Kara landed softly in the middle of the rooftop garden of the penthouse home she shared with her wife and their son. She'd just flown back from Metropolis after visiting with Clark, Lois and their newborn son Jon. She smiled soft at the sight that greeted her. Lena was stretched out on the deep red cushion of the wicker couch with her laptop, a tablet, and her soft leather bound paper notebook. There was a tray of sliced apples, cheese, crackers and grapes on the ottoman, as well as a tray with a pitcher of what Kara was assuming was half lemonade and half iced tea. Her beautiful wife looked unbearably cute in her black leggings, red tank top, and Kara's National City Comets zip up hoodie. Her dark hair was down in the kind of waves that happened when she let it dry naturally. Kara stood there for a moment simply taking her in.
When she heard Kara land with that soft thud she'd grown so accustomed to listening for, Lena finished writing down a note in her notebook and then closed it as she looked up and smiled at her wife while taking her glasses off. "How's the baby?"
"Not as cute as Drew was." Kara said as she walked towards her wife to kiss her hello. "But he comes close."
Lena gladly accepted the kiss and smiled. "And Lois?"
"Recovering, doing really well actually." Kara answered as she flopped down beside Lena. A glance at the baby monitor to Lena's left told Kara that their son was out for the count for his afternoon nap. "What are you working on so intently?"
Lena smiled as closed her laptop. "Nothing I'm ready to talk about." She said honestly. "But I'll share soon I promise."
That peaked Kara's interest. She could have easily peeked at Lena's notebook, but she respected Lena too much to do that. If Lena said she would share soon she trusted her.
"You should probably get changed." Lena said once everything was tucked away in her bag. "Liesl just ran to the market and will be back soon. Besides, we're do at Sam's at five and you need a shower."
Kara pretended to look offended. "Are you saying I stink?"
"Yes." Lena said playfully as she pushed Kara away when the blonde tried to get closer. "What were you fighting? A trash monster?"
"No." Kara huffed. "But I may have landed in a dumpster after being thrown a couple blocks."
Lena wrinkled her nose before saying, "Go take a shower. I'll join you in a few minutes if it'll give you more incentive."
That got a beaming grin from Kara who quickly stole a kiss and then zipped into the penthouse in a blue and red blur. The walk in closet was off limits to Lena's long time housekeeper but they still weren't just going to leave Kara's super suit hanging out in the open next to Lena's vintage Chanel and brand new one of a kind Vera Wang gowns. Lena had designed and built, with DEO help, a special compartment in the closet for the suit. Not only did the compartment keep Kara's suit, and her backup suit, secure it also cleaned the new material it was made of, which was a good thing because Lena was right. She smelled awful.
With her suit and cape put away Kara stepped into their master bath. She tapped at the mirror over their double sink to activate the widget that would display the time, weather, news, stocks and other such information one might need first time in the morning while one got ready to dominate the corporate world, write an award winning article, drive to day care, or stop a rampaging alien. Foregoing all of that she swiped until getting to their playlists. She scrolled until she found the right one and then walked over to turn the shower on.
Lena gave her wife just enough time to actually get clean before joining her. The shower was huge with a waterfall/rain feature in the ceiling, several different kinds of shower heads and hoses on the walls, and even a small bench. There was room for whatever the couple wanted to do and then some. Apparently what they wanted this time was to battle for who pushed who up against the wall while kissing until lips were bruised and swollen.
They were both just finishing getting dressed when the baby monitor came to life and a tiny voice called out, "Mommy." They both looked over to see Andrew sitting up in his big boy bed rubbing his eyes. "Mama." He called out next.
"I'll get him." Kara said before stealing one last kiss.
As soon as Andrew saw her his little face lit up and he smiled Lena's smile complete with dimple.
"Hey buddy." Kara said as she picked up her son. He instantly nuzzled into her neck and she smiled as she pulled down his little red t-shirt, which read #1 Fan with Barry's Flash logo between the #1 and Fan. Barry had given it to them the last time he'd crossed over to give her a hand with a badie. "Did you have a nice nap?"
