All I Want for Christmas...

[SVsleuth]

Alright! A clana baby!

Can't wait for them to get an explanation from Jor-El. I hope the green K didn't harm the baby.

So glad that Lana is leaving Lex and coming back to Clark.

PPMS!

[NYC300Z]

Amesome Card! I wonder if they'll tell Martha at dinner or after they visit Jor-el and get conformation? Either way can't wait!


PPMS!

[clana1fan4ever]

great update!!

[Cardinal]

7. Happily Ever After

Martha set another place at the table without telling any of her guests why. She wanted to see their reactions when her son, and what appeared to be his girlfriend, walked into the kitchen.

Lois came over long enough to ask, “You want me to go out to the barn and drag Clark in by his ear?”

“No thanks, Lois, Clark will be in shortly.” Martha smiled indulgently. “He may be slow sometimes, but he won’t miss Christmas dinner.”

Lois indicated the new place setting and asked, “Does this mean Clark’s found an actual date for dinner?”

“I’d guess you could call her that.”

“Good! I’d hate for Smallville to spend the holiday pining for Lana. It’s not healthy.”

Martha tried to hide a smile when she said, “Oh, I’m fairly sure I can guarantee he won’t be doing that. Not with this girl around anyway.”

Lois, Oliver, Lionel, and Martha were standing around with drinks in their hands, waiting for Clark and his mystery guest to come in so they could sit down and eat, when the kitchen door began to creak open.

Everyone was looking up, expecting to see Clark’s face in the doorway. Instead, they had to adjust their focal point roughly one foot lower when someone else came in first with Clark right behind. The newly arrived couple was backlit by the late afternoon light, so no one could tell who was with Clark until they came farther into the room. Clark was in the process of taking Lana’s coat when everyone finally realized who the mystery guest was.

Martha had positioned herself to see everyone’s reactions, and she wasn’t disappointed. Lois spit out her drink and said, “Sh!t.” Oliver smiled while nudging Lois in the side for her lapse in manners. He was happy to see Clark happy and also pleased to see that this young woman appeared to be getting out from under Lex’s thumb. Lionel just shook his head and smiled.

Clark looked up after hanging up Lana’s coat and saw that everyone was staring at her, which appeared to be making her uncomfortable. He stepped to her side and said, loudly enough for everyone to hear, “Lana, I’d like for you to meet Oliver Queen. Oliver, I’d like nothing more than to formally introduce you to my girlfriend, Lana Lang.”

Lois nearly spit her drink out again, and as Oliver closed in for a brief handshake, he said, “Hello, Miss Lang. We meet again. You are as beautiful as ever.”

“Thank you. It’s nice to see you again, Mr. Queen.”

“Please, call me Oliver.”

“Okay, Oliver, in that case you can call me Lana.”

Lana wasn’t sure about Oliver, having gotten mixed vibes off of him the two times she had met him before, but he obviously had Clark’s seal of approval, so she was willing to keep an open mind.

Clark was puzzled about their familiarity until Lana explained, “Oliver and I met at the Black Thursday charity ball and then again at Le…at Oliver’s boarding school reunion a couple of months ago.”

Lionel stepped up to Lana next and said, “I’m pleased to see you here, Miss Lang.”

“I’m pleased to be here, Mr. Luthor. I finally know where I belong.”

Lois had a disbelieving look on her face as she headed to the dinner table on Oliver’s arm. Clark followed suit and offered his arm to Lana. Lionel would have escorted Martha, except she was busy taking a tray of piping hot rolls out of the oven, putting them in a basket, and setting the basket on the table.

The dinner was excellent, which was taken as a matter of course by the assembled guests; after all, it was a Martha Kent dinner. Not only was the food great, but the conversation was lively and everyone made a special effort to make Lana feel welcome. Surprisingly enough, to Clark’s way of thinking, it was Lois that led the way in this regard. Once she regained her mental balance, she and Lana were speculating about Chloe and Jimmy’s relationship, among other things, and just chatting like old girlfriends in general.

