"You've reached Kara Danvers, please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks!"
Straight to voicemail...again.
"Damn it Kara." Lena said under her breath. She'd went given her friend a call a couple of days ago to chat about the terrorist attack downtown. She figured it had to do with Supergirl, and Kara might be covering it, or had spoken to the hero at least. It went straight to voicemail then, and she hasn't answered since. Lena knew her best friend, and Kara ALWAYS went to Noonan's. It was to the point wear she's not sure Kara could properly proceed with her day without going there first for a crawler and her coffee choice of the day.
"Shit." She said under her breath, as she received the message stating Kara's voicemail was full. Lena tossed her cell unceremoniously onto her desk, and ran her hand over her hair, smoothing it towards her standard work bun. She was now getting overwhelmed with worry. She'd called Catco, and Kara hadn't been in. Cat Grant was out of town on some trip that she'd given no information about to her subordinates. James was running the office in Cat's absence, and he was largely unavailable.
Suddenly, Lena heard her telltale tone from her intercom.
"What." Lena said bitingly towards her poor assistant.
"Oh, um, sorry Miss Luthor, there's an Alex here from the new IT hardware company. She said she has an appointment with you specifically, but I don't have anything..." her assistant stumbled over her words.
Lena was already at the door. She recognized a cover when she heard it. As soon as she heard Alex's name she was up and rushing for the door.
"Alex! Come in!" Lena rushed Alex and Hank into the office. She slammed the door inadvertently, leaving her startled assistant in confusion.
"What the HELL is going on!? Where is Kara? Why are you using your cover? Is this about DEO business, or Supergirl? Was Kara at Noonan's?" Lena had so many questions. She wasn't sure who she was more worried about. Definitely Kara...it was definitely Kara.
"Hey, calm down, and keep your voice down." Alex said softly, looking Lena in the eyes, noticing for the first time just how close friends Kara and Lena had become. She placed her arms on Lena's, and tried to convey a sense of calm for the woman. She'd been through a lot, what with Lillian, and her Ex that Kara had mentioned. Lena was clearly still rattled.
"Hey, why don't you sit. Everything's OK. Hank, can you grab a glass of water?" Alex turned Lena around, and forcefully walked her toward the small couch in the office and sat her down.
"Scotch." Lena corrected.
"Scotch." Hank affirmed.
"OK, listen, Kara will be alright, and Supergirl will be OK."
"Oh thank God." Lena breathed out, as she took a swig from the scotch Hank had just handed over. "She scared the shit out of me. What happened to her phone? Wait...will be alright? What happened? She WAS a Noonan's!"
"Shh, yes, she was at Noonan's." Alex stated lowly, trying to bring Lena down a notch. "She's injured, but she'll be OK. I promise."
"WHY hasn't anyone answered her phone? Why didn't you call me? I was freaking out Alex." Lena was getting more upset now than scared.
"Hey, there were reasons. We were preoccupied with tending to Kara, and to Supergirl, who was also injured in the blast." Alex tried to be careful with her words, not to blatantly lie.
"Jesus, I mean, I get it but...Jesus." Lena dipped her head down a little closing her eyes and shaking her head slightly to process. When she opened her eyes again they looked right at her scotch as she took another swig. Sighing out of slight relief, she looked back up at Alex.
"You good?" Alex asked calmly.
Lena just let out another long breath and nodded. "So where is she? When can I see her?"
"We're gonna take you over now. She asked for you. She wants to make sure you know she's alright, and talk to you about Supergirl. Also, we have another DEO project we need your help on. She wants to explain everything to you herself though." Alex explained. Hank just stood imposingly with his arms crossed. He still didn't agree, but he was trying to work more with Kara, and respect her wishes. To a point of course.
"What does Kara have to do with the DEO? Is it just because she's your sister and that she knows Supergirl? Because with all the fuss you gave me about knowing about you guys, I wouldn't think you'd just let a friend of Supergirl's..."
"Lena, just come with us please. We don't have time to sit here and explain." Hank cut her off from another stream of questions that they couldn't answer.
Lena was startled at being cut off again in her own office, her own building really. Her concern and curiosity got the better of her in the end, because she just rolled her eyes and got up to leave.
The car ride was fairly silent. Lena had finally given up on asking questions about what was going on. She had the distinct feeling that the Director Henshaw didn't quite like her very much. Alex hadn't said much since she conveyed that Kara wanted to speak to Lena personally. Lena resigned herself to sitting in the back with her eyes out the window. As they drove by Noonan's, she shuddered. The thought of Kara being involved in that blast made her equally sick and angry. What kind of monster would plow into innocent people, just going about their lives? She looked away.
"We're here." J'onn said after only 5 minutes in the car.
"Wha...we just left? This is Catco? You can't tell me that Kara is injured and working. I mean, I wouldn't put it passed her but...you guys aren't going to answer any of my questions." Lena learned to eventually just shut up when the DEO was involved.
"Let's go" Hank said as he parked and got out of the car, leading Lena and Alex over to the private elevator. Lena looked a little confused as Alex slid a small key into the panel and pressed one of 2 buttons. Her curiosity was maxed out. All she could do was buzz her thoughts around in her huge brain, and try to contain her nervous energy. Outwardly, Alex and Hank wouldn't have known. Once she'd asked her last question, she remained as stone faced and stoic as ever.
Hank made eye contact with Alex...'Maybe she'd work well within the DEO after, she's got a poker face that's for sure.'...Alex did a double take at him with startled eyes as he projected his thought onto her.
"I hate it when you do that." She said, as she smacked his arm. He smiled slightly. "And that remains to be seen." She answered his thought.
"I know I'm missing something..." Lena said, eyeing them suspiciously. This was in the top 3 strangest elevators rides she'd ever taken. Thankfully, the elevator ding ended the awkward exchange, and brought on something infinitely more strange. There were numerous DEO agents, all different kinds of equipment, from IT to medical, and one Cat Grant sitting at the small bar on her laptop.
"Where's Kara? Where is Supergirl? In that order please." Lena asked calmly, among the busy hustle of the room.
"Kara is resting in one of Ms. Grant's extra bedrooms up here. She said that when you get here, you can go right in and wake her up. Trust me, you'll understand why she wanted to see you in person once you head in. I think she would also appreciate if you'd close the door behind you for privacy." Alex explained, as she walked Lena over to the bedroom door. "Whenever you're ready..." Alex walked away, leaving Lena to ponder one last time. Then she took a deep breath, and walked through the door to see her injured best friend.