Andrew nodded his head, rubbing his nose against her neck.
"Do you need to go potty?" Kara asked, already heading for the bathroom.
It took a moment for him to reply but he again nodded.
Sam and Alex were having a barbecue to celebrate Alex finally agreeing to officially move in with her girlfriend and the kid she'd been helping to raise since the whole Reign debacle. So after cleaning Andrew up and changing him into a pair of black and white camo pants, a black t-shirt that said, 'Ain't no Mama like the one I got', and a pair of black and white converse the Danvers-Luthor family made their way over to Sam and Alex's place. As soon as they arrived his mothers were all but forgotten as Andrew went on the hunt for his favorite people, Ruby first, then his Pops, which is what he called Myr'nn, then Sam, and finally Winn.
"I can't believe my nephew likes you better." Alex teased gruffly at Winn.
"Winn sneaks him treats and lets him play games on his tablet." James said, ratting his friend out.
When things were fully underway Lena made her way over to Alex. Kara watched while standing next to Sam as her wife softly spoke to her sister. Lena pulled out a mini tablet and unlocked the screen to show Alex something. Alex nodded and the pair disappeared into the house.
"What are those two up too?" Kara asked her cousin.
Sam shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea."
They could have both easily listened in to what Alex and Lena were talking about inside but they both had too much respect for their significant others to do that.
In Sam's bedroom Alex was looking over the data on Lena's mini tablet while Lena watched on anxiously. When she felt like Alex had had enough time to get a handle on what she was looking over she asked, "Well? Do you think it'll work?"
Alex didn't reply right away. She scrolled through the data and swiped a couple of times to look at another part. Then she looked up and handed Lena the tablet back. "It'll work."
"Are you sure?" Lena replied.
Alex nodded. "I'm sure. Have you told Kara yet?"
Lena shook her head and sighed softly. "I didn't want to get her hopes up if we couldn't do this."
"You need to talk to her, Lena." Alex said gently. There was something in the other woman's posture, in her eyes that made Alex asked, "What else is stopping you?"
It was still a little startling to Lena that someone other than Kara could read her. Alex had meant it when she'd said Lena was a little sister to her now. Over the years she'd learned to read Lena nearly as well as she read Kara. Sighing softly Lena said, "What if Kara doesn't want to…"
"Lena Eloise Danvers-Luthor." Alex said sharply. "I swear if any of the words that come out of your mouth even remotely resemble because I'm a Luthor I'm going to smack you, several times, on the ass."
Lena blinked wide jade eyes. "Did you just threaten to…"
"Talk to Kara." Alex said firmly. "She's going to want to do this, Lena. She's going to be just as excited by the possibility as you are. She's going to make sounds and noises so high pitched only dogs will hear her."
She knew Alex was right but there was still a small part of Lena who was afraid Kara would reject the idea for any number of reasons. It was irrational she knew that but the whole point of irrational emotions were that they didn't always have to make sense, they just needed to be acknowledged as a valid emotion to have, and dealt with just like any other emotion.
For the rest of the evening Lena focused on enjoying time with their family and friends. She and Winn talked about new upgrades for Kara's suit until Kara scolded them about no shop talk. She played in the yard with Andrew and Ruby. She snuggled close to Kara on Sam's patio sofa while they talked and laughed with Sam and Alex, J'onn and M'gann, and James. By the time they made it home Andrew was completely zonked out but still in desperate need of a bath. Kara had smiled that warm loving smile at her as she said she'd take care of it before disappearing upstairs with their son.
Their son. Kara had adopted Andrew in a Kryptonian ceremony to save him from an alien bounty hunter and his father's people, but for Kara the promises she'd made to him weren't just for show. She even legally adopted him after they were married so the laws of Earth also knew Andrew Luthor was her son. She had treated Andrew, loved him, as her own from the very beginning. And she was a great mom, she was sweet and playful and patient, but could also stop bad behavior with a simple look. They stumbled as parents, but they were always there to help each other, to reassure each other, to fill in the gaps when needed.
