two updates I can't believe it and hilarious too, so it isn't to hard is it
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two updates I can't believe it and hilarious too, so it isn't to hard is it
Love your story :yay: :yay: :yay:
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ok well love the story and looking forward to more updates really really soon. please? :worship2:
Oh God! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:“Please tell me you weren’t trying to set me up with Lex.”
I want read the end
6.
Half way through desert Pete suddenly smiled as an idea came to mind. So far the evening had been everything that he had expected that it would be since Lex had announced that the perfect way for him and Chloe to get reacquainted would be for the four of them to go out all together and have a nice meal. There had been the initial awkward conversation, especially after Chloe’s little stunt that Pete still couldn’t quite believe, and then they had settled back into an easy banter that he was surprised to find that he had missed. It really had been a surprise. At first he had been dreading the prospect of constant high levels of snark between his two friends but it had turned out to be amusing; when one of them wasn’t looking the other would come up with a way to goad them into saying something and the results were normally more than a little hilarious for he and Lana who sat at the other side of the table with almost permanent – if occasionally nervous – grins on their face.
Putting down the fork he had been using to poke at a piece of cheesecake he looked across the table at the pair and said, “How about once we’ve finished we all head back to mine and I’ll see what I can do about some drinks?”
Lana looked around at him with an inquisitive expression on her face. “Drinks?”
“Yes honey.”
She raised a sceptical eyebrow, apparently not immediately grasping his reasoning and then nodded slowly. “I guess that’s a good idea.” Looking across at Chloe and Lex she said, “Well as long as you guys are on board that is.”
Pete watched as Chloe glanced briefly in Lex’s direction before nodding. The man himself had been watching Chloe and Pete found himself unsettled; was he the only one that spotted a somewhat predatory look in the billionaire’s eyes? Lex clearly noticed the look that Chloe had thrown in his direction, a small curl of his lips was the only single that he gave however. It was enough for Pete to notice however.
“That sounds like a good idea Pete,” Lex said quickly, not giving Chloe a chance to object which Pete had been half suspicious that she might. There was something in her eyes ever since she had come back from the bathroom with Lana earlier that had made Pete realise that his blonde friend had lost none of her instincts over the years. It wasn’t the most comforting thought.
“I’ll get the bill,” Pete said abruptly standing and moving away from Chloe’s eyes and the unconscious feeling as yet that Lex was also looking at him when he could not immediately catch the waiter’s attention. Walking up over towards the head waiter’s stand Pete absently became aware that Lex had followed him, the tall business man moving to stand beside him as they waited for the man to ring up the bill and say many an ‘I’m sorry Mr Luthor’ as he did so.
Leaning close to him Lex said, “Let’s try and get Chloe to drive over to your place in my car with me.”
“What’s the plan?” Pete asked.
Lex raised his eyebrows. “Didn’t we discuss something about you trusting me?”
“Can’t a guy just ask a question?” Pete responded trying to sound innocent.
“Not when the question is that one.”
“It’s just… I really doubt that Chloe is going to want to take a detour and park.”
Rolling his eyes Lex said, “You actually wanted me to do something like that?”
“Well… no.”
“Pete, we have an agreement and I ask least plan to stick to it but in a fashion that I deem correct.”
Pete stared at him for a moment and then shook his head; it wasn’t like he would want to be in a position like the one which Lex was in at the moment anyway. If nothing else then Chloe was going to prove a handful.
The three friends; Lana, Pete and Lex all waited somewhat impatiently for Chloe as she lingered over the remains of her desert and then spent another good ten minutes deciding whether she wanted to have a cup of coffee before they set off home to Pete and Lana’s place. By the end the three, Lex included, found they were all suffering from bouts of irrational anticipation and managed to half convince each other that Chloe was onto whatever plan they had been brewing. It was an edgy period of time until they were all stood outside of the restaurant having moved away from the golden lights. Pete shivered a little at the way in which the heat of the day had been ripped away. Looking over to Chloe, Pete watched as she tightly pulled her coat around her slender form and laughed at something Lana had said. His wife grinned and blushed before giving Chloe a small shove so she fell to one side. As she stumbled Lex put a hand out, resting it low on her back to steady her. For her part Chloe looked mildly embarrassed but Pete was willing to bet that the main of the redness in her cheeks was due to the wine she had consumed with dinner.
Reaching into the jacket pocket of his grey suit Pete pulled out his wallet, reaching inside and taking a couple of bills. “Chloe, can you do be a favour?” The blonde looked up a thim, reaching out to take the bills even before she realised what she was doing.
“Sure, what?”
“Go by the store with Lex and pick up a little something to drink?” Chloe looked at him blankly for a moment before looking away and muttering something under her breath that sounded suspiciously like a curse. Pete’s eyes widened and he was about to tell her not to bother when Lana bragged hold of his arm and pulled him towards their car.
The tiny brunette was giggling by the time they reached their car; Chloe apparently not being the only one who had indulged perhaps a little too much. She leaned against the side of the car as Pete searched for the key, still laughing and making him smile as she did so. Finding the keys he stepped forwards to unlock the car and found her arms going around his waist as she leaned onto his shoulder.
“Petey?” she said, grinning at him, her eyes glazed ever so slightly.
“What sweetie?”
