In that moment, Tess wanted nothing more than to talk to him. Say something, anything. But he couldn't see her, he couldn't hear her. She sat next to Lex, looking around and seeing nothing. Then her eyes settled on him again. He was looking straight through her.

She sighed, it didn't make a difference if they still couldn't communicate. "Ollie!" A spunky blonde came running across the street to sit next to Oliver. Apparently, at least this is what Lex had told Tess, the marriage wasn't valid, so they were back to dating.

She kissed him on the cheek, almost as though she was marking her territory. "Where have you been? I've been calling all night."

"He was with me," Lex interjected.

Chloe raised her eyebrows in disbelief. "Right," she said sarcastically.

"Chloe, what Tess did worked. He's not the man he was," Oliver said again.

"I it worked but sorry," she looked pointedly at Lex, "I'm just not buying it." She got up to leave, crossing the street, clearly angry.

Oliver sighed. "Go after her," Lex said.

Oliver looked like he wanted to argue but he looked over at Chloe who was staring at him before she got in the car. "I don't love her," he insisted, "but..."

He sighed again. "Thanks, Lex. Tomorrow work?"

Lex sat still for a moment before reaching for his phone. This is how they've had to communicate in public so that Lex doesn't look like he's nuts. "You okay?"

"I'm fine, Lex," Tess answered dejectedly.

"You don't sound like it," Lex argues.

She stands up, "Let's go, Lex."

"It's not like you can get very far," Lex argues.

Tess shoots him a glare of pure death, so much so that he almost considered backing off. "Let's see how far part of your mind can go without frying your brain, shall we."

Lex rolls his eyes and gets up following his sister. "Tess, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," she answered. It wasn't a total lie. To be honest, she didn't know why she was so upset. Wasn't she used to being rejected by him yet? If not she better start because it doesn't seem to be stopping.

Lex hated when she got like this. Especially back when he couldn't read her at all. She's still somewhat of a mystery to him. She couldn't tell why she was angry exactly but he did know that it had something to do with Oliver. "He does love you."

Tess scoffed, turning to him in disbelief. "Why would you assume that this has anything to do with him?"

"Because as much as I hate the Oliver Queen disease, I know you."

"You don't know anything about me," she spat, then regaining her composure into her cold and detached manner that she could always fall back on. "I made sure of that."

"You've spent the last three months in my brain. I think I know something about you," Lex countered, earning some strange looks from people passing by. But right now, he didn't care.

Tess met his eyes with superiority evident, superiority that she didn't actually feel but used as a defense mechanism. "But I know you better than you know yourself. So don't pretend that you can read me, because I know every little inner working of your mind." She pulled back, small smirk playing on her face. Her last remark left his mind reeling and anger rising.

"I know that you think that this is the best thing for you but this is exactly what pushed him away," Lex yelled, nearly forgetting that he's supposed to be on the phone.

Lex could tell he hit a nerve when she froze. She turned around, her cold mask no longer in place. "It's what you thought was best for me."

Later, Lex was sitting in his office, working through various reports, when his sister appeared. She didn't say anything but just looked at him until he noticed her. He looked up at her and in an attempt to lighten the mood said, "No surprise entry this time?"

She ignored him, "I'm sorry."

"For what, not scaring the heck out of me?" Lex joked.

"Lex," Tess admonished.

He chuckled, "forget it. But if you want to talk..." He trailed off, not knowing how to continue with his quick tempered sister. And he couldn't read her, as she had averted her eyes to the floor.

"He's done this before." Lex didn't need the who, he knew that much, he just needed the what.

"He holds onto things tightly when he thinks he's losing them," a small smile flit across her face, "that's why he never knows what he wants." She glances about the room, looking at anything and anything as long as it wasn't her brother's eyes. She didn't know how he would take this. He never liked Oliver and was probably appalled when he realized she still had feelings for him, just like almost all the others. She looked at him, nonetheless, her eyes soft and tender with all the cold anger subsided. It was her defense mechanism and she felt bare and vulnerable without it. "He doesn't want me. He wants the old me." She diverted her eyes got he ground again, tears beginning to spill out, surprising even her. "The one that wasn't broken," she whispered.

"Tess," he walked over to her and put his hands on her shoulder in the best comfort he thought he could give. After all, she probably still has a hang up on Luthor hugs after the last one they shared. "Even if that was true, he's the one who broke you. You shouldn't feel bad. Tess, you've changed, but that doesn't mean you're broken." He dropped his hands to his side with a sigh. "And as much as I hate to admit it, I think he does have feelings for you. This one." He chuckled a little, "I've never seen him so violent, so angry. He always plays it off pretending he doesn't care. I figured it was true and that's partially why I hated him because he just didn't care. Ironically, after years of plotting his downfall, I hit gold accidentally."

Tess smiled, popping an eyebrow. "Did you just say you struck gold in killing me?"

He shrugged, "I found his weak spot."

Otis, Lex's assistant, burst though the doors, "Mr. Luthor, we've found something."

a/n: because I have been horrible with updating recently I decided to post an extra chapter. Don't forget to review!