Maggie yawned as she was stood in the middle of the apartment. It was just after 9.30pm when she finally arrived in National City. She felt a little bad about going to her landlord's penthouse at that hour, but she needed to get the keys, so there wasn't much else she could do, and it wasn't like it was that late, really. She'd lucked out when she'd found this apartment. The building was right on the waterfront, and it was with walking distance to the precinct, and if Alex was still living in the same place, it was only about 10 blocks away. The apartment came furnished, apart from the living room, so Maggie would have to look into furniture and a TV for in there but given she didn't need to start furnishing the whole place, she would deal with that no bother. She made the three or four trips to and from the car to get everything into the apartment, leaving it all sitting in the middle of the living room floor. It was an open plan area, so the kitchen and living room were all together, but it was a large space and Maggie only wished she had an eye for decorating so she could make it look as nice as she could. She pulled her phone from her pocket and once again found herself going to text Alex, but she didn't know what to say or how to say it. "Dammit," Maggie muttered as she put her phone back into her back pocket and walked across to the double doors. She unlocked them and stepped out onto the balcony, welcoming the cool night air. She leaned forward against the railings and exhaled slowly, feeling her heart beating faster within her chest. This was it. She was back in National City. Back to where she had so many memories and so many plans with the woman she loved more than anything. She knew that she wanted to at least talk to Alex, but a part of her was scared. She had no idea if Alex still felt the same way and the thought of getting in touch with Alex scared her, because she wasn't sure if she wanted to know her response. In an ideal world, Alex would be over the moon to hear from Maggie and jump at the chance of seeing her again and talking and working things out, but if that wasn't the case, Maggie would be crushed and moving back hundreds of miles would all have been for nothing. And of course, if they did meet up to talk, how exactly would it go? Maggie was pretty sure she still felt the same way about kids, especially after her experience with Hunter in the diner that afternoon, but she knew Alex would never be likely to change her mind about her want for kids. "Courage, Margarita, courage." Maggie told herself as she walked back into the apartment. She locked the balcony doors and walked over to the centre of the room, going into her bag and pulling out her purse. She grabbed a few notes and stuffed them into her jacket pocket before she took a deep breath and walked out of her new apartment and got into the elevator to get to the ground floor. She walked across the foyer and smiled as the doorman opened the door for her. She walked into the cool spring evening, feeling herself smiling as she was back in National City. This was the place she regarded as her home and she felt herself thinking that she was glad to be here, no matter what was going to happen between her and Alex, she was glad to be home.
After about half an hour of walking, thoughts mainly of Alex circling her mind, she ended up at their old favourite, the Alien Bar. She walked in and looked around the familiar place, the smile on her face only growing larger. She got herself a beer and a few shots of whisky. She downed the 3 shots one after the other rather speedily before picking up her beer, leaving the money on the bar before walking over to a table. She took a seat, sipping on her beer as she saw a few familiar faces around the room. She felt her heart skip a beat as her phone went off. Was it Alex? Had she spotted her in town already? She took her phone from her pocket and felt a little upset, when she saw Rachel's name on the screen. "Of course it wasn't going to be Alex, you idiot." Maggie muttered to herself before she opened the text from her friend.
Margarita pizza! Are you there yet? You should be there by now!? You said you'd let me know. Just checking you've arrived safely to claim your woman. ;) Have you texted her yet? Xx
Maggie gave a little chuckle at the nickname her friend liked to call her as she typed her reply. Yeah, I've arrived safe! Apartment is gorg, you'll need to come visit. Still can't bring myself to text Alex though. X Maggie sent the text and almost immediately she saw the little bubbles indicating Rachel was typing a reply.
Gurl, what are you waiting for? I didn't spend months talking to you about her for you to move home and do nothing about it! Bite the bullet and get in contact with her. You could be about to get the love of your life back. Don't waste another second! Xx
Maggie read over the text a few times, knowing Rachel was right. This was why she had come back here. Sorry boss :P I'll text her right now. X
Let me know how it goes. I'm here if you need to call to chat. Anytime. Xx
Maggie smiled. She was going to miss Rachel. And not just because they'd sometimes have sex, but because she understood her. They just got each other, and Maggie didn't feel like that around many people. They'd both been shunned by their parents because they were lesbians, so Rachel understood Maggie. Maybe even in a way Alex never would, given how well Eliza reacted to Alex's coming out. Thanks, will let you know for sure. X Maggie typed the reply quickly before she once again, opened a message to Alex. She took a long glug of her beer before she began to type. Hey. I know it's been a while. I've moved back to National City and I was wondering if you'd like to meet me for a drink or something, I dunno. Would be nice to see you again. Xo Maggie. Maggie left her name, just in case Alex had deleted her number. She felt herself shaking as she practically downed the rest of her beer in one, before walking over to the bar, ordering the same again, making quick work of the shots once again, her heart beating faster as she felt sick with nerves, waiting on a reply from Alex.
Alex and Kara were at Kara's loft. Much to Alex's dismay, they'd start through Pitch Perfect and then Pitch Perfect Two, clearly Kara's choice of movies. "Please don't tell me there is a third." Alex mumbled as she reached for her fruit punch flavoured vitamin water, because well, it would never be alcohol but at least it tasted better than plain old water.
