Jimmy: [ Exhales sharply ] If you want to split early, I think today qualifies as on-the-job stress.

Chloe: I was just finishing up.  Um, but I'm -- I'm glad you're here, actually. About the kiss in the elevator -- I do this thing when I think the world is ending, and I-I grab the first guy I see and...sort of end up in a lip-lock.

Jimmy: Oh. Yeah. Me too. [ Chuckles ] I mean, girl -- not guy, obviously. And, obviously, there's Kara.

Chloe: Yeah.

Jimmy: But this wasn't about her. Chloe, more than goodbye was said in that elevator. I just -- I wish it didn't take a near-death experience for you to feel comfortable telling me the truth.

Chloe: I know. Trust me, Jimmy -- I've been struggling to tell you about my meteor infection for so long.

Jimmy: What did I do to make you think that I wouldn't accept you?

Chloe: Nothing. I mean, I guess I always knew that you would. The real battle was accepting myself.

Jimmy: Well, I hope this means that you have. So... can I assume that special ability has something to do with that, um, supersize brain inside your head?

Chloe: No. My nerd is all-natural.

Jimmy: Oh, my God. [ Gasps ] Can you fly?

[ Chuckles softly ] Here, Jimmy. Just watch.

Jimmy: [ Inhales sharply ] I didn'T... really think... where were you in 9th-grade rugby?

Chloe: Believe me, no golden trophy is worth these side effects.

Jimmy: Are you okay?

Chloe: Yeah, I'm fine. Can you just, uh, promise me that we'll keep this between me, you, and my Neosporin?

Jimmy: I promise. You're still the same Chloe. [ Inhales, exhales deeply ]

 [ Door opens ]

The last of the acquision documents. Come midnight, the paper's yours.

Lex: Give me the names and bios of everyone on staff. It's time to get rid of our deadwood.

[ Door opens ]

Grant: Congratulations on the Daily PLanet. Wonderful. One more piece of my life you can control, starting with my creation.

Lex: I can't believe you let that lunatic sneak his ideas into your head. You're my brother.

Grant: No, Lex. I'm an experiment. Beneath all that arrogance, your cracks are starting to show. Did you really think you could keep this a secret? Are you so desperate to mean something to someone, it was worth the risk?

Lex: You can't punish me for wanting a family.

Grant: How am I supposed to feel, being the product of a man who's destroyed everything he's ever touched?

Lex: No. You're different, julian. If I didn't love you, you wouldn't be here.

Grant: I'm living proof you've forgotten how to love. But if you want to play God, you might want to remember his greatest gift -- free will. Let me live my life.

[ Knock on door ]

Lois: Oh, great. I'm fired, aren't I?  Well, luckily, I just finished putting the bells and whistles on my résumé. I would hire me in a second.

Grant: Lois, you're not fired. Lex actually asked that you specifically remain on the team.

Lois: Me? Great. Can't wait to watch him dull his shredder with my stories. You want to bury the truth, buy the media.

Grant: But the fact that you showed up on my doorstep means somebody's ready to spread good news.  Does this house call mean we're coming out?

Lois: Actually, it means we're breaking up.

Grant: Oh.

Lois: Today was just an example of why it's not a good idea for us to be together and work together. It's too complicated. And I didn't even drag you to all the places i usually ruin a relationship.

Grant: [ Sighs ] Well, when you do decide to take that trip... he's a lucky guy.

Lois: Whoever he is, we sure as hell aren't gonna work together. [ Exhales sharply ] So, how are we gonna liquidate? You'll take the elevator and I'll take the stairs?

Grant: Don't be ridiculous, Lane. I'll take the stairs.

[ Door closes ]

Chloe: I had to rev my geek into fifth in order to crack that hex code. Just think of it as a thank-you for channeling your inner bruce willis yesterday.

Clark: I'm sorry it took till the last second for me to get there.

Chloe: I don't know where I'd be without you. Thanks. Did I mention that I missed you?

Clark: So, this pattern, it made sense?

Chloe: Well, to me, not so much, but to a computer, it's scripture. The numbers represent an error message that high-tech systems encounter when they can't boot up.

Clark: And it's repeating, because the computer keeps trying to start.

Chloe: Exactly. I think the sequence is actually learning from its mistakes and getting closer to successfully loading.  That's not my favorite look.

Clark: Chloe, this started as a metallic fluid inside a vial. It's now evolved into technology that's willing to kill. It's the brain-interactive construct.

Chloe: Clark, you think that this is milton fine? But you turned off general Zod's pda after he spread that computer virus across the world.

Clark: If any part of him was left behind to regenerate, then Fine could be out there.

[ Door opens ]

Lana: Chloe. Hey. I didn't know that you were --

Chloe: just leaving.

Clark: Do you want to stay? I kind of overloaded on danishes.

Chloe: No. Thanks. Lois is actually taking me out for breakfast. She's deemed it "national Chloe Sullivan day" or something.

Clark: I'll -- I'll call you. What's the occasion?

Lana: Your safe return from the fortress.

Clark: Christmas came early this year.

I've missed that smile.

Lana: Me too. To be honest, Clark, after everything I shared yesterday, I was worried that I'd scare you away.

Clark: But I've never felt closer. I realized something when I was gone -- that feelings, good or bad, they don't just disappear, no matter who you are.

Lana: Are we still talking about Lex?

Clark: I'm talking about us. Yesterday, when I saw you in the barn, it was like I fell in love with you all over again.

[ Wind howling ]

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