"Yes Clark, let's always trust Chloe's fashion sense! Except not!"
Pete whined as he tugged on the collar to his shirt.
"Yeah, Chloe, I'm dying of heat here." Clark agreed as the group
piled in Lex's limo.
"How was I supposed to know the hall's air condition was broken?"
Chloe defended herself.
"It's ok Chloe, at least they looked good." Lana smiled, gently
easing herself into the conversation.
Chloe smiled what she hoped was a warm smile.or at least not a smile
of death.
Minutes later, the limo arrived at the hotel, and Pete nearly killed
Chloe trying to get out of the limo.
"Pete! I'm not made of steel buddy!" Chloe scolded as she got out of
the limo after Lana and brushed of her skirt.
"If you hadn't made me wear this, I wouldn't be in desperate need of
an ice cold shower and some ice water to keep from drying out and
shriveling up!" Pete retorted as the group stepped into the lobby.
"Chloe, I'm sure we can get that mark of your skir.Whitney?" Lana
looked passed Chloe and her face broke into a grin.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" Lana asked as Whitney walked over to
Lana and hugged her.
"I was hoping I could take my girl out for a night on the town."
Whitney smiled down at Lana.
"Uhh, did anyone have any other plans?" Lana asked, regarding the
rest of the group.
`Oh, God is good! Lana gone, Clark mine!' Chloe smiled to herself.
"Nope, I think you're all clear Lana!" Chloe smiled cheerfully.
"Where are we going? Can I wear this?" Lana asked Whitney.
"Sure. And I'm not telling where we're going, it's a surprise. Do
you have a room key? We might be out late."
"Here, take mine!" Chloe smiled and handed her key to Lana.
"Thanks Chloe! I'll help you with your skirt when we get back in
Smallville tomorrow!" Lana called over her shoulder as Whitney
steered her outside.
"Ok, let's go! I'm dying here!" Pete said, grabbing Chloe, who
grabbed Clark, who was looking a little forlorn.
***
Chloe let out a small chuckle as she heard Pete groan in defeat and
start talking to his Playstation game.
"So, Lana's out of sight, are you planning on putting her out of
Clark's mind too?" Lex asked, taking a seat.
"Your perceptiveness is becoming predictable and sort of annoying."
"I am now sensing some a little tension...anxious feelings?" Lex
grinned and replied.
"Is it just me, or was that a challenge?" Chloe retorted.
"It is whatever you make of it." Lex stated.
"Pete, I want to play when your guy dies again, ok?" Clark said,
sitting on the bed next to Chloe's, his hair still wet from his
shower.
"Lex, didn't you say you wanted to take a shower too?" Chloe asked,
hoping Lex's perceptiveness didn't fail now. It didn't.
"Right. I hope you didn't use all the hot water Clark." Lex said,
then smirked at Chloe and left the room.
"I can't believe Whitney just popped up out of nowhere, can you?"
Clark asked Chloe, staring off into space.
"No, but it was really sweet of him to surprise her. Hey, Clark, can
I ask you something?" Chloe asked, keeping her hands in her lap so
they wouldn't convey her nervous energy.
"Man, I really thought Lana and I were making a connection. This
sucks." Clark continued to rant.
"Right. Uh, Clark." Chloe was cut off by Pete calling from the other
room.
"Ok, Clark, get in here!"
"Hold on a minute!" Clark yelled back, then turned to Chloe.
"What were you saying?"
"Clark, I'm going to start a new game!" Pete yelled as Chloe opened
her mouth.
"Ok, coming!" Clark yelled back. "We'll talk later, ok?" Clark
smiled at Chloe as she nodded and he left the room.
"Sorry about that." Lex said from behind Chloe.
"Ok, this suite has way too many doors. But yeah, that was a bust.
I'll try again later." Chloe shrugged, leaning back on her bed.
"Hey.wanna go see a movie?" Lex asked.
"I was just thinking about asking you the same thing." Chloe smiled.
"Sometimes it helps you forget.things. I understand." Lex smiled,
pulling out his cell phone to call for a limo.
"Right, but I'm sure you usually watch the movies in your home
theater, right?" Chloe grinned as she grabbed a room key and walked
out, leaving Lex smiling in her wake.
