Chapter 7

"You've got to be kidding me!"

Both Chloe and Lionel looked at who there intruder was

"Lucas" Chloe whispered

Lionel and Chloe removed their arms from one another "Lucas son, come and sit" Lionel said motioning to the seats in front of the fire place as Chloe and himself made their way there

"LEX!!" Lucas screamed before sitting down

Lionel frowned "Now why would you do that?"

"Because by the look of things you two need tell us something" Lucas paused "Plus kill two birds with one stone" Chloe raised an eyebrow with Lucas's expression "And if I had too see you kiss my dad I shouldn't be the only one in therapy for it" Lucas said waving a finger between Chloe and Lionel

Chloe looked at Lionel and thought 'this is so not the way I wanted them to be told' and then sighed and leaned into Lionel who then wrapped a arm around Chloe bringing her closer to his body

"Lucas?" an out of breath Lex asked walking into Lionel's office

"Over here bro" Lucas said with a small wave as Lex looked at the three of them on the couch, Lucas looked as if he was just given the Midas touch and his father and Chloe in what seemed to be in an intimate position

"What is going on?" Lex asked a frown on his face and confusion in his voice

Lionel looked down at Chloe and whispered "Do you want me to?"

Chloe shrugged and whispered back "They're your kids" Chloe said not looking directly at Lex

Lionel smirked and whispered in her ear "Soon to be your step-sons"

Chloe rolled her eyes and let out a small laugh which cause both sons to raise an eyebrow each in a very Luthor like manner and both wondering what they were whispering about and what made their father smile a little

Lionel removed his arm from around Chloe's shoulder as they both sat in a position to look at both Lex and Lucas who were sitting opposite

"Chloe and I have some news for you both"

"Your going into business together?" Lucas asked, trying to guess what was going on with the blonde and his father

Lionel looked at Chloe "Yes we are, but that isn't what we need to discuss"

Lex frowned wondering what his father and Chloe were going into business together with "Then what is it?" Lex asked getting a little concerned about the nature of this conversation

Lionel looked at Chloe who smiled and then took her hand and then held it in his, both son's watching this movement with great interest and the shock was evident on both faces

"You are going to have a baby brother or sister" Lionel said with a genuine smile on his face

Shock came over both Lex and Lucas's faces and then they started laugh but stopped when they saw that Lionel wasn't kidding

Lex shock his head "Tell me this is some sort of joke"

"No it's not" Chloe said, speaking for the first time

Lex looked at Chloe, staring right at her "Next your going to tell me that your going to marry my father" Chloe stayed silent, it seemed that both Lex and Chloe were having a private conversation barring the fact that there were other people present in the room "What?!" Lex said standing up and looking between the two before leaving the room

Chloe let out a breath and then stood up "I'll go talk to him"

"No I will" Lionel said shaking his head before standing up himself

Chloe shook her head "I think it will be better if I talk to him, because knowing Lex he'll want to talk to me anyway"

"True" Lionel said nodding "But I will have a word with him though"

Chloe smiled "I know" Chloe said before turning and leaving to go and find Lex and talk to him

Lucas just sat there watching how Lex took the news and watched how Chloe went to talk to him

"I wouldn't want to be her when she talks to him" Lucas mumbled and when he saw his father's raised eyebrow he knew he heard him "You know with Lex's temper and all" Lucas explained

"Chloe can handle it" Lionel said knowing that Lex and Chloe have had their fair share of arguments that got fiery on both sides, the most recent being the Helen situation. Lionel sat down in front of his youngest son "So what do you think?"

Lucas looked at the door and then at his father "I don't have to call her mom do I cause that would way to weird even for us Luthors"

Lionel laughed "No you don't and I think that Chloe would appreciate it if you didn't "

"Good" Lucas said leaning back, getting used to the fact that he was going to be a big brother, and beginning to like it "How far along is she?"

Lionel smiled knowing that at least one of his son's is liking the news "Four months. She's only just started showing"

Lucas nodded "When did you find out?"

"Last night"

Lucas sat silent for a moment "So that's why you had a goofy smile on your face this morning and what plans you where working on, that's what you were talking about?"

"Yes it was"

Lucas sat silent for a second "Any chance that it's a girl?"

Lionel shrugged "A fifty fifty shot. Why?" Lionel asked as he stood up and walked towards the wet bar

Lucas smiled "I always wanted a baby sister" Lionel frowned "I mean I wanted to tease the boys she brought home you know play the big brother role looking out for my little sister you know?"

