Too Far Away (R)

[autumngold]

:chlexsign4: Poor, poor Chloe! Lex must realize that Chloe never wanted Lionel! Poor baby!! Lex needs to make sure his father never gets near her again!! Great chapters but so sad!

[Susie Q]

Hmm…I’m also a little confused about Chloe’s motivation. It doesn’t seem like it was a one time occurrence which begs the question ‘Why would she continue to let Lionel use/abuse her?’ Wasn't too pleased with Lex’s initial reaction to the news either. :tease: Anyway, now that everything’s out in the open I trust Lex with ‘deal’ with Lionel in a manner befitting the MB?

Can't wait for the next update :biggrin:

[scifichick774]

Man, I miss so many updates when I go away for a few days. Really liked the newest chapters. Lionel is a bastard. I almost hope that he does try something again so Lex will kill him.

[staysixkid]

Ok, I agree there...Lionel must die!

What an awesome store Blaire
You're one fantastic story teller...

fee

[vardaquareien]

Wow I havn't been here the last week due to exams and look at the wonderful updates!!! I really, really want to kill Lionel - the bastard is no longer magnificent! Poor Chloe! I really hope that Lex gets him!! After that last chapter it makes sense as to why she cried out "No!" when Lex and she first slept together. I had been a bit confused about that, but now I can see why!

[randa]

dirty rotten bastard!
i hope lex takes some action and then he a chloe can be free of he-who-shall-not-be-named.


randa

[Blaire023]

Chapter 6

Well it's full speed baby
In the wrong direction

Things changed as she never thought they would. Whatever she had thought of Lex was now replaced with warm embraces and lingering thoughts when they were together. Keeping it low key was no bother to her. She understood for a while that it wasn't that he was ashamed to be with her in public. It was his father that kept them apart. And as absurd that it sounded, she knew it was truth. Even at night as she lay awake in bed, fighting to sleep although she was only comfortable in his arms, it was a never ending battle. She wanted to be with him and couldn't. He wanted to be with her and wouldn't. That was how it appeared to her.

Tears clouded her vision as she sat huddled in the corner of the Talon. Eyes swept past her. Cheerful voices rose above her. In her corner all was quiet. Lana sat across from her working out the work schedule for the following week. Clark sat beside her, tapping his pencil as he worked out a math problem. Pete sat directly across from her carrying on about the upcoming Prom. Her name was called once, twice, and without realizing it, tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.

"Chloe." Clark's hand touched her arm gently. "What is it?"

She shrugged, and lifted a smile, not noticing as the rest did that it didn't quite reach her eyes. "It's nothing. It's just, this is our last year together." She pulled her knees up to her chest and tilted her head, resting her cheek against them. "I'm just being emotional." She let out a sigh and waved away the admission with her hand and a careless gesture. "I'll get over it, go on."

Pete smiled at her and dutifully picked up the conversation Lana was halfheartedly responding to. Her eyes cleared with a few blinks and she looked over to her right where Clark was tapping his eraser against the edge of the table. Leaning over she shifted into his side and began to help him out.

Lex watched from across the Talon. Her easy movements and the way she leaned into Clark. After that one time in the Torch when he had come to her rescue and gathered her into him to lead her away, things had been rocky between the three of them. Clark was fine with one or the other, but as soon as Lex and Chloe were both in the same vacinity he seemed to get a little paranoid. It was beyond him to comprehend Clark Kent. But then he saw him turn to face Chloe and a smile sparkled in his eyes as he nodded his head and Chloe smiled back.

It was something she'd been doing more lately. He wondered if it was because she had become more settled with her friends again, or if it had anything to do with him and the time they spent together. A quiet day in Metropolis, a few weekends at the mansion. Each time they came together and everything around them seemed to disappear until it was just them. They could breath and drown in the sheets of his bed. Her bed. Their bed. He wanted so much from her, more than he could ask.

Her eyes met his across the room and she offered him a mindblowing smile. One that not only reached her eyes but had her face warming to a glow. He lifted his hand in a mock salute of a wave before returning her smile and Clark lifted his head to follow her gaze. He watched as Clark turned from him and leaned down to say something privately to Chloe. Smiling at Clark she shook her head and let her feet fall back to the ground. Excusing herself, he watched her walk toward him and rolled her cup between her hands. Sliding into the seat across from him she smiled and broke off a peice of his tart. Swallowing, she leaned her elbows on the table and spoke to break the silence and his questioning eyes.

"Prom's coming up." She said a rest her chin in her hands. "Pete snagged up Lana before Clark could get to her. He had his sights set on this chick in Chemistry, but she turned him down cold. Just so happens, he's going stag and wanted to know if I wanted to tag along too."

