Chapter 18: There are such things as happy endings.
Chloe tried to concentrate really hard on the words in front of her, she squinted and begged the words to stop being so blurry so she could take her mind off things. She gripped the book hard until her knuckles turned white, but she wouldn't loosen her hold. It had been three days. Three days since her world had crumbled around her like rotting bricks, three days since she swore off men, three days since she cried. Chloe had wandered around the streets of Smallville aimlessly for hours, just crying.
She felt really ridiculous, crying her eyes out as cars honked at her, as random people stopped on the street to ask what was wrong, as she hid every time she saw a limousine or porsche drive up the street. When she arrived home, she accepted a round of shouting submissively and trudged up to her bedroom.
She couldn't cry any more, she was numb. Spending the last few days in a huge blue funk, avoiding all her friends, the Talon, the Torch office, anything that reminded her of Lex. God, Lex. She hadn't seen him for three days either, and she was thankful for that. How could she face him? He had laughed at her pathetic behaviour. How could she be so careless? She should have just kept her mouth shut, then she could at least have Lex physically, now she had none of him.
"Is anyone sitting here?" a voice asked, she looked up and to her surprise, saw Whitney standing over her.
"No" she answered, her voice raw "sit down" she moved the pile of books on the table and placed the one in her hands on top.
He cleared his throat "How have you been?"
"I've been...terrible" she rubbed her face vigorously with her hands, realising how much she wanted to get this off her chest.
"Why? What happened?" Whitney asked, concern evident in his voice.
"Me and Lex, we're over" she explained, looking heaven wards and willing herself not to cry.
"Oh" he looked uncomfortable, obviously wanting to express his sympathy, but not knowing how to.
"It was my fault" she sighed, trying to push out the memories of his smirking face from her mind "I-I ruined everything"
"what did you do?" he asked quietly, tentatively picking up her hands and surrounding them with his. She looked up and gave him a half smile, he half smiled back, urging her to continue.
"I told him I loved him" Whitney looked shocked and tightened his grip slightly.
"Do you?" Whitney questioned softly, leaning forwards. Chloe suddenly seemed exasperated, she jumped off the chair, not caring that the one visitor of the Beanery looked up with interest.
"Yes!" she said angrily "I love him so much it hurts, but he just doesn't care! He said he could never love me, he made fun of me, he laughed, for god's sake! I don't get it, and after all this shit, I still love him. And..." she faltered, tears escaping her eyes "I want him to love me too, but he doesn't and I just don't know any more" Whitney stood up and hugged her, she slowly hugged him back and cried into his shoulder, the tears dampening the material of his shirt. She pulled back after a while and looked at his shirt, she gave a small laugh.
"Sorry" she snivelled, pointing to the wet stain. Whitney laughed too.
"It's OK, I'm sure it'll wash out" he kept his arms around her waist, smiling at her fondly "it's going to be OK, I know he really likes you, he'll come around, and if he doesn't he's a fucking idiot" she smiled at him wetly, kissed her on the forehead and moved away, picking up her books.
"Do you need a lift?" he asked, she nodded and wiped away the tears on her cheeks.
"That'd be great, thanks" The drive was short, yet she talked a lot with Whitney, making her realise she had crossed in to the twighlight zone. He was a great listener and he made a lot of corny jokes, making her miss Lex even more.
"Thank you, Whitney" Chloe said as they reached her door, she kissed him once on the cheek and he grinned, saying he'd call her later. After her left she fumbled with her keys before they were promptly snatched away by somebody behind her. She spun around and was met with the eyes of a very angry, very suave, Lex Luthor.
"What was he doing here?" he growled through his teeth, pocketing her keys.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" she asked, feeling nothing but contempt for the man in front of her.
"I'll ask again. What. Was. He. Doing. Here?" his eyes flashed but Chloe stood her ground.
"He wasn't doing anything" she replied, attempting to get her keys. He moved them out of her reach.
"I saw you kiss him" Lex said through gritted teeth, his fist clenched at his sides.
