Chapter 6
The ambulance pulled up to the Luthor Mansion and stopped. The EMT's got out and opened the back doors. They pulled out a stretcher with Lilly on it and wheeled her up to the front door. Jeffrey opened the door and led the EMT's to the elevator. They got off on the second floor and followed Jeffrey to the room Lilly had previously stayed in.
They unhooked her and helped her off. They gently sat her down on the bed and tried to make her comfortable.
"I can do it myself." she said, a bit bitterly.
The EMT's backed off with a surrendered look, and packed up their things. They left a box with Jeffrey that held all of Lilly's medication. They also left a folder that had all of her appointments and all the information she would need, such as which medications to take and when.
She fluffed up her pillows a bit aggressively and threw them back behind her. She leaned back in a huff and turned on the t.v.
"They were only trying to help." said Lex, standing in the doorway.
Lilly sighed and rolled her eyes, not really in the mood to talk to him at the moment. She ignored him and continued to watch t.v. Lex got the hint and walked into her room. He sat something down on the opposite end table and walked out, shutting the door quietly behind him.
Lilly watched the door shut and turned her gaze towards the other side of the bed. A vase full of Gardenia's sat in a beautiful crystal vase. Gardenia's were her favorite flower, and they smelled heavenly. She turned her head back towards the font of the room and lowered her eyes. She had been horrible to him, and she new it. But seeing that Lex brought her her favorite flower made it all seem far worse. She sighed and went to get out of bed to apologize, when Clark entered the room.
"Hey, gimpy! How are you feeling?" he asked, with a bright smile.
"Not funny." she said, repositioning herself on the bed. Her apology would have to wait.
"I brought you your things. All of your clothes are already in the dressers and closet, along with your shoes, but I doubt you will use those. And I also brought you some movies and some books." he said.
"Thanks, Clark." she said.
"Oh, I also brought all of your school books, so you won't fall behind." he said.
"Clark, I won't be able to go to school." she said. "Not in this condition."
"You didn't hear?" he asked.
"Uh, apparently not." she said, in a 'duh' fashion.
"Lex arranged for you to be tutored here, just until you're able to walk again." said Clark.
"He did?" she asked.
"Yea." said Clark.
"Oh man." she sighed, feeling even worse than she already did.
"What's the matter?" asked Clark.
"I was a little rude to Lex a few moments before you showed up. He showed up at the door and I didn't feel like talking to him, so ignored him. And then he brought in the flowers, and know knowing he got a tutor for me makes me feel even more guilty." said Lilly.
"Lil, Lex is fine. He understands. You've had it rough the last couple of days. Just give yourself time to adjust and you'll be right as rain again, making everybody's day more cheerful." said Clark, half joking and half serious.
"Thanks, bro." she smiled.
"No problem." said Clark. "Listen, mom and dad are going to come see you tomorrow. They had some things to finish up at the hospital and are going to be late, so they decided to come and have breakfast with you tomorrow."
"Okay, that's good cause I feel like I could sleep for a million years right now." she laughed.
"Yea you look like crap." he laughed.
"I haven't had a shower yet today thank you." she laughed.
"Don't worry, you don't smell." said Clark.
"Thanks." she said sarcastically.
"Look, I gotta run but I will see you tomorrow?" he asked.
"Yea sure." she smiled.
"Okay. Bye." he said.
"Bye." said Lilly.
Clark gave Lilly a kiss on the forehead and left the room. He closed the door behind him and left Lilly to her own devices. She sighed and looked around, taking in the room a little bit more. It seemed bigger from the last she was here, although last time she didn't really observe to much.
She looked to her right and saw her school books sitting on the table. She reached over and grabbed a few. She opened them up and scanned them, just to give herself an idea of what she was to expect. She was half way through when the door opened, and Lex stepped in.
"May I come in?" he asked.
"Sure." she said, her guilt suddenly rising. "Look, Lex, I'm sorry about earlier. I was out of line."
He held up his hand to stop her from saying anymore.
"It's perfectly alright. I understand you may be a little tired after everything that happened, along with not being able to do the things you once used too." he said.
"That's part of it." she mumbled.
"Uh, the reason I'm here is Clark told me you haven't had a shower yet?" he asked.
"Uh, yea." she said, a bit confused.
"Could you settle for a bath?" he asked.
"A bath would be fine." she said.
Lex smiled and nodded and walked into the bathroom. Lilly watched him roll up his sleeves and turn on the bath. He peered underneath the sink and grabbed some oil and poured some into the water. He then grabbed some bubbles and poured them in also. He grabbed a towel along with a silk robe from the closet and sat them on the table next to the bath. He turned around and walked back into the bedroom.
Lilly threw back the covers and threw one leg from the bed. She grabbed the other and pulled it over. Lex walked over to her and lifted her up from the bed. She let out a squeak from the gesture and wrapped her arms around his neck, afraid to be dropped. Lex walked into the bathroom and sat Lilly down on the chair next to the tub.
