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Chapter 4 Tension

"There's the moment we have all been dreading since moment we hit highschool." Lana stared off down the road where two of her best friends drove off into their futures.

"Don't beat yourself up all day with memories and thoughts of how you'll never have the same memories again." Mr. Kent spoke up.

" Even though you'll never have those same memories, you'll make new and possibly better memories."

Mrs. Kent followed up.

" Life is full of hellos and goodbyes, and your future is inevitable and saying goodbye is part of moving into the future." Lex chimed in with his words of wisdom. He knew Lana was till upset with him, but he had to see how angry she really was. Using a sentence to test it and by her response he would find out.

Lana just smiled and said nothing and let silence consume the once conversation.

" Lex would you and Lana want to have lunch I was just about to make some sandwiches." Martha Kent broke the silence.

" I don't have any meetings until 7:00 tonight so why not." Lex smiled or as much of a smile that Lex Luthor could. Her response from just mere seconds ago didn't tell him that much, just the fact that she was frustrated like she was having a battle within herself and he could see it in her eyes.

" Lana how about you?"

" I better go and open the Talon." Lana wasn't good at making excuses.

" Lana why don't you take a day off; you have been working non-stop for the past 4 months. In fact I'm telling you to take the day off as your boss." Lex smiled for the second time that day.

She was caught she had no more convincing excuses, unless she fainted or something but she wasn't about to just to avoid another conversation with Lex, or was she?

"Fine." she caved. "At least the Kents would be in the same room" she thought to herself. She wanted to avoid something that she didn't want to admit, not even to herself.

As they all walked through the small but very homie place she didn't realize how built Lex was; with his broad shoulders and she could see the muscles in his back flex when he took off the Armani jacket and swung it over his shoulder. The thought occurred to her that she can't stay angry or hurt around him. It irritated her that he could hide his feelings so easily from her and she must seem so childish to him by acting purely on emotion. She wanted so badly to tell him that she did remember, in fact that was the only thing she remembered from the Nicodemus incident, and the fact that she, Lana Lang had a crush on Lex Luthor. "Is the fact that I might still have feelings for Clark?" she asked herself. " No that couldn't be." she whispered as she took a seat at the Kents' table.

" I'm sorry what Lana?" Lex asked genuinely concerned.

" Oh, um it was nothing," she smiled. She didn't mean for that to be said out loud. At that moment the phone rang.

" Hello." Mr. Kent picked up the phone. " Yes she is, hold on. Martha it's for you." he handed her the phone.

" Hello." she responded. "Uh-huh, yea sure if it is urgent." she hung up. "Lex, Lana I'm sorry I'll be back in 10 minutes at the most. Just stay here and make yourself at home. I'll be right back." She left them alone with her husband, who by the way only stayed for about 10 seconds after his wife left. The whole universe had a cruel way of torturing Lana. Then the house faded in to the quiet, that is until...

"Lana I've been meaning to..." Lex was quickly cut off.

" I've always loved this house ever since I moved in with Nell as a little girl fifteen years ago. I remember Clark and I would always have cookies and milk every Friday then ride down to the lake afterwards after school." Lana babbled to avoid the impending conversation.

" I'm sorry Lana."

" Don't be, I'm just remembering old times."Lana stared off into nothingness.

Lex knew her mind was elsewhere, and he knew she was trying to avoid talking to him. "Should I just leave it alone for now" he wondered to himself. " No, I shouldn't, unless I want to make the same mistake twice and wait three more years to be open." he concluded.

"Lana I know you are trying to avoid talking to me about what happened last night. Just let me.." he paused "let me say that I am sorry and I want to make it up to you somehow." He was prepared to grovel if it took her forgiveness.

Lana stood there for a while before she answered. " I really don't know what to say or think about this whole thing."

" This whole thing? I am apologizing for assuming something I shouldn't have, please Lana forgive me. I don't see why this is bothering you so much." He stopped and realized what he just said.

"Bothering me! Don't flatter yourself Luthor!" Lana spoke frankly.

" I know it's bothering you Lana I can see it in your eyes." She was starting to get under his skin but he kept his voice emotionless and Luthor-like.

" I can't believe this. You know it could be that... you know what forget it." She could feel herself starting to regress back to the mind set of a thirteen year old. She stared at the most attractive man on the planet and walked out.

" That was the second time that woman has walked out on me in the past 24 hours." Lex sighed.

Well that was chapter 4 I hope u guys like! I know Lex and Lana are OOC but im trying for them not 2 be. Please review if you have any suggestions or comments. Thanx 4 reading.