Lex stared at her dumbly. Was she honestly expecting him to escort her to a dance? That was ridiculous. He'd never attended his highschool dances, he wasn't going to start now. "And what did you say?" He thought it best to relieve her mind, let it all out.

"I told him I wasn't going." the smiled she offered him didn't quite reach her eyes this time. "Or am I?"

Lex shifted and sighed. She'd become more straight forward lately. He shrugged and raised his mug to his lips. "It's entirely up to you." he answered aloofly. A breif flicker of emotion passed in her eyes and she leveled them with his. Hurt? He didn't think so.

"No," She said quietly as she set her cup down between them. She shook her head sadly and glanced back over her shoulder before turning back to him and standing up. "It's up to you." She watched him for a moment before excusing herself and walking out the doors. His eyes never left her retreating form, and even as she disapeared out of sight, his gaze never wavered from the double glass doors.

There's a few more bruises
If that's the way
You insist on heading

Prom came and went and Chloe continued to resolve everything warring inside her shrugging it away. In less than a month she'd graduate. In less than two, she'd be in Metropolis, getting settled into her cousin's apartment before starting college. Still she slept in his bed, ate in his kitchen, lounged in his study, and worked at his desk. The room that had become hers was so far away from him, she couldn't seem to walk past his office everyday and lock herself up. Instead she tortured herself by remaining as close to him as possible.

He took calls with her sitting on his lap, he worked on classified files as she massaged his shoulders. They'd made love on every available surface in every available room. And the it happened. She sat on the closed lid of the toilet, holding the small plastic wand in her hands, refusing them the urge to tremble. Before her eyes the small line turned a soft pink, then darkened and darkened until it became a heavy strip of magenta. Releasing it she let it fall to the tile as she burried her face in her hands. This couldn't be happening to her. They were so careful, all the time. Each time they had used protection. Except that first time on her couch. But couldn't be that far along. She swore silently even as a knock sounded on the bathroom door. "Almost done." Chloe brushed the tears from her lashes and pressed the heels of her hands into her closed eyes.

Always, they had always been careful. Her eyes popped open wide in sudden realization. The day he told her he loved her. When he had taken her roughly on the floor after Lionel in her office.

But Lionel had been safe. She rememebered that. But Lex hadn't. Splashing water on her face, she bent down and stuck the pregnancy test in her pants pocket. She opened the door and let Lana glide past her. Instead of heading downstairs she made the decision on the spot, and knocked twice on her father's bedroom door. After hearing a small grunt of acceptance she poked her head into his room and saw him working at his desk, in the corner. "Dad?" Her voice was quiet and she cleared it without a moment's hesitation.

Gabe looked up to see his daughter standing half in and half out of his room, her face streaked with dried tears. He was laready halfway to her when she held up a hand to stop him. "What's wrong." His arms came around her even as she struggled against him. Her breath released on a sob and she bunched her fists into the front of his shirt, holding him closer yet as she buried her face against his chest.

"I'm sorry." She mumbled and repeated it over and over again until he pulled her back and understood the words that were flowing over one another.

"Chloe." She shook her head and closed the door behind her. Walking over to his bed, she pulled her feet up under her and told him everything. She had planned to do this so long ago, but it had never seemed the right time. Now, she thought even as she locked her eyes with his, she could see his hesitation, the prospect of what his daughter had done, baffled him.

The room grew dark around them as the sun set patiently through his blinds. The last rays of sun were streaming into the darkness of the room as he let it all sink in. He wanted to deny it, his daughter could never do such a thing. But he saw it clearly in her eyes, everything she spoke of happened, was happening. And he felt the twist in his gut, so much pain for his baby girl. So much was happening, had happened, and she hadn't been able to tell him. She had stopped talking and had ran both her hands through her hair just as he sat down beside her and wrapped her up close to him.

"There's more." She sighed and turned her face into his neck, inhaling his scent. Her father. She thought and was grateful she was finally getting it off her chest. She waited until he pulled her away from him and his lips rest against her hair, unknowingly rocking her from so many years of scraped knees and early morning nightmares.

"Whatever else there is, we'll take care of it." He ran a hand down her short hair and squeezed her tightly to his side.

She shook her head slowly and risked looking up at him. "I'm pregnant."

Gabe stared at her without blinking. What? he asked silently. It had been a full twenty two seconds before her blinked and showed some sign of life. Chloe counted. "What?" His temper wasn't in his eyes, it wasn't in his voice, either. She repeated herself, her eyes still locked with his.

"I'm pregnant, and it's Lex's." He sprang up from the bed so quick she wrapped her arms around her stomach to protect herself.

