Dinner with solarsentinel

[chloesullivan]

So maybe Chloe was about fifteen minutes early as she made her way downstairs to meet up with Clark, of course there was no particular reason for that, and of course Clark wouldn't believe her when she told him that, but she didn't really care.

She made her way over to his desk, walking up behind him even if she was pretty sure he knew she was coming.

"Ready to go?"

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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

And for that, he gets a laughs and an approving smile, at least he was making an effort to relax, "I promise I will hide you as well as I can."

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

Sort of relaxed. He's fine as they crowd into the elevator with others heading up to the ground floor, even if he has to squish himself into a corner so they're more room for everyone else. It's once they're actually on the sidewalk in front of the Planet building that Clark notices the looks as people go by, and he automatically starts stooping to make himself less of a target.

"So where's this barbecue you promised?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

His posture doesn't go unnoticed by her and she's tugging on his arm as they walk in the direction of the restaurant, "a couple of blocks that way," she frowns at him, "what are you doing?"

She knows exactly what he is doing and she noticed at least two girls and one guy looking at Clark, but she doesn't think he realizes it.

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

She always tugs on his arm - this isn't new, so it's a good bet Clark has no idea what she's talking about. "Going to dinner with you?"

When it comes to matters not directly related to his secret, saving the planet, protecting his friends, farm life or his day job, it's a pretty certain bet that Captain Oblivious will be just that.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Of course he is oblivious, she thought as much, so she tugs on his arm again, "you're hunching your shoulders, stand up straight, and don't look at the ground, it's not like you'd fall on your face if you tripped."

So maybe she was teasing him a little, but it was just an attempt to lighten the mood since she knows the conversation will probably make him uncomfortable.

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

There's a long pause and a suspicious look. "I'm simply not drawing attention to myself." Because, honestly, that's exactly what he's doing, and who cares if he wrinkles the suit. That's what washers and dryers are for.

Which means he's going to ignore her advice and continue to pull the mild mannered routine, although that isn't too much of a stretch.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Why not?" It's a completely sincere question, "Clark, you're walking down the street, there is nothing you should be hiding from, and I've seen a couple of jaws drop when people look in your direction but that's a good thing."

She knows that, for Clark, that isn't a good thing, but she wants to prove him wrong.

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

Now he's frowning, steps slowing down in preparation to get her to understand. "Because it's not a good thing if too many people notice me. You know that."

The cage incident was over a year ago, and he still sometimes has flashbacks to it. Mentioning that out loud, however, might send Chloe into full mother hen mode, so he won't.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, maybe he has a point about that, but still, he knew people who didn't know about him, Lois, for example, still hadn't figured it out and she was sitting down next to the Red and Blue Blur all day as she tries to find leads to find him, and that means Clark is pretty safe when it comes to the general population.

"People wouldn't make a connection that easily, Clark... you're just a good looking guy walking down the street."

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

Chloe will have to forgive her best friend for stopping dead in his tracks, blushing bright red (it matches the tie), and just gaping at her - still oblivious to anyone walking by and appreciating the tall reporter. In fact, he'd expect people to do that to Chloe herself and Lois, even Oliver. But not himself.

".... I'm not."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

A sigh and she looks at him for a moment, shaking her head, she had been right all those years ago, for someone who had three kinds of vision, Clark can be really blind.

After looking around for a moment she nods at a woman walking their way, long dark hair, just Clark's type, "see that woman in the pink skirt? She's looking at you, smile at her and you'll see, she'll smile back."