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Alex firmly patted Kara’s back as she coughed and spluttered. Even without her glasses on and her hair down Alex was sure no one would guess the woman currently choking over her own spit because a pretty girl messaged her could be Supergirl.
“You right there?” Alex rubbed Kara’s back.
“What? Lena messaged me? No, you must be wrong.” Kara asked when she could speak again. “Let me see.” Kara grabbed for the phone but changed her mind. “No, no you read it, tell me what she said.” Kara let go of the phone and covered her face with her hands; she peered through her fingers at Alex.
“Okay. She said,” Alex paused for dramatic effect.
“Rao, just tell me!” Kara slid her hands down her face groaning.
“Okay, okay she said ‘What a pleasant surprise it is to see your beautiful smiling face on here.’”
“What does that even mean? What am I going to do??” Did Lena possibly like her? Or was she just being friendly? Or maybe she only swiped right to see if Kara swiped right on her? Kara ran her hands through her hair tugging on it. But then her fingers slid through her hair and came to rest over her heart because Lena said she was beautiful.
“She thinks I’m beautiful.” Kara grinned letting out the dorkiest giggle Alex had ever heard.
“Yup definitely sounds like Luna Luthor is flirting with you.”
“Oh Rao, What am I going to do? I don’t know how to flirt,” Kara let out another long groan and muttered to herself. She really hadn’t thought this through.
“Well, I think you have two options. You could—“
“Quit my job as a reporter and move to Iceland so I’ll never see her again?” Perfect Idea Kara thought, flawless.
“I’m not visiting you in Iceland. Too cold.”
“Ugh fine tell me what to do then.” Kara hung her head in her hands.
“Well, you can either tell her you were just on there with me or…”
“Or?” Kara looked up at Alex her eyes wide and innocent.
“Or continue the conversation, flirt a little and maybe just maybe get a date with Lena.”
“A date?”
“Yes, Kara you know a date is when two people who like-“
“I know what a date is.” Kara snapped.
“Well you seemed confused, and I know it’s been a while since you’ve gone on a date.” Alex joked.
“Alex,” Kara whined rolling her eyes. “I just… I… she’s a girl.” Kara whispered the last part.
“Yes, she is.”
“I’ve never dated a girl before.”
“You hadn’t met Lena before.” “Kara, what’s really bothering you?” Alex asked yawning.
“I…I don’t want to take another thing from you.” Kara’s bottom lip quivered.
“Oh, Kara.” Alex scooted closer to her sister and wrapped her arms around her shoulders. “Don’t worry about me. I just want you to be happy and if Lena… or another woman makes you happy, that’s all that matters.”
“Are you sure?” Kara rested her head on Alex’s shoulder.
“Positive.”
“Okay. I think I think I want to message her. But what do I say? I’m no good at this sort of stuff.”
“Hmm…” Alex thought, but no answer was coming to mind. Who was she to be giving Kara dating advice she wasn’t exactly experienced in this area.
“Alex,” Kara groaned.
“Sorry! Okay just say something like ‘Hey Lena, I didn’t know you were gay.’”
“Alex!” Kara thwacked Alex over the head with a pillow. “This is serious. This is Lena! Lena Luthor! Who is smart and sophisticated and so gorgeous I mean have you seen her eyes and her legs. Rao her legs are incredible!”
“Wow, you’re in way deeper than I thought,” Alex said.
“No? What? I just mean she’s pretty tall.”
“It’s okay Kara. How about you just say “’Hey Lena I was surprised to see you on here too. How are you?’ keep it casual.”
“Yeah okay, that sounds good.” Kara typed out the message and then stared at the phone. Was she really doing this? If she hit send, she couldn’t undo it. Oh, Rao, if she replied then Lena, would probably reply and then she’d have to reply AGAIN.
Alex rolled her eyes again as she watched Kara blink blankly obviously deep in thought. She leant forward and pressed the little send arrow on Kara’s phone.
“Alex what did you do? Oh, Rao, you sent it! Why did you do that!”
“Sorry but I’m tired. I’d like to actually get some sleep tonight.”
“Maybe if I am really quick I can speed in there and delete it before she sees it!”
“Go to sleep Kara,” Alex said turning off the lamp
“Or I could just stand at the window and zap it with my heat vision,” Kara said thoughtfully
“Or you could move to Iceland.” Alex rolled over and adjusted her pillow.
“Aaaalex,” Kara complained.
