She took her time in the shower, scrubbing her skin, readying herself fully. When she finally came out, Cat was in the bedroom, perusing the photos sprawled out on the wall. Kara pulled her towel tightly around her, taking a deep breath before speeding like a blur into her drawer, behind the divider, changing before approaching Cat, afraid to keep her waiting.
"Those are my cousins," she pointed to a frame with a portrait of two sandy haired little boys. "Well, Alex's cousins. And that's Eliza's sister, Kathleen."
"Nice," Cat mused, clearly only mildly interested. She turned back to Kara, looking down at her bare legs, trailing eyes over the soft cotton shorts and tee she wore, before stopping at her mouth, swallowing at the way her bottom lip tugged against her chin, the way it always did when she was nervous.
"I should...probably dry my hair," Kara sighed, playing with the wet, loose ends as they fell around her shoulders. "Let me just…"
"Kara," Cat finally exhaled.
"What?" she asked innocently.
Cat stepped a little closer, pushing some loose wet locks behind her ear.
"I don't...want to push you," she whispered. "This has all been...a bit fast...unexpected...in an already difficult time. I appreciate...everything...we did, but if you're...having regrets, I…"
"No!" Kara assured, grabbing her skinny waist, pulling her closer, standing taller. "You're…you're not pushing me. Believe me...I want this. I have wanted this...it's just…"
Cat watched the younger woman's face, picking up on her insecurity, though she was clearly more experienced than she'd realized.
"What?" she asked softly. "Be honest."
"It's just…" Kara began again, taking Cat's hands, holding them down between them. "I'm not...normal, okay? I'm not even human. I'm..."
"Stunning," Cat told her, shaking her head. "In every sense of the word. You may not be 'normal,' whatever that means, but neither am I. That's what makes us 'us,' I suppose."
Kara swallowed a little harder. She let go of Cat's hands, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down at her lap, until the older woman joined her.
"All I want...is this," she breathed, eyes closed. "But...look around. This is what happens when it's just me touching you...or, even thinking...about you. I don't know what this place will look like after…"
"I'm willing to risk it," Cat whispered. "Unless...does it hurt? When these...seedlings...begin taking over?"
"No. It doesn't. It feels...so, so good."
Cat watched her closely, bringing her hand to her cheek, then her lips.
"I just...I want you to be prepared," Kara sighed, wrapping her arms around Cat's waist again, trying to siphon some of her sureness, whispering in her ear. "You should know...I tend to get very...very wet."
Cat's breath caught as Kara brushed her lips against her fingers.
"Really," she licked her own lips. "I'd like to see that."
Kara pulled back, looking into her eyes before kissing her again, letting herself be kissed by this woman who surprised her more and more every second. Cat held her face in her hands, clearly in no rush, though she wanted her badly, willing to take things at her pace. She kissed her back, lapping and brushing lips together while Kara held on to her shoulders, dragging her toes against Cat's feet.
"Aaah," Cat laughed a little, even as she held on to Kara's shoulders. "That tickles."
Kara smirked, holding Cat's face in her hands, watching her green eyes glimmer, pupils dilating as they looked into each other, exchanging breath, letting the moment fill with just the sound between them. There was so much both clearly wanted to say, and yet, the desire to continue touching drowned out all else.
Kara threw her arms around Cat completely, kissing her harder, letting herself be pushed back further onto the bed. She reached up to her nightstand, turning off the light.
Cat continued to kiss her, straddling her, letting Kara meet her halfway, even though she was on top. Kara ran her hands over Cat's slender back, the impeding fabric of her dress.
"Can I..." she breathed, finding the zipper at the base of her neck.
Cat nodded, allowing Kara to slide the tab down along her spine, all the way, until the sleeves started to buckle at the shoulders, causing the dress to fall forward. She sat up, letting it pool around her waist, revealing breasts just barely covered by a black lace bra that held them like soft, sweet fruit, firm yet supple.
Kara gazed at her, breath catching as she took it all in.
"You…" Kara shook her head as she ran her hands over Cat's sharp collar bones. "Are so...incredibly...gorgeous..."
Cat smirked, looking away as Kara continued to run her hands down to her breasts, tracing her fingertips across the swell. Finally, she helped lift the garment over her head, tossing it to the floor.
