Conference with dl_greenarrow.

[chloesullivan]

It was a little after ten when her computer informed her of an incoming call. She frowned a little and held her breath as she adjusted on her chair, the caller ID was telling her the caller was 'Emerald Archer' and although she knew they had planned a conference call, she was sure it had been canceled after the way their disastrous lunch ended.

With a deep breath, she nodded a little to herself and ran her fingers through her hair before accepting the call. She couldn't ignore work if he needed her and she had the feeling he wouldn't be calling unless it was extremely necessary.

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver was exhausted, and he looked it as he appeared on her screen. There was also a large red cut beneath his left eye. "We've got trouble," he said without preamble.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Her eyes widened the second his image popped up on her computer, "Oliver? What happened?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I interrupted a murder last night." His expression was grim. "And from what I've been checking into, it wasn't his first victim."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe blinked and sat up a little, shaking her head, "are you talking about a serial killer?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure. How many bodies does it take to qualify for a serial murder?" he asked seriously.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She pursed her lips together and shook her head, "two, three? Was it the same MO?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I don't know. That's what I'm hoping you can look into." He began to type on his computer. "I'm sending you what I've found, along with the police records."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She nodded a little, "okay, and what happened to you?" She asked, not missing the cut on his face.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Just scuffled with the killer. Not a big deal."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Are you hurt other than that?" She couldn't help but ask, she knew he wasn't the best at taking care of himself.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"No," he told her, going back to his other computer, back momentarily to the screen. "Please tell me things are under better control in Kansas?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe pursed her lips together, "I guess not as good as I thought it was."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He turned back to the screen, frowning worriedly. "What's going on there?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He sighed heavily, his own jaw tightening a little. "Fine. Whatever you think is best."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe took a deep breath, "I'll start looking into the information you--" she stopped talking when she heard a faint bark behind her. She'd picked up the dog the very next day after their talk.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He blinked a couple of times, raising his eyebrows. "You got the dog?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She glanced at the computer and nodded, leaning down and picking up the puppy before sitting back down on her chair, "yeah."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Oh." He stared at the computer screen for a long moment. "Well, that's...congratulations."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," she said quietly, looking down at the dog as she lifted her a little so he could see her too. "They were calling her Coco at the shelter, I haven't found her a name yet."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He smiled very faintly when he saw the pup she was holding. "She's cute."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe smiled softly as the dog started licking her face, "thank you. She's really smart."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He smirked a little at that. "Figured." He raised an eyebrow at her.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"And she's good company," she said quietly, smiling at the dog faintly as she pressed a kiss to her head. She wasn't going to tell him about it, but it had gotten incredibly lonely in Metropolis in the past month and half.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver drew in a breath and nodded a little. "Good," he said quietly.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe took a deep breath and looked at at the dog then back at him, "is there anything else you wanted to talk to me about?"