Set-Up (NC-17) Completed 11th April 2013

[HotCrossedBunny]

Set-Up

















Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing to do with Smallville.
Potential spoilers: S3
Summary: This is a bonus to Reboot. Chloe and Lex team up to get her Dad hitched and Chloe a nice new mummy. N.B. In my version of the Smallville world, Moira is the bitch who left her kid for no good reason – as she was in the first two series – without any meteor powers as far as we know.

“Okay, so we need a plan”, Chloe announced from her desk in the office of The Torch.

“Well, if you just scoot a little bit more forwards in your chair and I …” Lex allowed his finger to graze her knee.

“Stop that Lex”, Chloe slapped his hand away. “We have to concentrate if we are going to come up with a plan before Valentine’s Day”.

“We have time”, Lex placed his hand on her knee once again, ignoring her earlier rebuff.

“We have only a couple of weeks!” Chloe exclaimed.

“That is enough time”, he assured her as he allowed his hand to travel up her thigh. He liked her new pair of jeans, he had admired them for the greater part of the assembly which she had held that afternoon and which he had been forced to attend as he owned well … everything in Smallville.

He couldn’t actually remember what the assembly had been about, drugs or something probably. He did however remember perfectly the way that Chloe had looked so innocently at the guest speakers and the principal as they did their bit, and the way that her jeans fit so perfectly as she had walked to the stand to give a report on her latest article which had been published and had a warning about swimming in certain parts of Smallville due to meteor rock infections.

Lex had found her part absolutely riveting, especially when she had knocked one of her papers off the orator’s stand and had to bend over to pick it up. He had never been so happy to have to sit on the side of the stage, he was the only one with the perfect view … hmmm, maybe it hadn’t been an accident. It wouldn’t have been the first time that Chloe delighted in teasing him publicly knowing that he couldn’t do anything until he got her alone.

Unfortunately Chloe didn’t seem too bothered by Lex’s ministrations at this point.

“Yes, for a normal person but we are talking about my Dad and Annette. They have been pussy footing around for over five years. It is time to bring out the big guns”, Chloe huffed as she tried to surf the internet.

“I could lock them in a room until they admit they like each other”, Lex supplied helpfully, trying to remember if Chloe had locked the office door when they had entered. Yes, she definitely had.

“No, that wouldn’t work”, Chloe shook her head as if it had been a real suggestion.

“No, I didn’t imagine that it would”, Lex smiled at her.

“You were teasing me”, she realised with another shake of her head.

“Yes”, he acknowledged, he stroked her cheek.

“I’m sorry, I know that I sound like a broken record but I am going off to college in a year and a half and I don’t want my Dad to be alone for the rest of his life. He deserves to have someone”, Chloe explained.

“I know baby, it’s fine. You know that I will do anything that I can to help”, Lex assured her with a kiss to the cheek.

“I can’t just tell him that I want a new mommy, can I?” Chloe asked. “He has never been able to say no to be before”.

Lex laughed, “I am not sure that that would be quite the right method to start out with, but it might not be a bad idea to hint at Annette in that role. Gabe would never consider someone that didn’t love you and who you didn’t love back”.

“True”, Chloe nodded.

“Maybe you could arrange a day out and suggest that you invite Annette. If he could see that there was a place for her in your lives”, Lex suggested, ignoring the pang he felt at the thought that he couldn’t be seen outside too often with Chloe.

“That is a good idea. There is the corn festival coming up soon, we could all go to that”, Chloe beamed. “That was a brilliant idea Lex!”

“I thought so”, he smiled seductively, “you know, I have quite a few of them”.

“Really?”

“Yes, the next one is that you stop working and pay some attention to your poor neglected boyfriend”, he began to nuzzle her neck.

“Hmm”, she moaned, “I would love to but you know that I have to proof read several articles before we can get out of here”.

“Fair enough, tell you what … you do that and I will just amuse myself. Is that okay?” Lex checked with her.

“Sure”, Chloe gave him one of her most winning smiles. He was so sweet sometimes, accepting that the paper was important to her and that she had responsibilities to it.

“The other computers aren’t on yet but …” she trailed off as she saw Lex slip out of his seat and kneel in front of her.

“I am going to go on proof reading”, she warned him and turned her head to her screen and tried to concentrate on the words in front of her. The article was quite well written, good use of adjectives …

Lex’s hands grappled with her belt and zip before pulling her jeans down to her ankles.

The article was definitely good at seeing both points of view.

Her panties joined her jeans.

There were some spelling mistakes but she could fix them.

Chloe’s hips were pulled forwards so that she was perched on the edge of her seat.

“I am concentrating on the article”, Chloe claimed loudly.

“I should certainly hope so, I would hate to think that you were neglecting your studies. I’ll just entertain myself”, Lex replied before proving that he could.

Chloe tried desperately to focus on the words, “And he licked”, no, Chloe was seeing things that was meant to say liked.

“Damn it, focus woman”, she scolded herself and did her best to ignore Lex’s teasing tongue.

She got through two articles – just about. It was on the third that things really disintegrated, her brain wasn’t working properly and so without thinking she asked Lex how to spell a word.

Chloe had to bite down on her lip to keep from shouting Lex’s name as he explained the spelling very thoroughly.

“Or if you prefer the European spelling”, Lex grinned up at her lasciviously.

It was at this point that she figured that she could use one hand to type and one to hold his head in place.


~*~

“Hey Chloe”, Clark bounced over to his friend as she was leaving the school that afternoon. “Did you get the chance to read through my article?”

“Yeah”, Chloe smiled back at him.

“How was it?” He asked, his attention briefly taken away from Chloe as he saw Lex strolling down the hallway.

“Hey Lex, sorry that you got suckered into attending that assembly”, he said although he noticed that his friend seemed surprisingly sanguine considering how much of his time must have been wasted that day.

“Oh, don’t worry. I was adequately compensated”, Lex smirked. “Miss Sullivan”, he nodded in Chloe’s direction before continuing out into the car park.

Clark looked after his friend, sometimes he couldn’t make him out at all. “Anyway”, he turned back to Chloe, “How was the article?”

Lex paused midstride as he heard this question.

“Oh, it was quite satisfactory”.

[hfce]

Oh man I love fics that have Chlex as a secret. It makes them even hotter. I can't wait to read how they marry off Gab. :)

[tyrarose]

ooooohhhhhhh naughty Lex,can't wait to see how you get Gabe and Annette togather.

[malugargula]

Yay!!! I'm already loving it so much
Chloe and Lex on a mission... the best thing ever
:)

[cbrunberg]

chloe and lex working together fantastic. can't wait to see what happens next

[TrinityR]

This is awesome! Can't wait for more!! I hope Lex and Chloe could go public in this part.

[HotCrossedBunny]

“Why are we doing this again?” Lex asked Chloe again as she once again beat him to connect four.

“Because it is a game of wits and strategy”, Chloe informed him as they sat on the floor of her living room.

“Right”, Lex said as he released the bottom of the game and watched the counters pour out. “I am sure that it is very good, if you happen to be four”.

“And … because it is too sad that you never got the chance to play it, it is a necessary part of every good childhood”, she grinned at him. “And because I wanted to and you can’t say no to me”.

“That part is true”, he admitted ruefully.

“Besides it will help you learn strategy”.

He raised an eyebrow at that. “I wasn’t aware that I had problems in that area”.

“Well clearly you do or you wouldn’t be losing”, she teased him, enjoying the fact that she was the only one who got to see him the relaxed and playful.

“Maybe it is part of my strategy to put you in a good mood so that you will be more inclined to smuttiness later”, he suggested giving her a knowing smile.

She pretended to consider this.

“Or”, he crawled over to her, “maybe it is because I was distracted by your jeans and knowing that you have no panties on underneath them because they are in my pocket”.

Chloe blushed, “Yes, that could also explain it”.

He ran a finger up her leg, “Would you care for a rematch?”

“Planning on distracting me into losing by putting dirty images of you in my head?” Chloe challenged, she wrapped her arms loosely around his neck.

“That was party of my plan, yes”, Lex admitted as he began to nibble her ear.

“Well it won’t work”, she told him very certainly considering their position.

“It won’t?” He queried pulling back from her so that he could look her in the eyes.

“No, I am very good at maintaining my focus on problems while thinking about you … I have had a lot of practice”, she gave him a saucy smile.

Lex swallowed and she her hand down his chest, “Do you know what I really want to do right now?” She purred seductively.

“No, what?” Lex asked tilting his head to the side, they were so close, it would be so easy to capture her lips.

“Eat, I’m absolutely starving”. She hopped to her feet and bounced off into the kitchen. Lex groaned but as he saw the sway to her hips knew that he was powerless but to follow her.


~*~

“So what are we making today?” Lex asked as he wandered into the kitchen after Chloe. This wasn’t the first time that he had been to the Sullivan house since he and Chloe had got together and he was now used to his role in the kitchen – doing as he was told.

“Philly pasta”, Chloe announced with a grin.

“Philly pasta?” Lex looked appalled at her.

“Don’t give me that look Mr My-Cornflakes-Have-Diamonds-In-Them. Philly pasta is an absolute necessity. I give it most of the credit for this”, she patted her bottom.

“Well then I must try it”, he grinned, “as you know I am a big fan of its work”, he came up behind her and nuzzled her for a moment. In the few weeks that they had been together he was happy to see that Chloe seemed to feel more at home in her skin and less stressed – although whether that was due to the end of her money worries or the constant loving, Lex wasn’t sure. He liked to think that it was a bit of both.

“Yes, I had gathered as much this afternoon … and last night, and the day …”

“I get it”, he smiled. “Now, what do you need me to chop, or am I to open a can today?”

“No can opening required, you just need to finely dice the onions, celery and carrots, then cube the peppers and halve the cherry tomatoes. Then pop them all in the frying pan and start cooking. I will start work on the pasta and the green beans and broccoli florets which have to be cooked with it. Philly sauce comes afterwards”, Chloe informed him as she passed him a chopping board and pointed to the produce that she had already set out on the counter.

“Yes, madam”, Lex gave her a mock salute which earned him a swat to the rear. He raised an eyebrow at her.

Chloe bobbed her tongue out at him as she filled and turned on the kettle.

“So did you get any further with your plan to bring your Dad and Annie together?” Lex wondered as he chopped.

“Not really but I have time before the festival next Saturday and I really want to do something before then. I was thinking that there might be a way for us all to go out”, Chloe poured an entire kilo of pasta into the pot.

Lex raised an eyebrow.

“What?” She shrugged, “I always make far too much of this that way we can have left overs. Left overs are very VERY good!”

“Fair enough”, he said. That explained why there was quite so much to chop.

“Anyway, as I was saying I think that there might be a way for all of us to go out”, Chloe continued and studied Lex’s face to see what he thought of that. They had not really talked about what they were to each other or where their relationship was going. She knew that he loved her and didn’t envision any future where he let her go, he had even called himself her boyfriend that morning but whether they should tell people … that was another matter entirely.

“That would be good”, Lex said schooling his features. He did not want her to know just how excited he was about that possibility.

“You have a business meeting with my Dad this weekend don’t you?” She checked.

“Yes, business lunch although knowing Gabe and I we will have concluded everything long before we get to the lunch”.

“Well what if I turned up saying that I had thought to surprise my Dad by bringing his lunch by when I realised that he hadn’t taken one that morning”, Chloe suggested.

“I would naturally invite you to join us, it would be the only polite thing to do”, Lex smiled at her craftiness.

“And if we left at around 12.45 then Annie would just be coming out of the bakery”, Chloe informed him.

“We would naturally have to invite her to join us”, Lex finished for her. “It is a good plan”.

“Especially if we both get called away by Clark just before dessert leaving them alone together”, Chloe revealed the master stroke of her plan.

“You are willing to give up dessert?” Lex asked incredulously.

“For my father, of course I am! Although in truth I had actually planned on taking that with us”, Chloe grinned over at him.

Lex remembered the last time that they had had pudding, “Is it just me or is it getting steamy in here?”

“Oh bugger, I forgot about the pasta”, Chloe ran over to the saucepan causing Lex to laugh, he was going to have to make himself more explicit next time. He added his handiwork to the wok and began to heat it.

“So how do we make philly sauce?”

“Ah, well it is an extremely complicated process”, Chloe got the pasta under control. “You go to the fridge, take the low fat garlic and herb philly out and scoop out a bit and put it in the pan and let it melt”.

“I should have guessed that it wouldn’t be too technical if you were cooking it”, Lex followed her orders.

“Are you implying that I am stupid?” She put her hands on her hips.

“No, you know I’m not”, he scolded. “I am implying that you don’t seem like the type to cook and stand over a hot stove for hours on end”.

“True”, she conceded. “If they didn’t put so much crap in takeout I would probably never bother”.

Lex smiled, “Well you know anytime you don’t feel like cooking you can always come over to the mansion”, he wrapped his free arm around her as he stirred the contents of the wok.

“I know”, Chloe smiled back at him. “But people will start to get suspicious soon, much safer to be here whenever my Dad is out”.

“I could send him on a tour of Europe”, Lex joked and avoided the oven mitt which Chloe chucked at him.

“I think that it’s ready”, Chloe announced.

As they snuggled up together with their pasta in front of the TV Chloe tried not to look sad. She loved Lex with all of her heart and the time that they spent together. She also knew that they had to be careful and that they had only been together for a few weeks but she wanted to shout to the world that she was Lex Luthor’s girlfriend.

[trckyrcky]

This is such a sweet story. It's such an experience seeing Lex and Chloe cooking together like a pair of married couple. Too bad they are keeping their relationship a secret.

[TrinityR]

yeah, they have to get out in the open with their relationship:)

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Oh, don't worry it will come out into the open eventually *evil grin*

Chloe forced herself to walk sensibly down the halls of LexCorp rather than running as she wanted to, she was desperate to see Lex again. She had fallen asleep in her bed, in Lex’s arms the night before but as always when she had woken up in the morning he had been gone. She knew that it was for the best, her father had returned that morning and there would be hell to pay if he caught Lex there with her but she ached to see him again.

As she rounded the corner to Lex’s office she flashed his secretary a smile and hoped that she wouldn’t get too waylaid by the woman.

“Good morning Miss Sullivan”, she greeted icily.

“Good morning, you haven’t seen my father have you?” Chloe asked in a voice that carried, already knowing exactly where he was, “I couldn’t find him in his office and someone thought that they had seen him heading this way”. She pretended to survey the area, as if that would make it seem more like she really had lost him.

The secretary was about to inform her that Gabe Sullivan had moved this way but that as he was in a meeting with Mr Luthor, and so she could not see him. She enjoyed telling people that they could not see the young Luthor, not only did it give her power but she hated to see all of the young girls clamouring after him. If he was going to finally settle down with someone it should be someone more mature, who understood the way that his business worked … someone like his secretary for example.

“He’s in here”, Lex announced as he popped his head around the side of his office door, trying not to smile at Chloe.

“Hello Mr Luthor”, Chloe greeted, wondering if that seemed too formal, they were supposed to be sort of friends after all. “I’m terribly sorry I didn’t mean to interrupt”.

He snorted at this but covered it by saying, “Not at all, we were just finishing. Please do come in”. He held the door open for her.

“Thank-you, are you sure that I’m not intruding?” Chloe asked even as she walked into his office and gave her Dad a smile. At his quizzical look, she explained, “I noticed that you had left your lunch in the fridge so I brought it to you. Your note said that you probably wouldn’t be home until 2 in the afternoon, that seems like a very long time for you to go without your dinner”.

As she told this lie, Chloe tried to avoid her father’s eye. There was no way that even she could lie to his face. She had to keep reminding herself that this was for his own good or she would break down and tell him the truth.

“Thank-you sweetheart”, Gabe patted her hand, “but I’m going out for lunch today so I don’t need it”.

“Oh”, was all that Chloe said in reply.

“That was very considerate of you Chloe, coming all of this way just to make sure that your father didn’t go hungry. Tell you what, our work here is concluded but I was still going to take your father to lunch to discuss the possible plant expansion and how we could interest the more gifted students to come and work for us, I would love to have your input on that. If you would care to join us”, Lex offered.

“Oh, I would hate to be an imposition”, Chloe demurred, not wanting her father to think that she was trying to muscle in on his meeting.

“No imposition, I assure you”, Lex gave her his best practiced smile and Chloe had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. Seeing him trying to be charming in such an obvious way was simply too funny considering what they had been doing last night.

Gabe smirked, he knew that Lex could make most girls do whatever he wanted with one of his patented smiles and was glad to see that his little princess wouldn’t fall for them. Had it seemed likely that she would, he would have had to speak to Lex about them - he didn’t want him giving Chloe any false ideas. Chloe had never confided in him about any crushes but he knew that she had had one on Clark and that it would not be unusual for her to like Lex as well; he was handsome, smart and actually able to keep up with Chloe.

“Of course she will come”, he answered for his daughter, “she has some plans with Clark I know but it will do him good to be stood up. You can call him and tell him that being the smartest little girl in the world your presence at lunch was required by one of the richest men on the planet”.

Lex loved this plan more than he had the day before; Clark was going to be stood up. Yay!

Chloe couldn’t help but blush a little at this, was there any situation in which her father couldn’t find a way to brag about her?

“Alright”, she agreed. “Where are we going?”

“A little Italian place I know, best food outside Metropolis”, Lex informed her as he started to pack up his papers, only looking at her out of the corner of his eye. He knew that they could not let Gabe catch on about their relationship and he might become suspicious if he caught him looking at his daughter continuously.

In fact Gabe had noticed but just thought that that was natural. His daughter was as cute as a button after all, Lex couldn’t help but look at her, he was only human. Although if he had noticed his gaze slip lower as it sometimes did then he would have been displeased. As it was he was too satisfied by the thought that Clark would be left hanging to think of much else.

In Gabe’s humble opinion, no one could really ever deserve his baby but certainly not Clark. It wasn’t that he didn’t like the boy – well actually it was partially -, he knew that he meant well and that the Kents were good people but he was unreliable and his preferring Lana to Chloe Bear showed a lack of soundness of mind. He wondered if there was something wrong with Clark’s eye sight.

He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard Lex ask her, “What is that in the tub?”

“Philly pasta”, she informed him with a smile as she opened the lid to show him, “unfortunately this was not a particularly good example as the chopping was rather sloppy”.

Before Lex could respond to this Gabe told Chloe, “Why don’t you give it to Lex sweetie. It will be a new experience for him, probably has diamond studded cornflakes”.

The young lovers looked at each other for a second before bursting out laughing. Gabe’s influence on his daughter was easy to detect.

“It wasn’t that funny”, Gabe laughed a long with them. They never normally found his jokes this funny.

“Sorry Dad, I was just thinking the same thing”, she handed the tub over to Lex with a “here you go. I bet that Annie will be happy that she won’t have to deal with the chef tonight”.

“Is he causing Annie problems again?” Gabe looked most put out.

“If he is, I will have a word with him”, Lex assured them as they headed out of the office. When he was sure that Gabe was just out of ear shot he whispered to Chloe, “Don’t lay it on quite so thick, he knows that you don’t stand on ceremony and I am sure that he will get that Annie is free tonight without you having to book them both a hotel room”.

“Oh, a hotel room, that’s a good idea”.

“Don’t even think about it”, he chided her.

As they passed the secretary she bounced up, “Mr Luthor, I am so sorry for allowing a disruption to your meeting, I hope …”

The trio stopped walking. Gabe turned to the woman, had she really just implied that his daughter could ever be seen as a disruption … or as anything other than a delight? If Lex didn’t put her in her place he damned sure would. The very idea!

“There was no disruption, Miss Sullivan is the daughter of the head of this plant and as such may go anywhere and do anything she wants. Is that understood?” He strove to keep his tone neutral; he couldn’t show any personal preference for Chloe, however much he might want to tell her to treat his girl with respect.

“Yes Sir”, the secretary nodded. Chloe almost felt bad for the woman, if she had indeed just been Gabe’s daughter then it probably wouldn’t have mattered if she had been rude to her. It was the fact that she was Lex’s girlfriend that made her special, and no one knew it.

TBC

[Gaia]

You have some brilliant one liners

[TrinityR]

God, I so want Chloe and LEx to rub their relationship in that secretary's nose!! Pretty please?:P
And Gabe, yeah, tell Chloe not to get her hopes up. uhm... she's already done thing that you, Gabe, would have a heart attack if you knew!

[HotCrossedBunny]

Gaia: Thank-you.

TrinityR: Sorry they can't just yet as no one knows about them, but would them fucking on her desk in the end make you feel better? Because if you want I could suggest it to Lex and you know how much he likes to please people. :D Ah but even if Gabe knew he wouldn't believe that Chloe would have done such things, he would naturally assume that Lex had forced her into them and that his baby remains as pure as driven snow.

[TrinityR]

TrinityR: Sorry they can't just yet as no one knows about them, but would them fucking on her desk in the end make you feel better? Because if you want I could suggest it to Lex and you know how much he likes to please people. :D Ah but even if Gabe knew he wouldn't believe that Chloe would have done such things, he would naturally assume that Lex had forced her into them and that his baby remains as pure as driven snow.

Yeah, that would be a very nice scene to spite the secretary:D

[hfce]

I am loving this story!! EEEK!! I feel so bad for them not being open. But it is for the best for now. Her father would have a heart attack if he knew. LOL! :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Next bit:

Chloe’s plan progressed as it was supposed to until they reached the restaurant. They had all taken their own cars to the restaurant which was located right next to the bakery. Chloe then suddenly remembering that they needed bread and would be closed soon as it was Saturday, dashed into the store as Gabe observed to Lex that his little one had a healthy appetite.

“I had noticed”, Lex smiled before realising that he should have had no way of knowing that as they didn’t associate with each other that much. “I mean, when she was at the manor during that unfortunate business”, he tried to cover.

Gabe nodded, not appearing to realise that Lex had ever let anything slip. “I know that you have always refused my thanks on that point, but I hope that you know how much I appreciate what you did for Chloe. I can’t believe that I didn’t know what was going on …”

“There is no need. I didn’t realise it either until Clark told me but I hope you know that I intend to keep a closer eye on her in future, even though my father is officially incapacitated”, Lex told him. He wasn’t sure whether this was a step too far, but he needed him to know.

The older man took a deep breath. “Thank-you. I love Chloe to death but sometimes I worry that she is too rash and that I am going to lose her. Knowing that she has a friend who is always going to be there for her is of some comfort. You are friends now, right? I have noticed that you are spending more time together since the brainwashing fiasco”.

“Yes, we have become good friends. I was so impressed by the way that she conducted herself during that time …”

“She is very brave”.

