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Alex zipped the small suitcase shut, and lifted it down off the bed. She glanced at her watch, and felt her stomach churn with worry. Maggie was late. She was never late. Or at least, if she knew she was going to be late home she'd always call and let Alex know. She was due back from the precinct almost an hour ago. She was only supposed to be going down for a couple of hours, some very important paperwork needing to be done before they left. They were going away for a long weekend to celebrate their two-year anniversary. Alex pulled her phone from her back pocket, making sure she hadn't missed any calls from Maggie, but the screen was blank. She exhaled lightly, putting her phone back in her pocket before she lifted up the suitcase and took it down the stairs, leaving it in the hallway, next to her own. She walked into the kitchen and it was then she noticed Maggie's phone on the breakfast bar. Alex rolled her eyes as she shook her head at her girlfriend forgetting to take it with her. With their line of work, they always made sure that they had their phones with them at all times, just in case. She walked over to the fridge and took a bottle of water, opening it up and taking a drink. "Alex." Alex turned around as she heard Maggie's voice, before seeing her half running half walking into the kitchen.
"About bloody time, Sawyer." Alex sighed.
"Sorry, sorry, I know, I know," Maggie held her hands out in front of her as she walked over to her girlfriend. "But you know how it is. You can never really go into work just to do one thing, can you?" Maggie questioned. "Other things always pop up."
"Hmm." Alex raised her eyebrows.
"We're not going to be too much later arriving." Maggie argued.
"We'll hit the lunch time rush," Alex sighed. "It's going to take us ages."
"Well, we aren't in any rush anyways, right? We can just take a nice slow drive up there," Maggie said as she wrapped her arms around Alex's waist, letting them rest on the small of her back as she pulled her closer to her. "C'mon it's not a big deal. Don't be mad," Maggie gave her a smile. Alex tried to stay straight faced but Maggie's dimples displayed and they were her weakness. A smile spread across Alex's face and Maggie's grin only grew larger. "Aw there's my smile." Maggie grinned before placing a soft kiss on Alex's lips. Alex smiled into the kiss, letting it deepen for a moment, before pulling back.
"I packed you some stuff," Alex told her. "Figured we'd get away quicker once you did eventually get home."
"You went through my drawers?" Maggie asked, pulling herself back, removing her arms from being around Alex.
"Yeah," Alex looked confused. "What's so bad about that?"
No, nothing," Maggie shook her head. "I just mean….well it's our anniversary this weekend. There's possibly gifts hiding there that you weren't supposed to see."
"Well I didn't see anything," Alex murmured before she took another drink of her water. "Do you want to change or are you ready to go?"
"Uhm, no," Maggie shook her head. "I'm just going to go grab a few things then we can go," Maggie took the car keys from her jacket pocket and handed them to Alex. "You can put the cases in the car and I'll be right out," Maggie said. "Can you grab me a water?" Maggie asked and Alex nodded before Maggie disappeared from the room. Alex opened the fridge again and took out a bottle of water for Maggie before she walked out into the hallway, grabbing the suitcases and heading out to the car.
Maggie walked into the bedroom and over to her bedside table and opened the bottom drawer. She moved about some things and found the little box tucked at the back. She took it out and took a deep breath as she opened the box, staring down at the white gold ring, three diamonds embedded in it. She'd chosen one of this style, knowing big jewellery wasn't really Alex's thing and so she could still easily wear it while she was out at work blasting and kicking some alien ass. She felt her heart beating faster as she thought about asking Alex to marry her. She got back to her feet and walked over to their wardrobe and lifted out the bag, filled with other anniversary gifts for her girlfriend. She put the ring box careful in the bag before heading downstairs, not able to wait any longer to go away for the weekend hoping that when they came home, she'd be referring to Alex as her fiancée instead of just her girlfriend.
Maggie and Alex had stopped at a service station on the way, after driving for almost 3 hours. Alex had just filled up the car with petrol, and Maggie had gone inside to pay and to get them some coffee and a snack, both of them feeling a little hungry since they hadn't anything since breakfast and it was almost 4pm. Alex had gotten back into the passenger side of the car, making the decision for the both of them that Maggie was going to drive the rest of the way. Maggie walked back over to the car, seeing through the windscreen that she was apparently driving now. She stopped outside of the door and Alex leaned over, opening it to let her in, her hands full with the coffee cups and the sandwich she had. "Sneaky." Maggie said as the door opened and she handed the coffees in for Alex to take. She took them from her and put Maggie's into the drink holder, before taking a drink of hers.
"I'll keep driving if you really want." Alex told her.
"No," Maggie shook her head as she put the seat forward a little, Alex being taller than her, needing the seat slightly further back. "It's fine." Maggie handed the sandwich box to Alex who looked down to it to read the sticker to see what kind it was. Maggie reached up and slightly adjusted the rear-view mirror.
"Just chicken no mayo," Alex screwed her face up at the choice. "Exciting choice." Alex rolled her eyes.
"There wasn't much left," Maggie told her. "It was that or tuna mayonnaise," Maggie said. Alex made a sound like she was about to vomit. She hated tuna. "Yeah, so that's why it's just chicken no mayo." Maggie murmured as she took a drink of her coffee. She heard a blast of a horn and looked into the rear-view mirror, seeing the man in the car behind her making an angry gesture. "Okay, okay, chill out mate," Maggie muttered, as she put her seatbelt on and turned on the ignition, pulling away from the pump, letting the man behind her get in to fill up his car.
They continued the drive to the wood side cabin they were going to be staying in. Maggie had the proposal all planned. She'd do it on the Saturday night, the day they'd actually been together for two years. She'd have the log fire burning and there'd be candles and a blanket on the floor right in front of the fire. There'd be strawberries and champagne, it would be perfect. Well, perfect if Alex said yes of course. But Maggie didn't doubt that she wouldn't. "Here," Maggie looked to Alex for a moment, seeing she was handing her a piece of the sandwich. Maggie took it in her hand before looking back to the road. "I hope the rest of the weekend we get some better food than this."
"Not likely if you are cooking." Maggie quipped.
"Hey." Alex slapped Maggie's thigh.
"Well c'mon it's only the truth," Maggie laughed. "I don't love you for your cooking that's for sure." Maggie said.
"Well you could teach me instead of just making fun of me all the time," Alex murmured as she took a bite of her sandwich. "You, my love, can cook."
"I hope that's not all I am good for." Maggie replied, looking briefly to Alex with a cheeky grin on her face.
"Uh….nah," Alex shook her head. "You are also pretty good with the vacuum cleaner," Alex joked. "And don't even get me started on how good you clean those bathroom tiles, like really, I think that should be your job all the time." Alex teased as she broke into a laugh, Maggie joining in with her.
"You are a funny woman, Danvers," Maggie rolled her eyes. She took a deep breath as she pursed her lips. "God, I love you," Maggie told her. "Like, I mean, I've never felt like this about anyone before. I….from the moment we met at that airport parking lot, I….I felt this huge pull towards you, this huge connection and I…we were made for each other," Maggie felt herself getting teary eyed. She knew she had the moment all planned but, maybe, maybe you couldn't plan this. Maybe it was supposed to be in the moment. "I….I want to spend the rest of my life with you," Maggie told her. She felt it slipping out. There was no point stopping now. "Marry me, Alex Danvers. I want you to marry me."
The truck came from nowhere. It was on the wrong side of the road, hurtling towards them at full speed. It was out of control. It all happened so fast and there was nothing Maggie could do. There was a loud crashing sound and then everything went black.