Bravery is not your trait

Summary:

Lena and Kara have been together for seven months, things have been perfect, but nobody knows about them and the moment for them to find out has come. Maybe. Perhaps, not yet. However, there are still many problems ahead of them and not all are for Supergirl to solve.

Notes:

Hello guys! So… I've decided to write this fic because lately I'm not very happy with Kara's character. I used to love supecorp, but I'm very confused now and what better way to express my confusion than to write it? I am not sure how this story will end, I don't know how many chapters I'll post (I don't think it would be too long), but I've also had this in my mind for a while so, I think it's time to just see where it goes. I hope you like it, but if you don't I hope you won't be offended by the pairings and the characters, that's just a fic and nothing more. As always, I don't own any of these characters and I appreciate every comment and every kudos you guys leave. Stay tuned for more chapters!

Chapter I

It was already 4 am and she finally fumbled with the satin sheets of her bed. She was spent; her bones even ached and her muscles were strained, every inch of her body felt heavier than a family of elephants and her eyes closed in a sleepless haze as soon as her head hit the pillow. Today was the most tiring day of her life and yes, she did just finish a partnership agreement with an important Japanese company, but Lena Luthor wasn't a stranger to hard work and this was actually the easiest part of the whole day. What weighted heavily on her was the pretending, it even made her stomach physically hurt.

Tonight, Lena Luthor laid in her bed listening to the rain drops splashing angrily against the tall windows of her bedroom and just as she was about to let sleep finally claim her consciousness a strong arm encircled her waist and pulled her closer to the body behind her. A strong scent of apples, honey and a hint of vanilla enveloped her; Lena smiled and let herself be tugged closer to the source of that magnificent smell. Even though she smiled, her heart felt heavy, remembering what happened earlier in the day and she let out a long shaky breath before clearing her mind again.

**earlier in the day** It was barely 30 min after the weekly briefing with all the departments in Catco (a new routine they had fallen into ever since Lena bought the company) when Kara's phone vibrated with a message from her boss.

"Hey, what kind of wine do you prefer?" - A message appeared and Kara hurried to type back a reply. "Last time I picked our wine we ended up eating chocolate cake with red wine. So you have carte blanche on this one." – She typed back with a smiley face. Kara was never one to understand the immense world of wine or Earth's alcohol in general, being unable to get even a bit tipsy from it, she didn't get the point in drinking it too often. The younger Danvers though, was very fond of the taste of whisky and red wine, she enjoyed the pleasant tickling sensation in the back of her throat when she drank the former and the grape and fruity tastes of the letter. But, apart from knowing the basic distinctions between the wines Kara never bothered learning more about it, it's not like she could permit herself to spend 1000$ for a bottle of wine. It was in this exact instant that a thought came flying to her and quickly typed a text back to Lena.

"And not anything above 50$ max!" - That's better she thought, she could still taste the earthy, sweet, medium - dry champagne Lena had surprised her with for their six month anniversary. And she also remembers the chills that ran over her when she checked the receipt she had found fallen by the trash can in the CEO's kitchen. Dating Lena has been every bit of the adventure she could have imagined it would be. They still kept their relationship a secret, but today Lena's heart was threatening to jump out of her chest when Kara asked her to accompany her to the family thanksgiving dinner, perhaps tonight was the night. Perhaps tonight was the night everyone would find out about them and Lena will finally be able to hold Kara's hand in public, it's been fun to keep each other for themselves for a while, but lately James was getting too close to Lena and with Monel's return… Alex and the rest of Kara's friends had been trying to set her up on a few occasions already.

After finishing typing her sentence, Kara put the final point in her report in an exaggerating manner and made her way to her boss' office. "Miss Luthor, do you have a minute?" - The blonde asked the moment she lowered her hand from the knock on the door. "Of course, Miss Danvers come in... and close the door behind you please." - The brunette smirked. Lena was dressed in what could only be described as the most alluring business suit Kara had ever seen. Grey pants that came a bit loose from the knees down, emerald blouse that made her eyes look like real life gemstones and a grey vest. A vest! Who even wore that anymore? Apparently, the most brilliant CEO in the country and most probably in the entire world and the thoughts that wondered Kara's mind were not at all PG13. "Kara, have you finished with your transcript of the interview with Superman?" - Lena asked as if the blonde had interviewed John from the coffee shop nearby. "Almost. 20 min tops and you can even check it for spelling errors if you want." - Kara added playfully, she knew well enough how meticulous Lena was when they talked about grammar and sentence structures. Trying to get her to understand the difference between "in spite of" and "despite of" took almost all of their third date, but that was one of the things that happened when you date your boss.