"Lex Luthor did this to you?" His voice raised even as he vowed he wouldn't. He turned back to look down at her, and saw her trembling. Slowly, he lowered himself to the ground on his knees. "Chloe." His voice reassured, quietly assessing what she would say next. "Are you seeing him? Are you involved with Lex?"

She smiled for a moment, her eyes watered with unshed tears, tears she refused to let go, clung to the corners of her eyes. "Yes." She said it so quietly he almost refused to beleive it, and then she looked down at him and grabbed his hands with hers. "I love him."

Gabe inhaled a shaky breath. "Does he know that?"

Resigned Chloe smiled and blinked, letting the tears roll down. "Yes. He knows."

"Has he, did he," He looked away from her and then glanced down at their hands. "Does he love you, too?"

Without faltering her hands squeezed his and she nodded. "Yeah, he does."

"What does he have to say about this?"

His mood was changing, she thought, even as she sat here and watched, his mood had done a nosedive and came right back up. She could hear it and see it now. "I just found out, right before I came in here to tell you."

Gabe rested his forhead on her knees, covering his head with their hands. "You know I love you, Chloe. Anything you want." He sighed and looked back up at her. "I'm here for you."

Those were the words she'd been waiting for. If she had him, she didn't need anyone else. If she told Lex and he turned away from her, she'd have this to fall back on. She had her dad.

[autumngold]

I just have to say it again, poor Chloe!! Will Lex believe the baby is his? Will he stand by her? Or will he think it has something to do with his father? Thank you so much for having Gabe be so understanding!! Maybe he will go kill Lionel now!! Thank you for updating this awesome story!! Your are the best!! :chlexsign3:

[hfce]

Oh wow that was hmy: I am just hoping like hell the baby is Lex's after all. I dont want that bastard Lionel to be the father and have chloe was the devil's span.


Hope :chlexsign2:

[Blaire023]

Please be honest Mary Jane,
Are you happy?
Please don't censor your tears

Telling Lex was harder than telling her own father. She saw the unconditional love Gabe would provide for her and her unborn child. But Lex had enough reason to keep her at arms length. And she knew he would keep her even father away if it meant her life was in any type of danger. Still she sat in his office, waiting patiently as he wrapped up a call from a colleague. And as soon as he replaced the receiver she was out of her seat, pacing furiously.

"Chloe." Lex watched her, amused by the way she was rambling to herself. "Chloe." He stood and went to her, catching her by the shoulders. And then she completely stunned him by crumbling in his arms and hanging onto him for dear life. Confusion, among other emotions swirled inside him. His jaw tensed as he remembered the last time she was like this. Sensing her need to be held, and more than happy to be the one to provide the security, he half dragged her over to the couch and nestled her onto his lap, whispering words in her ear, telling her how much he loved her, and he felt her tears rolling down his neck, under the collar of his shirt.

"What did he do?" His voice was so quiet that she stopped on a suffering sigh and inhaled raggedly, gulping for air. She pulled back and looked up at him.

"Who?" She asked quietly and swiped tears from her face.

"My father, what did he do this time?"

Chloe shook her head in denial. "No, no, it wasn't him." She leaned forward and framed his face with her hands, her lips trembled even as they met his. "I love you, Lex."

His eyes closed and the warm relief spread throughout his body. Every time she said it, everytime she did something small and insignificant to show him just how much, he was a little more relieved. He was secretly counting down the days until she left for college so he could make a home for them in his penthouse. She told him she'd be staying with her cousin, but he had different plans for her. He wanted her to be with him, all the time, and not in secret anymore. Even as they sat, holding eachother, the ring he had bought her to propose was sitting in the top drawer of his desk. Soon, he thought. Graduation was only a few weeks away, if he could make it that long, he'd ask her to be his.

He'd been through enough relationships, enough marriages, to be able to compare what he felt for Chloe with what he'd felt in the past. Nothing came close. He had always wondered if he'd know when he fell in love. He had, and he did. And he had no doubts that she felt the same about him. Even as her lips brushed across his neck and her fingers worked nimbly at the top button of his shirt, his arms were wrapped around her, holding her close, as close as he could get. When he was here, with her, nothing else existed. Only the warming embers that spread through his body, fanning the fire that raced in his pulse. When she stopped and rest her forhead to his chest he placed a kiss across her hair. "Tell me."

With a suffering sigh she sat up and looked at him, "I'm pregnant."

Lex's mind raced in a million directions. "When?"

She looked away from him, toward the window where the sun was shining through. Less that a day before she had been having this conversation with her father. "The only time we didn't use protection."

