Explanation with dl_greenarrow

[chloeas]

Chloe, Mia and Lois had had a great time shopping and although they hadn't managed to buy any Christmas gifts and she was nowhere closer to figuring out what to get Ollie, she had gotten herself some more pregnancy-friendly clothes, dresses and flat shoes as well as some leggings that she could wear when her jeans stopped fitting her completely and

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[dl_greenarrow]

He winced a little, quickly dumping the ice pack into the bathroom sink. "Hey," he called back. "How was shopping?"

[dl_greenarrow]

"What?" He looked up at her, startled. "Chloe, no." He moved closer to her, resting his hands on her arms and gazing at her with worried eyes. "I'm not drunk. And I didn't go looking for a fight. At least not intentionally."

[chloeas]

"But this isn't like you, Oliver, you don't just run off and do irresponsible things just because," she sniffed, "not unless you're getting into one of those self-destructive phases and why would you do that if you were happy? If you weren't feeling trapped..."

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver forced himself to take a deep breath. "That's not what this is," he said quietly, shaking his head.

[chloeas]

She swallowed hard, staring up at him, "how can you be so sure?" She shook her head, "you haven't done anything like this since..." she sighed and trailed off.

[dl_greenarrow]

"Sit down," he said softly, pressing a kiss to her forehead. He tugged gently on her hand, pulling her toward the bed. "Truth?" His voice was quiet.

[chloeas]

Chloe hesitated, then sat down on the bed and took a deep breath, her eyes glassy, her chest tight as she stared up at him.

[dl_greenarrow]

"Truthfully...I haven't had any guy friends in...I don't even know how long." He glanced at her. "I mean, Vic and AC aren't around that much, and Bart's more like a younger brother to me than anything." He was quiet for a moment. "I don't really know what else to do with Mike, you know?" He offered her a small, half smile. "And I know going to a bar and hustling some guys at pool was pretty stupid, but...really that's all it was." He looked down for a moment.

"He was telling me about his world's me and...I don't know. I guess I wanted to impress him?"

[chloeas]

Her chest was tight as he spoke and she watched him for a moment, then blinked, tears finally running down her face as she looked down, "do you're not--" her voice wavered, "you're not freaked out about the baby and wanting out?"

[dl_greenarrow]

"Oh, Chloe. No," he whispered, lifting a hand to her face and gently brushing a tear away with his thumb. "That couldn't be farther from the truth." He pressed a kiss to her forehead. "I love you. Both of you."

[chloeas]

She sniffed, closing her eyes as she lifted her hand to hold on to his wrist as she nodded a little.