Kara's jaw continued to gape as her eyes trailed further down Cat's long, sculpted torso, until they rested on the small, naked mound, heat dripping against her stomach, underwear lost somewhere back in the living room.
"Oh my god," Kara sighed.
Cat held her gaze, reaching up behind her, unlatching her bra, letting it fall away before flinging it aside.
Kara's mouth hung open at how bold she was, alway knowing she wasn't restrained, but never imagining just how free, how confident she could be. She breathed in the sight of her bare breasts, small, mauve nipples erect, pointed down at her. She reached up, fully grasping them with open palms as Cat kissed her, rolling her tongue inside her mouth as she moved the rest of her body like a wave.
"Ungh…" Kara moaned, letting her hands explore the whole of Cat's body above hers, hands searching, exploring every centimeter of exposed skin.
"Is this what you wanted?" Cat teased in her ear, licking, nuzzling her face against Kara's cheek. "Is this how you pictured it?"
"Yes," Kara nodded, bringing her hands to Cat's back before dipping down to her bare cheeks.
She felt like the room was spinning, so taken with the feeling of Cat above her, totally exposed and willing and wanting just as much as she did, her heightened senses steeped to the max in all there was to taste, to touch.
"I want to see you," Cat demanded, kissing her way back down Kara's neck.
Kara felt hands under her shirt, moving up from her waist beneath the soft cotton, until they found her breasts. Her back arched as Cat ran her thumbs over tightly wound petals, just barely pinching as she fixed them between her fore and middle fingers, squeezing as she continued pushing up her shirt.
"Oh god," Kara squirmed, aware that the room was filling up with foliage, though she didn't feel it on her body any more, hoping maybe this was how it adapted to another person being on her.
Cat lifted the shirt over Kara's head and flung it away, looking down at her tan, smooth skin, the delicate rise and fall of her small, rounded breasts as she allowed herself to be touched.
"Wow," she breathed, shaking her head, hungrily taking in the vision before her, kissing her way until her mouth settled on Kara's right breast, sucking it in, circling her tongue around the ridges, flicking it back and forth as she teased the other with her fingers.
"Aaaaannnh," Kara moaned, almost painfully, but Cat knew it was good by the way she tangled her hands in her hair, shaking tremendously.
"Should…"
"Yes…" Kara urged. "Please...keep going…"
Cat wanted to savor her, but was never much for waiting when she knew exactly what she was after. She continued tracing her fingers down Kara's impressive abs, her shallow belly button, until she came to the elastic band of her shorts. Kara pushed up on her elbows, looking down at the older woman, wanting to watch, to gauge her reactions.
Cat gazed up from below, kissing her stomach.
"I know you're nervous," she whispered. "So am I."
"Yeah?" Kara panted. "Have you...ever…"
"No," she shook her head. "But...I want to taste you…"
Kara sighed, nodding a little more confidently as she bit her lip, guiding Cat's hands until they were both pulling her shorts down her legs, revealing the fullness of Kara's naked body, soft hair already glistening, waiting to be felt.
Cat collapsed against her, moving back up to her mouth, reveling in the way their bodies slid against each other now.
"Cat…" Kara breathed, clutching her arms behind her neck, wrapping her strong, bronze legs around her waist.
"Yes..." Cat hummed.
"I…" Kara felt like they were on the precipice, every kiss, every touch taking them further from who they'd been to what they were becoming. "I'm...ready…"
Cat nuzzled her face again, kissing her sweetly, before tracing her fingers down the sides of their bodies, where breasts met, pressed together, flesh tightly bowed, until her hands were back on Kara's thighs.
She kissed her way down her chest, her torso, until she hovered above the center of her heat, watching the way it rose and fell with every deep, deep breath Kara took as she waited.
Slowly, Cat coaxed her legs apart. Kara sighed sharply as she allowed herself to be opened, revealing just how swollen and wet and ready she was. Cat couldn't take her eyes off the delicate folds, the way they glistened in the light from the city streaming in through the curtains.
"Hmm," Cat marveled, tracing her fingers through the hair, driving Kara's shoulders back. "I don't know what you're so worried about...you look fully human to me."
