"Hey." Alex smiled when Kara came back to the hotel room, two hours later.

"Hey." Kara greeted closing the door. "I'm sorry I left you here."

"That's okay." Alex assured, patting the empty space next to her. When Kara hesitated to come closer, she added. "Kara, you don't have to talk to me right now. We can sit here in silence if that's what you need."

"How is everyone doing?" Kara asked after a long minute.

"They're good, but they miss you." Alex admitted wrapping her arm around her sister's shoulders.

When Kara kept quiet, she continued. "Maggie said it will take a few days to arrange for a security detail. The good news is that J'onn's agreed to send two DEO agents till then."

"When are they coming?"

"Tomorrow morning." Alex answered and in hope of convincing her sister to come back with her, she added. "So after they get here, we can go back home and be there just in time for sisters' night."

"Alex..."

"Krypto's going to be thrilled and I don't think the collar's going to stop him from flying your way when he sees you."

"I'm not coming back." Kara said standing up. "Not yet."

"Kara, if you're not ready to go back to your apartment, you can stay with me for a while." Alex suggested.

"It's not that." Kara said pacing the room. "National City is not the only place where people need help."

"We've already talked about this. Supergirl is only one person, you can't save everyone." Alex pointed out, afraid of what Kara was implying.

"But I can save more people." Kara countered. "I've just been too selfish to admit it."

"What are you talking about?" Alex asked confused.

"I'm talking about all the people out there who need my help while I'm wasting time on being a reporter." Kara explained.

"Kara, fulfilling your passion is not wasting time." Alex pointed out. "Besides, you love your job, so where's this even coming from?"

"I just, I've realized how wrong my priorities are." Kara admitted.

"So what, your plan is to be Supergirl full-time and give up on everything else?" Alex asked in disbelief.

"I think it will be better this way."

"I know you're hurting, but that does not mean you can just forget about the most important part of your life."

"It's not like that." Kara argued. "I just want to focus more on being Supergirl."

"What about me? I guess you just want to forget about me, too." Alex asked frustrated.

"I would never do that."

"Well, it feels like you already have." Alex countered angrily making Kara fall silent.

"Agent Hix, did you take care of everything?" Alex asked when they visited the family the next morning.

"New locks, a bulglar alarm and two security cameras." Hix listed before reassuring. "Don't worry, we will keep them safe."

"I know, just make sure to report any strange activity." Alex ordered before turning to look at her sister talking to the mother while the kids were playing nearby.

"Everything has been taken care of." Alex informed walking up to them. "You can feel free to take your children inside."

"I don't know how to thank you." The woman smiled grateful for their help.

"There's nothing to thank for." Supergirl assured.

"It should've been done a long time ago." Alex added.

"Oh, I almost forgot." The woman said taking out a cellphone from her pocket and extending it toward Supergirl.

"Please, keep it." Supergirl insisted before saying goodbye.

"I hope you'd deleted all data before you gave your phone away." Alex said looking at her sister.

"Don't worry. Winn had done it remotely." She promised before flying into an alley and emerging back as Kara.

"I'm sorry. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal if I left for a while." Kara finally admitted as they were walking back to the hotel.

"Why would you think that?" Alex asked guiding them to sit on a bench. "You are my sister."

"I don't want you to feel like you have to take care of me." Kara confessed avoiding Alex's gaze. "You've sacrificed so much for me already."

"And I don't regret anything I've ever done for you." Alex pointed out. "And we take care of each other. That's what family is for."

"But, I'm not really part of your family. You said so yourself." Kara reminded her sadly, recalling what her father had said.

"Kara, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have said that." Alex admitted chastising herself for hurting her sister once again. Taking her hands Alex reassured. "You are, and always will be my sister. No matter what."

"Are you sure you want me to stay with you?" Kara hesistantly asked. "I don't want to bother you."

"You could never bother me." Alex smiled hugging her tightly.

"Krypto!" Alex exclaimed walking into the apartment with Kara by her side, after they saw the dog surrounded by what was left from the pillows.

"Hey, boy." Kara greeted walking up to him, smiling when Krypto started licking her face. "I've missed you, too"

"Oh, hey. You're already here." Maggie smiled entering the apartment five minutes later, carrying a bunch of pillows. "I swear I'd only left him for a few hours and when I came back, well you can see for yourselves."

"That's okay." Kara said before using her super speed to clean up. "I'm gonna take him for a walk."

When Kara was about to open the door, Alex advised. "Keep a close eye on him. He can be really sneaky sometimes."

Kara looked over at Krypto sitting with his tongue sticking out, waiting patiently for her to open the door. She smiled and reassured. "I think I can manage."

"How was the trip?" Maggie asked after the door closed.

"Quiet." Alex sighed.

"Well, at least you don't have to worry about her being alone." Maggie pointed out.

"I think I might have guilted her into coming back." Alex admitted.

"How?" The detective asked confused.

"Well, I kinda told her that she doesn't care about me."

"And do you really believe that?"

"Not anymore. I think she believes that it's the other way around. That I don't care about her." Alex sadly admitted. "And that's why she's kept her distance."

"She knows you love her, Alex." Maggie tried to comfort her.

"When my dad came back, I said something to her that I shouldn't have. I was so mad."

"So now you have a chance to talk to her and fix what you think is broken in your relationship." Maggie said hugging her.

TBC

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