These memories often brought laughter to Kara's face even though Lena had unnecessarily apologized more than enough for "geeking out" on her girlfriend because she was nervous. "I still can't contact the other guy though, batman. My sources in Gotham city aren't very useful, apparently nobody knows who he really is, but I'll keep trying." Lena looked at her and for a moment, her expression changed from attentive to decided and said:

"Perhaps I could be of some assistance with that... I know some people from there... old friends actually." - Lena smiled a small nostalgic smile, but quickly regained composure and was back in her usual boss mode. "Anyway, would you like to take this afternoon off and maybe you can also help me pick out the wine for tonight?" - Lena asked hopefully. "It's Friday anyway and we don't run that story until the end of the month anyway." - She tried again. "I'd love to Lena, but I really want to finish the transcript before the weekend. I have better things planned than being stuck in front of my laptop." - Kara added with a wink.

She has been gaining more and more confidence flirting with her girlfriend, even if they still had to restrain themselves from doing it in front of the others, for now. "But, seriously, give me 20 minutes and I'm done." - Kara added with a hopeful tone. "Okay, I have to stop by L-Corp anyway; Sam needs me to sign up some documents. We can just see each other downstairs in 20 min." "Sounds perfect to me, boss." - replied Kara with a smirk at the end. "Go transcribe now, Miss Danvers, I want no spelling errors in your article." And with that Kara hurried back to her seat while Lena made her exit to the car waiting for her downstairs. It was a good thing Sam had come through when Lena needed somebody to hold the front at L-Corp and Lena would have never entrusted someone random with the responsibilities of CFO.

It felt like ages since Lena last walked out of the elevator on the top floor and into her office, even though she was there last month, she mostly took care of things via email or a conference call, but being in her office made her feel calm and confident in her decision.

"Lena! I'm so happy to see you here, though I'm sorry you had to come in such a rush, this deal is just too complicated and I feel much better when you supervise it." – Sam hugged her shortly and stepped aside from the chair behind the big white desk.

It was one of the things Lena liked most about Sam, she always knew when to step aside and when it came to dealing with the Japanese, there was no one better than Lena herself. Sitting back on her chair, she began reading over the adjustments the other side had made and after marking some paragraph in yellow and emailing them to legal, she was done.

"All done, Sam. Now, we only have to wait for legal to gives us a green light and L-Corp will be in a happy partnership with Sogo International."

"I don't know how you do it all, Lena. You make it seem so easy to run L-Crop and thriving with Catco too." – Sam spoke in awe, she always knew that Lena was exceptional, but lately she just amazed her.

"It's easy when I have the right people by my side and with you here and Kara over at Catco, I am very fortunate to have you guys." – Lena said.

"Oh come on now, don't go all mushy on me because it's Thanksgiving." – Sam said and Lena giggled.

"Speaking of which, what are your plans for tonight? Because Ruby and I would totally use one more player for our Lara Croft game tournament."

"Ah tempting, but I'm spending tonight with Kara and her sister, I'm fairly certain their mom will be there too though." – Lena said with a barely detectable trace of nervousness in her voice.

"So, you guys finally decided to tell everyone else? Good for you, all that hiding was getting ridiculous." – Sam encouraged.

"I know, it's been seven months already, but she wasn't ready and I didn't want to rush her, it's a big decision for her, being with a Luthor and all." – She said serious. It was true, Lena never wanted to push Kara, so she never said anything to rush her and the couple of times Kara told her she'd tell her sister about them "this weekend on sister's night", but ended up not saying anything, Lena didn't complain, she didn't say anything, just kissed Kara and supported her decision.

"But you know Kara doesn't care about that, she never was you as a Luthor."

"I know she doesn't, but I'm not so sure about the rest of her family and friends."

"Come on, even James has succumbed to your charms, I'm sure Kara's mom will love you."

"We both know why James is acting so friendly lately and it has nothing to do with my charms." – Lena said with a teasing smile.

"Touché. Well, anyway, have fun tonight and think that soon he'll go back to being a jerk with you when he learns you're dating Kara." – Sam laughed.

