A/N : First I want to apologise for not updating sooner. I have been having trouble with this fic. I know what I want to write but it's really not going on the page properly. I hope you like this chapter because personally I'm not sure if its good enough. Anyway, thanx to; Queen of Tact, lil, Merrie, nikiname and Cookie1624 for the reviews, on chapter 12, and here is chapter 13.....

(Disclaimer : see chapter 1)

"Through here, Mr Luthor" A nurse opened a door and I walked into a darkened room. In a bed by the wall, laid the figure of a woman. From where I stood, I would not have guessed it was my wife, Chloe, who rested there. She looked so small and fragile, and I was not used to seeing her that way. Chloe was always so strong, my rock in many ways, but then I knew I must be there for her, because she was going to need me badly.

I moved across the room, toward the bed and a chair that had been placed there specifically for my use. The nurse disappeared from view as the door of the room closed and I finally reached the bedside of my beloved Chloe.

I opened my eyes to see him there, looking down upon me with no expression at all on his handsome face. In his eyes, I hoped I would see the forgiveness I so desperately craved. Even after all that happened, the one thought at the front of my mind was that I had to be forgiven by Lex if I was ever to be happy again. Usually it was Lex's eyes that gave him away, whatever expression the rest of his face had, his eyes betrayed him and in them I knew I could always find his true emotions, but not today.

"Lex" I whispered, for a whisper was all I could manage and I managed to force a small smile on my face.

I brushed a few strands of hair from her face as my eyes scanned over her. Most of her blonde locks were held away from her face by the bandage around her head. Around her eyes were bruises and a large scratch made a dark red line down her pale cheek.

"My Chloe" I said quietly, "What have I done to you?"

"It wasn't your fault" she spoke in a shaky voice, as I ignored the char and sat down on the bed beside her.

"If you hadn't been chasing me this would never have happened" I told her.

"If I hadn't have confessed my biggest crime to you, you wouldn't have been trying to get away" she countered and I had to smile despite the fact she had reminded me of the most painful of details. She was up to bantering, despite her injuries and the seriousness of the situation.

"It doesn't matter now" I assured her, "None of that matters now" I said it, but I wasn't convinced that I meant it. Could I really forgive her for what she had done? I didn't know, but what I was sure of was my love for this woman. I was so in love with Chloe, I was determined to do all I could to save our marriage.

"It does matter, Lex" she said, tears forming in her sparkling eyes, "I did a terrible thing"

"Chloe," I whispered, forcing back my own tears, determined to be strong for her, "We all do things we regret and while they cannot be forgotten, they can be forgiven. You have taught me to be a better man now, but I made so many mistakes in the past. To err is human,-"

"- to forgive is divine" she completed and I smiled.

"I may not be divine, but I'm a better human being than I would have been without you. I can forgive you Chloe, I think I can even forgive Clark, in time, but I also need you to forgive me"

She looked confused.

"What do I need to forgive you for?" she wanted to know.

"For two things, one is the way I reacted" I began, "I should know by now that running away doesn't solve problems, and all my running did was pt you in danger"

She nodded slightly.

"Of course I forgive you. What was the second thing?" she asked, nervously.

I took a deep breath, unsure how I was going to tell her this truth she was oblivious too and also of how she would take the news.

"Chloe, your not pregnant, you never were" I said quickly, making sure she understood she had not lost the baby but that there never was one.

She looked away from me as the tears in her eyes fell.

I wasn't pregnant. There was no child.

The words sunk in, causing more than one strong emotion within me. Relief that I wasn't having Clark's baby and yet such painful sadness that I was not going to make Lex a father.

I cried. Huge salty tears tumbled down my cheeks and my body shook in silent sobs making the pain I already felt so much worse. I was crying for the joy of pleasant relief, but also for the loss of our child, mine and Lex's child, that never existed.

A/N : Like I said, I hope this chapter is okay, but I'm really not sure about it. I will try to sort out the fanfic part of my brain and get some more of this done soon so I can update faster. In the meantime, please review because I really do appreciate it.