“What about Clark?” The thought suddenly occurred to Lex. “You don’t think that he will always be there for her?”

Gabe rolled his eyes. “Not for one second. I think that Clark Kent will do what he wants when he wants and then come up with some excuse for why he did it. He wasn’t by her side through that ordeal, you were”.

Lex was about to reply when Chloe came bounding out of the bakery with Annie, saying “Look who I found”.

It had not taken long for her to somehow manipulate the situation so that Annie was made to join them. Lex was impressed with her abilities although he wished that he had been able to continue his conversation with Gabe, it was so strange to him that someone would believe that he was more dependable than Clark. Maybe Gabe wouldn’t react too badly to the idea of his daughter dating him after all.

As they entered the restaurant Chloe and Lex were convinced that their plan would flourish, it was as they were being seated that everything went to hell.

[hfce]

Oh no that is the restaurant they have been to isn't? They know Chloe and Lex and will spill their secret right? EEEK! LOL!

[HotCrossedBunny]

Much much worse than that. :)

[trckyrcky]

Ok, can't leave us on the cliff hanger. We need to know what happen? Was it because Gabe found out about Lex and Chloe or maybe Clark Kent show up and spoil everybody mood.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Much much worse. I will update as soon as I am finished reading an incredibly boring 500 page linguistic document.

[TrinityR]

500 page? Poor you!!! <hugs>

[malugargula]

Good thing Lex put the damn secretary in her place
:)
I have a feeling Gabe won't be so angry about Lex and Chloe lol
Please more soon

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next snippet*

Once inside the restaurant, Lex moved ahead to pull out the chair for Chloe but found that her father had already done so before going on to pull out Annie’s as well. Lex seated himself in-between the two ladies and opposite Gabe feeling a little out of place. Surely if her father had known of his relationship with Chloe he wouldn’t have done that, it was not an intentional snub. Was it?

Trying to recover his control of the situation, he handed around the menus and said, “Order whatever you like. I can heartily recommend the steak and the chocolate cake”.

“Well that is good enough for me”, Gabe started to say until he saw the look that Chloe was giving him. “Or maybe I will choose something more heart healthy. Chicken?” The look continued, this time with arms crossed. “The lentil casserole looks very good”.

Chloe nodded, “I think that that is a very good choice”.

Lex had to raise the menu in front of his face to hide his smile but the shaking shoulders gave him away.

“Just wait until you have a little baby girl with blonde curls and see how far you get”, Gabe warned him good naturedly. “She’ll have you wrapped around her finger in no time”.

A lump formed in Lex’s throat, and he took a sip of his water to try to dispel it. He certainly wasn’t ready for a kid at that point, but he it was definitely something that he was starting to imagine in about ten years. A baby with Chloe, or to be more precise, two. One with little red curls and one with blonde ones. He was sure that he would dote on them … if Gabe let him live long enough after getting his daughter pregnant.

“You are probably right”, Lex admitted putting down his menu. “Although red hair runs in my family so …”

“Well as you will marry a brunette so your wife will probably take care of that problem”, an English voice purred behind him.

They all turned around to see who had been causing the interruption.

“Lex darling, how long has it been?” The vision asked.

Chloe scowled at the woman. She didn’t like her. It was not just the fact that she was interrupting Chloe’s perfect plan, or the fact that this was the first time that she and Lex had ever been out in public together, as she could had forgiven all of that if they woman had not been so clearly interested in Lex and not been quite so pretty.

She was tall and skinny, with tanned skin and dark hair and eyes. Just Lex’s type.

“I don’t see what the problem with a redheaded baby is. I think that red hair is pretty”, Gabe put in, trying to lessen the tension in the room – this girl obviously had a crush on Lex and it must be very hard for her to come over and speak to him with Chloe sitting next to him. Even though they were just friends it must still make the woman feel very uncomfortable and it wasn’t her fault. Gabe did not realise that he had inadvertently given Annie a compliment.

“Hello Olivia, this is my business associate Gabriel Sullivan, his lovely daughter Chloe and Annette Moss”, Lex greeted cordially enough, through slightly gritted teeth.

Olivia promptly ignored the others and zeroed in on Lex. “It has been too long. We must catch up tonight at the exhibition”.

“Of course”.

“What exhibition?” Chloe wondered, drawing scorn from Olivia, “Nothing you need to concern yourself with. It is in Metropolis”.

“I don’t remember addressing you”, Chloe snapped. “If I want your opinion I will read Vogue”.

Gabe and Lex put their menus back up for a moment; wouldn’t do to be seen laughing. He wondered if he should have disciplined her more as a child rather than giggling every time she was rude to people - he just always figured that if Chloe had chosen to insult someone they more than deserved it.

Olivia looked Chloe up and down slowly, “Reading Vogue might not be a bad idea. They have a very nice section on dieting”.

Lex decided that that was enough, he might have had to bite his tongue at first as he couldn’t tell the world that Chloe was his girlfriend but he was not going to sit there and hear her being insulted.

“Olivia, I think that that is enough”, he said dangerously.

“Lex”, she pouted as he got up and grabbed her by the top of the arm. “Excuse me”, he said to the table as he escorted Olivia out of the restaurant none too gently.

Chloe looked down at herself, she was not dressed as elegantly as Olivia had been, if she had then her father would have got suspicious. And she wasn’t as thin as Olivia. Since she had been with Lex her confidence had been growing enormously, but there was still that nagging little voice in the back of her head that whispered that she was not good enough. After all, Lex had still gone off with that woman.

“I’ll be back in a minute, I just need some fresh air”, she smiled at her father and Annie.

“Do you need me to come with you?” Gabe asked, wondering if something was wrong. Chloe seemed a little out of sorts since Olivia had suggested that Chloe wrote for Vogue, he knew that she had actually said read the diet section but he figured that she must have meant write for it. Olivia really could have used some tips from Chloe.

“No”, she forced a smile, “I’ll be fine”.

“What was all of that about?” He wondered as Chloe slipped out.

“It was a matter of appearances”, Annie explained thinking that even intelligent men could be very stupid at times. “She didn’t feel pretty enough when confronted like that”.

“Oh well she shouldn’t feel bad. Everyone looks plain next to Chloe”, he said with a shrug.

Annie just shook her head and explained that what Olivia had actually said and meant.

“That bitch”, he exploded causing several heads to turn. “Oh I am sorry, I shouldn’t have said such words in your presence”. He blushed in front of Annette, she was a lady after all.

“Oh that’s quite alright, I was thinking something far worse”, she assured him patting his hand.

“Did you see that skirt? Any higher and I could have seen her knickers”, Gabe said really annoyed. That cow had tried to make his little baby feel bad and by the looks of it had succeeded.

“It is for ease of access”, Annie suggested, trying to calm him down, “so that people can see the price stamped on her bottom”.

Gabe sniggered into his drink, “I hope that she has change for a dollar bill”.

“Gabe”, Annie looked shocked, “No one would pay more than a nickel. I wish I knew her parents’ number, they really should know that she is going around looking like that”.

“Indeed”, he agreed, “maybe Lex knows it”.

“Good thinking. Being mean to my little Chloe”, Annie said without thinking. She blushed and looked over at Gabe, hoping that he wouldn’t think that she was taking a liberty but he didn’t seem to have noticed the slip.

“I should probably go and check on Chloe”, he said going to get up.

“No wait, I think that it is probably better that Lex checks on her”, Annie suggested.

Gabe looked inquiringly at her but remained seated.

“I think that some things come better from handsome billionaires than from a girl’s daddy. All Dads think that theirs is perfect”, she explained.

“I just happen to be right”.

“Obviously”.

Outside Lex had sent Olivia on her way but she had put a thought in his head, “Hello Lana”, he spoke into his cell phone as Chloe came around the corner. “I have a request, no better yet make that an order, you are to come to Metropolis with me tonight to see an exhibit. Yes, be ready at 5. I will bring you back tomorrow. Okay, see you then. Bye”. He hung up the phone and turned around to see Chloe.

“Hello hon … Chloe”, he smiled over at her. “I am sorry about Olivia but she is gone now”. He noticed that she looked really disappointed. “Don’t worry, we will find a way to get your Dad and Annie together anyway”.

“Yeah, sure”, Chloe said trying to be brave as her heart broke. He didn’t want her, he wanted Lana. All of this time she had thought that they there keeping their relationship secret because the timing wasn’t right, not because he was ashamed of her or because he didn’t want her. Now it all became too obvious, he could never want her. He would want a skinny brunette. She wouldn’t cry, she wouldn’t shout at him she would go back into the restaurant with him and make the best of it, then she would drive home and never think about Lex Luthor again. Never ever again!

Yeah, right!




So, tell me what you think ...

[trckyrcky]

Ok I'm confuse. Why would Lex wants Lana to go with her to the exhibit in Metropolis. He can make Olivia more jealous by taking Chloe since Chloe puts Olivia in her place.

[hfce]

I think I want to hit both you and Chloe. UGH!!! LOL!!! Good luck in Lex letting her go. That will not happen.

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next snippet*

Chloe lay on her bed typing on her laptop and blinking back tears. How had everything fallen apart so spectacularly in such a short time? Yesterday she had been so happy. She had been in love and now she was sitting around her house on a Saturday afternoon trying to type up some stupid article that didn’t have to be ready for weeks just so she didn’t have to think about how awful her life really was. How could she have been so stupid? How could she have thought that someone like Lex could really be interested in her? Of course she had just been a way to get to Lana.

She heard the doorbell ring but she ignored it. Her father and Annie were still downstairs; one of them could get it. At least the restaurant ploy had worked, they had decided to spend the rest of the day together and Annie had insisted on showing him how to prepare some of her best heart-healthy recipes that evening so that was something. Someone should be happy.

Hearing the front door opening and the sounds of voices Chloe groaned and stuffed a pillow over her head. She couldn’t quite tell who the voices belonged to but they were young, so it had to be for her rather than for her dad. She didn’t want to see anyone then, she hoped that if she was just really quiet then maybe they would go away. She waited a few minutes and hearing only voices but no call for her figured that it was either safe or even her friends now didn’t care about her. Either way was just fine with her.

“God this is pathetic”, she checked the calendar. Great, two days before her period, maybe that was why she felt so awful.

Finally she heard the sound of footsteps on the staircase and decided that it just must be her Dad and Annie, if they had wanted her to come down then they would have just yelled rather than coming up. She was safe for a little longer; she closed her eyes under her pillow. Maybe if she went to sleep when she woke up this would all just be a bad dream and her head and heart would have stopped hurting.

Then there was a knock at her door.

She made some noise between a moan and a question.

“Chloe, are you alright?” It was Lana. Chloe made another noise of complaint which the perfect little princess apparently took for an invitation to come in.

She could hear the door opening even through her pillow and the gasp from Lana.

“Chloe, are you alright? Are you ill?” Lana fussed as she invited herself in and went over to sit on the bed next to Chloe.

“Yes, I’m fine. I just have a head ache, article not going well”, she lied, well not about the headache part, but about the reason for it.

“Oh, that’s too bad”, Lana replied taking the pillow of her head. “But we have some news which is going to make you feel better”.

“Who’s we?” Chloe wondered, looking up. Lex stood just in front of her bed looking amused and a little concerned. Chloe groaned and buried her face back in her bed spread. She could only imagine the image he had of Lana sitting looking perfect and her in her oldest clothes, looking knackered and with messy hair. At least if he couldn’t see her eyes he wouldn’t be able to tell if they were red.

“Lex is going to take us both to Metropolis for this amazing exhibition”, Lana informed her, bouncing slightly as she did so. “He just cleared it with your Dad, he said as we are both going it will be alright”.

“I’m not sure if I can, I really don’t feel well”, Chloe hedged, hating herself for her weakness.

“Please Chloe, I can’t go if you don’t”, Lana begged.

That did not make her feel any better, she was being used so that Lana and Lex could be together. She was going to be the third wheel.

Lex hadn’t taken his eyes off Chloe since he had entered the room. “Tell you what Lana, Chloe clearly isn’t feeling well so why don’t you go and pack for her and then go back to The Talon to grab your stuff and meet us here in about an hour. Maybe by then Chloe will be feeling better”.

“Okay”, Lana agreed heading to Chloe’s closet.

He sat down on the part of the bed that Lana had vacated, he was very aware that she was still present. He wished more than ever before that he could just announce what Chloe was to him, he hated to see her like this and it was so much worse that he could not just charge across the room and hold her and kiss her better.

“Your head hurts?” He asked Chloe as he saved her work and closed her laptop, “well then staring at a screen isn’t going to do you any good. Have you drunk enough today?”

“Yes”, she nodded and tried to sit up but Lex placed his hand on her back.

“Just lie there for a bit if you feel bad. Have you eaten enough?” He asked for Lana’s benefit as he knew that she had, although she hadn’t wanted her pudding so he had taken it for her to have later. He had thought that she had been a little off during dinner, he should have realised earlier that she was not well. At the time he had just thought that she had been annoyed by Olivia but that couldn’t have brought on a headache like this one, she had been a little off with him when they had left the restaurant choosing not to go with him. He knew that he should not have let her get away with that. Clearly she had not been well.

He placed his hand on the back of her neck, she didn’t have a temperature. He was inclined to think that it really was just the article and lack of sleep from the night before.

“I know a little about headaches, my mother used to suffer from them. I think that I remember how they used to cure hers”, he started, he knew that he had to have a reason to give Lana. “Worth a try, right?”

“Absolutely”, Lana answered from the closet where she had somehow managed to pack everything Chloe needed in less than five minutes and walked out with the suitcase in tow. “What is it, a tablet?”

“No”, Lex answered as he began to rub Chloe’s temples. Thinking that even though he had explained about his mother’s headaches this might still seem odd to Lana and so he gave her a wink as if to say that he was going through this so he could take her. She smiled back and announced, “I am going back to The Talon, I will see you in just under an hour. Should I tell Chloe’s dad that she is feeling sick?”

“No”, Lex responded a little too quickly. “Wait until later, if she feels no better then, I will tell him. She has probably just been spending too long sitting in front of a computer screen staring at it”.

“Yeah, probably. See you later, I hope that you feel better Chloe”, Lana said.

Chloe tried to get up to say goodbye to her only to feel herself being held down by Lex. It was really rather annoying that he could make her turn to jelly even when she wanted to scream at him, and he really was making her headache feel better.

As Lana closed the door his hands threaded through Chloe’s hair causing her to moan and impeding her efforts to get up.

“Were you feeling ill earlier?” he wondered.

“No”. Although her words were muffled he could still make them out, “I was fine earlier. I felt it coming on at the restaurant but it was only really when I got back here that it hit me”. She wondered what she was supposed to do, she had been planning on ignoring him which was rather difficult in her current position, she couldn’t move but she was not going to go to Metropolis with them. She would not be the reason why he and Lana could be together.

“I am sorry about Olivia honey. I didn’t know that she was going to be there, I did not imagine that she would ever come to Smallville, there is nothing here to attract her”, Lex continued his work.

Chloe snorted.

“What?”

“I think that we both know that she came here so that she could see you, so that she could remind you about the exhibition and make sure that you took her to it”, Chloe grumbled, still trying to think of a way out of this situation. She was fairly certain that she had stepped into the Twilight Zone.

“Well, I won’t be. I will be taking you”, Lex said matter of factly as his hands moved down to her shoulders.

“And Lana”, Chloe pointed out.

“Well that is unfortunate, but your Dad would never have let me take just you and we can’t let people to know that we are dating”, Lex shrugged, having no idea the confusion that he had just caused.

There was that horrible little voice in her head again, the one who crawled out of the wood work every so often and whispered that she wasn’t good enough, she wasn’t pretty enough. That was why her mother – the person who was biologically required to love her more than anyone else – had left. That was why Clark hadn’t wanted her. It was too much to think that someone like Lex, someone so perfect, could ever love her.

But then there was her trust in Lex. He had said that he loved her, that he wanted to be with her. Did she believe that Lex could make a woman fall head of heels in love with a woman just to get what he wanted and then break her heart? Sure. But would he do something like that to her? No.

So, with a tremendous effort she walloped the little voice back into its cage – although she doubted that it would hold for long. She would be brave. She would trust Lex and that if he said that he wanted her then she would believe him. She would go to Metropolis with him and fight for this relationship with everything she had. She wouldn’t question his decision not to let other people know about their relationship, she wouldn’t whinge.

“My headache’s gone now”, she announced and scrambled into a sitting position, this time with Lex’s help.

“Are you sure?” He asked stroking her head.

Chloe nodded her head and gave him a little smile, “It was probably just staring at the screen for too long”.

“If you say so”, Lex said, staring at her intently. Something was wrong. “What is it baby?”

“Lex”, she breathed. “Do you love me?”

He stared at her appalled.

"Chloe are you out of your mind?"





*Enters fanfiction writers protection program.*

[TrinityR]

Why can;t they just be open about their relationship?!

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Shrugs* That's what I keep asking them. Chloe wants to tell the world but Lex chose not to and she doesn't want to question that but is starting to think that maybe he is ashamed. Lex wants to tell everyone but wants to give Chloe a chance to realise what she is getting into. Silly things, if only they would communicate better!

[hfce]

Okay I am getting ready to get the address of that protection program. I want to find out where they are hiding you. LOL!! At least she is going with them. UGH!! :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next bit*

“Chloe are you out of your mind?”

She swallowed, that was not what she had wanted to hear.

“Of course I love you”, Lex stared at her in disbelief. “You know that I love you, you know that I adore you”. He dragged her to him and held onto her possessively. Relief washed over her as she heard these words, she clung to him.

“What is wrong with you honey?” He asked as he stroked her hair and her back.

Chloe shrugged. “It’s nothing, I’m fine”.

“Chloe”, his voice was gravely. “Don’t even try that on me. What is wrong?”

She sighed. “I don’t know, I don’t want to be this girl … it’s just …”

“Everything alright up here?” Annie popped her head around the door.

“Yeah, fine”, Chloe assured her.

“Everything doesn’t look alright”, Annie walked into the room and crossed her arms. “Your Dad went out to buy a paper, he doesn’t know that there is anything going on between you two yet but you can’t fool me. You don’t go to all of the trouble you went through to see Lex if you just want to be friends, you don’t go to lunch like that just as friends. If you two want to have your secrets then that is fine but if I think for one moment that you”, she turned to Lex, “have done something wrong then I will tell your”, she turned to Chloe, “father immediately and damn your privacy”.

“Lex hasn’t done anything”, Chloe assured her. “I am just being silly”.

Annie’s eyes narrowed. “Well then that just leaves us with five minutes to talk until your Dad gets back about the rules for the weekend”.

“Rules”, Lex repeated.

“Yes, rules. You are taking a young girl away from her home for the night, now I wouldn’t allow it but as Gabe doesn’t know that you are in a relationship he has allowed it, but that doesn’t mean that there will be any naughtiness. If there is as much as a whiff of a rumour that Chloe has been compromised you will marry her and you will do so without a pre-nup”, Annie informed him.

“That doesn’t sound too bad”, Lex smirked.

“Oh, I assure you, I would do my very best to ensure that it would be a very painful experience for you and no one ever said that you would survive long enough to make it to the honey moon”, Annie said with a straight face. Lex felt a chill go down his spine, he was fairly sure that she wouldn’t screw up unlike Helen.

“And as you for missy. Love is all fine and good but once you are married you can kiss goodbye to any thoughts of University and journalism. You would have to stay at home all day and be a good society wife”, Annie announced.

“I wouldn’t make her do that”, Lex interrupted.

“You forget, you won’t be around by then and there will be duties expected of Mrs Luthor”, Annie explained.

“I’m not sure that I would change my name”, Chloe said thoughtfully.

The side of Annie’s mouth quirked a little.

“Besides, how could he possibly compromise me? Please explain”, Chloe gave her best innocent look.

With another quirk of her mouth, Annie answered, “That might work on your Dad but not on me. If you really don’t know, I am sure that Lex will try to inform you very soon”.

“I’m back”, Gabe called as he closed the door. “Where are you?”

“I’m upstairs talking to the children about rules”, Annie replied.

Unable to resist Lex opted for, “Yes, Chloe said that she doesn’t want to hear that she is going to have a little brother or sister when she comes back from her weekend away”.

“How would she get a little brother or sister? Have you heard from Moira?” He asked as he came up the stairs, before looking at Annie and blushing. Annie just looked Lex dead in the eye, “I am sure that a man of your experience Lex has heard of the pill”.

It was difficult to tell whether Gabe or Chloe went pinker.




*Goes deeper into hiding - would it help if I promised a steamy make-out session on the secretary's desk and a happy ending?*

[TrinityR]

It was good, but I'm always so sick of parents telling about "compromising a girl". Hello! XXI century here! Or maybe I just like to be naughty?

[HotCrossedBunny]

You just like to be naughty! No I get what you mean but being from a traditional anglican family I am sort of in that group. I think that people should be able to have relations outside of marriage if they so choose - although I won't - but that they should be aware of exactly what they are getting themselves in to and that society may choose to punish them to. Annie just wants to make sure that Chloe isn't going to be persecuted for the rest of her life because of something she did in her teens. I should make it quite clear that if Chloe turned up pregnant then Annie would be the second person to give her a hug and help her through it, the first would be her Dad.

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next snippet*

“What was all of that about?” Lana asked as they all made their way to the helicopter.

“What do you mean?” Chloe asked as she watched him hand Lana into the vehicle and then her, although he took a little longer than necessary on her and gave her a little squeeze as he did so.

“Everyone was so red and clearly embarrassed”, Lana explained.

“Oh, Lex made an inopportune comment about Annie and my father providing me with a little brother or sister”, Chloe said with a shrug, “after Annie warned him against trying anything on this little adventure”.

“That was very sweet of her”, Lana smiled at Chloe.

Chloe smiled back although she wanted to roll her eyes, of course Lana would think that she was talking about her. Who would think that Lex Luthor might want to take advantage of Chloe Sullivan? Well, other than Lex himself.

“Sweet, nosey”, Lex laughed, “what’s the difference?”

Lex looked over at Chloe and cursed Lana for having arrived so soon. Something was clearly wrong with Chloe but he hadn’t had a chance to find out what it was. He was half tempted to just drag her somewhere and ask her straight out, and if people found out that they were together then they found out. The only thing that stopped him was the fact that Chloe did not yet know what it meant to date a Luthor. That was part of the reason why he wanted to take her Metropolis that night; she would get to rub elbows with his people and see what it was like and if being with him was worth it. He prayed that she would decide in his favour because if she ever broke up with him he would be heart broken and would do what he could to protect her, but there would not really be that much that he could. Society would crucify her as the girl who thought that she could land a Luthor but failed.

