Live With Me

Chapter 20 - The Final Chapter

Kara hums thoughtfully, prompting Lena to turn her head toward the reporter working tirelessly on her laptop at the kitchen island.

"What is it?"

"I'm just going over the list Cat compiled of all the main conspirators of the government subterfuge, and I thought I knew all of these people inside and out because of all my research, but there's a name here that I don't recognize."

Lena frowns, her eyebrows knitting together as she stops putting the dishes away so she can move to peer over Kara's shoulder. "What's their name? Maybe you just can't remember."

Kara pins her with an unconvinced look, her lips pouted a little in annoyance. "You think I would forget someone after spending as many hours as I have pouring my soul into this research?"

Lena rolls her eyes at her fondly as she presses her lips to the crown of Kara's head before settling her eyes on the document strewn across her keyboard. "Which name?"

"This one." Kara taps just below the name in question.

"Veronica Sinclair. Now that's a name I haven't heard in quite a while."

"You know her?"

"Knew." Lena corrects. "I'm not surprised to see her name on a list of corrupt people though. Last I heard, she was running a cock fighting ring and a cock fighting ring."

Kara frowns. "You said that twice. It's the same thing."

"No." Lena raises a brow. "It's not."

"What?" Kara turns to look into Lena's eyes, and when she does, she finally understands. "Oh! Oh...only one of those is illegal though."

"Well, it's not considering the fact that in both cases, the losing cock gets put down."

Kara's eyes grow wide. "And she got away with that?"

"She's always gotten away with terrible things. She's vindictive too. I'm surprised she didn't manage to slip through the cracks this time. It's a wonder she's even shown up on this document. I knew her in boarding school, and she ratted out every girl who so much as looked at a joint, but she was the heaviest smoker there and never saw the inside of the detention hall."

"Of course. One of those people." Kara grimaces, staring at the name on the page with disdain.

"Pretty good kisser though."

Kara's head whips back at Lena. She's greeted by an amused smile. "That's not funny."

"It is. I love it when you get a little bit jealous."

"I'll make you eat those words later, baby." Kara murmurs.

"I'll hold you to that." Lena leans in to kiss her softly before she pulls back and clears her throat. "Anyway, what document is that?"

"It's the list of all the people who either already sponsored the plan for the hell facility or people who had commitments to it."

Lena's eyes furrow as she reads through the list. "Most of these are heads of companies or are from mega-rich families. They're not all government officials. That makes me think they planned for it to go private after a while."

"Meaning?"

"Meaning all the people on this list were doing it for money. They were willing to experiment, torture and probably kill people for a buck."

Kara shakes her head. "I wish I could line them all up and punch them in the face one by one."

Lena squints at her. "That's...ok. I think they'll get their just desserts anyway, darling. Most of these people have either been arrested or demoted to such a low level of power that they'd have to beg for change to buy jumper cables if they want to experiment on anyone."