When they arrived at their apartment, Alex quickly slipped her keys out of her purse and unlocked the door. Pushing it open she allowed Kara and Maggie to walk in before her. Both women felt slightly nervous bringing Kara into their home, not because she was a Kryptonian but because they had no idea what they were doing. One thing they wanted to make very clear was that they were not trying to replace Kara's parents. Even though both of them desperately wanted to have a relationship with her, they knew that their biggest challenge would be finding a balance between being overbearing and not there at all.

Alex and Maggie stayed by the door, letting Kara explore her new home by herself. It was a nice size apartment, twenty-three floors up with a small balcony and a beautiful view of the city. The apartment itself consisted of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an open kitchen that merged into the living room.

Alex took a few steps forward wrapping her arms around Maggie from behind. The detective smiled before leaning back into Alex's touch, relaxing to the feeling of Alex's arms wrapped around her. Kara had made her way over to a set of shelves that had a number of bonsai trees on them, some that were more mature than others. Alex tightened her grip around Maggie's waist. Ever since their first valentine's day, Alex decided to get Maggie a bonsai tree every year instead of roses. After the initial miscommunications were resolved Alex re-gave Maggie the Bonsai tree she bought for her. It, of course, made her girlfriend at the time, geek out and so ever since then Alex got her one.

Kara ran her hand along the shelf, wanting to touch the tiny trees but not knowing if she was allowed to. There were 5 of them, organized from oldest to youngest, and staggered on three shelves. Kara could tell that they were treasured, it was obvious that someone knew how to take very good care of them.

Maggie squeezed one of Alex's arms with her hand before exiting her wife's embrace and walking over to Kara.

"Bonsai trees," Maggie said, accidentally making the girl beside her jump, "That one." She said pointing to the top shelf, the tree on the left, "She gave me around a month after we had gotten together, and at that time I have to say I was not a fan of Valentine's day."

"What's Valentine's day?" Kara asked curiously, turning slightly so she could see Maggie.

"Well," Maggie paused trying to figure out a way to explain it to the girl, "I guess it's a day for couples to take their partners out to a nice dinner, buy them flowers, spoil them a bit."

"That seems nice," Kara said with a smile, "Why didn't you like it?"

"I didn't think I needed an artificial holiday to show how much I love that one over there." Maggie said throwing a thumb in Alex's direction.

Kara nodded her head and couldn't help but think of her own parents. They never had a "Valentine's Day" on Krypton, and the more Kara thought about it the more she realized "love" on Krypton was very different than the version of "love" on Earth. She knew that her parents had loved each other, loved her, but unlike Maggie and Alex they seemed to have been more reserved with their feelings. She was constantly catching Maggie and Alex exchanging touches or glances. It seemed to ground both of them. Her parents never did that.

Not quite sure what to say, Kara decided to continue her exploration of the apartment. She had always been an observant person, she loved the tiny details in life, especially when it came to the people and places around her. As she made her way to the kitchen, she was taken aback by all the new technology that she knew nothing about. She found herself running a hand over the smooth marble, it was cold but slightly comforting; familiar.

Maggie threw Alex a worried look whenever Kara walked off with nothing but a nod. The detective had always prided herself on the fact that she knew people, knew how they worked. But with Kara here, she was starting to doubt those abilities. She started to think about the fact that she didn't know the first thing about being a parent. Alex and Maggie had had many long conversations about if/when they were going to have kids. Both of their jobs were dangerous, each and every day they put their lives on the line. And with every conversation they found themselves asking the same question: Could they take that risk?

It didn't help that their extended family was limited. Maggie had not reached out to her parents in at least fifteen years; there were too many painful memories to try and relive them all by reconnecting. It was therapeutic when she opened up to Alex about her past, the Agent was nothing but supportive and helped Maggie heal the best she could. But that didn't mean it didn't cause her pain. She will never forget the fear and sorrow she felt when her parents called her into that living room. Being told that she had to be out of the house in an hour and could never come back, it had destroyed her. Especially, since she was just figuring it all out herself.

