Chapter 17: Lex's thoughts
"I'm here for that interview" Lex said, winking at her. He noticed the distressed expression on her face before he walked in, she tried to hide it, but he knew something was wrong.
"Interview? Is that what we're calling it?" Lex knew she would try cover it up with a witty reply, she was so good at hiding her feelings, and he was too. He pulled her to him, crushing her lips with his until she complied. Lex felt her sigh into his mouth before responding enthusiastically, the tongue that he adored caressing his once more. But suddenly, she pushed him away. He realised how much effort it took her to do that, because her eyes were still that dark hazel they were when she was aroused.
"No, we can't" she said, gulping for air. Lex was confused, they had done this so many times, why couldn't they do it now?
"Sure we can" he murmured, he began to lick up her arm, enjoying how sweet she tasted. She was looking at him, as if torn between something.
"stop" Chloe whispered, allowing him to kiss along her shoulder "no Lex, stop" She had no idea how these words were affecting him, he was turned on and confused at the same time, it was a strange combination, but it was different. And he still managed to come up with a sarcastic reply.
"no need to sound so insistent" he muttered in her ear, nibbling gently on the lobe.
"Lex, don't, stop" she moaned. And just as she said it, Lex opened his eyes and saw an extremely furious Pete Ross, and his eyes widened in fear.
"GET OFF HER!" he yelled, already making his way towards the couple.
Lex watched, as if in slow motion, Pete push Chloe to the side and throw himself at him. He was to shocked to react and he fell back with a sickening thud. Pete was throwing mis-aimed punches at his face, which were still making contact. Lex finally snapped out of it and began to punch back, when he found he was losing, he managed to throw Pete off him, his face burning as hot blood leaked out of his numerous wounds. Pete hit the desk and Lex attempted to kick him, blinded a little by blood he missed, and Pete punched him hard in the stomach. He was in so much pain he couldn't think straight, he found it hard to breathe and then he felt a hard shove, sending him sliding down the wall. He ground his teeth together and squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trying to ignore the throbbing in his head and gut. He kept his eyes closed, preparing for the next blow. It never came. He heard voices, they were a little unclear at first but soon he could hear them quite clearly.
"I-I was letting him" he heard Chloe say timidly
"You were letting him?" none of the ferocity of Pete's voice had gone, Lex winced.
"Pete" Chloe replied, Lex was a little disorientated to he thought he imagined the warning in her voice. "Why were you letting him? You barely know the guy" Lex suppressed a groan as his head began to throb.
"Actually, we're sort of together" Lex stopped worrying about his pain and listened intently to the conversation.
"If you touch him, just once more, this friendship is over" Chloe hissed, Lex was surprised at the change of tone in her voice, she sounded venomous. That was his Chloe.
"Why Chlo? You could have any guy you wanted, why Lex Luthor?" Pete sounded disgusted, but Lex continued to listen.
"I don't want any guy, Pete, I want him!" Chloe said "In case you haven't noticed, any other guy doesn't WANT me, he does, I like him, he likes me, and we're HAPPY" Lex heard the catch in her voice, he hated that he was causing this argument between her and her best friend, ha had to do something, but he couldn't move.
"He's just using you" Pete sneered "Like father like-" Chloe cut him off, he had to get up. He struggled for a moment but his eyes wouldn't focus.
"No, he's nothing like Lionel Luthor, he's sweet, he's kind, he's funny and- and I love him!"
Lex froze, his mind blocking out the rest of the argument.
Chloe loved him. HIM! He would have smiled and cried out in joy if he wasn't aching all over. How could Chloe Sullivan love him? He was ruthless, selfish, mean, cold...who cares? Chloe loved him! He felt his heart miss a beat as she uttered those words, he had never felt so happy in all his life, he'd almost forgotten what love was until she came along. God, she was like Joan of Arc. He watched her fight her best friend for him, she was so animated, she was the most beautiful person he'd ever known since his mother. He wished he could stand up and...hug her, just hug her.
He watched as Chloe pushed Pete and his happiness faded. He was doing this, Chloe knew Pete the longest out of all her friends, she always said he was the only one who was there for her in her time of need, the only one who ever listened to her. Lex Luthor was doing what he did best, destroying things. She loved him, but she couldn't. Lex would destroy Chloe's and Pete's friendship, no good could come out of this, he was bad for her.
