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Room 5317, MGM Grand -- February 14, 2011
They were still sitting on the bed, arms wrapped around each other and talking quietly between kisses, but Chloe hadn’t been feeling the impulse to just blurt out everything that came to mind to him, and Ollie didn’t seem to be feeling it anymore either.
“I think we broke the spell.” She told him quietly.
He nodded slightly, his head resting against hers. “I think we did, too,” he agreed softly.
Chloe smiled a little and brushed her nose against his, stilling when there was a knock on the door, she paused and frowned moving out of his lap, “think its Zatanna?”
“Could be,” he agreed, although part of him hoped not. Mostly he just wanted to spend the day curled up with Chloe in bed without interruption.
She stood up and walked over toward the door, “who else would be knocking?”
He yawned a little, stretching his arms over his head. “I don’t know,” he said, not really thinking about it. He’d forgotten that he’d arranged for a delivery that morning.
Pausing, she glanced at him and walked to the door, opening slightly at first then frowning before opening it all the say.
“Ms. Sullivan?” The man asked and she nodded slightly, eyes on what he had in his hands, a huge bouquet of red, yellow and orange tulips and a box, both of which the man held out in her direction, “delivery for you.”
“Thank you,” she said, her eyes wide as she took it.
“Happy Valentine’s day,” he told her before turning around and walking away.
At the words, her eyes widened even more, she had forgotten, again. Blinking a couple of times, she closed the door and turned to look at Oliver, the bouquet was so big, she could barely see him.
Oliver offered her a small, sheepish grin. “Right. I forgot about that,” he admitted, rising to his feet. “Happy Valentine’s Day,” he said softly.
She placed the flowers over the table and looked down at the box, “you did this?”
He hesitated a second, stepping a little closer to her. “Yeah. I uh...I know that technically it violates our ‘no gifts’ clause, but I figured Valentine’s Day could be an exception.”
Chloe stared at him and let out a breath, trying for a smile, even if it was a nervous version of one, “well, you kinda destroyed that clause with the satellite.”
Oliver reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder, anxious to soothe her nervousness away. “That’s true,” he admitted quietly. “I’m not really great with following rules, am I?”
“No, you really aren’t...” she relaxed slightly, “and I guess the no gifts clause kinda goes with the no commitment clause and since we kinda screwed that one up...”
At that, he grinned brightly. “Good point.” He leaned in and kissed her softly.
She couldn’t help but smile at the grin on his face, she returned the kiss and looked up at him, “happy Valentine’s day.” She whispered.
He relaxed when he felt her begin to do the same. “Thank you.” He smiled at her, winding his arms around her waist. “You gonna open that box?”
Chloe nodded a little and looked down at the box she still had in her hand, raising an eyebrow at him before opening it and relaxing when she saw chocolate inside, she grinned a little and looked up at him. “this is a gift you can never go wrong with, thank you.”
He grinned back at her. “You are very welcome.” He brushed his nose against hers.
She grinned a little more and pressed her lips against his for a moment, “I’ll even share,” she promised, “considering I didn’t get you anything...” even if she already had plans for changing that.
Oliver shrugged a little, kissing her again. “You did, actually,” he said softly.
Her expression softened and she placed the chocolate next to the flowers over the table then wrapped both arms around him, “it doesn’t count if you gave me the same gift.”
“It totally counts,” he said with a grin, resting his forehead against hers.
Chloe smiled and shook her head, “okay, it counts, so I can eat all that chocolate by myself.” She teased.
“And when you’re done, I can buy you more.” His grin brightened.
She raised her eyebrows, “then I’ll be huge and you’ll be bankrupt,” she pointed out, smirking.
He chuckled. “I think it’ll take more than chocolates for either of those things to happen.”
“I don’t want to find out,” she told him, brushing her nose against his, “besides, you don’t have to buy me anything.”
“I know I don’t,” he admitted, pulling her a little closer.
