Disinheritance (NC17) completed

[cbrunberg]

loved the story.it interesting to see lec living on the farm.love that chloe and lex are getting closer

[TrinityR]

CHAPTER 4 CELEBRATING LIFE
Chloe got back to the hospital as fast as she could. If there was nothing she could do anymore… she should be by his side… to the very end…

She'd never felt so weak like in this moment. What would she do after… no, she couldn't think like that. They would manage to save Lex. They'd said that he might not survive the night. MIGHT. Not that he definitely wouldn't.

Hope. Little, but always hope.

She took the elevator with the intention to get to Lex immediately.

She was stopped in the corridor by Mr Kent.

"Mr Kent… is everything alright?" she asked watching his face closely. If something happened he would probably be devastated.

"No change," he sighed heavily. "Have you seen Clark?"

"Clark?" She wrinkled her forehead. Where was Clark exactly? Chloe realized just now that he'd been gone for a while. "I have no idea," she admitted.

"I… I sent him for something… he should be back by now."

"I really don't know, Mr Kent." She was just about to walk into Lex's room.

"Wait…" He caught her arm. "Weren't you going to see Lionel Luthor?"

"I'm sorry," she said quietly, almost whispering, not able to look him in the eye. "There was nothing that… I could do." Great, now she was breaking right in front of him. She could feel tears coming back.

"Chloe…" His voice got softer. "I'm sorry…"

"You don't have to be sorry for me. Don't try to make me feel better. Take care of yourself and your wife, Mr Kent. For what is worth… I tried. I really did try. I… I care about Lex and…"

"I know, honey, I know…" Jonathan put his arms around her. "We have to be strong for them. We have to have hope that they will be fine."

"I know…" she sniffed. "Go to your wife, spend this time with her. Don't waste it for waiting for Clark. It's his mother and his best friend… he'll be here."

"Do the same, Chloe." He let her go and patted her shoulder. "If you need something I'll be in the room right next to this one."

"Ok." She wiped her nose with her sleeve and went back to Lex's room.

"Can you hear me, Lex?" she whispered with care in her voice while getting closer to him and finally reaching for his hand.

"Of course not," she answered herself. "If you did… you would say something by now, wouldn't you? Come on, tell me how annoying I am…" She bit her lip while watching his calm face.

The machine beeping quietly in the rhythm of his heart.

Chloe looked at her bag and reached for her cell phone. She could always call Pete. Maybe he would know what was up with Clark.

She chose a number.

"Pete?" He answered after like ten signals and there was some strange noise coming from his side. "Peter? Is that you? Are you ok? Have you seen Clark…?"

"Chloe!... I can't talk right now!" he just yelled at her and hung up.

"So much for your friendly attitude," she snorted and put the phone back to her bag.

***

"Clark?" Peter hung up on Chloe and looked back at his friend.

They got safely to Ross's house.

"Clark! Wake up!" He hit his face a couple of times. "Buddy… don't you get sick on me! You can't get sick! You're the superalien from out of space, remember?"

But Clark was motionless.

"Clark, we have to move this ship to my garage and we have to do it fast! I can't manage on my own!"

Then, something unexpected happened.

Pete heard some whistle and the octagonal key to the ship flew out of Clark's pocket.

"What the…" his friend started while watching the key whirling around and… placing itself in the opening in the ship.

It started illuminating with dazzling light so he had to cover his eyes.

"Clark…" he said warningly but figured that his friend wouldn't hear him anyway. "CLARK!" Ok, he was losing control. Now the ship started giving away some strange buzzying noises.

And then, just as quick and abrupt as it started, it stopped.

"Holy shit!" Pete gasped and looked at Clark. "Clark!" Surprisingly, Clark was looking back at him. He was conscious and looked normal with a slight difference that he was so confuse.

"What just happened?" he asked looking at the ship.

"The key… the key just flew to the ship and it got alive! And you're ok!" Peter exclaimed.

"Peter," Clark said very seriously. "I think that the ship healed me."

"What are you talking about?"

"I… If there was kryptonite in that bacteria… I might've got sick from it and then… the ship healed me."

"Do you think we could use it on your mother and Lex?" Peter had an idea.

"It's our only hope."

"But how on Earth would we get the ship to the hospital so no one would notice?"

