When morning rose Chloe was sitting in her room, eyes closed to the sun
that was filtering through her curtains. She hadn't been able to forget the
kiss. It wasn't much of a kiss, she knew that, it was just a
distraction.but it was one hell of a distraction. She looked down at her
notebook. 'I HATE LEX' was typed over and over.
She looked at her alarm clock, 8am. 'Dad should be heading to work any minute now.' She could hear him talking downstairs, she couldn't hear any other voices so Chloe assumed he was on the phone.or talking to himself. Suddenly he called out, "Chloe, are you busy tonight?"
Chloe paused, she had made plans to sulk in the Beanery on her own but if something better happened along, she'd be up for it. Pulling her hair away from her face, Chloe jogged down the stairs - still wearing her night shirt, which was actually one of her dad's old business shirts and boxer shorts. "No, why?"
She came to a complete stop when she saw Lex Luthor was sitting in her kitchen, for the second time that week. But this time she was wearing far too little clothing and was far too annoyed with him to be pleased about it. "Miss Sullivan."
"Luthor." Chloe scowled.
"Mr Luthor has been kind enough to offer to take you to dinner tonight. Something about a replacement interview, because your last one didn't go as planned." Her father said.
"Our last one went fine, and I am busy tonight." She turned on her heel and walked back to her room, discreetly pulling down her shirt on the way as she felt Lex's eyes on her.
"I thought you said you weren't busy?" her poor father called, confused as hell.
"Give me a minute, I'll make plans." She called back.
Lex stood. "May I talk to her?" he asked Gabe.
Gabe waved him on, "Be my guest. I have to get going. Say goodbye to her for me."
The younger man followed the stomping footsteps to her room and knocked gently on the door that was still open. He saw her sitting Indian style on her bed typing on her notebook, "How are the plans going."
"No where with you." Chloe pouted.
"Please Chloe, we need to talk." Lex came and stood near her bed, trying to see what she was typing.
The young girl snapped her notebook closed and glared at him. "So talk."
Lex didn't know where to start. "Your father left, he said goodbye."
"That's great. If that's all you have to say, then I'll see you around."
"Chloe that's not all." Lex sighed. He felt awkward standing there but knew better than to sit beside her. "I don't like the fact that your mad at me."
"Luthor, hundreds of people hate you and you don't care about that. What's one more?"
"One more is nothing. But if your that one, then its something."
"Why?" Chloe asked, not sure if she should feel honoured or not.
"Because you mean something to me."
"What's something?"
"You ask a lot of questions."
"I'm a reporter."
"Well I don't know what that something is, that's why I invited you to dinner. So I could find out." Lex said, finally sitting. Chloe fought the urge to move away. He sounded sincere, but then he sounded sincere last time.
"Why did you tell dad it was for an interview?" Chloe asked.
"It's the only thing that we have that doesn't make people suspicious. Could you imaging telling him what happened? He would never let me see you again."
"And that's a bad thing?" Chloe sighed. "Okay, dinner it is. Where are we going and how do I dress?"
Lex smiled and patted her leg, "I'll take care of that."
At about 5 in the afternoon a messenger arrived with 3 differently sized boxes, and a note from Lex. The large box contained a dress that was a shimmery blue color, and reached her ankles with a split that reached her upper thigh. The neckline was reasonable, it showed a tasteful amount cleavage, Chloe was happy with the way it clung to her in all the right places. She opened the smaller box and saw a pair of silver shoes that matched the dress perfectly. The last box, one that sat in her palm, held a silver choker. Chloe studied her reflection and was surprised with the girl staring back at her. Even without her hair and makeup done, she looked great.
Chloe opened the letter from Lex and read it aloud. "Chloe, if Lana knows you as well as she seems to think she does, you should be dressed and about to do hair and makeup. I will pick you up at 6. I hope it all fits. - Lex."
Chloe made a mental note to kill Lana, but before she could complete the thought the doorbell rung. Chloe panicked, it was only 5:15! She ran downstairs and opened the door to find Lana wide eyed with her mouth ajar. "You look beautiful!" she gasped.
"Thank you." Chloe smiled, but it was quickly replaced by a frown. Lana was carrying - among other things - three similar boxes.
