CH 5 Decisions

They were at a red light and Lex had one hand on staring wheel the other was rubbing the back of his neck.

"Amanda" he said while he turned to look at her.

Chloe looked at him

"I'm sorry about last night" he said

"That's ok"

"It just that Chloe...she was someone I cared about... she was killed because of me"

Chloe looked up at Lex "I'm sorry" I'm not dead Chloe wanted to scream. He cared about me, this is so hard, and He's blaming himself. But I can't tell him

"I could understand if you don't want to see me anymore"

"Why would I not want too?"

"Because I have a lot of issues"

"I like spending time with you Lex, but maybe I should give some space"

"I want to be with you Amanda, I don't want space"

He dropped her off at the hotel and gently kissed her again. "I'll see you tomorrow" He said as he drove away..

All night she was twisting and turning in bed, thinking if she should tell him.

Since she couldn't sleep and it was already 4:30 in the morning. She pulled on her sweats and went for her new morning ritual three-mile run to clear head.

Why did I never do this before she thought as she felt the wind rush over her face. Oh right, I had the paper and school to worry about. She stopped to stretch and started her run back.

She got back to the hotel, showered and dressed. The sun was beating down on her face as she walked through Smallville and to the Luthor mansion.

She had made up her mind to tell Lex the truth during her run. She couldn't lie to him anymore he needed to know.

She was at his house; memories came flooding back to her. Of that night he told her he was worried about her. Telling her she didn't have to go through with this, but she did because Lionel had to pay for what he did her and her father. And all the other people he hurt including his own son. He will pay.

Lex walked into his office looking over some paperwork that he had brought into his bedroom because he couldn't sleep. But he didn't get to any of it because his thoughts were about Chloe they always were about Chloe.

"Lex"

"Amanda?" he said startled as he dropped his papers "How did you get in here?"

"I've been here before"

"I don't think so, I've never taken you here.

Chloe looked down at the ground

"I don't know how you got in here, but that is breaking and entering, maybe I should call the cops" he said jokingly

He turned around to put the papers he dropped on his desk.

How do I make him guess it's me, what's something only him and I know

"I looked forward to resuming our verbal judo" She blurted out.

He stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around.

"What"

"I know you heard me"

"Where did you hear that from?"

"You" she replied

"I said that to...she's dead"

"Lex, I'm not dead"

He stood there and stared at her not saying anything for a few minutes. "Chloe?" he whispered

"Yes, Lex I..."

"How can... you can't be her, your house exploded, I saw it" he said as he glared at her, "Who are you? "Did my father put you up to this" Lex said with anger in his voice.

Chloe tried to control her anger at the sound of his name. He didn't believe her why would he, with people being cloned and all. She calmed herself down and repeated what she said in his house six months ago.

"I'm sensing your having second thoughts. Lex I understand if you want to back out. He needs to be punished for what he did, but he's still your father and he's dying." He looked at her. "Your father's intimated me long enough, I'm not backing down."

"Chloe!!". He said again "But how...How did you survive?"

"After court that day, my dad and I were going into the Witness protection program. I was already leaving to be someone else. The FBI blew up my house so we could disappear. But the two FBI agents that drove us to our new house in LA were on your father's payroll. All I remember was walking into house and closing the door, the next thing I knew I woke up in a hospital with severe burns." Chloe said without taking a breath.

Lex was in shock She's alive!!

"I was apparently thrown through the window on the door, I was burned from the explosion and had some deep cuts from the glass, but I hit the ground hard and suffered head trauma. So I was in a coma for about a week." She paused "My dad didn't make it Lex, he's buried under the name of some one else" Chloe sobbed. "I don't want you to keep blaming your self for my death." she breathing hard.

Lex walked over to her and she fell into his chest and cried. "Chloe" he said again and felt his eyes start to water. she was too young to have gone through all this, it's all because of me.

"It's not because of you Lex, I brought this on myself, it's not your fault." Chloe said reading in his thoughts.

"I shouldn't have let you go through with it, I knew my father would want revenge"

"You couldn't have stopped me." She said

"How did you get a new identity?"

"I already told you too much." She said as she walked away from him, to wipe her tears.

"Right"

Lex was still shocked; he walked over to his couch and sat down. Not saying anything.

Chloe didn't know what else to say either.

Lex sat on the couch with hand on his forehead.she's alive!! and I was with her this whole time. So many things were running through his mind that he couldn't even think straight. He didn't notice that she left.

She didn't know what else to do so she left and was walking away emotionally drained she had kept that hidden inside for so long.

Then suddenly she felt two guys behind her. They steered her to the nearest ally and she walked into it. Shit they found out I told someone, why would I think they wouldn't.

TBC