They did have Eliza. She was great and had always been supportive of their relationship. Maggie guessed that she knew Alex was gay way before it was even on Alex's radar. Mother's instinct and all of that. Alex told Maggie that her father, Jeremiah, had died in a plane crash. It was clear that Alex worshipped her father. She loved him, everything about him. Maggie could relate to Alex, even though they were very, very different circumstances they both knew what it was like to lose a parent(s). Maggie would never wish that on anyone.

And here she was watching a thirteen-year-old girl, roam through her kitchen, taking in everything this new world had to offer. Maggie hated that at such a young age, Kara had lost so many people she cared about, no child should lose as much as Kara Zor-El had in such a short period of time.

Alex watched as pain flickered over her wife's face, she guessed Maggie was thinking about her own childhood. She hoped that at some point Maggie would feel comfortable enough to talk to Kara about her past, not only would it help Kara not feel so alone but it could help Maggie as well.

"How about we get some food in us?" Alex said, "It's almost five, we could order a pizza?"

Kara had turned around quickly at the prospect of food, "I'm so hungry, food sounds fantastic right now! Are pizzas good?"

Maggie chuckled before walking into the kitchen to grab a beer, "If I let her, Alex would eat one every night."

"It's true," Alex said with a smile, not even trying to deny it. "I'll call in the order." She finished happily as she walked off to order their much needed pizza.

Maggie and Kara stood in the kitchen waiting to for her to come back. Kara was still glancing at all the equipment in the kitchen not sure what any of it did. Maggie saw Kara's hesitation, and decided that Kara needed a lesson in Kitchen 101.

By the time Alex got back Kara was well versed in what each thing did in the kitchen. Alex couldn't keep the smile off her face when she walked in to see Maggie showing Kara how the sink worked. Her wife was a natural, even if she didn't know it yet.

"Okay, you two," Alex said getting their attention, "Pizza should be here in thirty minutes, and I have the perfect show we can watch to pass the time!"


Alex, Maggie, and Kara spent the rest of the evening watching Gilmore Girls, laughing, and eating. Kara claimed that her pizza was, "The best food she's ever had!" which Alex agreed with immediately, earning a groan from Maggie. After a couple of episodes of watching the mother-daughter pair, Alex and Maggie decided that their very tired Kryptonian should go to bed. They made sure that Kara was settled in her new room for the night before retiring to their own.

They quickly changed and got ready for bed. Alex was the first to climb under their warm covers, she quickly settled in. Maggie came a few minutes later, they both laid on their backs, shoulders touching, as they watched the fan spin above them.

"Do you want to tell me what you and J'onn talked about?" Maggie asked making sure to keep her tone light.

Alex let out a breath before speaking, "Kara's pod wasn't the only thing that crashed outside of National City today, an alien prison called Fort Rozz crashed with her. J'onn had agents search it, it's clear, no prisoners."

"Well, that's going to make my job a hell of a lot harder." Maggie mumbled.

"There's more," Alex whispered, "Kara's mother was the judge who enslaved the majority of those prisoners."

Maggie felt her blood run cold as the prospect of Kara getting hurt. Propping herself up on an elbow she looked down into Alex's watery eyes, she could see the fear building there. The agent had always been fiercely protective of the people she loved and now that included Kara. Maggie desperately wanted to tell her everything was going to be okay, but like her wife, she was not one to break a promise. And she had promised a long time ago not to lie to the woman beside her, she was worth too much.

Maggie leant forward grazing her lips over Alex's, she was relieved when Alex slowly melted into the kiss. Lifting a hand, she cradled Alex's cheek, pulling them closer. They found themselves lost in the feeling of each other's lips until they were desperate for air causing them to break apart. Maggie brushed a couple of strands of hair out of Alex's face and gave Alex one last light kiss before pulling back, "I love you." Maggie whispered.

"I love you too," Alex said, meaning every word. She inhaled deeply before turning into Maggie's side, tangling their legs together. It only took Maggie a second to wrap her arms around her wife's small frame.

