Next of Kin - SuperCorp

Next of Kin Part 19- The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants

As the door closed, Lena looked to her right. It was Alex Danvers. She let out a long sigh and put her tablet on the table to her right. The good news was she was already mostly flat out in a hospital bed. Well, at any rate, this would be a rather efficient beat down on both of their parts.

"Agent Danvers."

"Luthor," Alex replied.

Lena sighed again. Not only did she not get called by her first name, which she thought she had gotten a few days ago, but she also didn't even get a Miss Luthor. Reaching to her left, she made sure she could get her hand on the emergency call button. Lena Luthor had met several types of people in her relatively short time on this planet. There were bluffers, negotiators, motivators, intimidators, idealists, pragmatists, catalysts, doers, and the word agent held its own special meaning. Alex Danvers was a woman who made threats but not empty ones.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of your presence this evening?" Lena asked, keeping the call button in her hand. When Alex locked the door, Lena managed not to push the button, though she did feel her hand twitch.

Pulling up a chair and sitting next to the bed, Alex asked, "How are you feeling?"

"With a bit more of my body than before," Lena replied, trying to remind the agent that she was injured and how it had happened.

"That's good," Alex replied with a single nod. "My sister believes you'll walk again. Is that true?"

"My understanding is that is what your sister believes." Perhaps not Lena's wisest answer, but this had put her on full negotiating defensiveness. She didn't think she could give anything away.

Alex nodded, eyes steady as she clearly caught the avoidance. "So, I have some questions I'd like to ask you. You feel up to answering them?"

"Is this a personal or a professional visit, Agent Danvers?"

"In this case both," Alex admitted.

Lena fretted at her bottom lip ever so slightly with her teeth. Kara's sister was here, and she was about to be spoken to. Fabulous. She supposed she could have handled things better with Kara somehow...maybe...probably. This was all such a mess.

Lena sighed. "Well, let's just get this out in the open, shall we? You say what you have to say."

Alex nodded. "Kara was here earlier, and she spoke with you."

"She did."

"She made you aware of certain...facts in her life."

Lena lifted one brow, not responding.

In return, Alex held the other woman's gaze.

After probably three minutes of the two of them staring silently, Alex asked, "Are you going to say anything?"

"I'm in bed. I can sleep here. You'll leave before I do," Lena replied.

"The home court advantage," Alex said, leaning forward slightly. "You do this a lot when you negotiate?"

"Agent, I didn't invite you here. You came of your own accord. I understand why. Well, I suppose I understand why, but I don't have a younger sibling. I was the younger sibling. There was a time when my brother would have looked over me as you're doing for Kara. I envy that relationship that you both still have. I truly do. You have a need to intimidate someone, and I am that person. Message received."

Rubbing at her temple, Alex closed her eyes while she spoke. "Lena, I wanted to trust you. I told Kara I thought she could trust you."

"Um...thank you?"