"That's an excellent question, Pete… we'll just improvise, I guess. It's not like we have a choice."

"At least let's wait until sunset, ok? It's only about an hour left…"

"Ok, but let's drive there already. As soon as the sun sets we'll getting to work."

"Fine by me."

***

"Lex…" Chloe couldn't stop talking to him although she knew she wouldn't get any answer. "I know you're in there, you've never been sick in your entire life so, I'm sure you can fight it! I know you can! You have to! Please, come back to me… no, you don't have to come back for me, just… come back to life, it's enough…"

She suddenly noticed some turmoil in the hall.

"Code blue! Code blue!" She was watching doctors and nurses running to the room just next to Lex's.

"Oh, no…" she whispered and stood up getting closer to the window so she could see the corridor through it.

"We have to resuscitate!"

She covered her mouth with her hands when she noticed Jonathan Kent thrown out of the room, the doctor needed a place... they needed to bring his wife back before it was too late.

Then, something even more mortifying happened.

The machines connected to Lex started beeping.

She whirled around but wasn't able to move any further than that.

Whatever was happening to Martha Kent was happening to Lex too.

Another team immediately burst through the door and got to him.

They ripped his hospital pajama open to uncover his chest. Normally Chloe would be captured by this glimpse of his body, but now… now she was about to lose it all before she even got it…

"Come on!" They started to resuscitate him as well.

***

Clark and Peter decided to activate the ship on the parking. There was no way they could carry it into the hospital.

"Maybe we could help more people than just my mum and Lex," Clark said enthusiastically.

"Don't get your hopes up too high, Clark," Peter warned him. "We don't know if it's gonna work."

"It have to. I know it will. I believe." Clark was determined.

***

"We lost him…" Chloe thought she misheard. They lost him? No! How could they just…

She watched the doctors stopping working on Lex like through the fog.

"What ddddo'ou meannn?" she squealed, finally able to move a little.

"I'm sorry." The doctor came to her and put his hand on her shoulder.

"You're sorry?" she screamed. "Don't be sorry! Do something!"

"Miss, there is nothing we can do. It's too late… he's gone." He left the room leaving her completely shocked and strangely numb.

Then, Chloe heard somebody else's moan. It was Jonathan Kent's. Martha must die too.

"No…" It finally struck her with full force. "NO!" She got to Lex.

"Time of death…" The nurse started filling in a chart.

"NO!"

The whole building suddenly shook to its foundations and some dazzling light lightened the room up. Chloe had to cover her eyes and soon she found herself on the floor because the noise was so unbearable for her ears.

What the hell was that?

Then, just as soon as it all started, it stopped.

She took her hands off her ears and opened her eyes looking around in panic. Had just a bomb exploded? No, no way, she was still alive. So what had it been then?

In this moment the most unexpected happened.

"Chl… Chloe?" she heard Lex hoarsing.

"LEX?" she immediately got to her feet to make sure that she wasn't dreaming. "LEX?"

She saw him alive! She'd just watched him dying and now he was there, in bed, breathing… his eyes open… looking for her.

"LEX!" she just couldn't stop repeating his name. "Oh God! It's a miracle!" She got to him and before she even thought she could hurt him she hugged him.

He also pulled her close while burying his face in her blond hair.

"I'm so glad that you're alive!" she exclaimed and when she looked him in the eye she just… kissed him.

Hell of a first kiss, she thought when she moved back totally ashamed of her impulsiveness.

"I'm sorry…" she apologized avoiding his eyes. "I overreacted."

"I'm glad you did." He smiled to her.

"Eh… yeah… eh... " She felt awkward. It was one thing to confess her love to him while he'd been unconscious… and another to actually do something about that later on.

"First kiss," she whispered to herself when sitting in the chair by his bed.

"Not exactly…" he started when the team burst through the door once more.

"What do you mean?" She raised her eyebrows but she was soon pushed aside by the doctors.

"But… sir, you were dead…" the doctor said while examining him. "Now you look totally fine and well..."

She walked out of the room into the corridor feeling her heart pounding definitely too fast in her chest and her legs shaky.

"Chloe!" Suddenly, there was Clark right by her side. "Are you ok? Are Lex and mum ok?"

