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Disappearing Acts (NC-17)
Disappearing Acts
Pairing: Chloe/Lex
NC-17
Category: AU, Angst, Smut, Romance, Future Fic, oh and more angst
Spoilers: season six episode promise.
Summary: Everything Changes…
A/N: Lana is not pregnant
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Well after working on two new stories and careful deliberation, I’ve decided to post this one first. I hope you all enjoy!
Chapter 1
They met every other Monday and Wednesday night at one of his penthouses on Metropolis’s lower east side.
Chloe always knew when she decided to dab in a little self destructive behavior, It wasn’t the normal kind like obsessively drinking, dabbling in designer drugs, or even being extremely promiscuous. No, when she fell deep into self destructive behavior, she always went big. Whether it was involving herself with Lionel Luthor to sleeping with her supposed best friend’s fiancé.
Yes, that’s right. She was fucking Lex Luthor. She doesn’t know if she would exactly call it self destructive behavior, considering that she’d been sleeping with Lex on and off since her senior year in high school . But, for the past year its been more on than off. Also, considering what Lex has been involved in and his recent actions, one would conclude the involving herself with him was just…destructive. She didn’t, of course. Because, although she did raise an eyebrow at his behavior and projects that he’s been involved in as of late, she really honestly didn’t care. She knew she had to not care in order to carry on the way she wanted.
“What’s got you thinking so hard?” The soft firm voice murmurs into her ear, as long rough fingers caressed her bare bottom.
She was betraying Clark, her family, everyone who she valued. But that didn’t matter because they had made rules. There was no Clark or her family or Smallville and the problems that came with it. It was just the two of them.
She felt the exploring fingers make its way between her thighs and she sighed heavily at the wetness she felt seep from her.
“Chloe?” He said, in the same soft tone. “I asked you a question.”
She spread her thighs slightly as his fingers brushed against her clit. She bit her lip as a piteous vision of Lana floated through her mind. A surge of familiar jealousy went through her, and she wondered why. Why the hell did she care so much?
“You proposed to her.” The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them. She felt him pause then tense, and she opened her eyes as the fingers between her legs suddenly disappeared.
She slowly turned her head to see Lex looking at her, his expression blank.
“What?”
“I said,” she muttered. “You proposed to her.”
“I did.” He murmured, reaching for her again.
She blinked at him. “Why?” She asked flatly.
He raised an eyebrow. “Because.” He answered. He searched her face for a long moment. “Do you care that I did?”
“No.” She answered quickly. “I just-I know you claim to love her-” She trailed off at his look. She cleared her throat. “I-just don’t you think it’s a little odd? A little too soon for you-”
“I thought we agreed we wouldn’t talk about our lives.” He cut in softly, but the annoyance was clearly there. He tried to reach for her again, but she pulled away.
“We did agree didn’t we?” She glanced over at him and casually asked. “So, did you two set a date?”
He smiled slightly. “Does that bother you Chloe? That I proposed? To your best friend no doubt.”
Now he was teasing, or being cruel. Probably both. She could never tell after and afternoon filled with sex. “Lana and I aren’t friends.”
He raised an eyebrow. “She seems to think so.” He said very softly. “She speaks very highly of you at times. She even called you her sister once.”
Chloe couldn’t stop the heavy eye roll. “Lana wants to be friends when its suitable for her. When she needs to talk to someone about her life, and realizes she doesn’t have anyone else to talk to. If its not that then she either doesn‘t trust me or hates me because I‘m close to Clark.” She glared at his knowing smirk. “I thought we agreed not to speak about our lives.”
He shrugged. “You brought it up.” His fingers caressed her breast, gently pinching her nipple. “Does that bother you?” he asked. “That I proposed?”
She stared at his sincere expression. It does bother her. It bothered the hell out of her, and she wondered why? Why did it bother her? She and Lex weren’t friends. She and Lex didn’t have a relationship. They just fucked, and it was good. Really extremely good. There were no feelings involved. “No,” She lied, surely not wanting to give him the satisfaction. She could tell by the expression on his face that he was trying to see if she was lying or not. “We’re wasting valuable fuck time.” She murmured climbing up to straddle his waist.
He stared up at her face hungrily. “Its quite enjoyable when you speak with such vulgarity Chloe.”
There was that feeling again. That thrill that ran through her stomach at the knowledge that she was fucking Lex. That no one knew. That he was hers to do with what she wanted and vice versa. She was already rubbing against him like some horny animal, she could feel the line of wetness she left, could smell it.
His eyes darkened as he reached for her hips. “Sit on my face Chloe.”
He must be in a really dirty mood now, considering he vowed to never do this again. The last time they did this she nearly smothered him. She crawled up his body, her cunt hovering over his hungry mouth, she slowly sank down with a loud groan as his tongue slid inside of her.
She didn’t bothered holding in her cries of ecstasy, let herself gently bounce against his mouth, his tongue exploring her hotness as his mouth sucked the wetness she offered him. His hands squeezed the cheeks of her butt and he groaned, the sound sending shockwaves of vibrations through her cunt.
“Oh fuck, Lex!” She cried out loudly as his lips closed around her clit and sucked hard. “Mmm. Ohh shit!” She moaned as his teeth gently tugged onto her clit once, then twice. Her hands gripped the brass headboard, and her thighs clamped shut on his head as her spasms wracked her body.
She could feel his hands trying to pry her thighs apart, and she glanced down, her thighs releasing his head when she realized what she was doing. Gathering the rest of her energy, she slid back off of his face, and onto his chest, smiling down at him sheepishly.
His chin, lips, and cheek were glistening with her release, and he slowly raised an eyebrow. “That’s the third time you’ve almost killed me Chloe.”
She shrugged. “You know the dangers of letting me sit on your face Lex. Yet you continue to allow-” She trailed off with a yelp as he suddenly rolled over.
His hungry eyes stared down at her as he settled himself between her legs. “I can’t help it if your cunt tastes so delectable.” he rubbed his cock up against her slit, smiling at her small intake of breath.
Better than Lana’s? She wanted to ask, and was horrified to realize that she did ask that out loud by the frozen smile on his face.
“Our sex life doesn’t venture very far.” He admitted with the same smile.
Chloe absently wondered why her brain wasn’t connected to her mouth today. “Missionary default position then?” She asked, and to her surprise he laughed. He bent his head to kiss her hard on the mouth, and she should feel disgusted that he didn’t bother to wipe herself from him, but all she felt was turned on.
She moaned and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his mouth harder against her own.
He thrust all the way inside of her, his ball slapping against her ass at the force of it. He caught her moan inside his mouth, his hips thrusting against her own with bruising force. Chloe knew they weren’t going to last long. That was alright with her. She was still unbelievably wet, and he was so hard and hot and fucking her so hard, that she could do nothing but hold on and wait for it to come.
Lex pulled away from her, and sat up on his knees still keeping them connected. He wrapped his hands around her waist and lifted her hips, thrusting his cock even deeper. “Fuck!” He groaned at the angle change.
She placed her feet flat onto the mattress and lifted her hips against his thrusts. She cried out, her hands grasping the bedding, his hands, her hair. Anything she can hold onto as she falls apart. “Oh shit!” She cried as his fingers brushed against her clit and she shuddered as she came.
He continued thrusting, his body stilling with a long groan as he followed her into climax.
He collapsed next to her, and she turned on her side, watching as he slowly slipped the condom off and tossed it into the waste basket next to the bed. Her eyes slid away from him when he glanced at her.
They were both silent for a long moment.
“Chloe?”
“Yes?” She sighed.
His hands slid onto her stomach. “How about a shower?”
Her eyes slid toward the clock on the night stand and she sat up. “I can’t.” She said sliding out of bed. “I have to get back to the office and pick up a few files then get back home before Lois does.”
“You’re going to go into work smelling like sex?” He asked, and she could hear the amusement in his tone.
She rolled her eyes. “Why not?” She asked, knowing he had some perverse pleasure out of knowing she was willing to do it. “It’s not like you were going to let me wash in the first place.”
“I would.” He said innocently, and she gave an unladylike snort.
“After fucking my brains out and making me late for Lois’s family time day.”
She shivered as his hand slid up her back. “You never had a problem with that before.”
She moved away from him. “Well I do now.” she spat, wondering why she was annoyed all of a sudden. She yanked her blouse over her head, and bent to pick up her underwear, frowning when she noticed they were no where to be seen. “Where are my-” She trailed off and glanced at Lex, glaring when he held her underwear on his finger. She went to grab them, and frowned when he held them out of her reach.
“A kiss first.” He said, and she glared harder, snatching her underwear away from him. “What’s the sudden attitude for Chloe?”
“I don’t have an attitude.” She muttered turning to face him. She leaned over and placed a soft kiss on his lips. “See?” She reached for her skirt and slid that on. “I just don’t want to be late.”
Lex stayed silent as she finished dressing, not bothering to cover himself up. He sat up. “I’ll see you next week then.” It wasn’t a question. They both knew whatever was bothering her would be thrown under the rug and she’d be back here.
She was that addicted to him.
“Goodnight Lex.” She called over her shoulder, feeling sick from anxiety for reasons unknown.
*******
“Is it true Chlo? Are they really getting married?”
Chloe held in her heavy sigh.
The way Clark was staring down at her as if someone close to him had died. It wasn’t all that serious. He chose not to be with Lana. Lana chose Lex, which was such a slap in the face. It was so disloyal. So Lana. She stared up at her best friend, wanting to tell him to move on. Wanting to tell him that Lana made her own fucking bed and now she had to lie in it.
Of course she couldn’t. Because that wasn’t the way the story goes.
“Yes Clark. Its true. Lex proposed to her two weeks ago and she said yes.”
He shook his head as if he didn’t understand. “But why?”
Because she’s co-dependent. Because she needed someone to take care of her? Because she’s weak. Chloe shrugged. “My guess is as good as yours Clark. Who knows why people do the things that they do.”
She could see the wheels in Clark’s head turning as he came up with a decision. “I’m going to talk to her.” He said. “Try and convince her that she’s making a mistake. That Lex is only using her, and that he’s not right for her.”
Chloe nodded. “Okay.” She said offering no advice on how that was a bad idea. She knew how that conversation was going to turn out. Lana was going to defend Lex. Stating that she knows him. That she can change him. That he tells her the truth.
It was funny how Lana truly believed she could change Lex. What was even more funny was the fact that she had absolutely no what she was getting herself into.
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Chapter 2
“What are you working on?”
Chloe spared Lex a glance before she continued. “My Governor Luciacono story.”
Lex frowned as he took a sip of his wine. “I thought you were done with that story.”
“I was.” she said tying quickly on her laptop. “This is a new story.”
“About what exactly? Bribery? Black mail? Affair with his assistant?”
Chloe frowned down at her screen. “Affair with his assistant Lex? You’re getting me confused with your rag the inquisitor.”
He held up his glass of wine. “Touché. So what is it about?”
“You think I’ll really divulge?” she asked. “Lex, political intrigue is my obsession.”
He sighed. “And here I thought it was corrupt CEOs.”
She shook her head. “No that’s my second obsession.” She glanced up at him with a small smile. “To change the subject, I have to ask you just why in the world would you want to run for senator?”
Lex smiled fondly. “Pure boredom.”
She nodded. “Ahh yes. I remember now.” She knew he wasn’t bored now though. Being Mr. Project 33.1. She knew Lex was scientist at heart. She knew he would rather spend hours, if not days, in a lab testing out life’s mysteries than sitting behind a desk at Luthorcorp. She knew what most of his projects consist of, already having done her own investigation herself. She knew in his own mind he truly believed he was trying to protect the world. She also knew he probably had no idea what it was he was getting himself involved in, and it was probably going to end bad somewhere down the line.
“You’re doing that odd thinking thing again Chloe.”
She glanced up to see him watching her curiously. She closed her laptop with a sigh. “Right,” she said. “Sorry I have a brain. I can’t help it sometimes.”
He smiled. “That brain of yours is my favorite part-” He trailed off at her snort. “And of course other more striking body parts.” He watched as she placed her laptop back into her bag. “You don’t have to stop working on my account Chloe. I enjoy watching you.”
She shook her head. “I’ve run out of words.” She admitted with a shrug. “Besides what’s the point of working on it so hard? They’ll probably have me cut it down a whole page and to one thousands words.”
He raised an eyebrow. “They can do that to you?” He asked surprised.
She shrugged with a small smile. “It’s the life of a Basement Minion at the Planet.”
“Hmm,” He said taking a sip of his wine. “I can get you a job at the Inquisitor Chloe. You’ll have your own desk-”
“I have my own desk,” She cut in her smile now gone. “And my very own desk plate.”
He smiled. “Your own office,” he offered. “With a large window.”
Chloe paused in thought for a long moment. “My own coffee maker?”
He smirked. “Of course. An endless supply of your favorite.”
She shook her head. “Mmm, no.” She plucked the glass of wine from his fingers and downed the rest of it. “As much as it appeals to me, I won’t take a job working at some news rag knowing I only got it because I’m fucking the owner.”
He smirked at her. “Chloe-”
“Secondly, I don’t enjoy investigating why the Mayor’s wife enjoys having sex with cows.” She shuddered. “That’s Lois’s gig.”
“You’re right.” He said, pouring her another glass of wine. “I had no right to offer you such a job. I apologize.”
“Good.” She said. “I do like to work hard and feel accomplished you know.”
He nodded. “Which is what I enjoy most about you Chloe.”
She looked up from her glass at his strange tone. She stared at him, watching as he played with the bottle in his hands. “I hope I don’t go into work and find that I have my own office and coffee pot.”
He smiled. “I wouldn’t dare do such a thing.” He murmured. “Besides no one at the Planet likes me.”
She shrugged. “Mindy does.”
“That’s because she works the gossip column.”
“I like you,” she amended. “Sometimes.”
He smirked at her and plucked back the glass. “Enough talk about work.”
Her eyes slid down his bare chest to the silk boxers he wore. She was surprised to see that he was hard already.
“I can’t help it.” He murmured, reading her mind. “You’re sitting there naked. What do you expect?”
She glanced down at her body with a small smile. “That would be a reason wouldn’t it?” She glanced back up at him, unsurprised to see that look on his face. “What?”
“Do you trust me Chloe?”
She licked her lips. “Sometimes.” She answered honestly. She watched as he placed the glass and bottle on the beside table. She watched as he reached behind his pillow and held up a pair of handcuffs. She could feel herself becoming wet already.
“Is now one of those times?” He asked softly.
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“Oh my god!” He was killing her. Not literally of course, but figuratively. When she agreed to using the handcuffs, she didn’t know he’d make her come so many times just from his tongue alone.
Her eyes rolled up into the back of her head as he sucked her sensitive clit into his mouth again. She didn’t think she could come again. Her body felt so sensitive, so weak, but- She trailed off and cried out with a shudder as her body once again succumbed to his tongue.
She lay there panting, staring up at the ceiling and listening as he moved off of the bed. “Where are you-”
“Shh.” He whispered, shifting back onto the bed.
She felt something very cold hit her thigh, and she looked down to see a bowl of ice resting next to her. “Lex?”
“You’ll like this.” He reassured, popping an ice into his mouth and chewing slowly.
“What-” She trailed off and her eyes widened as he placed his cold mouth onto her cunt. “Oh god!” She breathed.
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“Are we still on for tonight baby doll?”
She hated when he called her that. Hated when he called her sweetie or his girl. It was…wrong.
She always felt like she was leading a double life.
She smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry Jimmy, but I can’t make it tonight.”
He looked crestfallen. “Oh,” He said.
She nodded. “Yeah I have to go into the field tonight and-”
He perked up at that. “I can come with you.”
“I don’t need pictures Jimmy.” she said, hating the hurt expression on his face. “Its just-its nothing really. Just a boring cover story. You know, for the last page before the classifieds.”
