CHAPTER II: Denial of a Forbidden Passion.
The only thing Lana could do was to look at Lex and wait for him to come to the rescue. There was a mix of emotions that she could not explain. No words came out of her mouth.
After what it seemed like an eternity, Lex finally spoke. He was almost certain they had stopped kissing before Clark came in, but he still felt like the biggest asshole ever. ''Well done Lex.Once again, you've managed to screw everything up. He thought to himself. ''
"Clark.Thank God you're here. We got locked. These old doors need to be fixed promptly. " The best he could do was to pretend nothing out of the ordinary happened. After all, the Luthors were good at covering things.
Clark was completely puzzled by the whole situation. He had no idea what to think about the incident. It's not like he saw something he didn't want to, but there was something in their eyes that distressed him.
"Did you guys spend the night here?" Chloe asked curious.
"Can you believe it?" Lex said faking a smile.
Lana was still speechless. She wasn't able to look at Clark in the eyes.
"Lana are you ok?" Clark asked approaching to her.
"Yeah.I'm just tired,"
"Well, I should get going, I have to be in the plant in less than an hour" Lex said looking at Lana and then Clark. "Talk to you later, Clark?"
"Yeah." Clark added.
Lex took his keys and cell phone and left.
"Lana.Are you going to school?" Pete asked.
"Yeah, I guess. I just have to go home and change my clothes" Lana answered trying to act normal.
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Lex angrily opened the doors of his studio. "Damn it! What the hell have you done!?" He shouted and in his fury threw all the papers that were on his desk. The idea of betraying the closest thing he had to a friend made him sick. It kind of reminded him of the Lex back in Metropolis, that Lex he so desperately wanted to forget. It was terrifying. From all the girls in the world, he had fallen for Lana Lang.
Suddenly, one of the maids came into the room. "Mr. Luthor."
"What!?" he yelled.
"I'm sorry to bother you, sir. It's your father. He's on the phone. He said it's urgent
Great. The last thing he needed right now was his father complaining about the plant or demeaning his job. Lex took a deep breath and answered the phone.
"Yes."
"Son, I need to you to come to Metropolis" Lex closed his eyes in frustration "It's important. There was a misunderstanding with the new contracts." All he could hear was annoying mumbling.
"Lex, are you there?" Lionel asked.
"Yes.I'll be there by midday." He said hanging up the phone.
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Lana walked out of one of the most boring classes of the day. She had no idea how was she still standing. The night before wasn't exactly the most common one. All she could think of was that moment, that kiss which had turned her world completely upside-down. Whatever that was good or bad. Lana thought about going directly home, but she decided to go to the Talon instead, secretly hoping to find him there.
"A penny for your thoughts?" Clark said with his respective smile.
"Clark.hey" Lana answered.
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"I don't know, you just seem distracted." Clark said worried. He didn't exactly have the power to read minds, but he could tell when people were hiding something. Over the years, he had mastered that ability.
"Don't worry, Clark. I'm fine. It's been kind of a hectic day. I just need to go home and get some rest." Lana finished closing her locker.
As she was leaving, Clark stopped her "Lana, you would tell me if something were wrong, right?"
Lana suddenly felt sick to her stomach.
"Of course" she finished walking away.
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Men in expensive suits surrounded the large table. They were all talking almost at the same time. "Money", "stock", "buy" "sell" Those were the only words Lex could catch between his awful headache and the thoughts running through his head. He had been thinking about her all day long, remembering the tender look in her eyes and the sweetness of her lips, but also the anger of haven lost control and the monumental consequences of that kiss. He tilted his head and supported it in his hand. The annoying talking was just making the hammer inside his head hit even harder. He had to get out of there.
"What do you think Lex?" Lionel interrupted.
"What?"
Lionel looked at him half angry and half concerned. He leaned closer and murmured, "Are you feeling alright?"
"..yes. I have to go. Gentlemen, I'm sorry, something came up and I have to return to Smallville immediately." He said standing up and walking towards the door. Everybody just looked at him and no one dare to mutter a word. Maybe that was the respect (or fear) the Luthors had gained over the years.
