Title: Here And Now

Pairing: Chloe/Oliver, Chloe/Clark, Lois/Clark

Disclaimer: Yeah so I don't own them but I will eventually. I just have to put the final touches on my plans for world domination and I should be set but until then the cw and dc comics is keeping them safe for me. Thanks for that guys I mean I really appreciate that.

Summary: Chloe decides that she is fed up with living a life of secrets and danger so she moves to New York to establish a normal life. But what happens when she has a run-in with Oliver Queen and realizes that maybe a life of danger is what she is meant for and she was just spending it with the wrong person.

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Chloe Sullivan was always the go to girl, always the one you could rely on to help you. Whenever anyone had a problem she was the one they went to. For years this is how it was for her, people weighing her down with their problems but never willing to really listen to hers. Even her best-friend Clark seemed to forget that she was more than his own personal Dear Judy. Granted his problems sometimes consisted of the life and death situations. But those weren't the problems that bothered her. What really annoyed her was his constant whining about his unrequited love for his dream girl Lana Lang.

Now Chloe never had a problem listening to her friends, but when it was the friend whom she secretly loved and he insisted on talking about the girl he loved. Well that's where things got a little complicated. Of course this was all in the past for her because she was finally over Clark Kent. Yes there was the occasional flip of the stomach when he sent the bright and ever charming Kent smile her way. But Chloe and Clark had decided that they were better off as friends. As far as Chloe was concerned helping Clark prevent crime while still maintaining his secret of being part of the super powered persuasion was hard enough without having to deal with a relationship.

So what you ask is her reason now for strolling through the busy streets of New York City? Well as much as she loved her friends and Metropolis she felt it was time to do something for herself and that was when she decided to move to New York after she was offered a job at the New York Times. So she packed up her bags and left each of her friends a letter explaining what she was doing. She knew if she told them face-to-face they would convince her not to go.

As she walked into a quaint little café and ordered her coffee she wondered what Clark was doing right now. Probably off saving the world she thought with a smile. She was suddenly interrupted from her daydream by a familiar voice.

"Well Miss. Sullivan I do believe you have ventured into the wrong city. After all Metropolis is a long way from here," said the smirking man behind her.

"Oliver!" she yells with excitement. He laughs as she engulfs him in a tight hug.

"I missed you too Watchtower" Oliver says with a chuckle as they release each other. "What are you doing here?"

"I was about to ask you the same question" Chloe replies.

"Well I had to meet up with a few business associates down the road and I saw you in here. So what brings you to New York?" Oliver asks.

"Oh I got a job at the New York Times" she tells him.

"Wow congratulations Chloe that's great" he smiles at her.

"Yeah I'm really excited about. So how long are you in the city for?" Chloe asks as they walk out of the café together.

"About a month, I have to tie up some loose ends in a business deal," he tells her as they walk down the street.

"Hmm what sort of deal" she asks, her journalist instinct kicking in.

He laughs as he replies "Always the intrepid reporter I see. Unfortunately that information is classified.

"Ah well can't blame a girl for trying can you" she tells him.

"No I guess not. So Chloe would you happen to have any plans for tonight?" he asks with a hopeful smile.

"Not at the moment why?" she asks.

"Well I was hoping I could take you out to dinner and perhaps show you around New York since I assume this is your first time here." Oliver replies.

"Actually it is my first time here. I could definitely use a guide. And I would love to go with you to dinner." Chloe says to him gracing him with a megawatt smile.

"Great so say around seven I'll pick you up at your place?" He asks Chloe.

"Yeah that's fine, actually this is my place here," she says waving her hand to the building next to them."

"Oh well that worked out perfect" he smiles at her.

"Well I'll see you tonight then" she tells him as she walks up the steps to the building's entrance.

"Oh and Chloe" Oliver calls to her. She turns looking at him expectantly.

"Dress in your best" he smirks at her. She rolls her eyes at his remark.

As she walks into her building she thinks to herself: well this should be interesting.