"So lunch?", Kara asked after a few minutes of playing with Jade on the floor.
"Right yes let's go get something to eat. Jade what's your favorite food?", I asked Jade with a smile on my face.
"Pizza and pot stickers.", Jade said which got all of us to giggle.
"You sure she's not Kara's?", Lena asked as the three of us laughed even harder as Jade glared at her; yeah she's totally a Danvers.
"She not my Mommy, she my Aunt.", Jade said which got us to laugh even more.
"She's just joking baby girl. Let's go get some pizza and pot stickers.", I said to Jade as I took her in my arms and stood up as Lena and Kara stood up as well.
"Do you want us to grab the food and meet you at Lena's place or do you wanna grab the food?", Kara asked me as we headed out of the medical bay.
"You guys grab the food, we have to go pick up Ruby from school she forgot that it was a half day today.", I said to them as I looked at my phone and saw a text from Ruby.
"Kara go grab the food, I'll grab Ruby and you two head over to my place.", Lena said with a smile on her face; I guess she noticed I was a little concerned with being out in public with a three year old that looks a lot like my self and Maggie.
"Good plan.", I said as we separated and headed to where we were going.
"What I call you?", Jade asked me as we were walking to Lena's apartment.
"You can call me whatever you want little one. When Kara was younger she called me Lexi if that's what you want to call me you can. Or you can call me Mommy that's up to you.", I said to her with a smile on my face as she held onto my hand as a puppy came running towards us. "She's not going to hurt you.", I said as I knelt down to Jade's level and stuck my hand out for the puppy to smell. "See she just wants to say hi.", I said as the puppy started to lick Jade's hand and wag her tail.
"She cute.", Jade said with a smile on her face as she started to pet the puppy's head.
"Mocha!", I didn't think I would ever hear that voice so soon. As I looked up I saw Maggie running over to us with a leash in her hand.
"Sorry about that she got loose.", Maggie said without even looking to see who she was talking to.
"That's okay.", I said as I stood up and as Maggie looked into my eyes with a stunned look on her face.
"Danvers, how are you?", she said then asked me.
"I'm good. I see you got your self a pup.", I said to her with a small smile on my face.
"I did, I got very lonely. Figured a puppy would keep me busy. And who is this?", Maggie asked with a small smile on her face as she looked down at Jade.
"I Jade.", Jade said with a small smile on her face.
"That's a very pretty name, how old are you?", Maggie asked as Mocha started to lick Jade's face which got her to giggle.
"I tfree, I gonna be four.", Jade said as Mocha stopped licking her face.
"I was going to text you either today or tomorrow. Could we talk soon?", I asked Maggie as she was picking the puppy up so she wouldn't run away again.
"Does this have to do with the little one?", Maggie asked me with a knowing look in her eyes.
"Yeah, clearly you can tell she looks like us.", I said to her as she nodded her head to agree with my statement.
"I have off tomorrow if you want to talk. Just text me a time and place.", Maggie said as Mocha started to bark because she wasn't getting attention. "Hey quiet.", Maggie said to her with a laugh to her voice.
"She cute.", Jade said to Maggie with a smile on her face.
"Thank you.", Maggie said.
"Right so tomorrow I'll text you when to meet up.", I said to her as I took Jade's hand again.
"Yeah sounds good. Have a good night Danvers, it was nice meeting you Jade.", Maggie said to me then to Jade as she walked off.
"Bye Maggs.", I said to her before she was out of ear shot. "Okay let's get to Lena's apartment.", I said to Jade as we started walking again. When we got to Lena's apartment Kara was already there with food. "Where's Lena?", I asked as Jade and I walked into Lena's apartment.
"She just got Ruby she'll be here soon.", Kara said as she was getting plates and cups ready for us to eat.
"You seem to know where everything is. Spending a lot of time here?", I teased Kara, as her face turned bright red.
"No just been here enough to know where things are.", Kara said to me as I laughed at her.
"Sure is that why Lena's wearing one of your cardigans?", I said to Kara as her eyes bugged out of her head. "Didn't think I noticed that huh?", I asked with a laugh to my voice.
"You were kind of busy with your daughter so no I didn't think you noticed. We'll talk about this another day.", Kara said to me as Lena and Ruby walked into the apartment.
"Who's this?", Ruby asked as she smiled at Jade.
"I Jade.", Jade said a she hid behind my legs.
"You can say hi baby girl, do you know Ruby from your universe?", I said to Jade then asked her.
"Yes but she bad people.", Jade said with tears in her eyes.
"Well in this universe she's not bad. She's just a kid like you; she goes to school and hangs out with her friends. Do you know her mom Sam?", I said then asked Jade.
