She had left her. Had left her in the dark alley and worse, had left her for good. You can't be with somebody who wears a mask, especially not when you wear one yourself. It was not possible. How could you have a relationship with somebody when it was built on lies? It had worked out pretty well with Kate. Back in Point Rock. They had been happy, had plans for their future until their secret was discovered and everything was falling into pieces. Mostly because Sophie had been afraid. She hadn't been strong enough to tell the truth, she hadn't been honest to the world. Instead she had lied to the only person, who loved her the way she was and had created a lie. A lie, that had turned into a prison for herself, a prison built of lies. Worst of all, with these lies she had not only hurt herself, she had hurt other people. People, who cared for her, loved her. Like Tyler. Who had walked away from her because of the lies she lived in, because he didn't want to be a stopgap for somebody Sophie wanted and couldn't have. Because of the lies she had told the world. And now she had lost Batwoman because of the lies she couldn't get rid off, because she was too coward to stand up for herself, to tell the world the truth. Leave alone was she able to tell her mother. Her mother had not only ruined her date with Batwoman, she had made it clear, she was not accepting anybody, who wasn't straight. Which meant, she was not accepting her own daughter if she found out about Sophie's secret. So she was back to lying again. And she was alone again only this time, there wasn't even a job to go back to. For the first time in her life she was without everything that mattered. Sophie sighed and started walking. It was time to go home. Batwoman was gone, Gotham City Police Department had taken over and she was on her own. Why hadn't it felt that bad being without work when she believed that Batwoman cared for her.
"She does," Sophie told herself. Because Batwoman cared she had left her. Because she knew, when they lived a secret life, it would hurt both of them. Mentally and physically. There were many people who wanted to get to Batwoman and if they knew about her and Sophie, Sophie would become the target. Yes, she had told Batwoman she could take care of herself, but how was she supposed to believe this when she had saved her life more than once. Would she never save her again? Would she disappear the moment she saw Sophie, the same she did when she saw any other agent? Maybe it would be the best because if they didn't keep their distance Sophie wasn't sure she could keep herself from kissing Batwoman. She missed her already and her heart ached. This was so crazy, it was not like they had been in a long term relationship. When Tyler left her, she hadn't felt this lost and alone . What was wrong with her?
Sophie dropped on a bench of a bus stop. She could call a taxi or uber, sitting here in the middle of the night, on her own, was not a smart idea. It wouldn't be the first time Alice and her crazy minions showed up and kidnap her. Why had she always let Sophie live? How could she have known that Batwoman would save her from the fall? Did Alice know Batwoman better than anybody else did? Was it possible they had worked together once and then Alice turned rogue? Did Alice think she could get Batwoman to join her? And what that to do with her? When she had thought Kate was Batwoman these things made sense, but Kate was not Batwoman, she had seen her standing next to Batwoman. After she had told Batwoman she should have jumped on that motorbike and join Kate. Had Kate heard that too? Was that why she had told Sophie they should keep their distance? And did Kate know who Batwoman was? What had she done back there when Batwoman was attacked? Where had she taken her after she freed her from the Crows? Was Kate working with Batwoman? Did she know Batwoman and Sophie had kissed? And why were there only questions and no answers?