CHAPTER 2
She emerges from the bathroom; appearing in front of the door. His breath catches in his chest the second she appears. He can't help but think how beautiful she looks. As she walks towards him, his mind goes back to the moments just before she made her appearance in the Church...
"Where is she Oliver?" Clark starting to worry; looking at his watch for what seems like the millionth time.
"She'll be here Clark," he replies; trying to calm him down.
"She's almost twenty minutes late," grabbing Oliver's arm in a firm grip.
"Hey watch it there boy scout," looking down at Clark's hand on his arm. "You may be invulnerable, but I'm not," he retorts.
Clark lets go of Oliver's arm. "Sorry," taking a deep breath.
Martha gets up from her pew and walks over to Oliver and Clark. "Are you okay Clark?" she says in a low voice; taking his hands in hers.
"No I'm not Mom," his voice rising in panic. "I think I need to sit down," sitting down on the top step and putting his head between his knees. Martha sits down next to him; her arm around his shoulders.
Oliver is about to say something when he feels his phone vibrate. "Hello?" he answers. He turns his head to look down at Clark. "It's Chloe," he mouths.
Clark jumps up and tries to grab the phone from Oliver. But Oliver keeps it from him. "Calm down - OKAY?"
"Don't tell me to calm down," finally grabbing the phone from him. "Hello? Where the heck are you guys anyway?" As he listens, he finally begins to calm down. "Well why didn't you call sooner and let us know?" he asks. He listens some more. "Alright. We'll see you in a couple minutes. Oh and Chloe? tell Lois that I love her and I can't wait to see her," a smile finally appearing on his face. "Okay, bye Chloe," hanging up and returning the phone to Oliver.
"So what happened?" both Oliver and Martha asking him at the same time.
"Well..." he begins to say, "The limo had a flat tire. The reason they couldn't call was because they were stuck in a tunnel and couldn't get any reception for their cell phones."
Then he breathes a sigh of relief when Bart appears in the doorway of the Church and gives Clark the thumbs up. "They're finally here," he says. "Well, this is it," as both he and Oliver take their places in front of the altar; Martha returning to her seat. The wedding march begins. Lois's sister Lucy appears first; being escorted by A.C. Then Dinah appears with Victor. Chloe appears next with Bart on her arm. Then on cue, Lois appears on her father's arm as "Here comes the Bride" begins to play.
"She looks so beautiful," he whispers; unable to keep his eyes off her as she makes her way down the aisle.
"She sure is," Oliver replies. "You are one lucky man Clark," he says with a smile.
"I sure am," he says; a big smile on his face.
She finally reaches the altar. Her father kisses her on the cheek, then leaves to sit down next to Martha. "You're late," Clark whispers to Lois.
"You know how I like to make an entrance," she whispers back; smiling back at him...
"Clark?"
"Huh?" he says in a dreamy voice. "Oh," giving himself a mental shake. He looks up at Lois - who's standing a few feet in front of him. "Sorry," he replies; walking the few remaining feet to her.
"You look like you were daydreaming or something," she says; looking curiously at him.
He picks up her hands and holds them. "I was just remembering the moment you appeared in your wedding dress," raising her hands to his lips and kissing them gently; still gazing into her eyes.
She gets a tingle just from his lips on her hands. "I love it when you do that," still gazing into his eyes. They continue to stare at each other for a moment before he finally says, "So how about that dance?" his eyes twinkling.
"I'd love to," she replies as he lets go of her hands and walks over to the mp3 player. He presses 'play,' then returns to Lois; taking her in his arms...
Every day there's something new, Honey, to keep me lovin' you, And with every passin' minute, Ah baby, so much joy wrapped up in it, Whoa, Heaven must have sent you from above, Whoa, Heaven must have sent your precious love...
They continue to dance; their heads on each other's shoulders as the music continues to play...
And I, I've got a song to sing tellin' the world about the joy you bring, and you gave me a reason for livin', and ooo, you taught me, you taught me the meaning of givin', Whoa, Heaven must have sent you from above, Whoa, Heaven must have sent your precious love...
"Umm," they both sigh at the same time; both of them remembering their first dance as husband and wife...
"Please welcome for their first dance as husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kent," The d-jay announces as Clark and Lois enter the reception hall to the sounds of applause.
They make their way to the center of the dance floor as their song begins to play...
It's very clear, our love is here to stay, Not for a year but ever and a day...
"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" he whispers in her ear as they continue to dance.
"I think you might have told me a couple times," gazing lovingly into his eyes.
But oh, my dear, our love is here to stay, together we're going a long, long way, In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, they're only made of clay, but our love is here to stay...
"I can't believe this day has finally come," he says; continuing to whisper.
"I know," pulling him closer. "Umm," she sighs. "I love you Smallville."
"That's the first time you've called me 'Smallville' since we got married," he quips.
She lifts her head up; lightly punching his shoulder. "Very funny," she retorts; but still smiling at him.
Then he whispers, "Lois?"
"Yes Clark?"
"I can't wait until tonight to hold you in my arms and make love to you," lowering his lips onto hers...
The song finally comes to an end. They both look up at each other; love and desire showing in both their eyes. Then Clarks hands move to the spaghetti straps of her nightgown; his fingers curling around them as he begins to slip the nightgown off her shoulders...
TO BE CONTINUED...
OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY - NAT KING COLE
It's very clear, our love is here to stay
Not for a year but ever and a day
The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies and in time may go
But oh, my dear, our love is here to stay
Together we're going a long, long way
In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
But our love is here to stay
Instrumental interlude
In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
But our love is here to stay
YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE - MARVIN GAYE AND TAMMI TERRELL
MARVIN:
Every day there's something new
Honey, to keep me lovin' you
And with every passin' minute
Ah baby, so much joy wrapped up in it
CHORUS:
TAMMI: Heaven must have sent you from above
BOTH: Wo, heaven must have sent your precious love
T:
And I, I've got a song to sing
Tellin' the world about the joy you bring
And you gave me a reason for livin'
And ooo, you taught me, you taught me the meaning of givin'
(chorus)
M: To find a love like ours is rare these days
'Cause you've shown me happiness, yes, in so many ways
T: I look in the mirror, and I'm glad to see
Laughter in the eyes where tears used to be
M: What you've given me I could never return
'Cause there's so much, girl, I have yet to learn
T: And I wanna show, I wanna show my appreciation
'Cause when I found you, I found a new inspiration
(repeat chorus and fade)