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Guest: Nova will be finding out in this chapter just how cool her new family is!


"Okay, so there's a few things we want to talk to you about." Alex said to Nova when her tears stopped. "First things first, your aunts are coming for dinner, Kara and her girlfriend Lena. They're honestly here so often, you might think they live here too."

Maggie added in, "they might only be girlfriends right now, but really it's only a matter of time before one of them proposes."

Alex nodded in agreement. She honestly didn't know what was taking them so long. "And your grandmother, my mother, is coming as well." Nova nodded.

"Second, is pasta and meat sauce okay for dinner?" Maggie asked. "Yes. Pasta is my favorite actually."

"Great!" Maggie smiled and sent off a quick text.

"Third," Alex began and took a deep breath. "I don't work for the FBI… That's just what we tell people when they ask. I'll show you the badge and everything, but I work for a government black-ops group that technically doesn't exist… It's called the DEO: Department of Extranormal Operations. I am the deputy director, and we deal with things not of this Earth and all things weird… I'm still a federal agent since I work for the government. But to the outside world, I work for the FBI. And I still have my two doctorate degrees."

Alex waited for Nova's response. She had a thoughtful look on her face and opened and closed her mouth a few times before finally saying, "I'm okay with that…" She said with a tentative nod. "Wait… does this mean you work with Supergirl?"

Maggie chuckled, "may I?" She asked Alex. Alex gestured her hand towards Nova, "be my guest."

"Nova, your Aunt Kara is Supergirl." Nova's jaw hit the floor. "Yup," Alex nodded backing Maggie up. "And she's dating, but practically already married to, the one and only Lena Luthor. So your aunts are Supergirl and Lena Luthor." Alex said it so casually as if she wasn't dropping massive news on her.

Nova's brain was trying to process all of this. "...Wow." She breathed out. "Yep," Alex nodded.

Nova paused for a few seconds before turning to Maggie. "You're still a detective for the NCPD, right?" Maggie laughed, "yes, I still work for the NCPD as a detective. I told you the Danvers women are strong women."

Alex nodded, "and your grandmother also has a doctorate in bioengineering but specializes in astrobiology."

"Wow…" Nova said again. She really didn't have anything else to say other than, "that's impressive."

"It's a whole family of nerds," Maggie teased and Alex playfully shoved her with her shoulder.

Normally that wouldn't have done anything but earn a playful shove back at Alex, but Maggie was sitting just a little too close to the edge of the bed and fell right off with a squeal. Alex wholeheartedly laughed, that is until Maggie got up and tackled her off the bed. Alex made a similar noise that Maggie did and the dogs remained unfazed. Nova figured that things like this happened often since the dogs didn't even react.

Peels of Alex's laughter and squeals filled the room. Nova leaned over the side of the bed to see Maggie pinning Alex down and tickling her mercilessly. "Alright, alright! I surrender!" Maggie stopped and kissed Alex's cheek before getting up triumphantly and dramatically dusting herself off. Nova smiled watching them. Their love was clear and Nova couldn't be happier to be with them.

Alex cleared her throat and smoothed out her hair. "Okay, now that that's over with…" They both rejoined Nova on the bed. "There's one more thing we want to address." Alex said before letting Maggie take the reins.

"We want you to feel free to call us whatever you feel comfortable with… Whether that's by our names Alex and Maggie or if you want to call us your moms, it's up to you. We don't want to pressure you into picking one and sticking with it. We're your parents now, and your our daughter. That doesn't change based on what you decide." Maggie said to her.

"Oh…" This thought had honestly never occurred to her. Nova had never been in this situation before.

"And really, if you want to call us Maggie and Alex, that's fine. You don't have to call us Mom or Mama, or whatever…" Alex reiterated taking Nova's silence as a sign of being uncomfortable.

"No, it's not that. I do… You are my parents now… It's just… Well…" Nova took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She looked down at her crossed legs when she mumbled, "I've never actually called anyone that before…"

Nova would've stopped talking there, but her brain was going a mile a minute so she started rambling. "I mean… well I guess I did when I first started talking, but it's not like… I don't really… I've never… I don't have memories of it and… The few times I've talked about them, I've always just called them my… I don't… It's just… I really do…"

Alex took her out of her ramblings when she put a hand on each shoulder. "Easy Nova, breathe." She did as she was told and looked up at their concerned looks. "Sorry, I can't help it… The random thoughts and rambling…"

"It's okay," Alex said to her. Maggie agreed, "really, it's okay." Nova nodded. "I want to, I really do… Call you both that… It's just weird for me… Because… Well… I've never called someone 'mom' before that's actually… well… alive?..." They nodded understandingly. "That's sounds creepy and morbid." Nova shook the thought out of her head.

