"Mrs. Ross? Pete? Anyone here?" Chloe asked, opening the Ross' front door
after waiting outside for so long that she couldn't feel her ears.
"I'm in the second living room!" Pete's muffled voice called back.
Chloe grinned as she dropped her purse on the stairs and made her way back through the kitchen.
Even though the Ross' had sold their creamed corn factory about 13 years back, Mr. and Mrs. Ross' combined income still allowed them to own one of the biggest homes in Smallville.
*
Chloe froze as she finally walked into the room Pete had called to her from. There were pink, purple, and light blue decorations everywhere. A tall cardboard castle stood covering the TV and the huge silver stereo was uncovered.
"What---what's this?" Chloe stuttered.
"Making your Valentine's Day a little better." Pete grinned, looking amazing in his tux.
"That's the background from the Spring Formal." Chloe observed as her reporter instincts finally began to kick in.
"I got it from Ms. Bergs. She had it stored in the art room." Pete replied, advancing closer towards Chloe.
"Wow---this is the nicest thing that's ever been done for me." Chloe murmured. Chloe swiped at her eyes as they began to fill.
"There's more." Pete said, handing Chloe a dark pink wrap dress.
"This looks just like the one I have at home from last year!"
"It is the one from your closet." Pete replied.
Chloe looked at him for an explanation. There was no way he had gotten into her bedroom without her knowing.
"Lana cleaned it up and brought it over."
"I'll be right back!" Chloe grinned, finally understanding what all this meant.
*
"This is my favorite song---" Chloe said, coming up behind Pete.
"I know it is. Would you like to dance?" Pete asked as he turned around.
"Yes." Chloe answered easily.
Chloe and Pete moved in time to the music, falling into the moment.
"No tornadoes this time." Chloe said, smiling up at Pete.
"I know---that's what I planned on." Pete replied as he leaned down and kissed Chloe.
This time, the kiss was uninterrupted.
It was an afternoon Chloe will never forget.
-end
"I'm in the second living room!" Pete's muffled voice called back.
Chloe grinned as she dropped her purse on the stairs and made her way back through the kitchen.
Even though the Ross' had sold their creamed corn factory about 13 years back, Mr. and Mrs. Ross' combined income still allowed them to own one of the biggest homes in Smallville.
*
Chloe froze as she finally walked into the room Pete had called to her from. There were pink, purple, and light blue decorations everywhere. A tall cardboard castle stood covering the TV and the huge silver stereo was uncovered.
"What---what's this?" Chloe stuttered.
"Making your Valentine's Day a little better." Pete grinned, looking amazing in his tux.
"That's the background from the Spring Formal." Chloe observed as her reporter instincts finally began to kick in.
"I got it from Ms. Bergs. She had it stored in the art room." Pete replied, advancing closer towards Chloe.
"Wow---this is the nicest thing that's ever been done for me." Chloe murmured. Chloe swiped at her eyes as they began to fill.
"There's more." Pete said, handing Chloe a dark pink wrap dress.
"This looks just like the one I have at home from last year!"
"It is the one from your closet." Pete replied.
Chloe looked at him for an explanation. There was no way he had gotten into her bedroom without her knowing.
"Lana cleaned it up and brought it over."
"I'll be right back!" Chloe grinned, finally understanding what all this meant.
*
"This is my favorite song---" Chloe said, coming up behind Pete.
"I know it is. Would you like to dance?" Pete asked as he turned around.
"Yes." Chloe answered easily.
Chloe and Pete moved in time to the music, falling into the moment.
"No tornadoes this time." Chloe said, smiling up at Pete.
"I know---that's what I planned on." Pete replied as he leaned down and kissed Chloe.
This time, the kiss was uninterrupted.
It was an afternoon Chloe will never forget.
-end