It's been weeks since that night in Metropolis. No, more like a month. Oh, hell, Lex doesn't really know anymore. All he knew was that he's a jackass. He fucked her, then dropped her off in Smallville. He didn't realize that she was more than a one-time fuck at the time. Now, it's too late, though. She won't want to speak with him.
Clark, surprisingly, noticed that something was up between the two of them. Whenever Lex would actually leave the castle, which was very seldom, he would go straight to the Talon. Chloe was usually sitting there, chatting with Lana or Clark, whoever was there at the time. Lex would walk up and she would just leave. He couldn't blame her, really. He was a jackass. Clark informed him that Chloe has been acting kind of strange lately and he thought it had something to do with Lex. He of course didn't say anything, only denying any information that he had.
Oh, God, he was a jackass.
"Sir, Mr. Kent and Miss Sullivan are both here to see you. They said that it was urgent," his secretary paged.
Chloe is here? "Send them in." Lex quickly straightened his shirt, smoothing out any wrinkles that he could find. He eyed the glass of scotch, but quickly decided against drinking. He should probably stay sober while Chloe is around. Him getting drunk is for after their conversation of rejection.
"Lex, Chloe is in trouble. There are people trying to kill her." The farm-boy practically stormed in, not even noticing that the girl in trouble was slowly following him.
Someone is trying to kill Chloe? But, who could possibly want to kill Chloe? Besides meteor freaks that have crushes on her. Isn't that Lana's territory, though? He quickly came to realization of a certain father of his. Damn him! "Who?"
Clark looked down at his feet, clearly not wanting to say who it was. Well, at least they knew who it was. "Believe it or not, Clark and Lana," Chloe pointed out with a pitch of anger in her voice.
"What?" It wasn't Lionel? It was Clark and Lana? What the hell was going on here? Lex had to admit that he was completely dumbfounded, a rare thing he might add. "Clark, why were you trying to kill Chloe?"
"I didn't know it at the time." The farm-boy gave Lex all the information that they knew, including the information about Chloe's editor at the Daily Planet. He remembered that she was forced to resign, probably his father's doing.
Lex looked at Chloe, trying desperately to get her to look at him. "You must have really had Garner over a barrel." Chloe finally looked at him. It was a cold look, but at least a look.
"I've picked up a nasty habit of not knowing what I'm getting myself into lately." Okay, so it was official, now, that she did in fact hate Lex.
"Chloe, you should stay here. It's safe here." Clark looked to Lex for approval. Who would Lex be to deny safe custody for Chloe. He's just a generous guy, after all.
"I don't think so, Clark. Besides, Lex has e-mail too," Chloe pointed out. Well, it was true.
"I haven't received any e-mail from brainwave@instamail.org. And Clark is right, you need to be somewhere safe. Who would look for you here?" Lex wasn't going to let Chloe win her way, not at this. He be damned if he sees Chloe get killed. Sure, he had ulterior motives, but so what. All in all, he was doing the right thing.
With the role of her eyes, Chloe accepted his invitation. "Good." Clark was getting ready to leave. Lex figured that the boy was going to go chase down whoever brainwave was, play the whole hero thing. "Chloe, do not leave the mansion at all."
After Clark ran out of the door, Lex and Chloe were alone in his office. It was a bit of an awkward silence. Lex could of sworn he heard servants clear across the hall, it was so quiet. Well, he had to start somewhere, "Please, make yourself at home." Chloe started walking out the door. Okay, it didn't exactly go the way Lex planned, obviously.
Clark, surprisingly, noticed that something was up between the two of them. Whenever Lex would actually leave the castle, which was very seldom, he would go straight to the Talon. Chloe was usually sitting there, chatting with Lana or Clark, whoever was there at the time. Lex would walk up and she would just leave. He couldn't blame her, really. He was a jackass. Clark informed him that Chloe has been acting kind of strange lately and he thought it had something to do with Lex. He of course didn't say anything, only denying any information that he had.
Oh, God, he was a jackass.
"Sir, Mr. Kent and Miss Sullivan are both here to see you. They said that it was urgent," his secretary paged.
Chloe is here? "Send them in." Lex quickly straightened his shirt, smoothing out any wrinkles that he could find. He eyed the glass of scotch, but quickly decided against drinking. He should probably stay sober while Chloe is around. Him getting drunk is for after their conversation of rejection.
"Lex, Chloe is in trouble. There are people trying to kill her." The farm-boy practically stormed in, not even noticing that the girl in trouble was slowly following him.
Someone is trying to kill Chloe? But, who could possibly want to kill Chloe? Besides meteor freaks that have crushes on her. Isn't that Lana's territory, though? He quickly came to realization of a certain father of his. Damn him! "Who?"
Clark looked down at his feet, clearly not wanting to say who it was. Well, at least they knew who it was. "Believe it or not, Clark and Lana," Chloe pointed out with a pitch of anger in her voice.
"What?" It wasn't Lionel? It was Clark and Lana? What the hell was going on here? Lex had to admit that he was completely dumbfounded, a rare thing he might add. "Clark, why were you trying to kill Chloe?"
"I didn't know it at the time." The farm-boy gave Lex all the information that they knew, including the information about Chloe's editor at the Daily Planet. He remembered that she was forced to resign, probably his father's doing.
Lex looked at Chloe, trying desperately to get her to look at him. "You must have really had Garner over a barrel." Chloe finally looked at him. It was a cold look, but at least a look.
"I've picked up a nasty habit of not knowing what I'm getting myself into lately." Okay, so it was official, now, that she did in fact hate Lex.
"Chloe, you should stay here. It's safe here." Clark looked to Lex for approval. Who would Lex be to deny safe custody for Chloe. He's just a generous guy, after all.
"I don't think so, Clark. Besides, Lex has e-mail too," Chloe pointed out. Well, it was true.
"I haven't received any e-mail from brainwave@instamail.org. And Clark is right, you need to be somewhere safe. Who would look for you here?" Lex wasn't going to let Chloe win her way, not at this. He be damned if he sees Chloe get killed. Sure, he had ulterior motives, but so what. All in all, he was doing the right thing.
With the role of her eyes, Chloe accepted his invitation. "Good." Clark was getting ready to leave. Lex figured that the boy was going to go chase down whoever brainwave was, play the whole hero thing. "Chloe, do not leave the mansion at all."
After Clark ran out of the door, Lex and Chloe were alone in his office. It was a bit of an awkward silence. Lex could of sworn he heard servants clear across the hall, it was so quiet. Well, he had to start somewhere, "Please, make yourself at home." Chloe started walking out the door. Okay, it didn't exactly go the way Lex planned, obviously.