This a LnC version of an episode of Will & Grace called boo humbug.
The True Meaning Of Halloween
Lois is sat at Her desk finishing her story; Clark joins her and perches on the edge of her desk.
“You nearly finished?” He asked
“Yes. Just give me one minute.” Lois said as she finished typing her story then clicked send. “There done.” She smiled at Clark and he bent down and kissed her when as usual they were interrupted by Jimmy.
“Hey what are you guys doing for Halloween?” He asked them. “My friend Tony is having a Halloween party it’s going to be a riot. I’ve the best costume. So do guys want to come?”
“Sounds like fun. What do you think Lois?”
“Yeah dose sound like fun shame we’re not five.” She answered.
“Do you not like Halloween?”
“It’s all right I just think that it’s for kids.”
“Well if you change your minds.” Jimmy said handing Clark a flyer.
“We won’t.” Lois said and picked up her briefcase and purse Clark helped her on with her coat.
“Tommy!” Jimmy grabbed the Planet’s newest reporter Tommy Collins a young man ages with Clark. “Halloween party tonight fancy dress.” Jimmy took the flyer from Clark and handed it to Tommy.
“Oh thanks but my kids are coming for the weekend.” Tommy informed them.
“I didn’t know you had children.” Lois said.
“Oh yeah a girl 5 and boy 7 me and their mother well we separated recently and they’re taking it kind of hard. But I’m taking them trick ‘n’ treating tonight.” Tommy smiled. “Well I’d better go.” Tommy left.
“Shall we go too?” Lois asked Clark who nodded. “Bye Jimmy.”
“See you Jimmy.”
“Bye.” Jimmy said.
***
Lois and Clark enter their brownstone they have stopped off at the market Clark is carrying two bags that he put on the counter top.
“I can’t believe you don’t like Halloween.” Clark said.
“It’s a kids holiday. Kids who are all hyped up sugar.” Lois told him then Looked in the bags. “Clark? Why have you bought two bags of candy?”
“For the kids?”
“We don’t have kids.”
“Not ours the trick ‘n’ treaters.” He smiled. “Do we have a bowl to put them in?”
“In that cupboard.” Lois pointed then wrapped her arms around his neck. “Hey I have a treat for you.” She kissed him.
“Mmm really.” Clark wiggled his eyebrows and kissed her back when the bell door Clark groaned.
“Go. I’m going to get changed.” Lois headed up the stairs whilst Clark went to answer the door.
***
Later Lois comes down the stairs wearing blue jeans and a red sweater. Clark is cooking dinner.
“Something smells good.” Lois said kissing the back of his neck and wrapping her arms around together.
“It’s nearly ready. Do you want to choose a bottle of wine?”
“Err I don’t fancy wine.”
“Oh all right.”
“I’ll set the table.” Lois went to the dining room and set the table for two. Clark began serving the diner and they sat down to eat
“Oh wait you have you have something on you face.” Clark said.
“Where?” Lois said wiping her face with her hand.
“Right here.” He kissed her then the doorbell rang again “Ignore it so they egg the house I’ll clean it.” He returned to kissing her.
“C.K., Lois!” Jimmy called.
“Urgh I’m going to kill him. Does he have some sort of radar?” Clark complained. He went to answer the door when he does he gets a surprise to see Jimmy wearing a Superman costume and his female companion was dressed in an Ultra Woman costume.
“Oh my go!” Lois said looking at her oddly dressed guests.
“What do you think?” Jimmy asked giving them a twirl and smiling.
“I err I really don’t know what to say.” Lois said still shocked.
“This is Joanna.” Jimmy introduced his friend.
“Hi great place you have here.” She said.
“Err thank you.” Lois said
“We just dropped by to see if you two had changed you minds and wanted to come.”
“Funny enough, no.”
“Fine I’ll see you on Monday.” Jimmy and Joanna Leave. Clark looked at Lois.
“You looked so much better in that outfit than her.”
“Oh really?” She purred
“Oh yeah!” He growled then kissed her falling on to the couch. “What’s say we skip dinner and go straight to dinner?”
“Hum.” Lois said considering his purposely. “OK” She kissed when the doorbell rang again. “Damn it.” Clark gets up and answers the door.
“Tommy?” Tommy was standing at the door with two young children a little girl dressed as a princess in a pink gown and a silver tiara and a boy dressed as Buzz Lightyear.
“Hi listen this is going to sound really cheeky and you’ll think I’m a terrible person. But my dad’s been take rather ill and I have to go to Boston I’ve phoned my wife but she isn’t able to get here until tomorrow morning and well I don’t know many people in the city and was wondering if you could watch these too Rebecca will pick them up tomorrow morning.”
“Of course.”
“Thank I’m really sorry to put on you like this here are there things and Rebecca’s number. OK Kids I have to go Lois and Clark Will take care of you until mommy comes for you in the Morning so be good and daddy loves you.” He kissed and hugged each of them in turn. “Thank you again.”
“Do they have names?” Clark asked
“Oh yes this Robbie or Buzz and this is Reese or Princess Barbie.”
“Daddy give this to papa.” Reese said and hugged her father and planted a kiss on his cheek.
“Aw>” Lois said.
“I will sweetheart be good now.” Tommy got into the cab and left Clark closed the door and he and Lois looked at the two children.
