Clexmas Stocking Stuffer #12: Winter Rewards
Stocking Stuffer #12: Winter Rewards
Fic by Clexmas Elf Sue Dreams
Super-speed and strength made clearing the car windows easier, but Clark couldn’t lend his abilities to the task as long as Lex refused to hand over the scraper. Clark could do without it as well, if they weren’t right in front of the Talon, in plain sight of anyone walking down the street amongst the other shops.
“Lex,” he tried again, shifting to follow Lex around the back of his car.
Lex smirked and kept moving, keeping half the length of the car between them. “I’ve got this, Kent.”
Clark subsided. He’d at least gotten Lex to wear his hat, but that was as much as Lex had allowed. They’d been outside a few minutes and Clark had to fist his hands in the pocket of his coat to hide the way his fingers curled in frustration and want. The desire to reach out and pull Lex in was strong and the desire grew ever stronger as Lex’s cheeks took on a ruddy color in the cold and wind.
By the time the windows were clear, Clark’s desire to help Lex, to take over, had been overtaken by the desire to pull Lex close and warm him, to taste the chill on his lips.
Lex opened the passenger door and gestured for Clark to get in. “Come on, Clark. The water will boil out of the kettle before we get back to the mansion if we don’t get back soon.”
Clark moved to get into the car, but couldn’t resist the urge to lean in and brush his lips over Lex’s cheek. “I want to warm you.”
There was a pause before Lex breathed out slowly and let go of the door. “Get in the car, Clark.”
It was less about obeying the sudden command in Lex’s voice and more about expediting their return to the mansion, but Clark was in the car with his buckle secured before Lex had even rounded the front of his car. Clark kept quiet as Lex slid into the driver’s seat with his normal grace, but that was the end of his patience. “You look really cold.”
“Clark,” Lex murmured warningly.
“They say that body heat is the best thing when you’re cold. And you were outside a lot just now, Lex.”
Lex’s expression was unsmiling, but there was a glitter in his eyes. “Is this my punishment for being self-sufficient?”
Clark smiled back at him. “Think if it more as the reward for being competent.”
“Is that a promise?” Lex asked.
“It’s a promise,” Clark confirmed. He reached over and Lex caught his hand. He’d taken his gloves without Clark noticing, and he laced their fingers together. “A promise I would be able to fulfill now if you had just let me clean off the car. Or let me drive the truck. Or-“
Lex interrupted, “So it is a punishment.”
“We could have stayed at the mansion,” Clark reminded him.
“We could have,” Lex agreed. “But then we never would have left my bed. Which, yes, I understand is part of what you’re punishing me for.”
“Your bed has the advantage of being warm. It’s private. I would be in it with you.” Clark paused. “We’d be naked.”
Lex groaned and squeezed Clark’s hand tight. “And your mother or Pete or Chloe would be calling, asking why no one had seen us in three days. And in the case of your parents, there’d be the additional threat of their company. I would rather be out in public with you, where we at least appear innocent, instead of a floor away from the bed that smells like our sex while your father finds evidence that I’m corrupting you and your mother smiles sweetly like the idea never crossed her mind.”
Clark grimaced. “Okay. Sorry. The promise of reward is still on the table, though.”
“I’ll hold you to that,” Lex murmured. He let go of Clark’s hand and started the car. “For reference, I am cold and you are welcome to warm me.”
Fic by Clexmas Elf Sue Dreams
Super-speed and strength made clearing the car windows easier, but Clark couldn’t lend his abilities to the task as long as Lex refused to hand over the scraper. Clark could do without it as well, if they weren’t right in front of the Talon, in plain sight of anyone walking down the street amongst the other shops.
“Lex,” he tried again, shifting to follow Lex around the back of his car.
Lex smirked and kept moving, keeping half the length of the car between them. “I’ve got this, Kent.”
Clark subsided. He’d at least gotten Lex to wear his hat, but that was as much as Lex had allowed. They’d been outside a few minutes and Clark had to fist his hands in the pocket of his coat to hide the way his fingers curled in frustration and want. The desire to reach out and pull Lex in was strong and the desire grew ever stronger as Lex’s cheeks took on a ruddy color in the cold and wind.
By the time the windows were clear, Clark’s desire to help Lex, to take over, had been overtaken by the desire to pull Lex close and warm him, to taste the chill on his lips.
Lex opened the passenger door and gestured for Clark to get in. “Come on, Clark. The water will boil out of the kettle before we get back to the mansion if we don’t get back soon.”
Clark moved to get into the car, but couldn’t resist the urge to lean in and brush his lips over Lex’s cheek. “I want to warm you.”
There was a pause before Lex breathed out slowly and let go of the door. “Get in the car, Clark.”
It was less about obeying the sudden command in Lex’s voice and more about expediting their return to the mansion, but Clark was in the car with his buckle secured before Lex had even rounded the front of his car. Clark kept quiet as Lex slid into the driver’s seat with his normal grace, but that was the end of his patience. “You look really cold.”
“Clark,” Lex murmured warningly.
“They say that body heat is the best thing when you’re cold. And you were outside a lot just now, Lex.”
Lex’s expression was unsmiling, but there was a glitter in his eyes. “Is this my punishment for being self-sufficient?”
Clark smiled back at him. “Think if it more as the reward for being competent.”
“Is that a promise?” Lex asked.
“It’s a promise,” Clark confirmed. He reached over and Lex caught his hand. He’d taken his gloves without Clark noticing, and he laced their fingers together. “A promise I would be able to fulfill now if you had just let me clean off the car. Or let me drive the truck. Or-“
Lex interrupted, “So it is a punishment.”
“We could have stayed at the mansion,” Clark reminded him.
“We could have,” Lex agreed. “But then we never would have left my bed. Which, yes, I understand is part of what you’re punishing me for.”
“Your bed has the advantage of being warm. It’s private. I would be in it with you.” Clark paused. “We’d be naked.”
Lex groaned and squeezed Clark’s hand tight. “And your mother or Pete or Chloe would be calling, asking why no one had seen us in three days. And in the case of your parents, there’d be the additional threat of their company. I would rather be out in public with you, where we at least appear innocent, instead of a floor away from the bed that smells like our sex while your father finds evidence that I’m corrupting you and your mother smiles sweetly like the idea never crossed her mind.”
Clark grimaced. “Okay. Sorry. The promise of reward is still on the table, though.”
“I’ll hold you to that,” Lex murmured. He let go of Clark’s hand and started the car. “For reference, I am cold and you are welcome to warm me.”