Fic: The Real You (3/?)
Title: The Real You (3/?)
Author: Babette babettew54
Category: Smallville (AU)
Characters: Lois/Clark, Perry White, Inspector Henderson
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,700
Summary: What if Future!Clark had witnessed the kiss on the rooftop, what would be his reaction?
Spoilers: None.
A/N: In this next chapter, Lois and Clark are at an impasse, but leave it to Lois to come up with a plan to get her husband to open his eyes and see what was really going on in their marriage. I hope you like it. Please read and review! Thanks, everyone.
Previously
( Chapter 1)( Chapter 2)
Chapter 3: Eyes Wide Open
October 16, 2017, 11:00 am:
Perry knocked on Lane and Kent’s office hoping to finally catch Clark before some emergency took him away but it was not to be. “Lois, where is he, I heard he was here.” Perry walked in and stopped short. Lois had her back turned but her shoulders were shaking. “Are you crying, honey? What happened?”
Lois sniffed, wiped at her eyes with a tissue, turned to face her boss and tried to smile. “It’s nothing; I’ll be alright in a minute.”
“Nothing, huh, do you want to talk about it, I’m a good listener?” Without waiting for an answer, Perry pulled up a chair and sat next to her with an expectant look on his face.
Lois didn’t think Clark would appreciate her talking to anyone about this, but she had to talk to someone, and Perry did know Clark’s secret. “Clark has lost his mind.”
“What, what do you mean?”
Lois sighed. “I didn’t mean that the way it sounded, he’s just … confused about a few things.”
“What things honey, enough to make you cry?”
“He has it in his head that I was … unfaithful to him.”
“I can’t believe he would think that. You two are deliriously happy, in fact, it’s a little embarrassing sometimes, how happy you are, even after all these years.”
Lois eyes filled with tears at that remark. “I thought we were happy too, Perry, but something happened yesterday, and Clark, he … he doesn’t trust me anymore,” she whimpered about to cry again as she wiped at her eyes.
Perry patted her back awkwardly. “Of course he trusts you. Who is this guy anyway? Did he see you two having lunch or talking or what happened exactly to make him think you would do such a thing?”
Lois averted her eyes, as she tried to think of what to say. “Perry, there is no one else. You believe me don’t you?”
“Of course I do honey. Why don’t I talk to him?”
“It would do no good, his mind is set. I have to show him that he can trust me, that there could never be anyone else for me but him.”
“But what can you do?”
“I’ll think of something.”
Perry couldn’t help but worry about her. “Now, Lois, it isn’t anything dangerous is it?”
“No, no, nothing dangerous, I promise,” she replied as ideas started to form in her head.
Perry knew that look and it didn’t inspire confidence. “Alright, if you say so.” Humm, maybe I will say something to Clark, so he’ll be on alert for any risky situations she may put herself into.
“Thanks, Perry for listening and for believing in me.” She squeezed his hand.
“Sure anytime. Oh, have you sent that article yet about that explosion yesterday?”
“Almost done, give me about ten minutes.”
“Great, I’ll look for it then. Are you sure you’re alright?”
“I’ll be fine, don’t worry.”
“Ok, I’ll see you later.”
“Bye, Perry.”
~o~o~
Perry was about to head back to his office, then he spotted the one person he needed to speak with, but what was he wearing? “Clark, do you have a minute? It’s important.” He couldn’t help giving Clark the once over then quirked an eyebrow at him.
Clark caught his look. “Don’t ask.” As his thoughts returned to Lois and the way he had left things between them, he supposed it could wait a few minutes. “What’s up, Perry?”
“Follow me, Kent.”
He did as he was told and as soon as Perry shut the door to his office, he reamed Clark out. “What in the world has gotten into you? Lois would never cheat on you.”
Clark hung his head ashamed. “I know that Chief, but …”
“You know that, then why did you make her cry? I’ve never seen her so upset. You need to march in there and apologize and stop this foolishness.”
