Broken Song (NC-17) Part 7 08/18/2021
Notes: How is it going out there N~S? Here we are in 2019 and things are just a mess in the real lives of some of our Smallville favorites (Really AMack?). I had this story and never did much work on it until recently. I still love this pairing and had some time to revisit their never realized on screen love story. I know I have graveyard work that never got its due so maybe I’ll look at those too. Music keeps me going. So chapter titles are songs I think of when ChLex met up. All Chloe POV.
Title: Broken Song
Author: Letia84
Rating: NC-17 For adult language, sexual content, and some violence
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. Own by DC and Warner Brothers
Summary: It is eight years post Season 3 of Smallville. Chloe and Lex have broken up. To move on Chloe has run off to California and she is married. After Lex reintroduces himself into her life Chloe has to decided to stay married or repair the broken song she shares with Lex.
Part 1: Hello (Song by Adele)
Chloe was on high since boarding the plane to arrive in Metropolis. She was getting an award. A top honor from the Daily Planet that lead many investigative reporters to the Pulitzer Prize.
“You’re looking good Chlo.” Caleb pulled her flush against him as she tried to pin in her earring. “This dress looks amazing.” He breathed in her sent and they were going to be late if he kept going. His hands smoothed down the floor length gown and she had to stop him.
“Stop messing with me.” Chloe wiggled in his grasp trying to get away. Turning to look at him he was smiling ear to ear.
Caleb Huntsman was always smiling and it was one of the things she loved about him. Her husband was a fiction writer, a lover of baseball, and he always smiled. She attributed his joyful nature to being raised in the California sun. After meeting through a dating website for coffee they hadn’t been apart for the last two years. Married after only six months of dating seemed crazy at the time, but looking at him smiling Chloe knew she had made the right choice.
He looked too good at the moment in his only tux. It was the same one they got married in. He had smoothed his normally wild sandy hair down and shaved showing off a baby face.
“You look good too.” Chloe reached up to kiss the tip of his nose and turned back to check herself in the mirror.
“Lois and Clark are meeting us, right?” He spoke moving to lean against the sink of the hotel bathroom they were in.
Chloe nodded. Mrs. Lane promised to leave her jealousy at home. She may have been the one working at the Daily Planet, but it was Chloe's investigative work at the Star City Registrar that had been picked by the Planet. Lois had nothing to be upset about. She had won this award and the Pulitzer Prize when Chloe was still in college for her in depth reporting on Superman. As it stood reporting on Superman was all Lois did these days.
“We better get going.” She poked Caleb's midsection and darted out for her shoes.
“Don’t start that game.” He caught her arm before she could make an exit. “You know you can’t run from anyone in this dress.” A swift motion and he pulled her in for a kiss. It was just the right amount of pressure and a little tongue before she pulled away.
“Will play when we get back.” Chloe spoke through hooded eyes.
“Yes, because I have always wanted to have sex with someone with a Pulitzer Prize.” Another smile formed on his lips.
Chloe couldn’t help but return his grin. “I don’t have it yet.”
The night progressed just as it should. Three awards were going out to journalist for investigative reporting, feature writing, and feature photography. Chloe would receive hers last. It wasn't unusual for the Daily Planet to single out someone that didn’t work for them, but they had to be extraordinary to be honored by them.
“Thank you all again for coming tonight to celebrate our Daily Planet Reporters Awards.” Perry White took the podium in the over-sized banquet hall of the M hotel. “We all know the people selected for this award are on the short list for the Pulitzer Prize and our final awardee is very deserving of both awards. She has been an invaluable asset to Star City uncovering the corrupted police forces human trafficking ring. In this age of the superhero we often look to a Dark Knight in Gotham, or an Archer in Star City, or our very own alien in red tights to save the day.”
Chloe looked over to her old friend Clark Kent and he was adjusting his glasses. Whenever someone talked about Superman he checked his disguise.
“However this time it was a reporter. Someday I hope she realizes she belongs at the Daily Planet and not the Star City Register, but right now please help me give a hand to our recipient for excellence in investigative reporting, Mrs. Chloe Sullivan.”
Seated at her round table Chloe stood while everyone applauded. Here biggest fans were surrounding her. Her father the proudest hugged her before she walked up the podium. He looked stronger than ever and she was so happy he could make the long flight into Metropolis from Star City.
Shaking hands with Perry White, Chloe looked at the crowd and knew exactly what she was going to say. “Thank you Mr. White for those kind words. I'll admit that when Mr. White called I thought he was offering me a job again. In fact he did offer a job.” Chloe paused for the crowd to chuckle. “An after I said no he said I was lucky because my answer didn’t change the fact I would be given this year's investigator award.” That line got a louder roar from the crowd.
This was her moment and she was enjoying every bit of it. “On a more serious note Mr. White was right we are living in the age of the superhero. I went undercover to produce this story and without the protection of a superhero I wouldn’t have written a word. Superheroes hide who they are, but if my protector is here we share this award.” She caught Clark’s eye and he pushed his glasses up smiling at her with pride. It was Green Arrow that helped the most, but Clark had introduced them once he found out what she had planned.
“I also don’t want to think of this story as a victory. It may be a victory for those saved, but there are still thousands of men, women and children being brought to America as slaves. Human trafficking is a horrific practice that needs to be crushed.” Chloe paused again letting the seriousness of her statement sink in.
“I want to thank the Daily Planet board for seeing me as I am. I’m reporter or better put a truth teller. My father said telling the truth wasn’t really a job, but if anyone could make it one it would be me, so thank you dad for believing in me. I also want to thank my husband for trusting me to come home every night while working through this investigation.” Chloe looked at Caleb and his smile was still secured in place.
“And lastly...” Chloe paused. Reaching the end of the speech she took stock of the room one last time. It was during that time she caught a glimpse of him.
The bald head of Lex Luthor was hard to miss in a room. He was listening and looking right at her. Her words got caught in her throat. Everyone was waiting for to speak and Lex Luthor was there staring at her.
“Finally…” Chloe paused again when Lex started to turn one corner of his mouth up into a smirk. She looked away shaking her head and blinking to get her focus back. “Thank you to Eva Doe for trusting me to help her.” Chloe thought back to the woman that risked her life to help save a shipment of people coming in from Europe. She had to thank her and Chloe wished she was there that night to share the award, but she was save away in protective custody.
The applause started slow because it was obvious she having trouble. She played it off as getting choked up about the award and not because she had seen Lex. It had been nearly eight years and he still had an effect on her.
Leaving the stage she was greeted by Lois for hug. “Next year this award is mine.” Lois was followed by Clark.
He pulled her into a bear hug and she disappeared in his huge frame. “Great job Chloe.”
Caleb was after him. “I love you.” He said smiling ear to ear. She hugged him almost crying. They had been through it while she was investigating. It was another reason she married him. Caleb had learned to handle the way she needed to work.
“I love you too.” Chloe spoke before kissing him lightly.
When he pulled away more people were waiting. “Go your public awaits.” Nudging her around Chloe was greeted by people she knew from their names in a byline of various newspapers and they all wanted to shake her hand.
Her face was hurting from smiling so much, but she had to keep it going. Others from the Daily Planet and Register were giving her congratulations. At the end of the line was the last person she wanted to see.
“People that win this award usually get the Pulitzer Prize next.” Lex Luthor spoke extending his hand to her.
She took his hand for a firm handshake as she answered. “I know.” The warmth and strength of the handshake was almost mesmerizing.
“I'll be at that party too.” He was still shaking her hand in his perfectly fitted tux.
“Oh, okay.” Chloe answered suddenly unaware that people were staring at them. She let go of his hand and made her way back towards her safe circle.
Chloe needed to pull herself together. She just received the biggest award of her career and Lex Luthor was ruining it for her. “Caleb I have to go to the ladies room.”
“Lois wants to toast. Which is code for do shots at that bar.” He announced pointing to Lois forcing Clark towards the bar. Lois knew very well Clark couldn’t be drunk but he could fly her home with ease and let her sleep off her own buzz.
“Okay, go get mine. I’ll only be a moment.” She retreated to the ladies room. Shaking hands along the way she looked back and Lex was looking at her. Peering right through her. She turned and started to move faster.
The bathroom was empty. Chloe took a seat on a plush red sofa and stared down at her hands. Lex Luthor had been far from her thoughts for so long seeing him now was making her feel like a seventeen year girl again.
Her mind started racing as to what he meant by being at the Pulitzer Prize ceremony as well. Then she settled on one thought. “Caleb.” she whispered softly then moved as quickly as she could in her dress.
Chloe scanned the room and found Caleb taking a shot with Lois and Clark. Lois was going to be the life of party if she couldn’t be the honoree. Breathing out a sigh of relief Chloe was glad Lex was far from her smiling man.
“Congratulation Mrs. Sullivan.” Someone was coming at her and Chloe shook a few more hands before finding a new hiding place.
The Metropolis grand hotel had a lovely balcony with no one on it. “I can't believe it.” She breathed out the words taking in the fresh air.
“Believe what?” There he is was again. The cool tenor of his voice couldn’t be mistaken. She didn't want to turn and look at him.
Chloe just waited until he was next to her. When she felt him there she answered. “That I won.”
“Of course you won. You broke up a human trafficking ring that arrested thirty dirty cops and a state senator.” She looked over to him and the pride in his eyes couldn't be mistaken.
She knew the story. She lived it. She went undercover and pinpointed each and everyone of those dirty cops. “Well I think you just wrote my book blurb.”
“I want the royalties for it when you use it then.” They both nervously smiled at the joke until he ruined the moment. “You look stunning up there.” He said it so casually. As if there wasn't any history between them.
“Thank you.” Chloe looked away into the night air and the city lights.
“It's been a long time.” He brushed his hand over her bare shoulder. “I would think you could look at me.”
The motion made her tenser. When she finally looked at him a familiar pull was there. Lex always brought something out of her. It was something she thought was gone. Right there in the night air she was reminded of Lex’s power over. She had to shake it off and defend herself from his charms.
“Why are you here?”
He looked cross now. “I own the Daily Planet. I'm on the board that selects the awardees. I have to be here.”
She knew all that, but she had to say something to break the tension. “Sorry. I just thought we had an agreement.” Referring to the messiness of the past didn’t please him further.
His lips tighten before he went on. “We share a twisted history. I just be wanted to be a part of this moment in the present. I know how important being a journalist is to you.”
She looked at him. Really looked. A few lines had formed on his face, but he looked the same. His body was well fitted into his dark tux and crisp white shirt. Lex's eyes were still the storm seas she had stared into many a time. Going over his looks it made her lick her lips. This was what she was worried about. Seeing him clouded her judgement.
“I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.” Chloe referred to a bit of their history that wasn’t so bad,
“It's one of the few things I can be proud of from my time in Smallville.”
Working against Lionel Luthor brought them together. Lex saving her from his father’s evil clutches made them a team for a time. It was a tangled mess from the start. Yet together they were for time.
They shared a private moment just looking at each. Lex’s eyes roamed down then up and Chloe could swear he was checking her out. The warm summer air couldn’t beat back the chill she suddenly felt.
“There you are.” Caleb called out and the moment was over.
Chloe watched him approaching behind Lex then take his usual place next to her. “I was just getting some air and...”
“And Lex Luthor was keeping you company.” Caleb finished placing his hand at the small of her back.
Lex had never seen her with any other man. His face was completely blank. “You must be the husband.” His hand extended to him.
“Caleb Huntsmen.” Her smiling man took Lex’s hand grinning.
“Nice to meet you.” Lex said smiling back then looking at her raising an eyebrow.
“Chloe has only said nice things about you.”
Caleb knew what Chloe thought he needed to know about Lex Luthor. It was all very nice things. The worst of it she kept hidden. The naughty and kinky bits she tried to bury.
“That's good to know.” The answer was followed by Lex smirking. ”I was just about to offer your award winning wife a job when you found us.”
“You hear that Chlo?” Caleb said with excitement.
“What job?” Things just shifted into an odd place. Lex was meeting her husband and she wanted out of the forced exchange. Now he was trying to extend his time with her.
“The Luthor Corp energy plant will be turned on for a forty eight hour test run. We need press but I want to keep it small. A personal professional touch is needed before the test run so people know what to expect.”
“We were just talking about the power plant. Right Chlo?” Caleb pressed himself closer to her. It was like he was trying to claim her. It must have been Lex’s starting pushing him to do it. Chloe could see Lex tightening when Caleb made the move. Lex’s right hand made a fist then flexed again.
They were talking about the power plant alright. The whole world was. Only a few stories had been produced about it. A lot of Luthor Cope money was poured into the project. Lois had not gotten far with finding out anything at all. Everyone was thinking it was a weapon. Clark hadn’t breathed a word about it. If something was wrong with the place Chloe hoped Clark would take care of it. Leaving Kansas put her far away from her high school troubles.
