A/N: There is no excuse for how long I've had to make you wait for this and I am extremely sorry for this however I was cut off of the internet for quite some time recently and decided to finish this while I had no distractions.

Chapter 12: The Other Shoe Dropped

Chloe was entering her eighth month, and could no longer see the fact that her feet had swollen to twice their size. She and Lex were impatient and excited awaiting their babies arrival.

Lex leans against the door watching his wife pack a small bag for her weekend stay with Mrs. Kent, since she was in town, along with Clark and Lois. "I still can't believe you're leaving me for a whole three days to be with Mrs. Kent; especially since she doesn't kiss like I do." he pushed himself off the wall and wrapped his arms around her from behind since she didn't turn around while he was speaking. His hands rested at the base of her stomach and pressed his lips to her neck, as if to prove his point. "Mm Lex I really need to get ready." Chloe protested feebly.

"And I'm trying to distract you."

"You could always come with me, Mrs. Kent extended an invite to you too."

"That would be extremely awkward for everyone involved and frankly I avoid awkwardness nowadays."

"In that case I'll simply make my way over to the farm now." she closed her full suitcase and proceeded to zip it up.

She was about to pick up the suitcase when Lex beat her to it, "I'm going to at least drop you off there since you can barely reach the steering wheel."

Chloe glared at him then smirked at him kissing the corner of his mouth.

Chloe walked through the door of the Kent's house as she waves goodbye to her husband and smiles at the smell of freshly baked goods. Mrs. Kent rounded the corner with an apron and a pie. "Chloe I thought I heard someone come in." she sets the pie down and goes to hug the young woman. When she pulls back she goes to rub her tummy. "Hello there little ones,"

"Mrs. Kent please move so I can touch my future niece and nephew." Lois said hugging her cousin and before she also rubbed Chloe's stomach.

"C'mon into the living room you shouldn't stand for too terribly long." Mrs. Kent said helping her to the couch.

"Mrs. Kent that really isn't -" Chloe stares wide-eyed at the Kent's transformed living room. It was covered in balloons and streamers plus all of her friends. "Thank you guys this is all so wonderful." Chloe said tears streaming down her face.

Chloe was happily floating on cloud nine the cake and ice cream had been eaten and the presents opened, and now everyone was talking jovially. Clark walked up to her smiling tensely "Chloe can I talk to you privately. I need to show you something."

"Sure Clark, uh could you help me up superboy." she asks in a low voice when she tried unsuccessfully to get up from the couch; he quickly reached down to help her up.

Once they were in a secluded area of the barn Chloe was beginning to worry especially when Oliver was there.

"Guys you are beginning to make me worry."

"We hate to tell you this especially now, but Chloe you need to know this so here." Clark handed her a plain file folder. She took it from him with shaking hands then she flipped it open. "Who took these."

"That would be me Chloe." Oliver finally spoke up.

"No this can't be true I need to get his side of the story, I need to get out of here. Clark tell your mom I'm sorry but I need to go."

Lex was once again greeted by the sight of his wife throwing her clothing into a suitcase only this time she was throwing a lot more clothing that would be used for a simple weekend away. "Chloe what do you think you're doing?" he asked his chest tightening in fear and worry.

"I'm leaving you Lex. The signed divorce papers are on the bed I'm gonna stay with the Kent's until I can get a place of my own."

"No I'm not going to let you go that easily you're mine I told you that the first night we made love."

"And I told you when we agreed to have a baby that if I thought you were turning into the bastard that you had been that I would take the babies and run."

"I'm not turning back!"

"Oh really how do you explain this!" she shouted back shoving the file folder into his hands.

He flipped open the file folder and his stomach flopped in slight anger and relief, "Chloe these are old they have to be."

"Oh really the time stamp on the picture was six months ago now correct me if I'm wrong but six months ago I was pregnant."

"Chloe this isn't me I swear it now please unpack the suitcase and we can talk about this rationally."

"No. I'm sorry Lex, but Oliver took these pictures himself and These pictures are worth about ten thousand words. Now I'm leaving."

"You can't simply leave Chloe, if you think I'll let you keep me from my babies then-"

"Lex I wouldn't keep you from them I know you love them, but I can't be with someone that is hurting others on purpose. I can't believe I fell for you." she whispered the last part. Then she closed her suitcase and zipped it up.

"Chloe wait please stay with me just one more night, please; last night I didn't know was going to be my last night with you, let me hold you tonight, and in the morning you can leave please. You shouldn't be driving when you're this upset anyway."

