HOW I DO DRONE ON
"You know, Lex, you can't keep doing this to us."
Lex Luthor turned around and saw Chloe leaning against the doorframe of his study, a digital camera hanging from her neck and a very disappointed look on her face. "To the best of my knowledge, I haven't done anything worthy of that disillusionment on your face, Chloe. Unless you're talking about what happened between Ms Castle and I, and you're not that brilliant of a reporter to have found that out."
Chloe frowned and shook her head. "The only thing you told me is that she was doing an article on you. And we will get back to that issue later. I cannot imagine what kind of ego trip you were on these past couple of days, and I dislike the fact that killer bees have kept me so busy I couldn't get on your case about that until today."
Lex pulled out his chair and took a seat. He motioned to the empty seat in front of his desk. He waited until she sat down on it and removed her camera. "So what have I done that's stupider than trusting Ms Castle? I must have if I've drawn you away from your all-important investigation, which I assure you will be one of the topics of conversation for tonight."
She rolled her eyes heavenwards.
"If I knew, I would not be asking. Don't roll your eyes at me like a child. You're not a child anymore."
"Then stop treating me like one. And for your information, Lex, Clark Kent is older than I am. So stop treating him like one either!"
"You've completely lost me," he told her calmly. "If you'll modulate your voice then we may be able to jump onto the same wavelength."
She huffed and sat up straighter on the chair. "What possessed you to be Clark's Cyrano de Bergerac?" she demanded. "And don't tell me you didn't give him that speech about how I'm the only constant in his life, Lex. You already gave me that line. Don't think I wouldn't have recognized it."
"Don't blame me if the men in your life all think of you as special, Chloe."
"Oh screw that," she snapped. "Lying to me has never been your strongest suit. You can't manipulate everything. We already agreed to see other people. You don't need to make sure Clark can spout the best words that will make me fall in love with him."
"I made sure Clark was equipped to face you," he explained. "And believe it or not, those words came from him. Not from me. I told him to tell you how he felt."
"And it just so happens that he felt exactly the way you did two weeks ago?"
"Yes," he answered simply.
"Lex, do you want me to fall out of love with you?"
"More than anything in the world," was his swift answer. "But then again, I've been wishing that I could fall out of love with you too and that hasn't happened yet."
She sat in front of him, unable to reply. Lex slid out of his chair and walked over to the shelf. He took a small white box and handed it to her. "What is this?" Her gaze fell to his hands, which were now unbuttoning his shirt. "Lex, we have real issues to deal with. And I don't think I'm ready for you to-"
"Chloe, it's summer and dealing with two strong-headed female journalists is trying. So put that on, follow me and shut up. I'm guessing you can do two of those."
She took off the cover and gasped at the two pieces of fire engine red cloths inside. Chloe picked up the string of one and lifted it up for inspection. "You've got to be kidding me."
"It's a private pool." He smirked. "Besides, we have so many things to talk about. You're pissed about Ms Castle; I'm pissed about your continued lack of precaution. Don't you think we should both have eye candy to temper the irritation?"
"You must be really mad if you think you'll need to see me almost naked just so you'll forgive me," she told him with an arched eyebrow.
Lex sighed. "Like I would need to be mad for that. At least at the state of mind I am in now, there is one percent more possibility that I am not liable to jump you in that. It's my only chance to see you in red string bikinis. Aside from my fantasies that is."
"We have a sick, sick relationship," she said, heading for the small bathroom at the side of the study.
"What does it say about me that this is the noblest one I've ever had?"
"You are a sick, sick man. And you should be able to provide me eye candy too. Whatever you did with Ms Castle, I'm sure it smacks of Luthorian general nastiness. Be prepared to give me a treat when I come out."
The door closed behind her. Lex could imagine the sight of her shimmying into those bikinis of his choice. "I've got it taken care of." He quickly shrugged off his shirt and dropped his pants, revealing his pre-selected swimwear underneath.
When Chloe stepped out of the room, she found the study empty. On the desk, Lex had left her a note that he went on ahead of her to test the water. She took a robe from the bathroom and padded her way to the pool.
"No fair!" she called out. "What are you doing in the water? I haven't had my eye candy yet."
"Show me yours and I'll you mine," he told her.
"Is that how you make deals? No wonder LuthorCorp is on the top." Still, she untied the belt and let the white robe pool around her ankles. She stood with a sly grin on her face. Lex really knew how to pick women's clothes. In the bikinis she felt every curve accentuated. The color contrasted with her pale skin, making her feel like a siren.
"Very nice," he said coolly, managing to outwardly appear calm. He ruined the image by swallowing deeply before continuing, "I think for the first time I'll let your rash chase of a story go. I'm too dazzled to complain."
She basked in the admiration for a few more moments before demanding, "All right. I showed you mine. Now fork up your assets." Chloe watched his arm muscles ripple as he pulled himself up from the water. He stood at the opposite end of the pool, his chest dripping water that she had the intense urge to lick away one drop at a time. Considering how wet he was, she was sure she would enjoy the week she would spend doing that job.
