Luthor shrugged. "Long road trip."

The man behind the counter smiled, "Yeah. Your kid is gonna be bouncing off the roof of that car, family man."

Luthor ignored him, paid and retrieved his obscenely weighted bag back to the vehicle. He hoped he'd left the two of them long enough to talk, but if not, Sharon was just going to have to manage. Letting her explain on her own was the one courtesy he was going to extend to her for now.

He was pleased to see Alexander staring out of the car window with a big, goofy grin on his face. Something in Luthor's chest tightened when Alexander opened...