Lionel nodded and then frowned at the thought of a daughter bringing boys home and a protective streak came through that he thought was long since gone came back up "So your okay with this?"

Lucas shrugged "I don't really know her, but if she's willing to put up with us then she can't be that bad, plus at least it won't be boring and she'll keep things interesting. Plus she isn't as stuffy as you two" Lucas said with a smile, and deciding that he wanted to get to know his soon-to-be step-mother

Lionel shook his head in amusement and agreed that Chloe will keep the Luthor men on their toes, and then poured the two of them a glass of scotch and then walked back to Lucas

"So what do you think it is?" Lucas asked accepting the drink

Lionel thought for a moment "I think a girl might be a good addition but I wouldn't say no to another son, so I'll just say a healthy child"

Lucas raised his glass "Here's to the next Luthor child"

"The next" Lionel said clinking his glass with his sons

They sat in silence for a moment "I wonder how Chloe's talk with Lex is going" Lucas wondered out loud

"I don't know" Lionel said with a shrug "But if anyone can get Lex to listen it's going to be Chloe" Lucas raised an eyebrow "If you hadn't noticed son Chloe has a way of getting us Luthors wrapped around her little finger, first Lex, then me and you'll be next just you wait and see"

"I don't think so" Lucas said

"Just wait and see" Lionel said in a knowing tone

"So how many people know about the two of you?"

"Just you and Lex"

Lucas nodded and leant back, nursing his drink "I don't want the room next to the baby's room"

Lionel smiled "I think that can be arranged" Lionel took a deep breath "I want you to do something for me" Lucas looked at his dad and wondered what he wanted him to do "When both Lex and I are absent I'm hoping that you'll keep an eye on Chloe. Because I'm sure your well aware that there isn't going to be a lot of happy people when they find out both the two of us"

Lucas nodded knowing that his father was right once word got out that it won't be pretty at all "Anything for the mother of my baby brother or sister, and hey I'll even start now" Lucas said with a smile, Lionel nodded glad that he had the support of at least one of his son's and that Lucas would look out for Chloe "Hey dad?"

Lionel looked up at Lucas "Yes son?" wondering what he was going to ask

"Do you think Chloe would let me teach it poker?" Lucas asked with a smile and Lionel laughed

Lex's Office

"Lex?" Chloe said timidly as she walked into his study seeing him standing at his wet bar getting himself a drink and closing the door behind her

Lex lowered his head "Please tell me this is some big joke or something?"

"I wish I could"

"How long have you been sleeping with my father?" Lex asked turning around to face Chloe

Chloe took a deep breath, knowing other than her father Lex is the only one who needed to know as much as possible about her relationship with his father "About six months"

"What?" Lex said shaking his head "Why didn't you tell me?"

"And what would you have done? Huh? It was something that was between him and me"

Lex looked at Chloe and knew there wasn't anything that he could've done about it, that if his father wanted something or someone there wasn't a chance in hell that he could stop him

"Is there anything else that I need to know?"

"I've been working for him since last year"

"Since when?" Lex asked wondering how long they had actually known each other

"We met around the time you met Helen and I wrote a story for the Torch bout how Stem-mart Pharmaceuticals were doing illegal human test trails" Lex nodded know what story she was referring to as it got published in all of the major papers and he was surprised at what Chloe had found out because he had suspected for ages just that he had no proof and then motioned for her to continue "and your dad came to the Torch and offered me a job to look into any company that he was thinking of buying and see what I could find out about them so he could get a good deal or what ever. As well as to see if there was anyone who was trying to buy out a company that he already owned"

Lex stood there taking in what Chloe had said "So your that investigator that dad hired" and Chloe nodded "And that's how you found out the truth about Helen?"

"Yes it was"

"Does anyone know that you were working for him?"

Chloe shook her head "No. No one knows"

"Who knows that you've been sleeping with him?"

"Just you and Lucas"

"What have you told people about the father?"

"Well Dad, he knows I'm pregnant but not who the father is I'm going to tell him when I get home, Cordy"

"Cordy?" Lex interrupted

Chloe nodded "I found out that I was pregnant when I was in LA so she found out when the symptoms started up. Anyway I told Cordy and her friends that it was a drunken one night stand with no memories of who the father was"

Lex nodded "You are aware that no one is going to take this well"

"That is understatement" Chloe muttered but she knew that Lex had heard her

Lex walked towards Chloe from the wet bar where he stayed when Chloe entered the room "So how far along are you?" Lex asked looking at Chloe's stomach and noticing a small bump

"Four months"

Lex shook his head

"So your really going to marry him?"

