EXODUS OF LOVERS
Chloe would not dare close her eyes. Once upon a time, she could not help but squeeze her eyes shut to revel in the sensations that his touch brought. Tonight, everything was different. The urgency was heightened, for no reason at all, she told herself. Everything between them was the same. Yet from the moment he slipped inside her, Lex held his gaze as though there was nothing else in the universe except for him and Chloe. The room did not exist. Smallville did not exist. Even the sheets they were lying on did not exist. The two of them were the only entities floating magically amidst the stars.
She gasped with each pure reaction that burned through her body. His movements were slow, and he possessed her in the way she loved so much. Lex's eyes never left hers, not even when he intertwined their fingers and brought her arms above her head. There, he held them fast. She lay completely exposed to him, bare and glowing in the moonlight they both adored.
Even then, in her naked abandon, his eyes never left hers.
She could see how close he was. Lex's jaw was tight, and Chloe felt the change in his thrusts. He was moving with uneven force, a slightly more erratic pace. His lucid gaze was clouded by the feelings rushing over him. Chloe's hands tightened on his until their fists were against the headboard. All her feelings coalesced into a tempest pooling in the depth of her belly.
And her gaze strayed from his.
When finally, the stars converged inside her body, and exploded magnificently in hot, viscous languor, Chloe's vision went white. A sigh escaped her. But her eyes were still on his.
Lex held none of himself back. He gave her everything until he had none left. Spent, he collapsed on top of her, gasping for breath. His open lips lay on her cheek. But even his sightless regard was trained on her.
~~
The sun was high, but she did not rise. Smallville was beautiful and interesting, but that day, there was nothing in particular that would have hauled her off the nest she had created of her bed. The knock on her door was best ignored. She rolled and pressed her face into the mattress.
"Sweetheart, open up!"
Chloe pretended to sleep. If she did not answer, then her dad would go away. Suddenly, the bed shifted and she rolled a bit to the right. Chloe shoved the pillow away and frowned at her father.
Gabe Sullivan grinned sadly at her. "You don't really think I would believe that my very active daughter would still be asleep at this time of day? You're a reporter, Chloe. I know you won't sleep through the biggest wedding event of the year."
That stung. She shrugged and sat up. "I just felt like sleeping in," she reasoned. Chloe scurried out of bed and padded towards her closet. She pulled open the door and started rummaging for street clothes.
"Chloe, you don't have to pretend with me."
Chloe's movements faltered. She forced levity in her voice when she responded, "What do you mean, dad?"
Gabe walked to his daughter and squeezed her shoulder. "I don't know what happened between today and the last time I talked to Lex. I know relationships are hard. But I also know that even if you broke up with him without my knowledge, you'd still be hurting because of this."
"Everything's fine, dad." Chloe was handling herself well, and she was proud of herself. However, Chloe was shocked to find out that she wasn't as cool as she believed she was. When she felt her dad brush a kiss on her temple, her eyes moistened.
Gabe saw her reaction and pulled her close to his body. "I know that. You're my tough girl." She swiftly turned in his arms and hugged her father around the waist. Gabe told her gently, "I love you, baby girl. No matter what. Daddy loves you."
Chloe tightened her arms around her father. She had never been younger than she was then. She allowed herself to smile for the first time that day and sighed, "I love you, daddy."
She was luckiest in her father, who stayed with her and kept her cherished despite the odds that faced him. When her mother left, it would have been so easy for Gabe to raise her without the amount of attention and guidance he had given her. Had Chloe not turned out to be a good person, people would have blamed his wife.
She relished the feel of her father's protection around her. For those precious moments she forgot her role in ensuring that Lionel Luthor would erase all suspicions about his son and her. The visit to Lionel would come later. This noon was time for the Sullivans.
~~
Lex accepted the glass from Helen and toasted to the completion of their arrangement. She was a truly lovely woman, he thought, when Helen smiled graciously back at him.
"I just know that this is the beginning of an entirely new life," Helen said.
Lex could not agree more. "This would not have been possible if not for you, Helen. Chloe and I cannot thank you enough." Lex took her hand and kissed her knuckles in gratitude. "Should you ever need anything—"
The doctor's eyes sparkled when she shook her head. "Oh I'm certain I will never lack for anything, Lex."
Lex's heart was full with content. It was done. He would go back and take Chloe away. First though, he needed to ascertain that he had covered all his bases. Right then, his father was at peace with the knowledge that Lex was away on his honeymoon. If in the hospital, Lionel still suspected that there was one huge cover up, Lex was sure that it no longer existed in Lionel's mind. While Lex set his affairs in order so that Lionel would not be able to touch his businesses, Lionel would leave Chloe alone.
Like any creature sated, Lex began to feel drowsy. He smiled again at the stranger who was his and Chloe's angel, the woman who made everything possible. He never thought she was a great beauty, but now, after all that she had done, Helen Bryce to him was astoundingly beautiful. He needed to express his gratitude one more time. "You will make a lovely bride, Helen."
As Lex drifted off to sleep, he saw the doctor merely nod and smile in acknowledgment. Lex slipped into a land of dreams, to visit a world with Chloe that he knew would soon come true.
