All Along
by daisy14
Author's Note - I enjoyed reading your reviews. Thank you for the kind words... keep'em coming!
Chloe clicked away on her laptop sitting in a secluded booth at the Talon. She looked disgustingly into her untouched mug of coffee and made a face. There was no other place in Smallville to get a decent cup of caffiene besides her own home and the Beanery. And thanks to Lana, the Beanery was out of the picture due to exposed health violations.
Chloe could very well go home if she really wanted. But who would want to spend six hours alone in a big empty country house. She spent the bulk of her days feeling lonely already. The dance was exactly seven days away. And as much as she tried to calm herself, she couldn't help but become excited over the idea of Clark on her arm and her beautiful power blue dress. In the back of her mind, a flame still flickered over the notion of her and Clark getting together at last.
The seemingly empty Talon, was bumrushed with students from the highschool just out from their afterschool meetings. The time on her laptop read 4:46 pm. Sighing she counted down the hours until her father would get off work and pick her up. Chloe fished around for her earphones in the bottom of her shoulder bag. She could not postpone the migraine that was fast approaching unless she could drown out the noise of her fellow classmates.
Just then, she felt a pair of feet slide under the table, and a figure plop down onto the polyester booth covers. She looked up and was caught off guard by deep green eyes searching her own blue ones. Deep green with specks gray. They were amazing eyes. "Umm....hi," Chloe finally greeted after she shook herself out of her daze. "Do I know you?"
A smile curved soft lips upon chiseled features and well defined jaw. And Chloe could actually feel her knees go weak. He let out a soft laugh and ran a hand through his hair, tosseling the chestnut brown locks. "No, not really. But I'd like to change that...my name is Adam." he held out a hand. And without hesitation she accepted, "Chloe,"
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"So when did you arrive in Smallville?" she asked in between sips of soda he had bought her. She felt elated...actually interested. This guy wasn't that bad. "Two weeks ago...from Metropolis. My dad got a job as a resident at the hospital. Sorta sucks that I get here in the middle of the social event of the year..."
"Ahh, the over hyped Spring formal. The only chance for overly sexed, hormonal teenagers of such a small town to bump and grind to Britney Spears..." Adam Gellar smiled at her wit. "You wouldn't happen to have a date would you?" Chloe felt her stomach cave in, never had she felt so hesistant to say she was going with Clark.
Adam could tell from her face that she had already made some kind of committment. "Well.....I....I'm...not exactly a date...." Adam checked his watch. "Hey, it's alright....like I really expected such a pretty girl like you to be dateless so close to the dance." Adam placed a hand lightly over hers. "Here's my number...I would really like it if you called . I had a great time,"
"Me, too." Chloe said as he made his way out of the restaurant. "Me, too." she whispered to herself.
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Chloe slowly began to pack up her things. It was pathetic to spend her Fridays like this. She realized how fast the timehad flown by. The Talon was closing soon and only Lana and a few other waitresses remained. Chloe stood up and decided she couldn't wait another 20 minutes to use the bathroom.
When she exited the facilities, she heard Lana's "infectuous" giggle bouncing off the Talon's walls. She peered over the wall, enveloped in the shadows the dim lights cast. "Save me a dance again will you?" Clark only half jokingly asked. She could tell it was him. She'd know his voice anywhere. He had no idea how pathetic he was being. Takes one to know one. "Actually, Whitney will be in Metropolis the night of the dance to spend time with his father," there was a pause. "Are you taking anybody to the dance?"
Chloe could feel her heart quicken and her breathing pick up slightly. The moment of truth, she decided. His reply would tell her once and for all what he truly felt. He hesitated before he croaked, "No, not really..." Chloe felt her chest cave and tears began to sting her eyes. She couldn't believe him. "I guess best friend doesn't count for much these days," she thought bitterly. She quickly wiped away the tears and forced herself to breathe. She felt as if she had been punched in the gut. "Great. I'll pick you up at seven." she heard Clark reply with such excitement as he left. He had blown out the flame she'd carried for so long, just then. She finally got the message. Loud and clear. She never had a chance against the raven haired girl next door. There was the realization...didn't mean it didn't hurt.
"Hey Chloe," Lana greeted cheerfully as she finally found the courage to step forward. "I didn't know you were still here," "Oh hey Lana," Chloe feigned happiness as she walked quickly to her things. "I was just leaving...my dad's here." Settling into the car, an awkward silence never known to the Sullivans monopolized the ride home.
Bounding up the steps, she knew nothing compared to the comfort of familiar surroundings and a soft bed. Flicking on the light, she shed all of her belongings and kicked off her shoes. Chloe reached for the cordless phone on her nightstand and dialed his number. All she had to do was keep her mind off of the situation.
Ring.....Ring.... "Hello?" his voice sounded soothing over the phone.
"Hi....Adam?" Chloe inquired flipping onto her stomach. "It's me....Chloe," A photo of she and Clark taken during her birthday last year was displayed by her lamp. Chloe reached for the frame and placed the photo face down on the table. "I was calling about the formal...it seems like I will need a date after all..."
