#eeeeeyyyyyy

“Like you had any better ideas?” Duncan crosses his arms, his arms bulging even through his sweater.

Alex’s hand accidentally comes to rest partially over Kara’s on the log. Kara does her best to pretend to pay attention to the argument she suddenly doesn’t care about at all.

Thanks to Kara’s Kryptonian heritage, her body stays the same warm temperature, regardless of weather conditions. Alex really loves that this time of year… and so does Kara since it usually means way more cuddling.

“Yeah, actually.” Alex combs a hand through her hair. Kara follows the movement with her eyes.

There had been a mistake when Alex had gone in for a trim, and it’s much shorter than usual, just barely going past her chin. Kara really likes it.

Alex cants her head to the side. “We’ve got the booze, we’ve got a fire. The only thing we really need is some music to chill to.”

One of the other boys—Brian—grins and tugs out his smartphone and makes a few hurried swipes. Upbeat music pipes out of the small, yet still somewhat impressive-sounding speaker. “That’s what I was thinking, Danvers.”

Kara smiles until she notices the look he’s giving Alex. Alex is smirking back at him.

Their moment, probably actually only a few seconds, lasts too long for Kara’s liking. Her stomach churns. It’s been a while since Alex has talked about any one boy in particular, but Kara has the creeping concern that maybe Alex likes Brian.

She’s quiet for the next several minutes as everybody loosens up and settles down with red plastic cups. Kara stares down at her fingertips, just poking out of the long sleeves of her sweater. She begins to regret tagging along.

Alex stands and Kara’s heart feels like it sinks into the pit of her stomach, certain Alex is about to go sit next to Brian.

Instead, Alex turns and gives her a lopsided smile. “Come with me for a sec?”

Kara bites the inside of her cheek and nods. She accepts Alex’s hand out of habit and rises to her feet. Her bad feelings are forgotten in an instant; Alex doesn’t let go of her hand as she leads the way between two dunes and around another.

A smile plays around Kara’s lips when they stop at a private patch of beach, out of sight of the rest of their group. A content sigh escapes her as she and Alex silently look out over the water.

“You don’t have to worry, you know.”

Kara blinks and turns to Alex. “Huh?”

Alex tosses her head to adjust her hair and meets Kara’s eyes. “There’s nothing going on between me and Brian.”

Kara bites her lips and drops her head. “I, no, I didn’t…”

“Kara.”

A warm hand is suddenly on Kara’s jaw. She doesn’t fight the gentle pressure, raising her head back up under Alex’s guidance.

“I meant what I said last week. No one is going to take me away from you.” Alex’s smile becomes bashful. “I’m just, like, so gay for you.”

The burst of laughter escapes Kara almost immediately.

Alex grins and steps closer, wrapping her arms loosely around Kara’s lower back.

Insecurities gone, it’s Kara who leans in to initiate the kiss. Besides Alex’s eyes and laugh and jaw and the way she tilts her head when she’s confused (and pretty much everything else about Alex), kissing Alex is just about Kara’s favorite thing ever.

“I know I’m not supposed to,” Kara murmurs when the kiss ends and she’s left feeling dizzy, “but when you’re away at college, there’s no way I’m not flying to see you every night.”

Alex bites her lip, no doubt internally warring with herself over Kara’s declaration. “I should tell you not to,” she admits with a shake of her head, “but that sounds amazing and I want that so badly. Just promise me you’ll be careful?”

Giddy with victory, Kara grins. “For you, always.”

A half-second before she laughs, Alex’s nose crinkles up. The moment feels like it’s in slow motion, Kara noticing all the little things that change in Alex’s face when she’s happy. Oh, how she loves the way Alex’s laugh sounds.

“You’re kind of a smooth talker sometimes, you know that?” Alex says as her arms tighten around Kara’s middle.

Kara shrugs and slowly begins lowering her head again. “What can I say? You make me feel like anything is possible.”