Author's Note: This is based off of spoilers I read - I took a few words and created what I want to happen. :-) Please read and review!

A slight knock on the door caused Clark to whirl around, facing the door and straining his ears to figure out who was beyond it. The beating of a heart reached his ears and he didn't need to question any longer who it was.

He knew the beating of her heart better than he knew anyone else's.

"Jimmy, Smallville?" She stuck her brunette head in, eyes immediately meeting his. When she swallowed, upon their eyes touching, he wondered why. The nervousness he sensed from her wasn't at all like her. Neither was knocking on the door. The Lois Lane he had been accustomed to in past years would've simply barged in.

"It's just me Lois," he said, holding in a chuckle at the timid way she entered the room, shutting the door softly behind her.

"Where's Jimmy?"

"Out getting some air," Clark replied, jerking a thumb in the direction of the front of the church.

"He's not getting cold feet, is he?" Lois snapped, that old fire burning bright in her eyes. "Because if he is-"

"Calm down Lois," he responded, baring his teeth in a wide grin. "It's normal for the groom to be a little nervous on his wedding day. But don't worry. He loves Chloe and wants to go through with this."

The agitation passed and Lois smoothed down her deep blue bridesmaid dress. Clark took the moment to appreciate her form in the unusual apparel. It was nice seeing Lois in a dress. And she looked…well, Clark was not disappointed.

"Are you…Are you checking me out Smallville?" The question held no vigor and the last part trembled as she spoke.

Finding that he couldn't speak, partly because his mouth had dropped open and no words were coming out, he just regarded her with wide eyes.

Gaining some courage, she stepped forward. "Because, ah, if you were, maybe it wouldn't be so bad…"

More than shocked now, he stayed rooted in his spot, curious as to whether or not he was hearing things. Finally, strangled words exited his mouth. "Um, no. Why would I?"

Obviously disheartened, she dropped her gaze to the floor, muttering under her breath. Any mere mortal man would not have had the privilege to hear those words but Clark was no mere mortal man. "Yeah, why would you. I'm nothing special. Not to you at least."

No, he was no mere mortal man. He was, in actuality, a big dumb alien.

Reaching a hand out toward her, he grazed her bare arm with his index finger. At the touch, she shivered then lifted her eyes until, once more, they were looking into his. "Lois…I, uh, was thinking how beautiful you look right now. But I wouldn't call it checking you out…"

A small smile played on her lips. "That's what I would call it." The smile grew as the next words exited her lips. "That's what I was referring to it in my head as I checked you out in you tux." When he blushed, her smile turned mega watt. And radiant. Clark couldn't look away…nor did he want to.

"Oh…is that…were you…well that's…"

"There you go again," she purred, moving in closer, placing her hands on his chest and sliding them underneath the lapels of his jacket. "Going all bumbling on me."

Confused by the sudden change in Lois' attitude, going from demure to overly confident in a second, he just gave her a shaky grin. "What are you doing Lois?" Although not wanting her to remove her hands and to change position, he knew that it was what had to be done. He cared about Lois, though he wasn't yet ready to admit just how much he cared for her or how long he had cared for her that way, and so he knew that forming any sort of romantic relationship with him would not be in her best interest.

"What does it look like Smallville?" Her eyes flashed at him as she closed the little distance between them, her lips inviting him to forget all the arguments going on inside his head and just -

The door to the room swung open. Clark, so absorbed with Lois, hadn't even been cognizant of anyone's approach.

Lois pulled back from Clark, giving him a full view of who stood in the door.

At seeing her, Clark felt his stomach drop. Lois' demeanor changed to suddenly stormy, even though she had often, in the past, expressed liking she who stood there.

"Clark, Lois," she said, eyes alerting Clark that she knew exactly what had almost happened.

"Lana," they echoed as one.

To be continued…