Chapter 4

The movie ends and Alex bids us goodnight. "I really should get some reading done tonight." She gives Kara a forehead kiss. Moving on to me she hugs me, "I'm proud of you," her lips graze my ear. "Night Lee." She heads upstairs. The bedroom door clicks shut behind her.

Kara turns to me, blue eyes locking on to mine, like a hunter targeting their prey. I squirm folding further into myself on the couch. Knowing the conversation about to start. "Why don't you tell me more about Mike?" I suggest, saving myself for a little bit longer at least.

"Lena, you know you can talk to me. You know, that right?"

I nod not trusting my voice. Clearing my throat, I hope my words don't sound too vulnerable. "I know I can but maybe I need one more night of normal too?"

"Whatever you need Lena." Kara smiles, her smile warm and comforting, like the welcoming heat of a fire on a cold day.

"Thank you. So, what's so special about Mike? From what I've seen of him at school he doesn't seem like your type?" I think back to the handful of encounters I've had with him since he transferred to Midvale at the start of school. He seems like a privileged boy from the city who's not used to hearing the word no.

"Ok so first you should know his name isn't Mike. Well it is now technically but originally it was Mon-El. It's a complicated story and it's not my story to tell, but he's an alien too. From a planet that was sort of like a twin to my home planet."

"So, he has powers too?" I guess.

Kara nods, "I know he can be crude at times. He's in no means perfect. No one is though, let alone a sixteen-year-old boy, who's new to Earth. Trust me adjusting to earth is not an easy task. Kara is growing more defensive with every word she says.

I grab my phone checking the time. Only 7:00, good places in town will still be open. Grabbing my car keys off the coffee table where they lay, I stand up.

"What are you doing?" Kara hasn't moved clearly confused.

"We're going to the store, because you always take better with the promise of food. I learned tonight that you have been starving yourself in front of me for years. That stops tonight. Plus, you're out of ice cream, and this seems like an ice cream type of conversation."

"Yes, it is definitely an ice cream conversation." Kara affirms. "We should ask Eliza if she needs anything from the store. Save a trip?"

"Yeah, we should do that." Following Kara upstairs, Kara knocks on the door to Eliza's room.

"Come in." Eliza calls from the other side of the door.

Eliza is on her bed reading a scientific journal. A cup of coffee sits on her nightstand. Eliza's smile is warm as she looks up at us.

"Lena and I are going on an ice cream run. Do you need anything from the store?"

"If you pick up pancake mix, I'll make breakfast in the morning?" She offers her book now closed in her lap; she is giving us her full attention. Something Lillian never does with me. Another thing she never does? Make breakfast in the mornings. Eliza is everything Lillian is not when it comes to being, a mother.

"No problem Eliza. We will be back soon." Kara beams a grateful smile on her way out of the room.

"Be careful girls, let me know when you get back. Don't be out too late!" Eliza calls as her door shuts behind us.

Now that I know Kara's secret, she informs me that I can go real grocery shopping with her now. "This is how we've ended up at Costco at the edge of town at 7:30 on a Friday night.

"Eliza has done most of our grocery shopping here ever since I came to live with them." Kara explains lifting a whole crate of pancake into our cart.

"I can see why." Kara and I fight back a giggle as a young guy about our age, gives us a strange look. Apparently two carts packed to the brim with cartons of eggs, gallons of milk and an entire crate of pancake mix is an unusual combination.

"We should get some more popcorn. I think I ate the last bag earlier." Kara makes a detour to the popcorn forcing me to follow.

Probably the most surprising event of the night is how unsurprised the boy at our checkout is by the number of items we have in our carts; or the fact that we even have carts to begin with.

The boy has shaggy orange hair. His green eyes are rimmed red. My guess is he hasn't been crying though. The lopsided grin on his face furthers my assumption. He looks familiar like he goes to our school maybe. Dave? Daniel?

"Hey, Kara. Another movie night?" The boy asks her with ease. Making me think this is a regular thing for them.

"Yep, Dylan it is. This is my friend Lena by the way."

"The hot Luthor. We have English together."

I nod finally placing his face. From the little contact I've had with Dylan in class, he's actually rather smart. Kara and Dylan continue to chat while he rings up our items.

"See you in class Lena." Dylan throws me a wink. Kara swats his arm playfully.

"Bye Dylan."

"Fine" he grumbles with a fake pout. "Bye Kara, see you Monday." His easy smile gracing his features once again.

By 8:30 we are back in the Danvers' living room. Kara is happily munching on an order of pot stickers we picked up on the way home. I insisted on paying for them because Kara wouldn't let me pay for the groceries even though I'll be staying with them all weekend.

"Alright now you're fed. Tell me more about Mike."

Kara fiddles with her glasses swallowing the last of the potsticker she is chewing."

"Ok so I know he can come across as a brash at times. His comments may come across as crude.

"May? Kara, he walks around like a frat boy in training."

"That might have been true at the beginning of the year Lee but he's changing; growing as a person."

I scoff but Kara dismisses it swiftly. "Lena you of all people should know what it's like to be judged because of where you come from." Her voice is steady. Her tone is serious. "I misjudged him when I first met him. Now I can see the good person he is becoming, not the jackass of a teenage boy he way."

I see the fierce determination glinting in her blue eyes. Kara has been my best friend for almost five years now. I know her way of seeing the good in everyone. I know it. She has loved me for me without giving my last name a second thought. She's usually right about people too. "Ok Kar, I trust my judgement and I'll try to get to know him better, because I can tell how much you care about him from the look on your face, like you might punch me if I say the wrong words here."

I laugh as Kara crumbles just a little bit.

"Sorry I didn't mean to sound so defensive." Kara apologizes blushing letting out a nervous chuckle.

"I mean I guess I see the attraction physically. He's not bad to look at." I watch Kara's face go from pink to scarlet red at hearing my comment.

"What about you are you interested in anyone?" Kara asks clearly trying to turn the spotlight off herself.

"Um no not at the moment." I lie my best Luthor poker face in place.

Kara smiles kindly almost reassuringly, like she knows I'm lying. "Lena, another thing you should know is I can hear heartbeats. So, I know you're lying. It's not Dylan is it?" She jokes an attempt to make me more comfortable.

"No, it's not Dylan. Although I would love to see Lillian's reaction if I bring home a pothead like him. Not to mention Lex will be very disappointed to hear that not everyone considers him the hot Luthor."

"Fair point." Kara fails at hiding her own laughter. "Seriously though Lena is it a girl? You can tell me if it is Lee, I'm serious. I want to know. Boy or girl it makes no difference to me. I want to make sure she's good enough for you. Plus, I told you about Mike so it's your turn."

I know if I tell Kara what I'm thinking. My feelings will be real, but they already are. Who better to talk to my crush about then my best friend? Even if my crush is on her sister.

"You have to promise not to tell her no matter what."

"Of course, Lena, I would never."'

"I think I may have feelings for Alex." I whisper not able to look at Kara with this confession.

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