Chloe woke the next morning feeling warm and surprisingly comfortable. She
stretched and found herself held immobile. Still bleary from sleep, it took
time for Chloe to remember where she was. The pillows were unfamiliar, and
the walls weren't her bedroom walls. As her mind continued to wake up, she
realized that she was unable to move because someone was holding her still.
She rolled over, and found herself face to face with Lex Luthor. The shock of that woke her up completely, and the past events came roaring back.
They had moved to Angie's bedroom, having badgered the information out of her when she came to. Lex had figured that it would look better for Angie to be in her room, in terms of convincing Charles that Angie didn't want to be disturbed.
Chloe remembered kicking her shoes off, and crashing on Angie's bed. She didn't remember anything else, especially how Lex came to be sleeping beside her, with his face plastered into a pillow, and his arm thrown over her waist. She was sure if anything else had happened between them; she would have remembered.
Her mind willed her to get out of bed before Lex woke up, but a small part of her wanted to take advantage of the situation, curling into the heat of Lex's body, and just go back to sleep.
Her decision was pre-empted by Lex waking up. He opened his eyes, and smiled at her, not making any move to take his arm away.
"Mmm. Good morning." He said sleepily, a small smile playing across his face. "Have good dreams?"
Chloe felt a blush rising to her face. How could she have had anything but good dreams after a kiss like the one the night before? However, Lex's smirk seemed to indicate that he knew more about it then he should. She didn't talk in her sleep, *did* she? Chloe wondered.
"Yes, I had a very nice sleep." She managed to say with credibility. "You?" As she asked the last, she moved away from Lex, sliding over to the edge of the kind sized bed.
"Very good dreams." He commented, letting her go, and watching as she stood up. She stretched fully then, her back to him, unaware that the sight of her stretching was one hundred percent more alluring then just having his arm around her.
She turned back to him. "Hey. What'd you do with Angie?" She asked, looking around the room and not seeing her.
Lex smiled. "Bathroom. She was whining and making all sorts of noise last night. I couldn't sleep, so I locked her in there." He pointed to the closed door.
"What are you going to do when the butler starts asking about her?" Chloe asked, sitting back down on the edge of the bed, and curling her legs under her.
Lex shrugged. "I'll deal with that when the time comes." He pushed himself up onto his elbows. "You ready for today Chloe?" He asked, serious all of a sudden.
She nodded slowly. "I had a good sleep, and that helped. And with Adams along, we won't get re-kidnapped, right?"
Lex smiled. "We'd better not. That's why he's coming."
Chloe nodded decisively. "Then I think I'm ready for anything."
Lex nodded, taking her comments in, before getting out of bed and padding barefoot across the carpet to where Angie's phone rested on an end table.
Chloe admired the way Lex moved. All contained energy and athletic grace, before snapping her attention back to the ordeal at hand. "Who're you calling?" She asked, as he punched numbers into the phone.
Lex sat in the lazy boy beside the phone. "Adams. I want to know where he is, and when he'll be in Oregon."
Not wanting to be left out of the conversation, Chloe walked over and perched on the arm of the chair. Lex glanced up to where Chloe was looking down at him. He smiled, then leaned towards her, tilting the phone, so that if she put her ear against his, she could hear what was being said.
Trying to ignore the proximity, Chloe leaned her head down in time to hear Adams answer his phone.
"Adams." Was the curt answer.
"This is Luthor. Where are you."
"In a plane over Idaho. I'll be in Portland shortly."
"When you land, I'll need you to rent a car, and drive it to Seyer Bay. It should be about two hours from Portland. Buy a map. We'll meet you in a Diner on main street at about noon, alright?"
"Yeah. Noon, diner, Seyer Bay. Gotcha."
"All right." Lex said, and then punched the disconnect button.
"That's it? You just boss him around, and now we wait till he shows up?"
Lex smiled, and then levered himself out of the chair. Chloe tipped her body, so she dropped into the spot he'd just vacated, her legs hanging over the arm of the chair.
"Hmm, you're timing is a little off." Lex said with a smile, "You missed my lap."
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Well, it may surprise you that not every woman is as forward as psycho-woman over there." She said, motioning towards the bathroom where they had interred Angie.
Lex nodded. "I'll make a mental note."
"You do that. Oh! Can you get Angie out of the bathroom so I can use it?" She asked.
Lex nodded.
Angie was not a happy camper. Having spent the night bound and gagged, she had not slept and was not happy to see that Lex was still around. The second she realized who had opened the door, she began thrashing around on the bathroom floor, oblivious to the fact that her head was inches away from the toilet and she was going to brain herself.
Lex grabbed her by the ankles and dragged her out of the bathroom. He took the remaining duct tape, and taped her to the leg of the bed, on the side opposite the door. Angie couldn't move, and if Charles walked in, he wouldn't immediately see that his employer was in trouble.
Lex motioned gallantly towards the bathroom. Chloe smiled and walked in, shutting the door.
