16. Demons
The visitor looked around the library. It was in dire need of a good cleaning. The maids were obviously not doing their job right. He would have to talk to somebody about that. It was otherwise unscathed and untouched since the last time he was here. The expensive sound system was still in the same spot. It just had several layers of dust on it. The young Luthor's presence must have been on a short notice.
The visitor turned around at the sound of footsteps. Lex still wore the same kind of shoes. They made the same noise on the carpeted floor of the library. But there were somebody else's feet padding along side his.
'Curiouser, and curiouser.' He thought to himself as he watched them both enter the room.
Seeing him there scared her. Chloe grabbed onto Lex's arm, her hand trailing down to find his own. She laced her fingers in his. It was a sign of weakness for her, but it comforted her. That was what she needed when she saw the man who was responsible for her fathers death again.
"Dad." Lex said, looking at him.
"Son. Miss Sullivan." He said curtly. She felt Lex's hand grasp hers tightly. He was worried about something. She sensed it. His body language didn't mirror what she sensed. Lionel had done something. Well, other than try to kill them both. He had done something to make Lex uneasy. Something to cause a stir in what it was that Lex was thinking in that sexy head of his. She inwardly smiled, and squeezed his hand back. He didn't have to look down to know that she was here for him if he needed him.
She didn't know why it was that had possessed her to fix her hair, and come to see who it was that had desperately required Lex's attention. She figured that it was Lionel. Nobody had the power to make the maids quiver and shake like that other than Lex himself. And judging by the scare that had been put into the poor girl who came to tell them there was company. It had to be Lionel. Only Lionel Luthor was scary enough to make a young girl shake in fear. She was the only one who hadn't run away in fear from him. She was the only one. And he tried to have her killed.
"So what brings you here father? Not enough innocent babies to eat?"
"Hardly." The Magnificent Bastard scoffed. "I was just stopping by to see how you, and your latest paramour were doing in cow town."
"Smallville." She said glaring at him.
Lex had to admit that she had guts.
She was spitting venom back at him with the utterance of only one word. She was shooting daggers at Lionel with her pretty hazel eyes. When she had grabbed his hand, he began to feel glad that she had decided not to stay in his room with the food. He began wishing that he had turned the maid around and asked her to send the mysterious visitor back to hell where he had come from.
He silently traced his thumb over hers, an act that hadn't gone unnoticed from Lionel.
"What ever. How are you two doing? You seem to be dealing with things well enough." He smirked. Lex shifted his weight from one foot to another.
"Are you just here to belittle us with your special attention? We really had thought we had enough of it. Get out." Lex said sternly. He was dealing with his demons. The only demons left alive to deal with, he thought he was rid of. The rest of his demons were just his past now.
Chloe had dealt with her demons, it was time for Lex to step up to the plate. He had to deal with his demons. No matter how ugly they were. His father was the ugliest demon that he had to deal with, both physically and in his mind.
"I would have never thought you would utter those words to me. I'm offended. Did I interrupt something... personal?" He asked looking between the two of them. "The servant I talked to said you were both in bed. Hadn't been out in hours." Lionel smirked.
"And how much money did you pay her to give you that result?" Chloe asked. Lex looked down at her. He really was in love with her. He looked back at his father. Waiting for his response.
"Miss Sullivan. I thought you had more tact than that." Lionel leaned back against the pool table.
"Leave. Neither of us want you here." She repeated forcefully.
Lionel looked to his son. "Are you just going to let her talk to me like that?" He asked.
Lex looked at the man who had belittled him for as long as he could remember, and simply said one word. "Yes."
The one word. He had said it. He was facing his demons. Now all that was left were the inner demons. Chloe squeezed his hand softly in thanks as they both watched Lionel storm out of the library. The inner demons would take some time. She thought, but at least the worst is over.
Lionel stormed out of his ancestral mansion. The one that he had paid to be moved to this hick town. The one that his son now inhabited with that whore of his. Lionel hopped into his Mercedes Benz and got out of Hickville as fast as he could. But he'd be back. He would be back before theey knew it. He was going to break up they're happy little, what ever it was his son had going on with Miss Sullivan. He was sure of that.
