Author's note – Still totally AU. I started a petition for Chloe and Lex,
so please go and sign it. Here's the link.
http://www.petitiononline.com/Chlex/petition.html
"Let me down" Chloe yelled as she tried to break free from his arms.
He carried her across the street as she kept hitting him on the shoulders. "It's going to hurt even more if I let you down", he said and smirked.
"I don't fucking care. Let me down", she retorted angrily.
"Are you sure?" he laughed. "You're going to regret it".
Chloe beamed him a cold look. "If you don't let me down right now Mr., I'm going to come after you with an axe and chop your body apart".
"I guess I'll just have to keep carrying you then, cause I really don't want to be hunted with an axe".
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Is that a lousy attempt to be funny?" she asked dryly. "Cause you're not funny at all".
He smiled as he let her down beside a black Porsche. She yelped as the pain struck, not only through her ankle, but through her whole leg. Jen instantly felt dizzy and had to lean herself against the car to hold herself up. The man curled an arm around her waste and glanced at his clock.
"We have to get you to a doctor", he said concerned.
"No I'm fine. I just want to go home". Chloe shook her head and made her way past him, her left ankle hurting as hell.
"Come on, let me help you", he offered and walked up to catch her.
"Haven't you done enough?" she said coldly.
"What do you mean?" he asked confused.
"You got me fired", she mouthed. "I really needed the money. Now I'll probably get kicked out of my apartment, cause now I can't pay the rent. And you know what?" she paused. "It's all your fault"
He was taken aback. He had done what he thought was right, but had only caused a problem. Now a young woman would probably be homeless, and it was indeed his fault.
"I didn't know that", he managed to say. "I'm really sorry".
"You don't have to say you're sorry" she inhaled deeply.
"At least let me drive you home" he said softly. "I won't bite or anything…I promise".
Chloe studied him closely. For all she knew, he could be a psychopath killer. If she let him drive her home, he could kidnap her and rape her and then dump her somewhere no one would find her.
"I'm not a psychopath and I'm sure not going to hurt you", he said as if he'd read her mind.
She stroke a string of hair from her face and let out a sigh. "What's your name?"
"What?" he asked.
"What's your name", she repeated. "I want to know the name of the man who's going to drive me home".
A smirk formed itself across his face. "I'm Lex Luthor".
She cocked an eyebrow. "You have to be a psychopath with that name".
Lex laughed at her words. "Well, I'm not", he reassured her and lifted her up into his arms again.
Chloe yelped out loudly, but couldn't help but to smile as he carried her to his car.
The drive to Chloe's apartment, which only took five minutes, seemed like hours. Lex had asked her lots of questions about why she kept working with an ass like Lou. She then answered dryly that she needed the cash to pay for her studies and apartment. She also told him that she worked at the cafe at nights and that she sometimes worked at the library. But both jobs hadn't given her enough payment to live on. Day after day after day, she worked her ass off and she never had the time to go out and relax with her friends. Instead she went home to her apartment and studied psychology. Yes she was miserable, but she would never admit it.
As they reached the building Lex looked rather worried. He helped her out of the car and carried her up the stairs. Chloe offered to walk, but he insisted on carrying her. He didn't think she lived in this hole, the worst place in Metropolis. There always happened terrible things here like murders, rapes and other criminal things. This was a place for people with not so much money and that description fitted Chloe perfectly. But still he couldn't believe that this young and innocent woman lived in such a horrible place. God only knew when and if she would be attacked and hurt by a crazy maniac.
"You actually live here?" Lex questioned.
Chloe nodded slightly as she searched her purse for the keys. "It's the only place I can afford".
The apartment was cold and dark. Lex found the switch and tried to switch light on, but it was no use. He watched closely as Chloe found some candles and lightened them one by one.
"Why?" Lex asked and walked over to her.
She sighed deeply. "The electricity is gone", she said. "I didn't pay the bills in time".
Chloe couldn't believe what she had just told him. Now he probably thought she was so broke she couldn't afford anything to eat. He seemed uncomfortable, almost disgusted as he explored the place. His eyes wandered slowly across the room and after a moment they landed on her.
"We have to get some ice for your ankle", he said worried. "Where's your freezer?"
"I don't have a freezer anymore remember", she said gently.
He nodded his head and smiled uncomfortably. "Oh, I almost forgot".
Chloe inhaled deeply and fell onto the couch. She motioned him to sit down beside her, but he shook his head.
