Confrontation with thekentboy

[olliequeen]

Oliver had only been home from his visit to Lana Lang-Luthor for an hour when he heard the buzzer from downstairs sound. Glancing at the monitor, he spotted Clark standing there, staring up at the camera.

He sighed tiredly. He wondered how long it would take the super-powered farm boy to show up on his doorstep after that article in The Inquisitor had hit the stands that morning.

Actually, he'd expected a visit from him a little sooner than now. Taking a drink of his lemonade, he buzzed Clark up and waited.

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[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

Clark frowned a little, he knew he'd been busy, but he didn't really see why Chloe and Oliver were so involved in this and weren't involving him.

He raised his eyebrows when Oliver looked the other way and although he resisted the urge to x-ray the wall, he couldn't help but hearing the other heart beating in the next room, "is Chloe here?

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. We were working late. She was tired, so I told her she could use my guest room," he told the other man. "You want something to drink?" He headed toward the kitchen.

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

He looks down the corridor for a second then shifts again, shaking his head, "I'm going back out, I just wanted to stop by."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Sensing the other man's shift in mood, he turned around. "Something wrong, Clark?"

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

Unconsciously, her crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head, "No. I just wanted to check in and since Chloe wasn't home..." Again.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver instantly noted Clark's now defensive posture and tensed, in response. "If you figured she was here, why did you act so surprised when I confirmed it?"

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

"Because I didn't see her." It wasn't that he was jealous, he just knew that Oliver's judgment wasn't always the best.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Huh." He lifted his glass of lemonade to his lips and took a long drink. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were a little jealous."

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

"I'm just worried about her safety, Oliver. Last time I couldn't find her, you had dragged her off to break into Lex's plant." His jaw twitched as he tightened it, his eyes on the other man.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

And there it was.

Oliver's jaw tightened as well. He stared hard at Clark. "Dragged her off?" He set down his glass and took a step toward him. "I tried to talk her out of it. I don't know if you've noticed this, but Chloe has a mind of her own, and she's pretty damn stubborn." He shook his head. "And it turned out fine. She didn't get hurt."

[thekentboy.livejournal.com]

"But she could have. You could have just contacted me and I would have gotten the documents without anyone risking themselves." It wasn't that Clark thought he had to do everything by himself, but some things were just easier for him.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver's eyes narrowed. "First, you were working. Second, I'm perfectly capable of running missions, Clark." He left the rest unspoken: without your help.