His shoulders slumped. “Right.” He said. “How about tomorrow night then?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know, maybe. I have to see first.”
“Oh,” he said. “Alright.”
She knew he knew she was avoiding him. She felt terrible about it. Jimmy was a sweet guy, but she couldn’t be unfaithful to him. She wouldn’t do that. He deserved someone better. Her phone rang, and she was glad for the save.
“Chloe Sullivan.”
“What are you wearing?”
She sighed, and placed her hand over the phone. “Jimmy, I have to take this.” she said, indicating that he leave.
“Right.” He said, standing up. He looked as though he wanted to say something, but he changed his mind.
She watched him walk away for a few moments before turning her attention back to the phone call. “Clothes.”
“Come now Chloe,” He said. “You can be more descriptive than that.”
“What do you want Lex?”
“I’m spectacularly bored.”
She sighed. “Well I’m sorry to hear that but I’m working.”
“Are you wearing underwear right now?”
She smiled despite herself. “I’m hanging up on you.”
“Meet me tonight.”
She frowned as she glanced over at her calendar. It was Friday. “Its Friday.”
She could hear his smile over the phone. “I’m quite aware of what the date is Chloe.”
Meeting on a Friday wasn’t part of their rules, and he was breaking them. “I have my period.”
He chuckled. “You’re lying.”
She sighed. “I have a date.” She lied again, already feeling sorry for herself from knowing she had nothing planned.
He was quiet for a long moment. “If you mind me asking with who?”
She frowned. “Does it matter?”
“Not particularly.” He sighed. “Just curious is all.”
She rolled her eyes. “I thought you’d be spending your Fridays with Lana.”
“I’m usually working.” He admitted.
She snorted. “You’re always working.”
“It’s a way of life for me.”
She rolled her eyes. “Goodbye Lex.”
“Bye Chloe. Have fun on your date with Mr. Olsen.” He hung up before she could respond, and she stared at the phone with an angry scowl. He always has to have the last word.
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She woke up Wednesday morning with a chip on her shoulder and a frown on her lips.
It was her birthday.
She knew Lois had planned a small dinner with a few close friends, but honestly she didn’t want it. She didn’t want anything. One would assume that turning twenty one should be the happiest time for someone like her.
She wasn’t happy at all. Her birthdays always sucked.
She had ignored the balloons Lois left by her bed, happily greeting her with a happy birthday, and instead got dressed for an early coffee and muffin at the Talon.
Of course, that had been a mistake. She had spotted them before they did her. They were sitting at the back, in her favorite spot, and she had stood on the top level frozen. She watched as Lex leaned in close to Lana and reach for her hand. For one who wasn’t carefully watching, it looked as though the were a young couple in love. But, Chloe was a keen observer. They looked so fake. The smile on Lex’s face was so forced, and Lana, she was barely aware of anything around her. It was pathetically Sad.
But why did the picture in front of her bother her so damn much?
She turned away, and hurried back up the stairs before either of them saw her. She hurried out of the back door, wondering why her birthdays always turned to shit.
*****
She hadn’t expected to see a vase of orchids and tiger lilies waiting for her on her desk when she walked into work. She had thought they were from Jimmy, but apparently she was wrong when he waltzed up to her desk with a bouquet of roses.
She hated roses.
He looked embarrassed as he handed her the flowers, glancing over at the large very expensive vase. “Are those from Clark?”
She frowned, and shook her head. “No, why would they be?” She asked.
He shrugged, a small blush coming onto his cheeks. “So, who’re they from?” He asked, and she realized she hadn’t even bothered to look at the card.
She plucked the car from its holder, and paused-her eyes widening in surprise as she read it.
I hope you enjoy the flowers Chloe. Happy Birthday. P.S.- see you tonight.
She clutched the card in her hand, a small smile coming to her face. She glanced up at Jimmy to see him watching her with a curious expression. The smile slowly slid from her face and she shook her head. “They’re from my dad.” she said with a wave of her hand.
“Oh.” He said perking up. “So I’ll see you tonight?” He asked, and she nodded distractedly.
“Uh huh.” She glanced at the card again, surprised he would do something like this. The image of this morning popped into her mind and she frowned, throwing the card down with a sigh. What the fuck was wrong with her?
*****
Chloe was surprised to see Lex’s keys on top of the coffee table as she entered the apartment. He was never the first one to arrive when they were meeting.
“Lex?” She called, walking into the bedroom. She paused in surprise as she surveyed in the room. The romantic setting was obvious. The lights were dimmed, candles were lit on every surface of the bedroom, pink peony petals littered the floor and bed.
She smiled holding in her laugh that was beginning to force its way from her chest. He was toying with her. It was all so cheesy and clichéd. “Did you run me a bath as well?” She asked, sensing him behind her.
“Well,” He sighed. “I didn’t want to go too far.”
She turned to face him. Unsurprised to see him leaning against the doorway. Her eyes surveyed him from top to bottom and back up again. He looked good as usual, decked out in his usual all black. “You’re funny.”
He glanced about the room with an innocent look. “What?” He asked. “You don’t like it?”
She raised an eyebrow. “The cheesy ambiance? I think you’re confusing me with someone else.”
He nodded and slowly walked toward her. “You’re right,” He murmured. “This is the last time I try and do something romantic for you.”
“Romance isn’t in the rules.” She said, wondering what he was hiding behind his back.
He seemed to pause, taking in what she said. “Rules,” He said. “Right.” He showed her the hand he hid behind his back to reveal a neatly wrapped gift. “Happy birthday.”
She stared at the wrapped gift as if he were handing her a bomb. She glanced back up at him to see him watching her with an amused expression.
Glaring at him, she took the gift and slowly unwrapped it to reveal a black box. She opened the box and paused. It was a manuscript. She slowly opened it and her eyes widened. “Lex-” She breathed. “Its-”
“Margaret Fuller’s original manuscript on the history of the Roman Republic. Its quite a read. She was a remarkable Journalist.”
Her hands shook as she gently and carefully turned the pages of the manuscript, her eyes scanning the perfect writing. She shook her head. “They said her writings were lost when she died. How did you get this?”
He shook his head. “Don’t ask.” He murmured. “When they said her writings were lost, they lied. Her views were quite controversial to America. She was ahead of her time.”
She couldn’t believe he’d gotten this for her. “This had to cost a fortune.” she said glancing up at him.
He only shrugged. “I’ve got money to spare. Besides,” He added. “I say its kind of worth it.”
The smile he gave her made that strange feeling resurface again, so much so that she had to look away. “Thank you.” she said softly.
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The third time Lex made her come; his hips thrusting slowly against her own, his sweat slicked chest rubbing against his own his lips kissing down her chest, she began to realize something.
That strange feeling she had been feeling for the past few weeks every time he smiled at her, or she heard his voice. That hateful pang of jealousy she felt at the thought of him and Lana together. The honest fear she felt in not being able to see him again. She knew it was happening to her all over again.
She was falling in love.
She gently pushed at his shoulders so she could turn onto her side. She hid her face in her pillow so he wouldn’t see the tears fall from her eyes. She knew already knew what she had to do.
She has to end this.
TBC
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *New Fic*
WOW!!!!!! What an excellent start. I love it & hate both @ the same time. I hope they can be together before it's too late. Too destructive. Need more!!!!!
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *New Fic*
DAMN! that was amazing!!!! need more!!!! she's falling in love! damn! need more!!! that was...it feels like my brain has melted and i am incapable of thinking at all. did i say damn already? beautiful, i love their interaction...more soon please!!!:D
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *New Fic*
wow.... very very wow...
i hope you dont take any offense, but it was a little
like you channeled a zannie fic!! (whose work i HIGHLY
adore)..the angst, the smut the DRAMA>>>!!!!
im mind-boggled at all those emotions these first few chappies made me feel... which i nearly havent felt since
the zannie fics ended!
its just *so* much, yes 'self-destructiveness'
about it, and it was so beautifully written!
chloe and her actions, and choices (oh we've all been
there before with the self-destructiveness)
PLEASE update soon!!! its a really really good fic..
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *New Fic*
This is a very compelling beginning to what I'm sure will turn into a very ugly situation soon. The smut was sexy, but damaged, and the rules with Lex are breaking down. He never seems to follow those and she seems to need them.
We got a little bit of a sample of how their meetings go, and other than the sneaking around it's not that far off from a relationship. The limited time together amps up the intensity but Lex is content to watch Chloe work on her laptop and to spend time on gifts for her birthday. It's not all sexual. It would be less dangerous that way, thus less appealing. He doesn't seem to be using her as far as I can tell. There's reciprocity.
I was intrigued by the insistence Lex has on conversation. When he was talking about Lana he was venting and it seemed to give relief, when he was giving her the gift and she accepted it he was happy, and he was even self-deprecating when she called him on the flowers and candles scenario being more to someone else's tastes. When he was fishing for information about her story and she shut him down he didn't seem surprised that she wouldn't tell or upset by it. That says Chloe herself is the main objective even when he hides behind other aspects of who he is.
Then he broke the schedule with the ridiculous excuse of being bored. He's a busy man - Lex only has time to get bored if he's scheduled it. He wanted to see Chloe and he couldn't wait. I suspect he was trying to prevent her from having another date on a Friday night. Makes me wonder if he has some surveillance on her personal life to warn him when she might be getting close to (what I'm sure Lex sees as) infidelity.
Nice work with Jimmy being a good guy for someone, just not for Chloe. I like that she has an admirer, close friends and family. Unfortunately most people pale in comparison to Lex. She thinks she's addicted to him. Has she ever thought he might feel the same about her?
There are (to me at least) two ways to handle this kind of plot: Exposing the affair or making it more intense while still secret. Either way it's going to hurt a lot of people. I have my fingers crossed for some Lex POV so we get an idea of where his behaviour is heading.
And on behalf of Trauma Chloe, congrats on your Chloe for not going to work for Lex. Having her own office wouldn't be worth it.
If I may, I predict that little bit of conversation where Chloe gets acerbic over his engagement to you-know-who has reinforced his confidence in being able to make the relationship with Chloe work as more than an affair. He seemed to be wanting her to be angry and snarky with him, maybe to ask him (beg him?) to break it off with the Peep.
I'm not sure though. Lex's personality is hard to read and as yet you haven't shown any of his inner thoughts. So I'm hoping for that in the next update.
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *New Fic*
Great start but sad. I feel so bad for Chloe. :(
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *New Fic*
It struck me what Chloe said about Lana being her "friend" only when is suited her. I guess you can say the same thing about Clark being her friend and now Lex is seemingly doing the same thing. He follows the rules only when it suits him. All of this makes me feel bad for Chloe. It looks like everyone only uses her when they feel like it.
Plus I don't think it will be as easy to endy it with Lex as she believes. Since he knows about Jimmy's interest in her he probably has her followed. I do hope he's getting cought in his own net as well and they end up together. But I'm sure it will get ugly before it turns into their version of happy. Great chapter and I can't wait for more.
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Wow, this is...wow!! I love how this all began as just sex and is turning into so much more. I'm also getting the feeling that Lex feels more for Chloe, and knew before she realized it, and only got with Lana to make her jealous. Still, that last line broke my heart and I can't wait to see more.
Btw, you totally gave me a heartattack and had me SQUEE like crazy!!! Spuffy scene!!!!! From 'Dead Things'!!! OMG, the moment that Lex asked Chloe if she trusted him and she said 'sometimes,' I almost keeled over cause I pictured Spike and Buffy. You wrote my two most fave couples in one scene together---literally and figuratively---and I'm just bursting with giddiness. <g> Sorry, just finished reading some Spuffy fanfic, so I'm just all over the place.
Great story and can't wait for more!!!
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This is just excellent Kimbo!
I can understand Chloe's need to end her affair with Lex--she has no desire to love a man in love with someone else. Except Lex isn't in love with Lana. And after Chloe stops sleeping with him, will he realize his true feelings and dump Lana?
But we don't actually know Lex's true feelings do we? It doesn't seem to be just about sex for him either. He has conversations with Chloe about her work, he teases her, and then he sent her those flowers for her birthday--plus his gift to her was very thoughtful. Will we get Lex's POV in this fic?
I can't wait for more:D
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Interesting take on the relationship. I love the fact that Lex is cleary made out- his actions are wery much the same as they would be on the show...and Chloe...well the fact that she is falling in love made her realise that there are many people involved in this relationship. How this is going to work out is something I cannot wait to happen.
Great start
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This is going to have so much trouble but it's so compelling that I can't stop reading it.
What is wrong with Lex? Does he honestly like Lana and just loves sex with Chloe? Or does he have his stupid plans that he doesn't want to give up?
I like this because Chloe has no disillusions that Lex is really in love with her and is just biding some time for some reason with Lana until he leaves her for Chloe. She knows that this started because of sex and believes that it is still sex to Lex. Even though he does seem to be trying to be romantic under the radar. She also feels guilty and weird about what is going on and she wants to end it, so good for her. I hope she does and can stick to staying away from Lex while he is with Lana. Because while she may think that Lex doesn't have true feelings for her, I can't drop the idea that he might (hopeless romantic doesn't come close to describing how naive I am). So maybe if he doesn't have anything with Chloe, he'll realize just how bad his life would be with Lana and will dump her all together.
Mindy
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Awesome Start!
Love your idea!
Can't wait for more!
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WOW!!!!!! What an excellent start. I love it & hate both @ the same time. I hope they can be together before it's too late. Too destructive. Need more!!!!!
i completely agree! also need more! :drool2:
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The raunchy intensity of the sex was well done. You made it work and it was smoooking. Sometimes I find in some fics the authors make the sex happen in plot too soon w/out the motivation/drive emotion to validate the intense sexual connection. You have written the smut so well the energy/desire/lust is powerful and authentic and the reader is swept up into the quest much like the characters for satisfaction. Poor Chloe. Dagney
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That was a great great start. I can't wait to how they confront each others feelings. Looking forward to the next update.:grin3:
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What an utterly fantastic beginning.
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Absolutely Fantastic. This is the first new fic that has got me really excited in a long tome. i'm really looking forward to more!!! Please, please please update soon
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I love the start can't wait to read more soon!!!!!
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This is an interesting take on Lex and Chloe's relationship. I love it....can't wait for more.... update soon.
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Unhealthy as this relationship is, I like it. I realize where Chloe's coming from and from the moment I read that Lex wanted to break their normal schedule I knew that he's probably down that same road.
I really want Chloe to be in a happy and healthy relationship, angst can only carry you so far. But then again, when you're in love with someone, just a little something of them is almost enough to carry you through rather than being without them entirely.
Beautiful beginning and I can't wait for more.
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WOW, I luv this story. I luv that you're doing a Chloe/Lex/Lana story in the
6th season. Hope u update really soon!
Kat
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Well after working on two new stories and careful deliberation, I’ve decided to post this one first. I hope you all enjoy!
I’m glad you made that decision, because this is an EXCELLENT new fic… I think it’s my favourite Kimbo-fic, and I’m looking forward to new chapters
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Chloe always knew when she decided to dab in a little self destructive behavior, It wasn’t the normal kind like obsessively drinking, dabbling in designer drugs, or even being extremely promiscuous. No, when she fell deep into self destructive behavior, she always went big. Whether it was involving herself with Lionel Luthor to sleeping with her supposed best friend’s fiancé.
wow! This was an amazing start to the story. I LOVED the way you set up, right from the start, how incredibly messed up Chloe is, how much she hates herself for her addiction, and how she cannot make herself stop from indulging.
I also REALLY liked how she was so open, up-front and honest with herself about the self-destructiveness of the habit she’s indulging in. Likening it to something like drugs, drink or promiscuity was very apt.
