Dove Too Deep

Chapter14

As soon as Cat processed the meaning behind Eve's words she zoomed out of the memorial service and into the bathroom where Kara sat on the floor in her black dress and cried. Cat's heart pounded relentlessly as she scooped the younger woman up into her arms and rocked her, as she did her best to soothe the Kryptonian's sobs. "I'm here, Kara." She murmured against Kara's hair. "I'm here, and we're going to get through this together. I promise. Do you hear me, sweetheart?"

Kara continued to hyperventilate as she nodded and attempted to speak. "To-ge-ther."

Cat smiled through her tears as she nodded her head and made eye contact with the love of her life's girlfriend. "That's right, darling. Together."

Cat could see the utter devastation on Eve's face, and although she would typically smirk in victory under different circumstances, she couldn't find any joy in hurting the younger woman. She knew what it felt like to believe that you were losing the chance to be with Kara Danvers, and she wouldn't wish that pain on her worst enemy. She smiled a sympathetic smile to her assistant, before returning her attention to the most important person in the room. "Now, how about we get you on your feet, clean up your make-up, and go to that little Indian food place that Clark always ranted and raved about, hmm? I'm sure he at least told you about it."

Kara smiled and shuddered a few more times with her breathing before she nodded and began to stand. Cat felt an immense amount of pride as she watched the Girl of Steel get up again after being brutally knocked down by the tragic loss of her beloved cousin. Cat stood up immediately after the Kryptonian was on her feet; she took some paper towels from the dispenser and dampened them before walking back over to Kara, and wiping around her eyes. She didn't notice the way that Kara's breath hitched when Cat's hands touched her moist cheeks... Eve did, though.

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As they sat down at their table, Cat looked at the editor across from her and smiled as brightly as she could under the circumstances. She hated that Kara was hurting, she hated that Clark was gone, but what she hated more than anything was that she had to pretend to be okay in order to make Kara feel good. She hated lying to the younger woman. She wanted them to have a transparency clearer than air, but she couldn't because if she did, Kara would try to ignore her own feelings to help Cat. Cat couldn't allow that to happen because Kara deserved to grieve, she had just lost her last blood relative, and that was far worse than losing a friend you had long-since distanced yourself from. "Have you been here before?" Cat asked nervously. Although this was only to distract Kara, it still felt a lot like a date, so Cat couldn't help but be anxious about it all.

Kara smiled down at the fabric nostalgically and nodded. "This is where he introduced me to Lois."

Cat felt adoration consume her. The way Kara turned every place she'd ever been to, into a fond memory was an amazing ability that Cat only wished she had, however, she had the opposite trait. Every place she went, she just saw the bad that had happened there, until she met Kara. "You act like that's a good thing." Cat snarked, hoping that the jab at Lois would be enough to make the younger woman smile, but instead of a smile adorning Kara's face, a look of confusion was there. Cat sighed and smiled fondly. "Because any meeting with Lois Lane is always a negative experience for me." She joked.

Kara grinned. "You're a dork."

Cat smiled proudly. She had made Kara Danvers smile in a time where she didn't even want to, that was a success story for the ages. "I believe that if anyone here is a dork, it'd be you."

Kara glared playfully. "Liar. I'm adorable."

Cat's heart skipped a beat. An adorable dork. She thought, but refused to say; it would be wrong, to flirt with a taken woman. "Well, I hear that some dorks can be adorable."