Chloe looked tired after the birth of the twins, but she looked happy too as she snapped a picture of Oliver and Ashley with her cell phone. Of course Chloe had given birth just a few days ago and hadn't gotten her strength back from having their daughter.
"When can I see my grandkids, Chloe?" Jonathan asked.
"Clark's gonna bring them down. He said you'd want to," Chloe said, taking Ashley in her arms and kissing her soft downy head.
"So is Lois really gonna be all right?" Lana asked.
"As far as we can tell. She's tired and feeling the pain of it, but that's to be expected," Chloe said as Clark came down with two babies in his arms. He looked a little lost on how to carry babies, but it was soon taken out of his hands when everyone came to him and passed the babies around.
Clark's baby twins looked so adorable! thought Chloe to herself as she got a better look at them. By glancing at them you couldn't tell that they were Kryptonians like their dad. In fact, they looked like normal human babies except they weren't; and Clark , his friends, and Lois knew that. "Clark, they are so adorable", Chloe said what she had been thinking. Her and Oliver were holding the twins as Clark offered to hold Ashley. Ashley looked as if she enjoyed being held by Clark and looked up at him with wonder and cooing. She began to suck on his finger as she grabbed it with her tiny fingers staring at him all the while. Chloe and Oliver then passed the babies to the others.
After awhile, Chloe and Oliver said goodnight to their friends. They wanted to go home and put Ashley to bed and spend some quality alone time together. Chloe began to yawn again She felt so exhausted and she was still in pain from giving birth herself days ago. Chloe began to yawn again. Right now the only thing she wanted was to be held by Oliver in his arms. She smiled at the thought. Ashley fell asleep on the ride back home, so Chloe put her in her crib. Soon she went into their bedroom took some pain pills with water and waited for Oliver to come in. She flipped through a magazine. Chloe really appreciated him caring about her she really did. He was very kind to her and understood her in ways that Clark never did. Jimmy never understood her the way Oliver had. Both her and Oliver worked as a team alongside each other watching each other's back.
Jimmy never understood the long hours that she worked trying to help out her Superhero team. A lot of times he thought she had been trying to avoid him and their dates, Chloe frowned. She hadn't been avoiding him. Even if Jimmy had lived, their relationship wouldn't never have survived. Chloe would have called it off and she'd have asked for a Divorce. They were always fighting and at odds. And Jimmy a lot of times was judgemental. He had gotten upset over her kiss with Davis. It was just a Kiss! Her and Davis were never romantically a lot of times was too clingy, and too needy and Chloe had felt suffocated in their relationship.
Chloe tried to forget her past. That was all over now, she told herself. She had someone better who wouldn't judge her and who understood who she was and didn't ask her to change herself. Oliver knew about Chloe's past relationship with Jimmy and knew it would never work. He even told me before Jimmy died it'd never work because Jimmy never understood me. Oliver knows best. Chloe smiled to herself as he entered the room.
Oliver came into the room and got into the bed next to his wife. Chloe wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder.
"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" Chloe asked.
"Every day, but I never get tired of hearing it. Have I ever told you how beautiful I think you are?" Oliver asked.
"Every day. Even Jimmy didn't tell me as much as you do," Chloe said with a grin.
"Well, he must have been blind because you are," Oliver said, playing with strands of her blonde hair.
"Jimmy was sweet, but he didn't understand things. He was very judgmental at times. He freaked out before we were married because of a kiss on the cheek that I got from Davis," Chloe said in a sad tone.
"Hey, it's all right. Just know that I love you and the baby loves you," Oliver said, kissing the top of her head gently.
"Oliver, you were right when you said that it never would have worked between me and Jimmy," Chloe said.
"When did I say that?" Oliver asked confused.
"On the day of the wedding. When Clark brought me downstairs you met us in the hallway and you said that Jimmy and me would never last before you kissed me on the cheek and I married Jimmy," Chloe said, a tear falling from her eye and landing on Oliver's chest.
