The Wager Chapter 17/23

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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, Bart Allen, Victor Stone, and Arthur Curry  
Rating: T

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING!

One Hour Before...

 

Bruce Wayne stood in full Batman garb in the middle of Oliver's penthouse apartment looking into the shocked faces of Bart Allen, Arthur Curry, and Victor Stone.

He had just told them a brief run down of what was happening and the course of action that he and Oliver had decided on before the other man had left, trying to meet the kidnappers deadline

"Well... don't you have anything to say?" he asked when he grew tired of waiting for some kind of response from them.

"I can't believe Oliver went in there alone." AC said shaking his head in disbelief. He was shocked by his boss's actions. He was the kind of man that planned everything to the last detail. "I mean, when we go on missions he's got multiple back up plans in place and this time he runs in there without even any back up. What the hell was he thinking?"

"He had to get in there. Lex said he would kill Chloe if he didn't show up by a certain time." Bruce tried explaining, "He didn't think he had a choice in the matter."

"I still don't understand what's happening here." Victor said, trying to get a grasp on what Bruce Wayne had just told them, "Since when is Oliver even involved with anyone in any way. Let alone enough that Lex thought he could use this woman as leverage."

"I don't think that this was all about Oliver, Chloe had some kind of history with Lex herself, dating all the way back to when she was a high school student in Smallville." Bruce told them.

"Wait a minute," Bart said jumping from the couch quickly, "Chloe from Smallville? Are you talking about Chloe Sullivan?"

"Yes." He answered simply and watched as Bart cringed slightly. "Why? What's going on?" he asked.

"I know her." Bart answered, "We met a few years ago in Smallville."

"So did I," AC added, "and her cousin."

Bart started pacing the room, "Well it seems to me we should be calling in the big guns. Don't you guys think?" he asked looking toward Victor and AC.

"Bart I don't know if that's such a good idea," AC said darting a quick glance in Bruce's direction. The idea of bring Clark Kent into this whole situation made him nervous. They all knew how close to the chest the man kept his secret, and bring him in meant another person would learn the truth about him.

"What am I missing here?" Bruce asked them his patience starting to wear thin.

"I'm going to get him and bring him in on this. You guys know how he is. If we don't tell him what's going on, we'll never hear the end of it. She's his best friend he has a right to know." Bart said, "besides do either of you want to be the ones to tell him if something happens to her?"

He didn't give them a chance to answer before speeding from the room.

"You guys wanna tell me what the hell is going on now?" Bruce asked Victor and AC.

Both men stared back at him and shrugged.

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Clark Kent sat at his desk at the Daily Planet doing a quick spell check for his and Lois's latest article when he saw a red blur zoom past his desk.

He stood up and glanced around the news room till his eyes landed on Bart Allen standing just outside the room. He stood and made his way over to the younger man.

"Bart... follow me, " he told him leading him to one of the empty offices. Once they were inside with the door closed behind them he whipped around, "don't you think that was a little too conspicuous?" he asked crossing his arms over his chest and shaking his head.

"Not a lot of time for subtlety, Stretch." Bart explained, "We've got a problem."

"What did you do now?" Clark asked. He was worried about Bart but he also knew the last time he saw the speedster he stole from Lex Luthor and almost got himself killed.

"Not me man," he paused for a moment trying to find the best way to tell Clark what was happening, the last thing he wanted was to send him flying off the handle but after thinking about it he realized with Clark the straight forward approach was the way to go, "it's Chloelicious. She was taken. By Lex Luthor."

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Oliver fell to the floor when he felt a sudden kick to the side of his head. A moment later he heard the gun shot, but didn't feel the pain of a bullet making contact.

He knew immediately what had happened.

Lex had shot Chloe.

"Chloe!" he yelled trying his best to pull himself back into a sitting position so he could try and make his way over to her, "Chloe please say something," he begged and prayed he would get some kind of response.

But none came.

Suddenly he heard the door behind him swing open and saw the flickering of a flashlight on the opposite wall.

