Maggie slapped her laptop shut in frustration. Her head was pounding, her eyes were burning and her emotions were on a razor's edge. The previous week had started out blissful and ended on the most hellish of notes. Her father had come, attempted to reconcile and then promptly fallen back into his old ways.

It hurt.

It had hurt so damn much.

But Alex had been there; holding her, consoling her, telling her how perfect she was, how much she loved her.

And then the other shoe had dropped...

Because Alex ... sweet, badass, loveable Alex... had assumed Maggie's lack of desire for children had stemmed from her broken childhood.

It hadn't.

"You're all the family I need." The tiny detective had proudly declared.

She'd told Alex that and the younger woman had agreed, barely concealing her disappointment. In the days since that revelation, things had been tense between the couple and Maggie had barely slept, unsure where they currently stood.

Because Alex may have been all that Maggie needed, but it seemed as if the agent needed more.

More than just Maggie.

More than just this crazy, amazing, beautiful whirlwind of a romance.

She knew Alex wanted it be enough, wanted her to be enough. But it wasn't just about what Alex needed; it was also that so many others seemed to need the agent in return.

James, Winn, J'onn, even surprisingly Lena Luthor, and then there was Kara.

Of course, Kara.

The blonde alien had needed Alex ever since she was fourteen and it seemed to be a need that was ever steadily growing.

To add a child to that?

Maggie quickly felt her position as Alex's top priority slipping away and she couldn't help but selfishly cling to it; couldn't bear the thought of sharing Alex more than she already did and it made her feel petty and ironically, childish.

Her phone buzzed loudly across her desk and she quickly scooped it up, the vibrations doing nothing for her growing headache. Alex's face flashed across her screen, bright and happy, much different than it had looked in the past few days.

"Hey you." She greeted as soon as Maggie picked up. "I just walked in. You ready for lunch?"

Ever dependable, Alex had arrived at exactly 1:15pm to pick Maggie up for lunch as she did every Tuesday that the world wasn't in danger. Maggie allowed herself a small smile. At least some things hadn't changed.

"Yeah. Give me like 5 minutes?"

"I'll give you six!" Alex joked and Maggie could feel her smile growing ever wider.

"Nerd." She scoffed before adding. "Be right down. I love you."

"You too. Forever."

Maggie hurriedly grabbed her jacket off the back of her chair and tidied up her desk before taking the stairs two at a time until she reached the main floor. Her face immediately fell when she rounded the corner because there stood her fiancée holding her worst fear.

A baby.

Where the hell had Alex gotten a baby in the last five minutes?!

"Babe!" Alex waved her over with one hand, the other cradling the infant protectively. "Henderson brought her new baby in. Isn't he a doll?"

Maggie schooled her face back into what she hoped was a smile as she approached the women. She gave Henderson, the stations front desk sergeant, a somewhat stiff hug before moving closer to Alex who was completely entranced with the cooing bundle in her arms. The agent bounced lightly on her toes, making funny faces at the infant and holding him close.

"Yeah." She agreed half-heartedly. "Really cute. What's his name?"

"Alexander!" Her fiancée answered and if Maggie had been drinking something she'd have spit it out at that moment!

"Serious- I, uh, I mean what a coincidence, huh?"

Alex simply nodded as she continued to cuddle with her apparent namesake. Maggie thought she might pull her hair out if she didn't get Alex out of there immediately. She tried not to fixate on the fact that her fiancée looked completely at home and the infant content to let her cuddle him, smiling an adorable toothless smile as she did.

"Babe, I just remembered that I have some reports to finish up so we kinda have to get to lunch so I can get back."

"Oh, yeah. Of course." Alex replied apologetically as she handed the infant back. "Thanks for letting me hog him for a few minutes." She smiled genuinely at Henderson as she and Maggie headed for the door.

"Anytime!" Henderson replied. "And if you're ever looking to babysit, just give me a call." Alex agreed with a goofy smile and Maggie nearly groaned at her bad luck.

"Everything okay, babe?"

Maggie snapped out of her distracted haze to see Alex watching her with concerned eyes over the rim of her milkshake. She didn't want to lie but she also didn't want to reignite their current "fight, not a fight".

"Just this case I'm working on… it's got my head a little messed up." She replied, hoping Alex couldn't detect the barely concealed lie. The redhead gave her a close-lipped smile in return and Maggie knew Alex could see through her.

"Anything I can do to help?" She asked, knowing she couldn't possibly assist on an imaginary case.

"I'm sure you have more important things to do, Ally." She deflected, turning her gaze back to her salad.

"Not if you really need my help."

"I don't." Maggie replied a little too sharply. "I'm sorry. I've just been on edge lately."

"Yeah, I noticed…" Alex muttered as the two fell into a tense silence. Both women jumped slightly when the agent's phone rang. She picked up after the second ring, voice filled with annoyance. "Danvers."

Maggie watched as the frown Alex was currently wearing deepened ever further, followed by the telltale Danvers "crinkle". The redhead exchanged a few curt replies with the person on the other hand before hanging up and hastily shrugging her jacket on as she stood.

"I have to go."

Maggie stood too; concern replacing whatever else was brewing between the two. "Everything, okay?"

