A/N: Okay, I had the night free to do whatever, so I wrote! Lol Go figure.
Okay.don't hurt me or throw potatoes at me. I hope ya like it! :D Oh also,
a big thanks to my awesome beta, Carly Aiken...I mean Welling...I
mean....everyone clap for Carly, my American Idol! *claps* Enjoy!
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"Who is this?" Another fit of giggles followed and it drove Chloe closer and closer to the edge.
"It's Chloe. Let me talk to Lex." She heard Victoria snicker.
"A little demanding now, aren't we?"
"Just let me talk to Lex." Chloe's patience was wearing thin. Victoria was the last person she'd expected to answer Lex's phone.
"How about no...besides, he's not even here," Victoria said, annoyed and bored.
"Who is that," she heard Lex ask in the background and she smiled.
"It's no one, sweetheart." Chloe rolled her eyes at Victoria's suddenly sweet tone.
"Who is it, Victoria?"
"I don't know. Cole? Don't worry about it, honey."
"Give me the phone. Hello?" Chloe smiled when she heard Lex's voice fill the earpiece. "Cole? Is that you?"
She caught onto the hint of playfulness in his voice and cleared her throat.
"Yeah. What's up, Luthor?"
"God Chloe...don't ever try to impersonate a guy. It's disturbing." She laughed and leaned back onto her bed. "So...did you need anything in particular?" She started to fidget.
"Um...not really. I just wanted to make sure we were cool. We haven't talked in a while."
"Of course we're cool. I guess I've just been busy."
"With Victoria?" The second Chloe said it, she wished her bed would swallow her whole so she wouldn't have to hear his response. Hell, even SHE heard the jealousy in that question.
"Not totally, but yeah, I guess. I came to Metropolis to get my mind off of...things and we ran into each other."
Chloe put on a fake smile, even though she knew he couldn't see it. "Well, that's great. I've got to go. See ya." She hung up the phone and cursed herself for her own stupidity. Yeah, that phone call went well.
Lex ended the call and placed his cell phone back on the bedside table. He felt Victoria press herself against his naked back and start trailing kisses along his neck. He pushed her away none too gently and started walking around the room.
"What the hell is your problem? Two seconds ago, you couldn't take your hands off me. Now this?" She huffed and climbed off the bed quickly. "I'll be at the pool. Not that you care." She left quickly and Lex walked back to the table where his cell phone now lay. He could just call her, explain that he only used Victoria to get Chloe jealous. He laughed to himself.
'Yeah, like what I've done already isn't immature enough.' Part of the reason he'd sought out Victoria was to get his mind off of Chloe. But that didn't work because every time he closed his eyes, he'd see her beautiful, vibrant face and sleeping was something he'd grown to love. He was using Victoria to see how jealous Chloe would get. And now, he felt like the biggest prick in the world. He heard the hurt in Chloe's voice, but of course, he didn't do anything about it. He threw the phone over his shoulder and, instead of landing softly on the bed, it crashed onto the floor, breaking. And all he did was laugh.
*~*~*~*~*
"So...why are we here again?"
"We haven't spent much time together lately and I just wanted us to have some fun for a change." He led her into the crowded club and over to the bar. "Want anything to drink?"
"No thanks. Um...how are we in here anyways?"
He grabbed his coke and turned back to her. "This is my cousin's bar."
She grabbed his glass and took a big gulp without thinking. "That's great. Wanna dance?"
"Of course." He took the glass from her hands and led her onto the dance floor. A slow, rockish song came on and he pulled her close. The music started to get to her and she slowly starting gyrating her hips to the beat. She didn't even notice that she was slowly moving away from Charles and dancing by herself. She also didn't notice the pair of eyes that stayed glued to her every move. Lex stood leaning against the railing, watching as she closed her eyes and danced to the slow, hypnotic beat. He noticed Charles watching her closely also and he couldn't help the growl that escaped his throat. Victoria, who was currently running a trail up and down his arm with her finger, pouted. Obviously, she didn't like someone else being the center of Lex's attention. The song soon ended and he watched as Chloe and Charles walked off the dance floor. Lex finally caught Chloe's eye and she smiled brightly up at him from the bottom floor. He saw her whisper to Charles and the next minute, they were walking up to them.
"Hey Lex. What brings you here?"
"I should be asking you the same," he replied smiling.
She smirked. "Charles' cousin owns the bar. He got us in." Lex nodded and stared at her. Charles cleared his throat and stuck his hand out to Victoria. "Charles Brokkard."
