Hi Barbara!
Happy Ficlet Friday. This one’s for Queen of the Capes, who asked me to deliver on a scene I only hinted at in my last Inside Out Ficlet.
/cocks eyebrow/
A flickering neon light above the bar added to Martha’s sense of discomfort.
/cocks second eyebrow/
They were laughing and joking, making lewd comments as Gwen passed them on her way to clear the tables.
Who’s Gwen?
When Clark had still been a child, she’d figured this day might come. But he’d gone through his teens without any incident, and with his powers and a maturity well beyond his age, it had seemed like she’d never have to pick up her drunken son.
Oh…
Clark was almost twice as heavy as a normal man and she barely came up to his chest.
Just tie a rope around his waist and take him home like a balloon animal.
“I never thought I’d see him like this,” Bob remarked.
Martha swallowed. “Neither did I.”
CLARK: Shhhhhh’ doshn’t looooove mee. Yoooo now moommm, Shhhhhh’ sad sooooo. Wwwu’d goooo do de dansss’ with nod meeeee.
He furrowed his brows. “Why? It’s late, Mom. Shouldn’t you be in bed?”
That’s quite a turn from the expected
He faced away. “Stone-cold sober, actually.” He laughed, brief, bitter and without any humor. “But it’s not for lack of trying.”
/cocks third eyebrow/
He heaved a long, heavy sigh. “Lana broke up with me, or I broke up with her. Same difference.”
For a moment I thought it was the Luthor nuptials after all.
How could I ever expect her to accept me for who I truly am?”
It’s not meant to be. There’s still brunettes in the pool.
“Ah, no, to Bob you’re certainly not sober,” Martha said. “He gave me a rough estimate of how much you’d had to drink and I tell you, you can’t walk a straight line.”
So, crash into a wall, leave a mess in a corner, and wave goodbye to everyone present?
She glared at him. “Shush now. This is what you get for drinking more than you should!”
“Isn’t that supposed to be a hangover? Instead I only get to hang over your shoulder.”
That’s cute!
“Trust me, you’re not missing out on anything.”
“Uh, yeah, I do. The blackout.”
After reading, the title makes perfect sense
What an adorable read, even stone cold sober.
Michael
