Clark did not sleep too well. He missed Lois lying close to him, saying that she was getting further away day by day due to her ever growing belly. Pregnancy definitely suited Lois and Clark found her sexier than ever.

Clark got up early that morning. He wanted to call Lois to see how she was but he knew that could blow the plan. One thing was certain, Lana was a danger to others, especially to Lois and Clark and even to herself. He knew there was only one way to deal with it.

He heard Lana stir and decided to make her breakfast. Lana came down stairs to the sight and smell of Clark cooking her favourite breakfast. It was just like old times. She sat down next to Clark.

After breakfast Clark told Lana he had some chores out at the outlying area of the farm. He was worried the strong winds would knock down the wooden windmill.

"Hey Clark, can I come to. I might be able to help. If we get that job done quickly, we will have more time to chat this afternoon. " Lana said, thinking chatting would be the last thing they would be doing this afternoon.

Clark used all his effort to fake a grin. "Excellent idea, Lana"

They walked slowly out to the windmill. Lana kept going on about she was glad they were getting on again. Clark just kept agreeing with her to keep her happy.

They arrived at the windmill. Clark knew she would get suspicious and decided he would have to distract her. He planted a kiss on his lips. He wretched at having to do such a horrid thing but it was the only way. Lana started using her tongue to probe deeper, but before Clark had to break off the kiss in digust, a loud roaring noise appeared overhead.

It was the Queen Industries Jet with Emil onboard. Suddenly lightening bolt left the jet and hit the windmill and travelled down it. Clark pushed Lana gently away until she made contact with the windmill. The bolt hit her. She fell to the ground. He hoped Emil's calculations were accurate. Even though Lana meant nothing to him in terms of a girlfriend, he did not want her hurt.

Lana came round after a few minutes and looked at Clark.

She realised she had been set up. "Clark, you bastard, you will pay for that."

She swung her fist to hit him and made contact. Instead of knocking him over to the next farm, it did not even make him flinch.

"What the hell..." Lana shrieked. She decided to run off and re-gather her thoughts, but her superspeed had been relegated to the slow lane.

"Where are my powers, Clark? What did you do my suit?" she was hysterical. "I need my suit, or I'm a nobody."

"What a load of crap, Lana." Replied Clark. "Since you have put the suit on, the power has gone to your head. You used to caring and loyal. Now the only person that you care about is yourself. You were willing to try and make me leave my wife and the mother of my child. Lois is everything to me, you are nothing. "

"Lana, don't bother. We have powered down your suit. It does not work anymore."

Lana looked at Clark, "how is that possible?"

Clark continued "Lana, I have done you a favour, now go and sort yourself out. Deep down you are a great person, who can make a difference in this world without the need for a powersuit. You had become your powersuit. Lana no longer existed."

"I will get my powers back." Said Lana

"I don't think, so the blue kryptonite bolt sucked out all the power out of the suit. And as of last night Dr Grohl became a rather well paid employee of Queen Industries. We need someone with his expertise." Oliver burst in to the conversation.

Emil had let the cat of the bag when he tried to steal the jet for this mission.

It suddenly dawned on Lana, she had lost everything. Maybe Clark was right, she had to have a rethink and decide which way her life was heading. Oliver ensured that his driver took Lana to the airport. She wasn't exactly destitute, still having a large amount of the cash she took from Lex a few years ago.

Lois was worried about Clark and hoped the plan would go without a hitch. In some ways, the worry and concern made it easier to keep up the pretence for Chloe. She hated lying to her cousin, but Clark knew that Lana could be listening in to the conversations.

Chloe was angry with Clark for his insistence that he and Lois separate. It was not like Clark, but deep down she knew that there was a chance for Lois and Clark. She understood that he would be mad with Lois for lying but would Clark raising another man's baby with Lois be so bad. After all it may be Clark's only chance at having a child as no one was sure if he could father a child anyway.

She tried to broach the subject with Lois, but she was told to leave it. Lois was in no fit state to talk about and Chloe thought it would be better to leave it until the morning.

The following morning, Lois was up early. She could not sleep. She needed to know what was happening. There was a knock at the door. Chloe was still fast asleep. They had been up half the night talking.

"Who would be coming this early?" Lois thought. Maybe it is Clark

It was the last person she wanted or expected to see. "Lana, what are you doing here?"

Lana had asked the driver to stop at the Talon on the way to the airport. She needed to see Lois.

"Look Lois, I am not here to fight, I just want to talk. Can I come in?"

"Lana, any funny business and I will shout of Chloe."

"I have no powers anymore so I am not a threat. Clark made sure of that." Lana said

"Come in, have a seat." Lois sat down.

"Basically I wanted to make the peace. Strangely enough, no longer having the suit has cleared my mind. I no longer feel obsessed with the power. It is like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders." Lana confessed.

Lois was suspicious. Lana noticed her distrust, "Lois, I can see why you do not trust me? I wouldn't trust me in your position. But please believe me for the first time in years, I am telling the truth. You are so lucky to have Clark, and believe me even I can see you were meant to be together. He looks at you as though you are his universe. I remember that look."

