Chapter 25- Games
Chloe was paying Lana for two coffees at the Talon. When she reached for her change, her shirtsleeve slid up her arm.
"Chloe! What happened?" Lana asked. Her eyes got wide when she saw the ugly bruises on Chloe's arm.
Chloe jerked her sleeve back down. "I tripped in my room and landed on my dresser. I can be so clumsy sometimes."
"Did it hurt?" Lana asked.
"Yeah, in more ways than one," Chloe said thinking about how she really hurt her arms.
Lana's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"It's nothing," Chloe said turning to leave. "Bye, Lan."
"Bye, Chlo," Lana replied.
As Chloe left, Clark came in. "Hey, Chloe. Where ya' goin'?"
"Lex's. I'm going to surprise him at his mansion with some coffee," Chloe said gesturing to the two cups.
"Have fun," Clark said. After second thought he added. "Stay safe."
Chloe smiled at him and shook her head. She pushed the door open with her hip and left. At Lex's mansion she knocked at his study.
"Come in," Lex called. He was sitting at his desk shuffling through papers.
"I come bearing gifts," Chloe said walking into the room.
Lex smiled and walked to Chloe. He kissed her forehead before taking his coffee. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. What are you working on?" Chloe asked. She sat in a plush chair in front of Lex's desk.
"I'm looking over the receipts from the Talon. I'm double checking to make sure they match the records," Lex said sitting on the edge of his desk.
"Doesn't Lana or Nell do that?" Chloe asked.
"Lana does the books. Her records are always perfect, but it doesn't hurt to make sure," Lex replied.
"True, true," Chloe said toying with her sleeves. She was trying to make sure they still covered her bruises, but to her dismay Lex saw them. His eyes were filled with pure pain.
"I'm so sorry," he said, his voice almost a whisper.
Chloe smiled at Lex. "Don't worry about it. I've had worse."
"Not from me," Lex said sadly.
"True, true," Chloe said with a laugh.
"What's so funny?" Lex asked searching Chloe's eyes.
"You look so heart broken. I'm fine," Chloe said with a smile.
"You don't look fine," Lex muttered.
"You're right…I look like a million bucks," Chloe said teasing.
"You're the same color, too," Lex said his eyes twinkling.
Chloe laughed and stood up. "That's not what I meant."
"I know. It's what I meant," Lex answered.
Chloe rolled her eyes. "What is with guys? I. I. I. That's all I hear," she said in mock exasperation.
"Is that right?" Lex asked amused.
"It is," Chloe said moving a step closer.
"What do you propose to do about that?" Lex asked trying not to smile.
"There is nothing to be done about it. As the saying goes, 'boys will be boys,'" Chloe said stepping even closer.
"That's too bad. There has to be some way to rectify the situation," Lex said clucking his tongue in disappointment. When Lex leaned forward to kiss Chloe she quickly spun on her heel.
"Ah, but there is none to speak of," Chloe said. "It's sad really."
Lex shook his head in his amusement. "I'll have my best experts get on it right away."
"No need. I have contacts," Chloe said walking to the other side of the room.
"Such as," Lex asked going after her.
"A cute officer in traffic. I talked my way out of a speeding ticket. He told me I was plucky," Chloe replied.
"What good would a traffic officer be?" Lex asked, wondering what Chloe would do next.
"Ah, a cop is the major source for contacts. You get a good cop, you get a list of sources this thick," Chloe said holding her hands apart.
"Good point," Lex said walking up behind Chloe.
"I make those a lot," Chloe answered turning around.
This time Chloe rose up to kiss Lex. Playing the game, Lex turned on his heel.
"I also have contacts," Lex told her.
"And how did you come by yours?" Chloe asked.
"They came to me. When you're a Luthor you make droves of friends," Lex said with his back to Chloe.
"Is that right?" Chloe asked walking to his side.
"That's right. When they betray you, they become your contacts," Lex said.
Chloe laughed. "And why is that?"
"It is then that they are in your debt," Lex replied.
"Good point," Chloe said.
"I make those a lot," Lex answered.
They both laughed before ending their game with a kiss.
