Laurel  

Here's a tip for being best friends with Kara Danvers, never, I repeat NEVER give her a reason to visit you in the morning of a weekday. You well either regret almost all your life choices, or you will end up with diabetes. 

"Laurel!" She exclaimed. I lifted my head to see her sighing.

"Sorry, what?" I asked. She pursed her lips and shook her head.

"Malcolm came to visit last night" She smirked, "He's going to be in town for a week"

"He hasn't spoken to me since your birthday party" I sighed, "I told you, he's not into me"

"Nyssa told me what he said while you were leaving, that he would make you a Merlyn" She placed her coffee down and reached for a sticky bun. "You guys would be amazing together and you could... maybe move to Star City"

"Why  would I want to move back to Star City?" I asked.

"Because.. it might be where I'm going next" She whispered. I nearly dropped my mug and froze.

"Your moving in with Oliver!?" I exclaimed.

"Maybe, I don't know yet, its still being discussed" She fiddles with her glasses, "It would be more convenient for both of us, I mean we don't have super speed or anything, and William needs a mother figure"

"So what? You're going to up and leave us? Leave Alex, Slade, Lena, me"  I listed, taking a heavy breath.

"I'm sorry, Laur, but this is life. Didn't you teach me this?" She asked, "'Life will either thrust you into a war zone or into an ocean, either one you can survive, but you can only adapt to one"

"I hate it when you use my own quotes against me" I puffed, nibbling on my steaky bun.

"Anyways, you should just talk to him, maybe invite him over for dinner or a movie" She hit me with one of her looks that can make Oliver bow to her.

"Only a movie" I gritted.

"Yes! that's my Lance!" Kara smiled, "Call him, I'll just take my food and coffee to go, you guys can have the apartment to yourselves"

"Wait no! I don't know what to say to him!" I exclaimed as she grabbed her bag and jacket.

"Just call him an tell him you want to hang out, I have to get to work, see you!" She was out the door faster than Barry when he was late for a date with Iris.

I took a deep breath, pulling my phone out and scanning my contacts for it, and there it was.. Malcolm Merlyn🤷‍♀️, I starred at it for a few moments before thinking of everything that could go wrong. Damn Lance curse, makes me think everything has a price or a ton of cons.

I could hear Kara telling me to call, and it was slightly overpowering my bad thoughts. "Just call him", with those simple words, I pressed dial. I mean... what could go wrong with one date?

~

So much, that's what can go wrong with one date. "Lance, you made bail" The guard walked over, unlocking the cell door.

"You called my dad?" I asked,  angerly.

"No, someone else bailed you" He explained, leading me to the waiting area with my stuff. "Merlyn"

"Tommy?"