Alex stood there, her new daughter at her side, and smirked. How the absolute hell did Kara manage to get these two, competent, competitive and attractive women that hate each other with a passion, to agree to share Kara? She had no idea how Kara had maneuvered that conversation, but she had to give her kid sister props… Alex could never swing this. She couldn't even get Maggie to have a kid with her.
Kara, for all it was worth. Looked extremely embarrassed. "Alex!" She said as a blush rose to her cheeks. "H-how'd you get in here without me hearing it?"
Alex smirked. "You were probably too busy chatting up your two girlfriends." She said sardonically. "Rubes is about to head to school for the day, but since she hasn't gotten the flight from Supergirl that she was promised last month, I figured it'd be a decent time to ask her for it." Alex said, eying her sister. "Especially since we brought her donuts."
Kara let go of her two girlfriends' hands and nodded. "R-right." She stuttered nervously before super speeding into her suit. She walked over to Ruby and gave her a little hug.
"Hey, Ruby! I haven't seen you in a few days. How was the science fair?" Kara asked excitedly.
Alex smiled at her sister and daughter for a moment, before changing focus to the two women that were dating her sister. Cat was staring adoringly at the sight of Kara being so good with Ruby, which made Alex smile, but when she looked at Lena, she saw that the brunette was staring wide-eyed at Alex as she nervously wrung her hands together.
Alex would have chuckled if the sight didn't irritate her. Cat loved Kara, of course, she did, and she would treat her well… But if what she thought was going on, was actually happening, Lena stood no chance at all at this rate. Cat would pull out all the forces she could manage and let the fear of losing Kara push her through the fear of Alex or anything else that could threaten her, but Lena wouldn't be so courageous. She would let her fear of losing Kara to Cat overwhelm her, and eventually, she would lose Kara to Cat.
She sighed and shook her head as she entered the apartment all the way and put the box of donuts on the table. She shrugged off her jacket. "Oh, and after you get down taking Rubes to school, J'onn wanted to see you for a second." She admitted as Kara and Ruby finished up her conversation.
Kara groaned. "I told him I didn't really want to talk about the Mars mission. It's over and done with, why can't he just drop it?"
Alex shrugged. "Don't know," She admitted as she watched Kara take a bite of a raspberry filled donut, before picking up the box and offering some to her girlfriends. They both declined, and Kara shrugged as she finished her own.
"Would you two mind staying here for a bit while I take Ruby to school and then stop by the DEO real quick? I shouldn't be gone over an hour. I'd really like to talk about all of this."
They both agreed immediately. Like trained little puppy dogs eager to please their master. Alex smirked, these two strong, confident, and powerful women were the quintessence of the term whipped. And it was at the beck and call of her little sister that they came running… She was quite proud of Kara, not only was she the strongest person in the world when it came to physical strength, but she had the entire media and technological science industries at her fingertips. All she had to do was ask, and they'd do as she requested… It wasn't quite fair, in Alex's opinion.
"Yes, of course, Darling. We'll be here when you get back." Cat had said eagerly.
Lena butted in right after. "Yes. I will be here as well."
Cat smirked, "I said we, dear. I think she got that part."
Lena glared at Cat, and Alex smirked… Maybe Cat would push her too far and Lena will actually do something extravagant and win Kara over completely…. It was much too soon to tell, however.
Kara smiled at them awkwardly, before kissing both of their cheeks and grabbing Ruby's hand. "Are you ready, Kiddo?" She asked excitedly.
Ruby nodded eagerly and followed Kara up to the balcony. The last thing Alex head before they took off was Ruby's voice asking. "What did Alex mean by two girlfriends?"
Alex grinned at that. Proud of her adoptive daughter for knowing exactly when to fluster her aunt. "That's my girl." She chuckled.
Once her two favorite people were out of sight, Alex refocused her attention on the two women glaring at each other from across the room.
"This is all your fault, Cat! If you'd just stayed away for six more months she'd be with me and we'd be happy! I COULD HAVE MADE HER HAPPY!" Lena screamed.
Cat scoffed. "You had three years to tell her how you felt, but instead you waited, and time does run out, dear. It isn't my fault that you were a coward."
Alex smirked… they both had very good points, but what they were forgetting was that time couldn't reverse so focusing on the past was doing them no good. "Shut up!" She demanded as she rose from her chair and walked in between the two competitors. "You both fucked up, but right now is the time to get your heads out of your asses and concentrate on what's important." She said, eying them to see which one got it first… surprisingly they both did.
"Kara." They said in synchronization.
Alex nodded and grinned… at least they knew what the priority was here.
"I've been sitting back watching her love both of you." She started she turned to Lena. "You, as a friend, then as a best friend, and finally crush." Then she faced Cat. "And you as the one that got away. Wholly, completely, and devastatingly." She walked over to Cat and guided her to the couch so that she could sit on the cushion furthest from Lena. "But one thing I've realized is that Kara would die for both of you." She paused and shook her head, unable to believe that she was facing two women that loved Kara almost as much as she did. "She'd be devastated if she lost either of you. So, when she makes her decision, when she makes one of your dream come true, and destroys the other one's soul, you've got to be one-fucking-hundred percent sure that you won't abandon her, that you'll be able to handle being just her friend again; because the situation you three are in right now is not her fault. It's yours." She said as she pointed to both women. "And I swear to god if you break her heart no one will ever find your body."
They both stared at her with terrified expressions and pale faces.
