A/N: okay here is the second chapter... thanks to the people that reviewed:
Genkaku-chan
Seida-310
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Chapter 2
Chloe walked slowly behind Lex's butler, trying to take everything in. Of course she had been to the Luthor mansion before but she had never been down this hallway. The butler stopped at a door and Chloe had to catch herself before she ran into him.
"Right this way Miss Sullivan," the butler said as he opened the door and made a sweeping gesture with his hand. "Lex will be here shortly, make yourself comfortable."
Chloe stepped into what looked like a sitting room. It was not like any room she had been in before. It had a very homey feel; it felt lived in and warm, unlike the other rooms in the Luthor mansion. Chloe walked towards an over stuffed chair and sat down. There was a fire going adding to the warmth of the room and casting shadows around it.
'Figures there's a fire going, I bet he keeps them going even in the summer,' Chloe thought. 'Note to self, ask Lex why he always has a fire going.'
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'To loose, to faded, not purple enough, yuck why did I even buy that shirt,' Lex thought, 'where is my purple silk one?' Lex had spent a lot of time to get ready. He let out a long sigh. 'Why am I spending this much time getting ready?' Lex asked himself. 'Because you want to impress her,' a sing-songy voice answered back. Lex long ago had stopped trying to argue with his inner-voice when it came to Chloe Sullivan. He had always liked her; it was hard not to when he listened to Gabe brag about her so much. He felt bad that Gabe had to be fired. Gabe's replacement was a moron. Lex really wished that Gabe was working for him again. 'Note to self, see if there is a way to rehire Gabe.'
Lex walked down the hallway to his private sitting room where he had told his butler to take Chloe to. His butler had been surprised when Lex told him to take her there, normally Lex did not allow any of his guest in there. He quietly opened the door and walked up behind the chair Chloe was sitting in. She was looking at a photo album; it held pictures of Lex and his mom in it. Lex smiled at the picture that Chloe was looking at; it was a picture of his mom and him on the ranch, they were both bald at the time because it was taken after his mom had gone through kemo.
"Find any pictures you like Miss Sullivan?" Chloe jumped when she heard Lex's voice. She had been caught up in looking at the pictures she did not hear Lex come into the room. She fumbled with the photo album trying to close it quickly and but it back on the coffee table.
"Lex...I..." Chloe began. Lex held up his hand to stop Chloe from continuing. He sat in the chair across from her.
"It's all right. You can look at it," Lex said as he picked up the book and handed it back to Chloe. Lex glanced around the room. "I come in here when I need a break form the world. I keep the photo album in here to remind me of my mom and her love." Chloe looked down at the book in her hands and then back up at Lex.
"You really did have bright orange hair," she said with an amused look.
"Yeah, it was not my best feature." Lex said as he ran a hand self- consciously over his bald head. "Well dinner is ready." Lex stood from his chair and offered Chloe a hand. Chloe placed her small hand in Lex's big hand and noticed how well they fit together. She smiled nervously up at Lex as they walked down the hallway towards the dinning room. As they reach the table Lex pulled out Chloe's chair for her.
"Ever the gentleman."
"Always," Lex answered with a smirk. "I hope you like Italian. I eat it a lot, my chef can cook amazing chicken parmesan."
"I love Italian food." They ate in mostly a comfortable silence; each rapped up in their own thoughts. 'Man he looks yummy. Purple is definitely his color.' Chloe thought.
'She looks so beautiful. Thank God Clark never noticed. Don't rush into things Lex, you need to develop your friendship before any thing else. Remember what happened with Helen.' Lex visibly cringed as he thought about Helen, he didn't want a repeat of that fiasco. 'But you know Chloe would not do that to you, even though she is a reporter.' A voice told him. 'I know, but it is best to take things slow. I don't even know how she feels about me.'
Chloe had been watching Lex as she ate her food. She noticed he had his guard down and she could see a myriad of emotions flowing across his face. When she saw him cringe she placed her hand on top of his.
"Are you okay?" Chloe asked, her voice full of concern. Lex looked up to meet Chloe's eyes.
"I'm fine," he said with a forced smile. "Are you finished? I want you to here me play."
"Yes, I am finished. Lead the way to the piano." Lex smiled as he stood from his chair. He placed his hand on Chloe's back and led her down another hallway and into the ballroom.
The ballroom awed Chloe. Not many things could leave her speech less, but this room did. It looked like it came straight out of a fairytale. It had high ceilings and a grand staircase coming down from the floor above. Lex walked across the room to the Steinway ebony grand piano and sat at the bench. Chloe was still standing in the center of the room taking in its beauty. When Lex caught her attention he motioned for her to come sit beside him on the bench. As Chloe sat close to Lex on the piano bench her senses were engulfed by Lex. The way he smelled, the feel of his thigh pressed against hers. It was heavenly.