"Speaking of which, I have to run, I'm picking Kara from Catco and we're going wine shopping before dinner. I suggest you finish up early today as well."

"Wait!" – Sam called after her before Lena had the chance to walk in the elevator.

"Here, I had Jess run downstairs for a cup of coffee for you." – Sam said and shoved a plastic cup in her hands.

"Thanks." – Lena said confused.

"You've been up since 6 am woman, drink up, you'll need it for tonight."

"How do you know I was up at 6?" – Lena asked, now intrigued.

"I saw the last modified date on the Sogo agreement this morning when I got to the office at 8, like normal people do."

"Normal? We are all mad here." – Said Lena and both Sam and her laughed. Sam knew how much Lena loved this story and always quoted part of it when she was feeling silly or in this case, happy.

"Touché boss." – Was what Sam said once the elevator doors had shut and Lena could not hear her. All these dreams she had been having for a couple of weeks must be from all the stress that came with the position of a CFO, she must truly be going mad.

Shopping with Kara was always fun, they talked and laughed, and their hands brushed at times, stealing moments of intimacies between them where everyone could see them.

"Okay, it's half past seven already, we should head back and start getting ready if we want to be on time." – Lena said when she looked at her clock.

"Oh but we have to be at Alex's at nine, we still have time."

"I still don't know what I should wear tonight…"

"I can come by and help you out with your clothes, I'm super-fast you know." – Kara said with a small smirk that made Lena laugh.

"If I wanted someone to get me out of them, you'll be my first choice, but darling we're talking about dinner with your sister and your mom, I do need to be dressed perfectly for that one." – Lena said in a low voice making Kara blush.

Joking about her super side always made them laugh, especially after the incident with the burning ship three months after they had started dating. Lena always knew Kara was Supergirl, of course, but the accident made it "official".

"Okay, okay. You can just wear that black Versace you wore on the children's hospital gala. You looked stunning in it." – Kara said with a dreamy look on her face.

"Yeah, I've noticed you prefer me in dresses, but las time I did wear it, someone tugged a bit too sharply and made a whole in it." – Lena teased and Kara suddenly looked like a tomatoes' twin.

"Don't worry, I'm just teasing you darling. I think I have the perfect dress for tonight." – The CEO smiled and they continued walking back to her car.

From the moment Lena dropped Kara at her place, she could feel the nervousness coming back, being with the bubbly reporter made her feel sure, but being alone let her mind play tricks on her and she didn't like it one bit. She knew that Kara loved her, she had told her as much four months ago, but her mind still doubted it sometimes.

Finally being done with the shower, Lena left her hair to dry on its own, drying it with a blow dryer made her fingers itch with the static electricity every time she touched her hair. For once, she could choose another hairstyle apart from the high ponytails and tight buns, so she went for having most of her hair down, except a lock of hair on each side of her face that she twirled together and put a small hairpin. Her raven locks were naturally curvy and she didn't bother straightening her hair for tonight. Once the hair was done, it was time to get out of that bathrobe and she went directly for her black silk bra and panties with a small white edging, then some light make up that finished with her signature red lipstick and finally it was time for the most important part, the dress.

Lena was still mourning the loss of her black Versace, she had immediately bought a new one, but the delivery had taken longer than expected, so for tonight there was only one viable option left, the Emery Scoop Back Sequin Midi Dress.

When Lena was finished she texted Kara and a heartbeat later, she heard the ring of her doorbell. Having super speed definitely had its perquisites.

"Lena, I was just about to call you, you…" – Kara had begun talking as soon as she heard Lena's heartbeat close from behind the door, but once said door opened… Kara was left speechless and her mouth opened as well.

To say that Lena was beautiful was such understatement as to say that potstickers were okay for eating. Lena was radiant, elegant, fascinating, gorgeous, marvelous, handsome, magnificent, delightful, exquisite… and so much more! (And for the record potstickers are the best food a man could ever invent).

"You look…" – Kara's mind couldn't think of the most perfect adjective to say and Lena just took the compliment from the kryptonian and for a moment basked in the attention she was getting.

"Thank you, miss Danvers, you look quite stunning as well." – She said with a smile on her face and her eyes were shinning with happiness.

Kara was wearing a simple, but elegant black dress with red dots all over, but something was missing and Lena rushed quickly to her bedroom while Kara waited for her on the sofa.

