Chapter 5: "Your Picture"
"The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in. Few people dare now to say that two beings have fallen in love because they have looked at each other. Yet it is in this way that love begins, and in this way only."
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
She was getting closer and closer, her pace full of confidence and Lena's heart was desperately trying to leave her body. Her gaze didn't falter, blue meeting green with an intensity Lena never felt before. Just when the blonde was a few feet away, someone blocked her way and she couldn't avoid feeling disappointed about it. She wanted to meet this woman, no… she needed it, something deep inside her asked her to, but her opportunity was gone, surely the blonde would forget about her, at least that's what she thought until she looked up again and the blonde had her gaze still on her, she was talking with Cat Grant but her eyes were directed at her and this made her body shiver once again.
There she was, as beautiful as she remembered, every curve and every detail about her was just perfect, her blood was boiling and her desire was consuming her. She took a deep breath to compose herself and her body started moving towards her as if it had a mind of its own. Just when she was close to her, a hand grabbed her arm. She was stopped abruptly by no other than Cat Grant, at the touch a growl escaped from her, she was extremely pissed, her eyes never leaving their objective.
"Did you just growl at me Keira?" – The petit woman said with disbelief. "You know what, forget it… Here, let me introduce you two, Andrea this is Kara, Kara this is Andrea she's taking over CatCo next week… Kara?" not getting an answer from the photographer, the blonde tried again, "Kaaara? – The woman repeated snapping her fingers in front Kara's face to capture her attention.
"Oh! I'm so sorry, is nice to meet you Andrea" – the blonde said with small smile in her face.
"It's nice to meet you too, you're work is amazing, maybe we could work together someday…" – she knew this woman was checking her out, she could feel her desire, smell it even… plus she was almost undressing her with her eyes, it didn't take a genius to see it. Kara knew this woman couldn't help herself, her pheromones were all over the place, the presence of the brunette only making it worse, so much so that she was almost certain that even Cat was being affected by her. But, as nice as Andrea seemed, she didn't have time for this, her attention was somewhere else or rather… someone else.
"Thanks Andrea, it would be nice, now… if you excuse me, there's someone waiting for me, I'll get back to you later though…" – when Andrea nodded she kept walking towards her objective, the brunette was still standing by the door and Kara felt warm inside just thinking that the reason why she was still there, was because she was waiting for her.
From up close the brunette was even more breathtaking, she had been close enough when she was in her wolf form, but this was different, she was able to appreciate the small details which made this woman beautiful, like the little scar near her eyelid, the heterochromia of her eyes, her sharp jaw and that little mole in the center of her flawless neck, she was just… perfect.
She was so close now, every inch of her was perfection: her blue eyes which were as deep as the ocean, the little scar between her eyebrows which softened her features, her full lips, her sharp jaw and her long and exquisite neck. The blonde was taller than herself and her body seemed extremely fit, Lena was sure now that she was in presence of a goddess.
They were finally face to face, each of them evaluating the other thoroughly. A few minutes passed without any of them making a sound. Something between them had started the moment their eyes met. Kara was trying her best to contain her impulses while Lena was lost in Kara's scent. Both of them closed their eyes and took a deep breath at the same time to compose themselves, and when they met again the intensity was still there but they couldn't avoid to chuckle when they noticed they were doing the same thing.
"Sorry if that was weird, hi… my name is Kara" – she extended her hand, the brunette hesitated for a minute before shaking it. The brunette hand was cold and so soft but her handshake was strong and confident.
"If you're apologizing for that it's only fair that I do it too, sorry, I'm Lena by the way" – the brunette answered with a smirked, hands still holding. The blonde's hand was warm and a little bigger than hers. The moment they made contact she felt like electricity was running through her body, the sensation was overwhelming yet pleasant, her mind becoming foggier by the minute, just as she was getting dizzy, the blonde let her hand go and everything she was feeling disappeared, well not exactly everything, the pull was still there.
"It's really nice to meet you Lena, are you cold? May be we should move away from the front door, I would give you my blazer but I'm sure no one wants to see me naked in here" – the blonde chuckle, she then made a step towards the left side of the room, her arm extended for Lena to interlaced hers.
"I certainly wouldn't mind…" – the brunette mumbled before she could stop herself, she looked at Kara with wide eyes, the blonde gave her a smug smile and Lena continued. "I was talking about the door, I wouldn't mind if we move away from it" – she tried to sound as convincing as possible, she was sure that if delivered in an L-CORP meeting she would've sounded convincing enough but with the blonde in front her she wasn't so sure.
"Yeah, sure… the door… so shall we? – The blonde said extending her arm once more, giving the brunette a warm smile. Sure, part of her wanted to take Lena to some other place and see where her moles path ended but the other part, her human part, wanted to know more about the raven hair beauty and eventually if all went smoothly, she would be accomplishing the first too.
