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Kara's texted that she's on her way so Lena's sitting at Noonan's reading the rest of her business reports on her L Pad.
The waitress comes to take her order so she forces herself to look up. She doesn't want to be rude or be accused of being a snotty bitch when she orders a glass of wine and all of Kara's favorite foods. As she turns to look down on her L pad, two familiar figures catch her eye.
She sees Kara's friend and the current head of CatCo over by the bar and Lena quickly reaches for her phone to warn Kara but it's too late.
"Kara!" the little one, Winn, she remembers from the gala, calls out.
"Hey guys." the Kryptonian greets out of politeness because she doesn't know where she stands with either of them at the moment.
"How's it going?" Winn asks.
There hasn't been a lot of alien activity so she hasn't really been at the DEO, which means she hasn't really seen him or Alex at all. She sees James around at work but they don't really speak to one another and she wants to say it's because they're busy. But really Kara just doesn't want to be trapped in an endless debate about how James being The Guardian is a good thing for all of them.
"Fine." she hates small talk.
"Sorry we haven't been able to make it to game night." James notes.
Kara begins to look around for the reason she's there. She finds Lena sitting in the corner table, away from the windows, and the general populace. The CEO always finds the most secluded area for them to be able to focus on one another.
Emerald eyes look up from her device and the Kryptonian sends her a smile. Lena nods in return. Her eyes flicker between the two men between Kara before they settle on the blonde, who looks incredibly apologetic as the businesswoman continues to hold her gaze with a calculating expression on her face. Kara knows she only looks like that when she's trying to rid herself of a nuisance.
The blonde decides she's wasted enough time with pleasantries, not wanting to keep the influential CEO waiting any longer.
"Actually I'm really busy nowadays." playing tonsil hockey with Lena Luthor.
"With what?" James knows she's not too swamped at work since she can type and proofread a 1000 word article in less than five minutes.
"Or should we ask with whom?" there's a teasing lilt in Winn's voice. "And just how is our favorite bartender?" Winn smirks and wags his brows suggestively. "He getting better at making those drinks?" it's meant to be a jest but it only serves to remind Kara that they're incredibly out of the loop.
They don't know that Mon's been out of the picture for months and that Lena takes up her free time.
"I really wouldn't know." she hasn't heard from him, thankfully. "Well it was nice seeing you." Kara turns with the full intention of joining Lena for their dinner date because the raven haired businesswoman's been waiting long enough.
"You're here to meet Lena." James deduces as he follows her line of sight.
"As in Luthor?" Winn looks to where the stunning CEO is currently seated. "You've been busy hanging around Lena Luthor." for a smart guy, Winn seems to be having a tough time wrapping his head around this.
"Why?" James prods after Kara nods.
"That's actually none of your business." she tells them before she turns and heads for Lena's table.
The businesswoman stands when the blonde approaches, watching as James Olsen glowers at her and Winn from the gala just looks at them in confusion. Lena decides to have a little fun and she opens her arms and wraps them around Kara who returns the embrace, not caring about what James and Winn make of them.
Lena kisses Kara on the cheek, letting her hand linger on the small of the reporter's back for a little too long and revels in the fact that the men watching them are indeed clueless.
"You look like you needed that." the CEO notes when they break apart.
"And more." Kara's shoulders drop as she releases a breath. "Snapper was being a real butt head today." her boss had made their entire department stay to work on an expose piece.
"You can say ass." Lena smirks.
"I know." it's not her fault that it's the first insult that popped into her mind. "You know I'm not very good at badmouthing people." she reminds and Lena chuckles.
"No you're not but that's why I'm here." Lena's proven to have a gifted tongue, not just in the art of kissing, but for spewing insults as well. Kara's sat through the CEO's conference call a few times to know that one doesn't have to curse in order to deliver an insult. "Consider my filthy mouth to be at your service." she grins salaciously at the blonde who blushes furiously.
"I'll definitely be holding you to that." she blames Lena's influence, her tongue, and knowing mouth for saying that. "Sorry about keeping you waiting, by the way." she changes the topic. "I got held up but I'm here now."
"It's fine. You were otherwise engaged." she looks to the men who haven't looked away. "I meant to text you but you were already coming through the door." Lena informs, not wanting to make Kara feel like she's put her on the spot. "Honestly I expected you to join them." a small part of her truly did think the blonde was going to blow her off. "I mean, I wouldn't understand seeing as they haven't even bothered to text you in the last few months," she's quick to remind of their faults. "But I wouldn't have been angry."
"I wouldn't have cancelled on you." Kara assures, disappointed that Lena feels she would cancel just because she saw her friends.