All during dinner, Lana was forcibly struck by the differences between the last two holidays she had celebrated. Thanksgiving dinner with Lex had been cold and impersonal. She couldn’t have touched Lex if she wanted to. But here, Christmas dinner was warm and inviting. Everyone was crowded around the table, enjoying the food and the company. Dinner with Lex had been a mostly silent affair. Dinner here was very nearly boisterous. One was emblematic of a life she had been afraid of leading, the other was the life she wanted to have and now would have, thanks to Clark.

When it came time for dessert, Lana waved it off, having eaten much more than she was used to, but Clark made up for that by eating two pieces of pie. After dessert was finished, everyone retired to the living room with cups of freshly brewed coffee except for Clark and Lana, who had strong-armed Martha into allowing them to clear the table.

Once they were alone, Lana kissed Clark on the cheek and said, “Thank you, Clark.”

“What for?”

“For a holiday celebrated the way it should be. For finally allowing me into your life.”

“No, Lana. Thank you for holding on to me with your heart long after I should have used up all of my chances with you.”

Once the dishes were rinsed and sitting in the dishwasher and the pots and pans were soaking in the sink, Clark and Lana huddled for a quiet conference before they were swallowed up by the small party in the next room.

“I’m going to go to the Fortress now and find out how this pregnancy is possible,” Clark said. “Just stay here and enjoy yourself, I should be back quickly.”

“But I want to come along! This is just as much about me, if not more, than it is about you.”

“Nope. Nothin’ doin’. You’ve had a stressful day and I want you to take things easy tonight. Remember, you’re making decisions for two now.”

Lana pursed her lips and then said, “You’re not giving me a choice in this…are you?”

“Not now. Not over this. And if I come back and find you’ve been horsing around, I’ll put you straight to bed for the evening.”

Lana didn’t know how to deal with this new, forceful side of Clark. All she could think to say was, “How? I don’t have anything to wear.”

“Underwear works for me,” Clark said as he winked, “but if you really need something extra, I’m sure I’ve got an extra flannel shirt or two you could choose from.”

Lana reluctantly gave in and handed him her keys. “Could you drive my car over here while you’re out? It might make someone worried if they find it abandoned in the middle of Chandler’s field.”

Clark snagged the keys, kissed her quickly on the lips and eased his way out the door. Lana got herself a cup of coffee, silently promising to limit herself to one, and joined everyone else in the living room. When they asked where Clark was going, she replied, “There’s something he needs to take care of. He should be back quickly.”

Jor-El’s explanation was a model of brevity, so Clark ended up taking more time driving home in Lana’s car than he had in the Fortress. When he walked in the door and saw Lana, his smile said all she needed to know at that moment: the baby is ours.

Once the other guests had left, Martha looked at the way Clark and Lana were hanging on to each other and said to Lana, “I take it you won’t be returning to the mansion tonight.”

“Nope,” she said as she snuggled deeper into Clark’s arms, “not tonight or ever again. My place is with Clark. It just took us both awhile to see that.”

“Well, then,” Martha said, “I guess I’d better go change the sheets on Clark’s bed so you can sleep there tonight. Clark can have the couch.”

Clark reached out and stopped Martha before she could climb the stairs. “Mom, if Lana wants me to, I’ll be spending the night with her, in my bed.”

“But Clark, the house rules…”

“Need to be changed.” Clark was calm, but forceful. “I’m an adult. I don’t get into trouble or do drugs, and I run this farm single-handedly. It’s time you started treating me like an adult.”

“But your father…”

“The choice is yours, Mom. Treat me like an adult or I’ll go somewhere else.”

“I guess you’re right, you are an adult,” Martha said, conceding the obvious. “It’s just hard to treat my son like a man when I’ve always seen him as my little boy.” Martha gave a look that took in both Lana and Clark. “You two are welcome to share Clark’s bedroom if you choose to.”