Alex had taken her hands off of her shoulders and Maggie was now rubbing her back. Nova leaned into the touch and snuggled into her side. She was never this snuggly and tactile with people, but she couldn't help it with her moms. They made her feel safe.

Nova took a deep breath and continued. "So what do you want me to call you both? When I am ready… Do you care who's one or the other? You can't both be called 'Mom'… That's too confusing…" Nova thought for a second and Alex and Maggie let her work it out. "Alex, is it okay if you're Mom… And Maggie, is it okay if you're Mama?" Nova looked at each of them as she said it. Maggie and Alex smiled at each other and Alex dove into them to join the hug.

A knocking at the door downstairs pulled them apart and sent Gertrude and Luna flying out of the room towards the door barking. "Your Aunt Lena is impatient. She got that from Kara…" Alex said before leaving the room.

"We're lucky that the whole welcome party hasn't moved to tonight. I'm sure they're all trying really hard not to come over right now to meet you." Maggie told her. Nova took a few deep calming breaths.

"You okay?" Maggie asked. Nova nodded, "Yeah, I'm just not fond of meeting new people. I'm not good with small talk… Or really good in any social situation…"

"Well, if it helps, just remember they're all wackos. None of us are anything close to normal. And they just want you to be comfortable around them. Everyone that comes to meet you today and tomorrow would literally drop everything and come to you in an instant if you needed them. Everyone's going to love you because we love you. And if they don't, most of them are too scared of Alex and me to feel otherwise." Nova chuckled and leaned into Maggie for another hug.

"Ready to go meet your first aunt?" Nova nodded into Maggie's shoulder and followed her out of the room.

Nova stayed behind Maggie as she shyly walked behind her. "Hey," Maggie greeted Lena with a smile and a hug. "Where's your partner in crime?" Lena was here alone and this isn't something Kara would want to put off.

"Oh, she flew down to drive up with Eliza as soon as she heard. They should actually be here within the next half hour." Lena's eyes went wide and she covered her mouth realizing the slip. "Please tell me you told her already." Lena's glanced over to where Alex and Nova were standing. "She knows." Maggie confirmed. Lena let out a sigh of relief. Kara being Supergirl wasn't exactly something Lena wanted to accidentally slip to Nova before her parents got to talk to her about it.

Alex put her hands on Nova's shoulders again and guided her towards Lena. "Nova, this is Aunt Lena." Alex backed up giving them room.

"Hi," Nova whispered nervously to her.

"Oh darling come here, I promise I don't bite!" Lena chucked and opened her arms. Nova hesitated before stepping into the hug. She was surprised to find the hug warm and inviting despite the hard exterior present in most photographs of her. Business Lena Luthor was nothing like the Lena Luthor standing in front of her.

Lena released her, "it's a pleasure to finally meet you Nova. Those two haven't stopped talking about you since they met you!" Nova blushed slightly and smiled.

Maggie and Alex took over the conversation, letting Nova off the hook and they headed to the kitchen to start preparing the meal for tonight. They both knew Nova needed her own time to warm up. If they've learned anything about the girl in the last few weeks, it's that she needs to do things at her pace so she feels comfortable and not pressured.

Alex came out of the kitchen not long after having entered and found Nova sitting on the sofa petting Gertrude. "Have you gone out back yet?" Alex asked her. "No," Nova shook her head. Alex waved her towards the sliding glass doors. "Follow me."

"I always get kicked out of the kitchen," Alex continued as they stepped outside. "Maggie said she didn't want to have to buy more smoke alarms…" Nova laughed at that. "You know, cooking isn't that hard…" Nova said and glanced over towards Alex. She was greeted with Alex's squinted eyes and pursed lips. "Yeah, well, whatever," and she playfully nudged her daughter lightly.

Nova looked up when they got close to the tree and saw the rope ladder. She looked questioningly over to Alex.

"I know you don't like heights, but you've been climbing the tree at St. Francis for a while and we wanted you to have a safer option up our tree in case you want to get up there to escape for a little while. And there's a second rope up there for you to use as your safety rope." Alex explained to her.

Nova took a step towards Alex, leaning into her, and Alex put her arm around Nova's shoulder. "It's perfect, thank you." Nova said to her.

After a moment, they went back and sat under the cover of their back porch on the outdoor sofa. Clouds were starting to roll in for one of National City's classic summer afternoon thunderstorms. But they still had some time before they would have to go in. They could enjoy the breeze and fresh air for now.

Nova took in a deep breath and let it out slowly, smiling. "I love the smell of summer rain." Alex hummed, "yeah, there's nothing quite like it."

