First part kind of takes place from the General's POV but I'm sure you guys will enjoy the result
Chapter Forty Two
When General Lane left the Grand Metropolitan Hotel he was surprised to see Clark Kent standing in the lobby as if the young man had been there waiting this whole time, "Whatever you have to say to me it'll have to be said later. I have a meeting I can not be late for" the General explains moving past Clark to leave the lobby unaware that the kryptonian was almost as persistent as Lois during times like this.
"We're going to talk about this now…sir" The General had never heard someone speak to him like that and instantly knew why his daughter had chosen a former farmboy from Kansas, "The way you talked to my fiancée was uncalled for and very rude."
He turned around to give the young man a stern look and almost tried to tower over Clark when he stepped closer like he had done on several other occasions with Lois's boyfriends, "Do you see these" he gestures to stars indicating his hierarchy, "I earned everyone of these stars with blood, sweat and tears. My girls know that I expect the best from them like I do every soldier I helped train"
"To be honest with you sir I couldn't give a damn about your rank or the fact that you could probably ship me off to Siberia or worse…that you could convince Lois to leave me." This time the tables were turned and it was Clark towering over the General, "But I have finally found the woman I'm suppose to be with and I'm not about to let her be ripped away from me again." Clark takes a step back to hand him something, "I'll understand if you continue to fight us on this but Lois and I would still like for you to be there"
Just as Clark was about to walk away a grin appeared on the General's face which he quickly hid when he called Clark back, "No man has every had the guts to stand up to me and certainly none of Lois's boyfriends have put this much of a fight for her." He casts a glance at the invitation in his hands when the image of Ella enters his mind, "My wife was the better parent with this kind of thing. She would've berated me for acting the way I did the other night and for that I am sorry" he says the last part looking Clark directly in the eyes, "If you'll have me I'd would like to make it up to you, Lois and Margaret"
Clark grinned, "We'd appreciate it" in a surprising move for both parties they shook hands then went their separate ways.
Later that Night…
"I thought I told you to leave it alone" was Lois's response after Clark had informed her that the general was coming back over for dinner and it was safe to say that she wasn't happy about it.
"I did what I did because I didn't want to see you sad on what's suppose to be a happy day. So I gave him a piece of my mind"
"Oh god" she exclaims running her hand through her hair and was about to go into a full-blown Lane rant until she stopped and looked at him, "What did he say? Did he hurt you?"
Clark just let out a chuckle, "I think I made an impression granted it wasn't the one I wanted to make but I think he knows that I won't let him push my girl around" he pulls her closer and wraps her in his arms with an extremely confident smile on his face.
"Your girl?" she asks with an arched eyebrow highly amused at his possessiveness.
He just shrugged and smirked, "I can be a caveman when I want to be" he leaned down to capture her lips just as a buzzing sound signaled that someone wanted to be let in, "That's probably him now" he gives her a quick kiss on the cheek and walks over to press the button allowing their guest permission to enter the premises.
Minutes ticked by as Clark stood by the elevator and smoothed out his tie when the whirling sound stopped and the doors began to slide open, "Kent" General Lane greets the young man with a stoic look.
"Sir" he greeted with a nod and watched the military official walk past him to inspect the apartment just like the last time the General was here, "Would you like something to drink?"
"Nothing at the moment"
He gave the General faked a smile then walked into the kitchen, "He's here" Lois doesn't respond and is still stirring the batter rather roughly, "Honey" he walks towards her to take the bowl away but her grip wouldn't let go, "I think you've stirred these enough" her grip finally lessens and he places the bowl on the counter then he began untying her apron.
"I'm not talking to him" she states with her arms crossed over her chest almost like a child when they didn't get what they wanted.
