Kara and Lena were already at the bar when Maggie and Alex walked through the door to the alien bar, hand in hand. They were at a table, sitting on the same side, and laughing about something. What it was, who knows.
"Hey Little Danvers, Lena," Maggie said once both of them were in earshot. They shot their heads around towards the source of the sound, and Kara smiled from ear to ear. Lena hadn't met Maggie yet, so she looked towards her girlfriend and copied what she was doing. To most people, it would've looked like nothing, but considering Maggie was a detective and it was her job to detect, she noticed and grabbed Alex's hand, intertwining their fingers. It was a protective habit Maggie picked up in the few weeks they had been together.
"Maggie! Get over here!" Kara nearly yelled, then jumped over the seat to meet the girl. Lena politely stood up, feeling a bit awkward not knowing Maggie.
"Hey," Maggie said in a caring voice, one that she reserves for the people who she loves. Alex has a different voice, and it wouldn't be fun if she did it now. Might get kicked out.
Lena stood a few paces back, studying Kara and how she was so comfortable around Maggie. Somewhere deep inside of her pinged and she stepped closer, unsure of what to do. She was more than nervous. She was terrified.
"You must be Lena," Maggie started. "I've overheard Alex talking to Kara who was talking about you. I haven't heard much, though it is nice to finally meet you."
Lena now understood why Kara was so laid back around her. If Kara was comfortable, Lena was too. Without knowing it, Kara had escaped back to her side and wrapped a protective arm around Lena's waist. Whatever it meant, it was nice to know that she wasn't alone during this extreme case of awkwardness.
"Lena, this is Maggie, Alex's girlfriend. Maggie, Lena," Kara introduced the two. "Now, can we PLEASE play pool?"
Alex laughed. "What, you think you can finally beat me with your 'good luck charm'?"
Kara smiled at Alex in a competitive yet utterly non-threatening way. "No, I think my good luck charm will beat you."
Alex looked up and down Lena, assessing her competition. "Alright then. Me against Maggie, Kara against Lena. Winners and losers play."
Lena laughed. "Deal."
"May the best player win," Alex said, going up and shaking Lena's hand. The fake competition on Lena's face was hilariously unreal, and Kara seemed to notice that the frown on her face wasn't equally matched with the amount of sarcasm that lined her eyes.. She could barely hold the pool stick she was laughing so hard. In fact, Lena had to hold her up for quite a long time until she could regain her composure. Neither of them minded, though.
They played the first round, and it went down exactly as one would expect: Maggie and Kara lost horribly. The two of them didn't really know the rules. Well, Maggie did, but following them wasn't her strong suit.
"Lena, it's you and me," Alex said. She tried to be menacing, and while it would've had anyone but a few shaking in their boots, Lena got closer.
"It's on," she replied. Kara started laughing again.
"Both of us know who will win," Kara said to Maggie. "It's no use. I lost miserably."
"Cheer up, Kara. At least your girlfriend will beat mine." Maggie smiled. Kara looked suspicious.
"What kind of bribery-"
"I didn't bribe anyone. I was matching the both of you while you played, and while Alex has a reputation for winning, she doesn't have the technique or flair for this as Lena does. She has better grip, better aim, and taps the pool balls with more accurate force. Just watch. She'll pound Alex into the ground."
And Maggie was right. Lena let Alex get one in during the beginning, but after that, she sunk ball after ball until she eventually won.
While Lena walked over and kissed her girlfriend, Alex was left slack jawed over the pool table. She was staring at it in wonder.
"What… how… why…" Alex was dumbfounded.
Maggie walked over and raised Alex's chin with her finger.
"Hey, at least you one in, right?"
Alex looked up and smiled. "At least I can say I got one in, that's good right? Considering both of our skills, I think it's fair to say I did good."
When the two couple got together, though, Lena said, "I let you get that shot in."
Alex was bright red from embarrassment, Lena red from guilt. But hey, at least they both had their girls to kiss the color from them.
So, what do you think? I tried to stray from the alcohol theme that plagued my previous chapters. I think it was fun to do fluff, a bit of a break from the angst, but I think I'll be going back to emotions soon.