"Well?"
"I'm not impressed, Lex," she choked out. "Your trunks are just like any other trunk. There's nothing extra spectacular about it." She was lying through her teeth and she knew it.
"Well you haven't seen the back." He turned around and showed her. Across the black trunks, streaked on his butt, were screaming yellow words - PROPERTY OF CHLOE SULLIVAN. He turned around again and grinned at her. "Like it?"
"How was the water?"
"Freezing," he informed her. "I'll have it warmed up in a-"
"Good!" She jumped in and gritted her teeth at the icy water enveloping her. She would have had flashbacks of the heat-sucking freak if it hadn't been for the fact that she badly needed heat sucked out of her right at that moment.
When she resurfaced, she saw Lex a few feet away from her in the water. "So you liked the eye candy? Had it made specially for you."
Her teeth chattering, she replied, "Man, this thing with Ms Castle must have been very awful if you think you needed that low blow."
"Come on." He reached out and pulled her slick body against his and enjoyed the frictionless rubbing. "It wasn't too bad until Clark came in telling me how you stood in the election. It was only about one reported spinning for me so I can have some positive press. But then I realized just how ethical my best girl was."
"I didn't even know. I doubt I would have found out if you didn't tell me."
His eyes drifted to her lips, wet with the pool water and becoming increasingly magnetic by the second. Their skin, sliding against each other, started warming from their own body temperatures. "I've learned that I can never hide things from you. You're the only constant-" Lex found himself dunked into the cold water. He sputtered up and saw Chloe a few feet away. "What did you do that for?"
"I can't believe you! You already gave Clark Kent copyright of that line when you eagerly offered it so we could be friends again. You'll have to come up with another line, Lex." She waded over to him. "And another thing! I distinctly remember writing to you when you told me you were running for school council that the man of tomorrow is forged by his battles today." She poked his delicious chest with a finger that she debated running over his nip-She shook her head. "You two totally stole that from me and made it Clark's slogan. I could sue the two of you. I was gonna use that in my article about Paul until Clark shows up with this banner that says-"
Lex had an image of himself shutting her up with a kiss. But then again, considering their state of slickness and undress, he let her drone on and on. It made her happy to think he listened. Since he did, well.
"So I am totally taken aback. I casually ask him about that very nice, catchy slogan. Where did he get it? Of course it's from Lex Luthor. Brilliant Lex Luthor! Does everything I give you have to go to Clark? I swear if I give you my virg-"
She clapped her hand over her mouth and Lex sighed. The girl did know how to shut herself up. Fancy that.
"You know, Lex, you can't keep doing this to us."
Lex Luthor turned around and saw Chloe leaning against the doorframe of his study, a digital camera hanging from her neck and a very disappointed look on her face. "To the best of my knowledge, I haven't done anything worthy of that disillusionment on your face, Chloe. Unless you're talking about what happened between Ms Castle and I, and you're not that brilliant of a reporter to have found that out."
Chloe frowned and shook her head. "The only thing you told me is that she was doing an article on you. And we will get back to that issue later. I cannot imagine what kind of ego trip you were on these past couple of days, and I dislike the fact that killer bees have kept me so busy I couldn't get on your case about that until today."
Lex pulled out his chair and took a seat. He motioned to the empty seat in front of his desk. He waited until she sat down on it and removed her camera. "So what have I done that's stupider than trusting Ms Castle? I must have if I've drawn you away from your all-important investigation, which I assure you will be one of the topics of conversation for tonight."
She rolled her eyes heavenwards.
"If I knew, I would not be asking. Don't roll your eyes at me like a child. You're not a child anymore."
"Then stop treating me like one. And for your information, Lex, Clark Kent is older than I am. So stop treating him like one either!"
"You've completely lost me," he told her calmly. "If you'll modulate your voice then we may be able to jump onto the same wavelength."
She huffed and sat up straighter on the chair. "What possessed you to be Clark's Cyrano de Bergerac?" she demanded. "And don't tell me you didn't give him that speech about how I'm the only constant in his life, Lex. You already gave me that line. Don't think I wouldn't have recognized it."
"Don't blame me if the men in your life all think of you as special, Chloe."
"Oh screw that," she snapped. "Lying to me has never been your strongest suit. You can't manipulate everything. We already agreed to see other people. You don't need to make sure Clark can spout the best words that will make me fall in love with him."
"I made sure Clark was equipped to face you," he explained. "And believe it or not, those words came from him. Not from me. I told him to tell you how he felt."
"And it just so happens that he felt exactly the way you did two weeks ago?"
"Yes," he answered simply.
"Lex, do you want me to fall out of love with you?"
"More than anything in the world," was his swift answer. "But then again, I've been wishing that I could fall out of love with you too and that hasn't happened yet."
She sat in front of him, unable to reply. Lex slid out of his chair and walked over to the shelf. He took a small white box and handed it to her. "What is this?" Her gaze fell to his hands, which were now unbuttoning his shirt. "Lex, we have real issues to deal with. And I don't think I'm ready for you to-"
"Chloe, it's summer and dealing with two strong-headed female journalists is trying. So put that on, follow me and shut up. I'm guessing you can do two of those."
