Chloe rested in Lex's arms as the limo swayed in traffic. She had had such a fantastic night, and it was only getting better. She could feel Lex's thumb, stroking patterns on the back of her neck, as they listened to the radio in silence.

Comfortable silence, Chloe thought. Not awkward, which was what she usually felt when she was sitting with a guy in silence. Smiling a little, she turned and looked at Lex.

"I guess, I've said it already, but I really had a fantastic time tonight." She said, "And if you ever need an escort and you're dad wants to set you up, you know, I've already got a dress!" She smiled at him.

He looked down at her. "I had a really good time tonight too, Chloe." He brushed her hair back from her face. "You are so beautiful. You know, I've never gotten that many jealous looks at an event like this." He smiled as he watched the blush creep into Chloe's features. "Even Mr. Peterson couldn't resist dancing with you."

Chloe scoffed. "He just did that to get you off you lazy butt."

"Mmm, is *that* what he told you?" He smiled.

"Well, yeah."

"Well, we all have out little excuses. Take me for example..." He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "My father didn't actually have a date set up for me. I *wanted* to take you." He leaned back.

Chloe pulled away enough so that she could turn and look him directly in they eye. "Why?"

"Haven't I already made that abundantly clear?" he asked.

"Make it clearer." Chloe instructed.

"No one should be alone on Valentine's day, you were miserable, and beautiful, so I killed two birds with one stone. I got a beautiful date, and I made you happy." He paused, "Is that clear enough?"

She nodded slowly, sorting her thoughts out. Lex hadn't invited her out of pity. He actually thought she was a worthwhile date. The thought tickled her pink. Take that Clark! She couldn't help thinking, before turning, and snuggling back into Lex's side.

Lex smiled and savored the feel of Chloe against him as the limousine cleared the city limits, and began its way back to Smallville.

Chloe was almost lulled to sleep by the mellow music and the feeling of security of having Lex's arm around her when she felt that limo slowing down, and rolling to a stop.

Lex sat up straighter, and hit the button, that lowered the divider. "Ken, what's up?"

Ken gave him a long stare and sighed. "I'm not sure. I'm gonna check it out."

Lex nodded, leaving the divider down, as Ken dropped his chauffeur's hat on the seat, and opened his door.

Chloe noticed the rain for the first time. It was gently splattering on the windshield, which she hadn't seen with the divider up. She watched as Ken pulled the hood up. After about five minutes, Lex pulled his arm away from Chloe.

"I'm gonna see what's taking him." Lex said, a hint of irritation seeping into his voice.

Chloe nodded, as Lex pushed the door open and stepped out. He turned back to her. "Stay here." He said. "It's not raining too hard, but you don't want to get wet." Then he shut the door, and moved around to the front of the car, behind the hood.

Chloe sat in the limo, fiddling with the remote controls; the TV and the play station waiting for either man to get back into the car, and tell her what was going on. She gritted her teeth. Finally, she grabbed the gray cape, throwing it around her shoulders, before pushing the door open and stepping outside.

The rain was falling harder, and Chloe sighed, suddenly wishing she wasn't so inquisitive by nature. If she was smart, she would have sat in the warm dry vehicle, and waited until someone told her what was going on.

Nooo... she thought to herself. Got to go find out for yourself. She rounded the end of the limo to see Lex and Ken tinkering.

"Hey guys." She said, smiling. "I got bored, what's up?"

Lex smiled. "Can't stand not knowing anything, can you?" He asked.

Chloe shook her head. "Guess not." She indicated the car. "What's wrong?"

Ken looked up at her, and then at Lex. "I think we might have fixed it. I'm gonna try to turn the engine over."

Lex nodded, and Ken moved back to his door.

"You're getting soaking wet." Lex said simply. "It's February. You're gonna catch a cold."

Chloe sighed happily. "Not likely. I'm wearing the cape, and it's not raining that hard!" Suddenly, finding herself deliriously happy, she spun around, her face up as the rain splashed down. "Besides it's soft rain."

She spun back to face Lex, and found him standing right behind her. There was a smile in his eyes, but his face was serious. "Can I have this dance?" He asked her.

Chloe smirked. "There's no music..." She trailed off, as she heard the soft strains of a saxophone drifting from the limo, she looked over to glare at the driver, but found her view blocked by the still raised hood of the car.

She scowled at Lex. If it weren't for the car trouble, she would have said that Lex planned it all.

Lex held out his hand, waiting. Chloe sighed when she realized she wasn't going to refuse to dance with him, who would? She questioned herself.

