Sorry for the delay. Just having some writer's block. I hope this is alright. Please enjoy!
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Chapter 8
I'm glad Cat took the news that we could be stuck together forever if we sleep together well. Well, most likely when we sleep together. Gosh, when. I have to try not to think about this too much because if I do, I may just fly over there right now and take advantage of her all over her penthouse.
** At the DEO. **
"Earth to Kara. Come in Kara."
Kara refocuses and stares at Winn.
"Huh?"
He chuckles.
"You've been staring off into space for the past five minutes. Oh wait, it's not, um, you know, Krypton's, uh, um…"
"What? No. It's not the day my planet died, Winn, but thanks for caring."
He breathes a sigh of relief.
"Oh, good. Well, not good I mean because that wasn't good because, well, um, you know what I mean, right?"
I smile, patting him lightly on the shoulder.
"Yes, I understand. Relax."
"Why are you telling him to relax, Supergirl?"
They both jump as J'onn walks by.
"N-no reason, sir. I was just being weird."
"No weirder than usual, J'onn. No need for any testing."
Winn just about faints as Kara and J'onn burst out laughing.
"Oh, you're joking. Oh, very funny. Thanks for that. Now if you'll please excuse me, I need to go change my shorts."
Kara and J'onn continue laughing as Winn leaves the floor.
"He is so scared of you."
"Yeah, I know. So Kara, you do seem a little distracted lately. I know it's not Krypton's anniversary. Is everything going alright with you and Miss Grant?"
I almost fall off her chair.
"What? Um, pswh, yeah. Everything is fine. Why would you think otherwise? I mean, we haven't mated yet, if that's what you're wondering that I'm wondering about."
J'onn gulps.
"Well no, I wasn't wondering that and I don't thank you for putting that in my mind. What I was wondering about was something along the lines of if you two had a disagreement."
I turn beet red.
"Ah. Well, now that you are wondering about it, what are your thoughts? I mean mating with her is kinda a big deal. It could mean forever. I personally don't mind it because I really love her and can't picture my life without her, but I don't know if Cat fully understands the forever part, do you know what I mean? I mean she says she does but does she really?"
He blinks at her.
"Again, wasn't thinking about that."
I pout.
"Why is she pouting? Did someone eat the last doughnut?"
J'onn chuckles.
"No. She wants to know my views on her mating with Miss Grant and I'm trying gracefully to avoid the subject."
Alex blushes.
"Oh."
"I just wanted to know his opinion, that's all."
She walks over and gives me a hug.
"Kara, let's leave the poor guy alone before he turns into a Red Martian Man. He's supposed to be green, remember?"
I smile.
"That's my girl. Come on, I'll buy you some pot stickers."
** A little while later at Cat's penthouse. J'onn, after mulling over Kara's words earlier and feeling responsible for her wellbeing, decides to go have a friendly chat with Cat. **
"Agent Mulder, nice to see you again. Wait, is she okay?"
He smiles.
"Yes, Miss Grant. She is okay."
Cat smirks.
"Then in that case, please call me Cat. What can I do for you? Are you here to give me an exclusive on that secret government agency you work for?"
He rolls his eyes and groans.
"No. I'm here about Kara."
"You just said she was okay. Has something changed in the few minutes you've been standing here?"
"No."
Cat walks closer to him, hands on hips.
"You are a man of few words, I get it. But if you don't start speaking soon, I'm going to call her and tell her you're here which from the feel of this, she doesn't know."
J'onn shifts on his feet.
"You're right, she doesn't, and I'd like to keep it that way."
"Fine. Now if you'd please get on with it, I do have more important things I could be doing. Chop, chop!"
J'onn growls.
"Kara is worried that you don't understand the concept of forever."
Cat tries to school her facial expressions.
"Cat, I'm a telepath, so trying not to outwardly express anything won't help."
She scowls.
"You're reading my mind? Isn't that an invasion of my privacy or something?"
"No, I'm not reading your mind. I'm just letting you know that I can if need be."
"Oh. Okay. So then, what's this that she doesn't think that I understand the concept of forever?"
He blushes.
"She told you about, um, Krypton and what can happen if you mate, right? She's not sure if you understand the seriousness of it."
Cat now blushes.
"So you're here to, um, teach me? Sorry, but no thank you. I'm a one woman gal."
J'onn starts choking on nothing.
"What? N-No. Cat, I view Kara and her sister as if they were my own daughters. I've been looking out for them since they were teenagers. I'm here to make sure that you understand the concept of becoming her potential life mate."
Cat nods.
"Ah. I get it now. Look, I've already gotten the 'I'll bury you' speech from her sister if I hurt her, okay? I know you are both just doing your duty as her family to protect her. I promise you, I'm not going to hurt her or let her down. In addition, I do understand the concept of forever, too. It means spending the remainder of the time I have left on this Earth with the most beautiful, smart, funny, caring, thoughtful, intelligent, talented, sensitive, strong, brave, silly, and not to mention the most sexiest woman in the universe."
He chuckles.
"Ah, good. Glad that you understand. Oh and just so you know, Alex won't be the only one that you have to worry about if you break her heart. She'll have to line up behind me and Eliza, her adoptive mother."
Cat pales.
"I-I promise you, my intentions are pure. You and I both know that Kara and I will have disagreements from time to time, but that's par for the course. No normal, healthy relationship can exist without a minor squabble or two. If you are reading my mind, you'd see how much Kara truly means to me, has meant to me all along. I love her with all my heart and soul."
J'onn looks into her eyes.
"I believe you. Please understand, I came here as an ally, not as an enemy. We both know how trusting Kara is and how open and honest she can be. I just don't want to see her get hurt because it's like seeing all those sad puppy commercials on a loop with that even sadder Sarah McLachlan song playing in the background. It is gut wrenching."
She snickers.
"Yes, I totally understand that."
"Alight, Cat, now that I know you mean our girl no harm, I shall go. I trust you will not mention that I was here. Nor will I."
"It will be our little secret, Agent Mulder."
J'onn shakes his head, chuckling.
"You do know that's not my name, right?"
Cat waves her arms about.
"Hmmm...sure. Now thanks for the talk but I suggest you get out of here because she could show up here any minute. She has a habit of just popping in, not that I mind."
He smiles.
Walking out of Cat's penthouse lobby, he bumps into Kara on the sidewalk.
"J-J'onn! What are you doing here? Oh my goodness! Is Cat alright?"
"She's fine, Kara."
"Then why are you here in this neighborhood?"
"I was just going for a walk."
J'onn doesn't say anything else when Alex walks up after parking her car.
"J'onn, why are you here? We were driving by and saw you, well she saw you with her super eyes while spying on her girlfrie-oomph!"
"I was not spying on her, thank you very much. I was watch a hawk flying in the sky and it just so happened to fly over in this direction."
Alex rolls her eyes and smirks, rubbing her side, as J'onn becomes flustered.
"So J'onn, you never answered us."
He grunts.
"Geeze. Can't a guy just go for a walk anymore?"
He storms past the two girls, leaving them staring.
"He was here talking to Cat, wasn't he?"
"Yep. Sure was."
"We should check on her, you know, make sure he didn't do his Martian Mind Meld thing on her, yeah? Oh, and bring her some of these delicious pot stickers, too."
"Absolutely, little sis. Right behind ya."