"I am…" Kara panted. "But...not in other ways...I…"
Her words failed as Cat ran her fingers through her wetness, dragging them against her clit, down through every nook, over her entrance, back and forth, until her head was shaking against the pillows.
"Uuuuunnnngh," she moaned, grabbing onto the tweed headboard. "Cat...please…"
Cat stretched her legs back against the mattress, bringing her face down to Kara's core as she held on to her hips. She looked up once more at the young woman, the way her breasts hung gently from her chest as her back arched, before bringing her lips to the place Kara needed them.
"Aaannnhh," Kara moaned, hips bucking, trying not to slip away as Cat sucked her tender flesh before flicking out her tongue. She ran it up and down Kara's slit, finding her way, learning the route, until she landed on her destination, red and throbbing, desperately needing to being licked. She began thrashing there, moving as fast as she could.
"Fu...fucccck," Kara panted. "God...unnngh…"
Cat moaned against her as she continued to lick, fingernails digging into Kara's soft thighs, channeling every emotion she felt pouring out from her back through her tongue and into Kara's body, like a conduit.
"Aahhhhh," Kara was shaking so hard, she was afraid she was hurting Cat, careful not to let her legs crush her as she felt the burning sensation rise to the surface.
"Yes! Aaaaannnngh," she screamed as Cat licked her furiously, letting her hands fall to her arms, squeezing her shoulders as she came quickly, relishing in how brilliant it felt, but surprised, and thankful, she hadn't flooded the room this time.
Her limbs went flat, falling limp against the bed, as Cat's head popped up, followed by the rest of her body. She took a deep breath, wiping her mouth as she returned to the younger woman's side.
Kara continued to unravel, head shaking against the pillow, trying to gather herself, before her lips curled up into a smile, and suddenly, she burst out laughing. She threw her hand over her mouth, trying to stifle it, lost in the giddy sensation that coursed through her veins.
Cat froze, scowling as she raised an eyebrow.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"Nothing!" Kara panted, reaching out and grabbing her hand. "Nothing...that was so...it's just...you? And me? All this time...we…"
She continued to giggle. Cat shook her head, eyeing her curiously.
"Leave it to you to laugh after sex," she sighed.
"It's not a bad thing!" Kara assured. "I swear...it was...amazing. You were amazing...I just...I think I might be in shock."
"I see," Cat breathed, curling onto her side. "Well, if making you come also makes you laugh, I suppose I'll take both."
Kara continued catching her breath, skin damp and glowing as she rolled over, facing Cat, smiling as she wrapped an arm and a leg around her, pulling her close, bringing their noses together as she breathed in.
Cat swallowed, running her hands over Kara's shoulders, her hips, unable to look away as their eyes locked together, transfixed.
"Damn," Kara continued to laugh. "I don't know how I'm gonna be able to look at you at work without seeing you...doing that...every time."
"Great," Cat smirked. "Now I've spoiled you."
"Thank god," Kara sighed, kissing her warmly. "Seriously...how did...are you sure you never…"
"Never," Cat shook her head. "But that doesn't mean I haven't thought about it. Plenty of times."
"Like..." Kara eyed her devilishly. "When?"
"Like...when you wore that grey pencil skirt with the black sleeveless turtle neck...and you kept bending over, very dramatically I might add, every time I asked for a pen."
"Really? Oh...I remember that now. I was on red kryptonite, before I got all...mean, and awful. What about...other times?"
"Well...there was that blue skirt...when you sat across from me and refused to cross your legs…"
"Okay, that was definitely not intentional," Kara laughed. "But, alright...when else?"
"Are you taking notes?" Cat rolled her eyes. "Is this how it's going to be now back at the office? You're just going to tease me so we don't get any work done ever again?"
"Please," Kara scoffed. "You've always flirted with me, and we still worked plenty."
"I don't know what you're suggesting," Cat shrugged. "That's just me. I flirt with everyone."
"Do you remember everyone's latte order?" Kara smirked. "Or the exact color of the skirt they were wearing when you thought about going down on them?"
"Okay, no," Cat pretended to sulk, wrapping her legs a little tighter around Kara's. "But that's not fair."
