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Chapter eight: Chit chat

"So, he's your cousin?"

"Yep."

"Funny, you guys don't really look alike."

"My father's side."

"Oh."

They fell silent as they walked quickly towards the garage. Or rather Lex walked briskly and Chloe jogged to keep up.

"That shirt and shorts aren't his are they?"

"No."

"Yours?"

Lex glanced at her for a split second, his eyebrow rasied as though he wanted to know why she was asking.

"Yes."

"They're huge on him you know."

"Yes I know."

"Doesn't he have any cloths of his own?"

"No."

"Why?"

"He's just visiting, ok/ now Chloe, twenty questions is over."

Lex sounded frustrated. It made Chloe grin.

"Ok, fine."

They came to a stop in front of the wooden door that led into the garage, where he kept his collection of shiny and fast cars.

"But one more thing Lex."

He almost growled with frustration. But wisely hid his irritation.

"What?"

"Where are your servants?"

"They have the week off."

"Ah, so that means your going to baby-sit him? All by your self?"

"Well, uh…I mean."

Chloe smirked as Lex stumbled for words. She was right of course, he couldn't let anyone watch him. He didn't know the trouble that 'Lonny' could get into. He was just the little image of his grown-up evil and cruel self.

Taking a deep breath he sighed and ran his hand over his scalp.

"I honestly don't know Chloe."

"Taking care of a kid takes a lot of work. I know."

Lex almost started to asked how when she grinned at him.

"I've got cousins. We used to visit them a lot when I was younger. I always got stuck taking care of them. Me and 9 little monsters. It was a nightmare."

He chuckled at the image while Chloe shook her blonde head.

"Well, I won't feel sorry for you mister. You've got a young and energetic kid waiting for you in the kitchen. And you gave him sugar. Ah the mistakes of the inexperienced."

"What do you mean?"

She smiled mischievously up at him. Looking like a little pixie, all knowing and with something up her sleeve.

"I say what I mean and I mean what I say. Look Lex, you've given that little imp candy, sugar and chocolate. He is going to be hyper for hours. You're going to have a lot on your hands, just trying to keep him from breaking everything in this house. Good luck."

With that she went over to his parked car, opened the passenger side door and got her purse. Lex felt stupid that he hadn't even noticed the leather thing, and that he didn't know the very basics of babysitting. Looking over he watched as Chloe straightened and grin.

"Ok Lex, I've decided to be nice to you, just this once. I've got the day off from school, and I know you have work to do. I'll take care of the little monster, while you go do that. I'll take him around town or something, visit the Kents. They'll have food and toys, even cloths that would fit him. Does that sound ok to you?"

Lex thought about it, his mind racing. On one hand he could let her do that, it would take care a lot of his problems and let him work, getting paperwork done and turned in. reports and requests, etc. but on the other hand, she didn't know the 'Lonny' was in reality, Lionel Luthor, the devil himself reincarnated and the king of jackasses. If he let Lonny go with her, he might get loose, people might find out. The list went on.

Chloe was silent as she watched Lex struggled with himself. She knew that there was more to this than Lex was letting on. But she really did feel sorry for him. He didn't know anything about taking care of kids. And she did. Sides, it was just a favor, for a friend.

TBC...