Green eyes narrowed at the device in front of her. Her fingers lightly traced the simple design. It was big enough to fit over the crest on Supergirl's suit. The second device on her right was bigger and made to fit the slightly bigger crest on Superman's suit.

The Kryptonite shield she was working on for Superman was not cooperating. Her first attempt was now a pile of scrap on the floor from where she had thrown it at the wall. She was ready to throw this one against the wall as well. For the life of her she could not figure out why it wasn't working. Supergirl's shield was simple to make.

"Ms. Luthor, Superman is here to see you," Jess' voice called from the intercom. Jess insisted on installing it in case something happened to Lena while she was in her lab.

Lena clicked the button. "Send him down," Lena instructed.

She hit another button which unlocked her lab. Superman arrived in less than a minute. "Lena," he greeted.

"Clark," Lena said spinning around to face the man. "Why the suit?"

Superman shrugged. "Figured Superman showing up would raise less questions than Clark Kent. What did you want to talk about?"

Lena handed him the shield. "I made this, for Kara," Lena told him. "It's a kryptonite shield. It won't protect against exposure to kryptonite but if Metallo or anyone else tries to blast her with kryptonite, specifically concentrated kryptonite aimed at her heart, she will be safe. Unfortunately, I cannot be certain that this will work."

"You want me to test it," Superman realized.

"Yes," Lena confirmed. "But first I want a sample of your blood to test it on. If your blood is damaged by the test then I know it's not safe to use. This way we don't risk your life. You can have the sample back once I'm done. I have no desire to keep your blood."

"Say I agree," Superman began, sitting in the chair opposite Lena. "How do you plan on getting the blood?"

"I have kryptonite in that safe," Lena said nodding toward the safe. "It will weaken you enough to draw the blood. Once you are safe outside of the lab, I can do my test."

"You have kryptonite," Superman repeated. "Does Kara know?"

"No," Lena said honestly. "It never came up."

"She needs to know," Superman said. "If you and her… if you plan on building something with her. You need to tell her and Alex."

Lena looked at him. "You're right. I was never keeping it from her… I just… I will tell her."

Superman rolled up his sleeve as best he could. "Then we better get started."

Lena opened the safe and removed the small rock of kryptonite. Superman felt the effects instantly. "Sorry Clark," Lena apologized.

"It's fine," Superman said gritting his teeth. "Make it quick."

Lena grabbed the syringe and drew his blood as quickly as possible. Once the vial was full, she locked the kryptonite up. Superman relaxed once he was no longer exposed to the kryptonite. "I'm sorry," she said again.

"It's fine. I'm fine," Superman said fixing his sleeve. "How do you plan on doing this?"

"Well, I know how kryptonite affects your blood thanks to Lex," Lena began. She pulled out a modified ray gun from the desk. "I will use the shield and shoot your blood with various strengths of kryptonite. If your blood is fine then I will have you use the shield. If it works, I can give it to Kara." She nodded toward the half-completed shield on the table. "I'm in the process of making one for you. It hasn't been cooperating," she added, following his gaze to the pile on the floor.

"I know you're only doing this because of Kara," Superman began. "But I appreciate this. You're not only protecting Kara from Cadmus, but myself as well."

"I… you're welcome Clark," Lena said.

"I was wrong about you," Superman said, after a minute of silence. "That day at your apartment. I was wrong to use your name against you. You're nothing like Lex, or your mother. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize it."

Lena hugged him. "Thank you."

Superman stood outside of the lab while Lena tested her kryptonite shield. She shot the sample of blood and waited. Nothing happened. She raised the strength of the beam and shot the sample again. Four more tests and still the blood remained the same. She was on the final setting. She shot at the blood and still nothing.

Superman reentered the lab. "What's the verdict?" he questioned, hands on his hips.

Lena handed him the vial of blood. "Unharmed," she responded. He tucked the vial away. "Are you ready for the next test?"

She handed him the shield. He placed it over his family crest. "I hope your aim is good." She aimed the gun at his chest but didn't fire right away. It felt wrong. She felt like Lex. Her hand shook. "Lena." He took a step toward her. "You're not him. If I thought for one second this wasn't going to work, I wouldn't be here. Even before you tested it, I knew it would work." He placed his hand over hers and steadied the gun. "I trust you Lena."