She took off the cover and gasped at the two pieces of fire engine red cloths inside. Chloe picked up the string of one and lifted it up for inspection. "You've got to be kidding me."
"It's a private pool." He smirked. "Besides, we have so many things to talk about. You're pissed about Ms Castle; I'm pissed about your continued lack of precaution. Don't you think we should both have eye candy to temper the irritation?"
"You must be really mad if you think you'll need to see me almost naked just so you'll forgive me," she told him with an arched eyebrow.
Lex sighed. "Like I would need to be mad for that. At least at the state of mind I am in now, there is one percent more possibility that I am not liable to jump you in that. It's my only chance to see you in red string bikinis. Aside from my fantasies that is."
"We have a sick, sick relationship," she said, heading for the small bathroom at the side of the study.
"What does it say about me that this is the noblest one I've ever had?"
"You are a sick, sick man. And you should be able to provide me eye candy too. Whatever you did with Ms Castle, I'm sure it smacks of Luthorian general nastiness. Be prepared to give me a treat when I come out."
The door closed behind her. Lex could imagine the sight of her shimmying into those bikinis of his choice. "I've got it taken care of." He quickly shrugged off his shirt and dropped his pants, revealing his pre-selected swimwear underneath.
When Chloe stepped out of the room, she found the study empty. On the desk, Lex had left her a note that he went on ahead of her to test the water. She took a robe from the bathroom and padded her way to the pool.
"No fair!" she called out. "What are you doing in the water? I haven't had my eye candy yet."
"Show me yours and I'll you mine," he told her.
"Is that how you make deals? No wonder LuthorCorp is on the top." Still, she untied the belt and let the white robe pool around her ankles. She stood with a sly grin on her face. Lex really knew how to pick women's clothes. In the bikinis she felt every curve accentuated. The color contrasted with her pale skin, making her feel like a siren.
"Very nice," he said coolly, managing to outwardly appear calm. He ruined the image by swallowing deeply before continuing, "I think for the first time I'll let your rash chase of a story go. I'm too dazzled to complain."
She basked in the admiration for a few more moments before demanding, "All right. I showed you mine. Now fork up your assets." Chloe watched his arm muscles ripple as he pulled himself up from the water. He stood at the opposite end of the pool, his chest dripping water that she had the intense urge to lick away one drop at a time. Considering how wet he was, she was sure she would enjoy the week she would spend doing that job.
"Well?"
"I'm not impressed, Lex," she choked out. "Your trunks are just like any other trunk. There's nothing extra spectacular about it." She was lying through her teeth and she knew it.
"Well you haven't seen the back." He turned around and showed her. Across the black trunks, streaked on his butt, were screaming yellow words - PROPERTY OF CHLOE SULLIVAN. He turned around again and grinned at her. "Like it?"
"How was the water?"
"Freezing," he informed her. "I'll have it warmed up in a-"
"Good!" She jumped in and gritted her teeth at the icy water enveloping her. She would have had flashbacks of the heat-sucking freak if it hadn't been for the fact that she badly needed heat sucked out of her right at that moment.
When she resurfaced, she saw Lex a few feet away from her in the water. "So you liked the eye candy? Had it made specially for you."
Her teeth chattering, she replied, "Man, this thing with Ms Castle must have been very awful if you think you needed that low blow."
"Come on." He reached out and pulled her slick body against his and enjoyed the frictionless rubbing. "It wasn't too bad until Clark came in telling me how you stood in the election. It was only about one reported spinning for me so I can have some positive press. But then I realized just how ethical my best girl was."
"I didn't even know. I doubt I would have found out if you didn't tell me."
His eyes drifted to her lips, wet with the pool water and becoming increasingly magnetic by the second. Their skin, sliding against each other, started warming from their own body temperatures. "I've learned that I can never hide things from you. You're the only constant-" Lex found himself dunked into the cold water. He sputtered up and saw Chloe a few feet away. "What did you do that for?"
"I can't believe you! You already gave Clark Kent copyright of that line when you eagerly offered it so we could be friends again. You'll have to come up with another line, Lex." She waded over to him. "And another thing! I distinctly remember writing to you when you told me you were running for school council that the man of tomorrow is forged by his battles today." She poked his delicious chest with a finger that she debated running over his nip-She shook her head. "You two totally stole that from me and made it Clark's slogan. I could sue the two of you. I was gonna use that in my article about Paul until Clark shows up with this banner that says-"
Lex had an image of himself shutting her up with a kiss. But then again, considering their state of slickness and undress, he let her drone on and on. It made her happy to think he listened. Since he did, well.
"So I am totally taken aback. I casually ask him about that very nice, catchy slogan. Where did he get it? Of course it's from Lex Luthor. Brilliant Lex Luthor! Does everything I give you have to go to Clark? I swear if I give you my virg-"
She clapped her hand over her mouth and Lex sighed. The girl did know how to shut herself up. Fancy that.