“I know that Chief and I was about to do just that when you stopped me.”
“Oh, well, move it then, and Kent, Lois was working on a plan to prove to you that she would never do anything to jeopardize your marriage, and I’m worried.”
At that comment, Clark zoned into Lois’s heartbeat and it was fine.
“What are you waiting for, move it NOW!”
“I’m going, I’m going.”
Clark left Perry’s office, but when he arrived back at his office, Lois was gone. “Oh, no, where is she?” He asked her assistant, and she told him that Lois had some errands but didn’t say where she was going. Clark panicked.
~o~o~
Lois was at that moment waiting to speak to Inspector Bill Henderson at Metropolis Police Headquarters. She had made an urgent call to him a few minutes ago, and he had indicated he was available to speak to her, but she would have to hurry because he had meetings all day.
“He’ll see you now, Mrs. Kent,” Joan, his assistant, told her.
“Thanks, Joan.”
“Lois, I only have a few minutes, and what is so important you couldn’t talk to me over the phone?”
“Hi, Bill, it’s very important and thank you again for seeing me on such short notice, you see, my marriage could depend on your help.”
“Really, well, shouldn’t you be talking to a marriage counselor, or someone a little more qualified to help you?”
“No, Bill and you know why,” she said quirking an eyebrow at him.
“Oh, I see, have a seat and tell me what’s going on.”
Lois sat down, took a deep breath and began her story from the moment she had seen past!Clark at the office to her conversation with her husband a little while ago. Once she finished her story, she was barely holding herself together as she dabbed at her eyes.
Bill could see how upset Lois was about this, but he could definitely see Clark’s side of it. “I won’t take sides in this, Lois, and I really can’t imagine what I could do to help. What do you have on your mind and I hope I won’t live to regret this.”
Bill listened and decided Lois’s plan could work and he would do this for them because he just couldn’t imagine a world without Lois and Clark together, happy and content.
“Thank you, Bill and I knew I could count on you.”
“No problem,” Bill glanced at his watch. “Give me a few minutes to clear my schedule and I should be ready in about ten minutes. Are you sure you can get him down here?”
“Believe me, Bill, he’ll be here,” Lois replied as she glanced at her watch. “Let’s just say ten minutes is plenty of time.”
Bill stood up and shook her hand. “I’ll see you both back here shortly.”
“Thanks again, Bill.”
~o~o~
After speaking with Perry, Clark couldn’t help the way his heart fell to his knees thinking about Lois, where she could be, what she was planning, and if he may have to fly to her rescue at any moment, and all because of him and his stupidity. Yes, he finally admitted it to himself that the stunt he had pulled only made him look like a complete fool to let his jealousies dictate his feelings and actions.
As he hovered high above the city and using all his abilities to find her, he pulled out his cell phone yet again and tried to get Lois to at least speak to him and to let him know that she was alright. He sighed, realizing she wasn’t going to answer her phone. “Lois, honey, it’s me again. I don’t know what else to say. I’m truly sorry about this morning. I’ve come to my senses, honey, please call me back. I love you so much that I get crazy at the thought of you even looking at another man, even though that man happens to be me. Yeah, I know that makes no sense, but tell me you don’t hate me and that we can talk and make everything alright again because I want that more than anything.” He paused. “I love you, Lois.” He hung up the phone.
~o~o~
Lois left the police station a few minutes later, turned on her cell and immediately received numerous messages from her husband. She decided to listen to them, as words of apology flowed from the phone and she knew he meant what he said, but she had made up her mind about this, and no sooner had she made that decision when she saw him coming towards her with a look of such utter relief that Lois inwardly smiled.
As she waited for him to reach her side, her determination to see this through did not waiver because after today, there would be no turning back from the truth.
TBC!
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A/N: What in the world is Lois planning? What do you think guys? Tell me your thoughts. Update in one week! Thanks for reading. Reviews are love.
