Chapter 13: Our Chloe
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Chloe and Lex lapsed into silence as the music continued. Eventually the technicians arrived bearing an assortment of colourful lights and beams that transformed the barn into a genuine dance floor.
Chloe's sigh of contentment was cut short when she looked over Lex's shoulder and noticed a dark haired prom queen heading their way, armed with a new matchmaker mission.
"Oh no..." Chloe groaned.
Lex frowned and looked down at the girl in his arms, "What's the ma-"
"Chloe! I finally found you..." Lana said, dragging a frazzled blonde boy behind her. Lex reluctantly released Chloe and turned to Lana.
"Is there something you need?" Lex asked, his glare making the boy beside Lana cringe in fear.
"I know I kinda screwed up with Phillip and the pool party, but I think I finally understand your type of guy."
Lex noticed Chloe's struggle to control her frustration and he was equally annoyed at the interruption.
"This is-"
"Chloe is dancing with me at the moment, Lana." Lex ended bluntly before leading Chloe further into the crowd and away from a stunned Lana.
Lana watched them leave and a realization finally started to grow... it seemed so obvious now.
"Thanks," Chloe said, relieved. "I know Lana's only trying to help, but it's starting to get scary."
"Anytime." Lex smirked. He was determined to spend the evening with Chloe, and no adolescent Smallville male was going to get near her.
Chloe smiled up at Lex's eyes as they returned to their dance. This was stupid. She was falling madly in love with a billionaire who could probably have any woman in the world but the truth was that she was beginning to care for Lex intensely. It didn't scare her at all. it just felt good. It all came down to the bottom line though.
"It's impossible." She whispered to herself.
"What's impossible?" Lex asked, brushing his lips through Chloe's soft hair as he felt her sudden uneasiness.
"Uh... It's impossible to dance with so many people around." Chloe said quickly.
Lex paused for a second in thought. "You're right, lets grab a drink and find a seat." he took her hand and led her through the crowd.
They found an empty single couch and they both squashed into it, trying to get comfortable. Eventually they came to an agreement. Chloe sat sideways, her legs propped up over Lex's lap and her upper body hanging over the arm rest. Lex lounged forwards, with an arm resting over the back of the chair.
"You know there are other seats around," Lex said smiling as Chloe adjusted her legs onto his lap. He liked the fact that she was comfortable enough to use him as a footstool, it assured him that she wasn't planning to leave any time soon.
"If there's one thing we have in common, Lex, It's that neither of us take the easy way out." Chloe stated snuggling further into the seat. She was incredibly comfortable, and given the chance she would have spent the entire night in that position.
Just then the music turned down, "Hey everyone get outside! There's cake and pizza!" Pete yelled as loud as he could.
The hungry teens followed the instructions and ebbed through the doors, leaving the barn in a quiet lull.
Chloe grinned but, didn't move, "I guess that means the party's going outside."
Lex gave her half a smile, "Do you want to get cake?"
Chloe shrugged, "It's vanilla, I don't like vanilla cake," she stated.
Lex grimaced and nodded in agreement, "Vanilla cake is a cruel and sick joke."
He felt a slight waver in his chest as Chloe released a small chuckle. They were all alone in a smelly barn, cramped into a sorry excuse for a couch, and the only thing he could focus on was Chloe's smile.
Suddenly lights were cut off and the barn plunged into darkness. Chloe jumped, but Lex hung his arm around her legs reassuringly.
"Relax. They're probably switching to the exterior lights." he said into the darkness.
"Well I can't see anything." Chloe mumbled, extremely aware of Lex's arm resting on her legs. She was glad he couldn't see the effect he was having on her.
"I'd never thought you'd be afraid of a little dark Chloe?" Lex taunted, as not-so-platonic thoughts crossed his mind.
"I'm not scared of anything. I just don't like being deprived of my sight." she stated, waving her arms into the black void in front of her for emphasis. Suddenly the back of her hand collided into something.
"Chloe! Watch where you put those hands!" Lex snapped, as a surprisingly firm hand struck his nose. The girl could be dangerous sometimes.
"I'm sorry," Chloe laughed, resisting the urge to make a snarky comment. "As I said before, I don't like being deprived of an important sense."
Lex remained silent, as a sudden impulse passed through his mind. "You know, you do have other senses..."
Chloe froze when Lex's hand reached over her face in the darkness, almost jabbing her in the eye, but eventually finding a comfortable spot on her cheek. Either Lex was going to talk about how neurons affected senses in the skin or...
