"I'm With You"--- by StormKait
Chapter 2: Take Me By the Hand
Author's Note: OK, most of you have probably already guessed why the guy is already, but if anyone doesn't, here it is.
"What the hell are you thinking, Luthor? I can do this myself. I've done pretty good so far, and you're just holding me up." God, why does he always have to show up at the worst possible time?
"Chloe, Clark is not a reason to kill yourself. Does he even know how you feel about the whole Lana situation?" Lex was worried about Chloe. She always seemed to have a good head on her shoulders.
"As a matter of fact, he doesn't. I've barely talked to him since she told him." Chloe was crying again, but her tears blended in with the rain. She got out of Lex's grip and walked right back to the dam, climbing up the ledge again.
"Miss Sullivan-Chloe-isn't Lana living in your house? Certainly you've spoken with her about it."
"No. Lana just avoids me now. Everyone does. Even Pete hasn't been the same. I doubt anyone is going to miss me." She looked Lex straight in the eye when she said it, as if trying to find an answer to her unspoken question.
"Chloe, come down from there. You don't want to do this. You don't need to do this. You've got great friends who care about you, a father who loves you very much, and a whole life ahead of you. Don't end it all because of a silly schoolgirl crush." Lex knew it was harsh, but he didn't have a choice. He needed to get through to the girl standing in front of him; if she jumped now, he would never forgive himself.
"You're right. it is just a silly crush." She stepped down from the ledge, and sat on the curb. Her sobs echoed with the rain.
He sat next to her, and put his jacket on her shoulders. She shuddered from the cold.
"Come on, Chloe, I'll give you a ride home," Lex told her.
"I can't go home tonight; I left a note on the kitchen table for my dad to read. I can't handle him right now, but I don't know where to go." She had stopped crying, but her eyes were red and puffy.
Lex pondered this for a moment. "You could stay at my place," he blurted. "It's got spare bedrooms." Then he mentally kicked himself.
"Okay," she said. "It's better than sleeping in my car." She laughed and gave Lex a smile.
"Come on, then. Your chariot awaits." He extended a hand to her, and she took it. It was surprisingly warm.
As Lex and Chloe sped away in his silver Jaguar, Chloe turned around for one last look at the dam.
Chapter 2: Take Me By the Hand
Author's Note: OK, most of you have probably already guessed why the guy is already, but if anyone doesn't, here it is.
"What the hell are you thinking, Luthor? I can do this myself. I've done pretty good so far, and you're just holding me up." God, why does he always have to show up at the worst possible time?
"Chloe, Clark is not a reason to kill yourself. Does he even know how you feel about the whole Lana situation?" Lex was worried about Chloe. She always seemed to have a good head on her shoulders.
"As a matter of fact, he doesn't. I've barely talked to him since she told him." Chloe was crying again, but her tears blended in with the rain. She got out of Lex's grip and walked right back to the dam, climbing up the ledge again.
"Miss Sullivan-Chloe-isn't Lana living in your house? Certainly you've spoken with her about it."
"No. Lana just avoids me now. Everyone does. Even Pete hasn't been the same. I doubt anyone is going to miss me." She looked Lex straight in the eye when she said it, as if trying to find an answer to her unspoken question.
"Chloe, come down from there. You don't want to do this. You don't need to do this. You've got great friends who care about you, a father who loves you very much, and a whole life ahead of you. Don't end it all because of a silly schoolgirl crush." Lex knew it was harsh, but he didn't have a choice. He needed to get through to the girl standing in front of him; if she jumped now, he would never forgive himself.
"You're right. it is just a silly crush." She stepped down from the ledge, and sat on the curb. Her sobs echoed with the rain.
He sat next to her, and put his jacket on her shoulders. She shuddered from the cold.
"Come on, Chloe, I'll give you a ride home," Lex told her.
"I can't go home tonight; I left a note on the kitchen table for my dad to read. I can't handle him right now, but I don't know where to go." She had stopped crying, but her eyes were red and puffy.
Lex pondered this for a moment. "You could stay at my place," he blurted. "It's got spare bedrooms." Then he mentally kicked himself.
"Okay," she said. "It's better than sleeping in my car." She laughed and gave Lex a smile.
"Come on, then. Your chariot awaits." He extended a hand to her, and she took it. It was surprisingly warm.
As Lex and Chloe sped away in his silver Jaguar, Chloe turned around for one last look at the dam.