Chapter 22
Kara dodged as Hippolyta sliced at her with her sword, a whistling sound hissing through the air, signifying that the queen was continuing her assault. The younger blonde continued to duck away from the fury of her attacker, her mind processing the queen’s movements to think of a counter assault. Her eyes blazed and she fired her heat vision at Hippolyta’s sword, heating the metal to the point of boiling. The queen hissed and dropped the sword, switching tactics to strike Kara with her shield, causing the girl to cry out. Kara winced as she felt the shield connect with the side of her face, drawing blood. Her powers had been fizzling out for the past week due to the exertion Diana and the other Amazons had been putting her under, and the use of her heat vision must’ve finally blown them out.
She knew that she was still strong without her powers, but she had no hope of overpowering the Amazon queen. Kara ducked and rolled under the taller woman, unsheathing her sword as she stood up. “So you finally decided to fight like an Amazon,” Hippolyta said, picking up her own sword. “Now we can have a real battle.” They traded blows, the queen attacking furiously while Kara’s eyes whirled around, observing her surroundings to take in anything that could help her defeat the woman.
The Kryptonian spotted a large rock just outside the sparring area that Hippolyta was knocking her around, and an idea swirled to life in her mind, one that she knew could either end in abject failure or win her the fight. Kara knew when she had her powers, her body mass was low due to her ability to create her own gravitational field, but when she blew her powers out, her body mass was more than most humans, an effect left over by the heavier gravity on Krypton. She flipped back away from Hippolyta and landed on the large rock, her sword poised to draw the queen closer. The older blonde took the bait and charged the girl.
Kara braced herself and positioned her sword to block the queen’s, and when the older woman was close enough, she pushed off the rock with all of her might and hurled herself at the approaching blonde. The movement was enough to shock the queen, allowing Kara to knock her off balance. Hippolyta’s sword fell away in the scuffle and Kara righted herself quickly, holding her own sword against the queen’s neck.
Hippolyta slumped, conceding the match which caused the Amazons watching to break out in applause. Kara wavered on her feet before slumping down on the ground, completely exhausted. “So your powers gave out on you,” Diana commented, “but you kept fighting anyway.”
“I didn’t want to let you down,” Kara said, her voice coming out in pants with her breath. “I remembered what you taught me, about not giving up, how to fight without my powers using my head.”
“You’ve done well Kara Zor-El Grant of Krypton,” Hippolyta said, coming over to the two. Diana helped Kara off the ground and supported the exhausted blonde as the queen addressed her. “You continued to fight even without your powers when you were at your most vulnerable, that is a trait of an Amazon. My daughter has taught you well.”
“Thank you your Majesty,” Kara said, ducking her head shyly.
“Let it be known that you are welcome here anytime you want and we would be proud to call you an Amazon sister.”
Kara blinked, “Wow, thank you, I’m honored.”
Hippolyta nodded, before turning to her daughter, “Help her clean up and allow her to rest. It would besmirch our honor if we were to return her to her mother in such a state.”
“It’ll be at least a week before my powers return,” Kara whispered to Kate as the woman escorted her away from the field through the crowd of observing Amazons. “I love being here, but I have to get back to my job so I can’t stay that long here.”
“You’ll stay the night of course, gives you time to clean up and allows you to rest from the fight, and then I’ll take you back to Kate’s tomorrow.”
“You’re going to fly me all the way back to Gotham tomorrow? Won’t that be pretty exhausting?” Kara asked.
Diana shot her an amused looked and shook her head, “No, we’ll take the invisible jet, much easier for transporting several people.”
Kara blinked for a moment, “Wait, the invisible jet, that’s real? That’s a real thing and not just made up?”
“Yes, though it is actually invisible and not just transparent like people believe, that is absurd.”
“So what kind of technology does it use?” Kara asked, intrigued, “There was similar technology on Krypton that used panels to reflect light waves around the object so that it appeared invisible. It’s what was used for the security and military ships around the cities.”
Diana and Kara talked about the technology on Krypton and other planets in comparison to what Earth had. The Amazon marveled at some of the things different planets have achieved, some focusing on their own versions of green energy, others on trans dimensional travel. She had hot water drawn for Kara to bathe and left her in the steaming water to ease her aching muscles. A great feast was planned by Hippolyta that evening in celebration of Kara’s successful battle and to wish her well on her travels away from Themyscira. Diana would also be returning to Patriarch’s world to resume her role as Wonder Woman and check on the company she had built.
