Title: Wanna Bet?
Author: Color Me Chlex (aka Amber)
Rating: light R (for later chapters, and occasional cussing)
Category: Romance/Some Angst/Humor, 100% Chlex
Summary: Chloe makes a bet with herself that she can forget all about Clark by focusing on none other than the infamous Lex Luthor.

Disclaimer: So, I heard he had a kid. A three year old boy in fact. This was the way I was gonna get 'em! So I meet the little boy outside the house and make friendly. Then I ask him, "Have you ever seen daddy's contract that says he owns that t.v. show?" He nodded his head. "Will you go inside and try to find it for me? I'll give you a sucker!" His eyes got wide...he liked suckers. He ran inside to get it, but he didn't return. Daddy did. "Amber...don't bring my boy into this. It's about you and me. I thought you had understood. I thought you were getting better. Why can't you, Amber, why can't you?" Then I realized that I was hurting him, but most of all, I was hurting myself. I agreed to give it up. I do not own Smallville. And he didn't even need to ask me to say it this time. (Sorry, this is where the funny and clever disclaimers stop. It was taking up too much room, so next time it will be simple and boring. I'm sorry!)

Notes: Thanks everyone for the reviews. And you know how I said that I would add a chapter on sunday? I think it was like totally messed up on my dad's prehistoric piece of shit because it wouldn't let me upload a file on ff.net And you know how I was going to upload another yesterday during school? Guess what? Amber forget that she had in-school suspension. So all day was dedicated to laboring for the physco bitches in our office. Well, I finally have it here for you. Please forgive me!

Chapter Six: Hot and Bothered
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After deciding on the new bet, Chloe decided to go treat herself to coffee at the Talon. Lana had just gotten there for her shift, and she saw Clark sitting in his usual spot. But this time, when Clark smiled and watched Lana, she smiled back and blushed. Ahh, young love, that I made happen of course! Haha, just kidding.

She walked up to Lana and ordered her usual coffee. "Coming right up!" She walked away to fix it for her.

Chloe looked over at Clark and smiled. "So, how are you doing today on this fine weathered morning?"

He looked at her strangely for a second, but replied anyway. "I'm actually doing really well. I'm guessing that since you made Lana confess, you could figure out that we are officially dating." He beamed with pride as he told her.

"Really, Clark? That's so great! I'm glad you guys finally got together!"

Lana walked back up to the counter and handed Chloe her coffee. Then she whispered to her, "A certain bald Luthor just walked in...go talk to him!" Chloe felt butterflies in her stomach at first, but pushed them down and ignored them. Lana winked at Chloe as she turned around to talk to Lex.

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"Ms. Sullivan, I didn't realize you woke up so early on Saturday mornings," Lex said to her when he saw she was there. Otherwise I would have worn a different suit. Okay, that was gay Luthor. I'm going to pretend I didn't just think that.

"Well, I had important matters to deal with, so I woke up at the necessary time to work them through." She looked over at Lana and Clark and smiled. "And it seems that I dealt with them quite well, if I say so myself." What matter is she talking about? What did she have to deal with?

Then Lex noticed that Clark was holding Lana's hand. Lana was smiling, and she wasn't pushing it away. Chloe had set them up! I have been trying to get Clark to talk to that girl for ages and he won't. Chloe puts in a word and then they're suddenly a couple? How the hell did she pull that one off?

"And what was this thing you had to sort out?"

Clark answered for her, "Apparently Lana's always had feelings for me and Chloe was able to convince her to tell me about them." Lex looked over at Clark who was radiating with pride and glee. Ahh, so she went through Lana. Didn't think about that one.

"So I take it that you and Lana are a couple?" Well, that would certainly eliminate any competition...

"Yes we are," Lana answered. Both teenagers were smiling. He looked over at Chloe to see her smiling as well. He guessed that she must be either over her crush on Clark or really good covering it up.

"That's great you two, I'm really happy for you. Chloe, do you think I could talk to you for a second?" She looked at him strangely for a second, but nodded a yes at him.

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Chloe let Lex lead her to a booth where they sat down to talk. Hmm...I wonder what this is all about.

"So, am I correct in judging that your no longer crushing over Clark?"

She smiled. She had thought it was going to be something a little more serious than that. "Yeah, I finally realized that, not trying to sound cliche here but, there are more fish in the sea. Clark obviously didn't return my supposed feelings, so why dwell on it? Of course setting up the happy couple was fun too." She chuckled when she remembered the way Lana had gotten so embarrassed after admitting to liking Clark for a long time, even while she had been dating Whitney.

"Ahh, I see. And what sparked your sudden change in heart, Ms. Sullivan?" What? Did he just call me 'Ms. Sullivan?' I thought had gotten past that. Chloe's happy demeanor quickly changed when he called her so formally using her last name.

"Oh, so it's back to 'Ms. Sullivan' now?" There was no hiding her disappoint and slight anger. She was sad to know that nothing which happened last night had caused them to grow closer together. She thought that they at least spent enough time together last night to call each other by their first names.

"I didn't mean it like that." She rolled her eyes. How else could he mean it?

"And the other way that it could have been taken is...?" She sensed herself getting pissed off a bit by Mr. Luthor's sudden change in attitude toward their friendship. Obviously, the said friendship had never existed except in the mind of a delusional Ms. Sullivan.

"Please don't act like this. I'm sorry. It was a slip. Why are you reading so much into it?" He was starting to let his anger show too, but he was determined not to get mad at her. The last thing he needed was for her to hate him. Being on the hate-list of Chloe Sullivan could be quite heart-wrenching, if not dangerous.

"Say my name," she demanded.

"What?" He wasn't sure if he had heard her correctly. Saying her name wasn't that much of a punishment for ticking Chloe off.

"Say my name." She repeated it with much more emphasis, almost as if she was talking to a child.

His lips broke into a half-smile, half-smirk. He was going to give her something she deserved. Using his sexiest, huskiest, most sensual voice he could come up with, he drew out her name, "Chloe Sullivan."

He could see that he was arousing her just with his voice and expression. But she held on well to her composure. "No, just my first name," she demanded, but this time it was less forceful and much more strained. Wow, I think I'm going to take a nice, long, cold shower when I get home.

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Using the same sexy voice, if not sexier than before, he repeated her name, "Chloe..." He shuttered. He thought about how nice it would sound saying that in his bedroom with her writhing beneath him. Holy shit Luthor. What have you done? Every time your near Chloe nothing seems to work except your dick. Grow up!

He watched as Chloe's eyes slowly fluttered closed and then open again. She had obviously been thinking the same thing he had. Luthor, there's something you need to get straight. You are not going to pursue Chloe. You and Chloe are friends, and no matter what, no matter how much you want to rip her clothes off right now, you are not going to. You two are only friends and it's going to stay that way.

She looked up at him with a hot and bothered look on her face. "Lex," she began. But he wouldn't let her finish. He stood up suddenly, shoving his hands in his pockets.

"Um, Chloe, I've got to go. I'll see you around."

"Wait! Lex!" she called after him. He turned around to see what she had to say.

"You just got here. Where are you going?" Chloe asked him, sincerity in her voice.

He forced himself to roll his eyes, maybe then she'll let me leave.
"Away."

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Hmm....him deciding that he and Chloe are only to be friends makes quite a predicament doesn't it? Uh-oh. Chloe's wanting him and Lex refuses to be there! :( Oh well, she'll get him! We all know she will! But will it be in time? Muhahaha. Okay, Just kidding. But, I hope you guys liked this chapter, and I hope you review! Because I love reviews! (Wow, who woulda thought?)