(Y/n) set the glass of water back onto the table by the side of her plate with a smug grin plastered across her face.
"You don't have to look so smug." Cat grimaced.
The younger woman lifted an eyebrow in response. "Really, it seems to me you have a sinking restaurant and a kitchen in revolt so I think I should be very smug."
"They are all impossible, you have installed in them your pitiful socialist tendencies." Cat groaned.
" I only employ rebels. " (Y/n) said proudly.
Cat rolled her eyes ignoring the pleading look from her husband and son, how was it fair in a few weeks she had lost her son to this woman?
(Y/n) grinned. "Say it."
" I don't know what you mean. " The older woman shrugged carelessly taking a sip from her wine glass.
"Yes, you do."
" Come on Mom just say it. " Carter said exasperated with his mother.
She took a deep breath and braced herself. "Will you come back?"
" I'm sorry Cat come back where? " (Y/n) placed her hand over her ear enjoying every moment of watching the older woman squirm.
"Will you come back to the restaurant please." She huffed.
" I don't know you don't sound very grateful Cat, you sound like your doing me a favor when it is you who needs me. " (Y/n) said smugly.
"Please, will you come back." She said through grounded teeth.
" I'll think about it. " She said happily ignoring the steam she swore she saw coming from her step mother's ears.
"You little..."
" Err so (Y/n) Quentin tells me you and Sara broke up. " Her father said trying to take the conversation away from the restaurant.
"Yeah."
" Why? "
"I hmmm...." Should she tell her father the truth or a half-truth she really didn't know. " I just wasn't ready for anything serious after Alex. "
"Oh."
" Are you two...you know? "
"I don't know."
" Be careful sweetie. "
(Y/n) smiled at him. "I will Daddy."
" (Y/n) are you still making pizzas with us tomorrow? " Carter asked excitedly.
"Yep only we can't use Lena's apartment because she has a date so Kara acted as our hero and offered hers, it also comes with the condition that she gets a pizza that is no surprise, I think she may have arranged the whole thing so she got the pizza actually." She shrugged.
"Whoever thought a Luthor and Bruce Wayne dating." Cat pondered.
" What the heck is that supposed to mean she is far too good for him in fact. " The chef loudly proclaimed defending her friend.
"Just stating a fact."
Her father's cell phone rang, recently he'd been working so hard a spate of missing persons had occurred in and around the city.
" I'll be right there. " We got another missing person, he sighed sadly putting down his fork and standing.
"Can't you at least finish your food?" Cat asked worry evident in her voice.
" No this is a young mother it's just her and the kid, so the kid has no one, dammit I hate these. " He growled out painfully " Take care okay. " He placed a careful kiss on his wife's forehead before giving a gentle smile to (Y/n) and Carter.
She watched her gather walk away his bulky frame normally uplifted and happy was now hunched over slightly a sure sign of his stressed state and tiredness.
"He is taking this very badly," Cat said recognizing the worry in her eyes.
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"Okay, Sawyer what have we got this time?" ( f/n) sighed hiding his shaking hand in his pocket, he hated these cases they terrified him they left him in the constant fear that (Y/n) would be next.
"Female early thirties single mother of one daughter they live alone she works as a Junior VP at a company we haven't ascertained the name or location yet." The young woman looked at his face took in the lines of worry, in three weeks seven women had been reported missing nothing new maybe women were always going missing but these were random cases and very unlikely runaways.
"Get everyone at that company interviewed I want no one left out."
" Yes, sir. "
"And her apartment building do that too."
" Yes, sir. "
"Sawyer." He spoke as she was about to turn and walk away.
" Yes, sir. "
"What about her daughter?"
Maggie sighed realizing when a person had a child everything involving children would be personal. "She is staying with a friend right now sir, Ms. Arias has no known family."
( F/n) blanched at the news if he didn't find her mother and save the child would lose the family she knew.
"I'll get on it then sir." She smiled awkwardly.
" Yes, Sawyer thank you. "
He turned to the rest of the room filled with police officers. "Come on people how is it possible for seven women to just disappear someone has to have seen something, my God we live in an Orwellian age yet there are not even any CCTV footage to use."
" We are trying sir but everywhere we go there is nothing."
"None of these women fit the status for missing these women have no personal problems that we are aware of no drugs or alcohol addictions, no family problems and nothing links them at all." He pulled at his hair trying to will himself to come up with an answer.
" Get looking over the footage from the camera by the entrance of her building and try to decipher her route maybe we can get something from that. "
"Anything else sir?" Another detective asked.
" Yes call a press conference it's time we issued a warning to the women of National City. "
"Yes, sir."
