Chapter 6: We can make sandwiches
Lex leaned back in his leather chair and let out a long breath of air. He'd finally finished all his work for the day and he was looking forward to a long hot bath. Preferably with his mistress; Gemini. He rubbed his eyelids with his thumbs and urged himself to relax, but he couldn't. Not with Chloe Sullivan skulking around. He successfully avoided the little reporter all week, he knew her feelings would not be hurt so he decided to continue doing so.
Even though he half wanted to see her again, he didn't want to risk having an interview. He loathed interviews, they were as dull as cloud formations and are just as exciting. His butler's voice crackled over the speaker phone, piercing the relaxed silence
"Mr Luthor, there's a Clark Kent here to see you and...yes" Lex frowned, the butler was obviously a little senile, but he said nothing to indicate he thought so.
"Send him in" he instructed, rising to greet his newly acquired friend. Lex waited, pondering as to why Clark was visiting him this time of night. The door opened and Clark walk inside stiffly "Hey. Lex" Clark said robotically, Lex smirked
"Something the matter, Clark?" he asked, amused at how the teenager stood ramrod straight.
"Aha! I'm in!" an excited new voice said, Lex groaned loudly as Chloe stepped smartly around Clark's huge form "Now, how 'bout that interview Lexy boy?"
"You treacherous fiend" Lex growled venomously at him, Clark had the decency to look a little apologetic
"Sorry Lex, she cornered me" they shared I knowing nod
"Clark, stop talking to my test subject-I mean my interviewee. I've drunk two litres of coffee and I'm high as a kite" Chloe said, bouncing on the spot.
Lex groaned again "Can't we do this when you're a little more...sane?"
"No no no no no no no" Chloe wagged her finger at him, making each 'no' a different octave "You'll run away again, and besides, I always get fired up before an interview"
"She does" Clark agreed, giving Lex a sympathetic look "I better be going"
"Yeah, thanks Clark, thanks for nothing" Lex sighed, closing the door behind his now ex-friend
"Lex get started" Chloe said, waving her clipboard around "I mean, let's get started" Lex rubbed his temples in frustration. This was going to be a long night.
*~*
"Were you aware there was a level three in the fertiliser plant?" Chloe asked, sucking on the eraser of her pencil. Which, for some reason, Lex found strangely erotic.
"As I have told every other newspaper, I was unaware there was a level three in the plant"
"Do you expect our reader's to believe that?" Chloe wrote down his previous response while asking this question.
"I don't think your reader of one will give a damn" Lex stated, Chloe shot him a hurt look
"I think that concludes our interview" Chloe said tightly, tucking the clipboard into her backpack. Lex couldn't help but feel guilty. This was a strange feeling to him, he normally didn't regret his actions, but to know he caused Chloe's mood to change so dramatically, it was almost enough to make him apologise.
Almost.
Lex glanced at the clock, the interview went for half an hour "Hey, do want something to eat?"
"Maybe" she tried to sound nonchalant, but he saw her eyes light up at the mention of food so he headed to the kitchen, expecting her to follow.
"Would you like a sandwich?" he offered, entering the spacious room
"You? Make a sandwich? You'd probably burn it" Chloe's snarky attitude returned and Lex found himself to be relieved.
"I make a pretty good sandwich, but if you're so scared, make it yourself" he motioned towards the large fridge, she shrugged and opened the door.
"Hey, do you have any polony?" she questioned, her eyes skimming over the fridge's contents. Lex shuddered "God no" Chloe looked at him, her eyes wide
"You DON'T like polony?" she asked unbelievingly
"You DO?"
"Of course I do, I'm normal" she shook her head, still not believing he didn't like her favourite sandwich meat.
"Polony is not normal, it's not a real meat. Ham is normal" he said proudly, Chloe scoffed
"Ham is boring, and it's too salty" Chloe wrinkled her nose "Polony is spicy and original"
"Original is right" Lex snorted "What other sandwich fillings do you know made out of road kill?"
"It's not made of road kill!" Chloe defended "And you know what? Ham SUCKS"
"Ham does not suck" Lex found himself retorting.
"I think that's a challenge, whoever makes the best sandwich gets...what ever they want from the other person!" Chloe said excitedly
"You're on" Lex said without thinking. They shook hands and headed for the fridge.
*~*
"I'm done" Lex said, eyeing Chloe's sandwich "Before you, I noticed"
Chloe pouted "It's not time, it's technique" they both smiled at the reference "I'm almost done, anyway" She cut the sandwich down the middle and placed an olive on a cocktail stick on the top. She stood back to admire her work.
"Now, we need a judge" Chloe pointed out, Lex thought for a moment and moved quickly over to the door.