Oliver wiped her face gently with his hand. "You have a good memory, Chlo. I had forgotten all about that. I just remember that I started loving you when I rescued you after he died. And I still love you," Oliver said as Ashley started to cry.
"That's her hungry cry," Chloe said, sitting up.
"You rest. I'll feed her. Are there any bottles in the fridge?" Oliver asked, throwing a robe on over his nightclothes.
"Yes. I always put a few in there when you decide you want to feed her," Chloe said, throwing her own robe on over her nightclothes.
"Chloe, go back to bed. I'll be back as soon as she gets down," Oliver said, kissing her lips lightly.
"No. I still want to talk to you. I can do that while you feed the baby," Chloe said going to the kitchen to get and warm up the bottle while Oliver went to the nursery to get their daughter. Ashley was bawling with huge crocodile tears. Oliver picked her up gently and kissed her soft forehead.
"That's it, Ash. Daddy's gonna take care of you," Oliver whispered softly as he went to the living room and Chloe handed him a bottle.
Chloe smiled as she watched Oliver give Ashley some milk from her bottle. Ashley happily accepted the bottle and all the while drinking it, stared at awe at her dad. Ashley adored her father too thought Chloe. Deciding to leave the two of them alone, Chloe wanted the two of them to bond.
She went back to bed and tried to wait for Oliver. She picked up a magazine and began to leaf through it. Just as she finished the magazine, she yawned big and then Oliver walked back in. Chloe hoped Ashley was one of those babies who slept through the night. Now they'd get to live their lives as a Married couple and family. Chloe hoped they'd get a chance to talk some more and cuddle together before they fell asleep. Chloe loved how Oliver usually slept with his arms around her. It was as ig no one could harm her as long as he was around. And he was right. At least he and Ashley loved her. Chloe looked to Oliver "She fast asleep?"
"Yep. She fell asleep in the middle of drinking it and I just had to watch her. She's like you when she's asleep; adorable," Oliver said, getting back into bed and taking Chloe in his arms. Chloe wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder.
"You're sweet," Chloe murmured softly.
"I know that already," Oliver said, playing with her blonde hair by wrapping his fingers around a few strands and then releasing them.
"Not very modest though," Chloe said dryly.
"I know that too. I can brag when it comes to you," Oliver said, kissing her head gently.
"I do love you though," Chloe said with a yawn.
"I love you too. Now why don't you try to sleep? You need to recover from the birth and I know your tired. I heard you yawn in here when I was feeding Ashley," Oliver said in an attempt at being a stern husband.
"Ashley might wake us up, though. She night want a changing," Chloe hesitated.
"I'll change her diaper. You just need a good night's sleep. I want to take you out tomorrow night," Oliver said.
"What about Ashley?" Chloe asked.
"Courtney said she'd watch her. We just have to stop by the brownstone and drop her off. Then we'll pick her up after dinner and a movie," Oliver said with a yawn of his own and drifting off to sleep, followed a few minutes later by Chloe.
Amazingly, Chloe slept through the night and so did Oliver. Ashley only woke up a few times to have her diaper changed. Oliver woke up not complaining one bit and took care of it for her. Each time he returned, he kept his arms around her and held her close as they slept.
Chloe slowly woke up the next morning and saw the time on the clock. 11:45? How could Oliver have let her sleep so late!Rubbing her eyes, because were exhausted ever since the birth, then Lois and Clark's twin births. You deserve extra rest; Chloe reminded herself. It would be hard to look after a child without proper rest. And Oliver was right; she needed to gain back her strength.
Chloe felt so lucky to have Oliver. She smiled as Oliver came in carrying a tray of breakfast food. He had made scrambled eggs with cheese, sausage, and butter toast. There was even a vase with a rose in it. Chloe "AWww, Oliver, you didn't have to make breakfast for me".
"Your last name is 'Queen.' You should be pampered like one," Oliver said, giving Chloe a kiss after setting her tray down.
"I love you," Chloe breathed softly as he handed her the glass of orange juice.
