Kara was dreading Alex's arrival. She knew she was coming. Alex wasn't going to let what she heard slide and she was going to know Kara wasn't in a good place right now. Being the amazing sister that she was she was definitely going to stay the night and do anything and everything she could to make Kara feel better.

But Kara didn't want to feel better. She wanted to wallow in the misery she was feeling, finally just allow herself to break down. She knew she couldn't. But she wanted to.

She took a deep steadying breath when she heard Alex on the stairs and made to fix them both a cup of hot tea. It didn't take long for the hesitant knock on her door. She honestly debated not answering it, but then Alex had her own key. And she wasn't above using it.

Kara opened the door and smiled tightly at her sister. "I put some tea on." She told her quietly and moved back to sit on her couch, she just didn't seem to have the energy for anything else.

Alex ignored the tea, a quick glance at Kara's kitchen told her the blonde hadn't remembered to even turn the kettle on so she wasn't worried about it. Instead she followed Kara back to the couch and wrapped her arm around her from the side. She pulled on the girl until she gave in and leaned against her older sister. Alex didn't even have to say anything for the dam of emotions to let lose behind Kara's façade.

Alex soothed her with comforting words as best she could and gentle strokes on her back. She didn't try to get Kara to stop crying and she didn't offer platitudes her sister would know where false. She just let her get her pain out the best way Kara could.

"I..I thought she was alive. Here on Earth." Kara finally calmed enough to speak though she was sniffling and burying her face in Alex's shoulder muffled the words. "The AI told me mom sent her here to raise us. And I thought…" Kara didn't need to finish. Alex knew what Kara had hoped for. Someone to share in the loss of her world and culture the way Kal-El never could. "I should have known when she told me she sent her to Rozz. Aunt Astra killed people, an accident or something. And then…then she tried to get me off world. That's how they caught her I think. She couldn't leave me behind."

"Hey, it wasn't your fault." Kara shook her head against Alex.

"If she had just left me. If mom hadn't….she had to have known how the other inmates would feel. They were identical." Kara hiccupped and pulled away to look at Alex. "She answered mail from me to Astra, she never told me what she did to her. Why did all of this have to happen?" Kara demanded. She knew no one had the answer. Anyone that could have answered her questions was dead.

"I thought she was trying to kill me. That she might be in league with Rozz, that she blamed me for getting sentenced there. But it's Non. He hates me because I killed Astra."

Alex leaned in close to Kara's face and grabbed her chin. She knew the girl could pull away but it didn't stop her from pulling on her until she looked her in the eyes. "It wasn't your fault. If your Aunt loved you enough to come for you despite being a fugitive, in spite of the risks, then she wouldn't have blamed you when she got caught. She made choices, just like your mother. Their choices are why you are alive today. You don't have all the facts, I doubt your Uncle told you everything that happened. Please don't tarnish their sacrifices by blaming yourself for something you had no control over. They wouldn't want you to be miserable."

Kara jerked away angrily, though she was still careful not to break Alex's fingers. "You don't know what they wanted, neither do I, they all died Alex." Alex said nothing, knowing it was the grief talking. Kara stood up and made her way to the window. For a moment Alex was worried Kara meant to leave by it.

Instead Kara stared out at the city of people she had come to love and who had come to hope and trust in her. "I'm sorry. I didn't really mean that." She didn't turn around as she said it.

Alex moved over to her and wrapped her arms around the slim waist from behind. She leaned her head on Kara's should and squeezed her tight. "Let me stay with you tonight. You shouldn't be alone." Kara made to protest but Alex cut her off with a pinch. She doubted Kara even really felt it but it got her attention anyways. "We are sisters. You would do the same for me." The blonde couldn't argue with that.

~K~

Kara woke the next morning with Alex wrapped around her like a koala. She groaned and shoved at the woman gently enough that she didn't go soaring across the room but hard enough to make Alex let go and roll over. She loved when her sister slept over but the woman slept like the dead and Kara had to work.

"Kar?" Alex sat up sleepily and rubbed at her eyes. Kara nearly laughed at the sight she looked so adorable. So far from the bad ass agent she actually was.

