Chapter 4: Clive and Paul
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Lex stretched and pulled himself off the couch. For a $3000 dollar piece of furniture it was surprisingly uncomfortable. He sighed and headed over to his room where Chloe lay fast asleep in his king size bed. It was a sight he thought he'd never see in a million years. Chloe was in *his* room... sleeping on *his* bed... drooling on *his* pillow. Lex decided not to over think the situation and headed for the bathroom silently. He wasn't prepared for a close encounter Hangover Chloe just yet.
Chloe rolled over in her bed, leaning into her soft pillow and trying to ignore the dull pain in her head. It was strange... somehow her cousins dorm room felt... different. Suddenly she heard a splash of water from a shower low rumbling voice coming from a room close by.
"Pretty womaaaan walking down the streeeet, pretty womaaaan, then kind I'd like to meeeet lalalalaaa..."
Chloe's eyes snapped open. Why was she in someone else's bed? Wearing someone else's shirt? Listening to someone singing in the shower? She shrieked and scrambled out of the bed. The burning headache she felt was only adding to her confusion.
Lex heard her cry and raced out of the bathroom, with only a towel wrapped around his waist. "It's ok, don't be-"
Chloe screamed.
"...scared," Lex ended off. He tried desperately to get the soap out of his eyes and calm Chloe down while trying to secure a towel around his waist. He wasn't succeeding in either of the three and almost fell over a chair because his eyes were stinging.
Chloe's jaw dropped. What the hell was she doing here... wherever here was, and *what* was Lex Luthor doing half naked in front of her! Her mind began a series of possible explanations, none of which she liked.
"L-Lex?"
"Chloe! Glad you remember my name, do you need anything for your headache? I could get you some-"
"What the hell am I doing here?" she yelled. The memories in her head were in a mess, she needed answers now before she totally freaked out. It was a little late for that though.
"Did I...? Did we...?" Chloe choked out the words, not even wanting to think of the possibility that she and Lex might have-
"No!" Lex said shaking his head, "You were... in the club... I saw you and.... uh.."
"Will you just tell me?! All I know is that I went out with my cousin and now I wake up in some guy's bed wearing his shirt!" Hearing herself say those words totally horrified her.
"I'm not some guy Chloe, It's me, Lex, you know me!" He paused, finally getting most of the soap out of his eyes. "It's okay," he moved a little closer to her. Chloe sprung away and reached for a fork on the bedside table.
"Don't come near me," she said waving the utensil in the air viciously.
Lex backed down a little, he hadn't realised that she would be this panicked. "Just don't do anything stupid. Put the fork down and we can talk about this calmly. Just put it down Chloe."
"What am I doing here? Where's my cousin?" she said pointing the fork to his very bare chest. Chloe groaned inwardly, she was defending herself from a potential kidnapper and all that she could think about was his chest.
"You were wasted Chloe, very drunk-"
"What?" Chloe squeaked, "I never get drunk! Y-you're lying! It's just what everyone says about you Luthor's never-"
Her voice was silenced when Lex reached over, and grabbed the her arm, pulling her in for a soft kiss. Chloe's weapon fell from her fingers.
"...trust them." she ended. For some reason her mind had gone blank.
Lex pulled away, and looked down at her slightly parted lips and closed eyes. There. He'd managed to end her ranting. "Now are you ready to listen to me and stop acting like a mad woman?"
Her dark eyes snapped open and she punched him hard in the abdomen. Lex coughed and backed away.
"Now I'm ready." she said trying not to sound flustered.
"I guess I deserved that in some twisted way." Lex said. "You know you were a lot nicer when you were drunk.." He motioned for Chloe to sit on the bed. She hesitated for a moment before doing so. Lex pulled up a chair and sat opposite her.
"You were at a party and we ran into each other. You met a this looser, he got you drunk and I decided to take you home before you did anything you'd regret. I never saw your cousin, I assume she couldn't get to you, otherwise she would have stopped you. I slept on the couch by the way," Lex decided to leave out the details of last night for when Hangover Chloe morphed into the less violent Sober Chloe.
Chloe tried to take in all that he had told her, but her mind couldn't process the information. Why on earth would she get herself into such a stupid situation?
"You can call your cousin... if you still don't believe me."
Chloe nodded as Lex handed her his tiny Nokia. Suddenly she was aware of Lex's lack of clothing.
He noticed her uneasiness, "I... uh... have to change." Lex stated, "Take your time on the phone."
Chloe quickly dialled the number, praying her cousin was there.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me,"
"Chloe? Where the hell did you go off to last night? I was so worried when you didn't get back to the dorm! I was about to call Uncle Gabe and-"
"Do you remember what happened last night?"
"You don't remember? You and that playboy sleazebag Vic were on the dance floor all over each other."
Chloe groaned, "Was it really that bad?"
"It was very bad, Chloe... you'd even gathered a little audience around you. That's why I couldn't get to you, but then some other guy came after you. He pretty much scared Vic off and then hauled you away with him. Who was he? Please tell me that you knew him!"
"I knew him, and I'm fine... just a little confused."
"Well whoever that guy was you owe him a huge thank you. Oh! I almost forgot! Your friends dropped by half an hour ago to uh... surprise you. They wanted to give you a ride back to Smallville. I think their name were Clive and Paul?
Chloe gulped, "Clark and Pete?"