"No. No, it's not okay. Something's wrong with Kara." Alex was moving towards the door even as she filled Maggie in. "There was some kind of incident and J'onn refuses to tell me what's wrong until I get there."

"I'm coming with you." Maggie insisted as Alex turned to eye her skeptically.

"I thought you had reports to finish?"

"Ally," Maggie sighed trying not to get upset because really she had ruined their lunch long before the call came in. "Babe, this is about our family. Please let me drive you?"

Alex's expression softened noticeably at her words. "Okay. Thank you."

"Of course. I love you."

"You too." Alex replied as she climbed onto the bike behind Maggie, clinging to her fiancée and the hope that Kara was going to be okay. Maggie tried not to let it bother her that Alex's declaration of love had not included "forever".

Alex stormed into the DEO exactly seven minutes later with fire in her eyes and Maggie on her heels. "Where is she? Where the hell is my sister?"

"Ma'am." Vasquez rose from her duty station to intercept her superior and quickly fell into step beside her. "There was a routine raid happening just over an hour ago. Supergirl was on site. Everything seemed to be on the up and up."

"Why wasn't I informed?" Alex growled, stopping briefly to face the agent.

"The director said you were not to be disturbed, ma'am. Something about a standing appointment." Her eyes unconsciously flicked towards Maggie and the detective felt her face warm at the knowledge that Alex had built their weekly lunch date into her jam-packed schedule.

Alex waved off the statement and pressed for more information. "Where is Kara now?"

"This way. She's in with the director and Doctor Hamilton." She explained as she led them further into the base towards the medical bay.

"Why? What happened?" Alex demanded, annoyed that Vasquez had yet to disclose her sister's condition.

"Apparently, Cadmus has been trying to create some new forms of Kryptonite…" Vasquez began to explain as they reached the medical bay but Alex stopped dead in her tracks, causing Maggie to slam into her back!

"Ally, what the hell?!" She turned her attention to the other side of the room, eyes fixed on what had cause Alex to freeze up.

Doctor Hamilton approached them with a concerned look but that wasn't what the agent was focused on. Behind her stood J'onn rocking a very familiar looking blonde toddler in his arms as he spoke to her soothingly in Kryptonian. He approached the women cautiously even as the child seemed to sense Alex's presence. The moment he began moving towards them, bright blue eyes locked onto Alex's and the child lit up like the sun!

"Sissy!" She exclaimed, immediately trying to extricate herself from J'onn's grasp and reaching towards Alex with chubby little hands.

"Kara?" She whispered in disbelief. At hearing her name, the toddler began reaching for her sibling more insistently.

"Sissy, up!" She demanded as J'onn had set her on the floor to allow her to wander over to Alex. When the agent didn't immediately respond she hit Alex's shin impatiently with her chubby little fist. "Sissy! Up!"

Alex reached down mechanically and set the child on her hip, mouth still hung slightly open. Maggie noted the child was barefoot, wearing only an old "Midvale High" hoodie that she knew Alex kept in her locker for chilly days in the lab.

"Ho-how?" Was all Alex managed to squeak out as the little girl continued to snuggle with her, burying her face in her sister's neck with a sleepy smile.

"Love, sissy." The little girl murmured as she started to drift off, seemingly safe and content in her siblings embrace.

"It appears that this new synthetic Kryptonite has somehow de-aged, Kara." Hamilton supplied, looking as mystified as they all felt.

"No shit." Was all Maggie could think to say, as she watched her fiancée quickly melt into a more maternal stance, swaying slightly and rubbing soothing circles on the toddlers back. The movements seemed to relax Kara further if that were possible and soon the little blonde was sound asleep, mouth hanging slightly open with her cheek pressed against Alex's chest.

"It seems the substance was aerosolized, ma'am." Vasquez interjected quickly, facing Alex. "When we entered the warehouse, there was a small explosion of pink dust. It didn't bother us but Supergirl began complaining of a headache and she started getting...well, younger, ma'am."

"I've run all the tests on her that I can and as far as I can tell she's a normal two and a half year old. Without a sample of what she was exposed to, there's no way of knowing how long this will last." Hamilton supplied, leaning her tablet so Alex could read the results without disturbing the sleeping toddler.

Maggie had heard enough. She spun on her heel and began marching towards the medbay door when J'onn called out to her. "Detective Sawyer, where are you going?"

"To find some leads, get a sample of this stuff, whatever it takes to get Kara back to normal!"

"Mags..." Alex approached her, still rocking the sleeping toddler, hurt evident on her face. "Don't leave. I need you here."

"I'll be back, Ally. I just...I...this is how I know how to help, okay?" Maggie stepped forward to press a gentle kiss against her fiancée's temple. "I'll be back."

With that the tiny detective strode out of the DEO, intent on finding someone who could return Kara to her normal age and size. She knew Alex; could tell that the agent was currently running through all her options, considering the possibility that maybe this couldn't be reversed.

And in that eventuality, Maggie knew Alex would put her sister first; push everything to the wayside in favor of what was best for the toddler. Maggie was fully committed to a "lifetime of firsts" with Alex but she would be damned if she was going to raise an alien toddler!

Just when she'd thought her week couldn't get any worse...