Six
After my mini crying session Kelly began to cook breakfast for us both, I watched as she moved around the kitchen and I smiled, it was like she hadn't left. "What do you want to do for your big 30th birthday?" I asked curiously.
"To be with my family," she shrugged. "That's all I want." She placed a plate in front of me and I grinned, "did you go out partying last night?"
"Yep, then got attacked by a demon," I said.
"I'm sorry you what?" Kelly asked. She bent down to my level, "You got attacked by a demon when drunk? Liberty why on earth would you go drinking."
I rolled my eyes, she slapped me softly on the head, she stood up and made her way across the room to grab her plate, she came over and sat next to me. I began eating the food, "this is good," I told her. "The army has sort of taught you to cook."
"Don't change the subject missy," she narrowed her eyes.
"Yes I got drunk, then yes I got attacked by a demon, but it doesn't matter I handled it," I said. "You don't get to judge me Kelly, you binded your powers." I picked up a piece of toast and took a bite out of it and looked at her. "I've been doing this since I was 18, I know what to do ok? You don't get to worry about me fighting the underworld when you are fighting enemies on the ground."
"I couldn't exactly go in the army with magic that I couldn't control," she said. "I will have to unbind them eventually Liberty, that will happen when I'm done and finished in the army." She shook her head, "I'm not ready to give up that fight just yet."
I nodded, I finished eating and placed my plate in the sink, "I'm going to shower make yourself at home," I told her with a smile. I walked into the bathroom and put the shower on, the moment it was I broke down crying I slid to the floor and leant against the wall. My heart was breaking and I didn't know how to stop it, I didn't know how to deal with it. I stripped off my clothes and crawled into the shower sitting on the floor as the hot water fell onto me. I stared at my hands and shook my head, I'd rather face a million demons then face my feelings for Clark and the heartbreak. There was a knock on the bathroom door and I pressed my lips together and sighed, "yeah?" I called.
"It's Winn," he called. I didn't reply, I cried even harder, I heard the door open and I looked to see Winn with a towel, he turned the shower off wrapping it around me. I laid my head on his shoulder and I wrapped my arms around him, "Liberty."
I shook my head, "don't let me go Winn," I whispered. He pressed his lips to my head, "heartbreak sucks." He nodded, "did it hurt loosing Kara?"
"I didn't lose her though Liberty," he whispered. "I moved on and I am glad because she is my best friend." I looked out the corner of my eye to see him grinning, "though having sex with you helps too."
"I thought we would never speak of it," I mused.
"I figured you need a good memory, and it was don't even try and fib," he smirked.
I laughed, I pressed my lips to his cheek, "Thank you Winn," I said. I stood up keeping the towel around me, I pulled him up and switched on the shower, "hey Winn, would you have told me if you knew?"
"I don't know," he admitted. "You never left a hint there was somebody missing Liberty." I nodded he left the bathroom and I quickly showered. I got out the shower and dressed for work, I walked out and quickly blow dried my hair, Winn was sat on my bed talking to Kelly.
I finished getting ready and I noticed something fly past my window. I opened it up rolling my eyes, "Clark," I said. He hovered in front of me and I sighed, "how long have you been spying through my window?" He looked at the ground, "Actually don't answer that, I don't think I want to know."
"Libby," he whispered.
"Clark please," I whispered. "I need time. I can't do this right now. I can't" I shook my head. "Deal with this, us."
"I just wanted to know you are safe," he said softly. "I'll keep my distance but please do not ask me to not watch over you." He flew up onto the roof and I shut the window and turned to look at Winn and Kelly and smiled a little.
"Let's go to work," I sighed. We left my apartment and went straight into Catco, I went down to Darren's office and saw Samantha sat there, "hey sorry I'm late."
"It's fine, Kara said you could be late, very hungover apparently," Darren chuckled. "Good night?"
I groaned and sat down, "my head feels like it's going to explode," I told him. "It was a rough night and morning." I looked at Samantha, "we best get working, deadlines are coming." She stood up and we left Darren's office I made my way up to my office I pushed open the door and Kara was sat in front of it, "hey what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to check on your arm," she said. "Your head too, drunk night last night."
"Erm Kara why don't we talk in the hall," I said biting my lip. I looked at Samantha, "erm why don't you get your column up so I can read it." I grabbed Kara's arm and pulled her out the room and shut the door. I looked at her, "my arm is fine, you know what I am?"
"Clark told me," she said. "You know who I am?"
"Yes. How long?" I asked.
"What?" She asked confused.
"How long have you known who I was to him?" I asked. She looked at me confused, "Kara how long had you known?"
"Does it matter?" She asked.