Lois asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

Lana replied. "I need you to know that you have nothing to fear from me. It was me that paid Lisa to spike Clark's drink with Red K and to come onto him. "

"I know I have no right to ask, but is it Clark's child you are carrying. I heard you tell Chloe that it wasn't. He will still love you, if it isn't"

Lois got teary. "Yes, it is Clark's baby. I know he will be a great dad."

Lana smiled. "He will be a great dad. That is why I came back for him. He is such a loving and caring man, better than most humans. I hoped he would become a great dad to my baby. I have become a mother recently and Lois, it is the greatest thing on the earth to experience. Cherish it."

Lois had a bad feeling, she was doing her sums. "Lana, is it Clark's baby?"

Lana spoke with sincerity. "No Lois, it is not Clark's baby. She is not mine biologically. I started the adoption process a few weeks ago to take her from a Vietnamese orphanage. She is called Lien Mai. She is only 11 months old. I rescued her and the other children from a fire six months ago and to be honest I fell in love with her. It was those big brown eyes begging me to take her. The papers should be filed next month and we can start our new life together."

Lana had tears in her eyes, "It has taken the loss of my powers to see that my purpose was right in front of me all this time. My judgement has been so clouded. Power . It was like a drug addiction, always looking for the next fix. I was high on power. Lien Mai is all that matters now. "

During all the time Lois had known Lana, this was the most genuine and emotional she had been. It touched a chord with Lois. Lana was actually happier without the power. Lana seemed at peace with herself, not out for revenge like she had been for the past few years.

"Lois, I have to go and I know we will never be friends, but I want you to know I am happy for you and Clark. Take care of him and tell him, I'm sorry." Begged Lana.
"I will, Lana. Thanks for coming to see me. It means a lot. Take care of that little girl."

After Lana left, Lois sank onto the chair. She felt settled and content, as though everything was in the place it should be. All she wanted was to see Clark.

Clark arrived at the door and rushed in. Lois jumped into his arms and started kissing him feverishly.

"Are you ok? Don't worry Lois, I heard everything between you and Lana. You are a remarkable woman, Lois Lane-Kent. To be honest, I am happy for Lana. She sounded as though she found her place in life." Clark admitted.

Chloe got out of bed after she heard voices. She arrived in the lounge to the sight of Lois and Clark kissing again. They had not even heard Chloe approach.

"Ahem..." Chloe cleared her throat

Lois and Clark almost jumped apart as though they had been caught by their parents. "we can explain..."

Chloe laughed. "I'm not your parents. I am just thrilled to see you are back together."

Lois explained the whole story to her cousin. Chloe understood why they had lied to her and Oliver. Deep down she was thrilled that Lana had finally seen the error of her ways and ended up happy. After all Lana had been a friend for a long time.

Clark suddenly remembered. "God, Lois. Emil is expecting us at Watchtower now for a scan."

Emil was waiting for them. "Hope I did my job." He said to Clark as he came through the door.

"Bullseye!" Clark replied.

"Lois , please lie down on the couch and get yourself comfortable." Emil gestured to Lois.

Lois got on the couch. "Here we go again."

Clark grabbed Lois's hand, "We can finally stop calling the baby It."

A few minutes later, the baby appeared on the screen. It was actually starting to resemble a baby. The heart looked strong. It almost looked like the baby was waving at them.

"Well, everything looks great, definitely following the trajectory of a normal human pregnancy." Emil announced

"That's great, doc. Now don't keep us in suspense anymore, pink or blue?" Lois asked eager to know.

"Its a girl..." Emil looked at Clark and Lois for a reaction

Clark had a proud grin on his face, only to be outdone by Lois bursting into tears.

He looked at Lois and said. "Looks like we will be the parents of a little baby girl in about 5 months..."

FIVE MONTHS LATER.

Lois was lying in bed eating a tub of wild cherry ice cream. She felt like a blimp. She was 3 days over her due date. Clark was out on one of his nightly missions, no doubt, saving people again. She just hoped he would be back for the birth when princess finally decided to grace the world with her presence.

All of a sudden, she felt a gush of water. Just then Clark arrived back to find his wife lying in a pool of water.

He just panicked. "Mom..." he screamed.

"Clark, calm down." Lois said as the door opened and a half asleep Martha appeared, followed by Sam Lane. They had moved back to Metropolis together last month, where they both taken up advisory posts to the local government. They wanted to be nearby their first grandchild.

"What is it? Is it the baby?" Martha and Sam asked at the same time.

"Yeah it is. What do we do now?" Clark was hyperventilating.

"Clark, calm down. " Martha said. "We need to get Lois to..."

Before Martha had a chance to finish her sentence. Clark, Chloe, Lois, Emil, Sam and Martha were standing in Watchtower. Oliver had supplied everything they would need for a safe delivery.

They didn't have to wait long. The baby was desperate to make an appearance. Lois thought it must have inherited her dad's superspeed.

"You are fully dilated, and ready to push. Now Lois take a deep breath and push with the next contraction. " Emil said.

Chloe, Martha, and Clark were waiting expectantly. Sam had stepped outside the room when Oliver arrived. They decided to give Lois her privacy.

It only took two pushes and then her little head appeared. Next thing they knew Emil was holding a baby, who was announcing her presence to the world rather loudly.

"Congratulations, it's a healthy baby girl."

Emma Louise Kent was born weighing 8lbs 5oz after ten minutes of labour and a few pushes.

Now life would never be the same again...

THE END