"Grandma Cat." Elle greeted happily as she hugged her.
"Hello my little angel." Cat said hugging her. "You survived your father's absence?"
"I watched movies with Maggie." Elle smiled before asking. "Where's your prize? Did they give you a trophy?"
"They did and it's with the rest of the unwanted artwork, and most gifts from my mother." Cat said.
"Can I go find it?" Elle asked.
"If you want." Cat said causing Elle to disappear. Cat then turned to Kara and said. "Lois only survived the evening because of her connection to you, I won't extend that courtesy again."
"I heard you gave as good as you got." Kara replied.
"Not quite, but I will be writing and article on the ceremony. I will make sure I thank Lois."
"You didn't do that enough during your acceptance speech?" Adam asked.
"No. Lois planned that introduction for weeks, I had seconds to come up with my response."
"And it was delivered with the skill of a highly trained assassin." Kara said.
"You weren't there." Cat said.
"No, but plenty of cameras were and the footage went viral. You were both on form. My personal favourite was when you thanked Lois for the introduction and said that you really enjoyed reading Lois's work as not only do you feel more intelligent but you also feel better about your struggles as a journalist." Kara said trying to focus on Cat's digs at Lois, not Lois's digs at Cat.
"That was also my favourite." Cat said. "But Lois asked for it after saying I looked so good she didn't recognise me and how amazed she was by the level of success that my readers achieve after following my advice."
"It was like watching kids fight, only with longer words and more subtle digs." Adam commented causing Cat to glare at him. "I still don't understand why you and Lois have such a problem with each other." He added not helping to improve Cat's mood.
"That is because you inherited your powers of observation from your father not me." Cat said as Elle came running in holding a golden statue.
"Found it." She said proudly.
"Yes you did. Now you can put it back." Cat responded.
"But it should be displayed." Elle said.
"It was."
"It was in the guest bathroom." Elle countered.
"So all my guests will see it." Cat argued.
"It should be where everyone can see it. Where you can see it." Elle said putting it on the bookcase.
"It should go back to where you found it." Cat said taking it off the bookcase and handing it to Elle.
"Then I can't see it." Elle said putting it back on the bookcase.
"If you prefer you can put it in the bin." Cat said removing the statue again.
"Out here, it is a reminder you put Lois in her place." Elle commented putting it back on the book case.
"My money is on Elle." Adam whispered to Kara.
"The second we go though it will be back in the bathroom." Kara whispered back.
"Something you two want to share?" Cat asked giving Kara and Adam a withering stare.
"No." Adam replied. "When is Carter getting back?"
"The same date I told you when you asked on the way to the award ceremony." Cat replied.
"I miss Carter." Elle commented.
"So do I, but he'll visit soon." Cat assured her as she once again removed the trophy from the bookcase.
"He should see the trophy." Elle said putting it back. "So should grandma Eliza." Elle said happily.
"When is your foster mother arriving?" Cat asked looking at Kara.
"Tomorrow afternoon. We are having a big family dinner, we'd love it if you came." Kara said.
"Pleaaaaaaaase." Elle pleaded.
"I guess I could drop by."
"Yay." Elle said.
"But it will cost you a new picture for my fridge." Cat said sounding stern.
"Deal." Elle said happily. "Can I draw it now?"
"Of course you can." Cat said watching as Elle unpacked a sketch pad and pencils.
"What are you going to draw for me?" Cat asked.
"What would you like? I can draw your trophy." Elle offered, remaining oblivious to Cat's dislike of the object.
"I don't think so." Cat said.
"What about me helping you at work?" Elle asked after a few moments thinking.
"Sounds perfect." Cat said as she sat down and watched Elle draw.
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Once Elle had finished drawing she handed the picture to Cat who hugged Elle and said.
"That's wonderful. You are so talented. It's definitely a skill you got from your mother." She then looked round and noticed an absence and asked. "Where's Kara?"
"Don't know." Adam said.
"I'll find her." Elle said before disappearing.
"She's going to be a handful if she develops superspeed." Cat commented.
"I know." Adam replied, not looking forward to the prospect, as Elle hurried back into the lounge.
"Dad!"
"What's wrong?" He asked concerned.
"I think mom is sick."
"Why?" Adam asked concerned as he followed Elle to the kitchen where Kara was sitting on a stool eating raw Brussel Sprouts.
"Kara?" He asked.
"Adam?" Kara replied guiltily putting the sprouts down.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, I just got a little hungry."
"For sprouts?" Elle asked sounding disgusted.
"Yeah." Kara said before looking at Cat and turning red before apologising. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eat your food, I just got hungry."
"It's fine." Cat said.
"Is she really sick? Should I call Alex?" Elle asked.
"No." Adam assured her. "Eating weird things is normal."
"Eating sprouts is not normal, it's never normal." Elle complained.
"I promise you she is okay." Adam assured her as he lifted Elle up. "On the bright side if she is going to eat all the vegetables it means extra pudding for you."
-TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.