Ooooo 3 updates in one day I'm on a roll  😉
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They were learning to be ahead of Lex now.

The DEO had started keeping surveillance on him after his attack on Lena as she was on a date with Kara. They had the realization that he might soon realize who Kara was before Lena did.

He was somehow bribing guards to get information and hits out to his people on the outside. The DEO would get a replacement only for the replacement to be corrupted within days. He was so convincing.

It was like his superpower, only he had none.

Kara sped past cars, knowing her target. The agent set to watch Lena would not be fast enough.

She was in the middle of addressing a crowd, revealing some new marketing strategy and a product. Kara should have been there in a reporting capacity, but would have to be there in a much bigger manner.

Especially as several of Lex's paid men converged on the area.

He was going all in, 6 hitmen, planted in multiple places, and 4 more in the crowd. Kara was truly, tired of him.

He was going to be put in no contact solitary.

"We at L-Corp hope to usher in a future-," Kara was truly sorry to interrupt what she knew was probably an awe-inspiring speech as several red laser points focused on Lena Luthor. Lena was lifted, breathlessly into the air, as Kara tucked her into herself and pulled her up and away from the first of the shots.

Kara ignored the screaming and rushing crowd as she removed Lena from the danger. The DEO had designated a place to bring her. Kara flew her to a ring of agents which included Alex.

"I'm sorry." Kara told her, meaningfully.

Rather than being angry, Lena gazed at her, thoughtfully.

"Just do what you have to, Supergirl." She told her.

Kara nodded her acceptance and was up and away to take care of Lex's men.

It took hours and Kara had rounded up all but one.

She wanted to scream. She wanted to go to Lex's cell and pound him into mush for trying to kill his own sister. She wanted to rip him apart.

She really wanted to wrap herself around Lena and protect her forever.

She couldn't. Right now, Lena needed her to be Supergirl, even if Lena didn't know she was Supergirl so that she could find all of Lex's stupid hitmen and put them away and then perhaps make sure Lex never saw another human being for the rest of his existence.

"Supergirl, come in." Alex called her over her earpiece.

"Alex." Kara answered quickly.

"I don't know how, but the last one slipped our defenses, he's got Lena." Alex told her.

Kara's heart jumped into her throat. She didn't think and simply moved faster than ever before, her mind only on Lena.

Using her enhanced senses to zero in, Kara found her target. She was on them before he could react, ripping gun away from her Lena's head.

She felt fingers break under her grip. A fragile human body slapped like a child's doll, no longer awake into a wall. She turned to Lena, who slumped to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Kara reached down, pulling Lena into her arms.

She felt Lena tense, then Lena relaxed, allowing herself to be wrapped up in Supergirl's protective embrace.

"Why are you protecting me?" Lena's voice wavered.

"I'm a Luthor."

Kara pulled back, surprised.

"That never mattered to me, Lena." She hadn't meant to say it with such genuine feeling, or to say Lena in such a familiar way, but it was there, all of that meaning, that desire she knew as Kara Danvers was there beneath the words.

She was surprised by the lips that pressed against her own. Then she was leaning into them, hungrily. She needed Lena to understand.
Lena gasped pulling away.

"I-I'm so sorry." Lena expression was one of shock.

"I-, my girlfriend. Kara-," Lena stepped out of Supergirl's arms.

Kara dropped her head. Of course, Lena thought they were separate people. She still didn't know.

Kara hadn't told her. Guilt washed over her. She felt worse than she already had for lying to her.

"Lena, I-" Kara didn't get to finish as DEO agents rushed into the room.

"Supergirl!" Alex called to her.

Kara didn't get to talk to Lena while the DEO agents debriefed both of them.

Later that night, Lena called her as as she lay down to sleep.

"Kara, can we talk?" Lena had wanted to know.

Kara, confused, wondered, "What about?"

"Open up?"

Still confused, Kara left her room and opened up her apartment door. Lena stood there, in her doorway.

Lena was tired, but also, she looked worried.

"I don't know why I did it." Lena began.

Kara frowned at her, then realized what it was. She didn't say anything, too nervous that she might spill her secret right then and there.

"She had saved me again, and I don't know, I was so scared and she made me feel so safe. I guess, I guess I just needed a little more?" Lena seemed to be thinking out loud as she ranted. She had entered Kara's apartment, ranting. Kara took her jacket.

"I, I kissed her, Kara." Lena turned on her abruptly. Kara stopped in her tracks.

She pretended she didn't know, but she knew.

"Kara?" Lena waved her hand in front of Kara's face.

Kara nodded.

"I'm just, umm, who?" Kara pretended.

"Supergirl."

"Oh." Kara feigned surprise.

Lena stepped in, worry written all over her face. She wrapped her fingers around Kara's biceps which still astounded her.

"I understand if you are upset." Lena searched her face.

Kara shook her head.

"Lena, she, well, she is Supergirl, she did just save your life." Kara took a deep breath. She couldn't believe she was having this conversation with her girlfriend about her alter ego.

"I mean, it's kind of a swoon-worthy thing to do, I guess, right?" Kara bit her lip. She looked up at Lena through her lashes.

Lena frowned at her but then she smiled and laughed, slapping her arm.

"I was not swooning!" Lena was offended.

"I guess I would swoon a little too." Kara was trying an attempt to lighten the moment. She didn't want Lena to feel guilty. Not when she had technically kissed the same person.

Lena looked thoughtful for a moment.

"That's probably what it was."

Lena smiled at her.

She embraced Kara. Lena breathed her in. The scent was terribly familiar.

Kara didn't realize that as she wrapped her arms around Lena, that Lena was coming to the deep realization that there was a reason Kara wasn't mad at her.

As Lena turned her head up for a kiss, Kara also didn't know, it was to confirm what Lena already suspected: Kara Danvers and Supergirl kissed the same.
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Uh ohhhh 😱Lena is suspicious. How do you think she'll react?