Lex had made up his mind. Once he'd made up his mind, he never went back. Never. Slowly he brought his other arm around Chloe's back pulled her to him as his lips eventually found hers.
Tentatively he pulled back when he realised that Chloe wasn't returning the kiss. It was too dark to read the expression on her face, but all signs pointed to the fact that the girl in his arms wasn't at all affected by his advances.
Chloe snapped back to reality when Lex slowly withdrew his hands from her. She shook off the unconsciousness she'd been in during their kiss and decided to take action.
Lex wasn't sure what to do next, "I-I'm sorry Chloe... I-" he was cut off when a small hand grabbed his collar and jerked him back down into a warm, fully accepting kiss.
"Still sorry?" She asked with a hint of nervousness.
"I guess don't have a reason to be anymore," Lex murmured into her lips.
"I never knew you thought of me like *that*." Chloe admitted suddenly.
Lex smiled broadly, "Actually I've been having a hard time thinking of you in any other way."
He let his fingers linger down her neck as she let out an airy breath, "What about you, Chloe? I hate to admit it, but I wasn't sure if you wanted... this."
Chloe let out an involuntary sigh. Her father wasn't exactly going to welcome Lex with open arms and a fruit basket, but he'd eventually come to terms with the idea, "It's complicated Lex, but it just feels so..."
"Good?" he suggested.
"Exactly." Chloe stated. She reached her arms around Lex's shoulders and pushed him down so that his back was against the arm rest.
Lex smiled at the reversal of positions and Chloe's sudden assertiveness, "You know things that feel good aren't necessarily good." he teased, lightly gripping her waist above him.
Chloe rolled her eyes at the man beneath her, "Since when has that been a concern of yours?"
Lex brought his arms around Chloe's back as she leaned down on him for another kiss. Neither could read the other's expression, but both were infinitely happy.
"Good point." he stated, "...but I think you should know that I do care about you, Chloe. A lot." He'd told plenty of girls that he loved them... but he'd never actually cared about anyone so intensely before. It felt good.
Chloe looked down, unable to read his eyes and wondered how she'd ever overlooked the fact that Lex Luthor could be so sincere.
"I know." she said truthfully, resuming their mind-clouding kiss.
Neither noticed the lights snap back on, or the small group that had returned to the barn, watching in shock at the scene playing out on the couch.
"Chloe! What are you doing to Lex?!" Clark cried, unable to move, with Pete, Lana and a few other people mimicking his stance.
The two people on the couch snapped back a few inches at the intrusion. Lex had to let out a muted laugh, that only Chloe could hear. The small girl on top of him shut her eyes and didn't look up to their audience.
"Tell me that Clark's not standing in the doorway watching us?" she whispered harshly.
"If it makes you feel better, Pete, Lana and a few other people are with him." he whispered back before Chloe pulled away from him with a groan.
"Chloe isn't doing anything to me, Clark," Lex stated with a hint of amusement as he propped himself up on an elbow. "I know this must come as a shock to you... and I can't really explain it at the moment."
Clark's mind raced with thoughts. It all started making sense now... the way Chloe and Lex looked at each other all the time...
"Y-you kissed him!" Pete spluttered at Chloe, waking from his astonishment. The remaining party guests quickly shuffled out the door, not wanting to be involved in the bloody battle that was destined to ensue.
"You have excellent observation skills, Pete." Chloe stated dryly. Pete and Clark probably needed an explanation... but not right now. She was a little preoccupied at the moment with a certain billionaire she was half sitting on.
"I knew it!" Lana cried, with a blinding grin.
Clark's jaw dropped as he turned to Lana, "You knew about this?"
"And you didn't tell us?" Pete asked, ganging up on Lana.
"Newsflash people, this doesn't involve you." Chloe said, glancing at Lex, who seemed to be enjoying the scene.
"Chloe's right," Lana said to the two boys in front of her. "Chloe and Lex can do whatever they want, whenever they want to."
"You heard the lady!" Lex said, suddenly descending on Chloe, who let out a delighted shriek as he pushed her back down and started kissing her again.
"We're going to have to buy this couch from the Kents," Chloe said with a smothered voice.
"I'll make Jonathan an offer in the morning." Lex murmured into her mouth.
"But... But..." Pete began, horrified. "It's Chloe! She's... she's..."
"She's our Chloe..." Clark ended weakly.
"Yes, our Chloe!" Pete stated.
Lana rolled her eyes and with a little effort, dragged Pete and Cark away from the barn.
"Well she's Lex's Chloe now."
The End
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Whew! That was fun to write : ) Thanks to *all* of you who reviewed, I'm going to work on another Chlexy fic soon.
