15. Dare
Lionel watched the interaction between his son and this, "Lucy"/Miss Sullivan knock-off. It was clever of them to try and trick him using one of Miss Sullivan's younger cousins as an alias. The operative word was 'try'. He had done his homework, and was intending on giving Lex and his new - paramour - a visit tonight. Just to put the scare of Lionel Luthor back into them.
Pete had made her promise to call him when she got settled in up in Metropolis. They had told him that she was getting a flat of her own in the big city. She hated lying to Pete. She wasn't getting a flat of her own, she was sharing Lex's. If she had been younger - scratch that. If she hadn't been blown to smithereens by one Lionel Luthor, she would have blushed at the thought. She was going to be living with Lex. Staying in his home.
Life was alright. She knew that she still had a lot to do, to finish, before she would be alright. There was a lot head of her that Lex was going to have to help her with. He was her rock. She was still fragile. She needed him. He needed her, he just doesn't know it yet. If he did, he was doing a hell of a job trying to hide it.
She hoped he knew. He could be more stubborn than her sometimes. Sometimes, sometimes she wanted to throttle him. He pushed her too hard. He expected too much from her. But it was the push she needed. She knew that now. He was good for her. She thought looking down at his sleeping form. He had fallen asleep.
The news was on now.
A sinister smile graced her features. She was going to wake him up.
He was having a weird dream. He was standing on the edge of a cliff. Across the ravine was Chloe. She was standing on the edge of the other cliff calling to him.
"Lex."
Then he saw him. His father was coming up behind Chloe. He waved at Lex.
"Hello son. Miss Sullivan." He nodded curtly, before pushing her off the cliff. Lex tried to jump in after her. He had to save her. He was her rock. He was her parachute. He couldn't move.
"Lex."
There were hands on him. holding him back. Trying to prevent him from saving her.
"Lex!" The falling form screamed again. The ground was getting closer to her. "Lex the news is on." She called again.
Huh? That was new. The news?
There was shaking. Was there an earthquake?
No. The ground wasn't moving. Just him.
"Lex. The news is on! Wake up."
He did just that.
"God you sleep like a rock." Chloe said. She was alright. And, he wasn't on a cliff, and... It was just a dream. He breathed a sigh of relief. "The news is on." She repeated for the third time and motioned to the television.
He looked around the room. Grey walls. Stained glass windows. He was in the mansion. Correction. They were in the mansion. More specifically they were in his king sized bed, in the mansion. What was she doing in his bed? There were hundreds of rooms.
Then he remembered. She had had a nightmare. Crawled into his bed. He looked at the clock. 6 pm. Six in the evening?! That clock had to be wrong. She changed it on him didn't she? She was sneaky that way.
"How long was I out for?"
"Uh.." She thought for a moment. "Few hours? You must have been tired."
"I'm hungry." He mumbled leaning over to the phone. If he had looked to see her response, he would have gotten a smirk.
"Yes Mr. Luthor?" The cook... 'God what was her name again? Petra.'
"Yes, Petra, Can I get some food delivered to my quarters please?"
Soon as he was off the phone he was greeted by the smirking face of Chloe Sullivan. "What? I'm hungry." He said with a laugh.
She rolled her eyes at him, and fell back against the mound of pillows. She grabbed the part of his blanket that was tucked underneath him. After giving a few sort tugs, Lex relented and rolled off of it. She smiled at him.
'That smile's going to get me in trouble one of these days.' He thought to himself, as he motioned for her to get closer to him. She complied, and rested her head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around her. She was beautiful. Every inch of her body was perfect. The scars from the accident only marred her exterior. Her interior was going to need work, but she was still perfect. The task ahead of him was to show her that. To show her how beautiful she was. How he saw her.
There was a knock on the door. There was no way all that food could be ready already.
"Mr. Luthor, may I come in?" Sophie, the newest maid, asked.
"Yes." He said, slightly anxious. Normally maids knew that his room was off limits. They only came in to clean.
"Mr. Luthor," she looked shaken up. "You have a visitor."
"Who is it?"
"He.. He wouldn't say." She lied. He could always tell when they lied to him. They turned away, and refused to look him in the eye.
It was his one and only pet peeve.
"I'll meet who ever it is in the Library." Lex sighed. 'This had better be important. They know better than to disturb me.' Chloe yawned as he moved slightly, hinting that she had to move. "Tired?" His eyebrow rose.
"Hey, some of us didn't sleep all day!" She said moving so he could get up. "If your food gets here before you, I'm eating some." She said as he went into the bathroom with a pair of slacks.
"You wouldn't dare." Came the muffled response. Then Lex came out, pyjama pants in tow, as he did up his belt. His head shot up. "You would dare." He said at the mischievous smile on her face.
"Yes, I would." She said. "Besides, I'm hungry too." She said scrambling to her feet.
"Fine." He mumbled. "Eat it all. I don't care." Studying his movements she cautiously wrapped her arms around his waist.
Her movements had startled him. She could tell that. He wasn't prepared for her to do that, but it was all a part of her scheme. The scheme to protect him. She still didn't know who, or what, she was supposed to protect him from. She still had to figure that out.
