Chapter 3

A few minutes and tense negotiating later Lois and Clark approached the table with the round of drinks. They sat down and started to drink in silence, Clark slowly coughed getting Lois attention as she let out a moan of annoyance as she looked straight into her opposition eyes.

"Adam…" Lois said hesitating and immediately noticed Chloe cringe and Adam looking to her slowly with a face full of fear. Lois still couldn't understand why she always brought that look out in men.

Oh, that's right you're a Lane she thought to herself.

Clark nudged her in the back making her snap out of her train of thought.

"I'm sorry iff I have upset you…" Lois felt sick apologizing it just felt so forced and not the Lois Lane no nosense attitude she was use to dishing out.

"I am only being a protective cousin" she concluded.

Thank god that's over her thoughts spoke out again in her mind.

Adam took a quick glace to his brother who tried to give a nod of "go along with it" so he did.

"Its ok Lois…Your doing a great job" Adam replied giving an shy smile at the end which without Lois noticing got a thumbs up from Clark and a sigh of relief from Chloe that this tension had been lifted.

But Lois realized another nudge from Clark in the small of her back gave indication that she now had to put up her part of the deal the so called "one condition" that Smallville had put it.

"Then I was wondering if you two would like to join me and Clark to go see Whitesnake on Saturday night." Lois asked as none sarcastic as she could and immediately saw Chloe's face light up.

Clark on the other hand saw his brothers complete confusion at what was being asked of him.

Adams thoughts were on what Whitesnake was but looked to his brother for guidance but noticing time was passing by it was Chloe who intervened and saved the day.

"We would love to go…Right Adam?" she said as her hand once again fell on top of his. Even though Adam had finnaly mastered his heat vision problem he still felt hot under the collar when he was in these moments with her. He had yet to understand how she had this much control over him as he immediately replied.

"Yeah…Of course" he said looking from Chloe to Lois. Lois tried to show a whisk of a smile but it was what her blond cousin said next that made her smile quickly fade.

"Great it's a date!" Chloe said with a jump of excitement as she threw Adam the best smile of the day and Adam forced one in return.

Lois with all that was left of her restriction then began to walk to there apparment as she grabbed the bags from under the table.

"Come on Chlo, these bags aren't going to move themselves" Chloe did as she was told reluctantly getting up from the table.

"Ok…Ill talk to you later" she said touching Adams shoulder in which he slowly nodded with a smile. She walked away and Clark then brought her attention.

"Bye Chloe…"

"Sorry Clark…see ya" she said rolling her eyes in disbelief she had forgotten to say goodbye to her best friend.

As a few moments passed and the two brothers of krypton sat quiet a moment the mood had changed as Adam started the conversation in the confused tone in which they had started this evening.

"Clark?"

"Yeah"

"What has just happened here?"

"You my friend have just got yourself a date with Chloe Sullivan"

"Oh…"

A few moments past and Adam then started up the conversation again.

"Clark?"

"Yeah"

"…What's a Date?"