He had to lie.
"you love me Chloe?" he asked, putting on his best smirk
She looked down "I-yes" she didn't deny it, god he was a bastard.
"Chloe, Chloe, poor, disillusioned Chloe" he tried to treat her as bad as possible, she had to never want to see him again.
"What's that supposed to mean?" she looked at him, oh god her eyes, he couldn't...he had to.
"Oh Chloe, do you know who I am?" he said mockingly, sitting down in the closest chair so she wouldn't notice his legs shaking.
"What has that got to do with anything?" she was angry, but he could see she was holding back tears, maybe he could just...no.
"How could I love you?" he forced out the words, but they managed to sound real.
The look on Chloe's face should have stopped him, but he couldn't stop, he couldn't be like his father, for once in his life he couldn't be selfish.
"I-I, couldn't you at least-"
"What? Think about it?" he brayed loudly "stop being so cliché"
"You're not-"
"Serious?" he attempted to finish, she shook her head.
"Who I thought you were" she said quietly, feeling numb. He knew after that, he had lost her. He had to make fun of her, she would leave and this would be over.
"Come on Chloe, you couldn't possibly expect this to last, you're sixteen and I'm-"
"That's never been an issue and you know it" she growled, Chloe hated him. And she had the right to.
"what did you expect?" he chuckled "I'd ask you to marry me?"
She did, she at least thought about it. He wished he could just sweep her up in his arms and tell her he was lying, tell her he loved her too, but he refused to ruin her life like that
"That is so sweet" he gushed, stepping closer to her, she looked away, colour staining her face.
"Shut up" she whispered
"how many children did you imagine we'd have?"
"Shut up" she repeated, still moving backwards
"five? Six?" he suggested, she turned away so he wouldn't see the tears in her eyes.
"I can't believe how stupid I was" she said in a hushed tone "Pete was right, like father like son" He saw the tears falling and sunk back into the chair, his face in his hands. God, he would miss her.
"I'm here for that interview" Lex said, winking at her. He noticed the distressed expression on her face before he walked in, she tried to hide it, but he knew something was wrong.
"Interview? Is that what we're calling it?" Lex knew she would try cover it up with a witty reply, she was so good at hiding her feelings, and he was too. He pulled her to him, crushing her lips with his until she complied. Lex felt her sigh into his mouth before responding enthusiastically, the tongue that he adored caressing his once more. But suddenly, she pushed him away. He realised how much effort it took her to do that, because her eyes were still that dark hazel they were when she was aroused.
"No, we can't" she said, gulping for air. Lex was confused, they had done this so many times, why couldn't they do it now?
"Sure we can" he murmured, he began to lick up her arm, enjoying how sweet she tasted. She was looking at him, as if torn between something.
"stop" Chloe whispered, allowing him to kiss along her shoulder "no Lex, stop" She had no idea how these words were affecting him, he was turned on and confused at the same time, it was a strange combination, but it was different. And he still managed to come up with a sarcastic reply.
"no need to sound so insistent" he muttered in her ear, nibbling gently on the lobe.
"Lex, don't, stop" she moaned. And just as she said it, Lex opened his eyes and saw an extremely furious Pete Ross, and his eyes widened in fear.
"GET OFF HER!" he yelled, already making his way towards the couple.
Lex watched, as if in slow motion, Pete push Chloe to the side and throw himself at him. He was to shocked to react and he fell back with a sickening thud. Pete was throwing mis-aimed punches at his face, which were still making contact. Lex finally snapped out of it and began to punch back, when he found he was losing, he managed to throw Pete off him, his face burning as hot blood leaked out of his numerous wounds. Pete hit the desk and Lex attempted to kick him, blinded a little by blood he missed, and Pete punched him hard in the stomach. He was in so much pain he couldn't think straight, he found it hard to breathe and then he felt a hard shove, sending him sliding down the wall. He ground his teeth together and squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trying to ignore the throbbing in his head and gut. He kept his eyes closed, preparing for the next blow. It never came. He heard voices, they were a little unclear at first but soon he could hear them quite clearly.
