Chapter 15-Crazy

"Good evening, Mr. Luthor," James, the limousine driver, said as he opened the car door for Lex.

Lex nodded a greeting and sat inside. Before James closed the door Lex handed him some directions. "Ms. Sullivan's residence."

James nodded and climbed into the driver seat. Moments later they were off towards Chloe's apartment.

Lex leaned back into his seat. He rubbed his forehead. Tonight had been quite frustrating. He couldn't stop thinking about the possibility that Clark had powers. He really wanted to stop thinking about it because the more he thought about it the more he wanted to investigate. To think he had momentarily thought that Clark had some sort of plate in his face! Lex knew though that he was making excuses for Clark, even if they were the dumbest, just to give himself a reason to stay away from this investigation.

Clark had powers whether he'd admit or not. But, unless Clark gave him a reason, Lex was going to stay away from this. It wouldn't sit well with Chloe if he investigated her best friend. And Lex was not going to put himself in a position where Chloe would think the wrong thing. He would hate to see the look on her face if she ever thought he was using her.

He took in a deep breath as they pulled up to Chloe's apartment building. He was a tad bit nervous. He kind of felt like he was going to his prom.

"Shall I get her for you?" James asked, shaking Lex from his thoughts.

"Uh…no. I will go get her," Lex said and got out of the car.

**

Chloe heard a knock at her door as she rushed to put on her shoes. "Just a sec!" She yelled. She got up and did a once over in the mirror. She took in a big deep breath, stood up straight, and opened the door. "Lex."

Lex's mouth practically dropped to the floor at the site of Chloe. She was absolutely stunning. "C-Chloe…you look," he took in a deep breath.

Chloe smiled at this reaction.

"You look enchanting," he told her finally.

She did a curtsy and said, "Thank you. And you, Mr. Luthor, look very handsome." She winked at him.

He smiled at her. "Oh, I brought you this," he handed her a small box.

She opened it and inside was a gold Angel pin. "Wow, Lex, this is beautiful."

"I thought what better to get an Angel," Lex said. He took it and pinned it on her dress. "The gold looks great with the chocolate color."

"You have great taste," Chloe said. She shut the door behind her as they held hands and walked down together.

"That is a stunning dress," Lex commented.

"Thank you," she said quietly.

"Wait. Stop," Lex said.

"What?" Chloe asked as if something were wrong.

"I forgot something," Lex said.

"What could you have possibly forgotten?" Chloe asked, confused.

"This," he said and pulled Chloe to him.

They kissed passionately.

After a few moments they broke apart. Chloe was smiling as she said, "I'm glad you remembered."

"Me too," he said, giving her a quick peck on the cheek, and leading her towards the limousine. "So are you nervous?" Lex asked when they were seated and driving away.

"Not really…Ohmigod! What happened to your hand?" She asked finally noticing the bandage. "Did Clark do that?"

Lex looked at his hand then back at Chloe. "Uh…no. No Clark didn't do this."

"Well, what happened?"

"A window," Lex said. "I didn't realize it was loose. It slammed down on my hand."

Chloe cringed. "Ouch! That must have really hurt."

"It's OK. Really," Lex told her.

"How's your cheek?" Chloe asked.

"A little soar, but it's OK," Lex told her.

Chloe smiled. She kissed Lex then said, "My poor Lex. He keeps getting injured."

Lex laughed. "I'm a survivor."

He watched and studied every inch of her face as she laughed. When she laughed it seemed like there was a shine around her face. Her teeth sparkled when she smiled. Her lips were perfectly shaped and even looked as soft as they felt. And her eyes, there were no words to describe her eyes. Her hair bounced in all the right places. His eyes followed her face all the way down to her neckline where he spotted a beautiful sparkling silver necklace. There was something strange about it that made him stare at it. Chloe noticed his gaze on her necklace.

"Clark gave it to me," she said quietly.

Lex looked up into her eyes. She was a little nervous.

"I didn't want to wear it," she began. "But…"

"Its OK, Chloe. I'm not upset."

"No, no you don't understand. Clark talked to me today. He said he was sorry and he wouldn't try to come between us. He wanted me to wear it tonight," she said.

He kissed her hand and said, "It's a beautiful necklace."

Chloe smiled.

"But, my Angel pin is better," Lex uttered quickly, making Chloe giggle.

"You're too much," she kissed him.

**

Chloe took in deep breaths as her and Lex walked inside the beautifully decorated building, full of rich people. She couldn't help but be nervous. Lex squeezed her hand, but she barely noticed. Her eyes darted everywhere, looking at everything and everyone.

"Nervous?" Lex asked.

Chloe shook her head no, but said "Yup."

Lex chuckled. "Don't be."

Chloe grabbed a glass of champagne when a waiter came around, and gulped the whole thing down.

"Woah," Lex said.

Chloe looked at the glass and said, "Ohmigod, did I just drink champagne?"

Lex nodded. "Did you like it?"

"I can't remember what it tastes like," she said, astonished.

Lex laughed.

"Lex? Lex Luthor?"

Lex cringed at the sound of the British accent that had just called his name. "Brace yourself," Lex whispered to Chloe.

