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Chapter 18: The Broken Star

Moira Sullivan didn't say a word as she entered the old abandoned barn, the place was in shambles. This was not her idea of a base of operations, of course the unmarked jet sitting hidden in the old building was. There were many questions running through her head as she stood studying the aircraft. Who saved her, they said they knew Chloe and had the undeniable proof to back up the claim. But more importantly they seem to have the abilities and resources to save her. Who were these people?

"Where are we? What is this place?" Moira asked pointing around the old barn, making a reference to what she was talking about.

"This is where Watchtower is hiding. Don't worry we're safe here and we'll be leaving soon." John's tone was kind and soothing to her for some reason.

"Watchtower? What's a watchtower…" As the question left her mouth Moira's attention was drawn to the door of the small aircraft sitting not so conspicuously in the middle of the barn. There standing completely still as if she saw a ghost was a young petite woman with cropped blonde hair and green eyes. It was the green eyes that she recognized first, she knew those eyes and had loved them since the first day she had seen them.

"Mom…Mom! I can't believe it, your really here. I missed you so much." Chloe throw her arms around her mother in a much waited embrace.

"Chloe...You're more beautiful then I remember." Moira said happily returning the hug and pulling back to take in the sight of her daughter. With a hand on Chloe's cheek she thought to the last time she had seen her daughter she had dreamed of Chloe so many times, but now her precious baby was here in her arms safe and from what she could tell happy.

"I have so many questions mom we have so much to talk about you're…"

The memory of her wonderful reunion with her daughter ended as Moira continued to stare at the horizon of Metropolis. That was two weeks ago now she was safe here in a clock tower penthouse in the better part of the city. Chloe had asked so many questions, questions she barely had answers to herself. Moira told her daughter everything she could or knew about her own meteor infection. The martian, she was still trying to wrap her head around that one,had helped them somewhat understand the empathic bond they seem to share. And on top of everything else, Chloe introduced Moira to the one she first knew as the Green Arrow. Turned out the young man was a Queen, Oliver Queen to be more precise and that he was the father of Chloe's baby.

The baby, her baby was going to have her own daughter soon, maybe Chloe would make a better mother then she ever was. Moira felt a sting of guilt wash over her, she was lying to her daughter. She still hadn't told Chloe anything about her own plans for revenge against that snake. Maybe it was her meteor infection clouding her better sense of judgment or the years of psycho therapy. Her catatonia had resulted from that therapy and now she was back to normal thanks to a member of the same family that had made her leave her own. Moira also hadn't revealed the true reason for her departure from Chloe's life all those years ago or who really made her leave.

"Mom?" Chloe called from the doorway causing her mother to turn around as she entered one of the many guest room's Oliver had in his penthouse. Chloe was so thankful for Oliver's kindness and love. He was happy to let her mother stay and the two woman had spent the last two weeks getting to know each other again."Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, I just haven't seen that many sunrises in the past ten years, it's really a great view." Moira rubbed her upper arm subconsciously.

"I know. Ollie says that the clock tower has some of the best views in the city and he would know being he's been on nearly every roof." Chloe came to stand beside her mother taking in the sight of the Metropolis skyline under the morning sun.

"About that, I still don't know how I feel about the fact that my daughter is dating a billionaire playboy with an alter-ego or about your own vigilante tendencies." How was a mother supposed to feel after finding out her daughter was the equivalent to a superhero. "How did you two meet again?"

"Neither do I. I told you mom, that's along the story. Breakfast is ready I made your favorite." Chloe walked back out of the room her mother following beside her.

"Speaking of Mr. Green bean, where is he?" She asked using the nickname she had given him which was oddly close to the one Lois used for the Green Arrow.

"Out on patrol, he takes his alter ego very seriously."Chloe answered like a grown man prowling the streets at night fighting crime was the most normal thing in the world to her and then held up a plate of assorted breakfast meats."Bacon or sausage?"

Subject young, blond hair, approximately 6'3 in height and possible 200 pounds. As Lex Luthor continued to read off the detailed description he had Regan put together on the Green Arrow he hit his desk in anger. He should have known that the Emerald Archer was none other than that spoiled brat Oliver Queen. He now had the power to ruin his rival's life and this little fact should have made this a very happy day except for the fact that this proof might not stand up to public scrutiny. That and the fact that thanks to that Green Leather freak, the key to all his plans was now dead her body buried in the ruble of the Black Creek facility.