Chloe was paying Lana for two coffees at the Talon. When she reached for her change, her shirtsleeve slid up her arm.
"Chloe! What happened?" Lana asked. Her eyes got wide when she saw the ugly bruises on Chloe's arm.
Chloe jerked her sleeve back down. "I tripped in my room and landed on my dresser. I can be so clumsy sometimes."
"Did it hurt?" Lana asked.
"Yeah, in more ways than one," Chloe said thinking about how she really hurt her arms.
Lana's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"It's nothing," Chloe said turning to leave. "Bye, Lan."
"Bye, Chlo," Lana replied.
As Chloe left, Clark came in. "Hey, Chloe. Where ya' goin'?"
"Lex's. I'm going to surprise him at his mansion with some coffee," Chloe said gesturing to the two cups.
"Have fun," Clark said. After second thought he added. "Stay safe."
Chloe smiled at him and shook her head. She pushed the door open with her hip and left. At Lex's mansion she knocked at his study.
"Come in," Lex called. He was sitting at his desk shuffling through papers.
"I come bearing gifts," Chloe said walking into the room.
Lex smiled and walked to Chloe. He kissed her forehead before taking his coffee. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. What are you working on?" Chloe asked. She sat in a plush chair in front of Lex's desk.
"I'm looking over the receipts from the Talon. I'm double checking to make sure they match the records," Lex said sitting on the edge of his desk.
"Doesn't Lana or Nell do that?" Chloe asked.
"Lana does the books. Her records are always perfect, but it doesn't hurt to make sure," Lex replied.
"True, true," Chloe said toying with her sleeves. She was trying to make sure they still covered her bruises, but to her dismay Lex saw them. His eyes were filled with pure pain.
"I'm so sorry," he said, his voice almost a whisper.
Chloe smiled at Lex. "Don't worry about it. I've had worse."
"Not from me," Lex said sadly.
"True, true," Chloe said with a laugh.
"What's so funny?" Lex asked searching Chloe's eyes.
"You look so heart broken. I'm fine," Chloe said with a smile.
"You don't look fine," Lex muttered.
"You're right…I look like a million bucks," Chloe said teasing.
"You're the same color, too," Lex said his eyes twinkling.
Chloe laughed and stood up. "That's not what I meant."
"I know. It's what I meant," Lex answered.
Chloe rolled her eyes. "What is with guys? I. I. I. That's all I hear," she said in mock exasperation.
"Is that right?" Lex asked amused.
"It is," Chloe said moving a step closer.
"What do you propose to do about that?" Lex asked trying not to smile.
"There is nothing to be done about it. As the saying goes, 'boys will be boys,'" Chloe said stepping even closer.
"That's too bad. There has to be some way to rectify the situation," Lex said clucking his tongue in disappointment. When Lex leaned forward to kiss Chloe she quickly spun on her heel.
"Ah, but there is none to speak of," Chloe said. "It's sad really."
Lex shook his head in his amusement. "I'll have my best experts get on it right away."
"No need. I have contacts," Chloe said walking to the other side of the room.
"Such as," Lex asked going after her.
"A cute officer in traffic. I talked my way out of a speeding ticket. He told me I was plucky," Chloe replied.
"What good would a traffic officer be?" Lex asked, wondering what Chloe would do next.
"Ah, a cop is the major source for contacts. You get a good cop, you get a list of sources this thick," Chloe said holding her hands apart.
"Good point," Lex said walking up behind Chloe.
"I make those a lot," Chloe answered turning around.
This time Chloe rose up to kiss Lex. Playing the game, Lex turned on his heel.
"I also have contacts," Lex told her.
"And how did you come by yours?" Chloe asked.
"They came to me. When you're a Luthor you make droves of friends," Lex said with his back to Chloe.
"Is that right?" Chloe asked walking to his side.
"That's right. When they betray you, they become your contacts," Lex said.
Chloe laughed. "And why is that?"
"It is then that they are in your debt," Lex replied.
"Good point," Chloe said.
"I make those a lot," Lex answered.
They both laughed before ending their game with a kiss.