Alex had let the dogs out to run around the spacious yard. Every once in a while Gertrude or Luna would bring a ball over for one of them to throw and then bring it back for them. Again, Nova couldn't quite believe that this was really happening. It was so domestic and natural. She was half expecting a faculty member to come around the corner at any moment to tell her visiting hours were over. Not only that, but she was honestly scared to go to bed and wake up to find that she was just dreaming all of this.

The yard, the house, the parents, the dogs, the family. It really was what her dreams were made of and then some.

Nova snapped out of her trance when Luna pawed at her leg. Apparently Nova hadn't realized she was there and was impatiently waiting for the ball to be thrown again. With a chuckle, Nova picked it up and tossed it for her, wiping her hand on her shorts. Nova just felt at peace here.

Nova was thinking that maybe all of her suffering had finally paid off. All those years of loneliness are over. She was finally getting what she deserved. She'd put in enough years of it to deserve it at the very least.

After another thought, Nova got up. "Stay right here," she told Alex and bolted inside. She ran up to her room and grabbed her guitar out of its case. She picked up her guitar strap and headed back down the stairs and outside again. She plopped down next to Alex and folded her feet up onto the sofa cushion.

After putting the strap on the guitar, she put it around herself and strummed a few times. She looked up at Alex and grinned. Quickly, beautiful music sounded through the air. The screen door was in and Maggie and Lena could hear the music through to the kitchen.

"It's not as good on the guitar as it would be on a ukulele, but I tried to modify it. That's the next instrument I'm hoping to tackle." Nova said as she continued strumming the intro.

Rain had started falling from the sky, making a cool sound off the roof accompanying her strumming.

With lyrics pulled up on her new phone, Nova started playing and singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." But it wasn't the Wizard of Oz version. It was the version by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole so it was upbeat and light hearted.

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high

And the dreams that you dream of, once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly

And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true

Alex also joined in for the chorus, complimenting Nova's voice beautifully. They both had wide smiles as they continued.

Someday I'll wish upon a star

Wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney top

That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly

And the dream that you dare to

Why, oh why can't I?

Lena and Maggie couldn't resist coming out to listen to them. They sat in the seats on the opposite of the table and sofa, swaying along to the music. Maggie slid out her phone and took a photo of Alex and Nova and their smiles. They both looked so happy and at peace with everything. That really solidified their choice in that moment. Nova just fit in so perfectly with them, more so than Maggie thought possible this soon after adopting her.

Nova was finishing up the song when Luna and Gertrude howled with the music, causing them all to burst into laughter. Nova leaned down and gave both of them a kiss on their heads. Lena, Maggie, and Alex all clapped for Nova and Nova took a hilariously dramatic bow from where she was sitting, causing them all to laugh again.

"Well this is going to take karaoke nights to a whole new level… She can even out-sing Winn and Kara." Lena said to Maggie and Alex.

"Oh… I'm n-not much of a… uh… a karaoke person… T-too many people watching…" Nova stuttered through her sentence to Lena. She didn't do audiences. She only played and sang to people when she felt comfortable enough to do so.

Trying to each Nova's uneasiness, Alex slid over the small distance to Nova and put and arm around her rubbing her arm. "That's alright. What's important is that we all know you could run laps around Winn and Kara, and that we get the privilege of hearing your beautiful voice." Nova smiled up at Alex and leaned into her when Alex put a kiss on her head.

Snuggling, cuddling, feeling completely at ease, all of these things were new to Nova. She had never felt so supported and safe with people like the way she did with Alex and Maggie. They made her smile and laugh and in return, she tried her best to make them smile and laugh.

Nova sighed. If she was being honest, she was completely exhausted already and it was barely six o'clock. Nova rubbed at her eyes, trying to rub away the exhaustion. She really wanted to lay down, but she was enjoying their time outside too much to ruin it by going in.

The decision was made for her, however, when she yawned, unable to stifle it. "You okay, Nova?" Maggie asked, a look of concern coming across her face. Nova nodded. Alex rubbed her arm, "we could always go in and you could take a nap before everyone else gets here. Or maybe you can start unpacking your things?"

Nova sighed, "I was hoping to stay out here a little longer… We were having so much—" Nova was cut off by the sound of thunder cracking above their heads causing her to jump.

"That's fine," Nova agreed willingly, now awake. She always thought thunder was too loud and wasn't a fan of being outside in it. She got up and headed inside followed by the three adults. None of them were going to comment on her jumpiness. If she wanted to bring it up, that's something that Maggie and Alex would let her do. A little nervousness around thunder wasn't something that needed to be explained.

"Do you want some help unpacking?" Alex asked her when they stepped back inside. "Umm," Nova said as she thought about it, "sure. I'd like some help." So Alex joined her while Maggie and Lena went back to the kitchen.

"If you could do that box with 'books' written on top, that'd be great." Nova said to Alex when they got to her room.

