"Your friends with Lex Luthor?" Sophie asks, surprised.
"Yeah, well… ever since he hit me with his car." Clark says with a smile.
"What?" Sophie asks, wondering why he would be a friend with him.
"He was driving too fast and lost control of his Porsche. Both his car and me went off a bridge. I pulled him out." Clark tells her. Trying to leave his hero story as less obvious as he can.
"You're a hero." Sophie says, impressed.
"Well, I wasn't just going to let him drown." Clark tells her.
"Still, that wouldn't make him a friend to me." Sophie tells him.
"He's always been good to me. I prefer to see the best in people." Clark says. He pulls into the driveway of the mansion.
"Wow, he definitely is rich." Sophie says.
"Yeah, they brought this castle over from Scotland piece by piece." Clark tells her. They pass a silver Porsche 911 in the driveway as the walk up to the doors.
"Hey Clark. And who is this beauty you walked in with?" Lex asks, giving Sophie a smile.
"Lex, This is Sophie. She moved in next door." Clark tells him.
"Pleasure to meet you, Sophie." Lex says, kissing her hand.
"I thought she should at least meet Lex Luthor of Smallville." Clark says with a smile.
"What? Am I some tourist attraction?" Lex asks.
"Of course not. I wanted her to meet my friends." Clark says.
"So, what brings you to Smallville?" Lex asks.
"My dad got a job at LexCorp." She says.
"Oh! Your dad must be Mr. Krue." Lex says.
"Do you make an effort to know all of your employee's names?" She asks.
"I like to make an effort to get to know all of my employees. Plus, your dad has a high position at my plant." Lex tells her.
"He is? You never told me…" Clark says to Sophie.
"It's no big deal." She tells him. Clark feels like telling her he's interested in everything about her, but not with Lex standing right there.
"Would you like a tour of the Luthor Manor? Lex asks. Clark laughs at his attempt at a british accent.
"I would love to." Sophie says with her beautiful smile.
"…And this is where I keep all my cars." Lex tells them, opening a door at the end of a hallway. They walk in to this huge room filled wall to wall with expensive exotic cars. Clark can't believe he never noticed such a big room from the outside.
"Let me guess, you drive all of them?" Sophie asks, skeptical.
"No. Just some. If I see a car I want, I have to have it. This is my latest. It's an Enzo Ferrari." Lex says, walking up to a red Italian machine. It looks mean just looking at it. A pure racecar covered in carbon fiber.
"Um Lex… I knew you were rich, but dropping over a half-million dollars in a car?" Clark asks.
"Like I said, I had to have it. How about you take this beautiful lady for a ride?" Lex suggests.
"I don't think so, Lex. I'd prefer to be alive tomorrow morning." Clark says, laughing.
"Come on. You have to take at least one of my cars for a spin. How about this one? Ford GT." He says, walking up to a blue car with white racing stripes.
"What do you say, Sophie?" Clark asks, opening the passenger door.
"Let's go for a ride." Sophie says, getting in.
"Have her back before midnight." Lex tells Clark, tossing him the keys. Clark assumes he's talking about the car.
Clarks speeding down the road in the blue sports car. "This is amazing!" Sophie says excited.
"Yeah, it is. This car is awesome." Clark says, stepping harder on the gas. Both of them get pressed into the back of the seat and you can hear tires squealing.
"Let's stop by the Talon." She suggests.
"Ok. There's no better feeling than stepping out of an expensive sports car. Except one." Clark says.
"Oh yeah? What's that?" She asks.
"Opening the door of an expensive sports car for a beautiful girl." Clark says, looking into her eyes.
"Come on… That's like the fifth time someone has called me beautiful since I've moved here." Sophie says with a smile.
"What can I say? I don't lie." He tells her. Ignoring what is in the storm cellar.
"Whoever says the truth hurts, is wrong." She says. You aren't me, Clark thinks.