Chloe hugged him tighter as she stepped closer, “just keep that in mind,” she said softly.
“Will do,” Oliver promised, kissing her cheek. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t do it on occasion just because I want to.”
“Just... don’t overdo, okay?” She told him, raising her eyebrows.
“Does that mean I can’t have your name carved into the moon?” He flashed her a grin.
Chloe couldn’t help but laugh, she leaned in and kissed the corner of his mouth, “that does count as overdoing so, no.”
He kissed her in response, then pulled away to look at her, raising his eyebrows. “What if it’s for a special occasion?” he teased.
“Still no,” she told him, smirking, “like I told you before Christmas, the Satellite is gift enough for a lifetime, you really shouldn’t give me anything else.”
“One of the perks of being a billionaire and being one who doesn’t follow rules well.” He winked at her.
She shook her head and smiled, biting down on her bottom lip for a second then crinkling her nose, “you’re incorrigible,” she told him before leaning in and kissing him deeply.
Oliver smiled against her mouth, returning the kiss without hesitation. “And we haven’t even made use of that jacuzzi yet,” he teased.
“We haven’t...” she agreed and pursed her lips together, “maybe we should, and I guess we can take the chocolate with us.”
He raised his eyebrows. “Have I ever mentioned that I love the way you think?”
“Once or twice,” she grinned, brushing her nose against his again and biting down on her bottom lip, “it’s all peanut-free, right?” She asked, raising her eyebrows.
Oliver kissed the corner of her mouth. “Better than that,” he told her. “It’s all coffee-flavored chocolates.”
Her eyes widened slightly and she pulled back to look at him, “in that case, I’m afraid you will only get to try them through kissing me.”
“Such a punishment,” he mocked with amusement in his eyes.
“All I want to do is to torture you after all,” she teased, grinning softly at him.
Oliver grinned back at her. “Just remember, turnabout is fair play,” he murmured, kissing her jaw.
Chloe shivered a little and closed her eyes, smiling as she slid her fingers through his hair, “I think we’ve done enough talking for the time being, don’t you?”
“Uh huh,” he agreed, sliding his arms around her once more and pulling her close.
She took a deep breath and looked at him for a moment, brushing her fingertips over his cheek then leaning in and kissing him, slowly, but deeply. There was a lot about this whole relationship thing that they still had to figure out, but this was a good start, at least they were being honest about their feelings and although that still made her a little nervous, it helped to know that he was nervous about it too.
* * *
Oliver laid his head back against the bathroom floor, blowing out a breath as he sank down a little farther into the hot water. His arms were wound tightly around her from behind. “I have to say, as Valentine’s Days go, this is definitely the best one I’ve had.”
She rubbed her fingertips over his arm lazily and rested her head on his shoulder, turning it slightly to kiss his jaw, “this is the first time I actually celebrated it how it’s supposed to be celebrated,” she admitted.
He brushed his fingers lightly over her stomach. He wasn’t entirely surprised by the confession. Even though they had been in the middle of their arrangement the year before, Oliver had been in Star City on business, and while he’d sent her roses, it wasn’t the same thing. “Me too,” he said very softly. “At least the first time it’s actually mattered.”
Chloe closed her eyes and nodded slightly, touching his fingers with her own, she had been with Jimmy during two Valentine’s day, but they hadn’t celebrated it, they had had an argument, possibly over Clark in one, and in the other, she had been so busy helping Clark and Oliver with Lex, she had completely forgotten about it, and so had he. Or at least that was what he told her.
Not that it mattered, Chloe knew, she had for a long time now, that things would never have worked out with Jimmy. Because although she loved him and although she was forcing herself to believe at the time that that was as good as it got, she knew better now.
She and Jimmy had never been the most popular people, had never had anyone chasing after them, paying attention to them, so they had clung to one another and even with all of their fights and all the signs that things were not going to work out, they needed that security. But that was all it had been, the need to feel like they belonged with someone.
