Chapter One

"You know, I get that how difficult is was for her to get to where she's at now but, you would think that she would at least treat us like actual people once and awhile."

"Cat does have a large ego. The least she could have done was give Kara an office with window instead of stuffing her in an oversized supply closet." James spoke as he gestured around the room that was Kara's new office space.

"I guess Kara likes it though." Winn says as he leans on Kara's vacant desk. "Although, I would probably like it too if it got me away from Miss Grant. Frankly, she scares me almost as much as Non did."

James was about to nod in agreement before another voice entered the room.

"Nevermind how she helped us to defeat Myriad and Non in the first place."

"Kara!" Winn jumped as he spotted his best friend standing in the doorway.

"Did the two of you forget about the whole super-hearing thing?" Kara walked into the room and crossed her arms as she stood in front of her friends.

James sighed before he spoke, "Kara, I know Cat has a few good qualities, but, you have to admit the woman is too arrogant for her own good."

The blonde felt anger rise in her chest yet tried her best to remain calm, "Have you guys also forgotten about how Miss Grant has supported Supergirl? How she defended her after the whole Red Kryptonite incident?"

"Look Kar…" Winn tried to speak before receiving a silencing glare from the superhero.

"Besides Alex, Cat is the strongest woman I know. Yes, she can be stern, but she also has a big heart, and here the two of you are talking as if she doesn't even have one."

Both of the boys could see how angry their words had made their friend and decided to leave quickly, each of them muttered a quick apology to Kara on the way out.

As James shut the door behind them Kara went around her desk and sat down. She took a deep breath to calm herself down more. She knew that her friends did not mean any harm by their words, however, Kara could not help but feel stung by how they were speaking about their boss.

Reaching down, the young blonde opened her top draw, the only one on the desk that had a lock on it. Kara pulled out a that she had stored in there a few weeks prior. The paper was published only days after she had defeated Non and on the front page was a picture of the Queen of all Media with Supergirl standing next to her with her arm around the shorter woman.

Kara must have looked at that picture a hundred times since it's publication. She even kept an extra copy of it in her nightstand at her apartment. For months she has been coming to terms with her feelings for Cat Grant. At first she thought that what she felt was admiration or even a strong friendship. It was not until Non had come so close to killing all the people of Earth that Kara finally realized that she was in love with her boss.

The day that Kara planned on flying Fort Rozz into outer space she had, discreetly, said goodbye to everyone she cared about. Cat was the only one who came close to figuring out what she was really doing and the worry in her eyes was clear the younger woman.

After Alex had saved her from dying in space, Kara was so tempted to go to Cat and tell her everything, but, she never could find the nerve.

Kara ran her fingers across the picture, deep in thought. "She's rich, successful, and a total badass. What could she ever see in Kara Danvers?"

There was also one other reason why Kara was afraid of starting a relationship with Cat. Ever since she was a child she longed for physical contact. When she first came to live with the Danvers, barely a night went by that she did not ask Alex if she could sleep with her. Allowing her senses to take in the feeling of the person next to her and simply hearing their heartbeat so close helped her feel less alone. To this day, being in a loved one's arms calmed Kara more than anything else could.

While she could see past Cat's walls far enough to know that she was a much warmer person than she let on, Cat still did not strike her as a cuddler. And that was the type of person Kara needed in her life to help keep her calm and sane.

"It would never work." she mumbled as she placed the newspaper back into the drawer and locked it before starting in on her work.

"You're not paying attention."

Hearing the words knocked Kara out of her thoughts, "Huh? Oh, sorry Alex."

The brunette paused the movie they had been watching to turn to her sister. "What's on your mind? Your eyes are normally glued to the TV whenever we watch this."

Kara looked toward the screen and smiled slightly when she saw that Alex had paused at the part where Pongo and Perdita are reunited with their puppies.

"It's nothing really." she lied.

She trusted Alex more than anyone else in her life, yet she still had not spoken about her feelings out loud. Honestly, Kara was almost afraid to talk about them with anyone. She feared that they would become so real that it would be impossible to ignore. This was something she felt she needed to deal with on her own.

The look she received from her sister told her that she was not falling for it. "Karrrra."

"I had a small fight with Winn and James today." She said still trying to avoid talking about what was really going through her mind.

"What did they do?"

Kara then tells her about what the two had said about Cat and how she had reacted to it.

"They kind of have a point." Alex said with a shrug.

She was then met with her sister giving her look mixed with annoyance and hurt, other than that the younger girl stayed quiet.

"Okay, there's more to this story than what you're telling me. Spill it!"

"There's nothing to spill."

"If it's not her bitchiness, then what is it about Cat that's affecting you?"

"I told you it's nothing." Kara spoke in a low voice while staring ahead at the frozen TV screen.

Another look then crosses the blonde's features and it's a look that Alex instantly recognized. Her eyes widened at the realization. She took a deep breath before speaking again. "Okay then. Let me rephrase the question. How long have you been in love with your boss?"

Kara's head snaps around to look back at Alex. She opens her mouth, but she is so shocked by the question that no words come out.

Alex smiles gently when she sees Kara struggling. "You had your 'I'd do anything for them' look on your face a second ago. That only happens when you think about certain people Kara, people you love."

The brunette placed her arm around the blonde and pulled her in closer to her. "You know you can trust me." she whispered in Kara's ear.

Kara relaxed into the touch and laid her head on her sister's shoulder as she finally relented and spoke about how she realized her feelings for Cat.

"She would probably just laugh in my face if I told her." Kara spoke in a defeated voice that Alex had not heard from her since she first landed on Earth.

"Well, if she really is as kind-hearted as you believe she is, then you shouldn't be worried about that." Alex said as she gave Kara a soft squeeze. "Even if she doesn't feel the same way she won't try to hurt you like that."

Kara gave out a frustrated sigh as she mumbled "I just don't know."

"Just do what you always do," Alex said as she kissed her little sister on the head, "follow your heart."

The young hero nodded yet was still unsure as to what her heart wanted. She could either go to Cat and risk rejection or keep it bundled inside and pray that the feelings went away.

After a minute of thinking Kara lifts her head up to look at her older sister. "Can we just go back to watching the puppies?"

Alex laughed at that and pushed the play button on the remote before snuggling even closer with her favorite movie buddy.