"Have you seen what happened?" she asked him. "First… they die… then this strange… bomb… and then Lex is alive…"

"Clark!" Jonathan got to his son. "Finally! You got here! What took you so long?"

"How's mum? Is she ok?"

"Yes, son, she's fine now."

Chloe couldn't not notice the strange looks on their faces. It was like they knew something or at least Clark knew something and was signaling his dad that they would talk later.

Later meant without her by their side? Chloe sighed.

***

It was eleven pm when somebody knocked on her door.

Who could it be at such a late hour? Chloe thought and got away from her computer. Luckily, she still had her clothes on. It was Friday and when she didn't have to go to school the next day morning she liked to work on her articles till late. How pathetic was that in Friday night? She thought. Well, it was making her happy so she didn't complain.

She'd left the hospital because the doctors had sent her home. Lex had to have some examinations done so there had been no point in staying there.

"Lex…" she gasped seeing him in the door. "What are you…" but she stopped because he just took her face in his hands and kissed her.

He surprised her at first so she was just standing there, with his lips over hers, stoned, but after a few seconds she started kissing him back and he pushed her further so he could shut the door behind him.

When he finally moved back to look at her she just asked:

"And what about my age? You know, it's still illegal," she teased him. The last thing she wanted now was him to get out of her room.

"Who cares about the age when we can be both dead tomorrow?" he asked.

"Oh, I love that theory," she whispered, she couldn't take her eyes off his.

"Only if you want to..." he emphasized.

"Oh, believe me… I do." She got closer to him, willing to kiss him again.

"Wait… there's one thing you have to know." He caught her hands in the air while she reached them out to put them on his torso.

"What is it?" Chloe asked, but suspected she already knew.

"When you got poisoned… by this lemonade… you came on to me."

"And that is why you said it wasn't our first kiss back in the hospital?" she needed to know that.

"Yes," he answered honestly.

"Don't worry… it was for me since I can't remember the previous one."

"And… Chloe… you weren't yourself… but I think you should know that you were standing right in front of me… half naked."

"What?" She was shocked and suddenly she turned her back on him. She couldn't look at his face right now. "Oh my God, how embarrassing… and you… we didn't…"

"No, I stopped it before we got any further." He grunted.

"Good…"

"But…"

"Ok, I'm feeling too ashamed right now so don't tell me anything more about that day."

She could feel him standing right behind her and then he put his hands on her arms.

"You know, I quite enjoyed it… such a pity that you weren't yourself then."

"Was I braver?"

"Maybe…" He forced her to turn to face him again. "And I think it's still there, inside of you, you just need to get it out. Don't be ashamed of anything."

"Thank you for being honest with me."

"It's a new feature of mine, but I'm not quite sure if I like it yet… or if you like it for that matter."

"I do, no matter how hard is it for you to tell me the truth, I do like it. That means you've changed, you're a better person now… and that is the person I want."

"So we settled that," he whispered and stared kissing her again.

He pushed her toward her bed and she didn't oppose.

It was wonderful how the near death experience made people look at life differently. Who cared that their relationship would be legal in a week or so? Their friend would never report Lex and even if… one week?

It was all new and exciting for Chloe and she enjoyed it, but she couldn't deny that she was also a little scared.

She finally was where she wanted to be – with Lex - and what was more – with Lex in bed.

She desired him, it felt right so there was nothing to fear, she thought and tried to put her mind at rest.

She finally did it when Lex undressed her carefully and started kissing her body… lips… neck… getting lower and lower… until he reached her breast and teased her nipples with his tongue.

Her body was already whirling under him and they hadn't even got to the final part yet.

She sighed when she felt his hand between her legs spreading them gently until it reached her clit.

She decided to be brave, there was no point in fear because… what was the point? It sounded idiotic, but it was truth. Life was about adventure and being fearless.

She made the decision and slid her hands through Lex's torso finally reaching his pants and helping him to get rid of them.

"Here's my girl," he whispered into her ear while gently biting her earlobe.

She smiled and took his cock into her hand, stroking it gently.

"Are you ready?" he gasped into her mouth.

"Yeah… and I can tell that you are too so..."

He smiled to her and started getting inside of her.

She gasped when she felt him there but relaxed soon enough and started enjoying it… too much.