Lana saw the frown and quickly explained. "Lex invited Clark and I to the ball as well, he gave Clark and I outfits too."
"Ball? He said dinner." Chloe realised that Lana was still outside and ushered her in.
Lana smiled. "He asked me to explain that. Lex didn't think you would come if you knew it was gonna be one of his boring parties. But if he had already given you the dress and had only a little time, you wouldn't cancel."
"Smart man." Chloe rolled her eyes. "Let's get ready."
Forty minutes later the girls were ready. Lana wore a dark pink dress like Chloe's, and her hair was pulled up into a twist where Chloe's remained down and flipped out. Both sat on Chloe's bed as she told Lana about what had happened with Lex - the things she didn't already know.
Lana shook her head. "I can't believe he did that to you! But you have to admit he is really sorry, I mean look at us. We are going to a Luthor BALL. Not a party. So he must feel bad."
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Of course you're gonna stick up for him! He's your business partner."
Lana shook her head. "No, not just because of that. He is actually an okay guy."
Chloe nodded as the door bell rung. "I guess I'm about to find out." And they headed down stairs.
The boys were waiting in the entryway as the girls begun to descend. "Wow." Both Clark and Lex were taken aback as to how beautiful the girls looked. At Chloe's questioning gaze, Lex stuttered "The door was unlocked."
Chloe smiled at him. "Oh."
Clark took Lana's arm and kissed her on the cheek. "You look beautiful."
Lex did the same with Chloe, "That dress ~really~ looks good on you."
Chloe blushed. "Thank you."
The two couples headed outside to a waiting limo. Lex helped Chloe inside and sat beside her. As the limo pulled away from Chloe's house Lex whispered into her ear, "Do you forgive me yet?"
Chloe nodded. "Yeah." She replied softly looking over at Clark and Lana to see if they were watching - they were to wrapped up in each others presence to notice they were even there.
Lex leaned in and kissed her gently. Chloe responded in kind and put her arms around his neck as he secured his hands on her waist. As the pair broke apart Chloe smiled and whispered "Lana's gonna kill you for messing with my lipstick."
Lex peered at the girl in question, "I think she has her own to worry about." And resumed kissing Chloe.
She looked at her alarm clock, 8am. 'Dad should be heading to work any minute now.' She could hear him talking downstairs, she couldn't hear any other voices so Chloe assumed he was on the phone.or talking to himself. Suddenly he called out, "Chloe, are you busy tonight?"
Chloe paused, she had made plans to sulk in the Beanery on her own but if something better happened along, she'd be up for it. Pulling her hair away from her face, Chloe jogged down the stairs - still wearing her night shirt, which was actually one of her dad's old business shirts and boxer shorts. "No, why?"
She came to a complete stop when she saw Lex Luthor was sitting in her kitchen, for the second time that week. But this time she was wearing far too little clothing and was far too annoyed with him to be pleased about it. "Miss Sullivan."
"Luthor." Chloe scowled.
"Mr Luthor has been kind enough to offer to take you to dinner tonight. Something about a replacement interview, because your last one didn't go as planned." Her father said.
"Our last one went fine, and I am busy tonight." She turned on her heel and walked back to her room, discreetly pulling down her shirt on the way as she felt Lex's eyes on her.
"I thought you said you weren't busy?" her poor father called, confused as hell.
"Give me a minute, I'll make plans." She called back.
Lex stood. "May I talk to her?" he asked Gabe.
Gabe waved him on, "Be my guest. I have to get going. Say goodbye to her for me."
The younger man followed the stomping footsteps to her room and knocked gently on the door that was still open. He saw her sitting Indian style on her bed typing on her notebook, "How are the plans going."
"No where with you." Chloe pouted.
"Please Chloe, we need to talk." Lex came and stood near her bed, trying to see what she was typing.
The young girl snapped her notebook closed and glared at him. "So talk."
Lex didn't know where to start. "Your father left, he said goodbye."
"That's great. If that's all you have to say, then I'll see you around."
"Chloe that's not all." Lex sighed. He felt awkward standing there but knew better than to sit beside her. "I don't like the fact that your mad at me."
