*pukes* Thanks, you've just sullied Chloe for me, she's one of my favourite characters. She would never sleep with Lana. Though, if it weren't for the fact they're cousins, Chloe/Lois would be appealing.

I think it's probably the only way they can really go - it's also something Clark would have to learn to live with. An important lesson in itself - Superman doesn't go round being all mopey because he couldn't save someone (you can't save everyone even if you are the Man of Steel, and the embodiment of Truth, Justice, and the American way), so Clark has to move on emotionally. Also, the only thing that really ties Clark back to his old life in Smallville is Chloe, she's the tie that binds him to his life. Once that's severed he can recreate himself as Clark Kent, the bumbling nerdy reporter, who lives a parallel life as Superman.