The week had gone by in a flash. Lena and Kara had been exchanging text messages all week talking about their date on Saturday and Kara casually told Lena that it would be her birthday that day. Lena feigned surprise, she couldn't let Kara know that she would be having a surprise party and that Alex had invited her too.
So after making sure Kara had no idea about it she decided to plan the perfect date, and she took it into account that it would be Kara's birthday. She had something especial planned for her. She didn't know if it would be too much for a first date, but they already knew each other so maybe it was okay.
It was already Friday and Lena was now working on her office, trying to finish up to go to Kara's for her surprise party. She had already told Jess that she would be leaving earlier, she wanted to go home first to get ready. She knew all of Kara's friends would be there. Maybe even her mother, as Alex had told her. So it would be a big deal, and she and Kara weren't even official girlfriends yet, so it wasn't a small thing, and Lena would be lying if she said she weren't nervous.
Relieved that she had finished everything and it was still 5 pm, Lena gathered all her things and headed home to get ready for the party.
When she got home, she immediately went straight to the shower. She had a lot of things to do. Her makeup, her hair, and to put her dress, her tight fitted green dress, the one that complemented her eyes. Kara wouldn't be able to see it, but she still wanted to impress her friends and family. And she still had to wrap Kara's birthday present. It was a surprise, no one had it yet and she just knew Kara would love it.
Lena went through all of that in an instant and by 6 pm she was ready to go. She grabbed the now wrapped present and left her house, she had to be at Kara's by 6:30 pm so she rushed out, texting her driver to meet her at the front of her building.
On the car drive there Lena noticed she several texts from Kara. She was too busy getting ready to check on her phone. Kara had been with Alex, they were shopping something for Alex. Lena was positive this was all an excuse so her friends could set up the party.
Lena answered Kara texts, Kara had asked if she was busy today, she wanted them to have a movie night. Lena wasn't too pleased with this, but she had to lie and say she was too busy for it. She hoped Kara would understand it. They exchanged a few more texts and Lena arrived at Kara's building.
Lena made her way to Kara's apartment and knocked, she didn't know who she would find it there though, seeing that Alex was with Kara.
Winn answered the door with two balloons on his hand.
"Hey Lena, so good to see you, come in, we were waiting for you." Winn stepped aside so Lena could go inside.
"Thank you Winn, wow you guys really put an effort here." Lena said as she looked around Kara's living room/kitchen. They had tons of balloons, a banner with 'Happy Birthday Kara' written on it, party hats and some different decorations, some Lena had never seen before. They were letterings with something on them. She got closer so she could read what was on it.
It was Braille, she realized, they were white with Braille letters on them, she was so impressed, and touched they did this for Kara.
"They were especially made for Kara, I have a friend that owns a printer shop and he said he could do it for me. Isn't it great? Kara will love it." Lena hadn't noticed Winn was now beside her.
"Yes, I'm sure she will, this is so thoughtful Winn. What does it say?" Lena asked as she ran her fingers through the Braille.
"It says 'Happy Birthday Kara', just like the banner. The other one says 'Happy 26th Birthday!'." Winn said as he motioned to the other print.
"Come on Lena let me introduce you to the others." Winn motioned Lena to the other people on Kara's apartment.
"Lena, this is James Olsen, he is a photographer at CatCo." Winn said as he indicated a tall, black man, with a wide white smile.
"James, this is Lena Luthor, Kara's friend."Lena actually had actually met James, when she was a teenager.
James extended his hand for Lena to shake. "Hey Lena, long time no see." He seemed like a nice person.
"James, how have you been?" Lena said as she shook James' hands.
"Oh, you two know each other already?" Winn asked as he looked between Lena and James.
"We've met a couple of times before." Lena said as she surveyed James.
"Yes, long time ago though." James said he continued to prepare the drinks.
"Ok then, that is Nia, you know her already." Winn said as Nia approached them.
"Hey Lena, how are you?" Nia said as they shook hands.
"I'm great, thanks Nia." Lena and Nia exchanged a smile.
"So Lena, this is my boyfriend Brainy, he name is actually Barney, but everyone calls him Brainy." Nia said as she pulled Brainy to meet Lena.
"Brainy, this is Lena Luthor, Kara's friend." Brainy and Lena shook hands.
"Nice to meet you Lena Luthor." Brainy said and Lena found him a little odd, but looked like a nice person.
"Nice to meet you Brainy." Lena said as Winn already pulled her to the next one. A short Hispanic brunette woman.
