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]

"C'mon, Clark..." he gets one of the Chloe Sullivan eyerolls, but it was well deserved, she knows Clark is slow when it comes to women, and she has learned to have a lot of patience with him in the subject, but still.

"So you only think women are attractive if you know everything about them?" She knows the answer to that.

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

"No, I find women attractive all the time, it's just..." He trails off and sips his water, eying her uncertainly across the table. Hell, the big boy scout even fidgets in his chair, as if he suspects she won't like or understand his answer.

"... the more I know about someone, the better I can judge their potential reaction to, uh, things."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Please, he needs to give her some credit, Chloe knows exactly what he means, even if she doesn't like it. So while he gets a look from her, he also gets a pat in the hand, because, really, she should have known he would immediately take that route.

"Clark..." She is cocking her head to the side, like she always does when she has to nicely point out to him that he is wrong, "you can find someone attractive and just enjoy having someone find you attractive without having to imagine what life would be like if you had 2.5 kids and were living at the farm." She is pretty sure he won't agree.

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

He doesn't. Big surprise there. "It's different for almost everyone on the planet, Chlo." Clark very carefully studies the table, knowing better than to even glance up in her direction while he's talking.

"I can't treat romance like a fling. At least not when I'm myself," and she should know what that means, even if he does tend to go after females he's already attracted to as Kal, "and I'm not saying that flings are bad. At all. Two of my closest friends have had them."

He scoots a spoon around the edge of his plate. "Nevermind. Anyway, how have you been lately?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Who has them?" The question is out of her mouth before she can think about it, because the first name that comes to mind is Oliver's and as far as she knows, he's not really... seeing anyone, not that it's any of her business but...

But anyway, they are not here to talk about herself, so she tries to dismiss the question, "and anyway, I didn't mean a fling, I meant something like you just did, smile at someone who is obviously staring at you, they smile back, you go your separate ways, I think it would make you feel better about yourself." And yes, his question has been ignored.

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

"You did, with Jimmy, years before you guys got together. And if you guys think I don't know about Lois and that temporary wonder boy editor...."

He finally glances up, watching his best friend intently. "What's wrong."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She really wishes she could have hidden the relief from her face, not that it would have mattered because it is Clark and while he may be oblivious to most things, he can read her like no one else, "they are not exactly flings, Clark, you can't know a relationship won't work out if you don't try."

But he's looking at her like he did notice something before, even if it's gone now, "what do you mean?" Nothing is wrong.