A/N : Hey everyone. Thanx for the reviews on chapters 7 & 8 ! Thanx to; Lance Robert Wheeler, QtyGirl411, NeeterDilly, NickyJean, SmallvilleChick (more Clana is on its way, keep reading), C*h*e*r*r*i*e*s, Cassie.

Here is two more chapters, cos I'm just that generous, but be warned there's only one more chapter after these two.

Now, will Chloe be mad at Lex?

Will Clark tell Lana his secret?

Read on and you just might find out!

(Disclaimer : see chapter 1)

"Lex, I want to know what you meant by that!" Chloe persisted, climbing off of his bed and looking at him sternly.

"Nothing, I didn't mean anything" he mumbled, trying not to make eye-contact with the inquisitive blonde.

"Lex, we are talking about me here. Chloe Sullivan, the one you're supposed to be in love with. Do not lie to me!"

He looked every other way but at her. He didn't want to lie to her but he knew if he told her the truth he would lose her and he couldn't stand that. It had taken so long for them to get together, but if he said just one thing wrong he could destroy it all in a second.

"I'm waiting for an answer Lex, a truthful answer" Chloe carried on but Lex stayed silent, trying to think what the best 'truth' to tell her would be. She grew more impatient and with her impatience came her aggression.

"Don't make me start this relationship by punching your lights out!" she raved.

"Yeah, well that's what scares me!" Lex replied suddenly, with a volume not much lower than hers. "What bothers me is if I tell you the truth we might not have a relationship to start!"

There was silence again. Chloe sat down on the end of Lex's bed and looked at the floor. She knew he'd done some bad stuff in the past but could he really have done something so bad that she wouldn't want to be with him? Was there something that bad in the world?

"Whatever you tell me" she said, softly, "It won't change how I feel about you. I will still always love you" she looked over at him just as he looked up at her.

"I hope that's true" he replied, "I do want you to know the truth but the last thing I want is to scare you away"

"I don't scare easy, Luthor, you should know that" she joked and he managed a smile.

"So, what doctor are we talking about?" she asked in a reasonable tone.

"Doctor Hamilton" Lex answered, flatly.

"He resurrected the Nicodemus didn't he?" Chloe had thought so last time but now she was about to find out for sure.

"Yes, well the first time, apparently this one grew naturally" he told her.

"You told him to revive it, though?" Chloe suspected she knew the truth now. Lex was responsible for the doctor reviving the deadly plant that could have killed many of her friends and loved ones the first time and herself and Lex now.

"No" Lex said truthfully. Chloe knew he wasn't lying. She wasn't sure how she knew, but she did.

"Then why did you have it and why do you blame yourself?"

"I paid him to research the meteors and their effects on people, but the doctor started with the effects on plants..." he trailed off.

"Why did you want to know what effects the meteors had on people? I thought we saw enough evidence of that anyway without scientific tests" Chloe smiled.

"It doesn't matter why" Lex told her, he wasn't quite ready to tell her that yet, "the point is that plant could have killed me and worse than that it could have killed you"

"Yeah, but it didn't" Chloe stated the obvious, "and how come you had the plant in the car?" she continued, her reporters instincts and curiosity kicking in.

"I wanted to destroy it. Doctor Hamilton said it was the only one he'd found, I wanted to destroy it before it produced any more and before it infected anyone. Obviously my plan didn't follow through so well. This is all my fault Chloe, and I am so sorry" he moved to sit next to her and placed a hand on her arm.

"Well, it we're going to play the blame game Lex, move over and let me have my turn!" she exclaimed.

"What do you mean by that?" Lex was curious now.

"Well, it was me you swerved the car for. It was my fault you crashed and therefore my fault that we both got infected" she smiled as she counted off the points on her fingers, "We could all blame ourselves for things and we can all feel sorry for ourselves, but in the end all you end up doing is hurting yourself and driving others away" her voice softened and so did her eyes. "Lex, I know you've done things your not proud of but we can all say that. Nobody's perfect, but I just know that you're perfect for me" she smiled and squeezed his hand, which made him smile too.

"So I'm forgiven?" he tried.

"There's nothing to forgive" she told him, "Now before that rather annoying interlude, where were we?" she added, playfully.

"Oh I think I remember" he said with a smirk as he pulled her close and the kissing from earlier was resumed.

A/N : On to chapter 10 for more of the truth...