Teardrops Chapter 8: Sleeping with Friends, a smallville fanfic

Authors Note: *runs in panting* I own absolutly nothing *hears sound of dogs barking in the distance* gotta go *runs off*

Anyway sorry for the wait. I had school and then other projects to work on and a whole lot of other stuff. But here it is now and hopefully you'll be impressed. It's snowing here which is why I included it.

For L,G and A

Happy Reading

Sleeping with Friends

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?"

Clark's jaw dropped "Can you repeat that Lois."

Lois stepped off the step and came closer "will you sleep with me" she said uncertainly.

Clark gulped "well I"

Lois turned and ran back towards the stairs "forget I said anything" she said "I'll see you in the morning Smallville."

Clark regained his composure and quickly followed her "Lois" he said putting a hand on her arm "what's this about."

Lois collapsed onto the bottom step pulling Clark with her. "You told me to reach for stuff that felt right" she said "I don't know whether there was something between us before the accident but….being with you feels safe. I slept really well last night better then I've slept in a long time and" she paused and gulped "I hoped you might agree to share again."

Clark looked at her and slung an arm around her shoulder "Of course I will Lois. It's just the way you asked shocked me a bit."

She laughed "I was a bit blunt wasn't I."

He nodded "Just a bit. Now go on up and I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Okay" Lois replied before standing up and heading upstairs "I'll see you there."

Clark went back to the ground floor and proceeded to close the curtains, shut the doors and make sure all the lights were off. Once this was done he headed back upstairs. Grabbing his night clothes from the bedroom he headed along the corridor to the Bathroom.

As he reached the door Lois came out and he was able to once again get a good look at her nightwear. She was wearing one of his sheets a blue one this time that came down to just below her knees. Her hair had been pulled out of its pony tail and was framing her face. Clark's breath caught in his throat.

"You coming Smallville" she said smiling.

He nodded "give me a second to get changed and I'll be there."

"Okay" Lois replied before vanishing into the room.

Clark walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Quickly changing his clothes he then braced himself against the wall and took a deep breath "this is Lois remember" he said to himself "Remember what that means. Don't let yourself get carried away" he was silent for a few minutes before leaving the bathroom and returning to the bedroom.

Lois was standing by the bed looking slightly nervous. "Right" she said once he returned "any preference."

He shook his head "what."

"Do you prefer any particular side" she said sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"Oh right" he said "umm the left."

She nodded before scooting over to the right side and lying down. "You should know" she laughed "I may steal the covers."

He smiled and lay down next to her "Lois I've been sleeping on the couch for the last few days I think I can cope with being a little cold."

Lois grimaced "I'm sorry about that Clark."

He rolled over to look at her "why."

"I shouldn't have kicked you out of your bed."

Clark took her hand again and began to stoke it. "Lois you had just got out of hospital. I'm not going to make you sleep on the couch when you've been in a coma for a month."

She looked downcast "but."

Clark put a finger on her lips "Lo. Don't you dare say another word or I will be straight downstairs and on that couch understand." She nodded and he removed his finger "besides you've been living in this house on and off for years and you've never had trouble with kicking me out before."

She looked surprised "I haven't."

He shook his head "At the beginning I think it's cause we didn't get along and you got some sort of pleasure out of evicting me. Eventually I just left voluntarily when you arrived. "

Lois' face took on a confused expression "we didn't get on."

He nodded "at first the only thing we could agree on was finding Chloe. When you left for collage I was glad. You don't remember that."

She shook her head "I thought I remembered everything about us. Is there anything else I've forgotten?"

"I don't think so" Clark said slowly "but it might be something to look into tomorrow."

Lois nodded "alight. Goodnight Smallville."

"Goodnight Lois" Clark replied turning out the light "sweet dreams."

As he drifted off to sleep he heard Lois say one last thing "Smallville."

"Yes Lois"

"Will you hold me?"

"Sure" he said rolling over and wrapping his arms about her waist before falling into a dreamless sleep.

The next morning Clark woke and slowly disentangling himself from his sleeping companion made his way downstairs to get started on breakfast. Looking out of the window he gasped as he saw that it had snowed in the night. The farm was a perfect carpet of white. Then Pulling the various ingredients from the cupboards he cracked some eggs into a pan before setting about frying some bacon. About half an hour later he heard footsteps and turned his head towards the stairs.

"Morning Clark" Lois said coming to stand behind him.

"Morning Lo" he said turning back to the food "sleep well"

"Yeah" she replied before moving away "I was wondering if we could" she broke off.

"Do it again" he said looking back over his shoulder.

She nodded "yeah."

He smiled "no problem. Just let me find a spare blanket. It was freezing last night."

She punched him on the arm "You said you wouldn't mind."

"Well that was before I knew you would just wrap the duvet around you like a cocoon."