Chloe nodded her head and went to get ready for bed.

Chloe hadn't slept at all that night and she knew Lex probably didn't sleep very much either . They were both quiet the whole night. Both of their hearts breaking. When the sun was beginning to peak through the window Chloe extricated herself from Lex slowly without waking him. She grabbed her suitcase, and left as quietly as possible.

Lex sat at his desk with a glass of scotch in his hand; sulking in his office trying to keep his mind off of his wife. "Where's Chloe?" Clark asked barreling into Lex's office, his anger was apparent.

Lex turned to his once best friend and sat up straighter, "What do you mean Clark; she left me this morning because of yours and Queen's little file on me. Framing me was clever Clark you got an old picture of me driving into a 33.1 facility and time stamped it for six months ago. Why can't you and Queen leave well enough alone; I was happy for the first time since my mother died. Now why did you ask where Chloe was; she isn't here."

"We never framed you Lex those pictures were real Oliver authenticated them as soon as he was sent to him. Now Chloe called me early this morning saying she was leaving you and coming to the farm, she never showed and I'm starting to worry."

"What do you mean the pictures were sent; Chloe said Oliver took them himself." Lex said a foreboding feeling lingered in his stomach.

"No Oliver was sent those pictures by an anonymous source."

"You never found the source did you Clark; someone has probably kidnapped Chloe and this is all of your fault. Excuse me I need to make a phone call to her security detail good-bye Clark."

Chloe awoke with a splitting headache and a sudden wrenching pain in her abdomen that was what had her waking up with a scream.

"It is going to be alright Miss Sullivan." Lionel said stepping out of the shadows.

"I knew you had never changed your spots Mr. Luthor." Chloe panted out in pain and fear began to take root in her heart.

"Helping people fulfill their destiny Miss Sullivan. At the present moment you are in Labor and in a few minutes my doctor will prep you for a cesarean and my grandchildren will be born."

"Where will that leave me?"

"Unfortunately you will not survive this procedure you see you are the only tie my son has to his sanity. Without you there he will finally be driven mad with grief, and his inability to find his children; thereby becoming the villain Segeth. I will take your children to Martha Kent saying that you came to me in desperation telling me that Lex was going to hurt you when he found out you were leaving him and asked for my aid in hiding you. While I hide you; will have given birth and tragically died in the process. She will of course tell Clark; finally pushing him to become the man and hero Naman. They will battle it out and when the dust settles I will be able to start over with my grandchildren."

"How do you figure that?" Chloe spat trying to calm her racing heart.

"Well if Clark wins then he will think he did the right thing in defeating Lex knowing he may not have been able to save you but at least your memory will live on in your children."

"And if Lex wins?" Chloe challenges, "He will stop at nothing to get our children away from you, you and I both know that."

"Miss Sullivan if Lex wins he will think his and your children will be much better off in the hands of Mrs. Kent then they ever could have been had they been raised by him alone, and he will wallow in his grief and watch his Children grow from afar."

"How do you know that Lionel?"

Her using his first name came as a surprise to Lionel he turned to look at her and noticed the devastated acceptance in her large perceptive eyes, "Because he would view this as being apart of his fate; Luthor men always lose the women they love Miss Sullivan, and he will think himself unworthy to raise his own children because they were half yours and he wasn't worthy enough to keep you with him." He said this in a quiet voice that was almost sad.

"You really are a bastard Lionel." then another contraction ripped through her and she had to scream again. Tears ran down her cheeks as a doctor entered the room with a tray of medical supplies. He leaned over to the baby monitor and furrowed his brow

"The babies are in some distress Mr. Luthor, I think it would be wise if we didn't wait any longer."

"Very well doctor get started I will inform my pilot to get ready."

Chloe reached out and grabbed the man's arm as Lionel left the small sterile room, "You know he doesn't want you to sew me back up how do you kill a woman and hand over her children to the man that ordered her death."

He looked at her in despair he looked to be in his mid thirties, "I am truly and deeply sorry ma'am, but he threatened my family if I didn't do this; they are all I have. I will put you under anesthetics and you'll simply go to sleep."

Chloe felt the lump, that had been in her throat since she woke up to see Lionel, solidify nearly choking her as her vision grew blurry and faded to darkness.

A/N: I'm updating this is wonderful I love this I'd forgotten why I'd stopped oh yeah school that pesky thing gets in the way too often for my taste anyway please Review I need it they're pretty. Also if you thought it was too bloody or gory please tell me because I edited it down a great deal.