Lex stepped into his Porsche and drove. He suddenly felt a desperate need to see her. It was bizarre to have these sorts of feelings for a girl. He had kissed (and beyond) tons of women, but the intense moment he shared with her was completely different from all the past experiences. She was unlike anybody he had met before. She was a mix of vulnerability, passion, strength, and beauty. Lana Lang was simply a mystery, a mystery he was willing to uncover.
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It was about closing time at The Talon. The last customers were starting to leave when Lana heard the loud noise of a car's brakes. She looked out the window and saw him stepping out of his black Porsche. It was impossible to control the feeling of butterflies in her stomach as he opened the door and laid eyes on her.
He slightly smiled while sitting just as a regular customer in one of the tables. Lana approached to him.
"Hi" was all she could say sitting in the chair in front of him.
"Hi" he paused. " Lana, I think we should talk abou."
"It was a mistake," she interrupted. Ok, what was that? She said to herself. Maybe she was too scared, but those words came out of her mouth without her consent.
Lex let out an involuntarily sigh. He thought it would be ridiculous saying his heart experienced an odd pain as she said those words, but it was pretty much how it felt.
"It was. I just don't want anything to come between my friendship with Clark," he added coldly.
Lana looked down "Me neither" she softly said without being able to look at him.
"Maybe we should just put all these behind and move on" she added firmly. Once again the insecure Lana she hated stepped in. The last thing she wanted to do was to put that moment behind, but it was the right thing to do, or so it seemed.
"Yes. It's for the best. I'd hate to see our partnership be affected by this."
She simply nodded.
Lex stood up, took his keys. "I'll see you tomorrow"
"Yeah"
With that, he opened the door and left.
Lana approached to the window and watched him depart. Maybe she made the biggest mistake of her life and nothing will be the same after that or maybe, it was time for Lana Lang to follow her heart, without thinking about what's right or wrong. She couldn't deny that when he kissed her, something inside her changed. For the first time in her life, she felt alive.
Lana quickly took her coat and left. It was time to do the right thing.
The only thing Lana could do was to look at Lex and wait for him to come to the rescue. There was a mix of emotions that she could not explain. No words came out of her mouth.
After what it seemed like an eternity, Lex finally spoke. He was almost certain they had stopped kissing before Clark came in, but he still felt like the biggest asshole ever. ''Well done Lex.Once again, you've managed to screw everything up. He thought to himself. ''
"Clark.Thank God you're here. We got locked. These old doors need to be fixed promptly. " The best he could do was to pretend nothing out of the ordinary happened. After all, the Luthors were good at covering things.
Clark was completely puzzled by the whole situation. He had no idea what to think about the incident. It's not like he saw something he didn't want to, but there was something in their eyes that distressed him.
"Did you guys spend the night here?" Chloe asked curious.
"Can you believe it?" Lex said faking a smile.
Lana was still speechless. She wasn't able to look at Clark in the eyes.
"Lana are you ok?" Clark asked approaching to her.
"Yeah.I'm just tired,"
"Well, I should get going, I have to be in the plant in less than an hour" Lex said looking at Lana and then Clark. "Talk to you later, Clark?"
"Yeah." Clark added.
Lex took his keys and cell phone and left.
"Lana.Are you going to school?" Pete asked.
"Yeah, I guess. I just have to go home and change my clothes" Lana answered trying to act normal.
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Lex angrily opened the doors of his studio. "Damn it! What the hell have you done!?" He shouted and in his fury threw all the papers that were on his desk. The idea of betraying the closest thing he had to a friend made him sick. It kind of reminded him of the Lex back in Metropolis, that Lex he so desperately wanted to forget. It was terrifying. From all the girls in the world, he had fallen for Lana Lang.
Suddenly, one of the maids came into the room. "Mr. Luthor."
"What!?" he yelled.
"I'm sorry to bother you, sir. It's your father. He's on the phone. He said it's urgent
Great. The last thing he needed right now was his father complaining about the plant or demeaning his job. Lex took a deep breath and answered the phone.
