Worth the Jealousy Chapter 4
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A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a bit. School and work have been going crazy. So finally I wanted to give you a fun long update. Enjoy and once again comments are most appreciated
Title: Worth the Jealousy
Pairing: Chlollie (of course) aka Chloe and Oliver.
Characters: Chloe, Oliver, and Hal. There will be other people mentioned or on there but for now those are our 3 main characters.
Disclaimer: I don't own ANYTHING. It's all for fun.
Author: Chlollielove4 aka Suses
Rating: I'll say R for now just in case.
Prompt: Chloe wants to be in a full on relationship with Oliver, but he has commitment issues. He runs away and later finds out that she isn't sticking to being 'single' forever. Will he fight for her or will jealousy be too much?
Dedication: This is dedicated to 552158 who won the contest.
Previous Chapters: Prologue, One, Two, Three
Chapter 4
Hal had cursed himself when he realized half a block away that he had not asked for Chloe's number nor for her address to pick her up at her place. He groaned at himself. He didn't want to admit this but the petite blonde had made him nervous, he usually was never this forgetful nor was he intimidated but somehow she brought it out in him.
He had turned around and ran as quickly as he could until he found that she had only been a block or so away from where they had left each other.
"Chloe!" He yelled her name hoping it would catch her attention. He paced himself and was glad that he was fit and atheltic thanks to a little training.
Chloe had heard her name but wasn't sure where it was coming from, she turned and was shocked to see Hal running towards her. He looked like he was sweating and had been running a marathon.
"Hal." She said his name with ease and stared up at him as he came to a stop right in front of her.
"I totally don't want to make you feel like I'm stalking you...which by the way you are looking at me it seems like you already jumped to that conclusion."
Chloe laughed and eased her expression "I'm sorry, I just....is everything ok?"
He exhaled and nodded "I realized I never got your number, or your address....I think those are two pretty important things...especially if I'm going to pick you up."
Chloe felt nervous and she wasn't sure but she could tell that he seemed a bit nervous too. She usually never made men nervous. She smiled and grabbed a pen that she had in her purse, pulled his arm out and wrote her number on it.
He watched as she wrote the numbers in and he couldn't help but notice the way her hair swayed with her movement. He felt so tempted to touch it, and pull her bangs out of her face but he knew it would definitely make her feel wary of him.
He smiled and stared at the numbers. "Wow I feel like I'm back in high school." She laughed and bit her lip.
"You can call me and I'll give you directions." He nodded but stayed rooted to the spot.
"How about instead of taking you out to dinner...I take you somewhere right now."
Her eyes opened wide and she stared at him, not sure how to respond to that. "Are you trying to ask to go back to your place and have sex?" She looked at him a little offended.
He felt so nervous and now a little stupid. "Oh no....wow, I'm sorry...I worded it wrong. I meant instead of having our dinner date later, how about we have our date now. I mean you are here and I am here....and I have nothing to do now, and I am assuming...or rather hoping that you don't either. I thought I would take you to this one place I really like and well....I'm kind of hungry."
She felt so ridiculous at jumping to that conclusion and hoped that he didn't think she was weird for thinking that way. "Oh...um well yeah that would be okay I guess."
He smiled and nodded. "I'll lead the way...."
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Dinner had gone great, Chloe didn't know what it was about Hal but he made her feel like she could open up about anything. She still wasn't sure how to even bring up what she did for a living or the fact that she was best friends to almost all the superheroes out there.
Hal had been the perfect gentleman and she felt safe around him. He made her laugh and she couldn't help feel a bit of affection towards him. She knew that she really liked him, as he laughed she couldn't help but think of Oliver, it was silly to think of him and she knew that it was probably just having liked a guy right after Ollie. It still hurt and she was trying to get over it.
He had kindly offered to walk her home since they hadn't brought a car and they weren't that far away. Chloe didn't want to walk alone and she thought having someone like Hal around to talk to as she walked would definitely be better.
They had walked and talked as they walked. A few times they had accidentally bumped one another and their hands touched, their fingers brushing up against each other making them silent as if ice had stricken them.
Chloe had laughed a few times trying and hoping to make it less awkward but it didn't seem to help.
As they finally reached her apartment Chloe sighed pulling out her keys and looking up to stare at Hal. "Thanks for dinner and walking me home. It was really great."
He smiled over at her and nodded "Thanks for keeping me company and for that amazing date."
She felt her cheeks turn red and the way her body shifted on the spot.
They stared at each other for what felt like a long time, and Chloe finally broke the silence as she cleared her throat.
"Um so maybe we can do this some other time?"
He nodded "Are you asking me out on another date?"
Chloe rolled her eyes "Technically I didn't ask you out the first time, you asked me remember? But if we are gonna start being honest....yes I guess I am.....that's of course only if you want to."
He bit his lip and stared at her lips. "Well if we are being honest...."
He leaned in and kissed her on the lips so softly it felt so gentle.
Chloe felt her legs go weak but they didn't give out.
She opened her eyes to stare at him just looking at her with a gorgeous grin on his face. "I've been wanting to do that ever since I spilt your coffee."
She gulped and stared into his beautiful blue eyes. "Oh..." She felt stupid for mumbling those words but it was like speech just wasn't her best thing right now.
He chuckled at her and kissed her on the forehead. "I'll call you tomorrow gorgeous."