"Ready?" Lex asked.
"Ready when you are." Chloe watched Lex's hands as they rested lightly on the keys and began to play the first notes of the song. 'Okay Sullivan, deep breath, he doesn't smell that good. Who am I kidding, he smells amazing.' Chloe took in a long deep breath. 'He doesn't like you Chloe,' an inner-voice reminded her, 'he just wants your help to get away from his father.' 'The best loves are based in friendship,' Chloe argued. She was brought back form her inner ramblings as she heard Lex begin to sing. 'Wow, wonders never cease. Who would have thought Lex Luthor had such an amazing voice.' At the end of the song Lex looked at Chloe with expectant eyes.
"Well? What do you think?"
"Lex that was...well...absolutely amazing! I have never heard some one sing that well." Chloe said enthusiastically. Lex smiled.
'See Lex she didn't think it was stupid.' A voice told him. "I called my contact at the Metropolis opera house and he said he had an opening for me to play next Friday. I thought I would invite the Kent's and we could all go up to Metropolis Friday afternoon."
"That sounds great Lex. If you need me to listen to you play some more just call me. Lex you know this is only the first step right?" Chloe looked at Lex to gauge his reaction to her last statement. Lex pulled a business card out of his pocket and scribbled a number on the back.
"I know, but it is a good first step. Dear ol' dad will be shocked when he hears that I am playing in a concert. And I am sure he will hear soon, Metropolis is a big city but news travels fast. Here is my cell phone number and the number to my private line. Feel free to call me any time." Lex walked Chloe to her car and opened the door for her.
"I am capable of opening my own car door." Chloe told Lex.
"Of course you are Miss Sullivan. But I would not be a gentleman if I did not do it for you." Lex replied.
"I will remember that next time I need someone to open a door for me, Mr. Luthor." Chloe stressed Lex's last name as she got into the car. Lex took a step back away from the car as Chloe revved up the engine. Chloe rolled down her window before she drove off. "Bye Lex." She said as she sped out of the driveway much like Lex would in one of his high performance cars.
"Bye Chloe" Lex said to himself. If anyone had seen the smile on Lex's face as he walked back to the house they would have thought he was high. Lex would have told them he was high on Chloe Sullivan.
A/N: let me know what you think!
Chapter 2
Chloe walked slowly behind Lex's butler, trying to take everything in. Of course she had been to the Luthor mansion before but she had never been down this hallway. The butler stopped at a door and Chloe had to catch herself before she ran into him.
"Right this way Miss Sullivan," the butler said as he opened the door and made a sweeping gesture with his hand. "Lex will be here shortly, make yourself comfortable."
Chloe stepped into what looked like a sitting room. It was not like any room she had been in before. It had a very homey feel; it felt lived in and warm, unlike the other rooms in the Luthor mansion. Chloe walked towards an over stuffed chair and sat down. There was a fire going adding to the warmth of the room and casting shadows around it.
'Figures there's a fire going, I bet he keeps them going even in the summer,' Chloe thought. 'Note to self, ask Lex why he always has a fire going.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'To loose, to faded, not purple enough, yuck why did I even buy that shirt,' Lex thought, 'where is my purple silk one?' Lex had spent a lot of time to get ready. He let out a long sigh. 'Why am I spending this much time getting ready?' Lex asked himself. 'Because you want to impress her,' a sing-songy voice answered back. Lex long ago had stopped trying to argue with his inner-voice when it came to Chloe Sullivan. He had always liked her; it was hard not to when he listened to Gabe brag about her so much. He felt bad that Gabe had to be fired. Gabe's replacement was a moron. Lex really wished that Gabe was working for him again. 'Note to self, see if there is a way to rehire Gabe.'
Lex walked down the hallway to his private sitting room where he had told his butler to take Chloe to. His butler had been surprised when Lex told him to take her there, normally Lex did not allow any of his guest in there. He quietly opened the door and walked up behind the chair Chloe was sitting in. She was looking at a photo album; it held pictures of Lex and his mom in it. Lex smiled at the picture that Chloe was looking at; it was a picture of his mom and him on the ranch, they were both bald at the time because it was taken after his mom had gone through kemo.
"Find any pictures you like Miss Sullivan?" Chloe jumped when she heard Lex's voice. She had been caught up in looking at the pictures she did not hear Lex come into the room. She fumbled with the photo album trying to close it quickly and but it back on the coffee table.
"Lex...I..." Chloe began. Lex held up his hand to stop Chloe from continuing. He sat in the chair across from her.