~*~
The morning dragged on. Chloe was beginning to get fidgety. She was ready to do something, anything but sit around in Angie's bedroom any longer. It was a stressful situation because she couldn't talk about the real situation without involving Angie more then necessary, and they couldn't leave her in case Charles inquired about her.
Lex seemed to bear the burden of waiting well. He sat in the lazy boy by the phone, his ankle across his knee calmly watching Angie with the flat gaze of a predator contemplating potential prey. Chloe wasn't taking it so well. She was resisting the urge to pace, but couldn't stop bouncing her foot, or tapping her fingers. The nervous energy seemed to flow out of her.
Then Lex rose abruptly, causing Chloe to jump since he hadn't moved for so long.
"It's about twenty to twelve." He said simply. "Help me move her." He jerked his chin towards Angie.
Between the two of them, with Lex carrying most of her weight, they moved Angie into her closet. There was nothing to tie her to, but Lex had the answer to that.
As soon as Angie was settled, and before Chloe had a chance to react, Lex hit her again, harder then the last time. Angie's head slumped forward without anymore sound.
Without a glance at Chloe for her reaction, Lex slid the closet door shut, grabbed her hand and left the bedroom.
Charles was in the foyer when they descended down the stairs. He nodded once to them, and stepped aside for them to leave the house.
"Oh, Charles was it?" He asked, just as he pushed the door open.
Charles looked up and nodded.
"Yeah, Angie said not to bother her. She and Tommy are a little busy, if you know what I mean!" Lex leered at Charles, before pulling Chloe outside.
"Do you think that will be enough to stop her from being discovered?" Chloe asked when the front door was shut.
Lex nodded. "If you knew that your employer was having sex, would you walk in on them?" He asked bluntly.
Chloe shook her head. "Really, not."
They walked up to Angie's BMW, that was still sitting out in front of the house. Lex opened the driver's side, and got in. Chloe flopped down in the passenger's side.
"You gonna hot wire this?" She asked.
Lex shook his head. "Nope, I noticed that she left the keys here when we first arrived." He dug the keys out of a cup holder full of junk. "See." He jammed them into the ignition, and pulled out of the driveway.
They were half way to the gate, when a panicked looking man jumped in front of the car.
Lex leaned out the window "What the hell are you doing? Trying to get yourself killed?"
"I can't let you steal this car!" The man said, dead serious.
Lex rolled his eyes. "I'm not stealing it. Angie's busy and I need to go into town, see if my car fixed yet. You check with Charles, he'll set you straight. I'll bring it right back." Then while the man stood, rooted in indecision, Lex punched the gas, and burned out of the driveway.
"Are we coming back?" Chloe asked, surprised.
Lex nodded. "Yeah. This house is a perfect place to strike out from." Then they were on the road and headed towards Seyer Bay.
TBC...
She rolled over, and found herself face to face with Lex Luthor. The shock of that woke her up completely, and the past events came roaring back.
They had moved to Angie's bedroom, having badgered the information out of her when she came to. Lex had figured that it would look better for Angie to be in her room, in terms of convincing Charles that Angie didn't want to be disturbed.
Chloe remembered kicking her shoes off, and crashing on Angie's bed. She didn't remember anything else, especially how Lex came to be sleeping beside her, with his face plastered into a pillow, and his arm thrown over her waist. She was sure if anything else had happened between them; she would have remembered.
Her mind willed her to get out of bed before Lex woke up, but a small part of her wanted to take advantage of the situation, curling into the heat of Lex's body, and just go back to sleep.
Her decision was pre-empted by Lex waking up. He opened his eyes, and smiled at her, not making any move to take his arm away.
"Mmm. Good morning." He said sleepily, a small smile playing across his face. "Have good dreams?"
Chloe felt a blush rising to her face. How could she have had anything but good dreams after a kiss like the one the night before? However, Lex's smirk seemed to indicate that he knew more about it then he should. She didn't talk in her sleep, *did* she? Chloe wondered.
"Yes, I had a very nice sleep." She managed to say with credibility. "You?" As she asked the last, she moved away from Lex, sliding over to the edge of the kind sized bed.
"Very good dreams." He commented, letting her go, and watching as she stood up. She stretched fully then, her back to him, unaware that the sight of her stretching was one hundred percent more alluring then just having his arm around her.
She turned back to him. "Hey. What'd you do with Angie?" She asked, looking around the room and not seeing her.
Lex smiled. "Bathroom. She was whining and making all sorts of noise last night. I couldn't sleep, so I locked her in there." He pointed to the closed door.
"What are you going to do when the butler starts asking about her?" Chloe asked, sitting back down on the edge of the bed, and curling her legs under her.
Lex shrugged. "I'll deal with that when the time comes." He pushed himself up onto his elbows. "You ready for today Chloe?" He asked, serious all of a sudden.
She nodded slowly. "I had a good sleep, and that helped. And with Adams along, we won't get re-kidnapped, right?"
Lex smiled. "We'd better not. That's why he's coming."
Chloe nodded decisively. "Then I think I'm ready for anything."
Lex nodded, taking her comments in, before getting out of bed and padding barefoot across the carpet to where Angie's phone rested on an end table.
