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Cat Grant, the CEO of CATCO, was finally able to calm her toddler son who had been crying for the past hour. Cat sighed gently patting her son's back while looking out of the floor length glass window. The sky was getting dark and Cat could see the orange to the sky as the sun was setting. It had been a long day for her. Her media company was surely rising everyday. Today, she had to deal with some male privileges who thought Cat couldn't run a successful company and wanted to give up her role as CEO. The hell she was doing such a thing. She built that company from her sweat and blood.
She had countless sleepless nights during the initial stage to bring her company forward in the media world. Due to that, she had to let her elder son, Adam, go with his father. If there was any regret Cat had in her life, that would be letting Adam go. But, at that time she had no choice. She was building her career and Adam's father didn't make it easy for her.
Then, 3 years ago, she became a mother again and this time, she didn't let go of that. She fought tooth and nail with her ex for the custody of Carter and she won after a long 6 month trial. Her ex was not an ideal person to be a Dad to a child, she knew that and apparently the court knew that too. But, he can spend time with Carter only if she agrees and was okay with it. Her ex didn't have any authority to take ny kinds of decisions in Carter's life for which Cat was more than happy.
She was slowly trying to re-built her relationship with Adam since the last year. But, it proved to be difficult to talk with a hormonal 16 year old. Still, they were making a slight progress. Adam showed up for Carter's 2nd birthday last month and spent a week with them. All and all, her life was good.
She thought that for like a minute before she heard a tap on her balcony window. Cat whirled around startled to find Superman, the Metropolis Hero, standing there on her balcony. Of course, she knew that behind all that red and blue there was her friend from Daily Planet, one bespectacled Clark Kent. And he knew that she knew, so all good. Cat opened the balcony door and went to the couch to put Carter on it.
"Kent" Cat stepped forward to give a hug to the hero. "What brings you to my home?"
"Hey, Cat." Clark Kent smiled. "Well, I need a favour. You could say no if you don't want to but I will be glad if you say yes."
Clark stepped aside a little and brought forward a young girl Cat had failed to spot before. The girl was blonde with bright innocent blue eyes and a pretty face. She had a death grip on Clark's cape and was shyly looking at her through her lashes. Cat smiled at the girl to which the girl responded with her own shy smile and went to hide her face in the man's stomach.
"This is Kara." Clark said. "She is 12. She is my cousin from my birth family." Cat raised her eyebrows at that.
"You mean, she is like you?"
Clark nodded. "She came to earth yesterday morning, Cat. I taught her English, she is a fast learner. She needs a normal home. I hoped you could give her that only if you want."
Cat observed the little alien girl as she slowly detached herself from her cousin and made her way to Carter but not before she glanced at her as if asking permission and Cat nodded. Cat watched as Kara raised a tentative hand and touched her son's chubby cheek smiling softly. Cat made her way to the couch and knelt down beside Kara.
"Hello, Kara." Cat said softly taking Kara's super hearing under consideration. "I am Cat."
"Hi." Kara said shyly glancing at her.
"And this little troublemaker is Carter. He is 2."
Kara beamed at her making her heart flutter at the motherly feeling before turning to the sleeping boy on the couch.
Cat got up and went to the hero frowning a little. "Why can't she stay with you, Clark?"
"I would love that." Clark sighed. "But, right now I don't have time for her, Cat. I am just starting my career as a journalist and as Superman. I will be out of station almost all the time. She would be alone most of the time."
Cat frowned at that. Clark was being a little selfish at this but Cat didn't say anything about it. She knew about Clark's origin, about Krypton's destruction. Since Kara was 12, Cat guessed that she remembered her parents, family, her planet. Hell, she might be feeling alone right now as her one alive family member was abandoning her. If Cat could give her a family that loves the girl, then that was what she was going to do.
Cat looked at Clark and nodded. "I will take her in."
Clark smiled gratefully.
"But." Cat continued. "I am gonna adopt her as my own. She will be a Grant from tomorrow."
Clark nodded. "Seems fair to me. Just, take care of her Cat. I will take her for 2 hours everyday to help her with her powers."
Cat looked down when she felt a tugging on her pants to find Kara biting her lip hesitantly.
"What is it sweety?" Cat placed a hand on Kara's head and ran her fingers through her soft hair.
