Chapter - 26

If anyone had thought that Kara was an athletic type of girl, they would have been wrong. She was the kind of the girl who couldn't run fast to save her life. Neither was she into sports. But if anyone saw Kara now, chasing after Mike who was running around with her coffee pouch, they would think she was a marathon runner.

Mike turned around to look at her, Kara was glaring at him and he couldn't help but make a silly face.

"Mike, stop!" Kara yelled.

He laughed and turned the corner, running into someone. Mike moved back in horror when he saw a tall, beautiful brunette looking at him in surprise. She wore a white skirt suit and had her long locks in a tight ponytail. And he swore he had seen her before.

"Sorry," Mike said before walking away quickly and sprinting off.

Kara had just run in after Mike, but when her eyes fell on her sister-in-law (well, it was about time she started calling Diana her sister-in-law since the wedding was less than a month away), Kara gave her a bright smile before saying, "Hi Diana! Bye Diana!"

Diana Prince stood looking at Kara in surprise. The man whom Kara was chasing, he was at her engagement party. The same guy Barry got into a fight with. And of course, her sister had mentioned a certain Mike Matthews more than once in the last week. A chat was imminent, Diana decided.

Meanwhile, Kara had followed Mike all the way up to the cafeteria and she was out of breath. She sat down and panted lightly. She could see him peeping from behind the door, a huge grin on his face.

"I give up!" Kara called. Just as she said that, her phone rang. It was Barry facetiming her. Before Kara could answer, Mike pulled the phone out of her hand and clicked answer. "MIKE, PLEASE STOP!"

The video loaded and Mike saw Barry's smile fall seeing him. "Hiya, Bartholomew! So kind of you to send Kara some freakin' expensive coffee."

"What the hell, Michael?" Barry frowned. "Where is Kara?"

"Here!" Mike grinned as he plopped next to Kara and showed Barry the coffee pouch. "Roaster's Choice, huh? I'm sure Kara and I will enjoy it wholeheartedly! You are so kind, Bartholomew! I would have kissed you if you were here. But since you are not, I have to manage with whoever is close to me!" Turning to face a very surprised Kara, Mike asked, "Right, Blondie?" Saying that, he leaned closer and smacked a loud kiss on her cheek. Kara's eyes widened. Barry looked as if he was gonna throw up.

"GET AWAY FROM HER, MICHAEL!" Barry yelled.

Mike laughed and gave Kara her phone back. Winking at her, he left the cafeteria with his newly acquired coffee pouch that he loved carrying around.

"Kara?" Barry called. "Kara, you stay away from that guy! Or else I'm coming back home ASAP!"

"Bar…" Kara looked at him and scratched her head in confusion. "What just happened?"

"Oh, Kare bear." Barry sighed and gave her a small smile. "I miss you so much."

Kara's eyes softened. "I miss you too, Bar. Will I be seeing you at Clark's wedding?"

Barry shrugged. "I'm not sure. But I'll sure try to be there. You be careful."

"Always am." Kara gave him a small nod. She knew what he was talking about. Mike was his biggest concern. Always.

Mike was on his way back to his desk when he saw the same lady from earlier waiting near the elevator.

"Mr. Matthews," she called with a pleasant smile. "I'm Diana Prince. Donna's sister."

"Oh, yes!" Mike smiled. "It was your engagement party! I'm so very sorry, Miss Prince."

"Please, it's Diana. And you shouldn't worry about that party, it's over now."

"Thanks. And if it's Diana, then please call me Mike."

"Okay, Mike. Walk with me?" Diana pressed the call button on the elevator and waited.

"Sure." Mike wondered why his boss's fiancée wanted to have a word with him. His eyes widened when he realized it could be about Kara.

"How are you liking Seattle?" Diana asked as she stepped into the elevator. Mike followed her in.

"It's nice. A bit cold for me."

"You are from Los Angeles," Diana stated. Confidence exuded from her as she said that. She knew, she knew a lot.

"Sunny LA, yeah. How about you?"

Diana looked up in surprise. Maybe not many people asked her that, Mike thought. She smiled before saying, "I was born in London. We lived there for couple of years before moving to Seattle. Donna was six. She started school here."

"So you are British!"

"Dual nationality." The elevator came to stop in the ground floor and Mike followed Diana out. "Having two passports has its advantages. I have family in London. I can visit them whenever I want. Anyway, enough of the small talk, let's get straight to what I really wanted to talk about."

Mike nodded quietly. He tried to stay calm when Diana said, "I know what happened at the bar, Mike. My sister doesn't really hide things from me. I just want to let you know that the Kents are still surprised after Kara's pictures with Bruce came out. Clark hasn't talked to Kara about it because I asked him not to. Let's just say he isn't happy with all this. And now, coming back to your infamous kiss." Mike winced hearing that, making Diana laugh. "Let me ask you this, Mike, do you have feelings for Kara?"

Mike had a straight face now. He could feel himself burning inside, screaming no. But a part of him was confused. He simply shook his head and said, "No, Diana. She's just a friend. And she's also my cousin's ex-girlfriend whom he loved very much… I don't see where this could go."

Diana had a coy smile on her face. She knew he was a good liar. "I have known Kara since she was a child. She always dreamt of a prince and for a very long time she thought Barry was the one. But my sister-in-law doesn't know some princes ride motorbikes too!"

Mike's eyes widened hearing that. He was about to reply when he heard someone call Diana's name. They turned around to see Clark half-walking, half-running towards them.

