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Lex reached behind him and held onto Chloe's waist. At first she tried to remove his arm but eventually gave up.

"Yeah, that's me," she practically whispered.

"Your father is in a stable condition," the doctor replied slowly. Lex felt Chloe's body sag as her knees went weak, "for now. Unfortunately his body has gone into a coma. It seems to be the only way he can maintain that stable condition."

Chloe couldn't reply. Although her father was okay, it wasn't permanent. And if he did come out of the coma, would he die? Le x looked at Chloe and when he realized she was in a daze he spoke.

"Did my team of specialists come in yet?"

"Yes," the doctor said irritably, "They're running multiple tests on him right now-"

"What if he comes out of the coma?" Chloe interrupted quietly. The doctor seemed startled at the question.

"We... we don't know right now..."

Lex was livid. This doctor wasn't helping Chloe at all. He turned to Chloe after shooting a look at the doctor as if to dismiss him. "My team will have some results for sure, Chloe." Chloe just nodded her head and whimpered as he tightened his grip on her. They gazed intently into each other's eyes as they had before the doctor had come in. "It will all be okay in the end," he whispered. The doctor turned and was walking out when Chloe called after him. He turned around.

"Yes, Ms. Sullivan?" She tore her gaze away from Lex once again and looked over at the doctor. He loosened his grip and she moved out of his arms. Lex mourned at the loss.

"Does that mean that we can't see him right now then?" she timidly asked as she slowly approached the doctor. Lex was rather surprised to see this side of Chloe, the brash, out- spoken reporter who was suddenly so unsure of herself. The doctor looked at her sympathetically.

"No, I'm afraid you can't at the moment."

"Have one of my specialists come to us when we finally can," Lex said from behind as he walked up to them carrying Chloe's tray of food. The doctor shot him a look and retreated out of the cafeteria.

Lex slowly followed Chloe back to the table, setting the tray down as he sat. She stuck her hands into the coat pockets to come in harsh contact with his keys. She winced and pulled them out.

"Us, Lex?" she asked, not certain of what else to say.

"What do you mean?"

"You said to have the specialist come to us," she stressed, still speaking rather unsurely. "You're going to stay here with me?" She fiddled with the keys.

"I'm not about to leave you," he said. She started to cry. "Chloe?" Lex asked, thinking she was crying just from stress. He got up and walked around the table to her. She managed to stand up and wrapped her arms around him. He was startled but reciprocated the action after a minute.

"Thank you so much.... for being here with me, Lex," she sobbed into his neck. He rubbed her back and kissed her forehead a couple of times. He tensed after realizing his actions, waiting to see if she would react to them. Luckily she didn't.

"It's no problem, Chloe, I mean it. I'm not about to leave you," he reassured her.

"Good," she said calming down. After a beat she continued, nuzzling into the crook of his neck even more. "Don't ever."

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