Later all Lois and Clark's friends arrived to celebrate her first birthday: Perry; Jimmy; Bruce; Wally and Linda with their two-year old twins; Oliver Queen and Dinah with their son Connor, a blonde three-year-old; Diana Prince; and also Lucy and her new boyfriend Ron; and the General Sam Lane, Lois's and Lucy's father.
"Let's go, Lara!" Lois whispers in her ear before helping her blow out the candle. "You're one now. Gosh, the time goes so fast!"
Jimmy was taking pictures of the party. Chloe stayed by his side, spending the party avoiding Bruce.
Ollie approached Lois to introduce her son, Connor. "Hey, Lois."
"Hi, Ollie. How are you?" she asked as she notices the blonde boy. "Who is this little guy?"
"Meet Connor Queen. My son," Ollie said with a proud smile as Dinah approached them.
"Our son, you mean." Dinah said, sharing an exasperated look with Lois.
"He is handsome," Lois smirked at them. "But it's not so surprising since you both are so good looking."
"Babs and Helena wanted to come but… somebody had to patrol Gotham," Dinah explained before turning to whispers in Lois's ear, "They are helping Nightwing."
"I understand, at least Bruce is here, right?" Lois pointed out, making them smile. "So, who will help me with the cake?"
"I can do that, honey," Clark offered as he helped Lois to cut the cake. He noticed Chloe and Bruce chatting and was making an effort to not listen their conversation.
"Clark?" Lois called to him and he looked at her in confusion.
"What?"
"The cake. How long are you going to take to cut it?" Lois pointed out before Clark smiled at her.
"A minute, Lois. Just a minute." He answered before Lucy approached them.
"Hey, sis, what do you think of Ron?" Lucy asked Lois who smiled at her.
"You know I like him, Lucy. He works with us in the Planet after all. Are you trying to piss off daddy by also dating a reporter? Because I can sense he'll also blame me for this any minute."
"Of course not. I like him." Lucy pointed out with a smile.
"And what happened to Jimmy?" Lois asked crossing her arms suspicious.
"Jimmy is a good guy but he is so immature. Ron is my soul mate, sis," Lucy explained waving for Ron who waved back.
"If you say so."
After the party was finished, everyone had gone home except for Chloe and Bruce who were still out on the balcony talking.
"London?" Bruce asked concerned and surprised at the same time. "For how long?"
"I don't know, Bruce. I adore you but I need to stay away for a while. I don't want to get involved in whatever is between you and Selina. Especially now that you've told me why she is really here."
"I'm sorry. I'm really am. I don't know what to do, Chloe. I like you…a lot but…Selina…she is…"
"The love of your life?" Chloe pointed out, making Bruce speechless. "That's okay, Bruce. I understand. It's better this way," Chloe said with a forced smile before looking at her watch.
"Oh, look at the time. I think I better go now," Chloe said before give Bruce a kiss on his face. "Lois, I'm going!" She announceed as she entered in the living room as she hugged her cousin. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, call me if you need anything, Chlo," Lois said, still hugging her tight and whispering in her ear. "I love you."
"I love you too, Lois," Chloe said before she left the apartment. Lois and Clark exchanged glances as Bruce appeared in the living room, the only guest left in their apartment.
"Clark, we need to talk." Bruce announced, moodier than unusual.
"I'll bring Lara to her room. She is exhausted after the busy day she's had," Lois announced as Bruce looked at her and smiled.
"Lois, you can stay if you want. I don't want to disturb you in your own house," Bruce pointed out, uncomfortable at the situation.
"That's okay, Bruce. I need to put my little munchkin in bed. Besides seems like guy talk so...I'll leave you two alone."
After Lois left with Lara, Bruce sat down on the couch, looking tired, and Clark joined him.
"Bruce…what happened? You look terrible!" Clark pointed out, worried about his friend. "It's Chloe, isn't? Lois told me you broke up."
"I couldn't stay with her after Selina came back… after what she told me. That wouldn't be right. Chloe deserves the best. Like she said, it's better that this happened now so doesn't get hurt."
"Wait…What happened between you and Selina?" Clark asked as Bruce looked at him with an annoyed look. "Oh. When?"
"A few months after Lara's birth. I was on business in Paris and she was living there. We met in a museum where she was trying to steal a cat-jewel and after that… Well, she offered some champagne in her hotel room…" Bruce explained as he stood up, looking at Clark who still was confused. "I don't need to finish my sentence, do I, Kent?"
"So you slept with her?" Clark asked as Bruce nodded in affirmation. "And now she's back and did something really serious to break up you and Chloe. What did she say?"
"Clark…" Bruce sighed before continues to speak. "Selina is pregnant."
The End.
To
be Continued in "Legacy"