He stepped back and waited. Lena took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. "Clark," Lena said lowering the gun.

"I'm fine," he said. "Keep going."

She raised the setting and repeated the process until the test was complete. "Anything?"

"I could feel the effects of the kryptonite from exposure," Superman answered. "But the shield did its job. The effects were gone almost immediately. This is amazing. When are you giving it to her?"

"I don't know," Lena admitted. "It needs to be today. I don't want her running around without protection. Your device should be ready soon."

"Assuming you stop breaking them," Superman grinned.

Lena glared at him. "It wasn't cooperating. My hope is by the end of the week."

"Call me when it's ready," Superman told her. "I have to go but before I do." Superman pulled out a small bracelet. "I made something like this for Lois. With you being so close to Kara, I decided you needed one as well. If you push the button on the side it will emit a high pitch noise at a frequency only Kryptonians can hear. So, if you are ever in danger, Kara will know."

With Superman's help Lena put the bracelet on. "This is beautiful. Thank you."

"It's made out of pieces of Kara's pod," Superman continued. "The one I made for Lois was out of my own pod, but I thought you would prefer Kara's."

She lightly traced the Kryptonian symbols. "What does it say?"

"That's for you to figure out," Superman said with a grin. "And no asking Kara. She already knows about it and she won't tell."

Lena threw her arms around him. "If I wasn't in love with Kara, I would kiss you."

Superman laughed. "Good luck Lena."

Once again Lena was alone in her lab. She got to work on Superman's kryptonite shield. Now that the shield was secured things were going much better.

"Ms. Luthor," Jess' voice called over the intercom. "Ms. Arias is calling for you."

Lena checked the clock and sighed. She had almost forgotten about the meeting. "Tell her I'll be right there."

Lena quickly cleaned up her workstation. When she was sure everything was locked up, she took off her lab coat and headed upstairs. Sam was pacing her office when Lena arrived. "Lena, thank God," Sam exclaimed. "I can't do this. You need to do this. This is your company and it's too much pressure."

"Sam, breathe," Lena instructed. She put her hands on Sam's shoulders, forcing her to stand still. "Jess."

"Yes Ms. Luthor," Jess said running into the room.

"Can you get some tea for Sam?" Lena requested. "And I'll take some coffee, please. We'll be in the conference room."

"Right away Ms. Luthor," Jess said running from the room.

"Come on Sam." Lena grabbed ahold of Sam and dragged her to the conference room. "Sit." She pushed Sam into the seat at the head of the table. Lena sat on her left. "Breathe Sam."

Sam took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me."

Jess came into the room with two cups. She sat them down and left the room. "You're nervous," Lena said. "It's okay. My first meeting I was terrified. All these men telling me I wasn't good enough to run Luthor Corp. There was one male in particular, oh what did Cat call him," Lena snapped her fingers, "that's right, she said he was the walking personification of white male privilege." Sam snorted. "After that, it made me want to prove them wrong. To prove that I could do this job and now here I am. You can do this Sam. I believe in you."

"Thanks Lena," Sam said grateful.

"Ms. Luthor, Ms. Arias, your eleven o'clock has arrived," Jess announced.

Lena motioned for Sam to respond. "Thank you Jess. Send them in," Sam said, pleased her voice was steady.

One by one four men filed into the room. Each one had a look of surprise at the sight of Sam, sitting in the CEO's chair. "Lena, what's the meaning of this?" one of the men, Gary Cooper, demanded.

"Please have a seat," Lena instructed crossing her legs.

"Ms. Luthor," Brad Kramer greeted, sitting beside her. He offered his hand to Sam. "I'm Brad, Brad Kramer. Director of Applied Sciences in Central City."

"Samantha Arias," she looked to Lena and Lena nodded, "Acting CEO of L-Corp."

"What?" Gary exclaimed angrily.

