking about this. Clark and I are together now. Lana ran off to, to, wherever she is. It' no longer Lana and Clark. It's Lois and Clark. Now, can you just give me a little bit of support here?"

Angrily getting up from her place on the couch, Lois stomped to her room and grabbed her cell phone from off the couch. Clark hadn't called once since she talked to him, not even to say goodnight. She was just getting ready to call once again. She knew she seemed like the desperate girlfriend and clingy one at the moment. The type of girlfriend she never wanted to be or ever thought she'd be.

She began to dial his cell phone when she heard a knock on her apartment door. Quickly snapping her phone shut, a large smile appeared Lois's face and her heart began pounding in her chest. Maybe that's why he hadn't called yet, he was going to surprise her by showing up a night earlier! Hastily making her way to the door, she stopped right before opening the door and calmed herself. Flipping her hair over her should, she swung open the door.

"Hey!" Lois exclaimed opening the door, but the smile on her face soon turned into a look of confusion when she was met with someone other than Clark, "and…you are not Clark."

The man standing before her had dark hair, was about 6 feet tall and was nicely built. His honey colored eyes were alluring and she had to admit to herself he was a very attractive man, with a deep and sexy voice, "No, no I'm not."

Keeping herself from looking him up and down, she stared straight into his face, "Well, Mr…uh well whoever you are, what can I do for you?"

The man grinned a handsome smile, "I'm looking for a Clark actually. A Clark Kent to be specific. I have some things to talk to him about. I was told I could find him here."

"Normally you can, but he wont be back until tomorrow night. What's your name and I can let him know you stopped by," Lois informed him, curious about the man in front of her.

"It's Johnson, Brent Johnson."