Ch. 7
Discovering
Chloe gaped at Ollie as he slowly walked in with Lois. Lois stormed in.
"Were you ease dropping?" Chloe asked in an angry accusing voice.
"Uh, no."
Chloe's eyes stared at him like ice glaring at him.
"What did you hear?" Chloe said putting her hands on her hips.
"Noth…" Ollie began then Lois interrupted.
"Come on Chloe who are you to criticize my boyfriend for snooping when you are the ultimate queen snooper. You wrote the book."
Chloe's nostrils flared and her fist clinched she was about to say something but Clark put his hand on her fist stopping her. He took her hand causing her fingers to release their tight grip then he clasped her hand within his. He looked her deep with in her green eyes giving her a sincere look.
"It's ok Chloe. You're right Lois. No big deal. Chloe and I were just leaving."
Lois looked at Clark's hand in Chloe's confused.
Chloe did not even give Lois a second look. She followed Clark holding on to his hand tightly.
After they left Lois scoffed, "Since when did they hold hands?"
Ollie shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know."
"Well, I better go. I have a meeting later."
"Oh, do you have to go so soon?" Lois leaned over to Ollie. She pressed herself against him.
He kissed her lightly on the lips then pulled away, "Sorry, I kind of have to."
"Ok." Lois said bummed.
Ollie walked out quickly.
Clark and Chloe were walking out of the Talon.
"Clark, Chloe we probably should talk."
"No Ollie we really don't need to." Clark said.
"But Clark…" Ollie seemed very concerned.
"Are we cool?" Ollie asked him.
Clark started to let go of Chloe's hand, "No we're not cool but well talk later right now Chloe and I need to talk."
Chloe examined both Clark and Ollie's faces. Then she let go of Clarks hand and walked straight to Ollie. She looked at his baby blue eyes and then she touched his stomache.
Clark's mouth dropped.
"Ouch." Ollie said. After Chloe let go he clutched his stomach.
"You know I don't think my girlfriend would appreciate you feeling me up."
"Does it hurt?" Chloe asked.
"Yes." He said hunched over.
"Good. You deserve it. And I reserve my tazer gun for only those who deserve it."
Clark looked at Ollie.
"What did you do to her?"
"Nothing. She's the one that shot me with the tazer gun."
"Uh, yeah, you had you're cross bow pointed at me."
"What?" Clark asked astounded giving Ollie a look so fierce Chloe thought he might activate his heat vision and evaporate him right there.
"I was just trying to get that disc out of the hands of the press. Chloe seemed to understand since just a little while ago you were singing my praises."
Chloe blew a strand of hair from her face.
"Yeah, if I've known who you really were…."
"What have I done?"
"You lied to my cousin."
"So do you everyday."
"Yeah, but I…" Chloe started her anger flared and then she stopped herself. She tried to go through everything in her mind. All of her feelings towards lying to her cousin and everyone rushed to her. Her flush face began to simmer. She took a deep breath and said, "You're right who am I to judge?" She started to leave past Clark who seemed very disgruntled.
Then Ollie went after her, "Wait Chloe…"
Turning around she said bitterly, "Don't worry Ollie you're secret is safe with me. They all are."
She then left the Talon passing Clark not looking him in the face.
