Clark tries to decide whether or not he should break his 'date' with Lois, for Chloe's sake. He knows Lois wouldn't really care if he breaks off the date. But, lately he's felt something for Lois. Something that could maybe lead to more than a friendship.
The next day, Clark gets ready for the party and waits for Lois and Chloe to pick him up. Clark still doesn't have a car to drive. He's been reluctant to borrow any more of Lex's cars because of what happened the last time.
A horn honks from outside and Clark walks out to her car, a blue 99' Mustang. He opens the passenger side door and gets in.
"Hey Chloe, no Jake?" Clark asks, turning around to the back seat.
"Oh no, he couldn't make it." Chloe lies.
"Sorry to hear that. Don't worry, I'll make sure to dance with you too." Clark assures her.
"Gee, thanks. Just what I want, a sympathy dance." She says.
"Chloe, come on. It's not like that." Clark tells her.
"Yeah, me and Clark are not even on a real date. We're just three friends going to a… semi-formal party." Lois says from the driver's seat.
Lois pulls the car up Lex's driveway and stops behind a stopped car in front of the mansion where a man in a red vest walks up to the car.
"Valet parking? Lex sure pulled out all the stops on this one." Chloe comments as they get out of the car.
"Why not? You know as well as I do, Lex isn't one to hold back." Clark tells her and they start walking up the steps.
"Excuse me, the keys?" The valet asks.
"Oh… yeah. Sorry." Lois apologizes and tosses him the keys.
They walk into the main ballroom that is packed with guests. The party is actually celebrating Lexcorp's takeover of another small company. It just so happened to happen around Valentine's day and turned into a Valentine's day party.
"Hey! Glad you could make it, Clark." Lex says as he walks over to them. "Chloe, Lois."
"Hey, nice party." Clark comments.
"Yeah well, my Lexcorp employees deserve it." He says. "So, Lois… are you here as Clark's guest, or here for a story for the Smallville Ledger?" Lex asks curiously.
"I'm here with Clark. But if a story arises, I might just use it." Lois says.
"Don't worry, I don't have a problem with that. The Ledger is a respectable newspaper, unlike others that have printed my name." Lex tells her.
A guy that looks to be around Clark's age walks up to Lex. "Hey Lex, The D.J. wants to speak with you."
"Ok, I'll be there in a second. CJ, I would like you to meet a good friend of mine, Clark Kent. These are his friends, Chloe Sullivan and Lois Lane." Lex introduces him.
"Hey, nice to meet you." Clark shakes his hand.
"Same here." CJ says.
"This is CJ, my cousin. He's visiting from New York." Lex tells them and walks toward where the D.J. is.
"Yeah, I came to check out Metropolis University. Lex has some friends there that could help me get in." CJ tells them.
"Maybe you should talk to Met U's latest drop-out, Lois here." Chloe suggests.
"Hey! You know I left because it wasn't for me." Lois defends herself.
"Sure, wasn't for you." Chloe says, not believing her.
"You're the first girl here that has caught my attention, how about a dance?" CJ asks her.
Chloe smiles at his compliment. "Sure, I'd be happy too." CJ takes her hand and leads her to the dance floor.
Clark turns to Lois. "Obviously, he hasn't had a good look at you. You look great tonight."
"Clark, was that a compliment?" She asks with a smile.
"Uh, yeah… Was that ok?" He asks, confused.
"Yeah, it was ok. It's just that you've never complimented me before." Lois tells him.
"Well, I should have. Come on, let's dance." Clark says and pulls her toward the dance floor.
Later, Clark and Lois find Chloe and CJ sitting down together, talking. Chloe laughs at something he said.
"Well, you two seem to be getting along well." Lois comments as her and Clark sit down too.
"Yeah, we are. CJ is great dancer." Chloe says and glances at Clark.
"Chloe isn't too bad herself. Her dancing matches her beauty." CJ smiles. Lois turns away and coughs, receiving a dirty look from Chloe.
"So CJ, how are you liking Smallville so far?" Clark asks, in an attempt to change the subject.
"Well, they seemed to get the name right." He laughs.
"If they wanted to get the name any closer, they would have went with 'Wierdville'." Chloe says.
"Oh yeah, why is that?" CJ asks.
"Oh no, here we go." Clark says, sensing that Chloe is about to go into her meteor theory.
"I'm with Clark, I think I'll pass hearing this again." Lois says and the both of them get up.
A/N: I thought it was time Chloe had a boyfriend. What do you think?