Earlier…

Chloe smiled when she saw Davis standing in her doorway. "Hey stranger, I haven't seen you around in a while. How are you?"

Davis shrugged, walking inside when she stepped back. "Fine, I guess. I've just been busy sorting my thoughts and stuff."

"Yeah?" Chloe rested a hand on his arm, leading him to her couch. He looked uneasy and nervous. She hoped it wasn't another potential-murderer scare. She'd just barely gotten through to him the last time he'd believed he was a psychotic murderer. She wasn't so sure she could do it again. "Figure anything out?" she asked once they were seated.

Davis nodded slowly, keeping his gaze on his lap for a moment. He seemed to be building up his courage. "There's a lot in my life that I don't understand right now," he started, meeting her gaze hesitantly. "But even with all the crazy things that have come my way lately you've always been there, backing me up."

Chloe nodded, but didn't speak. She wasn't sure where he was headed.

"Without hesitation," he continued. "And I'm still not sure about a lot of things in my life, but the one thing that I'm sure of is how I feel about you."

Chloe blinked, surprised by his words. "Davis…"

He held up a hand, cutting her off. "There's some sort of connection between us Chloe and I know that you feel it too."

She opened her mouth again to speak, but paused when he reached for her face, resting a hand against her cheek. "I held my tongue while you were with Jimmy, but I can't do it anymore." He smiled gently, meeting her gaze before leaning forward and pressing a kiss to her lips.

Chloe felt herself reciprocate. She reached for his collar, ready to pull him close when something settled in her gut. This isn't right. She pulled back and moved to stand. "I can't, Davis. I just can't."

"Why not?" he asked, standing with her. He studied her gaze, searching for an answer in her eyes. "Is there someone else?"

Chloe paused, a no dying in the back of her throat. It felt like lying and she wasn't sure why. "Davis…" she tried, instead.

He nodded, stepping towards the door. "I understand, but I am not ready to let you go. I will wait for as long as it takes." He gave her a small smile. "You know where to find me."

Now…

"Angels versus demons?" Chloe asked once the brothers finished filling her in on the previous fight. "Wow."

"That's putting it lightly," Sam mumbled.

Chloe shook her head. "Is Ruby…" she hesitated, looking uneasy. "Is she okay?"

"She's fine," Sam answered, hardly surprised by Chloe's hesitation. Ruby hadn't been very high on Chloe's list since she had been possessed all those months before. That's one thing I failed to mention to Dean, he thought, wondering if he should mention that.

Chloe nodded, licking her lips thoughtfully. "You think you'll hear from Anna again?" she asked, looking hesitant about the subject.

Sam watched Dean's expression, letting his brother answer. "Who knows."

"At least she's proof that not all of the angels are dicks," Chloe tried with a wry smile. She still looked hesitant, but Sam wasn't completely sure why.

"Yeah. I guess."

Earlier…

"Ruby came back for me," Sam explained. "Whatever you have to say, she saved me. More than that, she got through to me. What she said to me, it's what you would have said. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here."

Dean blinked, looking down at the floor once Sam was done talking. He wasn't sure how he felt being compared to the demon, but he couldn't help the small sense of gratitude he felt.

Even if she was still a manipulative demon.

Now…

"Did you know?"

Chloe raised an eyebrow at Dean's question. "You're going to have to give me a little more than that, Dean," she said, unsure about the look in the older Winchester's eyes. Something was bothering him, but she wasn't sure what it was.

"About what happened while I was in Hell. Did you know about Sam and Ruby?"

Chloe looked down at her hands for a minute, remembering the summer without Dean and the pain she'd seen in Sam's eyes. "I knew some. I doubt I knew all of it."

"Ruby saved his life."

She nodded. She knew that much. She didn't know details, but she knew Ruby had saved Sam. After she had been possessed Sam had told her what had happened with the demon. Actually, he'd yelled it at her when she'd starting arguing with him. "I know." She smiled wryly, meeting Dean's gaze. "I still don't trust her."

"She saved his life," Dean repeated, but he wasn't arguing with Chloe, he was just repeating something he hadn't quite grasped yet. "He told me before that he'd tried everything to save me."

"But no demon would deal," Chloe finished.

Dean looked up, surprised. "Yeah."

"I know," Chloe said. It had been two months since Dean's resurrection, but she still remembered the pain. He gave her a curious look and she shrugged, knowing she wasn't ready to tell him everything. "Those four months weren't easy."

Dean shook his head, studying his hands. "I know."

Chloe opened her mouth to respond, but stopped when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. She glanced at the caller ID and frowned. I'm not ready to talk to you either, Davis.

"Solicitor?"

"No," she shook her head, pressing ignore. "Wrong number."

Earlier…

"Is there someone else?" Lois asked once Chloe was done retelling her encounter with Davis.

Chloe looked up at her cousin's question. "What? No."

Lois smiled knowingly, resting a hand on her shoulder. "Chloe, it's me. You can tell me." She paused, looking uneasy for a moment. "Is it Clark?"

"No, it's not Clark," Chloe stated, knowing for the first time in a long time it was the truth.

"So there is someone else," Lois prodded, her eyes bright with interest.

"No," Chloe shook her head. "Lois, just drop it. This isn't a story you have to break. Just because I broke up with Jimmy and turned Davis down doesn't mean there is anyone else."

Lois shrugged. "Alright," she said, still sounding unconvinced. "But there's nothing wrong with moving on from Jimmy."

"Yeah, I know."

Lois snapped her fingers as if she'd just thought of something. "You and I are going to out."

"Out where?"

"Doesn't matter. Wherever we want. We're two single, gorgeous girls and it's Friday. We should enjoy ourselves."

