Chapter 3
Fingers typed quickly into the recently opened Google search bar. ‘Clark Kent and Kara Danvers’. Pages and pages of Clark...nothing on Kara. Cat tapped her lips with her index finger, thinking, before typing again. ‘Supergirl and Clark Kent’. This time, articles of both popped up but nothing where they shared a page. The media mogul huffed and sat back, pulling off her glasses to rub the bridge of her nose. “Why is it that despite being the Queen of All Media, I still have to refer to Google to try and find things out about my own assistant?” She opened her eyes to quickly make sure that no one had actually heard her. In fact, the bullpen outside her doors was noisy from the televisions going off that no one was even close to paying attention to her. Through the slightly open glass door, Cat heard her hero’s name being announced and quickly got up, walking outside to be with the lackeys. Of course, not too quickly since she didn’t need these people to think that she actually cared.
Up on the monitors, news outlets were reporting sites of both Superman and Supergirl flying around together. Ever since Cat had broken the story that the two were cousins, everyone in National City had been dying to see them together; if only for a moment. A few stills had been captured of the two flying. Well, it was two blue blurs. But they were unmistakable blurs. Someone had even caught footage with a telescope of the two hovering high in the sky where the naked eye would have completely missed them.
Cat watched, and the finely groomed hamster in her head was turning her diamond wheel hard and fast. Then it clicked. As if Cat had just stepped on a landmine. She turned and went into her office, shutting the doors tight behind her as she went over to her balcony. She looked up, wondering if she would see the wonder cousins flying around. Would Supergirl bring her cousin over and introduce them? Would she call Lois back in Metropolis and ask if she saw her goody two-shoes husband on the local news? No. She wouldn’t flip that trump card just yet.
Cat continued to watch the sky for a little longer before she spotted the heroes flying back toward the CatCo roof. “Oh, you are in so much trouble, Kara Danvers.” Her eyes went wide then, as Supergirl stopped short of the ledge and looked down, horror in her eyes.
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Spending time flying around with Kal had done wonders for Kara’s mood. She was smiling again, even if for only a short time. And it felt amazing to fly with someone who she didn’t have to hold or convince that bugs didn’t fly as high as she did so they could open their eyes and mouth. After stopping for a few photo ops, and getting free pizza at Kara’s favorite place (you know, the one that gave her 12 free pizzas after stopping a robbery), they decided to head back to CatCo.
As they were nearing the building, Kara’s ears immediately picked up on the heartbeat she had tuned herself into many months ago. It was a bit faster than normal. Usually Cat’s heart rate increased like this when she had found something really juicy to write about. Just as she was about to land on the roof next to Kal, she heard Cat’s words. They stopped her in her tracks and she looked down, horrified that her boss knew.
As they connected looks, even from a few stories height away, Cat smirked and Kara started shaking. It wasn’t until Superman pulled her onto the roof that they broke eye contact. “Oh Rao. This is not good.” Kara started pacing, running her hand through her hair anxiously. “She knows. She’s freaking knows and by now she’s probably put two and two together about you.” She turned to the man of steel, tears in her eyes. “What are we going to do?”
Kal walked over and took her into his arms, holding her close. “Don’t worry. We’ll figure something out.” He looked down at her. “I thought you had convinced her you weren’t...well...you.”
“I thought I had!” She bit out, more annoyed at herself for not hiding it better. “Maybe she never bought the body double. Maybe she’s known this whole damn time and that’s why she’s kept me at a distance.”
“Kara, maybe this is a good thing.” When she looked up at him glaring, Superman held his hands up in defense. “You tell me you love her and you’re afraid of what would happen if you let her in, right? So, now she’s taken away the hardest part. She already knows who you are. Maybe that’s the first step.”
She looked up at him, letting her mind mull over his words. Maybe he was right. Maybe this would be good for them. Or the end of her career at CatCo. Kara sighed and stepped back, changing into her normal clothing. “I guess I should just get this over with.” She was about to turn when she heard the elevator moving with that all too familiar heartbeat. And Kal must have heard it too because they locked eyes knowingly. “You should go.” The blond narrowed her eyes at her cousin as he shook his head, opting to stand with his hands on his hips in waiting. “You know, from this perspective, it just looks weird.” They both smiled a bit before the roof access door opened.
“Kara Danvers I swear to G-d if you lie to me I will find a way to send you back to the backwater galaxy you came from.”