She grimaced "fine. Anything I can do to help."

He looked around "you could make some toast."

Lois nodded before bustling off to find bread. Popping it into the toaster she sat back down at the table.

"Hey it's snowing" she said noticing the weather at last.

Clark laughed "took you long enough to notice."

"Hey I'm tired" Lois complained before laying her head on the table.

"You remembered anything else" Clark asked.

She shook her head "Nothing. What we doing today."

"Hopefully Chloe will be bringing over some info about your last article so we can figure out why you were attacked"

"What happens then" Lois asked suddenly as she rolled the salt shaker across the table top.

"What do you mean" Clark asked.

"Well once I get my memory back what then."

"You get on with your life."

"Will you be there?"

Clark paused before nodding. After a couple of minutes silence Lois reached over and switched the radio on.

I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says baby is something wrong?
I say nothing I was just thinking how we don't have a song
And he says...

Our song is the slamming screen door,
Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date "man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"
And when I got home ... 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day
Had gone all wrong or been trampled on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said...

I've heard every album, listened to the radio
Waited for something to come along
That was as good as our song...

Cause our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on his window
When we're on the phone and he talks real slow
Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date "man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I... wrote down our song

"Come on" Lois said standing up and holding her hand out.

"What" Clark replied confused.

"Dance with me" Lois explained moving closer.

"Lois" Clark said slowly "I can't."

"Sure you can" Lois replied taking one of Clark's hands in hers and moving the other to her waist "just follow me."

When Chloe arrived she took a quick look through the kitchen window just to make sure someone was in. What she saw made her jaw drop. Lois and Clark were slowly moving across the kitchen to the strains of some song she couldn't hear. "Ahh" the blonde reporter thought taking her camera from her bag "perfect blackmail material" Snapping a few photos she then moved around the corner of the house to the door and knocked loudly.

Clark and Lois sprang apart as if they had been bitten "who is it" Clark called as Lois turned off the radio."

"Chloe" came the reply "I've got the stuff on Lois last article."

Clark walked over and opened the door "how come you always seem to come at breakfast" he asked as his friend stepped over the threshold.

"Skill" Chloe replied swinging her laptop bag off her shoulder "you eaten yet"

Clark shook his head "care to join us."

Chloe laughed "Don't mind if I do."

After breakfast Chloe pulled out her laptop and turning it on opened up several files. "So it took a while but I found out what Lois was working. By the why" Chloe asked looking over at her cousin "why is your password Clark's birthday."

Lois looked shocked "it is."

Clark put a hand on Lois shoulder "We'll figure that out later. What did you find Chloe?"

Chloe shook her head before looking back at the screen "Umm it seems Lois was doing a piece on Intergang and Bruno Mannheim who seems to have taken control."

"I thought Mick was in charge" Clark asked

"He was" Chloe replied "but Mannheim came in and took over about six months back."

"What do we know about him?"

Chloe hit a few more keys before turning the laptop in Clark's direction "here's his file on the MPD server."

Clark whistled as he looked at the report. "Breaking and Entering, GBH, Blackmail, Embezzlement, Grand Larceny, Smuggling. This guy's done everything."

"And that's just the stuff we know about" Chloe said "who knows what stuff isn't recorded."

"What's his front?" Clark asked.

"Mannheim Chemicals" Chloe replied "according to their website they specialise in the latest pharmaceutical breakthroughs."

Lois gasped as she caught sight of Mannheim's photo. "What is it Lo" Clark asked bending down to look her in the eyes.

"I know him" she whispered quietly.

"Where from."

"I….interviewed him I think" she muttered "before the attack." She stood up "I'm going to go to the loft for a bit."

Clark nodded "wrap up warm."

Lois picked up a coat from the stand before heading out the door. As Clark watched her walk across the yard Chloe came up behind him "something's happened hasn't it" she asked.

He shook his head "no. But I think it might soon."

After Chloe left Clark grabbed a jacket before heading towards the barn. "Lois" he called as he past under the window "you there."

"I'm up here" he heard and looking up saw Lois leaning out of the window.

"Get back Lo" he called "that's not safe."

"Its fine Clark" she replied leaning out further "you coming up."

The next few minutes past in a blur for Clark. Lois lost her grip on the widow sill and went tumbling towards the ground below. Clark using his powers for the first time in a year sped across and caught her just before she hit the ground. "You okay" he said setting her back on her feet.

"Yeah" she said shaking slightly "you caught me."

"Yeah" he said looking into her eyes a hand resting on her shoulder "I did." With that he leant down and captured her lips with his.

Lois knees almost buckled under the strength of Clark's kiss. But before she could respond Clark pulled away. "Clark" she asked looking up "what was"

"I'm sorry Lois" Clark interrupted "I've got to go." With that he turned and ran out of the farm yard.

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