Everlasting Pea - An appointed meeting
Kara, Alex, and Lena sidestepped the talk of the date that wasn't a date according to Alex, and Lena. Kara sat in her office and put the finishing touches on an article and sent it off to Snapper before the end of her day. She sat in her chair and pulled out some gum and popped a piece in her mouth. She couldn't chew on pencils or pens, they would snap in half but every once in a while she would pop a piece of gum like a person who lit the occasional cigarette. She tapped her pen, chewing a piece of gun and thought about her sister and best friend.
It has been days since their evening and Kara was craving details. Other than Lena's rather suggestive texts and Alex playing coy she wanted, no she NEEDED more on the topic. Call it the reporter in her, but she was about to burst at the seams wanting more info. She looked at her clock and smiled. Maybe it was time to see if a certain CEO needed a break.
Kara popped out of the elevator and was about to turn right into the office when Jess cleared her throat. Kara tilted her head and then walked back to Jess.
"Hey Jess, she up for visitors?" Kara sked probing.
"She is on a private phone call. Let me message her and see if she is free. Thanks, Kara," Jess rambled as she tapped on her key board. Kara wouldn't let her hearing probe Lena's personal life, she would simply ask, but Rao she wanted to cheat and listen.
"Ok, sorry, Kara, go right on in she has about 15 minutes," Jess directed with a smile. Kara smiled back and nodded. When she walked through the door, Lena was still on her phone and smiled when Kara walked into the room and held up her index finger asking for just one more moment.
"Yes, 8 would be more than fine. I will make the appointment," Lena then laughed at the person on the other end of the phone and watched Kara at the same time. She finally hung up with a dazzling smile on her face one that Kara could only mirror.
"Here I got you some fuel," Kara said as she passed a granola type pastry over to Lena and a very large cup of coffee. Lena smiled and relaxed back in her chair as she playfully snatched the pastry out from the bag and moaned when the crunchy goodness hit her tongue.
"I thought you could use a break. You seem to be working pretty hard, especially with extra things," Kara said and Lena nodded as she munched and leaned forward placing the treat on her desk and then took a sip.
"Yes, things are coming along. I have a great plan of sorts but there are a few things Alex and I are running into," Lena said openly as she picked up a pen still smiling at her friend. Kara noticed the light gleaming in her eyes, and loved how the light shone in her eyes when she had a problem to pick apart and then solve. She was in her element. Kara found out long ago that Lena loved the labs more than her office.
"Can I help?" Kara said as she leaned back and crossed her legs at her ankles in front of her. Lena looked at her and then narrowed her eyes.
"Actually yes," Lena sipped her coffee, "Can kryptonite be made into an airborne solution to be breathed in?"
Kara shifted uncomfortable. Lena saw this and almost smacked herself as she rushed out of her chair and sat next to Kara and clutched her hands, "I would never want to harm you, and everything I develop here with Alex will go straight to DEO," Lena stood and paced the floor and Kara watched, "I just have no idea how to get the kryptonite into the holding area without killing her. She is also resistant where you are not. It's troubling."
Kara stood and went to intercept her best friend. Here she wanted the details about her and Alex and then she ran into a Reign problem. She stopped Lena in her path by placing her hands softly on her shoulders. Blue eyes met brown.
"Lena, breathe. I think you have a way of doing this already, just on a MUCH smaller scale," Kara said encouraging with a smile.
"What are you talking about?" Lena said tilting her head to the side.
"Is Kryptonite softer than Lead?" Kara sked, and as soon as she did Lena lunged at her and wrapped her a fierce hug.
"We can corrupt the air in the containment field like we did with the Daximites, Jesus Kara, that's brilliant," Lena said brightly, but then she thought, "But I want a backup gaseous Kryptonite would be a good one, but I want it a non-lethal version. Kara can you ask your resources if it's possible?" Lena asked as she turned around and then saw Kara's smile sliding somewhat, but it was still there, just sad.
"I trust you, Lena," Kara bit her lip and walked to get her bag, "Just please don't hurt us. OK?" Kara asked with a small smile as she began to speed toward the door.
"Kara, what's wrong?" Lena reached out wondering what she did wrong. But all Kara did was smile and tapped her ear, and then sped out the door. Lena turned on the TV and sure enough there was a fire at the docks. No more than a few more moments Supergirl showed up and blew out the fire with her freezebreath. Lena sighed, as she watched the news with a new found attention. It was strange knowing Supergirl was Kara, but know she knew without a doubt it was her friend, she could not help the hitch in her breath and the pounding in her chest as fear of the unknown gripped her and almost swallowed her whole.
8pm in the Evening
Lena waited patiently as she watched the news off and on. There was a massive explosion and the body covered in blue and red flew into a building but Lena sighed as she saw the superhero stand off the rubble and tried to find the people below decks. The fire that afternoon ran like a wildfire. If Supergirl was not there, there would be millions of dollars more in damages than there was. Lena sat on the sofa and watched the news as story after story covered the events. She saw flashes of victims, firefighters, law enforcement, and Lena even saw Alex and some of the other non-descript soldiers in the area. That could only mean there was something 'extra' at the docks. Another explosion erupted near one of the warehouses, and then Lena could no longer see auburn hair. That was nearly 3 hours ago. She blinked as she felt a pierce in her chest when she couldn't find that auburn haired agent.
