Tequila. RP for chloeas.

[olliequeen]

Forty-five minutes later found them in downtown Metropolis, wearing casual dress clothes. Oliver had removed the sling, not wanting to take any extra chances when it came to drawing the media's attention. Instead, he simply wore his brown leather jacket over his shirt, giving himself a little extra padding in case his arm got bumped.

Glancing at her sideways as they walked down the sidewalk, he smiled faintly. "So where is this place?"

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He pursed his lips, staring at her intently. He could let it go at that--, though it was probably what she was hoping for. But it just wasn't who he was.

Shaking his head a little, Oliver took a step closer to her. "Gonna have to try harder than that, Sidekick. See, I may not have known you as long as Clark, but I'm pretty good at reading people. And right now, something tells me you're trying really hard to avoid telling me something."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

It was definitely a good thing that dealing with those jerks had made her sober up really quickly because she needed to think of something good, think of an excuse so she doesn't blurt out the truth.

Chloe shrugged a shoulder and shook her head, "I'm not avoiding anything." She sighed and looked down then looked at him, "I mean what I said, between Tina, you getting shot, more Tina and all the changes, it's just been a lot to deal with." And you kissing me, and the way you keep staring at me and not being around you as much anymore. At least the part that she spoke out loud was true.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He was silent for a moment, then he hesitantly put his arm around her. "I know," he murmured.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe leaned into him and sighed, relived, both for him dropping the subject and being closer to him, she nodded, "and I know it was a long couple of days to you too, so, we should get back?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly, resisting the urge he had to press a kiss to her hair. "Yeah, I suppose you're right." Keeping his arm around her, he guided her down the sidewalk. "You want me to flag down a cab or you all right with walking?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Her arm went around his waist as loosely and casual as she could make it and she smiled softly at him, "walking sounds nice." She nodded, wanting to spend some more time with him.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver smiled down at her in return, glad she'd agreed to walking. It was a nice night, and in a few hours, she'd be returning to her own place. He wanted to keep her around as long as he could. "This is nice. Be able to relax for awhile." His voice was quiet.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe grinned a little at him and shook her head, patting his back, "don't say that, you might jinx it." Every time, she got upset or worried about something and Oliver managed to calm her down, even if he was the reason why she was worked up in the first place...

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He grinned. "Good point." He pulled her a little closer, giving her an affectionate squeeze.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Leaning into him, Chloe shook her head a little and smiled then looked up at him, "too late now," she teased, "I can already hear the paparazzi following us."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He smirked at her. "The Paparazzi is walking beside me," he teased, elbowing her lightly in the ribs.