A/N : Okay, here's the next chapter, it's short but if you're a Chlex fan, you should really like it! Thanx to Lrnd, Merrie, rainyday88, paradox, animefan, Kate, Queen Of Tact and Carly for the latest reviews - your the reason that I keep writing, thank you!

Anyway, now on with the story...

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Lex took a deep breath and turned to face Chloe again.

"Chloe, I, okay, this is going to sound like a really stupid question but, do you like me?" Lex felt ridiculous. He was twenty-one years old and he was in love with this beautiful, intelligent young woman and he was behaving like a twelve year old kid in a playground.

"Of course I like you, Lex, you've been a great friend to me and Clark..."

"I didn't mean it like that" Lex interrupted. Chloe knew very well what he meant but she had to pretend she didn't, she didn't know what to say. Both of them were equally embarrassed about the whole thing and neither were good at expressing how they felt.

"I know you didn't, look Lex, okay this is really stupid, I'm just going to say it. I didn't just break things off with Clark because her likes Lana, I did it for me too because I kind of like you, and I know your older than me and my dad works for you and we don't know each other really well but I can't help the way I feel and I just..." Chloe didn't get a chance to say anymore. Lex walked over to her and kissed her on the lips, silencing her completely.

For a few seconds, both Chloe and Lex forgot everything that had been bothering them. For a few moments, everything was perfect in the world and nothing mattered except for the two of them

When the kiss was over, Chloe laughed. She could help herself, but she ended up making Lex look highly embarrassed and hurt.

"I'm sorry," she said, "but I have been thinking about that for the last two days"

Lex had to smile at that. It meant Chloe liked him too, maybe even loved him.

"Yeah, well, I've been thinking about it for five days now so I win!" Lex managed to make a joke too, but what he felt was no joke and he wanted her to know that.

"Chloe, you understand that this isn't just me messing around, I mean, I love you"

"I love you too, Lex" Chloe answered, "I don't know how or when it happened but, I do love you"

The two kissed again and both felt a happiness they had never felt before.

Lex was sure he had never been in love. He had loved his mother and Pamela, the woman who looked after him during his mother's illness, and maybe even his father when he was younger, but to be in love was a new experience for him.

Chloe thought she'd been in love once, but she realised all too quickly that once she had Clark, she didn't want him - not in that way, at least. With Lex, she knew it was different, it was real love, she was truly in love this time and nothing would change that.

Unfortunately, Lex had a bad feeling that something might change that. Chloe still did not know everything about the day Lex was submitted to hospital. He knew all about her car crash, but when she'd asked for an explanation as to his stay at Smallville General he had given a brief narrative. He told her how the storm had blown the windows to the study in and had knocked him off his feet. He told her about the cabinet that fell on him and about the head injury he had sustained, but never once did he mention his father's presence.

How would Chloe ever understand that Lex had let his father die?

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