"I think his superpowers are to attract dirt and sleep through anything." Kara said with a soft chuckle while coming into the room. "I could have given him a full on bath, which he really needs, and he'd have slept through it."
Lena smiled brightly, her voice laced with amusement. "I think that's every child's superpower."
Kara sat beside her wife on the sofa and pulled Lena close to hold her. Closing her eyes she listened, to the city beyond their penthouse home, to the soft breaths and steady heartbeat of the little boy upstairs, to Lena's heartbeat. Opening her eyes she shifted to look at her wife and asked, "Are you ok, baby?"
"I'm fine, love." Lena reassured.
"You're heartbeat says differently." Kara replied. She tilted her head a little and then added, "You're nervous."
Lena chuckled. "That's really unfair you know." Kara gave her a look that said she knew it was but she wasn't ever going to stop. Smiling Lena said, "I want you to take a look at something."
Kara let Lena go so the dark haired woman could retrieve something from her purse. She quirked an inquisitive brow when Lena handed her the mini tablet. "Is this what you were working on this morning? I thought you weren't ready to talk about it?"
"It is." Lena said with a nod. "And I wasn't until I ran it past Alex since she's an actual biomedical engineer."
Accepting the tablet from her wife Kara began looking over what Lena wanted her to see. Her early education on Krypton allowed her to understand the theory behind what she was reading, even if some of the finer practical mechanics took a moment or two for her to figure out. When she was finished she looked up at her wife with wide blue eyes. "Lena?"
"You know I've been deconstructing Kryptonian and Daxamite technology for years now." Lena said softly. "Using practical applications of it to help where and when it can. Well, this is something I've wanted to work on since I discovered it was possible. I've dabbled over the last year but really set my focus to it in the last six months or so."
Kara continued to stare at her wife opened mouthed and wide eyed. "Lena?"
Lena was starting to feel sick she was so nervous. "Yes?"
"Lena." Kara repeated yet again and than said, "You want to have a baby?"
"Yes." Lena's voice quivered a little.
Kara finally blinked. "You want to have my baby?"
Lena swallowed, her voice soft and laced with a little fear. "Yes."
"Wow." Kara said as she looked at Lena with such love and awe. Kara smiled a radiant smile as she reached for Lena's face to pull her into a kiss. When the kiss ended she pressed her forehead to Lena's and said, "I would love to add to our family."
Lena relaxed and melted into Kara's touch. "Really?"
"Really." Kara said with a nod. "I love being a mom with you. I love raising Andrew with you, and I would love nothing more than to do it with another little one. Plus, we both know how important having a sibling can be and I think it would be wonderful to give that to Andrew."
One of the many, many, things Lena loved about Kara was her understanding of how much Lena loved the person her brother use to be, how important the boy had been to Lena before the man went mad. "It would be nice for Andrew to have someone in his life the way you have Alex."
Kara nodded and made a sound of agreement. Then she kissed Lena again, took her hand, and pulled her to her feet. She set the tablet on the coffee table and began leading Lena towards the stairs.
Lena laughed. "What are you doing?"
"Taking you upstairs." Kara answered.
"Why?" Lena asked as she willingly let herself be led.
"The bedroom's upstairs." Kara replied.
Lena laughed harder. "You do realize that isn't how we'll be making our baby?"
"I know." Kara replied. "But just because it's not the technical way doesn't mean we have to miss out on the fun part."
"You make a valid point, Mrs. Luthor." Lena purred.
Kara paused at the top of the stairs to pull Lena into her arms. "I've been known to make a few, Mrs. Danvers."
Lena smiled, leaned in and kissed her wife. This was it, this was the moment when the next chapter of their lives began. And no matter what, she was looking forward to however it played out.