"you were watching us?" she asked, her eyes like saucers.
"I was. And I saw you kiss him" he had her backed against the door, she refused to be intimidated by this man.
"So?" she mocked, pretending to be bored.
"So?" he repeated fiercely, moving closer "you're mine, not his"
"I am not yours!" she spat "you made that perfectly clear the other day!"
"Forget what I said" he muttered
"I don't think so"
"Look, just break it off with Whitney, it'll save me the trouble of having to get him killed" lex said, moving closer to her.
"He's not yours to kill" she rolled her eyes at his dramatics, once again trying to get the keys. He grabbed her hand.
"He is if he's taken you away from me" he murmured, bringing her hand up to his mouth and kissing it.
"You don't have me" she said, ignoring the feeling his hot mouth caused on her hand.
"I do have you, you belong to me" he said between kisses, she pulled her arm away and he grabbed her shoulders.
"Let go" she said weakly, making the mistake of looking into his eyes which were blazing with passion. His lips sealed over hers. Chloe's eyes rolled back into her head as she kissed the mouth she so sorely missed "I could never love you" his voice echoed in her head and she shoved him away, her breathing shallowed.
"No" he tried to do it again, but she kept him away. Determined as ever.
"Chloe, forget Whitney" Lex groaned, trying to get to her.
"It's not Whitney, you stupid idiot" she shouted "you humiliated me! You laughed at me! You treated me like shit!"
"Forget that" he said, finally pinning her against the door successfully.
"no, I can't" she felt her eyes grow hot and she tried to look away "I meant what I said, I can't be in a relationship like this" he stopped struggling with her, and tilted her face to look at him.
"do you love me Chloe?" he asked softly, forcing her to look at him
"Yes" her voice broke and he watched the tears well up in her eyes.
"Chloe" he said quietly, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Yes?" she answered, shutting her eyes.
"I love you" Chloe's eyes shot open, and she tried to find a trace of a mocking smile, a glint in his eyes, but she found nothing but Lex's serious expression.
"You-You-" she stuttered
"Love you? Yes, I do"
She grew angry "Don't lie to me!" she yelled, trying so hard to believe it.
"I'm not lying" he whispered, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. Her vision clouded up again and she began a new round of tears.
"You're not?" her voice shook "B-But before, you said you could never love me, you said-"
"Yes" he interrupted "I said a damn sight too much, didn't I?" He began kissing up her neck, she shivered.
"Why?" she asked, throwing her head back.
"I didn't want to wreck your friendship with Pete, I didn't want ruin another life" he bit down and she gasped.
"What made you change your mind?" she whimpered, clutching him for dear life.
"Well, truthfully, it was Whitney" his lips travelled along her jawline "I couldn't stand to see you with him, then I knew I couldn't stand seeing you with anyone else but me"
"So, it was just Pete?" Chloe asked, she saw him nod as he reached her chin. She launched herself at Lex, sending him tumbling backwards onto the grass.
"I can always make new friends" she bent her head down to kiss him and he reciprocated urgently, she broke away and tucked a thick clump of hair behind her ear
"Seriously, Pete will understand" she said, resting on his chest, he rolled her onto her back and she laughed.
"After we give him a tranquilliser" Lex said seriously, kissing her lips gently. She smiled her 1000 giga-watt smile.
"Now this is what they say about blowfish" she said breathlessly. He laughed softly and captured her lips with his. Lex realised how happy he was, and he would never give her up, not for all the blowfish in the world.
The End
I know, it's sad I've finished *sob* but seriously, I'm glad it's over. I'll miss you guys while I'm not writing, you're the best reviewers and I adore all of you :- (. I'll write some more later, but I really need time off to work n' stuff, but I need a break. For now, read this and theory (I may do a sequel). I'll post this at naughty-seduction perhaps, but my computer is slow and it takes forever. Keep on writing and reviewing and remember "Our critics are our friends, they show us our faults" - Benjamin Franklin (or Lex ;- ) Cya!
