Chapter 4
Cat had had just about enough of Kara getting away with this charade between the two of them. She was once and for all going to confront her. Though, as she was heading up in the elevator, she knew that catching the girl on the roof probably wasn’t the best place seeing as her assistant could always fly away from her. She sighed and schooled herself before pushing open the door. “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.” Cat Grant walked up the steps to the helipad where the Kryptonians stood and put her hands on her hips, pushing one hip out to the side; her power pose.
Superman took a few steps forward and stood next to his cousin. “Speak ill of Krypton again and it will be you being thrown into a backwater galaxy.”
Kara put her hand on his bicep. She wasn’t happy about her boss’s comment either but she still had a very real and much wanted job to keep. This talk had been a long time coming and she was glad that Kal was there to give her support.
Cat, knowing he could actually make that happen, kept her face hard and her eyes on Kara. “So sorry, Clark, but I was talking to my assistant. Who, apparently, is still going to try and deny who she is to me. Again.”
“Miss. Grant, please.” Kara’s face fell. “I was keeping it from you to keep you safe. If my enemies knew that you knew me, they would come after you.”
Cat flicked her hand in her patent dismissive way. “I’ve been captured before. And you saved me.” She looked right at Kara. “You came and rescued me and I was fine.” She shrugged. “So what if someone else comes after me? You’ll always be here to keep me safe. I trust you, Supergirl. Always have, always will.”
Kara’s body deflated of any fight and she looked down. “I’m sorry, Miss. Grant. I thought I was doing what was best for everyone.” The blond thought back to the first time Cat had accused her of being Supergirl and how she had fired her for it. She couldn’t lose this job. She didn’t want to lose what little normal she still had in her life.
Kal, who had remained silent through this, could see and sense the emotions swirling around his cousin. He lowered his arms from his side and changed, right then and there in front of Cat. He then walked over to the woman and looked down at her. “I’m not asking you this as Superman. I’m asking you as Clark Kent, Kara’s cousin. Please don’t fire her, Cat. I’ve never known a place other than with me that Kara feels so safe and sure of herself.”
The media mogul found herself shocked as Clark approached and practically begged her to keep National City’s superhero on her payroll. “But what about all the good she could do if she didn’t work for me? While I doubt I’ll ever find another assistant as competent as her, she could be doing so much more with her life.”
Kara finally snapped out of her thoughts and supersped right between her cousin and her boss. “Don’t you understand, Cat? This is what I want to do with my life. If that plane hadn’t been in distress, I never would have come out. I would still be Kiera, your assistant who never did anything out of the ordinary. That was all I wanted. So please, let me hold on to the only part of my human life that I have left. Let me stay with you, where I feel safe and at home.” Both of the other roof occupants had been surprised at the emotional confession. And both had picked up on how she had said that she wanted to stay with Cat, and not the company. Cat’s heart skipped a small beat and the cousins each heard it. Kara’s face turned a very dark shade of red as she blushed, realizing her mistake. “Oh...oh no…” Clark, bless his soul, put his hands on her shoulders to hold her in place. He saw her slightly move her foot, getting ready to run. But he was going to help her through this. “M-Miss. Grant. I’m so, so sorry.” Her hands when up to her mouth and she wished someone would just shoot her in the head with a kryptonite lined bullet and put her out of her misery.
Cat had yet to let her facial expression change. Though having had her bi-monthly botox injection the night before, it wasn’t so hard to do. “Kiera, I expect to see you in my office when you’re done up here. I think we have a few things to talk about. Meet me on the balcony.” She looked up at Clark. “It was good to see you, Clark. Give my worst to Lois.” Cat then turned for the door and went back down.
Kara let out the breath she hadn’t realized she had been holding and shook, leaning back into Clark. “Oh Rao. What have I done? Not only does she know I’m Supergirl but now she knows I have feelings for her. This….this is not good.”
The man of steel turned her in his arms and hugged her tight. “It’s going to be okay. I know you heard that uptick in her heartbeat. Don’t be afraid of what might be.” He kissed the top of her head gently. He let her go once he felt her arms go slack around him and they both smiled. “Do you want me to stay in town for a bit? Maybe we can go fight some bad guys tonight.”
Kara laughed, really laughed, and nodded. “I would love that, Kal. Thank you.” She kissed him on the cheek before pulling away. “I should get down there before she thinks you let me fly off.” She turned for the door but then back again quick. “I’ll see you…” When she turned, he was already gone, “later.” The girl of steel smiled and looked up, getting one last boost of energy and confidence from the sun before walking back into the building.