This chapter is short / sorry! next will be longer, happy holidays!!!!!
Chapter 8:Ladies First
Chloe slammed her front door shut. What the hell was the matter with her? Clark had basically done what all her daydreams wanted him too. And what was her excuse for him this time? She realized that's all that really kept her from him. Excuses and lies. Well the lies usually came from him but she wasn't in the mood to figure out why. As she walked into the living room she heard a creak coming from behind her.
She instantly froze and her heart started pounding in her ears. Maybe Clark had been right, maybe she shouldn't have come back by herself.
Against her better judgment she turned slowly, relieved when no one was behind her. She was getting way ahead of herself and needed to calm down.
Suddenly someone pulled her from behind and she felt two strong arms envelop her. One was curled around her waist while the other pulled her head back in a direction that it wasn't supposed to go in.
Chloe jerked in pain. "Chase?"
"One and only sweetheart." He kissed her neck and she recoiled as if his lips were made of hot coals. "Glad you're here, Gabe and I were getting quite lonely. I was actually tired of hearing him scream."
"Gabe?" Chloe choked out.
Chase laughed and pulled her into the kitchen where her father was tied to a chair. He had a handkerchief tied around his mouth and he had gashes all over him.
"Oh didn't I tell you?" Chase asked as he roughly shifted Chloe from one arm to the other. He slammed her head against the counter and she slumped to the floor. "Daddy's home."
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Chloe groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. Her forehead, wrists and ankles were throbbing. Actually after a few moments, she was wondering what in the hell didn't hurt. When she opened her eyes, the pain seemed to intensify over a thousand times. It was finally just a constant pounding.
"Oh good, you're awake. I was starting to worry." Chase said calmly approaching her.
"Right, I forgot you're heart is just aching throughout this entire matter." She spat.
"Ooh, tough. You practice that in front of the mirror a few times?"
Where was Clark? He was probably pissed at her for leaving him cold and unwanted at his loft. He wasn't coming for her, not this time.
"Now that I've got you're attention. How was your dad leaking money out of Luthor Corp?"
"What? He was never—"
Chase suddenly back handed her and Chloe's head whipped to the side. Tears and blood mingled and fell onto her lap. "If I wanted you to lie Chloe, I would have said so." His accent was dark and twisted. "Again, how was your dad taking money?"
Chloe shook her head, terrified. Her dad would never steal money, especially for someone as powerful as Lex.
Before she could answer Chase raised his arm again. She braced for impact, but at the last moment he stopped. She opened her eyes to see Chase looking over at her father. Had he said something?
"What was that old man?" Chase asked.
"I said she knows nothing about the money. If you want to know…I'll show you."
Chloe's mouth gaped open and tears fell rapidly down her face. Where the hell was Clark?
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"Dad don't lie to him. He could hurt you." She stuttered.
"I'm not lying sweetie. I'm so sorry." Gabe's voice was breaking.
"This family encounter group is heartbreaking. But can we please get on with where the hell my money is!" Chase angrily kicked Gabe's chair and it fell to the floor.
"I can't do that." Chloe heard her father answer.
Chase laughed almost bitterly. "And why the hell not?"
"I…I don't know where it is."
Chloe knew her father had to be stalling. There was no way in hell he would steal money. She knew she and her father had had rough patches like everyone else, but he'd never resort to stealing.
"Alright that's it." Chase picked up her fathers chair and set them back to back. "If someone doesn't start telling the truth, people are going to start dieing. And I'm thinking of starting in on you lover."
He leaned in and kissed Chloe on the cheek. " After all, ladies first."