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Feed back Please!!!! For the character of Adam Gellar - - - think James Marsden. PLEASE R&R!!!
by daisy14
Author's Note - I enjoyed reading your reviews. Thank you for the kind words... keep'em coming!
Chloe clicked away on her laptop sitting in a secluded booth at the Talon. She looked disgustingly into her untouched mug of coffee and made a face. There was no other place in Smallville to get a decent cup of caffiene besides her own home and the Beanery. And thanks to Lana, the Beanery was out of the picture due to exposed health violations.
Chloe could very well go home if she really wanted. But who would want to spend six hours alone in a big empty country house. She spent the bulk of her days feeling lonely already. The dance was exactly seven days away. And as much as she tried to calm herself, she couldn't help but become excited over the idea of Clark on her arm and her beautiful power blue dress. In the back of her mind, a flame still flickered over the notion of her and Clark getting together at last.
The seemingly empty Talon, was bumrushed with students from the highschool just out from their afterschool meetings. The time on her laptop read 4:46 pm. Sighing she counted down the hours until her father would get off work and pick her up. Chloe fished around for her earphones in the bottom of her shoulder bag. She could not postpone the migraine that was fast approaching unless she could drown out the noise of her fellow classmates.
Just then, she felt a pair of feet slide under the table, and a figure plop down onto the polyester booth covers. She looked up and was caught off guard by deep green eyes searching her own blue ones. Deep green with specks gray. They were amazing eyes. "Umm....hi," Chloe finally greeted after she shook herself out of her daze. "Do I know you?"
A smile curved soft lips upon chiseled features and well defined jaw. And Chloe could actually feel her knees go weak. He let out a soft laugh and ran a hand through his hair, tosseling the chestnut brown locks. "No, not really. But I'd like to change that...my name is Adam." he held out a hand. And without hesitation she accepted, "Chloe,"
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"So when did you arrive in Smallville?" she asked in between sips of soda he had bought her. She felt elated...actually interested. This guy wasn't that bad. "Two weeks ago...from Metropolis. My dad got a job as a resident at the hospital. Sorta sucks that I get here in the middle of the social event of the year..."
"Ahh, the over hyped Spring formal. The only chance for overly sexed, hormonal teenagers of such a small town to bump and grind to Britney Spears..." Adam Gellar smiled at her wit. "You wouldn't happen to have a date would you?" Chloe felt her stomach cave in, never had she felt so hesistant to say she was going with Clark.
Adam could tell from her face that she had already made some kind of committment. "Well.....I....I'm...not exactly a date...." Adam checked his watch. "Hey, it's alright....like I really expected such a pretty girl like you to be dateless so close to the dance." Adam placed a hand lightly over hers. "Here's my number...I would really like it if you called . I had a great time,"
"Me, too." Chloe said as he made his way out of the restaurant. "Me, too." she whispered to herself.
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Chloe slowly began to pack up her things. It was pathetic to spend her Fridays like this. She realized how fast the timehad flown by. The Talon was closing soon and only Lana and a few other waitresses remained. Chloe stood up and decided she couldn't wait another 20 minutes to use the bathroom.
When she exited the facilities, she heard Lana's "infectuous" giggle bouncing off the Talon's walls. She peered over the wall, enveloped in the shadows the dim lights cast. "Save me a dance again will you?" Clark only half jokingly asked. She could tell it was him. She'd know his voice anywhere. He had no idea how pathetic he was being. Takes one to know one. "Actually, Whitney will be in Metropolis the night of the dance to spend time with his father," there was a pause. "Are you taking anybody to the dance?"
Chloe could feel her heart quicken and her breathing pick up slightly. The moment of truth, she decided. His reply would tell her once and for all what he truly felt. He hesitated before he croaked, "No, not really..." Chloe felt her chest cave and tears began to sting her eyes. She couldn't believe him. "I guess best friend doesn't count for much these days," she thought bitterly. She quickly wiped away the tears and forced herself to breathe. She felt as if she had been punched in the gut. "Great. I'll pick you up at seven." she heard Clark reply with such excitement as he left. He had blown out the flame she'd carried for so long, just then. She finally got the message. Loud and clear. She never had a chance against the raven haired girl next door. There was the realization...didn't mean it didn't hurt.
"Hey Chloe," Lana greeted cheerfully as she finally found the courage to step forward. "I didn't know you were still here," "Oh hey Lana," Chloe feigned happiness as she walked quickly to her things. "I was just leaving...my dad's here." Settling into the car, an awkward silence never known to the Sullivans monopolized the ride home.
Bounding up the steps, she knew nothing compared to the comfort of familiar surroundings and a soft bed. Flicking on the light, she shed all of her belongings and kicked off her shoes. Chloe reached for the cordless phone on her nightstand and dialed his number. All she had to do was keep her mind off of the situation.
Ring.....Ring.... "Hello?" his voice sounded soothing over the phone.
"Hi....Adam?" Chloe inquired flipping onto her stomach. "It's me....Chloe," A photo of she and Clark taken during her birthday last year was displayed by her lamp. Chloe reached for the frame and placed the photo face down on the table. "I was calling about the formal...it seems like I will need a date after all..."
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Feed back Please!!!! For the character of Adam Gellar - - - think James Marsden. PLEASE R&R!!!