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Kara sat down on Alex's couch, looking completely dejected. "Alex, I'm sorry I just took off on you. You didn't deserve that, you're not responsible for James' actions nor for Cat's. That wasn't fair of me."

Alex came over and sitting down she wrapped her arms around her sister, "Hey, it's okay, I totally get it. I'm just glad that you didn't fly off on me and are safe and sound here right now."

"I can't believe that James would betray me like that." Kara said sullenly. "All I did was break up with him, I mean we'd hardly even dated so what was the big deal?"

Alex sighed, "I don't know, Kara, I'm as shocked as you are by his behavior."

Kara just stared straight ahead. She didn't know what to think about Cat. "So what do I do about Cat? She fired me, she wouldn't even give me a chance to explain. How can I trust her not to blow up on me like that again?"

"Kara," Alex replied, "I think Cat was acting out of her hurt and frustration. She didn't know the motivation behind James' actions but she knows she over reacted to the whole thing and she really wants to apologize and make it right. It's up to you if you're willing to give her a chance or not. I support you either way, you're my baby sister. But, I think she's really and truly sorry for it and if you don't accept her apology and forgive her, you'll regret it later and have lost her from your life. I know how important she is to you, but I support you either way."

"Well, if she wants to apologize to me, she has to come to me, I'm not going near CatCo right now, not with James there." Kara stated adamantly. "Can you let her know that I'm willing to at least listen to her, I don't have my phone, I left it at Eliza's."

Alex smiled, "Nope, I brought it with me. I'm not sure why you went to Midvale to leave your phone and a note, but ok."

"I went there to see Eliza," Kara spoke softly. "Then when I got there I just didn't want to see anyone, so I wrote the note and left my phone. Thanks for bringing it with you." Kara took the phone when Alex handed it to her and sent a quick message to Cat.

Kara: 'Ms. Grant, Alex said that you wanted to talk to me. I'm at her apartment, I'm not sure for how long right now. Kara.'

Cat: Kara! I'll be there in 15 minutes, please wait for me. Thank you.

Kara threw her phone on the table in front of the couch, "She's on her way, be here in 15 minutes."

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Cat was scrambling around her office collecting her purse to go see Kara when James stepped inside. "Mr. Olsen, I don't have time for you right now, I'm on my way out to a meeting. We can talk when I get back."

James shut the office doors, "No Cat, I think we can talk right now."

Cat raised her eyebrows, "Since when did I give you permission to call me 'Cat'? And no, I'm on my way out, we will talk later, now get out of my way."

James just crossed his arms in front of his chest and blocked the doorway, "I want to talk now, so take a seat."

Cat could see the fire in his eyes and it made her heart race a tiny bit in apprehension. What had gotten into James? "Fine. You have 2 minutes Mr. Olsen."

James looked at Cat, "So what happened with Kara last night?"

"I fired her for lying to me about who she was." Cat answered him.

"I see," James hummed, "and what did she say in reply to your firing her?"

"She asked me not to, but I told her I needed employees I can trust." Cat said matter of fact. "Why?"

"Did you tell her that I was the one who informed you of who she really is?" James asked.

"Yes, she asked and I told her the truth." Cat snapped at him, not liking his attitude. "Now if there's nothing else, I really have to get going."

James didn't move.

"Mr. Olsen," Cat stood facing him, "I'm in a hurry, now get out of my way right now, or I'll fire you too!"

James stepped closer to Cat and looked down at her, "Oh no, I don't think you'll be firing me anytime soon. You see, as soon as you do, I'll be leaking who Kara is to every media outlet and I'll say that you've known all along who she really is. Trust me, Cat, you don't want to screw with me on this one."

Cat took a small step back, "Mr. Olsen, you can do whatever the hell you want to do about this, given how you're behaving right now, you're fired, now get out!"

James stood still, glaring down menacingly at Cat. What he didn't notice was the security personnel who were approaching her office, someone in the bullpen had watched the interchange and felt Cat needed some help.

Cat's office doors were opened by the security guards, "Ms. Grant, is everything okay in here?"

Not looking away from James' face, "No, Mr. Olsen has just been fired and asked to leave. Please escort him out of the building immediately. He can make arrangements to collect his belongings from his office at a later date."

"Yes Ms. Grant." The biggest guard replied. "Mr. Olsen, please, come with us, now."

James paused for a brief moment then glaring at Cat, "Wrong play, Cat, wrong play." Turning on his heels, he left CatCo escorted by security.

Shaking slightly, Cat sat down for a moment on a couch to calm herself down. She had no idea what had gotten into James, but right now she needed to get to Kara.

Cat: Kara, I'm sorry I got delayed in my office with an issue, I'm leaving now, please wait for me. Cat.

Kara looked at her phone, and then threw it back on the table in front of her without replying.

Alex looked at Kara, "Was that Cat?"

"Yeah," Kara answered. "She said she got delayed in her office and is on her way here."

"Do you want to be alone when she gets here?" Alex asked.

"No," Kara took Alex's hand, "I really want you to stay."

"Done." Alex smiled at Kara.

They didn't have to wait long for Cat to arrive. Alex welcomed her into the apartment and motioned for Cat to join Kara.

Cat took a seat across from where Kara was sitting. Kara had a blank expression on her face as she just stared at Cat. "Kara, thank you for agreeing to see me. First, let me apologize for how I treated you in my office last night. I was wrong in how I handled the situation, and it was completely unfair of me to judge you like I did. Second, I also want to apologize for firing you. That was another huge mistake on my part. You've been the most loyal and competent employee I've ever had and it was incredibly cruel and heartless of me to not take that into consideration."

Kara just continued to stare at Cat, saying nothing, no expression in her eyes.

"I don't want you to leave CatCo and if you'll forgive me, your job is still waiting for you." Cat stopped talking and stared at Kara, who just continued to stare at Cat.

"Kara?" Alex leaned in, "Are you okay?"

Kara looked at Alex and smiled before she turned and glared at Cat. "Ms. Grant, you have no idea how deeply you hurt me." Kara snapped at Cat. "I accept your apology but I'm not sure if I can trust you, or if I want to. I have been so loyal to you and you simply discounted it; I've taken heaps of abuse from you usually for no good reason. I stayed with you because I love my job, and I care about you. I can't understand how you would just listen to James and not listen to me too. You're right, you really did treat me unfairly and judged me really harshly without having all the facts." Kara's stare at Cat nearly bored holes through the woman.

Cat hung her head, "I know, Kara. You're right and all I can do is say I'm sorry and try to make it right with you. I understand if you can't trust me, I deserve that but I am hoping that you'll see that I really do mean all of what I've said and allow me the opportunity to rebuild our relationship."

Kara looked at Alex for some sort of guidance or wisdom, but Alex just held her hand, "This is up to you Kara, I'll support whatever you decide."

Kara looked down, tears started to trickle down her cheeks, "Ms. Grant, do you know why what you did hurt so badly? It was because I so completely trusted you and valued our relationship, and I guess I still do or this wouldn't be so painful. So, I forgive you and I'd like to come back to CatCo if the offer is still there. And, [Kara paused] I'd like to work on rebuilding our relationship too. I know that my deceit around who I am hurt you too, so I'm not guilt-free in all of this. So if you'll forgive me, we can move forward from here."

Cat smiled at Kara, "Kara, you have the biggest heart I've ever known. You don't need my forgiveness but you have it if you want it, completely and fully. Thank you."

Kara got up and went over to Cat, she didn't wait for Cat to respond, she gently helped her to her feet and wrapped her arms around Cat. "I love you Ms. Grant, and I'm sorry."

Cat hugged Kara tightly, "Oh my dear Kara, I love you too and I'm the one who's sorry."

Alex smiled as she watched the relationship restoration taking place in front of her.

Cat released the hug, "There's something you both need to know. I was delayed coming here because of James. He came into my office and basically threatened me, I had to fire him and have security remove him from the building. Kara, I think he's going to go public with who you are and he's going to do it soon."

