Oliver-

Once the elevator closed behind Tess leading her back to her room I went to talk to the front desk about her

staying with me for the next few nights, and after a while of convincing she was able to check out of. I went up

to her room to talk to her but she was already on the phone trying to plan where to stay.

"Oliver what do you want now?" She said seeming more annoyed while hanging up the phone,

"well, I know that things aren't exactly great between us, but if I were you I wouldn't be talking to your new

roomie like that" I said trying to lighten the mood.

"I told you Oliver, I'm not staying with you. Besides I'm not allowed to leave to hospital and wasn't planning on

it anytime soon." she said and I smiled

"Well we both know that that's a lie, so shut up and meet me out front." I said being slightly harsh knowing she

wouldn't care also ending the conversation and not giving her any other option.

After she finally decided to join me she threw her things in the seat beside me and sat in the back trying to

make minimum conversation with me. Once we got back to my house she headed straight to the bathroom to

have a bath without another word.

~O~O~

Twenty minutes had passed and I was still waiting for Tess to come out so, I could try to make things right with

us, and as I kept waiting I walked up to get closer to the door and ask her to come out, but once I got to the

door I heard a scream. Right when I heard that I tried to open the door but it was locked, I pushed and pushed

on the door, until I finally ran across the room to get something to help, I ran back and tried the door again, still

nothing, I kept running back and forth until I could find something to open the door, once I felt the door knob

start to jiggle open I used more force and was in the room. The first thing I saw when I opened the door was

Tess laying in the bathtub face in the water passed out, with no one in sight. I ran to her and quickly pulled her

out from under the water so she was laying on the floor just in front of the tub I covered her in a towel, then

got closer and moved her head and held her nose, I took a deep breath and put my lips on top of hers. I

repeated that again until she coughed out water and woke up, "what's going on?" She said when she finally

woke up. After she did I couldn't help but hug her, and she hugged me back not really knowing what else to do,

I never wanted to let go of her I wanted to always hold her and keep her safe, but of course it didn't last long,

once it clicked in what was going on she let go and then asked what had happened, I flashed a concerned smile,

"well I got to you just in time" I said, more interested on her side of the story,

"do you remember what happened, did you slip or something?" I asked,

"no, all I remember before I was pushed under water is seeing a green blur behind the shower curtains" she

told me.

"pushed?" I asked remembering the empty room

"Tess there was no one else in the room" I said touching her face lightly,

"Oliver someone was here, I don't know how but I know what I felt and someone was pushing me under"

she said her eyes filled with terror

"is that it?" I asked,

"yeah, that's it." She said, moving away and ending our conversation while walking into the other room to put

on some clothes.

Alicia-

Lex walked in not saying anything at first. Just admiring the scared look that I was trying to whip from my face,

"Lex…" I said trying not to eye the closet,

"Alicia, I have a task for-" He said getting cut off, as I tried to cover for the noise that Lois had made just foot

steps away. Lex glanced at me, then back to where Lois had been hiding ever since we heard him walking down

the hall moments before,

"Lex, what's wrong" I asked, trying to get him off guard so he wouldn't check. He continued to get closer to the

closet, with me not knowing how to stop him. Once he found her all I did was stay quiet as she got taken out of

the mansion. After she was gone he told me that in order for Lois not to go to jail or worse that I had to do

something for him, but once he told me what it was I said, "Lex I'm not a murderer, if you want her dead that

badly do it yourself, but I am not going to kill anyone" "you didn't seem to care about that when you held a

knife to Lana's neck." He said, making me turn away so I wouldn't have to face him, "I wasn't myself Lex, I was

sick." He told me if I didn't then he would have both me and Lois killed, I agreed to do it and he told me the

plan.

I was teleported into a bathroom, I looked around to see if it had worked, I saw red hair peak out from behind

the curtains as she washed off. I walked closer to think how I was going to a task I couldn't ever imagine myself

doing. Lex then buzzed through the piece I had in my left ear, "Alicia, where is she?" He said as I replied trying

to keep my response short and quit, "the bathroom" I said, still nervous on what I was going to have to do. Just

then he buzzed back in saying ideas on how I should end her life. I chose one that should make things easier for

me, and not too painful for her, I then started to walk closer once again as I heard her start to move the

curtains so either get out, or check if I was the man on the couch coming to grab a peak of her when she's

nude. Sadly this was much worse, as I heard the curtains move I leaned in, dunking her head under the

water leaving no air for her to breath. I felt bad as I did it, but it needed to be done. Just then there was

banging at the door, as just before the dunk she let out a scream to let him know that she is in trouble. I

continued to keep her head under, with her now unconscious, the banging grew louder and I yelled at Lex to

teleport me out. "Lex, the man is outside the door, trying to break in. The woman is unconscious. Let me out of

here! He's going to get in any second now!" I yelled, trying to convince him to get me out before the man got

in. Once the door started to move I let go of her head and ran behind where the door would open, as the door

opened it was about to hit me until Lex finally pulled me out of there, "Lex! I almost got caught!" I yelled, more

concerned about myself, versus the red headed woman that was almost killed today, "you also 'almost' killed

Tess Mercer." Lex said, giving me the look that I shouldn't dare to add more. "I am sorry I didn't complete the

task you assigned me. I failed you." I said trying not to pick a fight until I know I, myself am safe.

