Authors Note: Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to read this fic. I'm glad that you were here for the ride. It was certainly an enjoyable one on my end. I hope you'll feel the same way when you read those two concluding words. ;-)

There have been questions about a sequel. At this time I am not planning one. But I do have another Red Kryptonite story in mind that I hope to write soon enough. I hope you'll give that one a shot. In the mean time I am off to finish the one shot that I've been working on for SuperCat that may span out to be as long as this story. But, we'll see.

And so, without further ado, the final chapter of Good Girl Gone Bad.

Epilogue

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-Eight Months Later-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

"Kara…?" Carter poked his head around the door and took in the large bedroom his mother shared with Kara.

"Kara?" He called out again, always surprised that there wasn't an echo of his voice reaching his ears when the room was empty.

Carter was just about to leave the room and look for Kara elsewhere when he heard a soft groan. His ears perked up and he turned back to the room. Like a Terminator with a mission he snuck into the room as silently as he could, searching for the sound he was sure he'd just heard. Holding his breath for a moment he heard the noise again.

The closet.

Holding in a snicker, Carter made his way towards his mom and Kara's walk in closet. Opening the door Carter saw Kara sitting in the far reaches of the closet with her legs drawn up to her chest. Shaking his head, Carter made his way into the closet and took a seat next to Kara upon the floor. He waited a few moments before he put his hand on his friend's knee, offering as much comfort as he could in this moment.

Kara didn't say anything. She just kept her head ducked against her knees, but the tension in her shoulders seemed to relax as Carter rubbed her knee.

Carter knew why Kara was hiding. It was hard not to know. He might not understand a lot of displays of emotion but he knew what it meant when Kara got angry. And Kara had been very angry.

Carter sighed, his mom had left the apartment almost an hour ago. His mom had been angry too. He thought it was strange though that neither woman was angry at each other. They were angry, but they were angry towards someone else. Carter fidgeted a little. They were mad at his father.

John Montgomery had gone and filed for full custody of Carter. He'd felt his mom's relationship with Kara was detrimental to his emotional and developmental health.

Kara had gotten very angry when he'd shown up with the papers and his lawyer.

Carter had been hiding in the hallway listening to everything that was being said. At first Kara had remained very silent. But then something happened. Carter thinks it had to do with how his mom had tried to slap his dad and he'd grabbed her wrist and squeezed really hard before pushing her away and calling her a very derogatory name.

Then…Kara had spoken. And her voice was low and gravely, almost as dangerous as she'd been the day she'd broken mom's other assistance finger.

Carter had turned his head around the corner of the wall and watched how Kara cradled Cat and made sure she was okay before she launched forward. With his father's lawyer watching Kara had practically glided across the floor and put her hand against his father's sternum and forced him back against the wall—ten feet behind him. His father had tried to push her off and stop his backward movement but he couldn't, and when his back hit the wall it was with a loud thud. He'd started cursing and threatening Kara, but try as he might he couldn't get her hand to move off of him. He pulled and pushed and his face turned red, but Kara didn't budge.

The lawyer tried to calm things down, but Kara just turned her head towards him and she practically snarled at him.

"He came into our home and he physically assaulted my girlfriend. In our home. After threatening us and using derogatory falsities. You think you can scare me with your threats of lawsuits? You think I'm afraid of you?" Kara asked the lawyer, who was practically shaking in his boots as he came to realize just how dangerous Kara could be. "You will take those papers and you will burn them, John." Kara looked away from the lawyer and faced his father then. "If you don't, I promise you, I will ensure your company receives documented proof of you breaking the morality clause regarded so highly these days." Carter couldn't see into Kara's eyes at that moment but he watched a reflection in the picture frame beside Kara and his father flash red for just a moment.

"You don't have anything on me that I don't have on you!"

"Do you, do you really think that John?" Kara leaned forward and whispered something into his father's ear that made his dad turn a sickly ashen white.

Then Kara had released his dad and he'd nearly slid to the floor. Kara watched as his dad and the lawyer picked up their things and left the apartment very quickly. Kara never said another word to them. His mom showed them to the door and then slammed it closed. When she'd turned back to Kara she'd been mad and disappointed. She'd scolded Kara for how she'd acted and how easily she lost control. His mom said things she didn't mean, throwing blame around that was directed at the air between them rather than Kara herself.

Kara had listened and stood still, very still, her hands fisted at her sides.

