Lena had to be dreaming. There was no other explanation. It was a good dream. A dream she didn't want to wake up from. In this dream Lena was sleeping in Kara's arms. Kara soft snores were the only sounds in the room.

Lena shifted in the bed and Kara's arms tightened around Lena. Lena frowned. There was no way this was a dream. Lena opened her eyes. She was, in fact, in the arms of Kara. She had no idea how she had gotten here. The last thing she remembered was watching the news and Kara fighting some rogue alien. She assumed that Kara had carried her to her bed but why was Kara still here? She expected Kara to go home as soon as she could.

"You're thinking too much," Kara muttered from beside her.

The former CEO turned to face her. She pushed the blonde hair from Kara's face. "Is mind reading one of your powers?"

Kara opened her eyes and turned on her side. "No, but you're easy to read, especially when you're like this."

Lena frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Relaxed and unguarded, like you don't have the weight of the Luthor name on your shoulders," Kara explained. "You can be Lena, and I can be Kara. I like these moments."

Lena scooted closer to Kara and closed her eyes. "I like these moments too Kara." She sighed. Now that she was awake, she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep. She opened her eyes. "Not that I'm complaining, but why are you here?"

"I came back after the fight, like you asked," Kara told her. "When I came back you were already asleep. I brought you to bed but you were clinging to my shirt, so I figured I would stay. I hope you don't mind."

"I don't mind," Lena said quickly. Kara's stomach growled. "Why don't I make breakfast?"

Kara grinned. "You're the best."

Lena climbed out of the comfortable bed and headed to the kitchen. Within minutes bacon was frying on the stove, along with French toast. Lena was cutting up some onion and peppers for the omelets.

Just as the stack of French toast was finished Kara walked into the kitchen. "Smells great," she said sitting at the bar to watch Lena cook.

"Grab some plates and cups," Lena instructed.

Kara immediately jumped up and did what she was told. She grabbed the silverware and set the table for the two of them. Lena walked over with two plates with omelets on it. She smacked Kara's hand when she tried to start eating. Lena ignored the pout and grabbed the rest of the food.

Kara was practically vibrating by the time the food was served. "Eat," Lena said.

Kara grabbed her food and started shoveling food in her mouth. Lena shook her head fondly at the Kryptonian. Her manners were horrible at times. It didn't disgust Lena. It was simply part of Kara's charm.

"Do you have to work today?" Kara asked after swallowing a mouthful of food.

Lena shrugged. "I was thinking about taking the day off, maybe coming up with other projects to work on."

Kara snorted. Only Lena thought working on project ideas was taking a day off of work. "Have you ever thought of having fun on your day off?" Kara questioned.

Lena cocked her head to the side. "What do you have in mind?"

Kara shrugged. She hadn't planned that far ahead. "I… what about Santa Monica? Eliza took Alex and I after Jeremiah disappeared. The pier is beautiful and there's a Ferris wheel and lots of food and the beach." Lena smiled slightly as Kara rambled.

"Could you get the time off work?" Lena asked.

Kara stopped talking and stared at Lena. "I'm sure I could," Kara said slowly. "Cat never let me have time off so I have plenty of vacation days. I could use the time to paint…"

Lena laughed and shook her head. "I want you to come with me Kara," Lena told her. Kara dropped her fork. "Did you really think I would leave you behind?"

"I… I thought you would want time to yourself," Kara admitted.

"I want you to come," Lena said honestly. "I'll talk to Sam and let her know I'll be gone. I can talk to Snapper as well?"

"You really want me to go?" Kara asked. Lena nodded. "You might have to talk to Snapper. I don't see him giving me more than a day off."

"I'm sure I can convince him," Lena said with a grin. "We'll leave tomorrow morning. If there's any Supergirl emergencies it's not that far for you to come back."

Kara shook her head. "I'll tell Alex I'm taking a few days off. Unless there is an emergency, I shouldn't be needed for anything Supergirl related."

Lena beamed. She dropped her fork and started cleaning up. She had a lot to do in order to prepare for their trip tomorrow.

Kara helped clean up the kitchen. Between the two it took no time. Kara hung the dish towel up and turned to Lena. "I'm going to head to the DEO and talk to Alex. It may take some convincing for her to allow me to go out of town. Plus, I have to talk to Snapper and then pack."

Lena nodded. She needed to call Sam and let her know as well. "Good luck," Lena said with a small smile. Lena wasn't sure that Alex would have a problem with them going on a trip. If anything, Alex will be happy Lena was finally doing something.

Kara disappeared out the window leaving Lena alone. Lena threw the towel down and got to work. The first thing she needed to do was book a room. She called Casa Del Mar and booked the Ocean View Room. She booked it for a week though she doubted they would stay that long.

With the room booked Lena believed this was actually happening. She and Kara were going on a trip together. Sure, it wasn't a romantic getaway but she could pretend, at least for a little while.

