Chapter 8: Confessions
Chloe awoke to the sun shining down on her from the open window. Still lying next to the man she made love to the night before. He stirred, and opened his eyes.
"Morning," his voice sounded groggily.
She smiled and reciprocated, "Morning to you too."
She stood up wrapping the available sheet around her, excusing herself to the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror, she was disappointed in herself. Never thinking that she would be the one who would become the cheater. After all she was still with Bruce.
'How am I supposed to tell him what I've done. He'll hate me. I already hate myself. He'll never forgive me.'
Tears once again formed in her eyes. She stepped into the warm shower deciding what she'll do when she goes home.
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Lana found Bruce asleep on the couch. She knew that meant Chloe never came home. She also knew that she didn't have the heart to tell him where she knew she had gone. Bruce seemed like he would be the one for Chloe, but then again Lana knew better than that. From all there conversations in the past, nobody would hold a candle to Lex. Chloe never stopped loving that man, and Lana told her she never would.
He shifted on the couch and Lana made her way out of the house without a sound. She headed towards the Talon taking her cell out to call Chloe.
"Hello?"
"Chloe it's Lana, listen Bruce is on the couch. I don't know what's going on but I have a feeling I know where you are."
Chloe's eyes widened," Lana...I. Did he say anything? Does he know?"
Lana sighed briefly. "No, he was asleep. Chloe you need to tell him that you don't love him. Or you need to say goodbye to Lex and forget about him. If you don't you'll lose both of them. Trust me I'm talking from experience here. If you need me for moral support I'll be at the Talon all day."
Chloe hung up the phone and made her way downstairs. She found Lex in the sitting room. She approached him cautiously.
As soon as he noticed her, he stood up and made his way towards her. Embracing her in his arms he softly whispered in her ear. "Chloe thank you for a wonderful evening. I've missed you so much."
Chloe looked up at him. His eyes were so entrancing. He was so beautiful. How could she forget about him. It would never happen. "Lex, last night shouldn't have happened. I was all messed up, and I'm with Bruce."
He backed away from her with a confused look. "Chloe what are you trying to say?"
Advancing towards him she laid her hand upon his chest. "Lex, I love you, you know that. You're a part of me, but Bruce is too. I just have to sort myself out. Figure out what I want."
"Chloe, I want you. I want to be with you, I always have. Last night made me realize it even more. I'll wait for your decision. Just promise me you won't make me wait too long." He smiled at her and followed her out to her car. Giving her a soft kiss on her forehead he said goodbye.
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Bruce was waiting for her as she pulled up the driveway. He stormed outside with a worried look. "Chloe, where the hell have you been? I stayed up all night waiting and when you didn't show I got worried."
"I'm sorry, I just needed to get away. We both said things last night that were hurtful."
The both of them headed inside and sat down on the couch. He took her hands in his. "Chloe where did you go last night, and whatever you do please, please tell me it wasn't anywhere near the Luthor estate."
Chloe's eyes glazed over as she took in his words. How could she tell him? He was so sincere, sure at times he lost his temper but it was mostly out of jealousy. She did love him, but was it enough to save what they had.
"Bruce, I have a confession to make." Before she knew it the words were flowing out of her mouth. Hesitant to tell him that Lex and her had sex, she tried to make her way around it. She could see the hurt and disappointment in his eyes. He sat there bewildered, for his actions spoke a thousand words.
TBC
Chloe awoke to the sun shining down on her from the open window. Still lying next to the man she made love to the night before. He stirred, and opened his eyes.
"Morning," his voice sounded groggily.
She smiled and reciprocated, "Morning to you too."
She stood up wrapping the available sheet around her, excusing herself to the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror, she was disappointed in herself. Never thinking that she would be the one who would become the cheater. After all she was still with Bruce.
'How am I supposed to tell him what I've done. He'll hate me. I already hate myself. He'll never forgive me.'
Tears once again formed in her eyes. She stepped into the warm shower deciding what she'll do when she goes home.
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Lana found Bruce asleep on the couch. She knew that meant Chloe never came home. She also knew that she didn't have the heart to tell him where she knew she had gone. Bruce seemed like he would be the one for Chloe, but then again Lana knew better than that. From all there conversations in the past, nobody would hold a candle to Lex. Chloe never stopped loving that man, and Lana told her she never would.
He shifted on the couch and Lana made her way out of the house without a sound. She headed towards the Talon taking her cell out to call Chloe.
"Hello?"
"Chloe it's Lana, listen Bruce is on the couch. I don't know what's going on but I have a feeling I know where you are."
Chloe's eyes widened," Lana...I. Did he say anything? Does he know?"
Lana sighed briefly. "No, he was asleep. Chloe you need to tell him that you don't love him. Or you need to say goodbye to Lex and forget about him. If you don't you'll lose both of them. Trust me I'm talking from experience here. If you need me for moral support I'll be at the Talon all day."
Chloe hung up the phone and made her way downstairs. She found Lex in the sitting room. She approached him cautiously.
As soon as he noticed her, he stood up and made his way towards her. Embracing her in his arms he softly whispered in her ear. "Chloe thank you for a wonderful evening. I've missed you so much."
Chloe looked up at him. His eyes were so entrancing. He was so beautiful. How could she forget about him. It would never happen. "Lex, last night shouldn't have happened. I was all messed up, and I'm with Bruce."
He backed away from her with a confused look. "Chloe what are you trying to say?"
Advancing towards him she laid her hand upon his chest. "Lex, I love you, you know that. You're a part of me, but Bruce is too. I just have to sort myself out. Figure out what I want."
"Chloe, I want you. I want to be with you, I always have. Last night made me realize it even more. I'll wait for your decision. Just promise me you won't make me wait too long." He smiled at her and followed her out to her car. Giving her a soft kiss on her forehead he said goodbye.
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Bruce was waiting for her as she pulled up the driveway. He stormed outside with a worried look. "Chloe, where the hell have you been? I stayed up all night waiting and when you didn't show I got worried."
"I'm sorry, I just needed to get away. We both said things last night that were hurtful."
The both of them headed inside and sat down on the couch. He took her hands in his. "Chloe where did you go last night, and whatever you do please, please tell me it wasn't anywhere near the Luthor estate."
Chloe's eyes glazed over as she took in his words. How could she tell him? He was so sincere, sure at times he lost his temper but it was mostly out of jealousy. She did love him, but was it enough to save what they had.
"Bruce, I have a confession to make." Before she knew it the words were flowing out of her mouth. Hesitant to tell him that Lex and her had sex, she tried to make her way around it. She could see the hurt and disappointment in his eyes. He sat there bewildered, for his actions spoke a thousand words.
TBC