Chapter 9: Behind round tables
Lex knew it. He was scared that this would happen, but he took no notice of what he had thought previously. Until now. His life, his personalty, his self, it was all shot to hell. He shouldn't have let this happen, he should have been stronger, he shouldn't have let his guard down like he did, but it was too late. Chloe Sullivan.
Two words. Five syllables. Trouble with a capital 'T'.
Like his father himself had said, love was a weakness, unnecessary baggage that he could do without. But he wasn't in love. At least he thought he wasn't, out of all the women he could be with, he had to choose Chloe, daughter of an employee, best friend of Clark Kent, a 16-year-old high school girl who's barely legal for fuck's sake. At first he thought her a mildly attractive, sassy, smart, and annoying to no end. Now he knew she was scorchingly hot, sassy, smart, and annoying to no end. In the beginning he thought he enjoyed her company because she was a good conversationalist and not bad eye-candy either, but now he knew the truth. She was a drug, he was addicted to her, he had to have more all the time. He'd been addicted to drugs before, as half the population of Smallville were already aware, but this was different.
Once he went off this drug he was on a high for hours, then he would wake up and suffer withdrawal symptoms, then he would go and satisfy his cravings again. It was mega ecstasy bliss, she wouldn't reject him, she'd respond willingly. Yesterday in the Torch she had proved that. She wanted him too, and it was a good feeling.
"OK, it's official, I AM insane" the subject of his thoughts sat opposite him, the perfect picture of misery.
"Oh? How so?" Lex asked, sipping his scalding hot coffee.
"Lana keeps on going on about tonight, but what's happening tonight? Did I miss a day? Yeah, low fat café latte, light on the foam" She directed the last part to the waitress who asked for her order, and turned back to Lex
"I honestly have no idea" Lex said truthfully, his gaze returning to the newspaper.
"Strange" Chloe said simply, thanking the waitress who returned with her coffee. She didn't bother to blow on it, she just closed her eyes and swallowed the luxuriously hot and bitter liquid. She moaned softly as the caffeine hit her system, she licked the foam that stuck to her upper lip and sighed. She opened her eyes to find Lex watching her intently, his eyes smouldering with a sort of burning desire.
"Want to go to the bathroom?" he whispered, leaning in so his warm breath tickled her face. She licked her lips again, a little more slowly this time.
"I'd love to" she replied, rising simultaneously with him.
"Hey where you guy's off to?" Clark said smilingly, holding two coffees in front of his chest. Chloe sat down again and Lex sat down also, somewhat put out.
"I needed to...never mind" Chloe said, looking at Lex apologetically.
"We already have our coffees Clark, so you can..." Clark cut him off with his laughter.
"If I didn't know any better Lex, I'd think you were trying to get rid of me"
Lex forced a short laugh "Why would I be?" Clark seemed uneasy, but continued talking.
"No, these are for Lana and me" he set the two mugs down and sat just as Lana came and joined them. Lex observed the unwelcome couple with a caged ferocity, but neither seemed aware of it.
"Hello Lana" Chloe said pleasantly, shifting to move closer to Lex "Sit here"
"Thanks Chloe" She looked at the two with an indulgent smile and reached for her beverage "I was wondering; what are you wearing tonight?" Chloe sipped her drink thoughtfully, her mind contemplating what she could answer.
"Perhaps you could pick something out for me?" Chloe suggested, Lana's face lit up.
"I'd love to, come by before the party and I'll see what I can find" Party at Lana's house, that's what they were talking about.
"Thanks" she said, touching Lana's arm gratefully
"Are you OK Chloe? Yesterday when I came to tell you about the party, you seemed a bit...odd" Chloe caught Lex's eye, mouthing something similar to 'payback', but Lex just assumed he was imagining things. "I'm fine" Lana nodded
"Will you be attending Lex?" she asked, turning to him and smiling
"Of course I-" he laughed as Chloe squeezed his thigh, and Lana looked confusedly at Clark.
"Why does everyone laugh when I say that?" Lex stopped laughing as soon as her hand glided higher, making his skin grow hot.
"No reason" Lex panted "What were you saying?" Chloe's hand hovered over his crotch and without warning, she grabbed it moved her hand in a slow, circular movement.
"The party tonight"
Her movements were subtle so no-one on the table noticed, yet she managed to make him go hard easily. Sweat broke out on his forehead and he bit hard onto his tongue.
"What?" Lex breathed, wiggling slightly
"Party" Lana repeated "Chloe acted the same way yesterday, it was really weird" Chloe unzipped his fly and reached inside. She wrapped her fingers around the base and tugged.
"Yeah you DO look a little hot" Chloe agreed, her hand moving up and down slowly and deliberately, driving him crazy. He ground his teeth together, resisting the temptation cry out. He put his hand under the table and pulled out her hand then quickly did up the zipper.
"I'm fine" he puffed "And I'll come to your party, Lana" He mentally scolded himself to calm down, he should let her get to him like that. He should be the one manipulating her, not the other way round.
"That's good" Lana said cheerfully, happy that his heavy breathing had stopped. Chloe stretched, which for some reason, Lex found extremely sensuous
"Well" Chloe said, with a tone in her voice that only a guy would notice "I'm going home to have a nice, hot, soapy bath, then I'll drop by your house at five-thirtyish, is that OK Lana?" Chloe's hands brushed gently over her breasts "See you later" Chloe stood up and left, leaving Lana smiling cluelessly, and Clark and Lex's mouths open with half shock and half arousal.
