He shivered when he thought of his dream. Like most dreams it had been confusing and he didn't remember all of the details but it was the feelings that had been all too real. He had kept the children in his dream and that had forced him to lie to his family about the situation. The guilt and the pain from trying to have his future immediately and messing everything up was horrible.
He knew Jor-El had sent him the dream. His voice still echoed in his head and he had woke up sweating which never happened unless it had something to do with Krypton.
"Hey, wait up!"
A couple of days ago that voice would have made him cringe but now it made his heart skip a beat.
"Where are you all going?" Lois asked.
"I have to take them back to their parents."
"I wanted to give the three of you a sort of present before they leave. Lilly was right. I do write poems. I wrote an acrostic poem as an apology gift."
Clark felt a little guilty that Lois was going to read them one of her poems after he had tried to read them without her permission.
"It's called The Best Sunday I Ever Had by Lois Lane.
Sleeping in was not an option
Unified I became with a boy from Kansas and 2 children
Never thought I'd have much fun at church and a picnic
Dancing and playing like we were all little children
After all this time, I felt like a part of a great family
Yes, I have never had, nor will I ever have again, a better Sunday.
I know I'm not exactly Robert Frost but it's a nice way to let out your emotions."
"I think you're wonderful and a good writer." Clark replied, "I was just curious where do you keep your poems?"
"In a lead box with a lock. Why?"
"Why did you pick a lead box?"
"Chloe knows I write them and then put them away. For some weird reason she suggested lead. She said something about it blocking others' temptations."
That explained it.
They said their goodbyes to Lois and Clark said his goodbyes to the kids when they got to the fortress.
Jor-El sent them back, when both kids touched a crystal. Clark would see them in the future
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"I can't seem to find the right crystal. You'd think it would be color coded or something. Oh, well. I thought it'd be a nice gesture for us to learn some Kryptonese but we don't need to. Our new cousin, Kara, learned English before she came. Why are you looking at me like that, Lilly?" Clark asked.
"Why are we back here doing the same thing?" she asked.
"Huh? Oh, you must've went and came back. It's okay, sweetheart. I knew you would be going back soon but let's not tell, Mommy. We wouldn't want her to worry."
"Worry about what?" Lois asked, coming back in.
"Nothing, honey. Are you okay?"
"It's just a little morning sickness."
Lilly hugged her and asked, "is it okay if I call you Mommy now?"
"Uh, I guess it is considering I am your mother," Lois said kissing the top of her head.
Lois picked Jason up and Jason said, "Lana."
"Clark, where on God's green earth did he pick up that name!"
"Lilly, why don't you take your brother over there to play and we'll go home in a few minutes."
"You promise?" Lilly asked.
"I promise," he replied.
Lilly carefully picked her brother up and took him to the other side of the room.
"Well, start explaining, Kent! Have you been talking about her or have you been letting her come by the house?"
"It's not what you think."
"It'd better not be what I think!"
"The kids were sent back in time and I had Lana baby sit them. He must've picked up her name."
"I've heard that husbands come up with some pretty wild stories to hide their affairs but this tops them all."
"It's true. Think back. Don't you remember a Lilly and Jason that stayed with Mom and me. Jor-El did it to help make my decisions easier and it did. Although I'd rather him not have interfered but he did and that's that. Lilly even called you Mommy one time. Remember?"
Oh my gosh! You're right. Those were our kids. So why didn't you tell me back then?"
"Could you have handled it back then?"
"Probably not. Wait a minute. Did you know back then we were going to get married and have kids one day?"
"Yeah. It actually caused me to develop feelings for you earlier than I would have."
"Then why in the heck did you go out with Lori Lemaris!"
"I almost forgot about her. I only went out with her because you and Chloe made me."
"We made you? I only made you because I thought you were going to die brooding over Lana! We didn't know I was going to be your wife!"
"I didn't love her. They were dates as friends. Besides, Lori was a mermaid. Have you ever heard of a mermaid and alien hitting it off? The little mermaid married a human. Mork married a human on Mork and Mindy. Mermaids and aliens have to marry Earth people, not each other. It's some kind of unwritten law of the universe."
"You think you're funny, Smallville?"
"No, ma'am. Did I ever tell you that you're cute when you're mad?"
"That line never works!" but she smiled. "Come on. Let's go home before I decide not to forgive you after all."
They linked arms, got the kids, and went home. They were a happy, loving family.
The End