Lionel was somewhat pissed at Lex for his stunt in the meeting but had no real desire to pursue any recourse at this time. He was in a particularly good mood and even Lex's antics hadn't changed that so far. The meeting had gone exceptionally well and with the exclusion of the signing over of Lexcorp it had been a successful day indeed. Thanks to Clark and his little treasure hunt, Lionel stood to secure a strong foothold in a number of key business deals with some prime corporate competitors who desired said items returned.
"Why so glum Lex?" Lionel provoked on the limo ride back to the mansion.
"Is that supposed to be funny dad?"
"My, my it is nice to have the old Lex back, sometimes. I do miss your constant attempts to one up me."
"If you miss it so much then let us go and you and I can pick up where we left off." Us referring to himself, Clark and Jonathon.
Lionel laughed at that, "Come now son, you know as well as I do that once you have your opponents where you want them you must keep them there." He paused and looked out the window before continuing. "No, I think I like you just where you are."
Lex took his father's attention to what was outside the window as an apparent end to the conversation. He was mildly grateful for the silence on the remainder of the ride home, he used it to formulate his next move.
Lionel accompanied Lex up to the room where Clark remained locked up. He opened the door and escorted Lex in. Clark took a moment to recover from the kryptonite. Once the door was shut he turned to look at Lex and his father.
Upon seeing his friend in obvious pain and cradling his hand, Clark ex-rayed the damage. He could see that a few of the small bones in Lex's hand were broken just below the knuckles.
"Lex, are you okay? What happened?" Clark asked with genuine worry for his friend. Without waiting for an answer he turned his glare at Lionel clearly accusing him of causing the damage.
"Don't look at me young man. Your friend here managed this all on his own. Didn't you son?"
"It's okay Clark." Lex assured as he crossed the room towards the side of the bed that Clark had just risen from.
"Lex, I will be notifying Sarah of your return. I am sure that your blushing young bride will be visiting you shortly. Try to be on your best behavior, I do hate it when she gets mad." Lionel said with a wink and walked out of the room locking the door behind him.
Once Clark recovered yet again, Lex wordlessly motioned for Clark to follow him into the bathroom. Once in the bathroom Lex proceeded to turn on all the facets and the fan in order to cover his voice on the security cameras that were no doubt littering the room.
Clark watched on in confusion but didn't dare say a word as he watched the intensity on Lex's face.
"I have a plan." He started with.
"I have a plan that will get us out of here. All we have to do is put it into motion."
"What, what is it?" Clark asked showing the first signs of excitement in over a week. If Lex had a plan then you could bet it would be a good one. He let himself believe that there was a light at the end of what had already been a very dark tunnel.
"I don't really know yet." Lex said still optimistic.
"What!"
"Here, look." Lex said as he pulled the lead box from his jacket. He lifted the lid and returned his gaze to Clark who had instantly drew away in pain from the kryptonite within.
Lex snapped the lid shut.
"Lex, what the hell-" Clark started.
"It's a drug made from the meteor rocks." Lex commenced with the explanation. "More precisely it is an amnesia drug. I heard two of my father's scientist talking about it today at the meeting. If we can somehow use it on my father and Sarah they will forget all that they know about you and we can walk out of here."
"But Lex how are we going to be able to use it. I can't get close to it to help you and we are locked in this room. Not to mention we can't go anywhere until I find out where my father is. If you use that on your father, he will forget where he has moved my dad. We can't risk that Lex." Clark's voice took on a pleading tone that was starting to aggravate Lex.
Lex took a deep breath and tried to calm Clark. "Well we will just have to wait until we find your dad. For both our sakes I hope it's soon." Lex added as he nursed his hand again.
"Lex, are you okay?"
"I'll be fine Clark. I just need some rest." Lex returned the box to his pocket and turned off the taps. He slowly walked past Clark and fell onto his side of the bed.
They lay in silence for a moment.
"Any chance they forgot to lock the windows or the door." Lex attempted some failed humor.
"Well since you have been gone I have taken your place checking them every ten or so minutes. Still status quo." Clark answered and they both managed a laugh.
"It feels good to laugh." Lex appreciated the moment out loud. There was another brief moment of silence then he added whole-heartedly, "Clark, I really am sorry."
"Me to Lex. Me to."
They had just drifted off when the door opened and Sarah strolled in. She left the door slightly a jar and sauntered over to the bed.
Clark rolled from side to side in pain letting the odd moan escape his lips.
"Sarah, shut the door your hurting him!" Lex shouted while trying to comfort Clark.
"Your little farm pet will be just fine. Besides, it's added insurance that you won't piss around this time." She smiled as she began to undress.
Lex looked at the door and then considered the box in his jacket. If he could get to one of the syringes now would be as good a time as any to use one on her. He watched her undress momentarily and then his attention was drawn back to Clark whose cries of pain were becoming louder.
He looked from Clark to the door and then to Sarah. His good hand slid towards his jacket pocket and his fingertips lightly brushed the lead of the box. He drew his hand away quickly when Sarah moved in to start taking his jacket off. He gave up the attempt for now hoping that it might be easier to get to the box once his jacket was off and laying next to him on the bed or on the floor. He would just have to position himself so he had access to it.
Sarah, unfortunately, had other ideas for the evening's entertainment. Once the jacket was off and thrown to the floor, she reached down and grabbed both of his wrists pulling them slowly over his head. She noted his wince as she gripped his arm and smiled knowing it was causing him a great deal of pain. Next she grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it up and over his head. She didn't however pull the shirt all the way off. She left it hanging from his wrists and pushed with one finger on his chest until he fell back on the bed.
She shimmed her way up his body until she could reach his hands and within seconds had secured both his wrists to the headboard with his shirt that was still aiding in securing them in place.
Once Lex realized what was happening he began to struggle which only earned Clark a slap across the face to add to his already excruciating pain.
"Sarah, for God's sake at least shut the door. You've won, you've got me." Lex conceded as he tugged at the headboard with his good hand for added emphasis. "Leave Clark out of this."
Sarah hit Clark again, this time with a closed fist.
"What the-" Lex started.
At his words she punched Clark again.
"Are you starting to figure out the game yet Lex? You speak, Clark pays."
Lex lay underneath her staring in confusion.
"Do you want to know why?" Sarah purred as she ran circles around his nipple with her nail.
Lex didn't respond vocally, he simply nodded his head.
"You sure do learn fast when you want to. Or more precisely when something you love is at stake. Anyway, here is why, Sam is why."
She looked down at him and twisted his nipple sharply. He cried out in pain earning Clark another fist, this time to the face.
Once Lex had recovered she continued, "You see Sam was my boyfriend. You wouldn't have known that though because in order to pull this off we had to keep a low key. I'm not too sure what you did to get rid of him but your father has told me that his absence is final." He eyes teared up briefly. "No matter though, with all my newly acquired money I can afford another boyfriend. Now where were we."
After that there was little talk. Sarah finished what she came for and slid off the bed and back into her cloths. She left Lex as he was, naked, exposed and tied to the bed as she shut the door behind her.
Clark took a while to recover fully but once he did he untied Lex and turned his back to give his friend a moment of privacy in which to get dressed. He could tell that Lex was embarrassed at having been so completely exposed. They didn't discuss what had just happened they simply lay on the bed until they drifted off to sleep yet again.