Okay, so I'm going to be honest with you, the last episode of Supergirl that I watched was the season 3 premier (I think) or maybe episode 2 (I really don't know.) As soon as I heard that Sanvers was breaking up, I really just stopped. TBH the only real draw for me was Sanvers and Chyler (and the fact that my mom used to call me Supergirl when I was little, but that's beside the point.) The point is, I haven't seen anything about the breakup besides a few screenshots and the dancing scene, so you'll have to bear with me if there are any inaccuracies. But I just really felt the need to write something for it.
BTW if any of this sounds familiar, I did see some writing prompts on Instagram that I thought I might use, but I don't own them or any other intellectual property.
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It had been two years since they had broken up. Alex had waited, and if she was being completely and utterly honest with herself, a part of her still was, but after some time and careful reflection, Alex had ultimately decided that she needed to get back out there. At first she had only dated casually. Some women she met in the bar or on the street, a couple people that Kara and Lena had thought would be good for her, but nothing had really panned out. That was until she met Jay. Jay was different than anyone Alex had dated before. Calm, careful, willing to take her time. Eventually Alex had just opened up to her. And it wasn't that she was planning on getting into another relationship, in fact, when they met, Alex had decided to take a break, focus on work. But life has a way of making other plans.
Alex woke with a pounding headache that morning. She groaned as she opened her eyes to the assault of light that streamed through the bedroom window. She rolled onto her side and threw her arm over her eyes.
"Morning."
Alex winced slightly. "mmph. Headache." She muttered under her breath. She heard the sound of the curtains being swiftly shut, and felt the mattress compress under the weight of the other woman as she sat down next to her.
"Better?" Jay asked as she gently took hold of Alex's wrist and rolled her over onto her back.
Alex peered through her eyelashes. The light was dim, and she glanced over at the blonde lying next to her. She smiled softly and nodded. "Better." She whispered. She pulled the other woman towards her, pressing an early morning kiss to her lips. She wrapped her arms around her, pulling the covers over both of them.
"Headache on your first day off. Not off to a great start, huh?" Jay asked, playing with Alex's hair that had grown long over time.
Alex nodded slightly. "A couple painkillers and I'll be right as rain." She murmured.
Jay smirked slightly. "Please, allow me." She murmured. She slipped off the bed and into the bathroom. Alex's eyes followed her as she moved. "Quit staring at my ass." Jay called out behind her.
"I was doing no such thing!" Alex said, feigning offence.
Jay came back holding a glass of water and two pills. "Right." She murmured, kissing Alex again. She handed her the pills and water and crawled back onto the bed. "So what should we do to start our 'stay-cation'?"
Alex quickly downed the water and pills before placing the cup on her side-table. "What do you think about a morning walk and then I take you out to breakfast?" she asked.
"Sounds perfect."
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The air was crisp as they left their apartment. The summer had recently given way to a cool autumn breeze, the leaves had just started to change colours and the sunrise every morning was incredible. Alex took Jay's hand as they crossed the street to walk to the park. When they had moved in together, they had both thought it would be nice to have some kind of a view from their apartment, and the park seemed perfect for both of them.
It was still early, Alex pulled Jay down onto a bench to sit next to her. Jay rested her head on Alex's shoulder, smiling softly. "This is –" she searched for the proper word.
"Lovely? Adorable? Amazing?" Alex offered, teasing slightly.
Jay laughed softly. "Perfect." She answered.
Alex smiled softly, resting her head against the other woman's. "Yeah," she murmured after a few moments. "perfect." She muttered, her smile faltering slightly. She took a deep breath and squeezed Jay's hand softly, as if it was some kind of reminder for herself. That Jay was real, and everything else was in the past. And the past rarely decides to make an appearance in the present. "Should we go grab breakfast?"
"Where?"
Alex lifted her head and looked at the other woman. "Anywhere."
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Alex and Jay paid cash at the little café they had stopped at for breakfast, leaving a large tip on the table for the waitress.
"I was not!" Jay insisted, laughing as they strolled aimlessly back through the park.
"You were," Alex teased, squeezing her hand. "You were totally smitten."
Jay raised her eyebrows. "Smitten?" She said, mocking Alex. "Okay, when did we travel back in time and where did we park the time machine?" she asked.
Alex rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean. You were totally checking her out."
Jay shook her head. "No way!" she scoffed.
Alex smiled. "Deny all you want. As long as you only look. Because you're mine." She murmured, pulling her in for a kiss.
Jay pulled away slowly. "Mmmm, okay fine. I admit she was attractive, but you are so much hotter."
Alex laughed loudly. "Well, I'm happy to hear it." She said, as they continued through the park.
They wandered slowly through the paths, watching other couples and children playing and laughing. "How's the headache?" Jay asked, glancing up and brushing away a stray strand of hair from Alex's face.
