A/N: Sorry I was supposed to have this out by this weekend, but I got carried away with studying! Anyways, I'll be posting two chapters to make up for it ^_^! Enjoy and R&R, thanks!

Out the Window

Kara sat as still as she could as she listened to Lucy vent about her trouble with men, women… really anything with a pulse. This latest skirmish was with a woman, however, so Kara was more attentive to her grief (expressed as anger) ridden friend. With women, Lucy had a tendency to take break ups worse than with men; Kara really didn't know why, but she had noted the trend early on in their friendship. As Lucy described for the tenth time why that person was a waste of her time, Kara glanced nervously at the clock.

"Are you looking at the clock?" Lucy asked, mildly offended.

"No!" Kara waved her hands in the air, "I mean, yes, but not because I want you to stop talking."

Lucy's mouth dropped and Mon-el smirked, "smooth babe."

"Shut up, you know why I'm pressed for time." Kara muttered back at Mon-el and then pouted when she faced Lucy. "I invited a friend over for dinner."

Lucy chuckled, "but you don't know how to cook, and all man hands can make are pancakes and waffles."

"Exactly, I'm kind of sad you assessed my situation that quickly." Kara responded with dismay. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to just turn you away."

Lucy smiled softly at her devoted friend. "Actually this is great, do you mind if I stay?"

"You want to stay?" Kara tilted her head sideways.

"That's a great idea, Lena can be her bounceback from… whatever her name was." Mon-el casually suggested. Kara felt a twitch in her muscles as Mon-el offered up her friend as if she was some sort of dinner platter.

Lucy rolled her eyes at Mon-el's dismissive tone, but agreed with the Daxamite. "You mean rebound, and I don't usually agree with you, but I could use a distraction."

"But not Lena," Kara said and then realized that her thought had been said aloud. "I mean Lena's so sweet and she was burned really bad by the person she was with last."

"Great, then we're in the same boat."

Kara wanted to object some more, but she was already getting a weird glance from Lucy, so she played it cool. In the end, the trio ended up making pizza, but at least it was home-made and not out of some box. She thanked Rao that Lucy was too busy preparing herself to attack Lena that she didn't notice how nervous Kara was. Truthfully, she hadn't planned on introducing Lena to Mon-el...Mike as she would have to call him when Lena came over. She also hadn't planned on sharing Lena with any of her friends. As she scrambled to place pillows in their proper places, she pondered on why exactly that was. Lena was sweet, beautiful and smart; a great addition to any friend group. Yet she had subconsciously always made sure it was just her and Lena when they hung out. As she placed the remote on the table, she locked eyes with her boyfriend and nearly crushed the remote under her hand.

'This entire time… have I been… no, no, of course not.' Kara's thoughts began to tear apart at her fragile morality. 'She's just so easy to be around, and all we do is talk; it's not like I've done anything wrong,' she reassured herself, and smiled when Mon-el quirked his eyebrow at her. "Why aren't you helping with cleaning up a bit?" She asked the boy in front of her to help dissuade her from digging any deeper.

"Oh, that's right, I forgot to mention," Mon-el sighed, "I've shorted out my powers."

"What? How?" Kara's brow crinkled.

"Not really sure, Winn said he'd take a look at it tomorrow." Mon-el shrugged and sat back down at the couch.

"You aren't in the least bit worried?" Kara asked.

"Not really, I mean this is normal for me, like back on Daxam." He explained.

"You don't need superpowers to clean, pretty boy." Lucy threw a rag at Mon-el, "or was being a lazy ass normal for you back on Daxam as well."

"Yeesh, put the fangs away," Mon-el whined and picked up the rag. "Just don't kill me."

Kara nodded her thanks to Lucy who was doing the finishing touches on her salad. As Kara set the table, a sturdy knock was heard and before the person could knock again, Kara opened the door.

"Lena!" Kara greeted a bit too enthusiastically.

"Hey," Lena grinned and accused, "you sound a little surprised to see me."

"No, just happy," Kara spoke before she could filter out her naturally flirtatious manner that Lena brought out. "Come on in."

"I bought some wine, I wasn't sure what you were making, but I figured it goes with pretty much everything." She said as she set the wine on the kitchen island.

"Even pizza?" Kara asked nervously.

"Especially pizza," Lena laughed. "Seriously I love pizza, but it's been awhile since I've given in to that particular desire."

"I love pizza too!" Kara exclaimed and Mon-el rolled his eyes; it had been his idea to just go with pizza in the first place. "Anyways, this is Mike, my boyfriend." Kara hastily made the introduction.

"Pizza was my idea," he gloated smugly for his introduction. "Kara seemed to think she had to make 'real' dinner for you."

Lena appraised Mike as he walked over to her with a wide smile. He was handsome, she'd give him that, but something about him seemed off to her. She brushed the feeling aside, attributing it to feelings of jealousy, and shook his hand.

"Pizza is as real as it gets," Lena shot back and nodded appreciatively towards Kara who was glaring at her boyfriend.

"And this is Lucy, a really close friend of mine who just happened to drop by. The food is mostly her doing… I nearly burned down the place."

