Set before the musical episode, when Kara has broken up with Mon El. Mon El makes an appearance, but only to further the plot and make Lena jealous. Trust me...you'll like jealous Lena.

Chapter 1

Kara felt deflated. She had had so much hope for her and Mon El, despite his childishness. Sure, he was pretty much an immature, selfish jerk most of the time, but she had hoped he had started to change. In light of this newest development, she knew now that change for someone like him was unlikely. It had been nearly a week since she called it off, and his badgering convinced her to at least try and be friends. Although reluctant, she tried to put their attempt at a relationship in the past and move on as friends. He wasn't making it easy, though.

As she stepped out of the elevator, she forced a smile on her face as she headed to her office. She placed her bag down and her buzzing phone drew her attention. She smiled without even trying as "Lena Luthor" flashed across her screen.

"Hi Lena, what's up?"

On the other end, Lena fiddled furiously with her pen as her breath caught at the sound of Kara's voice. Lena was usually as confident and put together as any CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation should be. But something about Kara Danvers made her feel like a blundering fool. "Good morning, Kara. How-how are you today?"

"So far so good, although my morning is just getting started. What can I do for you?"

Lena swallowed, her throat dry with nerves. "I-well, I'm going to be on your side of town this morning for business. I thought-maybe you'd like to meet for lunch?"

Kara's feigned good mood suddenly wasn't feigned any more. A large, easy smile ran across her face. "That sounds great!"

Lena smiled and exhaled. "Great! Say one o'clock? How does Mauricio's on Third sound?"

Kara nodded even though Lena couldn't see her. "Sounds great. See you then!" Kara took in a deep breath, smiling to herself as she hung up the call. She sighed out and closed her eyes, picturing her friend's smiling face. Perhaps this was going to be a good day after all.

XXXXX

Kara rushed up to the table where Lena was seated. "I am SO sorry I'm late!"

Lena smiled and stood, putting her phone down on the table. "Hi, it's okay, I haven't been here long myself. I'm glad you could make it!" Lena leaned over and pulled Kara into a quick hug, forcing herself to let go before it could linger on.

Kara returned the hug, and found Lena's perfume wafting into her senses. It was an extremely pleasant smell, and Kara knew Lena had probably paid a pretty penny for whatever designer it came from. As she let go, Kara found the scent doing funny things to the pit of her stomach. When she pulled away, the shining eyes of her friend pierced her own, and she found the feeling in the pit of her stomach remained.

Lena's gaze lingered until finally she pried her eyes away and both sat down. "I hope your morning has gone smoother than my own."

Kara furrowed her eyebrows. "Oh? Bad morning?"

Lena shrugged her shoulders and rolled her eyes. "Oh, it never seems to end over there. I'm trying to complete a merger and I made the mistake of letting my senior project manager handle negotiations."

Kara pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows. "Didn't go so well?"

Lena shook her head and chuckled. "To say the least. I have to try and sort this out before what should be a multi-million dollar deal goes down the drain."

Kara sighed out in sympathy. "That sounds...complicated."

Lena smiled at Kara's genuine concern, gaze lingering at those beautiful eyes. "Well, enough about my boring business deal, how about you? How was your morning?"

Kara had no sooner opened her mouth to speak when she felt the waiter walk up to the table. "Kara!"

Kara and Lena both looked up to see none other than Mon El. Lena saw the look on both his and Kara's face and instantly her mood soured. "Mon-MMMike!" Kara glanced to see if Lena has picked up on her near miss before giving Mon El a curious look. "W-what are you doing here?"

Mon El held out his arms, one hand holding a small booklet and pen. He looked down at his attire and shrugged. "I work here now." He smiled sheepishly at her. "I decided I needed to try and get my act together. A job seemed like a good place to start."

Lena gritted her teeth, narrowing her eyes as she looked back and forth between him and Kara. Clearly there was something going on between them and Lena felt jealousy churning in her belly.

Kara put on an awkward smile as she looked from Lena to Mon El, wishing this scene wasn't playing out in front of her billionaire friend. "Well, good for you."

There was a bizarre awkward silence as the three just looked at each other. Lena leaned forward and leaned her elbow on the table, eying Mon El as she slid her forefinger along the side of her face, resting her chin on her hand. She raised an expectant eyebrow, and smiled internally when she saw Mon El squirm in discomfort under her scrutiny.

"Uh, listen this is a bit awkward, so, I'll just have Jim take your table. I want you to enjoy your lunch with your friend here, not be worrying about me."

Lena smiled with her lips closed, pleased at his decision.

Kara noticed the exchange and cringed. "That's okay, Mike, you don't have to-"

"Thank you, Mike, it's much appreciated," Lena interjected, knowing Kara was too sweet to take him up on his offer. She, however, had no problem sending this boy away.

