A Leap of Faith (Part 1)

Chapter 43 - Blood Transfusion

In another part of National City, Sam and Ruby are currently finishing putting the newly delivered couch in the correct place in Lena's penthouse. The mother and daughter have spent the last hour and a bit at Lena's penthouse, first taking the delivery of the new couch, and then having the delivery people carry the old smelly stained couch away. Once the delivery people left, Ruby and Sam spent a while just trying to find the correct position for the couch, much to Ruby's annoyance. Ruby wasn't annoyed because they were trying to find the correct position, but more so because her mother was incredibly indecisive over exactly where the couch should be placed. It was all a very typical scene of someone being indecisive with the placement of new furniture. At first Sam thought that the couch needed to go back a bit, then forward a bit, then left, then right, then rotated slightly; it was all just very tedious in Ruby's mind. But eventually, after about 15 minutes of Sam's indecision, Sam was satisfied with the couch's placement, while Ruby can't tell any difference in the place of the couch, compared to where they first put it down. Ruby however is not going to tell her mother that, as that would probably lead to Sam wanting to move the couch again.

"Okay, I think we are done." Sam smiles, pleased.

Ruby nods and jumps to sit on the couch.

"Ruby!" Sam yells.

"What?" Ruby asks, confused.

"Get off the couch, it's new, you shouldn't sit there." Sam says.

Ruby gets a confused look on her face.

"Yes it's new.... But couches are meant to be sat on mom." Ruby protests.

"I know, but we should wait for Lena to get home before we all sit on it. I want it still looking pristine when Lena gets back." Sam explains.

"Fine." Ruby says with a huff, getting off the couch and just sitting on the floor in front of it.

"Thank you." Sam smiles. "Now, how about a snack as a reward for our good work?"

"Sure." Ruby smiles as she grabs the TV remote, turning the TV on.

Sam nods at her daughter, and then makes her way over to Lena's kitchen area. Sam then begins to look through the cupboards, and this is when she remembers that Lena really doesn't have much food that they can snack on. In fact, Lena doesn't really have much food in general. Over the last few days, while Sam has been staying at Lena's penthouse, the two women have been surviving off of take out, as unhealthy as that is. Sam just makes a note in her mind to go and buy a bunch of groceries for Lena, and make sure the youngest Luthor actually eats properly from now on. Sam is willing to force feed Lena like a child if she has to.

"Mom!" Ruby calls out, trying to get Sam's attention.

"Yes, Rubes?" Sam replies, just tilting her head in Ruby's direction, not giving Ruby's tone much thought.

"Mom, look!" Ruby says, pointing to the TV screen.

Sam gets a slightly confused expression on her face, but she then follows Ruby's finger which is pointing towards the TV screen where the news is playing. To Sam's surprise the news shows Lillian Luthor being escorted out of L-Corp in handcuffs by some agents in black gear.

Sam quickly moves back over to the living room, wanting to get a better look at what the news is saying.

"Turn it up Ruby." Sam says.

Ruby nods and turns up the volume of the TV.

"Currently we are unaware as to why Lillian Luthor is being taken into custody. We reached out to Lena Luthor's office for comment, but we were told that the L-Corp CEO is unavailable for comment at this time." The female reporter says.