Chloe pressed a little closer to Caleb. This encounter wasn’t going to get the best of her. She had a good life and part of it was standing right next to her. “I’m going to say no.”
“Chlo you have been talking about this place for months and now you're getting the scoop.” Caleb looked to Lex and spoke “She has been saying she really wants to snoop around in there.”
“I’m pretty busy.” Chloe looked at him pleading for him to stop.
“No you’re not.” He shook his head.
“Caleb.” Chloe looked at him poignantly. They were having a spat in front of Lex Luthor. She needed it to stop now.
“There is no need to answer now.” Lex rescued her from it going on any further. “I’ll send the information to your editor and you can think it over.” Lex was smirking still, clearly enjoying this moment.
“I'll do that.” They were free at last or so Chloe thought.
“It was nice to meet you Caleb...” The men shook hands again making Caleb release her. “...and congratulations again...” He moved his focus to her, pulling her to him with her left hand and gave her hug whispering into her ear “Chlo.” It was a short hug then he was off. His final word made Chloe angry.
He said her name shorten like Caleb did. That little word said so much without saying anything. He was judging her.
“He’s nothing like you said.” Caleb spoke and Chloe was reminded that her smiling man knew very little about Lex Luthor. “You should consider that job.”
“I have the book to think about.” She really didn’t. It was writing itself.
“You have most of that done.” There was the truth. “You know you have a break coming. You said you have a few small articles then nothing.”
“I know, but…” Chloe was going to think of another reason not to do it. The only thing coming to mind was her and Lex use to be lovers. The sight of him had her spun. If she been alone with him any longer on the balcony he may have to tried to kiss her.
All those insane thoughts were quelled when Caleb started suddenly kissing her instead of letting her finish. There had to be a worried look on her face and he was trying to make it better. “Tonight is your night.” He spoke and Chloe's eyes were still closed. “Let’s get back to that. You can think about this later.” She opened her eyes to find him smiling at her. She just loved that grin.
They went back into the ballroom and the music had started. They had a great time. Lex had disappeared. When his presence was lost Chloe was back to normal. She was able to get back to the way the night should have been. Drinks, dancing, and her lovely husband.
TBC
Last edited by letia84; 5th February 2020 at 16:35. Reason: title update
Broken Song (NC-17) Part 4 8/21/19
Part 4 Possibility (Song by Lykke Li)
The overpowering sound of the helicopter drowned out Chloe’s thoughts that coming to this place was a bad idea. A car ride would have taken hours and it could lead to talking.
However, there was no need to ask how Lex knew she had powers. Chloe had this talk with Clark years ago. The details were muddled now, but when someone with powers appeared they would disappear.
She wanted to help Clark find where they went. It was only when a woman returned did they get answers. They took her but let her go because she wasn't dangerous. There was no telling what happened to the people that were thought to be dangerous.
“Don’t be afraid.” Lex looked at her as they went down in the elevator. It was first words he had spoken since they started to make their way to place people disappeared into.
Of course she was afraid. What he did to people like her scared her. They never found a solid answer as to how Lex had taken over after his Lionel was put in jail.
“Is this 33.1?” She questioned him.
“That was the original project under my father. This is something more. You will see.” He tried to reassure her again brush his hand over her shoulder.
It wasn’t working. “Then what is this place for?” The uneasy feeling Chloe was having just got worse once the elevator doors opened to a dimly lit hallway filled with dark grey metal doors.
“I’ll explain everything once we are in the room.” As they walked the lights came on one by one.
The place had no markers on the doors to say who or what was behind it. Lex just knew where to go and he stopped at a door halfway down the hall.
“I need the room.” Lex announced to a few people clicking away on a room full of computers. After he spoke they all quickly ran out.
Lex turned to watch the last person close the door before he spoke. “I told you the meteors where the real gift and not Superman.”
“I remember.” Chloe listened closely.
“My scientist have theorized that meteor infection has jumped started the next step in human evolution.” Lex sat down at a computer station and started clicking the keys. A series of files popped up on the screens around them.
“I brought you here to show you these files.” He spoke as he typed.
“You don’t back up your work someplace else?” Chloe tried to make a joke to lighten the heavy mood of the room.
“Of course we do.” He looked over to her before he went on. ”I wanted you to know that you can walk in as a person with powers and walk back out of this place whenever you choose. This isn’t a place to fear.”
He was referring to what Clark had found. Chloe wanted to believe him that things had changed. Lex was willing to do anything to get to the truth. Finding it had led to this place, Luthor Energy, and she didn’t know how much more.
“Well what’s in all these files?” Chloe undid the buttons of her jacket. Still in her outfit from the night before Chloe tried to dress it up with the black two button jacket.
“Each of these files is an infected person. Some are harmless like myself. Some have no control over what they can do. Others know exactly what they are doing and they don’t care who they hurt.” He stroked the keys a few more times.
“Do you remember him?” An image of Justin Gaines flashed across the screen.
“Yes. He tried to kill me.” It was the first of many times Chloe was nearly killed. Nothing like that ever happened in California. Only in Smallville could a boy be charming, move things with his mind, then turn psycho killer on a dime.
The last Chloe heard he was sent away to a psychiatric ward. Lex must have had him somewhere behind one of the many doors in the endless hall.
“How about him?” He typed and another image appeared on the screen. Trent MacGowen’s evil mug made Chloe flinch at the sight of him.
“Yes another one of my would be murders.” She answered him raising an eyebrow looking in his direction.
“Dear old dad was very disappointed with this one.” Lex smirked in her direction. He was having fun going down memory lane.
Chloe wanted him to get on with it. “What’s the point of this Lex?”
He moved away from the desk towards her. “I’m trying to tell you that these people were corrupted by power. They needed focus for their gifts. This place gives meteor infected people purpose.”
“Great, you give murders jobs.” She quipped
He smiled at the bad joke “No, but it’s nice to see you still have a sense of humor about all of this.”
This wasn’t a laughing matter. Her face said as much and he stopped smiling. “So, if they don’t like the purpose you give them what happens?”
“Then we take care of them.” He said as if she would understand.
“How?” She moved closer to him.
“What do think all these rooms are for?”
“So, you lock people away?” The answer she and Clark never got was here.
“This place is safe for people to understand their powers. It's also a place for people like Gaines and MacGowen. We keep them from hurting people. The police can’t handle them.”
“Then when you need a loaded gun like MacGowen you let him out to play.” Standing in front of her now Chloe made her point by poking him in the chest.
“No. I am not my father.” He gripped her arms gently trying to make his point. “Stop thinking this is a prison.”
“What is it then?” She answered stepping back to refuse his touch for the first time since they started this affair.
“My life in Smallville was never simple Chloe. You call it obsession, but how can I not be obsessed. Meteors, symbols, meteor infected, and an alien. I wanted to act. I have the means to do so.” After his long list Lex breathed out long and hard before going on. “I will admit I didn’t start things the right way.”
“Meaning?” Chloe questioned.
“When we started we were locking people up. We were tracking them without their knowledge. I thought it was the best way to contain threats. When your name was on a list of those that needed a tracker I stopped the program.”
“Stopped?” Somehow Chloe didn’t believe that. It's what she feared was happening and why she left. Clark said there was a person with powers he wanted to help and suddenly they were gone. It was the same with Gaines and MacGowen once they were stopped by Clark.
“Yes, we stopped and changed tactics. Disclosing and offer long term help to those that needed. No one would ever trust this place if it started with a lie. If they want to keep their abilities we help them master them. Dangerous people we find a way to strip away their gifts.”
The truth sounded too good to be true. “Why not tell me all this before?”
“I’m sorry, but I thought it was better to hide it. You kept saying how much you didn’t want me to be obsessed with aliens so I didn’t tell you for fear of pushing you away. In the end I was wrong, because not explaining pushed you away.”
“It wouldn’t have made a difference. I can’t be around this stuff anymore. It's not safe.”
“Why do think I can’t handle this?” His narrowed. Lex already knew the answer.
“Superman can handle it.” Chloe truly believed that Clark was a hero. It had taken time, but he had proven himself not just to her, but to the world.
“You trust him so much. Do remember what he was like Chloe? How many mistakes he made.” The reminder of Clark at the start made her think of her own faults.
“He was young Lex.” She added with pointed finger at him. “As were you and you made mistakes too.”
He nodded in agreement for disagreeing again. “I wasn’t an unstoppable force.”
“Good you get how strong he is. Imagine walking around as a load gun that could go off if you let your guard down.”
“If that’s true he wouldn’t have made the choices he did. He needed to take on the responsibility of those powers. I wanted to help him.” The past seemed fresh in his mind today.
“I get it now. “Chloe could see it clearly now. “You think he’ll lose control.”
“It's not him I worry about anymore. We don’t know if he’s alone.” Now his obsession was adding paranoia. “Luthor energy, this place, and much more are earth’s best defense.”
“You’re wrong about him. He’s grown up. He’s taken the responsibility. If there are more aliens or dangerous people with powers he can handle it.”
“Really? You think he has all the answers.” Lex went back the computer to pull up files. “There are second generation meteor infected he knows nothing about.”
The list of names was pretty long. Anyone having children seemed to be passing on their powers. Maybe this place was what he said. Lex could be helping people. Threats from another world could come to earth and over power Superman. Maybe having people with powers would be useful.
“You and your army of freaks plan to defend the earth.”
He shook his head and seemed up set by what she said. “You say it like that and I sound insane. I am not crazy or obsessed. This is my purpose Chloe. I can help these people. I can be ready for other worldly threats. I can also be ready to take care of him if I need to.”
Time hadn’t made Lex trust Clark anymore. Their soured friendship had never recovered from Clark’s lie. She couldn’t blame either of them.
“I told you he’s doing good things. He is a better person now.” Saying it didn’t make it true for Lex.
Still sitting at the computer Chloe watched him change the screen to show an image of red kryptonite. “What are you getting at?”
“His home world doesn't always react well to his body’s chemistry. Like with this one. What happens if someone uses this against him?” He waited for and answer.
“Then I guess you will put him in one of these rooms.” Chloe turned away from the screen, but there was another behind her. She didn’t want to be in the middle of Lex and Clark again.
“You know I’m right. You said it yourself, he’s a loaded gun. The world needs a plan if he’s not as good as you believe him to be.”
Nothing Chloe said now would convince Lex. Clark’s actions over the last eight years hadn’t wavered his resolve. The meteor showers were a problem Lex had to fix. Clark Kent was a major part of that.
Lex needed to feel like he had control over his life. It was why he was so scared to kiss her the first time. Chloe made him lose his control. Superman was completely out of Lex’s control.
Looking back to him Chloe told him what he wanted to hear. “I understand what you’re doing here. I don’t agree with all of, but I understand you’re trying to help. Superman is strong, but he does need help sometimes.” He smiled at her words, but she wasn’t done.
“I still would have left Kansa.”
“Why, if you see reason in what I am doing.” He stood up looking disappointed.
“I don’t want to be part of this anymore. I told you before and I am telling you now. I don’t want to be in danger anymore.” There were some tough things Chloe had to admit to him and to herself. “If this is your obsession then I guess mine is knowing the truth. I would have gotten caught up in all this. I would have put myself in danger again and again. I am done being in danger.”
“That’s a lie.” He said plainly.
“Excuse me.” Chloe cut back to him.
“You love danger. It’s where the best stories are.” He smiled before he went on watching her getting pissed off by his words. “You went undercover in a human trafficking ring. You could have been sold, raped or killed.”
She let out a harsh breathe ready to defend herself. “That’s different. It’s not people with unpredictable powers. It was just dirty cops and politicians.”
“It doesn’t matter who it was. It was dangerous.” He moved in her. “You like it that way.” Lex looked down at her tucking her hair behind her ear. “It’s the wall of weird. It’s my father asking you to work for him. It’s danger you have been chasing to get the story. To get the truth.” He leaned into her speaking just in her ear.
“If aliens are my obsession, fine, I admit that. You need to admit to yourself you like chasing danger.”
Chloe had to think of what he meant. She didn’t think she chased down danger.
He stepped back to look at her lost in his words. “Chloe why did you get married?”
Blinking a few times Chloe had to get her focus back. There still were some boundaries she wasn’t ready to cross. “We don’t talk about him.”
“No you don’t talk about him.” He corrected.
“That part of my life is safe from all this weirdness.” She gestured to the room.
“Exactly what I thought.” He shrugged at her answer.
“What do you mean?”
“He’s easy.” Lex said curtly. “He’s safe.”
“What’s wrong with safe?” Chloe almost yelled at him. Caleb was a wonderful person and she wouldn’t let Lex break him down like that.
“It's not you. Why did you have sex with me that day at Luthor Corp?” He waited for her to answer, but she was going to walk out the door until he pulled her to him.