When Alex opened it up, she noticed that there weren't many books in it. Nova had spent ten years in an orphanage after all, so she shouldn't have expected Nova to have as many books as she did growing up.

There were maybe twelve novels in the box, five sketchbooks, and four well-used notebooks/journals. Alex put the notebooks and sketchbooks on Nova's desk and began arranging the books on the hanging shelves.

Nova pulled out a small CD player and scanned over her disks before pulling one out and hitting play. Nova hummed to her music absentmindedly as she put her clothing into her dresser and closet. It helped to drown out the sound of the thunder outside.

Alex was intrigued by the music that was playing. You could tell a lot about a person by what they listened to. It was a mixed CD that had a few Indie artists on it as well as some big names like Green Day, Train, Coldplay, Carrie Underwood, Lady Gaga, and some more. It was geniously mixed together and flowed well. Nova had a wide taste when it came to music. There was even a show tune on there.

"What are the different colored journals for?" Alex asked Nova when her curiosity got the best of her. "Oh," Nova put the last shirt on a hanger. "The purple one is for regular therapy. Dr. Berns suggested that I should write some of my feelings down and anything that I specifically want to bring up during sessions. The green one is for the psychiatrist. I'm supposed to track how I feel with the meds I'm on so she knows if they need to be adjusted. The blue one is for songs and just miscellaneous things. And the black one is my own personal one: gratitudes, feelings, thoughts, just whatever's on my mind." Alex nodded thoughtfully and put all four of them into the first drawer on the right side of Nova's desk. Having the different notebooks was a good idea.

The doorbell rang just then, and Nova's eyes got really wide. "They're going to love you. You don't need to worry about that." Alex told her with a warm and reassuring smile. Nova nodded hesitantly. Alex came up and hugged her, immediately making Nova feel better. Nova was discovering quickly just how safe she felt when in Alex's and Maggie's arms. She noticed it before, but it was clear now.

"Now come on, let's go meet your Super Auntie!" Nova chuckled at the name. "Seriously, she can barely contain herself with excitement. I've been getting nonstop texts all day from her. I'm honestly surprised she's not up here already."

Nova walked quietly behind Alex, silent on the carpeted floor in her socks. Her heart pounded a little harder as they turned the corner to meet Kara and Eliza. She was going to meet Supergirl.

Kara was practically vibrating in place. Actually, as Nova looked closer at her, she noticed Kara was actually floating. Not high, but definitely a solid two inches off the ground.

Alex stepped forward and put her hands on Kara's shoulders, guiding her back to the ground. "Gentle," Alex whispered to her at only a volume Kara could hear.

Kara nodded almost imperceptibly and stepped forward. "Hi Nova, I'm your Aunt Kara," Kara said as gently and calmly as she could.

Nova looked rather starstruck at the moment. She was having trouble processing that she was standing in front of Supergirl just as much as she was having trouble with picturing the person in front of her as an invincible alien. "H-hi." Alex made a mental note to talk to Maggie later to see if she noticed how Nova seemed to stutter anytime she met someone new.

"Can I have a hug?" Kara asked softly and opened her arms, a hopeful expression on her face. Nova nodded, and slowly stepped forward until she was in her arms. The hug was surprisingly gentle for the girl of steel, but felt just as safe and warm as her new parents'.

"Sweetie, I want to say hello too," Eliza said, putting a hand on Kara's back. Maggie stepped up to Alex's side and entwined their hands. They were relishing in their family meeting their daughter.

Kara reluctantly pulled away from the hug so Eliza could step in. "Hi sweetie," Eliza said in the hug. "I'm your Grandma Eliza. You can call me anything: Eliza, Grandma, Nana, Grandma Eliza, Dr. Danvers… Maybe not Dr. Danvers," she backtracked after pulling away from the hug with a chuckle.

"I like Nana… I-if that's alright?" Nova asked hesitantly. Eliza beamed at her, "Nana is perfect."

Eliza stepped up and hugged Lena, Maggie, and Alex. "How was the drive, Mom?" Alex asked her. "It wasn't too bad. But at one point Kara tried to convince me that she should just fly me and the car here so we could get here faster…"

"What? I was excited!" Kara said defensively as she returned from the kitchen. She had half a dinner roll in her mouth already. No one had even realized that she had drifted that way.

"Little Danvers, you're supposed to wait until we all sit down at the table," Maggie scolded her sister-in-law with equal parts amusement and annoyance. Nova chuckled at her Aunt's sheepish look while she was trying to hide a second dinner roll behind her.

"Sorry, Maggie…" Kara paused before asking with a hopeful expression, "everybody ready for dinner?" Everyone chuckled and nodded, getting the dining room set up for all six of them.