Chapter Seven
Lana entered the restaurant where she was supposed to meet Lex. She looked at her watch. It was ten after eight. She was five minutes early. Lana sat down on the bench, guessing that Lex wasn't there yet. She had guessed right, at exactly 8:15 Lex walked in through the double doors. Lana stood up. "Hi Lex." He came over and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. They walked over to the Please Wait to Be Seated sign. Before long a waiter came over. "Two?" He asked grabbing two menus. "Yes." Lex said in return. They were seated next to a large window, in a black, leather booth. They ordered their drinks and opened their menus. "So um, Lex are you going to tell me what happened?" She said looking up from her menu. Her eyes meeting with Lex's. He was silent for a moment, then cleared his throat and answered, "Ok, if that's what you want." Lana set her menu on the table and looked straight at Lex. "It is."
"To tell you the truth, Robert didn't blow up the factory, but I didn't exactly do it either." Lana sat back confused. "Exactly?" Lex paused then said, "I um…hired someone to do it. I was different then though. I would never do anything like that now." Lana looked away from him. "Maybe not. But you are still a liar. How could you lie to me like that? After all we've been through. I really thought you were over that. Now if you'll excuse me, I've kind of lost my appetite." She stood up and started to walk out. Lex got up and followed her out of the restaurant. "Lana wait!" Lana spun around. "What Lex? What are you going to tell me now to make me feel better? Huh?" Lex touched her shoulder gently, but she quickly shrugged it off. "Lana I…." he stuttered. "You what? Are you now going to tell me you didn't do it?" Lex looked away for a second, and then looked back. "Lana I made a mistake and I'm sorry." Lana raised her hand. "No Lex I made the mistake. My mistake was getting into a relationship with you." She turned around and started to walk back to her car. "Lana." Lex said hoping she would turn back around. But all she did was shake her head and keep walking. He slammed his hand against the outside of the building.
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Chloe drummed her fingers on her legs and stared out the window. She was so nervous, she just couldn't sit still. Clark noticed and put his hand over hers. "It's ok Chloe. I'm not going to let anything happen to you." She looked up at him and gave a small smile. "Thanks Clark." But even his comfort couldn't stop her heart from pounding when they pulled into Lex's driveway. Clark pulled most the way up the driveway and came to a stop. He turned of the engine, and then turned to look at Chloe. "I'm going to stop here, so he won't notice it's my truck instead of your car." Chloe nodded. "Sounds good." She said, trying not to sound nervous. They both stepped out of the truck and started to walk towards the mansion. But before they got to the door, Chloe stopped and grabbed Clark's arm. "Clark if anything happens in there, I want you to know that I…uh…love you." She said looking at the ground. Clark was quiet for a second then said, "I...um...love you too Chloe." He pulled her into a big hug. He stood there holding her for what seemed like forever. "We should go now." Clark said finally and then pulled away. They looked at each other for a moment, then walked up to the door. "I'll stay out here until you go in and shut the door, but I promise I will be right behind you." Chloe nodded quickly. "Ok." Clark hid behind a bush nearby. Chloe stood in front of the door and rang the doorbell. To her surprise no one answered. She looked back at where Clark was hidden. He motioned for her to go in. She turned back to the door. Taking a deep breath she opened it and walked in. Clark got out of his hiding spot and followed Chloe in to the house. Chloe walked slowly down the hall. "Hello. Lex are you here. Lex." She could feel herself shaking as she reached the library. She gradually opened the door and walked in, trying to keep her breathing steady. "Lex are you in here?" Suddenly the door on the other side of the room opened and in strode Lex. "Hi Chloe I got your message. What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" He stepped in her direction. She wanted to step away, but knew that it might look a little suspicious. "I..uh..wanted to ask you about your cousin passing away. I mean if you have time." She said, nodding. "Why are you always sticking your nose into other people's business?" Lex started pacing back and forth. Chloe became very stiff. Clark where are you? She thought to herself.Lex was getting angrier by the second which made Chloe become more anxious. Clark please help. "Lex I'm just doing my job." Lex snapped his head around to look at her. "Yeah, well you can do your job without ruining other people's lives. I'm going to put an end to this before it gets even worse." He pulled out a gun and pointed it at Chloe. "Lex what are you doing? All I wanted was to ask a few questions about your cousin."
"Maybe this time, but there have been other times where you have gone to far. And now you're going to pay." He gave an evil smile. Chloe remembered that if she whispered, Clark might be able to hear her.
Clark was still in the hallway waiting for some kind of signal to come in. Then his ear picked up Chloe's voice. "Clark he's got his gun out. Please help me." He was just about to run in when he heard it. It sounded just like it did in his dream, loud and strong. He supersped in. Seeing the bullet flying through the air he ran in front of Chloe and the bullet hit him instead. Even though Chloe was still in danger, she couldn't help but smile. "Chloe, I'll handle him. You get out of here." She didn't want to leave him there. "But Clark.." she started to say. "Chloe go!" She turned around and started to run for the door. Before going out she turned to look at Clark one more time. Chloe ran out of the library only to run into one of Lex's butlers. She wasn't so sure that he was Lex's butler when he grabbed her around the neck. Giving him a good kick in the shin, she began to run down the hall. But she could soon hear his footsteps close behind her. Oh no. What should I do? Before Chloe could think of any way to get away from him, he had grabbed her arm.
Travis threw a punch at Clark and he went flying through the air, landing on Lex's glass coffee table. It shattered into a million pieces. Clark stood up he was about to run at Travis again, when he heard a shriek come from the hallway. Chloe! He supersped at Travis and threw him into the wall. Travis slid down the wall and lay still on the floor. After being knocked out, he gradually morphed back into himself. Clark made sure he was out, and then he ran out into the hallway. "Chloe?" He yelled. The fake butler ran at him from one end of the hallway. Clark grabbed him by the shirt and flung him down the hall. He then ran to the end of the hallway and glanced down the stairs. Chloe was lying at the bottom of the stairs, motionless. "Chloe!" He quickly jogged down the steps and gathered her in his arms. "Clark, I know I wasn't supposed to be here, but…" At that moment Lana caught sight of Clark with Chloe in his arms. "Oh my gosh, Clark is she ok?" Her eyes were wide and she had her hand in front of her mouth. "Lana call an ambulance." She turned around and quickly walked out without asking another question. "Hang in there Chloe. You have to hang in there." He said to an unconscious Chloe, before tears started to fall slowly from his eyes.