I apologize greatly for my absence in the recent years and will now try to finish the story, hopefully in a timely matter.
As they walked into the dinner Chloe instantly froze in place. She never once thought about how the three of them out together would appear to the rest of smallville's clandestine citizens. Glancing towards Lex, she new he was thinking the same thing, reaching out she gently touches the sleeve of his suit jacket and whispers to him.
"Maybe we should go, Just take Leigh and I back, we'll.." Lex cut her off saying.
"Why miss Sullivan, I never once thought you to be the one to back down from the small town gossip chain." With a raised eyebrow Lex challenged her to back down.
"I'm not one to back down from anything mister Luther, however I do not wish for my daughter to have to deal with the small minded and sometimes bigoted actions of some of the cheery townsfolk." Chloe replied with more of an air of fear in he highly angered whispers toward Lex.
"To late to back out now," was all Lex's reply as he looked over to the little girl following the young waitress he remembered once worked with Lana at the Talon. Chloe followed Lex's eyes to her daughter as she skipped happily along with Sam, singing about waffles.
Chloe shook her head and whispered under her breath "hear goes nothing."
The minute the three of them took there seats the room buzzed with whispers. "Who's the kid."
"It can't be hers"
"is it theirs"
"did they kidnap her"
"just like a Luther hey, knock up a little girl like that."
"know that's the nosey one from the city."
"City people dirtying up our little town with there filth."
The Whispers continued with Chloe fuming over there accusations about her and about Lex. How dare they insinuate anything. Looking towards her daughter she becomes instantly calm, seeing as none of the whispers seem to make it to her ears and she is busy demanding that the waitress bring them all blueberry waffles with extra maple syrup.
Amazed at the emotions that splayed across Chloe's face and how Leigh seemed to be completely oblivious to everything.
"thank god for small blessings." Lex mussed nodding toward Leigh when Chloe looked at him.
"she's never let things to get to her. I'm glad she doesn't care or pay attention to was people say or gossip about. And hey, she's six and wants waffles." Chloe replied with a soft laugh.
"The one track mind defiantly runs in the family then."
"How do you mean?" Chloe look across at Lex, her head slightly tilted to the side, a habit she picked up from Lana that always made Chloe think of a dog when you spoke it's name.
"Your father I mean. when he has a plan for the plant he doesn't leave me alone until he makes sure I fully understand all the implications it could have for us. And from the stories I get from Clark when you want something you usually don't stop till you get it. The one track mind and stubbornness, it all runs in the family."
"Yhea, Guess your right, but you can't say that that's a bad thing."
"No you can't" as Lex finished the food arrived. Pancakes and Waffles galore. Neither of them truly listening to exactly what it was the Leigh had ordered them for breakfast. Looking down at their loaded table and the two waiters still standing with trays loaded with food, Lex and Chloe laughed out loud as the stood to bring over a second table to accommodate them. And sat down to enjoy there food.