"Lena, this is Maggie Sawyer, Alex's girlfriend." Winn said as Maggie turned from the tray of appetizers she was setting up.
"Maggie, this is Lena Luthor, Kara's-" Maggie cut Winn off.
"Girlfriend, yes I've heard a lot about you. Kara tells me everything." Maggie said with a smirk.
Lena was blushing already. "Oh, I'm not her girlfriend…. It's nice to me you Miss Sawyer." Lena extended her hands while thinking what Kara had said to this woman.
"No need to try to deny it. And call me Maggie please. I just know you and I are going to be good friends." Maggie said as she winked at Lena and left.
"Wow she is feisty." Lena said as Winn was left with an open mouth looking at them.
"You have no idea." Winn said as he looked around. "Well, that was everyone Lena. Kara's mom was going to come but she was held up at the hospital, she had an emergency and couldn't come." Winn said to Lena as he grabbed the balloons he had when she arrived.
"Is there something I can help with?" Lena asked Winn, as she saw everyone was helping set up everything.
"Well, I think everything is getting done already, but if you really want something to do you could help me hang the balloons." Winn told her as he got more balloons from a plastic bag.
"Sure, I'll help you." Lena said as Winn gave her a few of them.
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Kara was shopping with Alex, they had been at the mall for a couple of hours now. Alex had said she needed an outfit to a work event and asked if Kara would go with her. Kara loved going out with Alex, but she was a bit suspicious, usually it was Alex who helped Kara to buy outfits. Kara couldn't really judge the clothes without seeing them, so this seemed more of an excuse to something. Kara just didn't know what it was.
Kara was a little disappointed too, Lena said she couldn't go out today again. Maybe she really couldn't, but tomorrow was Kara's birthday and she wanted to spend the today with Lena too. But even though today they weren't going to see each other, tomorrow they had a date, and
Kara took advantage of their little shopping trip to buy some new clothes to go out with Lena. Alex had actually been a lot of help with that. So now Kara was waiting for Alex to finish buying her last outfit and then they would head home.
Kara was just standing beside Alex while she paid for her latest purchase. Kara was clutching her cane in one hand and holding her bags with the other, listening to Alex talk with the saleswoman.
"When Alex finished talking she turned to Kara and said. "Hey Kar, are you ready or do you need to buy something else?" Alex said as she touched Kara's shoulder, so she could hold on to her.
"No, I'm ready to go home, I'm kind of tired." Kara said as Alex took the bags from her so she could hold Alex's arm with her free hand.
"Okay, then let's get you home." Alex said as she guided Kara to the mall's exit, to find her car.
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Half an hour later, Kara and Alex were standing in front of her apartment door. As Kara was opening the door, Alex was standing beside her anxious for Kara to se surprised by her friends and family that waited for her inside.
Kara was holding her cane in one hand and opening the door with the other, and as soon as the door fully opened she heard a shout.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARA!" Kara almost jumped with the shouts of her friends, it scared the hell out of her. Her heart was biting a million miles a second.
Tears started streaming from her eyes and she felt Alex holding her trembling hands, trying to calm her down.
"OMG! You people scared me! But thank you. I loved the surprise." Kara was actively crying now. Alex gave her a tight hug and whispered in her ear.
"Hey, I'm sorry Kar if we scared you. I just wanted to do something special for you. All of your friends are. Nia, Brainy, Winn, James, Maggie, and Lena, why don't you go talk to them." Lena was there, Kara couldn't have imagined that her sweet Lena would be in on this too.
"Lena is here? So that's why she said she couldn't go out today…" Kara realized as people started coming closer to her.
Winn, James, Nia, Brainy and Maggie all wished her a happy birthday; they said they had prepared the party while Alex took her shopping. She was putting her gifts inside her bedroom, when she heard a knock on the wall.
"Hey, darling. It's me Lena." Lena announced herself while getting closer to Kara.
"Hey, you. I was wondering where you were." Kara said as she smiled in the direction she heard Lena's voice.
"Happy Birthday darling! I'm sorry I had to cancel on you, but I didn't want to spoil the surprise." Lena said as she touched Kara's outstretched hand.
"It's okay, I understand, and I'm so happy that you're here, I've missed you. It's like we haven't seen in years, and it's only been a week." Kara said as Lena embraced her and kissed her on the cheek.
