"it's not polite to stare" Lena mumbled while she covered her eyes with her arm to block the stubborn ray of light coming through the window.

"It's hard not to when you look like you do right now" Kara answered in almost a whisper afraid to disrupt the quietness surrounding them.

"And how do I look right now?" Lena said, her eyes were finally open and the specs of golden in them were brighter than what Kara remembered.

"Like yourself, like… all the troubles and suffering were washed away during nighttime and all is left is you, the real you" Kara murmured, her hand tracing a random pattern on Lena's arm, the brunette sported a soft blush probably instigated by Kara's words. They stayed there for some minutes, just staring at each other, their heartbeats beating at unison, the ghost of a smile displaying on both of them.

"How are you feeling?" Lena asked breaking their moment, her eyes raking over Kara's features searching for some sign of discomfort.

"Better than yesterday, worse than tomorrow" Kara replied with a smirk and watched a perfect eyebrow raising. She loved when Lena did that, something about the gesture made her insides quiver.

"Well, as much as I'd love to stay in bed with you all day, I have to get up and make an appearance on L-CORP before the rumors begin to spread, I don't want to give the wrong impression after what happened with…Lex" she cleared her throat, swallowing the lump that had formed there at the mention of her brother's name. Kara only gave a small squeeze to her arm, she knew Lena was suffering, but she also knew how difficult it was for Lena to show her emotions, and she would never push her mate on that, she hoped the small contact was enough to show her support.

"Okey then. I should go to my apartment, I need a change of clothes and some items" When Lena didn't reply, she looked up to see her mate smiling softly at her. "What?"

"It's nice having you here, listening to you talking about fetching some stuff and coming back… here" Kara smiled back. This part of Lena, this softness and brightness and happiness was all she wanted to witness for the rest of her life. "Are you sure you have enough strength to get out of bed already?"

"Yeah, it'll be good for me, I'll just call a cab and I'll be back in no time" Kara answered while she stretched her back and arms, and watch how Lena's eyes followed the movement with interest, when her eyes finally met with Kara's she adverted her gaze and cleared her throat once more before jumping out of bed.

"One of my drivers can take you, I'd prefer it if you are okey with that" Lena's pleading eyes was all it took for kara to agree.

Once on her apartment Kara made quick work of packing some of her clothes, her camera and laptop and some other items. She was about to get out when someone knocked at her door insistently and her heart rate increased with each knocked. The worst scenario played in her mind, the alpha waiting at the other side, ready to make her submit at any cost, and her stomach dropped. She slowly approached towards the door, and when she saw who it was through the door's peephole, her body slightly relaxed.

"What are you doing here?" Kara said with the door wide opened, her tone was harsh with almost a boring tilt.

"I needed to see you, I… please, can I come in?" his tone on the other hand was soft almost pleading and it only upset Kara more, but she knew they had to go through this conversation eventually, so she decided to step aside to let him in. "What do you want Mike?" she saw him flinch at the severe tone.

"There are things I need to tell you Kara, please hear me out" he said taking a step towards her and Kara stretched her arm to stop him from coming closer.

"You have ten minutes" Kara stated as she checked the hour on her phone.

"Look Kara, last time we saw each other I acted like a total prick and I'm sorry" he tried to come closer again and this time Kara took a step back. She could smell his pheromones and it made her skin itch; she was fighting hard against the need to run the hell away from there.

"It's that all? I need to get going" when she turned around to grab her bag, Mike grabbed her by her arm and as soon as she felt the touch, she left a loud snarl come out from deep inside her and her arm was immediately released.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" Mike said, both hands now placed in front of him. "Kara, listen, I only acted like that because you were with that… she was all over you and I couldn't control myself. Babe, please, you have to understand, she's not your mate, I am, you know that, she's just trying to mess with you" If Kara was angry before, it was nothing compared with what she was feeling as soon as those words left Mike's mouth. He had come to her home, asked for forgiveness and in the process, he had dare to talk shit about her mate? The term used to refer to herself only made her blood boiled and her anger rose to new levels.

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!" she was barely holding herself from turning into her werewolf form a ripping his head out, not because she was losing control but because she really wanted to, and if it wasn't for the mess his blood would make on her carpet, maybe she would have already done it.

