Chloe stood staring off the balcony of Oliver's apartment. She had spent the whole night awake staring at a picture of her and Clark on their wedding day. Clark had asked some stranger on the street to take it for them. Her face shown the sleepless night that she had. Her cell phone beeped and she looked down to see that Clark had sent her another message. It was the tenth one in the last five minutes. She closed it down and placed it inside her maternity jeans.

"I fixed some eggs and toast." Oliver said as he walked out behind her.

"I'm not hungry." She didn't even turn to him.

Oliver knew that she was still mad at him. "Okay." He walked over and leaned on the rail next to her. "I love the view from here. It's one of the reasons bought this place." He waited for her respond but she didn't. "Chloe, I'm not the bad guy here. I just want to be a father to my child."

She turned to face him, her eyes squinted. "When I came here that day, my knees were weak and my stomach ached. I was so afraid to tell you that I was pregnant… and all I could do is think, if this was Clark,… if I was having his baby, I wouldn't have felt that scared. And I never grasped the reason why I was scared of you, until those words came out of your mouth. You didn't want to be a father. You didn't have the time…" Her voice raised with anger. "What the hell gives you the right now? MMM…. Answer me that." She walked into his space pressing her index finger into his chest. "How could you hurt your friend who stood up and took responsibility for your mistake?" Her finger pressing harder with each word. "Tell me why I should stay? Why I should let you in?"

Oliver squinted at the pain he felt as she poked him over and over. "Because I love you, Chloe. Because I was terrified the day you told me that having a child with you would some how take you away from me. I didn't want to loose you…"

"So you push me away."

He nodded as he bit his lip, a tear falling from his eyes. "Chloe, everything I ever loved I lost. My parents, Lois. I thought if I pushed you away that some how it wouldn't hurt me so bad if you left me."

"That's stupid as hell, Oliver." She snapped as she turned away from him.

"True." He took her by the arm and turned her to him, his right hand caressing the side of her cheek. "I know that you hate me and that you think Clark is the guy for you, but I know in my heart that it's me your destined for. So if you want to go then go… It'll be the hardest thing that I'll ever have to endure, but I'll let you go." He leaned in and kissed her softly, then he walked over to the door. "I have a meeting in Star City. If you leave go then. I wont pursue the custody thing… because I never meant to hurt you, I just couldn't stand the pain myself." he entered the apartment leaving Chloe standing there in complete shock.

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Lex entered Oliver's apartment. Chloe sat on the sofa with a distant look upon her face. Lex couldn't get over how beautiful being pregnant made her look. He grinned. "I hope I'm not intruding."

"Lex," Chloe stood quickly.

"Don't be alarm. I'm here truly as a friend."

"Some how I find that hard to believe. I mean the words Luthor and friends don't go well together." She said retaking her seat on the sofa. She was tired and wasn't in the mood to play defense.

"May I?" He pointed at the chair across from her.

"Suite yourself."

He sat down and inter locking his fingers. "Lana told me that you left Clark. I have to say that raised my curiosity. I mean you spent all those years pining after him and you finally get him and you just walk away." He leaned forward. "Why, Chloe? What did Oliver do to you?"

"With all do respect, Lex… I don't see how any of this is any of your business."

He laughed. Her shoot from the hip personality was something he admired about her. "True." He walked over and took a seat on the coffee table in front of her. "But I can help you."

She leaned forward looking into his eyes that were once filled with emptiness, now they had a gleam, a sparkle, had Lana finally wore off on him? "What's in it for you?"

"I get to hurt Oliver. I get to watch him suffer and you and Clark happy equals a happy me and Lana. Despite what she thinks I do love her. I want to grow old with her." He smiled. "Besides the bullet I shot him with didn't do the trick."

Chloe stood up upset. "You shot Oliver."

Lex stood up and looked down into her eyes. "It's a long story, Chloe."

"You tried to kill him, Lex. What kind of a monster are you?"

"The only one that can help you."

And suddenly the room was filled with silence. Chloe knew that Lex had the money and the power to help her. But now did she really want the help. After everything Oliver said did she want Lex to help her?