Title: Graduation
Author: Lucy Mars
Disclaimer: By now, it should be clear that they don't belong to me....but wouldn't it be nice if they did? ;]
**This is for the hilarious Jennifus, who never ceases to amuse me. ;] I've updated! Happy? ;]
JANUARY
Climbing the familiar concrete steps with easy, Lex walked past the lounging students and laughing co-eds and quickly entered the warm building. Dusting the light snow off of his black jacket as he ran up the main stairs, Lex rapped impatiently on a familiar door. Grinning at the NOW poster that was taped to the eccentric door, Lex smiled charmingly when Lola threw the door open angrily.
"Morning Lola."
Her blanket wrapped firmly around her body, Lola scowled at Lex. "Do you realize what time it is?"
"I come bearing gifts," Lex grinning handing Lola a steaming cup of coffee.
Taking the peace offering, Lola brushed past Lex and headed for another room down the hall, "I'm going to crash in Terri's room. It's way to early to even be contemplating a threesome."
Laughing at Chloe's eccentric roommate, Lex grinned at Lola. "Another time than?"
"In your dreams." Lola shot back.
"Where's Chloe?" Lex asked, surprised to find her bed empty.
"Something about jogging," Lola grumbled, shuffling across the hall with her blanket in tow, "She's crazy."
"But we love her anyway," Lex laughed.
Turning around to look at him, Lola sipped her coffee while studying Lex thoughtfully.
"What?" Lex asked, slightly unnerved by her penetrating state.
"You do that a lot?"
"Do what?"
"Say what you want to say to someone, but are too afraid to say, in another context, hoping said person will notice but not call you up on it?"
"What?" Lex asked, pretending to be confused, even though he knew exactly what Lola was talking about.
Rolling her eyes, Lola re-entered her room and closed the door behind her with a satisfying thud. "Chloe's my friend."
"She's my friend too." Lex said defensively.
"I care about her."
"So do I."
"You hurt her and I will kill you."
"I don't doubt it." Lex smirked.
"I'm serious," Lola told Lex, "Hurt Chloe and I will hurt you."
"I'm not going to hurt her."
"But you realize that you have the ability too…right?"
That was a loaded question and they both knew it. There was nothing that Lex could say that would lighten the seriousness that had settled over them. No joke, barb or smile could ease the tension.
Sighing, Lola gathered up her blankets and turned to leave the room.
"As scared as you are to admit it," she whispered, "she had the ability to hurt you too."
Swallowing hard, Lex nodded though Lola's back was turned to him. "I know."
Turning around to give Lex a small smile, Lola watched him over the rim of her cup as the bitter liquid burned her throat. "That's good."
"Go get some sleep. I'll wait for Chloe."
She's going to be surprised to see you."
"I know," Lex grinned.
"You're a week early," Lola pointed out needlessly, "You're throwing the whole monthly schedule off."
His grinning growing, Lex sat down. "I know."
"You've planned something," Lola accused.
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Fine, don't tell me. You know I'm going to hear about it later…in explicit detail." Lola smirked, watching with satisfaction as Lex had the grace to blush.
"Go get some sleep." Lex ordered.
Laughing lightly, Lola shuffled out of her room and left Lex alone to think.
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Sweaty, sore, tired and still turned on after the dream she'd had about Lex two hours ago, Chloe dragged herself the last two feet to her room and wearily threw her door open. Running her drenched towel over her equally drenched face, Chloe didn't even see Lex lay on her bed reading the morning paper. Kicking her shoes off, she blindly fell onto her bed, and consequently onto Lex.
"Ugh!" Lex groaned when Chloe fell onto of him. Not that he was complaining, but it hurt.
Jumping three feet into the air, Chloe let out a surprisingly girlie shriek and spun around to find Lex laying on her bed and clutching his stomach. "Lex?"
"Oh," Lex moaned, "that was some greeting."
"Oh god," Chloe whispered in horror, "are you all right?"
"Well my paper has seen better days, I'm sure." Lex grinned, pointing at the crumpled pile of print
Hitting him lightly when she realized that he was all right, Chloe felt a frown mar her features.
"Really," Lex laughed touching Chloe's red face gently, "I'm fine. You didn't hurt me too bad."
Mentally counting the days in her head, Chloe say down beside Lex on her unmade bed. "You're early."
"I am,"
"By a week."
"I know."