Chloe nodded "He doesn't want this child to grow up like Lucas"

Lex looked at Chloe trying to read her "Do you love him?"

"I care about him and I love this child" Chloe said putting a hand on her stomach

"He doesn't love you" Lex said knowingly

"I know"

"If you didn't tell him, what would you have done?"

"Raised it on my own"

"Would have you ever told me that it was my brother or sister? If you didn't tell dad?"

"I don't know" Chloe said truthfully "But I do know that you would have been in the child's as an Uncle or something"

Lex nodded knowing that Chloe wouldn't lie to him about that, knowing how he feels about children and that Chloe would've made sure that he was in her child's life

"How did he find out?"

"I told him last night"

"So he had no idea?"

"Going by his reaction last night and the way that he's been acting I'd say no. But from the moment I found out I was wondering how he would react, how dad would react, how you were going to react and how the town would. But we all know how the town would" Chloe muttered the last part to herself but Lex didn't hear her all he heard was that Chloe was worried how he would react

"Me?"

"Yeah" Chloe said before taking a deep breath before continuing "Your father was going to react in one of two ways acceptance or demanding the termination. Dad would've yelled and screamed but then accepted it. The town well hey it's a small town we both know how they will react when they find out. But you" Chloe took another deep breath and then looked Lex right in the eye "You have to deal with the fact that I slept with your father, that your going to be a big brother, the fact that I was working for him, plus how the town reacts people will wonder if you knew about it. But I know how you feel about people who sleep with your dad, particularly if you know them"

"You were worried about me?" Lex asked in disbelief that someone was worried about him, normally they didn't care one way or another

"Yes. You're my friend of coarse I was, out of everyone you are most affected by this"

"What about Lucas?"

"Lucas not many people know him and he's not really involved with the company like you are"

"And I know that you would think of me as some sort of betrayal or something going to work for your dad whilst being friends with you"

Lex raised an eyebrow knowing that he did think that when he first heard the news "You never?"

Chloe shook her head "I never looked into any of your business dealings or anything like that, your dad asked me once and I told him no that I couldn't do that to a friend"

Lex nodded a little surprised that someone who was working for his dad would say no to him

Silence came across them as they made their way to the couches to sit down to finish this discussion and Lex asked the question that he needed answered

"Did he seduce you?"

Chloe shrugged "I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. It first happened after the Ian incident and I was all over the place and your dad had just lost a government contract to Wayne Industries and we both had a couple to drinks and it went from there"

Lex nodded knowing how his dad got after losing a contract the seduction a woman be it someone like Chloe or one from the social scene wasn't at the top of his list, drinking was.

Lex looked at Chloe "You told him last night?" Lex asked finally piecing together why his father wasn't acting normal this morning and Chloe nodded "Well that explains his mood on the plane"

Chloe raised an eyebrow "Which was?"

"Happy" Lex said now realising the look that Lionel had on the flight and why "So your going to marry him?"

"Yep"

"When?"

"Before school starts"

Lex thought for a few moments "That's in a couple of weeks"

"I know"

"Dad will want a big wedding"

"Well he's not going to get it and he knows it"

Lex nodded knowing the tone of Chloe's voice and that she wasn't going to budge but he also knew his father and then thought would they sell tickets to that argument cause that would be good

"And a pre-nup"

"I know, we've already talked about it, plus I wouldn't expect anything else"

"What about school?"

"Still going"

"And your dream?" Lex asked knowing how much being a reporter for the Daily Planet was something that she wanted to do but wouldn't be able to once she married his dad

Chloe shrugged "As I told dad, they change, they get put on hold"

"You know he'll interfere with your schooling and that?"

"I know but I'll deal with that when it comes" Chloe took a deep breath and looked at Lex

Lex frowned "What?"

Chloe smiled "I'll make a reporter out of you yet" both Lex and Chloe laughed

"If I ever need a career change I'll let you know" Lex said with a smile

"I'll gladly give a reference" Chloe said with a smile, and they both knew that things would be back to normal between them soon enough

They both were sitting there enjoying the silence when a crash came through the office doors

"There you two are" Lucas said with a smile and then looked around "And no bloodshed"

Chloe smiled "Lex and I are capable of having a conversation without bloodshed Lucas"

"Yeah right, maybe next time"

"Okay" Chloe said with a sideways glace to Lex who just shrugged his shoulders

"I have a few demands before I agree to this" Lucas said

"Demands?" Chloe asked

"Yes demands Chloe, being a Luthor, well you will be soon, but anyway not the point. You make demands before you agree to anything"

"Ok then" Chloe said before making a movement to get Lucas to continue

"For me to agree for you to marry our dear old dad, I want. One I don't want the room next to the babies" Lucas paused and waited for Chloe's answer which she just nodded "Two, I don't change diapers"

Chloe laughed "You misbehave and you will"

"Three, no matching outfits"

Chloe burst into laughter and Lex just frowned at the thought "Oh but Lucas I can just see you in footsie PJ's"

Lucas tried giving Chloe a death glare but failed "And forth and foremost I want to teach it Poker"

"What?"

