Lena was out grabbing coffee and donuts from Noonan's a few days later with plans to surprise Kara. The two of them had both been quite busy.
Lena wanted to ask Kara on their next date in person. She stepped out of Noonan's just as a commotion filled the street before her.
An oversized alien bashed cars in front of her, pushing them out of the way. People ran in all directions. Lena didn't even have time to react as the Alien grabbed a parked car and threw it in her direction.
A red blur filled her vision, then Supergirl stood before her, car caught, easily in her hands.
Lena couldn't help but feel awe at her timing.
"Just in the nick of time, Supergirl." Lena remarked, slyly.
Supergirl lowered the car, carefully.
"I was in the neighborhood." Supergirl glanced over her shoulder.
"Please get indoors, Lena." There was something familiar about the way she said Lena's name. Something about the tone, the inflection. It warmed Lena.
Lena shook it off. She stepped back into Noonan's.
She thought about texting Kara but realized the reporter was probably covering Supergirl's fight happening so close to Catco.
She watched as Supergirl took a blow, wincing as the kryptonian skid against asphalt.
She could never hate a Super like her brother. She didn't understand him. Supergirl saved people. Supergirl saved her.
It was hard for her to believe sometimes, but Supergirl did it so easily, so readily. It should have bothered her, she knew it should, but it didn't.
It was where the Luthors had failed in their attempts to raise her to be exactly like them. She had their ambition, sure, but she didn't have their hate, their jealousy, their mistrust.
It was a flaw, it was what made her still love Lex, despite knowing he had tried to kill her twice now. It was cruel, but maybe she was couldn't help that seed of hope deep down.
A seed of hope that sometimes blossomed when she watched Supergirl defend the people.
The alien was neutralized. Brought to its knees by some quick thinking and manoeuvring of Supergirl's. Lena was impressed.
She stepped out of the building.
"I was bringing my-," Lena hesitated. She and Kara hadn't established what they were quite yet. Supergirl turned to regard her, a question in her eyes.
"Well. I was bringing Kara something to eat. Would you like a treat, yourself?" Lena offered Supergirl.
She didn't know why. She just felt a friendly need to take care of National city's hero. Especially since she took such care of them.
Supergirl smiled.
"Maybe just one while I wait for Agent Danvers." Supergirl accepted.
Lena opened the box of baked goods she held. Supergirl reached out and plucked a cupcake from the box.
Lena noticed the flavor of cupcake. It was also Kara's favorite. She frowned.
"Did I pick the wrong one?" Supergirl asked.
Lena shook her head.
"Oh, no, it's just, Kara's favorite is the one you picked as well." Lena remarked.
Supergirl's eyes widened.
"She sounds like she has great taste then, Kara." Supergirl told her.
Lena nodded her agreement.
Agent Danvers arrived on the scene. Lena excused herself. She didn't hear the exchange between the two sisters as Kara begged Alex to take care of their little problem.
She didn't register the blur of red that hurried to reach Catco before her. Lena took the elevator as Kara flew up the side of Catco and onto the balcony of James' office. She hushed him as she slipped into a closet within his office and changed quickly.
As Lena stepped out of the elevator, Kara hurried past an empty assistant's desk. It was lunch, after all.
Lena found Kara staring down an empty word document when she arrived in the bullpen of Catco.
"Thinking of the next big journalistic tell-all?" Lena teased as she leaned over Kara's shoulder. Lena set Noonan's aside.
Kara turned to her with a dazzling smile.
"Lena!"
"Hi!" Lena bit her lip. She was just as warm as ever in the presence of Kara Danvers.
Kara stood to give her a hug. Lena breathed her in.
"I brought coffee and treats." Lena pointed to the box labeled Noonan's.
Kara grinned. She opened the box and picked out the same flavor Supergirl picked out like Lena had expected her to.
Kara hummed.
Lena watched her eat, something bothering her about the way Kara savored the cupcake. It felt like a bad case of deja vu.
Kara gulped down her coffee.
"Are you joining in?" She gestured to the box.
"Actually, I was wondering if we could set up that next date?" Lena would have her share in a moment.
Kara's eyes lit up.