"Kara please"

"Mike, don't test me, get out of here now!" the man took a step back and with a sigh left the apartment. Kara took a deep breath once he was gone, a breath she was holding back almost since the moment Mike showed up. She then quickly grabbed her stuff and headed again to Lena's home.

When Kara opened the door, she was surprise to find Lena already there, the brunette was standing in the kitchen apparently preparing some tea. "Hey" Kara said softly, circling her arms around Lena's body from behind, Lena's scent already providing some needed calm. "You got back early" Kara simply stated while she let herself be embraced by her mate's scent, her back and shoulders relaxing with each inhale. Lena turned around, rested her arms around Kara's neck and gave her a piercing look, even if Kara tried to hide her discomfort behind a wall of pretenses, she knew Lena was able to see through all of it. She sighed deeply "Mike came to see me at my apartment". The brunette just nodded allowing Kara to continue. "He… he apologized about his behavior at the exhibition".

"That's good right?" Lena asked, and Kara could see the worry written all over her features.

"It was, until he kept pushing me to go back with him while he said some not so nice things about you" By now the worry on Lena's features had disappeared and was instead replaced by hate, pure red, hate.

"I'm going to kill that man" Lena almost growled and Kara felt how the hair behind her neck stood up at the intensity of her words.

"He's not worth it babe, plus, I'm pretty sure he's not coming back any time soon" Kara added while she run her hands up and down Lena's arms. "I was so mad, I wanted to rip his head off"

Lena took a deep breath "I understand why you didn't, but I would have also understood if you've done it" when the kettle started whistling, Lena broke the embrace and went to get the tea ready for both of them.

"You know, I'm tired" Kara said while Lena poured the water into the tea cups and her pulse faltered for a second, but she raised her head to let Kara know she was listening. "I'm so tired of everything that's happening right now, I'm tired of things getting on the way. Since we met, something always happens and I'm so freaking tired" Lena handed one of the cups to Kara.

"I'm glad you mention this, because I am too. That's the main reason why I'm here so early" Lena took a sip of her tea, almost moaning at the feeling of warm liquid running through her throat and Kara only watched the scene with an amuse look. "Apparently, I have not taken vacation since I became CEO about five years ago"

"What?" Kara asked almost choking with her tea "Lena that's a lot, you need to take care of yourself for a change"

"Yeah, yeah, you sound like Jess, who, by the way, practically dragged me out of my own building and made me promise that I wouldn't come back at least for a weak. She said I needed time to digest what happened to Lex"

"Well, I think Jess is right. So, about Lex? I assume there's going to be a funeral?" Kara winced at the word, even if it was Lex, funerals were something she didn't felt comfortable with, she assume no one did, but just the word made her stomach turned.

"Yes. My mother is making the arrangements, she wasn't very happy when I told her I wasn't going" Lena said while she mindlessly ran her finger along the rim of her cup.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. That man wasn't my brother, maybe he never really was. Plus, there is a place I want to show you"

The flight lasted almost seven hours, when Kara asked where they were going, Lena smiled and promised her she would find out soon enough, what Kara didn't expect was for them to flight right over the Atlantic. The flight had been almost uneventful, the only real consequence being Kara's hand going completely numb after some turbulence due to Lena's more than firm grip, that was when Kara learned about her mate's fear of flying and how strong she was when she wanted, she even felt sorry at one point for Morgan Edge's hand, but it only lasted until she remembered what his big mouth and small brain had uttered.

When they finally landed, Kara was almost run over by Lena, that was when she also learned how fast the brunette could move. Once they both were on firm ground, a car was already waiting for them, the driver helped them with their bags, while Lena asked him how his family was doing, apparently this was a place her mate usually visited, Kara assumed after witnessing the familiarity between them. The ride towards wherever they were going was mostly quiet, just them holding hands, Kara asking where were they and Lena giving her vague answers, the little pout she attempted only getting a laugh out of the brunette and Kara couldn't avoid but to smile at the sound. After some minutes the driver was parking in front of a little cabin, and Lena was getting out of the car. Once Kara was out, the brunette grabbed her hand and led her towards the cabin.

