Author's Note- Mon-El has gone and Lena has met someone new. Will Kara's heart break never end? Maybe...;)
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JEALOUSY
PART 1
It had been six months, nearing seven and Kara was gradually getting back to normal; or as normal as life could get for Supergirl.
Lena had been taking good care of her friend.
She made sure she was eating properly, they went out regularly so that Kara wouldn't turn into some kind of recluse and they bonded even more than they had before.
Alex had also kept her movie night promise once a week, even though Maggie and herself were now thinking of wedding plans. Kara appreciated it. She really did, but now Lena had asked her to attend a party with her tonight, she said there was someone she wanted Kara to meet and Kara wondered if Lena was match-making. She had never done it before and it had only been nearly seven months since Mon-El had had to leave, it was too soon. It felt too soon.
"Please, Kara, you have to come! I really want my best friend there!" Lena had pleaded with Kara whilst following her around the CatCo building.
"I don't know Lena, I mean...am I ready for anything like that?"
Lena's green eyes widened and she did her best to look enthusiastic.
"You're totally ready for this! I think if you come, you would have such a great time!"
Kara sighed and rubbed her eyes behind her glasses.
She let out a little groan.
"Argh...Lena, I don't know-"
Lena grabbed her friend's arm and looked into her eyes.
"Please, Kara, it'll be fun. I promise."
Kara bit her lip as she thought about it and Lena waited with baited breath.
"Okay. Fine. I'll come."
Lena broke out into the biggest smile.
"You will? Kara, that's great! Thank you so much!"
Kara smiled back but it was half-hearted.
"You're welcome-but I'm only staying for an hour, maybe two-but that's it." She added quickly and widening her blue eyes for effect.
Lena nodded.
"That's fine. So I'll see you there about eight-ish?" Lena asked.
Kara nodded in agreement.
"Eight-ish. See you there."
Lena smiled and walked away, then Kara remembered something.
"Oh and, Lena!"
The Luthor stopped and turned back to face her.
"Hm?"
"This...person you want me to meet? I'm not sure that I'm ready to..."
Lena smiled but it was an awkward, almost nervous smile.
"Oh...no, it's not like that. They're actually um...you'll see, but trust me, Kara, you have nothing to worry about."
Kara let it go even though she was now very confused and she had to admit, a little intrigued.
...
Eight-ish came around a lot sooner than Kara thought but still, she wasn't one to let a friend down and was now headed into the party.
There were lots of people here.
Some were standing outside, smoking and having a quick drink, the rest were inside or round the back in the small garden area.
Kara knew that was where Lena would be.
She wasn't wrong.
"Kara!"
The blonde smiled at her best friend and gave her a hug.
"I'm so glad you came!"
"I told you I wouldn't, did I?" Kara said with a kind smile on her face.
Lena nodded and for a moment some might consider a little too long, she locked eyes with Kara then shook her head and blinked a few times.
"Yes, yes you did. Come, there's..." She trailed off as though she couldn't finish her sentence.
Kara did it for her.
"Someone you want me to meet?"
Lena pursed her lips and put an arm around Kara's shoulders, steering her towards the food table.
"Not just yet but you have got to try the food, it's amazing!"
Kara frowned, slightly confused by Lena's change in behavior.
It was no secret that the Luthor couldn't refuse a donut when it was offered but she wasn't that excitable about food.
Tonight however, seemed different.
Kara looked at it but she didn't feel especially hungry.
"Lena, I'm-"
"Not hungry? No, you're right, when you're ready."
"Lena, are you OK?"
Lena looked around.
Was she looking for someone?
Her green eyes suddenly widened and she moved Kara away from the food table.
"Maybe you would feel more comfortable in my office. We can have a nice, quiet chat up there."
Kara broke the Luthor's hold and turned to face her.
"Lena, what is going on?"
Lena forced a smile but her lips quivered as though it was an effort to hold the smile in place.
"Nothing."
"Something's going on and you're not telling me what." Kara insisted.
Lena kept up the pretense.
"Nothing's going on, honestly."
Kara shook her head and narrowed her eyes.
"I don't believe you."
Finally, the smile slipped and Lena's shoulders sagged in defeat.
"Kara...I-"
"Lena! There you are!"
Kara and Lena turned at the same time as a very attractive woman walked over to them and came to stand at Lena's side.
She was pretty. Very pretty.
Shoulder-length blonde hair, bright blue eyes and right now, she was wearing a clingy blood red dress.
Kara didn't recognize her from Lena's list of employees, and she had met quite a few.
Lena suddenly looked sheepish.
"Kara, this is Naomi. Naomi, this is Kara."
Naomi extended her hand to Kara who shook it.
"It's nice to meet you." Naomi said to her, flashing perfect white teeth.