End Season 2
Chloe would not dare close her eyes. Once upon a time, she could not help but squeeze her eyes shut to revel in the sensations that his touch brought. Tonight, everything was different. The urgency was heightened, for no reason at all, she told herself. Everything between them was the same. Yet from the moment he slipped inside her, Lex held his gaze as though there was nothing else in the universe except for him and Chloe. The room did not exist. Smallville did not exist. Even the sheets they were lying on did not exist. The two of them were the only entities floating magically amidst the stars.
She gasped with each pure reaction that burned through her body. His movements were slow, and he possessed her in the way she loved so much. Lex's eyes never left hers, not even when he intertwined their fingers and brought her arms above her head. There, he held them fast. She lay completely exposed to him, bare and glowing in the moonlight they both adored.
Even then, in her naked abandon, his eyes never left hers.
She could see how close he was. Lex's jaw was tight, and Chloe felt the change in his thrusts. He was moving with uneven force, a slightly more erratic pace. His lucid gaze was clouded by the feelings rushing over him. Chloe's hands tightened on his until their fists were against the headboard. All her feelings coalesced into a tempest pooling in the depth of her belly.
And her gaze strayed from his.
When finally, the stars converged inside her body, and exploded magnificently in hot, viscous languor, Chloe's vision went white. A sigh escaped her. But her eyes were still on his.
Lex held none of himself back. He gave her everything until he had none left. Spent, he collapsed on top of her, gasping for breath. His open lips lay on her cheek. But even his sightless regard was trained on her.
~~
The sun was high, but she did not rise. Smallville was beautiful and interesting, but that day, there was nothing in particular that would have hauled her off the nest she had created of her bed. The knock on her door was best ignored. She rolled and pressed her face into the mattress.
"Sweetheart, open up!"
Chloe pretended to sleep. If she did not answer, then her dad would go away. Suddenly, the bed shifted and she rolled a bit to the right. Chloe shoved the pillow away and frowned at her father.
Gabe Sullivan grinned sadly at her. "You don't really think I would believe that my very active daughter would still be asleep at this time of day? You're a reporter, Chloe. I know you won't sleep through the biggest wedding event of the year."
That stung. She shrugged and sat up. "I just felt like sleeping in," she reasoned. Chloe scurried out of bed and padded towards her closet. She pulled open the door and started rummaging for street clothes.
"Chloe, you don't have to pretend with me."
Chloe's movements faltered. She forced levity in her voice when she responded, "What do you mean, dad?"
Gabe walked to his daughter and squeezed her shoulder. "I don't know what happened between today and the last time I talked to Lex. I know relationships are hard. But I also know that even if you broke up with him without my knowledge, you'd still be hurting because of this."
"Everything's fine, dad." Chloe was handling herself well, and she was proud of herself. However, Chloe was shocked to find out that she wasn't as cool as she believed she was. When she felt her dad brush a kiss on her temple, her eyes moistened.
Gabe saw her reaction and pulled her close to his body. "I know that. You're my tough girl." She swiftly turned in his arms and hugged her father around the waist. Gabe told her gently, "I love you, baby girl. No matter what. Daddy loves you."
Chloe tightened her arms around her father. She had never been younger than she was then. She allowed herself to smile for the first time that day and sighed, "I love you, daddy."
She was luckiest in her father, who stayed with her and kept her cherished despite the odds that faced him. When her mother left, it would have been so easy for Gabe to raise her without the amount of attention and guidance he had given her. Had Chloe not turned out to be a good person, people would have blamed his wife.
She relished the feel of her father's protection around her. For those precious moments she forgot her role in ensuring that Lionel Luthor would erase all suspicions about his son and her. The visit to Lionel would come later. This noon was time for the Sullivans.
~~
Lex accepted the glass from Helen and toasted to the completion of their arrangement. She was a truly lovely woman, he thought, when Helen smiled graciously back at him.
"I just know that this is the beginning of an entirely new life," Helen said.
Lex could not agree more. "This would not have been possible if not for you, Helen. Chloe and I cannot thank you enough." Lex took her hand and kissed her knuckles in gratitude. "Should you ever need anything—"
The doctor's eyes sparkled when she shook her head. "Oh I'm certain I will never lack for anything, Lex."
Lex's heart was full with content. It was done. He would go back and take Chloe away. First though, he needed to ascertain that he had covered all his bases. Right then, his father was at peace with the knowledge that Lex was away on his honeymoon. If in the hospital, Lionel still suspected that there was one huge cover up, Lex was sure that it no longer existed in Lionel's mind. While Lex set his affairs in order so that Lionel would not be able to touch his businesses, Lionel would leave Chloe alone.
Like any creature sated, Lex began to feel drowsy. He smiled again at the stranger who was his and Chloe's angel, the woman who made everything possible. He never thought she was a great beauty, but now, after all that she had done, Helen Bryce to him was astoundingly beautiful. He needed to express his gratitude one more time. "You will make a lovely bride, Helen."
As Lex drifted off to sleep, he saw the doctor merely nod and smile in acknowledgment. Lex slipped into a land of dreams, to visit a world with Chloe that he knew would soon come true.
End Season 2