"Gary Cooper, Director of Applied Sciences in Metropolis," Lena said ignoring the angry man. "He has a bit of a temper. Next to him is Adrian Grant, he works in Metropolis with Cooper. Last is Caden Wesley, Director of Applied Sciences in Starling City. Gentlemen, this is Samantha Arias, acting CEO of L-Corp."

Of all the men before her Brad was her favorite, followed by Adrian. They were the one of the few that didn't treat her differently for being a woman, or a Luthor. Gary Cooper was one who was quick to call Lena out on her mistakes. Cooper was carry over from Luthor Corp and worked closely with Lex on his anti-alien projects. With any luck he would no longer be associated with L-Corp after today.

"Shall we get started?"

Caden presented his ideas first. He passed out proposals to Sam, who then passed it on to Lena. Sam looked to Lena, who nodded in approval, before approving both of his proposals.

Brad's proposals were much like Caden's. His projects were quickly approved and they moved onto the last set. Sam's eyes widened as she scanned the proposals. She handed it over to Lena.

"Is this a joke?" Lena asked dropping the proposal on the table.

"Not at all Lena," Gary said with a smug smile. Adrian shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Aliens are becoming a bigger threat. First Superman and now Supergirl, not to mention that Martian. We need to be proactive. These trackers are the first step. With time we can alter these trackers, add kryptonite, and kill off those Kryptonians."

"No," Lena said, clenching her jaw. "We are not tracking aliens and we sure as hell are not killing them."

"Your brother…"

"In rotting in prison," Lena snapped. "That may have how it was at Luthor Corp but not at L-Corp."

Gary stood up, followed quickly by Lena. In this moment Lena wasn't sure if he was going to hit her or not. She didn't have a chance to figure it out. In the blink of an eye she was standing behind Sam with Supergirl standing in front of her, facing off with Gary.

"Is there a problem?" Supergirl asked, hands on her hips.

"Is it her? Is she the reason you won't do what's necessary?" Gary demanded.

Lena touched Supergirl's arm. "Yes Mr. Cooper. Her, Superman and every other alien in this country. They are people Mr. Cooper and I will not stand by and let them be murdered." She turned her attention to Brad. "Congratulations, Mr. Kramer, you are the new Director."

"Thank you Ms. Luthor," Brad choked out.

"This will not stand," Gary said taking a step toward Lena.

Supergirl had his arm pinned behind his back before he could realize what was going on. "Consider your employment terminated Mr. Cooper." Lena turned to Sam. "I apologize for taking over your meeting Ms. Arias. Perhaps we can get security here to deal with this."

Sam pushed the button on the intercom. "Jess, can we get security up to the conference room?"

"Right away Ms. Arias," Jess responded.

Security arrived and Supergirl released Gary. "Can you make it clear Mr. Cooper is no longer welcome in any L-Corp building?"

"Yes Ms. Luthor," the security guard agreed. He dragged the man out of the room.

Lena sat back down. Supergirl close by in case someone else tried something. "I believe this concludes our meeting. Mr. Kramer if you could stick around, I'll get the paperwork for Sam to go over with you."

"Yes ma'am," Brad agreed. "I…uh," he coughed, "I brought some of my own proposals." He focused his attention on Sam. "If you would be willing to look it over, I would appreciate it."

"Of course," Sam said. She pressed the button on the intercom. "Jess, can you pull up the paperwork for Mr. Kramer's promotion? I'll also need the paperwork to terminate Mr. Cooper's employment."

"Yes Ms. Arias," Jess replied.

Sam and Lena shook Caden and Adrian's hands and they left the room. "Sam, do you need me?" Lena questioned.

"No, I think we're fine," Sam told her. "Go, I know you're having lunch with Kara." Supergirl turned at the mention of her name before realizing she wasn't actually Kara at the moment. "Come by later though. I would like to talk to you."

"Supergirl could I speak to you before my lunch date?" Lena questioned.

"Yes Ms. Luthor," Supergirl agreed.

"Thanks for coming Kara," Lena said once they were safely out of earshot. "How did you know?"

Kara blushed. "The people I'm closest to… well I'm more sensitive to their heartbeats… I uh, I could hear yours speed up and I thought you might be in trouble."