The Green Arrow was now more a thorn in his side more than ever and he wanted his revenge more than ever. There was just one problem Oliver Queen did not care about anyone but himself, there wasn't anything or anyone Lex could use to hurt him. This was one of the reasons he hadn't confronted the vigilante. He wanted his enemy to feel pain like he never had before. Maybe he could have Oliver kidnapped and torture him to death. No that would not do at all, he wanted him to be publicly humiliated, destroyed emotionally, physically, financially. A life for a life that was the rule when it came to survival of the fittest, and Lex Luthor considered himself one of the fittest human beings on the planet. The Green Arrow had won the battle in their little war, now Lex was going to take that war to Oliver Queen.

"Lex is everything okay?" Lana asked taking the billionaire out of his murderous thoughts, "If you're done with your work we still have to decide the main course for the engagement party tomorrow."

"Oh right, whatever you want is fine." Lex replied getting up and rounding the table embracing the woman he loved. "You're really diving into this engagement party and so soon after…are you sure your okay? We don't have to have the party so soon."

"Yes, after a lost it is best for one to focus on what or who they have." Lana leaned in not wanting to hugging him and then pulled away to look at him. "planning our path to the alter is the only thing keeping me together right now Lex please don't take that away from me."

"I didn't know that it meant that much to you." he noticed that she was doing it again acting like it was the end of the world when he said anything negative. The miscarriage had really taken a lot out her and put the normally happy woman on edge. "I would never take anything important away from you."

As he pulled her into a hug the frown Lana had been sporting turned into a knowing smirk. It would all be over for them soon. She had stayed with him for this long because Mrs. Kent said to keep up the rouse. In truth Lana wanted to kill this vile snake that had made her fall in love with him but for some reason public and social humiliation seemed a better punishment.

"Oh great stars Ollie you smell worse than A.C after he came out of that sewage pipe in Black Creek. What happened?" Chloe pinched together the nostrils of her nose trying to prevent anymore of the stench coming from the stinky gooey substance Oliver was covered with from invading her sense of smell anymore than it already had.

"Don't ask, you really don't want to know and I really don't want to relive it. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to take a shower." Oliver started to make his way to his master bathroom that was connected to his bedroom and heard Chloe start to follow him.

"I'll join you. You know only for environmental purposes of course." God he loved that seductive smirk. As he felt his body warm at the thought of shower fun sirens immediately started going off in his head.

"How about not, I'm only going to be a few minutes. There's no reason for you to go to all the trouble of taking all your cloth…" As he was saying it his gaze traveled down the length of her body wanting nothing more than to rip her clothes off himself then the warning signals in his head went off again, damn. "Where's your mother weren't you two gonna go shopping for a dress or something?"

"Oh my goodness is that why we haven't played any of your favorite indoor games in the last two weeks?" She got closer to him within centimeters apparently suddenly resistant to the smell he was admitting and brought her lips dangerously close to his without kissing him. "Are you afraid of my mother Oliver? That she might do something to you if she knew we were…"

"You shouldn't talk about your mother with that tone it's just gross Chloe." He jumped away from her into the bathroom and started to strip away the leather. What was she thinking mentioning ones mother in a sexy voice was just plain not right, Chloe was teasing him he could tell.

"If it's any consolation she knows we've had sex already." Chloe instinctively started to help him remove the leather taking his weapon's hostler and other small pouches on his belt along with his weapons and putting them aside.

"How does she know that? You didn't give her a play by play did you? I've heard of some girls talking about this kind of stuff with their mothers, but I didn't think you were like that." The horrified look on his face was more than enough to make her laugh and not feel like she was being accused of something.

"No of course not what kind of relationship do you think I have with my mother. We're close but not that close. Hello I think the pregnancy gave it away genius. Are you really that afraid of my mother?" Her hands we're on her hips a smirk on her face, Chloe was enjoying his pain. Why did that turn him on more. He really was a masochist he needed therapy.

