Once again these character's etc aren't mine. Thanks for the reviews. This chapter is a little bit longer, hope you like it
When I was young I remember my mother taking me to see a play at the metropolis Theatre, 'The Arena' was large to a small boy, and as I grew older we repeated that ritual at the end of the school term to celebrate the summer break. In those innocent days it had always inspired me with awe and ridiculous notions of wanting to act.
Can you imagine that Lex Luther the actor!
Now it doesn't have quite the same affect.
It was however the end of the school term just at the beginning of the summer break and Chloe was going to become part of that particular Luther tradition. We were going to see ' A midsummer night's dream' at the same theatre where my mother and I had first revealed in it's magic over 10 years ago.
It was a favourite of Chloe's.
Not something most people would imagine her enjoying but she had said to me that when she was young her mother had been in an amateur play group and they had performed it in the open air of America. The image of her mother in the woodland bower as Titania the fairy Queen had been one of the most vivid memories of her early years.
So when I was last in Metropolis and noticed the advertising I booked tickets and arranged for her farther to be away on a business trip.
I'm going to surprise her tonight.
O my god I can't believe it Lex did the most amazing thing; he took me to see ' A Midsummer Night's Dream'. I don't even remember telling him about how my mother had played in a production when I was young. She had been the most beautiful thing I had ever set my eye's upon (apart from Lex of course, but that's obligatory isn't it, I mean I am going out with him aren't I) Her voice I can still remember, the whispered notes that seemed to fly on the breeze. There had been a storm threatening during the day, but it had passed over by the evening.
Lex had remembered me telling him this and had booked the tickets as a celebration of the summer break. He told me about how his mother had taken him when he was young.
He even told me about how he had wanted to act that came as a shock to me.
"Lex, do you think if we did this every weekend Dad would get suspicious?"
"Well Chloe, I think I would have to answer yes to that one, there are only so many business trips I can send him on"
"Shame"
"It would be nice though you and me being able to go out any time we wanted without having to check that my dad is away or that the others don't see us"
Looking up at Lex as we strolled in the midnight streets of Metropolis, I found that for once his face was unreadable. Perhaps I had overstepped the mark in that last comment, I mean I didn't want to spoil the evening.
"I'm sorry, it's just we can't go out before we check numerous peoples schedules, or that no one catches us with each other. I understand why, I'm not complaining it's just…………………"
"We can't have a normal relationship, Chloe I don't like it either but I know one thing"
"What"
"It won't always be like that, I promise"
God it is hard, she's right about that, and it's not her age that is stopping us. We aren't doing anything illegal; it's the reactions of other's that bother us. Honestly speaking there are not many times when other peoples opinions have mattered to me; I do what I want and if people don't like what I do, or see, or do business with well that's their problem. This situation is different though, I Love this woman and I wont let anything or anyone hurt her, by disclosing our relationship and allowing it to be in the public arena would do exactly that.
"Lex I'm stronger than I look, I can take a bit of gossip"
Not wanting him to interrupt I let my fingers gently touch his lips. I could see he wanted to speak, he let me continue though.
"Yes it will be more than gossip, but life isn't always easy we both know that. We are both adults and they're is another important thing you need to take into consideration"
"What's that?"
Looking at him I say the words that are so simply put together, but often hard to say.
"I love you"
