Chapter 32- What Is Happening?
Author's Note: I used the same sources to get these quotes! I know that they are not word for word accurate and for that I apologize. These quotes are from the episode 'Crush' and no one has the transcripts that up to date. I have recently taped over that episode, so I couldn't transcribe it myself. So, I had to piece together what I could from the quote sites and ad-lib the rest. I apologize for the inaccuracy, but as soon as I get a transcript I will update! (If anyone knows the exact words for these scenes I would appreciate it if you would send them to me!! joedan84@hotmail.com)
"Hey, Lan," Chloe said as the petite brunette walked into the room.
"Hey. How's Lex?" Lana asked.
"Hanging in there as best he can," Chloe replied.
"Is he staying here?" Lana asked.
"We're working on it. I really don't know right now, though," Chloe said with a yawn.
"How are you?" Lana asked.
"Tired. I stayed up all night with Lex," Chloe answered.
"Talking?" Lana questioned.
"More like making sure he didn't do something stupid," Chloe said trying to get Lana to understand what she meant.
"Would he do something like that?" Lana asked incredulously.
"It would keep him away from his father, wouldn't it?" Chloe answered Lana's question with her own question.
"Oh, Chloe! That's horrible," Lana exclaimed.
Chloe yawned again. "That's why I stayed. He is so bent on not relying on his father that I'm afraid that he might take drastic measures not to be forced to."
"I had no idea," Lana said in shock.
"Yeah, well let's keep it between us, okay?" Chloe asked.
"You should tell Clark," Lana pressed.
"I will. I just want him to hear it from me," Chloe replied.
"Okay. Why don't you take a nap on the couch and I'll wake you when the bell rings," Lana said pointing to the overstuffed couch in the corner of the office.
"Good idea. If Clark comes in wake me up," Chloe said walking to the couch.
**"What the hell are you doing here?" Lex asked a redheaded woman.
"I know you're angry with me," the woman said. "And you have every right to be, but we need to talk."
"I can't believe that there's anything you'd say that would interest me," Lex answered.
"I wanted to see what kind of young man you'd grown into," the woman replied.
" A very busy one," Lex said not even looking at her.
"I loved you like my own. After the meteor shower I was the one person who never looked at you differently," she pleaded.
"You were hired to look after me while my mother was on her death bed and my father flew around the country on business. Just because you knew at a vulnerable point in my life doesn't give you the right to waltz back in here a decade later. Things have changed. I've changed. What do you want from me?" Lex said harshly.
"I want you to know what really happened. When your mother died Lionel sent me away. He told me to never have any contact with you or he would disinherit you.
"Why would he do that?" Lex asked skeptically.
"Because he wanted you to be his son - not hers," the woman said simply.
"So why show up now, Pamela? Hmm? Has the statute of limitations on my father's threat expired?" Lex asked.
"I needed to see if you'd found a way to be true to yourself in spite of Lionel's efforts. And to be honest I- I wanted your forgiveness," Pamela told Lex.
"I'm afraid you're going to have to find a way to grant it to yourself," Lex answered coldly.
**Flash! **
"Have you ever been in love?" Clark asked Lex.
"I have loved two women in my life. One died, the other betrayed me," Lex said surely.
"I'm sorry," Clark replied not sure what to say.
"It's alright," Lex said. "Some people are just meant to be alone."
**Flash! **
"She's dying, Lex. Cancer. Probably all those years sitting in the sun in Saint-Tropez. What does she want?" Lionel said almost happily.
"Forgiveness," Lex replied, his face dropping.
"And what did you tell her?" Lionel asked in amusement.
"To get out," Lex replied in utter horror of what he'd done.
"No. She doesn't know you very well, does she?" Lionel said smugly.
**Flash! **
Pamela was lying in a hospital bed. She was hooked to up to many different I.V.s. Lex was standing by her side.
"I didn't come to you for help or pity, I came because I had nothing left to lose," she told Lex. "The truth is, I'm ashamed it took metastasizing to give me the courage. I let that bastard frighten me into submission for so long, I…I was too scared to even tell you just once how much you mean to me…how much I wanted to help you grow up."
"I wish you had. I might be a better man," Lex said softly.
"The fact that you're here speaks volumes about the man that you are. Your mother would be proud," the woman replied with love in her voice.
"I really miss her," Lex admitted.
"So do I," the woman said reaching out to Lex.
They held hands in comfortable silence. **
Chloe woke to find Clark and Lana kissing in the corner of the office. "You guys," she complained.
Clark blushed. "Sorry. Nice nap?"
"Until now," Chloe teased. "I told you to wake me up if Clark came in."
"I wanted to take advantage of the situation," Lana replied with a twinkle in her eye.
Chloe laughed. "I'm sure you did! Can I ask you something about Lex?" Chloe asked Clark.
