Lena Luthor was excited and nervous, she was now almost nine months pregnant with her and Kara's baby. They had moved in together several months ago in to an apartment that was closer to L-Corp, CatCo, and the DEO. They knew that they needed to be close to all three of those buildings in case anything was to happen. Alex had thrown them a baby shower a few weeks earlier and Kara had set up the nursery with Lena's direction of where she wanted everything. They were looking forward to the arrival of their baby girl and she was expected in less than two weeks.
"It's going to be okay Lena." Kara said knowing that Lena was starting to worry about being a mom. They were cuddling on the couch, watching Netflix, and eating popcorn.
"Oh." Lena said jolting in to a sitting up position.
"What? What's wrong?"
"I think it's just Braxton-Hicks contractions."
"Are you sure?"
"Maybe."
Lena tried to cuddle back in to Kara's embrace, but was suddenly hit with another contraction. Kara immediately grabbed her phone and called Alex.
"Hello." Alex mumbled in to the phone.
"Sorry to wake you, but I think Lena's in labor." Kara stated.
"You think?"
"No, I know."
"How?"
"Her water just broke."
"Get her to the DEO asap. I'll be there shortly."
Kara hung up the phone and helped Lena stand, before grabbing Lena's baby bag. They had packed it a few weeks earlier in case this was to happen. Lena finished up a phone call with J'onn who promised to go get Eliza and would meet them at the DEO.
"All right babe. We're going to fly. It'll be faster. Just hold on to me." Kara said as she swung the baby bag over her shoulder and then moved to pick Lena up.
"Okay." Lena said wincing as another contraction hit.
Alex was running through the halls to the medical bay, her niece or nephew was on the way and nothing was stopping her from getting to them. J'onn had flown to Midvale and picked up Eliza, who was standing next to Winn and J'onn by the windows. They wanted to be close, but not as close that Lena squeezed their hand. She had already broken one of the nurse's fingers. Kara let her grip her hand as tightly as she wanted, since Lena wasn't able to break any of her fingers. Mon-El, Imra, and Brainiac-5 were downstairs monitoring the screens in case an alien or alien device needed their attention.
"I'm here! I'm here!" Alex said as she entered the room.
"Alex. She's just about to start pushing." Eliza said as she hugged Alex who moved to stand next to her, Winn, and J'onn.
"All right Lena. It's time to push." Dr. Cillian said.
"I can't do this. I'm not ready. What if I'm a horrible mother?" Lena cried.
"You can do this babe. You are nothing like your mother. You're going to be a great mother." Kara said as she wiped away some of Lena's tears.
"And you aren't doing this alone. We will be with you every step of the way." Eliza stated hoping that it would help Lena stop panicking.
"We will help in any way that we can. We love you. We love this baby." Alex said.
"Okay, Lena it's time to push. When the next contraction happens, you need to push. Okay?" Dr. Cillian said as she prepared to grab the baby. Lena nodded in response and when the next contraction hit, she pushed. "The baby's head is out. Push again."
"I can't do this." Lena cried.
"Babe you can. Just a couple more pushes and our little one will be here. You can do this." Kara said kissing Lena's hand and then her forehead.
"Push." Dr. Cillian said when another contraction hit.
Lena pushed, then the pressure was gone, and a little cry called out. Kara and Lena both cried at the sound of the little cry.
"You did it. We have a baby." Kara cried as she wiped at Lena's tears.
"Would you like to cut the cord?" Dr. Cillian asked Kara.
"Really?"
"Yep. Come here. Cut in between these two clamps."
"Is it a boy or girl?" J'onn asked softly.
"Congratulations it's a boy." Dr. Cillian stated as she handed the baby boy off to a nurse to get cleaned up.
"Did you guys come up with a name yet?" Alex asked.
"We did." Kara said with a smile.
"Andrew Lucas Danvers." Lena said surprising everyone including Kara.
"But…" Kara said wondering why Lena didn't want Andrew to have her last name.
"I love you. I love him. I want him to be free of my last name and if we do get married I would take your last name. I would be thrilled to get rid of mine. I don't want to put the pressure of being a Luthor on him. He deserves to be able to live his life without my mother or brother tainting him."
"I love you too. And one day soon you will be a Danvers too."
"Here you go." The nurse said as she laid Andrew on to Lena's chest. "He's prefect. Ten fingers and toes."
"He is prefect." Lena whispered.
"Yes, he is." Kara whispered back.
Lena and Kara, after several days of staying at the DEO to make sure that Andrew was healthy, had moved back to their apartment. Lena had taken maternity leave from L-Corp and Kara took maternity leave from CatCo. Sam was feeling back to herself and promised to take care of L-Corp, while Lena was out. And James promised the same for CatCo.
Eliza and Alex were constantly at Lena and Kara's apartment helping the new mothers with some of the simple things like making dinner and doing the laundry. Eliza also helped Lena through some hard times when she felt like she wasn't doing enough for Andrew, especially when she felt that she was going to turn in to a mother like her mother.
"He's getting so big and it's only been a week." Lena said sadly.
"It does go by fast, but you are doing great Lena." Eliza said as she cooked dinner, Lena was sitting at the counter with Andrew, who was breastfeeding.
"What if…" Lena started.
"Don't go there. You are a great mother and he loves you. I know that you are worried and it's a mother's job to worry, but he's only a week old. He has a lot of life to live."
"You're right. I just can't help, but worry that I'll turn in to Lillian."
"You, knowing that you don't want to be like Lillian will keep you from becoming like her. All you have to do is call and I'll be here to help you. I plan on staying a little while long just to make sure that you are confident before I leave."
"Thank you so much."
"We're family. No thanks necessary."
"Hey. I'm home." Kara said as she entered the apartment.
"We're in the kitchen." Lena called out to Kara.
"Hey babe." Kara said giving Lena a kiss and then bend down and kissed Andrew's forehead, "Hi little one."
"Do you know who is coming to dinner?" Eliza asked.
"Everyone, I think." Kara stated.
"Even Mon-El, Imra, and Brainiac-5?" Lena asked.
"Yeah. They wanted to bring something for Andrew since they missed the baby shower."
"I wonder what it is."
"I don't know, but we won't accept it if it's dangerous."
"I know."
"Kara, will set the table please?" Eliza asked.
"Sure." Kara said and then she used her superspeed to set everything up.
At dinner that night, when Mon-El, Imra, and Brainiac-5 they handed Kara three boxes. One box, held Kara's necklace that Mon-El should be given back to Kara. Box two held a fabric similar to Kara's cape for Andrew. And as for the final box, Kara promised that she would give it when the time was right that night.
Lena had just put Andrew down for a nap, when she joined everyone at the dining tables that they had set up to accommodate everyone that was coming to the dinner. When Lena sat down at the table to join everyone else who was sitting, Kara stood and moved over to Lena's side. She pulled out the three boxes, showing her the first two before she knelt down and showed Lena what was in the third box.
"Lena Luthor, you are my everything. I promised you that I would always be there for you and I will. Everyday. Every hour. Every second. I love you. You have made me the happiest person in the world by allowing me to love you. I want to make it official. Will you marry me?" Kara said as she then showed Lena the ring that she had created with the help of Mon-El, Imra, and Brainiac-5.
"Yes. Yes! I love you too." Lena cried as Kara gently took Lena's hand and pushed the ring on to her finger.
"This ring is made of a material only found on Krypton. The crystal is a beacon. If you get in to danger, all you have to do is hit this little button here and I will be there."
"It's perfect. I love you."
"I love you too."
Lena and Kara shared a kiss and a round of congratulations from their family and friends.
The wedding wasn't a big and fancy one, but just one with all of their friends and family together at the DEO where they were married by J'onn's father.
They promised to honor, care, and love each other for the rest of their lives.
And they did.