"Why are you here early?" Chloe asked concerned, "Is everything okay? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Lex assured her, "I'm just early."
"Okay," Chloe said skeptically.
"Really, Chloe. Nothing's wrong. I'm just early." Lex said rubbing her back gently.
Relaxing considerably, Chloe nodded and leaned into his hypothesizing touch. "Okay."
"Since when do you jog?" Lex inquired, taking in her red face and sweaty clothes.
Since I've been dreaming about you. "It's a new thing."
"Really?"
Well I've got to do something with all my sexual frustration. I only see you once a month. "Yeah."
"Okay." Lex whispered tracing invisible patterns on Chloe's arm.
Jumping up suddenly, Chloe backed away from Lex. "I'm all sweaty."
"I hadn't noticed," Lex teased, making a dramatic scene of wiping her sweat off his hand on her sheets.
"I'm going to go shower." Chloe said grabbing her clothes quickly.
Before Lex could even protest, Chloe was gone.
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Running her towel vigorously through her wet hair, Chloe quickly dumped her clothes into her hamper. "Hey, I'm…" Trailing off, Chloe grinned at the site of Lex Luthor fast asleep on her bed. Tossing her towel carelessly aside, Chloe kneeled beside his sleeping body and watched the steady rhythm of his chest. She loved watching him sleep. He looked so innocent and beautiful in his sleep. Not two words that you would think to equate with the Luthors, but Lex was his own man, a jumble of contradictions and surprises.
Gathering the papers that had fallen out of his hands, Chloe quietly set them down on the ground. She didn't want to wake him. He was so serene and still. A rare site if there ever was one. Softly, Chloe ran her fingers over his baldhead and traced the soft contours of his face. Watching Lex sleep, Chloe felt her won eyelids weigh down. She could use a nap too.
Easing herself into bed beside Lex, Chloe couldn't help but smile in anticipation. There was something appealing about lying down beside Lex. There was something about being in his arms that made her feel safe. Sure, the sex was amazing, but afterwards when he just held her…there was something about that that made Chloe feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
"You're awake," Chloe whispered when Lex brought his arms around her and spooned their bodies together.
"No, I'm not." Lex replied, kissing Chloe's neck and burying is face in her damp hair, "I'm sleeping."
"Are you now?" Chloe laughed tangling their fingers together and bringing Lex's warm hand up to her mouth.
"I am," Lex whispered when Chloe placed a soft kiss in his palm, "but if you keep doing that I'll be awake."
"We wouldn't want that." Chloe laughed snuggling closer into Lex and closing her eyes.
Kissing her shoulder, Lex held Chloe tightly and murmured quietly, "Sweet dreams."
"Sweet dreams."
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"Ugh," Chloe groaned burying her face deeper into Lex's chest, "make the ringing stop."
"You're closer to the phone," Lex pointed out, cracking open a sleepy eye.
Grinning mischievously, Chloe rolled onto Lex.
"What are you doing?" Lex sputtered when Chloe settled herself directly over his not so sleepy body.
Raising her eyebrows suggestively, Chloe rolled onto the other side of Lex. "Ha! Now you're closer to the phone."
"Mature," Lex laughed, trying to get his racing heart under control. Down boy.
"Pick up the phone." Chloe ordered, taking the blanket from Lex and pulling it over her head.
"Fine," Lex grumbled reaching his long arm over and grabbing the shrieking phone from its cradle. "Hello?"
"Uh…who's this?"
"Who's this?" Lex challenged immediately.
"I'm looking for Chloe."
"Hold on," Lex sighed, using his other arm to poke Chloe persistently.
"What?" Chloe demanded pulling the blanket away from her head and glaring up at Lex's grinning face, "I'm sleeping, remember?"
"It's for you." Lex laughed as Chloe pouted angrily at him.
Groaning, Chloe took the phone from Lex but didn't relent her hold on the blanket. "Nice try buster, but you're not stealing the blanket from me again."
"Me?" Lex asked smiling innocently at Chloe.
"Yes you. Blanket hog." Chloe laughed poking his chest before turning her attention to her phone, "Hello?"
"Chloe?"
"Yeah," Chloe answered sitting up and trying to clear the sleepy cobwebs from her mind.
"It's Pete."
"Hey Pete…"
"If this is a bad time," Pete said uneasily, remembering the male voice that had answered the phone and Chloe's quick conversation with him.
