Beautiful *Chapter Five*
A/N: Sorry about such a long delay, I've been so busy with school work, practices and scrimmages now that school and field hockey have started up again, that I've barely had time for much else. As is the custom, I beg you to review; it seriously does get me to work and post faster, I swear.
This is just some more fluff. I will get to plot eventually, but I needed to write fluffy stuff after the month I've been having. Hope you like it.
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Chloe stared at him, her mouth agape in horror. "You don't know what a hotdog is?" She asked, shocked. "Surely that can't be true." When he nodded in the affirmative that, yes, he did not know what the food before him was, Chloe added, "You poor deprived thing, you."
Lex looked at the food in question. "Are you sure this is safe to eat?" He asked.
Chloe just laughed right at him. "Are you kidding? It's my favorite. Just trust me." And then flashed him what she hoped was a reassuring smile.
He gave her his own small smile in return and then took a bite. After that, he didn't have to force the grin, it just spread. It was good! "You're right. That was delicious." He told her rather enthusiastically. (Well, for him anyway.)
"You sound like you hadn't thought it was going to be." She commented, "Do you not trust me? I'm so hurt." She continued sarcastically.
*****
An hour later, Chloe's beloved beetle was pulling up in front of Lex's penthouse. "Thanks for tonight; I had fun. How I'm going to top this next week is beyond me, though. I guess I'll have to make you experience something new, too."
"You're welcome. I had fun too; you're not as boring as everyone says you are." She teased. "Call me once you figure out what we're doing next week, okay? See you." Then Chloe pulled away; fading into the traffic of the city they both loved so much.
*****
Lex was standing in Chloe's apartment a week after their last little outing. He had come exactly at five o' clock, the time they had agreed upon. Chloe's greeting to him when he came to the door was "Damn you. Why must you always be so punctual?" She was obviously running late as she had come to the door with only a fluffy towel wrapped around her. He took the opportunity to look her up and down. Chloe was clearly an attractive woman, he knew that, but she was just his friend. They were just friends.
He strolled around her living room, taking it in for the first time. He wished that she would just accept help from him so she could have some decent furniture. The stuff she had now was threadbare and smelled rather unpleasantly. That's when something caught his attention. He noticed a bill sitting on her counter -still unopened- marked "Urgent". 'Maybe there is some way I could help.' He mused to himself. He slipped it into his pocket hurriedly as he heard his friend approaching. He turned to face her and a small gasp was released from his mouth as he saw her. Just by looking at her, you would never be able to tell that she was poor. She could make even the oldest, most worn clothes look great, Lex noticed.
She was dressed in a knee-length, deep red dress and high heels. Her makeup matched the outfit perfectly and she looked beautiful. She spun around a few times, showing off her outfit, loving the reaction she was getting from Lex. "Is this good enough for whatever hoity-toity place you're taking me to tonight?" She asked.
He took her invitation and gave her another once over before responding, "Perfect. You look perfect."
*****
"Die, evil creature!! Die!" Chloe was yelling at the top of her lungs, her face was flushed and she was concentrating all of her energy on the task at hand.
"Calm down a little, Chloe. Need I remind you that it's just a game?" He said somewhat teasingly.
They were sitting on the soft Persian rug that graced the floor of Lex's entertainment room. In their hands were controllers for Lex's Playstation and they were situated in front of an almost ridiculously large big screen television. Lex couldn't help but smile at the vivacious woman beside him. It seemed to him that no matter what she was doing, she put everything she had into it; he loved that about her.
Chloe's fancy get-up was wasted for this evening; well not entirely wasted, Lex did seem to enjoy the view. Every now and then, he would surreptitiously sneak peeks at her, hoping she was concentrating on the game enough to not notice.
Lex had spent two whole days wracking his brain on where to take her. He wanted to let her experience something new, too, but wanted what he picked to be a total surprise. He knew that she'd be expecting some fancy place so eventually he decided on this.
He turned his attention back to the game and heard a rumble next to him. He turned to see a rather embarrassed looking Chloe facing him. "Do you think we could take a break and eat something?" She asked, "I think my stomach is eating itself."
He nodded in the affirmative and they bounded down the stairs together.
*****
"So I have a couple questions for you." Chloe stated. They were sitting in his dining room. Both had a plate of Sauerbraten in front of them and root beers at their sides. At Lex's questioning look she added, "Off the record." And mumbled "Not like I write many articles, anyway." to herself. Lex caught the last bit too and had to comment.
"Well, if you would quit being so stubborn and just accept a little bit of help, than you would be able to write articles. Hell, you'd be reporting for the Daily Planet."
"Lex, this argument is getting old, I'm not taking any pity offers from you and that's that." Her voice held finality; the argument was clearly over, even before it had really begun. Lex decided it wise to change the topic.
"So anyway," He began, "What was is that you wanted to ask me?"
She grinned up at him over her food. "So, you've taken up stalking have you?" She questioned, "Sorry Lex, but it just doesn't suit you, and it's more of Clark's thing."
"No, I don't stalk, sorry to disappoint you." And then he couldn't hold back a grin of his own, "I have people to do that for me." He paused a moment before adding, "So what made you think I had picked up this hobby anyway?"
"I was wondering how you knew I'd never played video games really before."
"Well, you grew up with Clark and Pete as best friends, trust me, I've see them play, there's no way they did that often."
"And the sauerbraten?"
"I wanted you to try one of my favorite foods, since I got to try yours." Chloe smiled up at him, grateful of the thoughtful gesture.
