Authors Note: I don't own Smallville any more than I own Erica Durance.

Well here's the next chaper and I hope you enjoy it. To all my American readers congratulations on the Inaguration of President Obama. I'm British so it doesn't affect me driectly but it was still nice to see. Anyone on with the story.

For L,G and A

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Misunderstandings

Clark looked over at Lois "sleep well love."

She nodded "like a log."

He pushed himself up on his elbows "you nervous about today."

"Interviewing President-Elect Martha Kent you mean" Lois replied "nah. I mean I've know her for years remember."

Clark laughed "yeah I remember." Clark was stilling having trouble believing that his Mom was going to be President. He pulled back the covers and stood up. "We've got to go soon" he muttered looking at the alarm clock "I'll go and get breakfast ready."

Lois smiled "I'll go have a shower and then join you."

Clark licked his lips "of course I could always join you in the shower."

Lois hit him with a pillow "no time for that this morning Smallville. We've got a schedule to keep too."

Clark sighed dramatically "Okay. I'll go and sort Breakfast.

Suddenly there was the sound of a door opening and the pair looked up.

"Isn't this sweet" a voice said "now where did I put my camera?"

Clark eyes snapped open and he looked up at the face of Chloe Sullivan "Chloe" he whispered angrily "what are you doing here."

"I knocked" she said defensively "but nobody replied so I came on up" Her face split into a massive grin. "I can see you're busy though so I'll leave."

Clark looked down at his current position. He had his arms wrapped Lois and had pulled her to him. Lois meanwhile had her legs tangled in his and was happily using his chest for a pillow. He disentangled himself and sat up "It's not what you think."

Chloe smirked "you're honestly telling me that in two years away your feelings for Lois have magically disappeared.

Clark shook his head "of course they haven't"

Chloe smiled again "I knew it."

Clark smacked his head against the headboard "damm. Fine this isn't what it looks like"

"So what is it?"

Clark stood up and led Chloe out of the room "Lois couldn't sleep last night so I bought up some milk we got to talking and fell asleep. That's it."

Chloe nodded "but you admit you still love Lois."

Clark sighed and collapsed onto the couch "fine I still like her. But I can't do anything about it not while Lois isn't herself."

Chloe sat down and put an arm around him "doesn't the very fact that you're the only person she remembers tell you anything."

Clark shook his head "I suppose. But she's so vulnerable right now I can't risk it."

Chloe looked at him "Okay I'll leave it but I want you to promise me something. When Lois gets her memory back you'll ask her out. And you'll do it properly. Flowers, chocolates fancy restaurant the works."

Clark was silent for a few minutes before nodding "Okay. I promise." He looked at Chloe "so what are you doing here anyway."

"I came to see if Lois wanted to go out for the day. You know catch up."

"I'll ask her when she comes down. You going to stay for breakfast,"

"Who's cooking" Chloe asked uneasily.

Clark laughed "probably be a joint effort. But trust me Lois isn't actually that bad any more" he cocked his head to the side for a second before speaking "if Lois asks where I've been tell her I was visiting my Mom in Washington."

"I thought she didn't remember you going away" Chloe said confused.

"She didn't until Lana came round yesterday and got all excited over me being 'back'"

Chloe shook her head "I'll kill her" she growled.

Clark laughed "Lois already took care of her. Right hook straight across the jaw."

Chloe smiled "I guess that didn't go down too well."

"Not really no but I managed to explain it away in the end."

"Clark" a voice called from upstairs "where are you."

"Down here Lois" Clark called back "in the living room."

"Hello Chloe" Lois said uneasily as she entered the living room.

"Hi Lois" Chloe replied before pausing at the sight of her cousin's nightwear

Clark looked round and did a double take. He had not really noticed the night before but he could see now that Lois was dressed in one of his shirts and nothing much else. "I just thought I'd let you know I was going to use the shower." Lois said before disappearing back upstairs. Once the others were out of sight Lois smacked her head against the wall. What had possessed her to go downstairs wearing Clark's shirt.

Sitting down on the stairs she buried her head in her hands. Wearing Clark's shirt seemed so right. Yet from the shocked expression of Clark and Chloe it was not something she would have done usually. The stress of the last two days catching up with her Lois broke into tears. She heard the sound of feet climbing the stairs and a second later felt a pair of arms wrapped around her shoulders.

"What's up Lo" Clark whispered rubbing her back slowly.

"I'm so confused" she wept "I don't remember anything and everything I do remember seems to be wrong. I mean look at this shirt" she pulled at the sleeve desperately "I don't know why I put it on but it felt so right" she paused "I guess from your and Chloe's looks that it was the wrong thing to do."

Clark shook his head "I was a bit surprised" he admitted "but the fact that you remembered something is the most important thing. As long as you think something is right you do it."

Lois looked up at him "you certain"

He reached down and brushed the tears away from her eyes "of course I am. Now you go and have that shower and I'll make a start on breakfast."

Lois nodded before kissing Clark on the forehead "thanks Smallville." With that she walked upstairs.

Over breakfast Clark looked at Lois "so Chloe want's to know if you want to go with her to Metropolis."

Lois looked over at the petite blonde "and do what."

Chloe took over "just take a look around some of your old hangouts, Met U, the Planet see if they spark anything off."

Lois looked over at Clark "are you going to come with us."

He shook his head "I have some stuff to do here."

