Chapter 5
Lex arrived back at the mansion the next day, good as new. He was alert and cheerful, and he looked healthy as well. A security guard greeted him and Katie at the door. "Welcome home, sir," he said in a deep voice. Lex smiled. "Thanks," he said as he began walking toward his office. "Care for a drink?" he turned to ask Katie with a grin. "Definitely," she answered. They entered the office, and Lex poured a glass of brandy for each of them. They toasted and took a sip. It was relaxing, relieving. "So," Katie began, "do you remember anything now that the medication has worn off?" Lex took another sip of brandy. "Not much," he said, "except for what I saw." "You saw something?" inquired Katie. "All I remember is something falling from the sky, leaving a trail of...of fire," he said, looking up at the ceiling. Katie stood fascinated by this information. "Well, what do you think it means?" she asked. "I don't know," Lex said, deep in thought, "but it must mean something." He finished off his drink. "What about while you were in the hospital? Did you see anything there?" "No. Nothing."
Footsteps sounded down the hall. They stopped at the office door. "Lex, welcome home, son!" Lionel exclamated. Lex turned around slowly. "Hi, Dad," he replied. Lionel embraced him, and Lex patted him on the back. "I was worried sick about you, you know," said Lionel. Lex simply grinned. "Ms. Grant..." Lionel turned to Katie. "Hi, Mr. Luthor," she said. "Well, Lex," Lionel continued, "Do you remember anything?" "No," Lex replied, "What happened to me?" "The doctors aren't sure. You suffered some chemical imbalance in your brain." Katie stared at Lionel with contempt. Lex looked bewildered. Lionel glanced at his watch. "Well, I'm late for a meeting," he said. "I'll see you both later." He touched Lex's shoulder, "I'm glad you're home, Lex." "Bye, Dad," Lex replied. Then Lionel left the mansion. Katie grasped each of Lex's hands. "Since we didn't make it to Metropolis, let's pick up where we left of here," she told him. He looked her up and down, then ran his hand over her cheek and through her thick, long tresses of brown hair. He held her by the back of the neck and pulled her in for a long, hot kiss. Then he led her, with his mouth, back into his bed.
Lex arrived back at the mansion the next day, good as new. He was alert and cheerful, and he looked healthy as well. A security guard greeted him and Katie at the door. "Welcome home, sir," he said in a deep voice. Lex smiled. "Thanks," he said as he began walking toward his office. "Care for a drink?" he turned to ask Katie with a grin. "Definitely," she answered. They entered the office, and Lex poured a glass of brandy for each of them. They toasted and took a sip. It was relaxing, relieving. "So," Katie began, "do you remember anything now that the medication has worn off?" Lex took another sip of brandy. "Not much," he said, "except for what I saw." "You saw something?" inquired Katie. "All I remember is something falling from the sky, leaving a trail of...of fire," he said, looking up at the ceiling. Katie stood fascinated by this information. "Well, what do you think it means?" she asked. "I don't know," Lex said, deep in thought, "but it must mean something." He finished off his drink. "What about while you were in the hospital? Did you see anything there?" "No. Nothing."
Footsteps sounded down the hall. They stopped at the office door. "Lex, welcome home, son!" Lionel exclamated. Lex turned around slowly. "Hi, Dad," he replied. Lionel embraced him, and Lex patted him on the back. "I was worried sick about you, you know," said Lionel. Lex simply grinned. "Ms. Grant..." Lionel turned to Katie. "Hi, Mr. Luthor," she said. "Well, Lex," Lionel continued, "Do you remember anything?" "No," Lex replied, "What happened to me?" "The doctors aren't sure. You suffered some chemical imbalance in your brain." Katie stared at Lionel with contempt. Lex looked bewildered. Lionel glanced at his watch. "Well, I'm late for a meeting," he said. "I'll see you both later." He touched Lex's shoulder, "I'm glad you're home, Lex." "Bye, Dad," Lex replied. Then Lionel left the mansion. Katie grasped each of Lex's hands. "Since we didn't make it to Metropolis, let's pick up where we left of here," she told him. He looked her up and down, then ran his hand over her cheek and through her thick, long tresses of brown hair. He held her by the back of the neck and pulled her in for a long, hot kiss. Then he led her, with his mouth, back into his bed.