"I've got to work today. You can stay in bed, your off right?" Alex flopped back down onto the pillow without responding. Kara chuckled quietly, the agent was back fast asleep before Kara's feet even hit the cold wood floors.

She took a quick shower and dressed in a baby blue cardigan that Alex said made her eyes pop when she wasn't wearing her glasses. Breakfast was a quick bowl of dry cereal and milk but she knew she was going to grab sticky buns from Noonan's so she limited herself to one bowl. It only took about an hour for her to be up dressed, fed and out the door. And that was without super speed.

She was very grateful to have extra time before having to go into CatCo. Since they knew her at Noonan's the cashier waved her out of line and put in her usual order. The benefit of having Cat pay a small fortune to them every month for her coffee cravings.

She sat at her usual table while she waited for them to fix her order and watched the people milling about on the street. Parents were out with their kids even this early, she hadn't realized it was a weekend. She still had to work because Cat was going to be at work but the office was going to be pretty empty.

She frowned, she was going to have a lot of time to focus on her own thoughts with no one else to speak to. On the weekends she mostly took notes for Cat and went over the next week's layouts. That never took very long, she stayed until Cat went home every time but she usually ended up watching the older woman work on whatever it was she was doing. Kara didn't have quite that much to do on her own, not on a weekend when there was no one to get layouts and edits from. And she was too good at her job to have work leftover from the week.

"Kara." She blinked startled and looked up at the cashier holding out her bag and a cup holder of drinks. "I wasn't sure if you were in a hurry today." She explained passing the items on to Kara.

"No I was going to stay but I think I'll go instead. Ms. Grant is probably already there anyways." The girl nodded and waved her off. Kara was sure Cat wasn't at the office. She always beat Cat to work, most people did actually as Cat waited for Carter's school to start so she could drop him off before coming to work. On the weekends she stayed home the same amount of time so she could have breakfast with him. Kara loved that about her. It was so obvious she loved her son.

Unfortunately thinking about Cat and her son made her miss her own parents and she ended up fighting tears most of the way to CatCo.

Thankfully the only employee that worked the weekends besides herself and Cat was the security guard. He let her in without commenting on her less than chipper attitude and she took Cat's elevator straight up, a luxury she was only afforded on the weekends when no one was around to see the special treatment. Cat didn't like people to know she cared.

Kara set the bag and drinks on her desk and let herself into Cats office. She made her way to he balcony and climbed up on the rail. She couldn't fly because she had to work but this was the next best thing. It felt freeing swinging her legs off the balcony rails and watching the world go on around her. It took her a few minutes to realize her head was hurting, she rubbed at the foreign sensation but she wasn't worried enough to call Alex about it. When she first arrived the overload on her senses had given her a tension headache. Just because she was a super powered Kryptonian didn't mean she couldn't feel pain. And she had endured enough stress the last few weeks to merit the pain.

"Kiera!" Kara jumped in surprise, startling the older woman behind her enough for her to reach out and grasp at her shirt.

Kara appreciated the effort but doubted Cat could have stopped her had she taken a tumble off the balcony. She was about to turn around and climb down when Cat yanked her suddenly and she toppled over and onto the cold hard cement floor. Back safely inside the balcony.

"What the hell were you doing?" Cat demanded harshly moving to tower over her. Her hands were on her hips but her stern expression was ruined by the trembling of her bottom lip.

"I was enjoying the view." Kara told her, completely perplexed by the panic she saw in Cat's eyes. Her eyes flew open in sudden realization and she clamored to her feet. "Oh. Oh! Ms. Grant no, no I wasn't going to jump." Technically she could have but…well Cat wouldn't know she wouldn't get hurt even if she did.

Cat closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, trying to visible calm herself and salvage what image she still had. She willed her hands to stop shaking.

Kara waited patiently for the woman to collect herself. When Cat opened her eyes again it was very evident she was angry. "If you weren't going to jump what the hell were you thinking climbing up like that. Do you realize what floor we are on. You could have fallen…"

"I- well you scared me. I didn't hear you come up." Kara usually wouldn't have argued with her but as depressed as she had been she didn't need people thinking she was suicidal. Especially not people who didn't know her secret. She didn't want any codling or funny looks.