"You gonna undress me, too?" she asked, comically.
"Only if you want me to." he smiled, but it was said with all seriousness.
Lilly caught the gesture and smiled nervously.
"I can handle it." she said.
"Remember, you can't get your cast wet." he said, walking towards the door.
"I know." she said.
Lex only nodded and went to close the door. Lilly began unbuttoning her shirt when he opened the door again. She whipped her head up and closed her shirt quickly.
"Don't you knock?" she asked.
"I'll come back in about thirty minutes to see if you're done, and I'll knock. Besides, it's nothing I haven't seen before." he said, and closed the door.
Lilly opened her mouth at the audacity of the man. Here she was, injured and had the nerve to make jokes. Private jokes at that. She heaved a huff and continued to undress herself, quickly this time. She slid herself onto the edge of the tub, and gently slid herself into the hot water. Her leg with the cast hung off the side, propping itself onto the chair. She washed her hair and scrubbed down her body. When she was done, she slipped farther down into the hot water and closed her eyes, resting her head on the back of the tub.
She opened her eyes to see a small radio on the counter next to her. She reached over and turned it on, hearing classical music flow from the speakers. She smiled and settled back into the tub, closing her eyes and letting the music calm all her senses.
She was brought out of her reverie by a knock on the door. The door slowly opened and she made sure she was covered by all the bubbles. Lex's head popped in and he saw her sitting in the tub, casted leg propped on the chair, and the rest of her covered by numerous bubbles. He listened to hear the classical music flowing from the small radio off to the side. He stepped in and closed the door behind him.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"Yea, I think so. I'm a bit wrinkly." she joked.
Lex smiled and grabbed a towel. He walked over to the tub and sat it down on the chair. He also grabbed the robe and sat that down on the chair also.
"How do you want to do this?" he asked.
"Uh, I'm not real sure." she laughed, nervousness very evident in her voice. "I can probably lift myself onto the edge of the tub."
"Okay." said Lex.
He turned around as to give her privacy. He heard the water move and the sound of water dripping onto the floor. He felt her grab the towel and she dried herself off, first the hair and then her body. She wrapped her hair into the towel, and grabbed the robe. She slipped it on, making sure it didn't fall into the water.
"Okay." she said.
Lex turned around to see her sitting on the edge of the tub in nothing but a robe. It took his full attention not to take her there. He picked her up off of the tub and walked back into the bedroom. He sat her down on her bed and put a few pillows underneath her foot to help prop up her leg. He took the covers and covered her up, making sure she was tucked in. He walked over to the table in the corner and picked up her folder. He leafed through it until he found which medications she needed to take.
"Well, looks like you need to take these with food." he said. "What would you like for dinner? Anything you want."
"Uh, wow, um, a cheeseburger sounds really good." she laughed.
"Done." said Lex. "I'll get you some fries and some water."
"Thanks." she smiled.
Lex left the room and closed the door behind him. Lilly sighed and took the towel off of her head, making sure to rub out all of the water from her hair. She threw the towel onto the chair across the room and sighed.
"That wasn't awkward or anything." she said.
She grabbed the remote and turned on the t.v. She flipped through a few channels before settling on a movie. She settled into the pillows and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Lex stepped into the room after being gone twenty minutes to find Lilly asleep. He closed the door behind him and sat the food on the table. He sat down on the bed next to Lilly and gently rubbed his hand along her face. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked over towards Lex.
"You fell asleep." he said.
"I did?" she asked.
"Yea, you still hungry?" he asked.
"Not really." she said.
"Well, unfortunately you have to eat with your medicine." he said.
Lilly sighed and nodded. Lex stood up and brought over her food that sat on breakfast tray. He sat it on her lap and helped her sit up. She grabbed her burger and took a few bites before grabbing her water.
Lex pulled up a chair and sat down, watching the movie while Lilly ate. Lilly ate her burger in 2 minutes or less. She guessed she was hungry after all. She took a few bites of her fries and decided she was full.
"I'm done." she sighed.
Lex grabbed her medication and shook out two small pills. He handed them to her and she swallowed them between sips of water. She wiped her mouth and leaned back into the pillows.
"I'll leave you to sleep." he said.
He grabbed the tray and lifted it off her lap. He walked to the door and opened it with one hand. He was about to leave when Lilly stopped him.
"Lex?" she asked.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked.
"Just helping out a friend." he smiled.
Lilly was too tired to try and think about his answer in detail. The medicine must have kicked in because she felt her eyes grow heavy. She nodded in understanding and curled up underneath her blankets.
"Goodnight." whispered Lex.
Lilly was fast asleep when her head hit the pillow. Lex watched her a few minutes longer. Watching her body rise and fall with each breathe she took, and the way a few strands of hair fell into her face. He shut off the light and closed the door, leaving Lilly to sleep in peace.
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