Here With Me

Part 2

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A/N: Sorry about the delay. Computer had issues. Had to be reformatted, so I lost the whole story. So here is the final part.
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" Handle what, Lex?" The purr in that voice irritated him like no other. Lex slowly turned his head.

" Dad. To what do I owe this honour?"

The magificient and always ever so smug Lionel Luthor strolled in. He went to the side table, and poured a glass of Perrier into his Waterford crystal glass. "So what is that Ms. Sullivan cant handle Lex?

Her work? Her job? Your obnoxious attitude?"

Lex cringed. Only his father could throw such a big monkey wrench into the works. Lex took long purposeful strides towards his father, appearing more confident than he actually was. " The only person being obnoxious here is you dad." Lionel looked at Lex with fake horror.

Lex continued. " You're the one paying Chloe off to do your dirty work."

Lionel put down his glass. " You know son, there is a thin line between truth and insanity. And right now I'm having a hard time deciding which side you're on." Lex winced. Right now he didnt need a tete a tete with his father.

Chloe looked at the two men. No difficulty in seeing that they were both cut from the same cloth. Both unable to back down from a fight. Their superior keen wit made both of them even more egotisitical. Chloe approached the two Luthors. " Look. I dont know what's going on between you two," they both turned and looked at her as if they had momentarily forgotten her exsistance. " But I refuse to be a pawn in your game."

With that Chloe turned and walked out. Lex ran to the door. " Chloe, wait!" But she had gone. Lex looked back at his father who raised his glass to him and said with a victorious smile, " Checkmate."
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Monday evening after school found Chloe in the Torch office looking at the Wall of Weird. Out of all the weird things that happened to Smallville, the Luthor family had to be the weirdest, she mused.

Chloe heard the Torch door close, and she spun around. " What do you want?"

Lex saw that she was still mad at him. " Look Chloe, I'll get straight to the point. I know my dad is using to spy on Clark."

Chloe was quite taken back. She didnt know quite how to respond to that. She decided the truth would be best. " So why do you care?"

" You're spying on one of your friends. I thought you had some moral ground on that at least."

Ouch. That comment struck Chloe deep. Even though she thought that Clark deserved it, deep inside her, she knew what she was doing was wrong. But she didnt like the fact that Lex pointed it out to her. " What do Luthors know about morals?"

Lex stepped forward and grabbed her by the arm and pulled her close to him until she looked straight into angry blue-grey eyes. When he whispered what he had to say to her, she felt the breath of his lips on hers." At least us Luthors dont sell out our friends for some easy cash." Each word stung her seven times in the gut. Chloe pulled her arm free out of Lex's grasp.

" If you knew what he did to me, you wont be surprised at my choice."

" What? Clark got together with Lana? Is that it."

Chloe began to play with a paper weight on her desk.

" Listen to me Chloe. You're making a terrible mistake. So what if Clark is with Lana, there are other fish in the sea. Better and bigger fish." Lex stood infront her now.

" Like who?"

Her answer was his lips pressed softly against hers. His hand pulling her small body onto his. At first she wanted to pull away,but as he used his tongue sensually parted her lips she caved in. She wrapped her arms around his neck until their bodies pressing hard against each other. Lex never realized that kissing could be so fulfilling.
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"I can not breathe until you're resting here with me."

That was one year ago. In the pale moonlight, Lex looked at the blonde head beside him in bed. Why did he need to protect her? He still wasnt sure. But he sure as hell was going to try.
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A/N: So tell me if you liked the ending!