Chapter 3 – Surprise, Surprise
"Lila?!" Lex asked in disbelieve. "What are you doing here?"
The crowd stared at the young woman at the end of the aisle. Lila was a small Asian woman, in her early 20s, with wavy shoulder length black hair. She was dressed in a crisp white dress shirt and knee length business skirt. She took off her dark sunglasses and smirked at Lex.
"Lex, I'm so glade to see you remembered your best friend. And did you think I'd miss your wedding?" Lila mocked. "Although I'm curious to know why I didn't receive an invitation. Or perhaps your fiancée could enlighten us on that point." Lila glared at the brunette standing next to Lex. If looks can kill, this would be one of those times. The guests turned to look at Victoria.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." Victoria stated flatly.
"Yeah, whatever." Lila rolled her eyes at Victoria. "I think it would be best if you and I had a talk in private, Lex."
Lex raised his hand and motioned to Judge Ross and Victoria that it would be just a second. He then walked towards Lila and guided her into the mansion.
"What are you doing her Lila?" Lex asked once they were inside. "I thought you weren't coming to the wedding."
"And how did you know that if you didn't even bother to call me?" Lila crossed her arms and glared at him.
"I was too busy with the wedding and all." Lex replied. "And I knew you didn't like Victoria, so when you didn't respond to the invitation I wasn't very surprised."
"I didn't respond to the invitation because I didn't get it. Like I said out there, your fiancée probably had something to do with that."
"Look Lila." Lex started. "I'm marrying Victoria and there's nothing you or my father can say to alter my decision."
Lila crossed her arm in front of her chest. "Well, since you already know my reservations, pray tell why you are marrying her."
Lex ran his hand over his bald head and sighed. "It's time I settled down."
"Well, isn't that romantic." Sarcasm rang through her voice. "So what is it? Is she blackmailing you? Or did she come up with another plan to take down Lionel?"
"No. Like I said, I'm marrying her because it's time for me to settle down and start a family."
"Give it a rest Lex, and tell me the truth already." Lila was getting impatient.
Lex was also getting frustrated with Lila's questioning. "I'm just trying to do the right thing!" He answered.
Lila stared at him. Trying to comprehend what she just heard. Suddenly realising the truth. "Oh my god. She's pregnant."
"Yeah." Lex sighed.
Lila stood there, trying to digest the truth. She shook her head in disbelieve. "You're sure the baby is yours?"
"Of course. I may be a lot of things, but stupid is not one of them."
"Then how you did you get yourself into this situation in the first place?"
Lex glared at her. "Look," said Lex, getting somewhat angry now. "stop talking like my father."
"How could you have slept with her after what she did to you the last time?"
Lex picked up a vase sitting on the table beside him and threw it across the room. "It just happened!" his screamed. "I didn't think anything bad would come of it seeing as how it was a one night stand."
Lila opened her mouth to asked Lex if he used protection. But Lex beat her to it. "And we did use protection. But they aren't full proof."
"Oh Lex…" whispered Lila. She pulled him in for a hug. "Why didn't you wait a few month until you could perform a CVS?"
"Victoria didn't want the child to be born out of wedlock. And I was too preoccupied with the fact I was going to become a father." Lex sighed again. "With so many illegitimate siblings out there, I didn't want my child to go through the same thing."
Lila nodded in understanding. "I gather from your reluctance to tell me the truth that nobody else knows this?"
Lex just nodded his head.
"And how did you just happened to run into Victoria to have a one night stand?" She asked with curiosity.
"Well…" he stammered a bit. "You remember that woman I told you about?"
Lila smirked, "How could I forget. You keep on talking about her all the time."
This made Lex smile. "Yeah, well, I saw her with some guy at the Metropolis Museum. She said he was just a classmate from Metropolis University, but the way he was looking at her said something entirely different. So I had a few drinks."
Lila raised her eyebrow at him.
"I was not drunk." Lex assured. "I saw Victoria, and things just escalated from there."
"Well, if you dump Victoria right now, you can make you move." She teased.
Lex looked at Lila seriously, "That's not funny. She's carrying my child."
"Victoria is sneaky. Is it possible that the child is not yours?" She questioned.
"What?! Of course not. I had my detectives check up on her activities for the past few months. They found absolutely no indication she was with someone else." Lex was confused at where Lila was going with her question.
Lila frowned a bit, then an idea came to her. "How far along is she?" she asked.
"About three weeks. Which is consistent with when we slept together."
"I know this is going to sound crazy. But is it possible that the child is your father's?"
"What?!" Lex asked in bewilderment.
Lila swallowed hard as she gets ready to share her thoughts with Lex. "There's a slight chance that your father could be the father of Victoria's child. A while back, I was talking to Lionel over the phone, and he happened to mention that he had a run in with Victoria. I got the distinct impression that they slept together." Lila paused a bit, to let Lex take in all the information. "Your detectives didn't happen to get hold of this information did they?"
"I'm afraid I haven't been able to track my father's movements for the past few month. I've been quite busy with LexCorp."
"Lionel is pretty careful, maybe that's why your detectives didn't find anything." Lila pulled out her cell phone. "I'm going to call Lionel on his cell phone to get him into the mansion without suspicion."
Lionel's cellular phone ran, and he shoved his hand into his pocket to pick it up. "Lionel Luthor." He answered. "It's Lila. I need to speak with you in the mansion. Get in discreetly."
Lionel's face remained neutral, without any hint of surprise. "Yes, thank you." With that took his cane and started walking away from the ceremony.
Victoria grabbed Lionel's arm and asked with suspicion, "Where do you think you're going? Just because you're blind, that doesn't mean you're incapable of wrecking havoc. I know you're up to something."
"I need to take care of some business. If you'll excuse me." Lionel ripped his arm out of Victoria's grab, and continued to walk away.
"Lila?" Lionel called out. His voice echoed through the mansion. "I'm here Lionel." Lila answered.
"What did you want to speak to me about?" Lionel questioned.
"Have you slept with Victoria in the recent past?"
Lionel chuckled. "You were always so straight forward."
Lila rolled her eyes. "Let's catch up on old times later. Just answer the question Lionel."
"Alright. Yes." Lionel paused for a moment to recall the details. "It was about a month ago. Are you satisfied?"
"Yes Dad. We are."
Lionel was a bit startled by Lex's voice, but recovered quickly. "Alexander, maybe now you'll reconsider marrying that whore."
"I have a wedding to get back to. If you'll excuse me." Lex brushed past Lila and his father and walked out into the garden.
"Now tell me Lila, what was that about?" It was Lionel's turn to be confused.
"You'll find out soon enough." She replied.
Lex walked down the aisle, with everyone scrutinizing his every move. He had a blank expression on his face, and Victoria was worried.
As Lex came closer, Victoria clings to him. "Lex, I'm glad you are back, let's continue on with the ceremony." Victoria said with a faked a smile.
Lex turned away from Victoria. "May I have everyone's attention please? I have an announcement to make." Lex called out to the crowd.
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Author's Note: CVS stands for Chorionic Villus Sampling, it is a form a prenatal testing that can be done 10-12 weeks into the pregnancy to test for chromosomal problem, and also used as a paternity test.
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