"There's one thing though, that you missed to complete your look with, so I technically got you those for Christmas, but I believe now would be a better use for them." – Lena handed her a small red velvet box.

The box itself wasn't heavy at all and Kara didn't need her X-ray vision to guess what was inside.

"Lena…" – She tried to say that it was too much, but once she opened the box, she lost her ability to speak for the second time this night, because the earrings she found inside were beautiful square shaped diamonds.

"They are beautiful, but…" – Kara tried.

"I promise you if you say it's too much again, I'm not going to accompany you to any new Pixar movie that comes out from now on." – Lena jokingly threatened and Kara laughed.

"Oh you're evil."

"Blame the Luthor genes darling." – Lena said making them both laugh.

Kara gently took the earrings and went to the big mirror that was on the other end of the living room, putting them on gently and looking in the mirror smiling.

"They are gorgeous, but you didn't have to." – Kara turned back and softly kissed Lena.

"I know I didn't have to, I wanted to. Come on, now, we should get going or we're going to be late."

That is how the pair found themselves in front of Alex's front door twenty minutes later, since Lena insisted on taking her car, she loved to drive her own car and having a chauffeur often prevented her from that pleasure.

"Are you sure I shouldn't have brought something more, I mean it is just a wine and…" – Lena fidgeted with the bottle nestled in her hands.

"Relax, Lena. The important thing is that you came, not what you bring." – Kara gave her one last reassuring smile and knocked on her sister's door.

"Hey sis!" – Alex opened the door and squished Kara in a good old sisterly hug.

"Lena! I'm glad to see you could make it! Come in!" – Alex gave her a brief hug too and led them inside.

Ever since Maggie and her separated, Alex avoided having people over, she liked having her apartment for herself and only Kara was allowed to come for their regular sister nights. However, tonight, her apartment was warm and inviting, and from the kitchen was coming a delicious smell of roasted turkey. The kitchen was decorated with white and yellow fairy lights and two wine glasses waited for the newly arrived guests.

A woman with dusty blonde hair was bent over and was checking the bird in the oven, when she heard footsteps behind her and quickly turned around.

"Kara, honey, it's so good to see you!" – Said Eliza when she stepped forward and quickly hugged the kryptonian.

"Mom! I can't wait to tell you all about this article I'm working on, I even have Clark helping me out a bit." – Kara began rambling and remembered that Lena was just behind her.

"Oh I'm sorry, I am so excited to see you here that I totally forgot. Mom this is Lena. Lena this is my mom, Eliza Danvers." – Kara presented them and looked strangely proud of herself.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Danvers." – Lena said and extended her hand.

"Oh, call me Eliza please. And the pleasure is all mine. I'm so happy that Kara has amanged to find another friend apart from Alex." – Eliza said with a smile and just as Kara came offering Lena a glass of wine, the doorbell rang again.

"I'll get it." – Said Alex and quickly went to open the door.

"I didn't know we were expecting anyone else." – Said Lena with a surprise in her voice.

"Oh I forgot to tell you. The boys kind of invited themselves the last minute. I was just leaving Catco to meet you and I saw James in the elevator and we talked for a while and he just assumed he was invited, because he did come last year and…" – Right before Kara could finish another set of male voices could be heard talking to Alex, one of them was Winn and the other was Monel's.

"Right and let me guess, Winn and Monel heard you talking and decided to join in too?" – Lena didn't mean to sound annoyed, but she was hoping to have the opportunity to finally be with her girlfriend and not pretend they are just coworkers, there was no way Kara would tell the truth now, not in front of everyone and honestly, Lena had no intention of reminding her.

"Lena, why are you…" – And yet another sentence went unfinished as the three men made their way into the kitchen.

They all seemed pleasantly surprised when they saw Lena there, and between all the greetings and hugs, it was time to set the table. James carries the salads, Alex the mashed potatoes, Winn and Monel were taking care of the glasses and the knives and forks, Lena got to carry the gravy and Kara got the turkey.

The seating on the table was the tricky part because basically all but Alex and Eliza have either been in love with Kara or were currently in love with her (and for a couple of the people around it wasn't sure which statement was more valid), but in the end Monel made his way beside Kara, placing Lena and James together and in front of her.

