Disclaimer: Don't own them, wouldn't know what to do with them if I
did..... Ok so I could think of a few things.....
Big thank-you very much to MitchPell, for the nice things said, and who so nicely and politely let me know that I had to work on my form! It's all about presentation I appreciate any and all help. I need lots of it.
Thank-you also to twirlwriter for the encouraging words. That was very much needed!
Thank-you perejil tuk I'll try to get better, I hope you'll give me a second chance.
If you have any suggestions please feel free. I'm new to this and really don't mind people pointing things out to me!
Chapter 2
Lew woke in a hospital, he could tell from the smell. Ugh. He could hear someone reading, probably to him. The words were familiar. 'Someone's reading a horror novel to me? Who would be reading me a Michael Slade novel?' Lex had to think for a split second before the figurative lightbulb went on.
"Miss Sullivan how nice of you to keep me company. I hate to seem unappreciative, however don't you think you could have found slightly more appropriate reading material?"
"Hey the gift shop had Danielle Steel and Nora Roberts. Just be thankful I had this in my bag." Chloe looked unapologetic as she brushed a stray strand of her blond hair out of her eyes.
"Thank-you for the selection. And thank-you for your earlier Avenging Angel impression." Lex attempted a smirk but found it too painful.
Chloe noticed the movement and felt a pang of sympathy. Lex's normally pale face was mostly shades of purple and blue, with the occasional blood red. The Doctor had assured Chloe that Lex looked worse than he actually was. Lex had no internal injuries according to the tests and x-rays the hospital staff had performed. Chloe took Lex's hand in hers.
"You'll be happy to know the damage was all superficial. A good make-up artist and no one will know ever know what happened." Chloe finished looking at the hand she still held. Surprised to find it hadn't been pulled back, but was actually squeezing her hand in return.
"Won't everyone be reading about this in the next Torch?" Les asked without concern.
Chloe's face turned into a mask of mock horror. "And let everyone know my superhero secret identity? No way!" Chloe shrugged as if it had been the obvious reason. Finishing with a 'Duh' for good measure.
"I would greatly appreciate it if you would not make me laugh." Lex looked at Chloe with an expression mixed between humor and pain.
"Sorry, I'll be gentle with the delicate Mr. Luthor. I forget how sensitive you are." Chloe raised an eyebrow in challenge.
At that moment a disturbance outside the room caught both their attention. A man's voice started yelling threats to the hospital, a nurse, and some poor older lady who was pushing her IV down the hall. Lex slowly removed his hand from Chloe's.
"I see Father has arrived." Lex stated his usual cool emotionless facade slipping like a mask over Lex's face.
The door swung open and a cane-less Lionel Luthor came in on the arm of a man Chloe recognized as a Luthorcorp employee.
"Lex, son where are you? What have they done to you?" Lionel yelled unnecessarily.
"I'm right here Dad." Lex stated quietly, wincing as his father grabbed his leg trying to orient himself to his surroundings. "Where's Mrs. Kent?"
"Martha's gone with the Doctor to make arrangements for your release and for home care. Lex what happened? Who did this to you?" Lionel asked not realizing Chloe was in the room and jumped a little when it was she who answered.
"Actually Lex's injuries are pretty superficial. The two men who attacked him outside the Talon are being sought by the police. Lana was able to give them a partial plate. Unfortunately I didn't have the presence of mind to think about those things." Chloe finished giving Lex a look of remorse.
"No you only had the presence of mind to grab a bat and come out to greet my attackers. I owe you a great deal" Lex thanked her flatly.
Chloe shyly smiled at Lex "Yeah well if only I'd gotten there sooner I would have saved that cute little baby face of yours." Chloe smirked at Lex impishly, knowing his Father would now hound him about her friendship with his son. "Play nice Mr. Luthor, Lex needs his rest. Call me when you're feeling better, or if you want some company. You know the number."Chloe leaned over and gave Lex a very light kiss on a spot on his forehead that didn't seem to be quite as abused as the rest of his face.
She grabbed her bookbag and opened the hospital room door and almost ran straight into Martha Kent. "Hey Mrs. Kent. I've gotta get going but I'll drop by the farm later tonight." Chloe smiled at the pretty redhead that was as close to a maternal figure as she was going to get.
"Why don't you drop by around 5:30 and have dinner with us?" Martha looked at the girl she knew who was growing into a young woman.
"Sounds good, Dad's working late at the plant anyways. I'll see you then" Chloe smiled at her and then hurried off towards the hospital elevators. Pushing down Chloe thought 'That gives me more than enough time to run the plate and do some digging at the Torch.'
Author's Note: Michael Slade is the Author of a wonderful series of books involving serial killers and all that fun stuff. There of course is nothing wrong with Danielle Steel or Nora Roberts, I just know of no 20ish male that would want a 16ish young lady reading him romancey type novels.
