Chapter 8: Secrets and Lies
He quickly glanced at the door in anticipation but found himself slightly disappointed. "Clark, what can I do for you?"
"Lex, I. I wanted to say thank you."
"For what?" Lex asked questionably
"For doing that for Chloe. I mean for taking her to the dance."
"I don't know whether to say your welcome or thank you." A smirk beamed across Lexs' face, knowing full well that Clark wouldn't understand him.
With his head tilted slightly to the side, Clark did in fact look a bit bewildered. He chose to ignore it and moved onto the conversation.
"Lex, I need your help. I want to make it up to her. I feel really bad about not being there. What do you think I should do? Should I talk to her? I mean she'll understand she's Chloe."
Lex chuckled under his breathe, "Clark, it wasn't long ago that you were chasing a certain brunette that we know, and left Chloe behind as a friend. I think you'll have to do better than a 'talk'."
"Yeah, I guess your right. How do you do it Lex?"
Lex looked confused, "Do what Clark?"
"Get all those girls to just fall for you."
Lex laughed out loud, "I don't know, must be the Luthor charm!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Meanwhile at the Talon
"NO Pete, it's not like that. God whatever your demented brain is thinking or trying to, it's not happening."
"Come on, he took you to the dance, you left with him."
"That doesn't mean a damn thing. Listen ok, we're acquaintances. We have a mutual friend, and he was being nice to me. Plain and simple. So don't go and try to manipulate the sequence of events into some obscene gesture."
Chloe sat there trying her hardest to defend the recent events that took place the night before, against one of her eldest friends. Pete had already made up his mind before the conversation began, that Chloe and Lex were in some twisted relationship. He wanted details, right down to the dirtiest. Sure he disliked the man to no end, but what he did for her last night was incredible, and he admired that.
"Listen, all I'm trying to do is find out what's going on with the two of you." Pete said sincerely.
Chloe just nodded her head and sighed in defeat. The debate was going nowhere and she didn't feel like discussing it any further. "Pete. Nothing is going on. I was waiting for Clark to pick me up, and then Lex showed up. Simple as that. He did a favor for a friend. If you want to know anymore I suggest you ask 'your' friend Kent about it."
She stood up and excused herself and headed towards the restroom. As she stood over the sink she looked at the reflection in the mirror. Knowing that the feelings she was having at that moment should end there. The possibility of losing a friend because of it was something she didn't want to happen. The picture of the dance was embedded to far into her mind that she just couldn't shake it. Her skin began to tremble at the thought of how close she was to him.
"Chloe!!!"
Chloe turned around startled, the thoughts disappearing to the back of her mind as the brunette stood before her.
"Lana, what.why. I mean hi," the blonde smiled.
"Pete said you came in here. Is everything ok?" Lana looked concerned. "Listen sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to push any buttons."
"No, it's ok. I guess I got a little out of control. I didn't mean to yell back. Things have just been, a little confusing lately. I was just upset and I shouldn't have taken it out on you. I'm sorry."
They both nodded at each other, knowing that it was a silent reconciliation and things were going to be fine.
The two walked out of the bathroom together.
"Lana, do you think that you could fall in love in one night?"
"Sure, I mean if you feel it inside. Love is something that you can't explain but you can feel it. Why do you ask?"
Chloe blushed and kept walking, "No reason."
TBC
He quickly glanced at the door in anticipation but found himself slightly disappointed. "Clark, what can I do for you?"
"Lex, I. I wanted to say thank you."
"For what?" Lex asked questionably
"For doing that for Chloe. I mean for taking her to the dance."
"I don't know whether to say your welcome or thank you." A smirk beamed across Lexs' face, knowing full well that Clark wouldn't understand him.
With his head tilted slightly to the side, Clark did in fact look a bit bewildered. He chose to ignore it and moved onto the conversation.
"Lex, I need your help. I want to make it up to her. I feel really bad about not being there. What do you think I should do? Should I talk to her? I mean she'll understand she's Chloe."
Lex chuckled under his breathe, "Clark, it wasn't long ago that you were chasing a certain brunette that we know, and left Chloe behind as a friend. I think you'll have to do better than a 'talk'."
"Yeah, I guess your right. How do you do it Lex?"
Lex looked confused, "Do what Clark?"
"Get all those girls to just fall for you."
Lex laughed out loud, "I don't know, must be the Luthor charm!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Meanwhile at the Talon
"NO Pete, it's not like that. God whatever your demented brain is thinking or trying to, it's not happening."
"Come on, he took you to the dance, you left with him."
"That doesn't mean a damn thing. Listen ok, we're acquaintances. We have a mutual friend, and he was being nice to me. Plain and simple. So don't go and try to manipulate the sequence of events into some obscene gesture."
Chloe sat there trying her hardest to defend the recent events that took place the night before, against one of her eldest friends. Pete had already made up his mind before the conversation began, that Chloe and Lex were in some twisted relationship. He wanted details, right down to the dirtiest. Sure he disliked the man to no end, but what he did for her last night was incredible, and he admired that.
"Listen, all I'm trying to do is find out what's going on with the two of you." Pete said sincerely.
Chloe just nodded her head and sighed in defeat. The debate was going nowhere and she didn't feel like discussing it any further. "Pete. Nothing is going on. I was waiting for Clark to pick me up, and then Lex showed up. Simple as that. He did a favor for a friend. If you want to know anymore I suggest you ask 'your' friend Kent about it."
She stood up and excused herself and headed towards the restroom. As she stood over the sink she looked at the reflection in the mirror. Knowing that the feelings she was having at that moment should end there. The possibility of losing a friend because of it was something she didn't want to happen. The picture of the dance was embedded to far into her mind that she just couldn't shake it. Her skin began to tremble at the thought of how close she was to him.
"Chloe!!!"
Chloe turned around startled, the thoughts disappearing to the back of her mind as the brunette stood before her.
"Lana, what.why. I mean hi," the blonde smiled.
"Pete said you came in here. Is everything ok?" Lana looked concerned. "Listen sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to push any buttons."
"No, it's ok. I guess I got a little out of control. I didn't mean to yell back. Things have just been, a little confusing lately. I was just upset and I shouldn't have taken it out on you. I'm sorry."
They both nodded at each other, knowing that it was a silent reconciliation and things were going to be fine.
The two walked out of the bathroom together.
"Lana, do you think that you could fall in love in one night?"
"Sure, I mean if you feel it inside. Love is something that you can't explain but you can feel it. Why do you ask?"
Chloe blushed and kept walking, "No reason."
TBC