The feast was loud and boisterous, the Amazons appreciating their food and wine almost as much as they desired the heat of battle. She only had a few glasses of wine, but it hit Kara harder than she imagined and she dropped into a soundless sleep not long after. When Diana came to wake her in the morning, it felt like she had swallowed sand and there was a slight pressure behind her eyes.
“First time feeling the effects of spirits?” The Amazon chuckled as she bundled the girl into her jet along with her bag.
“First time I really drunk any of that stuff,” Kara groaned, holding her head. “It doesn’t really affect me so I never really bothered to drink anything.”
“Amazonian wine is stronger than most,” Diana said. She handed the girl a flask of water, “Make sure you drink that slowly, you’ll need to hydrate to get rid of the headache.” By the time that Diana returned them both to Gotham, Kara had consumed three flasks of water and her headache was slipping away. “Feel better?” The older woman asked as Kara leaned back in her seat.
Kara just hummed and glanced out the window, “We’re in Gotham already?”
“Just about to land. I typically use Bruce’s private runway and hanger whenever I’m in town with the jet,” Diana replied. “Kate should be waiting for us just off the runway.”
The blonde perked up a bit, excited to finally be back with her family. “I wonder where Mom is,” Kara murmured as the Amazon landed the jet and she only spotted Kate waiting on the runway. Once the plane was stopped, Kara unbuckled her seatbelt and left the plane, flinging herself at the redhead waiting for her.
“Did you grow while you were gone?” Kate laughed, squeezing the blonde.
“Oof,” Kara said, “Not so tight Kate.”
The redhead released the younger woman and looked at her, “You burn yourself out again?” At Kara’s nod, Kate chuckled, “You’d think you would build up a bit more resistance by now.”
“You try battling a Amazon warrior queen and see how exhausted you feel after,” Kara quipped, nudging the older girl in her ribs.
“You took on Hippolyta?” Kate whistled, “Damn girl, where do you keep those balls of steel in all of those leggings and skirts you wear?”
“Very funny Kate.” The blonde scrunched her face up a bit when the redhead pressed a kiss into the side of her head, and wiggled away from the woman to walk towards Diana. “Thank you, for everything,” she said, hugging the woman.
“As my mother said Kara, you are welcome on Themyscira at any time,” the brunette told her, “We would welcome you with open arms if you ever tire of hiding yourself or if you tire of your cousin’s self-righteousness and superiority complex.”
Kate barked out a laugh and Kara rolled her eyes at the redhead before looking back at Wonder Woman. “I’ll keep that in mind, thanks Diana, for everything.”
The woman nodded before shooting off into the sky. She paused for a moment and turned back to speak to Kate, “And Kane, make sure that Bruce keeps his hands off my jet.”
“I don’t know what it is with the Justice League members,” Kate grumbled as she helped Kara with her bags and lead her to the waiting car, “They’re always so dramatic.”
“Aren’t you a member of the Justice League,” Kara retorted, remembering hearing about the group from her mother and seeing information about it growing up. The key members were her cousin, Batman, and Wonder Woman along with two other heroes she hasn’t met, Aquaman and the Flash.
“Eh, I help them out on occasion, but I don’t really consider myself a member,” the woman said, “There are a few heroes out there that feel the same way, including the new Green Lantern.”
“There’s a new Green Lantern?” Kara had heard of them before, there weren’t many aliens who haven’t heard of the legendary Green Lantern Corps. The last Green Lantern on Earth died years ago, and she didn’t think that there would be another human lantern.
“Oh right, you’ve been gone, but yes, there’s a new Green Lantern, taking residence in Coast City of all places. Superman introduced himself of course, but apparently the new hero in town was… less than receptive of the goody-two-shoes Man of Steel,” Kate chuckled, “Used his lantern ring to make a catapult and tossed him right out of his city, I wish I could’ve been there to see it.”
Kara laughed, “Oh wow, me too.” The redhead directed her car back towards the city to head back to her penthouse and Kara remembered her earlier query. “So where’s my Mom? I thought she was going to be here too?”
Kate sighed, “She was but she called me and said she was having some legal trouble with her ex-husband and she didn’t want to draw you into the scuffle. You’re going to be staying with me a few days while she gets that cleared up.”
“Aaron is an asshole,” Kara muttered, rolling her eyes. “Carter hates spending time with him because he actually doesn’t spend any time with him. Just kind of leaves Carter with his girlfriend of the week while he goes on a business trip. When I still lived at the penthouse, he always ended up crawling in bed with me after he came back from visiting his dad. I don’t think he really understands why he has to visit the man and I don’t.”