He spent the rest of the ride only half listening to Lana and Chloe’s conversation and trying to work out what was wrong with his beloved. It could not just be Olivia, someone like that wouldn’t bother Chloe. There had to be something more to it.

Unfortunately he did not have the chance to ask her that night. The second that they landed and got into his apartment Lana had demanded that Chloe show her around Metropolis as it was her town and Lex had sent the car with them and wished them a good time. He had some work to do.

By the time that they got back it was time for them to get ready so he didn’t see them until they came out into the living room where he was sipping a scotch in one of his best suits.

“Wow”, was all he said when he laid his eyes on them, or to be more precise on Chloe.

“Thank-you so much for the dresses Lex, it was very kind of you”, Lana enthused.

“It was my pleasure”, Lex assured her as his eyes raked over Chloe. Lana’s dress was some wispy pink confection that the sales clerk had picked out but Chloe’s was a deep purple fitted gown which he had known had to be hers the second that he had laid eyes on it - it marked her as his.

“Yes, thank-you but you know that you shouldn’t have”, Chloe thanked and admonished him as she met his eyes. She recognised that look and that if she weren’t careful he would take her right there on the floor whether Lana was there or not, although Lana was so enchanted with her new dress that it was entirely possible that she wouldn’t have noticed.

Lex licked his lips. “Lana, would you mind waiting for us outside? I am afraid that there might be a few awkward press questions tonight based on one of my more recent projects and I would like Chloe’s input on how to avoid them, but I think that it needs to be kept as confidential as possible”, he said as he congratulated himself of thinking of a way to get rid of her.

“Sure”, Lana said and headed out ahead of them.

“Chloe you look amazing”, he said getting up and walking over to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into a lingering kiss.

“Mmm … thank-you”, Chloe replied returning the kiss.

He brushed one of the tendrils away from her eyes. “I don’t know what went wrong today but when we get back tonight, we are going to talk about it and you are going to answer my questions”, his voice was firm, but softened as he asked her, “you know that this is all for you, right?”

It had not occurred to him before, but as he had replayed their conversation in his head and seen the way that she had looked at Lana the craziest idea had occurred to him.

“You know that the only reason why Lana is here tonight is so that you can be come to the exhibition with me?”

Chloe beamed at him and he realised that she hadn’t known, not deep down.

[TrinityR]

You just like to be naughty! No I get what you mean but being from a traditional anglican family I am sort of in that group. I think that people should be able to have relations outside of marriage if they so choose - although I won't - but that they should be aware of exactly what they are getting themselves in to and that society may choose to punish them to. Annie just wants to make sure that Chloe isn't going to be persecuted for the rest of her life because of something she did in her teens. I should make it quite clear that if Chloe turned up pregnant then Annie would be the second person to give her a hug and help her through it, the first would be her Dad.

Wow, really? I would never be able to hold on till marriage:D But of course I have respect for all kind of decisions:D
(though I think it's like they say "you need to drive the car before you buy it" sorry for another... naughtiness:P) And of course when you really love someone you will enjoy it I guess...
Oh and sometimes poeple rush into marriage, because they want to have sex and then when the thrill is over they just realize they made a mistake and it wasn't really love:(

[HotCrossedBunny]

Yes, really. To be honest I am really happy with the decision although it has been very hard, if I had not believed in waiting then I would have slept with my first real boyfriend at the age of 16 who I loved more than life itself ... which would have been a huge mistake as he was cheating me on the whole time. But I do accept that it is not entirely natural to resist all of these urges - says the girl who write NC17 sometimes - and that many Christians practice sex outside marriage. As for the try before you buy, there is definately some truth to that. My Grandmother - God bless her - always said that it is fine not to wait if you don't want to but that if you choose to wait, it should be difficult, if it isn't then you probably shouldn't be married to the person. Although of course now being 23 it is very easy to resist on the basis that I am far to scared - Catholic school, if you can't tempt them into being good scare the hell out of them. :)

So, what do you think of the last snippet?

[HotCrossedBunny]

Oh and sometimes poeple rush into marriage, because they want to have sex and then when the thrill is over they just realize they made a mistake and it wasn't really love:(

You know Claire? That is the thing that happens all of the time at Uni, everyone goes to the same church group - although I didn't as I didn't think that it was very nice. They all more or less get paired off and get married because they think that that is what they are supposed to do and then the girls never get to use their education. Then of course everyone thinks that because they are the most vocal Christians that that is what all Christians do and think that going to Church means that you have to marry at 21 and be a housewife - which is fine if that is what they want, but I don't think that it is in most cases.

I don't know, my family are not that strict, it was more my school that was strict. My Grandma always said "Bad girls never get pregnant, good girls who make mistakes do so if something like that ever happens then come to me, don't be afraid. No one will make you get rid of the baby, we will always support you".

[TrinityR]

Good one, but Lana definitelly is an obstacle here!:D Chlex need some time alone:D:D

Catolic school? Wow, I wouldn't like to go to one, but if you're fine with it, then it's fine by me:)
Well, I'm 21, but my interest is always piqued with older guys like 30. I guess I'm subconsciously looking for somebody experienced enough and old enough for him to know that he really wants to commit. And I'm unsually matured for my age, so...
16, yeah, I can understand your reluctance, I wouldn't have done that too if i were you, because yeah, love at this time feels great, but then... boys in that age are so immature and if they say they love you you have no way of knowing they wouldn't change their mind or get bored. Brutal reality:(
But being scared? I guess there's nothing to be scared of. If there are real flames, there is no fear:)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Glad that you liked it, don't worry they will get their time. Lex wouldn't let Lana get in the way. ;)

They are not particularly fun places, you learn that sex is a sin before you learn what it actualy is, but you do get a brilliant education. I wouldn't be doing my PhD at one of the top Universities in the world without it. Yep, older men are definately more appealing generally, I like gentlemen who know how to respect women and know what they want.

Exactly, well luckily I made the right choice. Mainly because it would have been difficult for my Dad to get rid of the body. ;) My Dad is a bit like Gabe, only better and I am fairly certain a super hero.

I'm not afraid of marriage just the naughty part, I think that when you are 16 it is okay not to be good at something like that, but at 23 or a couple of years older if I finally do decide to marry and do it, and after having made them wait until marriage I think that it would be scary. You would have to be perfect to make up for the wait and I don't think that I could be perfect at something I had never tried before and I certainly don't look perfect, hence I would be scared. Besides, a girl at my school was a bit more experienced than most and said that 50% of the time the girl isn't pretty enough and the man can't achieve an errection so they can't fornicate. That would be humilating.

[TrinityR]

Wow! Wow! Wait! I have to ease up some of your worries. I mean I'm not particulary experienced, but my naughtiness told me to look for some real info etc.
First of all if a man is truly attracted to you YOU ARE THE MOST beautiful thing to him and he will not think you're not pretty enough!! If that happens then he's just using you for sex and not really love you. And there is no such thing as trouble with erection when he is really attracted to you as well! That can't happen! If it does - he's not that much interested and it's just a waste of your time. So that 50% of girls who told you that had bad experiences, rushed into it and didn't choose men properly.
I really recommend here reading Zannie. She's writing about reality, about real relationship (although much too complicated since Chlex is complicated) and REAL sex experiences.
Really, don't worry. Just read some pointers, some Cosmo maybe:D Or just Zannie and you won;t have anthing to be afraid off.
Once again: if you're afraid you won't be good enough and the man won;t like you - he's not worth it.

Feel free to PM me if you need to:)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Wow! Wow! Wait! I have to ease up some of your worries. I mean I'm not particulary experienced, but my naughtiness told me to look for some real info etc.
First of all if a man is truly attracted to you YOU ARE THE MOST beautiful thing to him and he will not think you're not pretty enough!! If that happens then he's just using you for sex and not really love you. And there is no such thing as trouble with erection when he is really attracted to you as well! That can't happen! If it does - he's not that much interested and it's just a waste of your time. So that 50% of girls who told you that had bad experiences, rushed into it and didn't choose men properly.
I really recommend here reading Zannie. She's writing about reality, about real relationship (although much too complicated since Chlex is complicated) and REAL sex experiences.
Really, don't worry. Just read some pointers, some Cosmo maybe:D Or just Zannie and you won;t have anthing to be afraid off.
Once again: if you're afraid you won't be good enough and the man won;t like you - he's not worth it.

Feel free to PM me if you need to:)

Wow, okay that is good to know. Because that statistic was worrying. I will definately read some Zannie and cosmo, thank-you for the information. Good to know that the extra 5lb won't make a huge difference if I do ever choose to marry. :)

[TrinityR]

Wow, okay that is good to know. Because that statistic was worrying. I will definately read some Zannie and cosmo, thank-you for the information. Good to know that the extra 5lb won't make a huge difference if I do ever choose to marry. :)

Don't worry about statistic:D Average man can get it up simply by leering at women's breast, so if some don't they're either gays or have serious problems:D
Well, you could read Zannie's Irrevocable (really heavy and really long, but it's about inexperienced Chloe and experienced one).
Road Tripping is also one of my favs and Chloe also starts there from the basic and the fanfic is just pure joy:)
And I will just recommend a short one : Praying for Rain, just because it's so amazingly written:D

And you know, some other thing, I think that you'll stop being afraid when you'll become really ready. I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Ha ha that is hilarious, I will have to remember that. :)

They are now on the top of my to read list.

Yeah, maybe deep down I knew that Tony was a bastard. Wow, I am cleverer than I though - and that is saying something as I have a rather high opinion of myself! ;P

[hfce]

I love the latest update. I am glad Lex told Chloe why he invited Blana. You guys are having an interesting conversation about sex. :)

[malugargula]

I can't believe how many chapters I've missed
Well, I was ready to kill Lex for inviting Lana but now he's forgiven :)
I hope the Olivia bitch suffers a lot just for the diet thing. I hate women who feel superior just because they're skinny

[HotCrossedBunny]

Hfce: Glad that you liked it. Yes, I'm not sure how we got onto that conversation - probably my fault - but lots of interesting information. :)

Malugargula: Yes, you missed a lot! He he that was the plan. I agree, superiority should be based entirely on social standing ;P and I can say that being a little princess. :) Don't worry I imagine that Gabe and Annie have something in mind.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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Chloe woke up the following day just before lunch time.

“Hello sleepyhead”, Lana greeted cheerfully.

“Lana?” Chloe looked confused.

“Of course, who else were you expecting?” She wondered as she continued packing her things up.

“A very sexy man”, Chloe answered honestly.

“Chloe”, Lana gasped but giggled, “you are so bad. I just called your Dad as per Lex’s instructions and he said that it was fine with him if you stayed until tomorrow”.

She just looked confused at Lana over the comforter. “What are you going on about?”

“Well this morning when we were having breakfast”, Lana started.

They had had breakfast without her? Chloe’s brow furrowed, that was so mean. Why hadn’t they waited for her? Actually, what time was it? She looked around but could not see the clock.

“I told Lex that you were still asleep and dead to the world and he suggested that we let you sleep and that we extend our stay by one day that way you could get your sleep and we could still go sightseeing”, Lana explained seeing that Chloe looked a little out of sorts.

“Oh”.

“Do you want me to tell Lex that you aren’t feeling well? I know that he has a really good doctor, he told me about him at breakfast. He had noticed that you didn’t seem well, too. Seriously Chloe you never get sick and yesterday you had a headache and today you have slept really late”, she looked really concerned.

“I was up late”, Chloe pointed out.

“So was I, but I woke up hours ago”, Lana replied.

“Um, yes but you see I didn’t get to sleep for a while”, Chloe dogged the issue.

“Too excited?”

“Yes something like that”.

Chloe remembered the night before with a soppy smile on her face. It had been wonderful to be out at the exhibit with Lex, even if Lana had been there too and she had been introduced as the brilliant daughter of his business college and soon to be one of the top journalists in the world, Lana had been introduced as Lana. She was pleased to see that the art had actually been quite good and the ones that hadn’t been they had had fun making fun of. The evening had got even better when Lana had found someone to flirt with and left them alone.

“How does it feel to get the left overs?” She asked before squeaking as he swatted her bottom. “I would advise you to remember that you haven’t actually got that birthday spanking I promised you yet”.

“I would advise you to remember that we are in a public place”, she teased him.

“So that would be bad for you, not for me”, he grinned lasciviously at her.

Chloe supposed that he was right, Lex was probably used to having a different woman on his arm at every event a few indiscretions wouldn’t hurt him whilst even one could ruin her reputation.

Trying to ignore the pang that this thought gave her, Chloe added, “Unless Annie forces you to marry me and then kills you”.

“That would be unfortunate”, he agreed.

That damned voice again asked whether he meant the marriage or the death. Either, Chloe snapped at it, we don’t want to marry. Don’t read things into it that aren’t there.

“You are making that face again”, he warned her. He knew that something was wrong.

“Everything is fine”, she lied. “I am just a little overwhelmed”.

He stared at her, she couldn’t be. If she were then this did not bode well for their future together, well if necessary Lex would just have to eschew all of these events or fly solo because he wasn’t letting Chloe go.

“Lex, darling you came”, a voice came from behind him once again before he had the chance to clear anything up with Chloe.

“Yes Olivia, I did”, he sighed, not bothering to hide his irritation. He wrapped an arm around Chloe’s waist and turned to face the annoying bint.

“I just wanted to come and say hello to you and Miss Sullivan and to apologise for my comportment this morning. I now realise that some of my comments could have been misconstrued”, her smiling was as dazzling as it was fake.

Chloe looked at her incredulously.

“Please say that you will forgive me Miss Sullivan”, Olivia simpered. “I would simply be sick if you couldn’t forgive me for my little misstep”.

“Um … sure”, Chloe looked between her and Lex in confusion. What on earth was going on? What had Lex said to her when he had taken her out of the restaurant? From the looks of it, whatever it had been it had put the fear of the Luthors into her.

“Thank-you that is so sweet of you”, Olivia said as she wrapped Chloe in a hug and whispered into her ear, “It won’t last”.

“What won’t last?” Chloe asked loudly enough for Lex to hear. She wasn’t going to be intimidated by this girl who was clearly desperate to get into Lex’s good graces.

Olivia looked appalled and Lex smirked, he had always known that Chloe could handle herself.

“Yes, what won’t last Olivia?” He seconded Chloe’s question.

“This song”, Olivia was flustered, “you really should take advantage of it”.

With a smile to Olivia they did just that. Lex held her close as they swayed together to the music, he probably should have kept a little more distance between them if he was going to convince people that she really was just a business associates’ daughter but he found himself forgetting about all of that. He just wanted to be near her.

“Well that was entertaining. What did you say to her this morning?” Chloe wondered as she tried to ignore the feel of his arms around her. He was making her feel overly warm and slightly dizzy, as if all of the air had been sucked out of the room.

“I just told her that she had better not speak to you or about you like that again and that if I heard even a whisper that she had her father would change his will to leave his new wife everything”, Lex said casually.

“You’re strict”, she smiled up at him, learning on him.

“Yes, when it comes to you I am”, he kissed the top of her head without thinking, “So what do you think of my world?”

“I think that it is full of bitching and backstabbing, it is a lot like high school really. Embarrassingly so really, I think that a lot of your business colleges could do with grounding”, Chloe opined.

“You are probably right”, he laughed but groaned inwardly. He couldn’t force her into accepting this type of life. She didn’t look like herself, this night had clearly taken its toll on her.

Chloe looked up at him and sighed. She wanted to ask him what was wrong but the truth was that she already knew, he had realised that she didn’t fit into his world perfectly. She knew that their relationship would be over soon no matter how much she might want to keep it alive. That was just the way life was for her, people left her. She held on to him a little more tightly and vowed that if this was going to be the last night that they spent together then she would make the most of it, it was going to have to last her a life time.


~*~

They danced for the rest of the night until they had to go back to the apartment and even then Chloe only stayed in her room long enough to satisfy herself that Lana was really asleep – which mercifully happened very quickly.

Chloe tip toed to Lex’s room and found the door open and him sat on his bed sipping a scotch. She stood in the doorway for a minute admiring him. He was the most beautiful man that she had ever seen. His skin was so smooth and almost glowed in the pale lamp light. He had got rid of his jacket, tie and shoes and was now relaxing against the pillows.

She softly knocked at on the door, suddenly feeling a little shy.

“I hoped that you would come”, he smiled at her.

Taking this as an invitation Chloe entered the room and closed the door before walking over to the bed and lying down next to him. His arm automatically went around her shoulders to pull her closer.

Chloe learnt into the embrace and breathed in deeply.

“We need to talk Chloe”.

She felt her heart sink at those words, “I know”, she got out. Panic coursed through her veins and she felt her heart speed up as she begged, “but please Lex, not tonight”.

He looked down at her she looked so young and innocent in her pyjamas with her halo of curls around her angelic face.

Chloe could see that he was about to say more but she could not lose him, not yet.

“Please Lex, just for tonight let’s not talk. Please just make love to me”, her voice was thick with need as she sat up and turned to him. She began to unbutton her pyjama top, hoping that that would convince him and cool her skin which felt like it was on fire but found her hands held in Lex’s. She looked up at him with fearful eyes, afraid that he might refuse her but he just kissed her tenderly before laying her down on the bed.

“Alright baby, but tomorrow we really do need to talk”, he began to undo her buttons.

“I know”, she said, trying to hide her dread and just concentrate on him. She wanted to remember every single second of this night. Every sound, every smell, every touch. That night was all about them.

Lex leant down to kiss her again, slowly and seductively. He was determined to take his time that night although the way that Chloe clung to him with such desperation was enough to test this resolve.

Chloe lifted herself up slightly as he pushed the unbuttoned top off her shoulders and then slipped off her trousers, the cool air caressed her but it didn’t keep her heart from racing. She tried to pull at Lex’s clothes but he sat back up and divested himself of his garments himself, noting that the room was as little overly cold. He quickly made sure to cover Chloe’s body with his own to ensure that she did not catch cold.

“I love you so much darling”, Chloe told him as they kissed once more, her need was stronger than it had ever been before. She needed to feel him touching her, needed to hear him tell her that he loved her, more than she needed to breathe.

“I love you too Chloe”, he assured her between kisses, marvelling at how warm her skin felt underneath his hands as he began to tease her.

“Please Lex, I need you”.

“Chloe Chloe? You went off into your own little world for a while there. Are you sure that you are okay?” Lana asked, bringing her out of her memories.

“Yeah, fine”, Chloe lied as she felt a lump rise in her throat. She was probably never going to have another night like that with Lex. They would break up and he would move on and she would be left to mourn his loss.

“Chloe, that’s it you are definitely not well. I am going to tell Lex”, and before Chloe could say anything Lana was out of the room.

[hfce]

Good maybe now they can talk. Chloe is being ridiculous. Sheesh!

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Yep, she was being ridiculous.

“Hello, you’re back early”, Gabe greeted them as he wrapped his daughter in his arms before putting his hand to his forehead. “Aren’t you feeling well, sweetie? You do have a little bit of a temperature”.

“I’m fine Dad, I just want to go to my room”, she said trying to get away from him and up the stairs.

“Wait”, Lex voice was low and firm. He had had just about enough of this. She had been acting strangely for days, he had decided that he was going to talk to her about it last night but had been powerless to resist her when she had asked him to make love to her, then she had fallen asleep in his arms. Considering that she had cuddled up to him she had murmured something about not leaving him, he wondered if she was in a bad mood because he had carried her back into the room that she and Lana were sharing. It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to spend the entire night with her, that he hadn’t hated to return to his own bed without her, it was just a matter of practicality to put her clothes back on and take her back.

And that morning he had let her sleep in thinking that she clearly needed it, it had been a little strange that she hadn’t bestirred herself when she had been moved the night before but he knew her to be a heavy sleeper.

When Lana had come out telling him that she thought that Chloe needed a doctor and he had got one Chloe had refused to see him having already got dressed and wouldn’t let Lana go and leave them alone together. Finally Lex had given in only because Chloe really did look perturbed and he thought that maybe being back in Smallville would calm her down.

He had been in such a rush to get her home that he had not bothered to drop Lana off first as he had originally intended, although that meant that they had not had a moment together. Chloe had sat on the opposite side of Lana to him all the way on the helicopter and in the limo, refusing to even look at him. She wouldn’t even let him help her out of the helicopter and had almost fallen … would have fallen if Lex had not ignored her and held onto her arm anyway.

When the car had pulled up outside the Sullivan’s he had got out and ordered it to take Lana home grabbing Chloe’s bag from her and following her inside the house. He had tried to convince her to stop and talk to him but she would not. Now they were inside and Lex had reached the end of his tether.

“Chloe wait”, he repeated when she tried to keep walking.

“No”, she replied causing her Dad to raise an eyebrow.

“Chloe what the hell has gotten into you?” Lex demanded.

“Why do you think that something must have gotten into me just because I don’t immediately do what I am told? Why should I?” Her breathing accelerated.

Lex looked at her incredulously. “Because I am your boyfriend”.

“Yes, well you are just going to have to wait to break up with me because I don’t want to hear it”, Chloe span around, going dizzy as she did so and lurching forwards.

“What the fuck are you talking about?” Lex started before noticing what was happening. He darted forwards and grabbing her before she hit the floor.

“Gabe call an ambulance”, he shouted as he sank to the floor with Chloe in his arms.

“Chloe, Chloe honey please look at me”, he begged her as her eyes seemed to have trouble focusing.

“Lex?” She asked weakly. “Please don’t leave me, I’m scared”.

“Shh it’s alright. It’s going to be okay. There is nothing to worry about. I am here, I’ve got you. Everything is going to be alright. The ambulance is on its way. It will be here in a few minutes now and we are going to go to the hospital and I’m not going to leave your side. I will get the best specialists in. You are going to be okay. Everything is going to be alright”.




Don't worry it isn't cancer.

[hfce]

Uhm.... Lex just outed them. LOL!!! Does he know that? Is she pregnant? :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

No I don't think that he has realised that yet, although tbh at that point I don't think that he cares. I can reveal that she is not pregnant, I did consider it but I didn't want Chloe pregnant at that age.

[Ami Rose]

Loving this story, can't wait for more.

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Thank-you both. Also, AmiRose I love your sig!

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Gabe sat in his daughter’s hospital room, next to her bed staring fixedly at her face. She looked so small and pale. He couldn’t believe that this was happening. How could his little girl be in the hospital? It wasn’t the first time that it happened, in fact it seemed to happen a lot in Smallville but it shouldn’t have happened to his baby.

