(A/n at the end)
Chapter 5: From Bad to Good and Back Again.
Kara collapsed onto her couch, it was taking everything out of her not to just burst into tears. Her day couldn't have gone worse. She had felt as if she were stabbed in the back with a kryptonite knife.
Kara had just finally mustered up the strength to get off her couch when there was a knock at her door, using her X-Ray vision, Adam…
"Oh no." Kara thought to herself remembering their date tonight.
Kara walked to the door and answered it. "Hey," She gave him as happy a smile as she could accomplish.
"Hey," Adam gave her the most amazing, genuine smiles Kara had ever seen.
"Come in, I'm almost ready." Kara stepped to the side to let him in.
Before Kara could walk away however Adam pulled her into a hug, she hugged him back as hard as she dared.
"Are you okay?" Adam asked pulling away to look into her eyes.
"I am now," Kara said with a real smile spreading across her face, she leaned up and kissed him.
When they pulled away they were both smiling like idiots, after a moment however Adam's face turned serious. "What's going on?"
"It's nothing." Kara said, "Just a long day."
"What did she do now?" Adam asked with a knowing look on his face.
"Adam..." Kara didn't want to ruin the night by talking about Siobhan but she also knew she couldn't lie to Adam. "Can we just enjoy tonight?"
Adam studied Kara for a moment before ultimately deciding it would be better just to drop the subject. "Okay. I'll hang out in here if you still have things you need to do."
"I wont take long I promise." Kara smiled at him before running back to her room. Adam figured that would be a good time to text Cat.
Adam: What did you do to Kara this time?
A few moments later Cat responded.
Cat: I have no idea what you are talking about.
Adam: You know exactly what I'm talking about. Mom, you were the one that encouraged me to pursue this relationship so why are you acting like a bomb that's about to go off?
Cat: If your girlfriend is upset it has nothing to do with me. Maybe you should ask her. Goodnight Adam.
Adam stared at his phone, sometimes he really did wonder if he wanted to try and have a relationship with Cat.
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Kara and Adam had finished dinner and were now watching the first Hunger Games movie. Kara had laid her head on Adams shoulder at the beginning of the movie and didn't move it at all throughout the movie. Just as Adam was turning off the movie he looked over to notice that Kara had fallen asleep. He couldn't help but smile at the women.
"Kara." Adam whispered. He really wouldn't mind just letting her sleep but he figured he should at least try, the women didn't move at all. So Adam placed the remote on the table and leaned back into the couch, he focused on Kara's breathing and soon was falling to sleep as well.
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Kara had woken up around two to find that she and Adam were asleep on his couch and she had drooled all over his shirt. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed in that moment, so she made sure Adam was still asleep and with her superbreath she dried his shirt.
"Adam." Kara touched his shoulder causing the young man to stir to life. He looked over at Kara and smiled.
"Hey," He said through his sleepiness. "What time is it?"
"Two. I'm so sorry for falling asleep." Kara apologized. They had had such a wonderful dinner and she felt bad for ruining the night by falling asleep.
"You're fine." Adam assured her, still smiling. Adam could tell that Kara had been upset throughout their dinner but as the night went on she became less distracted and began to enjoy the night. "Kara, I know you didn't really want to talk about it but I hope you know that no matter what's going on you can talk to me."
Kara gave him a look that he wasn't quite sure what it meant before she looked down. "I know."
Adam placed his hand just under her chin and lightly pressed up getting her to look at him. He didn't need to say anything for Kara to see that he cared about her. She couldn't help but lean in and kiss the man in front of her.
After a few moments the couple pulled apart but kept their eyes closed, and their foreheads rested on the others.
"How do you do it?" Kara asked taking Adam off guard.
"What?" Adam asked. He opened his eyes and was met by Kara's sky blue eyes looking back at him.
"How do you always manage to make me forget about how messed up my life is every time I'm around you?" Kara thought in that moment that she could just spill every secret she was keeping from him. The only thing that was holding her back was the fact that they had known each other for only about a week.
"It's just one of my talents." Adam said with a smirk. He could tell there was something going on in her head, he could see it in her eyes. "Kara…" He began but didn't know what else to say.
"Can I spend the night?" Kara asked in a rush. Surprising herself more then Adam.
Adam stood up without a word and put his hand out for her, leading her back into his room. They both lay on the bed wrapped in each others arms. Adam kissed Kara's forehead. "You're something else Kara Danvers." He whispered. "You are something entirely different then I've ever known." He thought to himself.
"So are you Adam Foster." Kara whispered back. "Please forgive me for lying to you." She thought to herself.
