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Maggie is the most understanding person when it comes to having the knowledge to the dangers that came with Alex's job. That doesn't mean she is ignorant to them. She worries.

She understood when an alien attack meant they couldn't see the Barenaked Ladies.

She understood why Alex bailed because Supergirl had disappeared.

She understood why she had to spend nights alone because Alex had to stay late at the D.E.O.

Despite all the understanding one person could give, Maggie still worries. She worries when Alex missed a phone call because of an emergency, she worries when Alex stays late in case there is an attack, and she's completely terrified if Alex doesn't return home at all.

This woman was the first person to be called her family since her biological one. Kara, Winn, J'onn and everyone else followed after. But Alex was one person she couldn't afford to lose.

Maggie knew Alex's job was incredibly important to her, she had the same thoughts with her own, but sometimes she gets an overwhelming impulse to keep Alex home and wrap her in cotton wool.

It's days like today she wishes she could do that even more. Alex had called in advance to say she would be stopping late after an alien escaped from the D.E.O. Maggie had made her promise to at least call again later or come home. A heavy weight settled in her gut, as it was nearing midnight and there had been nothing.

Maggie realised her gut feeling was correct when there was a gust of air and then Kara was standing in the apartment, looking lost and fearful and everything in between.

"Kara, what's wrong?" Maggie asked, already moving to grab her jacket and keys. She was stopped from reaching for the keys by Kara's strong grip.

"There's no time for that. Alex needs you now. Trust me." Kara said.

Maggie knew what Kara was suggesting and her stomach flipped at the idea, but before she could argue it, Kara had lifted them both into the National City sky.

"You should ask for permission before you do this, Kara!" Maggie called above the strong winds. No reply came from the woman holding her tightly and, Maggie had to admit, safely. They landed at the D.E.O only seconds later, both of them darting straight to Doctor Hamilton who stood outside the room Alex was being kept in.

While Kara had stopped to talk to Hamilton about Alex's condition, Maggie's feet had halted due to the sheer shock she felt at seeing her girlfriend in such a state. Alex was lying completely flat on a bed, a neck brace keeping her immobile and numerous D.E.O staff scurrying around tending to other agents that had also been injured. She caught words from Kara and Doctor Hamilton's conversation like 'spinal injury', 'surgery' and 'permanent damage' amid the chaos both around her and in her mind. But still, it was all was enough for her legs to carrying on moving into the room and to Alex's side.

"Alex, Babe…" she whispered, reaching out to grab one of Alex's hands but pulling back at the last second from the sheer thought of hurting her, "Can you hear me?"

Alex opened her eyes in response to hearing Maggie's voice, and they stared up at Maggie's face with pain and fear laced through.

"Maggie…I was so scared...I c-couldn't move," Alex gasped, voice sounding full of tears that could almost spill over any second. Maggie's tears were already falling.

"Hey, it's okay, you're going to be...better. Doctor Hamilton's going to fix you up." Maggie reached all the way this time, a hand on Alex's and a hand against Alex's cheek. She leaned over to touch their foreheads together, in a vain hope to transfer some of her fight into Alex by some psychic ability. Though deep down, Maggie knew Alex was still stronger than she was.

"Maggie," Kara's voice broke into their bubble, "She needs to go for surgery now. Hamilton reckons it's fairly low risk considering the damage already done." Kara was still Supergirl, refusing to show any weakness for her sister. She'd already lost it once, but now was the time to make sure Maggie would be okay while her sister was in surgery.

"Okay, okay," Maggie nodded and turned back to Alex, "I love you. I'm not leaving. I promise."

Alex looked even more pained at the thought of Maggie leaving, but simply closed her eyes and said, "Kara, you're not going to say bye?"

Kara frowned and stepped closer to Alex's bed, placing a gentle grip onto her arm, "I'm not saying goodbye because you're not going anywhere. I'll see you when you wake up."

With that, she hurried off, as Hamilton walked in. Maggie stole one final glance at Alex before exiting the room after Kara. She found the other Danvers sister only just a few steps away from the room.

"What happened, Kara? Why didn't my girlfriend make it home safely tonight? Why did my gut feeling have to be right? Please, do tell me, what kind of crazy alien was she fighting this time?" Maggie's worry had evolved into rage, and the one person she could truly trust to protect Alex was the person she was releasing it on to.

"She didn't make it that far," Kara began, quietly, her tone causing Maggie's rage to simmer down somewhat, "The escapee actually flipped a car that Alex and other agents were in as they arrived."

"And there was nothing anyone could do to prevent it? Or...I don't know…" Maggie trailed, her questions now seeming pointless for the bigger picture.

Kara, however, had caught on to Maggie's underlying meaning, "You mean what I could have done? I haven't stopped asking myself the same question since."

"No, Little Danvers, I didn't mean…" But the Kryptonian was gone.

Now alone in the corridor, Maggie ran a hand through her hair and sunk down to the floor. This was Alex's job, this was Kara's job, this was Winn, J'onn, James' job...she worried for them all. She told herself what she repeated every day and night - Alex would be okay, they would go home, and Maggie would breathe again.

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