"So, this is what I wanted to show you. This is where I lived the first years of mi life, with my mother" Kara looked at her with surprise, she never thought about Lena's real home before the Luthor's, but this place seemed nice, quiet and familiar. Then she remembered a young Lena running through some kind of meadow very similar to the one they had pass by a few minutes ago. "Come on, let's get inside, it's been years since the last time I visited"

Kara nodded and followed her inside. Once Lena opened the windows to let the natural light in, she could see how beautiful the place really was. There was a fire place and couch at the left side of the room, the kitchen was at the right side, all together in the same room and opposed to the door there was a large window with an amazing view. Apparently, they were near a cliff and beyond that cliff she could see miles and miles of blue.

"Come on darling, close your mouth, I'll show you our room" Lena said with a smirk, apparently, she was gaping, so she did as she was told and followed her mate towards the bedroom. This room also had a similar view, but the window was even larger, the bed was laid in the middle and Kara had to fight to not let herself fall into the mattress that seemed so soft and inviting. The last place Lena showed her was the bathroom where there was a big bathtub and enough place to also have a shower at the other side.

"This is beautiful Lena" the blonde said while they were moving their bags to the bedroom. They left the bags there and moved towards the kitchen.

"Yeah, I made some changes, this place was a little different when I was a child" Lena replied while she did a little celebration when she found tea inside the cupboard.

Kara was about to asked what had she changed when the driver knocked at the door even if it was open. "Miss Luthor? I took the liberty to stack some supplies, I thought you would be tired after the flight, if there's something else that you need, you can always call and me or my wife can bring whatever you need"

"Thank you, Sean and let Mary know that the house is impeccable, as always, now go, I'll call you if we need anything" While Lena talked to him, her accent slipped more than usual and Kara loved it. The man nodded politely, first at Lena and then at Kara, the blonde returned the nod with a smile.

"He seems nice" Kara observed while she watched the man go and closed the door.

"He is. Sean and my mother were friends when I was a kid. He and his wife take care of the house for me. I don't visit much so they are doing a great job" the blonde nodded.

"So, this place was always yours?" Lena gave Kara one of the cups and took a sip of her own almost moaning at the taste.

"Not always. After my mother died, my father never came back here again and after some years the place was being sold as no one was paying the bills, Sean was the one who bought it, and many years later I bought it from him" Kara saw Lena shivered a little while she spoke and decided to move to the fireplace to get the fire going, Sean had left everything ready, so she just had to light it up.

"I'm glad you did. I know this place means a lot for you. Is it difficult? To come here?" Kara asked while she guided Lena towards the couch near the fireplace, both with a cup on their hands.

"For many years I'd told myself that I didn't have enough time to come, that I had work to do and this could wait, but some time ago I realized I was just making any imaginable excuses to not come. There were so many memories here, and I was afraid that the walls I'd build around myself would crumble, I was afraid to finally let myself feel… so I didn't come, instead I made Sean look after this place for me"

"I'm sorry Lena, if you're not ready we…"

"No, I'm here because finally I've come to terms with everything that happened with my mother. We are here Kara, because I want to share everything I am with you, and I thought this would be a nice place for us to relax and heal after all the things that we went through as off lately" Lena interrupted her before she could even finish her sentence. Kara leaned over and kiss her, just a light brush of lips, but with the heaviness of hundreds of feelings contained in that single, simple action.

The next couple of hours were spent taking quick showers and unpacking mostly Lena's stuff. Kara had taken only a small bag but Lena apparently had had a crisis and had pack almost all of her casual clothes. The blonde had laughed heartily when she saw the never ending pile of clothes set on the bed and Lena had taken revenge by throwing a pair of socks finding the bullseye on the blonde's forehead.

"You know? I've always wondered how this would feel" Kara asked sometime later while she chopped some vegetables for their dinner.

"Hm?" Lena replied absent mindedly while she read the recipe and watched Kara moving around. The blonde looked up, her eyes meeting green and she added.