"I know what you mean. I missed you a lot too Kar. But today we are celebrating you, and I brought you something I hope you like it. Here… I'll put it on your hands, it's a little heavy okay?" Lena told Kara as she put the big box on her hands.
"Wow, it really is heavy. Thank you, you didn't need to." Kara put the box on her bed so she could open it. "What is it Lee?" She sounded exited and Lena was happy that the smile on Kara's face only got brighter.
"Of course I needed to… I mean, you'll see what it is, just open it." Kara could hear the smirk in her voice. She was trying to open the box, but it was harder than she expected.
"Okay… can you help me with it? I can't find where to open it." Kara was trying to turn the box upside down in her hands, but finding the opening was harder than she imagined.
"Sure, here, let me help you." Lena said as she sat on the bed beside Kara and easily pulled opened the top of the box. It was a sleek box, very modern looking.
"Here, feel it. We've discussed this last time we met, so I hope you know what it is." Lena said as she guided Kara's hand to the piece of tech inside the box.
"OMG Lee! Is this the new A.I. you're launching? You gave me one before releasing it?!" Kara was visibly touched. She couldn't hide her smile, brighter than the sun Lena thought to herself. She also made a note to do more to always see such a bright smile on her face.
"Yes, it is. Of course, after you told me you would buy one I just knew what I would be gifting you for your birthday. You're special to me Kara… Umpf! Kara threw herself at Lena, her arms squeezing the air out of the pale woman's lungs.
"Thank you." Kara whispered. Lena didn't have any words anymore. Kara had liked her present, and she was so happy that she could elicit that happiness from the blonde, that she didn't care that she couldn't breathe.
"Now let me help you open this. Later I'll set it up for you okay? You're gonna love it Kar. You'll be able to do things in here just by saying it out loud." Lena was all giddy thinking about how the 'L-House Helper' would be helpful for Kara.
"Thank you Lee. I'm so eager to see it working. With all you told me about it, I'm sure doing things here will be much easier, does it help cook too? Maybe I'll be able to cook now. Hahaha" Kara laughed so loud that it got the attention from Winn who was talking to Alex just beside the bedroom door.
"Wow! What do you have there Lena?" Winn said as he entered the room.
"Kara, I'm sorry, it can only manage the time things are inside the oven, but not cook for you. Maybe I'll figure it out and update it." Lena said as Winn got closer to the couple eying the new tech.
"This is Kara's birthday gift Winn, it's the new L-Corp product. It's an A.I. that pretty much does everything electronic and electric inside your house. It hasn't been released yet, but I got for her. Maybe later you could help me set it up for Kara?" Winn had a child amazement look on his face, just as if he himself had gotten a new toy for Christmas.
"Isn't it great Winn? This is so cool!" Kara said as Winn sat beside her and eyed the 'L-House Helper'.
"It's amazing Kara. I heard something about it Lena, but this looks so much cooler than what I had in mind. I would love to help you set it up. Maybe I'll get one for myself when this is released." Winn helped Kara get all of the plastic off the A.I.
"Well, I think we should get back to the party now. There are a lot of things set up Kara. You should talk to your friends." Lena said as helped Kara get up from her bed. Kara was exceptionally using her cane inside her house because there were a lot of people there and that made it hard for her not to stumble or bump in someone.
"Oh yes, Kara I have to show some things that I had it made for you. Come on, you can kiss Lena later." Kara laughed and followed Winn out the door.
Lena cleaned everything from Kara's bed and the floor, so she wouldn't fall. She then made her way to talk to Alex.
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"Here Kara, touch this. A friend of mine had it made for me. There are a lot of party hats and balloons too. I wanted you to have the whole birthday party experience." Winn said as his smile grew watching as Kara ran her fingers through the banner with Braille. He set up the party hats as well, they too had Braille on them.
"Winn, this is so amazing. Thank you so much. Nobody ever did something like this for me." Kara's voice trembled and she hugged Winn so fiercely that he gasped. Today was a day full of good emotions for Kara. She was a bit overwhelmed.
"Ah, it's nothing." Winn scoffed a little be. "You're my best friend Kara. And you deserve to have it like this always. Now let's get something for you to it. My present is about to get here, and you should have a full stomach for it." Winn had been planning this for a while. She really wanted to see Kara happy, she deserved it.
"What are you up to Winn? What is your present? I thought this was it." Kara said with a suspicious voice.
"Ah… you'll see … you'll see. This is just part of it." He winked, but Kara couldn't see it.
So they both headed towards the appetizers. Maggie helping Kara chose from the spread.
