Summary: Oliver and Lex talk and Lois talks to Bart.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. This is fiction

Surprises All Around

Lex placed the bottle of whiskey back on the shelf and placed the glass in front of his friend. He looked at Oliver. The man clearly had something on his mind. Since he walked in the door, he hadn't even looked at Lex

"What's wrong?"

"I'm thinking about breaking up with Lois."

"Finally!"

"What?"

"Oliver, we hate Lois. I hate her, Clark hates her, the kids hate her. Even Martha hates her and Martha loves everything. She jst wants you for your money Oliver."

Oliver knew Lex was tlling the truth. Lex never lied to his friends. They were the only group of people he was one hundred per cent honest with.

"It wasn't like that at the beginning. We really loved each other."

"What happened?"

"Like you said. She became more interested in the money than in me. Always wanted me to buy her things, take her places. Was never happy with staying in and being together. I always had to flaunt my cash when I was with her. I wasn't happy."

"Then why did you stay with her?"

"She was happy. And I got used to having someone. I didn't want to be alone."

"What changed?"

Oliver could tell from the smile on the other man's face that he knew exactly what changed.

"You know what changed."

"But I want to hear you say it."

"Bart. He changed things for me. He likes me for me. Not my money. That's what I want in a lover."

"He's sixteen. And he has Joanna."

"I don't care. I can wait. And I love Joanna. We all do. Lex, I love him."

"You really do, don't you?"

"I do."

"Well, you have to dump Lois, you know that right?"

"I know. I'm meeting her tomorrow. I'll do it then."

"And you'll tell Bart tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow I will tell Bart I love him."

Lois walked into Oliver's sitting room and saw Bart watching t.v. She sat beside him, smirking as he inched away from her.

"Bart, how are you?"

"Fine."

"Where's Joanna?"

"Sleeping. Oliver is at Lex's."

"Oh, I wanted to surprise him. Oh well. Maybe tomorrow."

She could feel the tension in the other man's body. Before she could annoy him further, her phone rang.

"Hello. Oliver! I'm at your house...I wanted to surprise you...Yes, Bart told me you were at Lex's...Yes, I'm free tomorrow...See you then. I love you."

She looked at Bart from the corner of her eye. He did not look happy.

"That was Oliver. He says he has something important to tell me tomorrow. Maybe he'll propose."

Lois smirked as Bart rushed off to check on his daughter. She loved how much Bart hated her relationship with Oliver and she held it over him at every chance. She sure as hell was not going to tell him that Oliver hadn't said he loved her. Bart didn't need to know that.

A/N Done. R&R please. Next chapter, Oliver talks to Lois and Bart and Fred ad Jonathon attack.