A/N: Hello! this is a really short one, but there's more to come, and I felt like it was necessary to break here. Anyways, read and review!

Disclaimer: I dont own superman/lois lane/perry white/jason lane/anyone or anything else i may have left out. . . .

Lois was not oblivious to the silence she encountered when they walked into the room. Nor was she oblivious to the whispers surrounding her. Over the past few weeks, since she had broken up with Richard, she had heard her name come up many-a-times in the rumor mill, and she expected no less. It was sweet that Clark cared so much about her feelings to try to find out more and protect her. But she didn't need protecting- well, only on the rare (meaning quite often) occasion that she got in trouble and needed Superman to come and rescue her.

However, Lois's name wasn't the only one to come up in the rumors she overheard, though everyone was being careful to avoid her. The surprising thing was that it wasn't the name she had expected to hear paired with hers (that of a certain strong, tights-clad alien).

It was Clark's. And more than that, it was in connection with hers. And Jason's.

She shuddered. It was weird enough that she was having some strange feelings for Clark, especially since he returned. Weirder still that Clark resembled Jason in more than the slightest way. And even weirder than that was the fact that Richard had jumped to the same conclusion as the rest of the office when she had broken up with him over Jason's parentage: was Clark Kent Jason's biological father?

She glanced over at his desk, to find him jogging his leg up and down nervously, perhaps a bit too fast. He was staring at his computer screen absentmindedly, with a noticeably haunted look in his eyes. Very blue, familiar eyes. If it weren't for Jason's incredible display of power on Lex Luthor's boat, she too would've believed she'd bore Clark's child. But then why did he look so. . . scared?

Only Clark knew the reason for his expression- no, that was a lie. Half of the office probably knew why he looked the way he did. What was he supposed to do now? He couldn't repress a shudder that came over his large frame when he thought of the moment where he first knew it.

The entire office knew he was Superman.

It was obvious. The way they all avoided him, refused to look him in the eye, and then stare at him with looks of either awe or anger when they thought he wasn't looking. . . Somehow they had figured it out. And if the subtle signs hadn't been enough, there was the way Steve had practically shouted it out to the office, before Josie had covered his mouth in a panic.

He was only mildly surprised that he hadn't been approached for an interview or autograph yet.

Glancing towards Lois, it was obvious she hadn't yet heard. She would have torn his head off by now, if she knew. He could practically see it already: she would stalk over to him, kryptonite in hand, tell him off with several explitives- and promptly shove the green rock into his mouth. Or in a more sensitive place.

So that confirmed the fact that she hadn't figured it out. Yet. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, then fixed it to his normal "Clark" part. No sense fueling the fire.

He sighed once more and stood up, readying himself to walk over to Lois's desk. I can do this. I can- it's not like there's any point anymore- I'm sure she's figured it out, or she will- and if she hasn't before the workday ends, she'd hear about it on the evening news anyways. He walked over to her desk, where she glanced up at him with a small, brooding smile. Out with it: Lois, I'm Superman. Lois, I masquerade in brightly colored tights. Lois, I'm Jason's father- no, just stick with the truth, simple and clean. I'm Superman.

"KENT! LANE! MY OFFICE, NOW!"

He sighed again. Leave it to Perry to ruin this moment.

"Coming, Chief," Lois shouted back, then turned her attention back to Clark. "Yeah, Clark?"

He shook his head briefly, a sardonic smile playing on his lips. "No, it can wait."

Quizzically arching a brow, she turned away from him. "Alright," she spoke softly and led the way to Perry White's office.

"Have a seat," their boss coldly said. Clark felt his heart plummet. Oh, this is bad. "Shut the door, Kent." He felt his pulse quicken, but did as he was told. Clark's eyes briefly flitted towards the windows, but knew he had to face this.

This was it. Now they would all know that he was Superman, before he even got a chance for Lois to like him for who he was at heart.

A/N: Yay! sorry its so short, but more should be coming asap! also, major epiphany for other story "clark v lex" is in writing process. . . wanna get a little but more down before posting it. . . anyways, hope you liked it! read and review! If you do, Clark promises to be there next time you need rescuing! XD