He was quick pulling her into his arms pressing his mouth into her own. Her body was tense from the conversation. Yet somehow she relaxed in his embrace and kissed him back. When he finally released her Lex spoke still holding her in place.
“You had sex with me because you’re bored with easy and safe.”
“No.” She answered still holding on to his neck.
“You said you weren’t afraid of me.” He gently kissed her again. “You told me you were ready to be with, but you got scared and ran.” He kissed her again. “Yet every article you publish still has a hint of danger in it.”
Lex nudged them towards the nearest desk. “Not all of them.” She mumbled as he moved down her neck.
Chloe searched for a comeback. She kept thinking why she let herself go that day in the boardroom or right at that moment. “I’m different.” She said with uncertainty enjoying his attention on her sensitive skin.
He stopped his work on her collarbone to look at her smirking. “No, your hiding.”
“I know who I am.” She fisted the collar of his shirt in her hands.
“Alright then. We can leave and you can go back to your California dream.” He rubbed his nose against hers while lifting her up on top of the desk.
She didn’t let go of him. Her chest heaved against him and she was trying to find air not surrounded by his scent. He was looking at her just waiting for an answer. Kissing her and putting her into position was him trying to prove a point.
Her smiling man was so far from her thoughts the past twenty four hours. When she stepped on the plane she kept thinking what she would feel like back in Smallville. Most of her feelings were filled with fear, but there was a hint of excitement to.
When Chloe got married it was because it was easy. It was safe. Caleb didn’t know about Smallville. He didn’t know how far she went for story. He just trusted she’d come home.
Lex would want to know every detail. He may even help if he was truly interested. She was lying so much to keep her California dream. It was in more trouble before she cheated on Caleb. Maybe it had always been in trouble.
Her hands fisted on his shirt collar relaxed. Her legs were dangling sitting on the desk. Looking down between them Chloe needed to put her feet on the ground and see she had a good life.
“You’re wrong about him and me.”
He wanted her to kiss again. Chloe could feel it in the pit of her stomach exactly what he wanted and she wanted it too. There was still one thing between them. It was what he said that made her come with him to this place. She was trying to avoid it, but he wasn’t going to let her go so easy this time.
“Do you want to see my powers?” It started this whole thing. It was the finale reason she ran away.
“If you want to show me.” His face lit up with fascination.
“Do you have something sharp?” Chloe watched him spring into action. He had no idea what she could do, but he wasn’t afraid of it.
He stepped back and scanned the room. Just behind her on the desk was a cup filled with office supplies. Lex fished out the scissors and pointed the handle towards her.
“Not for me. There for you.”
“Okay, what should I do?” He asked eagerly.
“Slice your finger.” Chloe smiled at him. He seemed to be enjoying the show and tell. Then suddenly he wasn’t. His eyes slanted. “Trust me.” Chloe answered his silent concern.
He nodded opening the scissors to slide his left thumb over the blade. “I trust you.” His words were followed by the flow of blood from his finger.
“Give me your hand.” Chloe closed her hands around the thumb. “Watch my hands.” She closed her eyes focusing her energy. The white light started to flow out of her hand into his thumb.
“Chloe.” He whispered her name in amazement.
The sensation was calming when she used her powers, but the worst was about to come. “Ouch.” She opened her eyes to exam her left thumb. Before she could get a good look Lex grabbed her hand.
“You took the injury and gave it to yourself.” He then looked back at his finger. The blood and wound were all gone.
“Yes, I have been calling it emp…”
“Empathic healing.” He finished for her.
“Exactly.” She nodded.
“That’s amazing.” He took her hands into his speaking so sincerely.
“It's not amazing Lex.” She jumped off the desk to step away from him. “I was with my mother in Smallville when I got these powers. It’s what took her away from me.” After so long searching Chloe had her answer. Moria Sullivan had been in a catatonic state since the meteor shower. Her father promised her mother he would never tell her where she was. Moira never wanted her little girl to see her that way. When Chloe found out what she could do healing her mother was out of the question.
“I figured out what my powers were when I found Lois dead.”
“When did this happen?” The fear in his voice was what she needed to hear. Something had to shock Lex in to seeing her concerns.
Chloe could still feel the pain of what she did that day. “You were away in China looking at symbols. Lois wanted to investigate some story in Metropolis. I told her to wait for me and Clark, but you know Lois she went alone. Clark and I found her stabbed. I was crying over her and my powers just took over.”
“You healed her.” His hand touched her shoulder making her step back.
“Yeah, then I died. Clark said I was dead for eight hours. I told him we never speak about it again. We never tell Lois.” The memory made her start to cry softly.
“You came back to life.” He stepped towards her again.
Wiping away a few tears Chloe had to be strong now. “Right, but what if I don’t come back next time. I don’t understand these powers and don’t plan on using them again.”
“You understand something. You just healed me on command.” Lex was still fighting for her.
“Of course I practiced, so they don’t just go off when I don’t want them to.”
“This is why you left Smallville?” It seemed he finally got it. Chloe nodded slowly hoping that this was over.
“You were so lost in your obsession. I couldn’t tell you. I couldn’t be forced to choose.”
“Choose what?”
“You or me. If you got hurt. I would heal you and I would die. It’s why I left.” Chloe never thought about this when it came to Caleb. “So yes I chose Caleb, because he is safe and easy.”
“I wouldn't make you choose. I would never put myself in a position I couldn’t get out of.”
“You don’t know that. I get it Lex, you're capable of handling most things, but dealing with all this alien stuff is unpredictable.”
“This isn’t the answer. You’re just running away from me. There is another way.”
“It’s the only way I know I’ll stay alive and I won’t have to watch you die.”
“That’s unreasonable. What about Lois? She’s still out chasing leads.”
“No, Lois is chasing Superman. She’s safe”
“Fine then let me help you. Let the scientist look at you. They can help you with your powers. You can look around here and see what I am doing to protect myself. To protect the world.”
She shook her head firmly. “You said you wanted to tell me the truth and you did. Now I am telling you the truth. I can’t be around you.”
“So I stay away from you again.” His healed thumb brushed cross her lips before he went on. “You go back to safe and easy.”
Chloe closed her eyes and tried to picture her life with Lex if they were together now. Every scenario came back to Lex hurt in an irreversible way. When she opened her eyes he was waiting for an answer.
Before she could give him one he said one last things to change her mind. “I still love you.”
“How can you say that?”
“You left me. My love didn’t just leave with you. You wanted me to just move on, but I couldn’t.”
Chloe stepped back and looked around them. “I want out of this place.”
He turned away from her slowly. “I’ll call the pilot.” Lex spoke with his back to her on his cell phone. She finally backed him way when she didn’t return his affections.
They returned to her hotel in silence.
<*****>
Chloe looked up at him and started to wonder how she ended up where she was. His stormy eyes hadn’t changed. His focus on his obsession hadn’t changed. Also his care for her hadn’t changed. He’d took every care to make sure they returned quickly and safely.
Now he mindless followed her back to her room. After closing the door, Lex just watched her sit down on the sofa she stubbed her toe on the night before.
Looking up she tried to break the silence. “I’m sorry about this….”
“Please don’t do that.” He put his hand up sounding defeated.
“I’m trying to give you closure.” One thing would come out of her horrible mistake. They knew the truth and could be satisfied with that.
“You’re seriously going to give up.”
“This month I have been moving backwards. I have to go back to moving forward. That’s not giving up.”
Lex took a step towards her then backed away. “Then let me say goodbye to you.”
She knew what he meant immediately “We can’t do that again.” Chloe got up to put some distance between them.
“Just once more to say goodbye. To give me closure.” His eyes were pleading with her to say yes.
Chloe watched him fist his hands to his sides. He was going to spring into action waiting for her responds. It was one last time.
It was one more lie.
“I need to shower.”
“I can help you with that.” He grinned at her warmly.
Closing the space between them Chloe took his hand pulling him to the bathroom with her. He closed the door behind them.
“This is a tiny bathroom.” He sneered.
“It's perfectly fine.”
“Let’s go to the manor.”
“Lex the bathroom isn’t important.” Grabbing his arm she hoped he’d get his focus back.
He took her words to heart and grabbed her easily to place a kiss on the lips. They were pressed to each other as much as one could be. Lex grabbed the back of her hair while moving his tongue into her mouth.
His kisses were better than she remembered. His hands went down between her breasts as their tongues met. He was starting to lean them back towards the vanity.
“Let’s slow down.” He breathed out pulling away.
The last few times there was a sense of urgency to do everything quickly. At the moment there was no rush.
It wasn’t her outfit of the year, but it didn’t seem to bother him. It was a game of tag as she pulled of her jacket, then her t-shirt off, and finally her bra. Lex followed by removing his black polo. She kicked off her shoes and then he followed by taking off his own pulling his socks off after. Instead of undoing her own jeans she went for his slacks.
Their arms tangled around each working on the button then the zipper. “You first.” Lex nudged her hands away pulling down her pants first. She smiled at him then she pulled his down. When they were just in their underwear Lex grabbed her and turned her towards the vanity mirror.
His fingers traced a line down her body starting at her jawline moving down her neck then his hand traced a circle around one of her breasts. In the mirror she watched him staring at their reflection. It was like he was trying to remember every inch of her.
“The water.” She spoke stopping his hand from moving while turning back to look at him. Her body brushed against him as she moved for the shower and she could feel how hard he was for her.
When she bent to reach the hot water he finished undressing her pulling down her panties. Then she felt down below that he had already removed his boxers. Holding her waist they stepped into the shower together. The warm water cascaded down their bodies for a few moments then she turned to look at him.
There was a bar of soap Chloe had brought with her in the shower. She watched him pick it up rubbing it in his hands. Chloe waited for his touch as he worked up a lather of bubbles. He used the soap to glide down her back up then down shortly followed by sliding it over her backside. One hand washed while the other squeezed her flesh.
They were so quiet she nearly jumped when she heard him moan. Lex pulled her close to him locking her in his arm while his other hand used the soap to wash each of her breasts rubbing back and forth. His lips brushed against her neck then she felt the soap brush her skin. The gentle massage made her moan.
It was slowest shower she ever took. Her arousal was aching to be touched, but he didn’t go near it. When she tried to reach for his member she was rejected. All she could do was feel him rubbing soap all over her.
When he was on his knees to wash her legs Chloe thought her body would combust if he wasn’t inside her soon. Lex didn’t seem to mind her pain as he rubbed the soap up one leg bypassing her arousal only to wash down the other leg.
Satisfied she was clean he stood up and nudged her back into the water kissing her while they went. She was clinging to him hoping for more, but he stopped and turned the water off.
“We need a towel.”
Watching him step out Chloe thought he was torturing her because she said this would be the last time. Before following behind him she twisted her hair trying to get rid of some of the water.
“I got it.” He was back with the towel rubbing the cotton against her skin then gently pulling it through her hair. She stepped out of the tub.
“Can I...” Chloe was going to talk put he pulled her into another kiss. He was still wet and making her the same way again. She didn’t complain because it was a good kiss.
He lifted her up wrapping her legs around his midsection. Lex walked them out of the steamy bath into the cool air of the room. Chloe wasn’t cold being in his embrace.
Sliding down she could feel the bed behind them. He nudged her down leaning over her making her lay on her back. His hot mouth followed with more kisses that made her stomach flip with excitement of what was about to come.
Then it never came. Lex moved away from her to pose her body up the bed. His lips took care to touch her sensitive parts, which turned out to be every part of her after their shower. When he made it to her navel his eyes met hers as he started moving down.
She watched him spread her legs wide open. Her head tilted up towards the ceiling. Chloe felt him breathe out against her most sensitive part before he went on.
After a large intake of air she tried to be still and let him paint a picture with his tongue around the tingling bundle of nerves between her legs. When he started to suck her legs almost locked around his head, but he was quick to pin them down.
“Ah...Ah..Lex...Ah” She was babbling hoping he would understand that she needed him to go faster.
The sensation was suddenly gone and he was looking up to her. When she looked down he spoke. “I am going to enjoy this.”
Chloe nodded her head then watched him enter one finger inside her. A few pleasant strokes and he stopped to lick to taste her wetness. Her chest heaved and she lay back trying to be patient with him.
A return to his performance was a single digit turning into two pumping in and out of her. His mouth didn’t rest either making her squeal at the added speed of his tongue lapping helplessly at her. In a moment she was exploding calling his name but he didn’t stop. Two fingers turned to three and she looked down at him working so hard to make climax a second time.
His mouth closed around her clit and she had to look away. Her body started moving towards him in the steady rhythm of the fingers inside her.
The second orgasm was stronger than the first and this time he let her leg hook around him keeping him in place. As she was coming down she didn’t notice he had left the room until he was back between her legs sitting up.
