"Kara?" Alex called as she knocked on the door. Getting no reply she added. "I'm coming in." Not giving Kara any more time she tried opening the door only to find it was locked. Confused she used her key and entered the apartment and walked straight to the couch where Kara was sitting, hugging her knees.
"When did you start locking your door?" Alex asked.
"Maggie rubbed off on me." Kara shrugged. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"That there's a possible lead on dad? Because you are in no state to help. Also we have nothing concrete and we won't know anything until Winn gets through the encryption."
"You should have gone after him." Kara said.
"I was never going to leave you." Alex said sitting opposite Kara. Taking her hand she said. "I know I said some terrible things to you and I know how much I hurt you. But no matter what I said you will always be my sister and I will always protect you."
"If you left me you could have had your dad back." Kara argued.
"We don't know Cadmus has dad. Those files could have been fabricated. It could be a trap or misdirection." Alex said hugging Kara. "But that doesn't matter I had a choice and I made it. And if I had to go back I would make the same decision. It will always be you."
After several minutes Kara pulled away and said. "You're right." Any hope that opening gave Alex was quickly dashed as Kara continued . "I'm not ready to help find Jeremiah. Lying round here feeling sorry for myself won't bring him back so I've made a decision. I'm coming back."
"Back where?" Alex asked confused.
"Here. Supergirl is coming back."
"Kara, you could still be a target." Alex said concerned.
"I can't hide forever. I need to move on with my life."
"I get that." Alex said. "But you clearly aren't recovered. What happens if you have a flashback as Supergirl? What if you lash out and kill someone?"
"I won't." Kara said, having not even considered that was a possibility. "I'm doing this Alex."
"If you really want to come back as Supergirl, I know I can't stop you. I also know I can't force you to tell us what you went through. But what I can do is look out for you. So if you are going to fly off and save the day, tell me. Let me keep and eye on you and make sure nothing bad happens."
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"Supergirl?" Cat greeted as she stepped onto her balcony.
"Ms Grant. Sorry do you mind?"
"I've told you before you are always welcome. I will admit I am surprised to see you. I thought it would take longer for you to come back."
"I wanted to get on with my life."
"Does that mean you have faced your demons and talked to your family?" Cat questioned as she stood next to Supergirl and looked out onto the city below. When Supergirl didn't answer she turned her head and glanced at her former assistant. "I'll take that as a no. But if you want to get on with your life, why are you up here rather than down there."
"When I told Alex I was planning to come back she tried to argue against it. She said I would be a target and that I wasn't ready. And because I wasn't ready I risked getting people hurt or even killing someone if I had a flashback."
"And you are wondering if that is true?" Cat asked.
"Do you think I'm ready?"
"I think if you are having to ask me that probably not." Cat shrugged. "I think you want to come back not because you believe you are ready but because you think it will help you forget and because you think it will give you the direction you crave. Ever since the Daxamite attempted invasion you have been less focused. You look lost." Cat then turned to face Kara and asked. "Your boyfriend who left, was he from Daxam?"
"Yes. His mother was Rhea."
"The leader?"
"Yes."
"And I thought I had mother issues." Cat commented.
"The whole invasion was kinda my fault. Mon-El an I fell in love and she didn't approve. Then Mon-El chose to stay on Earth with me. She didn't take it so well."
"You have finally mastered the art of understatement." Cat commented.
"I was the one who detonated the lead bomb and made it uninhabitable for all of them. I managed to get Mon-El off Earth, but he can't come back. It's toxic to him."
"I'm sorry." Cat said sincerely.
"Ever since I have been trying to figure my life out. For a brief moment I thought I could have it all, love, Kara Danvers, Supergirl. But I can't."
"Yes you can." Cat said. "But as I told you once before you can't have it all at once and not right away. It may not feel possible right now, but you will be happy again." She let her words sink in before she added."If you are serious about coming back, start off small and work your way back up to greatness."
TBC...
A/N: Thank you for reading and reviewing.