A/N: So sorry this has taken so long, I've been writing it in bits and pieces when I've had the time. A lot of you seemed to really like the first chapter, I hope you like this one just as much! Also this will be the last chapter of the Drunk story, but whilst it may not be written, let me just tell you that Lena and Kara live happily ever after!
Kara awoke the next morning, her head ached, she winced slightly as she shifted on her pillow and a stream of warm sunlight hit her face. Groaning softly she turned away, her hands covering her face. She could hear movement nearby, cups clanking, running water, and the shuffling of feet; she couldn't quite place how it might be but her mind was still too foggy to react until the sounds came closer and there was a soft voice,
"Hey sleepy, how you feeling?" Kara rolled over again, pushing herself up as she did causing her to go dizzy; a hand touched her arm, steadying her. She looked over at the dark haired woman… Lena, that was her name. Lena held out a cup of coffee which she gratefully accepted.
"My head hurts a little," she said quietly, Lena put her mug down and disappeared into the bathroom, returning moments later with a small white bottle,
"Here, have some paracetamol, looks like you took the others at some point in the night," Lena handed her the bottle, sitting on the end of the sofa by Kara's feet. Kara thanked her, swallowing a couple of pills with the help of her coffee.
"So… what exactly happened last night?" Kara asked somewhat nervously,
"you don't remember?" Lena asked, surprised, Kara had had quite a bit to drink but not the amount that would usually case someone to blackout,
"bits and pieces… I remember that Alex was called into work, and that I stayed at the bar… and then there were no cabs… and…" Kara trailed off, her brow furrowing once again, trying to remember
"And Alex had gone off with your keys, and I didn't want to leave you alone in an unfamiliar place in case you woke up disorientated or hurt yourself… so I brought you here, back to my place, I hope you don't mind…" Lena finished shyly looking down at her coffee. A hand gently rested on her wrist, she looked up and saw that Kara was smiling at her,
"Thank you." Lena smiled back at Kara, "you had no obligation to do all this for me, but you made sure I was safe and I owe you, big times!" They sat and chatted whilst they finished their coffee before Kara decided that she should probably get dressed. Lena cleared away their cups and put some bread in the toaster.
When Kara emerged wearing last night's clothes, carrying her borrowed pyjamas which she had neatly folded. Wandering over she leant on the breakfast bar and watched as Lena busied herself with the toast, before producing a plate on the breakfast bar between the two. They were quiet whilst they munched on the toast before Kara finally broke the silence,
"Lena, um.. last night…" her awkwardness visibly showing on her face, as Lena listened to her fumbling over her words, tilting her head and smiling, "did we, I mean did I… well, did I kiss you" Kara asked quickly, avoiding Lena's eyes and feeling that her cheeks were going red.
Lena laughed which caused Kara to flick her eyes up, still embarrassed, only to see that Lena's pale cheeks had also gone slightly red,
"um, yeah, you did," she smiled down at her toast, a small
"oh, okay…" followed from Kara's side of the table before they fell into silence again till Kara's phone started ringing, she excused herself from the table and went to answer it, "Alex, hi… yeah… yeah, no… don't worry about me, I'm fine… yeah I'm not at home… uuuuuuh, I'm not exactly sure of the address but you remember the bartender from last night?... woah Alex slow down… what no!... Alex it wasn't like that… fine, I'll hand you over," with a sigh Kara handed the phone over to Lena, mouthing good luck as she did,
"Hi… yes I did… no I realise that… Kara's fine… no, that never… okay… I'll text you the address… okay… okay, bye," Lena had furrowed her brow slightly during the conversation but was now able to relax, quickly typing in her address and sending it off. Once she had done so she looked up at Kara, handing her phone back, "your sister is intense!" Kara laughed in agreement "she said she'd be here in about an hour to pick you up,"
"so… what do we do till then?" Kara asked, tilting her head to the side and fiddling with her glasses, Lena watched, biting her lip before looking away, still smiling as she composed herself before looking back up at Kara,
"How about we just chill out for a bit?"
When Alex arrived just over an hour later she knocked on the door, annoyed at Kara for going home with some stranger last night and angry at Lena for taking advantage of her. She heard a shout to come in, pushing open the door she found a nice, well decorated, apartment with sunlight pouring through the windows. Lena and Kara were sat on the floor, a bowl of popcorn between them, taking it in turns to toss a piece in the air and watch the other try to catch it. Laughing Kara waved Alex to come over.
"Alex! You remember Lena right?" Alex nodded, regarding Lena still with some apprehension.
"Do you realise what you did was highly unethical?" she asked, fixing Lena with a hard stare, no sign of a smile on her face "serving a girl drink after drink till she's vulnerable enough for you to lure back home?"
"Woah, Alex, chill!" Kara said, surprised at how aggressive Alex was being she stood up, facing her sister, "There were no cabs available for over an hour so Lena was just going to drive me home, but you had taken my keys and my phone was dead. She could have left me at a hotel but she was worried about me being alone in an unfamiliar place because I was so drunk. She helped me out and made sure I was okay, so just back off a bit!" Alex was a bit shocked at Kara's outburst, so much so that she just stood there, speechless.
"Also, can I just add," Lena got to her feet, standing just behind Kara, "that Kara slept on the sofa, there was no advantage taking!" Kara nodded in agreement; Alex raised her hands in defeat
"Okay, as long as nothing happened," Alex said, her tone now much calmer, joining the other two on the floor as they sat back down, picking up on the glance that Kara and Lena shot between them. "What. What happen?" she asked, suddenly serious again, scowling at Lena,
"Alex, it was me… I kissed Lena last night when I was drunk; she was the one that stopped it going any further," Once again Alex nodded apprehensively, still unsure of her opinion on Lena. "Stay, get to know her a little and I promise that you'll see how great she is… please?" She tilted her head, silently begging Alex. After a glance at Alex, Lena could tell that Kara's puppy eyes could work on just about anyone.
An hour later and Alex was laughing along with Kara and Lena as they stood in the doorway, she gave Lena a hug goodbye,
"I'll meet you in the car…" she whispered to Kara who threw her a look, smiling back at her she left the two alone. Lena leaning on the doorframe, tilting her head and watching Kara fumble over her words as she tried to find the right way to say goodbye, Lena laughed gently, getting Kara's attention.
"So… you want to grab a drink some time?" she asked with a smirk. A smile spread across Kara's face as she nodded; Lena grabbed a pen from the table just inside the door, gently taking Kara's arm, running her fingers along her arm as she wrote her number on Kara's forearm. Once done, Kara lightly traced the writing; pulling Lena in for a hug and kissing Lena gently on the cheek before pulling away smiling "I'll call you!" She called as she sauntered off down the corridor.