Seeing Her 4/?
Title: Seeing Her 4/?
Author: Calie
Summary: The title might change. After an accident Chloe and Oliver get to know each other in a different way and Oliver finds himself really seeing Chloe for the first time.
Rating: M or NC-17 (later)
When he unlocked the doors to the balcony he pulled her out into the cool air, not even bothering to shut the doors behind them. “You’re not going to throw me over right?”
“No.” He smirked and pulled her over to the balcony edge.
Chloe held her breath as she looked down. They seemed to be miles in the air. She couldn’t hear anything, but the view was beautiful, filled with tall buildings and lights.
“Now,” Oliver stepped behind her and brought his mouth to her ear. “There is a whole city out there for you Chloe. You’re right about one thing. One city isn’t big enough for two nosy reporters.” She snorted and he couldn’t help but smirk. “You can start a new life here. Away from your past with Clark and Jimmy, away from the Daily Planet and Lois.”
His chest was pressed against her back and his breath tickled over her ear. She still didn’t quite understand his reasoning for everything. There still was something he hadn’t said, even though she was beginning to put the pieces together. “What would they say?”
“It doesn’t matter.” He whispered softly.
Something pressed against her ear and she wasn’t sure what it was until his lips skimmed down her neck. Her body stiffened and he must have realized it because his arm slipped around her waste. He pressed a kiss against here neck and she swore her knees would give out and she’d fall over the ledge. “What if they needed me?”
“You can’t be in two places at once. You’re either here or there. What if I said I needed you here?” He let his hand slide from her stomach and rested both hands on her hips. Gently, Oliver pressed his lips under her ear and kissed a trail down her neck. Her head tilted back again his chest, allowing him better access.
There was one thing she was sure of, Oliver Queen was the devil. His hands pulled her hips back against him, pressing himself into her backside. Against her will, she pressed herself closer against him. One of his hands traveled under her shirt and stilled over her ribs, his thumb dangerously close to her breasts. What the hell was he doing to her? “No,” His body tensed against her and she immediately regretted speaking, but it was the right thing to do. She stepped away from him and turned to face him. “Don’t. You want to give me a second chance but, where this would end would only ruin it.” He looked at her like she’d grown a second head. “I don’t want to have regrets again.”
“You think that’s what I’d do? Become another one of your regrets?” He asked incredulously. Perhaps he had been wrong, but she hadn’t pulled away just moments ago, she had responded to him.
“I don’t know. You never even gave me an answer earlierr. I just…I’m just confused. You and I-.’ Chloe shook her head and looked at him as if it pained her. “I mean you’re you and I’m me and well that doesn’t make any sense.”
“You’re sounding ridiculous.” Oliver gritted his teeth and combed his fingers through his hair in frustration. He’d probably been a little forward with her just then and that might have been reasoning enough for her to pull away. But the reason she gave him made no sense. “What does it matter who you are and who I am Chloe? I am telling you that I went into that building knowing what could happen because I knew what might happen to you if that information got out. They didn’t care about you. It was just to get to me. They would have let it out not giving a damn what would happen to you. And you’ve been here day and night with me since I got shot.”
Chloe looked away from him. It made much more sense when he explained, but still… She just couldn’t wrap her mind around the possibilities. Not just of her moving to Star City but of the possibilities with him.
“Don’t tell me I would make you regret coming here.” He said angrily. “I spent quite a few years after Lois regretting things, trying to figure out what I could have done short of not being the Green Arrow to get her back. Only to finally realize it wasn’t that. It never was. It was just Clark.” She glanced at him then looked away again. “What is going on right now has nothing to do with her. But I regret the time a wasted on Lois. You know me Chloe, you know all about me, and I know everything about you.”
“Jimmy knew everything too.” Chloe countered and met his eyes.
“But Jimmy didn’t understand did he?” He said harshly. “He didn’t understand your ability, he didn’t understand your need to help, and you couldn’t really tell him everything could you? He wanted to hold you back.”
“He was nice, he cared about me.” Chloe said fighting back tears. She wasn’t even sure why she was defending him. Maybe she was just trying to make it seem that she hadn’t foolish for remaining with Jimmy for so long. She had been holding out, hoping things would get better, hoping he would understand. Because after all, he had been the first person to really care for her.
“There are a lot of nice people who care about you. Don’t you want more then that?” Still she fought against him. Not physically, but he could see she was avoiding his eyes, not responding on purpose. “Let’s try again.” He grabbed her hand and turned her around again.
The way his arm wrapped around her this time was different. It was firm around her waste and held her against him, but she didn’t feel the same thrill as before. This time he wasn’t trying to seduce her. He stepped forward and she found her hips pressing into the balcony. Chloe gasped and grabbed the arm around her with fear.