"I'll answer it to the best of my knowledge," Clark replied.
"Does Lex know someone named Pamela? She has red hair. I think she was his nanny," Chloe supplied Clark.
"Yeah, I think he mentioned her once. He said that she had betrayed him," Clark said thinking.
"She had cancer, right?" Chloe asked.
"Yes. How did you know that?" Clark asked.
"I'll answer in a sec. Where is she now?" Chloe asked.
"She's dead, Chlo," Clark answered sadly.
"Are you sure?" Chloe asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, when you were in the hospital after the whole Justin incident she was there. I went to see you and then I saw Lex coming out of her room. I asked him what he was doing there and he explained about what had happened between them," Clark explained.
Chloe nodded. "Did he forgive her?" Chloe asked.
"Yes, I think he said that's why he was there," Clark said trying to remember.
"Good," Chloe said nodding.
"How did you know that?" Clark asked.
"Remember the dreams. I just had another one," Chloe explained.
"Obviously not as frightening as the others," Clark pointed out.
"Only a few of them have been. Most have just been sort of enlightening. Kind of letting me peek through a keyhole in the wall that Lex is using to block out people," Chloe tried to explain.
"Wow, deep," Lana said.
Chloe laughed. "Not even."
"What do they mean?" Clark asked.
"Like I said before, they're letting me see parts of Lex's life not no one has seen except for himself. They are like pieces to a puzzle," Chloe said.
"And what is the picture on the puzzle?" Lana asked.
"What Lex's destiny is. What he will become. It's like if I put the pieces in a certain order I can change his future," Chloe mused.
"You mean the future that Cassandra saw," Clark clarified.
"Exactly. I just have to find the right combination before it's too late," Chloe replied.
"Tell Clark what you told me," Lana urged.
"What did you tell Lana?" Clark asked.
"Just that I'm afraid Lex might do something drastic to make sure he doesn't have to go back to his father," Chloe said walking to her friends.
"You mean like hurting himself?" Clark asked.
"I'm not sure. He is just so adamant that he can't go back. By working so hard to not be like his father, he is turning himself into something even worse," Chloe said honestly.
"Is there something you wanted me to do?" Clark asked.
"Just try and be there for him. I know you already are, but we have to show him that he'll be okay," Chloe said.
"And if he isn't okay?" Lana asked.
"Then we'll all be in trouble." Chloe said.
Author's Note: I used the same sources to get these quotes! I know that they are not word for word accurate and for that I apologize. These quotes are from the episode 'Crush' and no one has the transcripts that up to date. I have recently taped over that episode, so I couldn't transcribe it myself. So, I had to piece together what I could from the quote sites and ad-lib the rest. I apologize for the inaccuracy, but as soon as I get a transcript I will update! (If anyone knows the exact words for these scenes I would appreciate it if you would send them to me!! joedan84@hotmail.com)
"Hey, Lan," Chloe said as the petite brunette walked into the room.
"Hey. How's Lex?" Lana asked.
"Hanging in there as best he can," Chloe replied.
"Is he staying here?" Lana asked.
"We're working on it. I really don't know right now, though," Chloe said with a yawn.
"How are you?" Lana asked.
"Tired. I stayed up all night with Lex," Chloe answered.
"Talking?" Lana questioned.
"More like making sure he didn't do something stupid," Chloe said trying to get Lana to understand what she meant.
"Would he do something like that?" Lana asked incredulously.
"It would keep him away from his father, wouldn't it?" Chloe answered Lana's question with her own question.
"Oh, Chloe! That's horrible," Lana exclaimed.
Chloe yawned again. "That's why I stayed. He is so bent on not relying on his father that I'm afraid that he might take drastic measures not to be forced to."
"I had no idea," Lana said in shock.
"Yeah, well let's keep it between us, okay?" Chloe asked.
"You should tell Clark," Lana pressed.
"I will. I just want him to hear it from me," Chloe replied.
"Okay. Why don't you take a nap on the couch and I'll wake you when the bell rings," Lana said pointing to the overstuffed couch in the corner of the office.
"Good idea. If Clark comes in wake me up," Chloe said walking to the couch.
**"What the hell are you doing here?" Lex asked a redheaded woman.
"I know you're angry with me," the woman said. "And you have every right to be, but we need to talk."
"I can't believe that there's anything you'd say that would interest me," Lex answered.
"I wanted to see what kind of young man you'd grown into," the woman replied.
" A very busy one," Lex said not even looking at her.
"I loved you like my own. After the meteor shower I was the one person who never looked at you differently," she pleaded.
"You were hired to look after me while my mother was on her death bed and my father flew around the country on business. Just because you knew at a vulnerable point in my life doesn't give you the right to waltz back in here a decade later. Things have changed. I've changed. What do you want from me?" Lex said harshly.