Chloe tried to concentrate really hard on the words in front of her, she squinted and begged the words to stop being so blurry so she could take her mind off things. She gripped the book hard until her knuckles turned white, but she wouldn't loosen her hold. It had been three days. Three days since her world had crumbled around her like rotting bricks, three days since she swore off men, three days since she cried. Chloe had wandered around the streets of Smallville aimlessly for hours, just crying.
She felt really ridiculous, crying her eyes out as cars honked at her, as random people stopped on the street to ask what was wrong, as she hid every time she saw a limousine or porsche drive up the street. When she arrived home, she accepted a round of shouting submissively and trudged up to her bedroom.
She couldn't cry any more, she was numb. Spending the last few days in a huge blue funk, avoiding all her friends, the Talon, the Torch office, anything that reminded her of Lex. God, Lex. She hadn't seen him for three days either, and she was thankful for that. How could she face him? He had laughed at her pathetic behaviour. How could she be so careless? She should have just kept her mouth shut, then she could at least have Lex physically, now she had none of him.
"Is anyone sitting here?" a voice asked, she looked up and to her surprise, saw Whitney standing over her.
"No" she answered, her voice raw "sit down" she moved the pile of books on the table and placed the one in her hands on top.
He cleared his throat "How have you been?"
"I've been...terrible" she rubbed her face vigorously with her hands, realising how much she wanted to get this off her chest.
"Why? What happened?" Whitney asked, concern evident in his voice.
"Me and Lex, we're over" she explained, looking heaven wards and willing herself not to cry.
"Oh" he looked uncomfortable, obviously wanting to express his sympathy, but not knowing how to.
"It was my fault" she sighed, trying to push out the memories of his smirking face from her mind "I-I ruined everything"
"what did you do?" he asked quietly, tentatively picking up her hands and surrounding them with his. She looked up and gave him a half smile, he half smiled back, urging her to continue.
"I told him I loved him" Whitney looked shocked and tightened his grip slightly.
"Do you?" Whitney questioned softly, leaning forwards. Chloe suddenly seemed exasperated, she jumped off the chair, not caring that the one visitor of the Beanery looked up with interest.
"Yes!" she said angrily "I love him so much it hurts, but he just doesn't care! He said he could never love me, he made fun of me, he laughed, for god's sake! I don't get it, and after all this shit, I still love him. And..." she faltered, tears escaping her eyes "I want him to love me too, but he doesn't and I just don't know any more" Whitney stood up and hugged her, she slowly hugged him back and cried into his shoulder, the tears dampening the material of his shirt. She pulled back after a while and looked at his shirt, she gave a small laugh.
"Sorry" she snivelled, pointing to the wet stain. Whitney laughed too.
"It's OK, I'm sure it'll wash out" he kept his arms around her waist, smiling at her fondly "it's going to be OK, I know he really likes you, he'll come around, and if he doesn't he's a fucking idiot" she smiled at him wetly, kissed her on the forehead and moved away, picking up her books.
"Do you need a lift?" he asked, she nodded and wiped away the tears on her cheeks.
"That'd be great, thanks" The drive was short, yet she talked a lot with Whitney, making her realise she had crossed in to the twighlight zone. He was a great listener and he made a lot of corny jokes, making her miss Lex even more.
"Thank you, Whitney" Chloe said as they reached her door, she kissed him once on the cheek and he grinned, saying he'd call her later. After her left she fumbled with her keys before they were promptly snatched away by somebody behind her. She spun around and was met with the eyes of a very angry, very suave, Lex Luthor.
"What was he doing here?" he growled through his teeth, pocketing her keys.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" she asked, feeling nothing but contempt for the man in front of her.
"I'll ask again. What. Was. He. Doing. Here?" his eyes flashed but Chloe stood her ground.
"He wasn't doing anything" she replied, attempting to get her keys. He moved them out of her reach.
"I saw you kiss him" Lex said through gritted teeth, his fist clenched at his sides.