“Hi.” Lois said then looked at Clark. “Now what?”
“Do you guys like video’s?” Clark asked and picked up a couple of tapes. “OK we have Lethal Weapon, Dirty Dancing or Pretty Woman no can watch them. How about juice.” They both nodded.
“Juice I can do juice. Clark can you help me with the juice?”
“Sure sounds like a two person job.” They both go into the kitchen and Lois pours two glasses of orange juice.
“Oh my god Clark what are we going to do with these kids? So much for our romantic evening.”
“OK relax here’s what we’ll do we’ll take them out an hour tops and then we can come home put them to bed and then we can go to bed.” He grinned.
“When did you get so bad?” She laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck then kissed him.
“Right after I married you.” He answered and kissed her back neither of them saw Reese enter the kitchen.
“Excuse me.” She said.
“Oh Jesus!” Lois said. “Err what’s wrong sweetie.”
“I need to go potty.”
“Oh err I’ll take you.” Lois said taking her hand and leading her upstairs.
***
Later Lois, Clark, Robbie and Reese were out in the street knocking on doors but not having much luck another door was slammed in Clarks face.
“Nice attitude.” He muttered and Robbie threw his cauldron down the steps. “Now come on none of that.” Clark said retrieving the cauldron.
“Clark Reese is feeling sick a say we get them home put them to bed and salvage what we have left of our evening.” Lois said setting Reese on the ground next to Robbie. “I hate Halloween.”
“It’s not exactly been a blast for me either sweetheart.”
“Don’t you call me sweetheart in that tone of voice. This wasn’t my idea.”
“Lois.” Lois and Clark both look at the children then at each other.
“Oh god we are awful people.” She sits on the step and puts her head in her hands Clark sits next to her.
“I have an idea how about we get out of this street.” Him and Lois stood up and went to the next street.
***
They get home an hour later all four of them have bags of candy and a can of silly string they all kneel around the coffee table.
“OK time to swap.” Clark said and they all empty the bags out on to the coffee table and look at each other’s goodies.
“Hey Kent those pixie sticks landed in my bag.” Lois said make a grab for them. Clark stopped her.
“Hey, hey, hey grabby these are for my friend Barbie here cos I have my ay on the jaw breaker. What do you say you know you want to?”
“I wanted that. I’ll swap you for a candy necklace it will go well with your tiara.”
“OK let’s have the jawbreaker.” Clark said and made a grab for it but Robbie aimed his silly string at him. “Oh we’re playing that game.” Clark gabs his can and points it Reese. “You string me and I string her.” He smiled playfully.
“This is great you two will take each other and the jaw breakers mine.” Lois went to take it but Reese grabbed her silly string and pointed it at Lois. “Oh after all we’ve been through.” Lois grabs her silly string.
“Whoa everyone just put the silly string down.” Clark says then sprays them all and is sprayed back by all three. “Ah you got me.” Clark does an over acted death scene and collapses on the Lois lifts his head onto her knee stroking his head and fake sobbing.
“Clark don’t leave me. Can have your parents.” Clark rolls his eyes.
“So this is how you don’t do Halloween?” They all looked up to see Jimmy.
“Oh we were just err. What do you want?” Lois said feeling a little embarrassed.
“Oh don’t try to be hard with me it doesn’t work you have silly string in your hair” Jimmy smiled Clark pulls the silly string from Lois’ hair. “So who’s this?”
“Oh these are Tommy’s, kids his father was taken ill and he had to go to Boston. This is Robbie and Reese this is Jimmy.” Lois explained. “And if you mention this to anyone at work and I’ll…”
“Hey my lips are sealed.”
“So Jimmy, why aren’t you at the party?” Clark asked.
“Cops busted it up.”
“What happened to Ultra Woman?” Lois asked
“She left with Batman.” Lois and Clark both suppressed a laugh.
“Oh I’m sorry Jimmy. Do you want to have some pizza with us?”
“No I’m going to go home to watch Friday the 13th.”
“Well alright but don’t be phoning us at two in the morning like you did when you watched Nightmare On Elm Street.” Clark said.
“Hey there was a guy outside my window with knifes and a black trilby.”
“No, there wasn’t.” Lois said find the conversation ridiculous.
“You’d be sorry if you found my insides on the…”
“OK Jim, see Monday.” Clark said ushering him out the door. “OK you guys hungry?” They both nodded “OK why don’t you two get ready for bed and I’ll phone for a pizza.”
“Lois took them both upstairs.
***
Later Robbie and Reese have fallen a sleep on the couch. Lois walks out of the kitchen and looks at them.
“Clark, come and see this.” She whispered but knew he would hear. She sits on coffee table and stairs at them Clark joins her. “They look like angels.”
“Their exhausting and this is Superman speaking.” Clark smiled. “I hope we have kids.” Lois looked at him then looked back at Robbie and Reese.
“I’m pregnant.” Lois didn’t look at Clark but sensed him watching her.
“You’re having my baby?” Clark asked Lois looked at him and smiled.
“Well there was that one night with the waiter but I’m pretty sure it’s yours.”
“Oh ha, ha my wife the comedian.”
“You happy?”
“Happy? I’m over the moon. I love you.” He kissed her.
“I love you too.”
THE END
