breaking*part eleven
"This is amazing!" Chloe yelled over the music to Pete and Clark.
"Lex knows how to throw a party!" Pete grinned.
"Hey, I helped!" Clark said, smiling.
"Still feeling guilty for the formal, no doubt," Pete replied.
"Guys, shut up, both of you. It's my birthday, and I'm about to embark on a journey of the big city kind. I'm leaving the past in the past.so quit raining on my parade!" Chloe chided them.
"Come on Chloe, let's dance." Clark said.
"Guilty!" Pete called to their backs as they walked onto the part of Lex's ballroom set apart for dancing, right in front of the makeshift DJ's stage.
"He better be glad he writes such good articles, or he'd be dead right now." Chloe said as Clark and she began swaying to the music.
"Did you really mean what you said about putting the past behind you?" Clark asked.
"Yes! I swear, Kent, I'm ok! I'm glad Lana's ok, even if I did have a short fit of rage once you left." Chloe smiled up at Clark.
"Thank God," Clark said, grinning at Chloe, then shifting his eyes to something over Chloe's shoulder.
"I know you're not checking out Lana," Chloe teased, the smile on her face taking away any spite in her comment.
"For once, I'm not. That cousin of yours. Lois, the one you're staying with in Metropolis this summer.she's beautiful."
"I can see that, since we are closely related. Go for it Kent. I don't want to have to deal with you lusting after her every time you come visit me this summer. I've had enough lusting to last me a life time."
Clark grinned sheepishly as the song drew to a close. "Ok, so maybe this time I'll take your advice." Clark shrugged. "Promise you're not mad?"
"Scout's honor," Chloe said, holding up three fingers. Clark nodded slightly and moved through the crowd, towards Lois. Chloe chuckled lightly and turned around to find Lex in front of her with a stern look on his face.
"Do you know how much trouble you can get in for impersonating a scout?" Lex asked.
"I was a Girl Scout in Metropolis!" Chloe exclaimed, and Lex smiled.
"Yeah, yeah. Would you like to dance?" Lex asked as a new song started.
"Always the gentleman," Chloe grinned back as she took Lex outstretched hand.
"Always," Lex grinned.
"Thanks for helping Clark throw this party, and having it in your mansion, of course." Chloe said as they danced.
"I know what he did at the dance. I assumed he needed as much help making it up to you as possible."
"I'm not mad. I've decided to put the past behind me, where it belongs. I read once, If you're always stuck on your past, you can never move forward."
"So, where do you go from here? Boy hunting with your cousin.Lois, I believe.in Metropolis?"
"Nah. I figure if it happens it happens." Chloe replied. "You know what? You never wished me happy birthday!" Chloe scolded Lex.
"My mistake." Lex said, ducking his head slightly. "Happy 17th, Chloe."
"Thank you!" Chloe grinned.
"So, if I give you a birthday kiss, how many people do you think will see?" Lex said, looking Chloe in the eyes.
Chloe felt his arms tighten around her and she understood his double meaning to his question. "I don't care who sees us," Chloe said softly.
"I'm glad," Lex said, leaning down to kiss Chloe softly.
As Lex pulled away, he looked at Chloe again, and smiled at the look of happiness etched on her face. "Since you don't care who sees us, I guess this means I can do that whenever I want?" Lex asked, hoping Chloe would understand what he was trying to ask her.
"As long as I can do it whenever I want too," Chloe grinned.
"Guess this means I'll have to visit you in Metropolis," Lex asked as the music slowed to end.
"Guess it does," Chloe said as the last notes of the music faded.
"Time for presents!!" Pete's voice rang out.
"I would ask what you're present was," Chloe started as Lex snaked his hand into hers. "But I think I already got it." Chloe smiled as she squeezed his hand and they headed over to the table laded with presents.
~end
"This is amazing!" Chloe yelled over the music to Pete and Clark.
"Lex knows how to throw a party!" Pete grinned.
"Hey, I helped!" Clark said, smiling.
"Still feeling guilty for the formal, no doubt," Pete replied.
"Guys, shut up, both of you. It's my birthday, and I'm about to embark on a journey of the big city kind. I'm leaving the past in the past.so quit raining on my parade!" Chloe chided them.
"Come on Chloe, let's dance." Clark said.
"Guilty!" Pete called to their backs as they walked onto the part of Lex's ballroom set apart for dancing, right in front of the makeshift DJ's stage.
"He better be glad he writes such good articles, or he'd be dead right now." Chloe said as Clark and she began swaying to the music.
"Did you really mean what you said about putting the past behind you?" Clark asked.
"Yes! I swear, Kent, I'm ok! I'm glad Lana's ok, even if I did have a short fit of rage once you left." Chloe smiled up at Clark.
"Thank God," Clark said, grinning at Chloe, then shifting his eyes to something over Chloe's shoulder.
"I know you're not checking out Lana," Chloe teased, the smile on her face taking away any spite in her comment.
"For once, I'm not. That cousin of yours. Lois, the one you're staying with in Metropolis this summer.she's beautiful."
"I can see that, since we are closely related. Go for it Kent. I don't want to have to deal with you lusting after her every time you come visit me this summer. I've had enough lusting to last me a life time."
Clark grinned sheepishly as the song drew to a close. "Ok, so maybe this time I'll take your advice." Clark shrugged. "Promise you're not mad?"
"Scout's honor," Chloe said, holding up three fingers. Clark nodded slightly and moved through the crowd, towards Lois. Chloe chuckled lightly and turned around to find Lex in front of her with a stern look on his face.
"Do you know how much trouble you can get in for impersonating a scout?" Lex asked.
"I was a Girl Scout in Metropolis!" Chloe exclaimed, and Lex smiled.
"Yeah, yeah. Would you like to dance?" Lex asked as a new song started.
"Always the gentleman," Chloe grinned back as she took Lex outstretched hand.
"Always," Lex grinned.
"Thanks for helping Clark throw this party, and having it in your mansion, of course." Chloe said as they danced.
"I know what he did at the dance. I assumed he needed as much help making it up to you as possible."
"I'm not mad. I've decided to put the past behind me, where it belongs. I read once, If you're always stuck on your past, you can never move forward."
"So, where do you go from here? Boy hunting with your cousin.Lois, I believe.in Metropolis?"
"Nah. I figure if it happens it happens." Chloe replied. "You know what? You never wished me happy birthday!" Chloe scolded Lex.
"My mistake." Lex said, ducking his head slightly. "Happy 17th, Chloe."
"Thank you!" Chloe grinned.
"So, if I give you a birthday kiss, how many people do you think will see?" Lex said, looking Chloe in the eyes.
Chloe felt his arms tighten around her and she understood his double meaning to his question. "I don't care who sees us," Chloe said softly.
"I'm glad," Lex said, leaning down to kiss Chloe softly.
As Lex pulled away, he looked at Chloe again, and smiled at the look of happiness etched on her face. "Since you don't care who sees us, I guess this means I can do that whenever I want?" Lex asked, hoping Chloe would understand what he was trying to ask her.
"As long as I can do it whenever I want too," Chloe grinned.
"Guess this means I'll have to visit you in Metropolis," Lex asked as the music slowed to end.
"Guess it does," Chloe said as the last notes of the music faded.
"Time for presents!!" Pete's voice rang out.
"I would ask what you're present was," Chloe started as Lex snaked his hand into hers. "But I think I already got it." Chloe smiled as she squeezed his hand and they headed over to the table laded with presents.
~end