"Mr. Luthor, we have to evacuate right now." A man demanded through heavy pants.

"What's happening?" Lex asked his voice showing his annoyance but still staying eerily calm considering he had just shot Chloe not two minutes before.

"We captured them but they managed to get away. They've rigged the entire building with some sort of explosive devices. We have to evacuate right now."

"How long before they detonate?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"About two minutes." the guard answered his voice shaking.

"Well then I better make this quick," Lex said making his way back over to Oliver and bringing the gun to the side of his head, "I may not be able to take care of your whole team today, but killing you and your girlfriend is enough for now."

Oliver felt the cold of the barrel pressed against his temple for just a second then a sudden gust of wind. He heard the sound of Lex flying into the wall and the gun falling to the ground.

He looked around the room trying to make out any kind of shape in the darkness.

"Impulse, get her out of here, she needs a doctor Lex shot her." he called out into the darkness.

"Chloe!" He heard a man yell... a man that definitely wasn't Bart Allen.

He heard the chair she was tied to fall to the ground and felt another gust of wind as the man, whoever he was, sped Chloe to safety.

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Chloe's eyes shot open and all she felt was a searing pain in her left shoulder. Her breath coming in short small gasps.

She moved her head as much as she could and tried to get a better look at her surroundings.

It only took a moment for her to realize that she was in a hospital.

Her mind automatically drifted to Oliver.

Had he made it?

Before she could call out for someone she saw Clark standing above her his eyes locked on hers, his concern evident by the furrow of his eyebrows, "Chloe, thank god you're awake."

Her mind was reeling, she was in the hospital and Oliver was no where to be found. All she wanted was to ask about him, but she wasn't sure if Clark knew about his involvement in what had happened.

"What happened?" she groaned.

"Not right now." he told her quietly.

She stared at him confused.

"Lois," he explained gently, "I didn't tell her all the details of your little adventure."

A moment later Lois walked into the room, "Chloe?" She darted over to the bed and threw her arms around her little cousin, "What the hell happened to you? All you said was that you were following a lead and then the next thing I know I'm getting a call from the hospital telling me that you were in the hospital being prepped for surgery because you'd been shot. What's going on?"

"Um… I'm not really sure," she answered not looking her cousin in the eye. She hated lying to Lois but she knew telling her about Oliver's involvement in what had happened would also mean revealing to her his identity as the Green Arrow.

She couldn't do that. It wasn't her secret to tell.

"I know you're keeping something from me." Lois said an accusing tone in her voice, "Both of you," she shot a pointed look in Clark's direction. "But I'm just so happy you're okay that I'm going to let it go... For now."

"Lois I'm sorry if I could tell you I would it's just…"

"No worries Chlo, we'll talk all about this later," she said glancing at the clock on the wall, "I've gotta get back to work. Please don't feel abandoned."

"Trust me I don't." she responded grateful to be getting out of Lois line of questioning so easily. She then turned to Clark, "you should go with her."

He tried to protest but she quickly threw up her hand, "really Clark I need to rest anyway." Chloe smiled up brightly at him, "go." she told him raising her uninjured arm and pointing toward the door.

"Fine but if…"

"I know, I know if I need anything all I need to do is call, now go."

"Okay, okay." Clark relented raising his arms up in surrender and heading toward the door after Lois.

She watched the pair leave and slowly drifted back to sleep.

Several hours later Chloe awoke, and reached for the call button hoping to ask one of the nurses for something to drink.

When she couldn't seem to find it she lifted her head slightly to glance around the room it was then that she saw Oliver sitting on a chair beside her, his head lulled slightly to the side as he slept.

He seemed to sense she was awake because a moment later his eyes shot open and met hers.

"Hey," she said her voice raspy, "I think we should talk."

 

 

 Read Chapter 18 HERE!

 

Comments

[katibous.livejournal.com]

Finally a new chapter, wowwww!!

Hope to see more very soon

[brittany2922.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Sorry for the delay with this one but if it makes you feel better I just posted chapter 18 lol Enjoy!