"I want you to know what really happened. When your mother died Lionel sent me away. He told me to never have any contact with you or he would disinherit you.
"Why would he do that?" Lex asked skeptically.
"Because he wanted you to be his son - not hers," the woman said simply.
"So why show up now, Pamela? Hmm? Has the statute of limitations on my father's threat expired?" Lex asked.
"I needed to see if you'd found a way to be true to yourself in spite of Lionel's efforts. And to be honest I- I wanted your forgiveness," Pamela told Lex.
"I'm afraid you're going to have to find a way to grant it to yourself," Lex answered coldly.
**Flash! **
"Have you ever been in love?" Clark asked Lex.
"I have loved two women in my life. One died, the other betrayed me," Lex said surely.
"I'm sorry," Clark replied not sure what to say.
"It's alright," Lex said. "Some people are just meant to be alone."
**Flash! **
"She's dying, Lex. Cancer. Probably all those years sitting in the sun in Saint-Tropez. What does she want?" Lionel said almost happily.
"Forgiveness," Lex replied, his face dropping.
"And what did you tell her?" Lionel asked in amusement.
"To get out," Lex replied in utter horror of what he'd done.
"No. She doesn't know you very well, does she?" Lionel said smugly.
**Flash! **
Pamela was lying in a hospital bed. She was hooked to up to many different I.V.s. Lex was standing by her side.
"I didn't come to you for help or pity, I came because I had nothing left to lose," she told Lex. "The truth is, I'm ashamed it took metastasizing to give me the courage. I let that bastard frighten me into submission for so long, I…I was too scared to even tell you just once how much you mean to me…how much I wanted to help you grow up."
"I wish you had. I might be a better man," Lex said softly.
"The fact that you're here speaks volumes about the man that you are. Your mother would be proud," the woman replied with love in her voice.
"I really miss her," Lex admitted.
"So do I," the woman said reaching out to Lex.
They held hands in comfortable silence. **
Chloe woke to find Clark and Lana kissing in the corner of the office. "You guys," she complained.
Clark blushed. "Sorry. Nice nap?"
"Until now," Chloe teased. "I told you to wake me up if Clark came in."
"I wanted to take advantage of the situation," Lana replied with a twinkle in her eye.
Chloe laughed. "I'm sure you did! Can I ask you something about Lex?" Chloe asked Clark.
"I'll answer it to the best of my knowledge," Clark replied.
"Does Lex know someone named Pamela? She has red hair. I think she was his nanny," Chloe supplied Clark.
"Yeah, I think he mentioned her once. He said that she had betrayed him," Clark said thinking.
"She had cancer, right?" Chloe asked.
"Yes. How did you know that?" Clark asked.
"I'll answer in a sec. Where is she now?" Chloe asked.
"She's dead, Chlo," Clark answered sadly.
"Are you sure?" Chloe asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, when you were in the hospital after the whole Justin incident she was there. I went to see you and then I saw Lex coming out of her room. I asked him what he was doing there and he explained about what had happened between them," Clark explained.
Chloe nodded. "Did he forgive her?" Chloe asked.
"Yes, I think he said that's why he was there," Clark said trying to remember.
"Good," Chloe said nodding.
"How did you know that?" Clark asked.
"Remember the dreams. I just had another one," Chloe explained.
"Obviously not as frightening as the others," Clark pointed out.
"Only a few of them have been. Most have just been sort of enlightening. Kind of letting me peek through a keyhole in the wall that Lex is using to block out people," Chloe tried to explain.
"Wow, deep," Lana said.
Chloe laughed. "Not even."
"What do they mean?" Clark asked.
"Like I said before, they're letting me see parts of Lex's life not no one has seen except for himself. They are like pieces to a puzzle," Chloe said.
"And what is the picture on the puzzle?" Lana asked.
"What Lex's destiny is. What he will become. It's like if I put the pieces in a certain order I can change his future," Chloe mused.
"You mean the future that Cassandra saw," Clark clarified.
"Exactly. I just have to find the right combination before it's too late," Chloe replied.
"Tell Clark what you told me," Lana urged.
"What did you tell Lana?" Clark asked.
"Just that I'm afraid Lex might do something drastic to make sure he doesn't have to go back to his father," Chloe said walking to her friends.
"You mean like hurting himself?" Clark asked.
"I'm not sure. He is just so adamant that he can't go back. By working so hard to not be like his father, he is turning himself into something even worse," Chloe said honestly.
"Is there something you wanted me to do?" Clark asked.
"Just try and be there for him. I know you already are, but we have to show him that he'll be okay," Chloe said.
"And if he isn't okay?" Lana asked.
"Then we'll all be in trouble." Chloe said.