"I'm With You" --- by StormKait
Chapter Nine: Take Me Somewhere New
"Lex? What are you doing here?" Clark obviously didn't notice Chloe's blonde hair as he was trying to figure out who Lex was making out with in Chloe's office.
Chloe, having parted from Lex, found this very amusing. Not exactly the quickest guy on the farm, huh? she thought.
"Oh, hi Clark." Lex was trying to sound casual as he moved towards Clark, putting Chloe into the farmboy's view.
"Chloe?! What the hell is going on here? Why are you and Lex." he stopped. Then he remembered the letter he had found that morning. "Holy shit. Wow. Am I stupid or what?" He looked hurt, and began to walk towards the door. "I'm sorry for interrupting, Chloe. I was just going to give you an article I wrote."
Chloe noticed the paper in his hand. "Oh, that's okay, Clark. You can just leave it on my desk." She was tired of dropping everything she was doing just because Clark wanted her to. She wasn't going to do it this time.
Clark put the article on her desk, and left.
Chloe started to giggle as soon as she thought Clark was out of earshot.
"What's so funny?" Lex asked, kissing her neck.
"Did you see the look on Clark's face? It was priceless!"
This made Lex laugh, too. "Yeah, he was really shocked. It's like he forgets you're a girl or something. But I certainly don't." He pulled her towards him for another kiss.
*** Everywhere Chloe went the next day, she heard the whispers. "I saw her making out with Lex Luthor at the Talon last night. Well I heard she's sleeping with him. Maybe she's just doing it to get attention from Clark Kent; you know he's the reason she almost killed herself, right?."
During her free period, she went to the Torch office as usual. To her surprise, Clark was there.
"Clark? What are you doing in here?" She knew he had biology that period, and Clark never skips class.
"I need to talk to you." Chloe was checking her email, and was hoping there was one from Lex. There was. "Uh, Clark? Do you think this could wait? Because I have some important email I need to respond to." I'm not going to let him walk all over me like he usually does, she thought.
"Chloe, I-" Clark stopped himself. She was obviously not in the mood to talk to him. "Never mind, it can wait."
Chloe didn't even wait for Clark to leave before she opened the email from Lex.
Dearest Chloe, Please do me the honor of having dinner with me tonight. I've been able to only think about you, and I need to see your smiling face for my day to be complete. Love, Lex.
She typed an email back to him.
Dear Lex, I would love to see you tonight. Call me around three at the Torch office. Always, Chloe.
***
At lunch, Clark came and sat down next to Chloe. "We need to talk."
"Fine, Clark, I'm listening." She kept eating her salad.
"Are you just doing this to get my attention? Because I don't want Lex to hurt you, and chances are he will. He's my friend, but given his history with women, I'm worried about you."
"Clark? Can I be honest with you?" She didn't wait for an answer. "I'm sick of you following around Lana like a dog in heat, yet you hardly pay attention to me. The only time you do is when there's no one else around, or some guy actually takes an interest in me. So to answer your question, no, I'm not doing this for your attention. I apparently have it, but never when I want it. So forget it Clark, and go back to your raven-haired princess."
Chloe got up and tore out of the cafeteria, leaving Clark's head spinning.
***
Punctually at 3:02, Chloe's phone rang in her office. She picked up, and didn't even have to say hello.
"Chlo? How was your day?" Chloe could almost see Lex's smile through the receiver. "Well, for starters I finally told Clark off. He just doesn't get it." It felt good to say that Chloe didn't need Clark, because she knew that she didn't anymore. She had Lex.
"Chloe, are you sure that's what you want? Because I don't want you to lose him as a friend." Lex was really surprised Chloe had done this.
"Of course it's what I want, Lex. Now what about dinner?" She quickly changed the subject.
"How about Carmelo's? I know it's in Metropolis but it has the best Italian food on the planet. I promise I'll have you home by eleven," he told her.
"My dad shouldn't have a problem with it. He trusts you enough, I guess," Chloe answered.
The truth was, Gabe had been being a little more weary of his daughter ever since her attempted suicide. He felt that he hadn't noticed, and that it was his fault she almost killed herself. But Lex was his boss, and while Chloe wasn't sure how much her father would approve of the date, she knew he trusted Lex.
"Sounds good. I'll pick you up around six-thirty so we'll have plenty of time. See you soon, Chlo."
Wow, Chloe thought. A date with Lex Luthor. Who'd have guessed it?
~*TBC*~
Author's Note: The reason Chloe told Clark off was that I'm so sick of Clark only coming to Chloe when he needs information. Can't he do that himself?! And the fact that Lex is taking Chloe out right from under his nose is just hilarious, dontcha think? (Hey writers, take a hint!!!) Clark (like many guys I know) can't see what's right in front of him, so he deserves what comes to him!
