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Title: The Wager
Author: brittany2922
Summary: Oliver Queen meets a beautiful reporter named Chloe Sullivan and ends up making a bet with Bruce Wayne that he can seduce the young woman. But what happens when he falls for her?
Charactes: Chloe, Oliver, Lois, Clark, and Bruce Wayne (JL makes appearances in later chapters)
Rating: T

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING!

Lois shook her head in disbelief thinking that she must have heard her wrong, "so you just totally blew off the sexy billionaire... again?"

Chloe shook her head and chuckled lightly, "Lo, I wasn't there to see Mr. Queen. I was there to interview Mr. Wayne."

"Ever the professional, and why do you keep calling him Mr. Queen?" she asked reaching into her desk and pulling out the card that she had taken from Chloe the day before, "He signed the card Oliver."

"Lois!" Chloe shrieked snatching the card from her cousins hand. "Why did you keep this?"

"Relax coz, the only reason I still had it is because you stormed out of here so quickly the other day I didn't have the chance to give it back to you."

"Lois please tell me you didn't show this to anyone." she said glancing around the news room.

"I promise I didn't show it to anyone. But don't think that everyone here doesn't know that Oliver Queen sent you those flowers."

"Everyone?"

"Yes everyone," she answered looking toward the front of the bull pen where Clark was pouring himself a cup of coffee and eying the donut selection.

"Oh great, just what I need, big brother Clark. Why hasn't he said anything yet?"

"Don't worry about Smallville, I used my powers of persuasion to convince him to keep his nose out of it." she said smiling impishly.

"No details please," she told Lois with a small chuckle, "and why can't you do the same thing and keep your nose out of it?"

"Because, I'm your cousin and It's my job to butt into your life."

Chloe opened her mouth to argue but didn't get a chance.

"Chloe Sullivan?"

They both looked up and saw a young man, no older then twenty and wearing a satchel over his right shoulder, standing beside them.

"That's me." she said smiling at the younger man.

"Well then this is for you," ha told her reaching inside the bag and pulling out a large envelope then held it out to her.

Chloe reached out her hand and took the package, "Thanks."

"Have a good day," he told her turning and leaving.

Chloe examined the item in her hand and noticed that there was no return address. She opened it slowly and looked inside. All that was in it was a single piece of paper she turned the envelope upside down and watched as the paper fell onto her desk. She quickly picked it up and noticed the signature at the bottom.

'Oliver Queen' she thought to herself unable to keep from chuckling a little. She glanced up at Lois who was watching her with wide eyes then looked back down and read the letter.

Miss Sullivan,

I know that the flowers bothered you but surely you can't object to a letter. I even went so far as to send it in inconspicuous packaging so you didn't have to worry about anyone knowing it's from me. I wouldn't want to undermine your journalistic integrity... again.

So now to my point, I'd like to take you to dinner. Tonight actually, if you're available. I'll be waiting for your call.

Oliver

She shook her head and placed the letter in the top drawer of her desk. She looked up at Lois and did her best to ignore the questioning look her older cousin was shooting her way.

"Well what was it?" Lois finally asked clearly tired of waiting for Chloe to tell her without prompting.

She tried her best to think of the best way to answer Lois. She really didn't want to give Lois any more ammunition for her whole 'Chloe needs to hook up with the sexy billionaire' campagin. But she didn't want to lie to Lois, once Lois found out the truth about Clark she forgave Chloe almost immediately for not telling her the truth, but only on the condition to her forgiving and forgetting so quickly was that Chloe had to promise to never tell her even the smallest of lies again. Chloe had felt so guilty about keeping Lois in the dark for so long that she had agreed quickly and had not once broken her word... even with something as small as this and she wasn't going to start now. So she reached inside the drawer of her desk and pulled out the letter.

She handed it to Lois without saying a word, and watched as Lois's eyes widened.

"Well what are you waiting for? pick up the phone and call him or I will."

"Call who?" asked Clark walking up behind her. He leaned down and quickly scanned the letter over her shoulder. Clark stood to full height and his eyes darted between the two women in front of him.

"Oh relax Clark," Lois said before he could speak, "I wasn't serious."

"Good," he said then shifted his gaze to Chloe, "Are you gonna call this guy?" he asked her clearly concerned.

"Why wouldn't she?" Lois asked. She pushed away from her desk, stood up, and turned toward Clark her eyes narrowed.

"Lois have you seen the articles on this guy in the tabloids, he's slept with almost every socialte and model in Star City."

Chloe glanced around the news room and noticed several people watching the scene in front of them. She felt her cheeks start to warm, "Um, guys?" She said trying to get their attention. Unfortunally when Lois and Clark got into one of their, what Lois called, "hostile conversations" there was no chance of her getting a word in. She crossed her arms over her chest, rolled her eyes and continued watching the two of them.

"Wow Clark I gotta say I'm kinda surprised that you, a reporter at one of the top newspapers in the world, are actually trusting something you read in a tabloid," she told him saying the last word like it was the dirtiest thing ever.

"Lois you used to work at the Inquisitor, and that's hardly a repitable publication." He told her knowing she wouldn't have a leg to stand on once he did.

Chloe eyes shot toward Lois instantly knowing what was coming next. She decided it was time to make them listen to what she had to say. She stood up, walked over to the pair, and stood between the two of them. She spoke low enough so only they could hear her, "Guys, please don't do this here. Everyone is listening." Her eyes darted toward the crowd their scene and created. Chloe reached out, grabbed Lois's hand and led her toward the door but stopped suddenly when she heard Lois gasp.

When she looked up her eyes landed on none other then Oliver Queen.

Read Chapter 4 HERE!