Clark let out a silent chuckle as he placed the apron on the counter alongside the bowl and turns back towards her, "You can either go out there and have a civil conversation with him or else you wont get a slice of pie" she glared at him, "If you want to act like a child then I'm going to treat you like one"
"I'm not a child" she grumbles out while he gives her a kiss then nudges her out of the kitchen, "And just for that comment you get to sleep on the couch tonight" she gives him her serious look before quickly plastering on a smile and walked out of the kitchen.
"It was worth it" Clark responds after she left and went to wrap the apron around his waist to continue cooking dinner with a silent whistle as he diced the veggies while keeping his superhearing on Lois and the General.
"Listen Lo. I'm not proud of how I acted, it was unbecoming of a military official and I'm sorry"
Clark could already envision the surprise on her face that probably matched his hours ago.
"You should be"
He just shook his head while pushing the veggies into the stew then washed his hands before going towards the fridge to get the meat with his ears still glued to his fiancée and future father-in-law's conversation.
He could hear the General start to say something before Lois cut in, "You really hurt me. I've never asked much of you and the second I invite you over to meet my fiancée you do that"
"Well from what your sister told me about him. How did you expect me to react?"
Clark immediately shut off his super-hearing and silently counted in his head before he heard Lois raise her voice slightly before it went back to normal to give them the privacy they needed.
Few Minutes Earlier…
"Well from what your sister told me about him. How did you expect me to react?" Lois stared at her father and fought against the idea to storm off, "He's broken your heart once, what's to stop him from doing it again."
"How dare you!" Lois exclaims loudly then quickly calms herself down, "You don't know anything about him"
"Your forgetting who your talking to young lady" the general responds rising from the chair while giving her that stern look she often received whenever she had upset or disappointed the General, "Do you even know who it is that your marrying? He's hiding something"
Lois froze on the spot almost fearful that her father had found out but before she could say anything the elevator lift door opened and Martha walked out with Maggie and Shelby at her side, "Mrs. Kent" Lois rose up from the chair to greet her mother-in- law.
Clark appeared from the kitchen and a large smile appeared on his face and wrapped Maggie then his mother in a welcoming embrace, "Oh. Mom this is General Lane. General this is my mother"
Martha's glance moved from her son to the imposing figure standing in front of her, "I've heard so much about you" she extends her hand out to him which he accepts, "I was just telling my husband the other day how excited we all are that you decided to come to the wedding after all"
The general gives Lois a quick glance then she to turns her attention towards Clark who quickly ducks back into the kitchen, "Excuse me" Lois walks past them and follows her fiancée's path and once they were alone she immediately gave him the look.
"Before you say anything I just want you to know that I did it for us"
"Were you going to tell me?"
"Eventually"
Whenever her hand was placed on her hip Clark knew that she wasn't happy, "I may not know exactly what you're going through but I've been there before. Jor-El and I never saw eye to eye and even now I sometimes find myself fighting him." He steps closer to her and began rubbing her arms, "Seeing my dad in that hospital bed fighting for his life changed something"
"If this is the whole life it too short thing I get it. You don't want me to look back with regrets."
"Its not just that." He pauses, "If we get married and have a family I want my children to know their grandfather. I want to have Christmases, Thanksgivings full of love and laughter and we can't have that if you're still fighting with him"
It took Lois a few minutes to think over what Clark had said and found herself longing for the family get-togethers that he had described and deep down past all her stubbornness she wanted her father to be there for all of it.
She nodded and walked out of the kitchen and walked straight up to the General and stated simply, "I want you at the wedding. You don't have to like it but like you always told me, a good soldier never runs from a battle they face it head on."
The General stood there silent while Martha looked back at her son and he offered a sheepish smirk and shrug while Lois continued, "So get your dress uniform pressed and mark your calendars because your going to walk me down that aisle even if have to drag you down it myself."
TBC
So the General issue has been resolved. I kind of thought the reasoning behind Sam Lane's behavior is a father protecting his daughter because you have to remember that he hasn't met Clark so all he has to go on is stories. Eventually though I think the General will warm up to him and their relationship.
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