Chapter one

It had been two years since he had taken her child away from her and Chloe cried on her tiny bed putting her head in her hands. She missed her baby she wanted to know what she looked like now since she had only been one when Chloe had to leave and she wasn't allowed to see her baby again. She didn't know if it would be for forever she certainly hoped not her child needed a mom. Then she heard the door open and she starred at the man who had taken her child away. He came over to her and sat down on the bed next to her. She was looking straight at him the tears were in her eyes they were always there when he came to see her. She knew that he was waiting for her to say something but she didn't want to not to him not right now. She wanted to go back to her life doing the things she normally did every day. His eyes were glaring at her and she was afraid that soon he was going to start crying to. He hadn't wanted this and she knew why he had taken her child.

"Chloe talk to me please." He ran his hand over her face brushing away her tears.

"Is she alright?" Chloe always asked about her child she loved her so much.

"She is fine the nanny is watching her for a bit. How are you?" H stared into Chloe's watery eyes and he knew that she was sad because she couldn't see her daughter but this was for the best.

"How do you think I am I haven't seen my child in two years and I am stuck in this stupid place and I feel so alone." Chloe wanted to cry again it was easy to cry now because she told herself she had every right to.

"I come by every day to see you. It is hard for me to do you understand that? I want you to come home every day I hope you can. We both agreed that we would do everything to protect her and this was the only thing that we could do and you agreed to it. Not saying that this isn't hard because I know that it is." He ran his hand over Chloe's cheek he couldn't stay much longer he only had a half an hour with her every day.

"I know how hard it is for you. I hate being here I wish this had never happened." Chloe took her hand and then she put it on his cheek she had to take advantage of her time with him.

"I do to Chloe and if there was anything else I could do I would. I have my people working on a drug but it could take awhile." He wanted Chloe to know that he was doing everything he could to get her back in his life.

"I know Lex." Chloe lifted up her eyes and stared at the window on the door the man who told Lex it was time to go always stood there. "It looks like you have to go." Chloe said sadly and she watched as Lex turned around and stared at the man.

"I love you Chloe." Lex brought her head close to his as he kissed her on the lips and then he got off the bed and stared at her. "I hope things will get better soon Chloe I want them to get better. Bye honey." He waited for her to reply sometimes she didn't but today was a much better visit then some other days.

"Bye Lex I love you too. Tell her I love her too." Then he left and she felt the depression take over again.

Lex went down to the desk and he stared at the man who was in charge. "I still want updates about my wife and if anything happens call me immediately."

"We know Lex everything is taken care of I will see you tomorrow." Rex the man in charge assured him.

Lex left the hospital and he drove back to the mansion his face was soft and he was about to cry again but he had to stay strong for their daughter and he had made sure nothing like this would ever happen to her. As soon as he got in the door a blonde head ran towards him and hugged his leg. He lifted the little girl up and stared into her grey eyes as she smiled at him. The nanny came running into the room and she smiled as she saw Lex holding the child. Ever since his wife went away he seemed different she thought.

"You can go home now Jenny I will see you tomorrow." Lex said still smiling at his little girl.

"She was good today like always." Jenny said as she left the mansion.

"So you were good today huh?" Lex asked his little girl she just smiled at him and nodded her head. "Good so now what do you want to do?" Lex was always out of his mind after he saw Chloe he never really thought straight.

"Mommy?" she questioned staring into her dad's eyes she knew where he went every day.

"Mommy is going to be just fine and she told me to tell you she loves you very much." Lex ran his hand over her face and smiled at her he wasn't sure when she had figured out that he went to see Chloe every day but she did. She knew who her mom was Lex made sure of that.

"Okay." She said in a happy voice and then she asked Lex to put her down he did and she ran to the couch and picked up her crayons and started to color.

Lex went over and ran his hand through her hair. "That is a nice picture Lexi now I am going to have the cook whip us something up for lunch you stay here and color okay?" Lex watched as Lexi nodded her head yes again and then he left the room. Lexi kept coloring her picture while she waited for her dad to get back. It was a girl and her mom and she had colored them like her and her mom. When she was done she ripped out the picture and set it down on the table as she colored another picture. Lex walked back into the room and smiled at Lexi she almost always did as she was told she was an extremely creative child and Lex thought that she might turn into a journalist just like her mom. "Lunch is ready so let's go eat." Lex took Lexi's hand and they went into the dining room Lex put Lexi in her high chair since she was still too small to reach the table on her own. Then he sat down and they both started eating. After lunch Lex took Lexi upstairs and laid her down in her bed he kissed her forehead and turned the baby monitor on he didn't want her to wake up and try to go down the stairs on her own.

