Standard disclaimers apply. The song is Acoustic #3 by the Goo Goo Dolls.
Chapter 3
Lex and Chloe approached the bar, breathing heavily. It seemed like they'd been dancing for hours, though it'd really only been about three songs. They'd gotten so caught up in their own little LexChloe World that they hadn't even noticed that they'd gained the attention and admiration of almost everyone in the room. Lex smirked. Maybe dating that salsa instructor really had paid off.
"I'll have an apple martini," Lex told the bartender, "and a root beer for the young lady." He smiled as Chloe glared at him.
"You call me 'young lady' again and I'll kill you, Rich Boy." Chloe smiled anyway and accepted the root beer the bartender handed her. She snorted. "Besides, I like cream soda."
Lex just grinned. He caught Gabe Sullivan glaring daggers at him from across the room. Some dads just couldn't let go of their little girls. Lex didn't worry. He planned to treat Chloe like a lady.
"You wanna get out of here?" Lex asked suddenly.
Chloe arched an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
Lex snickered. "Not like that....really. It's just it's hot in here, and crowded..."
"Wouldn't you look a little funny just walking out in the middle of the benefit?" Chloe asked, crossing her arms.
"Does that mean no?"
"Now, I never said that, did I?"
"No, I guess not. So is that a yes?"
"Well....okay." Chloe almost giggled but caught herself. Now was not the time to remind Lex that was only a teenager. She had to remain calm. Cool. She grabbed a napkin and a pen and scrawled a quick note. She handed it to the bartender. "Deliver this to that guy over there, okay?" She asked, pointing to her father.
Lex slid a twenty dollar bill into the bartender's hand.
"Sure thing," he replied, smiling and pocketing the money.
"You didn't have to give him money," Chloe told Lex as they slipped out the back door.
"You can't get everything with your good looks and charm," Lex replied, leading her to his newest car, a Ferrari. He smiled flirtatiously. "How about we go for a ride with the top down?"
Chloe couldn't hold back the tiniest of giggles. "I've always wanted to ride in one of these things."
"Well let's go then." Lex, always the gentleman, opened up the passenger seat of his car and gave a low bow. "After you madam."
Chloe snickered. "I guess it's better than young lady," she quipped.
Lex revved the engine. Chloe grinned and settled down. "You can pick a CD if you want," Lex suggested, gesturing to a large CD pouch.
"Okay," Chloe agreed. "Oh, you have Dizzy Up the Girl. That's awesome." Chloe slid in the CD and the music hit their ears as Lex pulled out of the parking lot.
Lex drove more carefully than he usually did, seeing as he had a passenger, a particularly beautiful one at that.
"You don't have to baby me," Chloe yelled over the music. "I'm not your grandmother." She grinned wickedly. "Let's see what this baby can do!"
"You asked for it," Lex whispered, and slammed down on the accelerator.
They sped down the road and Chloe let out a whoop. This had to be the most fun she'd ever had. Now she knew how Bo Duke felt. She wondered if she could convince Lex to jump a creek. Her hair whipped at her face and Chloe just laughed.
Lex smiled. Cars like this did a lot for a person's attitude. Taking one hand off the wheel, he gently ran a hand through Chloe's hair. Chloe blushed a little, but smiled, and put her hand on his knee. Lex felt his heart churn. No girl....no woman had ever made him feel what he was feeling now. On top of the world.
Chloe turned up the CD and skipped it to her favorite song. She turned up the volume and leaned over to whisper in Lex's ear. "For some reason this song reminds me of you."
Lex arched an eyebrow. He could almost see Chloe sitting in the Torch office with the song playing. She'd be typing on her beloved computer, her fingers flying, inspiration at it's peak. And she'd stop. Chloe would bite her lip and spin around a bit on her chair and remember that night in the Torch office when they'd almost kissed.....their lips just inches away from paradise.....
'They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told to you
And the most least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew.
And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world got in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
No one's listening anyway.'
Your voice is small and fading
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
Cause she's got nowhere to go
And she wonders where these dreams go
Cause the world got in her way
What's the point ever trying
Nothing's changing anyway.
They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway.
And you know I see right through you
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
You're not listening anyway.'
Chloe leaned over impulsively. "I'll never lie to you," she whispered into Lex's ear.
Lex smiled weakly. His heart was pounding in his chest. He'd just realized something.