Lex made quick work of putting on the condom then pulled her towards him thrusting forward in one smooth motion. “So wet.” Her groaned pausing to feel her around him.
“I wonder why?” Chloe quipped back and he made her pay for it.
His hips reared back and he thrust into her again making her shrink. Smiling at the sound Lex started a steady rhythm angling her towards him. When he gave up trying to hold her up his body forced her down to the bed changing the depth of his penetration.
Chloe lifted her legs around him sending him in deeper. “Dammit Chloe.” His responds to the shift was to freeze in place overwhelmed by her.
Her hands went around either side of his face to pull his lips to her encouraging him to move again. Starting slow they matched each other’s thrust and he couldn’t escape with her legs wrapped around him.
“Lex.” Chloe lift her head back out of the kissing and an orgasm was coming again. “Please...Lex.”
Begging spurred him on faster. It was better than at the manor or Luthor Crop. They could take their time and enjoy this one last time.
“Chloe.” He forced out the word strained trying to keep going just a little longer for her.
His head tilted towards her and her eyes meet his as she was coming again squeezing his flesh for relief. His own release followed shortly after her hiding his face in her neck. He didn’t go right away and let her hands explore his firm body one more time.
He turned over breathing out heavy pulling out of her taking his warmth with him. “I want to stay, but....” He paused before going on. “I have to go.”
They had made a mess of the day. In a few hours Luthor Energy would have answers about the orange meteor rock energy.
“I know.” Chloe looked away from him. She didn't want to do this all over again. This moment already happened eight years ago, yet here they were again.
He moved to disappear in the bathroom and she pulled the blanket around herself suddenly feeling cold after being so warm in his embrace. He didn’t look at her when he exited. Maybe if he looked he’d stay.
“Lex.” Chloe called to him, but there was nothing else to say. This was possibly all they were going to get from each other.
This time Lex kept his distance from her at the door. Before opening the door, he would have the last words.
“Just remember you can change your mind Chloe.”
Before she could reply he was closing the door on the other side. Just like that Chloe was supposed to be free of him. That freedom came with a price.
TBC
Re: Broken Song (NC-17) Part 5 2/5/2020
Part 5 The Reason (Song by Hoobastank)
“Yay! Home run!” Caleb roared along with the rest of the Oakland A’s fans surrounding them in there favorite local bar. He exchanged a few high fives with those around them.
Baseball wasn’t exactly Chloe’s favorite thing to watch, but she enjoyed watching Caleb have fun. She heard all the stories of Caleb’s father taking him to games and drilling into him one day the A’s would win the World Series. The event also came with adult drinks and Chloe was in the mood for a few.
As the next batter came up and Caleb took his seat next to her. He was smiling ear to ear as he spoke. “Great game, right?”
Chloe nodded giving a half smile back taking the last sip of her beer. The game was interesting, but she wanted to get his focus on something else for a moment. “How are your book sales?” Chloe asked him.
“Good. They called this morning while you were out. Sales are up better than projected. They say the book tour helped.” He spoke not turning away from the television.
“That’s amazing.” At least something good had happened for him the last few months. “I’m proud of you.” The series he had wrote was really taking off. After everything she had done Caleb deserved more than a good book sales.
“Well it’s thanks to you?” He answered still analyzing each pitch.
“Me?” Chloe had read the books. They were about a detective catching serial killers. It had little to do with her. She read some drafts of the last book and there was no sign of her in it. “I’m no detective.”
He looked her way to reply. “She’s loosely based on you. She wants the truth and enjoys a little danger to find it.” Raising his eyebrows for effect Caleb turned back to baseball game.
Chloe sat back in her seat. It was exactly what Lex said to her. She thought her life was safe from the one she left in Smallville. Yet there her husband was repeating words of Lex Luthor. “I don’t get mixed up in anything I can’t handle.”
“I know you can take care of yourself, but have to admit you like a little danger. It’s where you find the best news stories.” He turned back to the TV.
The words had her spun. Lex claimed she was hiding and maybe she wasn’t doing such a good job of it. She didn’t want to push the subject anymore for fear of saying something she didn’t want to say.
“Another round?” Chloe asked to change the subject.
“No, no, no!” He answered.
Looking at the TV Chloe saw the man at bat strike out on replay. “I’ll just get a drink for myself.” She answered.
“Sorry, yes please. Thank you.” He recovered smoothing a hand over hers on the table. The touch made her pull away. Caleb would touch her and she would cower away from it.
Now he was saying Lex’s words to her. What happened in Kansas was weighing heavy in her mind. The last time with Lex kept replaying. His face buried between her legs was top of the list of things she shouldn't be thinking about.
She retreated to the bar hoping he didn’t notice just now. “Two more good sir.” Chloe spoke to the bar man giving her smile while pouring the beers.
“Are you okay?” Caleb whispered in her ear. Feeling him so close behind her Chloe had no room to move. The bar was packed with people. He pressed himself against her savoring the moment of closeness.
It had been a while.
“Fine. Just thirsty.” She spoke keeping her eyes to the glasses coming her way. “On our tab.” With beers in hand Chloe turned handing him a glass getting some distance between them.
They returned to their table and the answer didn’t back him off this time. “Are you sure you’re okay?
“I’m fine.” Chloe answered again. The phrase was becoming very common between them.
She watched pull his fingers through he his sandy colored hair in frustration. “I just can’t touch, right?”
“What?” Her answer didn’t sound very convincing.
“I get close and you pull away. I can’t remember the last time I had a real kiss and not just a peck on the lips.” He waited for an answer drinking from his glass.
“You have had too many of these” Chloe answered lifting her glass to him.
He breathed out in frustration getting up from his chair. “Just once I’d like a real answer.” Caleb was walking out before she could speak again.
The crowded bar was too busy to notice the start of their fight as the A’s scored a home run. Chloe closed out the bar tab and ran after him.
“Hey wait.” She called out to him making his way down the street. They weren’t far from home and he wasn’t stopping to wait for her.
Chloe had to open the door herself since he closed it behind him. “What was that?” She spoke making it to their place moments after him. Caleb was working his way through the house to the master bedroom. She entered and he was waiting for her.
“If nothing is wrong then let’s have sex right now.” He pulled his A’s t-shirt off and waited for her to move.
Chloe tried to think of the last time they did have sex. Nothing was coming to her. The last person she could remember was Lex. She was completely surrounded by him.
She was trying to get back to normal. There had to be a moment she was overlooking. “We have sex Caleb. Besides marriage isn’t just about that. We share intimacy in other ways”
Her answer made him twist his face in ways she had never seen. “Intimacy? Do you know the meaning of the word? We haven’t shared shit since got back from Kansas.”
There had to be some moment he was over looking. “That’s not true.”
“You call being away from me all day intimacy? When you are here your mind is someplace else. I sit next to you and you move. I sleep next to you and you put so much distance between us you’re nearly falling out of the bed.”
Chloe pulled fingers through her hair trying to think. Her thoughts did wonder at times, but she was happy to be home with him. All this must be an exaggeration.
“Tonight is the first time in weeks you asked me about myself.” He brushed back his sandy hair with both hands. The conversation was hard for him.
“I’m sorry.” Chloe moved towards him and tried to embrace him. His arms went around her as she continued. “I know I have been preoccupied, but I’ll do better.”
“Chlo I have missed you.” He breathed in her scent then moved in her. His mouth captured hers and Chloe let him kiss her trying to remember why they were together.
His hands cupped her face trying to deepen the kiss, but she stopped him pulling away. “Sorry.”
“What is it? You never use to pull away from me. What happened to you in Smallville?” His bare chest heaved up and down agitated by her need to be away.
“I’m fine.” She repeated the words again going back into his arms.
Caleb brushed her hair back than smoothed his hand down between her breasts. The last touch she felt there was Lex gently washing her body in the shower. The thought of Lex made her stop Caleb again.
“Really? What did I do?” He answered as she pulled away. They were frozen in the same circular argument. He’d ask what was wrong and Chloe worked to deflect it.
“Please tell me.” He pressed her again. “I can’t live another day with you halfway here.”
Chloe felt the tears come down her cheeks. He used Lex’s words again to break her down. Samantha Bush was spared from feeling like she had half a partner. It was never her plan to hurt him. It was never her plan to make him feel unwanted. It was never her plan to have sex with Lex Luthor while she was married. While she was making plans to be free. Lex had worked his way back in.
The tears came faster now. Caleb’s arms went around her and she finally told the truth.
“I cheated.” The release of words didn’t make her feel better. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”.
She felt him tense up. “Cheated?” Caleb shifted their bodies making her look at him. “Do I know who it is?” His voice was low and calm
“You know who it is.” She couldn’t say it aloud so close to him. Shifting away abit seemed best.
“It was Luthor, right?” As he spoke Caleb stepped back away from her as well.
Chloe put her hand over her mouth choking over sobs. “How did you…”
“Of course I know.” Caleb interrupted before she could finish. He started moving about the room. First he put his t-shirt back on. Then he pulled underwear from the dresser tossing them on the bed. “I asked you at the airport. You said I was crazy, so I called Lois and she told me what you wouldn’t.”
He went for the closet and pulled out some shirts and pants. “I saw it. I saw it myself. Him gawking at you. Lois filled in the blanks. You were with before me. Lois wouldn’t say much more other than you left him. She thought you would tell me, but I didn’t want to know. No matter how he look at you the Chloe I knew would never cheat on me.” He went into the closet again looking until he found the carry on suitcase.
Lois had ratted her out and didn’t call to tell her. It didn’t matter what she said, Lois wasn’t the one to blame. All these years and she really didn’t know the full reason herself as to why Chloe left Smallville.
Chloe watched him packing things up, but she didn’t stop him. “I’m sorry. I lied to you. Lex and I were involved a long time ago. I should have told you that not Lois. I thought it was over with Lex but…”
“But you fucked him and realized you were wrong?” He finished restraining himself in the frame of the closest door. Even when they fought Caleb was never this angry. All the year's she had known him Caleb was smiling California dream
“That’s not fair. I never meant for it to happen. The feelings were stronger than I knew.” It was the truth. When she left Kansas Chloe thought it was over. Seeing him made her realize she was wrong.
“Fair? I thought I had done something wrong. I have been trying to think of ways to fix this.”
“I know. I was trying to get back to normal, but…”
“Things will never be normal between us.” He finished tossing things around and zipped the suitcase. He pulled the handle up taking the bag off the bed. “Do you want to be with Luthor?” He asked plainly.
Wiping away a few tears Chloe had to be honest with not just Caleb, but with herself.
“Yes.”
His face transformed from anger to sadness. She moved in on him put he stepped back. “Well lucky for you he’s in town soon. You can pick up where you left off.” He rolled the full bag out the bedroom door, only stopping for a moment with his back to her to speak.
“I never thought this would happen to us.”
She had time to stop him. There were sounds coming from the bathroom, then in the living room. Chloe let him leave hearing the front door slam behind him.
The tears had stopped and she slumped onto the bed. The truth was out. She looked down at her left hand. Her ring was firmly in place.
After two years it was an afterthought. She always had it on. She had been wearing it every time she was with Lex and he never mentioned she take it off. Lex had already told her he didn’t care what Caleb felt. The ring didn’t stop him from kissing her that day in Luthor Corp.
She reached for her iPhone in her back pocket.
Chloe pressed call on the phone after putting in a number she deleted, but memorized all the same. “I changed my mind.” She pulled the ring off to find white a rim on her finger.
She listened to Lex breathe a sigh into her ear. “I can see you tonight. I’m already in town.”
<*****>
Chloe followed Lex into his new California mansion. It looked just like a place he would own. Pale colors accented with wood and steel details. The place looked fully furnished, with even the artwork in place.
“Do you want a drink?” He asked as she moved through the entrance into the open living room leading towards to gourmet kitchen.
Lex texted her the address and security let her pass with no problem. When he opened the door she had to look a mess. She didn’t change out of her t-shirt and jeans from the bar.
“Yes.” A drink would do her good. Something was about to happen. She needed to right herself to face it.
“Here you go.” Chloe had lost sight of him for a moment while he was in the kitchen and now there he was presenting a glass of red wine.
“Thank you.” Taking the glass she took a sip and he did the same. Whatever he gave her it was good. It was the perfect balance of fruit and alcohol.
“Do you want to tell me what happened?” Lex’s calmness was just like the day in Luthor Corp. It was as if her presence but him at ease.
Looking at her glass it was very full, he must have seen her tension and knew the drink would help. She took another sip. Lowering the glass she noticed the glass doors leading out to the pool.
“Can we go out there?” She moved to open the door before he could answer.
The infinity pool went out to what looked like a cliff leading to the sea. All this time in California and Chloe was rarely this close to the ocean.
Taking another sip from her glass she let the ocean waves soothe her fragile nerves.
“Chloe?” Lex spoke just behind her.
