"On the other hand, I am an adult, I am...I love the job with the Crows, you know it's what I have always wanted to do. But I also want to be happy and when the Crows don't want me happy, I have to find a new place to be happy."

Like, leaving Gotham? With Tyler? Or without?

"You want to leave? Gotham?"

"No." Sophie stepped closer, her hand cupping Kate's cheek, "I'm not going to leave Gotham. This is my home."

"Sophie..." How could the hands of this woman be so soft? And why was she capable of looking at Kate like she meant the world to her? How was Kate supposed to resist her? To act like she and Sophie hadn't been kissing lately.

"You know, you are much more confident when you wear that suit."

She knows! Sophie knows who Batwoman is.

"That was before your mom came here." She would not deny she was Batwoman, they had kissed, Sophie knew her lips. She couldn't have forgotten about everything about Kate. She also knew her eyes and...she just had to know Kate was Batwoman. Her last sentence was not an attempt to fish for information.

There was pain in Sophie's eyes for a second. Pain, the memory of her mother's visit had caused and Kate had put the memory in her mind. Why? Why had she mentioned Sophie's mother? Couldn't she just be quiet?

"My mother is not happy with how my life has changed, like your father is not happy with the fact I freed Batwoman, saved her from being taken in by the Crows. Those were my decisions – mostly. I admit, it was Tyler, who left because he knew I am not in love with him and he is stronger than I am. But I decided to help Batwoman, absolutely knowing it gets me fired when I'm caught."

She had said so when she had freed her. Nevertheless she had saved her. And they had been so close, so very close.

"You did it anyway."

"And I'd do it again. I believe Gotham needs Batwoman."

"So do I."

"And I need her too. You." Sophie closed the distance between them and kissed her softly. Her, not Batwoman. She was fully aware of who was standing in front of her, whom she kissed. And to Kate it felt like this kiss was even sweeter than the ones they had shared when she wore the suit.

"Sophie." Kate drowned in the kiss. This was what she had wanted for years, what she had dreamed of for years. Sophie was kissing her, really kissing her. And she had chosen Kate over her mother and Kate's father. She, Kate, was worth more than anything and anybody else. Was worth more than the job, Sophie had worked for, hard worked for, for years.

"You know, you really suck at hiding who you are. Even when you wear that suit and the mask. When you saved me from the fall, when you kept me in your arms, touched my lips with your finger, I knew it was you. No matter what you said afterwards."

"I had to lie."

"I know. I wasn't ready. In fact, I told your father I believe you are Batwoman because I was afraid you might get hurt and that a thought I couldn't stand. It was the wrong thing to do, I have no rights to reveal who you are when you don't want it. And it was stupid to believe you'd stop when your father knows. You do what you want and not what people expect you to do."

"Yes." If she cared what people thought, what her father thought, she had given up on being Batwoman weeks ago.

"I'll try to be a little bit more like you. Do more of what I want to do."

"You should always do what you want because it's your life and nobody has the right to tell you how to live it. L...liking women is not a crime."

"I know." Sophie closed her eyes and leaned onto Kate's shoulder. "It will be hard. Very hard."

"What about your job?"

"I don't want to give up my job."