Beautiful *Chapter 7*
A/N: You should all be really proud of me; two whole updates, and so close together, too. This one's a baby of a chapter, but hey! plot! It's a few chapters later than promised, but it still came.
And to all of you who were really looking forward to this update, well, um, sorry. And *ducks behind couch for cover* please don't hurt me.
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Lex glanced at his watch. Chloe should have been at the mansion a half hour ago. He hadn't let himself worry too much about it; he had simply chalked it up to avoidance. He hadn't seen or heard from her in a week and he just assumed that this was simply more of the same. She was uncomfortable around him because of what had happened last week and therefore didn't want to see him.
But then a part of his brain reminded him that it was completely unlike Chloe to not even call, even if it was with come half-baked excuse as to why she couldn't come. Then he began to worry. He tried to placate his fears a little. 'She's probably just caught in traffic, that's why she's late, just traffic, nothing to get worried about.' He told himself. But he was worried. This wasn't like Chloe at all; something was wrong.
He grabbed his keys and sped towards her apartment. Just as he had feared, there was no traffic at all. As he neared her building, he caught a glimpse of flashing blue lights in the distance. His heart leapt up into his throat. 'Oh no.' He thought. And despite how selfish and callous it was, he thought, 'Just please, don't let it be her. Let it be someone else, anyone else, just not her.'
Once he reached the scene of the accident all of his worst fears were confirmed. The little beetle Chloe had loved so dearly was crushed and most likely totaled. "Chloe!" He cried out, scrambling out of his car and running towards the paramedics. "What happened? Where's Chloe? Is she okay?" Lex demanded.
Sorry, sir, but you're going to have to wait. We're going to St. John's Hospital right up the road from here. You can meet her there."
"Can't you just tell me how she is? Can you tell me anything?"
The paramedic shook his head sadly. "Sorry sir, but it'll just slow us up and we need every second we can get. Now if you'll 'scuse me." And with that, the paramedic pushed past him and into the ambulance, shutting the door hurriedly behind him right as the ambulance took off. Leaving Lex standing alone on the pavement, unable to do anything but watch as it rushed away. Finally, he shook himself out of his daze and got hastily into his car, pushing the car as fast as it would go towards the local hospital.
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A nurse poked her head in the door. "Miss Sullivan? Your brother's here to see you."
Lex rushed into the room. "Chloe! Thank God you're okay. I was so worried about you." He sat by her side and placed a gentle kiss on her hand.
"So you're my brother, huh?" Chloe asked with a smile.
"They wouldn't let me in any other way." He offered as an explanation. "I don't know whether I should be comforted or annoyed by the fact that they don't accept bribes."
Chloe's smile dimmed slightly and she cocked her head to the side, looking at him questioningly. "So if you're not my brother, then who are you?"
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A/N: You should all be really proud of me; two whole updates, and so close together, too. This one's a baby of a chapter, but hey! plot! It's a few chapters later than promised, but it still came.
And to all of you who were really looking forward to this update, well, um, sorry. And *ducks behind couch for cover* please don't hurt me.
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Lex glanced at his watch. Chloe should have been at the mansion a half hour ago. He hadn't let himself worry too much about it; he had simply chalked it up to avoidance. He hadn't seen or heard from her in a week and he just assumed that this was simply more of the same. She was uncomfortable around him because of what had happened last week and therefore didn't want to see him.
But then a part of his brain reminded him that it was completely unlike Chloe to not even call, even if it was with come half-baked excuse as to why she couldn't come. Then he began to worry. He tried to placate his fears a little. 'She's probably just caught in traffic, that's why she's late, just traffic, nothing to get worried about.' He told himself. But he was worried. This wasn't like Chloe at all; something was wrong.
He grabbed his keys and sped towards her apartment. Just as he had feared, there was no traffic at all. As he neared her building, he caught a glimpse of flashing blue lights in the distance. His heart leapt up into his throat. 'Oh no.' He thought. And despite how selfish and callous it was, he thought, 'Just please, don't let it be her. Let it be someone else, anyone else, just not her.'
Once he reached the scene of the accident all of his worst fears were confirmed. The little beetle Chloe had loved so dearly was crushed and most likely totaled. "Chloe!" He cried out, scrambling out of his car and running towards the paramedics. "What happened? Where's Chloe? Is she okay?" Lex demanded.
Sorry, sir, but you're going to have to wait. We're going to St. John's Hospital right up the road from here. You can meet her there."
"Can't you just tell me how she is? Can you tell me anything?"
The paramedic shook his head sadly. "Sorry sir, but it'll just slow us up and we need every second we can get. Now if you'll 'scuse me." And with that, the paramedic pushed past him and into the ambulance, shutting the door hurriedly behind him right as the ambulance took off. Leaving Lex standing alone on the pavement, unable to do anything but watch as it rushed away. Finally, he shook himself out of his daze and got hastily into his car, pushing the car as fast as it would go towards the local hospital.
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A nurse poked her head in the door. "Miss Sullivan? Your brother's here to see you."
Lex rushed into the room. "Chloe! Thank God you're okay. I was so worried about you." He sat by her side and placed a gentle kiss on her hand.
"So you're my brother, huh?" Chloe asked with a smile.
"They wouldn't let me in any other way." He offered as an explanation. "I don't know whether I should be comforted or annoyed by the fact that they don't accept bribes."
Chloe's smile dimmed slightly and she cocked her head to the side, looking at him questioningly. "So if you're not my brother, then who are you?"
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