"Having someone to enjoy these little things. Before I was turned, for years I tried to find someone who I could be myself with, someone to share things with, but I never felt like myself with them, even Mike. At one point I thought I was in love, but it never felt natural, you know?" Even before getting an answer, Kara could see the understanding on Lena's gaze and she continued once the brunette nodded. "Then, I was introduced to the concept of mates when I became a werewolf. Jonn would tell me stories about him, and about others, how they were able to connect so deeply, and how that special person would become the center of our existence. When I learned about mates, I started craving for a relationship like the one Jonn told me, and, now… and now that I've met you Lena, I no longer wonder, I can tell you for sure that what I feel whenever I'm with you, exceeds by far any expectations I had". Kara saw how the green on those eyes became brighter, and the softness in them made her chest swelled with emotion, Lena's eyes were like a portal to her soul, even if she tried to hide her emotions, Kara could see in them everything that was purely Lena, and right now, her eyes were not only a portal, but a mirror, a mirror reflecting back at her the same feelings Kara felt. Kara thought she could drown in the intensity of her eyes, in the waves of emotions that crashed through them, but just when she was about to, a faint touch in her hand and a soft brushed of lips brought her back.

She felt Lena's fingers interlacing with hers before her mate guided her slowly towards the bedroom, Kara followed her entranced by Lena's intense gaze and sweet perfume. Once they reached the bedroom, Lena took the time to light up a candle and Kara watched with interest every one of her moves. Once she finished, Lena was again in front of her and Kara was marveled at how beautifully the soft light reflected on her ivory skin.

"All my life I was told that no one would ever want me if I didn't change the way I was. I was depicted as selfish, cold, self-centered. The night I went to the exhibition I was having one of my worst days, someone from my past had called me and when I rejected him… let's just say he wasn't happy" Lena said while she wrapped her arms around Kara's neck. "So, when I arrived to the place, I felt so exposed, I even doubted about myself, some of the stuff he said were still on repeat inside my head, the noise was becoming too much… until I saw you. You were stunning and were looking at me with such intensity that all the voices cleared and all there was left was you and your pinning gaze, and for the first time I felt wanted, then we talked and I knew there was more than just something physical, you wanted me, you wanted to know really know about me. Since that day Kara Danvers, I've been completely and irrevocably in love with you" As soon as the words ended, Lena took a step back and started undoing the first buttons of her button-down shirt. In a rush, Kara grabbed Lena's hand to stop the action.

"Lena I… what if I hurt you?" Kara asked, her voice full of worry. Lena wrapped Kara's hands in hers and gave a little squeeze.

"I trust you Kara. Also, I've not done this in some time, being intimate with someone I mean, and honestly? I'm more than nervous, but if it's too much for either of us, we can always stop?" Lena asked with hope and Kara was dumbstruck by how much Lena cared for her. The answer came in the form of a sweet kiss, trying to pour all of her feelings in it. Lena resumed her previous actions, her hands doing slow work with every button and with each new patch of skin being exposed, Kara felt her insides burn. Suddenly, Lena's moves were not as fast as she would like, even so, she restrained herself from ripping the shirt open and instead focused on the kiss. She run her tongue slowly along Lena's upper lip, and she felt a wave of pleasure run through her entire body when she heard a low moaned coming from the other woman. Kara decided to deepened the kiss then, her tongue asking for permission knowing it would be granted without question, once it was, she began exploring every inch inside Lena's mouth, their tongues playing a battle of sorts, and when Kara sucked at Lena's tongue with intensity but not enough to hurt her, the second moaned coming from the brunette was proof enough that she was winning this one.

But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, Lena finally let her shirt fall to the ground and Kara's brain almost short circuited. The burgundy lace underwear she was using didn't let much to imagination, and even so, all Kara could think about was taking it off, but before doing it, she left Lena's lips in favor of kissing her neck instead. She run her tongue through the extension of Lena's neck, the brunette tilting her head back to grant Kara better access. She traced every inch of skin, she had always wanted to run her tongue on that particular mole on Lena's neck, but when she saw a trace going down, she was ready to follow the path to see where it ended. She started slowly, sucking from now and then and soothing the red mark she left behind with her tongue. As she went down slowly, Kara saw Lena's skin getting goosebumps, and the notion only encouraged her more, she started to push forward, slowly until she felt Lena's legs bumping against the bed, it didn't take long for the brunette to climb on it, taking Kara with her by the hem of her shirt.