Lena grabbed her phone and dialed Snapper Carr's office number. It was time to convince him to let Kara take a few days off. She had a feeling she was going to be giving many interviews to CatCo in the future.

"Snapper Carr," he answered.

"Mr. Carr, this is Lena Luthor," Lena said.

"Ms. Luthor." If Snapper was surprised to hear from her, he didn't let it show. "How can I help you?"

"It's about Kara." Lena could hear Snapper sighing into the phone. "I know this is last minute but I was hoping I could borrow Kara for the week."

"With all due respect Ms. Luthor, what you and Danvers do—"

"No, no, no," Lena said quickly cutting him off. She didn't want to hear the rest of that. "I have several projects I'm working on." It was a lie. She had one project that was just about done. "I would like to give CatCo the inside scoop on these projects."

"I see," Snapper said slowly. "I suppose I could give Danvers the week off."

Lena grinned. "What do you want?"

"CatCo gets exclusive rights to Lena Luthor," Snapper said. "You interview with no one but CatCo magazine."

"Deal," Lena agreed. It wasn't like she was going to talk to anyone else. She avoided interviews like the plague, unless it was Kara asking.

"Very well. Danvers can have the week off. But tell her I expect an article when she returns," Snapper told her.

"I will," Lena promised. "Thank you, Mr. Carr. Goodbye."

Lena hung up the phone feeling especially happy. Everything was falling into place. All that was left was to call Sam and let her know what was going on. She was sure Sam would be just as excited as she was. Lena's phone buzzed. She checked the caller ID. Alex.

"Hello."

"You move fast," Alex greeted.

So, Kara had told her. "I don't know what you're talking about," Lena lied.

"Really? A romantic vacation to Santa Monica doesn't ring a bell."

"It was Kara's idea," Lena defended. "She brought up the pier. I simply invited her along."

"Well whatever you did, or did not, plan is working. I haven't seen her this excited in a while," Alex told her.

"Does she think it's a romantic trip?" Lena asked unable to help herself.

Alex sighed. "No, she doesn't." Lena's face fell. "That doesn't mean anything Lena. She doesn't understand romantic love. She's never experienced it. If you want to be with her, you need to tell her."

That made a lot of sense. "Thanks Alex. By the way, how was your date with Sam?"

"It was not a date," Alex protested loudly.

Lena snorted. "Sure, it wasn't. How did it go?"

"It was good. I got Ruby set up for her project. Now she can test people's reaction to kryptonite," Alex said. "Sam cooked and we watched some movies. It was a nice night."

"Is not recognizing romantic gestures a Danvers thing?" Lena questioned innocently.

Lena could picture Alex glaring at her. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Bye Alex," Lena said before hanging up the phone and dialing the next number.

"Sam Arias," Sam answered.

"Sam, it's Lena."

"Lena, hi. Did you come in today? I didn't see you," Sam said, just not realizing she hadn't seen the former CEO.

"I did not," Lena answered. "I actually called to tell you I will be gone for the next week."

"Why?" Sam asked concerned. "Did something happen?"

"No, nothing happened," Lena said quickly. "I'm going to Santa Monica with Kara. I'll be available if you need me but…"

"You're going to Santa Monica with Kara?" Sam interrupted. "How did you manage that?"

"Kara told me I needed a vacation," Lena replied. "So, I'm taking her with me."

"What's your plan?" Sam asked.

"I… don't know. I'm trying not to overthink it," Lena said honestly.

"Well good luck Lena," Sam said. "Take as much time as you need."

"Thanks Sam. If you need me, just call."

Lena hung up and stared at the background on her phone. It was her and Kara at the Gala. One of Lena's favorite memories. She needed to make a decision. She needed to either take the leap and woo Kara, or she needed to let Kara go. She knew she didn't have the strength to let Kara go.

She took a deep breath and ran her hand through her hair. This was her chance to woo Kara, to get Kara to fall in love with her. Now was her chance to find out if Kara did have feelings for her. For the first time in a while, Lena felt like she might actually deserve to be happy.

Lunch had come and gone. Lena was so busy packing and making arrangements for her vacation that she hadn't even noticed that she forgot to eat. She had called Jess and her assistant was happy she was finally going on a vacation.

A knock on the window pulled Lena from her thoughts. It was Kara, floating in front of the slider. Boots touched down on the balcony and Kara knocked again. Lena waved her in. Kara held up four bags of Big Belly Burger. "I figured you hadn't eaten yet, so I brought lunch."

Lena frowned. "It's already lunch time?" She glanced at her watch. It was already two in the afternoon. "Damn."

Kara shook her head. "I figured right." Kara sat the bags on the counter and began digging through the cabinets for plates and cups.

Lena made her way to the kitchen and helped unpack the take out bags. "I talked to Snapper," Lena told her. Kara stopped what she was doing to look at Lena. "He agreed to give you a week off."

"How did you manage that?" Kara asked with a small frown.

