Kara was right. It's been less than a week and she is already going stir crazy. It's not so bad when Lena is with her but during the day when she is at L-Corp, a posse of bodyguards in tow, Kara feels like she is going to lose her mind.

Lena keeps on bringing her files that Cat sends her because she's still injured so she isn't really leaving the house much. The most she's able to do is go for a brief stroll around the garden but even then she is surrounded by body guards so she can't really relax.

The investigation is coming along slowly, they almost have enough proof now to write the article and send it to print but there is still a huge security risk with the whole thing, the police are still looking into it but haven't yet concluded whether or not it had anything to do with the case, so they aren't doing anything about Lord. As far as they know, they haven't even spoken to the guy.

Kara is now sat in the living room with her files spread out across the coffee table as she sips her coffee with indulgence, simply going over all of her information and organizing it ready for when she writes her article so she can make it as clear as possible.

Cat is handling a second article to come out beside it that will detail exactly what has happened to her and how she was targeted because of her excellent snooping skills.

Kara flips over her page just as her phone chimes, signalling a text. With a quick glance over she sees it's a text from Alex asking her to meet her down by the front gate on the property, so she heaves herself up from where she was sat on the floor, leaning back into the couch and makes her way there.

She takes the walk down the driveway with a steady pace, whilst she is recovering well, she still has some pretty bad injuries that will take longer than a few weeks to heal fully, especially the gash she has in her side, the stitches are doing a great job at keeping her held together but it is still remarkably tender.

Alex has parked just inside the gate and is now leaning against the passenger side door whilst chatting jovially to the security guards down at the entrance. She waves her arrival and takes great comfort in the tight hug Alex wraps her up in immediately.

"Ready for an excursion, sis?" Alex holds the passenger door open for her and beckons her inside.

"I didn't know we were going anywhere. What do you have planned?" Kara eagerly jumps in the car anyway, as nice as the house is, she wants to see something else.

She has her seatbelt buckled before Alex could even make it round to her side of the car and is practically buzzing in her seat as she waits for her to get in and start the engine.

Alex doesn't disclose where they are going for quite some time, she simply drives and throws gentle smiles her way in between peeking through her mirrors and watching the road. Eventually she let's slip. "We're going to your old place to look for clues. I managed to get clearance for us to break and enter, one of the perks of a government job."

That brings a smile to Kara's face, she's been longing to find out more about her loft since she couldn't get back inside before. "And why all of the mysterious mystery?"

"I had to lose your body guards, it was easier than I expected it to be."

Now, that does take Kara by surprise, leading to her whipping her head around in search of the car with the guards in it that was meant to be following them.

"You do realise that I'm going to have Lena blowing up my phone any minute now, don't you?" Kara fixes her with a displeased look.

Alex shrugs nonchalantly. "Do you want me to pull over and let them catch up? I can do that, but they won't let you anywhere near that place and you know it."

"Just drive, make it worth my while."

"Yes ma'am." Alex presses her foot down a little more, cruising them across town.

Kara enjoys the shift in atmosphere, she hadn't realised how quickly she had become accustomed to being watched all of the time. She really does appreciate the effort and the intent Lena has with the security but it is a bit smothering so she is going to enjoy today as much as she can before she let's Lena lock her back up in a tower.

Speak of the devil, her phone is now buzzing insistently. "Looks like Lena knows we lost the guards."

"Are you going to answer?" Alex inquires, sneaking a glance over.

Kara answers her question with a sigh and presses the green button. "Hey."

Alex can hear Lena's voice raising in pitch through the phone and is immediately worried for her poor sister's eardrums.

"I know, I'm with Alex and we'll be fine. I'll meet you back at the house in a few hours."

That doesn't go over well, Lena's demands for her to tell her where she is fall upon deaf ears as Kara just talks over her.

"Sorry, babe. Have a lovely day at work, see you later, bye!"

The phone goes down and then Kara shuts it off quickly, knowing that if she doesn't then Lena's next step would be to track it.

Alex squeezes her knee reassuringly. "You're gonna get it when you get home."

"I know."

"It's because she loves you that she's being so protective." Alex says as they pull up in front of Kara's old building.

Kara doesn't respond right away. "Just because I love her doesn't mean she loves me back, it's still early days, Alex, and I don't want to put too much on her too fast."

Alex rushes to her side to help her out of the car even though Kara is more than capable of getting out herself. "I honestly don't think you have to worry about that, you both make each other so very happy, and you love so hard that I don't think either of you could scare the other off in a million years."

"I'll keep that in mind."

Alex leads them around to the metal fire exit staircase and takes the lead in heading up, keeping track of the boarded up windows until they reach what would have been Kara's loft.