He, Lex Luthor, was in love with Torch reporter and all around spunky teen, Chloe Sullivan.
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They slipped into the mansion quietly. Lex led Chloe to his own pride and joy, his movie collection. He had to laugh as Chloe's eyes went big seeing his stunning array of movies.
"Wow," she breathed. "You must have every movie ever made."
"It is quite an impressive collection isn't it?" Lex smiled and helped Chloe take off her coat. "Pick one, any one. We'll watch it. Just two friends, watching a movie." And one wishing for something more, Lex added in his head.
Chloe smiled. Two friends. Of course, friends. Not boyfriend/girlfriend. Not the giggly "Dawson's Creek" romance. No walks on the beach with their hands just brushing each other's. They were just friends. Nothing more. But God, that was all Chloe wanted. More.
Well at least now she didn't have to pick some sappy romance film to set the mood. Chloe sighed. She wouldn't have minded watching a chick flick if it meant she could finally get a little further with Lex Luthor.
"Any trouble picking one?" Lex asked, coming up behind her and placing his hands on her shoulders. Chloe shivered. God, the things he did to her!
"Um...well, how about, uh, how about this one?" Chloe asked, picking up the first movie that touched her fingertips. Lex could even make her stutter. Would wonders never cease?
"Pump up the Volume,' huh?" Lex asked. "You a Christian Slater fan?" Chloe could only nod dumbly.
Chloe stood there awkwardly while Lex inserted the video and flopped down on the couch. She wasn't sure where to sit. She really wanted to sit on the couch...with Lex, but she was a little hesitant. Maybe she had misread everything and Lex really did want to be just friends.
Lex shifted a little bit on the couch and patted a spot right in front of him. Chloe tried to hide an eager grin. "You going to stand there all night?" Lex asked amused.
Chloe sat down on the couch and Lex's arms wrapped around her waist. It felt good. Natural. This was where she wanted to spend her entire life. Her head fit perfectly between Lex's neck and shoulder.
"You cold?" Lex whispered, his breath tickling Chloe's neck. She liked that. She liked being able to feel him breathing, feel the gentle up and down motion of his stomach.
"I'm perfect," she whispered back. "But I could use some popcorn."
A few minutes later one of the butlers arrived with a fresh batch of popcorn. Chloe took a handful and shoved it in her mouth.
"Hey, young lady, how about some popcorn?" Lex asked teasingly.
Chloe just smiled. She took a handful of popcorn and put it up to Lex's mouth. Lex ate it right out of her hand. When all the popcorn was gone, he grabbed her hand and kissed it. Chloe laughed. She wasn't going to dignify it with a giggle.
"Don't call me young lady again," she reminded him.
"And why not?" Lex challenged.
"Because...because I'll tickle you." Chloe turned over and began to tickle him. Lex started to laugh as they tumbled off the couch and onto the floor. Lex tickled her right back. Chloe maneuvered so she was on top of Lex and had the tickling advantage.
"Beg for mercy," she told him triumphantly. Chloe stopped suddenly. Her face was centimeters away from Lex's. She put a hand on his cheek, bent down and kissed him. It was a rich, full kiss. Her tongue slid into his mouth and explored every single crevice of his mouth. He groaned in delight.
Forget minty. Forget Clark. This was Lex. And he tasted like chocolate. Rich, delicious, chocolate. She was finally getting what she wanted. More, much more.
Lex groaned again. This was everything he'd wanted ever since the day he'd met Chloe at the Torch office. It'd been love at first sight, the cliche that it was. Even more cliche, she was the girl of his dreams. And now he had her, had her tongue in his mouth, had her body right up against his. There was so much heat between them! Lex had never felt this way before, never enjoyed a kiss this much. Damn. He was letting his hormones control him again, like he was some puberty suffering teenager. He didn't want Chloe to see and he didn't want to break off the kiss either. So he didn't.
The door burst open. "Lex..." Lionel Luthor stopped. Chloe and Lex pulled apart, panting for air, and both hideously embarrassed, Lex more when Chloe took one look at the suspicious bulge in his pants and blushed. She averted her eyes from his pants and instead focused on the floor.
"Dad," Lex greeted Lionel through clenched teeth.
Lionel looked Lex over up and down, his face full of disapproval. A deep frown settled on his face.
"Um, I better go," Chloe mumbled. She darted out the door, her face bright red.