“You’re not going to fall. Look.” He pointed out. “Do you see the Star Chronicle?” She nodded against him. “Just for future notice that one, the really really tall one, I might add, is mine.” She laughed softly. “Over to the east, up on one of those hills, is my parent’s mansion. I haven’t lived there since they died.”
“Will you ever go back there?” Chloe asked curiously.
“Maybe, if I ever settle down I guess. I really don’t want to be there alone. It’s huge and lonely.” Her body had settled back against his, finally relaxed. “Chloe you can have all of this, and I swear that I’m serious about this. I don’t get shot for just anybody. But don’t run from me just because you’re scared you might regret something.” He turned her back around and noted with amusement when she grabbed his arms. “I said I wouldn’t let you fall.”
“I know, but still.”
“Do you trust me?” He asked gently and waited for her response.
Did she trust him with her life? The answer was yes. But her heart? “Yes.”
Oliver lowered his lips to hers, and it was as if he almost breathed a sigh of relief as his lips touched her. It seemed he had been slowly building up to that moment over thee past couple of years and hadn’t even realized it. It was only within the past few months that he’d noticed the change. That he really noticed her. He’d expected her reluctance, but as her body relaxed against him he had a feeling he had finally won her over.
Chloe clung to his bare arms. For the first time she realized that he still didn’t have a shirt on. Star City was relatively warm, but there was a definite chill in the air that night. But he didn’t seem to mind. His arms tightened around her, pulling her up onto her toes. Chloe slid her arms around his neck and buried her fingers into his blond hair. When he pulled her body away from the ledge she was slightly grateful. Then suddenly she was being hoisted against the wall. Chloe wrapped her legs around his waste and held tightly to his neck. Their simple kiss deepened and became more desperate.
Nothing he could do would relieve the aching in his body for her. Oliver pushed it as far as he knew she would let him before pulling away. Her eyes fluttered open and she breathed deeply. “Sorry, I got a little out of control.”
“That’s okay.” Chloe said breathlessly. He kissed her lips softly as he lowered her back down to the ground and she couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed.
“Come on. I’m freezing.” Oliver took her hand in his and pulled her off of the balcony and into the house.
Chloe didn’t know if she should have stayed away from him. Her heart was causing her to disregard everything.
Author: Calie
Summary: The title might change. After an accident Chloe and Oliver get to know each other in a different way and Oliver finds himself really seeing Chloe for the first time.
Rating: M or NC-17 (later)
When he unlocked the doors to the balcony he pulled her out into the cool air, not even bothering to shut the doors behind them. “You’re not going to throw me over right?”
“No.” He smirked and pulled her over to the balcony edge.
Chloe held her breath as she looked down. They seemed to be miles in the air. She couldn’t hear anything, but the view was beautiful, filled with tall buildings and lights.
“Now,” Oliver stepped behind her and brought his mouth to her ear. “There is a whole city out there for you Chloe. You’re right about one thing. One city isn’t big enough for two nosy reporters.” She snorted and he couldn’t help but smirk. “You can start a new life here. Away from your past with Clark and Jimmy, away from the Daily Planet and Lois.”
His chest was pressed against her back and his breath tickled over her ear. She still didn’t quite understand his reasoning for everything. There still was something he hadn’t said, even though she was beginning to put the pieces together. “What would they say?”
“It doesn’t matter.” He whispered softly.
Something pressed against her ear and she wasn’t sure what it was until his lips skimmed down her neck. Her body stiffened and he must have realized it because his arm slipped around her waste. He pressed a kiss against here neck and she swore her knees would give out and she’d fall over the ledge. “What if they needed me?”
“You can’t be in two places at once. You’re either here or there. What if I said I needed you here?” He let his hand slide from her stomach and rested both hands on her hips. Gently, Oliver pressed his lips under her ear and kissed a trail down her neck. Her head tilted back again his chest, allowing him better access.
There was one thing she was sure of, Oliver Queen was the devil. His hands pulled her hips back against him, pressing himself into her backside. Against her will, she pressed herself closer against him. One of his hands traveled under her shirt and stilled over her ribs, his thumb dangerously close to her breasts. What the hell was he doing to her? “No,” His body tensed against her and she immediately regretted speaking, but it was the right thing to do. She stepped away from him and turned to face him. “Don’t. You want to give me a second chance but, where this would end would only ruin it.” He looked at her like she’d grown a second head. “I don’t want to have regrets again.”
“You think that’s what I’d do? Become another one of your regrets?” He asked incredulously. Perhaps he had been wrong, but she hadn’t pulled away just moments ago, she had responded to him.