"No I'm afraid of Clark I'm terrified of your mother, the things she could do to me I'm sure are unspeakable and will hurt a lot." Oliver didn't know quite what he thought the older Sullivan could do to him or would. She probably wouldn't kill him her granddaughter did need a father after all.

"God Oliver you stink. We'll talk about your 'my mommy' issue's later she's taking a nap right now anyway. Now get naked, and get into that shower before I tazor you with your own crossbow and throw you in there myself." She was serious he could tell by the way Chloe grabbed his crossbow and aimed it at him. "The tights to emerald archer."

"They're not tights…" By the way she waved the weapon motioning for him not to stop he could tell she didn't care she just wanted the pants off him.

"Hey Clark have you seen Chlo? I haven't heard from her for two weeks since we had that fight you think she's still mad at me? Mexico was fun by the way. Did you know that the Chupacabra is just some farmers dog. Canine vampires, not something a fledgling reporter wants to write about but I can't be picky work is work." Lois rambled as she entered the Talon apartment the farmboy following close behind her with her luggage. "Hey Clark are you even listening to me?"

"How could I not be listening you haven't stopped talking since we left the airport. And Chloe is fine." He set the bags down on the bed and Lois wasted no time dumping them of all there condense.

"Are you sure? It doesn't look like she's been home for weeks and when I called the Planet looking for her they said she was out." She looked around the apartment concern crossing over her features as she started putting away clothes.

"She's taking a sabbatical from work," Clark knew it wasn't a completely lie Chloe had taken an extended break from work."Black Thursday affected her more than she let on."

"Is that why she went all bi polar on me? Where is she?" More questions Clark knew he couldn't just say, oh she staying with Oliver Queen in Metropolis after saving her mother from a psychopath that I use to consider my best friend oh and she's pregnant.

"She's been staying out at the farm." That was believable wasn't it?

"I should go see her. But on second thought I'll let her be until tomorrow I'm sure she'll come home before the engagemen..." Lois cut herself off mid sentence, "Oh I'm sorry Clark I know this must be painful for you considerin…"

"No Lana made her choice and I've made mine." Clark stepped closer to her not sure of his own actions. He had kissed her a month ago in the barn to shut her up and that kiss had almost turned into something more until Clark stopped himself from taking things too far. They had not spoke of it since that night acting like it never happen until now.

"Clark I…" The apprehension in her eyes was not enough to dissuade the farmboy from what he was about to do.

Oliver Queen sat at his desk in his high rise penthouse wondering when his bachelor pad had turned into a family home. Moira Sullivan and his favorite blonde had been staying there since they found and saved the older Sullivan. He didn't have a problem with them being there in fact he was starting to enjoy the woman's company. They both knew his secret so that wasn't an issue. Having Chloe in his bed every night safe and not having to go off and save the world every second was what he had wanted for them.

Waking up to the woman he loved every morning was amazing the only drawback was the fact that her mother was staying in a guest room in the same penthouse. Which was the reason he and Chloe hadn't had any adult fun in two weeks, and it was so frustrating. But Oliver couldn't help it every time Moira looked at him it made him feel so guilty for even touching Chloe and then there was the fact that he wanted to ask permiss…

"You look far away, what you thinking about?" Chloe's arms wound themselves around his neck from behind him bringing the billionaire out of his thoughts. He could feel her head on his shoulder and her nose inhale his hair."You smell so much better now. Aren't you glad I made you take a shower, but sadly for you you're going to have to shower again after I have my wa…"

"I'm thinking your mother is going to catch us and kill me for touching you?" Oliver disentangled her arms from around his neck and was going to protest when Chloe turned the tables and jumped in his lap not giving him a chance to protest.

"Wow, really? You're not going to let up on that are you? What are we teenagers, no were adults and she hasn't said anything about my sleeping in your bed." Her arms were around his neck again and he wasn't surprised that his desk chair could support both their weight.

"Yeah about that I think…" He put his finger up to make a point but Chloe hushed him in seconds.

"Stop that right now. The Oliver Queen I know would have had me in his bed last night and wouldn't have dodged my attempts to seduce him in the shower this morning. When did you become such a prude? What's wrong with you?" She looked pissed like he had committed a crime in not giving into her.