"It's all right. You can look at it," Lex said as he picked up the book and handed it back to Chloe. Lex glanced around the room. "I come in here when I need a break form the world. I keep the photo album in here to remind me of my mom and her love." Chloe looked down at the book in her hands and then back up at Lex.
"You really did have bright orange hair," she said with an amused look.
"Yeah, it was not my best feature." Lex said as he ran a hand self- consciously over his bald head. "Well dinner is ready." Lex stood from his chair and offered Chloe a hand. Chloe placed her small hand in Lex's big hand and noticed how well they fit together. She smiled nervously up at Lex as they walked down the hallway towards the dinning room. As they reach the table Lex pulled out Chloe's chair for her.
"Ever the gentleman."
"Always," Lex answered with a smirk. "I hope you like Italian. I eat it a lot, my chef can cook amazing chicken parmesan."
"I love Italian food." They ate in mostly a comfortable silence; each rapped up in their own thoughts. 'Man he looks yummy. Purple is definitely his color.' Chloe thought.
'She looks so beautiful. Thank God Clark never noticed. Don't rush into things Lex, you need to develop your friendship before any thing else. Remember what happened with Helen.' Lex visibly cringed as he thought about Helen, he didn't want a repeat of that fiasco. 'But you know Chloe would not do that to you, even though she is a reporter.' A voice told him. 'I know, but it is best to take things slow. I don't even know how she feels about me.'
Chloe had been watching Lex as she ate her food. She noticed he had his guard down and she could see a myriad of emotions flowing across his face. When she saw him cringe she placed her hand on top of his.
"Are you okay?" Chloe asked, her voice full of concern. Lex looked up to meet Chloe's eyes.
"I'm fine," he said with a forced smile. "Are you finished? I want you to here me play."
"Yes, I am finished. Lead the way to the piano." Lex smiled as he stood from his chair. He placed his hand on Chloe's back and led her down another hallway and into the ballroom.
The ballroom awed Chloe. Not many things could leave her speech less, but this room did. It looked like it came straight out of a fairytale. It had high ceilings and a grand staircase coming down from the floor above. Lex walked across the room to the Steinway ebony grand piano and sat at the bench. Chloe was still standing in the center of the room taking in its beauty. When Lex caught her attention he motioned for her to come sit beside him on the bench. As Chloe sat close to Lex on the piano bench her senses were engulfed by Lex. The way he smelled, the feel of his thigh pressed against hers. It was heavenly.
"Ready?" Lex asked.
"Ready when you are." Chloe watched Lex's hands as they rested lightly on the keys and began to play the first notes of the song. 'Okay Sullivan, deep breath, he doesn't smell that good. Who am I kidding, he smells amazing.' Chloe took in a long deep breath. 'He doesn't like you Chloe,' an inner-voice reminded her, 'he just wants your help to get away from his father.' 'The best loves are based in friendship,' Chloe argued. She was brought back form her inner ramblings as she heard Lex begin to sing. 'Wow, wonders never cease. Who would have thought Lex Luthor had such an amazing voice.' At the end of the song Lex looked at Chloe with expectant eyes.
"Well? What do you think?"
"Lex that was...well...absolutely amazing! I have never heard some one sing that well." Chloe said enthusiastically. Lex smiled.
'See Lex she didn't think it was stupid.' A voice told him. "I called my contact at the Metropolis opera house and he said he had an opening for me to play next Friday. I thought I would invite the Kent's and we could all go up to Metropolis Friday afternoon."
"That sounds great Lex. If you need me to listen to you play some more just call me. Lex you know this is only the first step right?" Chloe looked at Lex to gauge his reaction to her last statement. Lex pulled a business card out of his pocket and scribbled a number on the back.
"I know, but it is a good first step. Dear ol' dad will be shocked when he hears that I am playing in a concert. And I am sure he will hear soon, Metropolis is a big city but news travels fast. Here is my cell phone number and the number to my private line. Feel free to call me any time." Lex walked Chloe to her car and opened the door for her.
"I am capable of opening my own car door." Chloe told Lex.
"Of course you are Miss Sullivan. But I would not be a gentleman if I did not do it for you." Lex replied.
"I will remember that next time I need someone to open a door for me, Mr. Luthor." Chloe stressed Lex's last name as she got into the car. Lex took a step back away from the car as Chloe revved up the engine. Chloe rolled down her window before she drove off. "Bye Lex." She said as she sped out of the driveway much like Lex would in one of his high performance cars.
"Bye Chloe" Lex said to himself. If anyone had seen the smile on Lex's face as he walked back to the house they would have thought he was high. Lex would have told them he was high on Chloe Sullivan.
A/N: let me know what you think!