Chapter 9
"Chloe?" Clark wandered through the Torch office, "You here?"
When no one answered, Clark sighed and sat down in a rolling chair. He was
hoping to at least see Chloe today. Lately, shed been kind of avoiding him and he was
starting to wonder if shed found herself some new friends. He leaned back. What had Lex
been doing talking to her last night behind the Beanery? If it had really been a casual
meeting, like Lex said, then why were they acting so secretive? Of course, Lana had been
there also but maybe she was just in on the whole thing. He frowned. Sometimes he really
felt left out. Clark flipped through his folder. Where was his assignment for the week? He
turned around. Oh no biggie. Chloe always kept a copy on her desk. He looked around. If
Chloe caught him going through her stuff shed be pissed for weeks. Clark sorted through
the crap on the editors desk. The headline. Petes article. Some photos from the latest oil
spill. A note with a heart on it. Clark stopped. A note. with a heart. on Chloes desk. Oh
my god. Clark was curious. So damn curious.
"No." he said, "Not my business. But well....I could just put it back and no one
would ever know. Then maybe I wouldnt be the one excluded."
Before he could realize what he was doing, Clark had taken the note out. He
almost choked when he read it.
Dear C,
Had fun last night. Ure awesome, babe! Meet me at the beanery tonite.
All my love,
LL
Clark stepped back until he hit the wall. HAD FUN LAST NIGHT! What in the
hell did that mean? LL! L...L...L..Who did he know with those intials? None of the boys
in school had them...Le..Clark gasped. LEX LUTHOR! Chloe. and. Lex. It all made sense
now. Casual meeting, Clarks ass! They were together. Or at least, they were...the thought
made his blood boil.
"I knew I shudnt have looked." He shook his head.
Suddenly, he heard Chloe coming down the hall, "Pete! Cut it out!"
Clark frantically ran over to the Torch copy machine, photocopied the note, and
shoved the copy in his back pocket. Chloe was just at the door and Clark used his
superspeed to replace the note and sit back down purposely far away from Chloes desk.
"Hey Clark!" Chloe smiled brightly as she entered her office.
Clark immediatly jumped up, "Uh...hi...well," he glanced at his watch, "Look at
the time. Ive gotta go, talk to you later Chlo."
"Wait, Clark I have something I wa-" but then he was gone.
Chloe sighed, "Oh well. I guess Ill tell him later then."
"Chloe?" Clark wandered through the Torch office, "You here?"
When no one answered, Clark sighed and sat down in a rolling chair. He was
hoping to at least see Chloe today. Lately, shed been kind of avoiding him and he was
starting to wonder if shed found herself some new friends. He leaned back. What had Lex
been doing talking to her last night behind the Beanery? If it had really been a casual
meeting, like Lex said, then why were they acting so secretive? Of course, Lana had been
there also but maybe she was just in on the whole thing. He frowned. Sometimes he really
felt left out. Clark flipped through his folder. Where was his assignment for the week? He
turned around. Oh no biggie. Chloe always kept a copy on her desk. He looked around. If
Chloe caught him going through her stuff shed be pissed for weeks. Clark sorted through
the crap on the editors desk. The headline. Petes article. Some photos from the latest oil
spill. A note with a heart on it. Clark stopped. A note. with a heart. on Chloes desk. Oh
my god. Clark was curious. So damn curious.
"No." he said, "Not my business. But well....I could just put it back and no one
would ever know. Then maybe I wouldnt be the one excluded."
Before he could realize what he was doing, Clark had taken the note out. He
almost choked when he read it.
Dear C,
Had fun last night. Ure awesome, babe! Meet me at the beanery tonite.
All my love,
LL
Clark stepped back until he hit the wall. HAD FUN LAST NIGHT! What in the
hell did that mean? LL! L...L...L..Who did he know with those intials? None of the boys
in school had them...Le..Clark gasped. LEX LUTHOR! Chloe. and. Lex. It all made sense
now. Casual meeting, Clarks ass! They were together. Or at least, they were...the thought
made his blood boil.
"I knew I shudnt have looked." He shook his head.
Suddenly, he heard Chloe coming down the hall, "Pete! Cut it out!"
Clark frantically ran over to the Torch copy machine, photocopied the note, and
shoved the copy in his back pocket. Chloe was just at the door and Clark used his
superspeed to replace the note and sit back down purposely far away from Chloes desk.
"Hey Clark!" Chloe smiled brightly as she entered her office.
Clark immediatly jumped up, "Uh...hi...well," he glanced at his watch, "Look at
the time. Ive gotta go, talk to you later Chlo."
"Wait, Clark I have something I wa-" but then he was gone.
Chloe sighed, "Oh well. I guess Ill tell him later then."