Second Date. With chloeas.

[olliequeen]

Oliver stood outside the theater on the square, leaning back against the brick building casually and looking up at the sky. His mind was working over the details of the case in Gotham that Bruce had been trying to figure out, but he was just as stumped as his friend was. He frowned a little as a drop of rain hit his face and he sighed a little as it was followed by another.

He looked out to the street and smiled a bit as he saw Chloe's car pull into a parking place. He pushed himself away from the building and headed toward her as she climbed out of the vehicle.

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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe nodded, using the napkin as an excuse to break eye contact, folding it and sliding it inside her purse, "yeah, still need to pack for tomorrow."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He drew in a breath as he rose to his feet, holding his hand out to her wordlessly.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She grabbed her purse then took his hand, looking up at him as she stood and holding his gaze for a second before smiling softly.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He smiled back at her, his eyes searching hers for a moment before he guided her out of the restaurant and back to his car. He opened the door for her once more, reluctantly letting go of her hand this time.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Smiling softly at him she slid into the car and once he closed the door, she took a deep breath. Normally, she would have been fine and even entertained by the sexual tension, but this time, not only had it taken her completely by surprise, but she knew she couldn't explore it right then. She just hoped it wasn't a problem while she was trying to work tomorrow night, she had to focus then.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver raked a hand through his hair as he made his way to the driver's side of the car, feeling unsettled. It wasn't often he was thrown by sexual tension, but this time, the intensity of it had been different. He climbed into the driver's seat and started the car. "So just to clarify--are you meeting me tomorrow or do you want me to pick you up?"

Focus on business, he thought in an attempt to distract himself.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Considering she was having issues maintaining eye contact right now, her decision wasn't all that hard to make, "I'll meet you at the airport a little before two, it'll probably be easier that way."

She turned to look at him, eyes on his face, he looked as uncomfortable as she did, she knew he had felt it too. Good. At least she wasn't the only one ready to tell him to pull over and jump him like a teenager.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly, glancing at her and offering her a smile. "Sounds good." He caught her gaze for a moment, holding his breath, then turning back to the road. Within a few moments, they'd arrived back in front of the theater once more, and he pulled his car up beside hers, putting his car into park.

"I had a good time," he said sincerely, turning in his seat to face her.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe pulled her keys from her purse and nodded at him, smiling softly, "I did too, thanks for dinner and for introducing me to both the theater and the restaurant." She could be polite for a couple more minutes, all she had to do was take a cold shower when she got home.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He held her gaze, nodding. "It was my pleasure," he told her, hesitating a moment before reaching out and touching her hand.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Without thinking about it, she turned her hand for him and glanced down at their hands, nodding, she looked up at him, "I'll see you tomorrow, then."

Normally, if she wanted something like she did now, she would just go for it, she had learned from Lois that guys didn't say no a long time ago, but things with Oliver were different somehow, and she had already agreed with herself that now wasn't a good time. So no, she wasn't going to lean in and kiss him, because she might not be able to stop herself. Even though she's in her mid-twenties, apparently her body decided to act like she's fifteen again, which, of course is probably because it's been a long time, but still, not the time.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Sensing that she wasn't ready for anything more, he smiled faintly. "Goodnight, Chloe. See you tomorrow." He gave her hand a gentle squeeze, then pulled his hand away, letting her go.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She smiled, a little awkwardly and pulled her hand away, reaching for the door instead, "goodnight, Oliver." She looked at him for a moment longer before getting out of the car and closing the door behind her, quickly getting into her own car and taking a deep breath before starting it. Tomorrow would be interesting...