"you were watching us?" she asked, her eyes like saucers.
"I was. And I saw you kiss him" he had her backed against the door, she refused to be intimidated by this man.
"So?" she mocked, pretending to be bored.
"So?" he repeated fiercely, moving closer "you're mine, not his"
"I am not yours!" she spat "you made that perfectly clear the other day!"
"Forget what I said" he muttered
"I don't think so"
"Look, just break it off with Whitney, it'll save me the trouble of having to get him killed" lex said, moving closer to her.
"He's not yours to kill" she rolled her eyes at his dramatics, once again trying to get the keys. He grabbed her hand.
"He is if he's taken you away from me" he murmured, bringing her hand up to his mouth and kissing it.
"You don't have me" she said, ignoring the feeling his hot mouth caused on her hand.
"I do have you, you belong to me" he said between kisses, she pulled her arm away and he grabbed her shoulders.
"Let go" she said weakly, making the mistake of looking into his eyes which were blazing with passion. His lips sealed over hers. Chloe's eyes rolled back into her head as she kissed the mouth she so sorely missed "I could never love you" his voice echoed in her head and she shoved him away, her breathing shallowed.
"No" he tried to do it again, but she kept him away. Determined as ever.
"Chloe, forget Whitney" Lex groaned, trying to get to her.
"It's not Whitney, you stupid idiot" she shouted "you humiliated me! You laughed at me! You treated me like shit!"
"Forget that" he said, finally pinning her against the door successfully.
"no, I can't" she felt her eyes grow hot and she tried to look away "I meant what I said, I can't be in a relationship like this" he stopped struggling with her, and tilted her face to look at him.
"do you love me Chloe?" he asked softly, forcing her to look at him
"Yes" her voice broke and he watched the tears well up in her eyes.
"Chloe" he said quietly, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Yes?" she answered, shutting her eyes.
"I love you" Chloe's eyes shot open, and she tried to find a trace of a mocking smile, a glint in his eyes, but she found nothing but Lex's serious expression.
"You-You-" she stuttered
"Love you? Yes, I do"
She grew angry "Don't lie to me!" she yelled, trying so hard to believe it.
"I'm not lying" he whispered, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. Her vision clouded up again and she began a new round of tears.
"You're not?" her voice shook "B-But before, you said you could never love me, you said-"
"Yes" he interrupted "I said a damn sight too much, didn't I?" He began kissing up her neck, she shivered.
"Why?" she asked, throwing her head back.
"I didn't want to wreck your friendship with Pete, I didn't want ruin another life" he bit down and she gasped.
"What made you change your mind?" she whimpered, clutching him for dear life.
"Well, truthfully, it was Whitney" his lips travelled along her jawline "I couldn't stand to see you with him, then I knew I couldn't stand seeing you with anyone else but me"
"So, it was just Pete?" Chloe asked, she saw him nod as he reached her chin. She launched herself at Lex, sending him tumbling backwards onto the grass.
"I can always make new friends" she bent her head down to kiss him and he reciprocated urgently, she broke away and tucked a thick clump of hair behind her ear
"Seriously, Pete will understand" she said, resting on his chest, he rolled her onto her back and she laughed.
"After we give him a tranquilliser" Lex said seriously, kissing her lips gently. She smiled her 1000 giga-watt smile.
"Now this is what they say about blowfish" she said breathlessly. He laughed softly and captured her lips with his. Lex realised how happy he was, and he would never give her up, not for all the blowfish in the world.
The End
I know, it's sad I've finished *sob* but seriously, I'm glad it's over. I'll miss you guys while I'm not writing, you're the best reviewers and I adore all of you :- (. I'll write some more later, but I really need time off to work n' stuff, but I need a break. For now, read this and theory (I may do a sequel). I'll post this at naughty-seduction perhaps, but my computer is slow and it takes forever. Keep on writing and reviewing and remember "Our critics are our friends, they show us our faults" - Benjamin Franklin (or Lex ;- ) Cya!