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[chloesullivan]

The snow storm was past them and the boys had been working on the new floor, which would be for Lois, most of the day and had wanted to patrol. But Oliver had stayed behind with Chloe and Lois and now they were just waiting for Clark to get back from an emergency call so Lois could finally fill them in on what they needed to know.

Chloe was still nervous about them finding out more about the future, but the fact that this future Lois had come from clearly wasn't exactly the same as theirs did comfort her a little because then maybe, whatever bad that had happened might not happen in their present.

With a deep breath, she shifted on the couch and looked towards the window that Clark had left through, "I wonder how long he will be."

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Seated on one side of her, Oliver gently rubbed the back of her neck with one hand, pressing a kiss to her temple. "I'm sure he'll be back soon." He glanced at Lois, who was drinking her third cup of coffee in the last forty-five minutes. Remembering her addiction to it, he'd not only stopped at Starbucks to grab her a latte, but also to buy a bag of their coffee. He was starting to think she might just finish the entire thing off in one day.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe leaned a little closer to him and nodded a little, glancing at her cousin who looked more nervous than Chloe herself felt, which wasn't exactly helping Chloe feel any calmer about this particular conversation.

"Lo, why don't you sit down?"

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"Pacing helps me think," Lois responded without looking up.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"You're making Chloe nervous," Oliver spoke up, pulling his wife a little closer to him.

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

At that, she paused, and turned to look at her cousin, sighing softly. "Right. Sorry." She moved to the sofa and sat down on Chloe's other side.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe raised her eyebrows, surprised that that had worked and glanced at Oliver, smiling slightly and nodding to thank him silently.

But right at that time, she felt the strong wind that, even after all these years, was easily connected to Clark coming into a room, or leaving a room.

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

He ran a hand to his hair and looked down at all three of them, nodding once, "sorry, I'm back now." His eyes staying on Lois for a second longer, still expecting a negative reaction towards his true identity.

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

Lois met his eyes for a moment, a faint smile on her face. "Thought we were going to have to send out a search party, Smallville."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe smiled faintly between the two of them, she didn't know what had happened to Lois and the Clark from the future, but it seemed to do her good.

"Everything okay?" She asked Clark, worried.

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

He couldn't help but smile a little at Lois, relaxing slightly, which was more than he had allowed himself to do for a while, then turned to Chloe, nodding once more, "everything should be ok now."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She returned the nod and took a deep breath before turning to her cousin, "Lo, do you wanna get started, then? Before something else happens?" And before Chloe couldn't handle her curiosity anymore.

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

Not really, Lois thought, the smile slipping from her face as she looked down at the floor for a long moment. She tapped her foot nervously, her hands cradling her cup of coffee tightly.

"Lex Luthor is alive." Her voice was quiet. She looked up at them, expecting to see all of them looking surprised.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we know," Oliver said quietly, glancing at Chloe, then Clark, before looking at Lois with a nod. "We found out a couple weeks ago."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a deep sigh, Chloe nodded too, "he's in Central City as far as we know," she told her cousin quietly. She shouldn't have been surprised that Lex was behind whatever was bothering Lois, even before, she knew the man was bad news.

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"Does everyone know he's alive? Has he started his campaign yet?" she asked, rising to her feet and beginning to pace once more.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"His campaign?" Oliver echoed, his eyebrows furrowing. "What campaign?"

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

Clark's eyes narrowed as he looked at Lois, concerned, "what campaign?" he echoed Oliver's question.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe looked over at Oliver, frowning then back at Lois, "no, no one knows he's alive, the boys found his facility on accident just a couple of weeks ago."

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"Then maybe we have a real chance at stopping him." Her voice was hopeful. "Because shortly after he makes it known to the world that he's alive, he begins his campaign for presidency."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver's eyes widened a little. "For presidency?" He looked at Chloe, then Clark.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Her own eyes widened and she looked from Oliver to Clark then back to Lois, "can he even run for president? He's Ollie's age, he's 32."

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

Clark rubbed the back of his neck and took a deep breath, "when does he make his first public appearence, do you know, Lois?"

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

She drew in a breath and moved over to where Clark was standing before she turned to face her cousin and Oliver. "It's December, right?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver nodded. "Yeah. Mid-December."

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

Lois grimaced. "January. The first." She looked at Chloe. "And believe me, you and I did everything we could to make it public that he wasn't of age to run for president."