Alex was in her lab at the DEO. She was sitting on a stool, looking into a microscope. She didn't hear Kara coming into the room. She gave an annoyed sounding sigh as she pushed her hands off the desk, sending the stool she was sitting on birling across the room. She opened the drawer and took out the syringe which had a luminous orange coloured gel in it, before she pushed herself back across to the desk. Kara was still standing there, and Alex was either totally oblivious, or she was just choosing to ignore her. Kara cleared her throat and Alex turned her head slightly to the left before looking back into the microscope lens, sighing once again she careful squeezed a small amount of the luminous gel into the Petri dish. She was trying to analyse a piece of skin to try to deduce the species of alien that had attacked the city. It was a bit of mystery so far, so they were hoping that this test would help give them a little more information to go on. "What do you want, Kara?" Alex questioned. "I'm busy." Alex spoke monotonously, and Kara pouted, knowing her sister was annoyed with how she'd reacted to the idea of Alex trying to get pregnant.
"I thought we could go for lunch." Kara spoke hopefully, walking further into the room, leaning herself against the edge of the desk.
"You going to tell me more reasons why I shouldn't have a baby right now?" Alex questioned. She averted her gaze from the microscope and looked up at her little sister.
Kara exhaled, playing with her hands as she looked down. "I'm sorry, but you wanted my opinion," Kara told her. It wasn't that Kara thought it was a completely crazy idea. She knew Alex wanted kids and that she'd be a great mum one day, but she wanted her sister to be doing this for the right reasons, when the time was right for her and not just to try and get over Maggie by replacing her with a child. "I mean, wouldn't you rather be in a relationship? Have some help? Have your baby have two parents to raise and love them?" Kara questioned.
Alex pursed her lips as she gave a little shrug. "The woman I wanted to raise a family with didn't want to have a family with me," Alex replied. "I….I waited so long to find Maggie. To finally be in a relationship with someone I actually loved. If I have to wait that long again, I…." Alex trailed off, shaking her head. "I just want my life to have a purpose."
Kara stepped closer to Alex and placed a hand on her shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. "You have a purpose," Kara told her. "You are one of the best, most badass agents this place has ever seen," Kara assured her. "You are my favourite person," Kara spoke through a smile. "I feel like this my home, that I belong here, because of you, Alex," Kara told her. "I would never have had the courage to come out as Supergirl if I knew I wouldn't have had you by my side." Kara admitted. She was extremely grateful to have Alex in her life and she needed Alex way more than Alex ever would need her.
"So, my only purpose in life is to be a DEO agent and Supergirl's supportive big sister?" Alex questioned. She knew maybe she was being a bit harsh, Kara said something lovely and of course she appreciated it, but Alex wanted her life to be more than just that.
"Of course not," Kara answered. "But you love the DEO. Would you really see yourself giving up on this for a baby?" Kara wondered if Alex still expected to stay working in her dangerous job once she'd had a child.
"Look, Kara I know you are just concerned for me, but this feels like the right time," Alex told her, looking up into her sister's eyes. "I love the DEO and I love nothing more than kicking some alien ass, but at the end of the day, it's just a job," Alex knew that if she were to have a child, the dangerous missions and the odd ventures to other planets may need to be scaled down a little, but it was a price she was willing to pay for a child. A part of her. Someone to love unconditionally and get unconditional love back from. And besides, it's not like she would have to give up the DEO altogether, she could still go out and help to defeat aliens and there was also lab work that she could be doing. "And anyways, it's no more dangerous than a lot of other things. I mean, anything could happen to me at any time," Alex argued. "I could go out and get hit by a bus tomorrow or take really ill or die in a plane or train or car accident," Alex said. "Being in this job is no reason to not have a child."
Kara pursed her lips as she gave a little nod, she did have to agree that what Alex was saying made sense. "Well, I suppose it would be pretty cool to be an Auntie," Kara smiled at the thought. She would support Alex in this decision. Alex had always, always, been there for Kara and it was time for Alex to think about herself and what she wanted, and Kara would be there with her supporting her 100 percent. Alex gave a smile, knowing she had the support of her sister meant a lot to her, because she was going to need help if she was lucky enough to get pregnant. "I could take the kid flying." Kara gave an excited squeal as she gave a little jump.
"Uhm, no," Alex shook her head and Kara pouted. "But, I'm glad you are with me on this," Alex smiled thankfully at her sister before she stood to her feet. "Now, where you taking me for lunch?" Alex questioned as left the room, Kara walking after her.
