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Chloe was awakened the next morning to a strange sound. Lifting her arm, she reached over to push the snooze button on her alarm clock. The buzzing didn't stop.
"What the heck IS that?" Chloe said groggily to herself. Pinching herself awake, Chloe became conscious enough to realize that the strange noise was just her phone ringing.
"Hello?" It was evident in her voice that she had been disturbed in her sleep.
"I'm sorry Chlo, did I wake you up?" The voice on the other end was a very concerned Clark.
"Yeah, but it is okay, waking up to your voice is the best."
"Right, now it really is clear that I woke you up in a deep session of REM."
"No, it is really okay, I should be waking up anyways, I need to start looking to see what my internship at the Daily Planet calls for today."
"Oh, do you have to work today because I was hoping that we could maybe go to the beanery before we went to Lex's this evening."
"Well I will be in Metropolis from 11 to 3 so maybe you could meet me at my house at 4:30?"
"Sounds great, we will be able to have an hour there before we need to head over to Lex's."
"Kay, see you then!"
"Bye Chlo, I love you."
"Uuhh… buhbye Clark."
Chloe hung up the phone. Did I just hear what I think I heard? No, it can't be. I must be having hallucinations or something. But, wait, did Clark just say he loved me? Wow, now I am so getting paranoid, it was just a casual I love you, I'm sure he didn't actually mean it. It isn't that I necessarily have a problem with Clark loving her, because deep down I love him back, but we haven't actually said it to each other yet and I had kind of hoped that he would say it in person after a romantic candle-lit dinner and a walk in the park. Who am I kidding? This is 2002 and maybe all that romantic stuff is just old fashioned. Who knows, but I have got to get up and find an outfit to wear today.
Walking over to her closet, Chloe remembered that she had absolutely nothing to wear. Normally, she wouldn't have been concerned since she was beyond comfortable with Clark, but she was most definitely not comfortable around the single and oh so sexy billionaire she was also seeing later that evening. Picking up the phone and calling the one girl she knew would be able to come up with an outfit at the spur of the moment, Chloe was surprised to hear that Lana was on her way over to her house at the moment. Confused yet still intact, Chloe hung up the phone wondering what in the world possessed Lana, Ms. Pom Pom Princess Most Popular Girl In School Captain of the Cheerleading Squad, to come over to her house without even calling first. Fortunately, Chloe had no time to ponder those thoughts for long since her doorbell rang. Choe ran down the wooden and creaky stairs two at a time to make sure that Lana didn't leave.
"Chloe, I am sorry that I came over without telling you, but I have to talk to someone and I didn't know who else I could tell."
"No problem, I had just called you to see if you could help me come up with an outfit for tonight. You can talk while I drive us into Metropolis to shop."
"Okay, but what is the occasion that you, Chloe Sullivan, need a new outfit?"
"Oh, well, uumm… I have an interview for a job at the Daily Planet today and I wanted to look my best."
There was more of a chance that an ice cube would survive in hell than Chloe would admit that she was trying to look for an outfit that might impress the area's most saught after bachelor. Her own wits had impressed her with the whole "Daily Planet interview".
And if only she knew!
When the two teenage girls piled out of their pickup truck in the parking lot in Metropolis, many a glances were cast their way. But who could really help it since they were two very attractive girls. One spunky, chunky-haired blonde with killer legs and one brunette with totally dewy skin and neither one lacked a nice ass.
Getting uncomfortable with all the checking out going on, Chloe said, "Gosh you would think that they would at least have the decency not to make it totally obvious they are staring at our butts."
Giggling at the way too true comment, Lana replied, "Yeah it as if we are pieces of meat or something. It's just disturbing!"
"Totally agree here, but what was it that you wanted to talk to me about."
"Uumm… okay this might sound weird but I really don't know if I'm over Whitney yet."
"Lana, news update, he left for the army in 9th grade. Yeah, he moved back the next year when things got too tough for him, but remember he left again two weeks ago?"
"That's just it, I don't understand why, when he told me that he went off 'for us' and then left the second time 'for him'. I mean I don't think that I would be affected by any of this except for the fact that he told me that he loved me."
"Wow, that hits too close to home for my liking"
"Excuse me?"
"Oh uumm… nothing… shoot, did I just say that out loud?"
"Yup, you sure did so don't try that nothing deal with me because I've done it too many times to count. Oh my gosh, it is Clark isn't it! He finally said it!"
"Yeah, yeah it was"
The two girls squealed together and more heads turned to where they were than had been looking before.
"Oops," said Lana, "Go us, making more fools of ourselves than we already had."
"Yeah, but go on, you were somewhere at 'I'm a pathetic loser who can't get over my ex?"
"Uh huh, smart one Chloe, but just wait till you get dumped and aren't over him either. Anyways, I feel so attached to him and I can't imagine the whole entire rest of almost 70 years without him, but why did he tell me that something 'suddenly came up' and that he couldn't see me anymore?"
A sudden shot of guilt ran up and down her spine as Lana had said that last sentence. She had known that Whitney was the one who had broken up with Lana, but she had never known the reason why Whitney had broken up with her. No, it can't be, once again Chloe, you are losing it. I need to get to a doctor and prescribe this freaking hearing weird things sickness.