"Where can I find ice then?" he asked rubbing the back of his neck.
Chloe laughed quietly. "Next door. Just tell Mrs. Thompson that it's for me".
Lex made his way to the door, but on the way he knocked over a glass of water. He nervously picked it up and placed it back on the table. Then he smiled wryly and walked quickly out of the apartment.
Five minutes later he stormed through the door with a serious look on his face.
He sat down beside her and took her leg in his lap. Placing the ice bag on her ankle, he breathed deeply. Chloe studied his face closely as, he gazed through her apartment. What had happened when he was out to get the ice? When he came back in he looked so serious, almost angry. She wanted to ask him ,but figured it was best she didn't.
"What about you family? Your parents? Can't they help you? I mean with payments and all", he suddenly asked breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Chloe looked away from his face. "I don't want them too", she said quietly. "I want to be able do what I want for myself, without their help and their money. Since I was little girl I always asked them, but now I want to do different. I want to be able to say that everything I have and own, comes from me and me only".
"But you're miserable". He stated.
"How do you know that?" Chloe asked.
"I can see it", he exclaimed. "How can anyone be happy, living in such a horrible place like this, where they think killing is a cool thing? How can anyone be happy by working at a lousy cafe with a stupid boss ordering you around all day long? How can anyone be happy by having no contact with the rest of the world?" he finished.
Chloe could feel tears sneaking up in the corners her eyes. He was right about everything. He was right about her apartment, her job and even her contact with the rest of the word, which were none. He had summed it all up, and the amazing part was that they hadn't even known each other for a whole day. Yes she was miserable, but she wasn't about to admit it. Not now and not ever.
"You don't know what you're talking about", she said raising her voice.
He watched her. "Why are you crying then?"
Chloe quickly wiped her tears away. She hadn't even noticed them fall.
"Please go", she almost pleaded. "I want to be alone".
Lex reached for her face and stroke his fingers gently across her cheek, wiping away new tears that had fallen. With his other hand he pulled out a card with his phone number and address.
"If you need someone to talk to…please pick up the phone and call me", he said mildly as he rose from the couch and made his way to the door. Before walking out, he turned slowly and watched this vulnerable girl who he wanted to wrap his arms around so badly and comfort. With a sigh, he stepped out and let the door shut gently behind him.
"Let me down" Chloe yelled as she tried to break free from his arms.
He carried her across the street as she kept hitting him on the shoulders. "It's going to hurt even more if I let you down", he said and smirked.
"I don't fucking care. Let me down", she retorted angrily.
"Are you sure?" he laughed. "You're going to regret it".
Chloe beamed him a cold look. "If you don't let me down right now Mr., I'm going to come after you with an axe and chop your body apart".
"I guess I'll just have to keep carrying you then, cause I really don't want to be hunted with an axe".
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Is that a lousy attempt to be funny?" she asked dryly. "Cause you're not funny at all".
He smiled as he let her down beside a black Porsche. She yelped as the pain struck, not only through her ankle, but through her whole leg. Jen instantly felt dizzy and had to lean herself against the car to hold herself up. The man curled an arm around her waste and glanced at his clock.
"We have to get you to a doctor", he said concerned.
"No I'm fine. I just want to go home". Chloe shook her head and made her way past him, her left ankle hurting as hell.
"Come on, let me help you", he offered and walked up to catch her.
"Haven't you done enough?" she said coldly.
"What do you mean?" he asked confused.
"You got me fired", she mouthed. "I really needed the money. Now I'll probably get kicked out of my apartment, cause now I can't pay the rent. And you know what?" she paused. "It's all your fault"
He was taken aback. He had done what he thought was right, but had only caused a problem. Now a young woman would probably be homeless, and it was indeed his fault.
"I didn't know that", he managed to say. "I'm really sorry".
"You don't have to say you're sorry" she inhaled deeply.
"At least let me drive you home" he said softly. "I won't bite or anything…I promise".
Chloe studied him closely. For all she knew, he could be a psychopath killer. If she let him drive her home, he could kidnap her and rape her and then dump her somewhere no one would find her.
"I'm not a psychopath and I'm sure not going to hurt you", he said as if he'd read her mind.
She stroke a string of hair from her face and let out a sigh. "What's your name?"
"What?" he asked.
"What's your name", she repeated. "I want to know the name of the man who's going to drive me home".
A smirk formed itself across his face. "I'm Lex Luthor".
