The Wager Chapter 6/23

[brittany2922]

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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?
Characters: Chloe, Oliver, Lois, Clark, and Bruce Wayne (Apperances by the JL in later chapters)
Rating: T

DISCAIMER: I OWN NOTHING!

Oliver stared waiting for her to respond.

He was actually nervous that she would say no and leave him sitting there alone, looking like a fool. He wasn't sure how to handle this. He was Oliver Queen, he'd slept with more supermodels and socialites then he could even count and yet here he was being brought to a nervous mess by this little pixie of a woman.

He continued to watch as she nervously bit her lower lip obviously trying to decide if she should stay, or if she should flee from him... again.

"I don't think that's such a good idea." she said standing up and reaching for her purse.

"Come on, will you please stay and have dinner with me?" he asked uneasily.

She paused for a moment and seemed slightly startled by his words then sat back down across from him, "I'm guessing you've never had to say the word please to a woman before, huh?"

"It's kind of a first." he admitted with a small smile.

"Well I wouldn't want to discourage you from actually using all those prep school manners, Mr. Queen." She teased picking up one of the menus.

"You think there's a chance you might be willing to start calling me by my first name anytime soon?"

"Ask me again after dinner." she said holding the menu up to cover her face.

"Okay." he answered as he bit back another grin and looked down at his own.

A few minutes later the waitress arrived and took their orders. Giving Oliver an appreciative glance before walking away.

He watched as Chloe rolled her eyes and chuckled softly.

"What?" he asked, his eyebrows raised.

"Nothing, I think I'm just beginning to realize the whole inflated ego thing may not be all your fault."

He laughed for a moment, then quickly changed the subject unsure of what damage talking about him and his effect on women would do to the little bit of progress he seemed to be making with her.

"So Clark?"

"What about him?"

"He's your cousin's boyfriend?" He asked hesistantly.

"Yes." she answered simply.

"It's just, the way he acted toward me seemed like he might be a little... jealous or something."

She laughed loudly and he stared at her confused by her outburst, "I'm sorry, but you have no idea how ridiculous that is."

"Why is that so ridiculous?" he found himself asking. He couldn't uncerstand why the idea of the other man being upset by his presence was so amusing to her.

"Clark is my best friend, he has been for years, but he's nothing more then that. Trust me, him and Lois are meant for each other."

"So the two of you have never been more then friends?"

"Not really." she told him looking down at the table for a moment then meeting his eyes again.

"I have a feeling there's a lot more to that story, but I'm not gonna push you. It doesn't really seem like the kind of thing you talk about on a first date."

"This isn't a date." she said rolling her eyes, "This is you and my cousin swindling me."

"Well what can I say I was desperate."

"I highly doubt that you've ever been desperate for anything."

"You know a week ago that was true." He told her hoping she understood what he meant. He smiled when he saw her cheeks grow pink.

"You know, I find you almost charming like this."

"Like what?" he asked surprised by her words.

"I don't know. Less cocky and more real, almost like a normal guy."

"I am a normal guy." he said.

"Sure when you minus the billions of dollars and the movie star good looks."

"Wow 'movie star good looks' you better be careful there Sullivan, that almost sounded like a compliment."

"Yeah well don't let it go to your head. The last thing anyone needs is that ego of yours getting any bigger."

"Wow that was a little harsh don't you think?"

"Nope, just honest."

They stared at each other for a moment and he couldn't stop the smile from forming on his lips. A moment later the waitress arrived with their food, and the two of them ate and as he tried to learn as much as he could about the woman sitting across from him.

He found the way she talked about her job captivating. Her eyes lit up when she mentioned how she loved chasing down leads and the adrenalin rush she got from being caught in 'sticky situations' as she called them.

He made a mental note to look up all her old articles and find out what exactly those 'situations' were.

When they were finished eating he the waitress brought over the check. He watched Chloe reach for it but snatched it before she could grab it.

"Hey." she said her eyebrows raised.

"What? Isn't it customary for a man to pay on the first date?" He said with a smirk, "I'll tell you what you can pay next time."

"First of all Oliver, we already established that this isn't a date and second even if it was what makes you so sure there would be a next time?"

"Well because… wait did you just call me Oliver?"

"Wow, You're really easily distracted you should work on that. I mean thousands of people's jobs depend on you. You don't want to be in one of your board meetings, end up getting thrown by something as random as a person using your first name, and agreeing to a mass lay off. That would look really bad considering I just wrote an article quoting you as saying you have no intention of doing that." she said smirking at him.

"Man, you don't give an inch, do you?"

"Sorry, not in my nature."

"Well it's not in my nature to let a beautiful woman pay for dinner." he told her pulling out his wallet and placing money with the check on the table. "So can I give you a ride home?"

"Um…I can get home by myself."

"Didn't you come with Lois and Clark?"

"Yeah but I don't live that far from here I was just gonna walk back."

"I can't let you do that, I promised your cousin I would make sure you got home safe." He expected her to argue with him but was pleasantly surprised when she didn't.

He drove her home in silence, when they stopped in front of her apartment she hopped out quickly then leaned down, "Thanks for dinner, Oliver, good night."

"Good night, Chloe." He said watching her turn and head toward her building.

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Chloe enter her building and headed straight for the elevator once inside she leaned against the wall breathing deeply. That was not the way her evening was supposed to go.

Dinner with Clark and Lois, proof her latest story, and then straight to bed that was supposed to be her night. But Lois had screwed that up.

She wanted to be able to tell her cousin when she saw her the next day that she had a horrible time with Oliver. That he had been everything she had expected him to be, an arrogant little rich boy stuck in the body of a man, but he wasn't. She had actually enjoyed his company, and it was really freaking her out.

She stepped of the elevator and made her way to her door. As soon as she got inside she saw Lois sitting on her couch smiling, "all right coz, spill."

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A/N More soon! Thanks for reading!

 

Read Chapter 7 HERE!

Comments

[simply-steffv.livejournal.com]

I've been conned! There was no Bruce. :(
LOL
Just kidding hun, this was great. I like how slowly Chloe is letting Oliver in, that eventhough she's still not sure of what his intentions are, she is giving him a chance. Love it! :)

[brittany2922.livejournal.com]

OMG! I just saw what I did. I was actually talking about the chapter 7 which I'm writing now. Chapter 6 was already finished when I wrote that to you. Sorry. I hope you wern't too disappointed.

Does it help if I tell you he'll be in the next 2 chapters I post, and that one of them should be up in a few hours?

I hope so! LOL

Thanks for reading hun! :)

[simply-steffv.livejournal.com]

I wasn't disappointed at all, it was a great chapter. You don't have to apologize hun, it was an honest mistake, no worries. Lol

Can't wait for the upcoming chapters. ;)