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She spread her thighs slightly as his fingers brushed against her clit. She bit her lip as a piteous vision of Lana floated through her mind. A surge of familiar jealousy went through her, and she wondered why. Why the hell did she care so much?
“You proposed to her.” The lips were out of her mouth before she could stop them. She felt him pause then tense, and she opened her eyes as the fingers between her legs suddenly disappeared.
She slowly turned her head to see Lex looking at her, his expression blank.
“What?”
“I said,” she muttered. “You proposed to her.”
“I did.” He murmured, reaching for her again.
She blinked at him. “Why?” She asked flatly.
Mmmm, but reading through this hint of smut over here… I can see why Chloe IS so addicted to the pleasures that Lex delivers. It’s destructive, but it feels sooo good!
I wanted to scream at the knowledge that Lex proposed to Lana while he’s having this affair with Chloe. WHAT was he thinking?! Does a Real Woman like Chloe scare him off, so he has to run for safety in the arms of an unchallenging and uncomplicated partner like Lana? The COWARD!
And he’s being so casual with admitting it to Chloe. Aaargh! Is he SO smug and certain that she’s not going to refuse to carry on an affair with an engaged/married man? Smug Bastard!
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“I thought we agreed we wouldn’t talk about our lives.” He cut in softly, but the annoyance was clearly there. He tried to reach for her again, but she pulled away.
*sputter* The woman that you’re having amazing sex with learned that you proposed to someone else… and you don’t think she might ask some questions about your motivations?
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“We did agree didn’t we?” She glanced over at him and casually asked. “So, did you two set a date?”
He smiled slightly. “Does that bother you Chloe? That I proposed? To your best friend no doubt.”
Now he was teasing, or being cruel. Probably both. She could never tell after and afternoon filled with sex. “Lana and I aren’t friends.”
Oh God, that WAS cruel! If he meant it to be ‘teasing’ then Lex is either the most callous, emotionless person possible… or just plain idiotic!
OR… (and I’m just hoping here)… perhaps he’s looking for some evidence that Chloe cares about him beyond the fucking? THAT’S why he pushed the Lexana relationship to this level… because he was desperate for a reaction from Chloe?
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Chloe couldn’t stop the heavy eye roll. “Lana wants to be friends when its suitable for her. When she needs to talk to someone about her life, and realizes she doesn’t have anyone else to talk to. If its not that then she either doesn‘t trust me or hates me because I‘m close to Clark.” She glared at his knowing smirk. “I thought we agreed not to speak about our lives.”
Nice! I liked this apt observation about Lana. It’s good to see that the Chloe in this fic doesn’t have any delusions about her status as Lana’s ‘friend’. She knows that Lana is a fickle, untrustworthy, disloyal and self-serving kind of friend.
But all that said and done… I still think it’s wrong to go behind Lana’s back to have explosive sex with her fiancé. It’s a reflection of lack of scruples and moral integrity on Chloe’s side… that she would use a man who publicly ‘belonged’ to another woman.
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He shrugged. “You brought it up.” His fingers caressed her breast, gently pinching her nipple. “Does that bother you?” he asked. “That I proposed?”
This STILL could be Lex fishing for a reaction… or it could be him twisting the knife in, trying to draw as much power from this situation as possible. It’s hard to tell what motivations are driving this Lex.
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He stared up at her face hungrily. “Its quite enjoyable when you speak with such vulgarity Chloe.”
There was that feeling again. That thrill that ran through her stomach at the knowledge that she was fucking Lex. That no one knew. That he was hers to do with what she wanted and vice versa. She was already rubbing against him like some horny animal, she could feel the line of wetness she left, could smell it.
His eyes darkened as he reached for her hips. “Sit on my face Chloe.”
Oh dear Heavens, YES! So, this Lex likes a dirty mouth, huh? Send him over here!!! So HOT!
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He must be in a really dirty mood now, considering he vowed to never do this again. The last time they did this she nearly smothered him. She crawled up his body, her cunt hovering over his hungry mouth, she slowly sank down with a loud groan as his tongue slid inside of her.
She didn’t bothered holding in her cries of ecstasy, let herself gently bounce against his mouth, his tongue exploring her hotness as his mouth sucked the wetness she offered him. His hands squeezed the cheeks of her butt and he groaned, the sound sending shockwaves of vibrations through her cunt.
“Oh fuck, Lex!” She cried out loudly as his lips closed around her clit and sucked hard. “Mmm. Ohh shit!” She moaned as his teeth gently tugged onto her clit once, then twice. Her hands gripped the brass headboard, and her thighs clamped shut on his head as her spasms wracked her body.
She could feel his hands trying to pry her thighs apart, and she glanced down, her thighs releasing his head when she realized what she was doing. Gathering the rest of her energy, she slid back off of his face, and onto his chest, smiling down at him sheepishly.
His chin, lips, and cheek were glistening with her release, and he slowly raised an eyebrow. “That’s the third time you’ve almost killed me Chloe.”
The smut was *drool* HOT, hot HOT… But even better than the hotness was the lovely quip to break through the moment of after-orgasm, hazy mushiness. Delightful!
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Better than Lana’s? She wanted to ask, and was horrified to realize that she did ask that out loud by the frozen smile on his face.
“Our sex life doesn’t venture very far.” He admitted with the same smile.
Chloe absently wondered why her brain wasn’t connected to her mouth today. “Missionary default position then?” She asked, and to her surprise he laughed. He bent his head to kiss her hard on the mouth, and she should feel disgusted that he didn’t bother to wipe herself from him, but all she felt was turned on.
Ewwww, he has SEX with Lana??!! My hopes for Lex just ‘toying’ with Lana until Chloe admitted to feeling something more just died a little bit. I’d find it hard to believe that Lex would force himself to *shudder* have Lexana sex, unless he was completely serious about the girl, and had every intention of marrying her.
But if Lex believes himself to be in love with Lana, and wants to marry her… WHY is he being unfaithful to her??!! Lex never struck me as the kind of guy who would take infidelity so casually. If he had genuine emotions for Lana, he would be LOYAL to her… even if she was unsatisfactory in the bedroom.
*sigh* I’m quite sure that Chloe also have some misgivings about being the ‘other woman’ in an adulterous affair. She’s not the type of person who would take disloyalty to one’s partner so casually either… I’m assuming that she’s all right with it right now because… well, Lex IS rather distracting… even when he’s NOT naked and playing with your erogenous zones.
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He thrust all the way inside of her, his ball slapping against her ass at the force of it. He caught her moan inside his mouth, his hips thrusting against her own with bruising force. Chloe knew they weren’t going to last long. That was alright with her. She was still unbelievably wet, and he was so hard and hot and fucking her so hard, that she could do nothing but hold on and wait for it to come.
Lex pulled away from her, and sat up on his knees still keeping them connected. He wrapped his hands around her waist and lifted her hips, thrusting his cock even deeper. “Fuck!” He groaned at the angle change.
She placed her feet flat onto the mattress and lifted her hips against his thrusts. She cried out, her hands grasping the bedding, his hands, her hair. Anything she can hold onto as she falls apart. “Oh shit!” She cried as his fingers brushed against her clit and she shuddered as she came.
He continued thrusting, his body stilling with a long groan as he followed her into climax.
Very, VERY hot… Amazing smut. Loved it! BUT… NO CONDOM!!!! Chloe KNOWS that Lex is not the faithful kind of lover. He’s admitted to having sex recently with someone other than herself… And even is Lana IS disease-free (which I’m not willing to concede to without a medical), Lex could be indulging himself in any number of adulterous affairs besides her.
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She rolled her eyes. “Why not?” She asked, knowing he had some perverse pleasure out of knowing she was willing to do it. “It’s not like you were going to let me wash in the first place.”
heh, you BET he would. It would just the kind of thing to give the inner-caveman dominant side of him a possessive thrill. Knowing that ‘his woman’ (*snort* or ONE of ‘his women’) was walking around with his semen still inside her for the rest of the business say.
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“A kiss first.” He said, and she glared harder, snatching her underwear away from him. “What’s the sudden attitude for Chloe?”
“I don’t have an attitude.” She muttered turning to face him. She leaned over and placed a soft kiss on his lips. “See?” She reached for her skirt and slid that on. “I just don’t want to be late.”
I can see why Chloe would want to hang onto her pride and claim that nothing was bothering her. She certainly wouldn’t want to admit that she got emotionally involved with a man pledged to someone else, AGAIN!
But she’s only setting herself up for more hurt, because the longer she goes on denying her feelings, the more they will grow… and the deeper the hurt will be when this affair comes to its inevitable end.
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Lex stayed silent as she finished dressing, not bothering to cover himself up. He sat up. “I’ll see you next week then.” It wasn’t a question. They both knew whatever was bothering her would be thrown under the rug and she’d be back here.
She was that addicted to him.
Ugh! I mentioned something about Lex being a smug bastard! I guess he has a good reason to be smug. He can go out in public with the ‘perfect demure wife’ on his arm, while still having hot, passionate sex with ‘politically volatile’ blonde reporters on the side. Talk about having you cake and eating it too…
Besides protecting herself, Chloe needs to break things off JUST to show Lex that he CANNOT have everything he wants, whenever he wants. The smug, spoilt BRAT!
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The way Clark was staring down at her as if someone close to him had died. It wasn’t all that serious. He chose not to be with Lana. Lana chose Lex, which was such a slap in the face. It was so disloyal. So Lana. She stared up at her best friend, wanting to tell him to move on. Wanting to tell him that Lana made her own fucking bed and now she had to lie in it.
Of course she couldn’t. Because that wasn’t the way the story goes.
I could almost TASTE the frustration Chloe was biting down. Lana could NOT have chosen a crueller way to tell Clark to ‘Fuck off!’. I wich Chloe could have vented just SOME of the opinions she was feeling about Lana right over here.
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Because she’s co-dependent. Because she needed someone to take care of her? Because she’s weak. Chloe shrugged. “My guess is as good as yours Clark. Who knows why people do the things that they do.”
oh PLEASE! Just say ANY ONE of those things out loud, Chloe! Pretty please!!!!
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Chloe nodded. “Okay.” She said offering no advice on how that was a bad idea. She knew how that conversation was going to turn out. Lana was going to defend Lex. Stating that she knows him. That she can change him. That he tells her the truth.
*sigh* And now we’re seeing evidence of ‘Lana the Fool’, ‘Lana the Deluded Idiot’… I still think (no matter how miserable a personality Lana represents), it is still WRONG of Chloe to be cheating with the woman’s fiancé behind her back. She should either call it quits, OR she should tell Lana about the affair.
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What was even more funny was the fact that she had absolutely what she was getting herself into.
There seems to be a slight grammatical error in this sentence… My guess is that a word or two is missing somewhere here?
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“What are you working on?”
Chloe spared Lex a glance before she continued. “My Governor Luciacono story.”
Lex frowned as he took a sip of his wine. “I thought you were done with that story.”
“I was.” she said tying quickly on her laptop. “This is a new story.”
“About what exactly? Bribery? Black mail? Affair with his assistant?”
Chloe frowned down at her screen. “Affair with his assistant Lex? You’re getting me confused with your rag the inquisitor.”
He held up his glass of wine. “Touché. So what is it about?”
“You think I’ll really divulge?” she asked. “Lex, political intrigue is my obsession.”
He sighed. “And here I thought it was corrupt CEOs.”
She shook her head. “No that’s my second obsession.” She glanced up at him with a small smile. “To change the subject, I have to ask you just why in the world would you want to run for senator?”
Lex smiled fondly. “Pure boredom.”
Heh, I LOVED this part. I found it fascinating to see this other facet to their ‘affair’. Now I see that it’s not ‘just’ humping and thrusting… they also ‘talk’ with each other. About their day to day personal loves that have absolutely no relevance to sex-play. They seem to enjoy each other’s company as companions as well as lovers.
Once again I have to ask… WHAT the HELL is Lex thinking pursuing Blana when he SHOULD be wooing this amazing woman sitting right in front of him. Is he REALLY so afraid of feeling real, out of control emotions… or even (heaven forbid) falling in love?
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She nodded. “Ahh yes. I remember now.” She knew he wasn’t bored now though. Being Mr. Project 33.1. She knew Lex was scientist at heart. She knew he would rather spend hours, if not days, in a lab testing out life’s mysteries than sitting behind a desk at Luthorcorp. She knew what most of his projects consist of, already having done her own investigation herself. She knew in his own mind he truly believed he was trying to protect the world. She also knew he probably had no idea what it was he was getting himself involved in, and it was probably going to end bad somewhere done the line.
oooh NICE! I liked how Chloe acknowledged all the complex gray areas of Lex’s personality. She knows about the human/Freak experiment, but she also knows that Lex actually has humanitarian reasons for pursuing this heinous kind of research… AND (most interesting of all) she also believes that it’s not going to end well. I’d love to see more discussion on this later.
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She glanced up to see him watching her curiously. She closed her laptop with a sigh. “Right,” she said. “Sorry I have a brain. I can’t help it sometimes.”
ROTFLMAO at Chloe’s retort. Perhaps she thought, considering the kind of female company he likes to keep, it’s a good idea to remind him that WOMEN have brains too.
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He smiled. “That brain of yours is my favorite part-” He trailed off at her snort. “And of course other more striking body parts.” He watched as she placed her laptop back into her bag. “You don’t have to stop working on my account Chloe. I enjoy watching you.”
And again, I’m seeing evidence that Lex wants Chloe for much more than just her body. He admires her intellect, her wit, passion.. the whole package… which is why I’m so confused about WHY he’s not trying to WOO HER??!!!
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She shook her head. “Mmm, no.” She plucked the glass of wine from his fingers and downed the rest of it. “As much as it appeals to me, I won’t take a job working at some news rag knowing I only got it because I’m fucking the owner.”
He smirked at her. “Chloe-”
“Secondly, I don’t enjoy investigating why the Mayor’s wife enjoys having sex with cows.” She shuddered. “That’s Lois’s gig.”
“You’re right.” He said, pouring her another glass of wine. “I had no right to offer you such a job. I apologize.”
He SHOULD apologise! It was a damned insulting offer. Trying to tempt her away from Metropolis’s most respected newspaper to a fifth rate rag… WHAT was he thinking? Idiot!
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“Good.” She said. “I do like to work hard and feel accomplished you know.”
He nodded. “Which is what I enjoy most about you Chloe.”
She looked up from her glass at his strange tone. She stared at him, watching as he played with the bottle in his hands. “I hope I don’t go into work and find that I have my own office and coffee pot.”
He smiled. “I wouldn’t dare do such a thing.” He murmured. “Besides no one at the Planet likes me.”
She shrugged. “Mindy does.”
“That’s because she works the gossip column.”
“I like you,” she amended. “Sometimes.”
awww, swoon. The opening banter had me a little worried because there seemed to be such a cruel edge to their conversation. As if Lex was mocking Chloe, daring and taunting her to speak out about her ‘real feelings’.
But over here… it’s a very gentle, friendly… even affectionate kind of banter. I guess this is how they are when they are in a ‘good’ mood.
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“Do you trust me Chloe?”
She licked her lips. “Sometimes.” She answered honestly. She watched as he placed the glass and bottle on the beside table. She watched as he reached behind his pillow and held up a pair of handcuffs. She could feel herself becoming wet already.
“Is now one of those times?” He asked softly.
Oh YES! I cannot express how PLEASED I was by this change in tone. Bring it ON!
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“Oh my god!” He was killing her. Not literally of course, but figuratively. When she agreed to using the handcuffs, she didn’t know he’d make her come so many times just from his tongue alone.
Her eyes rolled up into the back of her head as he sucked her sensitive clit into his mouth again. She didn’t think she could come again. Her body felt so sensitive, so weak, but- She trailed off and cried out with a shudder as her body once again succumbed to his tongue.