The couple listened to each other breathing and soon they were both asleep, wrapped in one another.
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Kara had walked into work at CatCo fully expect a day that was just as bad as the day before, but now she couldn't help but smile as she thought about her night with Adam.
"Kiera." Siobhan greeted, causing Kara's mood to crash to the ground.
"It's Kara." Kara corrected her in as nice of a tone as she could muster.
"Whatever." Siobhan continued to work at her desk and didn't look back up at the women after that.
Winn walked up to Kara, "Hey."
Kara gave him a look that told him she was so close to throwing Siobhan through a window.
"Just remember, you are Cat's only assistant that has ever been able to last. Siobhan wont last long at all." He tried to reassure her.
Kara sat down and admitted, "I don't know how long I can take this."
Winn gave her a sympathetic smile before returning to his own desk.
Just as Kara was about to begin going through her emails she received a text.
Adam: Hey can I pick you up for lunch?
Kara: Yeah, around 12?
Adam: Perfect, see you then :)
Kara couldn't help but smile at the thought of seeing Adam again. She was suddenly in a lot better mood thanks to it.
"Siobhan meeting, now!" Cat ordered as she walked by completely ignoring Kara.
Siobhan gave Kara a look that made Kara want to use her heat vision on her. "Self control Kara, self control." She thought to herself as she went on to work, pretending as if she was unaffected by everything that was happening.
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Kara and Adam made their way to Noonan's for lunch, the couple sat in the far back both laughing at the other as they looked over the menu.
"Has your day been any better?" Adam asked.
"It's great now." Kara smiled at him avoiding giving him a real answer.
Adam couldn't help but shake his head. "Kara, seriously what's going on?"
Kara looked down not wanting to look into his eyes. She knew she was going to have to tell him what was going on sooner or later but she would much rather it be later.
"Adam please, can't we just enjoy the time we get with each other right now?" Kara asked.
Adam had said something in response but all Kara could hear now was the increasingly fast heartbeat of a man who had just walked into the Café, and Kara knew exactly what it meant.
"Adam…" She interrupted him but just as she was about to say they needed to get out of there the man began to shout.
"Everyone get down on the ground!" Kara noticed the gun for the first time, he pulled it out and pointed it at one of the baristas. "NOW!"
Everyone quickly followed his instructions and lay on the ground. Kara tried to find a way to get out so that she could change into her Supergirl suit but knew that where she and Adam were there was no chance of that happening.
Adam grabbed Kara's hand as they lay face down on the ground and Kara couldn't help but squeeze back. She looked over at him and she noticed that Adam didn't look as worried as she expected him to, that or he was just really good at hiding it.
Just then Kara could hear yet another heartbeat that was beating equally as fast as the gunmans but it was from the man in a green hoodie who was closest to Kara. Kara gave him a look and what the man was planning to do was written all over his face.
"Don't." Kara pleaded as quietly as possible to the man.
The man shot Kara a look before rushing the gunman. The gunman quickly reacted by pulling the trigger, the man in the hoodie shouted in pain before collapsing to the ground.
"Anyone else wanna play hero?!" The gunman shouted, no one said anything or moved. "Take out your wallets! Place them in front of you and everyone move to the south side!" Nobody moved. "Don't make me shot someone else." The man threated pointing his gun at a little girl .
Everyone quickly reacted, Adam pulled out his wallet and placed it in front of him before standing up himself, followed by Kara doing the same. The couple moved with the rest of the group over to the south side of the café. Adam never letting go of Kara's hand.
The gunman went around collecting everyone's wallets, keeping his gun trained on the group of people. The man in the hoodie was laying motionless in the center of the room but Kara could still faintly hear his heartbeat. She could tell he was in need of serious medical attention but at least he was still alive.
It felt like they were sitting their, in silence, for what felt like forever. They Kara's phone began to ring, and to her horror it wasn't on silent. The gunman's eyes locked with Kara's and he made a beeline for her.
"Give me your phone, NOW!" He shouted waving his gun in Kara's face. Kara pulled her phone out of her pocket and handed it to the gunman.
He took a look at the screen before giving a sharp laugh. "Ms. Grant… As in Cat Grant."
The gunman threw Kara's phone to the ground, causing the screen to shatter. He placed the gun on Kara's forehead. "Is it Cat Grant?" He asked in a sinister voice.
"Yes." Kara answered quietly.
To Kara's horror, not for her safety but for the sack of her secret, the gunman pulled her forward.
"Please don't take her." Adam stood up trying to save Kara.
"Adam don't!" Kara begged.
