Disclaimer: still do not own Smallville or any of the characters in Smallville, and the rest is all from my imagination.

Chapter 7

Lex looked at Lana and all her perfectness staring at him with starry eyes. Her wet hair clinging to her face and her t-shirt almost see through framing her petite body perfectly. Lex almost melted on the spot.

"Lana are you ok?" He asked " It's late you shouldn't be out."

Lana just stood there taking in the picture of Lex. All of his muscles on his body bulging and shining with sweat. Lana almost passed out. Never in her dreams she had dreamt him as attractive as this.

"Lana did something happen?" He walked up to her.

" No I, I..." she looked down at her feet, " I came to say I'm sorry for earlier today. I over reacted. I'm just stressed." She sighed. " That's all I wanted to say. So I'll leave you to what you were doing." She started to turn.

"Lana wait." Lex stopped her. "Let me take you home. You shouldn't drive in this weather, especially not at night." Lex insisted.

Lana starred into his blue eyes. " Are you sure?"

"Of course! I wouldn't let you go out there alone with all of Smallville's oddities" Lex responded.

Lana couldn't refuse. "Ok, if you insist."

"Great! Just let me get cleaned up and you some dry clothes."

She nodded in response.

He gently grabbed her arm to lead her out. "Oh my God Lex!" Lana grabbed his hands to look at them.

" What?" He was startled.

" Your hands you need to have a doctor look at them." Lana looked at his swollen knuckles oozing crimson red with the background of purple and black skin. " I think they're broken Lex."

" My hands are fine Lana don't worry about it. Come on let's see if it stopped raining."

" No Lex! You need to clean the cuts and put ice on them."

" Lana I will but I can't until I get to the main house."

Lex opened the door and saw that it was still raining. "Looks like we're going to have to make a run for it." he took hold of her hand.

Lana couldn't bring herself to say anything so a slight nod covered it.

He looked at her. " Are you ready? Go!"

They both bolted off to the house. Once inside Lex already had people drawing warm baths and towels.

" Lana I have a better idea. Why don't I call your aunt and see if you could stay in one of the extra guest bedrooms."

" I don't know if Nell would agree to that ."

" Why don't we find out?"

" Nell doesn't even know I'm here Lex."

" I had a feeling that you didn't tell her." Lex smiled.

"Maybe I should just go."

"Lana as a friend, I am not going to let drive in this weather at night."

The brunette was slightly offended at the friend part but she knew what he meant .

Lex wrapped a white towel around his knuckles and watched it turn red . He reached for the nearest phone.

"Lex wait... I'll talk to her."

" If you're sure." the most wanted bachelor in the world handed her the phone.

Lana partly hoped as the rings went by Nell would be in such a deep sleep that she wouldn't hear the phone, but Lana's hope was soon dashed as she heard the sound of a sleepy voice on the other side.

" Whoever this is do you know what time it is?" Nell sounded slightly agitated.

"Aunt Nell it's Lana."

"Lana where the hell are you?"

"Please hear me out. I really needed to talk to Lex about something so I left . This was an emergency and I'm sorry but by the time I got to the mansion it started to rain. Lex wouldn't let me drive in this weather so he told me to call you and ask if I could stay in one of the guest rooms tonight ."

There was a moment of silence. " Let me speak to Lex."

" Ok."Lana handed Lex the phone.

" Hello Nell if it is alright with you it is no trouble to put Lana up for the night."

There was a silence that could break glass it was so loud.

Nell sighed, " I don't see any other option than to do that, but do not try anything Lex I've seen the way you look at her. It's not that I wouldn't mind you and Lana dating but not anything until marraige. I trust you Lex, but I don't trust the situation . Believe it or not I remember what it was like to be young."

" I can assure you my intentions are nothing but honorable." Lex responded as he glanced at Lana, who returned the glance.

" Very well then send her back home in the morning."

"Thank you Nell, I will, goodnight."Lex hung up the phone.

" She said for you to be sent home in the morning."

" I'm sorry she lectured you . She is still getting used to the idea that I'm eighteen now."

" That was hardly a lecture, it was to be expected anyways.

"Thank you." Lana graciously replied.

" No problem now lets check on your bath."

" Lex I don't have any clothes."

" I'm sure we can improvise." he smiled seductively.

Thanx 4 reading I hoped u liked. I know, I know the whole Lana staying w/ lex is overplayed, but I couldn't help it. Please review and tell me how u liked or how u didn't. SUGGESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED.