Tuesday and Wednesday rolled on without much change in her normal routine, which now often included running out on an 'errand,' saving a few people, and then making it back in time to order Cat's lunch. Deadlines were met. Layouts were edited, and life went on.

…and Cat continued to be dismissive.

Kara could feel herself getting twitchier by the day.

"Hey," James strolled up to her desk with proofs in his hand. "Thought you'd probably want these soon."

"Thanks." She took them without really looking at them or him. After a moment, she realized he was still there. "Was there something else?"

"Yeah, come get some coffee with me." He wasn't requesting, and she assumed it was Supergirl related, so she obliged him. It wasn't until they were in his office and out of earshot of people that she realized how wrong she was. "So, are you going to talk to Cat anytime soon?"

"Cat?" She blinked at him. "About what?"

He shrugged. "Just in general. It's bad enough when Cat is in a bad mood, but, when you're both off, things can get pretty dicey around the office." He nodded his head toward the CEO's office. "I figure your mood will change a little if you have some Cat time. It normally does."

She was going to act like she didn't know what he was talking about, but she really didn't have it in her. She was tired and agitated and frustrated. "She talks to Supergirl. She sometimes acknowledges me."

He shrugged. "Maybe then Supergirl should go…"

"I don't want her to get to know Supergirl more, James. I want her to want to get to know me more. Supergirl is… is…"

"You." He sighed, giving her an understanding look that just made her angrier. "You know, your cousin had the same problem with Lois for a while."

She pushed her glasses up and crossed her arms, glancing away to ignore his sympathy. "What are you talking about?"

"When he first came out as the big guy, Lois practically fangirled every time Superman showed up, but Clark?" He snorted. "The mousy guy that was always around and always helpful? She couldn't have cared less if she tried once Superman showed up. Before Superman, Lois and Clark had a sort of flirtatious thing going on, but, after?" He slowly shook his head. "Clark might as well have been invisible."

"Cat is my boss, not my coworker, and Cat and I aren't in the first phase of possibly dating, James." She rolled her eyes. "It's not the same."

"No?" He walked over to his desk and rummaged around until he found a couple of photos. Turning back, he held them out to her with one hand and pointed with the other. "That's how you look at her when you think no one is paying attention." He moved to the other photo. "That's how she looks at you when she thinks no one is around to see it."

They were candid shots that James must have taken when he was carrying around his camera during the disaster that hit the city a few months before. In one, Cat was staring down at piece of paper, her profile in the shot, and Kara was looking at the older woman. Kara's face was fully facing the camera, and she had to admit she looked like a lost puppy dog. In the other shot, Kara was bent over her desk and fully engrossed in something she was reading there. Her head was completely down, and her back was slightly toward the camera. Cat stood in slight profile again with her arms crossed and a look of what could arguably be called affectionate admiration on her face.

Kara sighed heavily and grabbed the photos to really look at them before shaking her head. "Photos tell a story, but you and I both know that the story can be a lie." She gave him an annoyed look over her glasses.

"Okay, fine." He held has hands up in mock surrender. "Keep the photos," he said with a wave of his hand, turning to go back to his desk. "Just something to think about."

She huffed as she walked out of his office and back to her desk. Glancing down at the photos, the one of Cat looking at her caught her attention, and she stared at it, coming to a stop in the middle of the hallway. Could Cat…? No.

Nope.

The whole concept was ridiculous. Kara decided she had been working too hard and made a decision to ask for some time off soon from both jobs. She clearly needed a break.