It was amazing for her, totally new, ecstatic… amazing! Again, why were they waiting so long?"

"Oh… Lex…" she gasped while saying his name.

"Chloe…" he answered her and the sound of his husky whisper made her want him even more.

"Oh my… Oh FUCK!" she screamed when she came.

He followed her soon enough.

"Miss Sullivan, you're so easy with words and fuck is the only way for you to describe it?" he asked staying inside of her and looking her in the eye.

"Well…" she started and he laid by her side. "It's not exactly innocent, gentle or poetic, it's animalistic and dirty, so I figured… sometimes the simplest words are best to describe something."

"I like your point of view," he admitted bending over to kiss her.

"Are you up for another round?" she asked with sparks in her eyes about ten minutes later.

"Already? ok…" He laughed.

"Let me try something new," she asked him after a while and got to his cock.

"What are you doing?" He was ready immediately. She had a huge impact on him, she touched him making him hard.

"I'm giving you a blow job…" she answered like it was nothing and put him into her mouth. "Am I doing it right?"

"Oh yes…" he sighed and closed his eyes. "Then I will give you something, honey…"

***

"So, did you really go to see my father?" Lex asked when they were so tired that they were just about to fall asleep. He held her in his arms and she never felt more safer than in that moment.

"Yes… Well… I told him to fuck himself."

"You did what?" Lex snorted and took a better look at her face. "Are you serious?"

"Yes."

He started laughing.

"I wish I could be there to see the expression on his face!"

[starmoon]

i like this story and can't wait for more please update soon.

[TrinityR]

CHAPTER 5 LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP?

Chloe opened her eyes and for a moment she didn't know where she was… she looked around sleepily just to notice Lex laying right next to her. She smiled and searched for her phone to check the hour. It couldn't be late if she was so sleepy.

It was. It was 10 am already!

"Good morning." Lex also woke up and stretched himself, then he kissed her. "What is it?" he asked seeing the confusion on her face.

"Nothing, I just… feel so tired…" She yawned to prove it.

He laughed.

"Well… we haven't exactly been sleeping the whole night, have we?" He winked at her. "Nothing that a hot shower and a cup of coffee can't fix."

"Hot shower…" She smiled blissfully.

"…together?" he suggested looking at her lustfully.

"Hmm… I don't know if you earned it," she teased him. "Catch me," she giggled and quickly got out of the bed to disappear in the bathroom.

He was watching her and then he followed her.

"Gotta ya!" The smiles just couldn't fade away from their faces.

They got under the shower and Chloe turned on the tap.

"Cold!" she squealed and clung to Lex's naked body.

"I guess we have to wait until it gets warmer but I have a better idea to get hot." He looked at her and started kissing her again.

***

"Lex..." Clark was surprised to see his friend coming back to the farm in the morning. "Where have you been all night?" He raised his eyebrows. "I thought you got out of hospital yesterday."

"I did," he confirmed.

"Wait…" Clark got closer. "Am I smelling Chloe's perfume all over you? Lex…" he started warningly.

"Clark, relax… she's almost 18."

"Exactly, almost."

"What are you going to do? Report me?"

"Are you kidding? Of course not! I just… just be careful with her and… Lex, don't hurt her. She's been through enough."

"You mean this relationship with you that never happened?" Lex almost laughed. "Don't worry, Clark, I'm a grown-up and I'm very serious about her, otherwise I wouldn't do anything because she is, indeed, young."

"Good, we clear it up so now I can say that I'm happy for you two." He smiled. "Chloe deserves to be happy… come, mum's making breakfast."

"Mrs Kent, how are you feeling? Shouldn't you be resting?" Lex asked with care in his voice when they entered the house.

"No, I'm feeling great, Lex, thank you." She sent him her usual warm smile.

Sometimes he wished he could have a family like that.

"Mum, prepare yourself for the news," Clark started and sat by the table.

"What news?"

"Chloe and Lex, the newest Smallville scoop."

"Really? That is wonderful, Lex. I'm glad that your life is coming back on track."

"I appreciate that, Ms Kent." Lex smiled. "Though, I have something different on my mind right now. I can't understand how it happened that we recovered so… miraculously. What was this bright light that everybody saw last night in the hospital?" Lex couldn't not notice the look that Martha Kent had given her son before she answered.