"Nah," Chloe frowned looking down at Lex who seemed to have fallen back asleep. The jerk. "He's fast asleep."
"I'm still awake," Lex smiled, though his eyes were closed, "You're yammering so loud that I couldn't sleep if I wanted too…"
"Shut up," Chloe laughed when Lex wrapped a sleep arm around her pulled her back down onto her bed. "Stop that!"
"Ah…Chloe," Pete stuttered uncomfortably, "I'll call you back later."
"Okay," Chloe laughed trying to swat Lex's hand away from her ticklish stomach, "Stop it. That tickles!"
"Bye," Pete said hurriedly.
"Bye," Chloe giggled hanging up her phone. Leaning over Lex and tossing the phone back onto the cradle, Chloe focused on Lex's grinning face. "Still sleepy?"
"Depends." Lex replied, looking up at Chloe and her shinning face. The sunlight bounced off of her wild hair and it looked like a gleaming halo. She was his own little angel.
"Wanna play?" Chloe whispered, straddling him now.
"Again, it depends." Lex said swallowing hard and resting his hands on Chloe's sides.
Resting her hands on his firm chest, Chloe braced herself. "I wanna play," Chloe whispered, lightly brushing her lips over his.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, let's play."
"Really?" Chloe asked, her eyes lighting up.
"Really," Lex chuckled, tangling his fingers in Chloe's golden halo and bring her mouth down to him. Kissing her hungrily, Lex felt himself falling again.
"That's great!" Chloe laughed jumping out of bed.
"Where are you going?" Lex asked confused.
"We're going to go play." Chloe said happily digging though her closet for something to wear.
"Can't we play here?" Lex inquired, gesturing at the bed he was still lying on.
Laughing, Chloe threw a random sweater at Lex. "Get up, Luthor. We're gonna go and play today. It's not everyday I see you. I'm going to make the most of today."
"Again," Lex smirked, "I'd like to point out that we can play here."
"You'll have fun," Chloe grinned pulled her baggy sweatshirt off, "I promise."
Mesmerized by the site of Chloe taking off clothes and standing before him in a tight red tank top and a pair of blue jeans, Lex swallowed hard. Who knew such an innocent gesture could turn him on.
"Lex?"
"What?" Lex asked stupidly tearing his eyes away from Chloe's body.
Pulling a black turtleneck over her head, Chloe sat down beside him. "You need to get up if we're going to go out."
"Can't we just stay here?" Lex asked running his hand over her stomach.
"No," Chloe laughed kissing Lex lightly. "As appealing as staying in here all day and going at it like rabbits is, I would like to go out."
Groaning in frustration, Lex buried in face in Chloe's pillow. God, it smelled just like her.
"Come on," Chloe laughed pulling Lex up onto his feet.
"Fine, fine."
"Do you have luggage?"
"No," Lex answered, turned on, confused and still a little sleepy.
"Well, we'll just have to do some shopping."
"Shopping?" Lex whimpered, when Chloe threw him his long black jacket.
"You need some casual clothes," Chloe laughed running her hands over his wrinkled purple dress shirt.
"If you don't stop doing that," Lex smirked looking down at Chloe's hand, "I'm going to have to throw you down onto the bed and have my way with you."
"Promise?" Chloe asked, returning the smirk.
"Yes."
Laughing, Chloe pulled away from Lex and grabbed her own jacket. "Come on, we've got some shopping to do."
"What's wrong with my clothes?" Lex sighed.
"We can't play if you look like you're going to work."
Catching Chloe's hand, Lex pulled her flush against his body. "If we played the way I want too, we wouldn't need any clothes."
"I want to go out." Chloe pouted.
"We'll go out later," Lex whispered kissing a blazing trail over her neck, "I promise."
Her eyes fluttering closed on their own accord, Chloe wrapped her arms tighter around Lex. Her knees were going to buckle if he kept doing that thing with his tongue. Moaning, Chloe bit her lip. Lex sure knew how to make a room spin. Well maybe they could go out later…
"I like spending time with you…outside the bedroom."
"I do too," Lex said pulling away from Chloe when he heard the insecurity in her voice.
"Do you?" Chloe wondered, her body humming with energy. No matter how amazing he made her feel, or how loud he made her laugh, Chloe couldn't get rid of that gnawing feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"What's wrong?" Lex asked watching Chloe's eyes dart around the room nervously.
"Nothing," Chloe lied.