“I’m sorry Lex.” She didn’t turn to look at him when she answered. Looking around her there was some lovely outdoor furniture placed around her. Chloe put her wine glass down on a nearby table feeling Lex moving to stand next to her.
“Sorry for what?”
“I made a mess of things. I hurt Caleb. I hurt you. I hurt myself.”
“You did what you thought was best for all parties involved.”
She started to laugh at the thought of the party for the Daily Planet Honors. The thing that made Caleb suspicious. He said Lex was looking at her, but she was looking at him too. Chloe was looking at what she gave up.
“Chloe are you going to be alright?” His voice sounded concerned.
“You sure you want to do this again?”
“I’m sure.” There wasn't a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
She shook her head no. “But I’m a liar.”
“No…”
Before he could go on Chloe interrupted him. “Lex please. I lied to Caleb every day of my life with him.”
“That’s not true.”
“It is true. He asked how my life was before college. I said boring and normal. Just a high school newspaper and corn fields.”
“I’m sure you told him what he needed to know.”
“He had to know something. I didn’t end up putting your father in jail because of a high school newspaper, but he didn’t question it when I lied that I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
“Why didn’t you tell him?”
“I told you I was running away. I wanted to be free of Smallville. I wanted a life where I didn’t have to worry.” Chloe felt her face burning red as the tears started to flow. “I was fooling myself.”
There was just the sound of the waves crashing between them. She closed her eyes, letting it wash over her the mess she was in.
“You’re a stubborn woman.” Lex breathed out a sigh. “You have tortured yourself all this time. You could have come to me.”
When Chloe opened her eyes she was buried in his chest. Looking up his soften eyes told her what she needed. He was so sure about them and it made her want to believe it too.
“You’re just as stubborn. You have to understand I got married. I wanted to try to make it work.”
The look on his face me her think her words made him uneasy. “People get divorced every day.” Lex answered smoothing his and down her back.
The word divorce floored her. “I love Caleb.” She said and it backed him off. “I never thought I would be getting divorced.” He stepped away and it gave her a chance to really look at him.
His clothing as all in place Lex, but his eyes told a different story. It looked as if Lex hadn’t a good night's sleep since she last saw him. “I guess I mean I thought I loved him.”
His face softened as he came back towards her. Lex used his thumb to brush away a tear. “The last few weeks have you been happy?”
“No. I thought I was feeling guilty for what I had done, but that wasn’t it.”
“What was it?”
“I was missing you. Every time he wanted to touch me I would flinch. It wasn’t the guilt. It was me wanting you to be the one touching me.” She smoothed her hand over his stopping his movements at her cheeks. “Kiss me.”
When she spoke he answered with his lips then his tongue sliding into her mouth. Chloe’s arms went around him and she felt him lifting her closer to him. After a few moments they both needed some air and pulled away.
“I have to get divorced.” Chloe admitted. Opening her eyes Lex’s smile said he agreed.
“Yes, you do. Since that's not going to happen tonight. What do you want right now?” He didn’t let her go holding her close while she thought it over.
“I can’t go home.” Chloe replied.
“Then stay here.” He answered.
“Forever?” This relationship was complicated by more than just her marriage.
“For as long as you want to stay. We will figure out the long term.” It seemed like Lex had all the answers. She nodded in response.
“Your staying here. What else?”
Chloe felt her stomach tighten. “Food.”
“I have that too.” He spoke tucking her hair behind ear.
Licking her lips she answered. “More of that wine.”
“You liked that?”
“It was amazing.”
“Good. It’s a local winery I just purchased.” He said in his Luthor way.
She chuckled in his arms. “What’s so funny?” He question with a raised eyebrow.
“I have to remember how rich you are. No one says they just purchased a winery.”
His smile lowered before he went on. “I’m always happy to amuse you Ms. Sullivan.” Before she could answer his mouth locked with her own.
“I want one more thing?” She spoke against his lips.
“What is that?” He whispered moving his mouth to her ear.
“You know.” She answered taking his hand to her mouth placing one finger between her lips before nipping it with her teeth.
“You need to tell me.” He whispered again.
“We’re not on the phone Lex.” She moved to kiss him again, but her stopped her.
“I want to hear it anyway.”
Chloe smiled trying to remember what she said on the phone. Pulling his head down so she could reach his ear
“I’d like to come screaming please.” She didn’t give him a chance to respond and grabbed her wine glass to go back into the house.
It had been years since they shared a meal. At the island counter top in the kitchen there was dinner waiting. The even progressed like a normal date even though thinks were completely abnormal.
Taking the last bite of her risotto Chloe spoke. “Who made this?”
“You know him.”
“Your chef in Smallville.”
“Yes, he’s here in California. I made him an offer and he was happy to make money towards a second restaurant.”
“Well tell Tim this is amazing.”
“You can tell him he’ll be around making sure I am well fed.”
They were silent for a moment after that. The bottle of wine was empty and they had moved on to the second. Chloe wasn’t feeling so tense anymore. They sat close on comfortable bar chairs with backs.
Lex let her leg wrap around his and his hand would grip at her thigh whenever they weren’t trying to eat as they talked. It was like before and the honeymoon stage of this relationship was never their problem.
“I look at Luthor Corp stock profiles.” Chloe spoke breaking the silent movement of Lex’s hand getting closer to between her legs.
“You do? Well then you know they are up. You should buy some.” He picked up his glass and took a sip.
“Yes they are.” She answered, “You have done an amazing job expanding the company's holdings with the science division. A few power plants could fix the world's energy crisis.”
“This is why I wanted you to write the article. I knew you would understand what I was trying to do.” He added wine to her glass and then his own.
“The meteors changed me. Made me like this.” He stroked his bald head to explain. “I kept looking at them as hurting people instead of how they could help people.”
He placed her hand into his and she knew what he was referring to. Chloe's powers scared her. She didn’t want to talk about them now.
“Lionel didn’t think you could do it.” When she said the name and he looked away, taking his hands with him.
“No he didn’t.” He took a long sip from his glass at the mention of his father. Dead an buried after a short fight with liver cancer and Lionel still had a hold over Lex.
“He didn’t see you.” Chloe tried to soften the moment.
“Meaning?” Lex asked with a raised eyebrow putting his attention back on her.
“He didn’t see who you were. I always saw a determination that could make anything happen.” She spoke smoothing her hand over his bald head making him look at her.
“You're the only one then.”
They were quiet again. Chloe had moved closer to encourage him to do the same. “Well he was wrong.”
“Let’s drink to him then.” They both raised their glasses before he went on. “To you dad. You tried to kill us both and failed. It made us stronger and it brought us together.”
Taking a sip they meet eyes moving closer until their lips met. Chloe had to pull away before they got carried away in the kitchen.
“Are we done with this part of the evening?” He questioned her.
She smirked in his direction. “You don’t like talking?” He seemed to be restraining himself. She was doing the same.
“I have missed being able to talk to you.”
The smirk turned to smile at the thought of talking without fear of hiding. The last few months were hiding and when they were first together it was all sneaking around.
“Really?” She wanted to check where his head was at.
“Yes. When you did call me it wasn’t just the dirty talk I was craving.” Lex extended his hands around her waist to make her move closer to him. Caught in his embrace Chloe listened as he went on.
“I don’t know how many ways to say it, but I miss everything about you Chloe Sullivan.”
“Even the fighting?” She replied wrapping her arms around his neck.
“I want it all. Talking, fighting, even your stubbornness.”
When he finished he pulled her in until they were pressed together. She stopped him before he could grab her butt with both hands.
“Not until you tell me.”
He moved to speak at her ear and the sound was just like on the phone. “I’ll make sure you come screaming.”
“Which way?” Turning on her heels Chloe looked over the place and had no idea where to go.
“Let me help you.” He took her hand leading her through the house.
As they walked Chloe was getting excited. He showed her to his room. The space was just as put together as the downstairs.
“Sit down on the bed. I have something for you.”
She watched him disappear into the what had to be a closet then reappeared with a medium size brown box.
“Before I open this we need to talk about one more thing.” There was one more thing she had to ask him.
“Alright. “ A hint of concern was on his face. It was the talk they failed to have.
“I meant what I said downstairs. I haven’t been with Caleb since you left my hotel room.”
“You’re telling me this because you want to know if I had sex with some other than you.”
“Yes.”
“After Samantha all my partners have been causal encounters. I have a checkup every three months and I am clean.”
It seemed a little paranoid to have a check up so often. She started to wonder how many partners that meant. “So there have been a lot of casual encounters?”
“Are you jealous?” His eyes narrowed looking for any signs she was upset over is disclosure.
She breathed in some air trying to find the right word. It had been eight years. She didn’t expect Lex to live like a monk. She was trying to make a point that was now lost. “No, I am not jealous.”
“Then why does this matter? I have already been in your mouth.” His hand reached out to her and his thumb brushed over her lips
The thoughts of manor must have been running through his mind. Chloe tried to remember where she was going with this. “I just want to know what I am dealing with.” After eight years there had to be a story here.
He could see her frustration and took her hand into his. “It’s not as many as you think. I have to get regular check ups. I’m dealing with foreign alien objects. I want to make sure it’s not affecting my health anymore than it already has.”
“Okay, but I guess it’s really none of my business how many.” She squeezed his hand reassured that they were together in this.
“I’d rather it was just you.” He brought her to his lips and kissed her gently.
Romantic Lex was always welcomed. She had to get through this talk first to fully enjoy it. Chloe sat next to him putting the box between them.
“Well you know who I was with and he hasn’t been with anyone else.”
He looked away as he spoke. “I know he hasn’t.”
“What?” She sounded surprised.
“I had him followed since we had sex in the boardroom. I had to know what I was dealing with.”
“Are you serious?” Her life was safe from him until she let him back in.
“Of course I’m serious. You married him. He had you and I didn’t. I needed to know who he was.” For just a moment he looked away. He seemed ashamed of what he had done.
“I want to be mad at you, but of course you followed him. You could have asked about him.”
Looking at in disbelief he spoke. “You refused to talk about him.”
Chloe didn’t want to talk about Caleb. She didn’t want to talk about him now. She really wasn’t mad at Lex. It was his way. If he asked she would have to admit to looking into Samantha Bush.
Samantha had an almost perfect law record after passing the bar. She dealt in wrongful convictions. It appeared she helped free a Luthor Corp employee five years ago. It must have been when she met Lex.
Instead of focusing on her own subterfuge she questioned his. “What did you find?”
“He’s a good writer.” Lex admitted.
“You read his books?”
“All three. Real page turners. I also know when he was on his book tour he called and texted you often. A college co-Ed propositioned him. He turned her down before she could finish her sentence.” Chloe could see Lex reading those intel reports hoping to find a flaw in Caleb.
Chloe felt her face burning red. Caleb was a good person. They were doomed before they started.
“I saw why you married him. I kept wondering even if you came back to me how long it would be before you went back to him.” Looking him over Lex was serious as he spoke.
“I wouldn’t do that.” Chloe reached over the box to touch him and catch his gaze. “Since I saw you I couldn’t stop thinking about you. I can’t go back now.”
“Maybe not tonight. I have to be real here. I could mess this up. You could remember something about me you hate and wonder why you’re leaving someone so wonderful.”
There was no thinking about this anymore. Chloe moved to sit in his lap and was welcomed into his arms. Tonight was the most relaxed she felt in weeks. She just wished it wasn’t at the expense of hurting a good person like Caleb.
“You said Samantha Bush didn’t deserve half a partner. That’s what I have been to Caleb. I don’t want to live like that anymore.”
He studied her for a moment like he was reading her mind. “You looked up Samantha?”
Chloe looked at her hands. How he guest she wasn’t sure. “Yes. We both can’t keep out of each other’s business.”
His expression softened and he pushed the box closer to her. “Let’s save some of this talk for later. Open your box Chloe.”
“What’s in this box?”
“Your things from home.”
“My things? What things?” Chloe pulled the flaps of the box open and found what he meant.
The first was a black velvet box. “My necklace.” It was a gift from after Lionel was put in jail. Looking at the piece made her remember she never actually got to wear it in public.
An expensive gift was a clue. It was only when they were alone she would wear it. She looked at him closing the box. “I can actually wear this.”
“Keep going.”’ He answered. There had to be something in there he wanted her to find.
Taking his instruction Chloe pulled out a few articles of clothing. A blouse she must have left at the manor, then her high school crows t-shirt. “That’s where this went.”
“Among other things.” Lex took the clothes out of her hand has she pulled them out and there was one item left.
The box looked familiar, yet she wasn’t sure it was the same one. Taking the deep purple case into her hands Chloe held her breath.
“I couldn’t get rid of it. We had so much fun with it.” As he spoke Chloe took the black object into her right hand placing the purple box down.