Big thank-you very much to MitchPell, for the nice things said, and who so nicely and politely let me know that I had to work on my form! It's all about presentation I appreciate any and all help. I need lots of it.
Thank-you also to twirlwriter for the encouraging words. That was very much needed!
Thank-you perejil tuk I'll try to get better, I hope you'll give me a second chance.
If you have any suggestions please feel free. I'm new to this and really don't mind people pointing things out to me!
Chapter 2
Lew woke in a hospital, he could tell from the smell. Ugh. He could hear someone reading, probably to him. The words were familiar. 'Someone's reading a horror novel to me? Who would be reading me a Michael Slade novel?' Lex had to think for a split second before the figurative lightbulb went on.
"Miss Sullivan how nice of you to keep me company. I hate to seem unappreciative, however don't you think you could have found slightly more appropriate reading material?"
"Hey the gift shop had Danielle Steel and Nora Roberts. Just be thankful I had this in my bag." Chloe looked unapologetic as she brushed a stray strand of her blond hair out of her eyes.
"Thank-you for the selection. And thank-you for your earlier Avenging Angel impression." Lex attempted a smirk but found it too painful.
Chloe noticed the movement and felt a pang of sympathy. Lex's normally pale face was mostly shades of purple and blue, with the occasional blood red. The Doctor had assured Chloe that Lex looked worse than he actually was. Lex had no internal injuries according to the tests and x-rays the hospital staff had performed. Chloe took Lex's hand in hers.
"You'll be happy to know the damage was all superficial. A good make-up artist and no one will know ever know what happened." Chloe finished looking at the hand she still held. Surprised to find it hadn't been pulled back, but was actually squeezing her hand in return.
"Won't everyone be reading about this in the next Torch?" Les asked without concern.
Chloe's face turned into a mask of mock horror. "And let everyone know my superhero secret identity? No way!" Chloe shrugged as if it had been the obvious reason. Finishing with a 'Duh' for good measure.
"I would greatly appreciate it if you would not make me laugh." Lex looked at Chloe with an expression mixed between humor and pain.
"Sorry, I'll be gentle with the delicate Mr. Luthor. I forget how sensitive you are." Chloe raised an eyebrow in challenge.
At that moment a disturbance outside the room caught both their attention. A man's voice started yelling threats to the hospital, a nurse, and some poor older lady who was pushing her IV down the hall. Lex slowly removed his hand from Chloe's.
"I see Father has arrived." Lex stated his usual cool emotionless facade slipping like a mask over Lex's face.
The door swung open and a cane-less Lionel Luthor came in on the arm of a man Chloe recognized as a Luthorcorp employee.
"Lex, son where are you? What have they done to you?" Lionel yelled unnecessarily.
"I'm right here Dad." Lex stated quietly, wincing as his father grabbed his leg trying to orient himself to his surroundings. "Where's Mrs. Kent?"
"Martha's gone with the Doctor to make arrangements for your release and for home care. Lex what happened? Who did this to you?" Lionel asked not realizing Chloe was in the room and jumped a little when it was she who answered.
"Actually Lex's injuries are pretty superficial. The two men who attacked him outside the Talon are being sought by the police. Lana was able to give them a partial plate. Unfortunately I didn't have the presence of mind to think about those things." Chloe finished giving Lex a look of remorse.
"No you only had the presence of mind to grab a bat and come out to greet my attackers. I owe you a great deal" Lex thanked her flatly.
Chloe shyly smiled at Lex "Yeah well if only I'd gotten there sooner I would have saved that cute little baby face of yours." Chloe smirked at Lex impishly, knowing his Father would now hound him about her friendship with his son. "Play nice Mr. Luthor, Lex needs his rest. Call me when you're feeling better, or if you want some company. You know the number."Chloe leaned over and gave Lex a very light kiss on a spot on his forehead that didn't seem to be quite as abused as the rest of his face.
She grabbed her bookbag and opened the hospital room door and almost ran straight into Martha Kent. "Hey Mrs. Kent. I've gotta get going but I'll drop by the farm later tonight." Chloe smiled at the pretty redhead that was as close to a maternal figure as she was going to get.
"Why don't you drop by around 5:30 and have dinner with us?" Martha looked at the girl she knew who was growing into a young woman.
"Sounds good, Dad's working late at the plant anyways. I'll see you then" Chloe smiled at her and then hurried off towards the hospital elevators. Pushing down Chloe thought 'That gives me more than enough time to run the plate and do some digging at the Torch.'
Author's Note: Michael Slade is the Author of a wonderful series of books involving serial killers and all that fun stuff. There of course is nothing wrong with Danielle Steel or Nora Roberts, I just know of no 20ish male that would want a 16ish young lady reading him romancey type novels.