She smiled somewhat seductively and took his hand in hers. "Victoria Hardwick. Care to dance?"
Charles stuttered a little and looked over at Chloe. She rolled her eyes and leaned over to whisper in his ear. "Go ahead. It's not like I'm threatened by her." He kissed her quickly on the lips and led Victoria down to the first level so they could dance. Chloe turned back to Lex and laughed. "She's an eager little beaver, isn't she?"
Lex smiled. "So, how are things going with you two?"
"Good. We're spending more time together so..."
"Well, that's good."
They both looked around, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. Lex decided to break the silence first.
"So...you wanna dance?"
"Hmm...let me think." She patted her chin with her index finger as she reached for his hand and pulled him down the stairs and onto the dance floor. As they started to dance, she noticed that she was getting closer and closer to Lex, instead of getting further away like she had with Charles. But, she felt that that had something to do with the hands that were firmly holding her hips to his. This song seemed to last forever as she ground her hips into his. Somewhere in the corner of her eye, she saw Charles and Victoria dancing. She looked over for a second to notice Victoria whispering in Charles' ear and Charles blushing uncomfortably. Chloe shot daggers at Victoria's back and was about to go over and do something, but decided to just let it go. Charles is a big boy, he can handle himself. She looked back at Lex to notice him watching her intently.
"What?"
He smirked. "Nothing. I just...I'm sick of this game you play."
She stepped out of his arms. "What?"
"I don't understand. You want him, but maybe you might want me?"
"Wait. I never said I wanted you."
"You don't have to Chloe. I can see it in the way you look at me, the way you never pull back when I 'accidentally' touch you, the way you were dancing with me just now."
She shook her head. "Yeah, but-"
"It can't be that hard of a decision. I'm sure it's very simple, if you'd just stop and think."
Her eyes narrowed and she stepped closer, challenging him. "Don't tell me what kind of decision it is to make. It's my decision to make, so back off."
He stepped even closer and nodded. "Alright. You make your decision. But if you choose him, there won't be any more of this flirting between us, understood?"
"Oh oh wait. We so do not flirt! We are just friends, that's it. If you see more there, then maybe you're reading too much into it."
"Is that what you think?"
"Yes. That is exactly what I think."
"Then tell me that you don't feel anything when I do this."
"Do wha-" She was cut off when he grabbed her by the upper arms and pulled her to him, cutting off whatever else she was going to say with his mouth. She didn't kiss him back at first, tried to pull away, kick him in the groin, anything to make him stop. But soon she realized, she didn't want him to stop. Not now. Not ever. She had just begun to kiss him back when he pulled away and looked at her.
"Now, you tell me there wasn't anything there, and I'll-" Now it was his turn to be cut off as Chloe grabbed his face and slammed her lips to his again. And just as he did, when he started getting into the kiss, she pulls away. At first, he's surprised about what she'd done, but that surprise was soon replaced with utter shock. Her eyes sparkle with fire as she steps up to him and slaps him square in the face. He looks back at her disbelievingly.
"What the hell were you thinking kissing me like that?! With my boyfriend here, no less. Are you stupid?"
"No, just in love."
Her eyes grew wide, but she didn't have time to continue that reaction. She no sooner opened her mouth to speak than she saw Charles occupy the space between Lex and herself and push Lex hard.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, man?! Do you see me making out with your girlfriend?"
Chloe grabs Charles' shoulder and tries to pull him back. "Charles, stop. Don't do this!"
"Get off me, Chloe! This is between me and Lex." He flung his arm back to get her off of him so he could deal with Lex. But he had shoved to hard. She fell back and her head slammed onto the hard floor when she fell. She gripped her head and closed her eyes tightly to make the pain ease of.
"Don't fucking touch her," she heard Lex exclaim and once she opened her eyes, she saw Lex punch Charles square in the jaw. Charles swayed a little but quickly fought back. And soon, all that could be heard were chants of "Fight fight fight" coming from the crowd. Two security guards pulled the guys apart and Lex struggled to get free of the bulky man's grip. Once he was loose, he rushed over to where Chloe was and kneeled down beside her.
"Are you okay?"
"Uh...yea. Never been better." She tried to smile, but that action, along with talking, was making her head pound ever harder and she fought the urge to throw up right then and there.
'Oh yeah, Sullivan. That's real charming. Puke in front of Lex, make an even bigger idiot of yourself.' She soon came to find that even thinking was skull shattering. When she looked up at him, she couldn't miss his busted lip and the cuts on his cheek. She cupped his face with her hand gently and tears prickled at the back of her eyes, threatening to fall. She remembered the last thought that flew through her head-Is Charles okay? Her hand slipped from his cheek and blackness completely surrounded her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Who is this?" Another fit of giggles followed and it drove Chloe closer and closer to the edge.
