A/N: Here's your first date peoples please enjoy.

Chapter 12: Mustard Stains

The first thing he noticed was the jovial screaming, from every type of ride he could imagine, then he turned to Chloe, and he knew that he had made the right choice by bringing her here because her face was splitting in two because of the smile painted on her features. She then took his hand, and nearly dragged him to the entrance. They received their hand stamps so they wouldn't have to keep buying tickets, and rushed to the first ride that she saw. They were the swings. "This is great Lex, have you ever been on this ride before?"

"Uh no I've never been to anything like this before."

"Oh well I'm glad I picked this one then it's nice and mellow I wouldn't want you to vomit on your first foray into the world of rollercoasters, because then it would be hell to convince you to take Alex to Harry Potter World when he is tall enough to ride the rides." She shot him a teasing smile, and then they moved up in the line, and were let on to the ride. Lex stared at the small seat with a little disdain, he realized that they probably only get cleaned about once a day while thousands of people sit in them for the two weeks that the fair is in town, "Lex?" Chloe asked questioningly as she sat down and buckled herself in, he took a deep breath, making a mental note to shower thoroughly before encountering Alex, and asking Chloe to do the same without sounding rude, and maybe garnering an invitation to join her, he got in and mimicked her movements. A guy came around and checked their safety belts, and then he felt a lurch as they rose in the air, and he jumped a little; then he felt a hand enclose his, and he looked down, and saw Chloe's hand, and then he looked up at her and she was looking back at him, and she smiled softly as they begun to spin faster and faster he kept looking at her, and his heart raced for reasons that had nothing to do with the obviously unsafe ride that he was currently spinning on. Soon though they were swirling around at different angles, and he heard excited screams from other children on the ride. Then he began to relax and he enjoyed it, he was just beginning to have fun when the ride slowed, and he was strangely disappointed. When they got off the ride again he turned to Chloe, "Can we go again?" Chloe stared at him a moment, and a soft smile graced her face, "sure Lex we can go again." Then for the next four hours they rode on every ride at least once, and Chloe was glad to see Lex so carefree and relaxed, the opposite of his usual poise restrained self. At around three Chloe was starving, and asked, "Can we get some food."

"Oh yea sorry, have you been hungry long, what do you want to eat?" he asked slightly worried his excitement had ruined their date.

"I just got hungry Lex it's cool." She said smiling at his worried face. They got in line for the corndogs, and a funnel cake. When they got to the small table he was looking at his corndog with a wrinkled nose, and furrowed brow, "Lex I promise it won't hurt you, here have some mustard, she went to hand him an already opened packet of the yellow condiment, and squirted onto his shirt. "Oh geez Lex I'm really sorry." As she handed him napkins, and began to blot at the offending condiment then she looked up at Lex, and burst into laughter when she saw his baffled look of surprise still on his face, and when he noticed her laughing at his reaction he recovered, and smiled down at her, covering her hands with his, and stopped her laughing. She looked at him, and his eyes grew intense. "I'm going to kiss you now Chloe." And she nodded actually surprising him by yanking him to her first, their corndogs lay forgotten. When they stopped Chloe was feeling a bit dizzy, and when she regained her breath he was smiling at her shirt. She looked down, and laughed because now there was a bit of mustard on her shirt as well. She shrugged it off, and began to eat hoping her heart would regulate before they went to ride more rides. I'd like to play one of the games. Lex said staring at them off to the side. "Ok Lex lets go." She said as they were throwing away their corndog leftovers. They walk up to a stand of the metal milk bottles that needed to be knocked over in order to win a prize. Lex paid five dollars to play three times. The first time he didn't even come close, and Chloe had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. The second time he knocked over one bottle and Chloe cheered him on for the final toss, and with the final toss he knocked the last two over. Chloe smiled, and hugged him jumping up and down. That got him a stuffed bear nearly the size of Chloe. "I present to you this token of my affections milady."

"Why thank you kind sir." She said giggling as she took the bear.

They stayed at the fair for a few more hours, until Chloe was nearly falling asleep, and the sun had long since set on Lex as they walked back to the entrance; Lex holding the bear. When they finally got to the car he opened the car door for Chloe, and she immediately got in, and lowered her seat back. He smirked over at her as he got in she was out like a light. She was beautiful to him her hair nearly silver in the moonbeams, and her face serene without all the expressions that usually were on her face. He bucked them both in, and began the drive back to the manor since it was the closest place for both of them to sleep, and Alex was there. They arrived almost forty minutes later, and Lex shook her shoulder, "Already here?" she mumbled sleepily. "Well actually we're at the manor I hope you don't mind." He said turning off the car, and waiting for her to be more coherent. "Is fine can I borrow some pj's." she sat up slowly, and raised her seat. "Of course, and your regular guest room is still set up." He said. She'd had her own room at the manor for a while since her junior year, and she used it a lot when Lana was living with him before they got married, and before Chloe and he became allies again to 'make sure Lana was safe' that helped set their friendship back into place. "Mhmm thanks Lex." She followed him sleepily up to her room. Her room was next to his, and first he went to his room to get her something to wear to bed, even though he desperately wanted her in his bed in a clothing optional situation, but he knew it was way too soon to even suggest that to Chloe. She was hovering in the doorway, and she looked a little nervous all the sleep was gone from her eyes. He handed her a pair of boxers, and a white t-shirt. "Goodnight Chloe." He said, and gently kissed her lips, and she relaxed under his lips, and he took that as invitation to take the kiss deeper. His tongue entered her mouth, and she gave a slight moan. He backed her up into the door frame, and began to pepper her neck with the gentlest of kisses. Then he broke away from her, and she looked dazed. "God Chloe go now please I want to wait because you said you needed time, and if you don't leave now that will be hard so please go and sleep I will see you in the morning." She nodded, and reached up on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek, and left the room going to hers. He sighed as he ran a hand over his head going to his bed, and not feeling at all tired.

A/N: Alright guys here is another chappie please R&R I need those guys so please give me inspiration.