The visitor looked around the library. It was in dire need of a good cleaning. The maids were obviously not doing their job right. He would have to talk to somebody about that. It was otherwise unscathed and untouched since the last time he was here. The expensive sound system was still in the same spot. It just had several layers of dust on it. The young Luthor's presence must have been on a short notice.
The visitor turned around at the sound of footsteps. Lex still wore the same kind of shoes. They made the same noise on the carpeted floor of the library. But there were somebody else's feet padding along side his.
'Curiouser, and curiouser.' He thought to himself as he watched them both enter the room.
Seeing him there scared her. Chloe grabbed onto Lex's arm, her hand trailing down to find his own. She laced her fingers in his. It was a sign of weakness for her, but it comforted her. That was what she needed when she saw the man who was responsible for her fathers death again.
"Dad." Lex said, looking at him.
"Son. Miss Sullivan." He said curtly. She felt Lex's hand grasp hers tightly. He was worried about something. She sensed it. His body language didn't mirror what she sensed. Lionel had done something. Well, other than try to kill them both. He had done something to make Lex uneasy. Something to cause a stir in what it was that Lex was thinking in that sexy head of his. She inwardly smiled, and squeezed his hand back. He didn't have to look down to know that she was here for him if he needed him.
She didn't know why it was that had possessed her to fix her hair, and come to see who it was that had desperately required Lex's attention. She figured that it was Lionel. Nobody had the power to make the maids quiver and shake like that other than Lex himself. And judging by the scare that had been put into the poor girl who came to tell them there was company. It had to be Lionel. Only Lionel Luthor was scary enough to make a young girl shake in fear. She was the only one who hadn't run away in fear from him. She was the only one. And he tried to have her killed.
"So what brings you here father? Not enough innocent babies to eat?"
"Hardly." The Magnificent Bastard scoffed. "I was just stopping by to see how you, and your latest paramour were doing in cow town."
"Smallville." She said glaring at him.
Lex had to admit that she had guts.
She was spitting venom back at him with the utterance of only one word. She was shooting daggers at Lionel with her pretty hazel eyes. When she had grabbed his hand, he began to feel glad that she had decided not to stay in his room with the food. He began wishing that he had turned the maid around and asked her to send the mysterious visitor back to hell where he had come from.
He silently traced his thumb over hers, an act that hadn't gone unnoticed from Lionel.
"What ever. How are you two doing? You seem to be dealing with things well enough." He smirked. Lex shifted his weight from one foot to another.
"Are you just here to belittle us with your special attention? We really had thought we had enough of it. Get out." Lex said sternly. He was dealing with his demons. The only demons left alive to deal with, he thought he was rid of. The rest of his demons were just his past now.
Chloe had dealt with her demons, it was time for Lex to step up to the plate. He had to deal with his demons. No matter how ugly they were. His father was the ugliest demon that he had to deal with, both physically and in his mind.
"I would have never thought you would utter those words to me. I'm offended. Did I interrupt something... personal?" He asked looking between the two of them. "The servant I talked to said you were both in bed. Hadn't been out in hours." Lionel smirked.
"And how much money did you pay her to give you that result?" Chloe asked. Lex looked down at her. He really was in love with her. He looked back at his father. Waiting for his response.
"Miss Sullivan. I thought you had more tact than that." Lionel leaned back against the pool table.
"Leave. Neither of us want you here." She repeated forcefully.
Lionel looked to his son. "Are you just going to let her talk to me like that?" He asked.
Lex looked at the man who had belittled him for as long as he could remember, and simply said one word. "Yes."
The one word. He had said it. He was facing his demons. Now all that was left were the inner demons. Chloe squeezed his hand softly in thanks as they both watched Lionel storm out of the library. The inner demons would take some time. She thought, but at least the worst is over.
Lionel stormed out of his ancestral mansion. The one that he had paid to be moved to this hick town. The one that his son now inhabited with that whore of his. Lionel hopped into his Mercedes Benz and got out of Hickville as fast as he could. But he'd be back. He would be back before theey knew it. He was going to break up they're happy little, what ever it was his son had going on with Miss Sullivan. He was sure of that.