"Well, thank you Kara," Lena said grateful. "I would hug you but…"

"Raincheck," Kara said with a smile. "I should go change so we're not late for lunch." Kara noticed the bracelet she was wearing. "He gave it to you."

"He did," Lena confirmed.

Kara lightly traced the Kryptonian symbols. "Have you figured them out yet?"

"I haven't had the time," Lena laughed. "Any chance you could tell me?"

"Not yet," Kara replied with a grin. "I have to tell Kal-El you at least tried to do it on your own." She tilted her head to the side. "Someone's calling for me. I'll be back as soon as I can."

Supergirl flew away. "Stay safe Kara," Lena whispered.

Sam was sitting behind her desk when Lena walked into the office. "Lena," Sam acknowledged. "I was starting to wonder if you ran off with Supergirl."

"I wish," Lena muttered under her breath. "You wanted to talk to me?"

"Yes, please sit." Sam gestured to the chair across from her. Lena sat down. "This is so strange. I'm telling you to sit down in your own office."

"It's your office for now," Lena told her. She crossed her legs and leaned back in the seat. "Is this about what happened in the meeting? I'm…"

Sam held up her hand. "I'm not mad," Sam assured her. "Honestly, I'm grateful you took over. I don't know if I would have been able to handle it."

"But…"

"No buts," Sam said. "I didn't feel comfortable with the meeting." Lena raised an eyebrow at her. "Okay, there is one thing. Did you plan on firing him?"

"No, I didn't plan on firing him," Lena answered honestly. "But I have been looking for an excuse to fire him and this was the perfect opportunity."

"If you wanted to fire him why didn't you do it when you took over Luthor Corp?" Sam pressed.

"I wanted to give him a chance," Lena said with a shrug. "If the situations were reversed Lex would have fired everyone and started over. I wanted to do something different. It didn't take long for me to realize I was wrong. I knew sooner or later his hatred for aliens would put me in the perfect position to have him removed. How did it go with Brad?"

"Great actually," Sam replied with a smile. "He was talking about taking his son to a Sharks game to celebrate. All the paperwork has been done. Jess is going to drop it off at human resources later."

"He's a good guy," Lena said, pleased with her decision. "He'll need a little guidance on running a department. Perhaps I'll make a trip to Metropolis in the future, assuming you're okay with that."

"Yes," Sam exclaimed. "I mean, yes that should be fine. You know more about running a department than I do."

"Ms. Arias, is Ms. Luthor still with you?" Jess questioned.

"Yes, she is Jess," Sam answered.

"Kara Danvers is here for her."

"She will be right there," Sam told Jess.

"That would be my lunch date," Lena said standing.

"So, it actually is a date?" Sam asked raising an eyebrow at her friend.

Lena blushed. "Well, no, it's technically not a date. It's just two friends having lunch."

"It should be a date," Sam said leaning back in her seat.

"I'm leaving," Lena said before Sam could say anything else to embarrass her.

"Have fun on your date," Sam called after her.

"I'm going to kill her," Lena muttered under her breathe.

"Kill who?" Kara asked walking up to Lena. She adjusted her glasses.

"No one," Lena said quickly. She was relieved to know that Kara hadn't overheard their conversation.

"Sorry it took so long. There was a domestic dispute," Kara told her.

Lena led them to the elevator. "What kind of domestic dispute?" she questioned as they stepped inside.

"Some guy beating up his girlfriend," Kara said clenching her fist. "As soon as I showed up, he stopped. He was scared when he saw me. But her… I don't know if I can get the image of her out of my mind. I took her to the DEO, to Alex. Alex wasn't thrilled but when she saw her… she agreed. I'll have to go back later and take her home but it's worth it."

The elevator dinged and they stepped out into the underground parking structure. "Can you come by my lab, as Supergirl, after you take her back?" Kara stopped walking and stared at Lena. "I have something for Supergirl. But it's in my lab."

"Sure," Kara agreed. "I can stop by. So, where are we going for lunch?"

"It's a surprise," Lena said stopping in front of her car.

