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Chloe got home a little later than she'd been expecting to, she had expected to be there nearly two hours ago and she was relieved Oliver was living with them now and felt comfortable enough to stay with Maddie, but she didn't want to abuse him or even for Maddie to get too attached to him only for them to have to go their separate ways again.

She had missed dinner time and she was glad she had bathed Maddie before she left for her work meeting and the to go see Lois, which had turned into her seeing Clark instead, but it was almost Maddie's bedtime and she couldn't help but wonder how behind on her schedule her daughter would be.

With a deep breath, Chloe unlocked the door and stepped inside, stilling when she saw her daughter leaning sleepily against Oliver even as she colored whatever drawing that was in front of her. Chloe took a deep breath and pursed her lips together, for someone who had never had a father figure in her life, Maddie seemed to like having him around a lot.

"Hey," she said quietly, "sorry I'm late."

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Chloe sighed deeply and shook her head, "we can have this conversation a thousand times and it won't change what happened," she told him quietly, looking down then back at him, "we should focus on what we have to deal with now."

She paused and looked at him again, holding his gaze, "but I just want you to know I do trust you and I've never had reason not to."

He hesitated a moment and then stepped forward, hugging her tightly and shutting his eyes.

She stilled for a moment, surprised by the hug but mostly by the intensity of it. It took her a moment but she wrapped her arms around him, letting out her breath slowly and closing her eyes too.

They had never been close, but with everything they've been through together and with the way they understood each other, it was good to have him around again, especially now.

He exhaled slowly, as well, as she returned the hug. "I'm sorry," he whispered against her ear. "I need you to know that. I'm sorry."

Chloe swallowed hard and shook her head slowly but didn't pull away, "I know you are, but you have nothing to be sorry about."

He leaned his head against hers, not pulling away either. "I missed you," he admitted very quietly.

She was even more surprised by his words than she'd been over the hug, pulling her head back, she looked up at him, arching her eyebrows, "you did?" She asked quietly.

Oliver met her eyes, nodding slightly. "Yeah, I did," he said quietly. He hesitated a moment. "I've kept an eye on everyone, but uh--I couldn't find you," he whispered.

"I made sure no one could," she took a deep breath and shrugged a little, "I had erased myself before I got the job with Checkmate, I had to recreate some documents for them, but they were kept in their system."

"I didn't want Lois to stumble upon anything."

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