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To Atrocita's dismay the fight was scheduled for the next day. The paper work for Red Tornado's test run was monumental, not to mention the added paper work to let Atrocita watch, all added up to a to a pile that no one was laughing at, especially Director Henshaw and Alex, who were the ones who had to sit and go through every single page of the pile. No point in staying and doing nothing, Kara gave her sister a hug and kiss on the forehead before walking out of the DEO heading back to CatCo.
As soon as the elevator doors opened Kara rushed to her desk looking around to see where Cat was since she wasn't screaming her name, Kara had a little bit of trouble pin pointing where the Queen of Media was exactly. That was until Kara heard Cat's private elevator ping, the doors opening to reveal her boss. Walking out with a sway of power. Cat's eyes immediately searched for Kara and when she found her Kara knew she was being called. "Kira, what's my schedule?" she asked as Kara grabbed her tablet and rushed to her side never stopping as Cat headed for her office.
"Dinner with your Mother is confirmed for eight, I've reserved a table right on the beach."
"Oh good, maybe the roar of the ocean will drown out the sound of her voice. Or maybe it'll just drown her. Or me." Cat said right before they entered her office, her mother reading on the couch.
"Kitty, darling" her mother greeted.
"Hello Mother" Cat greeted about to lean in to give her mother a kiss on the cheek in greeting as Mother's and Daughter's usually do, only to be cut off by her mother.
"Let's not get carried away. We've already seen each other once today" Kathrine said coldly. Straitening up and not letting her mother's coldness get to her Cat walked to her desk, at which point CJ arrived leaning casually against the doorway of Cat's office, knowing that Cat was in the middle of a conversation with her monster of a mother CJ didn't make a sound as she looked on. Giving Kara a small smile in greeting when the blond turned, receiving a similar smile in return from the sweet girl before both girls turned back to the scene at hand, their attention back to Cat and unfortunately her mother.
"You're early, Mother. Dinner isn't till eight." Cat said sitting down behind her desk.
"Listen, sweetheart, there's been a change of plan. As it turns out Tony Morrison's in town. Can you believe it?"
"Oh! I'm practically shaking." Cat replied, pretending like she was interested.
"Anyway Toni's having a little impromptu dinner party at the house she's rented in Montecito. Just a few old friends."
"Mother, that is at least two hours away, we're going to have to leave right now." Cat said as she got up ready to pack up for the day.
"Oh, dear. Toni wanted to keep this an intimate gathering of close friends." CJ's face turned to a scowl at Cat's mother practically telling her own daughter she isn't invited.
"Oh, I cleared my evening for you." Cat quietly spoke, her walls broken through and her feelings hurt.
"Kitty, what could you possibly have to talk about with two Nobel laureates and Margaret Atwood?" her tone said enough let alone her remark.
Not even bothering, Cat just dismissed the whole conversation "Enjoy your evening Mother" Cat said emotionless as she put her glasses back on as she went back to work, her evening ruined by her mother's selfishness.
Her mother happy with the result of their conversation turned, picked up her bag and started walking to the door. As she was about to pass CJ the younger woman spoke. Not even bothering to face the disrespectful woman "You know Kathrine, one day you're going to find yourself alone and you're going to need Cat's help and she won't be there for you, because you pushed her away and made her feel unloved and rejected. When that happens let me know if your little dinner party was worth it. I'd like to be there when you admit that you have no one else to blame but yourself."
The shorter woman turned to CJ straightening up, ready to bite back. "You know I always said to Kitty it was a mistake taking you in. You can never really scrub away the street rat in people can you? If I ever found you crashing your homeless behind outside my building I would have had you arrested and put behind bars with the rest of the trash society has to offer. You are and will always be beneath the Grant's family name, so don't get too comfortable with Cat dear, you'll never be one of us. I feel like I need a shower just being near you." Kathrine turned to her daughter "Darling?" Cat's eyes met her mother's telling her she had her attention without words. "You should tighten the reigns on your employee choice, looks like a few rats got in." and with that Kathrine was finished with her piece. Walking off with her head held high, prideful loving the feeling of putting a rat back in its place.
Both Kara and Cat watched CJ as her eyes lowered to the floor as the hateful words worked their way into her head. But CJ eventually lifted her head, shrugging the matter off. She could worry about herself later, but right now Cat was the one who needed comforting. Heading towards Cat she put the mask of humour on as she attended to the woman she owed her life to. "Damn, that woman is so cold she could save the polar ice caps from melting." She smiled as she crouched in front of Cat. "Are you ok Cat?" CJ asked, her face softened.
Cat took a deep breath, "I'll be fine CJ. But I apologize for my mother's rude behaviour and those things she said to you."
"Eh don't worry about it, I'm used to it. It's gonna take a lot more than that to get under this thick exterior. Besides-" CJ stood up "I'm the most charming street rat you'll ever meet" she said striking a hero pose while trying her best impression of a cheesy, charming man.
Cat let out the cutest giggle both CJ and Kara have ever heard. Even Kara was stifling laughter behind her tablet to which caused CJ and Cat to realise they weren't the only ones there. CJ seeing Kara only made her smile widen at the image of the sweet blond before her till Cat cleared her throat bring her out of her day dream. "Kara" CJ voiced "Do me a favour and call that restaurant and tell them to add a plus one."
Cat's face was written with confusion "CJ what are y-"
CJ cut her off "I'm not letting that which of a mother ruin your evening Cat. You, Kara and I are going to go, eat a lovely meal, have a great time and after we're finished we'll get ice cream! Sound like a plan?"
"They have desert at the restaurant CJ" Cat states.
"Yeah the size of a pebble and costs more than down payment on a ford focus, yeah I don't think so plus who doesn't like ice cream? Oh, we should get some ice cream for Carter too!"
"Um CJ I think you and Miss Grant would enjoy it better without me." Kara said sheepishly
CJ just waved her off "Oh poppy cock! Kara you work way too hard, try and have some fun every once and a while and don't worry we should be done before Game night starts, if that's what your worried about." Kara couldn't refuse after seeing the glimmer of hope in CJ's eyes.
"Fine, I guess I can come along."
CJ threw her hands up in victory "BOOYEAH! Besides Kara if you think about it you have to come. Who would turn down a meal shouted by Cat Grant?"
"Who said I'm shouting?"
"The fact that you're the one with the 7 figure bank account. Duh! But don't worry I'll shout for the ice cream."
"Oh well that just puts all my worries at bay." Cat sarcastically said as she walked out with Kara and CJ following closely behind. All three of them with smiles on their faces.
"Ok fine, I'll shout ice cream and I'll drive us. Better?"
Kara couldn't help the smile that formed on her face as she watched Cat and CJ. Cat wasn't a threat to CJ, even though Cat was CJ's boss the way they interacted with each other they did so as equals. Even though it was a dangerous path to go down, asking Cat Grant about her personal life Kara wanted to fill in the blanks on their connection. Maybe she could ask a few questions at dinner, with CJ there Cat might not want to pulverise Kara on the spot knowing that Kara and CJ were growing as friends. Kara thought she could just ask CJ but she didn't want to push her too hard after the whole Livewire matter, it only was a week ago that it occurred.
"Oh Cat before I forget can you give me the address for that storage facility? I need to store Leslie's stuff and I'd rather do it sooner than later before the boxes start to gather too much dust."
"Fine I'll send it to your phone when we're in the car. Please tell me you still have the mustang."
"I knew you liked that car!"