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you? For the last two weeks you've tried to jump me every time were alone and every time you look at me like I'm a piece of meat." Oliver answered seeing the very look in her eyes he was talking about. "Yeah that look right there, now the Chloe Sullivan I know would have been the meaning of purity in the presence of her mother or at least I would like to think that you would have been. Instead you look like a cat on the prowl and I'm the main course."

"I don't know what it is just every time I look at you I want to…I can't help it. It could be the hormones Emil did say something like this could happen." Chloe's face went from seductive to contemplative in a matter of seconds, it was amazing how quickly her expression could change and how the subtle changes in her facial features affected him.

"You talked about this to Emil?" Oliver quirked an eyebrow at her words.

"No, we just talked about the pregnancy and how it might affect me in certain way. Don't worry most of our bedroom secrets are locked up safe." That was good, from all the results of the test they ran on Chloe, she was perfectly healthy and so was the baby, though she was pregnant with his child Oliver still knew there was a chance that she might leave.

Her mother couldn't stay locked up in an ivory tower forever and all the disguises in the world weren't going to keep her safe. It was a good thing that Lex thought she was dead, they were well aware of that fact thanks to Lionel Luthor. Whom of which Oliver was not happy to know that they owed anything to the man he was certain had killed his parents. But Clark did explain about the older billionaire being a Kryptonian oracle, whatever that was or however that happened. He didn't really care when it came to all things alien he preferred to stay clear.

"Good, wait… most of them? Never mind, I don't want to know. How was your shopping trip you find what you needed?" Oliver changed the subject trying to get off the betrayal he felt towards Clark for trusting Lionel Luthor.

"Yes, sadly. Though my bank account hates me right now and it means that I don't have the 'I couldn't find anything to wear excuse'." She sighed unhappy that she had to go anywhere near Lex Luthor.

"Remind me again why you have to help celebrate the viper's engagement to a woman he doesn't have to inflate. What does Lana see in him anyway?" Oliver finally surrendered to her advances and rested his arms comfortably around her waist.

"It's not for him it's for her. I don't know what she sees in him. I tried to warn her, but love is blind Oliver. I only hope that when we finally take down Lex she doesn't go down with him." Her head down cast in regret at letting things go that far between Lex and Lana, not that she had a choice in the matter anyway.

"Don't worry, we won't let her get caught in the crossfire." Oliver now had his head on her shoulder taking in her scent.

"Speaking of you and me, I think it's time." Chloe pulled back locking her green eyes with his dark ones in a serious tone. At this look Oliver's heart felt like it was going to break what if she was going to leave after the engagement party. Take her mother somewhere safe where Lex couldn't touch her and where Oliver might not be able to stay in contact with her.

"Time for what?" He echoed the question in his head a sound of fear in his voice.

"Time that my closest family and friends knew that Oliver Queen, and Chloe Sullivan are seeing each other or in better terms dating." The megawatt smile on his face was all the evidence Chloe needed to know he agreed.

"Just dating? So we're not going to tell them that there's going to be a little Chloe clone running around in about six or seven months." Oliver replied admitting that he believed that she was right when she said it was a girl. It didn't help her mother backed her up on the matter. "As happy as I am that the secret's going to be out. I'm still a public figure Chloe we can try to keep this a secret from the rest of the world, but it's not going to be easy. People are going to start asking questions, like how we met how long we've been together and not just the public I'm sure Lois is going to have a million questions. I mean we can't exactly tell people you seduced the Green Arrow on Dark Thursday."

"Are you done babbling yet?" Chloe waited until after he rolled his eyes at her to continue. "First of all it was you who seduced me, second I'm the queen of coming up with convincing cover stories I've been doing it for years, don't forget I've had to cover for Clark and his stupid excuses."

"Okay so what's our cover story and I hope it's good because I know no one would believe the real one even if we told them." Oliver was right no one would believe the truth and he didn't even want to imagine the looks they would get from Clark Kent.

"Well it started on Thanksgiving at the Kent's thanksgiving party…" Chloe started to tell him the story she had concocted which placed the start of their relationship a few months shorter than it actually was.

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