Back at the Torch Chloe looked intently at the screen. What was it about
Mine Sweeper that intrigued her so? She considered herself an intelligent
person, well thought out and all that, yet that damn Mine Sweeper got her
every time. Hearing footsteps down the hall she quickly minimized the
screen and brought up her science assignment. Not looking up from her
screen she became aware of someone in the room.
"That was an interesting exit."
"Bite me Lex. I've had enough of your 100 greatest quotes to last a lifetime." Hs knew she was being petty but damn, it felt good.
"Something bothering you?" Lex asked steadily, moving across to her.
"Do we have to have this conversation?" At his raised eyebrow she continued, "You know exactly what is bothering me. Look, I don't really care. I need to finish this assignment by tomorrow." She lied.
"Clark and Lana were a little mystified by the whole episode. I could even see some wheels turning in their heads. You may need to tone down your not so hidden attacks on me in their presence."
"Lex. We're talking about Clark and Lana. We'd have to start humping on the table in front of them before they got a clue." Chloe retorted. Looking up she saw Lex smiling and relaxed a little. He was opposite her now and moving in closer. Darting backwards out of his reach, she walked away slightly. They now had the desk in between them. Lex looked at her curiously.
"Look. I get it. I get it. You were freaked out about how much you revealed to me last night. That's fine. I can handle that. What I can't handle is you being an asshole about it. All you had to say was that you didn't want to talk about it anymore. I didn't need a goddamn dramatic recital with you moving away and acting stand offish. I'm simple. I like words to explain things. "
"You're right." Lex stated simply. Moving round to her he pulled her towards him and this time she didn't move away. Even now, after 5 months she shivered in anticipation. She couldn't believe the difference in her reaction to Lex from Clark. With Clark she'd been nervous and excited, but with Lex it was another level. She felt sexy, womanly, and almost wanton. Once they started kissing her brain slowly shut down. Just before it reached the point of no return she pulled back.
"What's going on here?"
"We're groping?" was Lex's reply straightening out his shirt.
"No, you're groping. Seriously, I know we're trying to avoid having any discussion about this, and I was on board that ship, but I'm feeling a little used. "
"Really?" Lex looked genuinely concerned.
"No." She said smiling. "I'm doing the using Luthor and don't you forget it" She said with a wink. "I just think we should define this."
Lex groaned inwardly. This was the conversation he'd been dreading. He had purposely tried not to think too much about what he and Chloe were doing. Or not doing as the case may be.
"How about I think about it and get back to you." He said, flicking her hair from her face.
"Mmm. I was thinking we could, you know, think on the spot and have the conversation now."
Lex walked to the other side of the desk. Leaning back he looked intently at Chloe. "Where is this coming from Chloe? I thought we were both satisfied with this. I think when you start defining something, that's where the problems start."
"I agree with you. Definition is bad. I just need to know what is happening. For example, can we see other people? Shall we maybe start thinking about telling someone?" This was awkward, Chloe thought. Having a serious conversation about this was unusual for them and it felt unnatural. She wanted to get back to where they bantered, got all excited and stared macking on each other. Yet it was Lex who broke their unspoken golden rule of not getting too close with his revelation about Julian last night.
"I don't want to see anyone else and I don't think we should tell anyone." Lex said moving closer to her again. "Now can we get back to what we do best?"
"Arguing?"
"No. that other thing." He said softly.
"Oh, that other thing." She was only human for Christ's sake. She snaked her arms around his neck and pulled him in. The important awkward conversation would have to wait for another time she thought before her brain shut down again.
"That was an interesting exit."
"Bite me Lex. I've had enough of your 100 greatest quotes to last a lifetime." Hs knew she was being petty but damn, it felt good.
"Something bothering you?" Lex asked steadily, moving across to her.
"Do we have to have this conversation?" At his raised eyebrow she continued, "You know exactly what is bothering me. Look, I don't really care. I need to finish this assignment by tomorrow." She lied.
"Clark and Lana were a little mystified by the whole episode. I could even see some wheels turning in their heads. You may need to tone down your not so hidden attacks on me in their presence."
"Lex. We're talking about Clark and Lana. We'd have to start humping on the table in front of them before they got a clue." Chloe retorted. Looking up she saw Lex smiling and relaxed a little. He was opposite her now and moving in closer. Darting backwards out of his reach, she walked away slightly. They now had the desk in between them. Lex looked at her curiously.
"Look. I get it. I get it. You were freaked out about how much you revealed to me last night. That's fine. I can handle that. What I can't handle is you being an asshole about it. All you had to say was that you didn't want to talk about it anymore. I didn't need a goddamn dramatic recital with you moving away and acting stand offish. I'm simple. I like words to explain things. "
"You're right." Lex stated simply. Moving round to her he pulled her towards him and this time she didn't move away. Even now, after 5 months she shivered in anticipation. She couldn't believe the difference in her reaction to Lex from Clark. With Clark she'd been nervous and excited, but with Lex it was another level. She felt sexy, womanly, and almost wanton. Once they started kissing her brain slowly shut down. Just before it reached the point of no return she pulled back.
"What's going on here?"
"We're groping?" was Lex's reply straightening out his shirt.
"No, you're groping. Seriously, I know we're trying to avoid having any discussion about this, and I was on board that ship, but I'm feeling a little used. "
"Really?" Lex looked genuinely concerned.
"No." She said smiling. "I'm doing the using Luthor and don't you forget it" She said with a wink. "I just think we should define this."
Lex groaned inwardly. This was the conversation he'd been dreading. He had purposely tried not to think too much about what he and Chloe were doing. Or not doing as the case may be.
"How about I think about it and get back to you." He said, flicking her hair from her face.
"Mmm. I was thinking we could, you know, think on the spot and have the conversation now."
Lex walked to the other side of the desk. Leaning back he looked intently at Chloe. "Where is this coming from Chloe? I thought we were both satisfied with this. I think when you start defining something, that's where the problems start."
"I agree with you. Definition is bad. I just need to know what is happening. For example, can we see other people? Shall we maybe start thinking about telling someone?" This was awkward, Chloe thought. Having a serious conversation about this was unusual for them and it felt unnatural. She wanted to get back to where they bantered, got all excited and stared macking on each other. Yet it was Lex who broke their unspoken golden rule of not getting too close with his revelation about Julian last night.
"I don't want to see anyone else and I don't think we should tell anyone." Lex said moving closer to her again. "Now can we get back to what we do best?"
"Arguing?"
"No. that other thing." He said softly.
"Oh, that other thing." She was only human for Christ's sake. She snaked her arms around his neck and pulled him in. The important awkward conversation would have to wait for another time she thought before her brain shut down again.