The only words she could manage were, "Uuhh… Lana… let's find me an outfit. I'm sorry, I can't help you, I don't know what to do."
Chloe thought that changing the subject would help soothe her conscious, but it basically did the complete opposite, especially after Lana had found the perfect khaki skirt and peasant top ensemble from Arden B. And to top it all off, Lana was still convinced that she was helping Chloe search for an interview outfit.
The excuse had worked on Clark for that morning when she just hadn't wanted to see him, but after Lana had done so much she felt way guilty. Plus, if only Lana knew the real reason that Whitney had broken up with her was because he had fallen for Chloe.
Ever since he had gone away for the army, Whitney had written Chloe a letter just about everyday. Chloe's guesses were correct that he had only done so because she was a safe keeper of his most intimate secrets since they didn't really socialize with the same group of friends.
However, the innocent telling of bad days had turned into the couple getting to know each other way better than the had ever thought possible. The 'thing that had suddenly come up' was that Chloe had told Whitney of her feelings for him. Then, Clark asked her out and she didn't quite know what to do, but she had said yes since she really liked Clark, but she still liked Whitney. But on the negative side of all of this is that Whitney had no idea that Chloe and Clark were going out.
When the car pulled up into Lana's driveway, Chloe mustered an uncomfortable goodbye and sped off. It was already 4 o'clock and Clark was coming over in a half hour. Running upstairs, Chloe hastily put on some lip gloss, eye-shadow and mascara. To look her best of course, but nothing too over the top which would turn out too Captain Obvious of her that she was trying to impress Lex.
After getting ready, Chloe sauntered over to her computer screen to read that it was 4:32 and Clark should be over anytime time now. However, since he had the tendency to be late doing random jobs around the farm, Chloe figured it would be okay to at least check her mail. In her inbox there was a note from who other but Whitney. She opened the email but was startled by Clark's familiar voice at the door.
"Sorry to startle you, but your dad let me come up here."
"It is okay, I was just checking my mail."
When she was saying this, she quickly exited the email that Whitney had sent her so that Clark could not see it. He didn't know that she talked to the guy at all, nonetheless that they were close companions. Plus, she really didn't want him to know since she liked Whitney and it felt like she was cheating on Clark.
"Get anything interesting Chloe?"
"Nope, nothing at all"
And for the second time that day Chloe thought "If only you knew."
Author's Note: Okay, that was kind of a long chapter, but I got wrapped up in it, sorry. Review please!
Chloe was awakened the next morning to a strange sound. Lifting her arm, she reached over to push the snooze button on her alarm clock. The buzzing didn't stop.
"What the heck IS that?" Chloe said groggily to herself. Pinching herself awake, Chloe became conscious enough to realize that the strange noise was just her phone ringing.
"Hello?" It was evident in her voice that she had been disturbed in her sleep.
"I'm sorry Chlo, did I wake you up?" The voice on the other end was a very concerned Clark.
"Yeah, but it is okay, waking up to your voice is the best."
"Right, now it really is clear that I woke you up in a deep session of REM."
"No, it is really okay, I should be waking up anyways, I need to start looking to see what my internship at the Daily Planet calls for today."
"Oh, do you have to work today because I was hoping that we could maybe go to the beanery before we went to Lex's this evening."
"Well I will be in Metropolis from 11 to 3 so maybe you could meet me at my house at 4:30?"
"Sounds great, we will be able to have an hour there before we need to head over to Lex's."
"Kay, see you then!"
"Bye Chlo, I love you."
"Uuhh… buhbye Clark."
Chloe hung up the phone. Did I just hear what I think I heard? No, it can't be. I must be having hallucinations or something. But, wait, did Clark just say he loved me? Wow, now I am so getting paranoid, it was just a casual I love you, I'm sure he didn't actually mean it. It isn't that I necessarily have a problem with Clark loving her, because deep down I love him back, but we haven't actually said it to each other yet and I had kind of hoped that he would say it in person after a romantic candle-lit dinner and a walk in the park. Who am I kidding? This is 2002 and maybe all that romantic stuff is just old fashioned. Who knows, but I have got to get up and find an outfit to wear today.
Walking over to her closet, Chloe remembered that she had absolutely nothing to wear. Normally, she wouldn't have been concerned since she was beyond comfortable with Clark, but she was most definitely not comfortable around the single and oh so sexy billionaire she was also seeing later that evening. Picking up the phone and calling the one girl she knew would be able to come up with an outfit at the spur of the moment, Chloe was surprised to hear that Lana was on her way over to her house at the moment. Confused yet still intact, Chloe hung up the phone wondering what in the world possessed Lana, Ms. Pom Pom Princess Most Popular Girl In School Captain of the Cheerleading Squad, to come over to her house without even calling first. Fortunately, Chloe had no time to ponder those thoughts for long since her doorbell rang. Choe ran down the wooden and creaky stairs two at a time to make sure that Lana didn't leave.
"Chloe, I am sorry that I came over without telling you, but I have to talk to someone and I didn't know who else I could tell."
