A/N : Finally got round to updating, sorry for the delay. Thanx to Merrie, Kristin and Lrnd for the positive comments. As far as Calette is concerned, personally I think the characters are in character and I have had 37 reviews supporting my story. People can fall in love quickly and mine is not the only story in which characters have done so, plus Clark didn't visit Chloe because he did not know she was in hospital, not because he was just ignoring her. You are entitled to your opinion and I will not be deleting your review just because it is less positive than the others I have recieved but personally I think your comments were a bit unfair. No offence, but if you don't like this story so far then I suggest you don't read it because it is not going to change much.

Now, for those who do want to read more of this story, here we go...

Disclaimer : Smallville and it's characters belong to WB and DC Comics - and I'm not them!

"Your carriage awaits, Miss Sullivan" Lex smirked and opened the door of the limousine for his new girlfriend.

"Why thankyou Mr Luthor, you are very kind" Chloe replied, planting a kiss on Lex's cheek and climbing into the car. It felt good to be out of the hospital. It felt even better to be with Lex again. She smiled to herself as he climbed into the car beside her.

"Glad to be out of there?" he guessed, seeing the grin on her face.

"Yeah, and glad to be with you. I know I only spent one day without you but it was too long" she answered.

Lex smiled and kissed her gently on the lips. He knew exactly what she meant. One day away from Chloe had been far too long for him. He'd spent his day alone at the Luthor Mansion, trying to avoid his old office at all costs. The memory of his fathers demise still haunted him and the thought of being in the room where it happened make him feel physically nauseous. Bering with Chloe made him feel better but he knew he would have to tell her about sooner or later and it worried him that she would hate him for what he'd done. Unfortunately, that time came much sooner than he'd imagined. As the limousine sped through the streets of Smallville, Chloe began the conversation Lex had been dreading.

"My dad got back from Metropolis yesterday" she said, brightly, "I told him about us and he was actually okay about it"

"Why wouldn't he be?" Lex asked, although he knew the answer well enough. Gabe Sullivan was a decent man and a good employee of Luthorcorp. Lex got on well with him but he knew that the age difference was not the only reason Chloe's father might object to him seeing her. To Gabe, Lex was a okay guy to work for but not the kind of man you trust with your daughter, and although Lex had asked why Mr Sullivan wouldn't be happy about his relationship with Chloe, he really wanted to know how he could possibly accept such a thing so easily.

"Come on, Lex" Chloe said, seriously, "I think we all know why my Dad would have objected to us being together"

"So why didn't he?" Lex was curious. Chloe shook her head.

"I don't know" she admitted, "but I'm not complaining, are you?"

"As if I would" Lex smiled and so did Chloe, until she had another thought.

"What about your Dad? I mean, I can't see Lionel Luthor being to thrilled about his son hooking up with a sarcastic but highly attractive sixteen year old" she smirked but Lex didn't, in fact he looked quite upset.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Chloe asked, placing her hand over Lex's own. "Was my joke that bad?!" she tried to lighten the mood but it did no good. Lex turned away from her and called to the driver.

"Er, back to the mansion first!" he summoned the chauffeur, who acknowledged his boss and turned the car around.

"I thought you were taking me home?" Chloe said, slowly. She wasn't scared exactly but she was wary. She didn't know what was going on which bothered her but what made it worse was the way Lex had turned so cold on her.

"I have to show you something first!" he snapped at her and moved away from her as far as the back seat of the limo would allow. Chloe held back the tears she felt coming to her eyes. Why was he pushing her away all of a sudden? And what was so important at the mansion that he had to show her now? The part of Chloe that was a reporter, threw question after question into her mind. The part of her that was a child was scared of what might happen next. And the part of her that was in love? That part cried, fearful that the one she loved did not love her the way she had thought.

A/N : Okay, so what do you think so far? What does Lex want to show Chloe? How will Chloe react? Please review and I promise to post again v.soon!