Chloe layed on the sofa with a book opened upon her stomach. It was ten-thirty and she had fallen to sleep waiting on Oliver and Victor to return. Oliver quietly walked over to her taking the book and placing it on the coffee table. He smiled as he took a seat on the edge of the couch. She was even more beautiful when she was asleep. She looked so happy and restful he didn't want to wake her.
Chloe wiggled and threw open her eyes. "Oliver,…" She made her way to sit up on the couch. "What time is it?" She said as she looked around him to see the time on the cable box.
"It's ten-thirty. Victory and I got caught up in Smallville." He said. "I'm sorry I'm late did you eat?"
"Yeah. Yeah. About an hour ago. Where's Victor?"
"He's staying at the Hotel down the street. He wanted to sleep in in the morning." Oliver grinned. The real reason was because he wanted to give Oliver and Chloe some more alone time together.
"Did you guys find anything?" She said as she stood up and walked into the kitchen to grab two bottles of water.
Oliver couldn't get the thought of how Chloe seemed at home now. He really liked the way it felt having her there. It was like it was were she belonged. "Uh- yeah, actually we did." He walked over and hands her a button he took from his pocket.
Chloe sat the two bottles down on the counter to inspect the button. "No-way." She smiled.
"What?"
Chloe walked over to the desk and picked up a picture of a mens shirt missing a button. It was an exact match. "Here is your green slime dumper." She hands him the picture.
"Who is it?" He asked.
"His name is Davis Bloome. Are as I like to call him doomsday." She took a seat at the computer and typed in DAVIS BLOOME. "It seems that he hales from New York and has left distruction along the way."
"I'll call Victor first thing in the morning." He places the picture and button on the desk. "We should get some rest. I mean we have a big day a head of us tomorrow."
Chloe stands up putting herself in his space. He stares into her eyes, longing to pull her in for a kiss. He clears his throat and takes a step back. He knew that if he stood there one second longer that he wouldn't be able to resist her luscious lips.
"I'll see you in the morning." He said.
She smiled. She felt something rise inside her. The feelings that she had hidden away because of Lois surfaced. She was falling for Oliver Queen and not in the same way she did Jimmy. But in the way she loved Clark. The hold on for dear life, weak in the knees, butterfly in the stomach, would die for kind of way. "Okay." She walked towards his room pausing by the hallway door to take one more look at Oliver, then she walked out of his eye sight.
Oliver took a seat where Chloe was sitting. He had to come up with a strategy for the next plan of action. He needed to finish this project fast and focus on how to tell Chloe that he was falling hard for her. He just hoped and prayed that she felt the same way. Any other answer would truly kill him.