"You are so beautiful" Lena whispered before reclaiming Kara's lips once again. The kiss was languid for a minute before it regained the intensity from before. Hands started wondering, trailing Kara's back, and digging nails in defined muscles, the blonde almost growled at the feeling, her skin getting goosebumps at Lena's ministrations. Her own hand then began her own exploration, going from Lena's neck, slowly down and finally settling on the valley of her breast. Kara could feel the fast and strong heartbeat under her fingertips and when her left hand slightly brushed an already erect nub through the fabric, Lena's heart sped up even more. Drove by her mate's response, Kara kept her hand there, occasionally rubbing and pinching until she heard a gasp coming from Lena's lips. While her left hand stayed there, she began trailing soft kisses down the expanse of her torso, her right hand moving slowly down from a perfectly rounded breast, through the side until it landed on Lena's hip where she squeezed slightly, another moaned came from her mate at the pressure, a moaned that immediately impacted Kara right on her core. She could feel her wolf becoming frantic, begging her to keep going.

"Can I take this off?" the blonde asked making eye contact with full blown out pupils.

"Yes, please" Lena pleaded in almost a whisper. Kara got up, giving space for Lena to sit up, the brunette did so, her back facing Kara to give her access to undo her bra, once she did, Lena let the straps fall from her shoulders and the blonde couldn't help herself before her lips and tongue were trailing Lena's back, she wanted to worshiped every inch of ivory skin, to explore all of Lena and let her know how gorgeous she was. She kept going until Lena finally decided to turned around, and Kara swallowed hard when she was suddenly presented with Lena's body without any barrier between them. Her breath became more labored and she could feel her blood boiling inside her, but as soon as she felt herself losing restraint, Lena's hand was at the side of her face.

"Breath Kara, I'm here" the blonde nodded and took a deep breath "I trust you, always" the soothing words help Kara, the complete faith Lena had in her made her feel more secure as she regained control over her wolf. "If you want to stop…"

"Never" was Kara only response before she carefully pushed Lena down and took her own shirt off sensing Lena's gaze linger on her form before she settled herself on top of the brunette in search of her lips once again. This time, the kiss was messy, rough, almost desperate. She wanted Lena, all of her, and wanted Lena to know how bad she wanted her. While she was sucking at a point on Lena's neck, the brunette hands did a rapid work in undoing Kara's underwear, the sudden hit of air took her by surprise, and when she looked at Lena, the brunette had a knowing smirk on her face.

"It's only fair, darling" the brunette said in a husky voice and Kara almost lost it, but instead of letting her mind get clouded she decided it was time to regained her advantage. She let her mouth wander down porcelain skin, painfully slow until she reached the waistband of Lena's jeans, without losing any time, Kara undid the button and pull the pants all the way down. Her eyes raked through Lena's body, admiring every single part. Where she herself was all sharp edges, Lena was soft, delicate, absolutely beautiful. Before long, she reached for the last set of clothes covering Lena's body and when the brunette nodded granting her permission, Kara finally was able to appreciate all that was Lena. She settled herself once again on top of her mate, close enough at her ear.

"Lena, you're absolutely stunning" Kara saw Lena's skin once again getting goosebumps, and decided to resume her worshiping when she saw a pair of rosy nipples begging for attention. She complied with her mouth, her tongue darting out to lick slowly, and when her eyes landed on Lena's, the green in them was almost nowhere to be found. Kara continued licking and nibbling at the erect nub, her gaze never leaving Lena's, the intensity on those eyes only fueling her farther. As she continued her ministrations, first with her hand, then with her mouth, she could feel Lena bucking her hips slightly against her body, at one point, her knee had settled between the brunette's legs and she was able to feel the wetness there through the fabric of her pants, the sensation made her growled loudly and the sound seemed to directly affect Lena, because once again, the brunette bucked her hips, this time with more force than before.

"I want to taste you, please let me taste you" Kara almost begged and was relieved when Lena's response came with her hand pushing her head down towards where she needed her the most. Kara happily complied, but she took her time, her tongue drawing senseless patterns through the expanse of Lena's abdomen, and when she was finally close to her core, Lena hardened the hold on Kara's hair.