They turned around, still holding hands, to see Victoria walking towards them. Chloe vaguely recognized her, but she did know that she was probably a woman from Lex's past. She looked over at Lex. His smile was obviously forced and he almost looked as if he could throw up.

When Victoria reached them she said, "Lex, how nice to see you." Victoria looked Chloe up and down not impressed with what she saw.

"Wish I could say the same," Lex said, tone so polite that if you didn't listen to the words you'd never know it was an insult.

Victoria either wasn't listening to him or simply didn't care. She was much more interested in who Chloe was. "Who's this?" She asked, nodding to Chloe.

"Chloe Sullivan," Chloe answered.

Victoria gave a sarcastic smile and said, "Never heard of you."

Chloe looked slightly confused then said, "Don't know why you would have."

Victoria raised her eyebrows then looked at Lex, "Feisty one, isn't she?"

"That she is," Lex said, putting an arm around her and bringing her closer to him.

By the look on Victoria's face she didn't like what Lex had just done.

"Gotta go to the ladies room. I'll be back in a few minutes," Chloe said and started to walk off, but Lex's arm was still around her. He was hesitant to let her go it was evident in his face. His expression begged for her not to leave him alone with Victoria. She almost laughed. He looked like a scared little boy. She quickly kissed him on the lips then headed for the bathroom.

Victoria watched Chloe leave then turned back to Lex. "Cute," Victoria commented.

Lex smirked but said nothing.

"You always loved a challenge," Victoria continued. "So, by the look of her dress she either has a lot of money or you've been donating to charity."

Lex sighed.

"So, which one is it?" Victoria asked.

Lex looked down and smiled. He walked up to Victoria and whispered in her ear, "She has a lot more than you could ever dream of having." With that he walked off to wait outside the bathroom for Chloe.

A few minutes later, Chloe walked out of the bathroom. She spotted Lex leaning against the wall. She smiled at him.

"How could you leave me alone with that witch?" Lex asked her, grabbing her hand.

"Oh come on, she wasn't that scary," Chloe said.

"You don't know her," Lex said.

Chloe giggled. She noticed and older man staring at them. "Hey, who is that guy?"

Lex followed her gaze. He sighed, "That's my father. We might as well go over there."

They walked over to his father.

"Son, how are you?" His father greeted, plastering a smile on his face.

"I'm fine. This is Chloe Sullivan," Lex looked over at Chloe and smiled.

She smiled back.

"My girlfriend," Lex finished.

Chloe could feel her heart skip a beat when he announced her as if his girlfriend. His father examined Chloe.

Lex didn't quite like the look his father was giving Chloe. He pulled Chloe closer to him in a gesture that said Chloe was his.

His father smiled and stuck a hand out, "Nice to meet you, Ms. Sullivan."

Chloe took his hand and shook it. "Same to you."

"Come on Chloe," Lex said, pulling her away from his father. "Let's go dance."

"Leaving so soon?" His father asked, still watching Chloe.

Chloe was too nervous to really notice this.

"I feel like dancing with my girlfriend," Lex said. "Come on, Chloe."

"Bye, Mr. Luthor," Chloe said and followed Lex to the dance floor. "Everything all right, Lex?" Chloe asked, as they wrapped their arms around each other and began dancing.

"My father and I don't get along very well," Lex said.

"I knew that," Chloe said.

"How?"

"Well, everyone knew back in Smallville," she told him.

"It just seemed as if every woman I showed in interest in my father would make a conquest," Lex explained. "Victoria was one of the first."

"Oh, I see. I didn't realize she had broken your heart," Chloe said, a little surprised.

Lex scoffed, "Please, I don't care about her."

"Oh."

"I just don't want him to do that to you," Lex said.

"Yuck! No offense, but your dad is old…and gross," Chloe said.

Lex laughed. "I think I have nothing to worry about."

"Of course you don't. So it really didn't bother you that your dad and…Victoria-"

Lex shook his head. "No."

Chloe remained quiet.

"Look Chloe, I know it's no secret to you that I've…had experience. I just never found anyone till now that I…" Lex wasn't sure if he should say it yet.

Chloe waited for him to finish.

He looked into her eyes; "I love you, Chloe."

Chloe was still quiet.

"Is that crazy? It's only been week," Lex said, silently begging for her to say something.

Chloe smiled and said, "No, it's not crazy."

"Can I tell you something you don't know?" Lex asked.

"Yeah," she said.

"I've always noticed you," he looked down at his feet then back at her. "I used to think it was funny because Clark stared at Lana, you stared at Clark, and I stared at you. Only problem was nobody would look back to see who was looking at them."

Chloe tilted her head, watching him with amazement. "My turn."

He nodded for her to go ahead.

"I found you very intriguing. In fact, I was dangerously close to having a crush. But, I forced myself not to because to me Clark was a realistic crush and you…you just seemed out of reach," Chloe said.

"Funny how things turn out," he commented.

"Yeah. You know some people believe in love at first sight because they know right then and there. Others don't but, later they realize they were in love from the first sight but they just didn't realize it till later," Chloe said then added softly, "My mom said that."

"She must've been a beautiful woman," Lex commented.

"She was," Chloe said quietly. "Maybe…maybe you and I have been in love all these years but were too scared to realize it."

"Does…Does that mean that-"

"Yes, Lex, I love you too."

To be continued…