Chapter 7- Leaning Into the Afternoons
Lex dressed in his dark charcoal suit and wore his new cologne for his lunch date with Lois. He wanted her to see him as more than a rich playboy. He knew she had some misgivings about even dating him considering her disasterous history with Oliver and Bruce. Lex knew he would have to step up his game in order to get Lois to let him in her heart. Taking one last look at himself in the bathroom mirror he proceeded to pick up his date.
Lois started off wearing the light pink dress that stopped above her knee, but she thought it was a little to much for lunch. Then she put on the black camisole with the matching black capris, but that was a no go as well. After two hours of trying on all of her clothes, twice, she finally settled on the pink dress she started off in. Somehow two hours later the pink dress was the only one that looked great on her.
She knew she was acting like such a girl, and she hated it. Usually a date with a guy would warrant an hour of getting ready. For some reason going out with Lex made her regress back to her highschool days when wearing the perfect outfit was the most important thing. Her hair was done in an uptwist. She wore her pendant necklace and sprayed on some vanilla perfume. Just as she was about to apply a bit more blush to her face Lois heard a knock at her hotel door.
Lois took a deep breath and then opened the door.
"Lex, you look...really nice," she said capitivated.
"No Lois, you're the one that looks amazing," he said as he leaned against the door.
Lois blushed as his eyes lingered over her body. It was so weird to be getting a compliment from Lex Luthor. It was even more weird to give him one.
"Are you ready to go?" he said.
"Yes, let me just get my purse."
As Lois went to the bathroom to pick up her purse, Lex sat on the bed waiting for her. Lois picked up her purse and took another quick glance of herself in the mirror. Quietly she told herself to keep it together. It was just another date, no big deal.
"I'm ready," she said with smile.
"Good, I reserved a private table for us. You'll really like it."
"Well, I'll have to see if Lex Luthor's taste meets my own," she said with a grin.
"Is that a challenge Lois?" he said in the same mock sarcasm.
"Always," she replied as she raised an eyebrow.
Lex followed behind her out of the room. He was glad that even though they obviously had feelings for each other that they still could have a battle of wits. It was big a reason why he was attracted to her to begin with.
The two made it into the elevator. There was an uncomfortable silence that hovered all over the room. Lois decided to break it.
"So, we're in the elevator again. This time under better circumstances. Might I even say strange circumstances?" she said.
"I'd have to agree with you there. I would've never thought you and I...two days ago you were yelling at me in this same elevator and now you're my lunch date. How did that happen?" he said with a clever look.
Lois could feel a shift in the mood. It felt similar to the night she was in his room. It was a dangerous place to delve into, atleast so soon. He was looking at her in that same heated way. She needed to break them both out of the haze that was taking over. She tried to change the subject.
"So, what's the best meal at the cafe?" she said looking away from him.
Lex shifted closer to her and placed a hand at the small of her back. His touch made her tremble. She was forced to turn her face toward his.
"It's okay to be unsure of us Lois, you're not the only one that is. This is just lunch, right?"
Lois wanted to kiss him but thought better of it. Instead she shook her head in agreement and put some space between them. The elevator door finally opened to their floor.
"Shall we," he said motioning for her to leave first.
Lois walked out in front of him. Lex couldn't help but to run his eyes over her form. He shook his head from all things sexual and tried to remember what he had just told her, "It was just lunch."
Lex dressed in his dark charcoal suit and wore his new cologne for his lunch date with Lois. He wanted her to see him as more than a rich playboy. He knew she had some misgivings about even dating him considering her disasterous history with Oliver and Bruce. Lex knew he would have to step up his game in order to get Lois to let him in her heart. Taking one last look at himself in the bathroom mirror he proceeded to pick up his date.
Lois started off wearing the light pink dress that stopped above her knee, but she thought it was a little to much for lunch. Then she put on the black camisole with the matching black capris, but that was a no go as well. After two hours of trying on all of her clothes, twice, she finally settled on the pink dress she started off in. Somehow two hours later the pink dress was the only one that looked great on her.
She knew she was acting like such a girl, and she hated it. Usually a date with a guy would warrant an hour of getting ready. For some reason going out with Lex made her regress back to her highschool days when wearing the perfect outfit was the most important thing. Her hair was done in an uptwist. She wore her pendant necklace and sprayed on some vanilla perfume. Just as she was about to apply a bit more blush to her face Lois heard a knock at her hotel door.
Lois took a deep breath and then opened the door.
"Lex, you look...really nice," she said capitivated.
"No Lois, you're the one that looks amazing," he said as he leaned against the door.
Lois blushed as his eyes lingered over her body. It was so weird to be getting a compliment from Lex Luthor. It was even more weird to give him one.
"Are you ready to go?" he said.
"Yes, let me just get my purse."
As Lois went to the bathroom to pick up her purse, Lex sat on the bed waiting for her. Lois picked up her purse and took another quick glance of herself in the mirror. Quietly she told herself to keep it together. It was just another date, no big deal.
"I'm ready," she said with smile.
"Good, I reserved a private table for us. You'll really like it."
"Well, I'll have to see if Lex Luthor's taste meets my own," she said with a grin.
"Is that a challenge Lois?" he said in the same mock sarcasm.
"Always," she replied as she raised an eyebrow.
Lex followed behind her out of the room. He was glad that even though they obviously had feelings for each other that they still could have a battle of wits. It was big a reason why he was attracted to her to begin with.
The two made it into the elevator. There was an uncomfortable silence that hovered all over the room. Lois decided to break it.
"So, we're in the elevator again. This time under better circumstances. Might I even say strange circumstances?" she said.
"I'd have to agree with you there. I would've never thought you and I...two days ago you were yelling at me in this same elevator and now you're my lunch date. How did that happen?" he said with a clever look.
Lois could feel a shift in the mood. It felt similar to the night she was in his room. It was a dangerous place to delve into, atleast so soon. He was looking at her in that same heated way. She needed to break them both out of the haze that was taking over. She tried to change the subject.
"So, what's the best meal at the cafe?" she said looking away from him.
Lex shifted closer to her and placed a hand at the small of her back. His touch made her tremble. She was forced to turn her face toward his.
"It's okay to be unsure of us Lois, you're not the only one that is. This is just lunch, right?"
Lois wanted to kiss him but thought better of it. Instead she shook her head in agreement and put some space between them. The elevator door finally opened to their floor.
"Shall we," he said motioning for her to leave first.
Lois walked out in front of him. Lex couldn't help but to run his eyes over her form. He shook his head from all things sexual and tried to remember what he had just told her, "It was just lunch."
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