Thursday, April 5, 2018

Around 6:30 in the morning

With a deep sigh Kara stepped out of the shower in the adjacent bathroom to Lena's hospital room, she had just taken a pretty refreshing shower, but that didn't pull her mind off the fact that today she had to do a press conference, which even Supergirl hadn't really done in the past, so, it was completely new for her.

Kara quickly dried herself off and put some new clothes on, as she was drying her hair she looked at herself in the mirror. She gave herself a stern nod and said: "You can do it, Lena trusts you." And with that she started to get really ready for the day, by reading the notes Jess had send her about what was going to happen, like, that Sam would be present at the conference and that somebody would help her keep calm, which she thanked Rao for. Since she was not ready to do this alone.

On the way to the L-Corp, where the press conference would be held

Approximately 8:30 AM

Kara knew she was going to be nervous, so this time she was a little more prepared. She silently held herself occupied with some emails when, suddenly, Alex send her a message: "I'm sorry I haven't really contacted you that much, but it has been hectic at the DEO with us trying to find the killer and making sure the city is safe. I wish you all the luck in the world today. Is it okay that I come by you and Lena in the evening with some dinner?"

Kara smiled a little, she didn't hold a grudge against her sister but, still, her sister apologized and made sure that Kara knew she was thinking about her. With a small smile she quickly texted: "Thank you Al, I would love it if you could come by this evening. I'm done around 5-ish, so that means I'm at the hospital around 5:45, since traffic sucks at that time. So you are welcome to come by anytime after that. I will make sure you are allowed to enter, but be prepared, the security is quite high so if they ask for your weapon I can't really do anything."

Not so long after that Alex replied, "Thanks for the heads up, till tonight sis!" With that Kara relaxed a little in her seat, not dreading everything that badly anymore, since she knew her sister would be there that evening. As she put her phone away the car stopped, Kara looked outside and saw that they were at L-Corp.

With a deep breath she stepped out of the vehicle when her driver opened the door, without listening to what the reporters were yelling, she swiftly made her way inside L-Corp, where Jess immediately went up to her.

"Miss Danvers, it's good to see you again. I'm sorry I couldn't be there this morning, I had to make sure everything was taken care of," It was true, this time, unlike yesterday, only the make-up team had come. Jess glanced a little at her watch, "Miss Danvers, I must take you backstage, there is somebody waiting there for you." Kara frowned but motioned Jess to start walking, since maybe Sam was waiting there for her.

As Kara followed Jess she noted that is was already quite busy, but, she glanced at her Rolex, and saw that it was about 20 minutes until the press conference, which meant that people were quite interested. Kara shook her head a little since she knew all of this thinking wasn't going to help her since it was already making her anxious.

Suddenly, Jess stopped in front of a door, "Miss Danvers, I will speak to you later, firstly I think it's smart you meet the person in there," Kara frowned but nodded, hesitantly she stepped opened the door and stepped inside, only to see her former boss standing there: Cat Grant.

"Miss Grant?!"

Miss Grant stood up from the chair she was sitting on and said: "Kara, you have known me for quite some time, I think you earned it to call me Cat."

"Oh," Was all Kara got out.

"Kara, do I really need to call you Kiera?" Kara shook her head, "Good. Close the door and come inside, we have some things to discuss." Kara quickly nodded and closed the door behind her. She sat down on the couch in the room as Cat sat down on her chair.

"Mis," Kara quickly stopped, remembering that Cat had said she could call her Cat, "Cat, what are you doing here?"

"Kara, Lena and I have been talking the last couple of months about you and your future. We both knew that one day you were going to be a CEO of some company, so we decided that you needed somebody by your side so you could really be the Girl of Steel you are,"

Kara turned red, "Miss Grant, you know I'm not Supergirl, I have been in the same room as her!"

As Cat shook her head she said: "Kara, Kara, Kara," Cat looked a little disappointed, "Do you really think I'm that stupid? I have known you for quite some time now, so no need to lie anymore. I know you are Supergirl and that your sister works for the DEO," Cat sighed, "Now, back to what I was telling you, since that Lena can't make it here today and there isn't any other competent ex-CEO or CEO I decided that I needed to be here. To make sure everything runs smoothly and don't die from the nerves."

Kara slowly nodded, "Wait, so, you think James isn't a good CEO?"

"Yes, I never thought he was a good one, but the board wanted him. So I let them dig a hole for themselves, leaves me less work to do," Kara chuckled a little, Cat was really great at this 'CEO' thing, "But, since you are the new CEO, I know he will be dealt with." Kara silently nodded and looked down, if that was needed to be done she knew she was going to do anything to make sure it happened.

"Kara," Kara looked up at Cat, "I know all this scares you, but I can assure you that it scares everybody if they have to do this. I know Lena loves you dearly and I know that you have enough love for the whole planet, so this choice, it's not a mistake. It's actually one of the best choices Lena has made, apart from dating you," Kara frowned a little, was Cat really convinced? "But Lena has been through hell multiple times, just as you have,"

"She didn't have anybody for years, but now she has you and you have her. About what you are going to do soon: I can't say good luck or anything like that since it's going to be hell. But remember for who you are doing it, who you are going to make proud. Because Lena will wake up and, Kara, she will be quite proud when she sees that you have tried it all."