Rough Night
When Kara landed softly on Cat’s private balcony, she wasn’t expecting the media mogul to be at work this late, let alone on a Saturday night. She was actually glad Cat was still at Catco because she could really use some support after a brutal fire which killed two people before she had the chance to save them. That left her feeling terribly guilty for not being there earlier. It’s so hard for Kara to not blame herself for those two deaths. Overall she still saved 15 people who just needed a little oxygen after and would make a full recovery. Unfortunately no matter how many people Kara saves, she will always feel guilty about the ones that she couldn’t.
Cat was quietly sitting at her desk writing something which was probably related to the alien she stopped last week from blowing up a gas station. Kara found it a little strange that Cat hadn’t mentioned coming in to work today, and she has a funny feeling it’s because of the news coverage about how busy Supergirl has been these past two weeks. It’s almost as if Cat was going easy on her because she could sense that Kara was straining herself. Lately Cat has shown more and more signs of knowing that she is Supergirl, as subtle as those signs may be.
When Kara turned around and looked into Cat’s office she saw her typing away. Kara always loves watching Cat write especially when her beautifully sculpted brow furrows just a bit or when she takes her bottom lip in her mouth with her eyes completely focused on her screen so determined to write a good article for the tribune. One thing Kara loved about Cat is that she always writes to help others and report the truth. She loved so many things about Cat. She love Cat in general.
Kara hadn't realized shed been feeling this way about her boss till one day Alex started teasing her about how she always gushed over how amazing and perfect Ms. Grant is. When it was brought to her attention Kara was completely shocked at the thought of herself being romantically attracted to Cat Grant. Now all she could think was “How could anyone not be attracted to a person like Cat freaking Grant? She’s beautiful, smart, and under that prickly exterior of hers she's so soft and kind.”. She was instantly pulled from her thoughts when she heard heels clicking next to her.
“Hi” Kara greeted her softly.
Cat shifted a little closer noticing how tired Kara looked “Are you alright , Supergirl, you look like something is bother you”. The softens in Cat’s eyes made Kara want to melt right into her embrace and never let go.
“No” Kara admitted honestly because she wasn't alright after having two people die in a fire.
“I lost two people today in a huge Hotel fire because I wasn't there fast enough” She looked down at her hands gripping the railing, desperately looking for something to ground her so she doesn’t break out into tears in front of Cat. She knows how Cat feels about crying.
To her surprised Cat moved a little closer and put her warm hand over Kara’s and whispered softly “Kara, you can’t possibly believe that you can save everyone. Just imagine what it would have been like if you weren't there. You do so much good and you need to understand that you can’t save everyone. What happened to those two people were not your fault”.
Kara jumped and looked at her wide eyed “D-did you just call me K-kara! Ms. Grant we’ve been through this before I’m not-
Cat held up her hand and slipped right back into her CEO persona “Kara I have know ever since the first interview that you were Supergirl. Even though that little stunt of yours threw me off for a couple of days, it didn’t take me long to figure out that it was a hoax” Cat softened her tone “That it was always you”.
Kara just looked at her not knowing what to say. Should she just come clean and explain how much she needed Cat, this place. how Catco means so much to her and she wouldn't trade it for any job in the world? She just feels so drained after such a long night.
After a few minutes went by Kara felt the need to explain herself the best she could without falling apart. “I’m sorry Cat, it’s not that I don’t trust you because I do. It’s just the last time you figured out that I was Superigirl you were gonna make me leave you! I cannot leave you, or this place! It keeps me grounded, my friends are here. Catco gives me purpose thats not just being Supergirl, that way I can have a balance between Kara and Supergirl. It lets me be able to be my whole self, Not just Kara and not just Supergirl”. Kara felt the tears flowing now and she uncontrollably let out a whimper.
“Please don't send me away” Kara quietly whispered.
To Kara’s surprise Cat took her into her arms and rested Kara’s head in the crook of her neck and let the girl cry. She affectionately held Kara’s head with one hand and the other was rubbing soothing circles into her back.
After 15 solid minutes of sobbing and uncontrollable shaking, Kara’s sobs turned into whimpers and then stopped slowly. With that Cat pulled away just a little and cupped Kara’s cheek between both her hands. “Kara, I never meant to make you feel like I was sending you away. I just thought that you could be doing so many things as Supergirl during the day, instead of working at Catco as my assistant. I understand now that being Supergirl full time would be to much pressure on you. I promise I am not gonna send you away. You will always have a place with me, Kara, No matter what”.
Kara was listening to Cat’s words but at the same to was hyper away that she was so close to Cat. She could feel Cat’s warm breath on her lips. Her heart was beating loudly in her ears, but her heart wasn't the only one beating rapidly. So was Cat’s. What did this mean? Kara was not sure how to process this information. All she knew in that moment is that she really wanted to kiss Cat. So incredibly badly. So she did. Kara leaned in and softly pressed her lips to Cat’s…
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