It had never been like it is with Oliver, seeing Jimmy never made her heart skip a beat, never made her hold her breath just so she could look at him without any interruptions. Whenever she couldn’t see him for a while, she didn’t feel like a part of her was missing, she never felt the overwhelming need to repeat, over and over again how much she loved him and do her best to show him in every touch, in every kiss.
And that was exactly what Oliver did to her, she still got excited to see him whenever they had to be apart, she was always ready to throw her arms around him and kiss him and forget about everything else, the intensity of what they had overwhelmed her and it did scare her because it was so strong, so real. She couldn’t help but wonder if it was always going to be that way, considering he had been affecting her like that for over a year now.
Oliver sensed that she had drifted off into her own thoughts and he pressed a kiss to her shoulder, closing his eyes. He’d meant what he’d said. Spending the day with her like this was the first real, meaningful Valentine’s Day he’d ever had with anyone. He and Tess had never spent the holiday together--their relationship had only lasted a few short months after they’d escaped from the island.
He and Lois hadn’t been together that long, either. Frankly, his relationship with Chloe had been the longest, most grounded relationship he’d ever had with another person at all. And not just in the romantic sense. Long before they’d ever gotten together, they’d been friends, co-workers. He’d depended on her, trusted her more than he had most other people he’d known. “I have a confession to make,” he murmured, kissing her neck softly.
Chloe opened her eyes and shivered a little, lifting a hand to cup his face, “yeah?” She asked quietly, her body was completely relaxed, between Oliver, the water, and everything they had just done, she felt more relaxed than she had in a very long time.
He nodded a little, leaning into her touch. “I knew,” he said quietly. “Before we ever started anything. I knew it wouldn’t stay just friends with benefits.”
She raised her eyebrows at that and smiled slightly in surprise, “you did?”
“Yeah.” He turned his head and kissed the palm of her hand. “See, you’re special,” he murmured. “I knew I was going to fall for you. It was just a matter of time.”
Her face softened and she watched him, “why didn’t you run?”
A small smile tugged at his lips. “I was already under your spell,” he teased softly.
Chloe smiled slowly and watched him, leaning in and kissing his cheek softly, “I should consider myself very lucky then.” She told him in a quiet voice.
He rested his chin on her shoulder, leaning his head against hers. “I was lucky first,” he said just as quietly.
She traced a fingertip over his cheek and smiled softly then sighed a little, “I’m sorry I made us go through so much, wait so long...” she said sincerely, “I’m sorry I hurt you.”
“Shh,” he murmured, turning his head and kissing her cheek softly. “It was worth the wait, Chloe. You don’t need to apologize.”
Chloe looked at him for a moment then shook her head a little, turning slightly so she could wrap an arm around him, “I’ve known for a long time that I was falling for you too,” she smiled a little, “since around the time Checkmate kidnapped you.”
Oliver gazed at her intently. “I was a goner long before then,” he admitted with a small smile.
She cocked her head a little and pursed her lips together, they hadn’t been together very long before that, “when?” She asked quietly.
He grinned, looking a little sheepish as he glanced down. “That first night,” he said, glancing at her again. “But uh...when you saved my life months before then it made me see you in a whole different light. Like I’d never really seen you until then.”
Chloe raised her eyebrows a little and watched him quietly for a long moment, then smiled slowly, “you saved yourself,” she told him quietly.
“Because you made me.” He searched her eyes.
“The team and I,” she corrected him, brushing her nose against his but holding his gaze, “we just gave you a nudge in the right direction.”
“Credit where credit’s due,” he said softly, nodding a little, but not looking away from her. “But we both know you arranged it.”
She pursed her lips and smiled a little, cocking her head, “it’s in my job description, mastermind things when necessary.”
“My girlfriend the mastermind. I like it.” He grinned at her.
Chloe grinned and wrinkled her nose a little at the title, “I guess you are my boyfriend now, huh?”
“Unless you’d rather call me your Prince Charming,” he teased.