"I love you too. Now you eat your breakfast," Oliver said, giving her one more kiss.
"Yes Sir," Chloe said. She ate as if starved and sent Oliver back for more toast and jelly which she ate with relish. She laid her napkin on the tray and sighed in contentment.
"Feel better?" Oliver asked.
"Much better. Thank you, Ollie. You are so good to me. Have you fed and changed Ashley yet?" Chloe asked.
"Already did that. I'll bring her in here. I have a few things I have to do and then we'll go out tonight," Oliver said, wiping a little strawberry jam off of the side of her face with her napkin.
"Where are we going?" Chloe asked.
"If I told you that, Mrs. Queen, it wouldn't be a surprise. Just make yourself look beautiful for dinner tonight. If that's even more possible than right now," Oliver teased dryly as he came back into the room and placed their daughter in Chloe's arms.
"Very funny. My hair's a mess and I have no makeup on," Chloe said.
"So what? To me you're still beautiful. You and Ashley both," Oliver said, kissing her and the baby gently before leaving the room. He had to set up the flowers being delivered to Chloe before they left tonight and he wanted a live band to play at the restaurant. He knew it would take awhile, but the look on Chloe's face when she saw what his errands were going to be would be worth it.
Ashley was dressed in the most cutest baby outfit ever! She wore a pink baby outfit with butterflies on it. Chloe talked to Ashley telling her how pretty she was, then tickled her causing the baby to laugh. Dinah had been right. Ashley had both of their looks Oliver's hair color, and nose, She even had his brown eyes. She also had her smile and almost fair complexion. Once Ashley was in the swing Oliver had purchased for her, Chloe pushed Ashley until she fell asleep in the swing. Chloe decided she should go ahead and get ready. She looked into her and Oliver's closet. It was a huge walk-in closet with plenty of Space, and shelves. On one side were Oliver's clothes, from business to casual. His Green Arrow gear was in a different room in the aparment what he liked to call The Green Arrow Room. Oliver liked to think of it as his own personal Superhero space. Chloe's clothes were on the other chose a new Hunter Green dress. She had bought it awhile back. It was a size larger than what she normally wore. I'm still fat, Chloe thought with a frown. It was going to take awhile to lose those , she put it on and curled her short blonde hair. Chloe then applied some makeup blush, lip-gloss, and green eye-shadow to match her dress. Next, she put on matching Hunter Green low-heel dress shoes. Chloe wasn't the type that liked high heeled shoes. That was much more Lois's style. Instead, most of the time she wore sneakers, flats, sandals, or low-heeled dress shoes.
Next, Chloe put on some Diamond earrings. They were flower shaped; and Oliver had given it to her along with a matching Diamond flower shaped necklace. It was more of an adjustable choker. And it was real. Must have cost him a fortune she thought to herself. Chloe had a thing for flowers . Chloe then sprayed her favorite perfume on which was vanilla, and she also wore the same kind of vanilla lotion. Chloe grabbed Ashley and the two of them headed for the livingroom at six, the doorbell rang. Chloe sat Ashley down in her pen, then went to open the door.
"Flowers delivery for Mrs. Queen". said the delivery guy. Chloe stared at the Flowers. They were a mix of Orange, Yellow, and Red Tulips. And Tulips were her favorite flowers. They only bloomed in the had gotten a big bouquet of em. And they were in a nice vase already. She took it "I'll have to thank my husband". she said smiling then closed the door. Chloe sat the vase on an end table that was in the hallway near the door. She just smiled at the flowers. When is Oliver going to get that I don't need gifts to make me happy? Thought Chloe. She had told him this right before they got married. But Oliver told her that she was his Fiance' and soon to be Wife, that she deserved to be pampered, deserved to be spoiled some, and that she needed to enjoy the finer things life had to offer. Oliver had said he wanted to spoil her. Chloe decided not to say anything except thank you and she wanted to enjoy being pampered. Jimmy never really done any of this to her. Chloe didn't hear Oliver approach her until she saw his reflection in the mirror above Flowers on the wall.