She nodded and watched as he left.
She wanted to jump up and down. She felt like she was on cloud nine, she never thought she could feel this way about another guy after Ollie, but it seemed like things were looking up.
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One Month Later
Chloe had been dating Hal for over a month now and it seemed like things were picking up speed. He had become her everyday thing now. Lois had called Hal, Chloe's 'drug' that she needed everyday.
Chloe did almost everything with Hal, the only thing she wasn't really truthful and still hadn't shared with him was what she did and all of that secret stuff.
Hal hadn't shared his own secrets too and he wasn't just about to tell Chloe that he had an alterego. He had fallen for her and it was hard to keep things from her but he just didn't want to lose her. He wasn't sure how she would take it and he would rather lie then lose the one thing that kept him grounded.
He had used the term 'girlfriend' on several occasions, the first he had said it on a dinner date with her and some of his colleagues. At first he thought she would say something to him, but when she never did he kept using it.
Chloe had been the one person he turned to when things were bad and it seemed like she did the same. She had shared with him the guy she said had hurt her, and the reason it was so hard for her to date anyone, but he was glad to see she accepted him and let him sweep her off her feet.
They had had their second 'first' kiss on the balcony of his apartment and he still remembered the way she smelled and the way her tongue swiftly brushed up against his. It made him feel light on his toes.
And he remembered when he kissed her on the couch and the fact that she trusted him so much that she let him take her up to his room, where they made love for the first time. It had been the most incredible night and he never wanted it to end.
They had been sitting on his couch, Chloe had her legs propped on him and was reading a book. He stared at her and pretended to be reading his newspaper. "Is it good?"
She looked up over her book to look at him "What?"
He smiled "Your book, you look so intrigued by it."
"Well as a matter of fact it is, it's the on you gave me." She showed him the cover and looked at his newspaper. "Are you even reading that?"
He chuckled and looked at his newspaper "No...I was interested in a certain blonde, do you know her? She is awfully small and has a very sparkling personality."
"Oh that charming lady? Yeah I think I've met her, she has this really sexy boyfriend who she has awesome wild sex with."
He felt his cheeks turn red and he couldn't help but laugh. "Wow well what a lucky man."
She laughed a little and sat up, placing her book down and propping herself up straddling him on the couch. "Well I think he won't mind if I share."
"Mmm I don't think he will." He threw his newspaper down and grabbed her waist pulling her in, kissing her, putting his hands on her butt and squeezing softly while pulling her closer.
She giggled as he grabbed her butt and the way he pulled her close made her moan softly into his mouth.
They both were startled by the vibrating noise coming from the table. "Ugh perfect timing..." Chloe laughed at his comment and stared over at her phone. "I'm sorry...I should probably get that, it could be something important."
He pouted his lips and nodded. "Fine..."
She kissed his pouty lips and got off of him, grabbing her phone and staring at 'Clark's' name on the phone. She groaned and flipped it on.
"This better be important...."
"Chloe, we need you at Watchtower, somethings come up.....are you at his place?"
Chloe sensed the irritated voice. She had been upset with Clark for not telling her about Oliver but that had gone away when she met Hal. But it seemed like Clark was not a fan of Hal and neither was Hal of Clark.
"Yes I am, I'll be there when I am there ok? You'll have to give me a few hours. I still have to go to my place and get a few things."
"Fine just hurry." Clark had hung up before she could say anything else.
Hal had been watching her and raised an eyebrow. "I'm not saying anything....I guess you have to go?"
She nodded and watched as he nodded as well "Why can't you two just get along?"
"Oh what and miss the time to fight with the big guy?"
She rolled her eyes "What is it with you two? It's like you just never got along. If you are going to be a part of my life, you will have to get along with Clark."
He sighed "Well he started it."
She chuckled at his immature comment. "Okkkay you big baby." He smiled over at her and stood up "Come on miss funny pants, I'll drive you home."
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Hal had walked Chloe to her door and stared at her as she rifled through to get her keys. "Why does it feel like our first date again? Me dropping you off at your place, you getting your keys?"
She smiled over at him and continued fetching her keys "Well because that is how special I am."
He smiled "That you are sweetheart." He leaned in pulling her close to him and kissing her softly. "Just like our first time." He whispered softly and kissed her once again.
As they parted she gulped "Are we still meeting up later?" She asked looking into his eyes as she still leaned her body into him. He nodded and placed her bangs back behind her ear.
"I'll call you later ok?"
He gave her one last kiss before retreating back to his car. Chloe smiled and had finally found her keys.
"Chloe."
She jumped and screamed as she heard her name, dropping her keys and turned to see the one person she thought she would never see again...or for a long time. Her mouth had hung open and she felt her cheeks flush.
"Oliver....what are you doing here?"
He had seen the whole entire thing, he had seen Chloe get out of a man's car, watched as she walked hand in hand with a tall blonde guy and he hid behind a bush to see the way this man watched Chloe. He had never felt his blood boil as quickly as it had. But when he saw Chloe lean in and the way they kissed made him want to attack this guy.
Oliver didn't want to show he was jealous, hell 'why the hell was he jealous?' he had thought he was over it, but he clearly wasn't especially standing right in front of her.
"Hey...." was all he could make out as he stood in front of her. The woman he ran away from.
TBC.....