Lois was quiet when they got into bed.

"What's up, Lois?" Clark asked.

"I know it was all an act but I had my heart broken this evening. I need time to deal with it." Lois looked upset.

Clark felt so guilty and was so angry towards Lex. "Lois, I can't apologise anymore than I have. I promise it will never happen again."

Lois turned over with her back to Clark. "I'm tired, so we can talk in the morning,"

Clark did not want to go to sleep with this tension between them. "Lois, can we talk now. I don't want to leave things like this." He tried to cuddle into her.

She pushed him off. "Not tonight Clark. Just leave it until the morning."

Lois could not sleep and decided to get up at 4am and have some hot milk to help her get back to sleep. She was shocked to find Martha sitting in the kitchen.

"Lois, you can't sleep either?" Martha smiled.

"No, I can't" Lois looked awful. She had obviously been crying

"Do you want to talk about it?" Martha asked.

"It's about Clark, so it may be uncomfortable for you."

"I promise I will remain neutral."

"Ok, then." Lois sat down at the table. "Clark told me that he didn't love me yesterday and that he had fathered Mindy Adam's child."

Martha face started to show shock until Lois jumped in, "Martha, don't worry he isn't.

It was all an act that he had to put on to save Oliver's life." She went on to tell Martha the whole story.

"Lois, I can imagine that would hurt. Do you believe he loves you now?"

"Yes, but his words tore me down yesterday. Maybe it shouldn't hurt so much, but it just does."

"Lois, you have a right to react how you did but I know Clark sees you as 'the one'. He told me so yesterday."

Martha continued. "Clark has never told anyone his secret willingly. His hand had always been forced and everyone that found out has suffered and even died as a result. It took him so much to tell you. He was with Lana for almost four years on and off and yet he never told her, even though she pushed him relentlessly to reveal it."

Lois managed a smile. "Martha, I know he trusts me. It has just been a lot to take on board with Clark's secrets and the Mindy business."

"Lois, why don't you and Clark go away for a few days to talk things over. Go to DC. Use my apartment. It's really quiet, no one will bother you there."

"We can't. Chloe and Oliver are expecting us today."

"Lois, they are both okay from what you have told me. You need time alone with no disruption especially with Perry being around. It will be the best thing for you. You can call Chloe when you get there. Clark can always bring you back in minutes if you are needed."

Lois smiled. "Ok, I'll go and tell Clark."

She went upstairs to be greeted by Clark stirring. "Lo, what time is it? What are you doing up?"

"Clark, I've been talking to your mom and she thinks we should go to her apartment in DC for a few days to talk."

Clark looked at Lois. "That's a great idea. When do you want to go?"

"No time like the present."

Packing took Lois 100 times longer than the trip to DC. It was just after 8am when they arrived. Lois unpacked and offered to cook breakfast. Not wanting his mom's apartment burnt down he said he would take care of the cooking. Lois didn't mind.

They sat down at the table. "Lo, are you still mad?"

"Not as much Clark. Your mom made me see sense. I know you love me."

"I wish I could prove it to you, but I don't know how."

"Tell me about your childhood." Lois asked.

"I was pretty normal until about 5yrs when I started lifting tractors and running very fast by the age of 10. My x-ray vision and heat vision came at about 15yrs old and a few years later I had superhearing. I should be able to fly but for some reason I can't."

"you must have felt so different."

"It wasn't too bad when I was at school because I met Chloe, Pete and Lana and I could do things that normal people did. But I could never fully concentrate on being normal, because I kept getting my loyalty tested and was pulled always by my Kryptonian father, Jor-el. He was always spouting on about my destiny, and now I have discovered it is my destiny to become a savior for this planet. I lost my powers last year after my confrontation with Lex in the Arctic and when I got them back, I promised I would use them to protect people. That is how the Blur was born. I could save people and gave them hope without revealing who I really was."

"Why did you reveal yourself to me?"

"Because something compelled me to. Over the past year I have realised that you are my future and without you my life would have no meaning."

Lois kissed him. Clark was opening his heart for the first time as his real self and she could see he was being sincere about his feelings.

Clark responded. Soon they were stumbling towards the bedroom.

The next few days were spent taking long walks in the capital, talking about everything. There were no more secrets, their lives were open books to each other.
It was finally time to go home. Clark looked at Lois. "Lois, I have not told you this enough. I love you."

"I love you too, Clark."

Lois sighed. "Well, back to the Planet in the morning. We can't play hooky much more. All your talk about helping people has made me determined to do some matchmaking on our return. I think Mindy needs the Lois touch in relationship advice."

Clark laughed. "Mindy and Jeff won't know what's hit them."

"As long as Mindy doesn't start stalking you again, or Jeff for that matter.." Lois laughed and kissed him.

THE END