She lay there panting, staring up at the ceiling and listening as he moved off of the bed. “Where are you-”
“Shh.” He whispered, shifting back onto the bed.
She felt something very cold hit her thigh, and she looked down to see a bowl of ice resting next to her. “Lex?”
“You’ll like this.” He reassured, popping an ice into his mouth and chewing slowly.
“What-” She trailed off and her eyes widened as he placed his cold mouth onto her cunt. “Oh god!” She breathed.
I’ll repeat Chloe’s words… Oh, my god!!! The handcuffs! The ice! The visual of the ice on his tongue as he…
Need Icy shower. Now!
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“Are we still on for tonight baby doll?”
She hated when he called her that. Hated when he called her sweetie or his girl. It was…wrong.
She always felt like she was leading a double life.
*snort* yeaaah, right! I can’t imagine where she gets THAT feeling from *rolls eyes*. Is she in denial or something?
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She knew he knew she was avoiding him. She felt terrible about it. Jimmy was a sweet guy, but she couldn’t be unfaithful to him. She wouldn’t do that. He deserved someone better. Her phone rang, and she was glad for the save.
HAH! I knew Chloe couldn’t take the idea of infidelity casually. Granted, I was disappointed to see that she IS cheating on Jimmy (I’m assuming that he believed that have a monogamous relationship?).
Again, I believe that This. Is. Wrong! Chloe should either break it off with Lex… or admit to Jimmy that she’s not ‘exclusive’ with him.
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“What are you wearing?”
She sighed, and placed her hand over the phone. “Jimmy, I have to take this.” she said, indicating that he leave.
“Right.” He said, standing up. He looked as though he wanted to say something, but he changed his mind.
She watched him walk away for a few moments before turning her attention back to the phone call. “Clothes.”
“Come now Chloe,” He said. “You can be more descriptive than that.”
“What do you want Lex?”
“I’m spectacularly bored.”
She sighed. “Well I’m sorry to hear that but I’m working.”
“Are you wearing underwear right now?”
ROTFLMAO! He’s really quite cute she he’s being persistently horny.
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“Meet me tonight.”
She frowned as she glanced over at her calendar. It was Friday. “Its Friday.”
She could hear his smile over the phone. “I’m quite aware of what the date is Chloe.”
Meeting on a Friday wasn’t part of their rules, and he was breaking them. “I have my period.”
He chuckled. “You’re lying.”
She sighed. “I have a date.” She lied again, already feeling sorry for herself from knowing she had nothing planned.
I was so absurdly PROUD of Chloe for doing this. This obviously represents that she’s not HOPELESSLY addicted to Lex after all. She had nothing planned, but she’s still refusing Lex on the basis of principle. AND she’s given him the impression that she’s still maintaining emotional distance by blowing Lex off for a date with another guy.
Hmm, I wonder what inspired Lex to call her tonight. Was he feeling lonely… or just horny… or perhaps he wanted to interrupt any date she had planned tonight?
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“Bye Chloe. Have fun on your date with Mr. Olsen.” He hung up before she could respond, and she stared at the phone with an angry scowl. He always has to have the last word.
ROTFLMAO! Ok, he IS a bastard! But it’s sometimes fun to see him acting like an incorrigible asshole.
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Of course, that had been a mistake. She had spotted them before they did her. They were sitting at the back, in her favorite spot, and she had stood on the top level frozen. She watched as Lex leaned in close to Lana and reach for her hand. For one who wasn’t carefully watching, it looked as though the were a young couple in love. But, Chloe was a keen observer. They looked so fake. The smile on Lex’s face was so forced, and Lana, she was barely aware of anything around her. It was pathetically Sad.
But why did the picture in front of her bother her so damn much?
She turned away, and hurried back up the stairs before either of them saw her. She hurried out of the back door, wondering why her birthdays always turned to shit.
Blech! It DOES sound like a horrible birthday. Even if she DIDN’T have unresolved (and unreturned) feeling for Lex, it wouldn’t have been fun to be greeted by a horrible, pathetic Lexana scene like that so early in the morning.
At least Chloe could take some small petty, catty pleasure in the fact the neither Lex nor Lana seemed genuinely happy in love. That each of them could have been a pretty mannequin for all the emotions they were feeling for their fiancé.
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I hope you enjoy the flowers Chloe. Happy Birthday. P.S.- see you tonight.
the flowers seemed lovely, and on the surface a thoughtful gesture… But I couldn’t help but feel there was a sardonic, sarcastic undertone beneath the ‘affectionate gift’.
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“Uh huh.” She glanced at the card again, surprised he would do something like this. The image of this morning popped into her mind and she frowned, throwing the card down with a sigh. What the fuck was wrong with her?
What’s wrong with her? I’m just obsessed with trying to figure out what’s wrong with HIM!!! How can he be openly wooing one woman, while being ‘secretly tender to another. It’s mind-boggling… heh, and it’s a perfectly ‘Lex Luthor’ way of handling a situation. Complicating the hell out of it, until it gives him what he wants.. OR blows up in his face.
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“Lex?” She called, walking into the bedroom. She paused in surprise as she surveyed in the room. The romantic setting was obvious. The lights were dimmed, candles were lit on every surface of the bedroom, pink peony petals littered the floor and bed.
She smiled holding in her laugh that was beginning to force its way from her chest. He was toying with her. It was all so cheesy and clichéd. “Did you run me a bath as well?” She asked, sensing him behind her.
“Well,” He sighed. “I didn’t want to go too far.”
She turned to face him. Unsurprised to see him leaning against the doorway. Her eyes surveyed him from top to bottom and back up again. He looked good as usual, decked out in his usual all black. “You’re funny.”
He glanced about the room with an innocent look. “What?” He asked. “You don’t like it?”
She raised an eyebrow. “The cheesy ambiance? I think you’re confusing me with someone else.”
He nodded and slowly walked toward her. “You’re right,” He murmured. “This is the last time I try and do something romantic for you.”
“Romance isn’t in the rules.” She said, wondering what he was hiding behind his back.
He seemed to pause, taking in what she said. “Rules,” He said. “Right.” He showed her the hand he hid behind his back to reveal a neatly wrapped gift. “Happy birthday.”
Just like the flowers, this confused the HELL out of me. He’s acting so warm, affectionate and tender with her. As if he DOES feel something a LOT more substantial than lust… but I just don’t understand why he’s treating her like a dirty little secret while declaring Lana to the public as ‘his beloved’.
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“Margaret Fuller’s original manuscript on the history of the Roman Republic. Its quite a read. She was a remarkable Journalist.”
Her hands shook as she gently and carefully turned the pages of the manuscript, her eyes scanning the perfect writing. She shook her head. “They said her writings were lost when she died. How did you get this?”
He shook his head. “Don’t ask.” He murmured. “When they said her writings were lost, they lied. Her views were quite controversial to America. She was ahead of her time.”
She couldn’t believe he’d gotten this for her. “This had to cost a fortune.” she said glancing up at him.
He only shrugged. “I’ve got money to spare. Besides,” He added. “I say its kind of worth it.”
The smile he gave her made that strange feeling resurface again, so much so that she had to look away. “Thank you.” she said softly.
WOW! That was an incredible gift. It was sweet, thoughtful, insightful… and it’s obvious that he put a LOT of his valuable time and effort into it. AGAIN with the confusion… If this affair is so casual, why doesn’t he treat it as such. And if it’s MORE than casual… why isn’t he trying for something more??!!
What’s he playing at?
Or is this just more of his Luthor obsessiveness coming to the fore. It’s a casual affair to him, regarded as ‘secondary’ to his upcoming marriage… but Lex is not the type of person to do anything by halves… not even adultery. So all this tenderness and affection for Chloe is just his way of ‘fully enjoying the moments’?
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The third time Lex made her come; his hips thrusting slowly against her own, his sweat slicked chest rubbing against his own his lips kissing down her chest, she began to realize something.
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That strange feeling she had been feeling for the past few weeks every time he smiled at her, or she heard his voice. That hateful pang of jealousy she felt at the thought of him and Lana together. The honest fear she felt in not being able to see him again. She knew it was happening to her all over again.
She was falling in love.
She gently pushed at his shoulders so she could turn onto her side. She hid her face in her pillow so he wouldn’t see the tears fall from her eyes. She knew already knew what she had to do.
She has to end this.
YES! Finally! Halleluiah! She comes to her sense! Chloe has knocked herself out of her denial, and is ready to start extricating herself from this affair before she becomes FAR too emotionally involved for her long-term wellbeing. I am SO pleased by this.
Hmmm, I wonder how Lex is going to react to this. He’s probably not going to be happy about losing his mistress… but would he be (even the TINIEST bit) heartbroken too?
I look forward to seeing what happens next. Please update soon. Like tomorrow? Pretty please??!!!
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heh, you BET he would. It would just the kind of thing to give the inner-caveman dominant side of him a possessive thrill. Knowing that ‘his woman’ (*snort* or ONE of ‘his women’) was walking around with his semen still inside her for the rest of the business say.
Oh no no..there was no unprotected sex here SE. If you read this part again: He collapsed next to her, and she turned on her side, watching as he slowly slipped the condom off and tossed it into the waste basket next to the bed. Her eyes slid away from him when he glanced at her.
HAH! I knew Chloe couldn’t take the idea of infidelity casually. Granted, I was disappointed to see that she IS cheating on Jimmy (I’m assuming that he believed that have a monogamous relationship?).
Again, I believe that This. Is. Wrong! Chloe should either break it off with Lex… or admit to Jimmy that she’s not ‘exclusive’ with him.
Oh Chloe and Jimmy aren't a couple in this story. He's an admirer, but not her boyfriend. He's sweet, but she wouldn't want to pull him along that way...she's guilty enough.
the flowers seemed lovely, and on the surface a thoughtful gesture… But I couldn’t help but feel there was a sardonic, sarcastic undertone beneath the ‘affectionate gift’.
i'll just say...the flowers weren't meant to be sarcastic or sardonic.... now the romantic bedroom setting was.
Just like the flowers, this confused the HELL out of me. He’s acting so warm, affectionate and tender with her. As if he DOES feel something a LOT more substantial than lust… but I just don’t understand why he’s treating her like a dirty little secret while declaring Lana to the public as ‘his beloved’.
I can see how confused you would be. That's why i'll be having a Lex POV soon. You can get a sense of what''s going on in his head.
I look forward to seeing what happens next. Please update soon. Like tomorrow? Pretty please??!!!
Thanks for the comment SE. All good points. I see you and everyone else is just wondering why Lex is doing what it is he's doing, and what he's thinking. There'll be a POV soon.
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soon.....
yay...
how soon is sooon?
today right??
yes, that sounds right...
:) waiting.....
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WOW!!! Poor Chloe in love with another one of Lana's men. Can't wait to read what Lex's POV is. Please update soon.
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That was great, cant wait for the next update.
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Please update soon. I really want to know what is going to happen next.
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Owh! Come on! please update soon!!!!
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I wanted to add something to what I said earlier. I don't think Lex is using Chloe for some kind of evil plan so she's not being fooled. I don't think she is using him for any reason other than the desire and compulsion to see him. There's no dishonestly that's overt, only the subtext of body language and their conversations.
They aren't 'using each other for sex' but I think they'll both end up feeling that way unless one of them acknowledges the non-relationship. Unless there's some kind of maturity bombing on the residents of Metropolis it won't happen.
*giddily waiting for horrible misery to shine through, and also more smut*
Please and thank you.:grin3:
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They aren't 'using each other for sex' but I think they'll both end up feeling that way unless one of them acknowledges the non-relationship. Unless there's some kind of maturity bombing on the residents of Metropolis it won't happen.
That's a very good point. I've found it to be one of the odd facts of life that if you keep pretending something is the truth, then it eventually becomes true. Hence, if Lex and Chloe continue to 'pretend' that they are only indulging their base urges for casual sex while denying any deeper feelings coming into the mix... eventually, it's only going to end up becoming an empty meaningless affair for both of them.
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*giddily waiting for horrible misery to shine through, and also more smut*
heh! Usually, I'm the only person who's crying for the characters to be tortured and tormented and put through an emotional meat-grinder during the course of a fic. But, with Nonky, I think I've met my match when it comes to having a ravenously bloodthirsty appetite for dramatic angst, conflict and character suffering.
Please update soon.
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 3 updated 6/19/07*
Well I’m glad you all are enjoying this story. Thanks for all the feedback guys. Here’s chapter 3. Enjoy! I wanted to make this one longer, but was too eager to post.
Chapter 3
It’s her birthday today.
He smirked as he thought of the flowers he sent her, knowing she would enjoy them. He smirked even larger as he lit the last candle and glanced around the candle lit bedroom.
She would surely find the humor in this little romantic gesture of his. She always understands his humor.
Lex remembers his mother tell him you can never help who you love. Which would explain why she married a man like his father. He remembers a time before his mother became I’ll with depression and heart disease. Before his accident in Smallville, his parents were very much in love. He could remember the way they looked at each other, with such passion and love. Lex was sure his father was at his happiest when around his mother.
Of course, like everything Luthor, it didn’t last. Nothing lasts. Life has shoved that lesson down his throat a great fucking deal.
But still, Lex could still remember staring in wonder at the look on his father’s face every time his mother would enter a room. He remembered hoping to have someone to make him feel the way he was sure his father felt.
Of course, that delusion and childhood wish was quickly dismissed as he grew older and suffered through his share of homicidal gold digging wives, he was sure he was far off of the mark of being in a relationship with anyone who would make him feel the way he was sure his father had felt about his mother.
Of course he had been wrong.
Chloe. He hadn’t thought he would be able to touch her again after everything that’s happened between the two of them two years ago. Of course, sometimes problems like those doesn’t matter when it comes to sex.
Really good sex. undoubtedly the best sex he’s ever had.
Of course, for him, it was more than that. More than just fucking until your muscles ached. He wasn’t quite sure what it was, but he knew it was more. He found himself feeling anxious to see her until their next meeting. Found himself thinking about her when they weren’t together. When they were together, he was honestly at his most relaxed and dare he say content. He enjoyed her presence, which was saying a lot considering she could annoy him with just one sentence. That’s what he enjoyed so much about her. She was also passionate about everything she did. Whether it was talking, working or fucking. He felt a slither of pleasure curl inside his stomach at the thought of her. The passion and intensity he felt between the two of them when they were together made him feel something he couldn’t rightly describe.
It made him feel uneasy. It bothered him. Made him want to rethink their whole arrangement.
Chloe was a very complex woman whom he knew that some issues meant more to her than others, and some issues meant nothing at all.
Of course the issue of Lana never really became an issue until he proposed. It was her reaction that perked his interest. It threw him when she mentioned Lana. She never mentioned Lana when they were alone. It was one of their rules. It threw him even more when she asked why he proposed to her.
He couldn’t answer the question. He hadn’t bothered to think about why he proposed to Lana. It was the next step wasn’t it? He knew Lana still loved Clark. He also knew that, given the chance, she’d leave him. He also knew she wanted to leave him. Of course, she never would. She was too afraid to be alone and dependent on herself. Somewhere deep inside of himself, he was getting extreme satisfaction in knowing that.
Perhaps it was easier to be with her than anyone else. She was dealing him a different kind of betrayal. He gave a sardonic grin. He honestly doesn’t believe they’ll even make it to the altar.
That should bother him more than it really does.
But still, he was beginning to wonder if it bothered her. If she was even jealous. He felt his stomach clench at the possibilities. Even though they’ve been sleeping with each other for the past year, he still couldn’t quite figure out if she even liked him. She seemed to enjoy his company, but there was a fine line with Chloe.
He poured himself a drink as he sat down and reached for her birthday gift. He hoped she liked it. At least accepted it. She had a problem accepting things from him. After lots of string pulling and undermining of government officials, plus up to half a million dollars in payoffs, she’d better accept it, because if she didn’t- He frowned deeply at the odd urge he felt at wanting to please her.