She laughed softly and shook her head, “Prince doesn’t sound fitting for a Queen,” she teased.
“Royalty either way,” he joked, tickling her lightly.
At that, she squirmed and laughed again, well, more like a giggle, but she would deny if anyone accused her of giggling, “well, you are debasing yourself,” she teased.
Oliver chuckled softly, his eyes bright. “I’ll show you debasing,” he warned, kissing her and then ducking beneath the water.
Chloe started kissing him back then gasped, pulling away and pushing herself back up to the surface when he pulled her under water with him.
He grinned and raised his eyebrows at her, leaning in and kissing her again.
She looked at him for a moment then turned, laying on top of him, pressing her breasts against his chest as she kissed him back, except she kissed him hard.
He groaned involuntarily, matching her intensity with his own and sliding his hands down to cup her backside, keeping her against him.
Chloe gasped against his mouth and moaned as her body pressed against his.
Oliver swallowed hard, biting down lightly on her lower lip and then soothing it with his tongue.
She let her mouth fall open for him and smirked as much as she could as she opened her eyes and looked at him, almost a year after they started having sex and they still seemed to need each other so often, they were all over each other as soon as they were alone, and their need just seemed to grow the more time they spent together. Chloe was definitely not complaining, just idly wondering if it would always be this way between the two of them.
After a long moment, he shifted abruptly, turning her around so that her back was against his chest once more, a smirk on his lips. He gently nudged her thighs apart with his knees.
Chloe slid her legs open and draped them over his legs, locking her feet under his legs and raising her eyebrows as she turned her head to look up at him, smirking as she shifted on top of him, deliberately rubbing her backside against him.
“Tease,” he murmured, nipping at her earlobe as his hands slid up to cup her breasts.
She shivered and lifted her hands to cup his hands, turning her head and running her tongue over his neck, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“No?” He shuddered a little and pressed himself against her entrance, rubbing his thumbs over her nipples.
Chloe moaned against his skin and pressed down against him, moving her legs further apart, “no,” she answered, although she wasn’t interested in the conversation anymore, so she nibbled on his neck before sucking on the spot.
Oliver smirked, gritting his teeth a little and resisting the urge to push into her, holding himself in check even though he knew he was torturing them both.
“Ollie,” she pleaded, rocking her hips back into him as she kissed the spot on his neck.
“Hm?” He grinned a little, spreading her legs just a little further with his knees and then slowly pressing up into her.
She shuddered, feeling him sliding inside of her and grinned a little against his neck, “tease,” she told him, pressing her lips against his neck again.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he murmured, shifting to kiss her mouth as he thrust into her the rest of the way.
Chloe moaned against his lips then kissed him back, moving her body against his slowly as adjusted to him.
Oliver moved within her slowly, kissing the corner of her mouth. “I love you,” he whispered.
Her stomach clenched at his words and she opened her eyes, looking at him even as they moved slowly, she lifted a hand that was still covering his to his cheek, “I love you,” she told him quietly.
He lifted one of his hands to her cheek, as well, gazing at her intently, his breathing unsteady as they made love.
She kept her eyes on him, her heart beating fast as she moved together, before today, she didn’t know things could be even more intense than they normally were between them, but their first time together this morning had proved her wrong, normally she would avoid gazing at him too intensely, would look away in fear that he would see everything she was feeling in her eyes.
But now she didn’t have to hide it from him anymore, she could let him see everything, even as she got closer, as they moved faster, as she started moaning at every thrust, she kept looking at him, wanting him to see everything she was feeling.
Oliver kept his eyes on her as well, leaning in and kissing her softly, the feel of her around him, of the hot water lapping against their bodies was overwhelming.
Chloe kissed him breathlessly and took his hand in hers then moved it down her body, pressing his fingers between her legs and moaning against his mouth as she did.
He groaned softly at the sound and thrust up into her a little harder, his fingers rubbing against her with expertise. He broke the kiss to lean his forehead against her temple, closing his eyes as he let his fingers work her body.
