Chapter 3

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The entire time he walked he had his eyes on her and saw that she talked to Emma but that didn't deter him. Before Lex could reach Chloe his view was broken and she had disappeared. He looked around him but couldn't see her then he looked back at the table of her friends but she wasn't sitting with them either he was about to turn around as suddenly Chloe was standing beside him.

"I hope you are not planning on telling my father that you met me here Mr. Luthor!" and as fast as she had appeared she was gone. Now Lex was completely confused what was it about that girl that made him act like a teenager-in-love he could have had a date with a good looking woman but no he decided against it and wanted to get drunk with an old friend. In this club he met of all people Chloe and then Bruce told him that he Lex Luthor was jealous because of Chloe and as he decided to act on his feelings she just disappeared.

He returned to his seat beside Bruce and ordered him another drink as Emma approached them. She took a seat between both men and looked at Lex. After five minutes of her looking at him he decided that enough was enough: "What?" he snapped.

Emma took a deep breath to calm her nerves and then she began to explain: "I want to apologize because...I have set you up with Chloe and as she found out she was mad at me. I have apologized to her too but she said that she was disappointed at me but she understood why I have done it and I think she left because of me. I'm sorry that I'm the reason but I wanted her to be happy with a guy who doesn't hurt her like that Clark Kent. She is an amazing woman with brain and she is good looking too. You know she likes you a lot so I thought if you would meet that she could act on this feeli...shit forget the last sentence you have never heard that from me. I apologize again but I'll better go now." and then Emma hurried away.

Bruce looked at Emma till she had disappeared in the crowd then turned around to look at Lex who sat there dumbfounded. If Emma said the truth why did Chloe then run away from him?

Bruce must have read his mind because he said: You know she was probably scared because she saw all the other women you were out with. I mean they were mostly all models and brunettes right? Chloe is the contrary she is blond and going to be a journalist so what did you accepted? That she would throw herself at you?" asked Bruce and looked in Lex face.

The bald man shook his had and then stood up: "Excuse me but I think I'm going home Bruce I have a lot of thinking to do."

Bruce nodded said that he should call him when he wants to talk and then they said their goodbyes.

On the next day Lex drove back to Smallville. The entire time since he had left Bruce at the club he thought about Chloe and his feelings for her. What he felt for this girl was almost new to him since his mother has died he hadn't felt like this. Bruce was right he had it bad for that girl but he didn't know what he should do now. Chloe wasn't any girl he didn't want to hurt her feelings because he rushed things or because of a stupid action. He decided that he needed to talk to Clark about Chloe to get to know her better to see how her friends see her. He drove to the Talon and walked in to see that Clark was sitting with Lana and Pete at a table. They were in a deep conversation as Lex sat down between Lana and Clark. They stopped their talking and looked up at Lex who looked back at them.

"Hey Lex I'll get you your coffee, the usual?" asked Lana and as Lex nodded she hurried away.

"Hey Lex welcome back, how was Metropolis?" asked Clark.

"Thanks it was good. So have you found a way to apologize to Chloe when she comes back?" asked the bald man.

"No not really but we are working on it but we get the feeling that we don't know Chloe as well as we thought. Do you have an idea?" asked Lana who had returned with Lex's coffee.

"I don't really know but I think Chloe is a person who just wants to know that you are her friends. Maybe you should apologize to her, give her a hug and then show her that she is your friend. But I can't say that it will work because if you get the feeling that you don't know her then I can't know her for sure." Lex stood up and left the Talon to drive home.

Okay so much for talking to Clark and the others to get to know Chloe. Maybe I should call Bruce or his sister she is good friends with Chloe. I need to think about that at a later time he thought as he drove home to the castle.

Chloe in the meantime got a phone call from John who told her that a man wanted to speak to her and that she should come to the club. Chloe told Emma where she was going and then made her way to John and the stranger.

As she walked into the club she saw John behind the bar and a man with blond hair sitting with the back to her. "Okay John here I am." explained Chloe and sat down beside the man at the bar.

