Chapter 29- Lana's Apologies
"You got in late last night," Lana said as Chloe came down the stairs.
"I was with Pete and Clark," Chloe replied coldly.
Lana nodded, and looked down at the table. "Look, Chloe, I know what I did was wrong. It was my choice, no one forced me. It was none of my business to tell Lex what you told me in confidence. I had no right to do that. I betrayed your trust with full knowledge, that I was doing it. I apologize. Will you forgive me?"
Chloe sighed. "I'm still pissed, but I truly cherish our friendship. I forgive you, but don't expect me to trust you for a while."
Lana's face brightened as she looked up at Chloe. "Thank you."
Chloe smiled. "You have a lot of apologizing to do."
It was Lana's turn to sigh. "I better start with Clark.
"Good idea," Chloe agreed.
"You think he'll forgive me?" Lana asked quietly.
"Lana, he loves you. If you tell him what you told me, and that I forgave you, I know he will," Chloe replied, reaching over to take Lana's hand.
Lana squeezed Chloe's hand and smiled.
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When Lana sat next to Clark, Clark started to stand.
"Don't leave," Lana pleaded.
Clark looked intensely at Lana before sitting back down.
"Clark, I'm sorry. It was wrong, and I'm sorry. I love you so much. I can't bear it that you're angry with me," Lana said.
"For good reason," Clark pointed out.
"For a very good reason," Lana corrected. "I am terribly sorry that I did what I did. I'm ashamed of my actions. Chloe forgave me, and I can only hope that you will, too."
"I forgive you, Lan, but don't expect trust," Clark said in answer.
"Thank you, Clark," Lana replied, breaking into a smile.
Clark leaned over to hug the petite brunette. "Talk to Pete. He hates that he had to be mean to you."
Lana nodded. "I deserved it. His place is my next stop."
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"Hey," Lana said, walking up to Pete's house.
"Hi," Pete replied unhappily.
"I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you. I really screwed up by doing what I did. I just wanted to let you know that I've apologized to Clark and Chloe, and they've both accepted my apology.
"Good," Pete said, walking over to Lana. He stopped less than an inch away from her and hooked a finger under her chin. "No more coming between Clark and Chloe?" Pete asked.
Lana shook her head. "I am officially butting out."
Pete pulled Lana's face to meet his for a kiss. "Good."
"You got in late last night," Lana said as Chloe came down the stairs.
"I was with Pete and Clark," Chloe replied coldly.
Lana nodded, and looked down at the table. "Look, Chloe, I know what I did was wrong. It was my choice, no one forced me. It was none of my business to tell Lex what you told me in confidence. I had no right to do that. I betrayed your trust with full knowledge, that I was doing it. I apologize. Will you forgive me?"
Chloe sighed. "I'm still pissed, but I truly cherish our friendship. I forgive you, but don't expect me to trust you for a while."
Lana's face brightened as she looked up at Chloe. "Thank you."
Chloe smiled. "You have a lot of apologizing to do."
It was Lana's turn to sigh. "I better start with Clark.
"Good idea," Chloe agreed.
"You think he'll forgive me?" Lana asked quietly.
"Lana, he loves you. If you tell him what you told me, and that I forgave you, I know he will," Chloe replied, reaching over to take Lana's hand.
Lana squeezed Chloe's hand and smiled.
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When Lana sat next to Clark, Clark started to stand.
"Don't leave," Lana pleaded.
Clark looked intensely at Lana before sitting back down.
"Clark, I'm sorry. It was wrong, and I'm sorry. I love you so much. I can't bear it that you're angry with me," Lana said.
"For good reason," Clark pointed out.
"For a very good reason," Lana corrected. "I am terribly sorry that I did what I did. I'm ashamed of my actions. Chloe forgave me, and I can only hope that you will, too."
"I forgive you, Lan, but don't expect trust," Clark said in answer.
"Thank you, Clark," Lana replied, breaking into a smile.
Clark leaned over to hug the petite brunette. "Talk to Pete. He hates that he had to be mean to you."
Lana nodded. "I deserved it. His place is my next stop."
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"Hey," Lana said, walking up to Pete's house.
"Hi," Pete replied unhappily.
"I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you. I really screwed up by doing what I did. I just wanted to let you know that I've apologized to Clark and Chloe, and they've both accepted my apology.
"Good," Pete said, walking over to Lana. He stopped less than an inch away from her and hooked a finger under her chin. "No more coming between Clark and Chloe?" Pete asked.
Lana shook her head. "I am officially butting out."
Pete pulled Lana's face to meet his for a kiss. "Good."