“Carter doesn’t know that you’re adopted?” Kate asked, “Where did he think you came from with your abilities?”
Kara’s face scrunched up for a minute, “I don’t think we’ve ever told him that I’m an alien. I mean, he knows I can fly and I’m strong, but I think he just thinks I’m like the X-Men in his comics.”
“Why haven’t you told him?” Kate asked as she parked the car and helped Kara with her bag.
“I don’t know. Originally it was that he was too young to really understand the importance of keeping it a secret, and then I think we just forgot,” Kara shrugged.
Kate was about to say something else when a figure darted out of her building and barreled towards Kara. “Kara!” The figure cried, wrapping the blonde girl in a tight hug.
“Lena,” Kara gasped out, trying to return the hug. “Too tight!”
The brunette immediately released her friend and gave her a scrutinizing look. “You burnt out again,” she chided, slapping the blonde lightly on the shoulder. “How do you keep doing that?”
“Blew them out during a fight with the Amazon Queen,” Kara explained as the three of them took the express elevator up to the penthouse. “What are you doing here?”
“I knew you were set to come back today, so I popped over from Metropolis to see you,” Lena replied, sitting down in one of the chairs in Kate’s living room. “But besides that, how was Paradise Island, how were the Amazons?”
“Slightly terrifying,” Kara replied, sitting on the couch and flopping over on one of the arms, “There was a huge feast last night, which is apparently typical when someone passes their trials or after a successful battle. I woke up this morning with a splitting headache, wishing I still had my powers. Apparently Amazonian wine is really strong.”
“No way,” the brunette said, leaning towards the blonde, “The alcohol affected you? Like really, you woke up with a hangover this morning affected you?”
“I don’t like that look on your face,” Kara muttered, staring at her friend suspiciously.
“I know exactly what we should do while you don’t have your powers!” Lena crowed gleefully, rubbing her hands together.
“I’m not getting another tattoo,” the blonde said, trying to slide as far away from her friend as she could.
Lena waved her hand, “I’m not talking about that. I’m thinking something bigger and way more fun.” She jumped up and grabbed Kate and Kara’s hands, pushing them towards the bedroom. “Pack your bags ladies! We’re going on vacation!”
“Vegas!” Kara yelled, covering her ears from the loud noises of the city that were hard on even her human ears. “This was your idea, coming to Vegas?”
“If you weren’t such a stickler with morals, I would’ve dragged you here years ago to hit the blackjack tables,” Lena said, hustling the girl into the hotel while Kate followed behind them, amusement dancing in her eyes.
“I didn’t think of that,” the redhead muttered, “We could’ve gone to the casinos in Gotham and cleaned up.”
“I’m not helping you two cheat at cards,” Kara grumbled, “And it doesn’t matter now since I don’t have my powers at the moment anyway.”
“I know, that’s why we came to Vegas. We’re going to drink, hit the casinos, and have a good time.”
Kara looked at her friend suspiciously, “You just want to see me hungover don’t you?”
“I’ve had to deal with hangovers for years while you just nodded your head in sympathy,” the brunette glared, “Since you’re powerless, basically human, you are at my mercy, so we are getting wasted and blowing a bunch of money on the slots.”
“Lena, you know I don’t like gambling.”
The brunette tutted as she pushed Kara into her room. “It’s not gambling if you know that you’re going to lose money,” Lena told her, “Then it’s just throwing money away. Now this is your room.” She shoved the keycard in her hand, “Change your clothes, put on one of those tight, dresses I packed for you, and get ready for a night on the strip.” Lena sauntered away to the room next door.
“What’s the point in getting three rooms at Caesar’s Palace if we’re only going to be here for a few days?” The blonde asked, turning to the redhead.
“Look, Lena and I both have money to blow on a wild vacation holiday, so much money even with Luthor Corp being… Well, anyway, we have a lot of money, and I know you do too but you’re saving that for your emergency food fund,” Kate replied. “And I think that Lena really needs this, needs some kind of stress relief with everything that has happened in the past few years. So clean up, put on the dress, and prepare yourself to get wasted.”
“Fine, fine,” Kara sighed. “Oh, where’s Maggie? Why didn’t she come with?”
Kate waved her hand, “She’s been working a lot lately, I didn’t want to bother her.”
“There anything going on there?”
“No, I don’t know, we’ve been having some… problems. I’m giving her some space. We’re still engaged, but we’re taking some time apart. I guess you could say I need this vacation too.”