"Hello, love." Diana smiled as he leaned down to give her a quick kiss.

"Hey, how are you feeling now?" Clark asked in concern.

"Good. A bit hungry, but I'm fine."

Clark turned to face Mike and said, "Hi Mike. Thanks for keeping Diana company. I'll see you later. We are getting late for an appointment."

"I've already called the clinic, Kal. Calm down." Diana patted his cheek and he let out a loud sigh. Then she turned to Mike and smiled brightly. "Just think about what I said, Mike. Times are changing. Princes have chosen a better means of transport." She grabbed Clark's hand and they walked away.

"Thanks, Miss Prince," Mike called after her. Diana turned around and winked before letting go of Clark's hand and slipping her arm around his waist. Clark threw his arm over her shoulder and kissed her forehead lovingly.

Mike decided not to ponder on Diana's words a lot. He was here to do something important. There was no time for love or relationships. It wasn't as if he hadn't tried that before. And he wouldn't call it a complete disaster. Love was anything but a disaster.

Mike had made his way upstairs. He decided to head to the cafeteria to get something to eat when he suddenly stopped outside at the lounge to text his favorite brunette when he suddenly felt himself falling face first with someone on his back.

As Mike stood looking at his phone, Kara, who had been hiding behind a tall bush waiting for him, jumped on his back, catching him off guard.

"Oww!" Mike cried as he turned around, rubbing his forehead. Kara fell off his back. He dropped his phone and the coffee pouch, and grabbed her by her wrists. Kara managed to get on top of him and they wrestled on the floor till she managed to lean on top of him and pin his hands over his head.

Mike smirked, suddenly liking this position all too well.

"Ha! Got you!" Kara grinned as she looked at him. He was making no move to tackle her. All he did was smirk. Kara's eyes fell on his deep blue-grey eyes before they moved down to his lips. Suddenly, memories of last night flooded in and she wanted a repeat of it.

They looked into each other's eyes for a couple of seconds before Kara leaned down. What they hadn't noticed was that someone stood by the door, arms crossed across their chest, shooting daggers at Kara. Just as Kara moved closer, they heard that someone clear their throat.

Both Mike and Kara's eyes shot up to see Cat standing there, looking unimpressed. Cat's expression screamed that she was so jealous that she could murder someone right now.

"Keira, if you don't mind, I would rather not have my man on the dirty floor or underneath you. Mike, please get up before someone sees you, Babe."

Mike nodded and moved Kara to one side and stood up, picking his phone and the coffee pouch. Cat grabbed his hand and glared at Kara before pulling Mike out of the lounge. He turned around and gave Kara a sheepish smile and a wave before leaving with Cat.

Kara went back downstairs, still confused about what had just happened. Mike was turning her into a wildcat and most of the time she had no control over herself.

As she made her way to her desk, she saw Mike sitting on his chair with Cat on his lap. She was grinning about something. Cat's eyes shot up to Kara. She narrowed her eyes before turning to face Mike. "So, babe, will I see you at my place tonight?"

Mike nudged her cheek with his nose, breathing in her scent. "No can do, babe. Dinner plans with a friend."

Cat ran her fingers through his hair, curious about who this friend could be. Kara, who sat looking at them, was also curious whom Mike was meeting later. If not Cat, who?

Suddenly, Cat bit Mike's ear lobe and placed a kiss underneath his ear. He looked up at Kara, who looked as if she was going to throw up.

Cat moved back, shifting on Mike's lap. She threw her arm around his shoulder, pulling him closer and said in a clear, loud voice, for Kara's benefit, "Mike, I don't care how long that dinner takes, but I want to see you at my place afterwards. Capiche?"

"Whatever you want, babe." Mike grinned before pecking her lips quickly.

After Cat left, Mike got back to work and for the very first time he didn't bother Kara all evening. The new case was something big, Kara knew that, but the way Mike occupied himself with it made Kara wonder just how serious he could get about these things.

He hadn't been lying earlier when he said he was going to meet a friend for dinner. That friend was Winn, and the boys went to the Indian restaurant near Winn's place.

Mike didn't have many friends, but the handful he had never had family problems like he did. So he was surprised when Winn told him about his father who was arrested for hacking into a server of a big company. Winn didn't talk to his father much, but he did call him once in a while to see how he was doing. When Winn asked Mike about his parents, all he said was, "No folks, man. I'm a lone wolf."

Surprisingly, both boys found it easy to talk to each other. They even ended up making plans to have a Karaoke night at 'One Block East'. Just as they were heading outside after dinner, Winn got a call from Donna. Mike also checked his phone to see two messages. One was from Eric telling him that his mom was back and he could call her in the morning. The other was from Cat asking him to come to her place soon.

Mike smirked as he typed, 'On my way, babe.'

Winn looked at him and chuckled. "Any special plans, buddy?"

"Oh… you know, board games. Just stuff friends do." Mike winked as he got on his bike.

"Sure, man. If you say so." Winn chuckled. "Have fun then! See you tomorrow."

"Hey, thanks for dinner, buddy. I had fun! See you at work!" Mike put on his helmet, waved goodbye and took off. Cat had been waiting for few hours, and he didn't like to keep a girl waiting.

A/N: A lot of fun and some SuperWonder (always warms my heart). And of course, Barry! :D How are you liking KarMike now?

Review and Comments are much appreciated!

And don't forget to click those little 'Favorite' and 'Follow' buttons. You will get a notification whenever the story is updated!