“Lex?”
He placed his drink down as her soft voice echoed throughout the penthouse. He smiled as he stood up, placing her gift behind his back as he followed her voice into the bedroom.
He stood in the doorway, silently watching as she surveyed the bedroom. Jesus, his pulse was already racing with excitement of seeing her for the first time in seven days. He was quite pathetic.
“Did you run me a bath as well?” She asked and he smiled, unsurprised that she knew he was standing there watching her.
“Well,” He sighed. “I didn’t want to go too far.” He smirked as she turned to face him. His eyes slid from bottom to top, stopping on her eyes. He frowning to himself at how tired she looked.
“You’re funny.” she said, and he smiled.
“What?” He asked, glancing around. “You don’t like it?”
“The cheesy ambiance? I think you’re confusing me with someone else.”
He paused, the smile freezing on his face as those words tumbled through his mind. He fought the urge to ask who she was referring to. “You’re right,” He agreed. “This is the last time I do something romantic for you.”
“Romance isn’t in the rules.”
He carefully concealed the sudden sting at those words. That sharp reminder of their arrangement that she liked to give out so much.
“Rules,” He heard himself reply. “Right.” He held out her birthday gift. “Happy birthday.” He said, and he watched as stared at the wrapped gift as if it contained the black plague. He smiled at her as she looked up at him, feeling surprise at the bundle of nerves he felt building inside himself. He was beginning to feel quite ridiculous standing here holding out this box- his thoughts trailed off as she snatched it from him with a small glare.
He carefully watched her reaction as she unwrapped her gift, feeling frustrated at being unable to decipher her reaction.
“Margaret Fuller’s original manuscript-” He heard himself explaining. He knew she was going to say she couldn’t accept it. Knew she was going to say he was breaking the rules. He was surprised when she smiled at him.
“Thank you.” she said softly, and he felt a large smile slide onto his face.
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Lex couldn’t stop the groan from escaping his lips as his cock slid inside of her for the third time.
Nothing should ever feel this good to him. His hand gripped her waist as his mouth found her own, kissing her hard as his cock slid in even deeper.
He was sure he was addicted. He was almost positive it was not normal . Almost sure it wasn’t natural to want anyone this bad.
Then again, he’s never really been normal. He’d always been an over indulger of sorts whenever he procured something he thoroughly enjoyed.
Chloe was no exception. She seemed to know what he liked. What he enjoyed most. She was into his kind of kinks as well. He meant it when he said he and lana’s sex life didn’t venture very far. In fact, it ventured no where. He’d only slept with Lana once, and even then it was subpar. He hadn’t been surprised. He hadn’t taken Lana to bed since, and she didn’t seem to-
His invading thoughts stuttered to a halt as Chloe’s nails scored down his back.
“Fuck!” he groaned, thrusting harder. His tongue thrust against her own, matching the movement of his cock. She was so wet. So hot, the sounds emanating from her throat urged him on.
“Spread your legs wider.” He whispered harshly, and she did, spreading her legs are far as they could go. Their hips slid impossibly closer, and he groaned at the angle change as his cock slid even deeper. He thrusts harder, faster. Groaning in her ear as he felt the beginnings of her climax, his own following quickly after.
He collapsed on top of her, rolling off of her when she gently pushed at his shoulders. He glanced in her direction, frowning when she turned onto her side, turning her back to him.
He lay back and slipped the condom off. He tied it, and leaned over to toss it into the garbage. He glanced over at her, lifting his hand to touch her shoulder, he paused and changed his mind.
He watched her back, his thoughts turning. He knew she wouldn’t be with him if he asked. He could demand it, but he knew that wouldn’t turn out so great. Chloe wasn’t one to be pushed around. He knew she wouldn’t turn her back on her friends or family. There were too many factors in their lives for anything to ever work between them.
As similar as they were, they were still on two different worlds. Things were only going to get much worse, that he knew.
He wasn’t letting her go though. He was selfish that way.
TBC- next part up soon!
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Those idiots, they both want more from each other but won't say anything. They should just talk and figure things out, others be damned, but they won't because they are idiots.
So Lex is with Lana just to hurt Clark, but he knows it's not going to lead to anything? I still think being with Chloe would hurt Clark more that being with Lana, but that's my beef with the show. Getting 'betrayed' by a friend you trust with your secret would hurt more than actually being betrayed by your horrible, desperate for love, starved for more attention even though she gets all of it, never could be trusted, lying, slut of an ex-girlfriend, but again what do I know as a lowly fan.
Lex should just let the whole thing go. If things aren't going to go where he wants to with Chloe, the least he can do is just dump Lana. Tell Clark some shit about how she said Lex was better in bed, then dump Lana, so they are both hurt, and then work on getting Chloe to like him.
I really do like that he wants to be original and unique with her and that he was really worried about her liking the gift. He could have spent just as much money and trouble on jewelry but it wouldn't have been special. I also like that he does have a real idea of love even if it is from so long ago. It's nice to think that Luthor family did have moments of love and joy.
Still, he's an idiot, and if he wants my permission to pursue anything more with Chloe, then he's going to have to dump Lana and concentrate all efforts on Chloe. No more great smut scenes with Chloe until he ditches the Pink, preferably in front of a large crowd and stating all her faults with viable proof.
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Loved it!! So glad that you gave us Lex's POV cause I love to know what goes on in each characters' thoughts. Seems that Lex is more aware, and even a little happy, about his feelings for Chloe. Most happy about the fact that he doesn't love Pinkie and is only using her to hurt Clark. Thank you!!! I'm very curious to see where this'll all lead to in the next chapter, especially after that last line about his never letting her go and knowing that Chloe feels they should end this because she's falling for him.
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Alright, an excellent update and it's from Lex's POV:D
So he is feeling exactly what Chloe is feeling, but he doesn't want to let her go. How will he react when Chloe wants to end their arrangement?
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Another grat chapter, I love the plot you're setting up in this story.
Kat
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You are confusing me- Have I lost chapter 2? The story is great of course- them not talking to each other, besides their verbal judo, will only cause them heartbreak. And Lex not really being with Lana because he is in love with her- now that I love!
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 3 updated 6/19/07*
I’m really sorry, Kimbo that this isn’t going to be a customarily long review, but this is the final week of school for me, which makes it the time when ALL the work has to be tied off and made ready for exhibition, display and judgement. I cannot EXPRESS how incredibly stressed out I am!
But your fic helps in relaxing me :D
THANK you for this Lex POV. It certainly answered a LOT of questions about WHAT the heck is Lex thinking… It seems like all my more hopeful suspicions were correct. Lex IS indeed harbouring some deeper feelings for Chloe, but the stupid, cowardly sap is nowhere ready to admit it unless he gets a definite sign that Chloe reciprocates.
One thing I found interesting was how Lex studiously avoided the word ‘love’ throughout his musings. He kept thinking to himself that he enjoyed her company, that he appreciated her wit, intelligence, charm and talents, that the sex was explosively amazing and fun… He even admitted that he feels rather ‘lonely’ without Chloe… wondering where she might be, what she might be doing, looking forward to seeing her again.
I’d say that Lex is most definitely, madly (and even obsessively) in love with Chloe, but he’s nowhere near ready to admit it to himself… much less HER!. But he DOES at least acknowledge that he feels ‘something’ for her beyond lust. Pffft! How big of him *rolls eyes*.
There was a mention in the chapter about ‘something’ that happened between them two years ago? Is that when they started the affair? Or did they try having a ‘real relationship’ then, only to have it horribly fall apart?
As for Lana… soooo, Lex is only ‘dating’ Lana to male Clark jealous. AAAaaaaaargh! AGAIN, that stupid, STUPID man is letting his obsessions get in the way of his happiness. Can’t he figure out that he doesn’t stand of CHANCE of winning over Chloe as long as he keeps making calf-eyes at Lana in public!!! How can he be so stupid??!!
And having sex with her?! Was that truly JUST to get even with Clark… because being intimate with a girl (any girl! Even Lana) just as ‘revenge’ against another person is LOW… and evil to a depth that Lex really needs to explain and apologise for.
I REALLY loved the ending where Lex finally acknowledges to himself (possibly for the first time) that he’s never going to let go of Chloe… and it’s deliciously ironic that he came to this conclusion as precisely the same moment that Chloe decided it was time to get OUT of this arrangement. I can’t wait to see whose will turns out stronger. Please update soon.
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Thanks for Lex POV. I'm enjoying your characterization of him. I like that Chloe is strong and he know it, and that he can only push her so far. I like that he's not having sex with Lana cause that just uggghhhh. Great story. I look foward to much more. Dagney
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They are so frustrating. They need to talk, great chapter. :D
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Please oh please let them discuss their feelings. it was really interesting to see things from Lex's pov. He has such strong feelings for Chloe i just wish he would share them with her.
more please!!!
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I'm looking forward to reading the next chapter!
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owh! I love it, I love it!
Wonder 'how far Lex is willing to go for her...
Update soon!
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kimbo
It’s her birthday today.
He smirked as he thought of the flowers he sent her, knowing she would enjoy them. He smirked even larger as he lit the last candle and glanced around the candle lit bedroom.
She would surely find the humor in this little romantic gesture of his. She always understands his humor.
Lex remembers his mother tell him you can never help who you love. Which would explain why she married a man like his father.
Yay! Lex's perspective on the Chlex, thank you!
So, Lex knows he loves Chloe, knows he prefers her to Lana and is still marrying Lana? I hope somewhere you can work in Chloe kneeing him in the groin because he's such a waste of masculinity.
It's sweet that he's prepared for her birthday and that he seemed to have been looking forward to it. He is able to show Chloe he values her more than just sexually. We saw that earlier when he was content to watch her work during their short weekly appointment. It's a shame the sweetness often is mistaken for manipulation in Chloe's perspective.
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He remembers a time before his mother became I’ll with depression and heart disease. Before his accident in Smallville, his parents were very much in love. He could remember the way they looked at each other, with such passion and love. Lex was sure his father was at his happiest when around his mother.
Of course, like everything Luthor, it didn’t last. Nothing lasts. Life has shoved that lesson down his throat a great fucking deal.
But still, Lex could still remember staring in wonder at the look on his father’s face every time his mother would enter a room. He remembered hoping to have someone to make him feel the way he was sure his father felt.
Of course, that delusion and childhood wish was quickly dismissed as he grew older and suffered through his share of homicidal gold digging wives, he was sure he was far off of the mark of being in a relationship with anyone who would make him feel the way he was sure his father had felt about his mother.
Of course he had been wrong.
Chloe.
This new, strangely positive relationship between Lionel and Lillian seems right, though it's not one that I can imagine lasting. Father and son both find ways to turn people against them almost unintentionally, then they aren't able to open themselves up in order to make amends and forgive. I can imagine this example of marriage would contribute to Lex's problems with women. He saw his parents really together, Lionel besotted with his wife until the rift started and widened and they hated each other.
You make it very clear how certain he is of his feelings, but if he's this certain I'm frustrated by his inability to take a tiny emotional leap to trying a real relationship with Chloe. It's very believable but it's another thing that makes me want Lex to have a punch in the balls. He must know that every marriage is not the same, nor will it face the same issues. Or maybe he doesn't? His life and his father's have a lot of similarities, I'll admit, but they're different people at the core.
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He hadn’t thought he would be able to touch her again after everything that’s happened between the two of them two years ago. Of course, sometimes problems like those doesn’t matter when it comes to sex.
Really good sex. undoubtedly the best sex he’s ever had.
Of course, for him, it was more than that. More than just fucking until your muscles ached. He wasn’t quite sure what it was, but he knew it was more. He found himself feeling anxious to see her until their next meeting. Found himself thinking about her when they weren’t together. When they were together, he was honestly at his most relaxed and dare he say content. He enjoyed her presence, which was saying a lot considering she could annoy him with just one sentence. That’s what he enjoyed so much about her. She was also passionate about everything she did. Whether it was talking, working or fucking. He felt a slither of pleasure curl inside his stomach at the thought of her. The passion and intensity he felt between the two of them when they were together made him feel something he couldn’t rightly describe.
It made him feel uneasy. It bothered him. Made him want to rethink their whole arrangement.
Again, Lex seems to get 90% to the obvious solution and stop dead, insisting he just can't think any farther. He should know that he's attracted to the forbidden and Chloe's history with him makes her taboo. He should be able to recognize how to keep himself happy and content if her presence does that, especially seeing that he isn't deluding himself about the depth of his feelings.
GAH! Your Lex is a fool! Excellent POV to make him seem himself and also so dumb.
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Chloe was a very complex woman whom he knew that some issues meant more to her than others, and some issues meant nothing at all.
He's such a chicken, as if he's not a complicated man. Well, complicated at least. He's displaying more little boy traits than anything unless they're having desperately passionate sex. Imagine the tension if they weren't at least able to vent that way! *daydreams* Very hot . . .
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Of course the issue of Lana never really became an issue until he proposed. It was her reaction that perked his interest. It threw him when she mentioned Lana. She never mentioned Lana when they were alone. It was one of their rules. It threw him even more when she asked why he proposed to her.
He couldn’t answer the question. He hadn’t bothered to think about why he proposed to Lana. It was the next step wasn’t it? He knew Lana still loved Clark. He also knew that, given the chance, she’d leave him. He also knew she wanted to leave him. Of course, she never would. She was too afraid to be alone and dependent on herself. Somewhere deep inside of himself, he was getting extreme satisfaction in knowing that.
Perhaps it was easier to be with her than anyone else. She was dealing him a different kind of betrayal. He gave a sardonic grin. He honestly doesn’t believe they’ll even make it to the altar.
That should bother him more than it really does.
Blind, blind, stupid Lex! He might tell himself he was surprised by Chloe's reaction but he knows her too well not to have expected it. If he knows Lana's motives, and Clark's response, he should be able to figure out his girlfriend's. A fine example of the Luthor stupidity they've honed to justify and support their actions. I'm glad he doesn't really think he'll be marrying Lana - it explains why he's not on valium.
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But still, he was beginning to wonder if it bothered her. If she was even jealous. He felt his stomach clench at the possibilities. Even though they’ve been sleeping with each other for the past year, he still couldn’t quite figure out if she even liked him. She seemed to enjoy his company, but there was a fine line with Chloe.
He poured himself a drink as he sat down and reached for her birthday gift. He hoped she liked it. At least accepted it. She had a problem accepting things from him. After lots of string pulling and undermining of government officials, plus up to half a million dollars in payoffs, she’d better accept it, because if she didn’t- He frowned deeply at the odd urge he felt at wanting to please her.
This amount of trouble for a birthday gift she might not want: Lex, you're a moron deeply in love and trying to win Chloe over. Simple if you let yourself examine the situation clearly.
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“Lex?”
He placed his drink down as her soft voice echoed throughout the penthouse. He smiled as he stood up, placing her gift behind his back as he followed hr voice into the bedroom.
He stood in the doorway, silently watching as she surveyed the bedroom. Jesus, his pulse was already racing with excitement of seeing her for the first time in seven days. He was quite pathetic.
“Did you run me a bath as well?” She asked and he smiled, unsurprised that she knew he was standing there watching her.
“Well,” He sighed. “I didn’t want to go too far.” He smirked as she turned to face him. His eyes slid from bottom to top, stopping on her eyes. He frowning to himself at how tired she looked.
“You’re funny.” she said, and he smiled.
“What?” He asked, glancing around. “You don’t like it?”
“The cheesy ambiance? I think you’re confusing me with someone else.”
He paused, the smile freezing on his face as those words tumbled through his mind. He fought the urge to ask who she was referring to. “You’re right,” He agreed. “This is the last time I do something romantic for you.”