Alex picked up her phone, "Hank, we need to arrest James Olsen asap. He threatened Cat and he's planning on exposing Kara to the world. … … Yes sir, Kara is with me and so is Cat Grant. … … Yes sir, we'll be in asap." Alex hung up the phone and looked at Cat and Kara. "The DEO is going to arrest James as we speak, Hank has asked that we go the DEO right away. Cat you have to come with us, you have some forms to sign."

Cat nodded, "I expected as much. I'll sign whatever forms I have to. Kara's secret is safe with me."

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James was pacing in the middle of his apartment. He'd just gotten off the phone with General Sam Lane, exposing Kara's identity to him was the first step in his plan, when a loud knock came to his door.

Opening it he was confronted with six agents of the DEO, all clad in black, all had their weapons pointed at him, " James Olsen," Hank ordered, "You are under arrest under Section 8 of the DEO NDA you signed for breach of trust and betrayal of a contracted government agent by exposing her protected identity. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say or do can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one, one will be provided to you at no cost. Do you understand the rights I've just read to you?"

James nodded, he was in complete and utter shock.

"Place your hands on the top of your head and turn around, now!" Hank ordered.

As James complied with the order, one of the DEO agents holstered his weapon and placed James into handcuffs and led him from the apartment into a waiting van on the street out front of his building.

As they sped towards the DEO, James just stared at Hank, saying nothing.

"James," Hank spoke, "you're in a lot of trouble for exposing Kara to Cat. In your own best interests, you need to tell me if you revealed her identity to anyone else."

James just remained silent and still before Hanks penetrating gaze. What he didn't know was that Hank was reading his mind; Hank now knew about General Lane knowing about Kara's identity, but that was where the betrayal seemed to end. Hank shook his head at James' silence. "As you wish Mr. Olsen."

Kara, Cat and Alex were sitting in Alex's office at the DEO, waiting for Hank to return, when they saw James being led to the holding cell area in handcuffs. Alex turned to look at Kara's face and was shocked at the sheer rage in Kara's eyes as she glared at James. "Kara, are you okay?"

That seemed to shake Kara out of her stare, "Yeah, Alex, I'm just fine. What's going to happen to him?"

Alex sighed, "I don't know, no one's ever done this before, but it's not going to be pleasant that's for sure."

Kara grinned slightly, "Good. Serves him right."

Cat was shocked at the sheer level of anger emanating from Kara; she'd had no idea that her sweet former assistant could be so angry. Cat reached out and took a hold of Kara's hand and squeezed it gently causing Kara to look at her. "I'm so sorry Kara. I can only imagine how deeply you're hurting right now."

"Thank you Ms. Grant," Kara answered leaving her hand in Cat's grasp. "That means a lot to me right now."

"So," Cat smiled at Alex, "where are these forms I need to sign? I want to waste no more time showing Kara that she can trust me. It's not the best way, but it's a beginning, so let's get them in here so I can start signing. Chop, chop."

Kara grinned a tiny smile at Cat's 'chop, chop', strangely enough, it made her feel safe and loved.

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James rubbed his wrists when the handcuffs were removed as he entered his tiny cell. Turning to face Hank Henshaw he just stared at him, saying nothing.

"James," Hank began, "You're going to remain here at the DEO until you speak with a lawyer and a hearing is convened. If bail is granted you'll be released until trial, if not, you'll continue to be held here until the results of the trial. Do you understand?"

James nodded.

Hank put his hands on his gun belt, "I need to hear you say it James. Do you understand what I've just said to you?"

James took in a deep breath and slowly let it out, "Yes, I understand."

"Do you have a lawyer that we can call or do you need us to provide you with one?" Hank asked.

"Lucy Lane is my attorney." James answered.

"I'll see that she's notified immediately." Hank said as he turned to exit the holding room. He went to the control room and ordered an agent to contact Lucy asap before he headed to his office to deal with Kara, and Cat Grant.

Hank took a seat in the chair behind his desk as he looked at the women seated in front of him. "So, Ms. Grant, you're here to sign some Non-Disclosure Agreement forms regarding the secret identity of Supergirl/Kara Danvers, correct?"

"That is correct." Cat answered.

"The forms are lengthy and wordy, so if you want to consult one of our attorneys about anything written within them, you are welcome to. You can't take the forms from here to have your attorneys look them over, as that would create too great a risk." Hank said as he leaned forward with his arms resting on his desk.