“I don’t know. You never even gave me an answer earlierr. I just…I’m just confused. You and I-.’ Chloe shook her head and looked at him as if it pained her. “I mean you’re you and I’m me and well that doesn’t make any sense.”
“You’re sounding ridiculous.” Oliver gritted his teeth and combed his fingers through his hair in frustration. He’d probably been a little forward with her just then and that might have been reasoning enough for her to pull away. But the reason she gave him made no sense. “What does it matter who you are and who I am Chloe? I am telling you that I went into that building knowing what could happen because I knew what might happen to you if that information got out. They didn’t care about you. It was just to get to me. They would have let it out not giving a damn what would happen to you. And you’ve been here day and night with me since I got shot.”
Chloe looked away from him. It made much more sense when he explained, but still… She just couldn’t wrap her mind around the possibilities. Not just of her moving to Star City but of the possibilities with him.
“Don’t tell me I would make you regret coming here.” He said angrily. “I spent quite a few years after Lois regretting things, trying to figure out what I could have done short of not being the Green Arrow to get her back. Only to finally realize it wasn’t that. It never was. It was just Clark.” She glanced at him then looked away again. “What is going on right now has nothing to do with her. But I regret the time a wasted on Lois. You know me Chloe, you know all about me, and I know everything about you.”
“Jimmy knew everything too.” Chloe countered and met his eyes.
“But Jimmy didn’t understand did he?” He said harshly. “He didn’t understand your ability, he didn’t understand your need to help, and you couldn’t really tell him everything could you? He wanted to hold you back.”
“He was nice, he cared about me.” Chloe said fighting back tears. She wasn’t even sure why she was defending him. Maybe she was just trying to make it seem that she hadn’t foolish for remaining with Jimmy for so long. She had been holding out, hoping things would get better, hoping he would understand. Because after all, he had been the first person to really care for her.
“There are a lot of nice people who care about you. Don’t you want more then that?” Still she fought against him. Not physically, but he could see she was avoiding his eyes, not responding on purpose. “Let’s try again.” He grabbed her hand and turned her around again.
The way his arm wrapped around her this time was different. It was firm around her waste and held her against him, but she didn’t feel the same thrill as before. This time he wasn’t trying to seduce her. He stepped forward and she found her hips pressing into the balcony. Chloe gasped and grabbed the arm around her with fear.
“You’re not going to fall. Look.” He pointed out. “Do you see the Star Chronicle?” She nodded against him. “Just for future notice that one, the really really tall one, I might add, is mine.” She laughed softly. “Over to the east, up on one of those hills, is my parent’s mansion. I haven’t lived there since they died.”
“Will you ever go back there?” Chloe asked curiously.
“Maybe, if I ever settle down I guess. I really don’t want to be there alone. It’s huge and lonely.” Her body had settled back against his, finally relaxed. “Chloe you can have all of this, and I swear that I’m serious about this. I don’t get shot for just anybody. But don’t run from me just because you’re scared you might regret something.” He turned her back around and noted with amusement when she grabbed his arms. “I said I wouldn’t let you fall.”
“I know, but still.”
“Do you trust me?” He asked gently and waited for her response.
Did she trust him with her life? The answer was yes. But her heart? “Yes.”
Oliver lowered his lips to hers, and it was as if he almost breathed a sigh of relief as his lips touched her. It seemed he had been slowly building up to that moment over thee past couple of years and hadn’t even realized it. It was only within the past few months that he’d noticed the change. That he really noticed her. He’d expected her reluctance, but as her body relaxed against him he had a feeling he had finally won her over.
Chloe clung to his bare arms. For the first time she realized that he still didn’t have a shirt on. Star City was relatively warm, but there was a definite chill in the air that night. But he didn’t seem to mind. His arms tightened around her, pulling her up onto her toes. Chloe slid her arms around his neck and buried her fingers into his blond hair. When he pulled her body away from the ledge she was slightly grateful. Then suddenly she was being hoisted against the wall. Chloe wrapped her legs around his waste and held tightly to his neck. Their simple kiss deepened and became more desperate.
Nothing he could do would relieve the aching in his body for her. Oliver pushed it as far as he knew she would let him before pulling away. Her eyes fluttered open and she breathed deeply. “Sorry, I got a little out of control.”
“That’s okay.” Chloe said breathlessly. He kissed her lips softly as he lowered her back down to the ground and she couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed.
“Come on. I’m freezing.” Oliver took her hand in his and pulled her off of the balcony and into the house.
Chloe didn’t know if she should have stayed away from him. Her heart was causing her to disregard everything.