"Sit down!" The man shouted at Adam while keeping the gun trained on Kara.
Adam reluctantly sat down but Kara could tell that he was ready to take action the second he needed to.
"So you work for the Queen of All Media herself." He began to wave Kara's phone around, but continued to point the gun in her face. "Well unlucky for you it just so happens to be that Cat Grant is the reason I no longer have a job."
"Are you sure that's not because you're a psychopath?" Kara couldn't help but think.
Kara could tell that Adam was about to let it slip that he was Cat's son but Kara shot him a look that said don't you dare.
She honestly didn't know what the guy expected her to say so she stayed silent.
"For someone who works with a women who is so confidant you sure didn't learn that from her." The man bent down and got in Kara's face. Just then her phone began to ring again. The gunman grabbed the phone. "Should we say hello to the Queen herself? Now don't tell her what's going on here."
He put the gun up to Kara's head. "Say hi." He put the phone on speaker. Kara didn't say anything so he jabbed the gun into Kara's side.
"Cat." Kara said trying to sound professional but also hopping Cat caught on to the use of her first name.
"Kiera, where on earth are you? You're lunch break ended thirty minutes ago." Cat's angry voice came over the speaker.
"I know, Adam and I got a bit caught up." Kara lied, she needed to do whatever it took to keep her secret. How on earth was she going to explain to Hank and Alex that everyone at Noonan's found out about her being Supergirl.
"Well get your butt back in your desk or you can kiss your job goodbye!" Cat threatened before hanging up.
"Well then, seems like someone else is going to be needing to find a new job." The gunman laughed.
Kara didn't know what to do, she knew that the second he got done playing with Kara he was going to try and shoot her but it wouldn't have any effect on her and she would have some explaining to do.
The gunman stayed quiet for a moment, continuing to watch Kara.
It all happened in a split second, one moment the gun was pointed at Kara and the next it was pointed at Adam. Kara got on her feet and tried to go after the gunman before he could pull the trigger, she was too late. The gun fired and Adam cried out in pain. Kara grabbed the gun and in a matter of seconds she had it pointed at the man.
"Adam!" Kara shouted taking her eyes off the man and toward the man that she knew she already loved.
One guy moved forward to take the gun from Kara so that she could go to Adam's side. Without hesitation she handed him the gun and ran over to Adam. She grabbed his hand. "Are you okay?" Kara asked. What a dumb question, of course he's not okay.
Adam gave Kara a weak smile. Kara looked down to see where the bullet had entered, it had gone through his abdomen but it shouldn't have hit anything serious. "You're going to be okay."
Adam gestured for Kara to move closer to him so she did. "I know because I've got you."
Kara shook her head. Kara hadn't notice that all around her everyone was running out of the building, her focus was solely on Adam.
Kara looked around for the first time to see that the gunman had now been tackled to the ground by a police officer and another was making her way over to Kara and Adam.
"I'm Detective Maggie Sawyer, we're going to get you some help okay?" The detective informed Adam. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've been shot." Adam said with a short laugh, which caused him to wince.
"Adam you could take this a bit more seriously you know." Kara chastised him.
"I know, I'm sorry." Adam grabbed Kara's hand.
"Who called you?" Kara couldn't help but ask.
"Cat Grant." Sawyer informed her, she then moved out of the way for the medic.
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Kara sat by Adam's bedside unsure of what to do. Adam had been given some painkiller to help with the pain but it also put him asleep. Just as Kara lost herself in though the hospital room door opened and in walked Cat.
Kara had yet to notice her boss, as her focus was on Adam and nothing else.
"Kara." Cat called trying to get the women's attention. Kara's head snapped up and she looked over at her boss, she immediately stood up.
"Ms. Grant." Kara greeted. She was still in the clothes she was wearing at Noonan's and was now very self-conscious of the fact that she was covered in Adam's blood. Cat must have noticed too because he face softened.
"How is he?" Cat asked as she moved to the other side of the bed.
"Nothing life threatening but he'll be in pain for a bit. They gave him a painkiller to help but it made him quit tiered." Kara informed her, suddenly feeling the need to be anywhere other then in that room with Cat Grant Kara grabbed her bag. "I'll give you some room."
Kara placed a kiss on Adam's cheek before making her way out of the room. She really needed to get out of those clothes.
A/N So what did y'all think? I know some of you are going to point this out so let me explain, yes i know Maggie doesn't come in until much later but i couldn't help myself, she has become a favorite and i just couldn't wait to bring her into the story so I've brought her in early! Anyway please leave a review. If i get up to 22 reviews i'll post the second i finish the chapter if not you get to wait up to a week.