"It's Chloe. Let me talk to Lex." She heard Victoria snicker.
"A little demanding now, aren't we?"
"Just let me talk to Lex." Chloe's patience was wearing thin. Victoria was the last person she'd expected to answer Lex's phone.
"How about no...besides, he's not even here," Victoria said, annoyed and bored.
"Who is that," she heard Lex ask in the background and she smiled.
"It's no one, sweetheart." Chloe rolled her eyes at Victoria's suddenly sweet tone.
"Who is it, Victoria?"
"I don't know. Cole? Don't worry about it, honey."
"Give me the phone. Hello?" Chloe smiled when she heard Lex's voice fill the earpiece. "Cole? Is that you?"
She caught onto the hint of playfulness in his voice and cleared her throat.
"Yeah. What's up, Luthor?"
"God Chloe...don't ever try to impersonate a guy. It's disturbing." She laughed and leaned back onto her bed. "So...did you need anything in particular?" She started to fidget.
"Um...not really. I just wanted to make sure we were cool. We haven't talked in a while."
"Of course we're cool. I guess I've just been busy."
"With Victoria?" The second Chloe said it, she wished her bed would swallow her whole so she wouldn't have to hear his response. Hell, even SHE heard the jealousy in that question.
"Not totally, but yeah, I guess. I came to Metropolis to get my mind off of...things and we ran into each other."
Chloe put on a fake smile, even though she knew he couldn't see it. "Well, that's great. I've got to go. See ya." She hung up the phone and cursed herself for her own stupidity. Yeah, that phone call went well.
Lex ended the call and placed his cell phone back on the bedside table. He felt Victoria press herself against his naked back and start trailing kisses along his neck. He pushed her away none too gently and started walking around the room.
"What the hell is your problem? Two seconds ago, you couldn't take your hands off me. Now this?" She huffed and climbed off the bed quickly. "I'll be at the pool. Not that you care." She left quickly and Lex walked back to the table where his cell phone now lay. He could just call her, explain that he only used Victoria to get Chloe jealous. He laughed to himself.
'Yeah, like what I've done already isn't immature enough.' Part of the reason he'd sought out Victoria was to get his mind off of Chloe. But that didn't work because every time he closed his eyes, he'd see her beautiful, vibrant face and sleeping was something he'd grown to love. He was using Victoria to see how jealous Chloe would get. And now, he felt like the biggest prick in the world. He heard the hurt in Chloe's voice, but of course, he didn't do anything about it. He threw the phone over his shoulder and, instead of landing softly on the bed, it crashed onto the floor, breaking. And all he did was laugh.
*~*~*~*~*
"So...why are we here again?"
"We haven't spent much time together lately and I just wanted us to have some fun for a change." He led her into the crowded club and over to the bar. "Want anything to drink?"
"No thanks. Um...how are we in here anyways?"
He grabbed his coke and turned back to her. "This is my cousin's bar."
She grabbed his glass and took a big gulp without thinking. "That's great. Wanna dance?"
"Of course." He took the glass from her hands and led her onto the dance floor. A slow, rockish song came on and he pulled her close. The music started to get to her and she slowly starting gyrating her hips to the beat. She didn't even notice that she was slowly moving away from Charles and dancing by herself. She also didn't notice the pair of eyes that stayed glued to her every move. Lex stood leaning against the railing, watching as she closed her eyes and danced to the slow, hypnotic beat. He noticed Charles watching her closely also and he couldn't help the growl that escaped his throat. Victoria, who was currently running a trail up and down his arm with her finger, pouted. Obviously, she didn't like someone else being the center of Lex's attention. The song soon ended and he watched as Chloe and Charles walked off the dance floor. Lex finally caught Chloe's eye and she smiled brightly up at him from the bottom floor. He saw her whisper to Charles and the next minute, they were walking up to them.
"Hey Lex. What brings you here?"
"I should be asking you the same," he replied smiling.
She smirked. "Charles' cousin owns the bar. He got us in." Lex nodded and stared at her. Charles cleared his throat and stuck his hand out to Victoria. "Charles Brokkard."
She smiled somewhat seductively and took his hand in hers. "Victoria Hardwick. Care to dance?"