Pete whined as he tugged on the collar to his shirt.
"Yeah, Chloe, I'm dying of heat here." Clark agreed as the group
piled in Lex's limo.
"How was I supposed to know the hall's air condition was broken?"
Chloe defended herself.
"It's ok Chloe, at least they looked good." Lana smiled, gently
easing herself into the conversation.
Chloe smiled what she hoped was a warm smile.or at least not a smile
of death.
Minutes later, the limo arrived at the hotel, and Pete nearly killed
Chloe trying to get out of the limo.
"Pete! I'm not made of steel buddy!" Chloe scolded as she got out of
the limo after Lana and brushed of her skirt.
"If you hadn't made me wear this, I wouldn't be in desperate need of
an ice cold shower and some ice water to keep from drying out and
shriveling up!" Pete retorted as the group stepped into the lobby.
"Chloe, I'm sure we can get that mark of your skir.Whitney?" Lana
looked passed Chloe and her face broke into a grin.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" Lana asked as Whitney walked over to
Lana and hugged her.
"I was hoping I could take my girl out for a night on the town."
Whitney smiled down at Lana.
"Uhh, did anyone have any other plans?" Lana asked, regarding the
rest of the group.
`Oh, God is good! Lana gone, Clark mine!' Chloe smiled to herself.
"Nope, I think you're all clear Lana!" Chloe smiled cheerfully.
"Where are we going? Can I wear this?" Lana asked Whitney.
"Sure. And I'm not telling where we're going, it's a surprise. Do
you have a room key? We might be out late."
"Here, take mine!" Chloe smiled and handed her key to Lana.
"Thanks Chloe! I'll help you with your skirt when we get back in
Smallville tomorrow!" Lana called over her shoulder as Whitney
steered her outside.
"Ok, let's go! I'm dying here!" Pete said, grabbing Chloe, who
grabbed Clark, who was looking a little forlorn.
***
Chloe let out a small chuckle as she heard Pete groan in defeat and
start talking to his Playstation game.
"So, Lana's out of sight, are you planning on putting her out of
Clark's mind too?" Lex asked, taking a seat.
"Your perceptiveness is becoming predictable and sort of annoying."
"I am now sensing some a little tension...anxious feelings?" Lex
grinned and replied.
"Is it just me, or was that a challenge?" Chloe retorted.
"It is whatever you make of it." Lex stated.
"Pete, I want to play when your guy dies again, ok?" Clark said,
sitting on the bed next to Chloe's, his hair still wet from his
shower.
"Lex, didn't you say you wanted to take a shower too?" Chloe asked,
hoping Lex's perceptiveness didn't fail now. It didn't.
"Right. I hope you didn't use all the hot water Clark." Lex said,
then smirked at Chloe and left the room.
"I can't believe Whitney just popped up out of nowhere, can you?"
Clark asked Chloe, staring off into space.
"No, but it was really sweet of him to surprise her. Hey, Clark, can
I ask you something?" Chloe asked, keeping her hands in her lap so
they wouldn't convey her nervous energy.
"Man, I really thought Lana and I were making a connection. This
sucks." Clark continued to rant.
"Right. Uh, Clark." Chloe was cut off by Pete calling from the other
room.
"Ok, Clark, get in here!"
"Hold on a minute!" Clark yelled back, then turned to Chloe.
"What were you saying?"
"Clark, I'm going to start a new game!" Pete yelled as Chloe opened
her mouth.
"Ok, coming!" Clark yelled back. "We'll talk later, ok?" Clark
smiled at Chloe as she nodded and he left the room.
"Sorry about that." Lex said from behind Chloe.
"Ok, this suite has way too many doors. But yeah, that was a bust.
I'll try again later." Chloe shrugged, leaning back on her bed.
"Hey.wanna go see a movie?" Lex asked.
"I was just thinking about asking you the same thing." Chloe smiled.
"Sometimes it helps you forget.things. I understand." Lex smiled,
pulling out his cell phone to call for a limo.
"Right, but I'm sure you usually watch the movies in your home
theater, right?" Chloe grinned as she grabbed a room key and walked
out, leaving Lex smiling in her wake.