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This is a crazy gift, but she does eat a lot – no she will think it’s crazy.
“Hi Lena! Sorry I’m late but there was some traffic.” Kara apologizes.
“Oh it’s no problem Kara. Did you fly here on the bus again?” Lena smirks.
“Oh Rao” Kara giggles, “I’ll never live that down, will I?”
“Well darling, it wasn’t one of your better excuses.”
“Yeah, ok, that’s true. Anyways, what was it that you wanted to show me? Your text was a bit cryptic.”
Good lord, that sunny Danvers smile. I don’t know how everyone doesn’t fall in love with Kara. Whoa. Love? Where did that come from Lena? Shit, she’s staring at me. Say something!
“Um – Will you come with me? It’s a bit of a drive away.”
“Of course, field trip!” Kara laughs.
They ride down the elevator, the 40 floor ride never felt so long to Lena. As they get into the lobby, Jess is there.
“Ms. Luthor, everything is set, here are your keys, the car has gas, is there anything else you need before you go?” Jess asks.
“No that will be all Jess, thank you again. I should be back in a few hours, why don’t you take a long lunch.”
Jess just nods her head, “Thank you Ms. Luthor.”
Kara is just standing there, thinking if she ever saw Lena drive.
“You can drive?” Kara blurts out.
Lena chuckles, “Yes darling, come on.” Kara blushes.
They get into Lena’s custom black and green Lamborghini.
Just breath, if she doesn’t like her gift you can always play it off.
They drive about twenty minutes out of National City when Lena finally pulls the car into a parking spot.
Now or never Lena.
“Lena why are we at Costco?” Kara crinkles in confusion.
“Um. Well, just come with me, please?”
Lena and Kara get out of the car and start to walk to the entrance.
“So, you like Costco, right?” Lena asks Kara.
“Of course. With my appetite and junior journalist salary, Costco is my second-best friend.”
“Second-best friend?” Lena can’t help to ask.
“Yeah, while I love cheap, bulk, food, you will always be my first best friend. Duh.”
Lena stops in her tracks.
Kara loves food, does that mean she loves me? No, you are just getting your hopes up. Who would ever love a Luthor. She just said that to be nice.
Kara notices Lena is having some sort of internal dialogue with herself as they reach the entrance of Costco. Kara grabs Lena’s arm before she can enter the store.
“Lena. You ARE my best friend. I know you might doubt that, but Rao Lena you are. I wouldn’t lie to you. Okay?”
A genuine smile appears on Lena’s face.
“Thank you Kara. I must admit I was debating if you actually meant that.”
As Kara releases Lena’s arm, they enter Costco.
“Wow, there is no one here Lena. They must be closed. We should leave before we get someone in trouble for not locking the doors.” Kara is about to turn around to exit the store. Now it’s Lena who is grabbing Kara’s arm.
“Kara wait. There isn’t suppose to be anyone here.”
Kara’s crinkle is back. Confusion clearly seen on her face by Lena.
Deep breath.
“Merry Christmas darling.”
Lena hands Kara a key card as well as physical keys. Kara’s crinkle is still there. So Lena continues to explain.
“Well, I know that you get hungry a lot. With your Kryptonian metabolism you need A LOT of food and like you said you don’t get paid that much as a junior journalist. So I thought, you wouldn’t have to worry so much about food and money. I mean – oh God, this was too much wasn’t it?” Lena rambles.
“Wait – Lena – Did you buy me a Costco?” Kara asks with surprise written on her face
“Well technically, this Costco is Supergirl’s to the general public. But – um yeah, I did.”
Lena is playing with her hands while looking down at her heals. Cursing at her self. All of a sudden, she feels two Kryptonian arms wrapped around her.
“Oh my Rao, thank you so much Lena. This is AMAZING! You really shouldn’t have. I mean, my gift to you is nothing like this. Wow, I can’t wait to tell Alex, she won’t believe it. Lena, thank you so much.” Kara rambles as her and Lena start to gravitate a few feet off the floor.
Kara must be really excited, she only ever levitates when she is happy. Wait did she say…
“You got me a gift?” Lena is now the confused one.
Kara lowers them back down to the floor before answering.
“Duh. But it is nothing like this Lena. I mean, Rao, Lena, you are amazing, thoughtful, and so sweet. My gift is so stupid compared to yours.” Kara rambles.
“Kara, you don’t have to get me anything. I mean your friendship is enough for me.”
Kara chuckles as she digs into her pockets, “Well, I was going to wrap this, maybe put it in a box, but – um – here you go” Kara hands Lena a key “Merry Christmas, Lena.”
“Kara what is this” Lena holds the key up to Kara with a questioning look.
Now it’s Kara turn to ramble about her Christmas present to Lena, “Well, I mean, you come over to my place so much. Sometimes, I’m not there when you come because of Supergirl duties, and I just thought this makes sense. I mean, again Lena it really isn’t comparable to your gift, I’m sorry. I now realize that this gift is so cheap.”
This is a key to her apartment. She is giving me a key to her place. Holy shit.
Lena has a few tears coming down her face.
“Rao Lena, I’m sorry, I told you this was a stupid gift. I’ll get you something better I promise. Please just stop crying. I’m so sorry.”
“I love it” Lena croaks as she stares at the key like it was the most precious gift in the world.
Lena and Kara spend the next hour and a half walking through Kara’s Costco, some point during that time their hands meet one in another. Neither woman lets go of the other’s hand. Both smiling while thinking about their Christmas present.