Conversations on Balcony
10
"Now, I said it's not going to be easy, but I didn't say it would be impossible," Cat said firmly. "Personally, I don't believe in failure if you get back up and face the music. It takes time but if anybody can win this city back… it's you."
Supergirl raised her eyes to the sky and took a deep breath. "Can I just sit here for a little while?"
"Of course," the CEO replied. She sat her glass of scotch on the low balcony wall as her friend took a seat on a chair arm and gazed out over the city lights. Then she turned her head to look at the younger woman again, hurting for her as she recognized the dejected set of the hero's shoulders as the devastation that it was. "Do you want to talk about it, Supergirl?" she asked then. For a long moment, she thought the younger woman wasn't going to take her up on her offer but then Supergirl blew out a long breath and let her eyes meet Cat's.
"I was helping out at an apartment building fire when I came into contact with the substance that altered my brain. It was created specifically to be poisonous to Kryptonians, but the formula was slightly off and instead of killing me, it turned me into that awful person. I couldn't stop the things that came out of my mouth. Every bad thought I've ever had just flowed out of me and I hurt a lot of people." She sighed heavily and looked down.
Cat nodded as she crossed her arms and sighed. "What you said to me…"
"Isn't true," the Girl of Steel interrupted quickly, standing up again to face her friend and holding her gently at her biceps. "You've been tough on me…" She smiled a little. "True story… but it pushed me to be better, and you've been more a cheerleader and mentor for me than anyone else." Supergirl slowly slid her hands up Cat's arms until they rested on her shoulders. "I'm so, so sorry I hurt you, Miss Grant."
The CEO nodded and unfolded her arms to let her hands rest on the hero's hips as she looked up into her eyes. "I always want what's best for you, Supergirl," she said softly.
Kara eased forward and touched their foreheads together. "I know," she whispered in return. Then she released the older woman and sat back down on the chair arm to gaze out over the city once more.