Cat closed her eyes again and grabbed Kara's hand. "Inside now." She demanded. Kara let the human drag her inside, where Cat pointed her at the couch and forced her to sit. Cat left her there and moved to the bar. She cursed when she realized she didn't actually have any alcohol. Kara had done away with it all and added M&Ms. It didn't usually bother her but coming in and seeing Kara perched on the balustrade nearly gave her a heart attack. So did the little jump when she had said her name. Cat was sure Kara was going to pitch right over.

"I need a drink." She mumbled. She glanced back toward the blonde watching her every mood. "Get up. Come on. We are going out."

"But we…" Kara pointed to the desk. "We have to work."

"Working is a privilege we don't need right now." Cat wasn't waiting she was halfway to the elevator already. Kara glanced at the sticky buns she'd left on her desk forlornly before she rushed to keep up with her boss.

"Where are we going?" she asked when Cat hit the button for the elevator and the doors closed behind them.

"To drink."

Kara's eyes widened. "Its eight on a Saturday, there are no bars open."

"Yes there is." Cat took Kara's hand again as they left the elevator. Kara was too stunned to say anything and let the C.E.O lead her wherever they were going. Cat pulled her phone out and sent a text to her driver with her free hand. She forced them to wait in the lobby until he pulled back up to the front. Evidently he hadn't been far they didn't wait five minutes before he pulled up.

Cat was pulling her once again, Kara flashed the stunned security guard a nervous smile and wondered what the office gossip would say about this come Monday. Cat didn't seem to care as she shoved Kara into the car.

"Where are we even going?" Kara stuttered as she scooted over to make room for Cat.

"Home, Bernard." The Man nodded and waited patiently for them to buckle up before he merged into traffic.

"Why-" Kara was cut off by a furious glare and they rode the rest of the way in an uncomfortable silence. At least it was uncomfortable for Kara, Cat still seemed a bit angry.

Cat told her to sit still when they pulled into the parking lot of her penthouse apartment. The older woman climbed out of the car without waiting for the driver to opened the door, something he was rather surprised about. The woman practically stomped her way over to Kara's side and pulled the door open. Kara barely got her seatbelt off before Cat was pulling her out by her hand. She didn't let go again even when they made their way to the private elevator that led from the parking garage to the penthouse.

Kara was tired of the stony silence as they made their way up and tugged her hand free from her boss. " What is this? I said I wasn't going to jump but you're treating me like I'm a child. Like you don't believe me."

Cat harrumphed and glared at her. "If I didn't believe you we would be at the hospital checking you into a psych ward."

Kara glared at her and crossed her arms over her chest like she did whenever she was annoyed. Cat's expression soften slightly and she sighed. The doors to the lift opened and they stepped off into Cats entry way. She fumbled around a bit until she pulled out her key but she hesitated to open the door. She turned back to face Kara.

"I do believe you." She told her quietly. "But tell me how would you feel if you saw someone you care a great deal for about to fall off of a thirty story building." Kara appreciated she didn't say jump and she was a little stunned that Cat admitted she had feelings much less that she cared about Kara. She hadn't realized just how shook up the woman was.

"You haven't been yourself lately and for a second there I thought…well I'm not sure my brain was working." Kara reached out and tugged the human toward her. She hugged her as tightly as she could.

"I'm sorry." Cat didn't pull away. Instead she wrapped her arms around Kara's strong shoulders. "I really wasn't going to jump."

Cat sniffed and pulled away. She wouldn't look at Kara. "I know that. But your always so happy and lately you've been spacing out and when you think no one is looking you look so sad." Kara was amazed at what Cat was admitting to her. "You- you mean a lot to me, and if you ever try and repeat that I will deny I ever said it, but your as close to a daughter as I've ever got."

Kara sniffled herself. "Thank you."

Cat nodded and collected herself. She gave Kara a stern determined look, " This doesn't change anything at work."

"No- yes I mean no. I get it."

Cat nodded and put her keys in the door. "Then for the love of God I need a drink."

