"Stupid, stupid Clark and Lana," Chloe mumbled to herself, as she walked to
her car.
Her surprise birthday party for Clark had been a disaster.
Instead of bringing her and Clark together, it'd done the opposite, pushed them further apart.
Lana Lang had chosen that fateful moment to confess her undying feelings for Clark and Clark being the love struck fool he was, did the same.
It sickened her to new depths.
"Stupid, stupid.," she banged her hands on the steering wheel.
As she turned the key, she couldn't wait to be home and feel her covers tucked firmly over her head.
But there was an obstacle, her car wouldn't start. She gazed at the fuel gauge and saw empty.
"Aaaah!" Chloe shouted. She quickly got out and slammed the door behind her, resting against it for a second.
She wasn't going back into the Talon, not when Mr and Mrs. Perfect were still there. No, she'd prefer to walk home.
"Car trouble?" a smooth voice said from behind her.
She looked and saw the lean figure of Lex Luthor before her.
"Yeah," she replied glumly.
"Not staying for the party then?" he asked, leaning against the car with her.
"No. Got an article to finish," Chloe lied.
"Really?" he asked, raising his eyebrow.
"Yes," Chloe said lamely.
"I see," he said, in that matter of fact tone, which Chloe hated.
"And what about you?" Chloe asked, trying to regain some dignity.
"Surprise parties were never my thing," Lex replied with a smirk.
"Don't like parties?" Chloe retorted.
"No, surprises," he laughed gently.
Chloe looked up at him and saw the moonlight reflect on his face. He was.
"Want a lift?" Lex suddenly said, twirling the car keys in his hand.
How could she say no, Chloe thought.
***
"So, what's your story on?" Lex asked, whizzing round the corner in his Porsche.
"Umm.," Chloe's mind blanked.
"It's on nothing then?" Lex asked coolly.
"Fine, you got me, I don't have a story. I just didn't want to be at that party anymore," Chloe added more bitterly than she wanted it to be.
"Clark and Lana, getting you down?" Lex asked, his face on the road.
Chloe wanted to deny it but what was the use?
"Yeah," she replied quietly.
"Don't worry. There are other fish," he said softly and taking one hand off the steering wheel, squeezed Chloe's hand.
Chloe's hand tingled and she blushed.
Lex took a deep breath in and tried to concentrate on the road and not on the pretty blonde in his car.
Chloe Sullivan was definitely something else. Unlike anyone he'd ever met, she was determined but soft, she was ambitious but knew when to draw the line, she was witty but sweet. She was.
"Here we are," Chloe said, unbuckling her seat belt.
Lex stopped the car and watched Chloe get out.
The wind carried her perfume into his car and it lingered for a while, it was sweet and spicy at the same time. Strange combination.
"Chloe," he said softly.
Chloe felt a shiver go down her spine, he'd never said her name like that before and she wasn't altogether against it either.
She turned and looked at him with a puzzled look.
"We never did finish off our verbal judo, did we?" Lex said, his voice like silk.
"We should some time. I would love to pin you down," Chloe replied, flashing him a smile.
"What?" Lex asked. Did he just hear what he thought he heard?
"I said, I would love your opinion on our town," Chloe repeated.
Lex shook his head; of course that's what she said. It's late, you're tired.he thought to himself. Chloe would never say that.
"Yes, I'd be happy to comment. Just make an appointment," Lex said, closing the door and with that he drove off. His thoughts on Chloe and their next encounter.
That certainly would be sweet and spicy.
"Nice save, Sullivan," Chloe said out loud. She couldn't believe she'd said what she'd said, "love to pin you down."
Thank God, he hadn't heard her properly. Although, what would have happened if he did?
Chloe walked up the stairs to her bedroom and thoughts of Lex Luthor and their verbal judo filled her head and dreams.
Her surprise birthday party for Clark had been a disaster.
Instead of bringing her and Clark together, it'd done the opposite, pushed them further apart.
Lana Lang had chosen that fateful moment to confess her undying feelings for Clark and Clark being the love struck fool he was, did the same.
It sickened her to new depths.
"Stupid, stupid.," she banged her hands on the steering wheel.
As she turned the key, she couldn't wait to be home and feel her covers tucked firmly over her head.
But there was an obstacle, her car wouldn't start. She gazed at the fuel gauge and saw empty.
"Aaaah!" Chloe shouted. She quickly got out and slammed the door behind her, resting against it for a second.
She wasn't going back into the Talon, not when Mr and Mrs. Perfect were still there. No, she'd prefer to walk home.
"Car trouble?" a smooth voice said from behind her.
She looked and saw the lean figure of Lex Luthor before her.
"Yeah," she replied glumly.
"Not staying for the party then?" he asked, leaning against the car with her.
"No. Got an article to finish," Chloe lied.
"Really?" he asked, raising his eyebrow.
"Yes," Chloe said lamely.
"I see," he said, in that matter of fact tone, which Chloe hated.
"And what about you?" Chloe asked, trying to regain some dignity.
"Surprise parties were never my thing," Lex replied with a smirk.
"Don't like parties?" Chloe retorted.
"No, surprises," he laughed gently.
Chloe looked up at him and saw the moonlight reflect on his face. He was.
"Want a lift?" Lex suddenly said, twirling the car keys in his hand.
How could she say no, Chloe thought.
***
"So, what's your story on?" Lex asked, whizzing round the corner in his Porsche.
"Umm.," Chloe's mind blanked.
"It's on nothing then?" Lex asked coolly.
"Fine, you got me, I don't have a story. I just didn't want to be at that party anymore," Chloe added more bitterly than she wanted it to be.
"Clark and Lana, getting you down?" Lex asked, his face on the road.
Chloe wanted to deny it but what was the use?
"Yeah," she replied quietly.
"Don't worry. There are other fish," he said softly and taking one hand off the steering wheel, squeezed Chloe's hand.
Chloe's hand tingled and she blushed.
Lex took a deep breath in and tried to concentrate on the road and not on the pretty blonde in his car.
Chloe Sullivan was definitely something else. Unlike anyone he'd ever met, she was determined but soft, she was ambitious but knew when to draw the line, she was witty but sweet. She was.
"Here we are," Chloe said, unbuckling her seat belt.
Lex stopped the car and watched Chloe get out.
The wind carried her perfume into his car and it lingered for a while, it was sweet and spicy at the same time. Strange combination.
"Chloe," he said softly.
Chloe felt a shiver go down her spine, he'd never said her name like that before and she wasn't altogether against it either.
She turned and looked at him with a puzzled look.
"We never did finish off our verbal judo, did we?" Lex said, his voice like silk.
"We should some time. I would love to pin you down," Chloe replied, flashing him a smile.
"What?" Lex asked. Did he just hear what he thought he heard?
"I said, I would love your opinion on our town," Chloe repeated.
Lex shook his head; of course that's what she said. It's late, you're tired.he thought to himself. Chloe would never say that.
"Yes, I'd be happy to comment. Just make an appointment," Lex said, closing the door and with that he drove off. His thoughts on Chloe and their next encounter.
That certainly would be sweet and spicy.
"Nice save, Sullivan," Chloe said out loud. She couldn't believe she'd said what she'd said, "love to pin you down."
Thank God, he hadn't heard her properly. Although, what would have happened if he did?
Chloe walked up the stairs to her bedroom and thoughts of Lex Luthor and their verbal judo filled her head and dreams.