Only Human [The Man Of Steel]

18 • M A K E M E S M I L E

“Have I known you for twenty seconds or twenty years.
Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this closer, forever and ever...youre my, my,
my lover.”

- Lover by : [Taylor Swift]

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Chapter 18
MAKE ME SMILE

PREVIOUSLY

To think about it, it was kind of sad to only see Clark for mere minutes before midnight, but it's more that what we had before. And without any reply Superman takes off, saving lives like he always does...

Looks like I'm eating alone tonight...

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Days began to turn into weeks and yet again I was seated at my office, typing away as Lois, Jenny and Steve stood around me, making conversation.

"So this new employee Perry has been speaking off, Carl?" Steve questions.

"You mean Clark?" I finish typing my article and give my full attention to them.

"I'm headed to the cafe a few blocks from here. Anyone want something?" Lois asks us, the gesture was really kind, but nobody was really in the mood to eat.

"So what do we know about this guy?" Jenny asks.

"What do we look like Jenny? Hackers?" Steve comments.

"Okay let's change the conversation topic at hand, before this becomes a full blown out fight." I suggest, not wanting to see these two argue.

"Did I ever tell you today that I really love your outfit?" Jenny questions.

"Like five times today. But thanks."

"So I got two tickets to the game tonight." Steve says and gestures to the two tickets in my hand.

"I think you should ask Lois, knowing her, she wouldn't mind." I tell Steve.

Lois has been couped up in her apartment since we got back to work. She needed to get out and breathe in the air, it wasn't a good thing to stay indoors forever.

"I just need to print this out and save a backup on my computer and laptop. And then hand it to Perry for a review." I say.

"Lombard, Lewis. This is our new stringer, and I want you to show him the ropes. This is Clark Kent, good luck kid." Perry says and walks over to us with Clark in tow.

The minutes Perry walks away, I finally get sight if his face. It has been over three months that I haven't seen him in casual clothing. Now the glasses actually fit, and made him look cute, if that was even possible.

He caught my stare, and I was one hundred percent sure that I was blushing, so I just smiled as a greeting.

"So you're the new stringer. Pleasure to meet you, I'm Steve, Steve Lombard." Steve and Clark shakes hands.

"Jenny." Jenny says and I remained quiet.

"Aren't you going to introduce yourself, too shocked to even speak?" Steve teases me.

"There's no need for an introduction, right Clark?" I ask him and flicker my gaze back to him, and this time I caught him staring.

"Right, Lara." He says.

"Steve will show you the ropes for now, I'll be back once I get this article finished up." I say and begin to print out the article.

While the article us being printed I make a backup if the article document.

"Looks like miss hard working us all work and no fun. After these two turned me down, I got two tickets for tonight's game..." Clark kindly cuts Steve off, knowing full well where this was headed.

"No thanks. Maybe you should ask Lois, I hear she's been couped up in the apartment for a while now." Clark suggests and him and stage take off.

"He knows Lois? That girl is so lucky, she gets every..." I cut Jenny off, fully aware, I knew where she was headed.

"Sorry to interrupt you, but they have only met once." I say and Jenny gives me a confused look.

"How do you know that?" She asks me.

"Well he's the one I've been telling you about, the childhood friend." I explain and grab the printed article.

"That's your boyfriend?" Jenny asks, shocked a bit.

"Yeah, we grew up together in Kansas, were both as American as it gets, lost contact, saw him again and we just laid everything out in the table. And what do you know? Now we're dating." I sum it all up.

"But don't worry, I'll keep it professional." I add.

"Knowing you, I'd probably of never knew that he was your boyfriend. You act so causal, as if he was an employee."

"Well he is an employee here. And at work I keep my relationships strictly private. But I know worry about how hard that will be." I say.

"You better get to Perry before he leaves for that meeting he has scheduled." Jenny reminds me and I thanks her and make my way to Perry's office.

As I walk to the office I see Steve and Clark walking into the opposite direction, and I send a wave to them.

As they pass me, I can't help but to smile. My cheeks would probably be aching by the end of this day...maybe it would be too hard to keep it professional at work.

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