He couldn’t believe how stupid he had been. He should have noticed that something was wrong, Chloe didn’t get headaches, she was as healthy as a mule normally. She had been acting a little strangely recently but he had just put it down being a little tired. He sighed, he had failed her. He had not noticed that she was ill, hell he hadn’t even noticed that she was dating Lex. He knew that they were growing closer but not that they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

Thank God for Lex, he thought, although he still wasn’t happy about the idea of his daughter dating. If Chloe had made it up the stairs to her room then she could have collapsed there and he would have just thought that she was having a rest. When she had collapsed he had been paralysed, it had been Lex who had jumped into action, all that Gabe had had to do was call the ambulance.

The ambulance had apparently arrived within 3 minutes although it had felt like an eternity to Gabe. His little girl had had an oxygen mask put on her and had been wheeled off with Lex and him following.

Lex had not left his daughter’s side once during the whole ordeal. He had held her hand – the one Gabe didn’t have – and had been whispering to her the entire time. It was a wonder that he still had a voice left.

The best doctors had been called in from Metropolis although they had not been necessary. They had only had to call up her medical records to find out what was wrong. In the wake of the attempt on her life, Chloe had been put on some sort of anti-anxiety medication – unbeknownst to Lex and Gabe – which unfortunately due to the amount of meteor rock in Chloe’s system seemed to have the opposite effect over extended periods. For the first few weeks she had been fine but then it had slowly got worse.

She had now been taken off them and was being given something that would actually calm her down. They were just waiting for her to wake up. Gabe knew that she would wake up and that no lasting harm would be done but he could not help but watch her breath in and out, afraid every second might be her last.

He should have noticed something.

He felt someone squeeze his other hand. Annie gave him a small smile, “You couldn’t have known.”

Little did Gabe know that the man sitting on the opposite side of his daughter’s bed was having the same thoughts.

[TrinityR]

I really love the way Gabe found out about Chlex and how he accepted this.,

[HotCrossedBunny]

Glad that you approve although I feel that I should point out that he is worried about his daughter at the moment, I am sure that he will have a few words for Lex when Chloe is better.

[TrinityR]

Glad that you approve although I feel that I should point out that he is worried about his daughter at the moment, I am sure that he will have a few words for Lex when Chloe is better.

Argh, I just hope it won't be "if you touch my daughter I wil..." lol too late:D

[HotCrossedBunny]

Of course not, he knows that Chloe would never allow such things. She doesn't even know what sex is yet.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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Lex rubbed Chloe’s hand mentally kicking himself. He had been so fucking stupid! He knew Chloe, he knew how strong and independent she was; he should have realised that she was acting out of character. Well, that wasn’t entirely fair. He had noticed, he had even realised that she might be sick but he hadn’t thought that it was anything like this. He should have made her see that doctor that morning, protests be damned.

He kept playing the last few weeks over in his mind. The doctor had found the bottle of pills which she had been given in her handbag and luckily she had not been taking them regularly if the number left in there was anything to go by. He dreaded to think what might have happened if she had taken them every day. He prayed that he would have noticed earlier but based on his lapse over the last few days, he wasn’t so sure.

“Come on Chloe, please wake up now”, he whispered. He wondered whether she had been taking them since they had got together, if maybe that was why she had agreed to be with him. Maybe that day when she had come on to him she had been under the influence of those pills, maybe she hadn’t really wanted to … the idea made him sick to his stomach.

“Please honey, if you have ever loved me even only a fraction of the amount I love you, please wake up now”, he stroked her face.

“Umm …” She mumbled and both men’s hearts leapt.

“Chloe?” They asked in unison.

“Yeah”, she croaked sleepily, still not opening her eyes.

“Get the nurse”, Gabe told Annie as he hovered over his daughter trying to pour some water into a glass for her. “Here you go sweetie, are you thirsty? Does your head hurt?”

Hearing that there was some water Chloe deigned to open her eyes and Lex supported her as she sat up slightly and drank from the proffered straw.

“Thank-you”, she smiled at her Dad before being forced to lie back down by Lex.

Chloe appeared to lie there quite tranquilly for a moment before asking, “Why are you calling a nurse?” Then as if realising that something wasn’t quite right she looked around, “Where are we?”

“We’re in hospital sweetie”, her Dad said sitting on the side of her bed and pulling her into a fierce hug, being careful of the hand with the drip in.

“Why?”

“Because you collapsed”, Gabe answered holding her tightly.

“But I don’t just collapse”, Chloe protested, hugging her Dad back. He seemed to need it.

“Hence us bringing you to the hospital”, Lex said dryly trying to hide his relief. Chloe was conscious.

“I don’t feel bad”, Chloe announced, “are we going home now?” She asked to no one in particular.

“No, not yet sweetheart”, Gabe said before lying his daughter back on her pillow, “the nurse will be along in a few moments but then they want to keep you overnight for observation”.

Chloe’s brow furrowed.

“Chloe do you remember what happened before you collapsed?” Lex asked, also seating himself on her bed and holding her hand. He was trying desperately to keep from hugging her until he knew what had happened, he didn’t want to force her into intimacies she didn’t want.

“Yes of course”, she replied before actually thinking, giving Lex’s hand a squeeze, - he, like her father, seemed to need looking after today; they were both acting very strangely.

“Awake I see”, a smiling nurse came in with several doctors and Annie.

“Clearly”.

“Any aches or pains?” The nurse inquired walking over to the machines and checking all of her vital signs.

“I am fairly certain that I am in a state of caffeine withdrawal but other than that I am fine”, Chloe wondered why everyone was making such a fuss.

“That is good to hear”, the nurse smiled, “although the drugs we have you on at the moment mean that you can’t have any coffee for about a week”.

“What?” Chloe yelped. “No coffee? Lex”, she appealed to him with large puppy dog eyes, “you are rich. You can find a doctor for a second opinion who will say that I can have coffee, can’t you?” She sounded so earnest and was completely oblivious to the smirks and knowing looks passing between the other inhabitants of the room. All of her attention was focused on Lex, the one man who might be able to get her coffee – she knew that her Dad wouldn’t consider it unless the doctor agreed.

Lex felt a surge of warmth as she showed that she wasn’t afraid of him or anything, but he couldn’t give in on that. “Sorry sweetheart but you have to do what these doctors say. I could find you another one but I won’t, it wouldn’t be responsible.”

She looked utterly miserable.

“I could get you a nice pony if you want”, he offered, only half joking. He couldn’t stand that sad expression, he wanted to kiss it better but wasn’t sure how she felt about him. She had turned to him, squeezed his hand and she seemed to know that he was her boyfriend so he figured that a small kiss would be appropriate. He kissed her softly on the temple causing her to beam up at him and Gabe to fidget slightly.

“Miss Sullivan, do you remember anything from before you passed out?” One of the doctors asked.

“I was in Metropolis with Lex and Lana”, Chloe appeared to be thinking, “then we had a fight and came home early. I got in, Dad was worried and then nothing”.

“Mr Luthor?”

“Yes, that is exactly what happened”, Lex confirmed as he watched with slight amusement as Chloe’s eyes grew wide as she remembered everything, including the fact that her father wasn’t supposed to know that they were together. She looked over at Gabe who gave her a stern look before tweaking her nose, “Yes I know all about it, but that is a discussion for another time”.

Chloe’s chin wobbled as the nurse finished taking the information and the doctors nodded and left.

“Okay, so basically Miss Sullivan will be fine. As we said before, we would like to keep her overnight for observation and have her come in for a check-up next week”, the nurse started.

“She’ll be there”, both Gabe and Lex replied before Chloe had the chance to tell them that that wouldn’t be necessary. She scowled at them each in turn.

The nurse just smiled at this before continuing, “But other than that the problem is what made her take the pills to start with”, she announced. “I will leave you alone to sort that out between yourselves”.

“I should probably come with you”, Annie said,, walking over to Chloe and giving her a kiss on the cheek, “I’m happy to see that you are better darling, I’ll see you later”.

When the three of them were left alone Chloe’s worried gaze flicked between the two men.

“You’re angry”, she surmised.

[TrinityR]

Lex is so stupid!! Did he really think she was with him because of some pills?!

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Not angry, concerned”, Gabe said.

“Well I am actually quite angry, but very little of that is directed at you”, Lex told her.

“The nurse mentioned some pills”, Chloe stated warily. She had the feeling that this was not going to end well for her.

“Chloe you are lying in a hospital bed because you took pills which gave you an allergic reaction. We have spent the last two hours scared out of our minds. Are you seriously going to try your reporter tricks to find out how much we know? Fuck no. You are going to tell me exactly what happened, what you took, how many times and if it is not too much trouble why the hell you did something so damned stupid and didn’t tell any of us about it!” Lex told her, doing his best to control his tone.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I didn’t mean to worry either of you”, she appealed to them both with large eyes.

“I know sweetheart”, her father stroked the side of her face, “but we need to know what happened. You’re doctor gave you these tablets? Did you ask for them?”

“No”, Chloe shook her head. “I didn’t ask for them, I had never thought of taking medication like that before I was offered it.”

“Go on”, Lex urged her.

“I don’t think that we really need to talk about this, I won’t do it again”, Chloe tried to get out of it.

“I think that we need to talk about this”, Gabe encouraged her.

“We are going to talk about it”, Lex translated.

Chloe gulped. “The day after Lionel was shot I went for a check-up at the doctors just to make sure that everything was alright. When I was there he said that it was normal to have post-traumatic stress in these situations and asked me some questions about how I was feeling, based on that he recommended these tablets. I told him that I don’t really like to take things like that, but he insisted that I take them just encase I felt something coming on and said that I should really take one per day.”

“What made you decide to take them?” Lex asked. “The doctor said that it didn’t look like you had been taking them every day, when did you take them and why?” He silently prayed that it wouldn’t be the days that they had been together.

“I didn’t feel good”, Chloe said simply and then seeing that that wasn’t going to get her off the hook she added, resignedly. “I was upset, about a lot of things and I just looked in the mirror and thought, enough. I shouldn’t feel like this. I shouldn’t let these things affect me. I hoped that maybe it wasn’t me being weak and that it was just PTS and so I took the first tablet. Then I felt better. Annie came to see me, we talked and I could think more clearly. I took them for the rest of the week but then I stopped because I was so happy I thought that I must be over it”.

“You were on those drugs the night that we got together?” Lex said heavily. “You started because I upset you”.

“Yes! No! Yes I was on those drugs but that doesn’t change anything, I haven’t been on them for most of our relationship and I certainly didn’t want to be with you only because I was on those drugs, they just made me calmer. I would have got there on my own anyway and I didn’t start because of you, there were other reasons”, Chloe said frantically.

“Shh, it’s okay sweetie. Calm down”, Gabe tried to soothe her as she obviously became agitated. He didn’t blame Lex for this; he imagined that a large part of this was due to his work situation.

“But you had taken those tablets in the last few days?” Lex checked. Relief and despair waged war within him. Thank God she had not only been attracted to him because of the drugs, but he was at least in part the reason why she had taken them in the first place.

“Yes”, Chloe nodded.

“Why?” Lex demanded.

“I can’t say”, she hedged.

“Yes you bloody well can and you will”.

Chloe gnawed at her lip and looked over at her Dad.

“Chloe, you have to tell us or none of this will ever get better. If it is something that either of have done we need to know”, he rubbed her arm. “Was it to do with the reason you started in the first place?”

She nodded.

[malugargula]

Chloe was being silly yay
:)
What's wrong with her? I hope she gets better soon
Can't wait for more (and I still hope to see the bitch Olivia suffer a little lol)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Yes, she was.

Suffer more than being threatened by Lex and getting written out of her father's will?

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“It’s nothing that you have done. You are the best Dad in the whole world”, Chloe promised him sincerely and Gabe felt his heart sink, it was his fault and now she felt bad telling him about it.

“It’s alright sweetheart, just start at the beginning. You were unhappy. At home? At school?”

“At home, but not because of you because of what I had done”, she shut her eyes; she couldn’t bare their sympathetic guilty looks when this was all her fault. She didn’t want to talk about this, she wanted to deal with this as she always did, by burying herself in work … but it didn’t seem very likely that either of them were going to allow that.

“I was upset. I thought that I was in love with Clark and then he rejected me and started going out with Lana and didn’t even have the guts to tell me about it in person”. With her eyes shut Chloe could not see the murderous look in Gabe’s eyes.

“I was so angry, I wanted to hurt him. Lionel came to me with an offer to find out information on Clark and he would give me everything that I wanted. That was how The Torch got its computers, how I got my column at The Planet and how you got your new job, even though you always deserved it. It was my selfishness and spitefulness that started the situation, nothing else.” She couldn’t open her eyes now; she couldn’t look at either of them. She was shocked that they were both still there holding her hands having expected them to both pull back in disgust.

“Then I wimped out. I decided that I did not really want to screw Clark over and tried to back out, but I was stuck. I tried to get out of it rather than being under Lionel’s thumb, but I buggered it all up. You got fired and you were scared about your job and you can’t take that much stress, you shouldn’t have to take that much stress and your heart …” She sobbed and pulled her hands out of theirs to cover her face, wincing as the drip pulled.

“You’ve been worried about my heart?” Gabe asked horror-struck. He knew that she wanted him to be healthier but he did not think that it had been a major concern for her. He wrapped her in a bear hug, “Don’t worry sweetie, I’m going to be here for many years to come. I promise no more red meat, I’ll go to the gym at least three times a week. I’ll see whatever doctor you want, you don’t have to worry”.

“It was my fault that you lost your job”, she sobbed.

“No it wasn’t, it was Lionel’s. You did the right thing”, he assured her, thinking that offering to sell Clark down the river after what he had done to her was a perfectly natural reaction.

“But if I hadn’t …”

“If Lionel weren’t an ass then nothing you could have done would have caused me to lose my job. And I have a much better one now, don’t I? So it is all better”, he rubbed her back.

Lex looked down uncomfortably, if he hadn’t acquiesced to his father’s wishes she would never have been in that situation. Still, he knew however painful it was, they had to get to the bottom of this, “But you were also afraid that I didn’t want you?”

Chloe nodded into her father’s chest.

Gabe shot him a filthy look. He was willing to accept that he had a large part to play in the fact that his daughter was in tears, but that Lex had left her in some doubt of his affections ... that was unforgivable.

“But you don’t doubt them now?” Lex checked, “Or you didn’t?”

“I didn’t doubt them until a few days ago when I started to take the tablets again”, Chloe admitted. “It is all so clear now, but it wasn’t then. I thought that the reason why you didn’t want people to know about us was because you were ashamed of me and because you were going to chuck me. So I thought that if I avoided you then you couldn’t. Stupid, huh?”

“Very stupid”, Lex agreed wanting to pry her away from Gabe so that he could give her a cuddle.

Gabe shot him another look, to which Lex just shrugged. “She should have known that I love her”, although he actually felt very guilty that maybe he had not been forthcoming enough with his feelings. She should never have been left in any doubt of his sentiments.

Addressing Chloe, he asked, “Was I the reason you started again?”

“No”.

“Was I?” Gabe asked with dread.

“No”.

“Was it Clark?” They spoke as one man.

“No, it wasn’t Clark”.

“They who was it?”

[TrinityR]

God! Another cliffhanger?!

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Looks closely* Yes, Trinity R I do believe that you are correct, it was another cliffhanger. ;P Or hangcliffer as I sometimes call it.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Moira”, Chloe said in barely a whisper but they both caught it.

Gabe’s jaw dropped, they had not spoken about her mother since she was a little girl and the bitch had left. He hadn’t even known that Chloe knew what her mother’s first name was.

“What did she do?”

“She … She didn’t do anything really. She just wrote me a letter”, Chloe gave a small shrug and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

“Saying”, Lex prompted, mentally tallying up how long it would take to take a hit out on the woman.

“Saying that she missed me, that she loved me all of the things that a daughter would want to hear”, Chloe said, ignoring the parts where she had accused Gabe of keeping her away from her, “and asking me to get in touch”.

A knot formed in Gabe’s stomach as he asked, “And did you?”

“Of course not”, Chloe exploded. “That bitch thinks that she can leave me, that she can leave you, screw us over in the divorce settlement and then not even bother to call in over a decade even though she lives less than 30 miles away and then the week after you are in the newspaper saying that you got a prestigious job she can suddenly try to come back? Fuck that!”

“It’s alright baby”.

“No, it’s not! Where was she when I had the chicken pox? When I was afraid that there was something under my bed and every single night after working an entire day you came home, and had to get down on your hands and knees and check before tucking me in and reading me a story? When I needed help with my homework? Hell, where the fuck was she when I had to get fitted for my first bra? She wasn’t here. She wasn’t with us! She was in Granville shacked up with some wannabe actor because she couldn’t be bothered and you know what? That’s fine! No, that’s better than fine, that is great! Because I don’t need her. I’ve never needed her, I only need you!” Chloe clung to her father.

“I am afraid that I didn’t make up for that loss”, he muttered.

“You did! No one ever had a better parent! No one!” She declared passionately. “But you have had to sacrifice so much for me, and I’m not worth it. Now you are getting older and I’m going to be going off to college in a little over a year and you are going to be all alone”.

“No”, Gabe pushed his daughter away from him, gripping her shoulders. His tone was so stern that even Lex took notice, thinking that he could learn a thing or two. “Don’t you ever say or think that. I have never sacrificed anything for you. I have tried to be the best father that I can be but that has never been a sacrifice, I consider being your father to be a privilege. Do you understand?”

Chloe nodded.

“And we are not going to have any more of that nonsense?”

Chloe nodded again, causing Lex’s eyebrows to shoot up. That really was an impressive ability. He wondered if it was meteor rock affected; it couldn’t be natural.

“To quote my favourite philosopher Homer, you’re the best thing that I did and you did it all yourself”, Gabe gave his daughter a kiss on the forehead. “And you aren’t to worry about me, I’ll be fine. Okay?”

“Okay”.

“Good, now can I trust you two to behave yourselves while I go and make a phone call?” He asked, thinking that he should give them some time alone while he dealt with Moira.

“Of course”.

As Gabe left, Lex said, “I don’t believe that Homer ever said any such thing”.

“Sure he did. Homer Simpson about Lisa”, Chloe gave him a teasing smile, “we really do need to expand your knowledge of famous philosophers”.

[TrinityR]

Homer Simpson, you killed me with that line:D

[HotCrossedBunny]

Don't die just yet or you won't be able to read my update.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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Chloe moved over on the bed and patted it to indicate that Lex should lie down next to her. She felt better, they were right getting it all out in the open had helped but that did not magically wipe everything bad away. She could hardly believe what she had let happen.

“I really am sorry Lex”, Chloe said as he lay down next to her and to lifted her head so that he could put his arm under it and they snuggled up.

“I know Chloe, I’m sorry too”, he sighed. “When we got together I said that we would have problems to work through, but I did not really do anything about it. Listen to me”, he cupped her face. “Clearly we have some problems, trust, openness and communication don’t seem to be either of our fortes so let me make this clear. I love you and only you. You are the only woman I want to spend my life with and I am certain of this”.

“I feel the same way”, Chloe kissed him.

“And there is nothing that you could ever say or do to drive me away”, he continued. “Even acting like a lunatic like you have the last few days. I mean, I wasn’t going to put up with it for much longer before I forced you to sit down and talk to me, but I wasn’t going to leave you”.

“I should probably be insulted by that rather than feeling all warm and gooey inside, shouldn’t I?” Chloe asked with a laugh.

He chuckled, “I’m more concerned with what you do feel rather than what you should feel”.

“Good to know”.

“This thing with your mom”.

“Moira”, Chloe corrected him, “she lost any rights to the name mom a long time ago”.

“Fair enough. This thing with Moira, is that what caused the idea for getting Annie and your father together?” He wondered.

“Yes, I had thought that they should be together for a while – about 4 years to be exact – and when I knew that I was going to college and that Dad’s job was secured I thought that maybe that was what they had been waiting for but … nothing. Moira’s letter was the catalyst, but I had been thinking of it before”, she explained.

Lex nodded thoughtfully. “What are we going to do about Moira?”

“I don’t know”, Chloe replied honestly. “If she tried once then she might try again, or worse turn up in person. I mean, as long as I am there to make sure that Dad is never bothered by her then that is one thing but I won’t have her harassing him”.

The Daddy-Daughter Sullivan bond would never cease to amaze him. They were always more worried about the other one getting hurt, Lex was willing to bet that Gabe’s phone call had been to Moira to tell her not to upset his daughter.

“I could make her stop”, he offered.

“Do it, please”.

[hfce]

I am glad they finally talked. But Chloe be careful what you wish for. Lex is really bad when you hurt someone he loves.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Me too. I don't think that he will take it too far ... just far enough. Update coming in the next couple of minutes.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Daddy, I promise you that I am absolutely fine there is no reason for all of this molly coddling”, Chloe assured him as he tucked the comforter around her where she was sat on the sofa.

“I just brought my baby home from the hospital, this is most certainly necessary”, Gabe replied as he got her a stack of magazines, “no heavy reading”.

“I thought that you always said that these things were trash”, Chloe leafed through them.

“They are, but they said no stress of you. And lots of attention and pampering”, he checked her orange juice supply.

“They said that I was fine and they did not say anything about pampering”, she complained.

“Maybe not while you were in the room”, he grinned at her.

“Dad, I don’t want you going over board and getting yourself worked up, you promised to take care of your heart”, Chloe said from under her blanket.

“I’m not going to over strain my heart, I have already been to the gym this morning. Fussing over you will do me good”, he assured her. “Besides Annie is already in the kitchen whipping up a heart healthy feast”.

“Is she?” Chloe tried to get up.

“No no, just stay there for now. If you are good we can invite Lex”, her father offered.

“Really?” Chloe asked excitedly, her father had refused to talk about Lex unless it upset her since last night when the nurse had come in and shooed Lex out of the room and her Dad had also left – very reluctantly. She had half expected Lex to turn up at the hospital with her Dad at 7am to get her but he hadn’t. Her father had brought her home, let her go up and get changed but then settled her on the couch.

“Yes really”, he patted her on the head. “I want to speak to him anyway”.

“You will be nice, won’t you Daddy?” Chloe asked, putting her hands on her hips, although it was difficult to tell through the blanket.

“Of course, I will just set some ground rules”, he smiled down at her. “Now, do you promise not to overdo it today?” Just as he asked this the doorbell rang.

“That is Lex isn’t it?” Chloe asked with a laugh.

“Yes probably, and the bastard is early”, Gabe groused as he stomped to the door, “one minute later and I would have got my promise”. As he checked in the peephole Chloe called to him, “Dad, I love you and I promise”.

He grinned back as he opened the door.

