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As Lena read Kara’s reply she smiled to herself and couldn’t help but think how lucky she was that she’d seen the ad before it was taken down. She then checked the time, just shy of 11 am. She was indeed free for the rest of the day and seeing how she had no friends in National City, it was certainly going to turn out to be a boring afternoon. She began to compose her reply.
Kara,
I'm so glad that I saw your ad before it was taken down! I’m so pleased that you’ve decided to accept my invitation. I agree with you completely, we should spend some time together before Thursday. I arrived in town this morning and have the entire week free barring making sure all the preparations for Thursday’s banquet are made properly. In other words, I am free this afternoon and would love to spend it with you, if that’s what you were suggesting. My phone number is (983) 555-0924 if you want to call or text me and we can make plans for the afternoon. I can send a car for you or pick you up or we can meet somewhere. Whatever works for you.
Thanks a million!
L.
Lena sent the email off and walked to her suitcase that was sitting on the bed. She looked through it briefly, looking for a hoodie and a comfortable pair of jeans. She could already feel the anxiety of meeting Kara bubbling up in her abdomen and she wanted to be as comfortable as possible. Normally for a first date, she would dress up a little, but this certainly wasn’t a date, it was a business arrangement at the least, and meeting a new friend at the most.
Just as Lena was pulling the sweatshirt over her head, she heard her phone vibrate against her desk across the room. She pulled her jeans up her legs and jumped around into them as she moved across the room to pick up her phone.
(unknown): Hey Lena! (I hope this is Lena if it’s not please let me know) This is Kara…from the emails! You said to text so this is me texting.
Lena could help but giggle lightly at the rambling text from Kara. She quickly programmed the number into her phone before responding.
Lena: Hi Kara! This is Lena, also from the emails! I’m glad you messaged :).
Lena: So this afternoon…what did you have in mind?
Kara: Oh great! I’m glad I had the right number!!! I’m down for anything. Maybe we could just get food?
Lena: Sure! I can pick you up, in like 45 minutes?
Kara: You don’t have to pick me up, I can just meet you there.
Lena: It’s really no problem, and we can figure out where to go when I get there…plus I’m going kind of stir crazy at my house, so the sooner I leave the better. :)
Kara: Oh, gotcha. I live in Hammersmith Tower, do you need the address?
Lena: Nope. I’ll text you when I’m there.
Lena slipped the packet her mother sent into her bag and went down to the garage to find her driver to take her into the National City. As she waited for him to pull a car around her phone dinged with another text.
Kara: jpg.MyFace
Kara: I thought you might want to know who you’re picking up.
Lena: Good thinking! I really appreciate it! See you soon!
Lena’s jaw almost hit the floor when she opened the image. The girl who she was arranging a date with was blonde and had a smile brighter than the sun. Kara was hot, and Lena was definitely screwed.
A few minutes later, Lena was sitting in the back seat of sleek black Escalade, looking out at the coast of the Pacific Ocean as they drove into the city from the Luthor Mansion. Not wanting to focus on her upcoming meeting, Lena opened the thick envelope that her mother had left her and pulled out the stack of documents she had ignored in favor of searching for a date. As she fingered through them, she found that there was just a bunch of checklists going over everything that would need to be double checked for the Luthor Thanksgiving Banquet. Several invoices detailing all the flowers and centerpieces that had been ordered. More invoices from staffing agencies detailing the servers that had been hired. A list of all the guests who had been invited and those who had confirmed. As Lena had suspected, pretty much everyone who had been invited had RSVPed. As Lena thumbed through the stack she double checked to make sure there was nothing else she needed to spend money on.
Lena: I’m beginning to think my mother is expecting me to hire an escort.
Within moments, three bubbles appeared indicating that Sam was already messaging her back.
Sam: LENA KIERAN LUTHOR….why the fuck would you think that?
Lena:….well she left me $10K cash to buy ‘clothes’ for my date.
Sam: Don’t you have a black Amex that you can buy clothes for your date with?
Lena: My point exactly. I hardly ever touch cash. Like only to tip, and I don’t think I’ve ever tipped that much.
Sam: Gross.
Lena: Right? Am I that much of a disappointment to the Luthors that she really doesn’t think I can procure a date without dropping some serious cash.
Sam: To be fair, you are hiring someone.
Lena: First of all.
Lena: I am offended.
Lena: Second of all, I’m not really hiring Kara, she literally said she only wants to get paid in food. But I’m sort of thinking that I am going to give her all of this cash and buy her a new outfit that I'll put on my AMEX.
Sam: That’s awful generous of you Miss Luthor.
Lena: I mean I guess it’s sort of generous, but it’s not really that great of a deal for her. She still has to experience the horse and pony show that is the Luthor Family Thanksgiving Banquet…..or as I like to call it, HELL.
Sam: Fair enough.
Sam: Are you headed to meet her now?
Lena: How’d you know that?
Sam: Oh…I get 'find my friend' alerts whenever you leave somewhere. I set it up after your kidnapping last summer. I still can’t believe it took you mother that long to have security track your phone. Anyways, ever since, I get alerts, I like to make sure you don’t get kidnapped again.
Lena:….I wish I could complain about that. But it’s fair. Anyways, yeah, I’m picking her up at her building and then we're going to get some food. Fingers crossed that she’s not a murderer…or don’t, it could be fun. ;)
Sam: Whatever moron, let me know how it goes.
Lena shut the screen of her phone off and pulled the stack of bills out of the envelope and slipped it into her purse. She then slipped the other papers back into the envelope and slipped it into the pocket of the seat in front of her. As she finished, she looked up to see they were in the city and pulling up in front of Hammersmith Tower.
“We’re here Miss Luthor.’ Stanley her drive said over his shoulder. ‘Would you like me to go and fetch your companion?”
“Oh, uhh no. That won’t be necessary Stanley. I’m just going to text her, I’m sure she’ll be down in a minute.” Lena said, pulling her phone out and sending a quick ‘I’m here’ text to Kara.
“Sure thing Miss Luthor,” Stanley said, as he leaned over to look at the front door of the car. “Do you know what she looks like?”
“Yeah, she’s blonde and super cute,” Lena said absentmindedly as she scanned the sidewalk.
“Well get ready, I think she’s coming out right now. I’ll hop out and open the door for her. Scoot over so she can get in on the sidewalk side.” Stanley said as he started slipping out of the large SUV.
Lena slid over and took a deep breath that she held as she scanned the front door of the building. There Kara was. Not only was she blonde and super cute, but she was tall and athletic.
Lena thought that she was getting lucky finding Kara’s ad, but as she looked at the blonde that was making her way towards the Escalade she realized that she wasn’t lucky at all, but was in fact super screwed.