She cocked an eyebrow. "You have to be a psychopath with that name".
Lex laughed at her words. "Well, I'm not", he reassured her and lifted her up into his arms again.
Chloe yelped out loudly, but couldn't help but to smile as he carried her to his car.
The drive to Chloe's apartment, which only took five minutes, seemed like hours. Lex had asked her lots of questions about why she kept working with an ass like Lou. She then answered dryly that she needed the cash to pay for her studies and apartment. She also told him that she worked at the cafe at nights and that she sometimes worked at the library. But both jobs hadn't given her enough payment to live on. Day after day after day, she worked her ass off and she never had the time to go out and relax with her friends. Instead she went home to her apartment and studied psychology. Yes she was miserable, but she would never admit it.
As they reached the building Lex looked rather worried. He helped her out of the car and carried her up the stairs. Chloe offered to walk, but he insisted on carrying her. He didn't think she lived in this hole, the worst place in Metropolis. There always happened terrible things here like murders, rapes and other criminal things. This was a place for people with not so much money and that description fitted Chloe perfectly. But still he couldn't believe that this young and innocent woman lived in such a horrible place. God only knew when and if she would be attacked and hurt by a crazy maniac.
"You actually live here?" Lex questioned.
Chloe nodded slightly as she searched her purse for the keys. "It's the only place I can afford".
The apartment was cold and dark. Lex found the switch and tried to switch light on, but it was no use. He watched closely as Chloe found some candles and lightened them one by one.
"Why?" Lex asked and walked over to her.
She sighed deeply. "The electricity is gone", she said. "I didn't pay the bills in time".
Chloe couldn't believe what she had just told him. Now he probably thought she was so broke she couldn't afford anything to eat. He seemed uncomfortable, almost disgusted as he explored the place. His eyes wandered slowly across the room and after a moment they landed on her.
"We have to get some ice for your ankle", he said worried. "Where's your freezer?"
"I don't have a freezer anymore remember", she said gently.
He nodded his head and smiled uncomfortably. "Oh, I almost forgot".
Chloe inhaled deeply and fell onto the couch. She motioned him to sit down beside her, but he shook his head.
"Where can I find ice then?" he asked rubbing the back of his neck.
Chloe laughed quietly. "Next door. Just tell Mrs. Thompson that it's for me".
Lex made his way to the door, but on the way he knocked over a glass of water. He nervously picked it up and placed it back on the table. Then he smiled wryly and walked quickly out of the apartment.
Five minutes later he stormed through the door with a serious look on his face.
He sat down beside her and took her leg in his lap. Placing the ice bag on her ankle, he breathed deeply. Chloe studied his face closely as, he gazed through her apartment. What had happened when he was out to get the ice? When he came back in he looked so serious, almost angry. She wanted to ask him ,but figured it was best she didn't.
"What about you family? Your parents? Can't they help you? I mean with payments and all", he suddenly asked breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Chloe looked away from his face. "I don't want them too", she said quietly. "I want to be able do what I want for myself, without their help and their money. Since I was little girl I always asked them, but now I want to do different. I want to be able to say that everything I have and own, comes from me and me only".
"But you're miserable". He stated.
"How do you know that?" Chloe asked.
"I can see it", he exclaimed. "How can anyone be happy, living in such a horrible place like this, where they think killing is a cool thing? How can anyone be happy by working at a lousy cafe with a stupid boss ordering you around all day long? How can anyone be happy by having no contact with the rest of the world?" he finished.
Chloe could feel tears sneaking up in the corners her eyes. He was right about everything. He was right about her apartment, her job and even her contact with the rest of the word, which were none. He had summed it all up, and the amazing part was that they hadn't even known each other for a whole day. Yes she was miserable, but she wasn't about to admit it. Not now and not ever.
"You don't know what you're talking about", she said raising her voice.
He watched her. "Why are you crying then?"
Chloe quickly wiped her tears away. She hadn't even noticed them fall.
"Please go", she almost pleaded. "I want to be alone".
Lex reached for her face and stroke his fingers gently across her cheek, wiping away new tears that had fallen. With his other hand he pulled out a card with his phone number and address.
"If you need someone to talk to…please pick up the phone and call me", he said mildly as he rose from the couch and made his way to the door. Before walking out, he turned slowly and watched this vulnerable girl who he wanted to wrap his arms around so badly and comfort. With a sigh, he stepped out and let the door shut gently behind him.