Chapter 7 – Trouble
"Danvers... you're gonna be late. Get up." she heard Maggie whispering through a cloud of dizziness. Her body just didn't want to wake up, she tried to move her hand to tell Maggie she heard her, but she was just too lazy to do so.
"If you're planning on spending the day in bed, I might be okay with that... but aren't you curious about what Kara found out about the pipe-killer?"
"He's behind bars." Alex finally murmured, pulling her pillow over her head.
"So Kara really was here last night? Could've fooled me Danvers, I thought it was a dream. Come on, get up." Maggie's tender hand stroked her back, slightly massaging her muscles. She just loved being touched by her. Eventually she rolled on her back to look at her girlfriend.
"Jesus, you look like a zombie." Maggie laughed, lying down next to her in order to press a kiss down on Alex's forehead. "You had a long night again?"
"Kara and I had a lot to talk about... and I couldn't directly go to sleep after..."
"Hm..." Maggie lay her head down on Alex's shoulder, welcoming the embrace of her girlfriend's strong arms. They would be late for work if they kept lying in bed, but something told her that Alex had to tell her something important. A few seconds passed by while Maggie was completely concentrated on the tender way Alex's hands stroked her back.
"Kara and I... we talked about... us. I mean, about how we completely depend on each other in every single way and how... unhealthy it is for our relationships to others... I've been thinking a lot about this since you came into my life. I chose to be with you... but it's hard to... sometimes I compare everything to Kara and it's stupid, because..."
Maggie felt her girlfriend tensing up. Of course, she'd noticed their closeness and she knew Alex would sometimes withdraw a bit from her because of it. To finally have Alex talking about it was a huge relieve.
"This sort of dependency isn't as rare and odd as you might think Alex. I've met a lot people that were stuck in a co-dependent relationship at some point... and in Kara's case it's way more complicated... she lost her family at a very young age and had to live on a whole other planet, being different from anyone else. I think it's very reasonable that she started to glorify you, as well as it's perfectly reasonable that you try to make her yours in order to protect her from others. Tell me if I'm wrong, but I think all of it is reasonable."
Alex shifted a little to look at her girlfriend. "You've been thinking about this, haven't you?"
"How couldn't I? I am not blind Alex, it had to be about Kara. I'm glad you finally talked about this though..."
"And it's... I mean... you're not jealous?" Alex asked, insecurity dominating her voice. She should've known Maggie would eventually get behind it. She was a smart woman and she knew her.
"As you said... you chose to be with me... and I trust you." Maggie's kiss was unexpected, but more than welcomed. Alex couldn't quite put her finger on it, but something inside her changed, as if she was finally able to shut a door and open the next. Her future was with Maggie, this wonderful woman in her arms and she would never let her go.
Kara knew she had a bad day ahead of her when she entered the office. She'd gotten about an hour of sleep and tried her best not to fall asleep in her office chair. She was just about to finish her article when her phone buzzed. A smile tugged at her lips, reading Lena's name on the display.
Did you get home safely?
Kara shifted in her chair, suddenly being wide awake again. A few days ago she would've wasted no time in answering, but suddenly things were completely different. She'd kissed Lena a total of three times over the past two days and things were much more complicated now. Lena must think they were dating and if she was completely honest with herself, she wanted it too, but still... she knew herself and she was afraid that she would instinctively switch into her habit of blocking everyone out.
"Danvers, your alien article is cancelled." Snapper said when he passed by, barely leaving Kara room to answer. In an instant she stood up and chased him through the office.
"Excuse me? Why? You cannot just cancel it, I've worked on it the whole night!" she said, noticing she just hit the wrong tone.
"Watch it Danvers, try again to tell me what I cannot do and you're out of here." Snapper said, turning around to look at her. "You're writing about this."
He gestured to his desk, sitting down on this chair with a smile on his face that Kara never saw before. In fact, she wasn't aware of the fact he was even capable of smiling.
She followed his eyes to the envelope at the end of his desk. Kara hesitatingly opened it, feeling her stomach turn a second later.
"I didn't know CatCo turned into a gossip rag sir." she hissed, watching pictures that clearly showed Supergirl kissing Lena Luthor on her balcony at the L-Corp headquarters. "How the hell did you get those?"
"We're lucky enough that the photographer is a friend of mine. He offered them to me, only for today, otherwise they'll go to someone else. Make it your story Danvers, you've got time until 8."
