"I have to admit, this place is nice, but where will I be sleeping, since something tells me you don't exactly have a guest room ready for me?" Lucy asked, since this house was a bit smaller than the one Clark and Lois had back in Metropolis.
"Actually, we just finished renovating the basement into a kind of small apartment for you. That way you're still living with us, but you also have your own space." Clark said.
"There's no way you've actually already gotten that finished?" Lucy said skeptically, only to see the smile on her sister's face.
"Who says we just started? We were already doing renovations because of the new baby coming and we decided that while we were at it, we might as well finish the basement. We were just debating about what to do with it, but it's already got electricity and running water, even your own bathroom, along with a bed and hook ups for any devices. Courtesy of our resident super genius." Lois said, referring to Jonathan, since Lucy had been brought up to speed on all the powers the kids had.
"Thank you. Though I'm still not sure I deserve it." Lucy said.
"Lucy, from what Clark told me when he found you, you were way too prepared to leave for it to just have been a split decision. You were already planning on leaving Ally's cult weren't you?" Lois asked, knowing Lucy well enough to know that she wouldn't just up and leave Ally's side just for killing someone.
"Can we talk in private? Like without your husband using his super hearing to listen in on us." Lucy asked.
"I'll go make sure the boys leave you alone." Clark said as he walked away, leaving the two sisters to chat.
"You're right. It wasn't a split decision. I was already thinking about leaving Ally's society, though I will admit one good thing did come out of me being a part of it." Lucy said.
"And what might that be?" Lois asked.
"Ironically, she did help me come to terms with the thing that has really been isolating me my whole life. Something that I've been struggling with ever since I got discharged." Lucy said.
"And that would be?" Lois asked as she watched her sister take a deep breath.
"I'm gay Lois." Lucy said, almost as if she was afraid Lois would kick her out.
"I guess something good came out of you being a part of that group after all if you're finally able to admit it." Lois said, shocking Lucy.
"Wait, what?" Lucy asked.
"Lucy, did you really think that dad and I didn't know? Honestly, I think we both knew before you did, but we were waiting for you to feel comfortable enough to come out to us. We didn't want to force you to face it before you were ready. But now I think I can guess what really happened with Ally." Lois asked and Lucy nodded as she let her big sister take her hand.
"I didn't start suspecting that I was gay until I was overseas and even then, I thought it might have just been because of the close quarters I spent with other women. It wasn't until I got back stateside that I began to realize that it was who I was and I freaked out. That's why I ran to Ally. I was confused about my sexuality and Ally exploited that. She promised she could help me come to terms with it, almost like she was trying to fix me. But while I was with her, I met someone. Trish Cooper. She was the one who truly helped me come to terms with being gay and we got close. So close that we began to see the truth about Ally and who she really is. We were making plans to leave, to run and never look back. But then Ally found out that Trish had distracted me from her mission, so she decided to eliminate my distraction." Lucy said.
"She killed her." Lois said and Lucy nodded.
"I don't think Ally planned on me knowing that she was the one who did it, I think she was hoping that losing Trish would make me double down with her group and honestly, if I hadn't had seen her kill Trish, I probably would've. But instead, it woke me up to the truth that you were telling me all along, so I took the thing Ally cared about the most, that stupid pendant, and ran." Lucy said as Lois hugged her.
"Lucy, I am so sorry you went through that. And I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you when you were first struggling with your sexuality." Lois said.
"It's okay Lois. I needed to come to terms with it in my own way. Not saying it was a smart way to handle it, but it's how I chose to handle it. And now I have a target on my back until Dad brings in Ally." Lucy said.
"Hopefully that won't take too long. But I do wish that I could've gotten to meet Trish, since if she could wake you up to the truth about Ally, then I know she was something special." Lois said and Lucy smiled.
"I wish you could've gotten to meet her too. But who knows, maybe someday I'll find someone else. But not anytime soon, since Trish is still pretty recent." Lucy said.
"Hey, there's no rush to find someone new. You take all the time you need." Lois said before she finally noticed how exhausted Lucy looked.
"Lucy, when was the last time you got any sleep?" Lois asked.
"A few days ago I think. I've spent the past few days constantly looking over my shoulder, too scared of Ally to close my eyes for even a second." Lucy said as she actually yawned.
"Yeah well, time to get some sleep. Come on, you can get some sleep in mine and Clark's room for right now, since you clearly need to spend some time in a real bed and I am going to stay by your side to make sure you get the rest you clearly need." Lois said, going into mom mode and Lucy couldn't deny it felt nice to have her big sister fuss over her like this.
"Thank you Lois." Lucy said and Lois smiled as she helped her sister up and practically carried her upstairs.