"Luthor, hundreds of people hate you and you don't care about that. What's one more?"
"One more is nothing. But if your that one, then its something."
"Why?" Chloe asked, not sure if she should feel honoured or not.
"Because you mean something to me."
"What's something?"
"You ask a lot of questions."
"I'm a reporter."
"Well I don't know what that something is, that's why I invited you to dinner. So I could find out." Lex said, finally sitting. Chloe fought the urge to move away. He sounded sincere, but then he sounded sincere last time.
"Why did you tell dad it was for an interview?" Chloe asked.
"It's the only thing that we have that doesn't make people suspicious. Could you imaging telling him what happened? He would never let me see you again."
"And that's a bad thing?" Chloe sighed. "Okay, dinner it is. Where are we going and how do I dress?"
Lex smiled and patted her leg, "I'll take care of that."
At about 5 in the afternoon a messenger arrived with 3 differently sized boxes, and a note from Lex. The large box contained a dress that was a shimmery blue color, and reached her ankles with a split that reached her upper thigh. The neckline was reasonable, it showed a tasteful amount cleavage, Chloe was happy with the way it clung to her in all the right places. She opened the smaller box and saw a pair of silver shoes that matched the dress perfectly. The last box, one that sat in her palm, held a silver choker. Chloe studied her reflection and was surprised with the girl staring back at her. Even without her hair and makeup done, she looked great.
Chloe opened the letter from Lex and read it aloud. "Chloe, if Lana knows you as well as she seems to think she does, you should be dressed and about to do hair and makeup. I will pick you up at 6. I hope it all fits. - Lex."
Chloe made a mental note to kill Lana, but before she could complete the thought the doorbell rung. Chloe panicked, it was only 5:15! She ran downstairs and opened the door to find Lana wide eyed with her mouth ajar. "You look beautiful!" she gasped.
"Thank you." Chloe smiled, but it was quickly replaced by a frown. Lana was carrying - among other things - three similar boxes.
Lana saw the frown and quickly explained. "Lex invited Clark and I to the ball as well, he gave Clark and I outfits too."
"Ball? He said dinner." Chloe realised that Lana was still outside and ushered her in.
Lana smiled. "He asked me to explain that. Lex didn't think you would come if you knew it was gonna be one of his boring parties. But if he had already given you the dress and had only a little time, you wouldn't cancel."
"Smart man." Chloe rolled her eyes. "Let's get ready."
Forty minutes later the girls were ready. Lana wore a dark pink dress like Chloe's, and her hair was pulled up into a twist where Chloe's remained down and flipped out. Both sat on Chloe's bed as she told Lana about what had happened with Lex - the things she didn't already know.
Lana shook her head. "I can't believe he did that to you! But you have to admit he is really sorry, I mean look at us. We are going to a Luthor BALL. Not a party. So he must feel bad."
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Of course you're gonna stick up for him! He's your business partner."
Lana shook her head. "No, not just because of that. He is actually an okay guy."
Chloe nodded as the door bell rung. "I guess I'm about to find out." And they headed down stairs.
The boys were waiting in the entryway as the girls begun to descend. "Wow." Both Clark and Lex were taken aback as to how beautiful the girls looked. At Chloe's questioning gaze, Lex stuttered "The door was unlocked."
Chloe smiled at him. "Oh."
Clark took Lana's arm and kissed her on the cheek. "You look beautiful."
Lex did the same with Chloe, "That dress ~really~ looks good on you."
Chloe blushed. "Thank you."
The two couples headed outside to a waiting limo. Lex helped Chloe inside and sat beside her. As the limo pulled away from Chloe's house Lex whispered into her ear, "Do you forgive me yet?"
Chloe nodded. "Yeah." She replied softly looking over at Clark and Lana to see if they were watching - they were to wrapped up in each others presence to notice they were even there.
Lex leaned in and kissed her gently. Chloe responded in kind and put her arms around his neck as he secured his hands on her waist. As the pair broke apart Chloe smiled and whispered "Lana's gonna kill you for messing with my lipstick."
Lex peered at the girl in question, "I think she has her own to worry about." And resumed kissing Chloe.