Then his mom had yelled at Kara for just standing there being silent. Instead of saying anything Kara had walked to the door and left, not even taking the time to close the door behind her. Carter had gasped and raced from around the corner and chased after Kara, yelling for her to wait, not to leave, but she'd been gone before he'd even made it to the open door.

"Kara!" He called out suddenly out of breath.

He'd looked at his mom and seen how shocked she was that Kara wasn't standing in front of her anymore. She also looked sad. Sadder and madder than he'd ever seen her. He didn't understand why she would yell at Kara when it wasn't Kara that she was mad at. He didn't understand why Kara would leave and not say anything. He didn't understand why his dad would want to take him away from his mom and Kara. He didn't understand a lot of things.

What he did understand was that Kara was scared. His mom had gone out looking for Kara, or really to go and see if she was with Alex, leaving him alone. But he hadn't been alone for long. He'd heard noises in his mom and Kara's room and came to investigate. That's how he found Kara sitting here in the closet all by herself.

"Mom went looking for you."

"I know." Kara never looked up.

"Where did you go?"

"Metropolis."

Carter's eyes widened, "To see Superman?"

Kara nodded before she sighed heavily and turned her head to the side so she could look at Carter.

"Did he help?"

"Kind of."

Carter nodded and looked away from Kara, slipping his hand into his own lap as he mimicked Kara's position and brought his knees up to his chest and wrapped his arms around them. "Are you going to leave us now?"

"I don't know."

Carter winced, but was glad that Kara didn't lie and say yes or no. At least she hadn't made up her mind yet and he could help her make it up.

"I don't want to be the reason your dad takes you away from your mom. She wouldn't be able to handle losing you."

"He can't take me away from you. You're my family!" Carter insisted strongly. "He doesn't even really love me that much." Carter whispered, suddenly overcome with very strong emotion. He swallowed and looked away from Kara and blinked away tears. "Please don't leave." Carter whispered through his tears. "Please don't let him take me away."

Kara felt her heart break in her chest. She swallowed down her own tears and rested her hand lightly on Carter's knee, only dropping it more heavily onto his knee when he didn't flinch at her touch, but seemed to welcome it.

Carter didn't often initiate hugs, but he turned and threw himself into Kara's arms. He rested his head against her shoulder and listened to her heartbeat. The sound helped calm his sniffling down.

Kara didn't promise that she wouldn't let his father take him, or that she wouldn't leave. But she was here now, and she wasn't leaving yet. Carter closed his eyes and listened to Kara's heartbeat until he fell asleep leaning against her.

Kara sighed softly as she ran her fingers through Carter's hair. After what felt like a few hours Kara lifted Carter into her arms and brought him into his room. She placed him on the bed and tucked him in. She sat on the edge of the bed for a while and just watched as he slept peacefully, snuggled up in his bed, his arm already wrapped tightly around the stuffed monkey he'd had since he was a toddler.

Kara left Carter's room when she heard Cat come home. Closing the door softly behind her Kara met Cat in the living room of the large penthouse. She'd moved in with Cat and Carter almost two weeks ago. She couldn't help but think John's retaliation had to do with Kara moving in. Before it was just an affair, something that he knew about—because Cat wanted him to at least know as a courtesy—but soon, the whole world would know. They were bound to pick up on the fact that Cat's ex assistant was suddenly living in her penthouse with her. They'd been lucky thus far escaping the public's eye. It seemed, to all the world, that Kara was just having lunch with an ex employer, whom she was obviously friendly with. The story would be uncovered soon. But they would be ready for it.

They were happy. Their relationship far more fulfilling than Kara could ever imagine.

"Kara!" Cat gasped, surprised to find Kara standing in the living room facing the mantle. The mantle that held photos of Cat and Carter throughout the last twelve years, and there were photos from the last eight months with Cat and Kara together, Kara and Carter, and all three of them.

"How long have you been home?"

"I only left for about an hour." Kara answered as she picked up her favorite photo. It was one that she had taken. It was of all three of them. Kara took it as a selfie of her and Carter, not realizing that Cat would be captured in the image as well. It was taken in Cat's new office at CatCo, Carter and Kara were fooling around on the rugged floor their backs to Cat who was finishing up some work before they all had plans to go out and enjoy a show. Kara and Carter were smiling big goofy smiles and between them, seen in the background behind her desk, sat Cat staring adoringly at the two of them.

Kara traced the image before she pushed it against her chest and turned to look at Cat.