"I-I was letting him" he heard Chloe say timidly
"You were letting him?" none of the ferocity of Pete's voice had gone, Lex winced.
"Pete" Chloe replied, Lex was a little disorientated to he thought he imagined the warning in her voice. "Why were you letting him? You barely know the guy" Lex suppressed a groan as his head began to throb.
"Actually, we're sort of together" Lex stopped worrying about his pain and listened intently to the conversation.
"If you touch him, just once more, this friendship is over" Chloe hissed, Lex was surprised at the change of tone in her voice, she sounded venomous. That was his Chloe.
"Why Chlo? You could have any guy you wanted, why Lex Luthor?" Pete sounded disgusted, but Lex continued to listen.
"I don't want any guy, Pete, I want him!" Chloe said "In case you haven't noticed, any other guy doesn't WANT me, he does, I like him, he likes me, and we're HAPPY" Lex heard the catch in her voice, he hated that he was causing this argument between her and her best friend, ha had to do something, but he couldn't move.
"He's just using you" Pete sneered "Like father like-" Chloe cut him off, he had to get up. He struggled for a moment but his eyes wouldn't focus.
"No, he's nothing like Lionel Luthor, he's sweet, he's kind, he's funny and- and I love him!"
Lex froze, his mind blocking out the rest of the argument.
Chloe loved him. HIM! He would have smiled and cried out in joy if he wasn't aching all over. How could Chloe Sullivan love him? He was ruthless, selfish, mean, cold...who cares? Chloe loved him! He felt his heart miss a beat as she uttered those words, he had never felt so happy in all his life, he'd almost forgotten what love was until she came along. God, she was like Joan of Arc. He watched her fight her best friend for him, she was so animated, she was the most beautiful person he'd ever known since his mother. He wished he could stand up and...hug her, just hug her.
He watched as Chloe pushed Pete and his happiness faded. He was doing this, Chloe knew Pete the longest out of all her friends, she always said he was the only one who was there for her in her time of need, the only one who ever listened to her. Lex Luthor was doing what he did best, destroying things. She loved him, but she couldn't. Lex would destroy Chloe's and Pete's friendship, no good could come out of this, he was bad for her.
He had to lie.
"you love me Chloe?" he asked, putting on his best smirk
She looked down "I-yes" she didn't deny it, god he was a bastard.
"Chloe, Chloe, poor, disillusioned Chloe" he tried to treat her as bad as possible, she had to never want to see him again.
"What's that supposed to mean?" she looked at him, oh god her eyes, he couldn't...he had to.
"Oh Chloe, do you know who I am?" he said mockingly, sitting down in the closest chair so she wouldn't notice his legs shaking.
"What has that got to do with anything?" she was angry, but he could see she was holding back tears, maybe he could just...no.
"How could I love you?" he forced out the words, but they managed to sound real.
The look on Chloe's face should have stopped him, but he couldn't stop, he couldn't be like his father, for once in his life he couldn't be selfish.
"I-I, couldn't you at least-"
"What? Think about it?" he brayed loudly "stop being so cliché"
"You're not-"
"Serious?" he attempted to finish, she shook her head.
"Who I thought you were" she said quietly, feeling numb. He knew after that, he had lost her. He had to make fun of her, she would leave and this would be over.
"Come on Chloe, you couldn't possibly expect this to last, you're sixteen and I'm-"
"That's never been an issue and you know it" she growled, Chloe hated him. And she had the right to.
"what did you expect?" he chuckled "I'd ask you to marry me?"
She did, she at least thought about it. He wished he could just sweep her up in his arms and tell her he was lying, tell her he loved her too, but he refused to ruin her life like that
"That is so sweet" he gushed, stepping closer to her, she looked away, colour staining her face.
"Shut up" she whispered
"how many children did you imagine we'd have?"
"Shut up" she repeated, still moving backwards
"five? Six?" he suggested, she turned away so he wouldn't see the tears in her eyes.
"I can't believe how stupid I was" she said in a hushed tone "Pete was right, like father like son" He saw the tears falling and sunk back into the chair, his face in his hands. God, he would miss her.