The call comes in from Winn around one the afternoon after Kara's most recent power blowout, "Danvers."
"Alex, it's Winn," he says, "can you come pick Kara up? She may be sleeping at her desk. I'm not sure why Ms. Grant is allowing it."
Sighing Alex motions to Hank, letting him know it's a Kara situation. She forgets sometimes that Winn doesn't know Cat knows about Supergirl. "I'll be there in fifteen."
"Thank you," Winn says, "Oh she's looking at me, gotta go."
The text message from Cat comes in then, I'm guessing you are who the sweater hobbit was talking to, are you coming to pick her up?
Yeah, be there in fifteen.
Fifteen minutes later when Alex steps onto the twentieth floor she spots her sister still slumped at her desk. She steps into Cat's office, "Ms. Grant," she says, pushing the door shut.
"Is she okay?"
"She blew out her powers and from the looks of things she's got some kind of cold or something. She'll be fine."
Cat nods, "Take her home then."
Nodding Alex moves to Kara's desk, moving over beside her sister's chair, "Come on, baby," she whispers to her sister, "let's get you home."
"Mmm, Alex," Kara slurs sleepily, "why" her chin slips off her hand and she jerks away, "shoot," she mutters.
Alex wraps her arm around Kara's waist and helps the younger woman stand, "Come on," she murmurs against Kara's hair.
"But -"
"No but, Cat knows you're sick, she told me to take you home." She steers Kara towards the elevator.
"Alex," Kara whispers, head resting on Alex's shoulder, "will you help me make the icky go away?"
Alex chuckles, sometimes Kara is still very much the girl that used to crawl into her bed for comfort. "We'll handle the icky when we get home, baby," she whispers once they're inside the elevator.
"Mmmkay," Kara says, dozing against Alex's shoulder.
The older woman presses a kiss to Kara's forehead, "You can sleep in the car, baby, we need to get you home. Don't make me carry you," she whispers. When Kara doesn't respond Alex scoops Kara into her arms, "Come on, buttercup, let's get you home and to bed."
"Alex?"
"Yeah, Kara."
"I love you."
"I love you too," Alex says, buckling Kara in. "Now let's go home." Kara nods and settles into the seat of the car, causing Alex to shake her head and press another kiss to the younger woman's forehead, "Feel better, buttercup."
