Elseworlds - The Collection

Chapter 8 - There's a first time for everything

NOTES: This chapter is part of a crossover (this year's Xmas story). It's a sequel from Holidays and Heartbreak PART 3 (the 81th chapter from The Emerald-Steel Collection) and it will end on chapter 16 of The Scarlet Canary Collection.

Chapter Summary: Thea and Clark deal with a new dynamic of their relationship as she decides to spend more time in National City to help but a surprise visit makes everything turn upside down, shaking things up on New Year's eve.

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Lena tried to open her eyes slowly, feeling like a truck ran over her. A strong headache came over her and she felt like she would throw up from the pain. She looked around, the Sun was coming through the window and it was a beautiful view if it wasn't for her pain. She wonder why she didn't remember anything from after the Merry Christmas they all shouted at midnight and slowly realized she wasn't alone. She turned slowly to her side, grabbed the sheets and pulled it.

- OH MY GOD! – She yelled.

Ray Palmer jumped in scare and the second he stared at her, he froze.

- Oh... oh my... God! What happened?

- I don't know, you tell me! – Lena said feeling her heart racing.

- I don't know! – Ray tried to remember anything but it was all a huge blank.

- Do... you think we... - She said, not really wanting to finish that sentence.

- Well... - Ray said as he started at his body and then Lena's – We're still dressed so that's a good sign... right?

- Oh dear, you have no idea of the possibilities – Lena said as she got up and started to walk from one side to the other. – Well, I'm not in the same outfit I was at the party; I'm on my Pjs, so something definitely happened. We need to figure this out.

Ray nodded and stared around the room. Across the bed, on the wall, there was the TV rack and above it, there was a camera. Ray rushed to grab it and showed to Lena.

- Or... maybe not – She said, getting a bit scared by the minute. What the hell they did, she thought.

- Maybe this is not that bad...

- It's a camera, on my bedroom, and we woke up together, in my bed, in my bedroom, with that camera pointing at us... I can't ... - Lena said starting to freak out.

What if there was something there? What if the video leaked? This could be really bad. Ray stopped in front of her, trying to calm her down.

- Lena, take a deep breath and calm down. Maybe this isn't what we think it is... We're thinking the same thing, right?

- Probably...

- Good, we're on the same page... We need to watch this.

- No way... I can't.

- I'm scared too... Because I don't remember what happened at all and I'm really scared I could've done something to you that I would never be proud of and...

- Ray, dear? – Lena said, this time trying to calm him down – You're too pure for this world, honey – She smiled, caressing his back, helping him calm down – It's more likely I've done something to you I'm not proud of – She said thoughtful and stared back at him. – That's what we'll do... I'll ask Kara's help, if there's something weird there, I know she won't judge and help us.

Ray nodded.

- And we won't say a word to anyone about this, at least until we figure out what happened.