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Chloe and Lex lapsed into silence as the music continued. Eventually the technicians arrived bearing an assortment of colourful lights and beams that transformed the barn into a genuine dance floor.
Chloe's sigh of contentment was cut short when she looked over Lex's shoulder and noticed a dark haired prom queen heading their way, armed with a new matchmaker mission.
"Oh no..." Chloe groaned.
Lex frowned and looked down at the girl in his arms, "What's the ma-"
"Chloe! I finally found you..." Lana said, dragging a frazzled blonde boy behind her. Lex reluctantly released Chloe and turned to Lana.
"Is there something you need?" Lex asked, his glare making the boy beside Lana cringe in fear.
"I know I kinda screwed up with Phillip and the pool party, but I think I finally understand your type of guy."
Lex noticed Chloe's struggle to control her frustration and he was equally annoyed at the interruption.
"This is-"
"Chloe is dancing with me at the moment, Lana." Lex ended bluntly before leading Chloe further into the crowd and away from a stunned Lana.
Lana watched them leave and a realization finally started to grow... it seemed so obvious now.
"Thanks," Chloe said, relieved. "I know Lana's only trying to help, but it's starting to get scary."
"Anytime." Lex smirked. He was determined to spend the evening with Chloe, and no adolescent Smallville male was going to get near her.
Chloe smiled up at Lex's eyes as they returned to their dance. This was stupid. She was falling madly in love with a billionaire who could probably have any woman in the world but the truth was that she was beginning to care for Lex intensely. It didn't scare her at all. it just felt good. It all came down to the bottom line though.
"It's impossible." She whispered to herself.
"What's impossible?" Lex asked, brushing his lips through Chloe's soft hair as he felt her sudden uneasiness.
"Uh... It's impossible to dance with so many people around." Chloe said quickly.
Lex paused for a second in thought. "You're right, lets grab a drink and find a seat." he took her hand and led her through the crowd.
They found an empty single couch and they both squashed into it, trying to get comfortable. Eventually they came to an agreement. Chloe sat sideways, her legs propped up over Lex's lap and her upper body hanging over the arm rest. Lex lounged forwards, with an arm resting over the back of the chair.
"You know there are other seats around," Lex said smiling as Chloe adjusted her legs onto his lap. He liked the fact that she was comfortable enough to use him as a footstool, it assured him that she wasn't planning to leave any time soon.
"If there's one thing we have in common, Lex, It's that neither of us take the easy way out." Chloe stated snuggling further into the seat. She was incredibly comfortable, and given the chance she would have spent the entire night in that position.
Just then the music turned down, "Hey everyone get outside! There's cake and pizza!" Pete yelled as loud as he could.
The hungry teens followed the instructions and ebbed through the doors, leaving the barn in a quiet lull.
Chloe grinned but, didn't move, "I guess that means the party's going outside."
Lex gave her half a smile, "Do you want to get cake?"
Chloe shrugged, "It's vanilla, I don't like vanilla cake," she stated.
Lex grimaced and nodded in agreement, "Vanilla cake is a cruel and sick joke."
He felt a slight waver in his chest as Chloe released a small chuckle. They were all alone in a smelly barn, cramped into a sorry excuse for a couch, and the only thing he could focus on was Chloe's smile.
Suddenly lights were cut off and the barn plunged into darkness. Chloe jumped, but Lex hung his arm around her legs reassuringly.
"Relax. They're probably switching to the exterior lights." he said into the darkness.
"Well I can't see anything." Chloe mumbled, extremely aware of Lex's arm resting on her legs. She was glad he couldn't see the effect he was having on her.
"I'd never thought you'd be afraid of a little dark Chloe?" Lex taunted, as not-so-platonic thoughts crossed his mind.
"I'm not scared of anything. I just don't like being deprived of my sight." she stated, waving her arms into the black void in front of her for emphasis. Suddenly the back of her hand collided into something.
"Chloe! Watch where you put those hands!" Lex snapped, as a surprisingly firm hand struck his nose. The girl could be dangerous sometimes.
"I'm sorry," Chloe laughed, resisting the urge to make a snarky comment. "As I said before, I don't like being deprived of an important sense."
Lex remained silent, as a sudden impulse passed through his mind. "You know, you do have other senses..."
Chloe froze when Lex's hand reached over her face in the darkness, almost jabbing her in the eye, but eventually finding a comfortable spot on her cheek. Either Lex was going to talk about how neurons affected senses in the skin or...
Lex had made up his mind. Once he'd made up his mind, he never went back. Never. Slowly he brought his other arm around Chloe's back pulled her to him as his lips eventually found hers.