Lois looked doubtful "I'm not sure."

Clark reached over and took her hand "everything will be fine" he said quietly rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb "Chloe will take good care of you."

Lois looked over at her cousin once more "okay" she said quickly "let's go."

Lois looked up at the towering mass of the Daily Planet. "I work here" she whispered

"Yup" Chloe replied coming to stand beside her "come on up."

Lois followed Chloe into the building and took the elevator up to the Bullpen. The second she stepped out the elevator Jimmy though himself at her. "Lois" he cried "you're back."

Lois stepped back and looked at him "Jimmy right" she said slowly.

He nodded "it's great to see you back at work."

Chloe stepped in at this point "she's not back Jim" she whispered "I'm just showing her around."

Jimmy looked embarrassed "well it was nice to see you Lois" he said quickly before vanishing out of sight.

Chloe took Lois hand and lead her over to an office where a man was sitting behind a desk "Lois this is Perry White."

He stood up and shook Lois hand "Lois. It's lovely to see you again and I hope that you'll be able to return to us soon."

"I hope so too Mr White" Lois replied

"Call me Perry" he said softly "and remember I'm here if you need anything.

"I will do Perry" Lois said before been lead away by Chloe.

The pair went from floor to floor meeting and greeting people. Eventually Lois looked at Chloe "I think I'll just go outside for a bit" she said "It's getting a bit stuffy."

"Do you need me to come with you?" Chloe asked

Lois shook her head "how about you go down to the canteen and I'll see you there in a few minutes."

Chloe looked unsure "okay" she said quietly "see you soon."

The minute she was outside Lois broke into a ran. She dove round corners and dodged pedestrians with no idea where she was going. Eventually she past a familiar looking bar and slipping inside realised it was the one from her dream. Looking up she noticed the piano was still in the corner. "Excuse me" she asked the bartended "would it be okay if I had a go on the piano."

The man shrugged "knock yourself out."

Lois walked over to the piano and seating herself began to tap out a melody on the keys. Looking to see if anyone was around she began to sing.

Just a day,
Just an ordinary day.
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
And as he asked if I would come along
I started to realize
That everyday he finds
Just what he's looking for,
Like a shooting star he shines.

He said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand

And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words
Although they did not feel
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words could heal.
And as I looked up into those eyes
His vision borrows mine.
And I know he's no stranger,
For I feel I've held him for all of time.

And he said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand.

Please come with me,
See what I see.
Touch the stars for time will not flee.
Time will not flee.
Can you see?

Just a dream, just an ordinary dream.
As I wake in bed
And the boy, that ordinary boy
Or was it all in my head?
Did he asked if I would come along
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door,
I saw that boy standing there with a deal.

And he said take my hand,
Live while you can,
Don't you see all your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand,
In the palm of your hand.

Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.

Suddenly she head the sound of applause and looking up saw Clark standing at the bar. "Very nice Lois" he said a smile playing across his lips.

"Smallville" she cried launching herself at him ""what are you doing here."

"Chloe called me" he said "when you didn't come back she got worried. Luckily I was in Metropolis already and I had a fair idea where you were."

Lois looked down "ah"

"Why'd you run Lois?"

She looked up at him "can we go back to the farm first and I'll explain"

Clark nodded and opened his cell phone "Chloe" he said "yeah I found her. We're going back to the farm….okay speak to you later love to Jimmy….bye."

Clark led Lois back to his truck and drove back to the farm. Once they got their he made lunch and once he was sitting opposite her took her hand "so why did you run."

She looked down at their joined hands and the way his thumb moved across the back of her palm "I was scared" she admitted.

Clark looked at her oddly "Why."

"There were all these people who all claimed I knew them and I didn't have the faintest clue who they were. I could tell they were disappointed and I felt like such a failure."

"You're not a failure Lois" Clark said angrily "you're the strongest person I know who's doing their best to cope with a terrible situation. Never think any less of yourself again."

"Why do you think those guys attacked me" Lois asked eventually as she watched Clark moved around the kitchen putting stuff away.

"I don't know" he said turning to look at her "maybe they were bored, maybe they were high maybe…" he trailed off.

Lois rolled the salt shaker across the table. "I'm a journalist aren't I" she said eventually.

Clark nodded "yeah. That's why you went to the Planet."

"Well what if I wrote something" Lois suggested "and someone got annoyed."

"And you were attacked as a warning" Clark continued.

"Could be" Lois said "fits in with what we know."

Clark reached across for the phone "I'll give Chloe a ring. See if she knows what you were working on."

"Chloe" he said after she picked up "Lois had an idea…… yeah about the attack…..could you find out what she was working on beforehand…..thanks ring when you've got something….thanks Chloe….bye." He turned to Lois "she's going to ring back if she finds anything."

"What shall we do now" Lois asked.

"How about you go and get ready for bed then we can watch some movies or something" Clark suggested.

Lois nodded "anything in mind"

"How about Top Gun?"

Lois grinned before running upstairs. A few minutes later she returned wearing Clark's shirt and went into the kitchen to make popcorn while Clark went to change. When he returned the pair settled down to watch the film.

A few hours later Lois stood up and stretched. "I think I'll go to bed" she said yawning.

"Night Lois" Clark replied moving to take the video out of the player.

On the bottom step Lois turned "Smallville" she said quietly.

"Yes Lois" Clark said turning to look at her.

"Will you sleep with me?"

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