Even though they all tried to come up with general topics for conversation as the night progressed Lena was becoming sadder and quieter, but only Kara could see the change. Every time Monel passed something to the blonde he'd use the opportunity to let his hand linger a little longer with hers and James butted in, in every conversation Lena and Winn were trying to have.

The man had no understanding of technology or engineering, but what was worse was that he wouldn't stop looking at Lena like a love sick puppy. Thankfully, it was already time for dessert and Lena mentally patted herself on the back for surviving this dinner. She had been up for eighteen hours, working for fourteen of them and she had a front row seat of Monel asking Kara if they could talk.

"We're just about to cut the ice-cream cake, can't it wait?" – The blonde tried, sensing Lena's discomfort.

"No, please Kara. Just give me five minutes." – He pushed again.

Seeing Alex and James nodding their support, Kara gave in and dragged Monel to the couch in the living room. Nothing could be heard from their talk, but Lena could see clearly how Monel took Kara's hands in his own and she didn't even flinch at the contact.

Eliza spent the whole dinner listening to Lena and Winn talk tech and she even enjoyed the interactions between Alex and the girl, she was surprised at first to see Lena here, but after just five minutes with her she had to admit, the young CEO was smart, charming and just a lovely young woman.

James glanced back to where the aliens were seated and saw the exact same moment that made Lena nauseous, but he was oblivious to her discomfort and swiftly kicked Winn under the table. That was his cue, walking together to Alex's apartment James had asked Winn for his help and even though the young man had no idea what had changed in James to want to ask Lena Luthor on a date, he didn't question helping a friend out.

"Alex, let's go help Eliza with the plates and the cake and all that." – Winn said and practically dragged a surprised Alex to the kitchen where Eliza was already cutting the cake.

"Winn, let got of my arm or I promise you, you're gonna regret it." – Alex said looking at him and Winn quickly let her go, he wanted to help his friend, but he valued his life… and his arm.

Meanwhile, James was putting on his best moves on display and Lena was wishing she had a glass of whiskey in her hands instead of water in her glass, because that was too much for her sober self.

"…All I'm saying Lena is that I think we could get to know each other better and maybe see where it leads us. Sure, you are my boss, but we don't have to tell anyone at work." – He finally finished his speech and Lena hadn't registered even one third of it all.

It felt like an hour had passed since they were left alone, like time barely moved, so when Kara and Monel finally returned, Lena focused on what James was saying. Unfortunately for him, she heard the last part of his sentence.

"Kara help me out a little, here, I'm not half bad right?" – James tried to look for support from his friend, but Lena was getting more pissed by the minute and Kara's answer was what tipped the glass for her.

"You are amazing, James." - She said with a voice that made Lena frown at her secret girlfriend.

"Alright, listen very carefully Mister Olsen and listen now because I am not going to repeat myself. I am not interested in getting to know you better, I am not interested in "learning the ropes" from you about how to run a company I bought. I am not interested in stroking your male ego and serving as a conquest trophy for you and I am definitely not, certainly, beyond the shadow of a doubt "into you" as you call it, because I already am dating someone!" – Lena managed to keep her voice calm for the better part of it, but by the end, she was speaking loudly and Alex, Eliza and Winn came from the kitchen, trying to understand what had just happened.

Lena wasn't sorry for putting James down, but she was a bit disappointed that she lost her temper like that and because she was raised to keep her head high, there was only one thing left to do if she wanted to keep her image of a badass, but still be polite enough to Kara's mom.

"Excuse me." – She addressed all the people around the table and looked directly to Alex and Eliza.

"I apologize for my behavior. I have had a very long day and I have an awful headache, I think it's best to call it a night. Alex, thank you for having me over, Eliza it was lovely to meet you." – Lena said with polite smile and shook the older woman's hand, this whole night was a mistake.

"I'll see the rest of you on Monday, have a good weekend." – She told Kara, James and Monel and didn't even bother to say them anything else before making her exit.

"Lena, wait!" – Kara tried, but the young Luthor was already out of the door.

"Seeing someone else? Yeah right, like people would be lining up to date a Luthor." – Snickered James and if Kara wasn't already half way downstairs she would've put him into place.

Kara was fast, but she didn't want to expose herself as Supergirl, so she kept her walk at a human speed, but when she got to the street, it was already too late. Her foot stepped outside just in time to see the backlights of Lena's Maserati Ghibli speeding away from her and for the first time in her life, Kara felt chills running through her body.

TBC...