A/N: Ch 4 was a fun chapter to write :) I laughed after I wrote the first two sentances... if that doesn't scream "freak" I don't know what will.... I'm gone for a week as of wednesday and probably will only get this update in so I'll make it extra long :D... oh well... The whole song thing(you'll understand) came from my cousin's wedding, and lets just say they enjoyed about as much as Chloe and Lex do... Oh, and I don't own any of the songs mentioned here(Fall, Michelle Branch; I will always love you, Whitney Huston; Fishin in the dark, nitty gritty dirt band; and Least of all that {very evil} Barney song...) enjoy...
The Flowers of Destiny
By S. Ann Smith
Chapter five: Standing at The Altar
There was mayham. Okay, not mayham exactly, but there was panic and excitement. Lana was rushing around in a panic, trying to find her bouquet, and Gabe was unsuccessfully trying to get Pete's tie straight.
Chloe was eagerly awaiting the whole walking down the isle part of the wedding, and was praying that she wouldn't fall on her face.
All the worries and problems vanished when Gabe led her to the end of the isle and Chloe seen Lex standing at the altar waiting for her. The look on his face when their eyes met told her one thing. He was the man of her dreams, trying to be patient as she walked painstakingly slow down the isle.
When Gabe and Chloe reached Lex, Gabe turned to kiss her cheek. "I'm proud of you honey." he said quietly. He took Lex's hand, and placed Chloe's in it. "Take care of my baby girl." he said in a stern whisper, before sitting down.
"Dearly beloved," the minister began, "We are gathered here today to join this man, and this woman in holy matrimony." Lex looked at her and gave her a boyish grin. Grins were plastered on their faces long after the ceremony. If it wasn't their wedding day, people might have mistaken them for lunitics.
Chloe and Lex sat in the middle of the humongous white wedding party table. Clark, as the best man, stood up. "I have a toast to make." He smiled down at them. "I hope this is the last toast I ever make at Lex's wedding. And it better be. Anyways, I have known Chloe for a long time, and like most of you here today, would probably never in a million years think for one minute that she would become a Luthor. No offence Lex. "
"None taken." Lex said squeezing Chloe's hand slightly. She smiled up at him.
"And Lex, I have known Lex since he drove off a bridge." a rumble of laughter ripped through Lex, but only Chloe heard it. "I love them both and wish all the best for the two of them, nomatter what happens." Clark sat back down beside Lex, as the guests applauded.
"If anyone else wants to wish the bride and groom luck please do so before the dinner starts, so we can play a game!" Lana said a bit too excitedly.
Chloe turned to Lex, "What game?" She had a look in her eye that could only be considered fear.
"I don't know, but it's your fault that Lana is coordinating games." He said looking just as fearful. "I wanted to hire a real wedding planner, but no, we had to have Lana." He said holding back a smile.
"You were the one who wanted her, not my cousin Lois to be the maid of honor, so don't think that you get out of it that easily mister."
When nobody volunteered to give another speech Lana continued to talk. "Okay here's the game, each table has a chance to get up and sing a verse of a song that has the word love in it." Chloe looked at Lex frightened. "And at the word love the bride and groom have to kiss."
Lex smirked, "I don't know Chloe, I think I'm going to like this game." He whispered into the curls that hung by her ears. She shivered.
"And it can be any kind of song." Lana looked at Pete and smiled. When nobody moved Lana continued, "any table can go first."
A table at the far end stood up. "I love you, you love me." The group continued, but Chloe didn't want to hear it so she tuned it out. Lex smirked and stood up.
"Oh god the Barney song?! They want us to kiss to that?" Chloe asked looking up at him.
"Chicken?"
"Of course not." She said getting on her tip toes. She kissed him. "See I'm no chicken."
The group went nuts. They were employees that Chloe was close with before she quit her job. The two of them sat down again.
No sooner were they seated, people began to sing again. This time somewhere to their left. "You were the question, I needed answered. You'd never know how scared I was, falling in love." Lex just shrugged and pulled Chloe up into another kiss.
A stray thought about the horrible ways that she was going to kill Lana flitted through her mind before it stopped functioning.
When they pulled apart again, Chloe mumbled, "remind me to kill Lana later okay?" Lex laughed.
"Anything you say Mrs. Luthor." He smirked against her lips.
"I like the sound of that." She mumbled as Lana stood up and sang.
"If I, should stay. I would only be in your way. So I'll go, but I know, I'll think of you every step of the way. And I will always love you. I will always love you." Lana sang off tune.
"You know we shouldn't encourage her." Chloe said warily, holding back a laugh.
"I know, but it's so fun." He smirked as he leant in to kiss her again. "I know I could do this all day."
"Lex, I don't think that all of these people came to watch us make out." She looked up at him with her hazel eyes.
"If they don't like it they can leave." Lex said as Lana, Pete, Clark and Chloe's cousin Lois stood up and began to sing.
"Down by the river in the cold moonlight, falling in love in the middle of the night just moving slow."
Lex smirked, "gotta give them what they want." He said leaning down to kiss her again.
After that kiss ended Gabe decided to step up, "I'm not going to sing."
Chloe laughed. "That's a relief."
"Thanks for the encourangement honey," Gabe said looking at Chloe, sheer pride reflected in his eyes. "I just thought that I'd say, that instead of reporting on news, now my baby's making it." He smiled. "And I'm glad she found a good person to share her life with." He looked across at the other guests. "I know I'm not the only one here who wants to wish the two of you all of the luck and love in the world." The group applauded, and Gabe finnished, "But please, don't murder any more songs to show your appreciation to the couple of the night."
Chloe laughed. "He took the words right out of my mouth." Chloe said leaning into her new husband. She liked the way that sounded. Her husband. Her Lex. Her's.
The waiters that Lex hired for the wedding came out and began serving people on cue, and the dinner part of the evening commenced.
Lois came infront of the table. "Chloe, Mr. Luthor." She smiled, "I was wondering if I could get a picture for my front page article for tomorrow's Daily Planet?"
"Chloe, is everyone in your family a reporter?"
"Just on the one side." She smiled.
"Sure." Lex said looking at Lois. "What do you want us doing?" He smirked at the many things he would and could do to Chloe as they ran through his mind.
"Could you two do a toast or something?" She asked. Chloe and Lex did just that, and Lois snapped the picture. "Thank you again Mr. Luthor." She said winking at Chloe. She leaned across the table to Lex, "if you do anything to hurt my little cousin, I will personally make your life a living hell. Understand?" She asked quietly. Her mood changed quickly when Lex nodded. She said in a chipper, Lana-like voice, "just as long as we're clear cuz'."
"Is she always that scary?" Lex asked his wife after Lois was out of hearing range and in an intense staring contest with Clark.
"Oh yeah. Becareful she always keeps her promises too." She smiled as Lex shifted uncomfortably. "Don't worry, I'll save you." She said in her best hero whisper.
Lex smiled and answered, "Not if I save you first." He kissed her cheek softly. "Are all of your relatives that scary?"
"Only the reporters." She smiled. This was definately the best day of her life.
tbc
A/N: see you all when I get back....hmmmm I seem to be saying that alot lately...