"Chloe may I introduce you to Ben Pettigrew if I understood him correctly he is your...!"

"...I'm your older brother." spoke now the blond guy and after he saw the look on Chloe's face that clearly said I don't believe you one minute he explained everything to her.

"Look as unbelievable as it sound it is the truth my mother is Patricia Pettigrew but her birth name was O'Brian. Before our mother married your father she got pregnant by a one-night-stand with my father and left me by him. Every two weeks she would came and visit me. Then after five years you were born and I didn't saw our mother for a very long time and then as you were seven your mother had realized that she didn't love your father anymore and came back to me and my dad."

"Oh fine then I should be glad that she had abandoned me because she had a family waiting for her and not because she hated me. Now that I know that I'm sure I can sleep better." snapped the blond reporter.

"Chloe I know it is hard to understand that all but please listen to me our mother is sick...very sick. Two years ago she became cancer and since then my dad and I have tried to find you. Mum want to explain to you she want to see her daughter one last time. Please come with me I promise we want bother you anymore if you come with me to the hospital and visit her." pleaded the young man.

"To be honest I don't care what she wants but I want to hear from her why she had left. But let me ask you a question: Why was that so hard to find me I mean mum must have known that we would move to Smallville because of dad's promotion. My dad had told me that was the reason she had left." asked a confused Chloe.

Ben shook his head: "Mum knew that he was promoted but she forgot the name of the little town."

Chloe nodded and stood up. She shook hands with John and then left together with her brother the club. They got in the car of Ben and drove towards the hospital where another man similar to Ben but older stood and waited. He introduced himself as Ben's father and husband of her mother. With Chloe between them they walked into the hospital and towards the room were her mother laid.

They stopped by a window trough that she could see a blond woman with an oxygen mask over her mouth. She looked very pale and weak as Chloe walked into the room and sat in a chair beside the bed. The woman looked up as she heard how someone sat down in the chair beside her but her eyes were unfocused so she asked in a very weak voice: "Chloe...Chloe is that you?"

"Yeah...Mum it's me Ben found me and brought me to you." told Chloe in a soft voice.

It appeared a soft smile on her mothers face as Chloe confirmed her notion: "Chloe my little girl...."

"I'm not your little girl you lost the right to call me that as you left and I want to know: Why have you left me? Why did you never call or have written a letter?" questioned the blond girl in a low voice.

"I left you because...Gabe was so happy to have a little girl as you were born that I couldn't take you from him. I left your father because I didn't love him anymore but he deserved...someone who would love him with all her heart. Why I never called or have written was...I don't know maybe because I didn't wanted to hurt you anymore then I had done anyway. Please Chloe forgive me...I didn't want to hurt you...and if you don't want to come back again to visit me I can understand but please forgive me." pleaded her mother.

"I think it is time to forget the past I want to get to know you as long as I can. I'm in Metropolis for the next twelve days and if it's not too much then I'm coming as often as I can to visit you. But now you should rest I'll get a cup of coffee and when you wake up I'm back again." comforted Chloe her mother who shut her eyes and slept.

Chloe stood up and Mr. Pettigrew took the place in the chair. Ben and his sister went to get coffee as they began to get to know each other. They talked about their childhood, about school and the future.

"Ben I'm sorry that I snapped at you earlier but I'm glad that you found me and that you brought me back to mum. Thanks!" said Chloe as they drunk their coffee: "Since I was a kid I wished me an older brother and now I've got one that is...weird but in a good way."

Ben laughed but then admitted: "Since I know that I have a little half-sister I always wanted to get to know her and it was okay that you snapped at me because if somebody had told me I have a half-brother I had reacted similar." As Ben had finished his sentence they stood before the hospital room of their mother.

They went into the room and her mother looked up: "Have you got to know each other?"

Both nodded and went to the table that stood in the corner. Then a thought occurred to Chloe: "Can I ask you something mum?" and as her mother nodded she asked: "Does my dad know about the reason why you left and about Ben?"

