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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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"I'm not going anywhere." She said quietly.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"No, but you're not exactly field-trained either," he pointed out.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"I'm aware," she told him, "but you look exhausted, you should have at least Bart there."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Fine. Then I'll send a message to Vic and AC to head your way," he informed her, picking up his phone.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"I don't even know what's going on in Metropolis, Oliver. I'll contact them if I feel like they are needed." She told him.

[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?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He felt his chest tighten at her words and he shook his head a little. "No, I think we're good. Did you need something?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She stared at him for a moment then shook her head a little, hugging the dog to her, "not really, I'll get started on the research."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Right. Thanks," he said softly, nodding. "All right. Well, have a good night. Stay safe." He rubbed a hand over his face warily before reaching toward the button to end the conference.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Ollie, wait." She called, her eyes widening a little.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He paused, glancing up at the screen once more. "Yeah?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe pursed her lips together and looked at him for a long moment, "I'm sorry."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He shut his eyes for a moment. "You don't...there's no reason to apologize, Chloe."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She took a deep breath and shook her head a little, "there is, I just, I'm not sure how to fix it." She said quietly, looking down.