I could imagine every bit of this, and every facial expression ranging from the puzzled one Chloe was wearing, his apprehension, her insult and his frozen smile as his feelings are hurt. Unfortunately, he might be reaching the end of his efforts to please her and will avoid being romantic.
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Lex couldn’t stop the groan from escaping his lips as his cock slid inside of her for the third time.
Nothing should ever feel this good to him. His hand gripped her waist as his mouth found her own, kissing her hard as his cock slid in even deeper.
He was sure he was addicted. He was almost positive it was not normal . Almost sure it wasn’t natural to want anyone this bad.
Then again, he’s never really been normal. He’d always been an over indulger of sorts whenever he procured something he thoroughly enjoyed.
Chloe was no exception. She seemed to know what he liked. What he enjoyed most. She was into his kind of kinks as well. He meant it when he said he and lana’s sex life didn’t venture very far. In fact, it ventured no where. He’d only slept with Lana once, and even then it was subpar. He hadn’t been surprised. He hadn’t taken Lana to bed since, and she didn’t seem to-
His invading thoughts stuttered to a halt as Chloe’s nails scored down his back.
“Fuck!” he groaned, thrusting harder. His tongue thrust against her own, matching the movement of his cock. She was so wet. So hot, the sounds emanating from her throat urged him on.
This very good smut, though I have a complaint. It was all hot and sexy and Lex was being secretly adoring of Chloe, then he thinks of Lana? Worse, he seems to be on a train of thought with it that might be taking him near the solution to his heartbreaking problem, then you throw us and him back into the smut and it's very hot again? It was different and kind of frustrating. No complaints about the hotness as long as you-know-whose-pink-name is left out.
I wasn't happy about the smut interruption, but interrupting the interruption when Lex was almost thinking clearly was mean too. Ignore me, I'm always this conflicted about Lex.
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kimbo
“Spread your legs wider.”
*lusty sigh*
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He collapsed on top of her, rolling off of her when she gently pushed at his shoulders. He glanced in her direction, frowning when she turned onto her side, turning her back to him.
He lay back and slipped the condom off. He tied it, and leaned over to toss it into the garbage. He glanced over at her, lifting his hand to touch her shoulder, he paused and changed his mind.
He watched her back, his thoughts turning. He knew she wouldn’t be with him if he asked. He could demand it, but he knew that wouldn’t turn out so great. Chloe wasn’t one to be pushed around. He knew she wouldn’t turn her back on her friends or family. There were too many factors in their lives for anything to ever work between them.
As similar as they were, they were still on two different worlds. Things were only going to get much worse, that he knew.
He wasn’t letting her go though. He was selfish that way.
It was sad how the sex ends and there's an immediate effort to be separate and aloof from each other. I know Chloe's talking herself out of the affair and Lex is trying to negotiate around losing her, but they could cuddle! If you're having sex and moaning each other's names and giving gifts and making fun of the other woman, can't you cuddle?!
I'm sorry, but really . . . Angst is good, but Lex wanted a cuddle and he needs it. Medicinal cuddling so he can get to the point of all his Chloe vs. Lana thoughts. Sorry I quoted everything. At least you know I'm interested, right?:D
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Great story :D So Lex will not take the news of Chloe ending their little deal to well then. I wonder what he will do to make/convince her to carryon?? I can't wait for the next part. :)
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Gosh! loved the lex POV! they want each other so badly it's...beautifully angsty. i'm glad to know that lex is pretty much feeling the same thing for chloe. and the last part was awesome, just when chloe decided to end everything, lex decided not to let her go. go lex!!!! man i love this fic! more soon please!!!!!
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So will this be continuously unrequited tragic angst? Or torturous but eventually rewarding angst? Or is that undecided? It'll be interesting to see how these two actually find out about their feeling for each other. Also, Lana sucks. That is all. :)
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WoW! Exellent update, so finally when Lex decides that he does care for Chloe and will not let her go even when he gets married, is when Chloe finally decides that she needs to get out of their afffair.Stupid people why don't talk to each other about their feelings? I can't wait to read how Lex reacts to Chloe decision to leave, bring on the angst.
please update again soon
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SVfan1286
WoW! Exellent update, so finally when Lex decides that he does care for Chloe and will not let her go even when he gets married, is when Chloe finally decides that she needs to get out of their afffair.Stupid people why don't talk to each other about their feelings? I can't wait to read how Lex reacts to Chloe decision to leave, bring on the angst.
please update again soon
People really ARE unable to discuss their feelings. It's so stupid. It'd be much easier to be happy if we were all just honest about our feelings...
Eh...
Sorry, real life reflected in fandom = depressed reviewer...
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I can't wait to read how Lex reacts to Chloe decision to leave, bring on the angst.
ooooh, I second that! Of course, the most OBVIOUS thing for him to do would be for him to confess his own feelings, drop the act with Lana, and start dedicating his personal time to wooing and winning over Chloe.
heh, but where's the fun in that? I ALSO cannot wait to see what kind of desperate measures he resorts to once he realizes that he's about to lose the only person that he actually cares about (heh, actually he LOVES her, but it seems like he's not ready to admit it yet, so we'll let it go for now).
Would he launch a incredibly ruthless seduction campaign to bring her back to him? Or would he skip the obsessive stalking and gift-giving and go immediately to blackmail? Perhaps kidnapping? ooooh, kidnapping... perhaps THAT'S what the 'Disappearing Act' title refers to... Chloe disappears because Lex kidnaps her.
heh, or (more likely) Chloe decides to disappear on her own and go into hiding somewhere. Which leaves Lex madly obsessed with the activity of finding her and Bringing. Her. Back!
*shiver* and *shudder* I can't wait to find out how it turns out. Please update soon.
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Oh man, I love this story.
Sometimes I'm just an angst girl, and I have to say that this scenario appeals to me.
In fact, I've been on pins and needles waiting for Chloe to decide she's really done with Lex and pull a disappearing act. Then we'd get to see some obsessive, possessive Lex doing anything and everything in his power to find Chloe and bring her back.
But then this got me thinking -
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As similar as they were, they were still on two different worlds. Things were only going to get much worse, that he knew.
He wasn’t letting her go though. He was selfish that way.
So, what if Lex is the one responsible for her "disappearing". I mean if he finds out her plans to leave him? If he finds out she's desperate he might get all preemptive.
After all, there has been much speculation about how far a creepy, obsessive Lex might go. ;)
But booooooooooy, would Chloe whoop his ass. lololol
Man, you've made me all edge of my seaty. I can't wait for more of this excellent story.
*chants quietly* angst angst angst angst angst angst
Subtle, huh?
~Sarah~
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skauble
So, what if Lex is the one responsible for her "disappearing". I mean if he finds out her plans to leave him? If he finds out she's desperate he might get all preemptive.
After all, there has been much speculation about how far a creepy, obsessive Lex might go. ;)
*chants quietly* angst angst angst angst angst angst
Subtle, huh?
heeee :D I'd like to throw in my own muttered chants of *chants quietly* angst angst angst angst angst angst to Skauble's 'subliminal' messaging.
I ALSO like the idea of seeing a creepy, obsessed version of Lex who simply takes desperation to new and scary depths. And then seeing Chloe whooping his ass while he's at his scariest moment.
Please update.
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So, new chant:
update - update - update
Please update Soon!!!
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So, new chant:
update - update - update
heh, it seems like a LOT of us have taken up muttering and chanting for the sake of this fic. Is it possible to have a bunch of obsessively monosyllabic people committed to a mental institute as a group? hmmm, probably not, otherwise every boy-band in the world would have had a padded room to themselves.
I was just reading something about the difference between casual sex and intimate sex, and how the two of them might seem similar in all the 'fun' kind of ways, they have some very fundamental differences. When you fuck a person, you leave them feeling fucked, but when you make love to a person, they leave feeling loved.
Lex has been spending all his time making Chloe feel fucked (literally and figuratively) instead of loved and cherished the way she deserves to be... The stupid bastard! He really should know better. I'm not going to say that Chloe is doing the same to Lex, because SHE'S not the one who's engaged to Lana!
please update soon. Can we get to Lex suffering? I want to see him in abject misery, and desperate to bring Chloe back into his life again... by any means necessary...
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Lex has been spending all his time making Chloe feel fucked (literally and figuratively) instead of loved and cherished the way she deserves to be... The stupid bastard! He really should know better. I'm not going to say that Chloe is doing the same to Lex, because SHE'S not the one who's engaged to Lana!
please update soon. Can we get to Lex suffering? I want to see him in abject misery, and desperate to bring Chloe back into his life again... by any means necessary...
:devil:
I must agree! Lex is a selfisch basterd who thinks he can just fuck one woman and be engaged to the other. And the minute Chloe is going to end it, is the same minute all the fusses in Lex's head will explode. He can't live without her. But what means he will use to keep her in his life?
I mean, Chloe ísn't going to accept being kept like some woman in a cave somewhere. Way too smart.
So Lex, what ye gonna do when lonliness is comin' for you?
*Continue chant*
Update - update - update
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So, new chant:
update - update - update
Please update Soon!!!
update - update - update update - update - update update - update - update
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update - update - update update - update - update update - update - update
thats so funny, i clicked on this thread to merely post *exactlY* what xxasaxx has just said..
update - update - update update - update - update update - update - update
please?--(ok thats new)
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Excellent update....more please.
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oh dear GOD, please update!!!! I'm seriously missing this fic, and I need to know what kind of steps this messed up, twisted version of Chlex is going to take. We have barely seen the tip of the iceberg of the cold, obsessiveness, creepy, stalker-style atrocities that Lex is capable of, and I. Want. More!!! I want to see Lex reach down deep and pull out every bit of desperate darkness that lies within... I want to see it directed at bringing Chloe into his life, and then I want to see Chloe beat the living hell out of him for trying to coerce her.
Please update, pretty please? with a cherry on top?
heh, cherries are too nice a visual to use for this fic... how about a grenade pin?
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Chloe is going to have to find a better man than Jimmy if she ever wants to get over Lex.
She should have told Lana then and there why she didn't want to be her Maid of Honor. Ruined Lana's perfect world, but then Lana would get to be the victim and yeah she is but I don't want her getting all the sympathy.
I don't get Lex. If he wants more with Chloe, then why not ditch Lana. She can't be helpful to him in any way. It can't be like he wants a safety net in case Chloe says no. It's not cool whether you are a backup or the guy has a backup for you because it ultimately means that he either doesn't really want you or is not sure about the relationship. He's got to know that Chloe's pushing him away because he's still with Lana. Stupid Lex cannot be with Chloe until he loses Lana. I will not allow it. Yeah, I have no power in this story, but I can throw a tantrum until he does.
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I can't believe you ended it there. WHy are these two so stupid? WHy doesn;t Lex just dump Lana for Chloe? It's not like she;s some heiress or something. Hmm....this must change. More please.
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I'm still sitting here on the edge of my seat waiting anxiously to see where the title is going to lead the fic... Perhaps I've been going about this all wrong in assuming that Chloe's going to be the one to disappear... perhaps it's going to be Lex who vanishes mysteriously? ;)
heh, ok, I know it's highly doubtful... but this is just to prove how much I've been obsessing about this fic and trying to find ways to understand how a 'Disappearing Act' will play a part in this fic later.
Please update!
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Owh....It's been weeks! Please, I beg You! Update!
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more please write more i really want to know what happens next.
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I just reread this last chapter, and these lines really stood out to me:
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For some reason, her eyes slid to the diamond earrings Lana had on, to the diamond necklace, and lastly the huge diamond ring on her finger. She felt her stomach turn as her eyes slid back up to Lex’s own.
Lana is practically dripping in diamonds, and Chloe is standing there in abject misery because the man she loves is marrying another woman.
Chloe is definitely doing the right thing by breaking off her relationship with Lex--it's too painful for her, and she has to think of her own emotional welfare.
Please update soon.
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Kit Merlot
Chloe is definitely doing the right thing by breaking off her relationship with Lex--it's too painful for her, and she has to think of her own emotional welfare.
Please update soon.
I agree with this. But there's a world of difference between making a firm resolve to break an addictive habit, and actually breaking it. I hope that Chloe manages to maintain the willpower to keep telling Lex to back away from her no matter how hot, delicious, sexy, irresistible, seductive... what was I saying?
ahem... just say NO, Chloe! (unless he looks really hot, in which case, go for 'one last jump' before telling him 'not ever again').
Seriously though. I'm feeling like Lex is right on the verge of finally admitting that he devastatingly in love with Chloe, and just a few more weeks of her telling him firmly that it's over would finally get him to admit how much she really means to him. OR it might lead him to just kidnap her and try to convince her that she had no choice but to give in...
Please update soon.
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
Thanks for all the feedback. Sorry for the long delay. My life has been kind of tumultuous lately. This is my first time actually getting down to actually post something. Well here’s part five. Enjoy!
Edited by Julie: For chapter 4, please see this post: http://forums.naughty-seduction.net/...l=1#post280164
Chapter 5
FAIRY TALE WEDDING!
Chloe couldn’t do anything, but glare at the magazine cover of Feature, which publicized Lex and Lana’s wedding, which was only three months away. She glared at the large picture of Lana’s hand, a smile on both of their faces. She wanted to rip it out of Lois’s hands and burn it.
Lois let out a loud whistle. “Five hundred thousand for a wedding? I still can’t believe they’re actually getting married.”
“Mm.” Chloe grunted.
“And Luthor, that snake. Its like he’s marrying his sister, or some distant cousin. Those two don’t match up at all.”
“Mm.” She grunted again.
“I heard she doesn’t even have any bridesmaids yet.”
Chloe sighed. “That’s a shame.” She commented in a flat tone.
Lois slowly lowered the magazine with a raised eyebrow. “You okay?”
Chloe didn‘t glance up from folding her laundry. “I’m fine.”
“You’re sure?”
She could still feel Lois watching her. “Yes.” She answered a little too quickly.
Lois sighed heavily. “Look Chlo, I know you’ve been holding out for Smallville and he still hadn’t noticed you yet but-”
“Excuse me?” Chloe cut her off. She looked up at Lois incredulously. “What does Clark have to-”
“I was only trying to get some type of a reaction out of you.” Lois cut in with a small smile. “You’ve been walking around like some sort of angry zombie for the past week and it was frankly starting to scare me.”
Chloe frowned at this. “I haven’t been-” She trailed off. “I’ve just been distracted.”
Lois frowned. “With what?” She leaned forward. “Did you and Jimmy have a fight?”
“What?” Chloe asked confused. “I haven’t seen Jimmy all week.” Truth be told was she had been avoiding him completely. Now that the semester was over she didn’t have to be in the office that much anymore, she was glad for it. After what happened with Lex, she didn’t think she could walk inside that copy room ever again.
She glanced up at her cousin to see a large smile on her face. “What?”
“So this is about Jimmy?” Lois asked with a small shake of her head. “You two have a fight?”
Chloe was so confused. “I-”
Lois stood up and reached for the basket of now folded laundry. “Well get over it because I invited him over tonight.”
Chloe gaped at her. “I-”
“And I told him you were cooking too.”
Chloe glared at her retreating form. “Lois-”
“I’ll be going out tonight,” Lois announced over her shoulder. “So the apartment is yours, and wear something nice would you? You look like a bag lady.”
Chloe frowned as she slowly glanced down at her form. “It was laundry day.” She muttered.
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“Dinner was great Chloe.”
She smiled. “Thanks Jimmy.”
Chloe doesn’t quite know how she gets herself stuck in situations like these. She always found herself at ease when it came to being around Jimmy. He could make her smile and laugh without even trying all that much.
But now things have changed. Things were awkward between them. So awkward that she felt herself wince and brace herself each time he spoke.