"Why isn't it fair?"
"Because…" Cat started, realizing the trap she'd fallen into. "No one else...is as close to me...as you. I don't have many friends. Acquaintances, yes, but...you're the closest."
"That's true," Kara smiled proudly. "Except for Missy, now, I guess…"
Cat feigned disgust.
"Remind me to fire Missy," she shook her head. "The second I can think about anything other than surviving...and sex…"
Kara shook her playfully, kissing her again, a long, soft, intimate kiss, the kind she'd always wanted to give someone after a night like this.
"Oh god," Cat shrugged, opening her eyes, sighing as she ran her hand through Kara's hair. "Am I having a midlife crisis?"
"What!?" Kara laughed harder. "Why? Just because you fell for someone younger?"
"Isn't that what it's called when men do it?"
"Yeah, but...men are gross," Kara scoffed.
"How mature of you," Cat rolled her eyes again. "Wait...does that mean...are you officially on the Ellen Degeneres end of the Kinsey Scale? I didn't want to peg Supergirl with any stereotypes, but...I guess I had hoped."
"I...don't know," Kara breathed. "I guess...I've always been attracted to women, but I was too scared to admit it, even to myself. I felt like...I was already so different...I didn't need to make things harder. I like men too, clearly, just...not as much as this."
Cat smiled softly, looking like she'd just won the most coveted prize on the planet.
"What about you?" Kara continued tracing her hip. "Are you...I mean, you're not…"
"I've had my share of female solicitors," she admitted. "Long ago, before I became...me...and back then, everyone was still in the closet...so no one's talked. Yet."
"So…are you bisexual?"
"I don't know," she sighed. "I don't really like labels, unless there's a reason...and for me, there hasn't been."
"But...you have slept with...other…"
"Not like this," Cat shook her head.
Kara exhaled, trying to wrap her head around what it all meant, feeling comfortable with her own fluidity, but even better that this wasn't just some fluke for Cat either.
"Well," Kara breathed. "I just want you to know...you're my first. I mean, not first...ever...but first...lady."
"I figured as much," Cat smirked.
"Oh," Kara frowned. "Was I...was it that obvious? Did I…"
"You were perfect," Cat rolled her eyes. "Have I given you any evidence to the contrary?"
"Well...no," she perked up. "But still...it's nice to hear."
"Good," Cat breathed. "I'll be sure to keep giving you plenty of encouragement."
"Thanks," Kara smiled, laughing a little again as she kissed her, teasing her lips with her tongue, exchanging breath, running her fingers down her leg and back up her thigh.
"Hmmmm," Cat moaned a little, inching away. "You're going to be insatiable. I can already tell."
"Is that a bad thing?" Kara whispered.
"Not necessarily," Cat sighed, breath catching as Kara continued tickling her lower stomach.
"Face it," Kara breathed. "You can't help yourself either."
Cat watched her, glaring, even as she held her tighter, bringing her hand to her cheek.
"That's not exactly true," she sighed. "I can help myself...but I choose not to."
Kara's smile faded as she absorbed the smoldering look in Cat's eyes, the way she peered into her, like she had done a million times, only this time, it felt like the green of her irises fell upon every layer, every secret she'd kept, every hope and dream and fear she'd laid before her, now exposed. She brought their lips together again, kissing her so fully, so deeply, it made her eyes water, bones aching with want and beyond that, wholeness.
"I hope you know what you're doing," the older woman finally whispered.
"What do you mean?" Kara murmured against her lips.
"This feels easy...now. You and me, lying here like there isn't something out there trying to destroy us."
"I know," Kara swallowed. "But I don't know what else to do...besides this."
"One of two things will happen," Cat sighed. "Either the creature comes back, stronger than before, and we can't find a way to stop it...or it dissipates, and everything goes back to the way it was. I'm CEO of CatCo, you're Supergirl..."
"And?"
"And…" Cat breathed. "We figure out what that means now that there's...this."
Kara exhaled, tracing her fingers along Cat's arm, sending shivers, goosebumps, down her body.
"I'm holding out for the later," she whispered.
They continued kissing, wrapped up together, limbs tangled, touching gently, letting their doubts, their questions, dissolve into silence.