“Sorry Kate,” the blonde murmured, hugging the woman.
“I’ll be alright, don’t worry about me. Now go get your dress on and get ready for a few days of drinking and gambling. You can loosen up your morals everything now and then.” The redhead disappeared into her own room across the hall and Kara reluctantly shut her door and took a good look around her room. It was technically a suite with a sitting area, complimentary mini-bar and fridge, along with a gigantic king sized bed. The bed looked sinfully soft and the room was amazing, she was slightly disappointed that she wouldn’t get to spend much time in her room. Knowing Lena, the other woman would have the entire trip planned.
“Alright, you can do this Kara,” the blonde muttered to herself as she wiggled into one of the dresses Lena had brought for her to wear, a basic black that, while clung to everything, was a modest cut so allowed her to maintain some decency. Her eyes glanced over to the other two dresses she hung in the closest, three dresses for three nights in Vegas. The red dress was similar to the one she had on, though cut a little lower around the neck. The blue dress though…
“Kara!” Lena’s voice came, banging on the door, “Time to go!”
The blonde rolled her eyes at her friend’s exuberance and sighed, “I can do this, how bad could it possibly be?”
“I can’t believe how much money you’ve managed to make on the roulette,” Lena said, giggling into her drink as she looked over at her blonde friend.
“Not as much as Kate has made at the poker tables,” Kara smirked, glancing over at the redhead.
Kate had a wide grin on her face as she leaned back against the back of the booth and crossed her legs, her drink held lazily in her hand. “It’s really easy to make money on the tables, especially if you’re sitting with a bunch of men,” the woman replied, downing her drink. “A little skin here and there, tight, low-cut dress, catches a lot of the tourist gamblers off guard. Like taking candy from a baby.”
“Oh no!” Kara’s eyes widened in horror, “I just realized we’ve been gambling!”
“Calm down blondie, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” Lena said, motioning for the waitress to bring them another round of drinks. It was their last night in the city, and they had been taking it easy on Kara for the past two nights, but tonight was the night. Go big or go home.
The first night the three of them had gone to a few shows around town before heading to a few of the casinos. Kara proved herself to be a wiz at the roulette and craps tables, probably because even though her powers were gone, her reflexes were still superior to a human so she was able to cause the dice to fall as she wanted or the marble to fall where needed. She didn’t win every time, but she was winning about 60% of the time, more if Lena stopped handing her drinks that tasted really good. Since they ended up staying awake for so long during the night, they ended up returning to their rooms and sleeping through the morning before heading out to explore Vegas during the afternoon and returning to the casinos and nightclubs much later in the evening after dinner.
Currently they were sitting in one of the lounge areas at Caesar’s Palace, saving its casino for the last night since they were staying in the hotel. They had visited Circus Circus, Luxor, Excalibur and the Venetian the last few nights, and just wanted to relax and have fun during their final night in Vegas. Kara was on her fifth drink of whatever it is that Lena had been ordering for her, and she was feeling particularly buzzed. She glanced at both Lena and Kate and while the other two were used to alcohol, they had had more drinks than her and were well on their way to being drunk.
“Kara,” Lena hissed, looking behind her. “Cute brunette at your six o’clock looking right at you.”
“Wha-?” The blonde started, her words slurring slightly as she moved to glance behind her but Lena stopped her.
“No no, don’t look, you can’t look. You can’t do the looking because if you do the looking she’s gonna see that you looked which might prevent more looking.” Lena was already drunk, that was obvious. “She does look like your type though.”
“I don’t, I don’t have a type,” Kara blustered, her eyes darting to the sides in hopes of getting a glimpse of this mysterious brunette.
“You do so have a type,” Lena sniggered over her glass, “And this one fits it.”
“Let her look Lena,” Kate said, “Take some pity on her.”
Lena sighed and let go of Kara’s head and the blonde immediately turned her head to look behind her. Blue eyes instantly fell on a lanky brunette with shoulder length brown hair wearing tight, black pants, a shimmering gray shirt, and black leather jacket. The woman’s head turned and Kara was caught in mesmerizing brown eyes, her breath stealing out of her lungs. The brunette’s eyes held strength and intelligence, a fierceness in spirit that was matched by her strong frame. Shit, she did have a type.
She whirled back around to face her friends after seeing the brunette wink at her, blood rushing to her face turning it a deep red. “You like her don’t you,” Lena grinned, “You think she’s hot.”