They were Sitting very closely on the couch, but for some reason the gap between them was obvious. Things were tense, that was for sure. Too tense for Chloe’s liking.
She sighed heavily and glanced in his direction. “So,” She started. “Would you like a drink?”
After her fifth glass of wine, Chloe was sure she was a little drunk. Everything around her was so soft, and her face felt overstretched from the smile she was sure she was sporting as she gazed at Jimmy. She kept refilling she and Jimmy’s glasses and they’d kept drinking it down. She felt relaxed, more relaxed than she felt in a long time. She even felt strangely happy which was a nice change from the usual turmoil that was her personal life.
Jimmy seemed to be in the same boat she was in. Maybe even a little bit drunker. Making his own corny jokes, which she laughed at. He seemed more at ease, lying back on her couch, the first two buttons of his shirt opened, revealing a little bit of his chest.
She smiled at him. “You have a nice smile Jimmy.”
His smile widened. “Thanks.”
He really did have a nice smile, and nice eyes, not to mention lips.
She was sure she was more than a little drunk when she kissed him.
He stiffened for a moment before kissing her back.
Chloe was lonely. Lonely and Miserable. But, she didn’t have to be any of those things tonight. She wouldn’t think about how she was possibly using him. She wouldn’t think about Lex. The same Lex whom she hasn’t seen or heard from in the past week. The same Lex who bullied and embarrassed her a week ago. The same Lex who was breaking her heart.
Her arms tightened around his neck as her kisses suddenly become more desperate. It wasn’t until she was lying on her back that she realized he had unbuttoned her shirt. His hands skimmed her bra covered chest, and a thought struck her.
He was so different from Lex.
She stared up at the ceiling, all of a sudden feeling very cold and sober as his lips traveled down her throat, making a journey toward her breast.
“Stop.” She whispered.
Jimmy continued kissing her, his lips skimming the top of her breasts.
“Stop.” She murmured, pushing at his shoulders.
He was off of her in an instant, looking at her alarmed. “Chloe? Did I-”
She quickly sat up, holding her shirt closed. She could feel the tears start to flood her eyes and threaten to fall. She had forgotten how emotional she got when she was drunk.
An awkward silence descended upon them, save for her soft sniffling.
“Chloe-” He started, reaching for her. He paused when she flinched away.
“Please,” She whispered sadly. “This wasn’t a good idea. I think you should go.”
Jimmy sighed and tried to reach for her again. “Chloe, I didn‘t hurt you did I?”
“Oh god don‘t, no. Please Jimmy.” She cried desperately. “Please just go.”
“Okay.” He said, pulling his hand away. “Are you-is this about Luthor?”
She froze and turned wide frightened eyes on him. “What?”
Jimmy sighed heavily as he answered. “I saw you two- in the copy room.”
She looked down embarrassed, a small blush coming onto her cheeks. “Jimmy I’m-”
“I was coming to see if you wanted some dinner.” He interrupted softly. He glanced up at her with a concerned gaze. “I guess this means the good guy isn’t going to win this time?”
Chloe closed her eyes as guilt rose up to consume her. “Jimmy, you’re a great guy, but I-”
“You love him?” he cut in.
Chloe couldn’t answer, but she knew the look on her face said it all.
He sighed heavily. “You’ve seemed so upset lately Chloe. I wondered what it was, but now that I see-” He trailed off with a shake of his head. “Chloe, are you sure you know what you’re doing?” He asked. “I mean, I don’t want to see you get hurt.”
‘Too late.’ Chloe thought sadly. “I’ll be okay.” She said instead.
Jimmy reached for her hand. “I hope so.” He muttered. “I always thought that if you could just notice me- and when you started to I felt like the luckiest guy in the world.” He shrugged slightly. “Even after what I saw I thought that I could wait-” He trailed off again with a shake of his head.
Chloe knew he wasn’t trying to make her feel guilty, but the guilt she felt for hurting him was beginning to kill her. “I don’t like to feel this way about him,” She admitted quietly. “I don’t like doing these things with him, but I can’t stop.”
He shrugged slightly. “You can’t help who you love Chloe.” He shook her head. “I don’t know Luthor personally, but I know what kind of man-”
“Don’t,” She cut in softly. “Please don’t. I don’t need to hear that.”
“Sorry.” He murmured. “But Chloe, he’s getting married pretty soon.”
She nodded slowly. “Yes.” She said softly. “Maybe then I’ll be free.” The words hurt, but Chloe knew that would probably be her only freedom from her ongoing heartache.
Jimmy squeezed her hand. “You’re a great woman Chloe. I hope you find the happiness you want.”
He stood up and she stood up with him, wrapping her arms around his neck she held on tight. “I hope you do too. Eventually you will.” And he will. A great loyal guy like him was bound to be snatched up by someone, and a small part of herself wished it was her. Wished she could love him because she knew he would love her back, and it would be good and uncomplicated and she’d be happy.
Jimmy smiled and squeezed her back, kissing her cheek as he pulled out of her embrace. “If you ever want to talk Chloe, about anything at all. I’m here.”
She smiled. “Thank you.”
He turned to walk out the door before pausing. “I hope he knows how unworthy he is of you.”
Chloe watched him go before slowly sitting back down on the couch deep in thought. Did he know that? Did he even care? She shook her head. Hadn’t it been for her stupid feelings getting in the way, she wouldn’t even be in this situation. Her head spun from being affected by alcohol and thoughts of Lex. When Chloe was near Lex, she always only felt two things. She was either miserable or totally completely warm inside. Lately, more miserable than warm. Shaking her head, she reached for the bottle of wine to finish it off. She wanted to turn her thoughts off for tonight. She wanted nothing more than to fall into a dreamless sleep.
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The next morning, Chloe had woken up with a huge headache and a small weight lifted off of her shoulders. Truth be told, it was a relief having someone know the truth about she and Lex. She knew things were going to forever awkward between she and Jimmy. But she also somehow knew that his invitation to talk was open and would always be open.
But that was only part of the reason she was feeling so good. Well, she didn’t rightly know why she was feeling so good. She had taken two Advil, gotten into the shower, and walked into the Planet for the six hours she was to be there. She had decided that very morning to register for summer classes which wouldn’t be starting for another month and a half. She had mentally chided herself for her thoughts and behavior as of late. She wouldn’t wallow in her own depression and sadness. She would live her life.
She smiled as she realized for the first time in a long time, things felt startlingly clear to her.
She picked her phone up on the third ring. “Dailey Planet.”
“You sound unusually perky today.”
She paused as the smooth voice reached her ears. Despite herself, she smiled at the way her stomach tightened. “Well I’m in a good mood.” She admitted. “Which admittedly won’t be ruined just because I hear your voice.”
There was a long pause before he responded. “Hmm,” He said softly. “That’s good to know.”
She waved as Jimmy passed by her desk with a small smile. “What do you want Lex?”
“I want to see you?”
She paused, her hand hovering over an article she was to proof. She wasn’t sure if she’d imagined it or not, but she was sure she heard a question mark on the end of that sentence, as if he wasn’t sure he should be asking. ‘Good.’ she thought. ‘He shouldn’t be.’ Her eyes slid to the calendar on her desk telling her it was Wednesday. “Alright.” she said.
There was another long pause. “Okay,” he said slowly. “I’ll-”
“I’m done here in two hours.” She cut in.
“Two hours?” He repeated. “But I’m still at work. I have a meeting in an hour, I’ll be there for the rest of the day.”
She clucked her tongue. “Well that’s a shame because that’s the only time I can meet with you. Guess you’ll take a rain check.” She knew she was annoying him. Knew he wanted to control the situation, but she didn’t care. She went to hang up, but paused when she heard him let out a slow breath.
“Alright,” He murmured softly. He sounded as though he was clenching his jaw. “Two hours.”
She wasn’t concerned with how he was going to get out of his meeting and she didn’t ask. “See you then.” she said and quickly hung up before he could reply. She was sure she’d just put him in his place. She was quite sure that she had taken control of the situation and he didn’t like it one bit.
She really didn’t give a fuck.
She grinned as her phone rang again and picked up. “Hello, Daily planet, Chloe Sullivan speaking.”
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She had arrived ten minutes late, surprised at how relaxed she felt, unsurprised that he was there before her.
She turned to face him as she slid her jacket off, the unreadable expression on his face almost making her freeze up. She met his gaze with a neutral expression, noticing how good he looked, sitting there, in his usual perfectly tailored dark clothes.
“You’re late.” He said.
She could hear the annoyance in his tone and was surprised he didn’t try to mask it. She only smiled at him. “Work ran a little later than I thought.” She offered no apologies because he certainly didn’t deserve one.
He didn’t reply; only stood up and walked the short distance to stand in front of her.
Chloe suddenly felt her nerves and senses wound tight just from the mere presence of him next to her. The smell of his cologne; His body solid and real next to hers, all she can think is that its been a while.
Her hand slid slowly up his shoulder, to wrap around his neck. She pulled his mouth down on her own, angling her head and groaning as he deepened the kiss. Her mouth opened, letting his tongue slide inside. She shuddered at the invasion and quickly melted into the kiss.
He pulled her body flush against his own, and she whimpered the feel of his solid form against her own, her breast pressing up against his muscled chest.
Feeling the sudden urge to breathe, she pulled away from his mouth. Chloe stared at him, noting the way his eyes had considerably darkened. She returned his lustful gaze, lost. His hand squeezed her waist, and she tried to ground herself once again. She pulled away when he leaned in for another kiss.
He pulled back to look at her with a confused glance.
“I’m thirsty.” She said.
“Thirsty?” He repeated and she slowly nodded.
“Can you poor me a drink?“ She called over her shoulder as she moved around him and made her way down the hallway towards the bedroom.
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“I hope you know, that I’ve probably lost millions of dollars because of you.”
Chloe, who had been benefiting from his very long tongue, opened her eyes to stare down at him. “Am I suppose to care?” She asked softly.
He raised an eyebrow and slowly slid up her body. “I don’t know,” He murmured, settling himself between her thighs. “What do you think?”
“Hmm,” She pretended to think for a moment. “Nope,” She concluded. “You’re the one who wanted to--Oh shit.”
Lex smirked as he slid inside of her. “What was that?” He asked.
Chloe gripped his shoulders as he lazily thrust his hips against hers. Breathlessly she replied. “I was saying that it was your idea to meet with me. I was perfectly fine with going home.”
Lex paused to look down at her, an unreadable expression on his face.
She rolled her eyes up at him and thrust her hips upward, indicating that he not stop. “Fuck me already.”
He rolled over so that she was on top. “Since you’re so demanding all of a sudden, you can do all of the work.”
His hands rested on her waist as she leaned forward with a sweet smile. “That’s fine. Since I’m the one who does all of the work anyway.”
His hands squeezed her waist as he frowned up at her. “Now what exactly is that suppose to mean?”
She ignored him, instead opting to arch her back and grind her hips against his own. She smiled at his loud gasp of pleasure. She was so wet with the hot pulse of pleasure she felt. She leaned forward, moving her hips faster, panting and moaning at the way his hands tightened on her waist, almost to the point of pain.
She leaned over to kiss him and his mouth opened, sucking her tongue into his mouth hard.
She pulled away with a moan, and sat up, slowly spearing herself on him. She moaned as she felt him thrust up once, his cock hitting that special spot inside of her.
His hands squeezed her breast and her eyes slid open eyes slid opened, she glanced down at Lex, her heart skipping a beat as she noticed he was watching her. She shook her head and closed her eyes, not wanting to see that expression on his face. She wouldn’t think of anything. Only concentrate on the feel of his hard cock pulsing inside of her as she rode him faster and harder.
“Fuck. Chloe.” He groaned.
She smiled, riding faster. She knew only she could make him lose control that way. She took his hands and guided one to her breast and the other between her legs.
“Oh yeah.” She breathed as he took in her silent request, rubbing her swollen clit with his thumb and index finger as fast as he could. Her body shook as her climax suddenly hit her. She rode it out, her hips still moved against his own and she whimpered as he continued thrusting inside of her, his own climax being milked from the tightness of her.
She slumped forward, burying her face into his neck, panting heavily. Her world was still tilting as she breathed in his manly scent. Sweat, cologne and Lex. She’s somewhat hardened that she wouldn’t be able to smell this familiar scent in just a couple of months. She stiffened when she felt his hand settle on her hip, gently shaking her.
“What did you mean by what you said Chloe?” He asked again, continuing their earlier conversation.
Once again, she gave no answer; only slid off of him, hissing at the loss of contact. She turned her back to him, bringing the sheets up so she could cover herself. She listened as he moved about the bed, the sound indicating he was taking care of the condom. She tensed again as he leaned towards her again.
“Chloe, I asked you a question.” he stated, annoyance clear in his tone.
She rolled her eyes to herself. Of course he wouldn’t understand what she said. “It doesn’t matter.” she said more to herself than him.
“Okay-” She could hear the pause in that phrase, knew he wanted to say more. Wasn’t really surprised when he didn’t. “Fine.”
She tensed when he touched her shoulder once again. “If you’re looking for seconds, you’ll be sorely disappointed.”
“I was trying to apologize about the last time we saw each other,” He said through gritted teeth. “What the hell is wrong with you today?”
“There is nothing wrong with me Lex.” She replied. “I’m just not in the mood today for much of your bullshit, and I certainly don’t want your sorry apology. Besides Luthors don’t apologize.”
He glared at her. “You’re right, we don’t. If you were in no mood of seeing me today, why’d you agree to meet with me?”
“Because I was stressed and I needed to get off.” She said cruelly. She turned to face him with a glare. “I wanted to fuck. Isn’t that why you ask to meet me Lex? Because you want to get off. So I can scratch an itch that Lana simply won’t.”
His angry expression suddenly changed into no expression at all. “Chloe-”
She was shaking, burning with anger. “Do you truly believe that this thing between us can go on after you’re married?”
He didn’t answer and her eyes widened in surprise. “Oh my god!” She whispered sitting up. “I cannot believe you.” She murmured, bending down to reach for her clothes. She could feel the familiar pain start to resurface and she swallowed back the lump in her throat.
“Chloe?” Lex asked softly. “Where are you going?”
“Home.” She answered shortly. She pulled her blouse over her head, crying out in surprise when he suddenly grabbed her and pinned her to the bed. She struggled against him for a moment, sighing when he tightened his hold on her. “Let me go.”
He only smiled down at her. “No.” He said very softly. “Not until you stop acting like a psycho.”
She glared up at him as she tried to free her arms from his strong grip. “Lex I swear to god if you don’t let me go I’ll scream.”
He raised an eyebrow. “And who will hear you? You must’ve forgotten that we’re eighty floors up.”
“Let go!” She screamed, but he only tightened his hold.
“No,” He said simply. “Now are you going to stop and listen to me?”
She stopped struggling at the amused expression on his face. “I hate you.”
His expression turned serious at those words. “Maybe.” he said. He paused for a moment before speaking. “How do you feel about Mexico?”
She stared at him for a long moment before rolling her eyes. “What does Mexico have to do with anything?”
“I have business to attend to there.” He explained. “I’d like for you to join me.”
She stared at him as if he had two heads. “What?”
He smiled slowly at her. “Mexico. I’d like you to come.”
Her mouth opened to respond, but no sound came out.
He frowned down at her, his expression slowly becoming guarded. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Because you’re insane.” She answered. She slowly shook her head at him. “Why do you want me to go?”
“Because I’d like your company.” He answered, his face honest and open. He paused for a long moment. “I won’t beg-Please join me?” He asked.
Her eyes widened in surprise. “Wow,” She murmured. “I’d never thought I’d hear the word please pass through your lips.”
He shrugged. “I’m compromising today.” He cleared his throat. “So what do you say Chloe?”
