rated g

two chappies

pete/chloe

implied chloe/clark and clark/lana

spoilers for 'dichotic'

summary: Pete worries about Chloe.



"Chloe!" Pete yelled, tearing through the Torch office like he was on fire. He heard Clark calling Lana and Chloe, but all he could think was that Chloe could be hurt. In pain. Dead. Pete closed his eyes for a brief second at that thought before he felt Clark at his side.

I've got to find her. I've got to help her. Chloe. Chloe. Chloe.

Those were the only thoughts running through Pete's mind as Clark and he scrambled into Clark's car and took off.

I may never see that bright smile or that quirky walk of hers again.

Pete had to close his eyes again to keep from crying in front of Clark and showing Clark how he really felt about their intrepid reporter.

*

It's ok to be bummed. I know you wanted that night to be special.

Pete pulls a guy from a mangled truck and rushes him to the hospital? That's got Torch exclusive written all over it. So how about an interview?

He'd have to be on drugs to be on drugs.

*

Pete smiled at Chloe's sleepy grin as he thought about all the times they had laughed.and cried, together.

"Pete? He-y.whoa, note to self: do NOT lift head quickly while in hospital bed. You'd think I'd have learned by now, huh?" Chloe said as she struggled to sit up and then collapsed back into her bed dramatically.

"I'm actually glad you can't go anywhere, Chloe. I might lose.my nerve." Pete looked at Chloe as he sat at the foot of her bed. He touched her bruised check and felt a blazing pain inside his chest.

"I can't believe he did this to you," Pete said in a voice that was decibels lower than his own. He was angry.

"Pete, it's alright. I'm.used to it." Chloe said, trying to shrug her good shoulder.

"You shouldn't settle for it, Chloe." Pete started, mustering all the courage he could. "I could give you so much more."