“Well I didn’t expect to be received with smiles”, Lex joked as he stood on the doorstep.

Gabe took a step back to let him in saying “Hello Lex” with a little less enthusiasm.

“Lex”, he heard a delighted squeal from the settee, which he made his way over to.

“Good morning honey”, he strode over to her and handed her a bunch of flowers, a large box of chocolates, a cuddly toy and some DVDs. “I wasn’t sure what to bring you. How are you feeling?”

“Hello, you didn’t have to bring me anything”, Chloe told him pulling him to sit down next to her, “I feel great although a little overly warm”, she indicated to the blanket, “Dad is worried that I am going to get ill but I’ll feel better if I can have a hug”.

“Well I’ll see if I can oblige”, Lex leant over only to see her hugging her new toy.

Gabe burst out laughing.

Without thinking Lex grabbed her and pulled her into a kiss anyway. Gabe stopped laughing.

[hfce]

LOL! Chloe is funny but Lex be careful. Her dad is there. LOL! :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“I think that I will just go and put these flowers in some water – looks like you cut down a forest. And put the chocolates in the fridge until after someone has had their breakfast”, Gabe said taking both things and heading to the kitchen.

“You sure that you are alright, mentally as well as physically?” Lex asked, holding her as she snuggled into his chest.

“Physically I’m fine, mentally I’ll be fine if you have taken care of Moira”, Chloe looked up at him.

“Then mentally you are fine”, he promised her with a kiss to the temple, “but you promise from now on that you are actually going to talk to me, however strange you think it is?”

“I seem to be making a lot of promises today, but yes I promise. But I have a promise to extract from you as well”, she gave him as mischievous smile.

He raised an eyebrow.

Chloe whispered in his ear and his eyebrows rose even higher.

“Um … yeah, I think that I can make that promise”, he said, his voice sounding a little hoarse, Chloe ran a finger around his collar.

“Better?” She asked looking innocent.

“No, worse. In fact I think that that promise might happen in about two minutes if you don’t stop that”, he tried to make it sound like a threat rather than a treat.

Chloe just giggled at him before asking, “Has my Dad said anything to you yet?”

“No not yet”, Gabe answered for her as he came out with Annie in tow, both laden down with food. “We thought that we would eat in here for once so that Chloe doesn’t have to move”.

“Hello Annie”, Chloe greeted as Lex got up to take the tray off her.

“Hello sweetie, I hope that you are feeling better”, she gave Lex a smile as he took the tray and put it down.

Once they were all seated Chloe looked over everything and said, “This all looks great, you really outdid yourself this time Annie and it is all heart healthy”.

“Thank-you dear, I try”, she smiled back but noticed that Chloe now seemed a little uncomfortable.

“Shall we just get this out of the way, once and for all?” Lex asked.

“Might as well”, Gabe replied with a shrug. And took a list out of his pocket, he had written the rules down so that he would not forget any when he had invited Lex to brekkie/brunch that day.

[trckyrcky]

This is too precious! Gabe Sullivan 10 simple rules for dating my daughter. I love how protective of Chloe Gabe is in this story. I hope Moira don't show up and make Chloe even more upset.

[HotCrossedBunny]

He he yes I thought that he was very kind about the rules.:) Oh, don't worry she won't. She has disappeared to a "health spa" which steam bathes and bamboo massages and things like that and constant supervision I call is spa 33.1

[HotCrossedBunny]

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Thinking that if he was going to do this, he might as well do it properly, Gabe stood up and cleared his throat, ignoring the rolled eyes from Chloe and the snigger from Annie.

“I, Gabe Sullivan, being of fairly sound mind and slightly squashy body hereby declare that these are the rules for dating my daughter.

1) You will not buy her anything ridiculously expensive
2) You will have her home by a reasonable hour, even if she would have stayed out later than that without you
3) You will not take her anywhere inappropriate
4) You will not take her far away from home without permission, so no trips to Europe
5) You will not distract her from her school work
6) You must respect her at all times and you will not try to control her, you will however of course be blamed for any scrapes she might now get in to as I believe that you should have stopped her …. Although will obviously blame you if you in any way oppose her wishes.”

“Everything clear do far?”

Chloe and Lex both nodded, thinking that those rules sounded rather reasonable - except for the last one -, but so far it was better than Lex had been expecting.

“Um Gabe, not to interfere but haven’t you forgotten something?” Annie asked.

“Like what?” He wondered, checking over the first part of his list.

“You know …”

Gabe’s brows furrowed. Annie blushed as she stood up and whispered in his ear.

“I don’t think that that is something we have to worry about, Chloe doesn’t know anything about that sort of thing”, Gabe assured her, a little pink himself. He had to remind himself that his daughter and her boyfriend/his boss were in the room with them. He hadn’t thought that Annie knew about those sorts of things either. Oh dear, that wasn’t a good train of thought, he really would have to start going to the gym more often if he was going to have thoughts like that.

Lex and Chloe sat on the couch trying to look innocent and not giggle, fairly certain that they could guess what Annie had said.

“Yes, well thank-you Annie. Now getting back to the second part of the rules. The things that you will do”, he returned to his list. He would not think about Annie sitting on the chair only a little way away from him.

“We are not going to have any more of this Chloe not being sure where she stands. She is a good girl and if you are with her and love her, as I believe you do, you will only be with her – although she will of course be free to date other people if she so chooses. During your relationship with my daughter, Lex you will:
1) Always be very nice to her.
2) Dote on her and be extremely supportive
3) Not expect to influence her choice in college

And you will do this until such time as Chloe becomes bored with you and trades you in for a better model. I hear Oliver Queen is nice and has hair”, Gabe finished.

“I like your bald head”, Chloe whispered to Lex as she ran a hand over him.

“Thank-you”, he took her hand and kissed it gently, mainly because he thought that if she kept that up he might have to take her then and there on the couch.

“Is that it Gabe?” Annie wondered, hoping that he wouldn’t notice the interaction between the youngsters. “There seems to be something on the other side”.

“Ah yes, so there is”, he turned it over, “how silly of me to forget perhaps the most important point. On this matter there is no discussion”.

Chloe and Lex gave him their full attention.

“If you refuse I will be forced to refuse to let you date”, he said very seriously.

The room was silent.

“You must rub Clark Kent’s nose in the relationship whenever the chance arises”.

[trckyrcky]

Gabe special rule: “You must rub Clark Kent’s nose in the relationship whenever the chance arises”. This is the best one. I hope Chloe and Lex rub it to Clark every single chance they get.

[TrinityR]

I love it, but the line "Chloe doesn't know about that sort of things" annoys me. Sorry, I just don't like parents like that and I'm naturally rebelious:D

(Could you please make a scene when Gabe walks on them having sex?:D That would be fun:D)
yeah, I know, you won't:(

[HotCrossedBunny]

Trckyrcky: Don't worry, I'm sure that they will. :)

TrinityR: I kind of like that sort of thing, Daddy is like that - although of course in his case he is correct. But to each his/her own. The one thing that I do think you need to understand though is that between a lot of parents/children there is an unspoken don't ask don't tell policy. He respects her to make her own decisions but would like to be left in his own world where no one is fucking her senseless which is fair enough. Also it acts as a sort of warning, it is a polite way of stopping any further conversations about his daughter's virtue - there can be none with him as he believes that his daughter is untouchable.

[TrinityR]

Yeah, I understand, I hope youd don't get made at me or sth, because I'm mostly just teasing:P
And I never really had sth like that with my father since in my case the relations... well, I don't even want to go there. But this is probably the reason why I don't get the father behavior. I do get mother's though: P Not, Moira, thank god, just in general:D

[TrinityR]

oh, and I'm pretty sure Gabe and Annie will end up together without Chlex really trying:D Just fate:)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Nah I'm not mad. :) I understand Daddy behaviour but not mummies except for the Moira type - those I understand well. Maybe that is why I like Chloe, she's a daddy's girl.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Rub Clark’s nose in it”, Lex repeated slowly. “Oh God”, he buried his head in his hands for several long moments. Then he took a deep breath as the Sullivans and Annie stared at him in disbelief, that wasn’t really going to be a sticking point for him, was it?

“Lex?” Chloe put her hand on his shoulder.

“Chloe”, he started, “you know that I love and adore you. I would do almost anything for you but Clark is my best friend, he was the first person that I met when I came here …”

Gabe looked murderous.

“Ah fuck it, who are we kidding we all know that I’ll not only do it I’ll enjoy it”, he gave them all a grin. Standing up he extended his hand to Gabe, “I accept the rules for dating your daughter and consider it a privilege to be able to rub everyone’s noses in the fact”.

“Quite so”, Gabe said shaking his hand and returning to his seat. Chloe was less sanguine about it; he had really given her a start there for a moment. She took her frustration out by walloping Lex while he wasn’t looking. Gabe – turning around to return to his seat – hadn’t seen it but thought that she was perfectly within her rights to hit him, Annie who had seen where she smacked him blushed slightly and Lex just looked at her with raised eyebrows as he sat back down.

“You shouldn’t have scared me like that”, Chloe complained.

“And you should have known that I would have no problem screwing over a friend for you”, he growled back, “although” he whispered huskily into her ear, “I have no problem exploring the idea of spanking if you so wish”.

“Lex, my father is sitting over there”, she whispered back turning pink.

“You started it baby, besides the way you acted the last few days he might well agree with me that you deserve it. Shall we ask him?” He asked looking innocent.

“No”, Chloe said in her normal tone of voice she was so shocked. She glanced over at Annie and Gabe - she seemed to be keeping him rather distracted so he hadn’t noticed anything until now, Chloe was happy to note.

“Are you alright?” They turned to look at her.

“Um … yes”, she looked around for inspiration but all she could see was food, “Lex was just being rather insistent that I have lots pancakes but I thought that two were enough”, Chloe said taking her plate.

“Oh dear. Lex don’t pressure my daughter into putting more on her plate than she wishes. It is very rude”, Gabe took the plate off Chloe and put far more than two pancakes on it with lots of fruit and chocolate sauce, before handing it back.

“Thank-you Dad”, Chloe said sarcastically.

“Any time sweetie pie”, he said as he handed Annie a plate and then Lex.

“Going to enjoy your grapefruit are you father dearest?” Chloe asked as she put a grapefruit unsweetened into a bowl and handed it to him looking sweet.

“Of course, I am sure that it will be delicious”, he licked his lips.

“I made sure that the pancakes are completely fat free using whole-wheat flour and almond milk”, Annie tried to calm the interaction until she saw Lex giving her a smile and just mouthing “Leave them to it”.

Gabe ate the grapefruit – which he hated – with apparent relish and over exaggerated yummy noises, which made Annie shift. Those sounds were too much like …

Chloe narrowed her eyes but dutifully ate her breakfast; she could hardly put up a fuss after her dad had eaten his grapefruit. She really hated it when people told her what she had to eat.

Annie and Lex watched the father daughter show, catching each other’s eyes occasionally and trying not to laugh.

Lex dug into his pancakes and had to admit that they were very good and told Annie so.

“I concur”, Chloe gave a blinding smile. “Aren’t you going to compliment Annie, father? You are being most rude”.

“You are looking extremely sexy today Annie”, Gabe announced with a blank face then watching his daughter blush pretended to have genuinely misunderstood, “Oh, you meant about the food”.

“Yes Dad. You can’t just go around saying things like that at your age”, she balked.

“On the contrary at my age is the only age you can say things like that”, he beamed back, delighted at how pink his daughter was going. Embarrassing children was fun, besides it wasn’t as if he had got out the naked baby pictures … yet.

“Well then you will simply have to marry her”, Chloe announced without any hint of mirth.

[malugargula]

LOL
Gabe is so much fun!!! I love him
:)
Can't wait for the nose rubbing begin

[HotCrossedBunny]

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Annie’s eyes watered as the almond milk she had been drinking came out of her nose. Lex hid his face behind his hands, thinking that even his poker face was going to break down as Chloe fluttered her eye lashes sweetly and he was fairly certain that Gabe’s chin was actually going to hit his knee.

“We should get married?” Annie repeated.

Chloe nodded as she made a great show of taking a huge bite of her pancake and made them all wait while she chewed it extremely slowly, then took a sip of her drink before returning it to its coaster. By this point Lex’s shoulders were shaking with laughter but he was looking at her out of the corner of his eyes even though his hands were still shielding him from the other’s view … although he could probably have tap danced and they wouldn’t have noticed as they were staring so fixedly at Chloe.

“Yes”, Chloe said calmly. “You did compromise her didn’t you?”

“Well … I … um, I don’t think …”

Lex’s eyes grew wide as he finally looked over at them and realised something that he did not think Chloe had yet, they were going extremely red. “I am not sure that saying the word sexy is compromising honey”, Lex tried to help the man out.

“Oh yes, what I said”, Gabe looked relieved, “sorry about that Annie”, he patted her knee.

“That’s alright, I know that you didn’t mean it and I don’t think that I have been compromised”, Annie declared.

“Oh but you have”, Chloe said.

They both looked petrified.

“Annie told me that if a woman’s name is besmirched then she has been compromised and that retribution must be made”, Chloe continued to eat her breakfast neatly.

“Umm yes well if I had said something like that in public then possibly … but in the house doesn’t count and I am not sure that people put much stock in those things anymore. I mean, people usually date before getting married”, Gabe willed himself not to turn so damned red. Sometimes being ginger was a major disadvantage.

“Is this your way of asking Annie out?” Chloe inquired politely.

Lex had to bite his knuckle to stop himself guffawing. Annie looked around ready to sink into the ground.

[TrinityR]

lol HAHA!!
Good one:) The only thing that missing so I would laugh even harder is Lex saying "Then I should marry you, Chloe, as well", and Gabe going even redder. Ok, I'mn joking:D Poor Gabe will have a heart attack:D
You are new to this forum HotCrossedBunny, right? Are you to Smallville as well? If you're watching it right now maybe you could up with more great stories? In further seasons?

[HotCrossedBunny]

I think that Lex would have liked to say that but didn't want to ruin things.

I am rather new to Smallville although I am now into the 9th series. I have a list of 35 stories I would like to do which is getting longer as the days go on. There will definately be more in later series eventually. I want to do one about the summer they spent together when she was in hiding. Probably very short but I think that it will be interesting.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“You shouldn’t have done that”, Lex hissed at Chloe once they were alone – Gabe and Annie having gone out for a long walk as per Gabe’s doctor’s instructions.

“Done what?” Chloe asked, her expression so innocent that not even Gabe would have bought it.

“You know very well what”, Lex chided her.

Chloe pretended to think hard before going, “Nope, I don’t believe that I do”.

“Chloe”, he growled in the tone which always sent chills up and down her spine. His hands were inside her blanket, he brushed his hands across her skin and she giggled helplessly. She was hopelessly ticklish, as he had discovered to his delight quite recently.

“Lex”, she tried to imitate his growl but was unable to as his fingers trailed against across her stomach again teasingly.

“The truth, if you please”, his voice was polite as his hand travelled down her sides, she wriggled against him.

“I was tell …” she tried to lie but gasped as his fingers found a particularly sensitive spot.

“Naughty naughty, tell me the truth of I will have to punish you”, he leant over her so that they were nose to nose.

“Punish me?” She breathed.

“Yes, punish you”, he nuzzled her ear “because you should know that I intend to get the truth out of you one way”, he tickled her under the arms making her thrash about, “or the other”.

“Well I am afraid that it will have to be the other”, Chloe said, panting a little. “Because I won’t give into that”, his knuckles trailed along her flesh making her smile again.

“The other it is then”, he said ripping the blanket off her, looping his leg underneath her knees and hauling her over his shoulder. Checking the clock, they had just under two hours. He headed for the staircase.




N/A: So this you guys' choice, next chapter smut or no smut?

[TrinityR]

I think that Lex would have liked to say that but didn't want to ruin things.

I am rather new to Smallville although I am now into the 9th series. I have a list of 35 stories I would like to do which is getting longer as the days go on. There will definately be more in later series eventually. I want to do one about the summer they spent together when she was in hiding. Probably very short but I think that it will be interesting.


35?! Are you serious?! WOW! I'm curently watching Smallville for the third time but still... I might've reached 20 stories, but it was including others pairings like Lexois, Lexana and mostly Lex/OC, so... wow.... Write on:)

Please, when you get to the very Finale of season 10 think about Chlex story set there:D

And about the next chap, are oyu kidding?! It's NC17 so of course smut!

[MASCH]

Funny fic. Love the Gabe and Chloe show

[trckyrcky]

Hmm! Lex ravishing Chloe while Gabe and Annie are out for a walk. I think Lex better know not to get caught or else he will be staring at the end of Gabe's shotgun. I'm also pretty sure that Annie can get a lot scarier than Gabe when it comes to protecting Chloe's innocence and Lex better watch out for the wrath of Annie.

[malugargula]

I think that Lex would have liked to say that but didn't want to ruin things.

I am rather new to Smallville although I am now into the 9th series. I have a list of 35 stories I would like to do which is getting longer as the days go on. There will definately be more in later series eventually. I want to do one about the summer they spent together when she was in hiding. Probably very short but I think that it will be interesting.
35 fics and list getting longer!!! I love you so much right now
:)

[cbrunberg]

can't wait til next chapter. love that gabe wants lex to rub the relationship in clark's nose. I can't wait to see clark's reaction. I very glad that lex and chloe talk about what was going on .both gabe and annie and lex and chloe are cute couples

[hfce]

Lex is brave. He better hurry. LOL!

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Thank-you for all of the reviews. :D


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“Lex what are you doing?” Chloe giggled from where she hung over his shoulder.

“Taking you upstairs to ravish you”, he said as he charged up the stairs and kicked her bedroom door open, entered and kicked it closed.

“What happened to you and my father siding against me, saying that I couldn’t do anything strenuous?” She demanded, in mock petulance.

“Well I believe that the doctor’s exact words, when he called me this morning with an update, were that you needed to keep your feet up”, he smirked, “which they will be”. He tossed her gently onto the centre of the bed and made a big show of being the bed bounce as he crawled up to her.

“Aw but I wanted to be on top this time”, she stuck her bottom lip out cutely.

He grinded as he loomed over her and captured her pouting lower lip between his teeth before licking it. “Too bad”, he growled and began work on her buttons.

Chloe placed her feet on the mattress to use as leverage to sit up and help him only to find herself being pushed back down.

“Naughty”, Lex chided her and grabbed both of her feet with an evil grin.

“Lex, no”, she squealed as he tugged off her socks and tickled the soles of her feet – keeping them in the air.

“Hey I’m not the one defying the doctor’s orders”, he said placidly as he continued the torture which had her writhing and trying to get free of his tormenting hands although laughing continuously as she did so.

“Sod the doctor, you never do as they say”, she continued to try to escape.

“This is different, this is your health”, he announced as he tickled his way up her legs, putting her feet on his shoulders as he did this.

“Stop”, Chloe hips jerked up as reached the tops of her thighs and her bottom, “this isn’t fair”.

“No one ever said that life was fair”, he reminded her as he started on her sides.

“You’re mean”, she shrieked with laughter. He was now close enough that she could try to retaliated but found her hands neatly held above her head in one large Luthor hand, the other tickling around her hips.

“Very true, but things will get worse if you don’t promise to do as the doctor says”, Lex warned as his fingers went to her underarms.

“Lex, no please I’ll do as the doctor says, I will, I promise”, she squirmed.

“Alright”, Lew released her wrists and leant down to kiss her passionately as he removed her pyjamas.

As he drew back his eyes darted over to the clock.

“How long do we have?” Chloe asked as Lex checked that her legs were in place and moved down between her legs.

“About 90 minutes”.

“I have an idea”.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Hfce: He is either very brave, or just extremely lustful! He he got to be the first time that being quick in the bedroom would be an advantage.

Cbrunberg: Glad that you like them both. Nose rubbing coming up soon-ish!

Malugargula: Thank-you for the love, but isn't 35 ideas normal?

Trckyrcky: Yep, Annie is far scarier than Gabe. I think that she would make a good mummy.

Masch: Happy to hear it.

TrinityR: Just for you there will be smut. I sort of have one brewing for S10 - I have heard about it even though I have yet to see it.

[hfce]

90 minutes seems like enough time. But they better hurry. LOL!

[HotCrossedBunny]

Lex is an over achiever fuelled by metero radiation - never wondered what else his it caused other than more white blood cells? Not sure how long it should take, but he was planning on a nap too.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Sounds interesting”, Lex said still lowering his head.

“No Lex”, Chloe told him as she pulled him back up by the shoulders, “we will need to shower after and get back down stairs not to mention doing it a bit earlier just in case Dad doesn’t manage the full walk. You won’t get you’re your turn if you start on me like that now”.

“I don’t mind”, he promised her.

“Well I do. I’m not going to be in a relationship which is all take and no give. Now get your clothes off, you can’t afford for them to get wrinkled”, Chloe said as she rolled over onto her stomach keeping her feet up then pushed herself up with her arms so that she was kneeling with her feet up.

Lex looked at her with interest as he stripped quickly trying to work out what she was planning.

“Lie down with your head back against the pillows”, Chloe ordered him.

He gave a mock salute and did as she told him, grinning as she tried to position herself and he realised what her idea was.

“Anyone ever tell you that you were a genius?”

“Most people and quite often”, She replied as she felt his hands helping her into position so that her pussy was only a few inches above his mouth and she greedily licked the top of his hard length.

“And they don’t know the half of your talents”, he said pulling her down slightly trailing kisses along her thighs.

Chloe began to stroke him gently, in a teasing tone she announced, “Well some of them do ohh”, he nipped her flesh before soothing it with his tongue.

Her thumb ran over the head and Lex’s hot breath was felt against her core.

“Enough teasing”, they decided at the same time and began their assaults both determined to bring the other to proverbial knees first.

Fingers caresses, teeth grazed and tongues lashed and twirled expertly but in the end Lex won, bringing Chloe over the edge as he pumped his fingers inside her. The first wave of pleasure had barely finished crashing over her when she felt herself being rolled off Lex. She was so far gone that she barely realised that she was being pulled across the bedspread until she felt herself being lifted and automatically wrapped her legs around his waist.

“What?” She managed to wonder as he carried her into the en suit.

“Another time saving device, shower and sex at the same time”.

“You genius you”.

[TrinityR]

[B]TrinityR: Just for you there will be smut. I sort of have one brewing for S10 - I have heard about it even though I have yet to see it.

