Alex had helped Lena to her feet once her initial examination was complete. They sat on the sofa for the rest of the medical checks, Alex avoided sharing any theories as she worked. Lena was glad to give her voice a rest, it had felt strange lying on the floor talking to herself.

"Well, that's about all I can do without taking you into the DEO, or a real hospital," Alex finally spoke.

"Probably best to avoid that for the next several months."

"And that same reason is what I think caused you to lose consciousness."

"You mean it could happen again?"

"Not if you start taking care of yourself. Lena, the baby will need you to get plenty of sunlight and you might need to increase your diet. How much time do you spend outdoors at the moment?"

"Not much, just going from here to the car to work. I exercise in the apartment though and I eat healthily. Most of my shopping gets delivered and I'm in the lab until dark most days."

"There you go then. During your lunch breaks you need to take a walk, or in the morning before work if you can't finish early enough."

"Every day?"

"If you can."

"But I..."

"Lena, I'm serious. Come to the DEO tomorrow and I'll run some more tests if you like, but this is my diagnosis."

"Argh!" Lena put her head in her hands. "Fine."

Alex leaned back on the sofa, "I'm glad you and Kara are getting along again."

"Yeah, well, she used those innocent-Kryptonian eyes on me, promising no more lies. I couldn't say no."

"And you're happy just being friends?"

"I don't want to rush into anything. Though tonight..."

"Tonight?"

"She said she wanted more, and we kissed."

"How do you feel about that?"

"I haven't had time to think about it, I fainted during the kiss. Or maybe it was just after, I can't remember. I've never seen her so... so forward about that. It was like a different Kara."

"Well things have changed, the baby..."

"That's one thing we haven't discussed. I don't know if she's scared I'll decide I don't want it, or if she wants to talk about it and is scared I'll think that's the only reason she wants to be friends with me again."

"And do you think that?"

"No, I know she was trying to be friends before we found out."

"Do you want her to talk about the baby?"

"It's just that I don't have anyone else to discuss it with, you're the only two who know. There are so many things to think about, like when do I tell other people? Do I wait until I'm showing? When the baby is born will Kara be too busy being Supergirl to help? What if she's alone with the baby and there's an emergency that needs Supergirl to save the world? If I want to go back to work, where can I find a babysitter who can look after a half-Kryptonian child? How do I explain whatever powers she inherits? If we were in the other world it would be simpler, I had a lab in my apartment so I could work from home," Lena took a deep breath, her fears spilling out of her quicker than she expected.

Alex put a hand on her shoulder, "you've got plenty of time to figure it out. Talk to Kara. She's not the only superhero in town now, we can cut back on her call outs."

"Thanks Alex."

"I should call her, let her know you're okay."

"Okay."

"She might want to see for herself, do you mind if she wants to come over after the fundraiser?"

"If I'm not asleep."

Alex smiled, "I'll tell her."

Kara yawned as she made her way across the sky, hoping Lena would still be awake. Alex had explained her diagnosis, emphasising the fact that Lena needed to get more fresh air and sunlight. It reminded Kara of Lillian's words earlier. She wondered whether Lena would find it easier taking a break from her work if she had someone to meet up with. Perhaps they could start up their lunch dates again, or go for a walk in the park together. Kara loved feeding the ducks, watching them race towards her as soon as she tossed something onto the surface of the water for them to eat. She imagined what it would be like to have a cat or dog of her own, one that would come running towards her when she got home from work. Children liked having pets on Earth, she had noticed. On Krypton it had never been an option.

There was a light still on in Lena's apartment. Kara hovered outside the window, peering in trough the open blinds to make sure Lena was still awake. Tapping politely on the glass, Kara waited to be let in.

Lena was engrossed in her book when Kara returned, sitting on the sofa with her feet tucked under her. She'd changed out of her dress, into more comfortable clothes, and her hair was loose. The tapping on the window startled her, and it took her a moment to realise who was there.