Maggie had stopped at a diner in a small town on the way to National City. She still had about 8 hours of driving to do, so she was only stopping for a quick bite to eat and bathroom stop before she'd hit the road again. She was sitting in a booth next to the window, looking out as she got lost in her thoughts of what was going to happen once she did arrive back. Should she text Alex? Was she just going to show up at her apartment? What if Alex had moved on and was seeing someone new? What if Alex never wanted to talk to her again? What if, like her, Alex was still in love with her and wanted nothing more than to give things another go? What if what they had was gone, just a distant memory and they'd never be able to get that back? Was she making a big mistake? She had a decent job in Gotham. She would never be as happy there as she was with Alex, in National City, but maybe that was supposed to be her life now. She was brought back from her thoughts when her coke and burger and fries arrived. "Thanks." Maggie gave the waitress a half-hearted smile before she walked away. She took a deep breath and picked up her phone from the table, putting in her passcode before going into her messages.
She took a deep breath before she started typing. Hey, Alex. I know it's been a while but – Maggie stopped typing. She shook her head and gave a sigh as she deleted what she's typed. Hey, I'm moving back to National City and - Maggie stopped typing again. Did Alex even still have her number? Did Alex even still have the same number? Maybe she'd gotten a new phone, a new number. Maggie furrowed her eyebrows as she deleted what she'd typed again. Hey, It's Maggie. I hope you are doing well. I'm coming back – Maggie gave an annoyed sighed as she deleted the message again. She threw her phone down on the table and rubbed her hands over her face. Why was this so hard? She picked up her coke and took a drink before putting a few fries into her mouth. She turned around as she heard the most high-pitched squeal. A family had been sat in the booth behind her. The mother and one child were sitting directly behind her and the father was sitting opposite them, but the younger child was stamping his feet, his arms folded across his chest as he scowled in the direction of his brother.
"I want to sit next to Mummy," The boy banged his foot off the ground. "Tucker, move." The little boy ran forward and pushed at his brother.
"Hunter, that's enough," The mother said. "Just sit next to Daddy."
"No," Hunter frowned. Maggie turned back around and hoped the disturbance would be over soon as she got back to eating her lunch, but she could still hear the conversation. "Mummy…Mummy, I want you Mummy." Hunter's squeaky little voice went right through her.
"Just sit down." The Dad spoke sternly, but Hunter wasn't giving up. He gave another almighty squeal. Maggie pursed her lips. She would be lying if she said she didn't find this rather annoying and found herself wishing this family had never walked into the diner and disturbed her peace. She found herself thinking about Alex and wondering how she could want the threat of children's tantrums and just generally acting up and being annoying in her life.
"Tuck, I'm sorry buddy," Maggie heard the mother say. She heard Tucker muttered something and she couldn't help but look around again seeing he was moving so Hunter could sit next to the mother. Hunter stuck his tongue out at his brother before he climbed up onto the booth seat, now with a huge grin on his face. He was on his knees on the seat and pulled a little hot wheel's car out of his pocket. Maggie was thankful that he was now quiet, and she turned back around, once again getting back to eating her lunch. She picked up her phone again but didn't start typing anything. She could hear Hunter making driving noises as he pushed the car along the top of the seat, before knocking it against Maggie. Hunter gave a little giggle as Maggie glared at him. Hunter kept laughing and turned the car around, driving it in the other direction, before turning it back around and once again, knocking it into Maggie. Maggie bit her lip, telling herself silently that he was only a small child and not to say anything, but after the forth or fifth time he'd knocked it into her, she decided enough was enough.
"I'm sorry, but your son keeps hitting me with his car." Maggie said as she turned around.
The parents looked at each other before looking to Hunter, who all of a sudden looked like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, his big green eyes going all puppy dog like. "Roll it on the table, darling." The mother said, before going back to talking to her husband, neither of them offering Maggie an apology. Maggie shook her head lightly before turning back around. She thought maybe she could at least have told Alex that she might be open to the idea of children in the future, but she knew she didn't want to be dealing with things like that regularly. She stared at the blank text on her screen. Maybe she should just wait till she is in National City. Maybe they'd just run into each other and it could happen naturally instead of force starting something when she didn't even know what she was going to say, or maybe this was all a mistake. They wanted different things. How were they ever going to make it work? She gave an exasperated sigh as she put her phone back down on the table and finished her lunch, so she could finish her journey home to National City.
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