Chapter 8- Reconciliation
"You slapped Clark?" Pete asked amazed.
"It wasn't like I planned to. We were talking and he got angry and said that he would have been better off with Lana," Chloe said animatedly.
"Wow! Usually I'm on his side, but that comment was wrong on so many levels!" Pete exclaimed.
"I didn't know what to do, so I just left. I think I really screwed up this time, Pete," Chloe said walking into the Torch office.
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"You said what?!?" Lana asked her eyes wide.
"I didn't mean to. I didn't mean it, Lana. It just came out. I wanted her to hurt like I was hurting," Clark admitted sadly.
"Oh, Clark! Then what happened?" Lana asked.
"She slapped me, then walked out," Clark said afraid of Lana's reaction.
Lana's jaw dropped at the thought of Chloe getting mad enough to strike Clark.
"I think I really screwed up this time, Lan," Clark said as the office door opened.
When Chloe saw Clark she stopped dead in her tracks, making Pete have to side step so he wouldn't run into her.
"Hey, Pete can you help me with an article in the library?" Lana asked moving to the door.
"Sure," Pete said following her out the door.
Walking down the hall Lana asked, "Did she really slap him?"
"Oh, yeah. Did he really say that about you?" Pete questioned.
"Yeah," Lana replied and the pair walked down the hallway shaking their heads in amazement and disbelief.
"Hey, Chloe," Clark said timidly.
"Hi," Chloe replied setting her laptop on her desk. "Clark I-"
"Don't say you're sorry. It was my fault. I didn't mean what I said," Clark cut her off.
"Yes, you did. You just didn't mean to tell me the way you did," Chloe said looking at him.
Clark didn't deny it. "How do we fix it, Chlo? How do we go back?"
"We can never go back. All we can do is wipe the slate clean and start again."
Clark extended his hand. "Hi, my name's Clark Kent," he teased.
Chloe laughed. "I didn't mean literally start over."
"Oh," Clark said, his eyes twinkling.
"Are you coming tomorrow?" Chloe asked through her laughter.
"Are you going to be hanging on Lex?"
"Clark," Chloe warned becoming serious.
"Okay, okay. Yes, I'll come," Clark admitted.
"Are you going to be nice?" Chloe asked raising her eyebrows at her friend.
"I'll be nice. Scouts honor," Clark said.
"You weren't a boy scout," Chloe said with a laugh.
"So?" Clark asked with a mock pout.
"They're laughing," Lana whispered. She and Pete had circled around to listen in on their friends.
"That's a good sign," Pete whispered back.
"They'll be okay?" Lana asked hopefully.
"They always are," Pete answered.
"You slapped Clark?" Pete asked amazed.
"It wasn't like I planned to. We were talking and he got angry and said that he would have been better off with Lana," Chloe said animatedly.
"Wow! Usually I'm on his side, but that comment was wrong on so many levels!" Pete exclaimed.
"I didn't know what to do, so I just left. I think I really screwed up this time, Pete," Chloe said walking into the Torch office.
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"You said what?!?" Lana asked her eyes wide.
"I didn't mean to. I didn't mean it, Lana. It just came out. I wanted her to hurt like I was hurting," Clark admitted sadly.
"Oh, Clark! Then what happened?" Lana asked.
"She slapped me, then walked out," Clark said afraid of Lana's reaction.
Lana's jaw dropped at the thought of Chloe getting mad enough to strike Clark.
"I think I really screwed up this time, Lan," Clark said as the office door opened.
When Chloe saw Clark she stopped dead in her tracks, making Pete have to side step so he wouldn't run into her.
"Hey, Pete can you help me with an article in the library?" Lana asked moving to the door.
"Sure," Pete said following her out the door.
Walking down the hall Lana asked, "Did she really slap him?"
"Oh, yeah. Did he really say that about you?" Pete questioned.
"Yeah," Lana replied and the pair walked down the hallway shaking their heads in amazement and disbelief.
"Hey, Chloe," Clark said timidly.
"Hi," Chloe replied setting her laptop on her desk. "Clark I-"
"Don't say you're sorry. It was my fault. I didn't mean what I said," Clark cut her off.
"Yes, you did. You just didn't mean to tell me the way you did," Chloe said looking at him.
Clark didn't deny it. "How do we fix it, Chlo? How do we go back?"
"We can never go back. All we can do is wipe the slate clean and start again."
Clark extended his hand. "Hi, my name's Clark Kent," he teased.
Chloe laughed. "I didn't mean literally start over."
"Oh," Clark said, his eyes twinkling.
"Are you coming tomorrow?" Chloe asked through her laughter.
"Are you going to be hanging on Lex?"
"Clark," Chloe warned becoming serious.
"Okay, okay. Yes, I'll come," Clark admitted.
"Are you going to be nice?" Chloe asked raising her eyebrows at her friend.
"I'll be nice. Scouts honor," Clark said.
"You weren't a boy scout," Chloe said with a laugh.
"So?" Clark asked with a mock pout.
"They're laughing," Lana whispered. She and Pete had circled around to listen in on their friends.
"That's a good sign," Pete whispered back.
"They'll be okay?" Lana asked hopefully.
"They always are," Pete answered.