Kara bit her bottom lip in discomfort as Mon El backed away slowly and nodded his head. He looked at Kara one last time and smiled before heading back to the kitchen. Kara looked down at her hands, unable to look Lena in the eye. This woman was so mature and classy, surely she thought this strange exchange was childish.

Lena swallowed down her jealousy, and couldn't help but smirk at how embarrassed Kara was. But that wasn't going to stop Lena from getting she scoop on those two. She had to know. "Well, that went well," she smirked as she brought her water glass to her lips. She winked when Kara finally looked up at her.

Kara laughed her goofy, uncomfortable laugh, adjusting her glasses. "Yeah, um, sorry about that."

"Seems as though things may be...complicated with you two."

Kara shifted in her chair and gritted her teeth. "You could say that. We had a thing. A short thing. I tried to overlook the childishness and the...slight misogyny, but then I found out some secrets he had been keeping from me...and, well, that was the last straw. I broke it off with him, and, well, he's having trouble letting go."

Lena nodded, giving Kara a sympathetic smile. "Well, life is too short to put up with people like that. You especially, deserve way better than that."

Kara felt herself blush, smiling adoringly at her friend across the table. "Thank you, that's sweet."

Now it was Lena's turn to blush. "No, you're the sweet one, Kara, don't ever let anyone treat you badly. You deserve someone who treats you like a queen and appreciates the amazing woman you are."

Kara felt her ears burning as that pit in her stomach got larger. She stifled an embarrassed laugh before taking a sip of her water. Finally she realized she should say something back. "Well, you too, Lena, you're an amazingly powerful, beautiful, smart woman, you deserve to be happy too. So, how about you? Are you seeing anyone?"

Lena took a deep breath and shook her head. "I'm afraid I'm quite single. I don't really have time, anyway, I'd probably be a terrible girlfriend."

Kara shook her head emphatically. "I doubt that very much." When she saw Lena looking at her curiously, Kara fumbled with a clarification. "Well-I just mean, if you find someone that you truly want to be with-I mean, if you really like them there's no doubt you'll make time for them." As Lena smiled and nodded, Kara silently berated herself for her bumbling response.

Lena thought that if she were so lucky to have Kara's affections she would definitely make time for her. "I suppose you're right."

Kara quickly tried to move the attention off herself. "So, how about it, anyone special that you've got your eye on?"

Lena smiled coyly, thinking about exactly how she should respond. "Perhaps," she said smoothly, taking another slow sip of water.

Kara raised her eyebrows and smiled, suddenly uncomfortable with where this conversation had led. Did she want to hear about some rich pretty boy Lena had her eye on? "Oh? Do tell!" It kind of squeaked out of her, like her body tried not to let her ask.

Lena was less than upset when the waiter interrupted before she could respond, and tried to think of a response as he took their lunch orders. She hoped that she could change the subject and help Kara forget what they were talking about. Kara however, beat her to it. Before Lena could speak, Kara spoke just as the waiter left. "So? Tell me. Who is he?"

Kara mused the whole time the waiter was there about Lena's love interest. What kind of man would it take to interest someone as amazing as Lena? Even though for some reason her stomach was wreaking havoc on her senses, Kara found she wanted...no...needed to know.

Lena opened her mouth, and after a few seconds still no sound came out. She actually considered, just for a moment, about telling Kara the truth. But when the sound of the kitchen door slamming closed drew Kara's gaze to an emerging Mike, she quickly reconsidered. Lena leaned back and closed her mouth.

Kara was distracted when she felt Mon El emerge from the kitchen, and glanced over to ensure he wasn't eavesdropping on their conversation. Lena didn't know he had super hearing, and Kara was damned if she was going to let him invade her friend's privacy. It was only a few moments, but when she looked back at Lena, she saw her mood had changed.

Lena sighed and took a sip of water. "Well," she said as she force a smile. "It doesn't really matter, they don't know of my affections, nor do they return them." She held Kara's gaze, trying not to look sad. "And I don't see that changing anytime soon."

Kara looked at Lena hopefully. "Are you sure? I mean, you never know until you ask, right?"

Lena chuckled, deciding she had enough of this conversation. "I'm quite certain. But...it's the life I've chosen to lead, so...business it is!"

Kara allowed Lena to change the subject, but could still sense the general sadness that emanated from her friend's aura. It didn't take X-Ray vision to see that Lena was hurting more than she was letting on.

By the end of lunch, Lena had come to a conclusion. She may have no chance of having a romantic relationship with Kara, but she knew she needed this woman in her life. Her sense of positivity, her strong mind and general bubbliness was something that had been lacking in Lena's life, and she found it infectious. Even if they were only friends, Lena decided she needed more of Kara Danvers in her life.

