The Wager Chapter 13/23

[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?
Chracters: Chloe, Oliver, Lois, Clark, and Bruce Wayne
Rating: T

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING!

Ten days. It had been ten days since he told Chloe the truth, and as far as she knew he had done just as she asked and stayed away. But what she didn't realize was that every night on the roof of the building across the street from her apartment, he watched over her.

He needed to make sure she was safe. Someone had tried to kidnap her out in front of the Daily Planet, and he wasn't going to give them another chance.

The nights he spent watching over her made him realize she was even more amazing then he had originally thought.

The first night after his confession he watched as she sat in front of her television with a pint of ice cream in her lap, and wiping stray tears from her face. There was a heartbreaking expression marring her beautiful face. Seeing that look on her was worse then the anger he saw in her when he told her everything. He had known from the way she reacted to his advances that she had been hurt before and the fact that he had done it to her too was killing him. He stayed and watched over her into the very early hours of the morning when she finally made her way to bed.

On the second night he returned to the same roof, but this time he was shocked by the difference he saw in her. There was no ice cream and no tears. Instead when she walked in she held in her arms a stack of files. He watched as she placed the folders on the coffee table and started working her way through them. Over the next hour he was in awe she was pacing the living room and the pile of folders had been divided into six piles. He had no idea what exactly she was working on but there was no denying the look of determination on her face was easily one of the sexiest things he had ever seen in his life.

As the days went by she kept bringing in more and more files of information, whatever she was working on had to be something pretty big. She was up almost all night every night drinking cup after cup of coffee and reading over the papers in front of her.

He'd never seen anyone, man or woman, with this kind of fortitude, and given his day job he knew plenty of people that were extremely driven.

It had been ten days and he couldn't do this anymore, watching her from a far and not being able to have the opportunity to show her how sorry he was and earn her trust was too painful.

It was time.

Tomorrow night when she got home from work she would find him waiting.
 

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Two days after her last conversation with Oliver Queen, Chloe decided it was time to throw herself into a new story. One of the biggest things she had learned during her unrequited love days with Clark was nothing took her mind off of romantic issues like massive amounts of research.

She had needed something good. A story that could consume all her unfilled nights off so she had no time to think about him. It didn't take her long to decide on the perfect distraction.

A piece on Batman.

She stood in her living room hands resting on the back of her couch as she peered at the stacks of paperwork on the coffee table. This was not at all what she was expecting to find.

All she had wanted to do was write a story praising the masked vigilante for the people he had saved and all his other efforts to keep the streets safe. A story similar to the ones Lois's wrote on the Blur. But her small investigation had taken on a life of its own.

Her first step had been to delve into any police reports where there was any mention of being rescued by unknown persons. It was then that she discovered that It wasn't just the Blur and Batman saving people around Metropolis but also a man dressed all in Green who seemed to be an expert marksman with a bow and arrow.

Some one the papers had named the Green Arrow.

There was so much more to this story then she originally thought and she was going to find out the truth. Why were two heroes who had always spent their time defending Gotham and Star City suddenly start protecting the citizens of Metropolis. It made no sense it wasn't like there was some kind of crime wave. In fact Clark had managed to do quite a number on the city's crime wave, and even more crazy was the fact that the police reports on these two, while their weren't many, went back a month and yet there were no stories written about them in the Daily Planet. However there was several little blurbs in the Inquisitor.

"Hey, Chlo," Lois said as she walked into the apartment, "Are you still working on this?" she asked motioning toward the table.

"Yeah I can't help it. I feel like there's something here. Something I'm missing."

"Well you've got great instincts. You need to follow them."

"I'm trying to," Chloe said her mouth forming a tight line. She wasn't used to this she was Chloe Sullivan ace reporter and there was something about this that was evading her.

"Well if you need someone to bounce ideas off of, I'm always available."

"Planning on scooping me?" Chloe teased lightly.

"While anything that's got you this obsessed," she said waving her arm around gesturing at the piles around the room, "Is probably totally scoop worthy, I think the whole cousin slash best friend thing makes it so I can't."

"You're sure, because I think I'm really on to something good." she said with a smirk.

"I promise, now will you please tell me what your working on because not knowing has been driving me insane?"

"Vigilante heroes."

"Wait, like my mild mannered boyfriend?"