"Well there is, actually," Kara grinned in amusement as Alex's face dropped. "But it's not on DVD yet. It's just out at the cinema."
"Well thank God for that," Alex mumbled before she took a drink of her vitamin water. "Maybe I could pick the next movie?" Alex suggested as she reached for some popcorn, popping a few bits into her mouth.
Kara pouted, not liking this idea. "You'll pick something scary."
"Here?" Alex pointed to Kara's DVD collection. "You don't really have scary, do you?" Alex questioned, and Kara shook her head as Alex got to her feet and walked over to the DVD collection as Kara was singing along to the end credits of Pitch Perfect Two. "At least if I do have a baby they'll be able to watch plenty of Auntie Kara's DVDs," Alex noted, scanning her eyes passed the likes of Trolls, Despicable Me, Frozen, Finding Nemo and The Jungle Book.
"You'll need to get used to watching movies like that too," Kara laughed, and Alex gave a little nod, having to agree with her sister. "Besides, you'll only find classics in that wonderful collection of movies." Kara announced proudly.
"Sure," Alex rolled her eyes as she kept looking for a DVD to watch. "Ah okay, now this is a classic." Alex pulled out the DVD and handed it to her sister to put it into the DVD player.
"Forrest Gump," Kara read it out loud as she opened the box and took the DVD out. "Okay, I can't argue with you there, this is good," Kara put Pitch Perfect Two back into its box and put Forrest Gump into the DVD player. They both settled back on the couch as the movie started to play. Alex's phone buzzed on the table and she reached forward to pick it up.
"Who's that?" Kara asked.
"Nosey," Alex replied as she read the text. "It's just J'onn," Alex told Kara as she was typing a reply. "He wants me to go into work tomorrow."
"I thought you had the day off?" Kara said as she brought her legs up onto the couch, tucking them to one side.
"Well he wants me to work," Alex replied. "At least he is asking me to come in now." Alex exhaled sadly. Things were a little strained with her and J'onn at the moment. Kara put it down to him being disappointed in her. After all, he thought of Alex as a daughter and she went through a really bad time after she and Maggie broke-up and a few drunken mistakes at work had led to a distrust that was still being built back up.
"But I thought you had an appointment at the clinic tomorrow?" Kara questioned. Alex had already called and was going to see about starting the process into getting pregnant.
"I told him I had an appointment, so I'd work till then." Alex told her sister.
"What did he say to that?" Kara wondered.
Alex stifled a laugh. "He's not replied yet," Alex answered. "Why are you so interested?" Alex asked, and Kara gave a little shrug before leaning forward and taking a handful of popcorn.
"You're my big sister," Kara responded. "It's my job to be the annoying little sister." Kara gave her a goofy grin before Alex gently pushed on her arm. Kara laughed before she knocked back into Alex, before they settled into silence to watch the movie.
Maggie groaned as she gave a big stretch, her eyes flickering open. She reached her hand out and picked up her phone, seeing she still hadn't received a reply from Alex, but she did have a message from Rachel.
Pizza!? Is me not hearing back from you good news or bad news? Are you wallowing is self-pity right now or are you to busy doing other things with Ms Danvers? Either way I hope you are okay. Get in touch when you can. Xx
Maggie sat up in her bed and stretched her arms above her head, feeling the pull in her back. She sighed lightly as she typed a reply to her friend. I haven't had a reply. :( X
Soon enough Maggie saw the bubbles indicating Rachel was typing a message back. Don't sweat it, maybe she was working night shift? Or maybe she got a new number? Xx
Possibly. Or maybe she just doesn't want to meet up? X Maggie felt a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach as she typed that suggestion.
She'd be dumb for not wanting to meet up with someone as awesome as you! Don't give up, got a good feeling about this one. Xx
Maggie managed a weak smile before she put her phone on the bedside table. She forced herself out of the bed and walked across the hall to the bathroom. She switched the shower on, letting the water heat up as she took off her tank-top before pushing her sleep shorts and panties down and slipping into the shower. She let the hot water cascade her body, trying to push away thoughts of Alex. She focused her mind on planning her day. She still had a few days before she was due to start at work, and she'd use them wisely, getting everything unpacked and in its new place in her apartment and of course, she needed to go get a dining table, a couch and possibly a chair or two, a new TV and some sort of unit for it to sit on. After a rather long morning shower, she switched the water off and stepped out the shower, grabbing the towel from the rail and drying her body lightly before wrapping it around herself. She wrapped a second towel around her head, allowing it to soak up some water from her hair. She walked back through to the bedroom and sat down on the edge of her bed, picking up her phone, but she didn't have any new messages. She scrolled through her phone, stopping at Kara's number, which she forgot she still had. She was going to delete it when she first moved, but then she thought it might be handy to have Supergirl's number in her phone, just in case. Maybe she could call Kara, see how Alex was doing, see if she thought there was any chance. She shook her head and threw her phone across the room, before she lay back on the bed, closing her eyes as she gave a big sigh.
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