"Sammuel!" Lex shouted to his butler. He appeared within five seconds, a little out of breath
"Yes sir?" he puffed
"Ask any of the staff if they like both polony and ham, if you find one, bring them to me immediately" He looked a little confused, but he left to fill out his boss's request.
Chloe laughed "Very efficient" If Lex won, he would be able do whatever he liked with Ms Sullivan. His head filled with deliciously dirty thoughts. Sammuel came back, this time accompanied by a nervous looking girl "Her you are, sir. This is Meredith"
"That'll be all, thankyou" he said, guiding the woman to the two sandwiches sitting side by side.
"Now, I want you to take a bite of each sandwich" he pointed to each one "and tell me which one you prefer" she nodded slowly, processing the information. She reached for Chloe's sandwich first, she chewed pensively for a moment before swallowing. Then she reached for Lex's, and repeated what she did with Chloe's.
"Well? Which one?" Lex asked impatiently, she looked scared but she answered
"Um, the ham one" she answered timidly, Lex punched the air and Chloe sunk to floor in bitter defeat.
"Return to your duties, Meredith, and expect a bonus in your next pay check" Lex said happily, she smiled and exited the room hastily, eager to get away from the madness.
"I know when to accept defeat" she sighed, rising off the ground "What do you want from me?"
"Let me think" Lex said huskily, his fingers wrapping around her wrists. He pulled her to him so she collided with his chest, she turned shocked eyes to his and he couldn't wait any longer. He put his hands on her waist, his mouth possessively covering hers. Chloe kissed him back, holding nothing back from him. She sighed as his tongue massaged hers, causing her to become slightly light headed. He felt her breasts rubbing lightly over his chest, Lex couldn't help cupping them both fully in his hands.
Chloe groaned at the mind melting pleasure, for a moment she honestly thought she was going to pass out. Lex tore his mouth from hers and began to place scorching hot kisses down her neck, she threw her head back to let him get better access. He began to bite a suck, the pain made the experience more pleasurable.
"God, you're so desirable" he moaned as he reached her collarbone, Chloe's brain wasn't functioning properly so she didn't reply.
He returned to her mouth, her lips began bruising and swelling from the intensity of his kisses. His hands move southward and cupped her ass to pull her closer, she felt his desire pressed against her stomach and just the thought of that made her gasp. They heard the door open and they sprung apart, only to be faced with Lionel Luthor's cold, amused smile
"Lex, son, it's about time we had that little talk, don't you think?"
Lex leaned back in his leather chair and let out a long breath of air. He'd finally finished all his work for the day and he was looking forward to a long hot bath. Preferably with his mistress; Gemini. He rubbed his eyelids with his thumbs and urged himself to relax, but he couldn't. Not with Chloe Sullivan skulking around. He successfully avoided the little reporter all week, he knew her feelings would not be hurt so he decided to continue doing so.
Even though he half wanted to see her again, he didn't want to risk having an interview. He loathed interviews, they were as dull as cloud formations and are just as exciting. His butler's voice crackled over the speaker phone, piercing the relaxed silence
"Mr Luthor, there's a Clark Kent here to see you and...yes" Lex frowned, the butler was obviously a little senile, but he said nothing to indicate he thought so.
"Send him in" he instructed, rising to greet his newly acquired friend. Lex waited, pondering as to why Clark was visiting him this time of night. The door opened and Clark walk inside stiffly "Hey. Lex" Clark said robotically, Lex smirked
"Something the matter, Clark?" he asked, amused at how the teenager stood ramrod straight.
"Aha! I'm in!" an excited new voice said, Lex groaned loudly as Chloe stepped smartly around Clark's huge form "Now, how 'bout that interview Lexy boy?"
"You treacherous fiend" Lex growled venomously at him, Clark had the decency to look a little apologetic
"Sorry Lex, she cornered me" they shared I knowing nod
"Clark, stop talking to my test subject-I mean my interviewee. I've drunk two litres of coffee and I'm high as a kite" Chloe said, bouncing on the spot.
Lex groaned again "Can't we do this when you're a little more...sane?"
"No no no no no no no" Chloe wagged her finger at him, making each 'no' a different octave "You'll run away again, and besides, I always get fired up before an interview"
"She does" Clark agreed, giving Lex a sympathetic look "I better be going"
"Yeah, thanks Clark, thanks for nothing" Lex sighed, closing the door behind his now ex-friend
"Lex get started" Chloe said, waving her clipboard around "I mean, let's get started" Lex rubbed his temples in frustration. This was going to be a long night.
*~*
"Were you aware there was a level three in the fertiliser plant?" Chloe asked, sucking on the eraser of her pencil. Which, for some reason, Lex found strangely erotic.
"As I have told every other newspaper, I was unaware there was a level three in the plant"
"Do you expect our reader's to believe that?" Chloe wrote down his previous response while asking this question.