Chloe admired the way Lex moved. All contained energy and athletic grace, before snapping her attention back to the ordeal at hand. "Who're you calling?" She asked, as he punched numbers into the phone.
Lex sat in the lazy boy beside the phone. "Adams. I want to know where he is, and when he'll be in Oregon."
Not wanting to be left out of the conversation, Chloe walked over and perched on the arm of the chair. Lex glanced up to where Chloe was looking down at him. He smiled, then leaned towards her, tilting the phone, so that if she put her ear against his, she could hear what was being said.
Trying to ignore the proximity, Chloe leaned her head down in time to hear Adams answer his phone.
"Adams." Was the curt answer.
"This is Luthor. Where are you."
"In a plane over Idaho. I'll be in Portland shortly."
"When you land, I'll need you to rent a car, and drive it to Seyer Bay. It should be about two hours from Portland. Buy a map. We'll meet you in a Diner on main street at about noon, alright?"
"Yeah. Noon, diner, Seyer Bay. Gotcha."
"All right." Lex said, and then punched the disconnect button.
"That's it? You just boss him around, and now we wait till he shows up?"
Lex smiled, and then levered himself out of the chair. Chloe tipped her body, so she dropped into the spot he'd just vacated, her legs hanging over the arm of the chair.
"Hmm, you're timing is a little off." Lex said with a smile, "You missed my lap."
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Well, it may surprise you that not every woman is as forward as psycho-woman over there." She said, motioning towards the bathroom where they had interred Angie.
Lex nodded. "I'll make a mental note."
"You do that. Oh! Can you get Angie out of the bathroom so I can use it?" She asked.
Lex nodded.
Angie was not a happy camper. Having spent the night bound and gagged, she had not slept and was not happy to see that Lex was still around. The second she realized who had opened the door, she began thrashing around on the bathroom floor, oblivious to the fact that her head was inches away from the toilet and she was going to brain herself.
Lex grabbed her by the ankles and dragged her out of the bathroom. He took the remaining duct tape, and taped her to the leg of the bed, on the side opposite the door. Angie couldn't move, and if Charles walked in, he wouldn't immediately see that his employer was in trouble.
Lex motioned gallantly towards the bathroom. Chloe smiled and walked in, shutting the door.
~*~
The morning dragged on. Chloe was beginning to get fidgety. She was ready to do something, anything but sit around in Angie's bedroom any longer. It was a stressful situation because she couldn't talk about the real situation without involving Angie more then necessary, and they couldn't leave her in case Charles inquired about her.
Lex seemed to bear the burden of waiting well. He sat in the lazy boy by the phone, his ankle across his knee calmly watching Angie with the flat gaze of a predator contemplating potential prey. Chloe wasn't taking it so well. She was resisting the urge to pace, but couldn't stop bouncing her foot, or tapping her fingers. The nervous energy seemed to flow out of her.
Then Lex rose abruptly, causing Chloe to jump since he hadn't moved for so long.
"It's about twenty to twelve." He said simply. "Help me move her." He jerked his chin towards Angie.
Between the two of them, with Lex carrying most of her weight, they moved Angie into her closet. There was nothing to tie her to, but Lex had the answer to that.
As soon as Angie was settled, and before Chloe had a chance to react, Lex hit her again, harder then the last time. Angie's head slumped forward without anymore sound.
Without a glance at Chloe for her reaction, Lex slid the closet door shut, grabbed her hand and left the bedroom.
Charles was in the foyer when they descended down the stairs. He nodded once to them, and stepped aside for them to leave the house.
"Oh, Charles was it?" He asked, just as he pushed the door open.
Charles looked up and nodded.
"Yeah, Angie said not to bother her. She and Tommy are a little busy, if you know what I mean!" Lex leered at Charles, before pulling Chloe outside.
"Do you think that will be enough to stop her from being discovered?" Chloe asked when the front door was shut.
Lex nodded. "If you knew that your employer was having sex, would you walk in on them?" He asked bluntly.
Chloe shook her head. "Really, not."
They walked up to Angie's BMW, that was still sitting out in front of the house. Lex opened the driver's side, and got in. Chloe flopped down in the passenger's side.
"You gonna hot wire this?" She asked.
Lex shook his head. "Nope, I noticed that she left the keys here when we first arrived." He dug the keys out of a cup holder full of junk. "See." He jammed them into the ignition, and pulled out of the driveway.
They were half way to the gate, when a panicked looking man jumped in front of the car.
Lex leaned out the window "What the hell are you doing? Trying to get yourself killed?"
"I can't let you steal this car!" The man said, dead serious.
Lex rolled his eyes. "I'm not stealing it. Angie's busy and I need to go into town, see if my car fixed yet. You check with Charles, he'll set you straight. I'll bring it right back." Then while the man stood, rooted in indecision, Lex punched the gas, and burned out of the driveway.
"Are we coming back?" Chloe asked, surprised.
Lex nodded. "Yeah. This house is a perfect place to strike out from." Then they were on the road and headed towards Seyer Bay.
TBC...