"It's a mystery to me too, Lex." She patted his shoulder and served him pancakes. "I guess… another strange thing that happened in this town." She shrugged.

"I want to know. I need to," he said.

"Hate to tell you, Lex, but it seem that we'll never find out," Clark cut him off and got to eat.

***

This week was very hard for Chloe. She hadn't seen Lex even once. It wasn't that they started having problems in the very beginning of their relationship, they just simply had no time to meet.

She had school – couple of exams this week – and work in the Torch and Lex was working very hard. He wanted to have his own companyso he needed to save some money for that, not to mention if he wanted to be serious with Chloe… he had to have money for the possible life they could have together.

And then it was the day when Chloe turned eighteen.

Lex texted her that he wanted her to be free and alone in her room in the evening and that was it. She suspected that he was preparing something special but she hated the fact that they would see each other so late.

Her friend made her day after all, they were so sweet and supportive as they only could be.

"I'm sorry… I really do have to go now." She tried to get out of the party they'd prepared for her. "Really! It's late!"

"It's your birthday!" Lana denied. "Come on! You can't spend it in your room all alone! It's barely eight!"

"Ok, Lana…" Chloe smiled. "I guess you don't know… oh, this is embarrassing…" she realized just now that she hadn't told anybody about her and Lex and obviously Clark hadn't too. She could understand his reasons, people sometimes could be very mean and jealous, the news could spread and soon somebody could get Lex into unnecessary trouble.

"Don't know what exactly? Chloe… do you have some secret admirer?"

"Close…" It was Clark coming toward them. "Lex Luthor and now…" he looked at his watch, "Chloe is extremely late for her date."

***

"Lex?" Lana was really surprised. "Wow… I guess… then I have to let you go." She hugged her one more time. "Happy birthday Chloe and… I'm glad that you found somebody." She winked at her.

Chloe remember how hard had it been for her to stay friends with Lana while she'd been having this crush on Clark.

Now it became so easy!

"Thanks." She disappeared quickly.

"Lex?" she entered her room. "Lex… are you here?" Her heart was pounding so hard in her chest that she had the impression that everybody could hear it.

What if it had been just one night stand? What if he hadn't been busy this week at all? What if he had just wanted to avoid…

"Chloe…" she finally heard him.

He was there! She wanted to scream with joy. Now, she could really celebrate her birthday.

He turned the lights on showing her the dinner that was on the table. Just like in a restaurant.

"Wow…" she looked at it, but then she looked at Lex and closed the door behind her.

She got to him and jumped into his arms making him loss his balance and they fell onto the bed, kissing.

"Happy birthday," he breathed into her mouth.

"Couldn't be happier." She smiled.

"Dinner?"

"Can wait…" She reached to his pants. "I missed you so much..."

"I missed you too..."

"So let's skip the fore play tonight..."

"As you, miss Sullivan, wish." He pulled her dress up and got inside of her.

"Oh, yes, just like that..."

***

"You know… Kents are in Metropolis today," Lex said the next morning.

"And?" she asked him.

"And… I think we may spend some time in my room for a change…"

"Great idea."

They wanted to spend the weekend together but couldn't afford getting out of the city just yet so they went to the Talon for breakfast and then for a very long walk finally reaching the farm.

"Hungry?" Lex asked looking into the fridge.

"Yeah…" She was watching him preparing the dinner with surprise in her eyes.

"What?" he asked noticing her look.

"Nothing, just… what a change… you'd probably never prepared food with your own hands before you came here, am I right?"

"Positive," he confirmed while smiling.

"I admire you, you know."

"For what?"

"For not breaking, you just did the best you could and look at you now. You're wonderful."

"At least now it's easier not to be my father."

"If losing everything is the prize you had to pay, it was worth it," she said getting up and coming closer to put her arms on his shoulders. "I'm proud of you and I'm standing by your side no matter what."

He turned to her.

"Do you realize that you are the most precious thing I have right now?" he asked her while caressing her face with his hand.

"No," she gasped, she couldn't take her eyes off him. "Really?"

"Oh, yes… Chloe…" He took her face in his hands. "I want you to know… I love you… and I never told it to anyone with such an honesty before."

Tears got to her eyes but she wasn't ashamed of them.

