I got it right as soon as I saw your post, Kathy! A love Well Worth the Wait by Tracey is a favourite of mine too, I couldn't help guessing it!

Now, another Kerth Nominee:

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What should he do? Should he hug them? The other Martha Kent had hugged him, and *he* had hugged Jonathan, who hadn't seemed to mind, and--oh, yes, Jonathan had hugged him once, too, when he left. A smile touched his eyes at the memory. He hadn't known how to take it at the time, but on the whole, he had decided later that he liked it.

So this was the question: should he hug them? Martha--Mom! ...probably. Dad ... maybe. First he would--

"Clark."

Clark spun around, his eyes glowing in anticipation. One look at Lois's expression and his face fell. "They don't want to see me, do they?" he said quickly, trying not to heed the painful tightening in his chest. "Okay, we'll go home now ...." he picked up Lois and rose swiftly into the air.
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