"I'm coming," she called out.

She tucked a bookmark between the pages and went to open a window, carrying the book with her. Kara landed gently and smiled at her.

"How are you feeling?"

"Tired, but I wanted to wait up and see you. How was your night?"

Kara walked her back to the sofa and they both sat down, "Lillian kept me busy and then made me sit with her during dinner. I got away as soon as I could."

Lena looked down at her book, her fingers tracing over the spine, "is she very angry at me?"

"I'm not sure she believed me at first, then she seemed more worried than angry. I think she's concerned that you're spending too much time in your lab and not enough socialising."

"Oh dear."

"Yeah, she wanted to know how we became friends. I think she's planning on finding some new ones for you."

Lena placed the book on the low table next to the sofa, "kill me now."

"Hey..."

"I don't want to find out what sort of people Lillian thinks would make good friends for me. It was bad enough when I was a child and she'd bring over the potentially influential families, sending us off with the children to socialise. They never liked me. Some were bullies, most just ignored me. Lex could get away with hiding in his room, saying he was studying, but I was expected to stay with them."

"I wasn't popular at school," Kara admitted. "Alex was and I was so jealous of her for that. I never felt like I fit in, and I was worried that the others would find out my secret so I could never be myself."

"What about on Krypton? I mean, if you don't mind talking about it."

"It can be hard sometimes, thinking about home, but it's nice too. We had regular schools, much smaller classes though. My best friend was Thara, we were inseparable. At least until all the trouble began, political problems and acts of violence by a group of dissidents, so my parents made me leave. After that I was home schooled, advanced technology, you know? There were a few other children I could meet up with, family friends and neighbours. Before I left I was already studying science that was far beyond what Earth children were being taught at the same age. My fondest childhood memories are of my aunt Astra. She knew how to have fun, how to teach me things that weren't just about advancing my mind. We'd play games and invent stories, I loved her visits so much."

"Wasn't she one of the Fort Rozz prisoners? Involved with Myriad, right?"

"Yes, she'd been on Earth for over a decade before that. I wonder what would have happened if I'd known she was here, if I'd left the Danvers and grown up with her."

"You would have been fighting to protect Myriad instead of stopping it. We wouldn't have Supergirl."

"I'd have grown up with my own people."

"And if my mother hadn't died I would have grown up in Ireland and never known I was a Luthor, would never have met any of them. God, this is a depressing conversation."

"Sorry."

"It's not your fault, I started it. I don't know what I'm going to do about Lillian though."

"I can fly you out to a deserted island somewhere?" Kara smiled, nudging her with her elbow, "hide you in the DEO basement where no-one else goes?"

"I think you'd have to take me further than that to save me from Lillian. Perhaps the moon?"

"Or you could just make some friends on your own."

"The moon it is."

"I'm serious. We were friends, you enjoyed game nights with everyone. You've done it once, you can do it again."

"That was different."

"How?"

"I don't know... because it was you, because I liked you."

Kara placed a hand on Lena's cheek, "I liked you too. I still like you."

"I still like you too."

Then, because Kara so clearly wanted her to, and because she wanted to, Lena kissed her.

This time she didn't faint. Which was a relief.

"Does this mean..." Kara began, but Lena placed a finger on her lips.

"One day at a time. We'll take things slowly and see how it goes."

"Lunch date tomorrow?"

"Okay."

"I'll pick up the food and we can take it to the park for a picnic."

"It's a little cold to sit for too long outside."

"I can fly us somewhere warmer?"

"No, I want to date Kara not Supergirl and if you fly us somewhere we'll be seen and then we won't have any privacy. Why not have lunch indoors somewhere and walk through the park afterwards?"

"Alright."

Lena smiled, it would be Sunday, she hadn't planned on going in to work so she had the whole day free. "then maybe if you're not called away we can take a tour of the Modern Arts Cultural Museum? Or catch a movie, though I don't know what's showing."

"Sounds good to me."