Chloe-

I walked into Watchtower, still holding Jimmy giving him support. As we got in we heard the doors open behind

us, "Clark, what are you doing here?" I said, leaving Jimmy confused on what 'Watchtower' was, besides our

home, "I'm sorry, you know I wouldn't break up this romantic moment if it wasn't an emergency, but I got a call

from Oliver saying it was urgent, and that we were meeting at Watchtower." Clark said, looking for Oliver,

almost confused that he would beat Oliver their. "Clark!" Oliver then yelled, walking in with Tess, seeming

pretty mad, "what is it?" Clark replied, "Lex tried to kill Tess today!" Oliver said, leaving everyone to figure out

why, and how it happened. "How?" Clark asked, "well, we aren't exactly sure, we think he send someone into

the bathroom to drown her but when I got their there was no one in the room and there aren't any windows

Oliver explained, looked at Tess briefly then back to Clark, I was still confused at what was happening so as

they were talking I helped Jimmy to a chair, still listening to hear what they were saying, "wait a minute, why

were you and Tess taking a bath together?" Lois eyed them suspiciously, and you could almost see the steam

coming from Tess, Oliver noticed too and when he saw she was about to say something back he chimed in

before she could. "We weren't, Lois, Tess is staying with me until we can find a permanent place for her to live,

and the only reason I was in the bathroom was because I heard her scream, and ran in." Tess seemed to relax a

bit but kept a cold face. Then Clark said "I think I know who this was…" he paused "well?" I asked and even I

have to admit what he said was the opposite of what I was expecting, "well yesterday Lois got a call from

someone who claimed to be Alicia and today Lois said she saw her in the Luthor house." I gasped, and Tess,

Oliver, and Jimmy very confused, just looked at me and Clark for more information

Once we had explained who she was and what she could do, we figured out what we would do, and who would

lead what role in our plan it left myself to hack into Lex's files, while Clark went to check on Lois, and talk to

Lex, Jimmy and Oliver were downstairs. Oliver keeping us safe, as Jimmy, and Tess -even though she didn't

want to- sat down, trying to stay out of the hospital.

Jimmy-

I sat down, watching Clark zoom in and out, Tess walk into another room, Chloe work out a way to get a hold of

Lex's files, and Oliver pace back and forth worrying about the almost death of Tess. "Oliver, are you alright?" I

said trying to calm his mood, "no, Tess almost died, I wont be alright until she's safe." He said, giving off a

different expression then he should be, "she's safe right now, that's all that matter's, but if I may ask, is that all

your worried about, because I know the face of losing the girl that means everything to you, versus, worrying

about her not being your girl." "Well, if there was another problem, do you think you could help?" Oliver asked

unsure if he should have, "I am the married one that still got the girl after being 'dead' for about two years, I

know things." I added in a joking voice. "Right." He said softlybefore adding more, "well I have been in love with

Tess for years now, but every time I try and make things the way they were when we were together. She

pushes me away." Oliver said, now looking around the area, only to see that Tess had been resting in the other

room. "Well…" I said, pausing. Then finishing my sentence. "What have you tried to 'woo' her?" "I've tried

almost everything. I've tried sending her gifts, setting up dates that usually end in sex. I even tried being

spontaneous." "Buying her expensive things is not-" I said, as Oliver began to cut me off, "not to expensive." He

said, now letting me continue. "Right, well buying her things is not the way to get a girl. Look Oliver, I don't

usually do this but if you'd like then I can show you the top ten tips to 'The Olsen woo.'" After Oliver heard what

I said he smiled and agreed to my help.

Oliver-

I walked into the room where I would find Tess, I whispered to myself, "Olsen step number one, get her to trust

you," before entering the room. "Hey Mer-" I started before catching that I was going to say Mercy. I started

again. "Hey Tess." "Oliver." She said confused as if I couldn't ever stop myself from saying Mercy. "How are you

doing?" I asked trying to hold back anything to make her mad and leave before she could regain our trust. "Well

besides another near death experience I'm great." She said trying to fake a smile and cover the pain, "Tess I

know you enough to know that you're lying. You can tell me the truth" I said, getting no response, "I know that

we're in a bad place but you can trust me, I'm here for you." I said trying to gain her trust. "Oliver, look its not

you thats the problem, its 'us' thats the problem." she said "My intentions aren't to be anything more than

friends, trust is a price tag, it can't be bought it has to be earned, and intend to earn it." I said, "I'm impressed

Oliver." She said, now giving me a real smile, while I walked out, letting her rest as I shared my new found

success with Jimmy.