Chloe laughed at her cousin's enthusiasm. "Lois, you don't have to make me feel better. I'm not upset."

Lois shrugged, moving to the closet. "Well I am," she replied, her tone light with teasing. "My cousin breaks up with her fiancé, turns down her handsome friend after he kisses her then lies to me about some guy she's got on the side."

"Lois," Chloe warned, shaking her head at her cousin's determination.

"Yeah, yeah. No guy. Got it." She pulled out a dress and tossed it at Chloe. "We're still going out. I've gotta find myself some tall, dark and handsome stranger to kiss me."

Now…

Dean frowned when Chloe flipped her phone open again then closed it again. "Who keeps calling you?"

She smirked, slipping her phone back into her pocket. "A guy from Smallville. We had a misunderstanding last week."

"So you're ignoring him?" Sam asked, looking up from his laptop.

Chloe shook her head. "No, it's just weird."

"Girl problems?" Dean teased, screwing up his face.

Chloe laughed. "Exactly. Nothing you guys have to worry about."

"Good." Dean stood and stretched. "You and Sam can talk. I'm going go get us some cash."

"So, you told him everything?" Chloe asked once she and Sam were alone. She'd been waiting all day to talk to the younger Winchester on her own. She wanted to know what he'd told Dean.

"Well, everything but your bonding experience with Ruby."

"That's kind of something big to leave out," Chloe argued.

Sam shrugged, though she could tell he agreed. "I guess. I just didn't think it was kind of a good thing to bring up. I was trying to tell him why I trusted Ruby. Your possession was not exactly one of her finer moments."

"No," Chloe agreed. "It wasn't." She sighed, leaning back in her seat. "You should tell him, Sam. Or I should. He needs to know what Ruby is really like."

Sam huffed out a small laugh, meeting her gaze. "Do you even know what Ruby is really like?" he asked.

Chloe frowned, remembering the feeling of the demon inside her, using her body. "Yeah, I think I've got a pretty good idea."

"Yeah?" Sam shook his head. "Well did you know that body she's possessing is empty?"

"Empty?"

"Jane Doe. Coma patient. The doctors pulled the plug."

Chloe felt a small sense of relief, knowing Ruby wasn't possessing some helpless girl, but it was only a small sense. "I still don't trust her," she admitted with a small shrug.

Sam nodded. "I know."

Earlier…

Sam followed Dean up the stairs to Chloe's apartment, ignoring the curious glances from the coffee drinkers around them. After everything with Anna and the angels versus demons showdown, Dean had suggested heading to Smallville to update the other member of their small group. Sam hadn't even thought of arguing.

Right after he'd opened up about Hell, Dean had closed back up, pretending nothing had happened. It took a lot for Dean to open up, but he was hoping a visit with Chloe would speed up the process a little more. He didn't want his brother to fall back into the façade of everything being okay.

Dean shot Sam a look before knocking on the door. "Think Lois is home?" he asked.

Sam shrugged. "Hear any Whitesnake?"

In response, the door opened and an unfamiliar woman stood in the doorway. "Can I help you?"

Dean hesitated, so Sam stepped forward, smiling. "Hi. We're looking for Chloe."

The woman frowned, giving them both a once-over. Sam recognized the protective look in the woman's eyes, guessing without much difficulty that she was Chloe's cousin, Lois Lane. He remembered a time when he and Dean had thought Lois had made a deal with a demon to bring Chloe back to life.

Before Lois could respond, Chloe appeared at her side. "Hey, guys. What are you doing here?" She was smiling, but Sam saw the warning in her eyes. Watch what you say around Lois.

Dean shrugged, stepping forward. "In the neighborhood. Thought we'd stop by and see how you were doing, but if you've got plans," he said, nodding at Lois.

Lois's expression had softened at Chloe's greeting, but Sam wasn't sure if he liked the new look she was giving them. "Chloe doesn't have plans," she insisted, pushing her cousin's shoulder a little.

Sam finally got a good look at the shorter cousin and realized she was dressed up to go out. They had probably interrupted them from heading out to a party.

Chloe looked between Lois and the brothers, and nodded slowly. "Yeah. I'm free." She looked down at the dress she was wearing and smirked. "Just let me change first."

Next to him, Dean shrugged and opened his mouth to speak, but Sam cut him off. "You know how to reach us," he said, pulling his brother back towards the stairs. Lois was looking more and more intrigued by them and he knew they shouldn't stick around any longer.

"I knew there was someone else," Lois said with a laugh as soon as the door closed behind Sam and Dean.

Chloe rolled her eyes, moving to take off her dress. "If you say so."

"So, who are they?"

Chloe smiled. "Good friends."

Now…

Dean jerked awake, sensing something off. He paused for a moment, trying to figure out what had woken him. A crash sounded in the next room and he hurried out of bed, nearly running into Sam when he stood up.

"Chloe," they said in unison, grabbing the nearest weapons and hurrying next door.

Dean heard her scream as he ran through the busted door, Sam right behind him. "Holy…" he muttered, blinking at the large hole in front of him. Something had stormed through and hadn't stopped.

"She's gone," Sam said, pointing to the empty bed. "Whatever it was took her." Or worse, Dean thought, searching the dark, empty horizon for any signs of life.

"Chloe!"

[11/22/2008. 10:15 PM]

Chloe it's Davis. I know you're not picking up because of what happened between us, but I need you to call me back. You're the only one I can trust. I did something horrible.

To Be Continued…

A/N: Since I don't know where the plotline for the shows are going I'll be taking a break from the main-story of Crossing Kansas, but that doesn't mean this is the last update until January 15th. I've got some plans in mind for "Webisodes" and alternate scenes, including finally explaining what happened between Ruby and Chloe and Sam while Dean was in Hell.
Stay tuned :D