Author: Babette babettew54
Category: Smallville (AU)
Characters: Lois/Clark, Perry White, Inspector Henderson
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,700
Summary: What if Future!Clark had witnessed the kiss on the rooftop, what would be his reaction?
Spoilers: None.
A/N: In this next chapter, Lois and Clark are at an impasse, but leave it to Lois to come up with a plan to get her husband to open his eyes and see what was really going on in their marriage. I hope you like it. Please read and review! Thanks, everyone.
Previously
( Chapter 1)( Chapter 2)
Chapter 3: Eyes Wide Open
October 16, 2017, 11:00 am:
Perry knocked on Lane and Kent’s office hoping to finally catch Clark before some emergency took him away but it was not to be. “Lois, where is he, I heard he was here.” Perry walked in and stopped short. Lois had her back turned but her shoulders were shaking. “Are you crying, honey? What happened?”
Lois sniffed, wiped at her eyes with a tissue, turned to face her boss and tried to smile. “It’s nothing; I’ll be alright in a minute.”
“Nothing, huh, do you want to talk about it, I’m a good listener?” Without waiting for an answer, Perry pulled up a chair and sat next to her with an expectant look on his face.
Lois didn’t think Clark would appreciate her talking to anyone about this, but she had to talk to someone, and Perry did know Clark’s secret. “Clark has lost his mind.”
“What, what do you mean?”
Lois sighed. “I didn’t mean that the way it sounded, he’s just … confused about a few things.”
“What things honey, enough to make you cry?”
“He has it in his head that I was … unfaithful to him.”
“I can’t believe he would think that. You two are deliriously happy, in fact, it’s a little embarrassing sometimes, how happy you are, even after all these years.”
Lois eyes filled with tears at that remark. “I thought we were happy too, Perry, but something happened yesterday, and Clark, he … he doesn’t trust me anymore,” she whimpered about to cry again as she wiped at her eyes.
Perry patted her back awkwardly. “Of course he trusts you. Who is this guy anyway? Did he see you two having lunch or talking or what happened exactly to make him think you would do such a thing?”
Lois averted her eyes, as she tried to think of what to say. “Perry, there is no one else. You believe me don’t you?”
“Of course I do honey. Why don’t I talk to him?”
“It would do no good, his mind is set. I have to show him that he can trust me, that there could never be anyone else for me but him.”
“But what can you do?”
“I’ll think of something.”
Perry couldn’t help but worry about her. “Now, Lois, it isn’t anything dangerous is it?”
“No, no, nothing dangerous, I promise,” she replied as ideas started to form in her head.
Perry knew that look and it didn’t inspire confidence. “Alright, if you say so.” Humm, maybe I will say something to Clark, so he’ll be on alert for any risky situations she may put herself into.
“Thanks, Perry for listening and for believing in me.” She squeezed his hand.
“Sure anytime. Oh, have you sent that article yet about that explosion yesterday?”
“Almost done, give me about ten minutes.”
“Great, I’ll look for it then. Are you sure you’re alright?”
“I’ll be fine, don’t worry.”
“Ok, I’ll see you later.”
“Bye, Perry.”
~o~o~
Perry was about to head back to his office, then he spotted the one person he needed to speak with, but what was he wearing? “Clark, do you have a minute? It’s important.” He couldn’t help giving Clark the once over then quirked an eyebrow at him.
Clark caught his look. “Don’t ask.” As his thoughts returned to Lois and the way he had left things between them, he supposed it could wait a few minutes. “What’s up, Perry?”
“Follow me, Kent.”
He did as he was told and as soon as Perry shut the door to his office, he reamed Clark out. “What in the world has gotten into you? Lois would never cheat on you.”
Clark hung his head ashamed. “I know that Chief, but …”
“You know that, then why did you make her cry? I’ve never seen her so upset. You need to march in there and apologize and stop this foolishness.”