"Yes."
"Son, I need to you to come to Metropolis" Lex closed his eyes in frustration "It's important. There was a misunderstanding with the new contracts." All he could hear was annoying mumbling.
"Lex, are you there?" Lionel asked.
"Yes.I'll be there by midday." He said hanging up the phone.
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Lana walked out of one of the most boring classes of the day. She had no idea how was she still standing. The night before wasn't exactly the most common one. All she could think of was that moment, that kiss which had turned her world completely upside-down. Whatever that was good or bad. Lana thought about going directly home, but she decided to go to the Talon instead, secretly hoping to find him there.
"A penny for your thoughts?" Clark said with his respective smile.
"Clark.hey" Lana answered.
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"I don't know, you just seem distracted." Clark said worried. He didn't exactly have the power to read minds, but he could tell when people were hiding something. Over the years, he had mastered that ability.
"Don't worry, Clark. I'm fine. It's been kind of a hectic day. I just need to go home and get some rest." Lana finished closing her locker.
As she was leaving, Clark stopped her "Lana, you would tell me if something were wrong, right?"
Lana suddenly felt sick to her stomach.
"Of course" she finished walking away.
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Men in expensive suits surrounded the large table. They were all talking almost at the same time. "Money", "stock", "buy" "sell" Those were the only words Lex could catch between his awful headache and the thoughts running through his head. He had been thinking about her all day long, remembering the tender look in her eyes and the sweetness of her lips, but also the anger of haven lost control and the monumental consequences of that kiss. He tilted his head and supported it in his hand. The annoying talking was just making the hammer inside his head hit even harder. He had to get out of there.
"What do you think Lex?" Lionel interrupted.
"What?"
Lionel looked at him half angry and half concerned. He leaned closer and murmured, "Are you feeling alright?"
"..yes. I have to go. Gentlemen, I'm sorry, something came up and I have to return to Smallville immediately." He said standing up and walking towards the door. Everybody just looked at him and no one dare to mutter a word. Maybe that was the respect (or fear) the Luthors had gained over the years.
Lex stepped into his Porsche and drove. He suddenly felt a desperate need to see her. It was bizarre to have these sorts of feelings for a girl. He had kissed (and beyond) tons of women, but the intense moment he shared with her was completely different from all the past experiences. She was unlike anybody he had met before. She was a mix of vulnerability, passion, strength, and beauty. Lana Lang was simply a mystery, a mystery he was willing to uncover.
**********************
It was about closing time at The Talon. The last customers were starting to leave when Lana heard the loud noise of a car's brakes. She looked out the window and saw him stepping out of his black Porsche. It was impossible to control the feeling of butterflies in her stomach as he opened the door and laid eyes on her.
He slightly smiled while sitting just as a regular customer in one of the tables. Lana approached to him.
"Hi" was all she could say sitting in the chair in front of him.
"Hi" he paused. " Lana, I think we should talk abou."
"It was a mistake," she interrupted. Ok, what was that? She said to herself. Maybe she was too scared, but those words came out of her mouth without her consent.
Lex let out an involuntarily sigh. He thought it would be ridiculous saying his heart experienced an odd pain as she said those words, but it was pretty much how it felt.
"It was. I just don't want anything to come between my friendship with Clark," he added coldly.
Lana looked down "Me neither" she softly said without being able to look at him.
"Maybe we should just put all these behind and move on" she added firmly. Once again the insecure Lana she hated stepped in. The last thing she wanted to do was to put that moment behind, but it was the right thing to do, or so it seemed.
"Yes. It's for the best. I'd hate to see our partnership be affected by this."
She simply nodded.
Lex stood up, took his keys. "I'll see you tomorrow"
"Yeah"
With that, he opened the door and left.
Lana approached to the window and watched him depart. Maybe she made the biggest mistake of her life and nothing will be the same after that or maybe, it was time for Lana Lang to follow her heart, without thinking about what's right or wrong. She couldn't deny that when he kissed her, something inside her changed. For the first time in her life, she felt alive.
Lana quickly took her coat and left. It was time to do the right thing.