CMM - The Great Challenge

Chapter 2

At night Lex was dressing up still when he was informed that miss Lee was waiting for him.

He was perfect, totally in black and emanating sensuality. Lara looked at him attentively while he came down the mansion stairs with all charm, style and magnitude that only Lex Luthor owns. He looked at she too, evaluating her... She was different... She must be! Anteriorly she was dressed for work.

Lara was conventional still but now her hair was free and Lex could not but look at its long an bright curls. She was with glasses still but it seemed to influence less. Her dress isn't for feast but it was very more pleasant than one other (coat and skirty) with long sleeves that even enhanced her waist a little but it was just this... Nothing more than it... Now she was in blue, a discreet blue. Her blouse had slim straps but was discreet and her skirt was a little above the knee.... Lex must allow she wasn't so bad...

At last he terminated coming down the stairs and received her taking her hand and kissing it.

"You are very beautiful....", he said after kissing her hand.

"Mr. Luthor.... I'm aware that you are able to do anything for your objectives therefore... No attempt of seduction, please.".

"I'm sorry for my being sincere... You are very beautiful really... And.. Don't worry... I would never try to seduce a woman who isn't my type... Even if my life depended on it." and he smiled.

Lara gulped in air. For a moment, she got without words. Oh! As she hated to get without words!

"It's better in this way... I like sincerity at any cost. When someone show up as he is really, my function becomes more interesting immensely.", she answered recomposing herself.

"Then that's it'll be.... Let's go!".

"Wait! Will your betrothed not dine with us?".

"No. She isn't in Smallville. She needed to go to Metropolis late this afternoon.".

"Ouh! Okay. Am I upsetting something?".

"Only my entry in the CMM but I have certainty that this mistake will be repaired soon.".

"Oh... Of Course... If you think so.".

"Here...", Lex offered her the arm but Lara winked at it and followed ahead.

"What an audacious and an insupportable woman!", he thought while reached her.

Talk between Lex and Lara was reasonably good in the restaurant. Lex said about the problems who confront because of his father and about his supposed doubts with regard to the marriage and to total integrity of Helen. Lara availed the moment to say a little about herself too... She told him about a bankrupt marriage and the offspring from this marriage, her son.

"I can't believe this...", Lex looked at her with some surprise. "How can have happened so much things so in your life? You are so young girl still...".

"Don't allow yourself to make a mistake, Mr. Luthor... I already told it for you. I have 27 years old... The more admirable actually is you have all this power at your disposal with only 22 years old.".

"Let's say that I inherited this power...", his eyes looked for hers and Lex slid his hand over the table till to meet hand of Lara. "I wouldn't give you 27 years old of any way. Maybe 19 or 20 in the maximum... A little girl still...".

"I thank your words...", she said pulling her hand. "I already wanted things like this happened during this meeting.".

"Meeting??", he looked around. "For I know, we are only dining.... and talking... Any thing over this is on your account.".

"Neither of us here is really interested on gallantry and sweet words, are we?".

Lex looked at her silent while pulled back his hand too.

"I think you suffer from some type of paranoia, Ms. Lee. I'm sorry for say it.".

"You know very well this isn't truth... You are just trying to confound me, but you will not get it, Mr. Luthor. Can we go away now? I have already finished my repast and I'm seeing you too!".

"Of course.... Nothing would give me more pleasure than going away in this moment....... Because I'm sleepy!", he completed with an ironic tone.

"My car is in your mansion...".

"Yes. Any trouble?".

"No. No trouble. Only we will need to support each other for more some minutes this night. What a pity!".

"I have certainty there isn't man in this world who supports this woman.... There isn't! There isn't!!!", Lex thought while smiled to her.

"I don't know why you say these things...", Lex said after to stand up and to offer again his arm to her and so they both could leave the place. This time she accepted. "At least to me is some more pleasure to be in the company of a woman so intelligent and vigorous who works, looks after one son and all more.".

"Sometimes I feel tired with all this, Mr. Luthor... The most intelligent can't fail ever.... All of the CMM bet even own throat in that I affirm, if necessary.".

"I would call this competence...", Lex beat slowly on her hand, as if comfort her.

"But I call stress... Well, all right... I haven't reason to protest. My life is pleasure although all.".

"And certainly there is someone by your side to give you force and... love.".

"Oh yes... My son is the inspiration of my life...".

"I don't speak about it.... I speak about someone... A boyfriend for example...".

"Boyfriend? Boyfriend?", she elevated her head as if were thinking. "You know, Mr. Luthor, This word isn't stranger to me, but I don't get to remember what it mean.. Do you believe this?".

"I just believe because we agree that would be sincere each to other for all time.", and he smiled for her joke.

They reached the Lex's car and followed to mansion to Lara can take own car. During short travel there isn't much talk. Sometimes Lex looked by side, but noticed Lara was so much thinking... Maybe she was thinking about all things who talked... Lex was perceiving little by little that she was very lonely as much as he already was a day... Minutes later, they have arrived in mansion.

"Ok... We come...", Lex said stoping the car on side the her car.

"Great...", she smiled. "I'm very tired...".

"If you are tired, why don't you sleep here tonight?", he asked calmly.

"What??!!", Lara got surprised with this invitation.

"Ouh... Sorry.. Don't understand me bad, please...", Lex said elevating his hands in front of the body. "It's a friendly invitation.... If you didn't notice yet, I would like to be your friend..".

"I'm understanding... It's really very convenient you become a friend of me just now, isn't it, Mr. Luthor?", Lara opened the door of the car and steped out quickly.

Lex did the same and ran to reach her, catching her wrists above the hood of his car.

"What did you mean, Ms. Lee!?", Lex has a voice tone very much aggressive on that instant.

"You are hurting me, Mr. Luthor!", she said trying to free the wrists, but in vain.

"Do you guess I was trying to be kind for all this time to you approved me? Do you guess my unique interest was to entry to CMM and therefore I would be able of any thing, even to try to seduce a type graceless like you? If you guess all this, you are right, Ms. Lee!! You are completely right! Right! You are right!!!", Lex was shouting.

"You stupid man!!", she cried floundering. "Free me! Free me or I will process you for physical aggression!!!".

To be continued...