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Chapter 2- The Phone Call.
Author's Note: Thank you so much for all the reviews. You guys rock. I still don't have a beta in the Smallville fandom, so if you would like to volunteer, raise your hand.
This chapter is dedicated to everyone still trapped in the nightmare that is high school. Don't believe anyone that tells you this is the best part of your life. They are WRONG. College is much better.
Now, on with the show.
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Principal Kwan pointed the far corner of his desk. "There, Mr. Luthor, is the phone...."
Lex looked at him. "What? You expect me to make the call in here?"
"Yes, Mr. Luthor. On my speakerphone. How else would I be able to verify that you have actually spoken with Mr. Sullivan."
Chloe felt that she needed to speak. "Principal Kwan, you don't understand. My father doesn't know that Lex and I are dating. We haven't told him yet. We haven't told anyone yet."
"Then this will come as quite a surprise to him. Chloe, do you know where your father is right now?"
Lex answered, "Oh, I know exactly where he is. He's at work. Managing my plant, because he's MY EMPLOYEE!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Luthor, but rules are rules. I understand that this situation is difficult for you. Perhaps you would like some time."
"What I would like, and what I'm going to get, is to talk to Gabe Sullivan face to face. I'll set up a meeting with him later this afternoon."
"I suppose that would be alright, as long as I receive a note or a phone call fom him confirming that you've spoken."
"No problem." Lex pushed a button on the phone and the room filled with the sound of a dial tone. Lex dialed the number for the manufacturing floor his fertilizer plant.
A voice answered, "Hopkins. What do you want?"
"Yes, Hopkins, this is Lex Luthor."
"Oh, Mr. Luthor. I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you. What can I do for you, sir?"
"Just get Gabe Sullivan on the phone."
"Yes sir, Right away, sir. ~Gabe, get your ass over here. Luthor wants to talk to you~ Yes, sir, here he is."
"Gabe Sullivan, speaking."
"Gabe, this is Lex."
"Hello Mr. Luthor. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes, I need to have a word with you this evening."
"A word...?"
"Yes, what time do you get off shift?"
"Six o'clock."
"Why don't you come up to my office at 4:30 and then, after the meeting, you can take the rest of the day off."
"Yes sir."
"Good man." Lex pushed a button to disconnect the phone. Turning toward Principal Kwan, "Satisfied?"
"Yes. Just make sure I get that note from Mr. Sullivan."
"That won't be a problem. I assume we're finished here."
"Yes, you're both free to go."
"I'll walk Chloe to her next class." Lex puts his hand on Chloe's back and leads her out of the room. Luckily there weren't that many people in the hall. Chloe didn't feel like having an audience.
"Oh god, Lex. I'm so humiliated."
"Well, I'm not. The only reason I would be embarrassed is if I was ashamed of what I had done. I'm not ashamed of kissing you Chloe. I have feelings for you Chloe and expressing them shouldn't be a crime."
Chloe suddenly stopped. "Lex, I just had a thought. What are you going to tell my father?"
"I'll tell him the truth. That the two of us are dating and that we care very much about each other."
"He sounded so scared on the phone. He probably thinks that you're going to fire him."
"Good. Then, maybe, when I tell him he's not losing his job, just that I'm dating his daughter, he'll be relieved."
"Lex, I don't think 'relieved' will be his response."
"Why don't I pick you up after school. We'll go over to the mansion. You can do your homework while I make some calls, and then we'll go to meet your father together."
"Sounds like as good a plan as any."
"I'll pick you up in front of the school at 3:15."
Chloe smiled. "Okay, Lex, it's a date."
TBC
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Author's Note: I'm going to reveal Chloe's age in the next chapter. Since the show's never said, most fan fiction has her as either 15 or 16. I haven't decided how old I want to make her yet. 16 would make her young, but in Kansas, a consenting adult. 15 would make just this side of illegal. I was wondering if any of you have a preference either way. Right now I am at a cross roads. Chloe's age will decide where I end up taking this story. Please give me feedback and let me know what you think. Lex, as always, is 21.