Lena didn't hesitate this time and interlaced her arm with Kara, when she did she could see Andrea giving her a cold look from the other side of the room, instinctively she pulled Kara closer to her, to Lena's relief, the blonde didn't move away, she just gave a little squeeze to her arm while she smiled at her fondly. The gesture made her feel calm and warm, she could feel Kara's scent wrapping her, soothing her in a way she never felt before.
"I feel like I know you… have we met before? – The brunette said with a small voice, still affected by the same dizziness she felt the first time she touched Kara. When she raised her head, the blonde was staring at her with such an intensity that a sigh was caught in her throat.
"You know, I feel that too, but I'm sure I'll remember you if we did" – the blonde affirmed sweetly. As they approached to one of the pictures been exposed the CEO cleared her throat and broke the gaze contest that was happening, her eyes were now focused in the photo hanging on the wall, the picture had a black and white filter, in it there was an old woman sitting on a bench in what seemed to be a park, the woman was slightly leaning forward, her hands clasped between her legs, her gaze fixed on said hands. The picture was beautiful and sad at the same time, but Lena was struck with the amount of feelings the piece of art conveyed.
"This picture is amazing Kara" – the brunette confirmed with her eyes still set on the photo. "You're very talented, I wonder what she's thinking".
"Thanks, this one here is one of my favorites you know? I love to take pictures of people, I mean, everyone has a story, a feeling, a moment they are going through, and being able to capture that moment it's incredible, plus I get to see the reactions they cause to the people who see them after I take them".
"Hmm, I've never thought about it like that, I used to think that a picture was just that, I even despised them…" – the brunette lost herself in past memories for a few seconds, shaking them away she continued – "Let's say that family portraits were the perfect excuse for my mother to lecture me about not being perfect, but the way you talk about it… it's lovely". And it really was, every picture been exposed showed something deep, the passion Kara put in them was transmitted in every piece of her work.
"I'm glad you change your mind about it, I would love to take a picture of you sometime" – the blonde smiled warmly, making eye contact once again, it was as if she couldn't get enough of that beautiful jade in Lena's eyes, every time their eyes met, something new was unlock, sometimes it was just a random memory from the brunette's life, other times it was a sensation, a connection to what the raven hair woman was feeling and Kara was becoming more and more addicted to it.
The CEO held the gaze swallowing hard, something inside her was making her feel warm all over, every time that intense blue was directed at her she felt a longing like never before, she once again had to clear her throat, not trusting her voice before speaking – "I'm not sure you can accomplish that, you probably won't believe this, but I'm not a very photogenic person, I only let photographers take a picture of me if it's extremely necessary". Suddenly the blonde smile changed, it was almost mischievous now.
"Well you didn't know this about me but I'm a very stubborn person, and you just made it my objective to snap a picture of you, I'm sure I'll even have your permission to do it by the time I finish with you" - the temperature in the room had suddenly increase immensely, at least Lena believed it did because her body felt hot all of the sudden, it surely was due to the thermostat going crazy and was not by any means related with the images playing in her head which showed a certain blonde "finishing with her".
"Well, game on Miss Danvers, but I must warn you, I can be very stubborn too" – the brunette stated while raising one of her eyebrows, all she got in response was a chuckle from the blonde.
"Noted, but enough about me and what I want, how about you? tell me something about yourself Miss Luthor" – the kind smile was back, Lena was sure that if she had to smile as often as the blonde did her jaw would be sore but for Kara it seemed to come out effortlessly.
"Well, I don't think there's much to tell, my life is of public knowledge as you well know, the press makes sure to follow me everywhere so they can tell the world what is happening with the Luthor heiress…" – her tone was flat, with a tint of sadness, at least that was what Kara felt when the brunette was talking.
"I'm not talking about Lena Luthor, I mean you… just Lena, tell me what do you like to do, what moves you, I'm pretty sure you have at least a favorite color, surely the press never talks about that stuff" – the blonde mentioned giving Lena's arm a little squeeze, they had once again interlaced their arms while they moved slowly from picture to picture, both lost in their chat.
The brunette smiled softly, the blonde was like a breath of fresh air, no one had ever asked about her, really her, not the Luthor heiress but her, just… Lena, her chest felt ten times bigger at the notion of this woman been truly interested in her.
Just when she was about to open up to Kara, someone grabbed the blonde's arm from behind, the brunette immediately missing the contact which was lost by the sudden movement. When the CEO turned around to see who had interrupted them, she was met with a young man with blue eyes, eyes which were looking intensely to her companion.
"Hi Kara" – the man said plainly.
"Mike?"
Sorry for not uploading sooner, but I've been busy doing some renovations, work, killing eve, etc, etc. This chapter was supposed to be longer but I wanted to upload something since I'm not sure when I will finish writing what I want, hope you like it, feel free to review it, stay safe y'all.
