CHOICES

Author's Note- Kara is dating Mon-El. Lena wants Kara, and Kara? She's spoilt for choice!

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Lena watched as Mon-El-or as she knew him-Mike, and Kara made eyes at each other.

OK, so he was cute in that boring, puppy dog-eyed kind of way but come on! Lena was a Luthor! A powerful business woman who could have anyone she wanted!

And here she was watching the one person she wanted most, holding hands and staring lovingly into some other jerk's eyes.

Now she didn't want to be mean. Mike seemed like a nice guy, but why did he have to go after the one girl Lena had had her eye on since they'd first met in her office that day with Clark Kent?

Lena had thought she'd made her intentions clear.

The lip biting, the flowers in Kara's office, brunch and trying out new wine bars on the weekends and sometimes even in their lunch hour. The hugs that lasted a little longer to be considered friendly and not forgetting the prolonged eye contact! It was all there! Why wasn't she seeing it?!

Lena made a decision. She would just have to up her game.

She didn't realize she was smirking over her wine glass as she lifted it to her lips.

Why is she smirking? Kara thought as she glanced in Lena's direction.

Lena had been acting strangely ever since they'd come to this bar.

Mon-El had said that he'd overheard some people talking about it and suggested they try it, he'd even been accepting when Kara suggested that they invite Lena.

"Kara?"

Kara looked up and Mon-El smiled into her eyes.

"You OK?"

Kara nodded.

"Sure."

He smiled again and Kara glanced at Lena who was now scanning the menu that she wouldn't order anything from. She just did it because a) she was bored or b) she wanted something to distract herself from thinking. She did that a lot lately. Although what she was thinking about, Kara didn't have a clue.

"So Lena, are you dating anyone?" Mon-El asked.

Lena glanced at Kara and bit back a grin.

"Not yet."

Mon-El grinned and sat forward, showing his interest in her cryptic answer.

"Oh, so is there someone?"

Lena looked at the half full wine glass, pretending to think about it.

"There might be."

Kara looked up, and Lena pretended that she didn't see just how quick that little blonde head was to rise the minute Lena had hinted that there might be someone she was interested in.

"R-really? Who?" Kara asked, trying to appear casual.

Lena sat back, enjoying the attention Kara was suddenly showing.

"Now that would be telling."

Mon-El wrapped his arm around Kara's shoulders, making her blush a little.

"Well whoever it is, I think you should tell them. I mean look at me and Kara. If neither of us had said anything, we might not have even been together."

Lena nodded but her tone was tinged with sarcasm.

"And what a shame that would've been."

Mon-El nodded in agreement, taking a drink and not picking up on Lena's sarcasm at all.

Kara frowned a little.

"Lena, can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Of course."

Mon-El sat back.

"Girl talk. No problem. I'll be here. Ordering more wine."

Kara gave him a light kiss on the cheek and Lena rolled her eyes but that fake smile came back quickly when Kara stood and turned to face her.

"Shall we?"

Lena nodded and let Kara lead the way out onto a patio type thing outside.

"Are you OK?"

Lena nodded.

"I'm fine. Why?"

"Well that comment you made in there."

"Comment?"

Why is she playing dumb?

Then it hit Kara and her eyes widened.

"Lena, do you maybe...have a thing for Mike?"

Lena laughed loudly at that and Kara pouted a little.

"Alright. You don't have to be mean about it."

"I'm not being mean, Kara and no, I don't have a 'thing' for Mike."

Kara frowned in confusion.

"Then what?"

Lena took a step closer to her, her hand brushing against Kara's hip as she lent into her.

Kara couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips.

Lena's lips brushed against Kara's ear.

"I have a 'thing' for his girlfriend."

That same night, Kara lay awake in bed, Mon-El was sleeping soundly next to her.

Lena was into her? How had that happened?

Kara thought back to events or conversations she'd had with the Luthor woman. She hadn't ever said anything that indicated what she felt.

Mon-El stirred and Kara looked over at him.

Mon-El was a lovely guy, she liked being with him. He made her laugh and he really cared for her but...he just didn't give her that fire that she thought she might be able to feel with Lena Luthor, as strange as that sounded for someone like her.

Kara didn't think she would ever need to feel that but she'd always chosen the same guy; maybe a little shy, kind, nice, caring, not that Lena wasn't any of those things, she was that and more, but Lena had passion, she had drive and she could be fierce. Kara found that she might actually need that in her life.

But no! Of course that couldn't happen! She was with Mon-El. She was happy. Why ruin a good thing?

No. The next time she saw Lena, she would act as she was supposed to; she would be her friend, like she always had been.

She doubted that Lena would do anything more now that she'd made it clear to Kara how she felt about her.

The next morning Kara arrived at work. A courier came up to her with a clipboard.

"Miss Danvers?"

She turned, slightly surprised.

"Uh...yes?"

"Can you sign here, please?"

Kara smiled awkwardly. She didn't even know what she was signing for but she signed anyway.

"It's in your office." He told her, smiling pleasantly again.

