Disclaimer: see Chapter 1.
A/N: Here's the promised second chapter. Good reading !
CHAPTER 10: What Colour are They ?
“ Done ! You should upgrade your computer system, Lex. The firewall was easy to penetrate. “
“ It's supposed to be state-of-the-art. How come an amateur like you could get through it ? “
“ It appears you've been robbed blind- pardon my figure of speech. All those hours spent playing computer games in my childhood weren't a waste of time after all. Wait a minute... what's this ? “
“ What have you found ? “ asked Lex, getting up from the sofa and approaching the kitchen table at which Chloe was sitting.
“ There are some pretty well-hidden files on the server. Let's see if we can access the information from here. “
“ Won't they trace you ? “
“ Not if I trick them. Yeah, Yeah, way to go ! “ laughed Chloe, clapping her hands.” Hard luck. They're encrypted. I'll need some special software to read what's inside them. I used to have a friend who could help us now, but I don't know his whereabouts. Still... “ she interrupted herself, realising Lex had turned quiet all of a sudden. “ Lex ? “ she asked with a strangled voice.
The younger Luthor grabbed Chloe's left hand and made her stand up without uttering a word. She should have remembered: the laughter. Lex had told her it reminded him of someone from his past, and she knew damn well who he was referring to. She might have changed her appearance and her accent, but she was the same girl he had known, and she was scared to death.
“ I... “ she mumbled to be silenced by Lex's fingers on her lips.
He cupped her face in both hands and traced her features as if he were a sculptor memorising his model. Chloe could feel the blood pounding in her ears and had to close her eyes overwhelmed by emotion. Suddenly, his hands stopped when they grazed two very tiny scars, the almost invisible flaws that bore witness to the plastic surgeries she had undergone. At that moment, she fluttered her eyelids open and looked at him straight in the eye. He leant forward, and Chloe close her eyes again, feeling his steady breathing very close to her face. Time dragged on and neither of them spoke, until Lex's lips- which had been hovering over hers- moved to her forehead where he pressed a soft kiss.
“ Tell me just one thing. What colour are your eyes ? “ he asked.
Chloe found it very hard to breathe. She stepped back, turned around and poured herself a fresh cup of coffee.
“ What colour are they ? “ he insisted.
“ Brown, “ she lied blantantly, taking a big gulp of the hot liquid, which scalded her throat.
“ Have you always been this savvy around computers ? “
“ You said one question, Mr Luthor. I'll make a phone call. I know someone who can provide us with the software to read those files, “ she responded, marching to her bedroom to escape from the heavily charged atmosphere.
“ Sooner or later, I'll get the answers I want, “ murmured Lex to Chloe's back.
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