The Awkward Factor. With chloeas, and <lj site="livejournal.com"

[olliequeen]

Oliver didn't sleep well that night. Even after deciding to go patrolling for another couple of hours after Bart walked in on him and Chloe, he still wasn't quieted enough to rest. He tossed and turned, alternately staring at the digital clock on his bedside table, and staring at the ceiling.

More than once he'd contemplated just going across the hall to Chloe's room to talk out what had happened, or better yet, spend the night in her bed. But he'd resisted.

He knew they were going to have to at least try and explain things to Bart today. He didn't think the younger man would say anything, if for no other reason than because he was now terrified of Chloe.

A faint smile touched his lips as he thought about how hot she'd looked pissed off like that. He groaned, throwing an arm over his eyes and willing his brain to shut off. Especially when it came to thoughts like that.

By sunrise, he finally gave up on the notion of sleep and rose from his bed, showering just to help him keep his eyes open, and heading down the hall to make coffee.

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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," she looked up at him then poured some creamer and a little bit of sugar in her coffee, the first coffee of the day wasn't nearly as sweet as the rest of them, helped her wake up.

"Yeah, you?" She asked before sipping on her coffee.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Not really," he admitted, pouring himself a cup of coffee even though he didn't normally drink it. He took a sip and grimaced.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" She asked, a little surprised by his sincerity.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He glanced at her and leaned back against the counter. "I figured you were upset with me." And that bothered him a lot more than he liked admitting.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Frowning, she shook her head, "why would I be upset with you? You didn't do anything." He certainly wasn't the one who yelled at Bart.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but that whole thing last night was awkward. I wasn't sure." His voice was quiet.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Shrugging, she leaned back against the counter, watching him, "yeah, but it wasn't your fault."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He met her eyes and then smiled faintly. "Well, in that case we apparently wasted an entire night," he told her.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe raised her eyebrows and studied him for a second, "we did?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Unless there's something you haven't told me." He frowned a little.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Now she was confused. Shaking her head a little, she raised her eyebrows, "what are you talking about?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He rubbed the back of his neck. "Unless of course, you aren't interested in this anymore." He motioned between them.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

That made her pause and she frowned harder, "aren't you?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Yes, hence the 'apparently we wasted a night' statement," he told her, studying her intently.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Right, of course. That made sense. She nodded a little, "okay, good."