"Okay, I see boxes, but nothing unpacked yet." Kara said when she returned to her apartment to find that while Lena's stuff had arrived while she was on her mission, it was still in boxes.

"It didn't feel right to unpack without you here. I mean, I moved my clothes into one side of the closet, but beyond that, I wanted to unpack with you here. Since this place is big, I don't think it can fit my stuff along with yours and while I love you, I don't want to live in a place that only feels like your home." Lena said.

"I get it. And you're right, this is not just my home anymore. It's yours too and you should feel at home in it. So we'll get your stuff unpacked and we'll get everything figured out." Kara said.

"Actually, what I was thinking was that while this penthouse is incredible, it's also kind of built as your bachelorette pad and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I was thinking that maybe we should find a new place of our own, just the two of us." Lena said and Kara could tell that Lena had thought a lot about this.

"You know I never used this place for what a lot of guys use their bachelor pads for right?" Kara asked, since while she wasn't opposed to the idea, she needed to know what kind of woman Lena thought she was.

"Don't worry, I know. And this isn't me doubting you or questioning your past. I know you well enough to know that you're not that kind of person. You're incapable of having those kinds of interactions with someone without being in a committed relationship to them. It's one of the things I love about you. It's just that it feels like this place will always only feel like your home, not our home." Lena said.

"I just wanted to make sure that you knew what kind of person I am, since you described my apartment as a bachelorette pad, you can't deny that it made me think you thought I could be like that." Kara said.

"I know and I'm sorry. That was poor wording, but I just needed to get the idea across. It's just that you designed this place only to accommodate you and Krypto. Even if we rearranged it with my stuff, it still wouldn't feel like home to me." Lena said and Kara nodded.

"I get it. And I think you're right. This place was great for when I was single and I'll admit, when I was dating, I brought a few of them back here, but they were never serious enough for me to commit like I've already committed to our relationship. Since we've already committed to living together, I don't see any reason that we shouldn't get a new place together. One designed for both of us. Well, us and Krypto." Kara said and Lena smiled.

"So, you're really okay with this?" Lena asked.

"I am. The only question is, should we get a new apartment or an actual house?" Kara asked.

"I vote for a house, since that way there's a yard for Krypto to play in." Lena said and Krypto barked his approval at that idea.

"Krypto agrees with you and so do I, since honestly, I'm amazed that none of my neighbors in this building that Supergirl lives here." Kara said.

"So, a place that's relatively private, like say, this lakehouse." Lena said as she pulled a flyer out of her purse and gave it to Kara, showing a real estate listing for a lakehouse in National City.

"You just happened to have this in your purse?" Kara asked, raising an eyebrow at her.

"Are you really that surprised?" Lena asked.

"Not one bit. But this place does look perfect. It's relatively isolated, plenty of tree cover so I can come and go as Supergirl without drawing attention, a built-in pier on the lake, plenty of room for Krypto to run around in both the front and backyards and more than enough spare rooms. I assume we already have an appointment set up with the realtor tomorrow to actually see the place." Kara said.

"We do." Lena said.

"If it's as good in person as it is on paper, I'll pay double the asking price for it, since we'll likely spend even more money making some additions to it. Including adding a Zeta tube to it." Kara said.

"I'm almost as rich as you are, so we'll split paying for the house." Lena said.

"Deal, and you're okay staying here until the house is ready?" Kara asked.

"Yes, I am." Lena said.

"Then I look forward to seeing it." Kara said.

The next day, found Kara and Lena finishing up the house tour with the realtor and they were both liking what they were seeing.

The house was away from the city, so it would offer privacy, since not only did the press like to bother one of National City's premiere power couples on a regular basis, but it would also allow Kara to fly to and from the house as Supergirl without being spotted.

Not to mention the 15 foot high fence surrounding the entire perimeter that would keep out anyone who couldn't fly. Especially after Kara had it reinforced with Nth Metal and upgraded the security system with some kind of forcefield, since she and Lena valued their privacy.

But Krypto had loved the huge front and backyards for him to run around and play in and it had a great view of the lake behind it, complete with a pier and boathouse.