"Sir I..."
"Out!"
Kara stood there, unable to say anything else. She took the envelope and turned to leave when her phone started buzzing, sending the Mission Impossible ringtone through the office.
Kara arrived at the crime scene shortly before Alex. Maggie was trapped in a conversation with an officer when she saw her. It was the look on her face that told her something wasn't right. She turned to take a look around, finding another dead alien on the ground.
"No way..." she whispered, when Alex reached her. "I was so sure, how could that happen, how could I be so wrong?"
"Calm down Kara, even the best catch the wrong guy sometimes. And he actually was a criminal anyway. Even in the canalization dealing with drugs is a crime to be held in for."
"God, I can't believe this Alex. I should've known it was too easy..."
"Brooding about your failure little Danvers?"
"It's not funny Maggie, I catched the wrong guy! I wasted time with... while I could've been out there finding the real pipe-killer!" Alex wrapped an arm around her, pulling her into a soothing hug. She instantly knew something was off. Thinking back to their nightly conversation, Alex figured things must be just too much for the blonde.
"We'll find him, it's not your fault."
"Listen... Kara... there is a bracelet among the evidence that I think belongs to Lena." Maggie said. She was holding a plastic bag with the bracelet Kara recognized immediately. "It was found right next to the body... I'm sorry but we have to talk to her."
"Lena has nothing to do with it." she answered pushing herself away from Alex, who looked just as concerned as Maggie.
"You don't know that Kara. You saw her with it yesterday, we all did."
"I cannot believe you still tend to accuse her, she proved to be one of the good ones plenty of times."
"Even if she's not guilty of anything Kara, we have to do our jobs. We have to talk to her." Maggie said. She exchanged a concerned look with her girlfriend, a knowing look that made Kara feel blind rage in her stomach. Knowing Alex wasn't on her side made her feel angrier than she could handle.
"I'm going to talk to her first."
Lena Luthor had a bad day. One of those really, really terrible days at the office, one of those days, where you just want to shut everything out with a bottle of gin. Although she usually had the natural gift of calmness and was able to face stressful situations with a cool head, everything was different now. Kara hadn't answered her message and it was already past noon.
She didn't want to overthink this, knowing that the blonde was super busy being a reporter and Supergirl at once and she wasn't the jealous type anyway, but something was really bothering her.
She checked her phone again. Still nothing.
A breeze found it's way through her balcony door and tickled her neck a bit, a welcomed thing on a hot summer day like this. She tried to focus on her work, but her thoughts went back to Kara and her beautiful blue eyes. She remembered the look of determination in them before their lips had met, instantly feeling a sudden rush of happiness.
Something took her out of her dreams, a motion that mirrored in her monitor. She turned around to see Supergirl standing on her balcony.
A smile tugged at her lips at the sight of her while a rush of happiness flooded her chest. Seeing Kara like this, knowing Supergirl was here for her, was an incredible feeling. Kara didn't move, so she stood up, leaning against the door frame.
"Hello there. How can I help you?"
"Were probably being watched, can we go somewhere else?" Kara asked with a tensed voice.
"Sure... Is everything alright? You look... tensed?" Lena led them to a storage room nearby, which left ridiculously few room between them.
"Is this private enough for you?" she asked. Being so close to Lena, Kara felt the overwhelming need to pull her into a kiss. Just the way the brunette looked at her was almost too much. The room was small and sticky, she could smell Lena's perfume so intensely, it made her feel dizzy.
"Actually I don't know where to start..." she whispered, growing weaker with every second that passed by.
Lena slowly leaned in and Kara was defenceless. All she could do was to stand still when Lena's hands rose to touch her shoulders, a delicate touch, she could almost feel the hotness of her skin through the fabric. Kara finally gave in, placing a needy kiss on Lena's lips. Wrapping her arms around the brunette's waist, she was unable to pull away. The heat that radiated from Lena's body made her break out into sweat, the sticky air left them with a ridiculous amount of oxygen to breathe in. She felt Lena's breath on her face, her hands that found their way into her hair. It was intoxicating.
"We're in trouble Lena." she whispered against the rosy lips she was dying to kiss again.
"What happened?"
The brunette stole another kiss from her before slowly leaning back to look at the blonde.
"Remember the bracelet you wore yesterday?"
… to be continued. Now we're finally getting somewhere :) I hope you're still with me, cause things are going to be dramatic ;)