"Please Kara" with the plead, Kara did the first exploratory licked between already damp folds. Lena's taste circling in her tongue brought out once again a loud growl born from the deepest part of her throat, the vibrations of it made Lena hardened even more her hold on Kara's hair. Once she started, Kara kept trailing her tongue slowly up and down and around Lena's clit but still not making complete contact with the waiting bundle of nerves. After every licked she could hear the brunette's moans becoming more loud, more intense. Kara decided to end with the torture when once again a plead fell from her mate's lips. She flattened her tongue over Lena's sex, and focus all her attention there, licking and sucking carefully from time to time, while her left hand kept pinching and rubbing at a hard nipple. After some time, Lena began buckling her hips with more force, desperately chasing for the long-awaited release. Kara sensed how close the brunette was, but she also knew she needed more and without losing the rhythm of her tongue, she entered her with two fingers and as soon as she did, Lena let out a loud moan that resonated inside Kara and once again she was fighting for control.

"Kara, please, please don't stop" She knew her eyes were changing, she could feel her blood burning and her skin itching so she bit hard at her lower lip until she tasted iron, the pain together with Lena's plead was enough for her to regain complete control over herself. Once again, she focused her attention on her previous task, she kept the same movements with her tongue, and pushed her fingers a little deeper, she felt Lena's walls already pressing against them and when the brunette once again made eye contact, Kara started pumping her fingers in and out. The sounds that she was able to draw out of Lena only encouraged her more and she sped up, curling her fingers at the right angle and when she felt Lena pulsating around her fingers, she knew it wasn't going to take long for her to reach her climax.

"Lena? Open your eyes, look at me" Lena complied, when their eyes met with the intensity of an exploding star and Kara gave one last strong thrust, she came undone around Kara's fingers. The blonde was about to take her fingers out when a sudden grip stopped her movements.

"Wait" Lena said between labored breaths "I want to feel you for a little longer". Kara did as she was told but lifted herself until she was eye to eye with her mate, slowly she started moving her fingers once again while she lost herself on Lena's blown-up pupils.

"You are so beautiful" Kara mumbled and Lena lifted her head to meet her with a fervent kiss. Kara continued her ministrations while her kiss became more frantic and desperate, the buildup making almost impossible to refrain themselves, it didn't take long for Lena's new orgasm to hit her, her moans silenced by Kara's eager mouth until finally the broke the kiss in search of some needed air.

"Are you okey?" Kara asked after a while, her voice soft and honeyed.

"I'm more than okey Kara, I… I don't know how to describe this, there are no words I could utter that can reflect how I feel right now" Lena said while she tucked one of Kara's locks behind her ear.

"I think I know, I can feel it, I can feel… you" Kara almost whispered and Lena once again kissed her but this time the kiss was soft and languid. "What do you think if I get the tub ready and we relaxed together for a bit?"

"We can do that… after I return the favor" Lena answered in a sultry voice that impacted directly on Kara's core.

"Well, we can do that too…"

[…]

"This is nice" Lena mumbled while she stroked one of Kara's arm that was resting at one side of the tub. Kara hummed. "What are you thinking about?"

"Everything and nothing at the same time" Kara replied in a soft voice.

"How eloquent of you" Lena chuckled.

Kara closed her arms around Lena's body in a soft embrace. "Sorry. I was thinking about the calm I feel right now, how every little voice inside my head is silenced whenever I'm with you, how I don't want to go back to reality" Kara sighed and settle her chin over Lena's right shoulder.

Lena wrapped Kara's arms with her own "As much as I want to stay like this forever, we can't avoid what is happening outside this little bubble, but I promise I'll be with you every step of the way, no matter what, I'll be there" Lena turned her head slightly around and pressed a soft kiss on Kara's lips and Kara, for the first time in years, felt the fear that always stuck around her vanished.

[…]

"Are you sure? Like completely sure?"

"About 95.3 per cent sure" Brainy answered bluntly.

"We need to tell her. Have you call her?" Winn asked pacing around the room.

"I tried, but her phone is off, has been for a while" Brainy said while her eyes followed Winn's movements.

"Well, that sucks. Have you told anyone else about this?"

"Just you, I didn't think telling Mike was a good idea, not with how he's been acting these days" he said with furrowed eyebrows.

"Good, good. Let's keep it between us. You should keep calling her, we need her here, now that the Prime Alpha is around, we can let him come near her…"