"C-can I have some water?"
"Sure, Sweetheart." Cat said. "But, before that. Your cousin has something to say to you."
Clark knelt down before Kara. "Kara, you will live with Cat from today. I am sorry I couldn't take you in, sweety. But I will visit you regularly."
"B-but K-Kal "
"You will be safe here, Kara." Clark got up after giving Kara a hug and flew away.
Kara looked up at her with watery blue eyes still clutching her pants in her fist. Cat felt her own eyes filling up with tears at the sight of abandoned little girl. She pulled the girl in for a hug rubbing her back soothingly.
"I know I am not your mom, sweety. But, I promise you will have a family if you want."
Kara pressed her face into her neck and tightened her arms around her. "I would like that very much."
They stayed like that for a few minutes before Cat broke the silence.
"Come on, Kara. I think there is still some Ice cream left in the freezer."
"What's an Ice cream?" Kara looked up at her innocently.
precious. Cat though. This girl is precious and I will protect her.
Cat took Kara's hand and led her into the kitchen.
"That, my dear, is the best food in the world according to Carter and all other kids on this planet."
It had been 3 hours since Clark left Kara with her. Cat found herself lying on her bed in middle with Kara and Carter on either side of her with an empty Ice cream tub on the floor beside the bed. The room was filled with soft music that seemed to soothe Kara. They were talking about all the things while they eat the ice cream. Carter had woken up once and had immediately taken a liking towards Kara when she offered him some of her Ice cream.
Not long ago, both Carter and Kara had fallen asleep. Carter was peacefully sleeping while she couldn't say the same for Kara. That girl had been mumbling in her sleep for the past few minutes. Cat was dubious whether to let kara sleep or wake her up but the decision was made when Kara softly cried out.
Cat gently gathered the younger blonde in her arms and whispered sweet nothings to her. It took a while but Kara calmed down and was sleeping peacefully again. Cat sighed and adjusted herself to a comfortable positions since she now had a sleeping girl in her arms.
The first thing Cat would do the next morning was calling her lawyer and arranging adoption papers for Kara. Then she would have to find best schools to enroll Kara though she knew that was not gonna happen anytime soon since Kara had to learn about earth first. Private tutor was also off the charts. She could teach Kara all the earthly basics herself, no big deal. She also had to make sure that none of Kara's photos should get leaked into the media without her permission. She had to talk to her Lawyer about that too. Cat mentally checked all the things she had to do the next day and followed her kids into the dream land.
Her Kids.
Cat mused just before she was pulled by the sleep.
Cat blinked her eyes open and squeezed them shut immediately at the sunlight streaming through her bedroom window. She tried again slowly and got them open successfully this time. She looked to her left and found Kara asleep peacefully with her mouth slightly open in a soft snore that was barely audible. Cat smiled softly and caressed Kara's cheek before pressing a soft kiss to her forehead making the girl sigh in her sleep.
Cat sat up slowly and stifled her giggles when she looked to the other side of her to find Carter sleeping in a funny position. He was on his stomach facing towards her, his little bum sticking up in the air like a frog.
She got out of the bed carefully and went on with her morning routine. After seeing how much Clark eats, Cat made enough breakfast for a soccer team. She took a bath, got dressed and was reading newspaper when she heard footsteps coming towards the living room. Cat looked up with a soft smile when a sleepy Kara with extremely cute bed hair appeared in the doorway holding an equally sleepy Carter's hand. With matching sleepy grins and bed hair, they were both a sight to see. Cat quickly snapped a pic of them in her phone and beckoned them towards her.
Both the kids settled against her on the couch with Kara snuggling into her side while Carter climbed onto her lap. Cat was loving this. This peaceful and quiet morning with her family.
"Mama. I hungwy." Carter announced at the same time Kara's stomach complained very loudly.
Cat laughed while Carter giggled moving onto Kara's lap. "Kawa's tummy funny, Mama."
"Yes, baby. Funny indeed." Cat chuckled when Kara blushed a scarlet red. "Let's go then sweethearts. Breakfast's ready."
"Yay!!" Carter squealed getting down from Kara's lap and pulled her with him towards the kitchen.
Cat smiled at her little family. If only Adam was here, everything would be perfect.