“Thanks, Mom.”

Martha continued upstairs to change the bed sheets while Clark and Lana took a seat on the couch.

“So, tell me,” Lana said eagerly, “what did Jor-El say?”

“Basically, he said that you went through a dual-stage gestation. Once the egg was fertilized, it fused itself to the uterine wall and went into a kind of stasis. Because the fertilized egg didn’t need a supply of your blood, you continued to have your monthly…umm…”

“Periods,” Lana said, finishing his sentence for him.

“Yes, exactly.” Relieved to have that word behind him, Clark said, “Anyway, the reason for the stasis was that, as a human, you weren’t biologically capable of supporting a partially Kryptonian baby. At least, not until you underwent a few small genetic modifications that took roughly a year to complete. Now you are capable of giving birth to a purely human baby or a partially Kryptonian baby. Once your body signaled it was ready, by releasing a brand-new hormone, the egg came out of stasis and attached itself to you normally and that’s when you became pregnant. As far as human doctors are concerned anyway.”

“Though the flexibility is nice, Clark, I think I’ll just have to stick with giving birth to partially Kryptonian children.”

“I’d like that,” Clark replied. “I’d like that very much.”

They leaned in for a casual kiss, and when they ended it, Lana asked, “Clark? Was that a proposal?”

“I don’t know. Was what you said before that an acceptance?”

“I don’t know.”

They stared thoughtfully into each other’s eyes, each remembering that they’d already had the romantic proposal and the romantic acceptance. As one, they opened their mouths and said, “Yes, it was.”

Clark and Lana launched themselves into another kiss, but this one wasn’t casual, it was burning with passion and with need. Their tongues went exploring, first seeming to fight for dominance and then working together to dance the most intricate tango.

They didn’t break this kiss until Martha cleared her throat at the base of the stairs and said, “Umm…hello?” When they pulled back from each other, Martha teased them. “Just because I’m letting you two share a bedroom doesn’t mean you can do that all over the place.”

Clark and Lana looked at each other and Lana asked, “Should we tell her our news?”

“Which one?”

“Both!”

“Yes!”

The End

[Nemu]

Ah that was nice!!! Funny seeing Lois reaction to them...

Interesting how you played the pregnancy...

Now... I hope that you will have a sequel down the road for this...

cause I wanna read the reaction from Martha and also see how they will deal with Baldy...
Good work Card!!! (as usual )

[SVsleuth]

Yay! Clana reunited, back to being engaged, ready to have lots of Clana babies!

Wonderful story, Card. Thanks for the Christmas cheer. Lex is in for a mighty big surprise when he returns from wherever he is.

[deanyouk]

Great story great ending

[NYC300Z]

ha ha the ending was funny but really nice. I wonder what Martha's reaction will be she seems a bit forcefult, but I guess she'll quickly cave to liking the idea! Couldn't see it anyother way anyways lol rambling now so i'll just say Great Story Card! Masterfully done!

[clana1fan4ever]

Awsome story Great ending

[escout]

Great story!! I am really sorry that it's over.

Thanks for sharing another wonderful story!!!!!!!!

[happycamper]

Great x-mas story Card. Loved how the pair realized what they needed, and the happy ending that came about as a result!

[kewl]

thanks for this great Christmas story card! funny happy ending!!!

[clana987]

That was a great story.
Can you include a part where Lex finds out Lana is
gone!!PLZ

[binkys711]

OMG Lois's reaction was fantastic! That was hilarious Card!

*takes deep breaths to stop laughter*

Ok, ok...anyways....I absolutely LOVED this umm...mini-fic? hehe. I just wish this would happen in real SV! It was amazing! you gave it a very funny and playful edge, as well as, a romantic and sweet touch. I adored it! I'm so happy the clana promise from last Christmas came true YES! And they can all be one big happy Kent family. HOORAY FOR CLANA!!

Awesome job Card!

[Clarkloisclois]

Awesome story- Loved it.