"I suppose you could always lie and say we're having dinner for a quote." she offers an out because giving Kara everything means being understanding and offering solutions to potential problems.
"There's no need for that." Kara reaches across the table for Lena's hand, her baby blues sparkling with acceptance that the CEO relishes. "They're going to find out eventually." she doesn't want Lena, want them, to be a secret, like Lena is something that should cause her shame or humiliation.
"Oh?" she hadn't expected this outcome. Pride courses through her system. "And which of them is going to be jealous when he does?" Lena cocks her head to the side.
"I don't know about jealous." the businesswoman looks at her pointedly. "On some level, the both of them probably." Kara admits as the sister of Lex Luthor can't help but be proud that she managed to snag Supergirl from Superman's best friend. Her face says just as much. "You look like the cat who ate the canary." Kara observes.
"Just taking pride in my handiwork." she replies honestly. "Your friends are still staring." they both know she's using the term very loosely. "Won't stop looking at me." she can see them from her peripheral.
"Oh." Kara frowns. "Do you want to leave?"
Lena knows she can handle whatever the unbecoming horde that consisted of Kara's social circle is going to throw her way.
"No." she enjoys making people uncomfortable and wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing Lena Luthor retreat unless of course it's what Kara wishes. "Unless you do?" she questions, not wanting to cause the journalist any unnecessary discomfort.
"Of course not." the reporter can see the CEO relax.
"Good." she wants to savor in her victory. "They think I mean to corrupt the innocent canary." Lena can do what she does best and distract Kara while flaunting it in their faces.
"Haven't you already?" Kara responds playfully.
"I'm afraid that isn't possible seeing as the canary hasn't let herself be eaten." Lena retorts, enjoying the way her comment causes Kara to bend the fork in her hand.
"Maybe not just yet," she straightens the cutlery and her nerves. Lena likes seeing her flustered, delights in the fact that she can get her to stammer and blush while picturing the two of them in flagrante delicto. "But it doesn't mean she doesn't want to get eaten." in fact Kara's certain it's going to happen in the very near future.
"She?"
"Would you prefer if I said me?" Kara has certainly become bold.
"I would indeed prefer to eat you." Lena confirms wantonly.
"What am I going to do with you?" Kara shakes her head but fondness is clear in her eyes.
"I can think of a few things you can do to me." she remarks suggestively, biting her lower lip and Kara finds herself licking her own lips, hating that they no longer taste of the raven haired temptress. "Too bad we have to wait until we get to your apartment." it's much closer than her condo.
"Why again aren't we there right now?" Kara swallows her throat suddenly dry.
"Well I was under the impression you were hungry for food." she teases. "But while we're on the subject of amorous intent." she fishes something out of her purse and slides a box toward Kara.
"You didn't have to." Kara knows she can't decline seeing as the first time Lena's given her jewelry.
"I think you'll find I did." Kara opens box and finds a necklace inside. "It's really more for my benefit than for yours." baby blues fill with curiosity as picks it up, letting it rest on her palm. "Everything is synthetic." Lena informs as she watches the blonde run her index finger along the chain. "Made from alloys not of Earth."
"You made this?" she can't tear her eyes away from the pendant.
"Of course." she wouldn't trust the undertaking of such a delicate project to the hands of a mere employee. The curved L shaped pendant, which almost looks like a heart, holds a green stone that's the same shade as Lena's eyes. "It's a low-grade synthetic kryptonite, enough to take your abilities but not enough to cause discomfort." the genius affirms the stability of the compound. "For when the canary is ready to be eaten."
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Someone proposed a theory that Lena's working for a group called Checkmate. It's valid but I'd be disappointed if she wasn't the one actually pulling the strings. I mean, if she does have a hidden agenda shouldn't it be her own? Not some faction that she's not the head of?
I really don't want to picture her as someone's subordinate. I mean come on, all the Luthors got to be a leader and Lena just ends up being a follower?
But if there was one person that Lena would follow, it seems like it'd be Lionel. Another theory, what if Lionel's still alive, just frozen somewhere, and that's why Lena needs Supergirl? She needs her help to cure or save him somehow. It would make sense as to the reason why she doesn't want any harm to come to Supergirl. Of course it could still be part of an act. She's pretending to care about Lionel but really she hates him too.
She could also be acting about caring about whether or not Supergirl gets hurt.
Ugh! There's so many possibilities with her character! But one thing's for sure, she needs Supergirl for something!
Hopefully it's for some loving! I'm just in awe of Katie Mcgrath and I need to see her regularly on a show again!
Anyway, thanks for reading! what do you all think so far?