Before Kara could reply, the waitress came around again and dropped off another drink for the blonde, telling her that it was from the brunette at the bar. Kara glanced back and saw the woman lift her drink towards her and smirk, causing Kara to blush again and duck her head shyly. She took a sip of the drink though, and her taste buds exploded at the flavor of the cocktail, the rum and club soda contrasting with the mint and lime. Her eyes slid shut as she relished the flavor, appreciating the clean taste much more than the fruity or sour drinks Lena was pushing at her the past few days.
“I think it would be best if we left you alone for a little while,” Kate, tugging at Lena to pull her out of the booth.
“Oh yes, let’s go back to the casino and get back to the card tables,” the brunette replied.
“Wha, wait,” Kara tried to follow after them but Kate just pushed her back down into the booth.
“Look, Kara, you haven’t really had a proper relationship since Laurel. I know she hurt you, but it’s been years. You need to move on, relax a little, have some fun.” The redhead gave the younger woman a sly wink, “Flirt with a stranger in a nightclub lounge, dance a little, maybe more.”
“Have fun,” Lena waved before the two of them disappeared back into the casino.
Kara mentally cursed at her two friends when a clear voice came from behind her, causing the blonde to freeze. “Looks like you’ve been abandoned,” the voice said.
The blonde turned and saw the brunette standing not to far away from her holding a drink in her hand. “Oh, um, no, um, yes, I mean yes,” Kara sputtered out, gulping down her own drink.
The woman smirked and motioned to the recently vacated booth. “Might I join you then?” She asked, and Kara gulped.
“Please do,” she said, waving her hand.
The woman slid into the booth and motioned for another few drinks to be delivered to the table before turning her attention back to the blonde in front of her. “So what brings you to Vegas…” The brunette started, her tone searching as she probed for her name.
“Oh, um, Kara,” the blonde replied, “And I’m here with a few friends, blowing off some steam and expendable money on a weekend in Vegas, what about you?”
“Lexie,” she introduced as she finished her drink and the waitress dropped off two more. “And I’m here for the same reason I guess. Here with friends for a quick vacation before heading back to school. They found a few guys willing to buy them drinks, so they went off to dance and flirt.” She took a sip of her drink before her dark eyes returned to the blonde in front of her. “What about you? Why have you been ditched?”
Kara rolled her eyes, pausing for a moment when the room seemed to spin a bit. “My friends, they think they’re helping,” she replied. “I really haven’t had any type of relationship since my girlfriend and I had a messy breakup a couple years ago, so they think it’s time for me to, I don’t know, get back on the horse I guess.”
“And they wanted you to ‘get back on the horse’ with me?” Lexie asked, amused. She slid a little closer to the blonde and let her fingers trail along the table, brushing against Kara’s hands, causing the other woman to shudder.
“Um, ah, well, wha?” Kara sputtered, blood rushing to her face.
Lexie laughed a little at the other woman’s face and gave her arm a squeeze. “No pressure Kara, let’s just spend the evening together drinking, maybe dance a little and see where it goes. Let’s just have a good time, like we were supposed to on this vacation.”
Kara thought for a moment about the suggestion and agreed, smiling. “Why not,” she said, raising her glass to clink it with Lexie’s. “After all, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas right?”
“Right.”
Kara fumbled with her keycard on her door lock, her drunkenness causing her to drop it a few times and the drop dead gorgeous brunette currently kissing her way up her neck. “Lexie,” the blonde moaned, her front plastered against the door, “You have to stop. I can’t concentrate on opening the door with you doing that.”
“Mhm, you better hurry then,” the woman breathed, “I don’t think I can keep my hands on you for much longer.”
The blonde finally got the card in the door and opened it, only to find her back pressed against it as it closed and the slightly shorter brunette in front of her devouring her lips with urgency and passion. Kara moaned again and returned the kiss with fervour before pushing back off the door and backing Lexie towards the large bed.
“I’ve been wanting to get you out of this dress since I saw you in it,” Lexie gasped out as Kara peeled her leather jacket and dropped it on the floor. The brunette’s hands slid along Kara’s waist and back, fingering the smooth fabric of the dress and where it ended just under her shoulder blades, leaving the upper parts of her shoulder and chest bare to questing fingers and lips.
“I want to get us on more of an equal footing before that,” Kara purred. Her fingers searched along the seam of Lexie’s pants, looking for a button or zipper. She found her prize and deftly unbuttoned the pants before grinning at her soon-to-be-lover and dropping to her knees. Snagging the piece of metal between her teeth, Kara pulled the zipper down, her eyes staring into Lexie’s the whole time, watching as brown darkened into black.