Understanding dawned completely on him. It had been his responsibility. The had argued over putting her on the pill, neither of them wanted to chance the risk of having her father find out before they were ready. "The day my father..." he couldn't bring himself to finish what he had started to say. Instead the words were choked back as he swallowed. "Chloe." he cupped her face with his hand, the way she shifted and leaned into his touch spoke a thousand words at once without her opening her mouth. A small light inside dimmed on and grew brighter and brighter along with the curve of his lips. "We're going to have a child." His lips crushed against hers on a swift upswing of laughter. His arms held her closer, His tongue sweeping along hers, melting into eachother. He pulled back abruptly and Chloe kept her eyes shut, knowing next would come the accusations.

Instead he fluttered kisses over her face and laughed desperately. "We're going to be a family, Chloe." He looked down at her stomach, relishing in the possibility that now, they were complete. "I just can't beleive it." His eyes darted back up to hers and he nearly crippled with laughter at the surprise in his actions. "What?" He said nearly choking down the laughter with guilt. His features turned serious and Chloe let a faint smile curve her lips. "What is it?"

A giggle burst out before she could stop it and her teeth sunk into her bottom lip before letting out a cry of relief and throwing herself at him. "A family." She whispered in his ear and let the tears of joy come.

Each day that passed he became more and more restless. Chloe saw it even as he disguised it, dragging her here and there, sitting in silence, watching her while she worked. Graduation would come the day after and she walked down the curving steps from the higher floor of his study. "I was thinking, when I get to Metropolis, that we should go baby shopping."

Lex didn't have to look up at her, his eyes were already following her as she balanced a stack of books and made her way down the stairs. "Sounds like a plan." His distraction was that unsure gleam in her eye. He'd been more reserved around her lately, but only because he had been trying to figure out how he was going to take this next step without her feeling as if he'd been trapped to do so. The small stone of meteor, resembled that of an emerald. On either side sat a small cluster of diamonds. Nothing too gaudy or overbearing for her. She liked simple jewelry, and he knew even with all the money he had spent on it, just to have it placed in the setting, she would overlook the price and focus on the symbol of it.

She rounded his desk after placing the books on the small glass table facing the couch. "I have my first doctor's appointment tomorrow." She nibbled at her lower lip, and looked down at him, settling her hips against the dull edge of glass. "I was hoping you'd go with me..." Her voice trailed off and ended in a squeak as he pulled her down to his lap. His lips connected with hers in a tender kiss. Times like these, she mused, times like these made her forget everything else. Which was probably why she was still sitting in his lap when he admitted entrance to whoever was knocking on his office doors.

And then Clark was standing there, watching the two embrace. "Clark." Lex smiled over to him and let his arm hook comfortably around Chloe as she turned on his lap to face their friend. "What can I help you with?"

"Uh." He always seemed to start out speechless when he saw the two of them together. Chloe never could decide whether she should be embarrassed or thankful. "I kinda wanted to talk to you about this interview I have with the Daily Planet." Chloe's brows lifted simultaneously as she pursed her lips and extracted herself from Lex's hold.

"i'm just going to..." She trailed off at the playful expression on Lex's face. "Go get some coffee."

It was Lex's turn to raise his brows. "For you." She added with a smile. "Not for me." She waved the unspoken away as she turned and exited the room, closing the doors behind her. On a fresh release of air she turned and collided with Lionel.

"Miss Sullivan." Lionel's hand tightened around her wrist even as she feigned a shocked smile up at him.

"Mr. Luthor." Momentarily she forgot where she was, and then realized she had run into him right outside his son's office, in his son's house. That probably didn't look good, she decided and relaxed her features.

"Visiting Lex, I assume?"

Chloe nodded and began back toward the door she had just shut. "Actually, yeah. Clark and I just got here, and I was slipping out to find the restroom."

Lionel studied her for a moment. He figured on his own it was a lie. But it wasn't one he'd hold against her. So she was spending time with Lex. But what exactly was her relationship with him. "Third door on your left." Lionel managed with a good humored smile. "I'll make sure Mr. Kent doesn't leave without you."

His nails were biting into her skin, even as his tone remained placid and ventured toward friendly. "And Miss Sullivan." He added as he let go of her wrist and she stepped past him. "We'll have to talk about resuming our private meetings once you're settled in Metropolis. You are staying in Metropolis are you not? With one, ah, what was her name? Lois Lane I beleive."

Chloe turned and walked calmly to the bathroom before letting herself slide down the door, he back leaning heavily against it. He was always one step ahead of her. She ran her knuckles under her eyes to wipe away any traces of fatigue and the tears that had begun to soak into her skin. Placing a hand on her flat stomach she began to rub in slow circles. She had to find a way out. For her, for him, for their family.