:PP: You know you don't have to change your plans for me and fit smut where you didn't intend to, but I won't say no:D heh

I would realllyyy like to read some story set in S10. There are like NONE out there when regarding Chlex

[hfce]

Shower sex. LOL! Those two crack me up. :)

[malugargula]

Malugargula: Thank-you for the love, but isn't 35 ideas normal?
Yes, it's normal and the more you write, more good things I have to read
:)

[malugargula]

Genius indeed
:)
Great chapter

[HotCrossedBunny]

Thank-you for the feedback, sorry that I have not been updating properly the last few days. Hopefully this will break the problem.

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Lex dashed down the stairs with Chloe in his arms, depositing her on the sofa and tucking her back under the blanket just in time. He collapsed next to her and slammed his eyes shut just as the front door opened.

“You know when they said a two hour walk they meant a brisk walk, not a gentle stroll while trying to …” Annie lowered her voice as they entered the house, and whispered, “nuzzle”.

“I don’t remember my doctor ever stipulating anything of the kind”, Gabe replied as she wandered into the living room and observed both Lex and Chloe lying on the settee fast asleep.

“Aww, bless their little cotton socks”, he said. “She must have been tuckered out after yesterday, they did warn me that that could happen”.

“Good to see Lex having a nap too”, Annie commented, “he works too hard and he disappeared last night. He was supposed to go back to the mansion but took the chopper off somewhere. I was really quite shocked to hear that he wasn’t at the hospital first thing this morning to see Chloe. I was shocked that they got him out of the hospital to start with”.

“Well as Moira disappeared without a trace at some point last night after Lex found out that she upset Chloe, so I imagine that we can work out where Lex was”, Gabe said.

“Do I want to know what he did to her?” She asked.

Gabe sighed as he sat down and pulled Annie into his lap, “I don’t think so. I certainly don’t. For so many years I have written to her, trying to make sure that Chloe had a window if she wanted it but Moira always refused. She didn’t want anything to do with her”, he looked over at his sleeping angel. “I just don’t understand it. How could anyone not love her? How could Moira not want her in her life?”

“I don’t know, I don’t understand it either”, Annie hugged him.

“I know”, he stroked the side of her face, “I know that you could never do something like that to a child. Sometimes I wish so much that you could have been her mother”, he said earnestly.

“I wish that too, but that isn’t how it happened”, Annie nuzzled into him.

“You know that I want more than this, don’t you Annie?” Gabe asked, as he rubbed her back.

She looked up at him, “You do?”

“Yes, these past few weeks have been fantastic, ever since you took the initiative and told me how you felt the day of Chloe’s birthday, I would never have thought that a woman like you could fall for a man like me. But I want to be with you, forever. I want to build a life with you. I love you”, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

Annie grinned. “I love you too darling”, she wrapped her arms around his neck. “And I understand that we have to take things slowly, you are all that Chloe has, this is her home and she needs to feel safe here. She needs to know that she will always belong here, especially when she goes off to College, we cannot just get married move in and install me in the house”.

“I’m glad that you understand”, he beamed down at her, “Wait, did you just say marriage?”

“I … um” she garbled, she hadn’t meant to say that about marriage, she didn’t want him to think that she had been thinking about that even though she had.

“Nice to hear that we are on the same page. Maybe we can come up with a plan to get Chloe used to the idea”. They kissed again and Annie slipped off his lap as he turned the TV on very low, they had to keep up appearances in front of the children.

Little did they know that Lex was not asleep.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Lex had tried to ignore their conversation, he really had. He didn’t want to listen in on them, although normally he had no such ethics, they were Chloe’s family and he owed them some modicum of respect and so he tried to distract himself. That wasn’t difficult, Chloe snuggled up to him and he couldn’t help but remember their earlier escapades.

Chloe arched her back against the cold tiles towards the warmth of Lex’s hard body, the spray from the water covering them both as they both climaxed.

“That was …” Chloe tried to say but was breathing too hard to get the sentence out.

“Yeah”, Lex agreed resting his head against the crook of her neck. He couldn’t believe that the idea had never occurred to them before, it was really rather practical. “Chloe?” He asked as when her eyelids did not open.

“Umm”, she murmured forcing herself to look at him.

Lex had not realised just how worn out Chloe had been but they had barely made it out of the shower when Chloe was almost asleep. He had rushed to get them both dressed and her bed made and the room febreezed before getting her downstairs.

He tried to distract himself with other thoughts of Chloe but couldn’t help but overhear the tail end of their conversation, he buried his face in Chloe’s hair to hide his smirk. So he and Chloe were trying to get together a couple who were already together but who were hiding because they weren’t sure how Chloe would approve, and were now trying to make Chloe alright with their relationship. He couldn’t wait to see how this was going to turn out.

[TrinityR]

I don't understand how a mother can abandon her child either. Moira has to be some freak of nature!

[cbrunberg]

I don't understand it either how a mother could abandon her child. loved the part that gabe and anne was wondering how it ease chloe into accepting them.they have know idea that chloe and lex where setting them up and they have know idea lex heard them

[hfce]

LOL! I am with Lex. :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Addictions can be very dangerous things. Thanks for the feedback. :)

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“Oh thank goodness”, Chloe exclaimed as she snuck through the mansion to the kitchen and saw that there was no one in there and that the coffee maker had been left unattended. Chloe had made it through Sunday without coffee only because she had spent most of the day napping and when she was awake she was being cuddled by Lex and fed by her father and Annie. But this wasn’t Sunday, it was Monday and she had been at school away from her Lex shaped teddy bear and had actually had to try to focus on classes. She was no longer sleepy from the tablets but that didn’t mean that she didn’t want her coffee.

She had come over to the mansion earlier than expected – partly because Clark had been annoying her all day hovering around her and asking why she hadn’t told him that she was sick, but mostly so that she could take advantage of the kitchen staff’s break.

“Oh my baby, don’t worry I won’t let them keep us apart anymore”, Chloe said as she filled the coffee maker and listened to whir into life. She welled up like a father hearing his daughter say Dada for the first time.

It had been a long day, too long without coffee. She had thought that she could get some in her house but her Dad had thrown it all away, when she had popped over to the Kents’ before school they had been told that she was not allowed to have coffee, The Talon she had also found out was under orders to serve her under any circumstances – as were the other two coffee shops –, although they had all offered her a free hot chocolate. Finally she had resigned herself to having to have the inferior stuff from the coffee machines but they had miraculously disappeared and the supermarket was all out of every single type of coffee. Chloe was not impressed and she recognised Lex’s handiwork when she saw it.

Chloe had thought of storming over the mansion to scream at him all day but then she had remembered that he had a coffee maker and so she had come over as soon as school let out and snuck in. She should have known that he wouldn’t have got rid of the coffee from his own kitchen; he had thought that there would always be someone there to guard it. He didn’t know that she knew his staff’s schedules from Annie.

With an evil smile, Chloe picked up her scalding brew and downed it in one gulp. Then proceeded to make herself another one – her patented triple espresso. The second one really hit the spot. She was just considering another when she heard the door bang open.

“Damn it”, she heard Lex swear.

“I knew that that guard would squeal”, Chloe said petulantly as the third cup filled and wondered if she would be able to down it before Lex got to her.

“Don’t you even think about it Chloe”, Lex warned her.

“But you denied me coffee”, Chloe complained, “I plead insanity. I cannot be held responsible for my actions”.

“Oh yes you bloody well can. You know that you aren’t allowed coffee for several more days”, Lex took a step towards her; she grabbed her cup and took a step back.

“Now now Lex you can’t come near me when I have hot liquid in my hand, you could startle me and I could spill; scalding myself. Besides, I normally have more than this before breakfast”, Chloe said knowing that this would cause him to stop – the thought of potentially hurting her, not her addiction.

“Alright”, Lex said holding his hands up. “But you are not going to drink that coffee”.

“I’m not?” She asked, sounding surprised.

“No, you’re not”.

“Lex, I really think that I am, it is delicious. I could make you a cup if you want”. There was a voice in the back of her head telling at her – well, screaming at her actually – not to push him to far but as per usual she ignored it.

“Chloe”, he growled and she tried not to let her insides turn to jelly.

“Lex”, she smiled sweetly.

“If you drink that, I’ll … I’ll …”

“You’ll what?” She challenged, unable to help herself.

“I’ll give you the rest of your birthday spanking”, he threatened, rather pleased with himself for being able to think of a threat that didn’t involve her parent’s house – his default threat.

Chloe’s eyes widened, she took in his words, the serious expression on his face, his broad shoulders, muscular arms and large capable looking hands. She breathed in and was assaulted by the rich aroma of the coffee.


Dun duh duh.

Okay, bets on which will win out. Chloe's love of coffee or her self preservation instincts?

[mcharrie]

thank you . Missed Chlex

[malugargula]

I bet Chloe's love for coffee will win
:)

[cbrunberg]

great update.it should be interesting which way you go will her love of coffee win or self preservation

[HotCrossedBunny]

Sorry for the delay to those of you who are still reading.

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Chloe licked her lips as she raised the steaming hot beverage and seemed to consider it for a moment, before saying, “To your very good health”.

Lex fixed her with his most severe stare, wondering if he could still intimidate her out of her planned course of action; that much coffee really couldn’t be good for considering the tablets that she was taking.

He should have known better. Lex’s attempts at intimidation only made Chloe more determined and with a taunting smile she took the first sip licking any residue from her lips.

She moaned in ecstasy and Lex felt distinctly hot under the collar, that was the noise that she normally made when he was the one licking.

“Chloe, you still have a chance …” He offered her a way out.

“But it is so delicious Lex”, she whimpered slightly, making her eyes large. “I simply can’t help myself”, she took another long, sinful sip of the brew. She closed her eyes in silent bliss.

It was too late now, Lex couldn’t offer her another way out and they both knew it … but that didn’t mean that he was going to let her had the rest of the cup. Taking advantage of her distraction, he glided to her side and removed the cup from her fingers before she had realised what was happening.

“Hey”, she protested as her eyes snapped open just in time to see him downing the rest of the cup.

“Mmm”, he licked his lips, “Good to the last drop”.

“That was mine”, Chloe complained.

“On the contrary, the coffee, like everything else in this house, is mine”, he grinned down at her. “And look at that, you appear to be standing in my house”.

[trckyrcky]

I knew Chloe love for Coffee will wins. Lex reaction is too precious. "the coffee like everything else in this house, is mine" "And look at that, you appear to be standing in my house". Looks like Chloe is all Lex for the taking.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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Clark was not in a good mood as he stormed into Lex’s mansion, happy to see that the guards still allowed him access to the area. He knew that Chloe had been ill and that Lex had known about it and hadn’t bothered to tell him. He had had to find out through Lana and that quite simply was not acceptable. He and the billionaire were going to have a very serious conversation about protecting Chloe. Lex couldn’t just expect to be allowed to take Chloe and Lana off to Metropolis, let her get sick and then …

He shook himself. He was sure that he had heard something then, it had sounded like Chloe and a giggle but he couldn’t be sure. Chloe shouldn’t have been anywhere in the mansion at that time of day. He checked his watch, no school was barely out. He couldn’t think of any reason why Chloe would be there other than with him or to pick up Annie for dinner or something – he knew that sometimes she ate with the Sullivans – and it was nowhere near dinnertime yet.

Thanking Jor-El for his super hearing he concentrated. He could hear a conversation that someone was having upstairs. That was no good, he tried again focusing for Chloe.

“Oh no Lex please, no Lex anything but that”, the words came through clearly that time.

He was going to kill him. Laws against murder be damned, he was a superhero for God’s sake. He could find somewhere to stick the body, no one said that it had to be on earth.

Clark superspeeded in the direction of Chloe’s laments finding himself outside the office, it was locked but he opened the door anyway and strode in.

“Lex what the fuck do you think that you are doing to Chloe?” He demanded in complete and utter shock.

Lex looked up at his friend in apparent unconcern.

“Look Clark I know that I said you are always welcome here, and you are … but I didn’t actually mean right here and right now”.

“What do you think that you are doing?” Clark repeated, his voice menacing.

“I know that you are innocent Clark, but what does it look like I’m doing?” Lex asked with a slight smirk as he watched the emotions contorting Clark’s face.

[mcharrie]

I've missed you & you're Chlex. Can't wait for more.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Glad to hear it, I have another fic up as well in this section.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Clark?” Chloe gasped and tried to right herself only to find Lex’s arm around her waist rather effectively prevented that option. She reached behind to cover her bottom only to have that hand moved as well and yelped as Lex gave her exposed bottom a resounding slap.

She wriggled helplessly but couldn’t get herself out of the position she had been in when Clark had entered. She was thankfully still fully dressed but very definitely lying across Lex Luthor’s lap, on the black settee nearest the door, with her facing the fireplace. She just knew that he had a perfect view of exactly what was happening to her.

“It looks like you are hitting Chloe”, Clark said, only just stopping himself in time from super speeding over to catch Lex’s hand before it made contact with Chloe’s posterior.

“I prefer the term spanking”, Lex said with a shrug, “and don’t look so appalled. Like the idea has never crossed your mind”.

“Never”, he replied pompously.

“Really?” Lex looked incredulous, “Not even when she pried into your personal life? When she put herself in danger? When she stepped over the line? When she was just too snarky?”

Clark looked uncomfortable.

“I thought so”, Lex smirked.

“What did she do?” Clark wondered, unable to help himself. He really hoped that she hadn’t done anything really terrible and that she hadn’t got herself into anything that could end up with her prison.

Lex considered this question for a moment. There were plenty of lies that he could tell. He could say that she had been snooping around LuthorCorp and that she had chosen a spanking rather than being handed over to the police. He could say that she had hacked into the pentagon. Then he remembered his promise to her father, he was allowed to tell Clark about their relationship, but more to the point, he was supposed to rub his nose it in whenever possible.

“She is lying right here”, Chloe reminded them, then wondered why she was drawing attention to herself when she really didn’t want Clark staring at her butt.

“We know honey, although I would consider not being so cheeky whilst you are lying in such a tempting position”, Lex suggested and gave her a warning pat.

Turning his attention – reluctantly – to Clark, he answered, “She drank coffee when she knows that she isn’t allowed to on the tablets she is taking”.

Clark thought for a moment, that did sound very bad and like something that Chloe would do but that didn’t give Lex the right to do this to her.

“You should have told me, I would have spoken to her about it”, Clark said piously.

“Well that is very kind of you Clark, but I think that I can deal with my girlfriend on my own”, Lex said.

“You’re girlfriend?” Clark gasped.

“Yes Clark”, Chloe put in, unable to keep quiet any longer, “I’m his girlfriend and this really doesn’t have anything to do with you”.

“But …” there were so many ways that that sentence could end but he opted for, “I heard you wanting to be let go”.

“Um … yeah, about that …” Chloe trailed off, “you want to take this one Lex?” She buried her head in a conveniently place pillow although as her face was the opposite way to everyone it wasn’t as if they could tell.

[malugargula]

I'm lmao imagining Clark's face seeing Lex and Chloe doing their spanking thing
:)
And rubbing Clark's nose is so good

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“You see Clark”, Lex said in his older brother tone, “sometimes when a girlfriend is about to get a well-deserved spanking they put up a bit of a fuss saying no, ouch, stop etc however that doesn’t actually mean that you have to.”

He wasn’t going to go as far as to explain to Clark that the only actual slap that he had given her had been in his presence when she had tried to cover up, the rest had only been pats and most of the time he had been tickling her.

Clark’s eyes narrowed. “If Chloe tells you to stop anything, you stop”.

“Clark, I didn’t tell him to stop doing this”, Chloe said, now really embarrassed. “But please, could you just go and forget about this?”

“You really don’t mind being left here? With him? In that position?”

Groaning she buried her head further into the cushion but was still audible as she said, “No Clark I don’t mind”.

“I offered to kiss it better”, Lex supplied cheerfully, delighting in the colour Clark turned as he turned and ran out of the room.

“Don’t forget to close the door after your, we would like our privacy”, Lex called after him.

“Bastard”, Chloe grumped.

“Angel”, he delivered another pat.

“Hey, that was one more than I am years old. You aren’t supposed to do that with birthday spankings, you already gave me one on my birthday”, she complained.

“And you aren’t supposed to be drinking coffee, so you deserve extra”, he teased her.

“You’re mean”, she complained.

“And you are adorable, especially from this angle”, he stroked her behind. “Besides this is your own fault, you know that I always keep my promises”.

“You haven’t kept the promise you made me the other day yet”, she pointed out.

“Not yet, no. But I will be more than happy to anytime you like”, he offered.

“Tomorrow, before school?” She asked.

“It will be a pleasure”, he assured her.

“Want to practice?” She wondered.

“I think that I could be tempted”, he grinned and helped her up so that she was sitting straddling his lap.

“Do you mind that Clark knows?” He asked as he cupped the back of her neck.

“No, of course not. Why, do you?” Chloe asked.

“No”, he pulled her in for a lingering kiss. “Of course not”.

“It might affect your friendship”, she warned him.

Lex shrugged his shoulders, “You’re worth it”.

“Good, now let’s not talk about Clark anymore. You know I was reading cosmo the other day …”

“A very naughty magazine if ever there was one”, he grinned.

“Indeed and I noticed some very interesting articles”.

Lex raised an eyebrow.

“And positions”, she continued.

“Even better”.

“I highlighted several just for research purposes”, Chloe tried to look innocent.

“Well you always research very thoroughly”, he grazed her sides with his palms.

“Yes”, she moaned as he kissed the side of her neck, “very very thoroughly”.

[TrinityR]

lol, Clark, you idiot!!
that was very funny:D

[hfce]

LOL!! Clark what a dumb dumb. :)

[trckyrcky]

Yes, stupid Clark. Definitely the big dumb alien.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“So, what was this article about?” Lex wondered as his hands slipped under her shirt.

“Reverse cowgirl”, Chloe said, “ever tried it before?”

“Darling, there are very few positions I have yet to try but that doesn’t mean that I am not looking forward to it”, he nibbled on her earlobe.

“Umm”, Chloe moaned, not sure whether she should be bothered by the thought of his having been with so many other women. He might compare, she thought to herself as he worked on pulling her top up over her head.

Lex licked his lips as his eyes rested on her, the delicate black lace of her bra the only thing which separated him from her breasts. He leant down to trail kisses from her throat to her cleavage as he felt around behind her to undo the clasp of her bra.

Chloe tried to unbutton his shirt but found her hands brushed away. She looked at him quizzically.

“Just give me a couple of minutes first”, he said as ripped her bra off and brought his hands up to kneed her breasts.

Her head lolled back slightly as he did this, she wondered if she would ever get used to the sensations he could awake within her.

“In that position I won’t get to see your breasts bouncing as we fuck or touch them, I need to make sure that they know it is nothing personal first”, he said earnestly before occupying his mouth in a far more pleasurable way.

Chloe laughed, if he was comparing she was fairly certain that she was coming out on top.





A/N: In my mind Lex (like MR) is a breast man. What do you guys think?

[hfce]

More please... :)

[TrinityR]

I wouldn't dare to think about what kind of a man Michael is, because he is the complete opposite of Lex, what of course, makes him a brilliant actor.
But I love Lex more:D Micheal is great, my favorite actor, but I wouldn't be attracted to him if it wasn't for Lex:D

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Sorry skipped the really smutty part, they have to save their energy for the following day and revenge on the snooty secretary!

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Lex and Chloe walked into her house a few hours later holding hands and kissing every few steps.

“Kids”, Annie jumped up, from where she had been sat in Gabe’s lap.

“Hello Annie”, Chloe grinned. “Are you here for tea?” She asked.

“Um, yes. I thought that I would come by and check that Gabe was eating well and … um … well …”

“What’s wrong?” Chloe demanded. Lex looked a little concerned as well although he doubted that it would be anything serious, as he had heard them planning the day before to find a way to see if Chloe would be alright with the idea of a new mummy. He really should tell Chloe about that the next time that they were alone together … and he could keep himself from fondling her for a few moments.

“Nothing is wrong sweetheart”, Annie assured her, looking to Gabe for assistance.

“There was a leak”, he supplied lamely, “in Annie’s room at that mansion”. This story had sounded far more plausible when they had come up with it, of course he was generally willing to believe anything when Annette was snuggled up to him.

“Oh dear, how terrible”, Chloe appeared to be buying their story, but Lex - who was standing right behind her - quite clearly was not.

“Yes”.

“There was a question of where she would stay, the other servants rooms are taken you see and …” Gabe trailed off as Chloe hurried out of the room.

Annie, Gabe and Lex all exchanged worried looks.

“I’ll go”, Lex head for the stairs after his girlfriend.

“No, I’ll go”, Gabe said.

[CrazyGirlWriter]

i love this fic, its funny and sweet and very entertaining. I can't wait for the reveal of the two plans, chloes to get gabe and annie together and gabe and annies to get chloe to like the idea of them. Also loved the Clark/Lex/Chloe interation. Clark really was that dumb and self-important on the show sometimes. He and the pink princess deserved each other. Impatiently awaiting more lol

[HotCrossedBunny]

Glad that you liked it, both plans will be revealed shortly, but not in the next update or two. :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

All the way up the stairs Gabe worried about Chloe, he couldn’t understand why she had just walked off. Had she worked it out? Was she upset? Did he think that he was somehow replacing her mother’s memory? Did she think that this meant that he somehow loved her less? Maybe she wasn’t ready for this. But maybe she hadn’t seen through their plan and this was all about something else …

“Chloe”, he called out softly as he poked his head around the side of her room.

She wasn’t there.

“Chloe”, he called again.

“I’m in here Dad”, her voice was coming from the guest bedroom.

“What are you doing in here?” he wondered as he saw her wrestling with one corner of the bed.

“I’m getting the room ready for Annie”, she said looking at him confused, then irritated. “You did invite her to stay here with us didn’t you Dad?”

He grinned, “I was waiting for you to get back”.

“Well you shouldn’t have. She is our friend for goodness’ sake, she needs a place to stay and you should have offered immediately”, Chloe berated him. “I know that Lex would have found her a different room but she wouldn’t have felt comfortable taking one of the larger rooms there. It is much better that she is here, with us. It will be like a traditional family”, she hinted.

“I think that in most traditional families the daughter can make a bed”, Gabe quipped as he moved to help her.

Chloe laughed, “It is not a little girl’s job to know how to make a bed, that’s what you always tell me”.

“Quite true”.


~*~

Downstairs in the Sullivan household, Annie looked rather uncomfortably over at Lex.

“A leak?” He asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

“Yes, but probably not one that will last very long”, Annette said, wondering if there was any possibility that he was going to buy this.

“No, I would think that it will probably last just long enough to see whether Chloe would be alright with you spending the night here and becoming part of her daily life and then will magically vanish”, he said as he moved over to the mantelpiece.

