About a day later, the doorbell rang at Chloe's apartment.  "Its open!" she yelled form the bathroom. Anthony giggled as he splashed water allover the room.  He continued to kick and giggle as Chloe pulled him out of the tub and wrapped a towel around him.  She was smiling when she looked up to see Lex standing there.  He was wearing black slacks, and a blue shirt. 

"Lex, what brings you here?"

"I had a feeling that our conversation wasn't done when superman crashed into my office yesterday."

            She stood up holding the still giggling child in her arms.  "Give me a minute, it is time for good little boys to go to bed." She said.  She carried the boy to his room. And got him into his pajamas.  "Lex, do you want to read him a story?"

"Yeah" he was surprised that she asked him. 

"Are you hungry, I can put something on if you like." She asked while taking the flowers from his hand. 

"If is not too much trouble." he said as he picked up the book Anthony was holding.  "Hi," he said to the boy, "do you want me to read that for you" he asked as he sat down on the bed.

"Yeah" Anthony said

"Talkative isn't he" Chloe laughed. "I'll be in the kitchen."

Chloe put together a couple of sandwiched. And waited for Lex to finished the story.  She suddenly remembered something and rushed to the room, "oh Lex, I forgot to tell you.  Read it only once, no matter how much he begs."

"I don't think that will be necessary, he is already a sleep." He said with a grin.

"Shall we," he motioned to the living room.

"Oh, yes, I'll be right there" she walked over, pulled the coves up and kissed her son's forehead. "Goodnight" she whispered. Turned out the light and closed the door.  "Now, what can I do for you Lex"

"Well, after you left, I was thinking. Have you ever wandered why I never dated after Helen left?"  He said as he bit into the sandwich as he sat down in the couch.

"I though it was because you were still in love with her." She said as she sat down next to him.

"I was in love with someone but it wasn't Helen." he said taking her hands in his. He looked directly into her eyes. "I was in love with you."

Her mouth hung open, "Me?"

"Yes. Now I have a question for you." He lowered himself onto one knee.  And pulled out a small ring box.  "Chloe Sullivan, will you marry me?"

"Oh, my god, Lex, I, … I don't know what to say" she said, she could hardly spit the words out. 

"Say yes.  We are already a family. While don't we make it official?" he said with a smile. Just then out of the corner of his eye, there was a flash.

"What was that?" Chloe said in alarm.

"Shit. Damn tabloids fallowed me." He said angrily.  The photographer, noticing that they had discovered him, took off with his prize.  "I'm sorry Chloe.  You are going to be in the media spotlight tomorrow.  No matter what your answer is."

"Yes Lex."

"What"

"My answer is yes," Chloe said. Lex beamed and he slipped the ring onto her finger.  "I wasn't expecting this.  When I went to you office yesterday I was worried you would freak, pay me off, and never set foot into our lives again.  Thank you" she said. 

"We can discuss everything else tomorrow. Ok? And if you can't get out of your apartment, call me."

"Ok" she said. They stood up and he pulled her close. He lowered his head and they kissed.  He let himself out. Leaving Chloe sitting on the couch, stunned at what had just happened.