“I remember how much fun we had, but didn’t those memories hurt? Why keep this? Or any of this for that matter?” Chloe examined her last treasure pressing the on button to see if it still worked.
The vibrator labeled the tiny teaser came to life with a gentle hum. She turned it off quickly then felt Lex’s hand close around it in her hand.
“All this talk about sexual partners means we don’t need condoms right?”
It was what she was getting at. Chloe forgot how in sync their thoughts were. She nodded her head to answer. “I was trying to say I am up to date on my birth control shot.”
It was all he wanted to hear and she was on his lap. His hand took a strong hold of the back of the head as they kissed. The kiss was making up for the awkward talk.
Chloe tried to move away but Lex’s grip on her tightened. “I just want to get undressed.” She spoke once he finally let go of her.
“Right.”
He reacted by starting to undress in a rush with her. Lex moved the box of her things to the floor. In the dimly lit room she could still see how stiff Lex nude in front of her. One kiss couldn’t have led to this. It must have been why he asked to end dinner.
If they were going to use the tiny teaser, it would be wise to help him first. He watched her gaze go down then back to his eyes. “A little help.” He answered sitting back down on the bed.
She sunk to her knees and handed the vibrator to him. Her fingers gripped him at the base and she let her grasp tightened as she stroked up.
“How do you know what I’m thinking?” Chloe answered looking up to him as she started to pump him up then down, while gently squeeze each time.
His head leaned down to her watching each stroke with fascination. It seemed like he was going to speak, but all she got was his tense stare.
“You wanted to say something?” She smirked at him giving him one last chance to answer.
“We are…” His words were cut short followed by a groan.
Chloe took him into her mouth with one smooth motion gripping his thighs for support. She heard his breathing quicking as she worked him over. His hand gripped her shoulders trying to find relief. Her cheeks hollowed and sucked just the tip of him before taking the rest.
“Chloe…So fucking good.” Lex said her name and it sound like his teeth were clenched. The sound made her pace quicken and suddenly he was coming into her mouth lifting off the bed slightly with a shallow thrust.
When she had taken all he’d given Chloe looked up as he was already looking down. “I was going to say we are observant not clairvoyant.”
“Right.” As she moved up his arms welcomed her. “I thought you were going to say some people are just drawn to each other.”
“Yes, we are.” His arms went around her pulling her to him with her breast at his eye level. “On the bed at the headboard please.”
She did as she was asked moving up the bed placing her back against the dark grey headboard on her knees. Lex’s naked flesh was coming at her with the vibrator in hand. As he came towards her, she tossed the pillows off the bed to make room for him.
“Turn around please.” He was close to her reaching his free hand out to nudge her against him while she turned. Her back was placed against the length of him and her eyes settled on the tiny teaser coming to life with a hum in front of her.
The gentle hum trailed down to her right breast and the sensation made her arch back towards him resting her head on him. His arm around her waist kept her from getting away.
“I’m so glad you're here.” He whispered in her ear just before pressing the bulb against her left breast. His tongue licked across her neck while Chloe tried to brace herself by taking hold of him.
One hand squeezed his arm bracing her while the other reached behind her for whatever flesh she could grab. The vibrator worked her over making each nipple stand at attention. His mouth nipped and sucked at her neck. There would be marks on in the morning.
Lex’s attention after for so long away was welcomed. Her moaning started to fill the room along with the crashing waves outside the wall of windows.
“Please.” Chloe begged him to stop teasing her. Each touch at her breast was making her hips hump the air in front of her.
“More please.” She whimpered this time squeezing his thigh and bucking her butt back against him.
“A kiss first.” He commanded taking the teaser away from her body.
Her head turned as best it could to capture his mouth. The kiss was cut short quickly when she felt the vibrator pressed between her legs. She wanted to cry out, but Lex used his hand holding her place to turn back to him. Her body became one with the vibration gently thrusting at it trying to get it in the right place.
Lex’s groans in her ear matched her own as he worked her up. His body pressed her forward to hold her up so his free hand could take in the fullness of her breast.
There was no fighting her orgams bursting its way through. Her body jerked towards the vibrator and Lex took hold of her placing her against him.
“That wasn’t a scream.” He spoke in her ear. Chloe looked down and he was fumbling with the teaser’s settings. Suddenly the low hum turned to a higher buzz. “”Let’s try again.”
Chloe leaned her head back against him once it made contact with her. Her legs quivered in her heightened state, but the headboard and Lex keep her up right.
His body was rubbing against her trying to be as close as possible. She could feel he was hard again and wanted more of him, but all the focus was on the teaser.
“Ah...Lex...ah…” Chloe started to babble getting louder. The sound spurred him on gently rubbing the head of vibrator against her bundle of nerves.
“Holy fuck.” Chloe shrieked. Lex had added more than she could take. The vibrator at her clit, then his free hand pinched her nipple, while his mouth played with her skin, and finally he was thrusting his member against her trying to find his own relief.
All the sensation ripped through her body and she was screaming his name this time. Her head turned and his lips were waiting, plunging his tongue into her mouth.
“More.” Chloe spoke when he pulled away from the kiss.
Lex took the hint that she had come down to make his move. He placed the tiny teaser in her hand then parted the folds of her wetness from behind.
“Yes.” He hissed finding what he was looking for as he fingered her for a moment.
On their knees Lex shifted her forward presenting her entrance to him. As he entered her she heard the caveman come to life in his voice. They both shifted a bit finding the best position. He settled his thrust upwards into her and his groans grew louder.
The vibrator was buzzing in her hand and Lex moved her hand with it back into place. When he was satisfied she was holding it right his hands explored her body as they moved together.
“Huh, huh….” In unionsion they both breathed out.
Chloe was close to a third orgams and it would be the one to break her. His body shifted slightly and he was using as much force as possible making it hard to keep the vibrator in place.
“Yes Lex.” Chloe said his name as his hand went around her neck to gently pull her towards him.
“Come for me.” He spoke through gritted teeth. She nodded her head in response.
There was so much to do outside of that room. Her life was going to completely change. It should have been scary, but in his embrace Chloe felt sure she was ready.
Her whole body quivered and she lost her grip on the teaser. If Lex wasn’t holding her she would have fallen into the headboard. Her screams filled the room as she came around him. She thought her convulsing muscles had brought him to climax right after her. In the haze of the moment Chloe wasn’t sure. They paused taking deep breaths holding on to one another.
“How was that?” Chloe questioned trying to focus.
She was tingling all over and had to lie down on the bed. Lex let her go to rest her head pulling out of her reluctantly.
“I’d say I can do better.” Once she was down he was right next to her at the top of bed smoothing his hand between her breast down her belly.
Chloe wanted to chuckle at the statement, but she felt the vibrator still buzzing out of control under her. She had to find it. Lex’s sensual touching and the wand still going off was sending little jolts up and down her spine.
When he saw her searching for it Lex lent a hand and found it under her butt. Once it was off she looked at him and realized he hadn’t come with her.
She grabbed the wand from him before he could turn it back on. “Always trying to outdo yourself Luthor.”
“I just want to make sure you are satisfied.” He answered with a strong kiss, fisting his hand in her hair.
His lips broke away to speak. “I’ll take that.” Grabbed the vibrator from her.
Suddenly it was buzzing at full blast pressed against her. Her head leaned back as the sensation washed over her. There was no telling how long this would go on, but she couldn’t complain. The jolts weren’t gentle anymore as he worked her back up. She didn’t think it possible, but Chloe shifted her hips towards him while grabbing his stiff member in her hands.
“It’s going to be a long night.” Lex admitted taking one of her nipples into his mouth.
It had been so many years since they had done anything like this. That night Chloe realized how much she had missed him.
He said he still loved her. When she left it didn’t mean he stopped. For so long she thought those feelings were gone and replaced with something new. Looking at him in the morning sound sleep next to her she knew he was right.
It was the reason she let herself get this far in the first place.
Running away didn’t make her stop loving him either.
TBC
Re: Broken Song (NC-17) Part 5 2/5/2020
So happy to see new Chlex stories! I still love this pairing even after all these years. This is a great story and I love that they are together again. Looking forward to the next chapter!
RBroken Song (NC-17) Part 6 11/13/2020
Part 6 Broken Vow (Josh Groban)
When Chloe opened her eyes she thought the light would be streaming in from the wall of windows, but the blinds were down. They must have been on an automatic timer because Lex was far too busy then far too exhausted to close them.
Her eyes settled in the darkness on Lex asleep with an arm curved around her waist. They were in the perfect position, but she had to go to the bathroom.
Getting free took some doing. When she moved he went with her. It took three times before he let go and turned over.
The first door Chloe tried was an empty closet. It seemed strange, but Lex’s clothes had to be somewhere in the house.
The next door she tried was actually the bathroom. Getting the light on took some doing. Looking in the mirror she got a good look at herself.
If anyone saw her naked flesh they would know how sexed she was. She could see everywhere his kisses had lingered. On her legs she found red marks in the shape of his fingers holding her last night.
Her body may have been covered in love marks, but her hair was another story. Something had to be done before she went back to bed.
Snooping around the bathroom she found some soap to wash her face. There was also a new hairbrush, however she couldn’t think of why Lex would have such a thing when he had no hair. Packets of toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes were also there.
None of these items seemed like they were for Lex, but for someone else staying in that room.
Fresh faced Chloe tiptoed back to the bed. It was cool in the room and she tried to get under the covers. Before she could get the sheet up Lex was coming for her. The length of him pressed against her and an arm hooked back around her.
In the darkness he still found her swollen lips from the night before, yet still wanting more. He nuzzled her nose as he spoke. “You found what you needed in there?”
“I went into the empty closet first then I found what I needed.” Chloe answered dryly.
“Well it's empty for a reason.” He placed sweet kisses against her chin trying to get her in the mood.
“Why?” Her eyes settled on him making him stop what he was doing to rest at her side.
He was pleased with himself as he spoke. “It’s for you to put your things in.”
Confusion washed over her. “For me? A day ago I was forcing myself to stay away from you. How did you know I would be here?”
In the dark he couldn’t see her confusion, but he had to hear it in her voice. Instead of answering with words he was kissing her again. It almost distracted her, but Chloe nudged him away.
“That’s not an answer Lex.”
“I hoped you would be here.” He brushed his hand down her cheek. “I have become an optimist.”
“Really?” Chloe questioned and instead of an answer she was greeted by his lips once more.
He was thinking of her just as much as she was thinking of him. At that moment panic struck. This version of Lex she didn’t worry about. Chloe knew he could be caring and an amazing lover.
The obsessing and absence that came later were her concerns.
Chloe pressed her hands against his chest again making him stop the kiss. “Lex I can’t stay here forever. We really need to make a plan.”
The serious talk pulled him away from her. He took the sheet to cover himself as he slid up to rest his back against the headboard.
He reached for something in the dark. Dim lights quickly followed and her eyes settled on him, placing a remote down.
“This place is for me. I’m starting something here and I need a home. I will be coming back and forth between here and Metropolis. You need a place to stay while you get your marriage...” He paused at the word marriage.
There was going to be a mourning period. Chloe wanted to be with Lex. All the fear that kept her away was still there, but her need to be with him was greater.
It was time to face her fears.
He was offering her a secure place. All she could think about was how it would hurt Caleb. Looking up she searched for the right thing to say. Instead of letting him speak she swiftly moved to straddle him.
Her mouth caught his and she was welcomed with his tongue in her mouth quickly. Rolling her hips she could feel his member twitch with just a little contact.
Chloe let her arms go around his neck pulling him closer to her. A groan vibrated in her mouth from him to her as he gripped her hips guiding her movements.
It was going to be hard to do this. Last night was non stop. He had been inside her most of the evening. If he wasn’t as achy as she was then Lex had another super power.
“Chloe.” He breathed out her name parting their lips. His fingers dug into her sides trying to stop her attention to him.
“You want me to stop?” Chloe questioned him sliding her hands down his pectorals to pinch his nipples.
The motion made him buck up into her. Chloe took the action to grind her arousal against him. It didn’t take long for her to paint him with her wetness. Taking hold of his hands Chloe lifted herself up. This was going to hurt.
She took hold of his hard member pulling back to look at him. “I never want you to stop.” He finally answered her as she sunk down the length of him.
Each ripple she could feel filling her. Chloe moved her hands to grip his shoulders gently lifting up and down. The pain of each thrust was a reminder of how good last night was.
“This won’t last.” He admitted.
“It’s okay.” Chloe sped up her movement trying to see how quickly she could make him climax.
Her head lowered to his shoulder to sink her teeth into his flesh. The bite made him jolt up into her. She didn’t think it was possible but she wanted to come again.
To get him moving Chloe licked the wound and bit down harder. This time his arms folded her into him as he released himself inside her jerking up forcefully.
“Teeth marks?” He questioned, finally catching his breath.
