A/N: new chappie yay please review I realized that in this fic they eat a lot like in every chapter, I wonder if that means something though I am normally kinda hungry during typing these because I'm in the middle of class, and don't feel like paying attention.

Chapter nine:

It had been nearly a month since Lex had seen Chloe, and he had to admit he missed her, he knew she was avoiding him, and he could understand, but what he didn't understand, or like was that she was avoiding Alex, and it was starting to make him angry, he never thought she would leave Alex no matter where their relationship stood. He sighed, and looked around his office, he knew he wouldn't get any work done until he talked to the small blonde that had seemed to set him on fire, and soothe his soul at the same time. Fortunately Alex was with Lionel today, and soon would be his full time Nanny, his father was retiring next month. He grabbed his keys and started to his car.

As he drove he thought of what happened the other night after he had kissed her thought about it he really wanted to kiss her again, her lips had been perfect, full and round, he had wanted to kiss her for a while, most likely since the night that Alex had been sick, and dear lord she had felt wonderful to him, better than he had ever even imagined.

He arrived at her apartment, and quickly got out, and briskly walked to her door. Though now that he was there he had doubts, he wondered if she would even let him in, or if he would just slam the door in his face. He speculated if she would be wearing green, he liked green on her. Shaking his head to clear it, he raised his hand and knocked on her door.

When the door finally opened he saw a very ill Chloe. "Are you ok?" he asked, and mentally slapped himself, thinking that it had been a stupid question.

"What do you think Lex?" she asked her voice stuffy, and groggy.

"Right that was a bad question, how long have you been unwell?"

"A few days, listen Lex do you want to come in because the longer I'm standing the more you spin." She said leaning against the door, so he could slide by. He could feel the heat radiating from her body, and he frowned, "You have a fever." He stated.

"Yeah, what brings you by?" She asked collapsing onto her couch, and hugging the box of tissues, like it was an old friend.

Well I was coming by to ask why you were avoiding my son, after the other day I could see why you want to avoid me, but I never thought you'd avoid Alex too."

"Lex I'm not avoiding Alex, I can't believe you would ever think that especially after all we've been through since our respective significant others walked out on us."

"Chloe you haven't stopped by or called to see him, it's been a month." He said irritated that she would deny it.

"Lex if you haven't noticed Martha Kent has called at least once a week, and has come and gotten him, this was at my request, you are right about one thing I am avoiding you, and I may continue to do so, if you think so little of me that I would avoid my nephew over an awkward moment shared with his father." She said, her voice trying to rise, and failing miserably, and she had to stop to cough for a moment. As she hacked up what seemed to be her left lung he did think, Mrs. Kent had been calling to see Alex more often than he thought she would, but he simply thought this was her way for making up for time lost since the two idiots left, this is their nick name in his head now. Suddenly he felt very thoughtless. "Chloe I'm sorry I should know you better by now, but I guess I just… I don't even know Chloe I'm sorry." She narrowed her puffy eyes, and then sighed, her chest wheezing, Lex when are you going to trust that I'm not like her, and I'm never going to be."

"I truly don't know if I'll be able to trust anyone not to abandon my son again Chloe, I don't even like my dad to be alone with him. I know he's changed, and even you believe it now, but a part of me will always wonder if he will wake up one day, and try to take him from me one day. Then there's you."

"Me?" she asked not sure what to expect.

"You scare the hell out of me Chloe, that kiss a month ago lit something in me that I've never felt before, and the fact that you love my son more than his own mother ever thought about." He turned to her, and her green eyes watered even more.

"Lex you scare me too. Look I'd like to think I know you better, but if we started something, and for some reason I ended it, you could keep me from Alex, and I don't think I'd survive that." She said, reaching for a tissue, and trying to blow her nose.

"Then adopt Alex." He said as if it was the simplest solution in the world. "your right Chloe, if we were to start something, and you were the one to end it I'd like to think I wouldn't keep him from you, but my wounded pride may not let me, this is the best way, I would be legally obligated to let you see him.

She looked at him wide eyes, and then she coughed again. After she was done, she looked at him with her eyes still as wide, and said, "Lex, can we talk about this when I'm not dying."

"I guess so." He said, and he was actually pouting a little, and she smiled at him. "You can stay if you want Lex, but be prepared to watch re-runs of Xena, because that and Buffy makes me feel better, and I've already watched a lot of Buffy already." She said flipping on her TV and quickly switching on her Netflix, and loading Xena: The Warrior Princess. She leaned back, and placed her feet in his lap, and bundling up a little tighter in her blanket. Lex watched her out of the corner of his eyes, while half paying attention to the warrior and her bard. He took her left foot, and slowly started to massage it needing something to do now that they weren't talking. She just relaxed, and went with it, plus he was really good at that, and if one part of her body felt better than why would she stop it. There was one thing niggling in the back of her mind though.

"Why did you kiss me Lex?" she looked at him then, and his stomach tightened in nervousness the truth was he didn't know he just knew that he had to kiss her, or he may have not actually been able to function the next day.

"I wanted to, Chloe you are beautiful, and smart, and funny, and I knew I just had to kiss you that night, and if you weren't having trouble breathing I'd kiss you again and again. Also as soon as you're better I'd like to take you to dinner, and afterwards I'd like to kiss you again."

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Chloe was stunned by what had come out of her now best friend's mouth, and she was also deeply flattered, the way he called her beautiful was full of reverence, with Clark it was simply a perfunctory statement, like he needed to say it, but with Lex it had come so easily. "So you want to date, and I kinda knew that, but I just don't know Lex our past relationships are still such fresh wounds, and I'm not quite sure I want to date this soon." she said biting her lip, and she wished she wasn't sick, so she could be a bit more eloquent about this, but what else could she do. Lex's face fell, but then he looked up at her again, and there was determination in his eyes, "After you are better please give me a chance, we have to move on eventually, and I would rather move on with you in my life, and have you as Alex's mother, so please give me a chance."

Chloe stared at him a moment, and took a shaky breathe, and said, "If you continue to massage my feet until the rest of this episode then I'll definitely think about it." She said, and he smiled a true smile, and looked again at the screen massaging the tiny blonde's feet once again.

They actually watched three episodes, with Lex massaging her feet, and when he looked over as the credits of the third episode he notices that she is asleep. He knows that when she wakes up her neck will be very sore, so he gently got up, and angled her up into his arms bridal style, and takes her to her room he covered her up, and kissed her forehead. He looked at her once again, and left.

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A/N: that's it for now folks please read and review.