Hi Mouse!
Clark hung up the phone with his folks, a sigh in his chest. Something felt off. He couldn't put his finger on it. It had been nearly two months since he and Lois had wed.
Oops? Wait, didn’t the clone have a 14-day life expectancy?
She was bubbly, and pink, and giggly, and--
Lost a couple IQ points to the ring?
She giggled again, and he was briefly reminded of his earlier doubts. He stammered a little as he started talking. "And you're so... Happy."
*chokes* Mouse did not mean it like *that*!
He shuddered. Uncanny. But still not right. "It's like you're not Lois."
Her eyes shuttered for a brief second before she smiled even brighter. His heart skipped a beat at the confirmation.
Her hands drifted to her belly protectively, and a bout of nausea washed over him.
"I was planning on telling you over dinner. Congratulations, Superman. We're pregnant."
Okay, the math *can* work what with it having been *two* months since the wedding-related activities started, but it does feel kind of sudden.
"Just the normal frog noises you hear in any old bathroom. Aren't you happy?"
A frog hopped across their bedroom floor.
Leaky pipe.
Lex grinned smugly. "She's mine now. Lois gave up on you as soon as she found out that you were having a half-clone half-alien baby with her knockoff. She said if you couldn't tell a difference, you must not love her."
He’s just…not longer a v…very patient man. It’s just…biology?
He put a loving hand on her heavily protruding belly, and laughed at the giddiness that filled him. Parents. They'd be parents in about two weeks time. "It's just nice. To have you here, with me. With our little peanut on the way. You guys instantly relax me." He took a deep breath and let go of the nightmare that never was. Everything was perfect, as long as he had his Lois by his side.
It was a dream come true.
MXY:
/checks date of post/ I see. Cute one!
Michael