Her car was a red 2016 Aston Martin Vanquish. It was the nicest, and most expensive car Kara had ever seen. "You can drive?" Kara asked surprised.

"Of course I can," Lena said climbing into the driver's seat. Kara got in the passenger seat. "Why would think I couldn't drive?"

"Cat Grant couldn't drive," Kara said with a shrug. They pulled out of the parking structure. "I thought it was something rich people didn't do."

Lena laughed. "It's true. Most rich people don't drive, not when they can hire a driver. I actually enjoy driving."

"Where are we going?" Kara asked again, hoping to trick Lena into telling her.

"Nice try Kara," Lena said. She glanced at Kara and instantly regretted. Kara was pouting. "Not fair. Stop pouting." Kara crossed her arms over her chest and continued to pout. Lena found it was easy to ignore, as long as she didn't look in Kara's direction. "How's your first day back been?"

Kara shifted in her seat. "Snapper found out you stepped down from CEO. He was mad CatCo wasn't the first to hear about it. Then he found out I was having lunch with you…" she trailed off.

"He wants an interview," Lena finished.

"Yes," Kara confirmed. "He said not to come back until I got the interview." Kara frowned. "I'm not entirely certain if he was being serious."

"Knowing Snapper, he probably was being serious," Lena said. "I suppose I could give an interview to my favorite reporter." She winked at Kara and Kara blushed.

"I'm the only reporter you know," Kara disagreed.

"Well that's not true," Lena said. "I could always call Clark."

Kara glared at her. "No, don't do that," Kara said quickly.

Lena smiled at her. "Good. I prefer you to Clark anyway."

It wasn't until Lena turned off the car that Kara realized where they were. "Is this what I think it is?" Kara asked staring at the building.

"Wicked Spoon, all you can eat buffet," Lena said. "Modeled after the one in Vegas. I figured since you now know, that I know about you, you could at least have a real meal."

Kara's eyes lit up and Lena knew she made the right choice. "Thank you, Lena," Kara exclaimed throwing her arms around Lena. "I um… the last time I was in an all you can eat buffet, I got kicked out."

Lena laughed. "That will not happen today. I have paid them well to make sure you can eat as much as you want," Lena assured her.

Kara beamed. "Let's get started then." She jumped out of the car and ran over to the driver's side. Lena got out of the car and let Kara practically drag her to the door.

"Reservation for Luthor," Lena said when they got inside. The man hadn't looked up from his magazine until she said the name Luthor.

"Ms. Luthor, yes of course, we have been expecting you," the man stammered.

Lena handed him a hundred-dollar bill. "A secluded booth," she requested.

"Right this way," the man said leading Kara and Lena to a booth. The booth was right next to the buffet but away from all the other customers. "Your waiter will be right with you."

The waiter appeared before Kara or Lena could say anything. If Kara didn't know any better, she would have thought he had super speed. "Ms. Luthor and guest, welcome to the Wicked Spoon. Can I start you off with something to drink?"

"Mimosa," Lena requested.

"Coke," Kara said.

He nodded. "Is there anything else I can do for you both?"

"I would prefer my date and I to not be interrupted unless it is to refill our drinks," Lena told him.

"Of course, Ms. Luthor, enjoy your lunch," the waiter said before running away.

"Do you have to scare waiters away?" Kara asked.

"Have to, no, but it is fun," Lena said with a smirk. Kara looked down. Lena reached across the table to grab Kara's hand. "Sorry Kara."

Kara squeezed her hand. "It's fine. So, the interview?"

Lena laughed. "Of course, the interview." She waited for Kara to pull out her notebook. "You're not taking notes?"

"I don't need to." Kara readjusted her glasses as the waiter returned with their drinks. "I have an eidetic memory. So does Clark. We only take notes to appear more human. It's not something we advertise but since you know about me already there's no need to hide."

"Okay then. Lets…" Kara's stomach growled. "Food first, then the interview."

Kara jumped up and they made their way to the buffet table. Lena piled salad onto her plate while Kara went straight to the potstickers. One of the reasons Lena chose this place was because of the potstickers. Once their plates were full, they made their way back to their table. Kara was oblivious to the stares. One glare from Lena and they focused on their own meals.