"You know it does, which is why you are deflecting the question," I said. I looked into my office and Samantha was still on the laptop, "how long have you known who I was to Clark?"
"The moment you moved here," she said. I stared at her blankly shaking my head, "Clark was worried about you after you moved here, so he asked me to watch out for you." I turned around and walked into my office, "don't be mad at me Liberty."
I looked at her, "all of this, our friendship is built on a lie Kara," I said.
"No," she said shaking her head.
"Yes," I snapped. I looked at her and shook my head, "are you my friend because Clark asked you to watch over me or because you actually like me as a friend?" She stared at me, I walked into the office and shut the door shaking my head.
"Everything ok?" Samantha asked.
"Sure," I lied. She raised an eyebrow, I ignored it and sat down in my office as I looked at my desk a picture of me and Kara was sat there, I looked at Samantha, "so what did you write?"
"I emailed it to you," she said. I switched on the computer and loaded it up, I began reading it and I was surprised to see she had quite good advice, "what do you think?"
"Wow you have a knack for this," I told her. "I better watch or I could be out of a job."
"I don't want to be an advice columnist," she said with a grin. "All this is doing is just telling me how much I want to be a reporter."
I grinned, "oh your dad is going to have a battle on his hands with you," I said, she smiled sheepishly. "So let's see if you can say it as good as you write it. This is going to be a hypothetical situation," she nodded, "okay so there's this woman she just found out her friendship with her friend was a lie and set up by her ex-boyfriend who was worried about her after they split. What would you tell her?" I was generally curious, I didn't think I could even answer anything related tot hat but I was curious to see what she would do.
"Well, I would tell her," she paused biting her lip. "Erm, does it matter how their friendship started? It matters what they have done since, I'm sure on both parts these people were just trying to help, different ways but still trying to help." I nodded, "can I ask a question?"
"Sure," I nodded.
"Are you going to date my dad again?" She asked. I looked at her slightly stunned, "he really likes you, he didn't tell me to ask I just I want my dad happy and he hasn't since the divorce. You made him happy."
I rubbed a hand through my hair and sighed, "I don't know," I admitted. She looked at me confused, "I liked your dad at one point, but I'm just not sure if the feelings are there. Your father is an amazing man and the last thing I want to do is hurt him."
"Whoever you do end up with I imagine they will be very lucky," she smiled.
"Erm yeah let's get back to work, I really don't want to think about my personal life right now," I said quietly. "A mess of a personal life."
"Can't be that bad," she said softly.
"It's extremely complicated," I said biting my lip. I shook my head I had to stop thinking about it, I threw myself into work. I jumped a mile as someone knocked on my door. "Come in."
I looked up from my computer and saw Hannah stood there, "erm, Kara is here to see you," she said. "She's been up the last few hours."
"What time is it?" I asked frowning.
"2pm," she said. My eyes widened, "I see you were in a work sprint."
"Yeah," I nodded. I looked at Samantha, "Sam why don't you go downstairs to your dad and get something to eat, sorry I didn't realise the time. Hannah will you take her?" Hannah nodded. "Let Kara in."
She nodded they both left and Kara entered shutting the door, "before you say anything I am going to tell you something. I am not your friend because Clark asked me to watch over you. I am your friend because you are one of the most caring, passionate and honest people I know, you are my best friend and I wouldn't change that for the world. The day we met I walked up to you because you looked like you needed a friend, that had nothing to do with Clark." She sat down and sighed. "The way he wanted me to watch over was in Supergirl terms not Kara, he didn't want me close to you."
"Did you know about us? Our history?" I asked curiously.
"No," she said. "I didn't know until he came the past week, the way he looked at you in the office. I had a feeling that you were important to him and I finally got it out of him last night."
"So did you agree with the memory wipe?"
"I understand." She said, I frowned slightly. "If the man I love was in danger and couldn't protect himself then yes I would have wiped his memory no matter the pain." I scratched my head. "I don't agree but I understand. Just give him a chance Liberty, he lost his home and his family, his natural instinct is to protect, from what I hear at that time you didn't have powers." I shook my head. "When did you get them?"
"When I turned 21," I said. "I woke up and I blew up my alarm, mom explained that I was a witch and I had to follow the Wiccan rede in our terms vanquish the evil whilst protecting the innocents."
"Clark loves you."
"How do you know?" I asked.
"He told you his name," she said.
"Clark?" I asked confused.
"No, Kal," she said. "There's few people that know my cousin's real identity from krypton trusted people, he wouldn't have told you if you were nobody. Just keep that in mind. Don't be too harsh on him. He is already beating himself up over you."
