The phone buzzed loudly on her desk and Lena quickly reached out for it. Disappointment got her when she saw it was just a message from one of the board members. She dropped the phone on her desk and leaned back in her office chair. It was a typical late night in her office and Lena had hoped Kara would get in touch to grab a bite. She hasn't heard from the young reporter since they went shopping the other day. Lena wasn't sure what really happened but something changed.
It was that moment when Kara came to her in the changing room to help her out of the dress. Lena watched her the entire time. She saw when her beautiful blue eyes focused on the zipper and her soft hands pulled it down. It made her chuckle when she saw Kara blushing. It was adorable.
She didn't want to make her friend uncomfortable so she didn't say anything until Kara didn't move. Kara was so embarrassed after that. Lena wished she could've spared her that. Lena wished she would have handled the whole situation different.
Usually Lena was confident and sure when she makes a move but with Kara it was different. She was too scared to risk her friendship with the blonde reporter. She was too scared to lose Kara. She was the best thing that happened to Lena and she wasn't ready to lose her. Even if that meant staying silent and keeping her feelings to herself.
It was hard to see Kara in a relationship with Mike. Every time they touched, every time they've kissed all Lena felt was pain. Endless, destructing pain. And then they broke up. Kara was devastated and Lena did everything she could to make Kara feel better. They'd spent so much time together then, Lena had a huge backlog to clear when everything calmed down a bit. But Lena didn't care about that. She was just happy.
And now she missed her friend. Lena wanted to talk to Kara but she decided to give her some space. Lena noticed that Kara had changed after that dress incident and Lena was wondering why.
Bored and frustrated Lena left her place behind her desk and went outside on her balcony. The air was cool and refreshing. National City spread right before her and was enlightened by thousands of city lights. It was a comforting sight and Lena decided to try and call Kara. She was very nervous when she dialed and waited for Kara to pick up.
"Hey Lena!" a cheerful voice came out of her Phone. Lena didn't expect Kara to pick up so she was kind of taken aback.
"Kara! Hi." Lena said trying to figure out a reason for her to call. "I haven't heard from you in a while so I just wanted to check in if you are okay?"
"Oh, that's very kind of you. Yeah, I'm fine. How are you doing?" Kara asked.
"I'm good, too." Lena responded. She didn't know what to say next but Kara took the opportunity to say something.
"Look, Lena, I'm sorry I didn't reach out lately. I had to sort out some things and I know that's not an excuse but I wanted to apologize anyway." Kara sounded honestly sorry and Lena couldn't help but smile.
"You don't have to apologize, Kara. I'm just glad to hear you are okay."
"Okay." Kara said then she cleared her throat. "I was hoping we could talk sometime after the Gala. I have to tell you something and I'm not sure how you are going to react to it." Kara sounded worried and it made Lena worry too.
"Of course, we can talk. You can talk to me about anything, you know that, right?" Lena was serious about that. Whatever Kara wanted to tell her, Lena would listen. Even if she wasn't okay with what Kara had to say, Kara deserved it. She was the best person Lena knew and Lena tried to live up to it.
"I do. But this is difficult for me and I don't know how to tell you." Kara said shyly. Lena didn't want to pry so she dropped the subject.
"Tomorrow is the Gala. Are you still going to attend?" Lena hoped that Kara's plans haven't changed. She wanted to see her best friend again even if she had to keep her distance.
"Yes, I will. There is no way Snapper wouldn't want me to go. He's already breathing down my neck because I messed up my last article." Lena could visualize Kara turning her eyes in frustration.
"Don't be so hard on yourself. You're still learning and I know you do an excellent job. We are still humans, failures are in our nature." Kara giggled in the speaker.
"I guess." Kara said. "I'm sorry Lena, but I have to go. It's getting late and I have an early morning tomorrow."
"Okay, Kara. See you tomorrow at the Gala." Lena said goodbye.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow." Kara said and hung up.
Lena were happy after the call. She tried not to think too much about what Kara wanted to talk about and how worried she sounded. Lena returned to her office and picked up her stuff. She decided to call it a night and left the L-Corp building. Kara was right. Tomorrow will be an early morning for her too and she should get some rest.