The others were all talking among themselves, Winn didn't tell Kara, but Lena was having a serious conversation with Alex with the look of it.
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Lena took advantage of Maggie going to get drinks so she could talk to Alex. Alex was sitting at the couch looking at her phone when Lena sat beside her.
"Hey Alex, I was meaning to talk to you about something. Kara told me you went to med school, so I thought maybe you could help me with this project I'm doing right now." Lena said as Alex looked up to her.
"Well, I don't know what it is about, but maybe. I haven't practiced in years though." Alex was weary, she didn't know what Lena might want from her.
"Oh, I understand that. Well, it's just that I've been studying Kara's condition. I've been trying to come up with a new technology to help her, a new prosthetic that wouldn't hurt her, but I was trying to make some other modifications as well. And although, I have made a good head start, but I'm not a doctor, there some details I don't know, specifically about Kara's condition. I know this is not a normal request, but I was hoping you would like to help." Lena said everything she needed to say and then looked at Alex, who had a mouth open. She looked shocked.
Alex didn't even know what o say to Lena. All of what she said sounded so good to be true, but still, Lena knew Kara for so little time. Alex didn't know if she could trust her. Especially regarding her blind sister, who had suffered enough in her life. At the same time, she wanted to help Kara, and Kara deserved it, so maybe helping Lena could be a good thing.
"You really like her huh? Just, please don't get her hopes up. I'll help you Lena, only because I want the best to my sister." Alex said sternly so that Lena would understand that she didn't want her playing with Kara's feelings.
"Thank you Alex, I wasn't planning on telling her anything before it was ready for her. I just want to help her. I really do like her. I hope you understand me. Thank you again, I'll text you the details." Lena said as she got up from the couch and headed to the kitchen to talk to Kara.
Alex stayed seated waiting for Maggie to be back, her mind wouldn't stray from her conversation with Lena. Maybe the genius CEO would really be able to help Kara. Everyone talked how she had amazing ideas, like she was the future of the tech world. She was about to see it for herself she guessed.
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Lena got to the kitchen and sat beside Kara, who was eating a pizza.
"Hey darling, what are you eating?" Lean asked Kara who lifted her head and looked in Lena's direction, a smile appearing on her lips.
"It's just pepperoni pizza, there are other things. Maggie told me there's a veggie platter somewhere if you want." Kara told Lena while smiling with her mouth full.
"Oh, that's okay, I want pizza today. So I was thinking about our date tomorrow, are you sure you want it on your birthday? We can have another day if you'd like Kar." Lena asked Kara as she plated some of the pizza for her.
"Well, I'll be with you so it sounds perfect for me." Kara then lunged and kissed Lena, a little awkwardly, both of them almost falling of the kitchen stools. But Lena's hands were fast and steadied them. She held Kara form her waist while the blonde braced herself on Lena's breast.
They ended laughing it off, while Winn watched as it all happened, sensing that it was a private moment he left the couple.
As Kara and Lena were back to eating their pizzas the doorbell rang. Winn promptly said.
"I'll get it." Kara didn't know who could it be, Alex had told her that Eliza wouldn't be able to come, and J'onn had work today.
Winn opened the door and Alex yelled from inside the apartment. "Who is that Winn?"
A white cane appeared as the person entered the apartment. Lena looked as a small brunette with sunglasses and short hair entered the apartment. Who was her, she was definitely blind as well, so maybe someone Kara knew.
"Lucyyyy! What are you doing here? OMG! Winn, do you have something to do with this?" Alex asked as she went to welcome to Lucy.
"Lucy!? Is that you? OMG! I didn't know you were coming." Kara yelled as she got out of the kitchen stool, purposely headed towards Lucy, or where she heard Alex talking to her.
"Kara! It was a surprise, Winn called me, and asked me to come to your surprise birthday party, but I couldn't make it in time, the plane got delayed. But I'm here now K. Come and hug me." Lucy said as Kara guided by Winn found Lucy's hand. They hugged like they hadn't seen each other in years, and it really was the case.
"L….I missed you so much, I can't believe you are here… I have so much to tell you about. OMG Lucy, is so good to have you here." Kara said as she and Lucy backed away from the hug.
Lena watched the exchange happen in front of her. Who was this Lucy person and why was Kara so happy to see her. They looked like they were very intimate, and they were both blind, Lena didn't want to think what other things they had in common as a weird feeling spread through her… was she jealous?