Chapter Nine: Take Me Somewhere New
"Lex? What are you doing here?" Clark obviously didn't notice Chloe's blonde hair as he was trying to figure out who Lex was making out with in Chloe's office.
Chloe, having parted from Lex, found this very amusing. Not exactly the quickest guy on the farm, huh? she thought.
"Oh, hi Clark." Lex was trying to sound casual as he moved towards Clark, putting Chloe into the farmboy's view.
"Chloe?! What the hell is going on here? Why are you and Lex." he stopped. Then he remembered the letter he had found that morning. "Holy shit. Wow. Am I stupid or what?" He looked hurt, and began to walk towards the door. "I'm sorry for interrupting, Chloe. I was just going to give you an article I wrote."
Chloe noticed the paper in his hand. "Oh, that's okay, Clark. You can just leave it on my desk." She was tired of dropping everything she was doing just because Clark wanted her to. She wasn't going to do it this time.
Clark put the article on her desk, and left.
Chloe started to giggle as soon as she thought Clark was out of earshot.
"What's so funny?" Lex asked, kissing her neck.
"Did you see the look on Clark's face? It was priceless!"
This made Lex laugh, too. "Yeah, he was really shocked. It's like he forgets you're a girl or something. But I certainly don't." He pulled her towards him for another kiss.
*** Everywhere Chloe went the next day, she heard the whispers. "I saw her making out with Lex Luthor at the Talon last night. Well I heard she's sleeping with him. Maybe she's just doing it to get attention from Clark Kent; you know he's the reason she almost killed herself, right?."
During her free period, she went to the Torch office as usual. To her surprise, Clark was there.
"Clark? What are you doing in here?" She knew he had biology that period, and Clark never skips class.
"I need to talk to you." Chloe was checking her email, and was hoping there was one from Lex. There was. "Uh, Clark? Do you think this could wait? Because I have some important email I need to respond to." I'm not going to let him walk all over me like he usually does, she thought.
"Chloe, I-" Clark stopped himself. She was obviously not in the mood to talk to him. "Never mind, it can wait."
Chloe didn't even wait for Clark to leave before she opened the email from Lex.
Dearest Chloe, Please do me the honor of having dinner with me tonight. I've been able to only think about you, and I need to see your smiling face for my day to be complete. Love, Lex.
She typed an email back to him.
Dear Lex, I would love to see you tonight. Call me around three at the Torch office. Always, Chloe.
***
At lunch, Clark came and sat down next to Chloe. "We need to talk."
"Fine, Clark, I'm listening." She kept eating her salad.
"Are you just doing this to get my attention? Because I don't want Lex to hurt you, and chances are he will. He's my friend, but given his history with women, I'm worried about you."
"Clark? Can I be honest with you?" She didn't wait for an answer. "I'm sick of you following around Lana like a dog in heat, yet you hardly pay attention to me. The only time you do is when there's no one else around, or some guy actually takes an interest in me. So to answer your question, no, I'm not doing this for your attention. I apparently have it, but never when I want it. So forget it Clark, and go back to your raven-haired princess."
Chloe got up and tore out of the cafeteria, leaving Clark's head spinning.
***
Punctually at 3:02, Chloe's phone rang in her office. She picked up, and didn't even have to say hello.
"Chlo? How was your day?" Chloe could almost see Lex's smile through the receiver. "Well, for starters I finally told Clark off. He just doesn't get it." It felt good to say that Chloe didn't need Clark, because she knew that she didn't anymore. She had Lex.
"Chloe, are you sure that's what you want? Because I don't want you to lose him as a friend." Lex was really surprised Chloe had done this.
"Of course it's what I want, Lex. Now what about dinner?" She quickly changed the subject.
"How about Carmelo's? I know it's in Metropolis but it has the best Italian food on the planet. I promise I'll have you home by eleven," he told her.
"My dad shouldn't have a problem with it. He trusts you enough, I guess," Chloe answered.
The truth was, Gabe had been being a little more weary of his daughter ever since her attempted suicide. He felt that he hadn't noticed, and that it was his fault she almost killed herself. But Lex was his boss, and while Chloe wasn't sure how much her father would approve of the date, she knew he trusted Lex.
"Sounds good. I'll pick you up around six-thirty so we'll have plenty of time. See you soon, Chlo."
Wow, Chloe thought. A date with Lex Luthor. Who'd have guessed it?
~*TBC*~
Author's Note: The reason Chloe told Clark off was that I'm so sick of Clark only coming to Chloe when he needs information. Can't he do that himself?! And the fact that Lex is taking Chloe out right from under his nose is just hilarious, dontcha think? (Hey writers, take a hint!!!) Clark (like many guys I know) can't see what's right in front of him, so he deserves what comes to him!