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Lex stretched and pulled himself off the couch. For a $3000 dollar piece of furniture it was surprisingly uncomfortable. He sighed and headed over to his room where Chloe lay fast asleep in his king size bed. It was a sight he thought he'd never see in a million years. Chloe was in *his* room... sleeping on *his* bed... drooling on *his* pillow. Lex decided not to over think the situation and headed for the bathroom silently. He wasn't prepared for a close encounter Hangover Chloe just yet.
Chloe rolled over in her bed, leaning into her soft pillow and trying to ignore the dull pain in her head. It was strange... somehow her cousins dorm room felt... different. Suddenly she heard a splash of water from a shower low rumbling voice coming from a room close by.
"Pretty womaaaan walking down the streeeet, pretty womaaaan, then kind I'd like to meeeet lalalalaaa..."
Chloe's eyes snapped open. Why was she in someone else's bed? Wearing someone else's shirt? Listening to someone singing in the shower? She shrieked and scrambled out of the bed. The burning headache she felt was only adding to her confusion.
Lex heard her cry and raced out of the bathroom, with only a towel wrapped around his waist. "It's ok, don't be-"
Chloe screamed.
"...scared," Lex ended off. He tried desperately to get the soap out of his eyes and calm Chloe down while trying to secure a towel around his waist. He wasn't succeeding in either of the three and almost fell over a chair because his eyes were stinging.
Chloe's jaw dropped. What the hell was she doing here... wherever here was, and *what* was Lex Luthor doing half naked in front of her! Her mind began a series of possible explanations, none of which she liked.
"L-Lex?"
"Chloe! Glad you remember my name, do you need anything for your headache? I could get you some-"
"What the hell am I doing here?" she yelled. The memories in her head were in a mess, she needed answers now before she totally freaked out. It was a little late for that though.
"Did I...? Did we...?" Chloe choked out the words, not even wanting to think of the possibility that she and Lex might have-
"No!" Lex said shaking his head, "You were... in the club... I saw you and.... uh.."
"Will you just tell me?! All I know is that I went out with my cousin and now I wake up in some guy's bed wearing his shirt!" Hearing herself say those words totally horrified her.
"I'm not some guy Chloe, It's me, Lex, you know me!" He paused, finally getting most of the soap out of his eyes. "It's okay," he moved a little closer to her. Chloe sprung away and reached for a fork on the bedside table.
"Don't come near me," she said waving the utensil in the air viciously.
Lex backed down a little, he hadn't realised that she would be this panicked. "Just don't do anything stupid. Put the fork down and we can talk about this calmly. Just put it down Chloe."
"What am I doing here? Where's my cousin?" she said pointing the fork to his very bare chest. Chloe groaned inwardly, she was defending herself from a potential kidnapper and all that she could think about was his chest.
"You were wasted Chloe, very drunk-"
"What?" Chloe squeaked, "I never get drunk! Y-you're lying! It's just what everyone says about you Luthor's never-"
Her voice was silenced when Lex reached over, and grabbed the her arm, pulling her in for a soft kiss. Chloe's weapon fell from her fingers.
"...trust them." she ended. For some reason her mind had gone blank.
Lex pulled away, and looked down at her slightly parted lips and closed eyes. There. He'd managed to end her ranting. "Now are you ready to listen to me and stop acting like a mad woman?"
Her dark eyes snapped open and she punched him hard in the abdomen. Lex coughed and backed away.
"Now I'm ready." she said trying not to sound flustered.
"I guess I deserved that in some twisted way." Lex said. "You know you were a lot nicer when you were drunk.." He motioned for Chloe to sit on the bed. She hesitated for a moment before doing so. Lex pulled up a chair and sat opposite her.
"You were at a party and we ran into each other. You met a this looser, he got you drunk and I decided to take you home before you did anything you'd regret. I never saw your cousin, I assume she couldn't get to you, otherwise she would have stopped you. I slept on the couch by the way," Lex decided to leave out the details of last night for when Hangover Chloe morphed into the less violent Sober Chloe.
Chloe tried to take in all that he had told her, but her mind couldn't process the information. Why on earth would she get herself into such a stupid situation?
"You can call your cousin... if you still don't believe me."
Chloe nodded as Lex handed her his tiny Nokia. Suddenly she was aware of Lex's lack of clothing.
He noticed her uneasiness, "I... uh... have to change." Lex stated, "Take your time on the phone."
Chloe quickly dialled the number, praying her cousin was there.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me,"
"Chloe? Where the hell did you go off to last night? I was so worried when you didn't get back to the dorm! I was about to call Uncle Gabe and-"
"Do you remember what happened last night?"
"You don't remember? You and that playboy sleazebag Vic were on the dance floor all over each other."
Chloe groaned, "Was it really that bad?"
"It was very bad, Chloe... you'd even gathered a little audience around you. That's why I couldn't get to you, but then some other guy came after you. He pretty much scared Vic off and then hauled you away with him. Who was he? Please tell me that you knew him!"
"I knew him, and I'm fine... just a little confused."
"Well whoever that guy was you owe him a huge thank you. Oh! I almost forgot! Your friends dropped by half an hour ago to uh... surprise you. They wanted to give you a ride back to Smallville. I think their name were Clive and Paul?
Chloe gulped, "Clark and Pete?"
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