XXXXXX

Kara's eyebrows were furrowed, intently focused on her computer scene. She had mentally blocked her super senses, trying to finish this dang article. She blocked out most everything, but a familiar scent of perfume and click of heels found it's way past her defenses, and she was instantly distracted. As if on cue, enter one Lena Luther into her office. The smile was instant, and Kara swallowed hard, the woman looking as beautiful as ever. "Lena! Hi! I wasn't expecting you today."

Lena smiled and raised an eyebrow, Kara's presence instantly lightening her mood. "No, I suppose not. I had a request and I thought I would make it in person." Lena winked and tweaked her eyebrows. "Thought it might increase my chances of you saying yes."

As Kara's brain short circuited for a moment, she giggled and snorted and adjusted her glasses like only Kara can. She was relieved that Lena ignored her red cheeks and continued.

"Remember that merger I was talking about? It's a deal that could have the potential to create technology that would make clean energy a reality, one that would lead to almost no cost to consumers."

Kara purse her lips, always impressed at this stunning woman. "Wow, okay. This is the deal that your project manager is about to blow?"

"Exactly. Well, I'm headed over to meet with the CEO myself tomorrow to try and seal the deal. I thought-if I succeed, could make for a good story." Lena smiled enticingly. "So, how about it? Giving you the scoop, if you want it!"

Kara brightened, excited at the offer of a headline. "Do I, of course! This is amazing, Lena! Thank you!"

Lena was more than pleased at the prospect of spending the day with Kara, not to mention having the blonde see her in action. "I hoped you might say that. Alright then, meet me at L-Corp tomorrow morning and we'll head over together. Sound good?"

Kara nodded emphatically. "Yes! Yes, sounds good. Thank you so much, Lena!"

Without a word, Lena just nodded and turned, turning more than a few heads on her stoic walk out of CatCo.

XXXXXX

Kara was led to what turned out to be the rooftop of L-Corp, where she found a helicopter being readied for take off. "Um, what's going on? Where is Ms. Luthor?" Kara asked her escort.

"I'm here," Lena called as she approached Kara from behind. She noticed Kara look her up and down, the reaction she had hoped for when she donned her long designer trench coat and oversized sunglasses. She smirked in satisfaction. "Are you ready?"

Kara forced her jaw closed and motioned back toward the chopper. "We're taking that? Where is this company exactly?"

"Metropolis." Lena responded expressionless. She had purposefully left that part out during her invitation, and was hoping the shock would also impress Kara. "Is there a problem?"

Kara stuttered. "Uh-no it's just-I um...never ridden in a helicopter before." She followed after Lena who had headed towards the chopper.

"Don't tell me you're afraid of flying?"

Kara laughed to herself as she climbed into the luxury helicopter and sat opposite Lena. She just smiled, clasping her messenger bag in her lap. "I just...don't fly much."

Lena watched Kara through takeoff, and it wasn't until they were high over the city that Lena finally saw Kara relax and smile, gazing out the window. "It's beautiful from up here, isn't it?"

Kara nodded dreamily, not looking away from the skyline. "I'll never get tired of this view."

Lena furrowed her eyebrows and jerked her head back a bit. "But I thought...you said you didn't fly much."

Kara's stomach dropped, realizing her gaff. She looked at Lena in a panic. "Well-I just mean...w-well I-" Kara stopped when she saw Lena come to some understanding and nodded her head.

Lena's stomach dropped. "I see. I'm sure you've flown up here with Supergirl plenty of times." Kara's eyes were wide, and she just smiled and nodded in agreement. Lena swallowed, her throat suddenly dry. "I bet it's very romantic...flying with her over the city at night."

Kara's eyes snapped to Lena's face, who was conveniently looking out the window. Her mouth dropped open. Did Lena think at she and Supergirl were- a thing? She started shaking her head. "Oh, well no, I mean, it's not like that-" Lena finally looked at her, listening intently. "No, we're just friends-Supergirl and I are not-were not-nor have we ever-been a thing. Just friends, nothing more."

Lena nodded. Though happy to hear it, Lena thought the response was her signal that Kara had no inclination towards women. "I didn't mean to offend you." She held Kara's gaze, patiently waiting for her response.

Kara shrugged her shoulders, feeling there was more to Lena's questioning than meets the eye. "It didn't offend me. I mean, Alex is gay, so, it's not like its a foreign concept. Not like it's a big deal or anything."

Lena silently let out the breath she had been holding. "Alex?"

Kara nodded, sure that Alex wouldn't mind her talking to Lena about it. "Yeah, my sister. I certainly don't love her any less for it, and Maggie is really good for her. I've honestly never seen her so happy."

Suddenly Lena had hope. Clearly Kara was open to it...maybe all she needed was a little push...or tug in the right direction. Lena smiled and nodded, her heart suddenly rejuvenated. All she had to do was get another prospective on her chances with the object of her affection. Perhaps it was time to befriend Alex Danvers.

****chapter 2 to come...or the one where Maggie thinks Lena is hitting on Alex. Please let me know what you think!****