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I shall try to up-date more often from now on.
I present to you, the daily planet!
Just as Lois had promised, she was receiving a grand tour of the daily planet . Personalized!
"..and this is the best coffee machine if you ask me, that one over there makes them too hot." Lois waved her hand across the room. "Oh, and here is theeee best part of all…." They came to a rather tatty desk with heaps of paper and a few coffee mugs, but with some flowers as an attempt to lighten the place up.
"Surprise surprise." Clark chirped in.
"My desk!" She waved her hands over the mess that was presented before them.
"How……in theme?" Chloe smiled weakly.
Lois gave her a confused expression before proceeding round the office and grabbing a poor young man who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"Jimmy! Where do you think your going?" She turned him to face her friends.
"Chloe Jimmy, Jimmy Chloe." They shook hands looking rather nervous.
" Chloe is my cousin. She worked here when she was just 18"
"Really?" Jimmy asked, clearly impressed.
"Yeah, but only on the basement level."
"Eh, you gotta start somewhere." Lois pulled her away and led her towards the editors office. A startled Jimmy however son ran in their path.
"Woe woe, you can't just go in there!"
"Why not?"
"He's…err……busy."
Lois looked him up and down. "Alright." She sighed turning to Chloe. "I guess that's it for this level."
"Thanks." She cocked her head to one side. "Is that Elvis I hear?" She nodded to the editor's office.
"He, errr." Jimmy stammered searching for an excuse. " It help's him concentrate?"
Lois rolled her eyes and headed a rather confused Chloe back to her desk knowing that they weren't going to get the young guy to stand up to the boss today.
He watched them lead her away and mentally kicked himself for not introducing her to Perry. Now what would she think of him? A chicken! Wait. He stopped his thoughts midway. Why did he care about what she thought of him? Maybe…..Nah. He shook himself and tried to get back to work. But he couldn't help looking up to see her beautiful smile.
"So, what story are you working on?" Chloe perched herself on the edge of Lois' desk.
"Superman's latest rescue."
"Ah I see. You can even interview him personally." She grinned.
"Keep it quite! Lois ordered in a hushed voice. "And yeah, Clark and I are known to be the best when it comes to the stories about superman."
"I wonder why." They giggled silently together, getting an odd look from a passer by.
"So who did he save this time?"
"You." Her fingers tapped over the keyboard.
"M…..me?"
"Yeah. He did catch you when you fell off your balcony didn't he?"
"Well yes……"
"Good, can I have an interview." She swiveled round in her chair and scooped up a tape recorder.
"Why not." Chloe sighed. "What do you want know?"
"First of all what happened. How did you fall?" She leaned forward an impatient expression on her face.
My she really is an eager reporter. Guess it's in the family. Chloe thought to herself.
"Well, I was leaning on the bar and it just broke."
Lois nodded sympathetically. "Do you intend to sue?"
"No!" She looked alarmed for a minute. Surly Lois knew her better than that. "I guess it was own my fault as I did stand on it and leaned out rather far." She explained.
"But you could still get compensation."
"Stick to topic." She growled.
Lois opened her mouth to argue, but decided not to from the stare she got from Clark.
"How high up where you?"
"I was on the 11th floor."
Lois held back a gasp. Thank goodness Clark was there!
"What……what went through your mind?"
"I honestly thought that this was it. After everything that I have survived this would be the end of me."
Lois nodded slowly knowing all too well what "adventures" Chloe, and herself had been through.
"And what was it like to be, to be rescued by superman?"
Chloe was surprise Lois hadn't jumped straight to the catch and asked her sooner.
"A relief." She smiled.
"I'm sure it was. Anything else." She glared at her cousin pushing for more.
"Well, I." She rattled her mind. Come on! She thought. You've interviewed loads of people you should know what she wants to hear.
Well." She gasped, wondering what to say which wouldn't give away his identity. "I…."
"Coffee anyone?" Jimmy walked towards them holding 2 steaming hot cups.
"Thanks." Chloe grinned at him as he slipped it into her hands. They shared a quick gaze for a moment, until…..
"Jimmy!" Lois stopped herself from exploding. "Listen, this is very nice of you, but I'm in the middle of an interview." She indicated Chloe. "So, if you could just give us a few minutes."
"Sure." He backed off, giving one last glance at Chloe.
After making sure he was out of ear shot Lois leaned forward and whispered. "He fancies you."
"No he doesn't." Chloe couldn't stop herself from blushing, which Lois immediately saw.
"You don't." She gasped. "You like him."
"No I don't I……."
"Oh my gosh." Lois exclaimed when she saw the time. "I'm behind schedule!"
She rewound the tape to just before Jimmy had interrupted. "On with the interview!" She glanced at Chloe, she knew what to do.
Chloe rolled her eyes, but thankfully Jimmy's interruption had given her time to think of a proper answer.
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