He spun her around, as they danced on the gravel at the side of the road. She laughed as he dipped her and rain dripped off his face onto hers. She reached up, and brushed the water off his face.

"Thank you." She said.

He smiled, and pulled her upright against him. "What better way to end the night then dancing in the rain." Lex said flippantly.

Chloe danced slowly, her cheek against his shoulder, as the words sunk in. She pulled her head back, and watched him watching her. Dancing in the rain... she thought. It was out of order... he'd skipped the kareoke and the cheesy movie, but that made sense, he couldn't do those things without her figuring it out... if it was him...

She pulled away from Lex abruptly, trying to sort her thoughts out. He'd been there when she'd first written the list, and he'd even helped, so he wouldn't have been fooled by the pen name. He could afford expensive flowers, and could totally have managed to get the paper heart up at the Talon without anyone knowing. It all clicked.

"You!" She practically shouted.

Lex blinked, dropping his hands from her side. "Me what?" He asked, suspecting that he already knew and that the ruse was up.

"It was you! Help me find out indeed!" She snorted.

Lex smiled tentatively, not really sure whether she was going to mad or happy.

"Tell me that Lana didn't know!" Chloe demanded, still perversely wishing to have Lex all to herself.

Lex shook his head. "No. No one knew. I put the heart up after hours. I'm sure Kyla lied about the heart because she figured that someone hadn't paid and she didn't want to get into trouble." He explained.

Chloe stood, hand on hip, looked at Lex, trying to decide if she was mad or not. If she had figured it out before the ball, she knew she would have been furious. But now that she'd been to the ball with him, and knew that he seemed to genuinely like her, she wasn't sure. Granted she had told him that she hated all the stuff that he'd done, but the truth was that she had kind of liked it, and she suspected he knew that.

Lex knew the minute she'd made up her mind. He could see it in her eyes, her face, and her posture. He took a step forward, and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her into him.

"You're not mad are you?" He asked, as he gently brushed her wet hair out of her eyes.

Chloe sniffed. "I'll only be mad if you stop now, you've still got half the list to go through." She said quietly, without looking at him. "And you missed the kareoke, and the movie." She looked up at him, completely serious, except for the twinkle in her eye.

Lex smiled. "I'll make it up to you." He offered.

"How?" Chloe demanded.

Lex moved one hand from her waist to her face. He moved her head, lowering his. Chloe could feel the raindrops hitting her eyelids as she shut her eyes. She felt the rain stop as Lex moved over her, and dropped his mouth to hers.

She sighed as his kissed her, wrapping his arm around her waist, and pulled her to him. Chloe felt her arms wrap around his shoulders. She sighed, when Lex pulled away.

"Did that make up for it?" He asked her quietly, his forehead resting against hers.

Chloe barely managed a "yes", before he took her lips again, pulled her back as he rested against the car, pulling her so she rested against him.

"Want to know what Mrs. Peterson told me?" Chloe asked, when she moved her mouth away to breath.

"Hmm?" He breathed. "What did she tell you?"

"She told me that when you find something good, not to let it go for any reason and to forget all the crap about letting something fly away. She said if it comes back, it's stupid, don't let go in the first place."

"She said all that?" Lex asked.

Chloe nodded. "She talks a lot once you get her going."

"I know." Lex said. "Know what she told me?"

"No, what?"

"She said 'don't let this one go', and know what Chloe?" Lex asked.

"What?"

"I don't intend to." He smiled at her, and she looked up into his eyes.

Then with his arm still wrapped around her waist, he moved them back to the limo, and climbed in the back, keeping Chloe close and he peeled the cape off of her shoulders.

Ken smiled at the two of them, before getting out of the car, and shutting the hood. Then he got back in and put his cap back on.

"Smallville, Mr. Luthor?" He asked.

Lex nodded. "Yes. Thank you." Then pressed the button to raise the divider.

Chloe noticed Lex's smirk as the engine caught first time around, and Ken smoothly pulled them back onto the road.

"You set all this up, didn't you!" She demanded, smiling at the fact that he would go to all that trouble for her.

Lex didn't answer. He just smiled, and pulled Chloe in for a kiss, as the rain beat down on the roof of the car, as they made their way back to Smallville.

The End.

A/N: Well, I hope everybody liked this! I was planning to end it after the ball, so don't anybody get mad. It feels weird to be done though. I really liked writing this. Anyway, let me know how you liked it, maybe I'll write more sweet romantic fluffy stuff. :) Pegs