She waited for what felt like weeks and when a light knock on her door represented the arrival of the appointment she actually walked over to the door. She opened the door and then saw the person on the other side of the door, and took her hand and pulled her into the office gently.
Lena looked Alex over. There was a cut on her forehead, a bruise along her chin, and she walked stiffly with a limp. Alex looked around but stood in the room as if afraid.
"Are you ok? I saw the explosion and didn't see you," Lena tapper off then looked right into Ale's eyes, "I was worried."
"Sorry," Alex scratched out, her throat raw from the smoke and her eyes landed on everything and then she sighed at a loss.
"What?" Lena asked wondering what was wrong.
"I am still very filthy and I don't want to ruin your furniture by sitting on it," Alex confessed. Lena smiled and took Alex's hand and then led her through another door. It was a small room with a bed, closet, and a shower. Alex looked at Lena with a raised eyebrow. Then Lena puttered around the room and then pulled out a pair of L-Corp scrubs and threw them on the bed.
"You can get cleaned up and I will find you a bag to put your garments, for safe keeping," Lena stepped from the room but was stopped. She turned around a met tired, sad, eyes before they turned away.
"Thank You," Alex said quietly.
"Its ok, I just don't understand why you didn't call off our meeting," Lena said as she smiled at Alex letting her know everything was fine.
"Because you are worth it," Alex's voice scratched out and then she turned tiredly to the bathroom leaving a shocked CEO in her wake.
Lena sat down on her bed and thought for a brief moment, who in the hell is this woman, and can I keep her forever? Lena shook her thoughts and then took the opportunity to dig out a pair of her own pajamas. She stripped and changed into them just as she heard the shower turn off. She looked over to the door, and it opened. Lena blinked once, twice, and then went the bathroom and quickly removed her make-up and then brushed out her hair then let it flow about her shoulders, relaxed, ready for bed when this meeting was over. When she went back out Alex stood there gingerly in the room trying desperately to raise her arms. She got the scrubs on but she had a hard time lifting her arms to run her fingers through her hair. Lena reached back into the bath room and brought out a comb. She walked up to Alex and told her to sit. Alex eyes her but did as she was told. Lena ran the comb through her hair and Alex just sighed. Then said thank you.
Lena guided the aching woman into the office then noticed Alex shiver and she went back to get a blanket and then they sat on the sofa. Alex rest her head on the back of the sofa and this rolled it to look at Lena. Lena miraculously had cups of coffee on the table before them, she must have brewed a pot when she was showering, and then Alex winced as she tried to reach for hers. Lena placed a hand on her shoulder and told her to stay and then took the mug from the table and placed it Alex's hands. Lena and Alex sipped their mugs and then Alex held out her mug, empty.
"Would you like another cup?" Lena asked as she made to stand but Alex gently shook her head. Then she rolled her head to Lena and then looked at the CEO. Lena put the mugs down on the table.
"Kara told me about the Daximite idea, and then making Kryptonite gaseous," Alex croaked. God her throat hurt as she spoke and swallowed. Lena noticed tears in Alex's eyes and slid to her and put an arms around her shoulders gently.
"Shhh, I promise you Alex, I will give all the research over to the DEO. Please don't think I will harm Kara," Lena turned to Alex and met her brown eyes, "Please anyone but you and her."
Lena let go of Alex as she created space and looked away, feeling the weight of her families decisions press down on her. She would never be trusted. Then a finger slid to her cheek and then came back wet. She looked at Alex's hand and then wiped her own cheek not realizing she was crying. Alex turned her chin to look at her. Very softly Alex whispered.
"I trust you, Lena, I just hurt… everywhere," Alex smiled at Lena. Lena looked at the exhausted woman next her.
"Then why are you here. Kara could have called me. I would have understood," Lena began rambling but was stopped once more by Alex and those elegant fingers, and this time one silenced her as her index finger gently placed against her lips.
"This is where I want to be," Alex croaked grimaced, then swallowed, "I haven't felt that in quite a while, so please can I stay where I want to be?" Alex asked and Lena could only nod as Alex's finger slipped from her lips. With a sigh and a pained grunt Alex dropped her head into Lena's lap. Wet hair and all, Lena looked down to the strong, bruised, human in her lap. All she could do was stroke her hair from her temple, and be the place Alex wanted to me. It made Lena feel… at peace.
"My hero," whispered Alex from below. Lena looked down and saw a smile stretch on Alex's lips as she saw Lena's face and then closed her eyes once more.
Later…
The bed was more crowded than normal but both women curled around the other. It was a moment they both needed, craved. They both seemed to crave a home, and for Alex it might take a long time, but she was thinking the shelter of Lena's arms was a good start. For Lena it was the house of Alex's honestly and trust that Lena felt the beginnings of a home building.