"I told him...about Ben as we met but...I'm not sure that he knew that I married his father." answered Patricia honestly. Chloe was sad that her father hadn't told her about Ben but she knew that he didn't want to hurt her. Chloe's mother sent both men away so that she could talk with her daughter alone. They talked the entire night and got to know each other the blond now understood better why her mother had left.

As Ben and his father returned Chloe excused herself because she needed to get home and sleep but that she would return in the evening. As she came home Emma was waiting for her: "Chloe where have you been I was worried." And then Chloe explained to Emma what had happened. Chloe had slept four hours as Emma came and woke her: "Tiger I'm sorry but your brother is on the phone it sounded important." Chloe took the phone from Emma and then said: "Ben what's up?" "Chloe you need to come to the hospital mum is going to die they said if we want to see her a last time alive we need to come now. I'll be in five minutes at your friend's apartment and pick you up." Chloe heard the click of the phone and stood up to get dressed.

Twenty minutes later they stood in the room of their mother. Chloe stood in the back and looked at the family of her mother she had the feeling to be out of place to be an intruder. Patricia Pettigrew said goodbye to her husband and sent him out then she talked to Ben apologized for the years she wasn't there for him that she hoped that he and his sister would help each other through this and that he should take care of him and his father she then sent him out too.

"Chloe come here...and sit down," Chloe could see how hard it was for her to speak and that she was in pain so she took her hand and sat down. "Chloe I want to give you this", she gave her a book. "That is my diary...I hope when...you read my...diary that...you get to...know me...better." Chloe nodded and a tear rolled down her cheek: "I'm glad we met again mum and the book is in good hands but now you should rest." said Chloe softly.

Patricia Pettigrew died at two o'clock p.m. with a smile on her face. For Chloe it was all like a bad dream yesterday she had gotten her mother back and today she was gone forever. She hadn't slept or eaten much since her mother had died.

The funeral was a week after she had died. In this week Chloe felt numb eight days before she had gotten her mother back and a week ago she was gone forever. It was just a small funeral but a nice one and after it she couldn't even remember how she got to Emma's apartment.

Emma was great, the whole time she was supportive. She suggested that they should call Chloe's dad but the blond refused because she didn't want to tell him that on the phone. So Emma drove with her to the funeral and stood by her side the entire time.

Since she was seven she never cried in front of other people not even her father and today she couldn't cry for her not in front of the others. That scared her she thought that she is a horrible person because she didn't cry for her but she was totally numb she didn't felt anything. Chloe was in a daze till the funeral was over and she had said goodbye to Ben and his father. She promised him to call if she needed anything and he promised her to keep in touch.

At Emma's place she took a hot shower the water was burning her skin but Chloe longed for the feeling of anything even pain. She thought about the mother she had till she was seven and the woman her mother had become. Her mother was happy with her family, Chloe had seen that and she was glad that she came to the hospital to see her a last time. All the years she had missed her mother so much. But now that she had seen that her mother had died as a happy woman it didn't matter anymore that she had left.

Suddenly the dam that held all her feelings and tears back broke and Chloe cried. She slipped down the wall and pulled her knees to her chest. She buried her face in her hands and cried out all her pain, anger, sorrow, madness and all the other feelings she had felt since she left Smallville plus the once that came from her mothers death.

As no tears were left over she got out of the shower and dressed in a nightgown. She walked into the living-room where Emma sat and waited for her.

"Feel better now?" asked Emma concerned about her best friend.

Chloe smiled a little smile and then reassured her friend: "Yeah, Emma I want to thank you. You were great all the time and I'm glad that you are my best friend."

Emma was touched by Chloe's words and at a loss for words so she just nodded and motioned for her to sit down. Together they drunk a cup of tea and then they went to bed. On the next day the two weeks were over and Chloe drove back to Smallville.

TBC

AN: In the next chapter Chloe is back in Smallville and meets Lex again. Thanks for you review autumngold() and I promise in the next chapter is more Chlexyness. Tell me how you liked this chapter.