Tentatively he pulled back when he realised that Chloe wasn't returning the kiss. It was too dark to read the expression on her face, but all signs pointed to the fact that the girl in his arms wasn't at all affected by his advances.
Chloe snapped back to reality when Lex slowly withdrew his hands from her. She shook off the unconsciousness she'd been in during their kiss and decided to take action.
Lex wasn't sure what to do next, "I-I'm sorry Chloe... I-" he was cut off when a small hand grabbed his collar and jerked him back down into a warm, fully accepting kiss.
"Still sorry?" She asked with a hint of nervousness.
"I guess don't have a reason to be anymore," Lex murmured into her lips.
"I never knew you thought of me like *that*." Chloe admitted suddenly.
Lex smiled broadly, "Actually I've been having a hard time thinking of you in any other way."
He let his fingers linger down her neck as she let out an airy breath, "What about you, Chloe? I hate to admit it, but I wasn't sure if you wanted... this."
Chloe let out an involuntary sigh. Her father wasn't exactly going to welcome Lex with open arms and a fruit basket, but he'd eventually come to terms with the idea, "It's complicated Lex, but it just feels so..."
"Good?" he suggested.
"Exactly." Chloe stated. She reached her arms around Lex's shoulders and pushed him down so that his back was against the arm rest.
Lex smiled at the reversal of positions and Chloe's sudden assertiveness, "You know things that feel good aren't necessarily good." he teased, lightly gripping her waist above him.
Chloe rolled her eyes at the man beneath her, "Since when has that been a concern of yours?"
Lex brought his arms around Chloe's back as she leaned down on him for another kiss. Neither could read the other's expression, but both were infinitely happy.
"Good point." he stated, "...but I think you should know that I do care about you, Chloe. A lot." He'd told plenty of girls that he loved them... but he'd never actually cared about anyone so intensely before. It felt good.
Chloe looked down, unable to read his eyes and wondered how she'd ever overlooked the fact that Lex Luthor could be so sincere.
"I know." she said truthfully, resuming their mind-clouding kiss.
Neither noticed the lights snap back on, or the small group that had returned to the barn, watching in shock at the scene playing out on the couch.
"Chloe! What are you doing to Lex?!" Clark cried, unable to move, with Pete, Lana and a few other people mimicking his stance.
The two people on the couch snapped back a few inches at the intrusion. Lex had to let out a muted laugh, that only Chloe could hear. The small girl on top of him shut her eyes and didn't look up to their audience.
"Tell me that Clark's not standing in the doorway watching us?" she whispered harshly.
"If it makes you feel better, Pete, Lana and a few other people are with him." he whispered back before Chloe pulled away from him with a groan.
"Chloe isn't doing anything to me, Clark," Lex stated with a hint of amusement as he propped himself up on an elbow. "I know this must come as a shock to you... and I can't really explain it at the moment."
Clark's mind raced with thoughts. It all started making sense now... the way Chloe and Lex looked at each other all the time...
"Y-you kissed him!" Pete spluttered at Chloe, waking from his astonishment. The remaining party guests quickly shuffled out the door, not wanting to be involved in the bloody battle that was destined to ensue.
"You have excellent observation skills, Pete." Chloe stated dryly. Pete and Clark probably needed an explanation... but not right now. She was a little preoccupied at the moment with a certain billionaire she was half sitting on.
"I knew it!" Lana cried, with a blinding grin.
Clark's jaw dropped as he turned to Lana, "You knew about this?"
"And you didn't tell us?" Pete asked, ganging up on Lana.
"Newsflash people, this doesn't involve you." Chloe said, glancing at Lex, who seemed to be enjoying the scene.
"Chloe's right," Lana said to the two boys in front of her. "Chloe and Lex can do whatever they want, whenever they want to."
"You heard the lady!" Lex said, suddenly descending on Chloe, who let out a delighted shriek as he pushed her back down and started kissing her again.
"We're going to have to buy this couch from the Kents," Chloe said with a smothered voice.
"I'll make Jonathan an offer in the morning." Lex murmured into her mouth.
"But... But..." Pete began, horrified. "It's Chloe! She's... she's..."
"She's our Chloe..." Clark ended weakly.
"Yes, our Chloe!" Pete stated.
Lana rolled her eyes and with a little effort, dragged Pete and Cark away from the barn.
"Well she's Lex's Chloe now."
The End
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Whew! That was fun to write : ) Thanks to *all* of you who reviewed, I'm going to work on another Chlexy fic soon.