Kara didn't even notice that Alex had a backpack on until she was pulling out a crowbar and prying off the boards. It takes a little bit of time, but Alex doesn't let her have a turn despite her offering numerous times.

It comes off with a bang when it hits the floor which makes them both jump slightly before Alex pulls out her keys. Kara looks at her confusedly when she fits a key in the lock.

"It's a good job I still have the keys to this window. I used to smoke a little in college when I lived here so I had the key on me and just never remembered to give it back. It serves to be rebellious and forgetful."

The window is a little stiff from lack of use, but they manage to get in with no real issues. Alex crawls through first and then a hand is offered to steady Kara as she follows.

The first thing they both notice is the lack of water in there now, they were both privately hoping that would be the case but didn't want to say it aloud in case they accidentally jinxed themselves.

The backpack must be magical because where the crowbar went in, out came two flashlights. They are good ones too, lighting up the small loft with ease.

They were both expecting the place to still be filled with Kara's stuff that she left behind, but everything was gone, right down to the rugs she had across the floor. It's completely barren of everything.

"I don't understand why they would get rid of all of my stuff instead of letting me take it." Kara tries to keep the sadness out of her voice, but she hasn't really let herself process everything that happened and being back here is really kicking her ass.

Alex can hear the restrained tears in her voice and her body acts on pure sisterly instincts. Kara is wrapped up in a tight comforting hug before she can say anything else. "I'm sorry, Kara. I don't think it was a matter of not letting you have it, I think it was a matter of someone else wanted it."

"You think Lord took it?"

Alex pulls back slightly and wipes away a couple of rogue tears from her sister's face. "I do. I think he orchestrated the whole thing and took it all so he could look through everything. It makes sense with how quickly everything happened, this place was already shut the day after, and your landlord is completely missing. It's fishy."

Kara nods along. "Alright, let's take a look around for clues to see if we can prove your theory."

With a playful tap to the top of her head, Alex moves away from her to head for the kitchen whilst Kara takes the bedroom.

It feels strange walking around here when there is no furniture, the place has completely lost all of its life and joy that it used to hold. What was once one of the most comforting places to Kara, is now just a hollow creepy shell.

She paces around and let's her eyes flit about the place in desperate search to find something so they can hurry up and leave.

"I can't find anything, can you?"

"Yes and no."

Kara sighs, she is not in the mood for cryptic Alex. "Just explain.

Alex clears her throat before setting off into her explanation. "There is no marks from the furniture being dragged out, the water would have made the floorboards especially prone to any damage from heavy furniture being dragged across it."

"What does that mean?"

"They used a moving company, most likely an overnight one, which will help us narrow which one it was so we can find out where they took it all."

"Alex, I could kiss you."

"Please don't."

Instead, she settles for another hug before heading back over to the window. Alex is right behind her, happy to be leaving too, it's just way too strange to be there now so neither of them wants to linger just for the sake of it.

They don't say much in the car on the way back to the house, only agreeing that Alex would find out about the moving company for her whilst she is tasked with cooling the temper of her very worried girlfriend.

Lena is waiting for them at the gate when they pull in and based on her demeanour, she has been pacing for a long time already.

Kara is pounced on immediately, the car door is ripped open, and she is pulled into Lena's waiting arms. "I was so worried about you, don't ever do that to me again."

Alex joins them into the house for the explanation of where and what they found. As much as Lena hates that they went there without any security, she does have to admit that they wouldn't have this lead if they didn't because they wouldn't have been allowed to go there in the first place.

Lena finds herself spooning Kara on the couch after Alex leaves and takes the moment to very gently discuss her worries. "I get scared when you don't have security with you, I'm terrified of what will happen if you get hurt again."

Kara wants to argue that she doesn't need to be watched all the time and that it is unnecessary but in her gut, she knows it's the right choice and at times, it does make her feel more secure too. "I know, I will discuss any other outings with you before they happen, and you will get a personal invite. Today was not planned, but it was needed. I need time away from all of this too."

Lena hums in acknowledgement then kisses the back of her neck with gentle lips. "I'll find a way to get you some more time away from this place, so you don't feel so smothered, I know it's all a lot and just way too much. We can't back down over your safety though."

"That's all I ask, baby. I just want you to try and I really appreciate everything you've done, I don't want to seem ungrateful." Kara turns over so she is still in Lena's arms but now in the perfect position to kiss her on her perfect lips.

"I know you're not ungrateful, darling, but if you do want to say thank you then I've heard the bedroom is the perfect place for that."

Kara raises a playful eyebrow. "Really? I guess we should go check it out then."

"We really should." Lena kisses her soundly in between giggles as they make their way up to the bedroom.