“There are plenty of marks on me.” Chloe answered looking at him grinning. “I’m sorry. I have to balance everyone’s feelings.” The shift in tone made him look uneasy again.
“I want you here.” His fingers pulled through her hair and Chloe was glad she had found that brush.
“I know. I want to be here.” Chloe slowly lifted so he wouldn’t be inside of her, but she stayed in his lap. They were both sticky so a shower was in order soon.
“This house is a place for me to be comfortable while I work. I won’t be here forever. Have you ever considered moving back to Kansas?”
The thought had never crossed her mind. Chloe just wanted to set Caleb free so she could try to fix her complicated mess with Lex. Moving back wasn’t in the plan. At least not right away.
“Your silence speaks volumes. You like it here. I can’t ask you to move. We have to get reacquainted with one another anyway. Let’s do that here.” His eyes were pleading for her to just agree.
“I like my job. I’m not ready to give that up and move.” It wasn’t the answer he wanted. “I want to be here with you too.” The joy he felt when she answered was fleeting. “When are you leaving?”
His grip around her tightened at the thought of leaving. “Not for two weeks.”
“Then I’ll be here in this house when you get back.” She smiled at him while tickling her fingers down the back of his skull.
“Lay on your back. Hands above your head.” Lex’s instructions were clear.
Chloe quickly did what she was told and welcomed his lips between her legs. The morning was starting to blur with last night.
Their bodies had to give out eventually. The distance and years apart made it seem urgent to keep going in for more.
Reality outside the seaside mansion would have to wait a little longer.
<****>
The sun was welcomed against Chloe’s skin. Last night she couldn’t see the back yard so well. Resting in a pool chair she took stock of her seaside surroundings.
The ocean air spray was crisp and refreshing. The pool furniture was just as comfortable as anything inside the house. Wearing Lex’s t-shirt wasn't getting enough sun on her skin.
Moving away Chloe was all work. College and chasing stories was all she did until meeting Caleb. When her thoughts went to Caleb her good mood started to dissipate. Every second she was with Lex would feel wrong until she was separated from Caleb.
“Coffee?” Chloe tilted her head up to find Lex holding a coffee mug and French press filled with coffee. He was in only a pair of satin pajama bottoms. His bare chest caught the sunlight and it made her bite her lip to see how good he looked.
“Yes, please.” She watched him put the steaming drink into the mug and handed it over to her.
“You don’t have to wear that shirt. No one can see you.”
“You still have staff don’t you? I want to try and not expose myself to them before they have even met me.”
“I made a call last night while you were sleeping. Some security are around, but no one is in the house or walking around the grounds”
“I guess the breakfast buffet was made by a ghost?”
“Yes, Tim said he wants us both in the restaurant this week.”
“Sounds like a date.” Chloe took her first sip from the mug. She lingered her nose to breathe it in.
Only Luthor money could buy coffee like that. It wasn’t bitter and went down smooth. The notes of spices danced on her tongue. People in California were all about their artisanal foods, but they would ruin a cup of coffee with sweets and creams.
“You like it?” Lex questioned settling down next to her.
“If I say I do, will you buy the place that grows the coffee beans?”
“I already do own it.” Then they both laughed. Of course he owned. They could have sat drinking coffee enjoying the morning glow, but Chloe knew better.
“I need to go back to the place.”
“What place would that be?” He questioned still in a jovial mood.
“The facility. I need to understand my powers.”
“Are you sure that’s what you want to do?” The mention of powers changed his demeanor. It was what sent her running. Lex couldn’t want to bring it up now after a good night.
“I have been trapped by fear for too long. It’s time to face it.” Taking another sip from the mug there was more. “I’d also like to read the data files.”
A small look of relief washed over him. “There is so much for you to learn.”
“I know.”
“You should start with the exposure files.”
“Exposure?” She questioned listening closely for any bit of information. Eight years of knowing nothing had been hard for her.
He nodded once before going on. “Most people were in direct contact with the meteors. Others didn’t know the radiation had leached into the ground. If their farm used well water everyone in the house got infected.”
Chloe didn’t know any of this. It sounded like Lex was right. Clark had no idea how many people like her were out there.
“Your right. I should start there.” It was just as he said. Chloe would fall down the rabbit hole with Lex just to know the truth.
For a moment they took in the morning light and coffee. Breakfast was just as pleasant. Letting go of fear was liberating.
<****>
Driving home Chloe didn’t know what she would find. She and Lex wasted the morning talking then making love in the kitchen.
The only reason she was in the car now was to get some clothing. She couldn’t very well walk around in the same jeans and t-shirt. The clothes she had left behind in Smallville wouldn’t be enough.
Caleb had left the night before. Chloe could have called, but decided against it. Lex was hovering around her all morning. It was welcomed hovering, but she wasn't alone long enough to make the call.
Reluctantly Lex let her leave. She promised to be back soon. After dropping off her things she was supposed to ride in a car waiting for her. The winery he purchased required changes to the tasting room.
It was supposed to be a calm afternoon tasting wine and picking paint colors. First Chloe had to go back to her life.
Walking into the place she lingered in the living room. There was a blanket and a pillow on the sofa. She had slept there a few nights ago. Caleb was right to be angry.
She was so far away from him the last few weeks and he could feel it. No matter how good it felt to be with Lex, what she had done to Caleb was wrong.
There was no making right what she did to him.
While she was still alone Chloe pushed back the tears and went to work. For the next two weeks Lex would be in town. It seemed like enough time to give Caleb space before they talked again.
After some careful selection Chloe was ready. Opening the door to start carrying her things down she was floored by who was on the other side.
“You're still here?” Clabe questioned moving into their home. His sandy hair was more ruppled then normal. He was dressed in the same A’s shirt from the day before.
“What are you doing here?” The question seemed to make him angry as he pushed into the condo.
“You're my wife Chloe. I made a vow to you for better or worse. I didn’t like the way we left things.”
Breathing out a long sigh Chloe wasn’t leaving right away. “Well this is the worst of it Caleb.”
“Believe me I know. I didn’t sleep last night just thinking about you with…” He paused and she could see him thinking of the best way to finish. “Of you with him.” He continued looking away from her.
Chloe looked down. If he was looking closely he’d see she was covered in Lex. “I’m sorry.” She moved her hair in place to cover her neck. Lex had left marks all over her. Last night she wanted to be covered in him. Now it was another slap in the face for Caleb.
“By the looks of it you're really leaving me.” He gestured to her suitcases at the door.
“I didn’t mean for any of this to happen this way.” The time for hard truths would come but right now Chloe wanted him to know how sorry she really was “I didn’t mean to drag you into my mess of a life.”
“I wanted to be in your life, remember.” The warm look would have made her melt, but for some time now that spell had been broken.
“I haven’t been honest with you and…”
Caleb cut in before she could go on. “Then be honest with me now. Did you stay here last night?”
“What do you mean?”
“I called last night expecting you to answer. I called throughout the night because like I said I couldn’t sleep. The only time you don’t answer your phone is when you're investigating. Please tell me that’s what you were doing last night?”
“I didn’t stay here.”
“Where were you Chloe?”
Taking a step back Chloe moved her hair again to cover the marks on her neck. Caleb wanted honesty so she had to do something right by him. “When you left I called Lex.”
“He’s here? He’s in Star City?” The calm had left him and his voice was panicked.
Chloe nodded her head to answers, trying to make it easier than hearing the truth.
“So he flew in just because you called and you ran to him”
“No, he is here for the ground breaking on the new energy plant.”
The realization that maybe this would happen no matter the location washed over Caleb’s face.
“So you were going to see him again anyway? That's why you were saving yourself since you got back from Kansas. You were going to cheat on me again, but I forced you to tell me what was going on?”
“No, that’s not what happened.” It wasn’t technically what Chloe wanted to happen.
“Please explain it then.” He wanted answers staring her down. The answers weren’t easy to formulate.
“Your right I made a vow to you too. I broke that vow and I was trying to fix it. I was trying to repair my connection to you, but not telling you was just making it worse.”
“So you just want me to let you pack up and leave? Three years and I don’t get a say?”
“You're saying you can forgive me and you want to stay together?” One day Chloe hoped he’d forgive her, but staying married wasn’t possible for her now.
“I don’t know, but I know you're not giving me a chance to process any of this. You have known about it for... Wait…” He paused thinking of the timeline of events. “The first article when you went there did you have sex with him.”
“Does it matter when I did it?” Of course it mattered. Chloe just didn’t want to tell him.
“It matters to me. You came home and we had sex after your first trip. I don’t know where the hell he’s been.”
“We used a condom.” Chloe replied, feeling so small as if saying that would make him feel better.
“Great, that makes me feel better.” He said sarcastically.
“I’m sorry, but I wasn’t ready to give up on us yet. I thought the first time was just some left over feeling. I was trying to move past it.” Chloe
“Yes, lying is better. Cheating was a better choice. Pushing me away to save yourself for him was a great choice.” He was getting louder. His hand rough up his sandy colored hair trying to wrap his mind around it all.
“I don’t know you at all, do I?”
“That’s what I am trying to tell you. There are things about me. About my life.” Chloe pulled her fingers through her hair trying to find the right words to explain herself, but all of them ended in him thinking she was crazy.
Aliens and super powers didn’t roll off the tongue. Instead of making it worse Chloe tried to focus on her feelings. “I married you because I love you, but I never told you what I left behind.”
“Explain it then.”
“It's complicated. I left Smallville wanting to move on, but when I saw Lex...”
“You realized you weren’t over him?” He sat down on the sofa searching the room for something he may never find. “Are you sure you love me?”
“I believed I loved you.” The word dawned on him slowly. There was a lot of care Caleb had taken with her over the years. She didn’t want to disrespect that, but she couldn’t lie anymore.
“You have always been better with words than me. You believed you loved me. That seems to sum up what’s happening. I guess you're going to tell me you're in love with Luthor.” His final words he said slowly.
Chloe placed her hand on top of his trying to get him to look at her. There was no way to answer without hurting Caleb more. “I’m trying to fix what I have done. Lex and I were not over when I married you. You deserve better than this. Your an amazing person. Someone deserving of you will see that. I’m trying to free you from all this.”
“Don’t flatter me.” He turned finally to answer. “Just say what you mean. Freedom means divorce.”
Slowly nodding Chloe replied. “I can’t be with you anymore. There is no right way to say it. I have missed him.”
Caleb took his hand away from her. It wasn’t like him to turn her away, but she couldn’t blame him for not wanting her comfort.
“You need to go.”
“I’ll give you sometime.”Chloe started to go for her things at the door.
“Chloe.” Caleb's voice cracked when he spoke. When she turned to look at him he was still looking away. “Are you staying with him?”
“Caleb.” Chloe started to move as he turned to look at her. His face was flushed and tears started to roll down his cheek. The sight of him made her start to cry as well. She went back to him on the sofa and took him into her arms.
His hand moved to her hair and he brushed it behind her shoulders. He saw the evidence where she had been. Caleb’s fingers moved across her neck over the marks on her skin. He knew what she had done. The lingering kisses Lex had left on her neck and shoulders were clear to him.
“There’s my answer.” Caleb let his hand brush against her neck once more before pulling away.
”I never wanted this for us.” She replied hoping to hurt him less.
He closed his eyes retreating into himself. ”Well at least we agree on one thing.”
Caleb walked out of the room, leaving her alone to collect her things to go.
<****>
Kissing shouldn’t be so good. The sound of it shouldn’t fill the room. They were supposed to be doing other things. Lex had phone calls to make. Chloe had a book chapter to edit. Yet there they were kissing on the sofa in the living room.
“Can I?” Lex questioned treating her pulse to soft kisses while his hand tried to go up Chloe’s dress.
It was a hot day and she picked a light summer dress that went down to her knees. Lex had pushed the thin fabric up her legs asking if he could go further. It was the question that woke her out of their make out session.
“We should be working.” Taking his hand resting on her thigh Chloe looked at Lex’s expensive watch to see how much time had passed. “We have been kissing each other goodbye for fifteen mintues.”
“I blame you.” He smiled, taking her hand to his lips for a gentle kiss.
“Me?” Chloe crossed her eyes at him.
“You put your arms around my neck that was an invitation for more than one kiss goodbye.” He placed her hand back to where they started around his neck.
“You're the one trying to go up my dress.”
“So these buttons on my shirt just undid themselves.”
Chloe did that on instinct. It was natural to want him out of his shirt. “I think we are both to blame.”
“Agree to disagree.” He unhooked himself from her and stood before she could say another word. “I’m going to my office.”
“Fine I’m going to work outside.” Chloe stood up and they were supposed to go in opposite directions. To do so she brushed against him to get by.
“You're doing it again.” Instead of letting her pass he grabbed her arm to pull her to him.
“What’s another fifteen mintues going to hurt?” Just as she spoke his lips were pressing into her own again.
