man, sry its been so long. I'm kinda preoccupied right now I guess. hope you like the new chapter.
Lex
It was seven, and I stood waiting at the bottom of the stairs. The cathedral ceiling rising high, the white stairs with gold trimming and gold rails, it was perfect. Then I saw her, she was at the top of the stairs looking down at me. I watched her gracefully descend, one hand sliding down the rail, the other holding her dress off the ground.
Her dress was silver, full length, tiny straps held it in place, extra folds of fabric in the front hung down low, but not too low. It was fitted all the way to her waist, then it flowed down to touch the ground, swaying as she walked. I could glimpse her silver shoes as she held her dress up off the ground, straps laced up her ankles, preventing her from losing them as she stepped down each stair. The only jewelry she wore were silver, diamond earrings, that hung down in three separate strands, each about one and a half inches long.
Her hair was partially up, curled strands hanging down everywhere. Silver eye-shadow enhanced the green in her eyes, lip gloss made her lips shine as she smiled at me. Finally she had reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Hi Lex."
"Hello Chloe." I smiled at her for a second, then I remembered, reaching into my pocket I pulled out a case. "Oh I almost forgot. I got you something."
"Lex you didn't have to-"
"Yes I did Chloe." I opened the case, revealing a sparkling diamond necklace contrasting with the black velvet lining of the home it had had for so long, I knew it would look better on Chloe.
"Oh wow, Lex it's beautiful!"
"So are you." She smiled up at me again, God I loved that smile. I lifted it out of the case and she turned around. As I hooked the clasp, my fingers brushed her warm skin. Instantly my mind flashed back to that night, I had been massaging her shoulders, then I had kissed her neck.
I slowly removed my hands, letting my eyes quickly wander down her back. The dress had a deep V-cut all the way to her hips, with silver strands criss crossing over and over again to finally tie at the bottom. Then she turned around and I instantly brought my eyes back to hers.
"So where are we going?" I smiled, knowing how impatient she was.
"I'm not going to tell you."
"Come on Lex, just tell me."
"No," I said as I took her hand and led her to the limo, opening the door for her, I followed her in, disappointed to see she had slid all the way over on the seat.
"Lex, tell me," she said as we drove off. I had the windows blacked out, she couldn't see where we were going.
"Chloe I am not going to tell you, it's a surprise."
"I hate surprises." But she smiled as she said it. I couldn't take my eyes off her face, I watched as that smile turned to a smirk, anyone in the Luthor family would have been proud of that smirk.
"Chloe?" I questioned, but she said nothing. Slowly, she slid across the seat, never breaking eye contact. She didn't stop until she was leaning against me.
"Lex," she said softly, seductively. I smirked back at her, this was a side of Chloe I had never seen before. Slowly, she ran her fingers across my chest, slipping them into my shirt. "Tell me," she whispered in my ear. If I had not been a Luthor, I would have gulped, but being one, I had learned to conceal my emotions at an early age. But I had felt the car stop moving.
"Chloe," I whispered back at her. I reached for her hand and slipped it out of my shirt, already missing the feel of her warm fingers on my skin. "Close your eyes." She sighed, but did as I said. I covered her eyes with her own hands, and then covered them with my hands. This had a double purpose, it not only made sure she wouldn't peek, it also let me have an excuse to keep touching her.
We slowly got out of the car, as this was a very awkward position, and I led her to the jet awaiting us there. I slipped around behind her and guided her with my hands, she never faltered, not even when we went up the stairs. I sat us down on the couch and waited until we had taken off to let her go.
"Lex we're on a plane!" she said before she could even see.
"Yes we are," I said.
"Where the hell are you taking me?" I just laughed, and she stood up, her hands on her hips.
"Lex Luthor, you tell me where we're going!" I just laughed harder, and she picked up a pillow off the couch and hit me with it.
"Ow!" I said, but she kept hitting me. I could hear her laughing though, so I knew she wasn't mad. I jumped up off the couch and pulled her down on top of me. She let the pillow slide to the ground as we both stopped laughing.
She was completely on top of me, her hands resting on my shoulders. We were both breathing heavily and I enjoyed the feel of her hot breath on my skin. I looked into her eyes as she moved closer to me, our lips were almost touching. Her eyes were half closed, making them darker, more secretive. Right before I was going to kiss her she spoke.