"No problem, I had just called you to see if you could help me come up with an outfit for tonight. You can talk while I drive us into Metropolis to shop."
"Okay, but what is the occasion that you, Chloe Sullivan, need a new outfit?"
"Oh, well, uumm… I have an interview for a job at the Daily Planet today and I wanted to look my best."
There was more of a chance that an ice cube would survive in hell than Chloe would admit that she was trying to look for an outfit that might impress the area's most saught after bachelor. Her own wits had impressed her with the whole "Daily Planet interview".
And if only she knew!
When the two teenage girls piled out of their pickup truck in the parking lot in Metropolis, many a glances were cast their way. But who could really help it since they were two very attractive girls. One spunky, chunky-haired blonde with killer legs and one brunette with totally dewy skin and neither one lacked a nice ass.
Getting uncomfortable with all the checking out going on, Chloe said, "Gosh you would think that they would at least have the decency not to make it totally obvious they are staring at our butts."
Giggling at the way too true comment, Lana replied, "Yeah it as if we are pieces of meat or something. It's just disturbing!"
"Totally agree here, but what was it that you wanted to talk to me about."
"Uumm… okay this might sound weird but I really don't know if I'm over Whitney yet."
"Lana, news update, he left for the army in 9th grade. Yeah, he moved back the next year when things got too tough for him, but remember he left again two weeks ago?"
"That's just it, I don't understand why, when he told me that he went off 'for us' and then left the second time 'for him'. I mean I don't think that I would be affected by any of this except for the fact that he told me that he loved me."
"Wow, that hits too close to home for my liking"
"Excuse me?"
"Oh uumm… nothing… shoot, did I just say that out loud?"
"Yup, you sure did so don't try that nothing deal with me because I've done it too many times to count. Oh my gosh, it is Clark isn't it! He finally said it!"
"Yeah, yeah it was"
The two girls squealed together and more heads turned to where they were than had been looking before.
"Oops," said Lana, "Go us, making more fools of ourselves than we already had."
"Yeah, but go on, you were somewhere at 'I'm a pathetic loser who can't get over my ex?"
"Uh huh, smart one Chloe, but just wait till you get dumped and aren't over him either. Anyways, I feel so attached to him and I can't imagine the whole entire rest of almost 70 years without him, but why did he tell me that something 'suddenly came up' and that he couldn't see me anymore?"
A sudden shot of guilt ran up and down her spine as Lana had said that last sentence. She had known that Whitney was the one who had broken up with Lana, but she had never known the reason why Whitney had broken up with her. No, it can't be, once again Chloe, you are losing it. I need to get to a doctor and prescribe this freaking hearing weird things sickness.
The only words she could manage were, "Uuhh… Lana… let's find me an outfit. I'm sorry, I can't help you, I don't know what to do."
Chloe thought that changing the subject would help soothe her conscious, but it basically did the complete opposite, especially after Lana had found the perfect khaki skirt and peasant top ensemble from Arden B. And to top it all off, Lana was still convinced that she was helping Chloe search for an interview outfit.
The excuse had worked on Clark for that morning when she just hadn't wanted to see him, but after Lana had done so much she felt way guilty. Plus, if only Lana knew the real reason that Whitney had broken up with her was because he had fallen for Chloe.
Ever since he had gone away for the army, Whitney had written Chloe a letter just about everyday. Chloe's guesses were correct that he had only done so because she was a safe keeper of his most intimate secrets since they didn't really socialize with the same group of friends.
However, the innocent telling of bad days had turned into the couple getting to know each other way better than the had ever thought possible. The 'thing that had suddenly come up' was that Chloe had told Whitney of her feelings for him. Then, Clark asked her out and she didn't quite know what to do, but she had said yes since she really liked Clark, but she still liked Whitney. But on the negative side of all of this is that Whitney had no idea that Chloe and Clark were going out.
When the car pulled up into Lana's driveway, Chloe mustered an uncomfortable goodbye and sped off. It was already 4 o'clock and Clark was coming over in a half hour. Running upstairs, Chloe hastily put on some lip gloss, eye-shadow and mascara. To look her best of course, but nothing too over the top which would turn out too Captain Obvious of her that she was trying to impress Lex.
After getting ready, Chloe sauntered over to her computer screen to read that it was 4:32 and Clark should be over anytime time now. However, since he had the tendency to be late doing random jobs around the farm, Chloe figured it would be okay to at least check her mail. In her inbox there was a note from who other but Whitney. She opened the email but was startled by Clark's familiar voice at the door.
"Sorry to startle you, but your dad let me come up here."
"It is okay, I was just checking my mail."
When she was saying this, she quickly exited the email that Whitney had sent her so that Clark could not see it. He didn't know that she talked to the guy at all, nonetheless that they were close companions. Plus, she really didn't want him to know since she liked Whitney and it felt like she was cheating on Clark.
"Get anything interesting Chloe?"
"Nope, nothing at all"
And for the second time that day Chloe thought "If only you knew."
Author's Note: Okay, that was kind of a long chapter, but I got wrapped up in it, sorry. Review please!