"For the record, why did you step down from CEO?" Kara asked. She knew she was part of the reason, but she couldn't, and wouldn't, put that in her article. She shuddered to think what Snapper would do with that information.

"I'm an engineer," Lena said setting her fork down. "There are projects I want to work on but I simply don't have the time. Now I do."

"What kind of projects?" Kara shoved another potsticker in her mouth and wondered if she could get away with taking the tray.

"Did you know Queen Consolidated has the largest Applied Science division of any Fortune 500 company?" Kara shook her head. "All of the L Corp locations have an Applied Sciences division, except National City. I want L Corp to become the number one research center. This is the start. While Queen Consolidated builds machines capable of creating earthquakes that can destroy their city, I want to create things to help people, namely the aliens in National City."

"You're making devices to help aliens?" Kara asked surprised. Lena nodded. "What about the alien detection device? That wasn't to help us, um them." She adjusted her glasses and looked around the room to see if anyone noticed.

"You mean the device you broke?" Lena raised an eyebrow at her. Kara blushed. "Yes, I know you tampered with it. I wanted to make a few adjustments but when I opened it, I found it was fried by your heat vision." Lena sipped her mimosa. "The device was never meant to out aliens. When I saw you destroyed it, I realized how it could be used and I made sure no one would ever use it."

"If it wasn't meant to out aliens then why make it in the first place?" Kara questioned.

"Not all aliens are good Kara," Lena pointed out. "I wanted to protect people from potentially dangerous aliens. But something you said to me that day stood out, about aliens wanting to blend in and live normal lives. I was going to end the project before you destroyed it."

"I'm sorry," Kara said pushing away the now empty plate. She pulled the plate of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and mac and cheese toward her.

"Don't be sorry," Lena told her. "This way no one will be able to fix it. You did me a favor. Although I will admit I was a little upset about it in the beginning. Millions of dollars went into building that device."

Kara blushed. "Sorry," she said again. "I was more concerned about protecting my identity. I didn't think about anything else." She shifted in her seat. "Are you working on anything else?"

"I do have one project I am working on," Lena confirmed. "I have a few thoughts on projects. I want to speak to Alex at some point and see what would be the most useful in protecting not only aliens but the DEO agents."

Kara frowned. "I can't put any of that into my article."

Lena laughed. "Sorry Kara." Kara's second plate was now empty. Lena watch her stare longingly at the buffet. "Go Kara," Lena encouraged.

Kara jumped up and raced back to the buffet. She returned a minute later with another plate of potstickers. "Want one?" Kara asked pushing the plate toward Lena.

Lena took the offered potsticker. They weren't her favorite but Kara never shared food. The fact that she did share meant a lot to Lena. "I've been meaning to ask," Lena began, setting the uneaten potsticker on her plate. "Why do you love potstickers so much? There has to be more to it than them being your favorite food."

"When I first came here, my cousin took me to the Danvers," Kara started. "I knew nothing. I had lost everyone I cared about and I was scared. But Jeremiah and Eliza took me in. Despite all my powers, they never treated me as anything other than a thirteen-year-old girl." Kara took a sup of her drink. That night we got Chinese food. The first thing I had eaten here was potstickers and I love them. It ended up being a family tradition."

Lena wiped away a tear. The thought of Kara being alone and scared on a strange planet made her sad. "I'm glad Clark found the Danvers."

"Me too." Kara smiled at her. She reached over to grab Lena's hand. "Don't cry."

"I'm sorry," Lena said, squeezing her hand. "Please go back to the interview, and leave out the part about me crying."

Kara laughed. "I can do that. What can you tell me about the mystery device?"

"Nothing." Kara pouted. "You will find out about it after lunch. If you wish to include it in your article then you are welcome to do that. But I think once you find out about the device you won't want to write about it."

That made Kara want to know even more. "Are you sure you can't tell me anything?" Kara pressed.

"No, but nice try Kara," Lena said, getting up to refill her own plate. She turned to face Kara. "I promise you'll like it. I did it for you."