Her arms went around his neck pulling him closer and they were leaning each other back towards the sofa. Time had made them both needy for each. Maybe it would wear off, but they couldn’t be in a room together and not close.
Once they were finally settled back on the sofa in the same position Chloe heard her phone ring. It didn’t make them stop kissing. Instead Lex slipped the strap of her dress down to place a soft kiss on her shoulder.
As he tried to work the hem of the dress up again the phone hadn’t given up. “The universe is saying we need to stop.” Chole admitted.
“Universe shut up.” Lex called to the phone making her laugh out loud. The phone or universe wasn’t listening as it rang out again.
“I’m going to get it.” She spoke placing both her hands on his chest to get him to move.
Checking the caller ID Chloe noted it was her editor calling. “It's my editor.” She spoke into the phone. “Missing me already?”
“Hang up.” Lex mouthed to her silently.
“I need you in the office ASAP.” Most days Rebecca was a force to be feared. The sound of her voice on the phone didn’t sound anything like her.
“Is it a story?” As she questioned Chloe righted herself in her dress pulling the strap back up her shoulder.
As soon as it was in place she felt Lex’s fingers pull it back down.
“It’s important I need you in the office.” She sounded concerned.
“Okay.” Standing up Chloe fixed the strap one last time. “I’ll be right there.”
Lex spoke leaning back on the sofa. “The universe has the scoop of the century.”
“My editor thinks so. She wants me in the office now.”
He pushed out a long sigh of frustration. “Then you better go or I will get nothing done today.”
<****>
It wasn’t usual to sit in Rebecca’s office. Chloe always seemed to be in some kind of trouble or getting praised for her work. That morning in the office wasn’t like those times.
Her boss was always so sure of herself. Years in the newspaper business had made her tough yet today she looked a shell of the person Chloe grew to admire.
Seated across from Rebecca, Chloe listened closely to what she had to say. “Sullivan over the years I know I have been hard on you. I have been a force for perfection when it comes to you and you always deliver.”
“Thanks for the compliments, but why do I feel like you're about to fire me?” Chloe tried to shake the tension in the room with a joke and a smile. Rebecca wasn’t receptive to the attempt.
She started to motion into her desk as she spoke. “Once your sabbatical is over I want you back in here pitching new features.” Rebeccca paused to pull something out of the right drawer of the desk.
“Great, I’m not fired. What is this about?” Chloe’s eyes fixed on the yellow envelope in Rebecca’s hands. The paper looked to be trembling in her hands.
“I can’t say it out loud so here.” Rebecca tossed the envelope across the desk at her. Undoing the silver latch Chloe pulled several letter sized photos out.
The first was just her exiting a car, the following picture was Lex waiting. Once Chloe got to the third she knew exactly what was happening. The pictures were taken two days ago. Chloe remembered their visit to the winery. It was a drive outside of the city, but the place was beautiful.
They enjoyed the day just as Lex promised tasting wine and picking out a style for the place. As she flipped through photos of them outside listening about their surroundings Chloe knew what this meeting was about. She was kissing Lex in some of the images. They had been left alone or so they thought.
Placing the photos back Chloe spoke. “What do you plan on doing with these?”
“We are running them.” She said plainly.
“Running them where?” Chloe just had to hear the whole ugly truth before storming out of there.
“On the website, entertainment section, and below the fold front page tomorrow.”
“Front page!” Chloe didn’t realize how loud she was until Rebecca came back at her.
Rebecca pulled her glasses off and stood to tower over her. “I have been holding the photos for two days. It's a below the fold story. Lex Luthor is solving the world's energy problems and he’s kissing my married reporter in public.”
“We were supposed to be alone.” Chloe shot back at her standing as well.
“Sulllivan you know better than that. Someone is always watching a man like Luthor.” She sighed deeply looking at her watch. “I held the story out of respect for you. I asked you here to tell you before we ran it. This kind of thing sells papers. I just didn’t feel right about it without telling you.”
She moved to take her seat and put her glasses back into place. “I told you now you can do what you need to with the information.”
Watching her go back to work on the computer meant conversation over. “Thanks.” Chloe got up to go taking the photos with her.
“Sullivan are you going to be alright?” Rebecca questioned letting her gaze move to her at the door.
Of all things her boss was, she wasn’t her friend. It made perfect sense. She was there to get good features out of her. There was no room to be concerned for her marriage. “Don’t worry boss, I’ll see you when my sabbatical is over.”
“Good.” Rebecca replied, getting back to work on her computer.
<****>
It was hard enough to tell Caleb she had cheated on him. It was even worse to tell him he would see it on the front page below the fold of the newspaper she worked for. After leaving Rebecca’s office Chloe made the call in the lobby to ask Caleb to talk.
Meeting in a coffee shop near their condo seemed safer than the home they shared. To break the ice Chloe ordered him coffee. He rarely looked her in the eye as he sipped it. Caleb still looked worn to the bone.
This was her fault.
Explaining to him what had happened came out in a rush. She showed him one of the photos of just her and Lex holding hands to prove her point. Caleb then claimed she asked to meet in a public place so he wouldn’t yell and make a scene.
It was true.
When she apologized again he got up leaving his cup of coffee. It was another step too far.
Pulling her car up to Lex’s seaside mansion Chloe was trying not to cry too hard inorder to drive safely. When the tears started she didn’t see the guard waiting to take her keys.
Sobbing against the steering wheel Chloe couldn’t ignore the banging sound on her window. She looked out her window to find Lex looking terrified.
She opened the door and he took her into his arms. It couldn’t have been a comfortable position for him leaning into the car, but it was welcomed.
“Please tell me what’s wrong.” The sound of Lex’s voice had her worried. She must have looked a real mess.
“I’m sorry, I messed this up. I didn’t do this the right way.” What she was saying wasn't meant for Lex. The person she needed to say sorry to didn’t want to hear it.
<****>
The day wasn’t supposed to go this way. They should have been at dinner.
Leaving her husband wasn’t supposed to be a front page below the fold news story, yet nothing was easy when Chloe was with Lex Luthor.
Getting her out of the car took some doing. He took her to the bed room and waited for her to tell him what happened.
It came out harsh where Lex was concerned. Chloe blamed him for flaunting their romance to the world. It was of course no one's fault, but at the moment Lex was who she wanted to blame.
Instead of saying anything else he excused himself. Now Lex was upset as well. It was par for the course the last few months that Chloe wasn’t handling things well.
“Can we talk?” Chloe stood in the doorway of Lex’s Office. He was typing at his computer focused on work. She remembered he said Luthor Crop was the only place he trusted, so it made sense he would retreat there.
“Of course.” Lex looked at her and his face wasn’t what she was expecting. He was calm. Anytime they would fight he’d have a hard time letting it go. He could hold a grudge over trivial things. At the moment it didn’t seem to bother him at all.
No matter his look Chloe would tread carefully. “I’m sorry for what I said. I didn’t mean to put the blame on you.”
“I can’t control the press following me. My people catch most of them, but some of them are very clever.”
She nodded, moving into the room to sit on the other side of his desk. “I don't think you did it on purpose.”
“That’s comforting to hear.” Chloe focused on him looking for the Lex she thought she knew and he didn’t flinch. “I want us to work.”
“I do too.” He answered plainly.
“Well, good. I have been thinking about what a mess I made.”
“You think we are a mess.” He questioned her moving from his side of the table to stand over her.
“My dad is going to read the newspaper and freak out and Lois might fly out here.” Lois banging on her door wasn’t something to look forward to.
“That kind of mess. We have been focused on each other. There hasn't been time to tell anyone. Besides, the people in your life will want you to be happy. Even if they hate me.” Most of what Lex said was to try and make her feel better about cheating.
“Right, but it’s not just my family. Caleb’s mom doesn’t know. This isn’t the way I wanted to tell her.” They had grown close. It was nice to have a mother figure in her life.
“What would have been better?” He replied.
“Not like this. I have hurt everyone involved enough.” Closing her eyes Chloe thought of the man in front of her. When she ran away he had a health dose of all the hurt. “That includes you.”
“Chloe what makes you think it will hurt less if he sees us together now or later.”
“I don’t know.” It was a valid question. Today or in a month from now it would be the same outcome. “I just want to control the timing. Caleb has never done anything wrong to me. I want to try and absorb the damage if I can.”
He‘s lip turned into a small grin at her words. “I have been where he is now Chloe. I know how much it hurts. When he sees us together it will hurt no matter the timing. You can’t control how he will feel anymore than you can control how you feel about us.”
“I wasn’t trying to hurt you when I left. I needed peace of mind. I needed a life that was on my terms.” She wanted to explain, but Lex interrupted.
“I know that. We talked about this. I needed the separation as much as you did.” He took a knee in front of her trying to make her feel better holding her hands. “Even if it hurt. You wanted to leave and I had to respect that. Caleb needs to do the same for you.”
“I made a mistake.” Squeezing his hand back she answered. “You were right, he was easy and safe. He didn’t know about my past. I wanted to get married to prove a point.”
“That you didn’t need me anymore.” He said the worst part.
Chloe nodded her head softly moving into his arms. It was a mistake to think she could fill the space in her heart Lex had left. It was wrong to use Caleb to do it.
It was nice for a moment to think now matter how hard she fought against it things were set themselves right. Caleb would move on. She didn’t have to be forgiven, but she owed him his freedom.
“Why aren't you more upset?” Chloe questioned leaning back from Lex’s shoulder.
“Would you rather I argue and raise my voice.”
“No.” She thought about it for a second. Debating a topic and actually fighting with Lex were very different. One was fun, the other could be scary. “I just mean you're so calm.”
“I have worked hard to be this way. Most things I can’t control. The things I can control like my reaction to these situations is one of them.” This zen version of Lex was nice.
Chloe knew the old Lex was in there somewhere. “So you are angry?”
“Of course.” He lost control of his voice for just a moment then breathed out to calm down. “I don’t want to talk about Caleb anymore, but I have to. He has been in your life for three years. There are feelings you have to deal with.”
Those feelings are of respect and appreciation for the life Caleb shared with her. She had disrespected what he gave her.
At the moment reassuring Lex was what she came to his office for. “Your right, but you know I want to be here.”
“I know. It’s why I can control my anger. I want to focus on us and where we are going. You say you want to be here so I’m focusing on that.”
“So, no angry Lex.” She looked him over searching for the other side of him.
“I can’t promise that. Showing that anger right now keeps me from the good thing happening with us. It would also push you away and maybe back to him.” He looked down away from her, still unsure of her.
Chloe pulled him toward her. He’s body followed like she wanted and their lips met. She rested her forehead against his as she spoke. “I won’t leave again.”
“You don’t know...”
She stopped his words with another kiss. Her hands moved around him pulling him closer in his kneeling position.
For a moment Chloe angled herself away to look into his eyes, “I won’t.” She wasn’t sure how to handle Caleb, but she knew where she wanted to be.
“I won’t forget you said that.” He kissed her again before going on. “I have a suggestion.”
“What?” For the first time all day Chloe’s eyes brighten.
“We can get away for a few days.”
“Get away?” The thought of avoiding the fall out even for a day sounded good.
“I have a business event that just came up in Gotham City.” He answered with a raised eyebrow.
Chloe pulled out of their embrace. She loathed Gotham. It was full of people she feared after learning about her mother being committed in an asylum. Yet she had an idea of what he wanted. Gotham was always an easy feature for the newspaper.
“Harvey Dent.” She said plainly.
“Of course you know.” He moved his hands to each of her thighs. “He’s running for mayor.”
“I know, the mob hates him. He has put some of them out of business, but the cops don’t trust him. Dent needs the GCPD if he wants to change Gotham.” Chloe had already written this article. Dent wasn’t going to win.
“Well Bruce Wayne trusts him. He’s throwing a party to raise money for him and help him win.”
Now Wayne was involved. Chloe couldn’t tell him
that Wayne hated her. It was so long ago Wayne may have forgotten.
“So Wayne thinks Dent can change Gotham city?” It wasn’t too far of a stretch to think that Dent could change the city, but his methods would take down more than just the mob.
“Wanye must think he can change things. Wayne Enterprises will benefit from it of course.” Lex's view became transparent. This was about Luthor Corp.
“So we go, you size him up, and we miss the initial fall out of our news story.”
“Exactly.” He kissed her before she could answer. It was hard to let go when it felt so good after a sad day, but they both needed to breathe. “Are you in?”
Chloe moved to stand and Lex followed her to his feet. “What will I wear?” Chloe questioned.
He fixed his hands in her hair to answer. “I can take care of that.” Then his lips smoothed over her own.
It seemed to be an unspoken goal to have sex in every room of the house. The office was checked off before dinner.
In the early morning they would be on a plane to Gotham city to let the fallout happen, but reality would only be two days away.
TBC