A/N : I'm back with the next chapter! I only posted the last one yesteday! Is this fast enough for you? Okay, so before we get to the chapter I have to say thanx to my wonderful reviewers - little-fella, Merrie, Crazy Devil, Rendia, Kristin, Queen Of Tact - thanx for taking the time to R&R!

Now on with story...

Disclamier : Do you really think I would be writing fanfic if I owned the characters?!

"Hey, Chloe! When did you get out?" Clark walked over an enveloped his friend in a hug as soon as she reached the top of the steps to his 'Fortress'.

"This morning" Chloe managed to say, still fighting back tears. She had gone straight from the mansion to the Kent farm. She knew she could always rely on Clark when she was in trouble - it was one time when he was useful.

As he moved away from her, he noticed her eyes were red and asked her what was wrong. His concerned looks and tone of voice made it impossible for her to keep her feelings in any longer and she sobbed uncontrollably.

"It's Lex" she managed to say, just before she broke down. Clark led Chloe by the arm and sat her down, before kneeling in front of her and holding onto her hands.

"What about him?" he asked her, gently.

Through her tears, Chloe let out a painful giggle.

"He's my boyfriend, or at least he was..."

Clark looked shocked to say the least. He didn't have a problem with Lex and Chloe going out. He had feelings for Lana so he and Chloe were just good friends, but the news shocked him anyway.

"Okay," he said slowly, not really knowing what to say next. Chloe decided an explanation was in order. She took a deep breath and told Clark everything. She was fine until she got to the part in Lex's office.

"He just lost it" she told her friend, "He kept yelling about his father and..." Clark hung on Chloe's every word and tears overcame her as she finished her sentence, "...and he said he killed him!"

Clark put his arms around her again to try an comfort her. He wanted to tell her it would all be okay, but he didn't know that. Lex was capable of a lot of things, Clark knew that, he had heard the rumours, the stories, but murdering his own father? Clark did not believe his friend, the man he looked up to as an older brother type figure, was capable of that.

"Chloe, are you sure he meant it the way it sounded?" Clark was sure there must have been some kind of mistake, "Because I can't believe Lex would do that"

Chloe pulled away from her friend and gave him a small smile.

"Clark Kent, the eternal optimist" she said, "I don't know what he meant Clark but that's what he said" she cried again. She didn't want to believe that the man she loved was capable of patricide but he had told her, he'd actually come out and said it. If nothing else she had to admire his honesty. He didn't have to tell her, but he had risked everything and owned up to his crime.

"What am I going to do, Clark?" she asked her friend, who by now had stood up and was looking out of the window.

"I don't know" he replied, without turning around. His eyes were fixed on the skyline as he thought about what Chloe had told him. If Lex had killed his father, if it were true, Clark wanted to know why. Why would Lex want his father dead? He knew that the Luthor father and son had never got on too well and they had had arguments and disagreements but nothing bad enough to cause real concern. When all was said and done, Clark knew that Lex loved his father and just wanted him to be proud of him. He did not believe his friend was capable of killing anyone, although there had been rumours that such things had occurred in the past.

"All I know," he told Chloe, "is that I don't believe it"

Chloe looked up at him and met his eyes as he continued.

"I know Lex has done some bad stuff in the past but he would not kill his father"

Chloe nodded.

"I know, I want to believe that, I want to believe he's not capable of it but he told me himself"

Silence returned to the barn as the two young people tried to work out what to do next.

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