She held onto his arm and pressed her nose against his, crying his name once as her movements became more desperate as she got even closer to her release.
Oliver buried his face against her shoulder, thrusting up into her harder, faster than before, the water sloshing out of the jacuzzi and onto the bathroom floor. He pressed his fingers against her more firmly at the same time, sensing how close she was. “Come for me, Chloe,” he whispered.
This time, she screamed his name, letting her head fall back against his shoulder as her back arched and her body shuddered as her orgasm hit her.
He pressed a kiss to her neck, feeling her shudder against him, her inner muscles tightening around him as he thrust into her once more, gasping her name as his own orgasm hit. He swallowed hard, closing his eyes tightly and easing the grip he had on her a little. “God, Chloe,” he whispered.
She was panting as she rested back against him, her eyes still closed as her body relaxed, “you’re amazing,” she told him breathlessly as she turned her head and kissed his neck.
“We’re amazing,” he corrected her, laying his head back against the floor once again.
Chloe smiled lazily at that and nuzzled his neck, “that too,” she whispered.
He smiled, lifting a hand to her hair and resting his head against hers.
“Can we just do this every day?” She asked in a whisper, smiling softly as she kept her eyes closed.
At that, he grinned, kissing her shoulder softly. “Works for me.”
She turned her head a little and kissed his jaw, “although, I think we need to move this to the bed soon.”
“Before our skin starts to get all wrinkly,” he teased.
“And before there is no water left in the jacuzzi,” she told him, grinning softly then taking a deep breath and reluctantly moving to try and sit up.
Oliver groaned involuntarily at the loss of her body against his. Then he exhaled slowly, reluctantly rising to his feet and holding his hand out to her as he climbed out of the jacuzzi.
Chloe was grateful for the help since her legs were still shaking from the last round, so she took his hand and stepped out carefully, making a face when she saw that there was water all over the bathroom, “we made a mess...”
“I’ll clean it up later,” he assured her, tugging her closer to him and kissing her softly.
“We’ll worry about it later,” she told him in a whisper before returning the kiss as she wrapped her arms around him once more, not wanting to lose body contact if she didn’t have to.
Oliver nodded slightly, sliding his arms around her, as well and slowly backing out of the bathroom.
She rubbed her hand over his stomach unconsciously as they walked to the bedroom, not caring that they were both dripping wet as they made their way to the bed, her body was so relaxed, she was sure it wasn’t going to take much for her to fall asleep.
He brushed his nose against hers, crawling into the bed and holding his arms out toward her.
Chloe watched him for a second then let out a breath, between the look on his face, the way he was holding his arms out to her, waiting for her to crawl into them, and everything they had confessed to each other, she felt her stomach getting tight for a second but then her chest felt warm and her expression softened.
She held his gaze and crawled toward him over the bed, she could see in his eyes everything she had been forcing herself not to see before, because she’d been afraid of what it meant, but now, it was actually a look she hoped he never stopped giving her. She laid down in his arms and wrapped her arms tightly around him.
He watched as the uncertainty, the fear and nervousness flicker through her eyes and then watched as it passed and she slid into the bed and into his arms. He smiled softly and kissed her mouth, brushing his nose against hers as he lay his head down against the pillow.
Chloe kissed him once more then laid her head on his pillow too, a soft smile on her lips as she rubbed her hand over his wet back, “we don’t have to leave here until Zatanna calls, right?” She whispered.
“Right,” he whispered back, gazing at her intently, reaching up and stroking her cheek gently.
She leaned into his touch and closed her eyes for a moment then opened them again to look at him, “I love you,” and saying the words still made her nervous, but she meant them, “I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to admit it.”
“It’s okay,” he whispered, searching her eyes. “We’re here now. And I love you too, Chloe.” He stroked her cheek with his thumb. “And we’ll just take our time.”