Chapter 2- The Phone Call.
Author's Note: Thank you so much for all the reviews. You guys rock. I still don't have a beta in the Smallville fandom, so if you would like to volunteer, raise your hand.
This chapter is dedicated to everyone still trapped in the nightmare that is high school. Don't believe anyone that tells you this is the best part of your life. They are WRONG. College is much better.
Now, on with the show.
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Principal Kwan pointed the far corner of his desk. "There, Mr. Luthor, is the phone...."
Lex looked at him. "What? You expect me to make the call in here?"
"Yes, Mr. Luthor. On my speakerphone. How else would I be able to verify that you have actually spoken with Mr. Sullivan."
Chloe felt that she needed to speak. "Principal Kwan, you don't understand. My father doesn't know that Lex and I are dating. We haven't told him yet. We haven't told anyone yet."
"Then this will come as quite a surprise to him. Chloe, do you know where your father is right now?"
Lex answered, "Oh, I know exactly where he is. He's at work. Managing my plant, because he's MY EMPLOYEE!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Luthor, but rules are rules. I understand that this situation is difficult for you. Perhaps you would like some time."
"What I would like, and what I'm going to get, is to talk to Gabe Sullivan face to face. I'll set up a meeting with him later this afternoon."
"I suppose that would be alright, as long as I receive a note or a phone call fom him confirming that you've spoken."
"No problem." Lex pushed a button on the phone and the room filled with the sound of a dial tone. Lex dialed the number for the manufacturing floor his fertilizer plant.
A voice answered, "Hopkins. What do you want?"
"Yes, Hopkins, this is Lex Luthor."
"Oh, Mr. Luthor. I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you. What can I do for you, sir?"
"Just get Gabe Sullivan on the phone."
"Yes sir, Right away, sir. ~Gabe, get your ass over here. Luthor wants to talk to you~ Yes, sir, here he is."
"Gabe Sullivan, speaking."
"Gabe, this is Lex."
"Hello Mr. Luthor. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes, I need to have a word with you this evening."
"A word...?"
"Yes, what time do you get off shift?"
"Six o'clock."
"Why don't you come up to my office at 4:30 and then, after the meeting, you can take the rest of the day off."
"Yes sir."
"Good man." Lex pushed a button to disconnect the phone. Turning toward Principal Kwan, "Satisfied?"
"Yes. Just make sure I get that note from Mr. Sullivan."
"That won't be a problem. I assume we're finished here."
"Yes, you're both free to go."
"I'll walk Chloe to her next class." Lex puts his hand on Chloe's back and leads her out of the room. Luckily there weren't that many people in the hall. Chloe didn't feel like having an audience.
"Oh god, Lex. I'm so humiliated."
"Well, I'm not. The only reason I would be embarrassed is if I was ashamed of what I had done. I'm not ashamed of kissing you Chloe. I have feelings for you Chloe and expressing them shouldn't be a crime."
Chloe suddenly stopped. "Lex, I just had a thought. What are you going to tell my father?"
"I'll tell him the truth. That the two of us are dating and that we care very much about each other."
"He sounded so scared on the phone. He probably thinks that you're going to fire him."
"Good. Then, maybe, when I tell him he's not losing his job, just that I'm dating his daughter, he'll be relieved."
"Lex, I don't think 'relieved' will be his response."
"Why don't I pick you up after school. We'll go over to the mansion. You can do your homework while I make some calls, and then we'll go to meet your father together."
"Sounds like as good a plan as any."
"I'll pick you up in front of the school at 3:15."
Chloe smiled. "Okay, Lex, it's a date."
TBC
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Author's Note: I'm going to reveal Chloe's age in the next chapter. Since the show's never said, most fan fiction has her as either 15 or 16. I haven't decided how old I want to make her yet. 16 would make her young, but in Kansas, a consenting adult. 15 would make just this side of illegal. I was wondering if any of you have a preference either way. Right now I am at a cross roads. Chloe's age will decide where I end up taking this story. Please give me feedback and let me know what you think. Lex, as always, is 21.