"Lex, let go of me," she whispered softly, and I realized my arms had gone around her, holding her as close to me as possible. I slowly released her, letting my fingers trail across the warm skin on her back. Closing her eyes, she softly moaned, and it took all the will power I had just to not leave my hands where they were, caressing her soft skin. She slowly got up off me, and sat down next to me, I noticed she made sure she wasn't touching me at all. I looked closer at her eyes, and knew that something was wrong.
"What's wrong Chloe?"
"Lex we need to talk," she said softly. I sighed, looking down, I knew this was going to happen.
Chloe
Now I had never been one to believe in fairytales, but as I walked down those stairs, I imagined this was what Cinderella must have felt like. Everything was so beautiful, I had never thought so before, just never noticed, but it was like my eyes had been opened. I saw all the simple beauty in the world, things I'd never seen before.
I looked down at Lex and he smiled up at me, I couldn't help but smile back. As I reached the bottom of the stairs, I felt like my heart was going to explode out of my chest, it was pounding so hard.
"Hi Lex."
"Hello Chloe. Oh I almost forgot. I got you something."
"Lex you didn't have to-"
"Yes I did Chloe." He said that with such force, he must have put a lot of thought into it. When he reached into his pocket and pulled out a black case, the sarcastic part of me thought, "Oh wow, jewelry, how original." But when he opened it, I couldn't help but smile, it was the most beautiful diamond necklace I'd ever seen.
"Oh wow, Lex it's beautiful!"
"So are you." I smiled again, this was more than I'd ever smiled in one day. He fastened the necklace, and I felt his hands on my shoulders. I shivered, remembering how they felt, so calm and soothing, their feel hadn't changed.
"So where are we going?" I asked as I turned around.
"I'm not going to tell you." Oh no, not this game again.
"Come on Lex, just tell me."
"No." He took my hand and led me to a limo outside, that was so like Lex.
"Lex, tell me," I told him as I looked out the windows to see where we were going, but they were blacked out.
"Chloe I am not going to tell you, it's a surprise." I could hear the suppressed laughter in his voice, he was enjoying this way too much.
"I hate surprises." I smirked as an idea slowly formed in my head.
"Chloe?" he said, and I knew he'd seen my face. I didn't answer, but stared him straight in the eye as I slid across the seat to lean against him
"Lex," I said, lowering my voice, making it seductive. I slid my hand across his chest, on impulse, I slipped it into his shirt, right between the buttons. I could feel his hard muscles beneath his warm, soft skin. "Tell me," I whispered in his ear.
"Chloe," he whispered back to me, taking my hand out of his shirt and holding onto it. "Close your eyes." I sighed, disappointed and yet happy that he had matured enough not to fall for seduction. I did as he ordered, covering my eyes with my hands, I was hoping to peek between my fingers when his hands covered mine.
We awkwardly got out of the car, and walked up stairs. Stairs? Then we sat down on a couch and I could hear an engine, it sounded like a plane engine? A plane!
"Lex we're on a plane!"
"Yes we are," he said, as if he took his dates on planes all the time.
"Where the hell are you taking me?" He laughed at me, and I was growing angrier by the second, I stood up and put my hands on my hips.
"Lex Luthor, you tell me where we're going!" Hearing his continuing laughter, I picked up a pillow off the couch and hit him with it.
"Ow!" I kept hitting him and he reached up, grabbing my arms and pulling me down. I felt the pillow slip from my grasp as I realized I was completely on top of him, staring into his eyes.
Both breathing heavily, neither one of us did anything. I felt his arms slip around me, hugging me to him. My heartbeat increased rapidly as he pulled me closer, he was going to kiss me, I could see it in his eyes. But I wasn't ready, I hadn't gotten over what had happened. As our lips were about to touch I stopped him.
"Lex, let go of me," I whispered softly. He slowly let go, sliding his fingers over my back. I couldn't help but moan as his fingers ran across my skin. But I slipped off him, going to sit next to him, making sure that we weren't touching.
"What's wrong Chloe?" I sighed, knowing what I had to say, but I still regretted saying it.
"Lex we need to talk." He looked down, and I knew he remembered, as if either one of us could forget.
