Second Chance

Author's note: I see that some of you still don't know what I am aiming at. It is nice to be able to surprise you in later chapters. The ones who know what this story is about: good for you! You are observant. I hope you will enjoy the chapter and review.

Chapter 6 – Seek and hide

[New York]

Catherine was sitting in her living room. She was still thinking about what Vincent said to her even if it had been three days. She was lost in thoughts, so she jumped when she hurt something in her bedroom. Before she could even react Vincent entered the living room.

"What do you think you are doing? You can't just come in here without my allowance!" Catherine was furious.

"Well, what am I supposed to do? Last time you just threw me out and didn't give me any way to contact you!" her raised voice immediately angered him.

"Maybe I didn't want you to contact me, ever thought about that?"

"Your are…uuuh," he let out a frustrated sound.

"Get out," he simply said.

"No, we need to talk," he said while approaching her.

"I am not in the mood to talk. Leave," she insisted.

"Dammit you are so stubborn it drives me crazy!" he growled. Before he could comprehend what he was doing and why, he grabbed her face and kissed her fiercely. There was so much passion and anger in this kiss that it surprised even himself.

After the first milliseconds of shock Catherine tried to push him away, but he wasn't having any of it. Eventually she gave up, twisted her fingers in his hair and moaned into his mouth. She needed to forget. Vincent could make her forget.

Without wasting another minute Vincent grabbed her buttocks and made her circle her legs around him. He moved his hands to her back and pressed her to his body while he moved them to her bedroom. He pushed her on the bed. His movements, similar to hers, where needy and passionate, not gentle at all. He undressed her very quickly and grew impatient while she did the same to him, her human speed not being fast enough to satisfy his desire. He crushed his lips on hers once again and when they left to travel along her neck too her breasts, her lips where already swollen. Biting, licking and sucking he made his way down, letting out a growl when he reached his destination. The growl was followed by a loud moan which escaped Catherine's lips.

Catherine woke up to an arm around her naked waist; a very muscular arm. Reality hit her out of a sudden. Images from the night before intruded her head, overwhelming her. The sensation of his tongue on her private parts and the orgasm that resulted from them, made its way to her mind. She remembered how it felt when she explored his body with her mouth and how pleased he was by her doing. She also remembered how it felt when he was inside her to the hilt, making her scream out of pleasure as he filled her completely. Flashes of yellow eyes and fangs on her flesh assaulted her brain. What did I do?

That is all Catherine could think about while she felt the arm around her flex. Vincent was waking up and she had to face him.

[Metropolis]

Chloe was sitting in the Watchtower doing Clark a favor. It had been a week and a half since he had asked her to gather information on Lana. She started from the beginning, trying to find out where she sent the e-mails from. She had tried before and failed, but Chloe could see how desperate Clark was for answers. Unfortunately, it was a busy period of time for the League of Justice, so Chloe had neglected this urgent issue. Now she was doing her best to find anything that could help Clark relax and rethink his decisions.

Lois had come to her crying three days ago, a week after what happened. After Chloe's phone call she had left the farm and went back to her apartment at the Talon to give Clark some space. When he didn't react within a week she went to confront him and it went badly.

They got into a fight and Clark sent her away. He told her that he couldn't trust her anymore, that she wasn't the woman he thought she was. When she wanted to give him her engagement ring back, he refused to take it. She could keep it, he said. He didn't intend to get engaged again. He made this mistake once.

His words had hurt Lois deeply. She was staying with them since that day, occupying herself with her nephew to forget about Clark. Chloe knew that Clark was grieving and that was why he said those harsh words. Clark would never hurt Lois like that if he had been in his right mind. However, Chloe also knew that it hadn't been a lie. She knew Clark very well. He regretted the engagement. Now that Lana was gone he realized it had been a mistake. He cared about Lois a lot, he loved her. But she would always only have the second place in his heart. He had been to blind to see it and Chloe felt a little bit quilty for pushing things. She knew that what Clark felt for Lana was above everything else he ever experienced and yet she was so excited to see him and his cousin happy that she failed to protect them both from each other.

Chloe sighed. A very difficult time was ahead of them.

Her last attempt to find a lead came to a dead end as well. This Vincent Keller was no help at all. His background was very interesting though. She would have to dig a little bit more as soon as she had more time to her hands.

Chloe felt frustrated. Without much hope left she scanned now through the happenings in New York on the day of Lana's death. An article about a massacre at the police academy caught her eye. She opened it and read it; nothing too strange. Some guy shot several freshly graduated detectives amongst innocent bystanders and police officers. Lana was shot as well on that day. Chloe didn't know why, but she had a feeling that this wasn't a coincidence. She searched for more articles and found one from three days after the incident. When she opened it, she gasped.

"Chloe I need your help!" Lois rushed into the room.

Chloe quickly clicked her results away and turned to face her cousin.

"Chlo, are you alright? You look pale as death," Lois seemed to have forgotten what her visit was about.

"I'm fine. Just a little tired. I haven't eaten anything today as well," Chloe lied through her teeth.

"Chloe you must take better care of yourself. You have Gabe now, you have to be strong for him," Lois reminded her.

"I know, Lo. Don't worry. What did you want me for?" Chloe tried to change the subject.

"I need information on Lana's case. I have been sitting in your house for three days I have been crying and eating ice cream for nine. Either I will do something or I will become fat!"

Even in this state she didn't fail being Lois.

"I don't have anything," Chloe lied.

"Come one Chloe. Clark has you digging, I am sure of that. Just tell me what he found out in New York."

Chloe sighed. She knew that Lois wouldn't drop the subject, so she gave her one bit of information, the name 'Vincent Keller'. She thought it might be helpful, if Lois found anything out about him, while she was busy with her issues. It wouldn't lead her to Lana anyway, so it couldn't hurt.

As soon as Lois left, Chloe opened again the article. She still couldn't believe what she was seeing.

'Catherine Chandler: Hero right out of the police academy'

But it wasn't the headline that shocked her so much. It was the gigantic picture of the young woman in the middle of the page that she couldn't take her eyes from.

"What am I going to tell, Clark?" she whispered to herself.

Author's note: I have noticed that many people complain about scene like the one in this chapter in other stories. Yes they slept together. Yes, they don't love each other. Deal with it, it happens every day out there and is perfectly normal, even if you don't approve of it. If you want to complain about the chapter in a constructive way than please do so. But please don't start with 'disgusting', 'how could you' etc. Thank you!

In my opinion it wasn't too descriptive, so I didn't change the rating. If you feel offended by that just tell me and I will change it to M.

The title of the chapter doesn't refer only to how nearly every person in this story is searching for answers. I also refers to the fact that they are hiding from their fears, feeling and facts they know are true.

Let me know what you think!