"I love you too, Lex Luthor," she said and kissed him in the light of the sunset coming from the window.

Then, something started illuminating.

"What is it?" She stopped kissing him and looked around. "Where is this light coming from?"

"It's weird." He almost covered his eyes with his hand. "Look…" He pointed the storm cellar. "I'll go check it up…"

"No…" She stopped him taking his hand. "It may be dangerous…"

"I'll be fine…"

"Lex…" She stopped him again with warning voice when he got to the door.

"Yes?" He turned.

"This is exactly the same light I saw in the hospital after… after you…" she didn't finish, "and then you came back to me."

"Interesting."

Lex got out of the house and started coming closer to the cellar.

"Chloe, I told you to stay home!" he yelled when he noticed her following him.

"You're talking to a inborn reporter!" she answered back and if it wasn't for the situation he would laugh.

He gave up and finally reached the door to the cellar.

He slowly started going down the stairs while keep covering his face from the blinding light.

"Be careful," he added when Chloe also started descending, he made sure she was protected by his body.

"What the…" he stopped, his hand dropped.

He looked at his companion, she was speechless.

"What the hell is that?" he asked her looking back at… something that looked like…

"Space ship?" She raised her eyebrows and made a step closer.

"Chloe!" he stopped her. "It can be dangerous."

"Hell… where's my camera…"

Suddenly, they felt rush of air and… Clark just appeared in the cellar… the ship stopped illuminating.

Then, Clark turned to them, rage painted on his face.

"What are you doing down here?" he yelled at them.

"I would like to know what are you doing hiding something like that in here?" Lex answered back.

"Is that what you were hiding from us for so long?" Chloe suddenly put two and two together. Her eloquence and brightness as a young journalists were exquisite, Lex thought realizing that simple fact.

"The day you saved me on that bridge," he started. "I knew there was no way that you could survive it… and week ago… in hospital… it saved us all, didn't it?"

"You don't understand!" Clark started. "I couldn't just tell everyone!"

"Who says anything about everyone?" Chloe burst. "I thought we were your friends, Clark! Have you told Lana?"

"No... but…"

"How can you expect to build a relationship with her? To build a friendship with us? Based on a lie?"

"Because I knew that is exactly what would happen! You…" he pointed his finger at Lex," you would conduct experiments on me! And you… you would write a story about me!"

"Really?" Chloe asked with tears in her eyes. "You think of me… that low? That hurt, Clark. I would never do that!"

"And you still think about me as nothing more than my father, do you?" Lex was hurt too. "I'm sorry, Clark… I'm tired of this fake friendship… tired of trying to fix it!" He turned round. "Chloe?"

She hesitated.

"I'm getting out of this farm. I hope you'll tell your parents how grateful I was for their hospitality." Those words were certainly directed to Clark.

"Lex…" Chloe was trying to calm him down.

"Chloe… you just told me that you loved me, if you do… come with me…" His eyes pleading her.

"I…" she looked at Clark. She was between her friend and lover, it was always hard to choose.

"Clark, I understand," she finally spoke to him causing Lex more pain. "I do… you were just protecting yourself."

"Chloe, I wanted to tell... so badly… but you have no idea what kind of a burden it is… you would be in danger… you would have to lie for me… you…"

"I understand," she repeated.

"Chloe, I love you." Lex didn't give up. "Come with me, I cannot promise you that we will be rich, but I can promise you that you will be happy."

"That was exactly what my dad once said to my mum," Clark noticed.

"What do you choose? Friendship or love?" Lex's voice finally faltered. "Chloe, I want you to come with me and marry me."

"What?" She knew what she would do even without him begging her, but that statement, that proposal surprised her.

"You should go, as much as I care about you, it's better to have somebody who cares to be touch that way, it's better to have love than friendship," Clark said with emotions in his voice.

"I know." She smiled to him. "I don't need you to tell me that... I knew what I was going to do the very moment you appeared in my life, Lex." She turned to the bald ex-billionaire. "Let's go…" She finally took his hand and let him usher her out of the cellar.

[cbrunberg]

love it/glad chloe chose lex

[leeleeginevra]

Interested to see where this goes. Are you continuing it?