Letting out her breath, she nodded a little, “just don’t let me do it again, okay? And if I try, well, have Lois yell at me if you can’t do it yourself,” she told him, smiling a little.
“Well, I’m afraid that you’re stuck with me now and...I’m not letting you go,” he informed her, flashing her a grin.
“Does that mean you’re kidnapping me and we’re never leaving this bed?” She asked hopefully.
“Well. As nice as this bed is, I think we can try out a variety of beds,” he teased.
Chloe considered for a moment then shrugged, nodding, “as long as there’s a bed involved. Although, not necessarily every time,” she smirked a little.
“Jacuzzi’s are fun, too.” He smirked back at her. “And pools.” He leaned in and kissed her. “And beaches...”
She bit down on her bottom lip and nodded, “and we still have to try that rooftop thing we never got to...” she told him, raising her eyebrows slowly.
A grin touched his lips. “Just name a time,” he murmured.
“I’ll let Arrow know when I’m available...” she told him in a whisper, leaning closer and brushing her lips against his but keeping her eyes on his.
Oliver rested his hand lightly against her neck, kissing her softly without breaking their gaze.
Chloe returned the kiss but kept her eyes on him too, pulling back just slightly after a long moment and smiling softly, the fact that she had all of him and they knew all of each other just made this even better.
He kissed the corner of her mouth. “Let’s get some rest,” he said softly, tugging her closer to him.
Sighing deeply, she nodded a little and adjusted against him, getting even more comfortable, if that was possible and pressing her nose against his neck as she closed her eyes.
Oliver closed his eyes, resting a hand against the back of her head and closing his eyes as well. “Love you,” he murmured as he drifted off to sleep.
Chloe smiled and pressed again against his skin, “love you too,” she mumbled snuggling even closer and falling asleep almost instantly. Definitely the best Valentine’s day she’d ever had.
* * *
Dining Room, MGM Grand -- February 15, 2011
Zatanna was already sitting at a table when she spotted Chloe and Oliver entering the room. A smile spread across her face as she realized they were holding hands.
Chloe looked and felt a lot more comfortable than she did last time they saw Zatanna just twenty-four hours ago, she smiled back but raised an eyebrow, even if she was grateful for the outcome of the spell, she was still going to ask some questions.
Oliver raised an eyebrow as well, giving Chloe’s hand a squeeze.
Zatanna’s smile brightened and she leaned back in her chair as they took the seats across from her. “Definitely better now,” she commented.
“I suppose we have you to thank for that,” Chloe said, smirking a little, “what was that?”
“A truth spell,” she admitted with an amused smirk. “Completely simple, really.”
“A truth spell,” Chloe echoed in a whisper and raised her eyebrows, “that could have been... pretty dangerous for people like us.”
Zatanna shook her head a little. “It was only for the two of you.”
“Oh,” Chloe glanced over at Oliver then pursed her lips together then nodded a little, “that’s better.”
Oliver sighed and gave her hand a squeeze, then looked at Zatanna, pausing for a moment. “Thank you.” His voice was quiet.
She smiled, nodding slightly in response. “Glad I could help. In more ways than one.” She set a folder on the table. “Looks like you need to head South East.”
At that, Chloe’s eyes widened and she leaned forward over the table, “you found him?”
“It’s not one hundred percent,” Zatanna admitted. “But the locator spell I performed this morning indicated that he’s in Florida.”
“That’s more than we had before,” she glanced at Oliver then looked back at Zatanna, “thank you.”
“Anytime,” she said sincerely, studying them for a moment. “Be careful. And if you need anymore help...don’t hesitate to contact me.”
Oliver gazed at her, nodding. “Thank you, Zatanna. We appreciate it. Really.”
“All of it,” Chloe added, smiling softly at the other woman.
“Just don’t make me have to do it again.” She smirked at them.
Chloe grinned and rolled her eyes, shaking her head and squeezing Ollie’s hand, looking at him for a moment before looking back at Zatanna, “trust me, we’re not planning on it.”