Title: Who She Is
Category: Smallville
Genre: Romance
Ship: Chloe/Oliver
Rating: PG
Challenge: Shuffle your MP3/iPod and write what fits
Song: #10 – Who I Am//Nick Jonas
Word Count: 239
Summary: She can't figure out why he still wants her…
Who She Is
-Drabble-
Chloe Sullivan has always had secrets, so when she realizes one day that she and Oliver have none of those, that they have shared it all, she's startled. All her life she's wanted one thing… She wanted someone to love her for who she was. The weird, the bizarre, the unavoidable talent she had for attracting danger. Wasn't it just fate that she should fall for a hero?
But she hasn't gotten this far by accepting things as they are; she was built for suspicion and finding the truth and never taking things at face value. So when Oliver offers a future, she doesn't take his hand right away. She wants to know how, why, and whether he realizes all he's getting in this deal.
He grins at her. "You think I don't know you? All of you?"
She chews her lip. The problem is she does, and she can't figure out why he still wants her.
He tucks her hair behind her ear, wraps his rough palm behind her neck and draws her closer. "I love you for who you are… Every part, good or bad."
She swallows, staring up into those dark brown eyes that have never lied to her. And damn it, she wanted him, she wanted to believe in him and them and all that he offered. Was that so bad?
No. Which is why she gave in, let herself believe, and trusted in him. And for once in her long list of bad decisions relationship-wise, she got it right.