Lex knew it. He was scared that this would happen, but he took no notice of what he had thought previously. Until now. His life, his personalty, his self, it was all shot to hell. He shouldn't have let this happen, he should have been stronger, he shouldn't have let his guard down like he did, but it was too late. Chloe Sullivan.
Two words. Five syllables. Trouble with a capital 'T'.
Like his father himself had said, love was a weakness, unnecessary baggage that he could do without. But he wasn't in love. At least he thought he wasn't, out of all the women he could be with, he had to choose Chloe, daughter of an employee, best friend of Clark Kent, a 16-year-old high school girl who's barely legal for fuck's sake. At first he thought her a mildly attractive, sassy, smart, and annoying to no end. Now he knew she was scorchingly hot, sassy, smart, and annoying to no end. In the beginning he thought he enjoyed her company because she was a good conversationalist and not bad eye-candy either, but now he knew the truth. She was a drug, he was addicted to her, he had to have more all the time. He'd been addicted to drugs before, as half the population of Smallville were already aware, but this was different.
Once he went off this drug he was on a high for hours, then he would wake up and suffer withdrawal symptoms, then he would go and satisfy his cravings again. It was mega ecstasy bliss, she wouldn't reject him, she'd respond willingly. Yesterday in the Torch she had proved that. She wanted him too, and it was a good feeling.
"OK, it's official, I AM insane" the subject of his thoughts sat opposite him, the perfect picture of misery.
"Oh? How so?" Lex asked, sipping his scalding hot coffee.
"Lana keeps on going on about tonight, but what's happening tonight? Did I miss a day? Yeah, low fat café latte, light on the foam" She directed the last part to the waitress who asked for her order, and turned back to Lex
"I honestly have no idea" Lex said truthfully, his gaze returning to the newspaper.
"Strange" Chloe said simply, thanking the waitress who returned with her coffee. She didn't bother to blow on it, she just closed her eyes and swallowed the luxuriously hot and bitter liquid. She moaned softly as the caffeine hit her system, she licked the foam that stuck to her upper lip and sighed. She opened her eyes to find Lex watching her intently, his eyes smouldering with a sort of burning desire.
"Want to go to the bathroom?" he whispered, leaning in so his warm breath tickled her face. She licked her lips again, a little more slowly this time.
"I'd love to" she replied, rising simultaneously with him.
"Hey where you guy's off to?" Clark said smilingly, holding two coffees in front of his chest. Chloe sat down again and Lex sat down also, somewhat put out.
"I needed to...never mind" Chloe said, looking at Lex apologetically.
"We already have our coffees Clark, so you can..." Clark cut him off with his laughter.
"If I didn't know any better Lex, I'd think you were trying to get rid of me"
Lex forced a short laugh "Why would I be?" Clark seemed uneasy, but continued talking.
"No, these are for Lana and me" he set the two mugs down and sat just as Lana came and joined them. Lex observed the unwelcome couple with a caged ferocity, but neither seemed aware of it.
"Hello Lana" Chloe said pleasantly, shifting to move closer to Lex "Sit here"
"Thanks Chloe" She looked at the two with an indulgent smile and reached for her beverage "I was wondering; what are you wearing tonight?" Chloe sipped her drink thoughtfully, her mind contemplating what she could answer.
"Perhaps you could pick something out for me?" Chloe suggested, Lana's face lit up.
"I'd love to, come by before the party and I'll see what I can find" Party at Lana's house, that's what they were talking about.
"Thanks" she said, touching Lana's arm gratefully
"Are you OK Chloe? Yesterday when I came to tell you about the party, you seemed a bit...odd" Chloe caught Lex's eye, mouthing something similar to 'payback', but Lex just assumed he was imagining things. "I'm fine" Lana nodded
"Will you be attending Lex?" she asked, turning to him and smiling
"Of course I-" he laughed as Chloe squeezed his thigh, and Lana looked confusedly at Clark.
"Why does everyone laugh when I say that?" Lex stopped laughing as soon as her hand glided higher, making his skin grow hot.
"No reason" Lex panted "What were you saying?" Chloe's hand hovered over his crotch and without warning, she grabbed it moved her hand in a slow, circular movement.
"The party tonight"
Her movements were subtle so no-one on the table noticed, yet she managed to make him go hard easily. Sweat broke out on his forehead and he bit hard onto his tongue.
"What?" Lex breathed, wiggling slightly
"Party" Lana repeated "Chloe acted the same way yesterday, it was really weird" Chloe unzipped his fly and reached inside. She wrapped her fingers around the base and tugged.
"Yeah you DO look a little hot" Chloe agreed, her hand moving up and down slowly and deliberately, driving him crazy. He ground his teeth together, resisting the temptation cry out. He put his hand under the table and pulled out her hand then quickly did up the zipper.
"I'm fine" he puffed "And I'll come to your party, Lana" He mentally scolded himself to calm down, he should let her get to him like that. He should be the one manipulating her, not the other way round.
"That's good" Lana said cheerfully, happy that his heavy breathing had stopped. Chloe stretched, which for some reason, Lex found extremely sensuous
"Well" Chloe said, with a tone in her voice that only a guy would notice "I'm going home to have a nice, hot, soapy bath, then I'll drop by your house at five-thirtyish, is that OK Lana?" Chloe's hands brushed gently over her breasts "See you later" Chloe stood up and left, leaving Lana smiling cluelessly, and Clark and Lex's mouths open with half shock and half arousal.