"I think we'd better talk, Alexander."
TBC
Chapter 3
Lex and Chloe approached the bar, breathing heavily. It seemed like they'd been dancing for hours, though it'd really only been about three songs. They'd gotten so caught up in their own little LexChloe World that they hadn't even noticed that they'd gained the attention and admiration of almost everyone in the room. Lex smirked. Maybe dating that salsa instructor really had paid off.
"I'll have an apple martini," Lex told the bartender, "and a root beer for the young lady." He smiled as Chloe glared at him.
"You call me 'young lady' again and I'll kill you, Rich Boy." Chloe smiled anyway and accepted the root beer the bartender handed her. She snorted. "Besides, I like cream soda."
Lex just grinned. He caught Gabe Sullivan glaring daggers at him from across the room. Some dads just couldn't let go of their little girls. Lex didn't worry. He planned to treat Chloe like a lady.
"You wanna get out of here?" Lex asked suddenly.
Chloe arched an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
Lex snickered. "Not like that....really. It's just it's hot in here, and crowded..."
"Wouldn't you look a little funny just walking out in the middle of the benefit?" Chloe asked, crossing her arms.
"Does that mean no?"
"Now, I never said that, did I?"
"No, I guess not. So is that a yes?"
"Well....okay." Chloe almost giggled but caught herself. Now was not the time to remind Lex that was only a teenager. She had to remain calm. Cool. She grabbed a napkin and a pen and scrawled a quick note. She handed it to the bartender. "Deliver this to that guy over there, okay?" She asked, pointing to her father.
Lex slid a twenty dollar bill into the bartender's hand.
"Sure thing," he replied, smiling and pocketing the money.
"You didn't have to give him money," Chloe told Lex as they slipped out the back door.
"You can't get everything with your good looks and charm," Lex replied, leading her to his newest car, a Ferrari. He smiled flirtatiously. "How about we go for a ride with the top down?"
Chloe couldn't hold back the tiniest of giggles. "I've always wanted to ride in one of these things."
"Well let's go then." Lex, always the gentleman, opened up the passenger seat of his car and gave a low bow. "After you madam."
Chloe snickered. "I guess it's better than young lady," she quipped.
Lex revved the engine. Chloe grinned and settled down. "You can pick a CD if you want," Lex suggested, gesturing to a large CD pouch.
"Okay," Chloe agreed. "Oh, you have Dizzy Up the Girl. That's awesome." Chloe slid in the CD and the music hit their ears as Lex pulled out of the parking lot.
Lex drove more carefully than he usually did, seeing as he had a passenger, a particularly beautiful one at that.
"You don't have to baby me," Chloe yelled over the music. "I'm not your grandmother." She grinned wickedly. "Let's see what this baby can do!"
"You asked for it," Lex whispered, and slammed down on the accelerator.
They sped down the road and Chloe let out a whoop. This had to be the most fun she'd ever had. Now she knew how Bo Duke felt. She wondered if she could convince Lex to jump a creek. Her hair whipped at her face and Chloe just laughed.
Lex smiled. Cars like this did a lot for a person's attitude. Taking one hand off the wheel, he gently ran a hand through Chloe's hair. Chloe blushed a little, but smiled, and put her hand on his knee. Lex felt his heart churn. No girl....no woman had ever made him feel what he was feeling now. On top of the world.
Chloe turned up the CD and skipped it to her favorite song. She turned up the volume and leaned over to whisper in Lex's ear. "For some reason this song reminds me of you."
Lex arched an eyebrow. He could almost see Chloe sitting in the Torch office with the song playing. She'd be typing on her beloved computer, her fingers flying, inspiration at it's peak. And she'd stop. Chloe would bite her lip and spin around a bit on her chair and remember that night in the Torch office when they'd almost kissed.....their lips just inches away from paradise.....
'They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told to you
And the most least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew.
And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world got in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
No one's listening anyway.'
Your voice is small and fading
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
Cause she's got nowhere to go
And she wonders where these dreams go
Cause the world got in her way
What's the point ever trying
Nothing's changing anyway.
They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway.
And you know I see right through you
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
You're not listening anyway.'
Chloe leaned over impulsively. "I'll never lie to you," she whispered into Lex's ear.
Lex smiled weakly. His heart was pounding in his chest. He'd just realized something.
He, Lex Luthor, was in love with Torch reporter and all around spunky teen, Chloe Sullivan.
