Chapter 5: Is this a dream?
Chloe awoke to a knocking sound from the other side of her bedroom door. Her voice groggily from the lack of sleep, she allowed entrance to whoever was outside. Rolling over on her side, she wiped the sleep from her eyes and took in the tall dark haired boy who stood before her. Flowers in hand, he walked to the side of her bed handing her the bouquet of lilies he picked up earlier that morning.
"Clark?"
He smiled, kneeling at her side. He took her hand and held it in his. "Chloe, before you say anything I want to apologize to you and ask if you could accompany me to the summer dance this Saturday."
She was surprised and shocked. "You want me, to go with you? To the dance? This Saturday?"
He chuckled, "Yes please."
She stood up and crossed the room finally turning towards where he was still kneeling. "Honestly Clark I have to think about it. I mean let's not forget the last monumental experience that the previous dance left in its wake."
Clark stood from his current position and made his way towards her. "Chloe, I've apologized a dozen times for that."
"No, I know that and I wasn't looking for another one, it's just, well I want to think about it ok? I mean I didn't know your feelings changed for me." She cocked her head at him. "By the way when did they change for you?"
"Change?"
"Yes Clark. When did your feelings change for me? I mean it's obvious you've been in love with Lana for eons and now all of a sudden you're asking me to the dance. If you're doing it out of pity.."
"No, Chloe, it's not out of pity." He gently brushed her left arm with his hand. "I want to take you. I want to be there with you."
Her face lightened up with a smile. She's been waiting so long to have another chance with Clark. Were her dreams finally going to come true this Saturday?
"Ok Clark. You have yourself a date."
He kissed her cheek and smiled. "Alright then, I'll pick you up at 7:30"
He walked out and she fell back on her bed sighing loudly and giggling right after. 'I wonder if Lana knows'
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Sitting at his desk rummaging through the paperwork Chloe had given him, he couldn't really find anything to shut his father down. "Useless, useless.nothing!" He threw what he had in frustration on the floor. There had to be something. One thing that could ultimately bring his fathers company to an end, he just had to find it. At that moment he picked up his cell phone and dialed.
"It's me. Listen I need more information. What you gave me isn't what I was looking for. Meet me here at eight o'clock tonight."
He hung up and leaned back in his chair with a grin.
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She strolled in on time to find him in the same position as always. Brandy in hand and sitting at his desk.
"Lex, I don't know what else you want me to do. Your father has a way of hiding things. It's not easy, besides if he finds out who knows what will happen."
"Know this Chloe," he sat forward starring in her deep green eyes, "I will not let anything happen to you."
He stood up and walked over to where she was sitting. He took her hand and stood her up. Face to face he whispered softly, "So what's this I hear about the dance?"
Blushing she looked up at him. "Clark asked me. I couldn't believe it. I still don't think I do."
"Well, you deserve to be there. I have no doubt you'll be amazing."
She looked at him wide eyed, "What?"
"I just mean you'll have a great time. So do you have a dress?"
"No, I was going to make a trip to Metropolis tomorrow maybe find something that I'll be able to afford."
He pulled out a card and handed to her. "Go here and tell them I sent you."
"Why, did you do one of the sales reps a favor or just do them all together?"
"I do ever enjoy your snark Chloe Sullivan, however I have some matters to attend to now. I hope to continue this some other time. Meanwhile have fun Saturday and I'll look forward to any more information you can gather."
She smiled slipping the card into her bag and walked out of the manor. 'I never knew Lex to be so generous. It's good to know a new side of him.'
Sitting back down he drank his brandy. The only thing he had on his mind was Saturday. He didn't really know why but something about it bothered him. He didn't like it either.
TBC
Chloe awoke to a knocking sound from the other side of her bedroom door. Her voice groggily from the lack of sleep, she allowed entrance to whoever was outside. Rolling over on her side, she wiped the sleep from her eyes and took in the tall dark haired boy who stood before her. Flowers in hand, he walked to the side of her bed handing her the bouquet of lilies he picked up earlier that morning.
"Clark?"
He smiled, kneeling at her side. He took her hand and held it in his. "Chloe, before you say anything I want to apologize to you and ask if you could accompany me to the summer dance this Saturday."
She was surprised and shocked. "You want me, to go with you? To the dance? This Saturday?"
He chuckled, "Yes please."
She stood up and crossed the room finally turning towards where he was still kneeling. "Honestly Clark I have to think about it. I mean let's not forget the last monumental experience that the previous dance left in its wake."
Clark stood from his current position and made his way towards her. "Chloe, I've apologized a dozen times for that."
"No, I know that and I wasn't looking for another one, it's just, well I want to think about it ok? I mean I didn't know your feelings changed for me." She cocked her head at him. "By the way when did they change for you?"
"Change?"
"Yes Clark. When did your feelings change for me? I mean it's obvious you've been in love with Lana for eons and now all of a sudden you're asking me to the dance. If you're doing it out of pity.."
"No, Chloe, it's not out of pity." He gently brushed her left arm with his hand. "I want to take you. I want to be there with you."
Her face lightened up with a smile. She's been waiting so long to have another chance with Clark. Were her dreams finally going to come true this Saturday?
"Ok Clark. You have yourself a date."
He kissed her cheek and smiled. "Alright then, I'll pick you up at 7:30"
He walked out and she fell back on her bed sighing loudly and giggling right after. 'I wonder if Lana knows'
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Sitting at his desk rummaging through the paperwork Chloe had given him, he couldn't really find anything to shut his father down. "Useless, useless.nothing!" He threw what he had in frustration on the floor. There had to be something. One thing that could ultimately bring his fathers company to an end, he just had to find it. At that moment he picked up his cell phone and dialed.
"It's me. Listen I need more information. What you gave me isn't what I was looking for. Meet me here at eight o'clock tonight."
He hung up and leaned back in his chair with a grin.
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She strolled in on time to find him in the same position as always. Brandy in hand and sitting at his desk.
"Lex, I don't know what else you want me to do. Your father has a way of hiding things. It's not easy, besides if he finds out who knows what will happen."
"Know this Chloe," he sat forward starring in her deep green eyes, "I will not let anything happen to you."
He stood up and walked over to where she was sitting. He took her hand and stood her up. Face to face he whispered softly, "So what's this I hear about the dance?"
Blushing she looked up at him. "Clark asked me. I couldn't believe it. I still don't think I do."
"Well, you deserve to be there. I have no doubt you'll be amazing."
She looked at him wide eyed, "What?"
"I just mean you'll have a great time. So do you have a dress?"
"No, I was going to make a trip to Metropolis tomorrow maybe find something that I'll be able to afford."
He pulled out a card and handed to her. "Go here and tell them I sent you."
"Why, did you do one of the sales reps a favor or just do them all together?"
"I do ever enjoy your snark Chloe Sullivan, however I have some matters to attend to now. I hope to continue this some other time. Meanwhile have fun Saturday and I'll look forward to any more information you can gather."
She smiled slipping the card into her bag and walked out of the manor. 'I never knew Lex to be so generous. It's good to know a new side of him.'
Sitting back down he drank his brandy. The only thing he had on his mind was Saturday. He didn't really know why but something about it bothered him. He didn't like it either.
TBC
