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Smallville Snippet

For fuzzicat. May she feel better, soon.

Post-Nicodemous

"I saw you." Clark leaned against the wall of the Talon.

"Where?" Lex stood a safe distance away, hands behind his back, holding their friendship like the fragile thing it was.

"In the hospital. When my dad woke up. You were watching us." Lex couldn't read Clark's expression.

He nodded. "You were all so happy."

Clark shrugged. Lex watched the movement of his jacket against his shoulders.

"I'm glad your father is okay. I'm glad I was there to see it." Lex smiled quickly and turned to walk away.

Clark took him by the arm, the same arm as before, the one that still bore a bruise. It stopped aching at his touch. "I'm glad, too. That you were there. Because you're the one who made it happen."

He couldn't face Clark's eyes. "Your father didn't want me there. He hates me."

"He...he doesn't understand. He doesn't understand either of us, Lex. He doesn't understand *us*."

Lex had to look up. "Us? What 'us'?"

Clark smiled. "This 'us'." And, in that quiet, dark corner of the Talon, Clark bent down and kissed Lex's lips for a moment. "Because...I think I'm in love with you."

All Lex could hear was his own heart beat as he wrapped his arms around Clark, and refused to think beyond that moment.

Why I'm glad I'm home today

Today, being Thursday and all, I didn't work. My job is only three days a week, which is perfect for me - it gives me Thursdays to run errands and do laundry and Fridays to prepare for the Sabbath. And, of course, it meant I didn't have to go back to work after my vacation until Monday, unlike my husband who worked Friday.

The office was cold when I got in on Monday, but I'd had the foresight to wear a very warm/heavy sweater, so I was fine. No heat, you see. The phone company people discovered a number of gas leaks, and it turns out the boiler needed repairs.

There was still no heat on Tuesday, but Tuesday was in the midforties and sunny, and I wore layers, so I was fine. Other people were chilly, but I can tolerate cold.

Wednesday, the owner finally sent in a plumber to repair the heat. Wednesday was cold and rainy and nasty and ugly, and my layers didn't help. And the plumber shut off the water and began the job, but realized he needed to buy more supplies and really should have gotten a deposit. So he called the owner. And the owner refused to give him a deposit. So the plumber stopped working and called his boss.

And there we were. No heat and no water.

And the boss spoke to the owner and the owner threatened him with lawyers for the effrontery of asking for payment. At which point, the plumber and his boss undid whatever they did, leaving the water turned off by necessity, and left.

My bosses called the city, who *will* fix the heat and hot water and then they'll sue the owner for reimbursement and damages. But I'm home today. Where it is dry and warm and I have my own thermostat and there is unlimited water.