A/N2: Dec 7, 2012: And there you go another edited chapter.
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Chapter 5:
Chloe spent a good chunk of the rest of her morning calming her father down. She made it perfectly clear to him that nothing was going on between her and Lex, all the while she had one hand behind her back with its fingers crossed.
Until she knew what exactly was going on between her and Lex, she thought it was completely reasonable to keep the kiss out of their conversation.
After all was said and done, Chloe still received a lecture from her dad on the do's and don'ts of her trip to Metropolis. Unsurprisingly, most of the list consisted of things she could or couldn't do with Lex. She understood, of course, she was going to be spending the night in Metropolis after all; her father just wanted her to be careful.
The minute her dad was done embarrassing her that Saturday morning, she decided to spend the rest of her morning and afternoon finishing up her essay. But it soon came apparent to her that she wasn't going to get much work done when all she had on her mind was one thing. Well, one person, that is.
Chloe gave up on her essay, not for lack of trying, and threw herself onto her bed. She just couldn't stop thinking about Lex. The fact that he was going to pick her up for dinner, a mere five hours from now, didn't help matters either.
So, instead of fighting it, she decided to put her one track mind to work; she would think up the perfect outfit to wear to dinner, instead.
An early business meeting that Saturday morning did nothing to clear up Lex's mind. A certain spunky blonde was still on his mind. And much to the displeasure of his three business associates, she was proving to be quite distracting.
Sitting at his desk in his Smallville based office, three business suit clad men sat across from him; they were supposed to be discussing the pros and cons of taking over several smaller companies. But, so far, Lex had spent the entire meeting staring unseeingly at his computer screen.
Since the moment he got up today, he just hadn't been able to shake Chloe. She was with him wherever he went. No one had ever had that effect on him before.
Currently, Chloe's beauty was on his mind; he was just replaying how the light hit her skin, enhancing the features of her face, when one of the men broke through his thoughts.
"Mr. Luthor, what do you think?"
It took Lex a moment more to process his question as the men looked on concernedly.
"Mr. Luthor, are you alright?" another man questioned.
Finally, Lex snapped out of it only to realize what had just happened.
"Yes, I'm fine, gentlemen," Lex answered confidently. "I believe taking over these companies will be beneficial to everyone. Make it happen and report back to me when it's done. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll have to be going."
He knew it was an abrupt end to an important meeting. But, as far as he was concerned, it had only been a formality anyways; he'd already gone over all the information beforehand. Taking over these businesses was a foregone conclusion.
Escorting them out, Lex proceeded to leave his office, as well. He got into his car and drove to the Talon hoping to see some friends.
Upon his arrival, Lex noticed right away that Clark was sitting at the counter, chatting up Lana. Just the two people he'd hoped to find.
Lex didn't waste any time, he walked over to them, taking the seat next to Clark.
"Clark, Lana, hi," he greeted.
"Hey, Lex," they replied in unison.
The pair of them shared a not so subtle look, one that he was having trouble interpreting. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything," he added.
"You're not," Lana assured quickly. "We were just talking about our little holiday… you know, what we're going to do and… stuff…" From the sound of Lana's nervous speech, something was on her mind and Lex was sure it had everything to do with him. "Um, by the way… I've got some papers that I hoped you could take a look at. Since you're here and all…"
Raising an eyebrow at the girl, he answered simply, "Sure."
"I'll be right back," she said and she disappeared into the back.
Lex watched her hurry away. It wasn't until he was alone with Clark that he began to get an inkling as to what that earlier look had been about.
"So… what's new?" Clark inquired as soon as Lana was gone.
Such a simple question, so why did Lex get the feeling it was actually heavy with meaning.
"Nothing." He shrugged his shoulders for added effect.
"Come on, Lex, there's got to be something," Clark replied expectantly.
What did he expect him to say?
"You tell me, Clark, since you think there's something to tell," he countered, an amused smirk on his face.
Clark looked away as if he were about to make a life or death decision. Lex knew he was trying to bring up the Chloe issue. He decided it would be more fun to watch his best friend flounder for a bit.
An actual minute later, Clark turned back to Lex and said, "I saw you with Chloe yesterday."
"I know, Chloe and I saw you and Lana too, remember?" Lex informed as he tried his hardest not to laugh.
Clark went on as if he didn't hear him. "We—I was just wondering what's going on?"
He wasn't about to make this easy on his younger friend. Grinning, he commented, "I could ask you the same thing about you and Lana."
"Yeah, but I asked first," Clark argued.
Relenting, Lex offered up a brief explanation. "Chloe and I are just friends. I offered her a ride to Metropolis and she accepted. I thought it would give us a chance to get to know each other better, you know, to be better friends." He paused, letting his news sink into Clark's mind, before demanding, "Now it's your turn."
"Nah uh, I don't think so. You two didn't look like you were 'just friends' yesterday," Clark accused.
"Well, I don't know what to tell you Clark, we are."
He didn't want to reveal his changing feelings for Chloe until he knew exactly what they were and how Chloe felt too.
"Now, once again, it's your turn."
"Fine, Lana and I—" Clark began to say, but was cut short when Lana walked back into the room.
"Here they are, Lex," Lana said cheerfully, placing a stack of papers before him.
"Thanks, Lana. If you don't mind, I'll take these with me to look at later…"
"Fine by me," Lana approved. "I hope you can figure them out, I couldn't make heads or tails out of it all…"
Lex picked up the papers, giving them a smile. "I'll let you know… See you guys later." Before being on his way, Lex leaned into Clark and whispered, "Saved by the girlfriend."
Clark laughed awkwardly as Lana looked at them both suspiciously.
As soon as Lex was out of sight, Lana turned eagerly to Clark. "So?" she questioned earnestly. "What's the verdict?"
Clark let out a sigh and said, "Just friends, apparently."
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