In the Pursuit of Happiness by All_you_wanted R

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Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Chloe Sullivan/Kal, Clark Kent/Chloe Sullivan, mentions of Lana/Clark
Author on Lj: all_you_wanted
Author Website: QueenC's section at "Two of Us" = http://two-of-us.svtometropolis.com/viewuser.php?uid=2

Why this fic must be read:

all_you_wanted has a talent for creating indelible images with a few well-chosen words and an even greater talent for creating a heart-breaking and twisted AU scenarios in the Smallville universe. This story goes AU sometime around season 5 and deals with the aftermath of the worst decision Chloe ever made and, while you're appalled by her actions, you're still rooting for her to find that happiness, even if she hasn't earned it...or, maybe she has.

Excerpt:

I have fallen.

I have sinned.

I have destroyed so many lives in one action.

I sold my soul and lost everything and everyone I cared about all for piece of red rock and a space of time in the arms of the man I've loved since I was no more than a child.

I hurt Lana, my friend and sister, who found us afterwards. Naked, our bodies intertwined, the air of the loft smelling like sex and sin.

I hurt Mr. and Mrs. Kent, who treated me like their own. They trusted me with Clark's secret and then I went and used it against him.

And Clark. He will never be able to forgive me.

(In the Pursuit of Happiness)