[TrinityR]

CHAPTER 8 REUNION

Ten years later…

"I still cannot believe it," Lex sighed looking at the Christmas tree. "Ten years… "

"I know… we've been gone for so long…" Chloe sighed wistfully. "But it was a good time, wasn't it?" She glanced at him.

"Oh yeah..." He looked at the six-year old boy that was running near them and then he put his hand on Chloe's swollen belly.

"Such a shame that we came back because of this dreadful news…" Chloe said. "So, which Christmas tree should we pick?"

"Chloe?" The smile faded away from her face when she heard that voice.

She expected that eventually, Lex did to.

They had to face Kents since they still lived here.

"Clark..." she almost whispered while turning around.

He was there, with Lana.

"I didn't know you were staying in town," he said and came closer. "Lex…" he hesitated. He wasn't sure if they were ok.

Lex looked at his wife, then at his child and finally he sighed.

"Hey, Clar." He shook the hand that was offered to him.

"How long is it already?" Lana asked.

"Ten years," Chloe answered.

"Ten years… so… can we… let the past stay in the past?" Clark asked not sure of the Luthors' reaction.

Chloe looked at Lex once again.

"Ok. Ok. I know how much you missed them, honey, we can… try…" he emphasized the word, "to be ok again."

"So, you have a kid," Lana noticed.

"Yeah… Alex? Come here!... Yes, this is Alex and Alex… these are very good old friends of your mummy and daddy."

The boy smiled to Kents saying them 'hello'.

"He's so sweet," Lana gasped.

"And the second one is on its way," Chloe added happily.

"Congratulations!"

"So, Lex… I heard you were back in town but I guess… I didn't have enough courage to face you. I figured you might not want to see me," Clark started. "And I'm sorry for what happened."

"It's ok, Clark," Lex told him. "You don't even know half of it."

"Really? Lucas was killed by some gangsters that he owed money to and you came for the funeral. I'm very sorry about him... and you father."

"Yes, he followed his younger son very soon but… you know why?"

"Suicide."

"Yes, but do you know why he killed himself?"

"I don't want to pry."

"So listen…"

***

"I came back here for Lucas, dad, not for you. I just want to know one thing. Can you answer my question?"

"What question, Lex?"

"Why? Why did you turn your back on me? Why did you leave me in that hospital to die when I got sick? Why? The truth. That is all I'm asking for."

Lionel sighed but answered eventually:

"Because you killed Julian and I couldn't forgive you for that. I couldn't love you… you were my only heir so I had to let you stay in the family… then, Lucas appeared and you finally became expendable."

"I didn't kill Julian," Lex found himself saying, tears in his eyes. "Mum did."

"What are you talking about?" Shock ran through Lionel's face but he soon managed to restrain himself. "I…"

"She killed him. She didn't want another child but you forced her anyway. What kind of a father were you that she thought that killing her new born baby would be better than letting you raise him? I covered for her because I knew you wouldn't do anything to me. I was, indeed, your only heir back there."

This time Lionel couldn't hide the emotions on his face. He could tell that Lex was honest.

Lex just left him there and walked away.

***

"Am I responsible for his suicide?" Lex asked himself.

"You don't, honey." Chloe rubbed his arms. "Lionel only kept hurting people. You didn't do anything wrong. He just couldn't live with himself anymore."

"And now I got the LuthorCorp back," Lex continued.

"Eh," got out of Chloe's mouth. "We don't need it! Lex's company's making a lot of profit by itself!"

"I'm planning on making a fusion. We'll see how it'll work out," Lex finished.

"Lex, I am really sorry… for what is worth… for everything."

"I know, Clark. I just wish you could be honest with me earlier," Lex sighed, "but… I'm done with dwelling upon the past. I have a wonderful loving wife and a family now."

"Would you want some friends too?" Lana smiled. "I would like to have you two back in my life. Clark, don't you?"

"Sure… if only you can forgive me…"

"You know what, Clark?" Lex suddenly said. "My father would have to ask me for forgiveness, you don't have to."

"It means a lot."

the end

[cbrunberg]

love the ending.glad that lionel finally found out who really killed julian.and that they all became friens againn

[malugargula]

Great sweet fic Loved it

[cassia]

just from watching the video {awesome idea to have a video by the way} i saved this to read when i have some time to myself.