"I may have told him I was working on new projects that I would give you an exclusive on," Lena admitted. "Also, I agreed to only interview with CatCo."

Kara's eyes widened in surprise. "You actually did that?"

"It's not a big deal Kara," Lena tried to assure her.

"It is a big deal," Kara protested.

"Kara, since I've moved to National City, I have interviewed with two people: you and Clark. I have no problem with only ever interviewing with you," Lena promised. "This is a small price to pay. Now my only issue is I have to come up with more projects to work on."

"Can you do something for the DEO agents?" Kara asked curious. They grabbed their plates and made their way to the table. "The DEO agents are all human. I would like to keep them safe form aliens, if possible."

Lena looked thoughtful. "I'll look into it," she promised.

"After our trip," Kara said firmly. The last thing she wanted was for Lena to spend the whole trip working. "You know when I told Alex… she seemed happy. I thought she would be mad but she wasn't."

"You deserve a break Kara," Lena told her. She took a bite of her burger. Oh, how she loved Big Belly Burger. "You may be a superhero but you're still a person. You need balance."

Kara raised an eyebrow at her. "You should take your own advice. Since we've been friends, I've never seen you take a day off." Kara dug her second burger from the bag.

"Well, now we both get a vacation," Lena said.

Kara nodded, mouth full of burger. She swallowed her food. "I haven't had a real vacation since high school. Eliza took Alex and I to Disneyworld before my senior year."

"Did you like it?" Lena asked. With Kara's senses being so heightened she feared Kara wouldn't be able to enjoy the trip.

"It took some time to adjust," Kara admitted. "We spent an extra day in Florida just so I could adjust to the noise. But I loved it."

After the fourth burger Kara dropped her plate onto the coffee table. Lena had finished long ago and was content sitting and waiting for Kara to finish. Kara pulled out an order of fries and started munching on them.

"I was hoping to leave around nine tomorrow, if that's okay?" Lena said. "It's not a long drive, depending on traffic. So, we should have plenty of time to unpack and look around before lunch."

"That's fine with me," Kara said. "I'll pick up breakfast so we can get on the road." Kara grabbed her trash and took it to the kitchen. "I should get home and pack."

"Can you drop me off at L-Corp?" Lena questioned. "I want to finish Clark's shield before we leave tomorrow."

"Okay," Kara agreed. "I'll pick you up later. Are you ready now?"

Lena grabbed her purse. "Yes."

Kara picked Lena up and carried her bridal style to the window. Kara glanced at Lena. She knew how much Lena hated flying. "Are you okay?"

Lena laid her head against Kara's chest. "I'm fine. I trust you."

Lena closed her eyes as Kara launched herself into the sky. It turned out flying with Kara was much better than flying in an airplane. She even managed to open her eyes and watch. She did tighten her grip on Kara but otherwise she enjoyed the flight to her lab in L-Corp.

"Thanks Kara," Lena said when Kara put her back on the ground.

"Don't work too hard," Kara instructed. "I'll be back later." Kara disappeared.

Lena opened up her lab and flicked the light switch on. Everything sprang to life at once. She opened up her safe and grabbed the half-finished shield. She added the layer of lead and placed the bulletproof glass over it.

Three hours later and she was just about done. All that was left was to secure the two pieces together. Lena grabbed her phone and dialed the now familiar number. "Hey, it's Lena. How quickly can you get to my lab?"

"Thirty minutes," was the answer.

"Good. It's just about ready," Lena told him before hanging up the phone.

Lena grabbed the soldering iron and carefully secured the two pieces together. When she finished, she double checked her work in order to make sure it was perfect. Satisfied, she sat the shield aside so it could cool down. It wouldn't be cool by the time Clark got here but Lena was certain a little freeze breath would help.

There was a knock at the door that caused Lena to jump. She turned and found Clark standing at the door, dressed in his suit. Lena pushed the button and Clark stepped inside. "Didn't mean to scare you. Your assistant saw me and sent me down."

"It's fine." Lena grabbed the device. "It's ready but will need your freeze breath to cool down the soldering I just did." Clark took the device and gently blew cold air onto it. "Great." Lena took the device and fastened it onto the symbol.

Clark hugged her. "I really appreciate this Lena." He pulled away. "I'm sorry for what I've said about you. You are nothing like Lex and I'm proud to have a Luthor helping me." Clark tapped the bracelet. "Have you figured out the symbols yet?"

"No. I haven't had time," Lena said honestly.

"Too busy planning romantic getaways with Kara," Clark teased.

"How did you know?" Lena asked with a groan.

"Kara texted me," Clark answered. "She's really excited, something about a Ferris Wheel and cotton candy. Sometimes she talks too fast for me to understand." Lena laughed. "This is great Lena." He straightened up and put his hands on his hips. "What are you plans with my cousin?"

"I'm going to make her fall in love with me," Lena answered confidently.