Lena extended her hand to the beautiful girl, but found herself locked in a hug before she could retreat. It wasn't that she was a prude, but she wasn't a hug first type of girl with anybody, even Kara. She stiffened in the embrace and waited for the other girl to pull back.

"Really nice to meet you," Lucy smirked as she pulled back.

"Pleasure's all mine," Lena returned the smile if but a bit forced. She had assumed dinner just meant Kara and her significant other, but with the way Lucy was looking at her, it seemed like she had been set up. "Thanks for saving Kara from being burned alive."

"Anytime, why don't we all go ahead and sit at the table." Lucy led Lena to the table and Kara restrained herself from intervening. Technically Lena was single and so was Lucy; they could handle themselves.

Kara sat in front of Lena and glanced at Lucy who was coming on a little too strong for anyone's tastes. After a few slices and cups of wine, the group settled down and friendly banter ensued. Lucy still hit on Lena every now and then, but it was clear that Lena was deflecting as best as she could, and that brought comfort to the Kryptonian. Lena might have been more bothered by the flirting girl if it hadn't been for Kara's uneasy expressions every time Lucy hit on her. Mike for the most part was disengaged, which was odd to Lena. Being around Kara made her feel more alive than ever, but her boyfriend almost looked like it was tiresome to be around the sunny girl. It irked Lena to no end, but she did her best at giving him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he had a bad day at work, and usually he was just as brilliant as the girl sitting by him. Then there was his awful habit to consider; for some reason he always found it necessary to cut Kara off mid sentence and it irked Lena to no end. More than once Lena would glance at Mike, hear him out and then cut him off to return to Kara's conversation. She could tell it bothered the young man, but she could care less.

"Do you mind if I use your restroom?" Lena asked.

"Oh sure, that door right over there." Kara pointed.

Mike stretched and went by the window for a bit of fresh air. He didn't mind company, but Kara seemed overly interested in her new friend. He looked down at the floor and saw an ID by the bathroom door.

"Hey Lena, I think you dropped your ID." He called out.

Lena panicked as she washed her hands and rushed to open the door. Of all the things that could have fallen out, why had such an incriminating piece of plastic fallen out? She used such brute force that an audible thud caused her to regret her actions. Her mind didn't really have time to register what was about to happen as Mike held his head and dizzily backed up towards the wide open window. By the time she reached out and gasped, the boy had already toppled over the ledge. Lucy screamed with fright as she ran towards the window, and Kara stood still. Kara could have easily saved him, and made sure that he hadn't hit the cement, but flying out windows and catching bodies did not a human make. That's what she had been to Lena, and Kara feared that the girl might not be so easy going around her if she knew who she really was. All three rushed down and were relieved to hear Mike groaning; it meant, at the very least, that he was alive.

They called an ambulance over, because calling the DEO was out of the question with Lena around. Without his powers, Mon-el could pass as human, so it didn't worry Kara too much. But without his powers, Mon-el was also more susceptible to sustaining injuries and that slightly worried the Kryptonian. As they all waited in the lobby, Lena looked down at the floor; she had knocked Mike out the window, so this was all her fault.

"Hey," Kara spoke softly and put her hand on Lena's back. "Are you ok?"

"I just can't believe I knocked him out your window," Lena murmured.

"It could have happened to anyone," Kara reassured her, but upon seeing Lena's incredulous glance, she sighed. "Ok maybe not, but don't blame yourself. Mike's susceptible to unfortunate events. You did end up grabbing your ID right?"

Lena nodded and shared a shaky smile with the sunny girl by her side. "I doubt you'll be inviting me over for dinner anymore."

"Are you kidding me?" Kara grinned, "we'll definitely have dinner again. We just might close the windows next time."

Lena chuckled and blinked away the tears that threatened to overcome her. Kara extended her arm over Lena's shoulders and pulled her in for a hug. Lucy watched closely and smirked as she came to a conclusion. Kara Danvers was infatuated with her new friend, and Lucy couldn't blame her. The pale green eyes, eyebrow game, irish accent and weirdness made her the perfect match for the Kryptonian, but Lucy frowned all the while. She had Mon-El already, and although he wasn't prince charming, he was devoted to Kara in his own way.

"You must be the sister," a stern but friendly voice beckoned to Kara.

"Sister?" She asked.

"Mike Matthews, your brother right?"

Kara shook her head; her cheeks tinged pink, "ummm no, he's my boyfriend."

"My apologies!" The doctor corrected himself. "You'll be happy to know he didn't sustain any severe injuries, but we're keeping him in a neck brace, just in case, and on some pain meds."

After a few questions, Kara dismissed the doctor and looked back at her friends with a worn expression. After a few weeks of dating Mon-El it had become apparent that Kara was the more responsible of the two, and the majority of the two years she had been dating him, she had spent a lot of her free time taking care of him… until Lena popped into her life. Lena was her escape from a reality she had become content with.

"You do share an uncanny resemblance to Mike," Lucy admitted and received a light punch from Kara.

Just then Kara's phone vibrated. When she looked at it, she nearly dropped the phone to the floor. After fumbling with it for a bit, she looked intensely at the screen to make sure she was reading it correctly.

"Kara what's wrong?" Lena asked and placed her hand on Kara's shoulder.

Kara looked up at Lena with a strange expression.

"Alex is getting… married?"