She let a smirk tug at the corner of her mouth as she headed towards the building. She passed residents and nodded a hello as they did. Everyone was so friendly, no one passed judgment as you walked by. It was nothing like Metropolis where you could be dieing on the sidewalk and patrons would merely walk around you cursing as they stepped in your blood. Reaching The Talon she stopped to smell a batch of roses that were on sale out front before walking through the door.
The interior was decorated in an Egyptian yard sale theme. Not a single table or chair matched one another and the plates and cups seemed to hold true to the same style of randomness. Walking further she let her eyes wander. The coffee shop, as it appeared to be, was almost entirely occupied by teenagers. Reaching the counter she stopped and looked over the menu. "Can I help you?" a young girl asked. She was quite attractive. Her dark hair was pulled back from her face in a loose pony tail and her inviting brown eyes shimmered with a youthful joy. Vivian smiled. "I'd like… a low fat latte, light on the foam." She said. The girl's nose seemed to scrunch as she smiled and turned her back to Vivian to prepare the drink. Vivian turned her back to the counter as she looked over the shop again. A blonde girl slipped in beside her and sat on one of the stools before the counter. "Lana, have you seen Clark?" she asked the girl behind the counter. "No, why?" the waitress replied. "He's suppose to met me here." The blonde said with a hint of frustration present in her tone. "I'm sure he's on his way Chloe." the one named Lana replied. Vivian smiled at the thought of young love. "Men… are always late." She said to the blonde. She smiled at Vivian awkwardly. "Low fat latte, light foam." The girl behind the counter said. Vivian turned around and smiled at her. "Thank you." She said taking a tall blue mug from the girl. She then turned and walked to an empty table by a staircase that lead up to what looked like it could have been the old projection room. She'd just gotten settled in the slightly warped off balance wooden chair when he walked in.
She knew it was him even though she'd yet to see his face. Her heart seemed to skip a beat as her breath caught in her chest. She let a seductive smile slide across her face as he turned his back to the girl making his latte. He seemed to be scanning the crowd of the small coffee shop as if looking for someone unparticular. Then his eyes fell on her. She could feel him staring. His blue eyes locked on her from across the room. She sipped at her latte as she pretended to read a magazine that had been left on the table. Then she slowly raised her eyes to meet his. A cocky smile slide across his face and made his eyes glimmer. Vivian set her latte down on the table and got up from her seat walking towards the counter. "Can I get a peanut butter cookie?" she asked the girl. "Sure." She replied still fixing the latte. Vivian tossed her hair to one side and looked at him with a smile. "Didn't your mother ever tell you it's not polite to stare?" she asked. "Do I know you?" he asked confidently turning to face her full on. She gave him a side smile as she turned to face him. "I don't know. Do you?" she asked. "I feel like I do." He said. "Well, then I guess you do." She said as the girl handed her the cookie she'd asked for. Vivian playfully tossed her hair towards him and walked back to her table. She watched from the corner of her eye as the dark haired Lana handed him the latte and he walked towards her table. "Is this seat taken?" he asked. Vivian looked at him. "Looks empty." She said. He practically beamed as he set his latte down and took the seat. "Lex Luthor." he said extending his hand across the table. She looked up from her magazine and shook his hand. "Vivian Woods." She replied. He held her hand firmly as he looked at her questioningly. "Halton Boarding School." He said. "You were the Cleopatra buff." He added. "And you had a strange obsession with Napoleon." She retorted. He let her hand go and took a drink of his latte. There was a small bit of cream on his top lip as he set the cup down. "Actually I was rather fond of Alexander the Great. My mother loved Napoleon." He declared. Vivian let the side of her lips rise as he took another sip of his latte. "I was devastated when you were removed from Halton." Vivian said. Lex smiled showing all his front teeth. "I highly doubt anyone was devastated at my leaving." He said. Vivian took a sip of her latte and got up from her seat. Walking towards him she slowly lowered her lips to his sucking the cream from his top lip. "I was." She said staring into his blue eyes. An element of shock registered in his eyes as she smiled at him before walking out of the Talon.
Vivian squinted against the blinding sun as she stood on the sidewalk. Looking both left and right she was caught off guard by Lex bursting out of the Talon door. "Are you going to be in town for a while?" he asked suddenly. She smiled at the longing in his tone. "For a while." She answered. "Can… I mean… I'd love to show you around the town sometime." He said. "I'd like that." She replied. Lex's face lit up with joy. "Can I offer you dinner at my place?" he grew bolder with each answer he liked. "Sure, how about eight-ish?" she asked. "Perfect. I'm sure you can find it easy enough." He said. "I'm sure I can." She said with a coy smile. She did after all have an entire aerial map of Smallville. "Great, I'll see you then." He said walking back towards the door of the Talon. "Yep." She said as he opened the door. She turned on her heel and started back towards the motel.
Walking into the motel room the clerk had told her was hers she kicked off her shoes. "Rodger?" she asked the empty room. No answer. She smiled and walked towards the suitcases sitting in the far corner. Lifting one with her foot it flopped open. She sighed and shook her head. "Oh Rodger." She remarked softly. She bent to picked up the bag the diamonds had been concealed in. "Damn you." She whispered as her green eyes flushed with color as if they were reflecting every light in the room. She popped up and rushed to the bathroom slamming the door.