"I need a tall white chocolate _mocha ASAP. Or, rather, right now would be appreciated," Chloe 'requested'.

Lana smiled as she watched her friend have another one of those non-ordinary 'Chloe moments.' Taking a tall cup, Lana filled it with the order, walked over to the counter, and placed it right in front of Chloe. Chloe immediately grabbed the cup, closed her eyes, inhaled the smell, and took a sip.

"Thanks Lana," Chloe said in satisfaction, a relaxed smile on her face.

"No problem, it's my job. May I ask why you're looking so…" she glanced at Chloe rummaging through her backpack, "stressed out? Are you okay?"

Chloe stopped looking for her purple pen, and looked up quizzically. 'Of course nothing's wrong with me. I have a Torch deadline today, I love…like Clark, Pete's been ignoring me all week, this damn thong which I'd like to call a butt floss-it hurting my ass, I can't find my pen, and now Lana's asking me if I'm fine.'

"I'm okay. It's just another one of those…" Chloe's waved her hand about, trying to come up with a something. "..days."

Lana nodded. "Right. I understand." As she started towards the back room, Chloe rolled her eyes at Lana's dejected face and sighed.

"Actually, Lana. I need someone to talk to." Lana quickly pivoted around, with a smile on her face and ready to offer an ear.

"Well, I'm here."

"No duh. That statement was meant for you."

"Well, talk away. We all know that you like doing that."

"Haha. So what's up? I'm sorry I've been so busy lately it's just that I haven't spent that much time socializing to things that don't carry a hardrive." Lana smiled. That's Chloe.

"Uh, not that much." Lex was not that much? Lana silently giggled. What was she thinking?

"Come on. The great Lana Lang hasn't had anything exciting happen in her life lately? Are you sure? You weren't by any chance in great danger this week, and rescued by Clark, were you?"

"Nope. I wasn't involved in any Smallville wall of weird events. Otherwise, you would've known already." Lana easily sidestepped Chloe's questions.

Chloe smiled sweetly."Don't mess with me Lana. I know you've got something going on."

Lana looked puzzled. 'I've got Lex going on.?' Lana thought. 'Let's get it on, Lex. haha' She tried to keep a straight face.

"Um.."

"I'm a reporter. I know these things. Unless…there's a perfectly good explanation for why the muffins are arranged in an "L", why my coffee came with a lot of extra whipped cream, which, for me, isn't a bad thing, and why your hair is wet…in the middle of the day, something's up. You don't take showers after school, do you?"

"Um.." It's a good thing that "Lana" started with an 'L' too.

"And you're repeatedly saying 'um'. Not a good sign of honesty."

"I haven't repeatedly said 'um', I only said it twice. I think that I need to say it three times before it becomes repetitive."

"Ah, well. You've got me there. But, really, Lana. What is up?" Chloe asked, taking another sip of her coffee.

"I found something." Or, someone, Lana thought. Chloe's interest piqued up even more.

"Really? What is it?" Lana looked up to see Clark walk into the Talon.

"Well, let's just say, that…it might be right under your nose, and you don't even know it. Keep that in mind, Chloe. I have to go. Shift's over." Lana untied her apron, grabbed her purse, and went out through the exit. Chloe was still confused, but she felt someone tap on her shoulder.

"Hey Chloe."

Chloe glanced at Lana getting in her car, and then at…Clark.

"…Hey," she responded.