A/N: I added on to Chapter 7 and you may want to read it if you haven't yet, or you may not get the rest of it.

Chapter 8:

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A month had passed since Chloe found out what Lex had did to her mother. And it was two weeks before they had slept in the same bedroom, which Chloe was glad for she hated to admit that she enjoyed his imposing presence next to her made her feel safe, not that she told him that she simply found him next to her one morning and didn't say anything. The fact that she liked it when she slept next to him made her confused and slightly angry at her self.

Lex curled around Chloe unable to keep himself from her he realized that Lana was nothing more than a mere memory he realized he never really loved her. He didn't know if he was in love with Chloe yet but he knew he was getting there. He then fell into a deep sleep, "Chloe," he murmured quietly and Chloe simply laid there stunned he'd said her name why would he do that. He was asleep she knew that. They'd gotten to know each other over the last month and he had changed almost to the man that promised to help her put his father in jail, though no one believed her.

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The next morning Chloe sat down to a cup of coffee and a bowl of Fruit Loops. With Lex sitting across from her watching her over his newspaper he'd been doing this a lot lately simply looking at her when she wasn't watching him. Sitting there in her green fluffy bath robe, with her hair sticking out all over the place he realized that she was beautiful. Everything he had ever wanted in a woman. He watched her raise her spoon to take another bite as she peered over the funnies and he was able to delude himself even if only for a brief moment that this was real a marriage, "I want kids." He blurted out before he could stop himself. She looked over at him wide eyed she dropped her spoon full of cerial unceremoniously back into her bowl causing a small splash, and her mouth hung open in shock.

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There were very few times in Chloe Sullivan's life where she was completely speechless, but this moment had to top them all. She looked over at Lex he had this serious and completely desperate look on his face like she was about to tell him yes or no to giving him a vital organ like a lung. He wanted a kid, no scratch that he said 'kids' meaning plural who in the hell was he having these kids with, ok with the look on his face she was the obvious answer and that scared her a little. She knew Lex had started to change for the better and Chloe had begun to trust him a little bit but she did not want to be a catalyst for another mentally unstable episode where Lex was concerned. Plus what if her anser wasn't what he wanted to hear would he force her. She did not even want children now if ever she simply didn't have that kind of patience. She then recovered from her speechlessness "Uh Lex that's fine I'll get you in contact with a good adoption agency-"

"No, I don't want to adopt I want this child to be mine by blood Chloe, that way I will always have one person there to love me, because as much as my father has put me through and as much as I hate him I still-." Lex interrupted her. Looking away He'd gotten used to being honest to her, but he still hated looking vulnerable in front of anyone even if it was in front of the only person who wouldn't judge him for it.

Her heart tugged a little at his words and even though she still hadn't changed her mind "Ok well how about I get you in contact with a surrogate, I'm sure that-"

Again she was interrupted by her 'husband' "I won't trust a total stranger to carry my child Chloe a surrogate could run off with both my money and the child. I want you to be the mother."

Chloe did the only thing that her mind came up with and that was laugh a hysterical loud laugh this was insane, she knew it was coming that he wanted her to bear his child but still this was completely and utterly nuts. "Lex I think I was too late to save you from completely losing your mind."

"I take that as a no then." his eyes and face hardened and a cold gleam entered his eyes and for the first time in a month she saw Lex of old and that sent a shiver of fear down her spine, she realized then that Lex would always have that malicious and ferocious animal leashed beneath, and while yes he had changed he was still a very dangerous being, but she would not back down on this it was her body.

"Why me and I swear to god if the next words out of your mouth is that I am a convenient incubator I will kill you Lex."

"At the moment you are the only one I trust to not let me be the type of father mine was to me. You are the only one I trust please Chloe." there was another part that was more selfish, because he knew she'd never leave him if their child was there.

Chloe looked at his face gone was the cold demanding look in his blue eyes and her heart broke a little for the man; he was begging he never did that but could she surrender herself completely to him. "I won't sleep with you." she said determinedly, and she thought for one fleeting moment that she saw sadness in his eyes.

"Is the thought of sleeping with me really that unbearable Chloe." his voice was quiet. He knew she didn't want him in the way he wanted, no needed her but hearing her saying it out loud stung a little.

"Lex its not only that its just I'm not in love with you." she paused to let him take that in and he looked like he'd been punched in the gut so she continued, so she wouldn't have to examine that look, "Don't get me wrong you can have sex and not be in love, that pretty much describes my relationship with Jimmy Olsen, but that isn't the point, the point I am trying to make here is that if we are going to bring a child into this convoluted mess that is our planet and let's face it our lives love should be a contributing factor. However if you're going to make an issue out of it then let's grow it in a Petri dish ok that way I can at least have your respect."

"Thank you Chloe and you could never lose my respect." that much was true he had always respected and admired her in every way.

"Not so fast skippy I have conditions."

"I'm listening Chloe." trying to keep his cool and not let his excitement show.

"I want to be around to help raise it I don't want to simply be brushed off after nine months Lex." he would never do that, but he kept his mouth shut and simply nodded. "You can't just simply give it to a nanny I want you to actually know what the person is like. And you simply can't treat him or her as your heir, he needs to be more, and if so much as even think that you are returning to your old ways I will take that baby and run do you understand me Lex." her voice had taken on a grave and serious otne and he knew she would do just that.

"Chloe in that happened I'd want you to take that baby from me. Is there any other conditions," willing to give her anything if she did this one thing for him, even though she's done so much already.

"I want to keep my job after the baby is born."

"Thank you Chloe you have no idea how much this means to me can I make an appointment tomorrow."

Her breath hitched a little tomorrow wow that was soon, but leave it to Lex to never waist time. She put on a nervous smile, pushing her cerial bowl, still full of cerial away, no longer feeling hungry, "Sure Lex." and she said a little prayer to give her the courage she needed to do this.

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A/N: I originally wanted this to be a cliffy but something pulled me into a different direction. This was the last part I had previously written down and even though it turned out completely different on the computer than when it was written down, I still had a basis of what I was doing now I am flying by the seat of my pants and am asking you to bear with me. Sorry about the very mild Jimmy bashing I just don't think he was good enough for Chloe not to mention I don't think he could've kept up, again I apologize for that bashing as well. As I have stated before I am an addict for reviews and this is an addiction I have nodesire to be cured of