“Are you going to tell her?” Annie asked.

Lex examined the pictures, the only woman who turned up in them was Annie. That was it. She had been at every single one of Chloe’s birthday parties since she had come to Smallville, she was in the corner of so many pictures with Gabe and Chloe.

“No, but you are”, he announced.

“She wouldn’t understand, we don’t want to hurt her”, Annie tried to explain.

“Right”, Lex said turning back to her. “Look, I understand that you would do anything for Chloe and that you are concerned about dumping this on her and normally I would be the first to say that people don’t always need to know everything but this is different. Gabe has never lied to his daughter, never kept anything from her, I’m sure of that much. This has to be Chloe’s home, the place where she feels safe and that she can always come …”

“That is why we want to see if she will adapt to this, we didn’t want to spring it on her. If she is not alright with this then that’s it, Gabe and I will split up”, Annie interrupted him, desperate to explain.

“You would leave him? But it is obvious that you love each other so much”, Lex asked in confusion.

“Chloe comes first”.

“On Saturday there is the corn festival, I know that Chloe wants you and I to go with Gabe and her, you have until that evening to tell her the truth. If you don’t, I will”.

[TrinityR]

Why parents always see us as little girls? Chloe is a grown up, she will accept Annie and they're all worried.
SOmetimes I keep thinking if my family knew how naughty I really am they would get a heart attack. Especially my grandma lol My mum kind of knows but she had me when she was young soo...

[trckyrcky]

Oh Annie, why are you are Gabe so worry? Chloe already see you as a part of her family and she loves you like a mother.

[HotCrossedBunny]

TrinityR: That is the wonderfulness that is a good Daddy. You can do whatever you want and he will still maintain that you are little angel. Of course in my Dad's case, he is correct *closes laptop lid as father enters the room*

Trckyrcky: Very true but in my experience there is no happy medium. They either care too much about the kids and worry that they are worried about things they aren't, or they don't care at all and make the kids unhappy just so that they can get remarried. Don't worry, Annie will get to be the mummy I am sure.

[TrinityR]

Well, I've neven been able to kind of get into that Chloe/Gabe dynamic, because I kind of don't have a dad since he wasn't a good man... but hey, I am fine, I have a family that loves me and an wonderful mum. But this is the reason I'm closer to understanding mothers. I can't wait to have a family, it will be so sweet to see my future husband with kids... D

[hfce]

Annie tell her. You will be surprised about her response. :)

[malugargula]

I wouldn't mind to find out what Lex and MR like lol
:)
Lex is hot and MR himself is hot as hell. Even in Hit and Run when he's a big jerk he's still delicious lol

I think Annie thinks Chloe is just like my husband who will never accept his mom to have another man. Even if his father died 2007 and they weren't together since 2002. He's a jealous silly person, I already discussed with him lots of times because of this...
But Chloe'll be so happy for them
Can't wait for more

[HotCrossedBunny]

“Oh bloody hell”, Annie thought as she heard Lex’s ultimatum. How on earth were she and Gabe meant to make Chloe alright with her entire life being taken away in only one week? What would happen if they couldn’t find a way by then? If Lex was the one to break it to her then she would never trust them again. Annie couldn’t let that happen to Gabe, if it came to that she would take the blame.

“Please Lex, don’t tell her. She would never forgive us for keeping something like this from her”, Annie pleaded.

“Then why did you?” Lex asked, really not understanding the situation. He was sure that Chloe would be annoyed when she found out that her father and Annie had been carrying on a relationship without her knowing – her journalistic pride would be hurt, if nothing else – but even if Chloe had not adored Annie he did not think that she would ever have made that big of a deal out of it.

“This is very new to us”, Annie explained. “We came close a few times before but we always agreed that nothing could come of it because of Chloe, but this last time we were too weak. But we never meant to hurt Chloe”.

“What makes you think that Chloe wouldn’t be happy for you? You know that she would do anything to see Gabe happy”, Lex wondered.

“Of course she would, that is part of the problem. Chloe loves her father and is so protective of him. The second that she knew that he was thinking about being in a relationship she would research the woman and make sure that there were no skeletons in her cupboards, but after that she would be completely supportive and do anything to make Gabe happy”, Annie said, thinking that she explained the entire problem.

“I’m not seeing the issue here”, Lex admitted.

“Chloe’s strength is giving others what they want, without thinking about herself. When her mother left Gabe told me that Chloe thought that it was her fault, that she hadn’t been good enough and that that was what had driven her away. If she thought that there was another woman for Gabe to be with she would support the relationship even if it made her miserable. I don’t want to be a stepmother like the one in Wives and Daughters. I don’t want to suddenly come into the house and change things.” She broke off, “It is all very well and good for people to talk idealistically about a married couple building a home together, but this isn’t Gabe’s home. It is Gabe’s and Chloe’s. If I move in, she might feel that she is being forced out. She is used to it just because her and Gabe, I know that she loves me but there is a difference between having a guest in the house for a few hours an having to put up with them all the time and them having some rights.”

Lex looked at her incredulously.

“What would happen if there were really a leak here? If a wall got ruined and we had to repaint whilst Chloe was away at college? We could go and get the paint but maybe not find exactly the same shade, we would have to find a different shade then when she came back her home would have changed”, Annie tried to explain the difficulty to him, seeing that he didn’t understand.

“I don’t think that Chloe would get upset over a bit of paint”, he said.

“In Wives and Daughters the new stepmother changes everything in the house, even the girl’s room. Technically it is better but it makes the girl feel unwelcome in her own home, as if she were only a guest”, Annie looked sad as she remembered, “I remember the first time that Chloe read the book. She cried and cried for hours, she couldn’t understand why the nice Daddy had married the new horrible woman and why they were trying to get rid of the little girl”.

“And you are afraid that Chloe will feel like that but never say anything and that she will be away at college and not come back or feel out of place if she does”, he tried to put the pieces together.

Annette nodded.

“If you are this worried about her feelings then you are going to make a great mom to her”, he said honestly.

“We don’t know that she will accept …”

“You will make a great mom to her”, he repeated. “Besides, I’ve seen the inside of Chloe’s bedroom. There is a fairly good chance that she wouldn’t mind you redecorating it. It looks like Gabe did it when she was 12 thinking that she was 2”.

Annie laughed at that, “Yes.” She looked up at the staircase nervously, “I hope that Chloe wasn’t too upset”.

Lex tried to hide a self-satisfied smirk as he thought of what they had been doing before they had come back, “I don’t imagine that she will be too upset, she seemed quite relaxed earlier”.

“Yes, about that”.

[TrinityR]

Lol, Annie has issues... I just want to say: woman, chill out

[HotCrossedBunny]

Really? I think that Annie is rather normal. That is what I would worry about, I burst in to tears when I read Wives and Daughters for the first time.

We will however find out about more of Annie's issues in a chappie or two.

[TrinityR]

sorry, I didn't read that book and I never was in such a situation as Chloe was, so... but I still like the story of course:)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Don't be sorry, but try to read it if you ever get the chance it is really good. I haven't been in that situation either, my Dad isn't going to get remarried :) Glad to hear that you still like it.

[malugargula]

Chloe will be so happy for them :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

Or angry that they kept it from her. :)

[malugargula]

Or angry that they kept it from her. :)
Yeah, you're right. She'll be so mad... but she kept Lex for some time to so I hope she'll understand the secret

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next Snippet*


“Chloe has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning, I hope that I won’t find out anything untoward during it”, Annie said ominously.

“You won’t”, Lex assured her, “although you could always be using that time to move back into your bedroom at the mansion, I believe that we have fixed the leak”. Annie looked concerned.

“What are you talking about? What about the leak?” Chloe asked as she came down the stairs.

“The leak”, Lex started watching Annie shaking her head.

“Has got quite a bit worse I believe, good job that you made the bed up isn’t it Chloe”, Gabe said following her down the stairs.

“She was making the bed up?” Annie repeated.

“Yes, took it for granted that I had invited you to stay, Gave me quite a telling off when she found out that I had not actually got around to that bit yet”, Gabe explained, trying to keep the delight from his face.

“So …”

“You will be happy in the guest room, won’t you Annie?” Chloe checked.

“In the guest room, yes of course”, Annette smiled at Chloe.

Lex watched the scene with interest deciding that he would have to tell Chloe the truth the second that he got her alone. He did not know that he wouldn’t get to be alone with her until the next morning when she demanded that he meet her at the Plant before school. Her message had read, “It is time for you to live up to your end of the bargain”.

[malugargula]

It'll be interesting :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next snippet*

Chloe had had to sneak out of her house early the next morning leaving a note that she had some work to do before school but that she wouldn’t forget about her doctor’s appointment or work too hard so they weren’t to worry. It was odd, her father was normally up by now and she didn’t imagine that Annie was a slug a bed either, but when she had put her ear to Annie’s bedroom door she hadn’t been able to hear anything.

Still Chloe didn’t have time to worry about that and knew that they wouldn’t have left the house that night as they were both still worried that she might have some sort of allergic reaction to the drugs that she had been given and pass out again.

As Chloe ran to the garage to get her car out she sang a little song to herself. She was in a remarkably chipper mood that morning, there was nothing like going to one’s remarkable good looking billionaire boyfriend’s processing plant to have sex on his snooty secretary’s desk to make one feel good.

She checked her phone for messages from said boyfriend and noticed a few that would have made her blush only a few weeks ago rather than merely causing her to grin happily and check her reflection in the car mirror. She looked very good, she wasn’t at all surprised that Lex would want to eat her all up for breakfast. Just wait until she tried out her vanilla scented bubble bath, she wondered if she could get him into a tub filled with such a girlie scent. She bet she could if she got him in the right mood, by which she meant desperate enough.

As she pulled out of her driveway she turned the radio on and began to belt out the corny country tunes which were preferred by the local radio. God, she really must be in love if this stuff could sound good.

Finally it changed over to some rock and as she entered the plant she was still singing, “You don’t have to be rich to be my girl, you don’t have to cool to rule my world I just want your extra time and your”, she made kissy noises, “kiss”.

Her singing broke off abruptly as she felt herself being pulled back roughly by a large pair of hands.

“You’re late”, he growled, “and remember what we said would happen if you were late again”.

A thrill travelled down Chloe spine, she knew that playing naughty secretary had been a good idea.

[trckyrcky]

Chloe playing the naughty secretary, can't wait.

[TrinityR]

oh, yeah, more please

[hfce]

LOL! Naughty time. :)

[malugargula]

I love this song
:)
Can't wait for the smut lol

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next Snippet*

“Yes sir”, Chloe lowered her eyes demurely, an image ruined by the wicked grin that spread across her lips . “I remember exactly what you said would happen if I was late again”.

“And what did I say?” Lex asked, getting into his role.

“You said that you would either fire me or I would submit to your punishing me”, she tried to keep her voice neutral as his hands ran up and down her sides.

“And you have decided?” He asked, even though he knew the answer. A naughty secretary who refused to be punished wouldn’t be a very good game.

“I”, she hung her head as if it were really a great problem for her, “I will submit to you punishing me”.

“I knew that you would”, he growled in her ear. His hands moved across her stomach, “You should know that I would have punished you whatever you chose and that I have no intention of going easy on you. This will be hard and you will remember to be on time from now on”.

“Yes sir”, she said meekly. Her skin was positively humming with anticipation.

“Unfortunately it is not just your punctuality that needs attention, also your spelling and filing abilities”, he made up other transgressions for which she could be punished.

“Yes sir, I’ll do better sir”, she agreed with him once again. As much as Lex knew he was going to enjoy this game, he was glad that his real Chloe was not this docile he thought that he would have probably got bored of these answers if he didn’t know that he would soon be inside her.

“Yes you will”, he said as he walked over to the secretaries chair. “On your knees”, he ordered, checking the floor to make sure that the carpet was thick enough that she wouldn’t hurt her knees.

Chloe barely got out the “Yes sir”, before she was on her knees and grappling with his belt.

“Ah ah ah”, he took hold of her hands, “I didn’t tell you that I wanted that, now did I?”

“No sir”, she agreed, looking up at him in confusion she had thought that this was what he wanted.

He gave her hands a gentle squeeze just to let her know that he was only playing with her, “At least you are overeager in one of your duties. “Go on”, he released her hands and said, “let’s see if you can follow simple instructions now”.

Chloe waited; clearly that was what she was supposed to be doing.

“Take off my belt, pull my cock out and stroke it then take it in your mouth”, he ordered. He wasn’t going to go any further than that, he knew that Chloe was happy to go down on him so he didn’t mind making that an ‘order’ but he wasn’t going to give her specific orders in that regard.

She grinned greedily and did as she was told, undoing his belt and pulling his trousers and underwear down far enough that she could get to him. He was already at half-mast.

“You see what you do to me?” He asked before groaned as she stroked him firmly.

Chloe nodded before popping him in her mouth allowing his talented tongue to flutter over him, she might be on her knees but that didn’t mean that she had no control.

“Fuck yes Chloe”, was wrenched from Lex as his fingers tangled in her hair. She twirled over the tip of him causing his hips to buck up slightly. Chloe did it again this time allowing her hands to cup and knead his balls gentle.

“No”, he ordered harshly, “don’t do that again”.

He heard her whimpered about his cock so he encouraged her, “Suck hard but don’t massage my balls or I’ll come in your mouth before I get onto your punishment”.

She made a humming sound of acquiescence which sent shock waves through him.

“Don’t do that either”, he instructed her. She really did seem intent on making him lose control but he wasn’t going to lose it in her mouth, he knew exactly how and where he wanted her when he came.

“Bossy”, she said indistinctly around his length, but did as she was told. She came up with the plan after all and quite enjoyed being bossed by Lex, at least in the bedroom … or office as the case might be.

She sucked him as effectively as possible for several minutes before he tugged gently back by the hair, “That is enough of that now”. He grasped her shoulders and lifted her up, not strictly keeping within his role but he couldn’t resist touching her. He looked her up and down briefly to check that her knees were alright and then let her straighten up.

He stretched out in the chair, a predatory grin plastered on his face as he perused her. She was the sexiest woman alive. He loved her shapely legs, especially in the short skirt and high heels she was wearing at that moment.

“Very nice”, he muttered, then getting back into his role, “at least we have found out that you can follow simple orders. Go and bend over the desk”.

“Yes sir”, she grinned, being able to guess what was coming next.

Lex watched as she sauntered around the desk so that she was facing him and slowly placed her across it so that he had the perfect view straight down her top.

“We will discuss the correct dress code for this office later”, he warned her, feeling himself get warmer at the very thought. “But you know”, he said as he stood up, “this isn’t the first time that you have been punished. I am beginning to think that you must like it”.

Chloe kept her eyes trained on him for as long as she could, she watched him disappear around the side of the desk.

“Answer me Chloe, do you like it? Does the idea of being across the desk completely powerless and waiting for me to have my way with you excite you?” He allowed his hands to gaze over her back as he moved.

She moaned.

“Does it?” He repeated, a little more tersely this time.

“No”, she lied, trying to stay in character.

“Really?” He questioned her again, “The thought of my hands on your lush body, kneading you, squeezing you, teasing you doesn’t turn you on in the slightest?” He raked his fingers nails down her back, knowing that his nails were too short to hurt her.

She moaned again.

“Answer me”, he demanded flipping up the back of her skirt and smirking as he saw the flimsy excuse for underwear that she was wearing.

“Yes”, she whimpered as the cool air found her over heated skin. She could feel his eyes on her.

He grinned; even in character she couldn’t deny her need for him. He ran his hands over her pert ass giving it a brief squeeze before hooking a finger underneath the fabric of her thong and tugging it up gently, causing it to graze against her pussy and her to groan before he yanked them down to her legs.

“Kick them off and spread your legs, I want to see you properly”, his voice was tense.

Chloe did as she was told, being completely exposed to him didn’t bother her in the slightest anymore.

“God you are wet”, he commented, he could see that she was from there but he thought that he would massage her anyway just to make sure.

“Oh God yes”, she yelped as his ministrations.

“So wet, so naughty. You know that you are supposed to be being punished. Does the idea of what I am going to do to you really make you this wet?” He couldn’t help being a little proud regardless of their game.

“I can’t help it, just your voice is enough”, she told him truthfully.

“You ready?” He asked a little gruffly. It felt a little odd to have no more foreplay but this was what Chloe had wanted.

“Fuck yes ouch”, she whimpered as he pinched her hard.

“I won’t tolerate that kind of language from a secretary”, he informed her as he changed his mind about his course of action, clearly she really did need to be taught a lesson. Slowly he trailed his sticky fingers up from her pussy, along the crack in her ass until he found the other opening.

He felt her tense up and teased her for a few seconds circling the pink flesh. He heard her trying to swallow the slight whimpers which he was willing to bet neither of them knew the reason for – could be excitement or trepidation. He smirked as he watched her visibly shake herself and then relax properly on the desk, spreading her legs a little wide for him. She had clearly realised that there was no way he was just going to take her up the ass without even discussing it first and that he was just teasing her.

Once he felt that she had suffered enough, he removed his hand and slipping into her hot, wet pussy.

“Thank-you”, Chloe gasped as he filled her so exquisitely. Lex grabbed onto her hips and set up a steady rhythm, helped by Chloe who was bracing herself against the desk.

“Fuck this is good”, he moaned although he wished that he could reach around and fondle her breasts as well.

“Lex, can I ask you something?” Chloe asked as something occurred to her.

A/N: What do you think that the question will be?

[trckyrcky]

Hmm, I wonder if Chloe suspect Lex knew about her father relationship status and if she is going to ask him what he knows?

[TrinityR]

I see your Lex always wears underwear...;p

Oh, of course just his voice is enough, Michael <ekhm>, Lex, I mean, has the sexiest voice ever!

Question? Hmm... marry me? lol

[hfce]

Great update. As for the question I haven't the slightest clue. :)

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next snippet*

“Right now?” He asked, thinking that he was not doing this properly if she had enough of a mind left for asking questions, but then again it was Chloe so he supposed that he shouldn’t have been too surprised. “Go ahead”.

“You haven’t actually ever slept with your secretary have you?” She inquired. Chloe didn’t want to sound needy, and she didn’t need a list of everyone that he had ever slept with; she knew that there had been hundreds of other women before her but that didn’t matter as long as she was the last one. The only thing she wanted to know was about the secretary, it hadn’t occurred to her when she had come up with the game but if he had then this was wildly inappropriate.

“Chloe”, he gasped, “of course I fucking haven’t. I wouldn’t sleep with a dependent. That is sick”.

“Well it wouldn’t be ah”, she gasped as he thrust into her a little harder, “it wouldn’t be sick. It would be perfectly natural, they are generally pretty, around a lot, many men do”.

“Not me. That would be like sleeping with a maid or something. I have no problem – had no problem – sleeping with socialites and other women who were desperate to get something out of me, a nice pair of earrings or something but never someone whose livelihood is in my hands”, he sounded angry but didn’t slow down his movements. He continued to pound into her as if his life depended on it. “What made you even think of that?”

“Well I didn’t originally, then I suddenly thought that you might have actually had a relationship with a secretary and so this would bring up odd memories for you”, Chloe tried to explain although it was rather difficult to do so as Lex had changed the angle of his thrusts and was bracing himself against the desk which was shaking under their combined weight.

“I haven’t and if I had had a problem with the idea then I would have told you so, stop worrying about stupid things and pay attention to what I am doing to you”, he ordered and gave her bottom a pinch to remind her that she was supposed to be being punished.

“Yes sir”, she moaned. She could feel the sweat trickling down her back but she didn’t care, she was so close to coming.

She tried to roll her hips a little the next time and came with a shout. “Oh yes Lex, yes!”

Lex smirked slightly as he could finally let himself go and did so with a roar.

The shockwaves tore through them as Lex slumped over Chloe, sated but their hips still moved together unwilling to be parted.

“I love you”, he growled in her ear.

“I love you too Lex”, she replied, wishing that they could just stay together like that but knew that that wasn’t an option, “Lex, the condom”, she reminded him.

“You’re right”, he said kissing her shoulder as he gently removed himself from her, causing them both to groan. Lex went to the bathroom attached to his office to take care of the problem and to get cleaned up.

Chloe remained where she was for a few more minutes as her breathing slowed down a bit, she knew that she still had about half an hour before people would start coming in. With a sigh she placed her hands firmly on the desk and straighten up. She observed the mess that they had made, there were papers all over the place - several of them covered in sweat and in one case something that was rather obviously not meant to be there. Furthermore the place smelled like sex. Chloe giggled.

She flipped the back of her skirt down and stretched out her back, she caught her reflection in the window and smiled to herself. It was clear that she had just been very thoroughly ravished, however she had already thought of that possibility and had made sure that Lex’s bathroom had supplies for just such an occasion.

“Time to pay Lex another visit”, she thought to herself and was just about to head into his office when a female voice made her freeze in her tracks.

“What the hell were you doing you slut?”

Chloe turned around to see Lex’s secretary had arrived early, for once. And behind her stood Annie.

“Oh dear, this is not going to end well”, Chloe thought to herself as she attempted to put on her sweetest smile. What was the likelihood of Annie believing that she had had nothing to do with the mess?

[TrinityR]

Oh boy, why did you have to bring Annie here?
Secretary - awesome! Because Chloe can rub it into her nose
But how can she when Annie is there?!

[HotCrossedBunny]

I didn't bring Annie there, she just turned up. She does that sometimes, I think that she might have inherited it from my Great Grandmother.

Yes, it is a shame that Chloe can't do that however we should remember that the women is going to have to sit at that desk for as long as she has that job. She is going to have to see the scratches that Chloe's nails left on the desk, see the strain not to mention use the cruppled documents. I think that it is going to be rubbed in.

[HotCrossedBunny]

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“Hello Annie, what are you here?” Chloe asked, using her patented ‘I have no idea how I got in here let alone how those confidential files got into my hand … and then published in my newspaper’ look. She couldn’t imagine that trying to explain herself was going to get her anywhere at that moment, and she couldn’t care less about the opinion of the secretary – who if Lex heard her would soon be out of a job.

“Hello sweetie, I came to take you to your doctor’s appointment. You had one for this morning. Did you forget?” Annie wondered, taking in Chloe’s appearance.

“No, I didn’t forget I was going to go after …” she broke off then, there was no sense in saying what she had been going to do it after.

“After you had visited Lex”, Annie said for her, “that was a very sweet thing to do dear but I’m sure that it was not necessary for you to get up so early to do it. He could have seen you at the house after school”.

“Yes, well he probably will come over then to”, Chloe continued the very odd conversation, trying to resist the urge to correct her dress further. If Annie really hadn’t noticed that anything was amiss then she didn’t want to clue her in to it. “How did you know that I was here?”