"Where did you go?"

"Metropolis."

Cat sighed, "How are Lois and Clark?"

"Good. They send their love."

Cat huffed, "I'm sure."

Kara couldn't help the small smile; Cat still couldn't drop the act when it came to Lois. Now that Kara knew Lois and Cat spoke at least once every two weeks, she found Cat's faux hatred amusing.

Still, the amusement left her system almost as quickly as it arrived. "We need to talk about tonight."

Cat's shoulders sagged as she walked over to the liquor cart still there from a dinner party with the Superamigos, Alex and Eliza Danvers and Hank Henshaw. Cat never thought she'd see the day when she hosted that band of misfits, and yet now it was going to become a monthly event, possibly even a weekly event with the Superamigos at least. Cat had promised that when Kara moved in she wouldn't keep her from having her friends over so long as it didn't disturb Carter's routines.

Carter had loved the attention he'd gotten from Alex, Eliza and Hank. He'd even beaten Winn at Settlers of Catan and had a standing rematch with Winn next week that Carter was looking forward to. Cat supposed it had helped that Kara had invited Cat and Carter to many of the 'game nights' and 'monthly dinners' she hosted for Carter to acclimate to the idea of having the dinners in their apartment.

"John and his lawyer are nothing I cannot handle, Kara. If he thinks he is going to take my son from us he is mistaken." Cat's voice was silky smooth and yet deadly.

"I'm not talking about John. He's outmatched and he knows it."

Cat poured a glass of scotch for herself and brought the crystal glass up to her lips. The taste against her tongue calmed her, centered her. "Then what is there to talk about?" Cat knew there was quite a bit to talk about. She had gone too far. She'd issued blanket blame and released her anger out on Kara, she needed to apologize and hope Kara could forgive her. They'd only just settled in together, the dinner last night a type of welcome for everyone into the 'new normal'. There was a diamond and jewled ring perfectly matched for Kara hidden in Cat's safe, that perhaps should make an appearance into the daylight or moonlight sooner rather than later. There was…

"I wanted to kill him."

Cat's thoughts halted suddenly. She put her drink down.

"I felt…my body…I felt…" Kara took a deep breath. "My eyes. I saw them flash red."

"Red?" Cat knew what that meant, but it had been months. Kara had exhibited a growth in confidence and her personality had been altered, at least partially, by the exposure to the Red K. There were just certain things that stayed with her as a result, she wasn't as easily pushed aside, she stood up for herself against her coworkers and even her boss—Cat and her knew boss—when it was warranted. Kara had also quit almost two months into their relationship. She refused to fetch Cat's coffee when she was then leaving the office to ravage Cat with pleasures she wasn't exactly sure were possible until recently. It had hurt and been an adjustment, but Kara was enjoying working behind the scenes in the news room. It was under the CatCo corporation but there were no ethical questions in play now that Cat was not Kara's boss.

The changes were small but noticeable to those who knew Kara well. Her anger was harder to control, she had to exert extra effort to control herself. She'd begun to take meditation lessons with Clark that helped him when he was plagued by bouts of anger. The anger wasn't frightening as a majority of the time it revealed itself when Kara was fighting an enemy that deserved her anger.

"Yes. Red."

"Well, perhaps it is just another new perk of your powers. I certainly was seeing red, even if my eyes cannot flash red." Cat tried to play off the signature sign of Red Kryptonite affecting her lover.

"This isn't something to joke about. I...I used my powers against him. I pushed him up against that wall and I wanted to have my hand reach in and grab his heart and yank it from his chest."

Creak…Kara frowned as she looked down at the picture frame pressed against her chest. The glass broken at the pressure she'd been exerting on it. Sighing, she pulled the frame away from her and watched the glass fragments fall to the floor.

Before Cat could even move towards Kara, Kara had run from the room gotten the broom and cleaned up the mess and thrown out the glass, streams of air blowing Cat's hair around a bit, before Kara stood where she'd been moments before holding the picture frame more reverently as she took the photo out of it.

It still gave Cat a head rush when Kara used her super speed around her.

"I wanted to kill him, too Kara." Cat walked across the room and placed her hand on Kara's shoulder. Kara, as always, seemed to sink a bit as she relaxed at Cat's touch. "It's a normal reaction. I wanted to rip him apart for even suggesting that we were unsuitable parents for Carter."

Kara's bottom lip trembled. "I would kill him, Cat. I'd kill him before he took Carter from you."