In a flash the whole office erupted into life again phones rang and voices raised and (f/n) felt the pull of home clawing at him, home where he'd left his wife and daughter his sweet stepson, he had to protect them, he had to protect the next victim whoever she was.
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"Come on (Y/n) don't be boring!" Kara smiled as she pulled her into the bar by her arm, the chef was feeling like she had been fooled.
" I told you I do not do Karaoke. " She said sternly.
"So don't, just watch us and have fun."
" Listen to a load of drunk chicks sing Girls just Wanna have fun and the timeless classic Sisters are doing it for themselves. " (Y/n) cringed at the thought.
"It's not just drunk chicks." Kara shrugged.
"Oh gosh yes drunk guys singing to their girlfriends because they think it's cute, I had a boyfriend who did that once I dumped him, no one sings James Blunt to me and stays on board." (Y/n) said stubbornly.
"I'm not taking no for an answer come and join your lovely sweet cousin." Kara pulled harder.
"Is Alex there?"
"Depends which answer will get you to stay?" Kara asked suspiciously.
(Y/n) tried to hide the eagerness in her eyes but she failed Kara saw it clearly. "She is."
"Well, I suppose you are family." (Y/n) shrugged.
"Oh yeah, it's definitely the reason you are staying (Y/n)."
Kara pulled her excitedly towards the table everyone was sat around. "Hey, guys look who is here."
"(Y/n)." Alex finished for her, her eyes lighting up like a Christmas tree upon seeing her.
"I'm absolutely not singing."
"Sure cool come and sit next to me....or anywhere you want." Alex blushed pulling the chair next to her closer.
Everyone watched as the chef stood watching the chair weighing up her options, did she take the chair or did she sit somewhere else?
"Okay." She shrugged sitting down that she realized was a little too close to Alex.
"I'm glad you changed your mind and came." She smiled at her and (Y/n) forgot to breathe.
"Err..yeah Kara tricked me, I just came from a family dinner."
"Oh with the stepmother." She smiled.
"Yep but it wasn't so bad because I have my job back and I got to watch her squirm while she asked me for it, she still doesn't know I'm taking it but she'll find out tomorrow."
"I love you, your amazing." Alex smiled dreamily at her as though she was hypnotized, (Y/n) frowned she may have been ready to accept Alex's attempts to gain her trust again even enough to break up with Sara but she wasn't ready for declarations of love.
"Err sure, look, Kara, is up." (Y/n) pointed to the stage trying to change the subject.
"She isn't." Winn hid his head in his hands and peeked between his fingers as he listened to the music begin.
"She is." (Y/n) laughed.
"Is she going to rap too?" Winn winched dreading the moment.
"This is a classic song." (Y/n) smiled also filled with innuendo she wasn't sure Kara really got.
Extraterrestrial rang out and so did Kara.
The night went by and at some point two things happened (Y/n) realised she was enjoying herself and all without the aid of drink, getting drunk was impossible now with human booze, but also as she looked down Alex's hand was on her leg, how long had it been there and why was she letting her continue to keep it there?
Because I like it. The voice inside her head answered.
She was so lost in her own world that she hadn't noticed when everyone turned to her. "What...What are you all looking at me for?"
"Because we all did at least one (Y/n) you have to do one." Winn flashed a smug grin.
"No way in hell."
"Come on (Y/n)." Kara smiled innocently.
"I hate when you do that face Kara, fine but this better be the shortest song ever written and no one and I mean no one ever tells anyone I did this, the most uncool thing ever." She threatened as she stood up feeling the loss of Alex's hand on her thigh s soon as she took it away.
She approached the stage, taking the microphone and sitting awkwardly on the stool, she looked ready to bolt at any moment, her eyes widened when she saw the song.
"Wow hold on can we change the song?"
"No." Someone shouted.
Crap.
She swallowed hard as the music began The Killers, she adored them and when she had been dumped by Alex this song had been played in Lena's apartment on a loop so much that it was now banned by the aforementioned best friend.
Step out into the Indian dust
I can feel the cracks in my spirit
They're starting to bust
She shyly kept her gaze downwards hoping and praying that this would end and fast.
Drive by your house, nobody's home
I'm trying to tell myself that I'm better off aloneAll of my friends say I should move on
She's just another girl, don't let her stick it to your heart so hard
And of all my friends say it wasn't meant to be
And it's a great big world, she's just another girl
I went to see a fortuneteller, that was a trip
Maybe this confusion's got me losing my grip
I can't believe you're out there flying with somebody else
"Wow, she is actually really good," Winn said surprised.
Kara looked at her sister, the song was a little bit true to life she could tell that it was cutting Alex deep to have to listen.