"She bad too.", Jade said as she held onto my legs a little tighter.
"Here she's not bad either she's just sick right now. Lena and I are trying to make her better. Do you have a Lena in your universe?", I said then asked her realizing I never asked her who she had in her universe that we have here.
"She my Aunt, Kara my Aunt too. I has a cousin too. He not born yet.", Jade said with a smile on her face while looking up at Kara and Lena.
"Looks like you two have some work cut out for you.", I said with a laugh to my voice as they both looked at each other and blushed as Ruby started to laugh too. Then there was a knock on the door.
"I'll grab that.", Lena said as she turned from us and opened the door to Maggie standing on the other side.
"Maggie what can I do for you?", Lena asked with a guarding tone to her voice. I don't know who's worse with protecting me her or Kara.
"I came to talk to Alex. We bumped into each other while she as on her way here. Can we talk?", Maggie said to Lena then asked me.
"Sure, Jade why won't you stay with Ruby and play some games while Maggie and I talk.", I said to Jade as Ruby held her hand out for Jade to take.
"Okay.", Jade said as she took Ruby's hand and they headed into the living room.
"Whatever needs to be said you can say it in front of Lena and Kara.", I said to Maggie as she was looking around to see if Lena and Kara were leaving.
"Okay where did she come from? Maggie asked me as she looked at Jade.
"An alternate universe. Our alternate universe to be exact. She's our daughter. Apparently our other selves send her here because the planet was being taken over. We haven't been able to figure out if she can go home or not.", I said to Maggie as she was thinking about what I said.
"If she can't go home what's going to happen to her?", Maggie asked me as she looked at me in the eyes.
"I'm going to raise her. I can't put her in the system knowing she's by child.", I said to Maggie.
"She's not really your child.", Maggie said to be as she sighed.
"She is, I may not have given birth to her or raised her the last three years. But she has part of my DNA I'm not going to abandon her. I'm not looking for you to raise her too if that's what you think I'm going to ask. That's up to you if you want to be in her life. I think she would be very upset that her other mother isn't raising her but I can't force you to raise a kid.", I said to Maggie
"I have to think about this. I've never seen my self as a mother. But she's also old enough to realize that I'm her other mother and that I wouldn't be around. I don't think I could handle that. But I also don't know if I can handle being a mother either.", Maggie said to me as she sat down on one of the island stools.
"How about we take baby steps. Get to know her a little. She's a great kid. A lot like you and I.", I said to Maggie as I looked at Jade.
"She looks like you just with my skin color.", Maggie said to me with a small smile on her face.
"Yeah but she has your stubbornness.", I said with a chuckle to my voice. "Jade come here.", I said to Jade as she got up and ran over to me.
"You knows you my Mama?", Jade asked Maggie as she clung to my leg.
"Yeah Alex told me.", Maggie said to Jade with a small smile.
"You and Mommy not togefer here?", Jade asked us as she looked up at me.
"We were baby, but things change.", I said to Jade as I played with her hair.
"I here so you gets back togefer.". Jade said to us as she smiled up at me.
"It's not that easy little one. There are some things Maggie and I have to talk about and work through.", I said to her as she pouted and looked like she was about to cry.
"But you my mommies. Mama don't love me?", she said a she started to whimper and tear. My heart is breaking so much right now. This little one lost so much already and now she may not even be raised by both of her mothers'.
"Hey, hey don't cry. This is new for Mama, but I promise you I will try my hardest to be there for you and your mommy. The two of us may not get back together but that doesn't mean we can't do things as a family. Your Mommy and I have to talk about a lot of things but during that time maybe we can spend some time together. Would you like that?", Maggie said as she knelt down to Jade's level and talked to her as she wiped her tears away. She has the mother instinct without even knowing it. I think she's just afraid to be a mother.
"Can we Mommy?", Jade asked me as she looked up at me. I knelt down to her level as well to speak to her.
"Of course. I wouldn't stop you from spending time with Mama. But like Mama said we have things to talk about and work through.", I said to Jade as she cuddled into my side and started to play with my hair.
"Mama stay for lunch? We has pizza and potstickers!", Jade asked then said with excitement in her voice.
"That's up to Mommy, Lena, and Kara.", Maggie said knowing that it was up to the three of us if we wanted her there or not.
"I'm good with you staying. Kara? Lena?", I said then asked.
"You can stay.", Lena said with a smile on her face as Kara nodded her head to agree with a smile of her own. As we sat down to eat Jade looked at Maggie and I and smiled; I really hope on some level we can co-parent even if we don't get back together.
