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“Are you sure you shouldn’t just stay home? Metropolis is a long way away.”
She can hear the worry in Kara’s voice and she looks up to see her fiancee worrying her bottom lip between her teeth.
“Darling, it takes you literally two seconds to fly from National City to Metropolis.”
“I know, but still, a lot can happen in two seconds.”
“Don’t forget your cousin lives there. And he likes me now, so I’m sure he’ll be on the lookout.”
Kara’s forehead instantly crinkles, and she waves a hand dismissively.
“Pssh, Clark is . . . not as good as me. And he isn’t used to protecting you. I mean he protects Lois, but that’s different. To protect you I have to be creative - you have a constant target on your back from at least three different factions looking to kill you. It’s not like protecting a regular civilian.”
“I can’t believe you just deemed Superman unworthy to be on my security detail.” Lena remarks dryly.
“I’ll just cancel my interview and go with you, it’s fine.”
“Kara, this is a career making interview, you have to do it.”
“No career is as important as your safety.” Kara looks so serious that Lena resists the urge to roll her eyes.
Barely.
“Kara -“
“I want to protect you.” Kara says firmly.
“And I can protect myself.”
Kara can’t seem to think of an argument for that.
“I am extremely resourceful, I have all the tools to protect myself, and the security systems at L-Corp headquarters and the hotel I’m staying at are top notch. My superhero fiancee is less than two seconds away, there’s another superhero in the city, and I am sure that Alex has already checked in with local law enforcement about watching out for me. I’ll be fine.”
Blue eyes search hers for a long moment before Kara nods.
“You promise you’ll call for me? Even if you just get a bad feeling?”
“I promise.”
Kara’s shoulders slump.
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to smother you. I just . . . I don’t know what I would do if I ever lost you.”
I don’t know how much more I can lose.
She doesn’t say the words, but Lena know they’re there - lingering unspoken. They’ve had these discussions before; enough that she knows exactly what’s going through Kara’s head. Enough that she doesn’t take offense at the worry and instead pulls the other woman into a tight hug.
“Well, it’s a good thing you don't have to worry about that then isn’t it?"