Time passed into summer and Lena and Winn were still going strong. They couldn't be happier.

"You know I love you right?"

"Generally when people lead with statements like that it means you're gonna tell them something they don't want to hear"

Lena slapped him jokingly. "Every summer the company hosts a cocktail event for shareholders and potential investors along with some other important people in the business world."

"Okay." Winn said evenly.

"This will be my first year actually hosting the event since I'm now CEO. I'd like for you to come. As my boyfriend." Lena look at Winn nervously.

"I'll go."

"Really that's it. No complaining about being surrounded by obnoxious rich people for an entire night?"

"Yea. Barring another alien invasion there's no reason for me not to." Winn kisses Lena briefly before jokingly adding, "Plus, I'd be a hypocrite about not wanting to be around obnoxious rich people since I spend most of my nights with you."

Lena playfully slapped him again. "Ha funny. But I really appreciate this. This is really important to me."

"I'd do anything for you Lena. You just have to ask" Winn replied lovingly before he dipped his head to kiss Lena again. This time she didn't let him pull back. The tv was long forgotten.

The day of the party had come and Lena was extremely nervous. She kept fidgeting with her phone in the back of the car they were in.

"Lena, relax." Winn said as he grabbed her hands and held them with his own. "Everything's going to be fine."

"I know. It's just ever since taking over my family's company I feel everything has to be perfect. Rebuilding our image while also making sure stocks don't keep plummeting. And they stopped but still I worry. I was never meant to be CEO. Lex was." Lena said a little solemnly.

"Well who cares about what ifs. You're doing a great job and anyone would be a fool to deny that. Tonight will be no different." Winn said reassuringly.

Lena smiled at him.

They finally reached their destination and it wasn't long until Lena was being shuffled around being forced to speak to people. She'd introduce people to Winn before they kindly ignored him to start up a conversation with her. After the fifth person, Lena turned towards him, "I'm sorry. This must be so boring for you. I didn't think so many people would want to talk to me."

"Don't be. You're an important person. Besides you can make it up to me tonight. I'm gonna go get us some drinks" Winn smirked as he walked away from his girlfriend.

Winn approached the bar and went to grab two champagne glasses. Just as he turned around he was approached by none other than Maxwell Lord.

"Well well. Isn't this interesting. What's a DEO affiliate doing at this swanky party. Spying on Ms. Luthor are you?"

"Not that's it's any of your business but I'm here as a guest. What are you doing here Lord" Winn said suspiciously.

"Well I do run one of the biggest tech companies in the world so naturally I get invited to everything. I find it hard to believe you were simply just invited. I mean I don't see your friend Kara running around here."

"Lena's my girlfriend and asked me to accompany her. There are no ulterior motives going on so you can stop being so paranoid." Winn said.

"Really! You're dating Lena Luthor. Well color me surprised, you miss out on all the hot gossip when you move out of town. And here I thought she'd be with Jack forever" Maxwell replied with a devilish grin on his lips.

Winn remained silent. Lord continued,"Oh she didn't tell you? Figures i mean you've been dating for what, a few weeks, months. She was with Jack Spheer for almost her entire adult life. Supposedly, the only reason they broke up is because she moved to National City." Lord just smirked at him again. "Oh look you're girlfriend's walking toward us."

"Max. Surprised to see you. Figured you'd be in Metropolis." said Lena.

"Well I had some things to attend to here and decided to stop by. It's probably time for me to leave. Nice to see you and I look forward to the next time we chat Winslow." Maxwell walked away.

"I didn't know you knew Maxwell Lord."

"Yea well I guess we don't know everything about each other. How much longer do we have to be here." Winn replied sharply.

"Just another hour or so. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Lena and Winn sat in silence in the car ride back. She finally had enough once they got inside her apartment. She grabbed Winn's hand and brought him to the couch so they could sit and finally talk.

"Are you going to tell me what's wrong or are you just going to continue with whatever this passive aggressive silence is?"

"Why haven't you told me about Jack Spheer?"

"What" Lena replied back with a shocked expression on her face.

"You heard me. Jack Spheer. Maxwell Lord was kind enough to fill me in on your history."

Lena was uspset now. "Max is an asshole who likes to stir up drama for no reason."

"So you weren't madly in love with him? You weren't with him for years? You didn't just end things with him because you moved here." Winn replied back bitingly. He knew he shouldn't be mad at Lena. She was entitled to a life before him. But what if this Jack guy came back into her life.

"Actually Jack ended things with me. He wanted me to choose between him and my family's company. I don't particularly like ultimatums." Lena sighed before she continued. "Yes Jack was my first love and I admit I was heartbroken but that's over now. I wasn't looking for anything when I moved here but then I met you and I'm the happiest I've been in a long time." Lena brought her hand up to cup Winn's cheek tenderly, "I am completely in love with you and it wouldn't matter if he showed up on my doorstep tomorrow."

Winn leaned into her hand. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gotten so upset. I just got jealous the way Max talked about him and I just couldn't help but think I can't compete with that."

Lena climbed into his lap and kissed him fiercely. "You don't have to compete with anyone. I promise you I'm not going anywhere. And like I said Max is a jerk. He blew things out of proportion just to be an ass. I only dated Jack for two years. Before that we were just friends with a startup together."

"Two years is still a long time."

"It is. But it doesn't matter because it's in the past. You are my present" Lena kissed Winn again. "And hopefully my future. I don't want anyone else besides you. I don't see myself with anyone else. Just you"

"Neither do I. I've never loved anyone the way I love you." Winn smiled at her.

Soon after they went to sleep simply content with just holding each other. It was more intimate than anything they'd done previous. In a way, their fight had brought them closer than ever.