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Chapter 6. ' Mess'.

Clark looked at the bedside Clock.04:15am Tuesday morning. He hadn't seen Lois since yesterday lunchtime. It had been two weeks since they'd lost the baby and he knew she wasn't taking it well at all.

The front door slammed. Clark could hear Lois bumping into furniture and cursing, the bedroom door opening and in she toddled, high heels in hand and completely inebriated.

"Hi baby.."She slurred, saddling up to Clark who put on the bedside lamp.

"Where have you been Lois ?I've been out searching all night."

Lois laughed "Awww, you love me. Gi'mme a kissssssss." She leant over to Clark.

"You're drunk,Lo."

"Just a little bit."She laughed rocking from side to side. "Kiss me."

Although Clark didn't comply, he didn't move away when she grabbed his head and voraciously sucked his lips. Lois dropped her expensive heels and mounted Clark. "I missed you."

"I bet" He said dryly.

"Don't be like that. Make love to me."

Clark looked her in the eyes with a sort of bemusement, It would have been funny had he not known the reasons behind her behaviour. "You're drunk, Lois. What you need is sleep."

"No."

Clark arched his eyebrow "No?"

Lois took this as her cue to lay butterfly kisses on his neck ".Please."She whispered mantra style. Even in all her drunken glory Lois Lane knew how to get past his defences.

"Wait, let me just get some protection."

Lois stopped "Protection? You're my husband ,when have we ever needed that.."

"You know what the Doctors said, We can't risk.." Clark stopped himself.

Lois stopped cold and finished the sentence "..Getting me pregnant." She dismounted Clark,the moment was officially dead.

"FYI Clark,I went back on contraception after the operation…"She spat as she picked up her shoes,purse and keys "…but hey,if my husband doesn't want to make love to me, then I'm sure I can find somebody else to accommodate.."She slurred.

Clark got up off the bed. He grabbed her arm "You're not going anywhere in that state."

"You're not my father Clark, let go!" She violently tried to reclaim her arm.

The last five minutes of hysteria had imbued her with artificial energy. Now, it drained from her. Her body began to shudder convulsively, her legs buckled beneath her. Worst of all the room began spinning with a vengeance.

She couldn't make it to the bathroom on time. As Clark shot out a hand to steady her and take her weight, she was violently, spectacularly sick, all over his plaid shirt.

He didn't even flinch but picked her up as if she were a child and carried her to the bathroom, propped her up against the wash basin, and ran the taps whilst she retched and heaved, convinced that she was in the throes of death, When the spasms had ceased she let him gently wipe her face with a warm, wet flannel. To her aching head and tired soul it felt like bliss. Her head started to hammer and she wincingly opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was his shirt. Following her eyes and seeing her distress he immediately took of the shirt and threw it into the bathtub.

"Better now?" He said rubbing her back and craddling her in his arms, she could only nod.

"Turn around, baby "he commanded, and slowly unzipped her dress. "Clean your teeth, then I'll come put you to bed."

He stood her up at the basin and handed her, her toothbrush. He went to the kitchen and filled a cup and grabbed two Ibuprofen.

He entered the bedroom and handed her the glass of water and pain killers."Drink it all or you'll be dehydrated."He sat besides her watching her swallow."Good girl",he remarked approvingly once she handed him the empty glass "Now go to sleep."He pulled the covers up around her and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead, as he leant over and turned out the bedside light,he turned to leave the room but Lois quickly grabbed his hand.

"I'm sorry." She said in a little voice.

Clark stopped and sat on the bed. "Don't be. "he gently kissed away one of her silent tears with his lips, and shuffled into a lying position next to her. Lois took this as her cue to rest her head on his chest.

"I'm a big old mess right now, but I Just needed to forget." She said.

Clark rubbed her back, glad in the knowledge that she was home and safe in his arms.

"I just wanted the baby. I wanted it so much."She said with a sad whimper.

Clark suppressed the tumultuous feeling in his stomach "I know,Honey.I know."

As seconds turned to minutes and minutes into an hour, when he was sure Lois was all cried out and had slithered into sleep. He silently got up and went to the kitchen, where he sat in complete darkness, and cried. He cried for Lois, he cried for himself but most of all he cried for the baby that they had lost.

TBC.