"I read here that CatCo Worldwide Media—"
"Alex! Enough!" Kara snapped.
"What is it, Kira?" Alex mimicked Cat's speech, which only agitated Kara more. It was weird for Cat to be so enthralled with Alex, but Cat was impossible to understand. Alex, on the other hand knew better. Why was Alex mentioning Cat so much? Had she slipped into yet another parallel universe?
"Stop it. You hate her!"
"No, you hate her," Alex narrowed her gaze, staring her little sister down.
"Who's side are you on?" Kara demanded, her hands on her hips as she stood up alongside the couch.
"Kara…" Alex chastised then stopped. "Wait, are we seriously fighting over this?" She and Kara rarely fought and there was no reason for Kara to have such a negative reaction about it. She wanted to tell her that she was acting like a brat, but she couldn't bring herself to say a word. Instead, she stared down at the carpet, unwilling to even look at her sister.
Frustrated, Kara stormed off into her room. The last thing she needed was to be caught in the middle of some lesbian rendezvous that merged her work and personal life.
"Kira—" Cat called the next morning. "This isn't my latte. This is tea, English Breakfast if I'm not mistaken…"
"You are. It's actually Earl Grey," Kara whispered.
"So still not what I want." Cat pressed her thin lips into a flat line.
"To be fair, you've been changing your preferences lately and I wasn't sure what you wanted," Kara said, her words soft to cushion the blow of her words.
"Oh, was that your idea of a witty little way to question my sexuality?" Cat's green eyes sparkled mischievously. "Are you small minded or just feeling overlooked?" She fired back.
"She's my sister," Kara tried to explain.
"You did go out with my son," Cat reminded her.
"You asked me to!"
"So we agree that there is no company policy against it…" Cat let her pen rest on her lips.
"I just don't want to be caught in the middle of you and her." Kara said, pushing her glasses up and crossing her arms.
"I don't know what you're sister is thinking or feeling. But I think I can assume her and I agree that if we get together, we don't want you in between us."
"Gross," Kara wrinkled her nose.
"You're acting like a sullen teenager. I haven't asked you about her. I've actually tried to keep work and home separate. I spoke to her this morning, called after you got in. I also refused her invitation for a nightcap because I thought it would be uncomfortable for you. Clearly you're determined to create awkwardness."
"Is there anything else?" Kara asked, her eyes filling with tears.
"No, you're excused."
Afraid to face even her closest friends, Kara hid in the ladies room. She sat on the toilet in a stall, covering her mouth to muffle her sobs. Had Cat Grant really been that considerate of her assistant? She knew the answer. Cat was snarky and spiteful, but she was layered and Kara knew under those layers was a mentor and a friend. A friend who she had hurt, whether Cat would ever admit it or not. And she had hurt or angered Alex. Alex was always the tough one, to the point where Kara couldn't even gauge her sisters reaction. Was she really so selfish that she'd resort to a petty tantrum because two of her close friends found love?