"Exactly. Well not exactly. I don't think they're super powered heroes." She rounded the couch and picked up one of the stacks,

"The first is Batman, he's from Gotham." she explained handing the papers to Lois

Lois started leafing through them quickly, "and the other one?"

"The Green Arrow, he's from Star City." She took the first stack from Lois and placed it back on the table then handed her another. This ones articles from the local Star City newspaper.

"So what's the story?"

"They're both in Metropolis."

"What?"

"Yeah, I have no idea how it's possible that the only media mentions of them being here are in the Inquisitor."

"Wait a minute you're following a lead on something you read in the Inquisitor? You refuse to read the Inquisitor."

"I just kind if had a run in with Batman a couple weeks ago, and it kind of seemed like a great story, but once I looked into him I found out about this other guy. I just wish I could figure this out."

"Well, I'm gonna go take a quick shower and then I'll dive in and help you. Okay?"

"Yeah that would be great Lois. Thanks."

"No problem, coz. Besides now you've got me interested." she said with a small smirk and headed toward the bathroom.

Chloe sat down and grabbed two small piles of papers in front of her one about the Green Arrow the other about Batman. Each one had three things in it.

The police reports from the first time either of them had been recorded as saving someone in Metropolis.

The most recent police reports that mentioned them from their apparent home towns.

And the most detailed description she had been able to find on either of them.

She picked up Batman's first and still nothing was hitting her so she moved onto the information on Green Arrow she stared at it. Then it hit her like a tidal wave.

Star City.

A month ago he started to appear in Metropolis

Over six feet tall

Cocky

"Son of a Bitch!"


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"Mr. Luthor everything is up and ready to go. When would you like me to proceed?"

"Tomorrow." he answered simply.

"Yes sir," the other man said and turned toward the door.

"Try and remember what happened to your predecessor when he failed."

"I won't fail sir. I promise."

"Good, Now get out."

He'd been waiting too long for this and now he was so close he could practically taste it.

'Tomorrow' Lex thought with an evil grin.

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A/N Thanks for reading!

 

Read chapter 14 HERE!

Comments

[joyblue.livejournal.com]

yay! update! an update!

love this, and can't wait to see what Lex
is planning and how Chloe is going to
confront Oliver!

[brittany2922.livejournal.com]

Lex kicks his plan into action next chapter! Hope you like it! More soon!
Thanks for the feedback!

BTW...
I am totally dying for an update with TWL. Please tell me it's coming soon. PLEASE!

[ihearttvsnark.livejournal.com]

First, because I've been meaning to tell you: I love your new icon.

Second, great chapter! I love that Ollie was watching her and poor Chloe was all sad with her ice cream. <3 I'm so glad she figured out he was the Green Arrow and I can't wait to see what she does with that information. I also want to know what Lex is up to.

Now, the prompts I promised I'd think about. These are just some that sprang into my mind. I won't be offended if you hate them or decide not to use them. ;)

1. Drunk Chloe lets it slip that she thinks about Ollie naked.
2. During their "friends with benefits" stage, an irrate Chloe confronts Ollie about a tabloid report he's been seeing a sexy blonde not realizing they mean her.
3. Lois finds out about Chlollie without them knowing and messes with their heads

[brittany2922.livejournal.com]

LOL! I wish I could take credit for the icon but it's totally the work of dandiandi22! She makes the best fanart.

The next chapter may take a day or two to get out theres gonna be a lot to it and I don't want to rush it out and ruin it.

OMG! I love all the prompts I saved all of them to my computer and am already writng one of them which I hope to post later today or possibly tonight. And I also have ideas for the other two a well. Thanks so much for them!

I really appericate the feedback hun! :) You're awesome!

[kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com]

This was just wonderful!

I knew that once Chloe SUllivan, ace reporter was on the trail of the story, Oliver never stood a chance :)

[brittany2922.livejournal.com]

Thanks! More on this in a day or two! Hope you don't mind the wait. :)

[simply-steffv.livejournal.com]

Chloe is one smart cookie, but we already knew that. Lol
Ohh Lex, you have me intrigued by your evil plan!

Question, are Bruce and Oliver going to find out that Lex knows their other identities??
Just asking. lol :)

[brittany2922.livejournal.com]

Lex knowing their secret will be revealed but the bulk of that story is for the sequel! ;)

Thanks for reading and responding! More soon!