Lucas shrugged "I mean Lex will probably make it wear purple all the time and teach it the stock market" Lucas paused to see the look on Lex's face "So I want to teach it poker"

"Why?"

"Well if I'm going to be a good big brother, which I will be, then I want to teach it poker, every kid needs to know poker"

Chloe shook her head "Why do I have a feeling it's going to know how to wrangle money out of it's school friends in either the stocks or the play ground with illegal gambling"

Lucas smiled "Probably because it will be"

Lex just shook his head and began to wonder what the newest Luthor will be like, with his fathers personality and Chloe's

Chloe shook her head "Lucas why do I have a feeling that you would no matter what I say anyway"

Lucas smiled "'cause I would. Now there is one more thing that I need to discuss with you"

"And that would be?"

"I want to be there when you tell Princess and Boy scout bout you and my dad" Lucas said with a huge smile

"You just want to see their faces" Lex said

"True" Lucas said with a smile "But us Luthor's as screwed up as we are, we stick together when someone goes against one of us. You my soon-to-be step-mother" Lucas said with a smile and putting an arm around Chloe's shoulders "are carrying my brother or sister so we will be looking out for you. Isn't that right big brother?" Lucas said looking at Lex with a smile

Lex smiled back "He's right"

"That's good to know" a voice from the doorway answered

"Dad" Lex said simply

"So are you ok with this news now?" Lionel asked walking into the room

"I still have my concerns but other than that I'm fine but it will take some getting used to"

"For us all" Lionel said sitting down next to Lex and opposite his future wife and his son

Chloe looked between the three Luthor men "Well I guess it's time to go and tell dad everything"

Lex looked at Chloe "How do you think he's going to take it?"

Chloe stood up and then the three Luthors did the same and looked Lex and replied sarcastically "He's going to take it well, the fact that I'm not just marrying his boss but I'm also pregnant with his child. He's going to be ecstatic about it" Chloe finished with a laugh and walked up to Lionel but looked at Lex "Just be prepared for him to talk to you tomorrow about it" Lex nodded suspecting that Gabe would want to know if he knew about his daughter and his father

"I'll call you later to tell you how it went" Chloe said giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving

Lucas waited until he heard Chloe's footsteps walk away before speaking "Your just going to let her talk to her dad on her own?"

Lionel smiled and shook his head "No I'm not. I'm just giving her a head start"

Lucas nodded "I wanna come with"

Lex frowned "Why?" Lex was wondering what the big deal was yes she was going to tell her dad everything about her and Lionel but he knew that Chloe has her dad wrapped around her little finger

"As I said Luthors stick together when one of us is attacked by an outside force" Lucas paused "Plus I want to meet my grandpa"

Lex smiled "I don't think Gabe would like you calling him grandpa"

"Probably, but I can ask" Lucas said with a smile "Plus the pink princess lives there and we all know that boy scout won't be to far behind. She might be able to handle her dad one on one but I don't think she'll be able to handle those two as well, them attacking her actions"

"True" Lex conceded and then looked at Lionel who was watching the conversation with great interest "So when do we leave?"

Lionel looked at his watch "In a few minutes. You want to come as well?" Lionel asked with a smirk

"As Lucas said Luthor's stick together, plus I think it would do Chloe good having a mutual friend of Clark there"

"Well then my boys lets go" Lionel said as he walked to the doors with Lex and Lucas following behind him

"Time to meet grandpa" Lucas said with a smile

"You just don't say that to his face" Lex said with a smirk

"Hey Lex" Lucas asked as they walked to the front door

"Yes Lucas" Lex said wondering what question Lucas was going to ask next

"Do you think they'll let us name it?"

Lex just looked at Lucas and he heard his father let out a small chuckle "Lucas I don't think that Chloe will let dad have much say let alone us"

Lucas frowned "Well I'm just going to have to become the favourite step-son and maybe she will"

Lex laughed and Lionel just smiled hearing the conversation between them and he was sure that Chloe would be very adamant about any name he put forth for the child.