“What if I said that I think Chloe is *so* going to figure out what we’ve done and that maybe this was a mistake and she’s going to kill us in some horrible way? Remember that meteorite mutant that slimed all over people then devoured them? Well I think it’s going to be grosser than that.”
Pete rolled his eyes at her. “I don’t suppose you could have mentioned it before.”
Lana shook her head, the exaggerated action sending her hair flying in all directions. Instead of answering she shrugged her shoulder. After a moment or two, once they had climbed into the car she said, “I really hope Lex is better at lying than we are or she’s going to eat him alive.”
“He’s had enough practice,” Pete replied glibly then winced as Lana smacked him on the arm, her tiny frame hiding the secret of her strength as usual. After all the years they’ve been together Pete can’t help but wonder *why* he never remembers that Lana’s is stronger than she looks but always ends up figuring that it probably had something to do with the lump of meteorite she had morbidly worn around her neck for years. The thought made him smile for a moment and he gave a silent salute to the rock that had long since lost it’s precious spot around his wife’s neck and that had kept Clark at bay for years – there was no doubt in Pete’s mind that if Lana hadn’t persisted in wearing the damn thing then Clark would have found a way in worm his way into her heart more quickly and that the effects of his doing so would probably have been more permanent.
“You know I don’t mean it,” he said quickly by way of compensation and earned himself a sceptical look for his trouble. “Okay maybe a little.”
“I don’t know whether it makes me happier that you admitted that or not,” Lana mumbled and rolled her head against the window. “Petey honey?”
“Hmm?”
“I just want Chlo’ to be happy.”
“I know sweetie.”
“Cos, you know, she has the worst luck when it comes to guys – even worse than me!”
“Hey!” Lana giggled at him but thankfully avoided giving him another friendly tap. Glancing over at his wife as she leaned against the car window and blew on the glass in order to make it steam up Pete said, “And you think Lex is a better choice?”
Raising a finger to the glass and tracing a heart on it she said, “I don’t know about *better* exactly… but then I don’t think Chloe would expect him to be better so that’s okay.”
“Do you want to explain the logic there or is it just a girl thing?”
Lana shrugged sobering somewhat and making Pete wonder whether she had ever been as drunk as she had seemed in the first place. “Chloe already knows that Lex can be a prick so she’s not expecting anything better from him like she might do with another guy.”
“And that works in his favour?” Pete asked in disbelief.
She gave another shrug and tried to write something on the glass. The clouded up section had rapidly decreased in size however and she quickly found herself running out of room. A disgruntled expression wavered over her face for a second before she gave a little sigh and turned away from the glass. “I guess,” was all she said. When Pete glanced at her again for clarification she added, “Lex is the almost perfect incarnation of a ‘bad boy’ – or at least he was when he was young and it’s stuck with him. I know it must be hard to believe honey but there is something about that type of guy that appeals to most women.”
“That makes me feel so much better about the state of our marriage,” Pete quipped dryly before he could stop himself. “Should I go out and buy myself a motorcycle and get myself a tattoo?”
Unusually for her Lana snorted her reply and said, “I’m not quite sure you could pull it off – sort of like when Clark tried that time.”
“I could so pull it off!” Pete exclaimed. “Besides… Clark didn’t look *that* bad.”
“I hate to tell you this Petey but he looked like he’d raided Lex’s wardrobe but still managed to get it wrong… that or he looked like a bit part player from a cheesy porn movie.”
“Please tell me you’re joking because I *really* want the image that put in my head out of it.”
“Ooh! Now I’m intrigued,” the brunette said perking up again. “What image would that be?”
“Clark and Lex… No!” Pete shook his head rapidly. “Just… don’t, okay? Not unless you want to turn your husband into a jabbering shell of a man.”
“But…” Lana began mischievously.
“No.”
“But…”
“No, and can I just say you’re showing way too much interest for comfort.”
Lana grinned. Leaning over she placed a sloppy kiss on his cheek before saying, “Try not to feel too threatened honey – you know you’re the only one for me.”
:yay: WOO HOO, an update!!!!! :yay:
I laughed so hard at this line, I nearly choked! Thanks for making my morning“I hate to tell you this Petey but he looked like he’d raided Lex’s wardrobe but still managed to get it wrong… that or he looked like a bit part player from a cheesy porn movie.”:
:yay3: You updated! You updated! Whoo-hoo!!! :yay3:
This was another great chapter. I can't wait to see Chlex on their own while they go and get the drinks! The Plana was just great, I agree with Aimee, the line about BadClark! was hilarious :hehe:
Can't wait for your next update!
hahah, this has to be my fave line!!!“Clark and Lex… No!” Pete shook his head rapidly. “Just… don’t, okay? Not unless you want to turn your husband into a jabbering shell of a man.”
great update!! worth the wait!!!!
No chlex interaction here? hopefully there will be that in the next chapter.
but this is great, really funny. :biggrin:
:lol: I loved this chapter and I can't wait for the next one. I wonder how Chloe will torture Lex!
Tandy
Love Pete in this story...it's so sweet and funny... love the wit...there was no doubt in Pete’s mind that if Lana hadn’t persisted in wearing the damn thing then Clark would have found a way in worm his way into her heart more quickly and that the effects of his doing so would probably have been more permanent.
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