Kara frowned slightly and went into her office.

She stopped in the doorway, her eyes widening.

On top of her desk and in the corners, also near the door, were vases of dark red roses, near to over-flowing their glass holders.

A card sat on the one which was placed dead center on her desk.

She walked over and opened it.

I've made my move. It's your turn now

L

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Kara quickly shoved the note into her bag when one of the assistants came into the room.

"Oh sorry, wrong office."

Kara just gave them a smile.

"No problem."

The assistant looked around at the roses and smiled.

"Lucky girl."

Kara nodded.

"I guess I am."

The assistant left and Kara looked at the note again.

What are you doing, Lena?

As if on cue, her phone started ringing and when Kara looked at the caller ID, Lena Luthor's name flashed up.

She clicked accept and Lena spoke without Kara needing to.

"Did you like the roses?" She asked, the sultry purr coming into her voice like it always did when she either wanted something or she was trying to be seductive.

"Yes, they're lovely but they are a change from the flowers you usually send." Kara replied, trying to remember that the trick was to be her friend and her friend only.

"Oh those? That was when I was trying to be friendly." Lena said dismissively.

Kara paused for a second.

"And now?"

"Now Miss Danvers, I'm trying to show you how luxurious a life with me would be."

Kara sighed and lowered her voice.

"Lena, you can't do this."

"Why not? You said you liked the roses."

"I do, but we're friends."

"We could be more." Lena countered and Kara closed her eyes briefly.

The Luthor woman was like a dog with a bone.

"I'm with Mon-Mike."

Lena chuckled darkly.

"Oh Kara, we all know that's destined to fail."

Kara frowned.

"Why would it? Mike... loves me." She hated using his fake name because then it made the whole relationship sound false.

"But do you love him?"

There was a long pause as Kara thought about it.

"Uh...yes, yes of course I do!"

"Shouldn't have taken you that long to answer, Kara. That speaks volumes to me."

Kara sighed.

"Lena, please. Don't do this...it's very confusing."

"Confusing?" Kara could almost imagine the smirk on Lena's face as she repeated the word.

"A little."

Lena softened her tone.

"What's to be confused about?"

"I uh...I don't know."

"Yes you do. Come on, Kara. Talk to me."

Lena really wasn't letting this go, not now Kara had given her a way in.

"I just...when I'm with you-I dunno-it feels...different."

"Different?"

"Yeah but a good different. It feels like...like I have nothing to worry about. It's-"

"Effortless?"

"Yes! No! Lena! Look it doesn't matter how I feel. I'm with Mike and I'm happy."

"Is he satisfying you?"

Kara blushed bright red.

"I'm-I'm not talking about that with you."

"I meant emotionally."

Kara blushed again.

"Oh...uh yeah, yeah, of course."

"But since we're on the subject-"

"No, no, we're not on the subject, I just didn't understand what you meant and no, I am not prepared to talk about anything like that with you."

Lena's tone took on a more scathing note.

"Well if we're just 'friends', it shouldn't be a problem to talk about that kinda stuff, should it?"

Kara shook her head as though trying to clear it. she was getting more confused and a little annoyed.

"I can't talk about this right now, Lena. I'll call you some other time."

"I'm sure you will."

"No, I will." Kara assured her, noting the disbelieving tone.

Lena sighed loudly into the phone.

"No It's fine. It's my fault. I was foolish to think that someone like you could handle someone like me."

Kara faltered a little. Was Lena seriously questioning her ability to be with someone as powerful as Lena?

"Oh I could so handle you!"

"No, I don't think you could." Lena argued, sounding a little bored.

"Oh what, so because you're a Luthor, you think you're too hot to handle?"

"Your words, not mine."

Kara's eyes widened. Too hot to handle? Where had that come from?!

"I didn't mean that...I didn't mean that you were hot-not that you're not because you are but I didn't exactly mean it in that way. I just meant-"

"Kara it's fine. Let's just leave at that the reason you're holding back is because maybe being with Mike is...easier. He's easier."

Kara frowned.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Lena also lowered her voice, despite that fact that she was probably in her own office where no one could hear her.

"It means that Mike is the safe, easy option, and of course I understand why someone like you would cling to that. I, on the other hand, am a little more complex. I need figuring out and you just don't have the...oh, what's the word?- know how? To deal with me."

Kara's free hand curled into a fist.

"You really think you're something special, don't you?"

"Well don't you?" Lena shot back.

Kara paused.

"I am not doing this."

"Doing what?"

"This. With you. You're playing a game. Trying to call me out and I am not going for it. We are friends."

"I agree, we are friends, but I also know that if you're as curious as I think you are, that you'll show up at my office tonight just to see how you feel about me, now that I've made my feelings known."

Kara bit her lip in annoyance.

"You're wrong."

"Hm, we'll see. See you tonight, Kara."

"See you tonight, Lena."

They both hung up and it was only then what Kara realized what she'd said.

Dammit, Lena!

Author's Note- Hope you liked the start of this. Please review, let me know what you think :) X