Lionel watched the interaction between his son and this, "Lucy"/Miss Sullivan knock-off. It was clever of them to try and trick him using one of Miss Sullivan's younger cousins as an alias. The operative word was 'try'. He had done his homework, and was intending on giving Lex and his new - paramour - a visit tonight. Just to put the scare of Lionel Luthor back into them.
Pete had made her promise to call him when she got settled in up in Metropolis. They had told him that she was getting a flat of her own in the big city. She hated lying to Pete. She wasn't getting a flat of her own, she was sharing Lex's. If she had been younger - scratch that. If she hadn't been blown to smithereens by one Lionel Luthor, she would have blushed at the thought. She was going to be living with Lex. Staying in his home.
Life was alright. She knew that she still had a lot to do, to finish, before she would be alright. There was a lot head of her that Lex was going to have to help her with. He was her rock. She was still fragile. She needed him. He needed her, he just doesn't know it yet. If he did, he was doing a hell of a job trying to hide it.
She hoped he knew. He could be more stubborn than her sometimes. Sometimes, sometimes she wanted to throttle him. He pushed her too hard. He expected too much from her. But it was the push she needed. She knew that now. He was good for her. She thought looking down at his sleeping form. He had fallen asleep.
The news was on now.
A sinister smile graced her features. She was going to wake him up.
He was having a weird dream. He was standing on the edge of a cliff. Across the ravine was Chloe. She was standing on the edge of the other cliff calling to him.
"Lex."
Then he saw him. His father was coming up behind Chloe. He waved at Lex.
"Hello son. Miss Sullivan." He nodded curtly, before pushing her off the cliff. Lex tried to jump in after her. He had to save her. He was her rock. He was her parachute. He couldn't move.
"Lex."
There were hands on him. holding him back. Trying to prevent him from saving her.
"Lex!" The falling form screamed again. The ground was getting closer to her. "Lex the news is on." She called again.
Huh? That was new. The news?
There was shaking. Was there an earthquake?
No. The ground wasn't moving. Just him.
"Lex. The news is on! Wake up."
He did just that.
"God you sleep like a rock." Chloe said. She was alright. And, he wasn't on a cliff, and... It was just a dream. He breathed a sigh of relief. "The news is on." She repeated for the third time and motioned to the television.
He looked around the room. Grey walls. Stained glass windows. He was in the mansion. Correction. They were in the mansion. More specifically they were in his king sized bed, in the mansion. What was she doing in his bed? There were hundreds of rooms.
Then he remembered. She had had a nightmare. Crawled into his bed. He looked at the clock. 6 pm. Six in the evening?! That clock had to be wrong. She changed it on him didn't she? She was sneaky that way.
"How long was I out for?"
"Uh.." She thought for a moment. "Few hours? You must have been tired."
"I'm hungry." He mumbled leaning over to the phone. If he had looked to see her response, he would have gotten a smirk.
"Yes Mr. Luthor?" The cook... 'God what was her name again? Petra.'
"Yes, Petra, Can I get some food delivered to my quarters please?"
Soon as he was off the phone he was greeted by the smirking face of Chloe Sullivan. "What? I'm hungry." He said with a laugh.
She rolled her eyes at him, and fell back against the mound of pillows. She grabbed the part of his blanket that was tucked underneath him. After giving a few sort tugs, Lex relented and rolled off of it. She smiled at him.
'That smile's going to get me in trouble one of these days.' He thought to himself, as he motioned for her to get closer to him. She complied, and rested her head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around her. She was beautiful. Every inch of her body was perfect. The scars from the accident only marred her exterior. Her interior was going to need work, but she was still perfect. The task ahead of him was to show her that. To show her how beautiful she was. How he saw her.
There was a knock on the door. There was no way all that food could be ready already.
"Mr. Luthor, may I come in?" Sophie, the newest maid, asked.
"Yes." He said, slightly anxious. Normally maids knew that his room was off limits. They only came in to clean.
"Mr. Luthor," she looked shaken up. "You have a visitor."
"Who is it?"
"He.. He wouldn't say." She lied. He could always tell when they lied to him. They turned away, and refused to look him in the eye.
It was his one and only pet peeve.
"I'll meet who ever it is in the Library." Lex sighed. 'This had better be important. They know better than to disturb me.' Chloe yawned as he moved slightly, hinting that she had to move. "Tired?" His eyebrow rose.
"Hey, some of us didn't sleep all day!" She said moving so he could get up. "If your food gets here before you, I'm eating some." She said as he went into the bathroom with a pair of slacks.
"You wouldn't dare." Came the muffled response. Then Lex came out, pyjama pants in tow, as he did up his belt. His head shot up. "You would dare." He said at the mischievous smile on her face.
"Yes, I would." She said. "Besides, I'm hungry too." She said scrambling to her feet.
"Fine." He mumbled. "Eat it all. I don't care." Studying his movements she cautiously wrapped her arms around his waist.
Her movements had startled him. She could tell that. He wasn't prepared for her to do that, but it was all a part of her scheme. The scheme to protect him. She still didn't know who, or what, she was supposed to protect him from. She still had to figure that out.