It starts with her arms around me, our bodies close and her breath brushing against the back of my neck and shoulder evenly.
"I can't imagine being here without you. It won't be the same." She pulls away slowly, but keeps her body close.
I close my eyes and give a quiet chuckle. The company will survive without me. It was built to outlive me, but I'm not sure I will survive without her. I tell myself this break will do me some good, time away from CatCo., National City, Kara. I just need to 'dive in'.
"Of course it will not be the same, I am the Queen of All Media after all," I smirk "but it is a new chapter for the both of us and we should grasp the opportunity with both hands." Her eyes are glistening and my throat is beginning to feel a little tight. I didn't think it would be this hard to say goodbye.
Silence envelops us and her hands grasp mine softly, as though if she were to hold them too tight she would break me. She's just stood smiling at me, her eyes shining.
After a few moments she lets go of my hands and I take a step backwards because I can't face turning away from her just yet, but her close proximity is too much. She smiles and my heart begins to race as if it's about to jump right out of my chest, into her hands and cry "Tell me not to go and I will stay!"
"Very well... I guess this is it." It's now that I turn my back to her, I sit at my desk, cross my legs and grab my pen. She's stood in the same spot, as if she has something to say but can't formulate the words. I know that feeling.
"Miss Grant..." I look at her and wonder if this moment will be the moment of confession. "Don't forget about me." Her smile gets tighter and the tears in her eyes are about to fall.
"How could I ever forget about you?" I inhale deeply and look down at my desk willing my own tears not to fall. When I look back up our eyes meet and she raises her hand in a small wave, then makes her way out of the room.
I watch her walk away until she's out of sight. I want to get out of my chair and run after her. Instead I sit like stone, unmoved.
Time passes, I'm not sure how much but I don't have long left until I have to leave. So I stand grabbing my jacket and purse, I'll send someone for the rest of my things tomorrow. I walk through the office, running my fingers along the edge of Kara's old desk. I stand in the middle of the room looking around me and admiring the empire that I have built.
I walk to the elevator bank, the one that everyone uses because it's the last time I'll be doing this for a while and I'm feeling sentimental. At the last minute I turn to the right and walk down the empty corridor and to the door that reads 'Kara Danvers.' I place my hand on the door gently, feeling its solid form beneath my finger tips and I swallow hard.
"I love you, Kara." I whisper and I walk back the way I came.