“I know that Chief and I was about to do just that when you stopped me.”
“Oh, well, move it then, and Kent, Lois was working on a plan to prove to you that she would never do anything to jeopardize your marriage, and I’m worried.”
At that comment, Clark zoned into Lois’s heartbeat and it was fine.
“What are you waiting for, move it NOW!”
“I’m going, I’m going.”
Clark left Perry’s office, but when he arrived back at his office, Lois was gone. “Oh, no, where is she?” He asked her assistant, and she told him that Lois had some errands but didn’t say where she was going. Clark panicked.
~o~o~
Lois was at that moment waiting to speak to Inspector Bill Henderson at Metropolis Police Headquarters. She had made an urgent call to him a few minutes ago, and he had indicated he was available to speak to her, but she would have to hurry because he had meetings all day.
“He’ll see you now, Mrs. Kent,” Joan, his assistant, told her.
“Thanks, Joan.”
“Lois, I only have a few minutes, and what is so important you couldn’t talk to me over the phone?”
“Hi, Bill, it’s very important and thank you again for seeing me on such short notice, you see, my marriage could depend on your help.”
“Really, well, shouldn’t you be talking to a marriage counselor, or someone a little more qualified to help you?”
“No, Bill and you know why,” she said quirking an eyebrow at him.
“Oh, I see, have a seat and tell me what’s going on.”
Lois sat down, took a deep breath and began her story from the moment she had seen past!Clark at the office to her conversation with her husband a little while ago. Once she finished her story, she was barely holding herself together as she dabbed at her eyes.
Bill could see how upset Lois was about this, but he could definitely see Clark’s side of it. “I won’t take sides in this, Lois, and I really can’t imagine what I could do to help. What do you have on your mind and I hope I won’t live to regret this.”
Bill listened and decided Lois’s plan could work and he would do this for them because he just couldn’t imagine a world without Lois and Clark together, happy and content.
“Thank you, Bill and I knew I could count on you.”
“No problem,” Bill glanced at his watch. “Give me a few minutes to clear my schedule and I should be ready in about ten minutes. Are you sure you can get him down here?”
“Believe me, Bill, he’ll be here,” Lois replied as she glanced at her watch. “Let’s just say ten minutes is plenty of time.”
Bill stood up and shook her hand. “I’ll see you both back here shortly.”
“Thanks again, Bill.”
~o~o~
After speaking with Perry, Clark couldn’t help the way his heart fell to his knees thinking about Lois, where she could be, what she was planning, and if he may have to fly to her rescue at any moment, and all because of him and his stupidity. Yes, he finally admitted it to himself that the stunt he had pulled only made him look like a complete fool to let his jealousies dictate his feelings and actions.
As he hovered high above the city and using all his abilities to find her, he pulled out his cell phone yet again and tried to get Lois to at least speak to him and to let him know that she was alright. He sighed, realizing she wasn’t going to answer her phone. “Lois, honey, it’s me again. I don’t know what else to say. I’m truly sorry about this morning. I’ve come to my senses, honey, please call me back. I love you so much that I get crazy at the thought of you even looking at another man, even though that man happens to be me. Yeah, I know that makes no sense, but tell me you don’t hate me and that we can talk and make everything alright again because I want that more than anything.” He paused. “I love you, Lois.” He hung up the phone.
~o~o~
Lois left the police station a few minutes later, turned on her cell and immediately received numerous messages from her husband. She decided to listen to them, as words of apology flowed from the phone and she knew he meant what he said, but she had made up her mind about this, and no sooner had she made that decision when she saw him coming towards her with a look of such utter relief that Lois inwardly smiled.
As she waited for him to reach her side, her determination to see this through did not waiver because after today, there would be no turning back from the truth.
TBC!
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A/N: What in the world is Lois planning? What do you think guys? Tell me your thoughts. Update in one week! Thanks for reading. Reviews are love.