Phone call. With dp_lois.

[olliequeen]

Oliver was exhausted, but he paced the floor of Watchtower despite the pain and tiredness. Emil had already come by, advised him to rest for the next several days, saying that in addition to a concussion, Oliver likely had broken ribs and other fractures. In fact, Emil had wanted him to come to the hospital with him for x-rays, but he'd flat-out refused. There wasn't time for that.

Not when Chloe was missing.

But he was going to need all hands on deck for this one, and the first thing he had to do was call Lois and make sure the kids were with her and that the three of them were safe.

He dialed her cell number and waited. "Are Mia and Michael with you?" he asked by way of greeting the second she said 'hello.'

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[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"Oh thank God," Lois breathed when she heard his voice, "how do you make those things stop? I swear I looked for the batteries on them but they are still running all over the place, you and Chloe owe me, big time!"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He shut his eyes, relief washing over him. "So you're all okay?" he asked anyway.

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"Far from it!" She said, "this damn fur ball keeps following me around, my nose is the size of my fist, are you home, because I'm bringing all three of them over right now."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He rubbed a hand over his face tiredly, wincing a little. "I'm at Watchtower," he told her. "Lois--"

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

She finally stopped at his tone and frowned, "what's wrong?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He realized it would be better to wait until he saw her in person, when she and the kids were back at Watchtower safe and sound, before telling her that Chloe was gone. "Just...drive carefully okay?"

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"You know you're gonna have to tell me exactly what is going on the second I get there, right?" She told him, definitely nervous now.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I know," he said quietly. "Just be careful."

[dp-lois.livejournal.com]

"I'll be," she told him, taking a deep breath and looking at the kids, "alright brats, we get to go home!" She told them, hanging up the phone.