"Am I clear?" She asked sternly.
"Crystal clear." "Yes ma'am." they both answered.
Alex smirked and nodded her head curtly before heading back over to the table and sitting down while grabbing a donut out of the box. "Are you sure you don't want one? These things are exquisite."
XXX
Lena hated this. She hated Cat Grant, she hated Alex Danvers, and she hated her own cowardliness.
I'm so fucking stupid. I shouldn't have kissed her like this. Now I'm sharing her with CAT GRANT?
It'd been an hour since Kara had left and although the older Danvers had left shortly after her lecture. She was highly uncomfortable being in a room alone with the bitch that broke Kara's heart. She sighed, which apparently caught Cat's attention. "What? Is waiting for our girlfriend a burden to you?" She asked in annoyance.
Lena rolled her eyes. "No. but sitting next to you is." She countered.
Cat chortled. "Trust me, dear, the feeling is quite mutual."
Lena hummed her agreement, crossed her arms, and continued to stare at the balcony, pleading for her girlfriend to come back. Just by remembering that she now got to call Kara Danvers her girlfriend made her realize that all this suffering had a purpose. "She's going to choose me," Lena said, determinedly.
She watched as Cat's face fell. Good, you deserve it. "You're probably right." Cat murmured.
Lena had to do a double take. "What?" She asked disbelievingly.
"I said, 'You're probably right.'" She repeated. At Lena's bewildered expression, Cat sighed and shook her head. "You are much more attractive, younger, more 'hip', you've got a brilliant IQ, two multi-billion-dollar companies, and… Well, you didn't break her heart."
Lena scoffed, "Really? You think that's going to be enough? Do you even realize how broken she was after you broke up with her? Drinking alien liquor, crying in the middle of the night, staring at her phone just waiting for your text. Talking about you nonstop. I may be younger, but you still have more power than I do. I have technology and a media empire that you built. But, I also have the curse of the Luthor name. No one trusts me, everything I do is twisted and spun in the media as negatively as possible. Even after Supergirl's endorsement of me, people still think that I'm deceiving Supergirl somehow. Plus, to top it all off, you are Kara's type… She likes older women. I'm not more beautiful than you, I'm just younger. We're both attractive just in different ways. She loves you, and I'm quite terrified that I won't be able to make her love me more."
Cat chuckled. "For someone who despises me, you sure do sound like you're trying to give me a pep talk."
Lena chuckles humorlessly. "I do hate you. Just as you hate me."
Cat rolled her eyes. "I don't hate you." She says bluntly.
Lena rose her brow inquisitively. "No? Then why all the glares?"
"Because when someone glares at me, I generally return it." Cat mused with an arched brow.
Lena shrugged her shoulders. "You hurt her."
"I know," Cat said sadly. "I hurt myself as well."
"Why'd you do it, Cat? How could you, or anyone for that matter, walk away from her?"
Cat turned to face the brunette and sighed. "I had to." She admitted. "I was holding her back. She wanted to be a reporter, she needed to be a reporter, like her cousin. She wanted to know that she was making a difference as both Kara Danvers and Supergirl. Her job made her feel like she belonged, but then she asked me to become public, and I realized how terrible that'd effect her career… It'd have taken everything away from her. No one would take her seriously. They'd all spread rumors, calling her a gold digger, a slut, a phony, a talentless whore, and I just could not let that happen. She had to be one of the best, because she is, and all I would do was get in the way of that… So I thought that I had to leave. Because there are only two things on Earth that makes Kara feel like she belongs on earth as Kara Danvers as well as Supergirl; Alex, and CatCo. I couldn't take away one of them away from her by being selfish and staying. But, there were other options.. I could have just stepped down from CatCo and stayed, but… I didn't. I didn't want all that free time. I wanted to stay busy, but I wanted Kara more… I'll always want Kara more. So, if she chooses me, I will do everything she needs me to, in order to make this work."
Realization swept over Lena like a blanket of snow. "You didn't do it because you didn't want to commit to her."
Cat scrunched her brows. "IS that what she thought?" She asked, the pain evident in her voice.
Lena shrugged. "It's what everyone thought."
Cat shook her head. "God no, do you understand how much I love that woman? Do you understand the lengths I'd go through for her? That I'd willingly jump into a burning building in my work clothes for her?"
Lena chuckled and nodded, because, yes… yes, she did… She felt the exact same way.
"Right… We're both in the same boat here." Cat said as she shook her head.
"Unfortunately, we are." Lena chuckled. "We really are dumb fucks, aren't we?" Lena asked.
Cat sighed. "Dumber than Jimmy Olsen, and he's quite stupid."
They both laughed at James' expense when Kara landed on the balcony. With a questioning smile. "Whaaaaat are we laughing at?" Kara singsonged.
Cat looked over at Kara, and Lena could see the exact same love that the brunette held for Kara, in her hazel eyes. "Your poor choice in men, Darling. Honestly Kara, a racist frat boy from outer space, and a big-headed prejudice man-child from Kansas?"
Kara blushed, and Lena began to laugh. "No, darling. We were laughing at ourselves. We're quite idiotic." She countered, sending a glare towards Cat.
The Superhero was about to open her mouth and protest Lena's statement, but Cat cut her off. "Darling, please don't deny it. We both had chances with you and we squandered them, we're absolute dumbasses."
Not a lot of action between the ladies and Kara in this chapter, but I promise that will change next chapter. Let me know what you thought! :)