The earnest look on his face seemed odd to her and she sighed. She couldn’t even believe she was even considering this. She glanced down at his hands, noticing they had loosened their previous tight grip. She shrugged out of his grip, sitting up and crossing her arms as she did. “When?”
He smiled slightly. “Tomorrow.”
Her eyes widened again. “Tomorrow?” She asked incredulously. She shook her head slowly. “I can’t, I have my internship.”
He smirked. “You only go in three days a week and its voluntary.”
Her eyes narrowed at the knowledge that he knew her schedule. “How do you-” she trailed off with a shake of her head. “I don’t want to know.” She glanced away from him her thoughts turning. She knew she shouldn’t agree to this, but the thought of having time alone away from Kansas. “What do I tell Lois?” She asked out loud.
“Nothing.” He said as if it was simple. “Just meet me here at six in the morning and we’ll go.”
She bit her lip as she considered his request. “This is crazy.”
He smiled “Isn’t it?”
She shook her head. “I can’t believe I’m about to agree to this.” She glanced up at him rolling her eyes at the knowing smile on his face. “I still hate you.”
He chuckled slightly. “That’s good to know.”
TBC
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
Excellent update!
I was a tad bit surprised that Jimmy saw Chloe and Lex together and that he handled it as well as he did. I like that he was still willing to be friends with Chloe and to listen to her about Lex--very cool.
And I highly approve of how Chloe is dealing with Lex--she is regaining some of her strength. The smutty Chlex moments were just gorgeous, and good for Chloe for letting some of her anger out--I think Lex not only wants to continue sleeping with Chloe, but he wants her in his life iindefinitely.
But the highlight of the story was Lex's asking her to go to Mexico with him--and Chloe agreed to go! Woo Hoo--now they can be alone together, all the time. This will be the moment of truth for their relationship.
And of course Lex knows her schedule--the man's in love with her--he probably has a whole host of Chloe facts at his disposal.
I just hope that it is in Mexico that Lex realizes that it's Chloe he wants to spend the rest of his life with and not the Lang.
Please update again as soon as you can:D
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Jimmy saw them and didn't say anything now?!
I liked how Chloe was take charge and didn't try to let this time being anything more than it was. The more she does that, the more Lex is going to realize he misses the closeness and wants to have something more. I still don't get why he's with Lana. He obviously in love with Chloe and they have better sex so what is he getting out of his relationship with Lana. Is he still trying to piss off Clark? Going open with a relationship with Chloe would probably piss off Clark more.
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I am so happy you updated this story. Can't believe Jimmy saw Lex & Chloe together & managed not to freak out. I hope being together in Mexico will help Lex realize he really loves CHloe. Can't wait for more.
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Where oh where will you take the story to? More Dagney
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
So they are going to Mexico and will be alone together I wonder what they will get up to!;) Lol. I can't wait for more, I am really enjoying this.
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OMG
Jimmy seing Chloe and Lex was unexpected... But at least now Chloe has someone to talk about her problem
What`s on Lex mind with this trip???
Please more soon
And make him break up with insipid Blana soon
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Ok Why Chloe did you say yes? You were getting somewhere GUHH!! Lex is a real ass and I hate how he keeps doing this to her. :wth:
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Owh! An update!!!
Anyway...Mexico huh? Sounds like Lex has been missing her...Lol
anyway, please update soon
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Freaking Fabulous chapter. I just luv everything about this whole story. I can't wait for more. Please update soon!
Kat
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great update......wonder what Lex is up to inviting Chloe to Mexico...hmmm?
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
This was a fabulous wonderful chapter, and I loved reading every second of it from beginning to end. It was IN-credible. I loved how it began in such a heart-breaking manner with Chloe finding out some of the details of the Lexana wedding, and poor Lois was so lost trying to figure out why Chloe was so unhappy. I loved Lois over here… she was trying to figure out what was making Chloe so miserable, and trying to ‘fix it’ too… it’s not her fault that her lack of complete knowledge the situation only had her making things worse for Chloe.
And Jimmy… I can’t believe that you actually managed to make Jimmy into such a wonderful, mature, self-sacrificing, patient young man. You took a little boy from a TV show, and made him grow up in a single scene. I thought I was going to cry when Jimmy told CHloe that he knew about the sordid, hopless Chlex affair, but he did NOT judge her at all, but just told her that he was willing to wait for her. I seriously wanted Chloe to forget Lex and just fall in love with the Jimster right there and then.
Heh, but I am glad that Chloe managed to stop things between them before they went too far. It would have been unspeakable cruel of her to have used Jimmy while thinking of Lex the entire time.
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He turned to walk out the door before pausing. “I hope he knows how unworthy he is of you.”
Chloe watched him go before slowly sitting back down on the couch deep in thought. Did he know that? Did he even care? She shook her head. Hadn’t it been for her stupid feelings getting in the way, she wouldn’t even be in this situation. Her head spun from being affected by alcohol and thoughts of Lex. When Chloe was near Lex, she always only felt two things. She was either miserable or totally completely warm inside. Lately, more miserable than warm. Shaking her head, she reached for the bottle of wine to finish it off. She wanted to turn her thoughts off for tonight. She wanted nothing more than to fall into a dreamless sleep.
I loved this part. It really helped show how incredibly in over her head Chloe is, not to mention how deeply in love she really is. The worst thing is that she’s tearing herself apart over a man who is plainly unworthy of her, and she knows it too. It’s a good question whether Lex knows how unworthy he is and how despicably he’s behaving. I doubt it though. My guess is that Lex is desperately trying to exorcise his feelings for Chloe by trying to fuck them out of his system. He’s keeping Lana as a public girlfriend to prove to himself that he IS in control of whatever feelings he ‘might have’ for Chloe. He’s frightened witless that his feelings for Chloe are overwhelming and rob him of his control… place her in a position of power over him… so he’s trying to balance out the power by keeping her on a strong and at a detached distance from him by using Lana as a buffer and camouflage. The stupid, witless, idiotic, craven COWARD! He makes me SICK!
I can’t wait until this ‘emotional detachment’ finally ends up driving Chloe away from him once and for all, and THEN he realizes exactly how much he needs her love. Make. Him. Suffer!
LOL! I loved, LOVED how this chapter had Chloe grabbing a considerable part of the power that was in play between them. Lex made this into a game? Fine! But Chloe is going to win no matter what kind of insane rules he sets up between them :D
I really loved how she grabbed control of the situation straight from the phone call, and didn’t let up for even a moment during their time together during this session. I loved how she set the deadline for ‘2 hours from now’ and had the nerve and audacity to keep him waiting for ten minutes. ROTFLMAO! Loved it. And I also enjoyed the hesitant way he set up the meeting, phrasing the ‘I want to see you’ as a request rather than a demand. Excellent!
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Chloe gripped his shoulders as he lazily thrust his hips against hers. Breathlessly she replied. “I was saying that it was your idea to meet with me. I was perfectly fine with going home.”
Lex paused to look down at her, an unreadable expression on his face.
She rolled her eyes up at him and thrust her hips upward, indicating that he not stop. “Fuck me already.”
He rolled over so that she was on top. “Since you’re so demanding all of a sudden, you can do all of the work.”
His hands rested on her waist as she leaned forward with a sweet smile. “That’s fine. Since I’m the one who does all of the work anyway.”
His hands squeezed her waist as he frowned up at her. “Now what exactly is that suppose to mean?”
I loved this bit if byplay between them. I enjoyed how Lex kept trying to regain control of the situation, but Chloe continued to keep him off-balance and confused… I enjoyed how she told him that HE was the one who was desperate to see her, while she would have been just fine going home tonight without any Chlex-action. She’s making it clear that his need is more consuming that hers (it might even be true… if only he ADMITS it). Heh, and I also liked how she let him know that she was unhappy and bitter about the situation, even though it was more like a ‘hint’ about how resentful she was rather than an outright complaint. I wonder how he would have replied if she had explained that statement a little more fully…?
It was still fun, the whole time I could see his mind working feverishly, trying to figure out what was going on inside her head. Perfect! I love that he’s the confused and conflicted one during these sessions for once.
The smut was amazing. I loved how Chloe took control and KEPT a dominant position the whole time. Moving at her own pace, and telling him what she wanted, when she wanted. It was great seeing her in charge, and I hope this domination and control is a new precedent rather than a one-off event.
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She was shaking, burning with anger. “Do you truly believe that this thing between us can go on after you’re married?”
He didn’t answer and her eyes widened in surprise. “Oh my god!” She whispered sitting up. “I cannot believe you.” She murmured, bending down to reach for her clothes. She could feel the familiar pain start to resurface and she swallowed back the lump in her throat.
I was as shocked as Chloe at hearing Lex’s impudence and gall. But I suppose it makes sense. Chloe IS indulging and participating in his unfaithful affair while she knows that he’s engaged to another woman… why would she draw the line at making the affair an extra-marital one too? At least Chloe has made it clear that there are SOME lines that she won’t cross, although I’m sure the arrogant bastard believes that he can ‘persuade’ her to change her mind. Let’s hope she manages to stick by her principles about not having affair with married men, even if she doesn’t make a fuss about engaging in sexual sessions with a man who is spoken for.
The trip for Mexico came completely out of the blue, and it seemed to have knocked Chloe off-balancer and (temporarily I hope) out of her dominant position today. I wonder what Lex has planned for this trip. What does he hope to accomplish? Does he think that having complete access to Chloe for an entire weekend would finally be enough to ‘fuck her out of his system’? Does he WANT to fuck the need for her out of himself?
That was an interesting answer Lex gave to Chloe’s statement of ‘I hate you’. Was he relieved that Chloe doesn’t seem to harbour any feelings towards him? or was he relieved that she DOES feel passion for him, even if it’s a negative one?
This was an excellent chapter, Kimbo. It was worth the wait, but I really, desperately hope the next chapter will be coming in a little bit sooner ;)
I really want to know what happens… Not to mention that I’m desperate to get onto the part where Lex is suffering and grovelling for Chloe’s forgiveness for his appalling, despicable and cowardly behaviour. Please update soon.
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I am still hung on the titel- is Chloe trying to disappear? That would be some adventure. She should pay Lex back somehow.
More really soon please
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I am still hung on the titel- is Chloe trying to disappear? That would be some adventure. She should pay Lex back somehow.
More really soon please
You know, I was thinking about the title too, and I was hoping that it meant that Lex and Chloe disappeared together.
Like maybe in Mexico:grin3:
Please let us know soon, Kimbo, okay?
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Another Wonderful chapter!
I'm glad Chloe broke up Jimmy...I really don't care about him, but even he dosen't deserve to be with someone who's in-love with someone else. I can't believe he saw Chloe with Lex together, and still was willing to be with Chloe...Poor sweet Jimmy...
I loved Chloe taking control, and Lex completely thrown of-balance, trying figure out "what is going on with Chloe" the whole time.
I love to know what Lex is thinking and feeling...To me he seems almost desperately addicted to Chloe...But then what the hell is he doing with LANA?
I have a bad feeling about Mexico...Chloe's not telling anybody where she's going...She could DISAPPEAR and nobody will know that she's gone and where to look to find her. I can't wait.
Please update again soon!!!
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mexico? yay can't wait for more!
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Mexico sounds like fun...
Update soon!
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
Did you know that your fic, Kimbo, was the very last one I frantically finished typing out a review for before I had to leave for the airport on my way to New York? You finished a new chapter very soon before my time of departure, and I felt I just HAD to let you know how much I loved the update before I lost access to my laptop...
Anyhow... I'd like to ask for another update... anytime soon. I'd like to know what both Lex and Chloe are thinking and hoping for regarding this shared trip together. Lex is still not ready to admit that he's in love with Chloe (damned bastard's too much of a freaky coward to admit to such a thing). I get the feeling he's hoping that complete unlimited access to Chloe for a weekend will give him the chance to fuck her out of his system? And Chloe...? Perhaps she's hoping for one last hoorah with Lex before he gets married and is labeled 'untouchable' and 'unavailable' even by HER flexible and lenient standards.
heh, not to mention I'm still dying to know what's the point of the title of this chapter... It's possible that Lex has plans to kidnap Chloe, make her 'disappear' from public view and keep her for his own private entertainment... or, more likely, Chloe has plans to make herself disappear to a place where Lex will no longer be able to track her down and tempt her towards being the mistress in an adulterous affair with a married man.
Chloe had a very strong sense of integrity, and I know it must be killing something within her to be involved with someone who not only does not acknowledge her as a girl-friend, but has publically declared himself engaged to one of the most unworthy women that Chloe has ever met.
Making herself vanish away from Lex Luthor's reach would not only put an end to her giving into her damaging addiction. But it would ALSO give Lex a chance to appreciate exactly what he has been taking for granted for all this time.
Please update soon.
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
ohhh SE, you always know how to get my ass in gear....but fortunately for u...its already been in gear. i'm actually working on the next chapter for Elle Est Digne. After i post that chapter..then i'll post the next one for this story!
Keep patient..i hope its worth the wait!
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kimbo
ohhh SE, you always know how to get my ass in gear....but fortunately for u...its already been in gear. i'm actually working on the next chapter for Elle Est Digne. After i post that chapter..then i'll post the next one for this story!
Keep patient..i hope its worth the wait!
LOL! I've been told that my incessant naggi... reviewing provides gentle and subtle encouragement for the best of authors to update... I'm so glad to get some confirmation of that ;)
I'm moving tomorrow, and I probably won't be settled in until the upcoming Monday... So feel free to use the weekend to finish off those two chapters... I look greatly forward to reading them at the end of my packing and unpacking.
Thanks for the heads up, Kimbo. I'm sure the updates will be wonderful :D
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I am so thrilled that we are going to get updates for two of kimbo's excellent stories--WOO HOO!!
I will try to wait patiently:grin3:
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
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Glad I found this one, it's got me hooked!
Please update again soon.
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
Owh! Please update!
I've been waiting so patiently ....
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
sooo, has enough time passed after the update for Elle Est Digne that it's time for Disappearing Acts have a turn now? Update soon, Kimbo? pleeeease!!???
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Re: Disappearing Acts (NC-17) *Chapter 5 updated 8/19/07*
Oh SE. i would post the next chapter, but my damn internet is down. It won't be up until the end of the month. So if you can hold out for a little bit longer i'll appreciate it! :)
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Oh SE. i would post the next chapter, but my damn internet is down. It won't be up until the end of the month. So if you can hold out for a little bit longer i'll appreciate it! :)
hey Kimbo. The news that there's another chapter right around the corner goes a LONG way to restoring my (admittedly shallow) supply of patience. I'm sorry about your unreliable Internet Connection, we never really appreciate a good, fast service until it's gone, huh? :P
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Please update I want to know what happens next.
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I'm just so excited for the next update...I'm dying to know what happens next.
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kimbo
Oh SE. i would post the next chapter, but my damn internet is down. It won't be up until the end of the month. So if you can hold out for a little bit longer i'll appreciate it! :)
Oh man, Kimbo, I guess you are still having Internet problems--I hope it is fixed soon:blinkkiss
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When you said the 'end of the month', you DID mean September 2007, right? Because if you say that you actually meant for us to wait until the beginning of November, I think I might just cry. Please update whenever you can. DAMN you, AT&T!!! (or whatever cable line has been giving Kimbo trouble this past month)
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When you said the 'end of the month', you DID mean September 2007, right? Because if you say that you actually meant for us to wait until the beginning of November, I think I might just cry. Please update whenever you can. DAMN you, AT&T!!! (or whatever cable line has been giving Kimbo trouble this past month)
First Verizon told me september 28th. then they told me october 2nd, then they told me October 16th! so i won't have any internet until that day. fortuantely i got to work on two chapters of Disappearing acts and already have a new chapter of Elle Est Digne. So pleaseeee just wait a little bit longer?
and its damn you DSL!!!!!!