The following day with dl_greenarrow.

[chloesullivan]

When Chloe woke up, she was in her bed, her memory hazy for a few seconds, it looked kind of dark outside, but it didn't sound like it was early in the morning, the traffic in the distance outside, it sounded more like rush hour than anything else.

She sat up and when she did, her head immediately started pounding and with the pounding came her memories, she remembered the accident and the hospital and then leaving the hospital with Oliver and then...

The clock said it was 6:43, and if the noise outside was anything to go by, it was 6:43PM. She had slept all day, which meant she had slept all day and that meant she had completely missed work.

Chloe groaned and rubbed her head before getting up, she could hear the TV in the living room, so she walked towards it sleepily.

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Now he couldn't help but grin at her. "I'm not laughing at you."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Well, then you're hoping it'd make your challenge easier," she smirked, cocking her head and raising her eyebrows at him.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He gave her a vague look of amusement. "First of all, I hope that's not the kind of guy you think I am. And secondly? When you give in to our little game? I want you to be fully aware of everything that's happening," he told her with a self-assured smirk.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe just grinned brightly at him and leaned back against her chair, "not 'giving in' to anything, I will have to want it as much as you do."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He smirked at her and leaned back in his chair, as well. "Same difference, Sidekick. You'll give in because you want it."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She waved a hand at him and shrugged, "it's not giving in if it's something I want, boss."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He chuckled a little at her hand-waving. "I think it's time for someone in this room to get some more sleep."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Yeah? You going to bed?" She grinned, she knew what he meant, but she liked his company so she wanted to talk to him more.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver grinned at her, making no move to get up. "I'm not the Sleeping Beauty in the room," he teased, finding himself enjoying their banter yet again.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She laughed, well more like giggled, which was not something she did, ever, but she didn't notice it either, "ah so you drugged me so you could get rid of me."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Why would I want to be rid of you, Sidekick? I actually like being around you," he said with a soft smile.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe raised her eyebrows and smiled, nodding, "yeah, you're pretty fun to be around too," she leaned her elbow on the table and rested her cheek on her hand, "which is why you should come in to town more often to begin with." The words are slurred, sure, but she means them, she just wouldn't have said them if it wasn't for the drugs.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He paused at that, wondering if she meant it or if it was the drugs talking. Or possibly both. He decided to take it at a compliment, because somehow he doubted Chloe said things like that if she didn't mean it. "Maybe I will," he said softly, his eyes filled with warmth.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She couldn't help but smile brightly at him, crossing her arms over the table, she shrugged softly, "it's nice when you're here because there's always someone around." She felt like she was making sense, but she wouldn't know.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He gazed at her intently. "You get lonely here when you're by yourself?" His voice was quiet. He was truly curious, because while he'd gotten lonely a lot--and not just in the clock tower--but everywhere he went--Chloe had a quite a few friends that cared about her. He assumed Clark was there a lot, and probably Lois. Maybe even Lana, too, if Lex ever let the woman out of his sight.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes?" She shrugged a shoulder, picking up her empty glass and fishing a piece of ice, "you know, I'm not here a lot but I never lived on my own before, so I guess I'm still getting used to it? I mean I lived with dad and then Lana at the dorm and then Lois at the Talon, and most of the time I didn't see any of them when I did live with them, but it's different."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

That was something he had no experience with at all. He'd never lived with another person for any length of time. At least not since he'd graduated from Excelsior. He nodded a little, watching her pop the little ice cube in her mouth. "Me too, sometimes," he admitted, figuring she'd forget it by morning.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Her face softened at his words and she nodded, "yeah, I figured." She looked at him for a second then look back down at her glass distractedly.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"You did?" There was a hint of surprise in his voice, his eyebrows furrowing with confusion. He thought he'd done a pretty good job of keeping things like that hidden.