"Get some sleep, Danvers, we have a big day tomorrow." Maggie said, feeling Alex nod against her shoulder.

It didn't take long for both women to fall into a deep sleep.


Alex ran into the DEO, coming to a stop when she saw the chaos before her. She had gotten an emergency call saying that she was needed immediately, looking around all she could see was people running around and screaming different instructions.

"ALEX!"

She quickly turned around at the sound of her wife's voice, seeing Maggie run up to her, panic written all over her face.

"Where have you been? I've been calling you non-stop." Maggie said with a hint of aggravation.

"I-I didn't get any calls from you-" Alex said eyes scanning the once organized DEO, "Maggie, what's going on?"

Maggie opened her mouth to answer, but all that came out was a strangled gasp as she arched forward. Blood started to seep through her shirt, the detective looked down surprised to see her once white shirt red with blood. Maggie caught Alex's eyes before collapsing to the ground.

"No, no, no, MAGGIE!" Alex screamed, as she dropped to her knees trying to put as much pressure as possible on Maggie's bleeding abdomen. There was too much blood. "Oh God! Don't leave me, please don't leave me."

"Save her." Was the last thing she gasped as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. Her breathing coming to a stop.

Alex let out a gut-wrenching sob, leaning forward she pressed her lips against Maggie's.

"I will always love-"

"ALEX!"

Kara.

"HELP ME!"

Alex spun around trying to locate Kara's voice. She quickly grabbed Maggie's limp arms and dragged her around a corner, keeping her away from trampling feet.

Taking one last look at her wife's lifeless form, she unhostled her gun and prayed she was heading in the right direction of Kara's voice. She walked down the dark halls of the DEO on high alert. When she got to the end of the hall, she saw Kara locked in one of their prisoner cells. Alex took a step back, her gun dropping from her hand. What was she doing in there?

"You did this to me."


"Kara!" Alex breathed as she shot up into a sitting position. Her breathing was rough and unregulated; tears were streaming down her face.

It took Alex a moment to realize that she was in her room not at the DEO… Maggie. She quickly looked down to her left. Maggie was laying on her stomach, arms folded underneath her, Alex managed to still shaking body waiting for the moment her wife's chest to move. Even though it felt like forever, it was only a few seconds before Alex could see her wife's soft breathing.

Alex choked back a sob of relief, running a hand over her face and into her hair. The Agent was not new to nightmares, she had been having them for most of her life, she could handle nightmares. Just not the ones that involved losing the people she loved.

Alex composed herself to the best of her ability before placed a gentle hand on Maggie's shoulder while giving her a sweet kiss on her temple. Maggie stirred but Alex's movements weren't enough to break her out of her dream. Alex watched her for a moment before slipping out of bed, there was no way she was going to get anymore sleep tonight.

Walking into the kitchen, she subconsciously filled the kettle with water before putting it on the stove wanting a glass of tea. Normally, she would go for a nice cup of coffee but she was already too wired.

Taking the warm mug, Alex carefully opened the sliding door, and walked out onto the balcony. One of the main reasons they settled on this apartment was because of the view. Alex found it strange that National City was so quiet; it was almost surreal. As light breeze blew through Alex's hair, she closed her eyes allowing the wind to take her fears and insecurities with it. With Maggie by her side, Alex felt like she could get through any hurdle the gods threw at her. But without her wife, she feared the person she would become, because Maggie Sawyer was a part of her. And losing that part of herself would destroy her in a way that could never be repaired. All Alex could do was pray that that day would never come.


A/N: Hey guys! So I think I'm close to being done with setting up the characters and setting, if you have any concerns or questions please ask me and I'll try to clear it up next chapter, I don't want to confuse anyone!

I'm so glad so many of you are following this story! Like I said before I have a lot planned so I hope you stick with me (I know this chapter was a lot of background)!

One last thing, would anyone be interested in reading a one-shot on 2x19? Because I've watched that promo like 15 times and I'm still freaking out! I need to channel it somewhere lol

~Iza~

I do not own Supergirl or any of the characters.