Alex Danvers. The agent had just come in from the DEO and was currently sitting at Sam's dining room table helping Ruby with homework. An intimidatingly large mathematics textbook was splayed out on the table along with a notebook and some spare working paper. Ruby's brow was furrowed in concern while Alex seemed to have a look of excitement on her face as she explained how to solve a problem.

"Oh I get it now!" Ruby exclaimed happily.

The agent smiled proudly. "That's great, kid. Now I think we can move on to some of the more difficult questions."

Ruby sighed suddenly. "I wish I was better at math. I bet you didn't have to get tutored."

Alex smiled. "Ruby, you're not bad at math at all." She leaned towards Ruby conspiratorially and said in a hush-hush voice, "Do you want me to let you in on a secret?"

"Yes please!" Ruby smiled.

"I had to get tutored in physics. And hey, you're looking at a doctor of bioengineering here," Alex laughed, gesturing at herself. "Plus, in high school I was always better at rugby than math. I mean I loved mathematics, but I guess all those rugby concussions didn't help."

Ruby giggled and then suddenly she perked up.

"Wait, Mom, can I play rugby in high school? That sounds so awesome!"

"Oh my god, Alex. Look what you've done," Sam groaned while stifling a grin from the kitchen where she was making Ruby dinner. In truth, she was making enough for the three of them – she wanted Alex to stay for dinner. It was nice having Alex's company. Sam couldn't deny that Alex's presence was comforting, and with her, Alex, and Ruby it felt like…Sam couldn't precisely put it in words…but it felt like family.

"No, kiddo. Unfortunately, Alex didn't sell it to me." She laughed at her pouting daughter. Although Sam internally reasoned to herself that if her daughter really wanted to pick up the sport she wouldn't stop her.

"You should listen to your mom, Rubes. Don't waste your soccer talent on a sport for brutes," Alex laughed.

Sam smiled to herself as the sounds of Ruby and Alex's conversation filled her ears and she let herself relax. Her whole life had been about dogged-determination with hardly any time for the relaxation she felt now. It had been no easy feat to raise a daughter by herself at the age of 16 to becoming a CFO of a big company.

But nothing had prepared her for Reign.

Reign. Even the name itself was painful. The DEO along with L-Corp had managed to separate Reign from her with black kryptonite and had banished Reign to the Phantom Zone, but the trauma from being a programed killing machine had not been banished. Not even close.

Nothing had also prepared her for her feelings for the woman who had come into her life when she needed it most. Alex had not only ended up being her strongest support system throughout the ordeal, she had also been there for Ruby. Ruby loved Alex a lot and Sam could tell.

And that wasn't all. For the first time in what felt like forever, she was developing a serious crush on someone. Scratch that, it wasn't just a crush, it was a head-over-heels kind of feeling.

Alex wasn't only amazingly kind, strong, selfless, and smart – she was also extremely hot, as shallow as that sounded.

Sam looked over to the woman sitting a mere two meters away from her. Alex was still in her DEO uniform which showed off her lithe, toned body. Sam closed her eyes and she could picture Alex's deep, dark brown eyes, her protruding collarbone, her neck, her sexy jawline. And then there were Alex's quirks, the way she licked her lips when she was nervous, her smirk, her leather jackets and tight jeans, the way she always wore her watch backwards like a cool secret agent, the way she smiled…

There was no denying it. Sam knew she had it bad.

It was after dinner, Ruby had finished her homework and was in her bedroom, and Alex was helping her clean the kitchen and put away dishes.

As Sam was drying a plate from the dishwasher, she felt Alex behind her, close enough that she could almost feel Alex's breath.

"Hey, Sam, thanks so much for having me over for dinner again. It beat having dinner by myself. Plus you make a really great pasta salad."

Sam turned around to face Alex. She became acutely aware that they were only about a foot apart. Alex's eyes widened, and she looked…adorable?

Sam suddenly became overwhelmed with emotion. Without thinking she put down the plate and reached out to grab Alex by her shirt. Impulsively, she pressed her lips to Alex's and felt electricity run through her entire body.

Alex moved her hands down to Sam's hips and slowly kissed back and Sam quietly gasped at Alex's response. Sam removed her grasp from Alex's shirt and wrapped her arms around Alex's neck. Their kiss deepened as their bodies were flush against one another.

After what felt like only seconds, a phone rang sharply in the background. Alex suddenly pulled away from Sam and took out her phone from the back pocket of her black jeans. She answered the phone and looked to Sam.

"The-the DEO. There's-there's an alien attack…I-I have to go. Thank you for everything again."

Alex stared at Sam for a long moment and took off.

Alex hopped on her motorcycle and after she let the engine roar she gritted her teeth and sped off into the night.

What the heck had just happened? Did Sam just kiss her? Did she just kiss Sam back? Is that what Sam wanted?

Thoughts were racing though Alex's mind as she felt a cold wind whip over her body. Her heart was pounding, and she still felt Sam's lips on hers, Sam's body against her own. How Sam faintly smelled like bergamot and jasmines.

Alex had been slowly developing feelings for Sam for a while now. She realized that although she didn't want to admit it to herself just yet. Sam was so sweet, so hardworking, so tough, and such a wonderful mother to Ruby. And Sam was…gorgeous. Her olive skin, her chocolate eyes, her pretty hair…

Alex cursed under her breath. This was the first time she had felt this way about someone since Maggie. The feelings scared her. She knew that she wasn't good for Sam romantically. She was too reckless, too impulsive. Sam and Ruby deserved someone better, like Maggie had. She would just wreck things again.

Sam stared at the drying towel in her hand as she continued to put away dishes. Why did she have to do such a bone-headed stupid thing? It was after Reign, Sam thought, that she was becoming more emotionally vulnerable, apt to bad decisions and falling apart.

She could still feel the heat of Alex's body on her own. Sam missed Alex already, but at the same time was too scared to ever see her again.