Chloe walked into the Talon the next morning before school to get
coffee. "Good morning Chloe!" Lana greeted her in her usually bubbly manner.
"Morning yes, good no." Was the only answer she gave.
"Your out of coffee at home aren't you." Lana said while pouring Chloe a
mug "Yep" Chloe told her while taking the coffee.
"I bet your dad feared for his life then" Lana said teasingly.
"Oh yeah, along with everyone on the road this morning." Chloe said smiling at
her...coffee
"Well, I got to go get the account books from the office, Lex said he'd be by
this morning to pick them up." Lana said before she walked to the back of the
Talon.
'Oh God Lex here, near me. No problem he just happens to be the guy I hope is
sending me roses. No big deal.' Chloe thought as she tried to finish her coffee
as quickly as she could 'It's not because I'm freaked out or anything I just
need to get to school that's all really.' she tried to convince herself. She
was just about to get up from her seat when she heard "Good morning Chloe"
"Um, good morning Mr. Luther." 'I did not just squeak. I did not!' she
thought "Are you all right? You seem a little on edge?" Lex asked with a raised
eyebrow.
"Oh it's nothing." she answered feeling a little more relaxed.
"Does this have anything to do with the secret admire you have?" Lex asked
smoothly.
"H..how did you know about that?" she asked stunned. "Clark informed me. He seemed worried, but I can't see why he would be." Lex answered. "Maybe because he feels that hell freezing over and your father giving free sleigh rides would
happen before I was ever to receive flowers from someone." Chloe told him.
"Well the last time I checked my father wasn't doing anything for free, so you have proven Clark wrong." Lex said.
"Ha yeah ummm, I have to get to school I'll see you later." Chloe said then she
picked up her bag and left before Lex could say any thing else.
Most of the school day was the same as always, until Chloe got to her English
class. Sitting on her desk, in the back of the room was a note and a rose. She
looked around the class room to see if anyone had noticed, no one had so she
quickly put the rose into her bag (carefully so she would not crush it). She
opened the note, it read, 'Almost my love' she smiled and put the note away so
she could listen to her teacher (well she could try anyway). Later that
afternoon she was working on the Torch when she heard someone come into the
office.
"Oh hey Clark do you need something?" Chloe asked her friend as he sat down
next to her.
"No, I don't need anything I just wanted to talk to you." He said with
that 'I'm worried for you because your incapable of taking care of yourself '
look.
"Talk? About what?" Chloe asked.
"Um, these roses and notes. Have you found out who is sending them yet?" Clark
asked her with the same expression on his face.
"Not yet but the notes say I'm getting close. Why do you want to know? Its not
like it's any of your business." Chloe told him in a defensive tone.
"It is my business Chloe, your my friend and I'm worried." Clark said 'God does
he have any other facial expression expect that one? Oh yeah the 'I'm so in
love with Miss Perfect but she will never see me that why' look. Chloe thought
to herself. "Why would you be worried?" she asked.
"Well it's just weird that your getting flowers." he told her.
"Why? Why in hell is it so wired that I'm getting roses! Is it so hard to think
someone actually finds me attractive and wants to spend time with me! God you
make it sound like it's the least likely thing to ever happen!" she ranted
getting up from her chair and getting her things.
"Wait Chloe that's not what I meant." Clark said walking over to her.
"Then what, what did you mean?" Chloe asked facing him keeping eye contact.
"Um, well its just, um... not normal" He stuttered of course he had no idea how
insulting that sounded. 'Ladies and gentleman Clark Kent the 'Man of Steal'
Chloe thought.
"Normal! What that someone noticed me as a female! God most friends would be
happy about it, but no, for me it's just not normal because it's me the least
desirable woman on the planet!" Chloe all but screamed in his face then she
marched out the door leaving Clark alone in the dark Torch office. She was still fuming when she got home. 'I can't believe how jerky Clark and Pete are
being over this. God my DAD is happy about it, hell even Lana was happy for me.
But no, not my 'dense as steal' best friends,' she thought bitterly as she got
ready for bed. She had deiced to forego dinner, as she had lost her desire to
eat.
As she climbed into her bed a thought struck her, 'Lex had been happy for me.
Even though he heard it from Clark, he didn't seem all that surprised by the
news. Well, it might not be him but at lest he seems to know that I'm a girl.'
