Laughter carried out through Noonan's as the two blondes sat with their empty plates from their lunch in front of them. Neither one of them really wanted this to end, they always seemed to be so comfortable around each other even though they only knew each other for such a short amount of time.
"So, what is this new assignment Lena has you on?" Stephanie asked, her arms crossed and resting on the table. "You mentioned it earlier, but we got pretty distracted."
"Well, she wants to see if I could possibly get an interview with Batgirl. No one has been able to, but she is hopeful that CatCo could be the first to do so since she showed up in National City." Kara began to explain, playing with the napkin on the table, seeming to not want to go into too much detail."
Stephanie's attention seemed to snap into focus quickly, even though all of her attention seemed to be on Kara before. "Do you think she'll be willing to do that?"
"I am not sure. I hope that if I can get in contact with her, or have a friend ask her, that she will at least give me a chance." The hope in Kara's eyes seemed the shine brightly as Stephanie ended up staring at them for a moment, her inner dialog fighting with the want to keep the smile and hope in the beautiful eyes that looked back at her.
Bruce is gonna kill me for this… She thought as a hand ran through her hair before letting out a sigh. "I'm sure if you ask nicely, she'd be willing to help out. From what I've heard, she always is willing to help a beautiful smile. When they mean well, of course." A quick blush crept up Kara's cheeks as she began to play with her glasses slightly, quickly making Stephanie think she might have over stepped. "Not that I'm calling your smile beautiful… I mean it is, but like… I…" She quickly stopped herself and grabbed her glass of water, sipping on it as her face began to burn with embarrassment.
Kara leaned onto the table, offering a soft smile to the babbling girl. "Stephanie, it's okay. I just haven't had that many say something like that, it's kind of new to me, but not completely unwelcome."
Stephanie let out a laugh, leaning back in her seat. "Still, if I ever cross a line, tell me. Sometimes my inner thoughts just kind of slip through and end up in the real world."
"And has that gotten you into any trouble?" Kara said, her head tilting slightly as she seemed interested in more stories about Stephanie's life.
"I mean… Not exactly. Might have gotten me into some unnecessary fights in college. There was someone I didn't really get along with, and I guess I could take some of the blame, but even when I tried being kind she seemed to have just hated me."
"I have no idea how that's possible when you are probably one of the nicest people I know." Kara said, causing Stephanie to smile as well. "Besides, you've kind of stuck to my friends like glue, so I couldn't get rid of you even if I tried."
Stephanie let out a fake gasp before throwing a napkin, that was next to her plate, at Kara's face, laughing afterwards. "You would get bored without me now, don't try to say you wouldn't be." Kara just shrugged, which caused Stephanie to gasp again, looking offended for a second before seeing the bright smile on the other girl's face.
"You are right. This is probably the most fun I've had in a long time. You sure do make life seem more interesting, especially with all those stories from Gotham."
"Which are all true, by the way." Stephanie said, almost defensively.
"I'll just have to take your word for it."
They smiled at each other for a moment before Stephanie looked away, her face quickly telling Kara that she was thinking about something. It took a moment before Stephanie finally looked back to Kara. "So, Lena has me and Sam going to an event, hopefully to get more people on our side and hopefully raise money. I know Lena was probably going to invite you anyways, but would you like to be my guest?"
The sudden question seemed to catch Kara off guard. She was almost always asked to go with Lena, as a friend, but now Stephanie was asking her this time. What was so different about it? "Yes, of course. It's always fun to go to those things. Especially when they aren't getting attacked by some idiots with alien weapons."
"Okay, I need to hear that story." Stephanie said, trying to keep a laugh quiet. Before Kara could start the story, Stephanie's phone began ringing, slowly putting an end to their lunch. She pulled her phone out and quickly stood up. "Sorry, Kara. Sam said that some investors wanted to talk to me, for some reason… Rain check on the story?"
"Of course. Go get to work. I've got some things I should be doing anyways." They both gave each other a quick hug before Stephanie put cash onto the table, enough to take care of the check and what was probably a very generous tip. We took up enough time here that it would only be right. Stephanie said to herself, her inner monologue starting up again.
The two blondes said their goodbyes and went their own ways back to work.
"It's totally a date!" Alex yelled out, after hearing the new plans Kara had made with Stephanie. All she got was her younger sister, rolling her eyes at her as she placed drinks in front of them. "It totally is and there's no way you can deny it."
"It's totally not a date. Lena asks me to go to these all the time, how does Stephanie asking me instead make it a date?" Kara said in her normal, slightly annoyed, way.
"Because she totally has a thing for you." A smile grew on the older Danvers' face.
"No, no she doesn't. We are just friends and that's why she asked me to go with her to one of Lena's party." She huffed slightly, almost pouting at this point.
"Doesn't mean she totally doesn't like you." Alex said before sipping on the beer Kara had given her.
"How can you be so sure?" The pout continued as Kara slightly glared at her older sister, who seemed to be teasing her now.
Alex sighed and put the bottle down before putting her hand up and began counting on her fingers. "The way she looks at you so intently as you talk is almost like you are the brightest star she has ever seen. You two are texting, almost non-stop, ever day. She compliments you, a lot, but then tries to back track and play it off as a slip of the tongue or something. Need me to continue?"
There was a slight confused look on Kara's face as she tried to think about what her sister had said. After a moment she just shook her head. "I'm sure if Stephanie felt that way, we would have talked about it or something."
"Or, maybe she's scared that you wouldn't want to be your friend anymore and you'd turn her away. You are kind of hard to read at times, and with you never talking about dating any girls she might not feel like you'd be comfortable with the idea."
"I mean, I'm not completely against it…" Kara finally admitted, which got wide eyes and a wide smile from Alex.
"I knew it! You totally like Stephanie!" There seemed to be cheering from Alex after hearing Kara's words.
"I never said that."
"But you aren't denying it either." The brunette said, laughing as her sister began pouting a bit, again. "Kara, you know I'll love you no matter what. I just want you to be happy. And I don't think I've seen you as happy as you are when you're hanging out with Steph."
"I mean, she's fun to be around. You and Winn said the same thing. You two are probably the big reason she stuck around."
"Nope. It's all because of you, and possibly Sam, but mostly you. She's said it before, you are the one that made her feel the most comfortable in the group. I guess that may be why she started growing stronger feeling for you."
Kara began thinking, everything around her basically becoming nothing to her. Everything from the messages about how Stephanie felt about her, and the feeling she got whenever they would hang out. The feelings were almost like the ones she felt when she started dating Mon-El, but they seemed to be stronger. After a while she just sighed and looked at Alex. "I'm going to blame you for everything if it isn't a date."
"And I'll accept it if I'm wrong. But I don't think I am, so no need to worry." Alex smiled at Kara, knowing it was going to end well.
I just want to say that I am sorry for even mentioning Mon-El, I have never liked his character and got annoyed with him very easily. But he was part if Kara's past and it's the only thing I can really reference for somethings. Please don't hate me for not liking him, or bringing him up, I already hate myself enough for everyone~