"Chloe?" Lex asked gently holding her chin with his hands, "What's wrong?"
Biting her lip nervously, Chloe backed out of Lex's arms. "I…"
"Chloe?"
"Why are you here?"
"I already told you," Lex said baffled by Chloe's behavior, "I'm just early. That's all."
"No," Chloe said shaking her head, "I meant why are you here. Why are you here with me?"
"Because I missed you." Lex frowned.
"I missed you too." Chloe said pacing the small space cramped room allowed, "I've missed you a lot, actually."
"Yeah?" Lex asked feeling a smug smile park itself on his face.
"Get that smug expression off your face," Chloe scowled.
"Chloe," Lex said gently taking her arm and stopping her before she wore a hole in the ground, "what's wrong."
Looking up at Lex with wide uncertain eyes, Chloe bit the inside of her cheek. "What are we doing?"
"What do you mean?" Lex asked, even though he knew exactly what she was asking.
"Don't play stupid with me." Chloe sighed pulling away from Lex and sitting down tiredly.
Sitting down beside Chloe, Lex reached over and took her small hand in his. "I care about you."
"I know."
"I really like spending time with you."
"I like spending time with you too."
"This is really not like any relationship I've ever been in," Lex sighed tightening his hold on her soft hand.
"Same here." Chloe whispered tightening her own hold on Lex's hand.
"Than what's wrong?"
"It's just…"
"Just what?"
Laughing nervously, Chloe tried to pull her hand away from Lex, but he had a firm grip. "You're going to think that I'm being a girl."
"Try me." Lex smiled.
"I…it's just…" Chloe stuttered.
"Chloe spit it out."
"Are you here because of me or are you here for the sex?" Chloe asked in a rush.
Sitting there in stunned silence, Lex open and closed his mouth, but nothing was coming out. Maybe except for the occasional squeak.
"Oh god," Chloe muttered with complete embarrassment, "Can we pretend that I didn't just ask that?"
"Ah…"
Pulling her hand away from Lex, Chloe got up and nervously wandered around her room. "I plead temporary insanity. I…I need coffee. I haven't had coffee yet. How about I go get a cup now? Do you want some? I could got get some…"
Getting up, Lex closed the small distance between them and kissed Chloe with a passion that rivaled all kisses that they've shared to date.
Shock resonating off of her for a moment, Chloe pulled herself together and returned the kiss.
Tangling one hand in her hair and using the other to hold her firmly against him, Lex alternated between searing kisses and gentle nips.
Her fingers digging into his firm shoulders, Chloe heard herself moan Lex's name. Her voice sounded foreign to her own ears. Lex had this ability to make everything feel different and exotic, maybe because he was so different and exotic.
Ending their kiss abruptly, Lex cradled Chloe's flushed face between gentle hands. "I am here," Lex said enunciating each word, "because I want to be here with you. Not because of what we do, where we go or what we don't go. I'm here because you're here. I'd be here more if I could. I'd be here more if I didn't think that I was invading your space and your new life…"
"You could never invade my space." Chloe whispered laying her own hands over Lex.
"I know that I don't say certain things," Lex sighed remembering Lola's words, "but that doesn't mean that I don't feel them."
Blinking back sudden tears, Chloe nodded so faintly that Lex would have missed it if he hadn't been watching her so intently.
"I don't know what we're doing Chloe, but that's the beauty of life. We don't know where we're going to end up." Lex whispered, resting his forehead against hers. "This thing we have scares me…"
"I scare you?"
"No, not you. Never you." Lex said reassuring her with a gentle kiss, "I'm scared of what you make me feel. I'm scared because you I want to be a better person for you. The way the room seems to light up when you smile scares me. How my heart speeds away with anticipation and excitement every time my phone rings…"
Shaking her head in disbelief, Chloe wrapped her arms around Lex and kissed him with a fervor that made him weak in the knees. "Okay."
"Okay?" Lex asked trying to concentrate on what Chloe was saying and not how her lips felt on his.
"Okay," Chloe laughed placing random kisses over his adorably flushed face, "I understand. Okay, I'm going to stop being such a girl. Okay, I'm going to stop being so scared. Okay, lets do this."
"Do this?"
"Ride this." Chloe grinned impishly, "Lets see where life takes us."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
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Whoa. 11 pages people. My fingers hurt. ;] Soo...what did you think? Tell me, cause really, I need the inspiration. ;]
-Lucy