The house itself had more than enough space. The main floor had the kitchen, living room, dining room, den, laundry room, spare rooms that Kara and Lena could each turn into their respective home offices, since just like at the office, they wanted to keep their workspaces separate, since while they worked closely together, they had their offices and workspaces to keep from spending too much time together, along with several other rooms.

The basement was unfinished, which was just as well, since Kara and Lena weren't sure what they'd do with it yet anyways, since while their first instinct was to turn it into a home lab, that didn't seem like the safest option to others, since while the property, was isolated, they still had neighbors and it could also be potentially dangerous to the environment, so they decided to put that on backburner for now.

The second floor had 5 bedrooms, including the master bedroom, which had two walk-in closets and an en suite master bathroom. The room right next to it would serve as a good playroom for Krypto like the one Kara had set up for him her penthouse, especially all the bedrooms had a balconies that overlooked the respective yards and the window of the room Kara wanted to give Krypto, since most people might think it was weird to give a dog his own room, but to Kara, Krypto was more than just a dog. He was a tie to her home. An actual living, breathing tie to Krypton and her only constant since she came to Earth, more than Kal or the Danvers. Which was why he got his own room.

The other rooms could serve as guest rooms, or in the future, if they choose to, for any kids they might have, since neither Kara or Lena were against the idea of kids in the future, since Clark, Bruce and Oliver were all proof that this life could be lived and they should still have children, but that was still a long time away, since unlike them, they did have a luxury of being able to choose exactly when they had kids.

The kitchen had a backdoor out to an indoor porch, which had two doors going outside to it, both of which Kara would be adding dog doors to to make it easier for Krypto to come and go as he pleased.

The door on the left to the outdoor porch and patio that connected to the grassy backyard, which looked like it was set up to include a barbeque if they chose too. The door on the right opened to a pool deck to a large in-ground heated pool and hot tub area, along with a deck that would be a perfect place for a kryptonian to sunbathe in.

"Well, what do you think?" the realtor asked hopefully, since while she'd had a couple of interested buyers in this place, none of them were as rich or influential as one of National City's power couples.

Kara and Lena just looked at each other and nodded before Kara turned back to the realtor.

"We'll take it and we're willing to pay double the asking price for it." Kara said and the realtor nearly fainted, since while one of her buyers had offered asking price, no one had gone over that and before now, she'd been prepared to make that sale, since she desperately needed it to help her career, but now, she had the most prominent couple in the city was offering double what the house was worth, which would definitely save her job and earn her a huge commission check.

"I'll get you the paperwork. I'm glad you like it." the realtor said.

"There is one condition though." Kara said, though she hated seeing the realtor deflate at that.

"What condition is that?" the realtor asked.

"Don't worry, we just want to ensure that we'll have all rights and permissions to make any additional renovations to the house that we see fit." Lena assured the realtor, who relaxed, since that was a pretty standard thing to request.

"Of course. I'll make sure that those rights are included in the sale paperwork and you can have your lawyers confirm it." the realtor said.

"You needed this sale didn't you?" Kara asked.

"Yeah, I'll admit, this is my first big listing in months and if I blew it, I'm afraid my boss would fire me. But you two just saved my job, which I need to support my son." the realtor said.

"What's your name?" Lena asked.

"Monica, Monica Bloom." Monica said.

"Well Monica, you can consider your job safe." Kara said, though she was already thinking of ways she could improve this woman's life, beyond money.

"Thank you. If I didn't make a sale soon, I was gonna lose my job and I'm already on my boss's short list. I could lose my apartment and my son, who's only 10, and I would wind up on the streets." Monica said.

"Well you don't have to worry about that now. But now let's get to the paperwork." Kara said and Monica nodded.

"Sorry for unloading all this on you two, but when the stress came off, it all came out." Monica apologized.

"No need to apologize, considering how tense you were during the tour, we both knew that it was only a matter of time until the dam broke and we won't hold it against you. Now, can we proceed?" Lena said and Monica nodded.

"So, we're gonna get her out of this firm right?" Lena asked Kara.

"I'm texting my investigator now to look into her, see if she might fit in in the sales division." Kara said as she pulled out her phone.

"Glad we agree on that. Now, let's go buy our new home." Lena said and Kara nodded as they followed Monica to fill out the paperwork.