“Well school isn’t open yet, you weren’t at the Talon ergo you must have been visiting Lex who according to the kitchen staff was at his office so here I am”, Annie said.

“I’m sorry that you went to so much trouble, I was alright and perfectly well enough to go to the doctors by myself”, Chloe assured her, “besides you must need your sleep”.

Annie raised an eyebrow at that and coloured slightly.

“I knocked on your door earlier to see if you wanted a cup of tea but you didn’t answer, you must have been really out of it”, Chloe explained.

“Um … yes, I was really out of it. That was why I didn’t answer”, Annie looked distinctly uncomfortable.

“Well, you run along to say goodbye to Lex I’m sure that you have things to arrange”, Annie gave Chloe’s ruffled hair a pointed look, “I’ll just wait out here and have a nice little chat with Carol”, she turned to the secretary who had been watching the exchange with a slacked jaw. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

“I’ll go and say bye to him”, Chloe said turning to the office door, “it might take a few minutes”.

“That’s not a problem, just go now”, Annie said stressing the final word. “And close the door behind you”. She didn’t want Chloe to hear what she was about to say.

Once Chloe was safely out of ear-shot, Annie turned on the secretary.

[TrinityR]

Annie can't be that blind, can she, right?
She has to know what was relly happening...

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next Snippet*

“Annette, didn’t you see what that girl did?”

“How fucking dare you talk about my girl like that?” Annie roared.

“What? She is a slut? That desk is argh”. The sound of a slap echoed around the room. Closing the door hadn’t been enough to sound proof the confrontation.

“Bloody hell Annie is giving Carol what for”, Lex whispered to Chloe as she cleaned herself up.

“Oh God, that means that she worked out what had actually been going on”, Chloe groaned.

“Yeah, I don’t think that there was much chance of her missing that”, Lex chucked as he helped Chloe get ready.

Back outside Carol was sobbing, a fair amount of blood trickling from her nose.

“Now, do you understand?” Annie asked her.

Carol spluttered a little but formed no actual words.

“Just nod if you have understood what will happen to you if you ever look at my baby angel the wrong way again”, Annie said, thinking that that would be the quickest way to sort things out.

The secretary nodded, the look of fear in her eyes telling her that she really had understood.

“And then I will tell Lex”, Annie added cheerfully. “Honestly Carol”, she looked over at her desk, “you really should be a little tidier. Are you ready yet Chloe?” Annie called out.

“Yes”, Chloe said appearing looking as innocent as Annie claimed to believe she was.

“Good girl”, Annie gave her a hug and wrapped her arm around her shoulders as they left. Once they were seated in Annie’s car – someone was going to bring Chloe’s back to her father’s house -, she informed her, “And while we are at the doctor’s we will see about getting you on the pill”.

[TrinityR]

hahaha!! Oh my... getting on pill!! I love Annie!!
And she really hit the secretary? I'm starting to believe Annie is not such a saint, but I don't really want to know what she'd doing when she's alone with Gabe.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Glad that you liked her. Yep she did indeed hit the secratery several times and threatened her. :) I think that she is rather saint like. I think that they were doing the cross word, that is generally what divorced father's and females in their room do. *nods emphatically*

[trckyrcky]

You go Annie! I'm glad you slap that bitch. I hope Lex decide to fire Carol for calling Chloe a slut.

[dhh123]

Your story is TOO focused on "YOUR" OC and her suppose POWER over the whole family/Chloe/Lex relationship..It came out of no-where and honestly; it's ONE of the reasons why OC are so hated..YOUR OC is the prime example! Very annoying to see and read..


Also, the story is going no-where fast..There's not even much plot EXCEPT for "YOUR" annie being all "MOTHER/BOSSY" like..I just can't pic LEX letting an employ of his treating him like a child nor Chloe!


You do know that this story hasn't progressed at all..It's been about the relationship and so called "RULES" etc and even that, is badly written..I don't get how you can write such a great story one of your other story but the rest are pretty crappy??!

[mcharrie]

Missing Chlex can't wait for more, and more annie/gabe.

[hfce]

LOL! On that last update. I loved it. Yes Chloe you need the pill. LOL!

[cbrunberg]

loved what annie did to carol.and yes chloe should be on the pill.can't wait for next chapter

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: Glad that everyone seems to be enjoying Annie's over-protectiveness and disinclination to become a step grandmother too early on.

“You really think that this is going to work?” Lex asked Chloe was they waited for their guests to arrive.

Chloe shrugged, “I really have no idea. I mean, I hope so but I have been so blind with regards to their relationship already that I’m not sure of anything anymore”.

“You aren’t still angry are you?” Lex asked, “You know that they didn’t want to hurt you”.

“No, I’m not angry. I’m hurt and upset but I won’t let them see that, I do understand why they did it. I just wish that they hadn’t done it. They must have been so worried and upset about it …” Chloe broke off, “Although that doesn’t mean that I am going to go easy on them.”

Lex smiled, “I wouldn’t have expected you to. But do tell, what exactly is the point of this little exercise?” He had been wondering about that point ever since she had called him that morning announcing that she had had a dream and had just worked out that her father and Annie were together. Lex had naturally confirmed the point and listened to her as she asked him to invite both of them to dinner with them that night.

“Well they know that you know but not that I know”, she smiled wickedly.

“So you plan on forcing them to go on a date?” He wondered.

“Not exactly”.

She was saved from having to say more as her father walked in with Annie, giving Chloe a curious look.

“Do you think that she has worked it out”, Gabe asked Annie though the corner of his mouth.

“No, Lex promised not to say anything until Saturday and I doubt that Chloe would have set up what appears to be a date for us”, Annie replied. “More likely she just wanted to spend some time with you and Lex and invited me so as not to be rude”.

“I’m sure that she wanted to see you too”, Gabe replied quietly as they came closer, so that Chloe could not hear their conversation.

“Hello Daddy, Annie I’m so glad that you are here”, Chloe beamed.

“Your dates arrived a little while ago and are seated over there”, she pointed over at a small seating area.

Lex gaped at her, the cheeky little monkey, he hadn’t seen that one coming.

Gabe and Annie traded looks which stated quite plainly, “She knows”.




A/N: So, what do you think of naughty Chloe? Will Lex support her or out her?

[TrinityR]

Oh, Chloe, Chloe hahaha!!

[HotCrossedBunny]

*Next snippet*

“Our dates?” Gabe replied casually.

“Yes Daddy, your dates”, Chloe smiled at him sweetly and Gabe briefly wondered just how much she got away with that he didn’t know about.

“You know that I don’t date”, he told her a little sternly.

“I know, that is why I thought that I would be helpful”, she chirruped. “It must be hard for you to meet people working as much as you do and then being at home with me. I can’t remember the last time that I even saw you with a woman … other than Annie that is. So I thought that I would find a date for you. I’m not saying that you have to marry her and make her my new mommy … but you should defiantly consider it. “

Lex took a wing from the glass of champagne he was holding to hide his amusement but Gabe did not miss the action and was now sure beyond any shadow of a doubt that his little girl was up to something.

“Well that was very nice of you sweetheart”, Gabe said patting her head. “I think that I will go over there and see the lovely young lady in question”.

“I beg your pardon”, Chloe asked, slack jawed.

“You did say that she was my date didn’t you?” Gabe inquired archly.

Lex was going to need a much larger glass of champagne; this was too much for him. He had finally realised where Chloe got her bare faced cheek from.

“Well yes, but you don’t think that she is a little young for you?” Chloe wondered, she had deliberately chosen a young pushy girl who her father would never in a million years be attracted to, if anything he would want to know where her father was and why she had been allowed out so late chaperoned.

“No, not at all. I like them energetic”, he announced.

“Daddy!”

“What’s the matter my little apple struddle?” He inquired politely, “I thought that you wanted me to date her”.

“Well, yes”, Chloe said backed into a corner, “I did. But seeing her up close I think that she is too young, she wouldn’t make a good mommy”, she complained.

“Maybe not, but not every relationship has to end in marriage and family life. Sometimes snuggle buddies can be enough”, he announced.

Annie, Lex and Chloe all gaped at him.

[TrinityR]

snuggles buddies? And what is that? I only heard of sex buddies... or maybe that was a gentle way for Gabe to say that lol

[HotCrossedBunny]

He meant fuck buddies. :D

[HotCrossedBunny]

A/N: I hope that you will forgive Gabe for what he about to do and not hate him too much. Just remember that he does still love Chloe more than life itself, even if it doesn't seem like that for a while. *sniffles*

“Daddy you can’t possibly mean that, what about Annie?” Chloe demanded indignantly.

“What about Annie?” He asked.

“I … you …” Chloe couldn’t get her words out.

“Chloe Ann Sullivan as far as I am aware neither Annie nor I have told you about any relationship between us. Now while you are a very smart girl and so I am not surprised that you have figured it out I do not expect you to use that intelligence to attempt to manipulate either of us”, he looked annoyed and Lex waited for Chloe to explode at him as she would have at anyone else who had spoken to her like that, but she didn’t. She just looked tiny and very young.

“If you found out you should either have assumed that we had a good reason for keeping our relationship a secret and that we would tell you when the time was right or come right out and told us. Under no circumstances should you have attempted to manipulate either of us”, he said sternly but quietly enough that no one else in the restaurant could hear the rebuke that he was giving his daughter; he would not have her humiliated.

She hung her head and Gabe seriously considered letting her off but then thought about how easily she could have ended up getting hurt if her little plan had gone awry.

“I seem to remember that you were not entirely forth coming about your relationship with Lex but I assumed that you had your reasons for that. I think that I have earned that level of respect that you should trust that I always have your best interests at heart”, he had barely got out before Chloe as shaking her head, “You have, you have. This doesn’t mean that I don’t trust or respect you …”

He cut her off. “I have always been lenient with you but that doesn’t mean that I will tolerate this kind of behaviour. If you have something that bothers you, anything then you talk to me about it. You do not play silly games which could end up with someone getting hurt. I don’t care if it is me who ends up upset but it could just as easily have been you and I won’t tolerate that. Do I make myself clear?”

“Yes Daddy”, she nodded emphatically.

Lex’s mouth almost dropped open. He could not believe that there was any situation where Chloe wouldn’t argue back if being told off.

“Are we going to have to discuss this further when we get home?” Gabe asked, trying to be stern.

“No Daddy”, she said meekly.

“Good, now come here”, he said as he wrapped her in a fierce hug. He wasn’t sure who need it more, her or him. He was willing to bet that it was probably him. Honestly if God had meant parents to be strict then he wouldn’t have made baby girls have such cute widdle faces and big eyes.

[TrinityR]

I'm not mad at Gabe, he's right.

I think this story is going to end soon.

[HotCrossedBunny]

Yep, just the wedding to go and an Annie explanation.

[TrinityR]

Yep, just the wedding to go and an Annie explanation.

Wedding? I think that was spoiler...
But we don't know who would be the bride:D It could be Annie or Chloe...

But wait... mybe some sexy Chlex on the wedding? If that would be annie and gabe getting married Chloe and Lex could sneak out for a moment:D

[hfce]

LOL! Chloe you are good but your father is better. LOL! Great update.

[trckyrcky]

I'm so glad everything is out in the open now. Gabe and Annie can get married and Chloe will have a new mommy.

[HotCrossedBunny]

*The final snippet*


Light filtered through the stained glass windows of the first church in Smallville and fell on the tycoon Lex Luthor who was breathing hard having just sprinted from his helicopter to make sure that he arrived before the bride. He put his hand to his neck just to check that his tie was straight and for once was glad that he was completely bald, at least this was he didn’t have to worry about his hair.

As the choir started up he turned, with the rest of the congregation, to stare at the large double doors as the opened slowly to reveal a vision gliding down the aisle towards him.

He grinned, forgetting everything else. She was gorgeous almost ethereal in her silver gown, he had to admit that Annie had very good taste in bridesmaid’s dresses.

Chloe finally got to the front of the church and gave him a smile that made his heart melt, before giving her father a kiss on the cheek and whispering, “Congratulations”.

Lex beamed with pride. He had always known that she would handle this well but she was doing magnificently. He had to admit that this wasn’t how he expected to spend his Valentine’s Day even when Chloe had decided that she would get her father settled down by the 14th.

He continued to stare at her until she got a slightly annoyed look on her face and pointed (discreetly) to the entrance to the church, indicating that he should be paying attention. He dutifully tore his eyes away from her, grinning at the thought that she could only know that his attention had not been where it was supposed to be, if she was looking at him too.

Running around and having their relationship in secret had been fun … some of the time, but nothing could match up to this. Being able to stand in front of everyone proudly and just be openly together.

Feeling that it was his duty as best man – Gabe had wanted to keep it all in the family - to act properly he took note that Annie also looked very pretty in her white suit, she didn’t think that one could pull off a wedding dress at 30 which had caused Gabe to make some inappropriate remark along the lines of him being able to help with that and then Chloe had forbad any further talk of wedding dresses.

His grin spread even further at the memory and decided that he really must try to get a hold of himself, honestly if he continued smiling this much either his face was going to break or someone was going to say that he needed to be committed.

That thought sobered him up a little, that was why he was almost late. He had received news earlier that morning that Moira had somehow escaped from the facility he had had her put in and he had had to go to check things over and to order people to look for her, not to mention arranging for extra security for the wedding. This was important to Chloe and she would not be troubled by her biological mother if she chose to show up. She had trusted him to take care of it and he would.

He was so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he almost missed his cue to hand over the rings but thankfully caught himself just in time, it wouldn’t do for people to think that Lex Luthor was going soft … even if some of them already did based on the fact that he spent a great deal of his time walking hand in hand with Chloe.

As they got to the part of the service when he heard the priest ask if anyone knew any just and lawful impediment why these two people could not be joined in holy matrimony he looked around, partly to cow anyone who might have had any ideas but also because he knew that if Moira had somehow snuck in before he had returned that that would be the overly dramatic moment that she would choose to make her presence known.

There was a brief gasp, he saw an arm flailing in the air and his team was on it.

“Sorry”, one of the men said as the lifted an unconscious woman up, obscuring her face from view. “She seems to have fainted, do please continue”.

Annie looked most concerned and called out for them to take her to one of the dressing rooms and the guard seemed torn, he had been told to take her straight outside and back to the institution if he found her. He looked over at Lex, who nodded to indicate that they should follow Annie’s instructions. This was her wedding and he didn’t want to ruin her day by letting on about what had happened.

Everyone looked curiously at Lex and so he joked, “Well we all knew that the day Gabe finally took himself off the market quite a few women’s hearts were going to break”.

There was a brief laugh – that was the good point about employing everyone in the town, if you ever chose to make a really bad joke they would all laugh at it.

When the service was over and he walked Chloe out after her parents he was about to tell her that he had something to do when he saw her shriek, run towards a youth and throw her arms around his neck screaming, “You came, I missed you so much”. And Lex decided that Moira could wait a few more minutes.

“Right back at you Chloe Bear”, he swung her around, “You’ve filled out”.

Lex growled.

“You the boyfriend?” The stranger inquired.

“Yes”, Lex’s teeth were gritted.

“Honestly Chloe Bear, I’m insulted. I thought that I was your one and only true love”, he joked.

“Don’t say that, we are related now”, Chloe reminded him, “so it’s icky”.

“Good point, you are now the evil step cousin”, he gave her another hug, this time of the one armed variety.

“You are related to Annie”, Lex surmised, wondering how to pry Chloe out of his arms without hitting him and therefore upsetting Annie.

“Yeah, and Chloe’s first boyfriend”, he grinned, “Sorry I haven’t introduced myself, have I? I’m Henry James”, he extended his hand to Lex.

“Henry James? Since when Jimmy Monster?” Chloe poked him in the ribs.

“Since now actually”, he said not seeming embarrassed.

Lex shook his hand with a little more force than necessary and said, “Lex Luthor”.

“Right”, Jimmy smiled and told Chloe, “I’m going to go and see Auntie Annie, don’t forget to point out Lana Lang to me now that she is all grown up. I understand that hitting on her is a pastime in this town”.

“Alright, I’ll talk to you later”, Chloe grinned, gave him another hug and let him leave.

“That was your first boyfriend”, Lex said stiffly.

“Yeah, he was”, she smiled at the memory and then narrowed her eyes at him, “You aren’t jealous, are you?”

“No”, he lied.

“You are, you are jealous. He he I made Lex Luthor jealous”, she teased; wrapping her arms around his waist, before assuring him, “You have nothing to be jealous of. I love Jimmy like a brother, we were boyfriend and girlfriend for about a month back in the time when all that meant was holding hands and the occasional peck on the cheek and even that was more because we felt that it was what we should do than because of any romantic feelings”.

“Okay”, he rubbed her back. “You seemed very happy to see him”.

“I was, because I like him as a friend. Besides, Annie will be delighted and it is great to see that he is doing okay”, she explained.

“Why wouldn’t he be doing okay?” Lex wondered.

“His mom, well she isn’t that great. She got pregnant at 14 and her parents kicked her out. Annie dropped out of school (she was only two years older than her sister) and took a job as a maid in the Luthor mansion because it was all that she could get. She worked crazy hours and after Jimmy was born took her everywhere with her when she was cleaning and living at the mansion. I can’t think how she managed it and it isn’t something that we ever talk about”, Chloe said.

“Why not?” That didn’t seem like anything to ashamed of, to him.

“Because the story doesn’t have a happy ending. Jimmy’s mom didn’t care about him, she went out and got drunk and slept with even more boys until he was two when she left completely”, Chloe started.

“That must have been hard for him”.

“No, that was for the best, Annie got promoted to house keeper and rented a small house near where we lived when we first arrived and was basically the perfect single mom to him until two years ago, just before you arrived”, she explained.

“What happened?”

“His mom came back and decided that she did want him after all. At 12 he didn’t get a choice in the matter and neither did Annie because she was only the aunt, there was no legal recourse for them. He had to leave”, she wiped away a stray tear which she was ashamed to let fall. “It was awful, he tried to convince us all that that was what he really wanted and that it was great and he loved his mom but it was obviously just an act”.

“I’m not sure that it was obvious to everyone”, Lex sighed.

“What do you mean?” Chloe wondered.

“I think that Annie might have believed it”, he explained.

“No”, Chloe shook her head. “She took care of him from the time that he was in the womb, he loves her, she is his real mother whatever biology says. She sacrificed everything for him. That doesn’t just go away because someone you are related to comes back into your life. She couldn’t believe that she would just be forgotten because of that”.

“Seriously Chloe, I think that she does”, he stroked her hair.

Chloe looked aghast. “Annie went to check on her guest in the dressing room, we have to go and talk to her”, she declared grabbing Lex’s hand and pulling him along.

“She went into the dressing room? Oh fuck!” He thought, trying to work out how to fix this as Chloe tugged insistently on his arm.

Chloe dragged Lex through the church until they got to the dressing rooms and knocked on the door quickly, “Annie?” She called out.

“Yes sweetheart”, Annie’s voice sounded a little far away.

“Can I come in, I need to talk to you”, Chloe asked,

“I’m not sure you should”, Lex advised as he looked over at the guard who was trying to mime that Annie had stormed in passed him, determined to check on her ill guest.

“Yes, of course come in sweetheart”, Annie said, still in shock.

“What’s wrong?” Chloe asked as she pushed the door and saw her father and Annie standing together looking pale and confused and Chloe looked over in the direction of their stares.

Chloe saw the woman lying looking a little worse for wear but now conscious on the settee. It had been years but Chloe still recognised her and did the only thing that she could think of doing, “Mommy”, she cried and ran for a hug.

“Uff”, Annie said under the enthusiasm of Chloe’s hug but wrapped her arms around her and patted her back.


~*~

“So that was an eventful day”, Lex said as he sat in one of the chairs at the reception with Chloe on his lap.

“Of course, although it all ended brilliantly just as Chloe Sullivan plans always do”, she grinned at him.

Lex snorted at her.

“Hey, I said that I would have them together by Valentine’s Day and I did”, she pointed out.

“Yes, but that was in spite of your plan, not because of it. You would have got the same results if you had just told the truth”, he taunted her.

“Yeah, let’s just pretend that that isn’t the truth”, she said taking a sip of his drink; hers wasn’t alcoholic.

“Does that mean that you aren’t interested in hearing my next plan?” She asked, nuzzling his ear, “it is very naughty”.

“I try to keep an open mind”, he smirked and Chloe proceeded to explain her plan in detail. “And my parents have just left so our house is completely empty”, she then added at her normal volume.

“Ah, the perfect set-up”.



The End

[hfce]

LOL! What a great ending to a beautiful story. :)

[TrinityR]

Oh, I see you finished, then just two more to finish before you can start a new one ;p

Annie is 30? I thought she was older. But at 30 you can have a wedding dress... maybe a short one would be more suitable, but why not?

I wanted to ask you /not related to the story/ have you ever seen Lex's deleted scene from Heat?
If not, look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Xu6lQtzkU (it's the very first one in that vid)
Warning: you'll need a cold shower lol

[HotCrossedBunny]

Yep, I finished this one and the other one. :D

Yes, so did I until I worked it out. Gabe was 22/3 when he had Chloe who is 16 here, Annie was 16 at that time making her 32 in this fic but I think that she feels older because she has a 16 year old if that makes sense, she feels more like 40 rather than a 30 year old who has no kids and still feels young.

Yes thank-you I have seen it but it always worth a second watch. :D The one that I have never seen is Michael's cribs, I have only seen the outtakes. :( It isn't on Youtube or the internet anymore when I do a google search becuase the videos are down so I never got to see it.

[TrinityR]

Wait, what do you mean by not anymore on Youtube? I just sent it to you. What Michael's cribs?

[HotCrossedBunny]

I meant that Michael's cribs is no longer on youtube sadly. Apparently his episode of cribs was realy good too.

[TrinityR]

Oh, so it was some show? I didn'ty know that.

When you start a new story, please, PM me, because I gets weekely updates in Mondays from Ns and I might miss a lot:D

[HotCrossedBunny]

Yes, it is a TV show famous people show you around their homes. MR was on it once, it was all over YouTube apparently but now it is gone. :(

Will do.

[TrinityR]

Yes, it is a TV show famous people show you around their homes. MR was on it once, it was all over YouTube apparently but now it is gone. :(

Will do.

Damn it! Realy?! I would so wish to see that!!

[HotCrossedBunny]

Me too!!! We should start a thread dedicated to trying to find it.

[TrinityR]

Well, we can, we just need to find the right place for it here

[starmoon]

great story and a perfect ending.