Chapter 14- Pressure
"So, you know that pressure you were talking about?" Chloe asked Lana in an offhanded way.
"Yeah." Lana said, pulling her hair into a ponytail to get it out of her face while she slept.
"It's here," Chloe said, plopping down on Lana's bed.
"What do you mean?" Lana asked, turning from her vanity to look at Chloe.
"I'm feeling the pressure," Chloe said cryptically.
"You're going to have to tell me more than that if you want my help," Lana told her.
"I do want your help," Chloe said looking at her hands.
Lana moved to sit next to Chloe. "What is it?"
"Clark asked me if I'll ever love him again," Chloe said looking at Lana. She looked ready to cry.
"Oh, Chloe. What did you say?" Lana asked.
"I said I didn't know. He said he'd wait for me, so I told him I hoped he wasn't waiting for nothing," Chloe said, a single tear trailing down her cheek.
"What do you want me to do?" Lana asked.
"I don't know. Talk to him? Tell him to give me time? Something," Chloe said.
Lana put her hand on Chloe's arm. "Want me to do it now?"
"No. He'll know I told you to, and it will just make him feel bad. I mean, I've been here two weeks and he's already asking me to be in love with him again? That's ridiculous!" Chloe said.
"I know. I told him from the beginning to give you space. By the way, weren't you holding his hand after you left the loft today?" Lana asked.
"That's what brought it on, isn't it? Me doing that," Chloe said lightly pressing the palm of her hand to her head. "It was the heat of the moment. I didn't think anything of it after I did it."
"That would do it, Chlo. Clark is very sensitive and takes everything to heart," Lana said.
"I know. I just forgot so much," Chloe said.
"I'll talk to him. We all know that you can't just jump in and be our good friend. It will have to be gradual, like any new friendship. You have to start over from the beginning, and Lex, Pete, and I know that. It's just that Clark lost so much time with you that he wants to make it all up in one go," Lana explained.
"See, I understand that. That's how I feel about Pete, but it doesn't work that way," Chloe reasoned.
"Don't worry. I'll fix it," Lana said with a smile.
"Okay. Will you be upset if I see if I can spend the day with Pete tomorrow?" Chloe asked.
Lana laughed. "You two have a lot of catching up to do. I will never mind if you spend time with Pete. I know how much you meant to him."
"I did?" Chloe asked.
Lana smiled sweetly. "He loved you so much, Chlo. He still does. You were his best friend."
Chloe smiled. "I feel the same way."
"So, you know that pressure you were talking about?" Chloe asked Lana in an offhanded way.
"Yeah." Lana said, pulling her hair into a ponytail to get it out of her face while she slept.
"It's here," Chloe said, plopping down on Lana's bed.
"What do you mean?" Lana asked, turning from her vanity to look at Chloe.
"I'm feeling the pressure," Chloe said cryptically.
"You're going to have to tell me more than that if you want my help," Lana told her.
"I do want your help," Chloe said looking at her hands.
Lana moved to sit next to Chloe. "What is it?"
"Clark asked me if I'll ever love him again," Chloe said looking at Lana. She looked ready to cry.
"Oh, Chloe. What did you say?" Lana asked.
"I said I didn't know. He said he'd wait for me, so I told him I hoped he wasn't waiting for nothing," Chloe said, a single tear trailing down her cheek.
"What do you want me to do?" Lana asked.
"I don't know. Talk to him? Tell him to give me time? Something," Chloe said.
Lana put her hand on Chloe's arm. "Want me to do it now?"
"No. He'll know I told you to, and it will just make him feel bad. I mean, I've been here two weeks and he's already asking me to be in love with him again? That's ridiculous!" Chloe said.
"I know. I told him from the beginning to give you space. By the way, weren't you holding his hand after you left the loft today?" Lana asked.
"That's what brought it on, isn't it? Me doing that," Chloe said lightly pressing the palm of her hand to her head. "It was the heat of the moment. I didn't think anything of it after I did it."
"That would do it, Chlo. Clark is very sensitive and takes everything to heart," Lana said.
"I know. I just forgot so much," Chloe said.
"I'll talk to him. We all know that you can't just jump in and be our good friend. It will have to be gradual, like any new friendship. You have to start over from the beginning, and Lex, Pete, and I know that. It's just that Clark lost so much time with you that he wants to make it all up in one go," Lana explained.
"See, I understand that. That's how I feel about Pete, but it doesn't work that way," Chloe reasoned.
"Don't worry. I'll fix it," Lana said with a smile.
"Okay. Will you be upset if I see if I can spend the day with Pete tomorrow?" Chloe asked.
Lana laughed. "You two have a lot of catching up to do. I will never mind if you spend time with Pete. I know how much you meant to him."
"I did?" Chloe asked.
Lana smiled sweetly. "He loved you so much, Chlo. He still does. You were his best friend."
Chloe smiled. "I feel the same way."