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A/N: Yes, I am ending it there. You don't like it? Tough. The next chappy should be up by the end of the week, hopefully. *crosses fingers*
A/N: Sorry about such a long delay, I've been so busy with school work, practices and scrimmages now that school and field hockey have started up again, that I've barely had time for much else. As is the custom, I beg you to review; it seriously does get me to work and post faster, I swear.
This is just some more fluff. I will get to plot eventually, but I needed to write fluffy stuff after the month I've been having. Hope you like it.
*****
Chloe stared at him, her mouth agape in horror. "You don't know what a hotdog is?" She asked, shocked. "Surely that can't be true." When he nodded in the affirmative that, yes, he did not know what the food before him was, Chloe added, "You poor deprived thing, you."
Lex looked at the food in question. "Are you sure this is safe to eat?" He asked.
Chloe just laughed right at him. "Are you kidding? It's my favorite. Just trust me." And then flashed him what she hoped was a reassuring smile.
He gave her his own small smile in return and then took a bite. After that, he didn't have to force the grin, it just spread. It was good! "You're right. That was delicious." He told her rather enthusiastically. (Well, for him anyway.)
"You sound like you hadn't thought it was going to be." She commented, "Do you not trust me? I'm so hurt." She continued sarcastically.
*****
An hour later, Chloe's beloved beetle was pulling up in front of Lex's penthouse. "Thanks for tonight; I had fun. How I'm going to top this next week is beyond me, though. I guess I'll have to make you experience something new, too."
"You're welcome. I had fun too; you're not as boring as everyone says you are." She teased. "Call me once you figure out what we're doing next week, okay? See you." Then Chloe pulled away; fading into the traffic of the city they both loved so much.
*****
Lex was standing in Chloe's apartment a week after their last little outing. He had come exactly at five o' clock, the time they had agreed upon. Chloe's greeting to him when he came to the door was "Damn you. Why must you always be so punctual?" She was obviously running late as she had come to the door with only a fluffy towel wrapped around her. He took the opportunity to look her up and down. Chloe was clearly an attractive woman, he knew that, but she was just his friend. They were just friends.
He strolled around her living room, taking it in for the first time. He wished that she would just accept help from him so she could have some decent furniture. The stuff she had now was threadbare and smelled rather unpleasantly. That's when something caught his attention. He noticed a bill sitting on her counter -still unopened- marked "Urgent". 'Maybe there is some way I could help.' He mused to himself. He slipped it into his pocket hurriedly as he heard his friend approaching. He turned to face her and a small gasp was released from his mouth as he saw her. Just by looking at her, you would never be able to tell that she was poor. She could make even the oldest, most worn clothes look great, Lex noticed.
She was dressed in a knee-length, deep red dress and high heels. Her makeup matched the outfit perfectly and she looked beautiful. She spun around a few times, showing off her outfit, loving the reaction she was getting from Lex. "Is this good enough for whatever hoity-toity place you're taking me to tonight?" She asked.
He took her invitation and gave her another once over before responding, "Perfect. You look perfect."
*****
"Die, evil creature!! Die!" Chloe was yelling at the top of her lungs, her face was flushed and she was concentrating all of her energy on the task at hand.
"Calm down a little, Chloe. Need I remind you that it's just a game?" He said somewhat teasingly.
They were sitting on the soft Persian rug that graced the floor of Lex's entertainment room. In their hands were controllers for Lex's Playstation and they were situated in front of an almost ridiculously large big screen television. Lex couldn't help but smile at the vivacious woman beside him. It seemed to him that no matter what she was doing, she put everything she had into it; he loved that about her.
Chloe's fancy get-up was wasted for this evening; well not entirely wasted, Lex did seem to enjoy the view. Every now and then, he would surreptitiously sneak peeks at her, hoping she was concentrating on the game enough to not notice.
Lex had spent two whole days wracking his brain on where to take her. He wanted to let her experience something new, too, but wanted what he picked to be a total surprise. He knew that she'd be expecting some fancy place so eventually he decided on this.
He turned his attention back to the game and heard a rumble next to him. He turned to see a rather embarrassed looking Chloe facing him. "Do you think we could take a break and eat something?" She asked, "I think my stomach is eating itself."
He nodded in the affirmative and they bounded down the stairs together.
*****
"So I have a couple questions for you." Chloe stated. They were sitting in his dining room. Both had a plate of Sauerbraten in front of them and root beers at their sides. At Lex's questioning look she added, "Off the record." And mumbled "Not like I write many articles, anyway." to herself. Lex caught the last bit too and had to comment.
"Well, if you would quit being so stubborn and just accept a little bit of help, than you would be able to write articles. Hell, you'd be reporting for the Daily Planet."
"Lex, this argument is getting old, I'm not taking any pity offers from you and that's that." Her voice held finality; the argument was clearly over, even before it had really begun. Lex decided it wise to change the topic.
"So anyway," He began, "What was is that you wanted to ask me?"
She grinned up at him over her food. "So, you've taken up stalking have you?" She questioned, "Sorry Lex, but it just doesn't suit you, and it's more of Clark's thing."
"No, I don't stalk, sorry to disappoint you." And then he couldn't hold back a grin of his own, "I have people to do that for me." He paused a moment before adding, "So what made you think I had picked up this hobby anyway?"
"I was wondering how you knew I'd never played video games really before."
"Well, you grew up with Clark and Pete as best friends, trust me, I've see them play, there's no way they did that often."
"And the sauerbraten?"
"I wanted you to try one of my favorite foods, since I got to try yours." Chloe smiled up at him, grateful of the thoughtful gesture.
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A/N: Yes, I am ending it there. You don't like it? Tough. The next chappy should be up by the end of the week, hopefully. *crosses fingers*