"I don't think your reader of one will give a damn" Lex stated, Chloe shot him a hurt look
"I think that concludes our interview" Chloe said tightly, tucking the clipboard into her backpack. Lex couldn't help but feel guilty. This was a strange feeling to him, he normally didn't regret his actions, but to know he caused Chloe's mood to change so dramatically, it was almost enough to make him apologise.
Almost.
Lex glanced at the clock, the interview went for half an hour "Hey, do want something to eat?"
"Maybe" she tried to sound nonchalant, but he saw her eyes light up at the mention of food so he headed to the kitchen, expecting her to follow.
"Would you like a sandwich?" he offered, entering the spacious room
"You? Make a sandwich? You'd probably burn it" Chloe's snarky attitude returned and Lex found himself to be relieved.
"I make a pretty good sandwich, but if you're so scared, make it yourself" he motioned towards the large fridge, she shrugged and opened the door.
"Hey, do you have any polony?" she questioned, her eyes skimming over the fridge's contents. Lex shuddered "God no" Chloe looked at him, her eyes wide
"You DON'T like polony?" she asked unbelievingly
"You DO?"
"Of course I do, I'm normal" she shook her head, still not believing he didn't like her favourite sandwich meat.
"Polony is not normal, it's not a real meat. Ham is normal" he said proudly, Chloe scoffed
"Ham is boring, and it's too salty" Chloe wrinkled her nose "Polony is spicy and original"
"Original is right" Lex snorted "What other sandwich fillings do you know made out of road kill?"
"It's not made of road kill!" Chloe defended "And you know what? Ham SUCKS"
"Ham does not suck" Lex found himself retorting.
"I think that's a challenge, whoever makes the best sandwich gets...what ever they want from the other person!" Chloe said excitedly
"You're on" Lex said without thinking. They shook hands and headed for the fridge.
*~*
"I'm done" Lex said, eyeing Chloe's sandwich "Before you, I noticed"
Chloe pouted "It's not time, it's technique" they both smiled at the reference "I'm almost done, anyway" She cut the sandwich down the middle and placed an olive on a cocktail stick on the top. She stood back to admire her work.
"Now, we need a judge" Chloe pointed out, Lex thought for a moment and moved quickly over to the door.
"Sammuel!" Lex shouted to his butler. He appeared within five seconds, a little out of breath
"Yes sir?" he puffed
"Ask any of the staff if they like both polony and ham, if you find one, bring them to me immediately" He looked a little confused, but he left to fill out his boss's request.
Chloe laughed "Very efficient" If Lex won, he would be able do whatever he liked with Ms Sullivan. His head filled with deliciously dirty thoughts. Sammuel came back, this time accompanied by a nervous looking girl "Her you are, sir. This is Meredith"
"That'll be all, thankyou" he said, guiding the woman to the two sandwiches sitting side by side.
"Now, I want you to take a bite of each sandwich" he pointed to each one "and tell me which one you prefer" she nodded slowly, processing the information. She reached for Chloe's sandwich first, she chewed pensively for a moment before swallowing. Then she reached for Lex's, and repeated what she did with Chloe's.
"Well? Which one?" Lex asked impatiently, she looked scared but she answered
"Um, the ham one" she answered timidly, Lex punched the air and Chloe sunk to floor in bitter defeat.
"Return to your duties, Meredith, and expect a bonus in your next pay check" Lex said happily, she smiled and exited the room hastily, eager to get away from the madness.
"I know when to accept defeat" she sighed, rising off the ground "What do you want from me?"
"Let me think" Lex said huskily, his fingers wrapping around her wrists. He pulled her to him so she collided with his chest, she turned shocked eyes to his and he couldn't wait any longer. He put his hands on her waist, his mouth possessively covering hers. Chloe kissed him back, holding nothing back from him. She sighed as his tongue massaged hers, causing her to become slightly light headed. He felt her breasts rubbing lightly over his chest, Lex couldn't help cupping them both fully in his hands.
Chloe groaned at the mind melting pleasure, for a moment she honestly thought she was going to pass out. Lex tore his mouth from hers and began to place scorching hot kisses down her neck, she threw her head back to let him get better access. He began to bite a suck, the pain made the experience more pleasurable.
"God, you're so desirable" he moaned as he reached her collarbone, Chloe's brain wasn't functioning properly so she didn't reply.
He returned to her mouth, her lips began bruising and swelling from the intensity of his kisses. His hands move southward and cupped her ass to pull her closer, she felt his desire pressed against her stomach and just the thought of that made her gasp. They heard the door open and they sprung apart, only to be faced with Lionel Luthor's cold, amused smile
"Lex, son, it's about time we had that little talk, don't you think?"