AN: Hey, here it is, the Chlollie chapter, I'm sorry if anyone doesn't like the Oliver/Chloe pairing, they can skip this chapter but I love them, both their individual character dynamics and their relationship chemistry. Don't worry Lois will be back next chapter and I will probably only have one or two more closing chapters. Please please review!

Disclaimer: I wish I owned smallville, sadly that's only a dream.

Chapter 7

"We've found him. I repeat, we've found him."

Hours later and Chloe was still smiling, still tearing up. J'onn and Victor were bringing him back to Metropolis slowly, so as not to hurt him anymore and had to resort to land travel. But after hours of waiting Oliver was almost here.

She heard the doors slide open slowly and turning she saw him, walking slowly toward her, unsupported as J'onn and Victor stepped into the background. Chloe was rooted to the spot for a moment before running towards him, stopping just short so she didn't hurt him. But Ollie smiled weakly and embraced her in a hug, tears running down both their faces as he put his face in her hair, breathing in the smell that was so uniquely Chloe. "I didn't think I'd ever see you again." they both said and shared a small laugh, the worry of a few moments ago long gone. "Did you really mean it?" he asked into her hair. Chloe had her face pressed against his chest, she stilled for a moment before nodding, looking up into Oliver's eyes, her own moist once again. "I love you. I love you so much Oliver." she said quickly before kissing him passionately, her body raked with sobs at his return. Oliver held her tightly his eyes closed shut as he drew a shaky breath "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I left you." But at that Chloe pulled back, a smile on her face, a look of wonderment in her eye "How could you have known" she said in patronizingly as she shook her head. "I'm just glad you're back" Chloe said as she put her face to his chest again. But it was at this point she realized just how ragged his breathing was.

"Oliver!" she gasped, stepping back from his embrace for a moment. He sagged without the support, his face was pale and a gash at his hairline had started bleeding again. She rushed back to his side and Victor came out of the shadows to prop up his injured friend. "Chloe, let's put him on the couch, he's been on his feet to long as it is." She nodded, "Oliver what have you gotten into this time?" she asked playfully. But he was still in pain and his charm was a little stinted "a mess of creatures as strong as the Kandorians." he replied before falling onto the couch with a sigh before he closed his eyes in exhaustion. Chloe just smiled softly and asked Victor quietly for a cloth and a bowl of water.

They sat there together, Oliver propped up on the couch with a pillow, a blanket resting on his legs as Chloe tended to him. Cleaning his wounds gently she worked at his broken body for hours and all the while he held her hand. Smiling softly he would rub his thumb across her hand, making sure she was still there, and Chloe would look at him, a smile tugging at her mouth as she tried to free her hand to no avail as Oliver would bring her small hand to his lips and kiss it softly before replacing it on his chest.

Finally Chloe was done, all the blood and grime removed from Ollie's chest and face and all his cuts and bruises were clean and bandaged. She stood admiring her handiwork with a smile on her face before Oliver threw off the blanket and tried to stand at which the smile left her face and she pushed him back on to the couch. "Don't even try that charming playboy smile Ollie, you're not leaving this couch until I say you can." she said firmly her hand still pressed against his chest to keep him on the couch, Oliver brought his hands up to hers and held them, pressing his lips to the palms "thank-you, but there's a world to save honey, and we don't have the assault tank anymore" he said quietly.

At this Chloe smiled and sat beside Oliver "That's where you're wrong Mr. Queen. Clark is still with us and has been spending the last few days looking for you Robin Hood. I think he can cover your hero duties another few days." she finished with a joking smile. "Well Boyscout outsmarted fate once again did he?" Oliver replied a smile in his eyes. "Well sort of, now he has the wrath of Lois to deal with." seeing his confusion Chloe added "she figured out his secret."

"Oh. … Well then he better ease her into it or they'll both end up hurt." he said and looked away. "That's what happened to the two of you isn't it?" Chloe said quietly, not really looking for an answer. Oliver just took her hands in his again and rubbed the kinks out of them. She looked at his hands, they were smooth but scarred, a constant reminder of his commitment to be a good person and help save the world but all she said was "Olllie what have you gotten into over the years?" holding up his hands so he could see the dark lines that marked his skin. He smiled "comes with the territory."

She smiled and left him then, there was a world that needed their help and she could not stand by anymore. Watchtower had returned, with Oliver to stand behind her. She took a calming breath at that thought. It had been a year, Jimmy was dead and she had mourned him. But now it was time to live again, and maybe, just maybe a certain blonde billionaire would help her remember how.