Charles stuttered a little and looked over at Chloe. She rolled her eyes and leaned over to whisper in his ear. "Go ahead. It's not like I'm threatened by her." He kissed her quickly on the lips and led Victoria down to the first level so they could dance. Chloe turned back to Lex and laughed. "She's an eager little beaver, isn't she?"
Lex smiled. "So, how are things going with you two?"
"Good. We're spending more time together so..."
"Well, that's good."
They both looked around, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. Lex decided to break the silence first.
"So...you wanna dance?"
"Hmm...let me think." She patted her chin with her index finger as she reached for his hand and pulled him down the stairs and onto the dance floor. As they started to dance, she noticed that she was getting closer and closer to Lex, instead of getting further away like she had with Charles. But, she felt that that had something to do with the hands that were firmly holding her hips to his. This song seemed to last forever as she ground her hips into his. Somewhere in the corner of her eye, she saw Charles and Victoria dancing. She looked over for a second to notice Victoria whispering in Charles' ear and Charles blushing uncomfortably. Chloe shot daggers at Victoria's back and was about to go over and do something, but decided to just let it go. Charles is a big boy, he can handle himself. She looked back at Lex to notice him watching her intently.
"What?"
He smirked. "Nothing. I just...I'm sick of this game you play."
She stepped out of his arms. "What?"
"I don't understand. You want him, but maybe you might want me?"
"Wait. I never said I wanted you."
"You don't have to Chloe. I can see it in the way you look at me, the way you never pull back when I 'accidentally' touch you, the way you were dancing with me just now."
She shook her head. "Yeah, but-"
"It can't be that hard of a decision. I'm sure it's very simple, if you'd just stop and think."
Her eyes narrowed and she stepped closer, challenging him. "Don't tell me what kind of decision it is to make. It's my decision to make, so back off."
He stepped even closer and nodded. "Alright. You make your decision. But if you choose him, there won't be any more of this flirting between us, understood?"
"Oh oh wait. We so do not flirt! We are just friends, that's it. If you see more there, then maybe you're reading too much into it."
"Is that what you think?"
"Yes. That is exactly what I think."
"Then tell me that you don't feel anything when I do this."
"Do wha-" She was cut off when he grabbed her by the upper arms and pulled her to him, cutting off whatever else she was going to say with his mouth. She didn't kiss him back at first, tried to pull away, kick him in the groin, anything to make him stop. But soon she realized, she didn't want him to stop. Not now. Not ever. She had just begun to kiss him back when he pulled away and looked at her.
"Now, you tell me there wasn't anything there, and I'll-" Now it was his turn to be cut off as Chloe grabbed his face and slammed her lips to his again. And just as he did, when he started getting into the kiss, she pulls away. At first, he's surprised about what she'd done, but that surprise was soon replaced with utter shock. Her eyes sparkle with fire as she steps up to him and slaps him square in the face. He looks back at her disbelievingly.
"What the hell were you thinking kissing me like that?! With my boyfriend here, no less. Are you stupid?"
"No, just in love."
Her eyes grew wide, but she didn't have time to continue that reaction. She no sooner opened her mouth to speak than she saw Charles occupy the space between Lex and herself and push Lex hard.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, man?! Do you see me making out with your girlfriend?"
Chloe grabs Charles' shoulder and tries to pull him back. "Charles, stop. Don't do this!"
"Get off me, Chloe! This is between me and Lex." He flung his arm back to get her off of him so he could deal with Lex. But he had shoved to hard. She fell back and her head slammed onto the hard floor when she fell. She gripped her head and closed her eyes tightly to make the pain ease of.
"Don't fucking touch her," she heard Lex exclaim and once she opened her eyes, she saw Lex punch Charles square in the jaw. Charles swayed a little but quickly fought back. And soon, all that could be heard were chants of "Fight fight fight" coming from the crowd. Two security guards pulled the guys apart and Lex struggled to get free of the bulky man's grip. Once he was loose, he rushed over to where Chloe was and kneeled down beside her.
"Are you okay?"
"Uh...yea. Never been better." She tried to smile, but that action, along with talking, was making her head pound ever harder and she fought the urge to throw up right then and there.
'Oh yeah, Sullivan. That's real charming. Puke in front of Lex, make an even bigger idiot of yourself.' She soon came to find that even thinking was skull shattering. When she looked up at him, she couldn't miss his busted lip and the cuts on his cheek. She cupped his face with her hand gently and tears prickled at the back of her eyes, threatening to fall. She remembered the last thought that flew through her head-Is Charles okay? Her hand slipped from his cheek and blackness completely surrounded her.