"I understand," Cat replied, "I have no need of any attorneys to help me read and understand what I'm signing, so where are the documents so I can begin to read them?"

Hank smiled as he opened his desk drawer and dropped a huge pile of papers in front of Cat. "Take all the time you need, Ms. Grant. I can set you up in an empty conference room so you can read them in peace and quiet."

"Thank you," Cat nodded as she took the pile of papers. "Is there a chance I can have a coffee while I read and sign these?"

Kara smiled at her, "I'll go get you a latte Ms. Grant."

"No, Kara," Cat shook her head at the young woman, "I'm sure they have coffee here that will do just fine.

Alex winced, "I'd take the offer of a latte if I were you, the coffee around here is pretty nasty sometimes."

Cat chuckled, "While tasty coffee is always preferable, I'm sure I can manage with whatever you have around here. Thank you though."

Alex led Cat to the conference room while Kara went in search of coffee. "Cat, I know Kara's gone quiet on you, she's sort of done the same thing to me. Don't let it get to you, she processes her emotions quietly, especially anger and hurt. She's learned to do it this way so that her emotions don't get the better of her powers, and particularly since the red kryptonite incident."

"Thank you Alex," Cat smiled at the agent, "I'll try to remember that in the coming days as I work to rebuild her trust in me."

"Good," Alex reached out and lightly touched Cat's arm, "if you need anything, I'll be in the control room, you passed it on your way here from Hank's office."

"Thank you," Cat smiled, "time to dive into the paper work and get it done."

Alex turned to leave the room when she saw Kara coming down the hall with a Noonan's cup in her hand. Alex grinned and shook her head at her sister, she'd gone out and gotten Ms. Grant her latte.

"What?" Kara asked as she tried to move past Alex and enter the conference room. "Ok, so I went and got her the latte anyway. She has no idea how rotten the sludge is around here. I was just being nice."

Alex laughed, "I didn't say a word about it did I? I'm sure she'll appreciate your kindness to her."

Kara entered the conference room and went to place the Noonan's cup onto the table when Cat caught whiff of the latte.

"You didn't go to Noonan's even after I told you the coffee here would be fine now did you?" Cat asked Kara with a slight grin on her face.

"Ms. Grant," Kara smiled as she set the cup on the table. "You have no idea just how awful the coffee here is, personally I'd rather be exposed to kryptonite than have to drink it, so that should tell you something."

Cat chuckled, "Thank you Kara, that was very nice of you." Cat sipped her latte, perfect as always.

Kara smiled, "You're welcome, it was my pleasure. Ms. Grant, do you mind if I sit in here with you while you read that paperwork? If I start roaming the halls of the place I might find myself wandering in the direction of where James is being held, and I'm pretty sure that my confronting him right now would be a bad idea."

Cat looked at Kara and could see the sadness in her eyes, the sting of the betrayal was still quite fresh and raw. "Of course you may, I'd love the company."

Thirty minutes into the silence of Cat reading the paperwork Kara quietly spoke, "Ms. Grant, do you think James exposed my identity to anyone else before the DEO picked him up?"

"I don't know Kara," Cat answered as she stopped reading to look at the wounded hero. "I certainly hope not. But let's not worry about 'what ifs' right now."

Kara nodded, "He really hurt me when he betrayed me, but I'm glad you finally know the truth. I so wanted to tell you for so long, but I just couldn't. There were days when I was 'Kara' and struggling with something 'Supergirl' and I just wanted to go into your office and tell you who I was so we could talk about it."

Cat smiled at Kara, "I know, and now that I fully know you know that my office is always open to Kara and Supergirl, right?"

Kara laughed, "You know, Ms. Grant, for such a successful writer, your grammar in that last sentence was terrible, you know?"

Cat laughed, "Yes I do know that, now, you also know that I have to get back to signing these forms before you know who comes in here wondering why I'm not done yet."

"Sorry about that," Kara smiled, "I promise to be quiet and leave you to read in peace."

"Hmmm," Cat grinned, "I highly doubt that, but you're welcome to try."