What scared Cat was that she knew Kara would kill John before she let him take Carter from her. Cat also knew, with a sinking heart, that Kara would leave her if she thought it would protect her.

"You dim witted hero…" Cat rested her head against Kara's shoulder and wrapped her arms around her Kryptonian girlfriend's waist. "It won't come to that."

"But what if it…"

"Shh…it won't. He has no chance against the two of us. Don't you know that we're unstoppable together?" Cat smiled as she kissed Kara's cheek, waiting for Kara to relax into her embrace.

It took longer than she thought it would, but finally Kara seemed to melt into her embrace and even lifted her arms to hold her closer.

"Your anger is your own Kara. It's not created by an element or controlled by one. It's a response to feeling hurt, betrayed, scared." Kara leaned her cheek against the inside of Cat's neck and shoulder. "It's a normal reaction. A human reaction." Cat felt Kara's soft smirk as it spread across her lips.

"It scares me."

"I know…" It scared Cat a little too, but she trusted Kara more than she trusted even herself. "It's a part of you now, Kara. The red kryptonite will always be a part of you now. Dormant in most cases, but still a part of you. A part of you that is just like the rest. It is something that you will control, not something that controls you. Everyone has to control their anger, my love. You just have to be a bit more rigid in that control than others. But no matter what, Kara. I trust you. Carter trusts you, and we love you."

"I love you, both too. So much." Kara whispered against the bridge of Cat's shoulder. She kissed the area before she straightened herself and leaned back from their embrace.

"I know, my darling. I know. You would never do anything to hurt us and if you ever hurt someone else, it would be to protect us. You only ever feel like the 'bad girl' when you feel someone has threatened us. But even then, Kara, you're my bad girl. You fight for what's yours. Your ours. Just as we are yours." Cat swallowed back the heavier emotion that tinged her words. "But, Kara, this time…let me protect our family. I promise you I will. John is my enemy to fight, and destroy. And I will destroy him before he ever threatens us again. I promise you that." Cat brushed her thumb over Kara's cheek, smiling softly at the woman. Kara kissed the inside of her palm and then her wrist, feeling far more assured with Cat's words than she probably should.

"What do we do now?" Kara asked as she shifted nervously from foot to foot.

"Now, we go to bed, and tomorrow we go to the meeting with my lawyers which I've already scheduled. We'll take care of John. Without needing to kill him." Cat teased.

Kara nodded, her eyes drooped to the floor as she found it hard to look at Cat. Cat firmed her touch upon Kara's cheek until Kara's blue eyes met her brown. "It will be alright…" I'm sorry I overreacted. I was scared. I didn't mean what I said before."

"I know…of course I know that."

"Still, it wasn't fair to you. I'm sorry."

Kara knew the only way for Cat to feel Kara was not insulted or hurt by her words if she accepted her apology, even if Kara felt it wasn't needed. Just as Cat understood Kara's anger, Kara understood Cat's anger and her "Apology accepted."

Cat stole a soft kiss, more of a peck than anything, from Kara before she dropped her hand into Kara's and squeezed it. "Thank you."

Kara rolled her eyes, still finding it so strange for Cat to thank her for such natural things. Taking a deep breath Kara stepped forward and dipped down low enough that she could scoop her arm around Cat's legs. She lifted her up into her arms and delighted at the squeak that always escaped Cat no matter how many times she did this. Cat encircled her arms around Kara's neck and snuggled her cheek against Kara's shoulder.

"In the morning we'll talk about your pendency for visiting that man in tights and his military cow."

"Yeah yeah yeah, she sends her love too."

Cat sighed, "You know, it was a lot more fun to insult her when you were unaware of the unexplainable and rather insane fondness we have for each other." Kara chuckled as she carried Cat into their bedroom. "I whole heartedly blame that overgrown boy scout for outing my secret."

Kara lay Cat gently upon the bed before moving to straddle her legs. "Do you really want to be talking about Lois and Clark right now?" Kara asked as she leaned back on her haunches, hands already grasping the bottom of her shirt and lifting it up and over her head.

Cat's pupils dilated as she sucked in a soft deep breath, her hands already tracing over the expanse of skin along Kara's sharply defined four pack of muscles. "Of course not. There are far better uses for my mouth at the moment. Wouldn't you agree?"

Kara's desire grew tenfold at the touch of Cat's lips. "Always."

Cat hummed softly, "Good girl…."

THE END