"And you. Do you work at L Corp?" Kara asked, glancing at Lena who seemed more interested in looking anywhere else but at the people in front of her.
Naomi chuckled and looked at Lena, linking their arms.
"Oh so Lena hasn't told you."
She then nudged Lena gently.
"Are you keeping things from her?"
Lena laughed nervously.
"No, of course not, what made you think that?"
"Well, I know you're nervous about all this but I thought you would have least told your best friend."
Kara looked from Lena to Naomi and back again.
"Told me what?"
Naomi took her arm away, sensing Lena's discomfort, and gave Kara a kind smile.
"I should let you two talk. I'll be over by the food table."
Kara watched Naomi excuse herself and then she turned back to face Lena.
"What's she talking about?"
Lena took hold of Kara's arm.
"We should talk in my office."
Kara let herself be lead into the L Corp building.
Lena didn't seem as enthusiastic now. She seemed unhappy and maybe a little angry at something.
The elevator ride up to Lena's office was silent and awkward. There was a tension there that Kara couldn't quite put her finger on.
After what seemed like 'the elevator ride that would never end', it did, and soon they were in Lena's office.
Kara went in first and Lena shut the doors behind her as she followed her in.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Kara asked, that same small smile on her face.
Lena looked up at Kara and fidgeted with her hands slightly.
"It's Naomi...she's-God this is hard."
"Lena, whatever it is, you can tell me." Kara assured her.
Lena nodded.
Of course she could. Kara didn't feel anything like Lena did.
She was safe. She could do this. No one's feelings would get hurt here.
Lena suddenly straightened, feeling a little better.
"Kara, Naomi doesn't work for me."
Kara nodded her head slowly, not too sure of where Lena was going with this.
"She's...well we're-we're together."
Kara stared at Lena for a long while. The smile she had plastered on for that revelation seemed stuck.
"Kara?"
"You mean...together, together? As in, she's your..."
"Girlfriend...yeah." Lena confirmed slowly.
Kara nodded, still not being able to change the smile on her face to something that looked a little more natural.
"Well that's...I mean, that's great!"
Lena looked a little relieved and there was something else there too.
"It is?"
"Yeah! Sure! I mean, you've found someone who makes you happy and isn't that what it's all about? No, seriously, Lena, I am so...happy for you."
Lena nodded.
"I'm pleased to hear you say that." Lena said but it was only half true.
A small silence stretched between them before Kara folded her arms and finally got rid of that 'please kill me now' fake smile.
"When-when did you guys meet?" She asked in a friendly tone.
"Oh about a month ago."
"A month? That's um..."
"It's not that long I know but she...she makes me happy."
"That's...good. That's really good. It's good that you found someone that makes you feel...good."
Lena raised an eyebrow and chuckled a little nervously again.
"You said 'good' four times in one sentence."
"Well it is good. I mean...It's great! Yeah, that's the word, it's great!"
Lena nodded.
"Should we maybe go back to the-"
"Where did you meet her?" Kara cut in.
Lena blinked, caught off guard.
"Oh um, at the wine tasting."
Kara closed her eyes as she remembered.
"The wine tasting that I was supposed to go with you to but I wasn't up to it."
Lena nodded.
"Yeah, that one, but hey, it's okay, it worked out great, didn't it?"
Kara nodded and scratched behind her ear.
"Yeah, yeah it did."
Another uncomfortable silence.
"Where does she live?"
"Oh she just moved to National City. She doesn't live far from me actually."
Kara nodded her head a little too enthusiastically.
"Oh so then you see her a lot!"
"I do. It's like we're neighbors." Lena replied, laughing a little.
Kara folded her arms, that fake smile threatening to make an appearance again.
"Oh isn't that...fun!"
"Fun?"
"Yeah, like you see each other all the time, you hang out, you date, and if she wants a cup of sugar, you're right around the corner. It's just...great!"
Lena's smile started to fade.
"Kara, are you all right?"
"Me? Yeah, I'm fine. Never better!"
Lena bowed her head slightly.
"Is it because me and Naomi make you think of Mon-El?"
Kara paused.
He hadn't crossed her mind once since Lena had told her she and Naomi were an item.
"Oh um...yeah...maybe. Actually, you know what? I think-I think I'm gonna go." Kara said, backing up towards the doors.
"No...Kara, wait. We can stay here and talk."
Kara raised a hand to stop Lena's protests.
"No really, Lena, I think I should just go home."
Lena licked her lips, her eyes taking on a sad expression.
"Well can you at least call me when you get home?"
Kara nodded.
"Hm hm, sure."
"Kara?"
"Please, Lena...I just...I wanna go."
Lena sighed sadly.
"Okay..."
Kara left then, her head down, and she shut the doors quietly as she left.
Lena could've swore she heard Kara's voice break just then.