Chapter Two
The wind pushed her shoulder length blonde hair from her face. It was five-thirty a.m. and she was the only one up. Chloe would always wake up at five a.m. and run for a half hour. It helped her wake up in the morning to get ready for a long day at work. Lex didn't approve of her working at the Daily Planet, heck, he didn't approve of her working at all! She just couldn't stay in the mansion all day and do nothing. Her dream was to be a reporter and there was nothing Lex could do to stop her.
Chloe jogged across the gravel circle where Lex's cars were parked. She was running up the few steps when she collided into something.
"Woooh!" Chris looked down at her. "What are you doing up so early?"
Chloe caught her balance and then looked up. "Chris, I should ask you the same thing!" She laughed. "I always get up at five in the morning to go jogging. What about you?"
"I couldn't sleep!" Chris walked down the steps and looked around, his eyes stopping on Lex's cars. "Nice collection."
Chloe turned around to see what he was talking about. "Oh ya, Lex loves his cars." She walked down the steps and stopped next to him.
"It looks like it." Chris walked over to the cars. "BMW Z8, Ferrari F40, Maserati 3200 GT, Jaguar XKR, Dodge Viper, Ford GT40, and a Porsche Carrera; your man really is a rich boy. Chloe this aren't just cars, these are exotic cars; they're all very expensive cars."
Chloe rolled her eyes at Chris. "Men and cars!" She laughed when Chris mocked her eye rolling. "Come on! Let's go get some breakfast. Lex should be getting up by now." Chris quickly followed her as she went inside.
"So, what are we doing today?" Chris asked when they stepped into the kitchen.
"After I'm done cooking and we're all done eating, I thought you might like to meet my friends." She opened the fridge and took out the eggs, bacon, milk and orange juice. She turned around and put them on the counter.
"Sounds good to me." He stepped up to the counter and sat on a stool next to him.
Chloe turned to another counter and took a box of pancake mix out of the cupboard above the counter. She turned and put it on the counter next to the eggs. Then leaned down and grabbed a pan from under the counter and set it on the stove. She quickly turned the stove on and put a little bit of oil in the pan. She turned back to the counter where Chris sat and grabbed the eggs. She quickly cracked six eggs and through the shells in the trash. "How do you like your eggs?" She asked as she turned back to Chris and snatched a spatula from above the counter that was hanging.
"Scrambled!" Chris smiled.
"Good, because that's really the only way I know how to make them." They both laughed. Chloe stopped laughing and smiled when she saw Lex walk into the kitchen. "Good morning honey!" She walked up to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. Then pulled away and turned to another counter and reached up and grabbed the grounded coffee and started making some coffee.
"Good morning Chloe!" Lex laughed when he saw everything on the counter. "I see your cooking again. This time try not to burn the pancakes!" He joked.
Chloe quickly turned to him. "I did not burn them last time... They were just a little more done then usual." Chris and Lex both laughed. "Thanks Chris." She turned to him and softly smacked his shoulder.
"Sorry, but that is funny!" He turned to Lex. "Good morning Lex."
"Good morning Chris. How did you sleep?" Lex took a seat next to him.
"Great!" Chris looked up at the clock. It was already six-o-clock. "Hey do you think it's alright if I call my mother? She asked me to call her once I got here, and I forgot." Chris asked.
"Ya go ahead!" Lex stood up and walked over to Chloe. "There's a phone in the library." Chris got up and left the kitchen. Lex wrapped his arms around Chloe's waist. "How did you sleep baby?" He kissed her neck and slowly made his way down her shoulder.
"Fine like I always do next to you." Chloe turned around and put her arms around his neck. She closed in the gap and kissed his neck, slowly kissing her way up to his lips. The kiss turned passionate. Lex slowly moved one of his hands up under the back of her shirt pulling her shirt with it. "Lex!" She moaned against his lips.
"Hmmm?" He moaned back.
"We shouldn't do this now!" She said after pulling out of the kiss.
"Why not?" Lex asked, almost pouting.
She pulled away from his warm embrace. "Chris could walk in at any time." She turned and walked around the island. "And if I don't watch the food, it'll burn."
Lex sat back down at the island. "Fine!" He leaned forward and rested his chin in his hands and his elbows on the counter.
"Maybe tonight!" Chloe said and turned and grinned at Lex. He grinned back. "Oh, Chris and I are going to see Pete, Lana and the Kent's after breakfast. You wanna come with us?"
Lex sat straight up. "Pete, Lana and Clark? I think I'll pass!" He stood up and walked over to her. "I think I'll just go into work!" He quickly kissed her and said. "I'll see you tonight though!" He grinned and kissed her a little longer this time. He pulled away. "Love you!"
"Love you too!" Chloe smiled as she watched him grabbed an apple and walk out of the kitchen.