"Gone." Alex said, smiling. "Painkillers and coffee work wonders." She said, a hint of amazement in her voice.
Jay laughed softly. "Good. Then I think now is the right time to bring this up."
Alex's face grew concerned slightly. Her mouth dropped open.
"No, I'm not breaking up with you." Jay said quickly. She pulled Alex over to the side of the path and took a deep breath. "And before you go in the opposite direction, I'm not proposing. I know how you are. And I'm totally okay with taking things slow. I just feel like we could have a little more. You know?" she babbled.
Alex grinned softly and shook her head. "Babe, you're rambling again."
Jay smiled nervously and nodded. "I know. It's just that – I don't want to push you or make you think that you can't talk to me or say no if you're not comfortable, but I think that this could be a good thing for the both of us and-"
"Babe-"
"I want us to get a dog."
"A-a dog-" Alex murmured. "That's what all the rambling was about?" she asked, beginning to laugh.
Jay crossed her arms over her chest. "Come on Alex, don't laugh at me. You said that you wanted to go slow and-"
Alex gave Jay's arms a reassuring squeeze. "Yes." She responded, hugging the other woman. "Of course we can get a dog."
Jay bit her lip, smiling from ear to ear. She kissed Alex quickly before pulling her back onto the path. "Okay, so should we get a puppy or a dog? Obviously we should adopt. But finding puppies to adopt from a breeder is hard, and they're adopted so quickly at the pound. So a young dog? Boy or girl?" Jay asked, squeezing Alex's hand in excitement.
"Girl." Alex said, nodding. "And we should call her-"
"GERTRUDE!" A voice yelled as a large dog came barrelling towards them.
Alex pushed Jay out of the way of the big dog running towards them, and collided with the dog, who immediately began licking her face. "He-hey-!" Alex said, laughing slightly, trying in vain to push the 'attacker' off of her.
"Oh, my god, I am so sorry." Someone said as they pulled the dog off of Alex. "She's one of those ones who just does whatever she wants. Gertrude, sit."
Alex laughed softly, picking herself up off the ground. "No worries. It's actually pretty funny. My girlfriend and I were just-" Alex broke off as she turned around to face the dog's owner. "M-Maggie?" she murmured in awe.
The owner turned slowly, as if she thought it was going to be a dream. "Alex-" she breathed.
Alex shook her head, coming face-to-face with her past. Someone she didn't think she would hear from again, let alone see. She gaped in awe, her mouth opening and closing silently.
"Alex?" Came another voice.
Alex snapped out of whatever trace she had been placed in and turned to see Jay, rubbing her arm. "Oh, god, Jay. Are you okay?" she asked, rushing towards her and examining her arm.
Jay nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a scrape." She turned to look at the other woman, her mouth still open in awe, one hand firmly gripping the dog's collar. "You two – know each other?" she asked nervously.
Alex glanced between the two women –her past and her future – and nodded. "Um, yeah. Jay, this is Maggie. Maggie, this is Jay, my girlfriend." Alex looked down at the sidewalk, carefully holding Jay's hand.
"Maggie as in – that Maggie?" Jay whispered.
Maggie cleared her throat nervously. "Yeah." She murmured. "That Maggie."
Alex shook her head, clearing her thoughts. She plastered a smile on her face, wrapping her arm around Jay. "So, Maggie, how are you? I thought you moved?" she asked, the expression on her face unchanging.
Maggie nodded, clearing her throat. "Um, yeah, I did. But then I got transferred back here to National City. Apparently the NCPD really needed someone." Maggie smiled nervously. "Look, I'm really sorry about Gertrude-" her voice caught slightly as she spoke the name. "Let me buy you both drinks, tomorrow night. Same bar?" She asked, looking over at Alex.
Alex looked down at Jay, who smiled nervously but nodded. "Yeah. Okay. Tomorrow night." Alex replied, glancing back at Maggie.
Maggie nodded. "Great. I'll see you both there." She clipped a leash onto Gertrude's collar and coaxed the dog down an adjoining path.
Jay glanced up nervously at Alex. "Al? Are you alright?" she asked.
Alex watched as Maggie disappeared from her view, and nodded. "Yeah." She said, plastering on the same fake smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. Come on, let's get home and get you cleaned up." She said, continuing down the path they had been on.
Jay knew when Alex wanted the topic to change. She nervously went back to the subject they had been on. "So, a girl. What should we call her? You had something in mind?" Jay asked.
Alex shook her head. "You know what, I can't remember what I was going to say." She murmured.
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As I said before I found a writing prompt on Instagram so I cannot take credit for this idea, but I would love to hear what you all think of it. I'm open to suggestions, comments, critiques and anything else you may have for me. Thanks for reading.
-N