“You can't be real,” the brunette murmured, yanking Kara up so they could feverish kiss as the blonde pushed the tight pants down her hips. “I never imagined I would have a beautiful blonde kneeling before me between my legs.”
“I can do many things,” Kara said, finally succeeding at ridding Lexie of her pants and pushing the brunette back to sit on her bed. She straddled the brunette’s waist, her hands instantly cradling the base of her skull as her fingers curled through long brown strands. “I can fulfill many fantasies,” she breathed out, her lips trailing over eyelids, cheeks, chin before again finding soft lips.
Tongue battled tongue as hands searched, clenched, pulled with fury, need. Lexie’s hands found the zipper of Kara's dress and pulled it down, instantly causing the strapless dress to loosen enough to push it off the blonde. “Oh my god,” Lexie gasped as proud breasts were revealed to her eyes and hands. “Definitely a perfect fantasy,” she muttered, her hands reaching up to hold Kara, causing the younger woman to cry out.
“Oh Rao,” Kara gasped out, her long hair trailing down behind her, “Don’t stop.”
“Wasn’t planning on it,” Lexie whispered, her lips caressing every inch of the blonde’s chest, finding an especially sensitive spot in the hollow of her clavicle.
This spot made Kara’s hips buck forwards, and her hands clenched around Lexie’s shoulders before shifting into brown hair and tugging her head back. She connected their lips again and push the brunette back against the bed, urging her further up towards the headboard as she tugged and shifted Lexie’s shirt and bra off. Lexie kicked blindly at the dress still trapped around Kara’s waist while their mouths continued to duel, and before they knew it, they were in the same state of dress: Lexie in her boi shorts and Kara in the thong Lena and forced her into earlier.
“Mhm, how can you be real,” Lexie whispered again, her eyes cloudy and glazed over as her hands caressed the blonde’s ribs
They surged together in a great clash, teeth, tongues, hands, lips. It was fast, slow, passionate, hot, tender, lustful, loving, everything in between. The sex was a wild frenzy created out of mutual desire, and fueled by copious amounts of alcohol and lowered inhibitions. They reached the peak together, crying out in ecstasy before collapsing next to each other on the bed out of exhaustion and a drunken haze, their clothes and purses strewn about the room.
“Kara!” Lena voice bellowed through the door followed by a series of loud bangs. The burrito of blankets and pillows on the bed grumbled and moaned at the sound, her head throbbing, her mouth feeling of sandpaper and tasting like old socks. A hazy blue eye blearily opened and a messy blonde head poked out of the bundle and glared in the direction of the door.
“Go away Lena,” she mumbled out, her head instantly throbbing at the betrayal of loud sounds grating against her ears.
“Rise and shine sunshine, time to get breakfast and checkout,” the brunette yelled through the door again and Kara contemplated killing her friend. She extracted herself from her cocoon and blindly searched through her clothes, pulling on a tshirt and pair of panties before stumbling towards the door.
She opened the door and glared at her friend and the smirking redhead behind her, leaving them standing in the doorway to return to her bed. “You have a good night Kara?” Kate asked, following the blonde into her room.
Kara groaned and fell back into her bed, “I hate you both, please stop yelling.”
“Not yelling sweet cheeks,” Lena said gleefully, flipping the curtains on the window opening, letting a bright, stream of sunlight flood into the room.
The blonde hissed and burrowed down into the covers attempting to hide from the light. “Go away, and don’t call me sweet cheeks.”
Kate chuckled before her laughed shriveled up in her throat when she caught sight of the younger woman’s left hand. “Kara,” she started, her voice hoarse, “What’s that on your hand?” Kara glanced over at her right hand and shrugged, causing the redhead to roll her eyes, “Your other hand sweetie.”
She glanced over at her hand and rolled over, bolting upright on the bed. “What is that?” Kara asked, staring at the gold band sitting snuggly on her left ring finger.
“That’s a wedding ring,” Lena said, staring at the ring wide-eyed.
“What,” the blonde returned, “No, I, no, I couldn’t have gotten married, I, no.”
While the alien was sputtering denials, Kate went snooping around the room, looking for evidence from the previous night when she found the blonde’s discarded purse and the piece of paper sticking out of it. “Uh, Kara,” she said, holding the paper out to the blonde, “I think you did.”
Kara looked at the paper, a wedding license, certificate, with her name scrawled across it. “Oh shit.”