He went downstairs to his desk and turned the other baby monitor on. All he heard on the other side was Lexi's soft breathing. She usually slept for an hour after lunch and then she would be hyper for the rest of the day until it was time for bed. He figured he would take her to the Kent's she loved playing with Shelby and Clark always kept her preoccupied. The Kent's had been worried about Lex and Lexi ever since Chloe had to go to the hospital. So he had tried to stop by at least once a week otherwise they called him non stop and he knew that they cared but he still had to keep Luthorcorp up and running and he had to take care of Lexi and make sure that Chloe was getting the best treatment possible. Sometimes he felt like it was all too much but just looking into the eyes of both the girls he loved he knew that he could pull through he had to for both of them. Chloe was only 26 she was still young and she still had a lot of life left he didn't want her to live out the rest of her life in that hospital like her mother had. Lex finished up some work then after an hour and ten minutes he heard Lexi asking for him. He turned off the monitor and ran up the stairs to Lexi's room. He lifted her up and told her to go to the bathroom and that they were going to go to the Kent's in a bit. He watched her run to the bathroom and he sat down on her bed he picked up the picture he had given her on her night stand. Chloe was holding Lexi she was only five months old when the picture was taken and Chloe looked so happy he wished that they could go back to being the happy family they once were. Lexi came out of the bathroom and handed Lex a brush Lex brushed Lexi's golden blonde hair and then he took Lexi into the car. He put her in her car seat then he got in and started driving he drove a lot slower when he had Lexi in the car he didn't want anything to happen to her.

They got to the farm in a few minutes as soon as Lex pulled in the driveway Lexi was already undoing her car seat and as soon as he stopped the car she was out. She ran up to the door and rang the doorbell. Lex got out and by the time he got on the porch Martha had already let Lexi inside and she was holding the door open for Lex. Lex smiled at Martha kissing the side of her cheek as he walked in. Lexi was already playing with Shelby and Clark was coming down the stairs. Clark went over and said hi to Lexi then he went over to Lex.

"How are you Lex?" Clark asked him staring at the bags under his eyes. Clark knew that Lex did most of his work at night when Lexi was asleep plus he worried about Chloe every night there had been one major emergency at the hospital and since then Lex had been worried sick.

"I'm okay." Lex wished that they wouldn't worry about him so much he was going to be fine.

"Did you go see her today?" Martha asked Lex she knew he went every day but sometimes Chloe acted differently and she would make Lex leave and he didn't want her to do anything to herself so he would obey her wish and leave even though it left him extremely depressed.

"Yes and she was fine today we had a nice talk. She is still depressed though she wants to see Lexi. The doctor said that I could bring Lexi so Chloe could celebrate her birthday with us this time after what it did to her the last time." Lex closed his eyes as he remembered how Chloe had freaked out when she couldn't be with her daughter on her daughter's birthday.

"Well that is good it means she is getting better doesn't it?" Martha asked him she wished that this had never happened to Chloe it had ruined all of their lives and even though Lexi was perfectly happy she needed her mother.

"I don't know if she is getting better. Luthorcorp made a serum for the type of disease that Chloe has but it only works temporarily and I want something that is going to work for the rest of Chloe's life." Lex had hoped that they would've had a cure by now but so far nothing he not only wanted to help Chloe but everyone else who was affected with this disease he knew how hard it was for the families and he knew the stress of not knowing how they were going to act when you went to visit them. Not being able to take them home where they are surrounded by people who love them.

"I'm sure you will get something soon I mean this is already progress." Clark said as he stared at Lex he could see the pain behind his eyes he knew he tried to hide it from Lexi he didn't want her to know what was really happening to her mom.

"It took them two years just to make this one what am I supposed to wait two more years or even longer until they make something that will actually work. By then Lexi will be five and Chloe has already missed a lot of her daughter's life already." Lex hated keeping the two of them apart he knew that Lexi needed her mom but Lexi couldn't even be alone with Chloe.

"Lex I know how hard this is for you and like we said before whatever we can do to help you out we will be glad to do." Martha had told Lex this all the time but she thought he was doing way more than he could handle he knew that she would take Lexi for a few nights so he could get caught up with work but Lex wouldn't let her go. Martha figured it was because he needed to have someone with him who he could love and make sure Lexi would be okay.

"I know and I thank you for that but right now I don't mind doing everything I am doing I just want to keep Lexi happy and keep Chloe from getting hurt." Lex wasn't about to let on that he couldn't handle everything he had never wanted to seem weak and he wasn't about to let himself go during this.

"We know Lex but you should bring Lexi over here some more she seems to like it and by the looks of you she seems to be wearing you out." Clark told Lex he hated seeing his friend look like a wreck.

"I will try and yeah sometimes she does wear me out but she is a great kid and I couldn't ask for anything better." Lex looked over to Lexi who was still playing with Shelby he was glad the dog didn't mind Lexi beating on him even though she wasn't hurting him.

"She is a great kid." Martha agreed and decided it was time to get off the subject of Chloe she was sure that Lex already worried about Chloe enough as it was. He defiantly loved Chloe any other guy would've quit by now but Lex wasn't about to give up on Chloe.

Lex talked with Martha and Clark for awhile and he stayed for dinner. He liked being with the Kent's most of the time it helped him get away from his thoughts of Chloe.