In hospital

Sophie felt warm. Too warm to be in her bed, this was not the warmth you knew from nice sheets, it was more like the warmth from a body next to you. Who was next to her? She wasn't sharing her bed anymore, these days were over, Tyler had moved out and… She opened her eyes and blinked. White. She didn't have white sheets and there was this weird smell, like being in hospital. Her eyes blinking, her mind trying to process what the eyes saw, it all came to a halt when she saw short, brown hair next to her.

Kate?

What the hell? Was she in Kate's bed? Why? How did she…?

"Look who is awake. Good morning."

Sophie turned. Mary? "Where am I?"

"In my clinic, I thought you know the place by now. It's not like you haven't been here before."

"Your clinic? What happened? I was, we were, at the car, the accident and they shot at us."

"They must have crashed into your car, Kevin's backup, then they shot at you and Batwoman showed up to save your sweet asses."

Batwoman. Right, Batwoman had been there. Julia. Kate. "That wasn't Batwoman, that was Julia." Kate was Batwoman.

Mary smiled. "Do you know who Batwoman is?"

"Kate. Kate said, she is Batwoman."

"She is. I'm glad you know."

"How is she?" Kate was next to her and she was connected to medical devices. Her skin had the color of a sheet of paper.

"She lost a lot of blood and honesty, I had preferred if Julia had taken her to a hospital, because they have more stuff, more equipment and doctors with a degree. Sometimes you guys seemed to forget that I am still a student and I don't have a blood bank around. Anyway, we got her some blood, stabilized her and now she is asleep, her body needs to rest. If you guys go on like this, I can open a bullet collection."

"That was not our plan."

"I knew this like I know it's not a good idea to have Kate in a hospital with the bomb you released on people."

Right, the video and the evidence they released. "Did it work?"

"Miller-Reid is arrested, the FBI took care of it. They had been waiting for a while to get their hands on the family and with all the evidence we presented, they had no problem to arrest him. Also, Batwoman presented him nicely cuffed, it was not hard for them to pick him up. A lot of things are happening, more people than we expected are affected by the evidence and there have been many arrests so far."

"Good." At least they had reached their goal. "How is Luke?"

"Glad the real killer is arrested."

Sophie closed her eyes. Everything had worked out. It would take a few more days to clear the streets from the bad cops and agents, but they were getting there. "And why is my bed attached to Kate's? This is not hospital style."

"No, but we thought why not add some extra healing chances. You are good for Kate, she is good for you, I work with whatever I have."

She was good for Kate? They were good for each other. Only now Sophie realized her right hand held on to Kate's left hand. They had been holding hands while asleep. Had she been asleep or unconscious?

"This is a lot."

"Yeah, you should rest a little bit more. Your body needs time to heal too."

Time to heal. Not only her body needed this, her soul too. Although, holding Kate's hand, she had a feeling her soul would be fine soon. It had found the best remedy.

"Sophie?"

The hoarse voice entered her ears and woke her up. Sophie opened her eyes and found herself eye to eye with Kate, only a few inches between their heads.

"Hey, how are you?"

"I feel like I was ran over by a train. What…are we in Mary's clinic?"

"We are, she saved us." How could she have forgotten how it felt to wake up next to Kate? All the memories came back at once, it was like they had never broken, up.

"And pushed your bed next to mine?"

"Or yours next to mine, who knows? Apparently, this is good for us because we heal each other. Surely, Mary has some scientific researches about this, she'd never make things like this up."

"No," Kate smiled, "never." Her eyes found Sophie's. "For a moment I thought I was dead because this was too good to be real."

"You are very much alive and don't you dare changing this."

"I don't plan to. Not until you do what you promised me."

"What did I promise you?" She had promised something to Kate? What?

"You said I get as many kisses as I want."

Oh. That. Right. She had said that. To make Kate fight and hold on to her life. "If I recall my words correctly I said when you are fit again."

"Want me to get up and do some push-ups?"