“Good. Night. Kara.” Alex said firmly
“Fine.” Kara pouted pointlessly in the dark. She snuggled back under the covers and hugging her phone tightly to her chest (not too tightly, though). It was late maybe Lena would have fallen asleep which would mean Kara would have to wait until the morning for a reply. So she should probably stop worrying and get some rest herself.
Breathing deeply she closed her eyes and tried to relax. With thoughts of dark hair and pale skin on her mind, Kara started to drift asleep. Just as she was dreaming of nervous first kisses, her phone vibrated against her chest.
The feeling startled her awake; she sat up violently jostling Alex awake with her.
“Ugh, what is your problem now?” Alex groaned.
“She replied, oh Rao Lena replied.”
“Oh my god I can’t deal with this right now, I’m going to sleep on the couch.” Alex tossed off the cover and grabbed a pillow.
“Alex you’re supposed to be supportive!”
“I’ll be supportive when the sun rises! Which is in three hours!” Alex huffed before storming out of the room in her polka dot pyjamas and flopping on Kara’s couch.
Great, Kara thought. Now she was left to read Lena’s message alone. ‘Les’ be honest there was no way she was going to fall asleep with an unread message from Lena. Her hands were shaking, and her brain was making a high pitched ‘eeeeee’ sound as she opened the app.
At first the app glitches and no new messages load.
“Come on you stupid thing!” Kara whispered. Finally when she was sure the anticipation was going to kill her the message appeared. With one eye closed Kara read the message.
Lena: Well, it can be a little difficult to meet women when everybody knows who you are and your sordid family history. Surely someone as lovely as you doesn’t need to resort to an app as terrible as tinder?
Oh, Rao was that flirting? Yes, Kara thought that was definitely, most likely, probably flirting. They were on a dating app after all. Lena probably wasn’t on there just to make friends. Kara was aware that most people on Tinder were looking for a hookup. Kara was struck with a thought…
Was Lena looking to hook up? Did Lena want to hook up with Kara? Did hook up mean sex???
Her brain nearly exploded at the idea of Lena and sex. She was assaulted with very explicit images of herself straddling Lena; like the girl had been doing in one of the photos she’d seen before, thoughts of Lena tugging in her hair, thoughts of Lena’s hand…
“Stop this, Kara!” She scolded herself. Her cheeks felt like they were scarlet red and her heart was hammering in her chest. Is this what a heart attack felt like?
“Stay calm,” she said to herself. “No need to lose it. You’re Supergirl!” I’ll just reply as if we were just friends because that’s what are, Kara thought.
Kara: Oh yes, I understand that must make it difficult. And I could say the same about you ;)
“No Kara that’s not keeping it friendly! Maybe just a smiley face will do.”
Kara: Oh yes, I understand that must make it difficult. And I could say the same about you J I didn’t know you had a kitty! What’s her name? *heart eyes emoji* She looks so soft I want to pet her!
When Kara was happy with the reply, she hit send. Lena replied very quickly.
Lena: Kara is kitty supposed to be a euphemism for something? ;)
Kara: Oh no! No, I meant the cat in your last photo! I’m so sorry!
It was a good thing Alex had moved to the couch because Kara was groaning loudly in embarrassment covering her face with a pillow. How could she be so stupid?
Lena: Relax Kara I was just teasing you :p ;) Her name is butterscotch. She such a cuddly cat I think you’d like her. Why don’t you come over for dinner one evening and you can meet her?
Oh, Rao did Lena Luthor just ask her on a date? Now Kara was definitely sure she was having a heart attack or a stroke.
Like the speed of light, Kara was out of the bedroom and standing over a sleeping Alex.
“Alex! Alex! I think Lena asked me on a date!!”
“This better be a dream and not you waking me up again!” Alex growled.
“I’m sorry but Alex I need you, please,” Kara begged. Alex looked at her through the dark how was she supposed to resist those puppy eyes?
“Fine.” Alex sat up patting the couch.
Kara sat down next to her thrusting out her phone for Alex to see “Look, look what she said!”
Alex squinted at the bright light and read the message. “Yup little sister I think you’ve got yourself a date with Lena.”
“Wow.” Kara sighed. “A date with Lena. Me and Lena on a date.” Kara smiled.
“I hate to interrupt your daydreaming, but you should probably reply before she thinks you’re not interested.”
“Oh yes, you’re right!” Kara opened tinder again and went to reply, but to her horror, all her matches were all gone. “Alex, Alex she’s gone!”
“What?”
“My matches are gone, I lost Lena!” Kara looked as if she was about to cry.