A/N: Disclaimer: I own no rights to 'Sweet Home Alabama' so please don't sue... hehe... and I'm sorry for very late posting, once again finals have reared their ugly head, not that I actually study, but I have been engrossed in a trilogy at Fictionpress, and haven't been able to write, FoD for some time. oh well... Schools over soon so I should be posting more often. :) no school means more computer time (:
The Flowers of Destiny
By S. Ann Smith
Chapter three: Sweet Home... Smallville?
Chloe looked from face to face of the press, she had grown accustom to them since her first date with Lex.
They all had cameras, and were grinning like idiots who had the best story in the world. Too bad nobody would let Chloe in on it. That was what made her mad.
Obviously the story of the century was something to do with Lex, because they were gawking like idiots, but she was confused greatly about what exactly it was.
"Chloe," Lex's voice broke her out of her mind rant. "I have-" he cut himself off in mid sentance. "What do you want for dinner?"
"You pick. If there is anyone who knows exactly what I want, it's you."
He smiled at the amount of trust she had in him. "Alright." He motioned for the waiter. Lex whispered something secretly into his ear and the waiter was gone.
"Why are all of the reporters here?" Chloe sked Lex.
"Good chicken?" Lex took a sip of his water.
"Seriously Lex, I know it's not everyday that Lex Luther" she said his name like he was on the highest pedestal of the world. "comes to Smallville but they should be used to it by now"
"Chloe if you really care that much I can ask them to leave"
"No, that's alright, I do remember wanting a story so bad that I would have killed, well maybe not killed exactly,but you get the idea." She said smiling, "I was an aspiring reporter."
"That you were, are. Why did you stop?" He looked at her with concern. It had been three weeks since she quit at the Beagle, and Lex waited until the hurt was gone to ask.
"I didn't need it anymore." She mumbled. She knew he heard her because his eyebrows raised slightly.
"Why did you need it before?"
"I don't know." She looked down.
"Yes you do."
"Alright I do,but maybe I don't want to say." She knew it was childish, but her reason for quitting was also childish, and she didn't really want him to know that she quit her job just because Clark became a reporter there.
"Come on Chloe, for me?" He gave her puppy dog eyes, and a small pout. A camera flashed.
"No, Lex, because I'm entitled to my little secrets too." She looked at him knowingly.
"Alright but no big secrets alright?"
"I know, but you wouldn't be keeping any big secrets from me would you?"
"Just one, or two." He smiled.
"Care to let me in on any of them?"
"I know why the reporters are here." He said softly leaning in to her.
"And why is that?" She rose an eyebrow to him as he stood up. The reporters crowed around them. Lex got down on one knee. One word came to her mind at that moment. Asshole.
"Chloe Sullivan, marry me." Camera flashes began going off like a strobe light.
"In an instant." She said first. Then, "That is one big secret. And one big rock."
Lex laughed and sat back in his spot after placing the ring on it's new home.
Chloe sat there in shock staring at the enormous green rock in the middle of her newest jewlery item. Along the silver band of the ring was 'in perpetuum et aeternitas'. Chloe had to admit that it was mystifying, enchanting, and well, beautiful. The green rock, which she assumed was an emerald, because Lex wouldn't put her at risk with a meteor rock, was surrounded by small diamonds.
"I knew that you would like it." He said smirking.
"What does the band say?" She said looking at it again. Chloe knew it was Latin, but she didn't know Latin.
"Forever and eternity." He looked at her, "that's my mother's ring, I thought you'd like it."
"I do, it's beautiful."
"So are you," he said making her blush. Since she turned twenty, Lex was the only person with the ability to make her blush. And he used it to his advantage whenever he could.
They quietly ate their dinner, and left the restaurant crowded by the crazed reporters.
As they pulled into the driveway of the mansion, Chloe noticed a light on upstairs, and Lucas' car in the driveway.
"When were we supposed to meet Lucas?" She asked Lex.
"He's staying for a while. Why? I thought you liked my brother?"
"Who said I didn't."
Lex threw his hands up in the air defeated, and waited as the limo came to a stop. The driver helped Chloe out, and Lex led her up to the stairs.
"Welcome to your new home." He mumbled into her neck.
tbc