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They slipped into the mansion quietly. Lex led Chloe to his own pride and joy, his movie collection. He had to laugh as Chloe's eyes went big seeing his stunning array of movies.
"Wow," she breathed. "You must have every movie ever made."
"It is quite an impressive collection isn't it?" Lex smiled and helped Chloe take off her coat. "Pick one, any one. We'll watch it. Just two friends, watching a movie." And one wishing for something more, Lex added in his head.
Chloe smiled. Two friends. Of course, friends. Not boyfriend/girlfriend. Not the giggly "Dawson's Creek" romance. No walks on the beach with their hands just brushing each other's. They were just friends. Nothing more. But God, that was all Chloe wanted. More.
Well at least now she didn't have to pick some sappy romance film to set the mood. Chloe sighed. She wouldn't have minded watching a chick flick if it meant she could finally get a little further with Lex Luthor.
"Any trouble picking one?" Lex asked, coming up behind her and placing his hands on her shoulders. Chloe shivered. God, the things he did to her!
"Um...well, how about, uh, how about this one?" Chloe asked, picking up the first movie that touched her fingertips. Lex could even make her stutter. Would wonders never cease?
"Pump up the Volume,' huh?" Lex asked. "You a Christian Slater fan?" Chloe could only nod dumbly.
Chloe stood there awkwardly while Lex inserted the video and flopped down on the couch. She wasn't sure where to sit. She really wanted to sit on the couch...with Lex, but she was a little hesitant. Maybe she had misread everything and Lex really did want to be just friends.
Lex shifted a little bit on the couch and patted a spot right in front of him. Chloe tried to hide an eager grin. "You going to stand there all night?" Lex asked amused.
Chloe sat down on the couch and Lex's arms wrapped around her waist. It felt good. Natural. This was where she wanted to spend her entire life. Her head fit perfectly between Lex's neck and shoulder.
"You cold?" Lex whispered, his breath tickling Chloe's neck. She liked that. She liked being able to feel him breathing, feel the gentle up and down motion of his stomach.
"I'm perfect," she whispered back. "But I could use some popcorn."
A few minutes later one of the butlers arrived with a fresh batch of popcorn. Chloe took a handful and shoved it in her mouth.
"Hey, young lady, how about some popcorn?" Lex asked teasingly.
Chloe just smiled. She took a handful of popcorn and put it up to Lex's mouth. Lex ate it right out of her hand. When all the popcorn was gone, he grabbed her hand and kissed it. Chloe laughed. She wasn't going to dignify it with a giggle.
"Don't call me young lady again," she reminded him.
"And why not?" Lex challenged.
"Because...because I'll tickle you." Chloe turned over and began to tickle him. Lex started to laugh as they tumbled off the couch and onto the floor. Lex tickled her right back. Chloe maneuvered so she was on top of Lex and had the tickling advantage.
"Beg for mercy," she told him triumphantly. Chloe stopped suddenly. Her face was centimeters away from Lex's. She put a hand on his cheek, bent down and kissed him. It was a rich, full kiss. Her tongue slid into his mouth and explored every single crevice of his mouth. He groaned in delight.
Forget minty. Forget Clark. This was Lex. And he tasted like chocolate. Rich, delicious, chocolate. She was finally getting what she wanted. More, much more.
Lex groaned again. This was everything he'd wanted ever since the day he'd met Chloe at the Torch office. It'd been love at first sight, the cliche that it was. Even more cliche, she was the girl of his dreams. And now he had her, had her tongue in his mouth, had her body right up against his. There was so much heat between them! Lex had never felt this way before, never enjoyed a kiss this much. Damn. He was letting his hormones control him again, like he was some puberty suffering teenager. He didn't want Chloe to see and he didn't want to break off the kiss either. So he didn't.
The door burst open. "Lex..." Lionel Luthor stopped. Chloe and Lex pulled apart, panting for air, and both hideously embarrassed, Lex more when Chloe took one look at the suspicious bulge in his pants and blushed. She averted her eyes from his pants and instead focused on the floor.
"Dad," Lex greeted Lionel through clenched teeth.
Lionel looked Lex over up and down, his face full of disapproval. A deep frown settled on his face.
"Um, I better go," Chloe mumbled. She darted out the door, her face bright red.
"I think we'd better talk, Alexander."
TBC