She couldn't help praying to whom ever is out there that it was him.
coffee. "Good morning Chloe!" Lana greeted her in her usually bubbly manner.
"Morning yes, good no." Was the only answer she gave.
"Your out of coffee at home aren't you." Lana said while pouring Chloe a
mug "Yep" Chloe told her while taking the coffee.
"I bet your dad feared for his life then" Lana said teasingly.
"Oh yeah, along with everyone on the road this morning." Chloe said smiling at
her...coffee
"Well, I got to go get the account books from the office, Lex said he'd be by
this morning to pick them up." Lana said before she walked to the back of the
Talon.
'Oh God Lex here, near me. No problem he just happens to be the guy I hope is
sending me roses. No big deal.' Chloe thought as she tried to finish her coffee
as quickly as she could 'It's not because I'm freaked out or anything I just
need to get to school that's all really.' she tried to convince herself. She
was just about to get up from her seat when she heard "Good morning Chloe"
"Um, good morning Mr. Luther." 'I did not just squeak. I did not!' she
thought "Are you all right? You seem a little on edge?" Lex asked with a raised
eyebrow.
"Oh it's nothing." she answered feeling a little more relaxed.
"Does this have anything to do with the secret admire you have?" Lex asked
smoothly.
"H..how did you know about that?" she asked stunned. "Clark informed me. He seemed worried, but I can't see why he would be." Lex answered. "Maybe because he feels that hell freezing over and your father giving free sleigh rides would
happen before I was ever to receive flowers from someone." Chloe told him.
"Well the last time I checked my father wasn't doing anything for free, so you have proven Clark wrong." Lex said.
"Ha yeah ummm, I have to get to school I'll see you later." Chloe said then she
picked up her bag and left before Lex could say any thing else.
Most of the school day was the same as always, until Chloe got to her English
class. Sitting on her desk, in the back of the room was a note and a rose. She
looked around the class room to see if anyone had noticed, no one had so she
quickly put the rose into her bag (carefully so she would not crush it). She
opened the note, it read, 'Almost my love' she smiled and put the note away so
she could listen to her teacher (well she could try anyway). Later that
afternoon she was working on the Torch when she heard someone come into the
office.
"Oh hey Clark do you need something?" Chloe asked her friend as he sat down
next to her.
"No, I don't need anything I just wanted to talk to you." He said with
that 'I'm worried for you because your incapable of taking care of yourself '
look.
"Talk? About what?" Chloe asked.
"Um, these roses and notes. Have you found out who is sending them yet?" Clark
asked her with the same expression on his face.
"Not yet but the notes say I'm getting close. Why do you want to know? Its not
like it's any of your business." Chloe told him in a defensive tone.
"It is my business Chloe, your my friend and I'm worried." Clark said 'God does
he have any other facial expression expect that one? Oh yeah the 'I'm so in
love with Miss Perfect but she will never see me that why' look. Chloe thought
to herself. "Why would you be worried?" she asked.
"Well it's just weird that your getting flowers." he told her.
"Why? Why in hell is it so wired that I'm getting roses! Is it so hard to think
someone actually finds me attractive and wants to spend time with me! God you
make it sound like it's the least likely thing to ever happen!" she ranted
getting up from her chair and getting her things.
"Wait Chloe that's not what I meant." Clark said walking over to her.
"Then what, what did you mean?" Chloe asked facing him keeping eye contact.
"Um, well its just, um... not normal" He stuttered of course he had no idea how
insulting that sounded. 'Ladies and gentleman Clark Kent the 'Man of Steal'
Chloe thought.
"Normal! What that someone noticed me as a female! God most friends would be
happy about it, but no, for me it's just not normal because it's me the least
desirable woman on the planet!" Chloe all but screamed in his face then she
marched out the door leaving Clark alone in the dark Torch office. She was still fuming when she got home. 'I can't believe how jerky Clark and Pete are
being over this. God my DAD is happy about it, hell even Lana was happy for me.
But no, not my 'dense as steal' best friends,' she thought bitterly as she got
ready for bed. She had deiced to forego dinner, as she had lost her desire to
eat.
As she climbed into her bed a thought struck her, 'Lex had been happy for me.
Even though he heard it from Clark, he didn't seem all that surprised by the
news. Well, it might not be him but at lest he seems to know that I'm a girl.'
She couldn't help praying to whom ever is out there that it was him.