Now Jason's getting married in the blink of an eye
I got an invitation but I didn't reply
Tell your little brother that we put down the gloves
And give him all of my love
"Who do you think Jason is?" Winn whispered to Alex, her eyes were transfixed on the woman singing.
All of my friends say I should move on
She's just another girl, don't let her stick it to your heart so hard
And all of my friends say it wasn't meant to be
And it's a great big world, she's just another girl
I could be reeling them in left and right
Something's got a hold on me, tonight
Well maybe all of my friends should confront
The fact that I don't want another girl
The truth of the words echoed around (Y/n)'s head she hated that she had to sing this song, she didn't want her own rawness to be displayed for everyone to see.
All of my friends say I should move on
All of my friends say
All of my friends say
All of my friends say
She's just another girl
"If I ever start a band I'm asking (Y/n) to be my lead singer." Winn smiled.
"Can you give it a rest?" Alex blurted out suddenly.
"Wow okay calm down jealous."
Then why can't I sleep at night
And why don't the moon look right
The sounds up, the TV's on
And it's a great big world
She's just another girl,
Don't let her stick it to your heart, boy
She's just another girl
All of my friends say she's just another girl
Another girl
The music song ended and (Y/n) bit her check anxiously relief flooding through her like a tidal wave crashing upon a shoreline, she couldn't meet Alex's eyes she felt so stupid like she had voiced everything she had ever wanted to say to her, wanted to tell her as she saw her and Maggie together, when they kissed and touched hands.
She did the only thing she could think of she fled.
"Alex." Kara turned to her sister who was already on her feet.
"I'm on it."
"Lesbian drama is exciting," Winn said happily running his hands together.
Kara rolled her eyes. "Your an idiot."
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"(Y/n)" Alex shouted as she tried to keep up with her, she was sure she wasn't even using any of her super speed.
"(Y/n) please."
"What do you want Alex?"
"I thought we had things straight I thought we were recovering," Alex said sadly.
"The song just brought back some bad memories okay Alex, feelings I didn't want." She sighed as she turned away and looked around at the strangers passing by.
The agent sighed and moved closer ignoring the people, she gently lifted her hands to the other woman's face enjoying the feel of her soft silky skin on her calloused hands. "Talk to me (Y/n), shout at me I don't care just please don't run away, I deserve it all I know but please give me the chance to listen, the chance to prove it, I thought you had done that."
"I have."
"Then why?"
"Because it still hurts, I loved you so much Alex, I've never felt that way before I didn't think it was possible for me to feel that way about anyone, I dived in with both feet and look what happened." Teardrops fell freely from her eyes landing with a splash on Alex's hand.
"Does this mean you have changed your mind?" Alex felt her heartache.
"I...I just couldn't stay in there I told you I hated all that singing stuff."
Alex tried to hide her smile. "So it's just the karaoke?"
"Why did my song have to be so freaking on point?"
"I don't know, Kara had one about an alien go figure." Alex shrugged.
"Lena is at work, and the apartment is kinda lonely when I'm on my own." (Y/n) said softly playing with the material on Alex's jacket, her hands still cupping her face between them.
"Are you going to see her in her office then," Alex said seriously.
(Y/n) frowned. "Jeez, Alex take the hint."
Brown eyes blinked hard trying to decipher whether this was a dream or (Y/n) was actually asking what she thought she was.
"What?"
"How aren't you still a virgin Alex? invite me back to your place."
"What, wait (Y/n) I want, you have no idea how much I want to but I don't just want sex I want you, I want us again."
"Alex I can't give that to you all now, I..I need more time."
Alex took a deep breath she would regret this later. "Then I can't ask you to my place (Y/n) because I want it all and I will wait for when you can give it, I love you and I will prove it to you I can't risk losing it for anything."
"It's so hard to hate you, Alex."
"Just promise me that while you're making up your mind, while you're deciding whether we can have a future you won't do anything with anyone else, I can't...I don't think I could handle that."
(Y/n) watched a lone tear trickled down her face, then another and another followed, she wiped them away with the tip of her finger, so close now that their noses were almost touching. "No one else." She whispered. "I only want you, I only ever wanted you."
With agonizing slowness (Y/n) closed the small gap between them placing a soft and sweet kiss on her lips lightly, Alex held her closer deepening the kiss enjoying the deep moan that the chef made.
Alex eased back taking in the woman's face, her eyes darting from her lips to her eyes not sure which she should place them. "Come back and spend the rest of the night with us, let's just have some fun okay?"
"Okay."
Releasing her from her grip she held out her hand (Y/n) slowly lifted her hand to meet hers and clasped it tightly locking them together, Alex smiled warmly. "Come on let's get going I think Kara will be hogging the stage by this point."
"She loves that karaoke."