Kara followed the woman in the gorgeous apartment. She was slightly afraid she would break things. And of course everything looked ridiculously expensive. "Uh… Ms. Grant I can appreciate you wanting to drink on a Saturday morning but…do I have to be here for this?"

Cat glared over the kitchen island while she climbed on to a stool to pull down wine glasses. "Yes. You are going to stay right here and we are going to work and drink from home." Kara could deal with the working but she hated the taste of human alcohol, and she didn't get the fun buzz that came with it. She was about to protest when Cat threw her for another loop. "And for the next few hours I want you where I can lay eyes on you."

"I- uh… okay." Kara took the glass of red when Cat offered it and sipped it politely. Cat headed for another part of the house and motioned for Kara to follow her when she suddenly turned around and grabbed the wine bottle off the counter.

"This is coming with us. I have a spare laptop in my office you can use."

"Right…." Kara sighed. As lovely as it was too know that Cat cared she was feeling very vulnerable. She had thought to burry herself in any work she could find at the office, at Cat's home her options for distractions was limited.

Cat showed Kara to the desk she had set up for Carter so he could do his homework while she was working. "Use this. It has Carter's games on it but it also has the office memos and programs. You can access your computer from work if you check the list. I'm not sure how exactly you do that but I'm sure if you call With he can tell you."

Kara had no intention of calling Winn. She didn't have anything to finish anyways and had no real reason to link to the office computers. She sat down at the desk and pulled up hers and Cat's email and scanned through them at human speed. She needed to drag what little work she did have out.

They worked in silence for a few minutes before Kara noticed her headache again. She absently rubbed at her temples and leaned her elbows on the desk. Even her eyes hurt and there was a really strange feeling in her stomach she couldn't place but was sure it wasn't hunger.

Cat sighed after a few minutes and took off the large rimmed glasses she had been sporting. "You have a headache."

"Uh…yes?"

Cat rolled her eyes and pulled a bottle out of the top drawer of her desk. She threw it at Kara. "Take that." Kara eyed it skeptically. She didn't think it would work for her. "Drink the wine. It might help too." Kara was pretty sure you weren't supposed to mix medicine with alcohol but she didn't it so she couldn't say for sure.

She made a show of pretending to pour out a few into her hand and take them. She took a large gulp of the wine and was surprised at the immediate wave of dizziness that assaulted her. She blew out a breath and rested her head on her arms folded on the desk.

"Kara are you okay?" She heard Cat stand up and make her way over to her. A gentle hand was placed on her back.

"I'm so tired, Ms. Grant."

"Do you need to rest? I have a guest room."

"No I'm not that kind of tired." Kara lifted her head and looked out the large windows that overlooked the city. "I….I'm having issues with my family."

Cat watched her quietly. "Your foster mother?"

Kara turned back to Cat a little surprised Cat remembered she was adopted. She never really thought the woman paid attention to anything she said. Cat was surprising her all the way around this morning.

"No. My Uncle is in town. We don't get along." It was all Kara felt comfortable saying.

"Then forget him Kara. And don't let him cause you so much grief. You are a strong amazing young woman. If he can't see that he doesn't deserve to be in your life. He surely doesn't deserve to affect your mood as he has done." Kara nodded, she appreciated the sentiment but it wasn't that easy. Non wasn't really her issue, it was the past that bothered her. The situation between her mother and aunt.

"I think…I think I will go rest Ms. Grant. If you really don't mind." Cat nodded and moved back to lead Kara into the guest room.

"Ill wake you up in a few hours. If your feeling better we will go over the work I had planned out for us. I want to throw a gala. In honor of Supergirl." Kara nearly groaned at that. She just barely caught herself. Cat was being super nice right now she definitely didn't want to mess that up. She knew come Monday morning the woman would be back to her usual prickly self. Cat was only being nice because Kara had scared her.

"Thank you." Kara slipped off her shoes just as Cat shut the door. She sighed heavily and tossed herself into the soft bed. She pulled off her glasses and pulled the sharp pins from her hair without thought. She was asleep seconds after her head hit the pillows.