"No." No, she didn't need some proof, all she needed was to see Kate, hear her voice. She was with her, she was alive, it had worked out. "No, you don't have to do push-ups." Sophie closed the gap between them and kissed Kate softly. Heat shot through her body, it was like electricity shoot from her toes up to her head and back. Only Kate could make her feel this alive, only Kate could make her heart beat like a subway train.

Kissing Kate. Oh, how much had she missed it, needed it. Kate could do with one single kiss more than Tyler had done to her heart in three years. Kate was who she wanted, who she needed to feel complete. Their kiss deepened the same way it had back on the rooftop, when she had called Batwoman to tell her she was suspended, when she wanted to tell her they couldn't see each other anymore and ended up kissing her for minutes. No job was worth not kissing these lips. Sophie got this, it had taken her a while, but she got there and now she never wanted to be anywhere else.

"Looks like you are both feeling much better."

Sophie stopped kissing Kate for a second, opened her eyes and found herself lost in Kate's green eyes. Yes, this was how it felt when something was right. This was how everything was supposed to be. A light smile appeared on Kate's lips and the eyes, that had signs of pain only moments ago, were now full of passion. Kissing was the best remedy for everything. Sophie's hand still held on the Kate's, their bodies had shifted slightly so they faced each other, Kate's right arm still connected to the machines. Did the kiss show on the instruments?

"Well, you are out of this world, aren't you?"

"If that isn't Batwoman," Kate said, her eyes still on Sophie.

"You mean, Batwoman reloaded? The original one is here, right next to me. Batwoman, the real one, doesn't have a British accent. Not that it isn't sexy."

"Did I forget to use the voice cover?"

"Yes," Sophie said, her eyes still on Kate, moving from her eyes to her lips and back.

"Oops, sorry. I had other things on my mind, like saving your arses. Which worked out fine, by the way."

It did. Yes. "Thanks," Sophie said.

"You know, it comes with the paycheck. Are you interested in some news or are you too busy with your dancing tongues, eating each other with gusto?"

Sophie knew she was more interested in kissing Kate than in anything else. If it was up to her, she didn't need any news as long as she had Kate's lips. Which was not a smart thing to think, yet right now her heart ached for more kisses.

"We can kiss and listen."

"Yeah, right." Julia pulled the curtain close. "I don't want to see that, I'm not a voyeur. So, try to keep your ears open while your lips are glued to each other."

They didn't need to hear this twice. Both closed the distance between them for the next kiss.

"The entire Miller-Reid family is in custody, the FBI has taken over, they have arrested a dozen Crows and the same amount of cops. There were more people involved, all of them are locked up or are getting locked up. We have two high end politicians in this, another judge and…"

Staying on your side of the bed was difficult when your body ached to be closer to the one you desired most. Sophie had to hold back to not slip onto Kate, this was not the right time to get more cozy. Kate was injured, she needed medical treatment, Sophie had to stop herself and be happy with kissing and holding hands. Maybe later she could snuggle up to Kate and get some rest. Because they both needed to rest.

"Jacob is busy talking to everybody, who wants answers. He keeps the two of you out of this and Luke and I are also not in the spotlight. My work is done, I'll leave tomorrow to get to my next job."

"You should take a few days off," Kate said, breaking the kiss for these seven words only to return to Sophie's lips hungrily.

"I might, but I'll be on a tropical island and not in Gotham. Unless I have to save your arses again."

"Kate's ass is going to stay in bed, I doubt she is fit enough to fly around the sky at night." It was not easy to have a conversation when your main focus was on kissing.

"We'll see about that later."

"No, we won't."

Yes, they would. Sophie was not letting Kate put her life at risk when she wasn't fit.

"I feel the first tensions coming up. Time for me to leave, I'm bad at separating fighting couples."

A couple? Were they a couple? It felt like it.

"At least let us have some dinner together before you leave. I am hungry."

"No wonder, you slept for sixteen hours. I get some pizza, you go on kissing and then you have to pull your lips apart for a few minutes. Or I leave with the pizza and have dinner om my own.. Without women eating each other."

A few minutes? Why for such a long time? Sophie was not sure she could stand being without Kate's lips for such a long time. They could eat fast.