Right In Front Of You

Chapter 4

Oliver knocked on Chloe's door for a third time. It wasn't like her to not answer her door and the fact that he couldn't get a hold of her on her phone only worried him more. He wasn't sure what was going on with her lately. He knew she was trying to keep something from him and knowing Chloe there was a pretty good chance whatever she was up to could get her in some sort of trouble. He reached in his pocket and pulled out his phone preparing to call in the calvary, but just as he went to dial her heard familiar laughter coming from the end of the hallway. Looking up he saw her walking down the hall arm in arm with the Jimmy Olsen.

"Chloe," he said once they reached him.

"Ollie what's up? Is everything okay?" She asked him with worried eyes.

"No everything's fine. I just couldn't get a hold of you. I was kind of worried." He looked between the couple in front of him and lowered his gaze slightly noticing their arms were still joined.

"Well I'm fine I was just with Jimmy and must not have heard my phone."

"Yeah well, I guess I should go then and let you get back to your evening." he said walking around them.

By the time he got outside his thoughts were a jumbled mess. Chloe and Jimmy Olsen? That just didn't seem right. He was just so boring, and that was one thing Chloe wasn't. Chloe was amazing. She was smart and snarky and brave as hell. Women like her didn't end up with guys like Jimmy Olsen that just wasn't what she was destined for. She was a hero. She was…

The sound of his phone chirping pulled him from his thoughts. He reached in his pocket and pulled it out. It was a text message from Chloe.

He's gone. You can come back.

He looked up and glanced around realizing he'd walked three blocks from her apartment. Turning quickly he headed back to Chloe's place.

When he reached her door she pulled it open before he could even knock.

"So what's going on," she asked obviously worried that something had happened with the team.

"I told you everything was fine. I was just worried that I couldn't get a hold of you." he told her walking around her and into her apartment. "So you and the photo guy, huh?"

"Yeah there's potential" she said smiling slightly.

"How well do you even know this guy Chloe?"

"Oh… I see what's happening here." she said slamming the door behind him. "Look, you don't need to play big brother with me. Clark's been doing that job just fine since high school."

"I'm not playing big brother. I just want you to be careful. I mean with our jobs we have to be cautious of who we spend time with. We can't risk the team's safety."

"Right so you're telling me that you have all your one night stands checked out before you leave whatever club you're in with them?" She asked with a bite in her tone he had never heard from her before.

He stared at her wide eyed for a moment before his gaze hardened.

"Is that what was going on a one night stand?"

"No I'm not like you Oliver I have to at least care about someone to have sex with them."

"Fine I understand that, but you went out with this guy a few times years ago. You don't even know him."

"I know him a lot better then you think Oliver, and I really don't appreciate you questioning my judgment like this." She said.

He looked in her eyes and saw the tears threatening to fall. He felt horrible. He couldn't expect her to not have a life because of the work she did with him.

"Look I'm sorry. It's not my place to tell you who to trust." He sighed deeply and placed his hand on her shoulder," I was just really worried about you."

She jerked away from him, "well you don't have to be."

"Just promise me you'll be careful with this guy, okay?"

"You have nothing to worry about Oliver." She looked up at him and smiled slightly, "look I'm really tired…"

"Oh right, well I'll just head out then." He turned and walked toward the door but just before reaching it he turned back to her, "Hey Chloe?"

"Yeah?"

"You wanna grab some dinner tomorrow night."

"I can't. I already have plans, with Jimmy."

"Oh… All right."

"I'll call you soon though."

"Yeah okay."

He opened the door and walked out.

Oliver entered the clock tower and went to the bar. He poured himself a scotch and headed out to the balcony. He stared over the city his glass gripped firmly in his hand.

He didn't understand what was happening. He and Chloe had never fought before, but earlier that night she had just seemed so angry with him. He knew he has crossed a line questioning who she was dating but there was something about Jimmy Olsen that got under his skin. When he had seen him with Chloe earlier that night he had a huge desire to hit the other man. He knew if he did that though he would never hear the end of it from Chloe.

He really didn't like this new development.

Chloe had become his best friend especially over the last few months when Lois and Clark were around so much less. They saw each other almost everyday.

But she hadn't answered his calls earlier and that had never happened before. Then she had basically kicked him out of her apartment and refused to have dinner with him because she had plans with that photographer.

One thing was for sure he was gonna have to talk to Clark about this guy. If what Chloe had said earlier was right then Clark would defiantly go to her to get information and start with his big brother thing she was talking about.


A/N Please review. next chapter Lois/Chloe and Clark/Oliver