Alex didn't tell Maggie how it went with Jay. In fact, Maggie hadn't contacted Alex at all in the few days after their pool tournament at the bar. Sure they crossed paths at work, but it felt like it had been forever since they had really talked to each other, or even texted one another. Alex was slightly concerned.
After about the eleventh day, Alex picked up her phone and thumbed through her contacts until she stopped at Maggie's name. She quickly pressed the call button, her heart beating as fast as a hummingbirds wings.
"Sawyer." Alex's spirit lifted as she heard the familiar voice on the other end of the phone.
"Maggie? Hey, it's me. Alex." She said cheerfully.
"Oh, hey Danvers," Maggie replied. Alex's heart dropped as she noted the way Maggie had said her name. 'Danvers' not 'Alex'. She was back to being just 'Danvers.' She pushed her disappointment down and sat down on her couch.
"Hey, I haven't really heard from you in a while. I was getting a little worried that some alien had taken you out." She laughed nervously. "I'm glad you're still alive. I was thinking we could hang out tonight. I could beat you at pool again."
There was a few seconds of silence from Maggie's end before she answered. "I wish I could Danvers, but I just got slammed with a huge case. I'm stuck at my desk flipping through this huge file for the foreseeable future."
Alex nodded, "Oh, okay, yeah. No problem. Another time." She tried to hide the disappointment in her voice.
"Yeah, another time." Maggie replied. "I'll see you Danvers."
Alex listened as the line fell dead on the other end, dropping her phone into her lap and staring at it. She let out a loud sigh and fell back on the couch, her hand pushing the hair out of her face as it fell.
Maggie hung up the phone quickly. She didn't like lying, and she hated lying to Alex. But she didn't want to hear all about the new chick that Alex was dating. She just needed more time to sort her feelings away neatly. So they wouldn't spill out when she saw her. She would call her back, just not today or tomorrow, but she would. Eventually.
Maggie dropped the phone into her gym bag and curled her hands into fists again, turning back to the black punching bag that was hanging from the ceiling. She threw her weight behind her fist and began dodging the swinging bag as it swung back at her.
A few days (and a few dates with Jay) later, Alex heard her phone ping, notifying her of a new message. She dropped the laundry basket full of clean, folded towels onto the coffee table and fished her phone out of her pocket.
'Still want to try to beat me at pool?'
Alex grinned. Her thumbs flew across the screen, her response sent faster than she had ever responded to anything before. 'You're on. Meet you at the bar?'
'Sounds like a plan.' Was the final response from Maggie.
Alex smiled softly as she locked the phone and slid it back into her pocket. She grabbed the basket she had been carrying and threw the towels into the bathroom, racing into her room to find something to wear. It was still early enough that she could find a decent outfit, but she would have to be quick about it.
She inspected her jeans, deciding on a pair of dark, skinny jeans that had a few rips in the legs. She grabbed a dark grey t-shirt, her favourite leather jacket and a pair of boots and quickly headed out the door, ready to cream Maggie in a game of pool.
Maggie sat at the bar, a beer in hand, facing the door so she could see when Alex walked in. She picked at her cuticles, a nervous habit she'd had since she was young, all the while, shaking her leg at the same time.
She had finally managed to sort her feelings out, telling herself that there was nothing really there. That it was just excess excitement from Alex; her coming out and all the heightened feelings that came with it. That was all it was. She had put the feelings away each in their own boxes inside of her.
She took a sip of her beer as she glanced over at the door, choking and sputtering as she finally managed to lay her eyes on Alex as she walked in. She looked absolutely stunning. The tight jeans that complimented her body in the most amazing way, the t-shirt that was tight but just loose enough, and the leather jacket that she seemed to favour.
Maggie put the beer down on the bar and grabbed a napkin, wiping away the beer that was trailing down her chin.
Alex spotted Maggie at the bar, covering her mouth with a napkin. She smiled softly and found a seat next to Maggie just as she put the napkin down and grabbed her beer.
"Hey Maggie, how are you?"
Maggie let out a small cough, swiping her finger under her nose to catch the last remaining drops of beer and turned her head to look over at Alex. "I'm good Danvers, thanks for asking."
Alex noted the use of her last name again, causing her face to fall in a split second, but she tried to cover it by smiling wide. "That's good." She signalled to the bartender that she would have the same as Maggie and leaned her arms on the bar, turning her head to look at Maggie over her shoulder. "So, how did your big case turn out?" She asked.
Maggie's brow furrowed in slight confusing before she remembered the lie she had told to prevent her from going out previously.
"Oh, yeah…um, good! Yeah, it went really well. It was…uh…a big drug operation. Yeah. Right in the centre of the city." She said, nodding at her exaggerated story.
"Really?" Alex turned in her seat to face the other woman. "I didn't hear anything about a drug operation."
Maggie nodded. "Yeah, well it was all very hush-hush. Not any of the DEO's concern." Maggie responded, a little more forcefully than she should have.
"Ah, alright then." Alex said. She grabbed the beer that the bartender placed in front of her and took a quick sip. "So are we going to play pool or what?" She asked, a playful smile on her lips.
Maggie nodded. "After you." She said, smirking slightly as she watched Alex lead the way to the pool table.
Six rounds of pool later and Maggie had only won once. "I swear your cheating. You don't have any futuristic, space-age gadgets up your sleeve, do you?" Maggie teased.
Alex smirked from across the pool table. "Only if a superior knowledge of physics and mathematics counts."
Maggie laid her cue on the table. "Fine, I surrender. Let's grab another beer Danvers."
Alex winced internally at her last name as the both sat down at the bar. "Can I ask you something?" Alex said, glancing over at Maggie.
"Shoot."
"Last time we hung out, you were calling me Alex. Not Danvers. Is something wrong?" Alex questioned.
Maggie rolled her shoulders nervously, leaning most of her weight on the bar. "No, not at all. Why would you think that?" She asked, looking over at Alex.
Alex shrugged. "I dunno, it's just -" she broke off, unsure of what to say next. "It's nothing." She finally managed to say.
Maggie nodded and slid Alex her beer as they arrived. She turned in her seat and leaned against the bar, sipping at the drink. "So how did it go with the blonde?" She asked.
Alex looked up, slightly startled by the question. "What, Jay?" She asked. "It was alright, I guess."
Maggie ignored the joyful feeling that came soaring into her chest. "Just alright? With a babe like that? Come on. You're kidding me."
Alex shrugged. "No. She just -" she searched for the right words. "We didn't really have anything in common. She wasn't my type, I guess."
Maggie raised her eyebrows and nodded. "Really?" She murmured, watching as Alex shrugged once more. Maggie pulled her phone out of her pocket and checked the time. "It's still fairly early. You want to something stupid?" She asked, leaning in closer to Alex.
Alex raised an eyebrow, thinking carefully for a few moments before finally nodding once. Maggie smiled and chugged the rest of her beer, jumping off the bar stool and pulling Alex behind her by the arm.
"A club?" Alex yelled over the loud music emanating from the building that was radiating with bright flashing neon lights.
Maggie nodded. "Yeah, it's not a bad place to meet girls." She yelled back.
Alex nodded nervously but followed Maggie into the club where the sound of the bass increased extraordinarily. She felt Maggie tugging on her arm, leading her down to what seemed to be the bar. Maggie yelled something at the bartender and Alex watched as he poured two shots of what seemed to be very strong tequila and handed them to Maggie, who in turn, handed one off to Alex.
The two women downed the shots and Maggie took Alex's arm again and pulled her to the dance floor. Alex watched as Maggie started dancing, jumping up and down, running her hands through her dark hair, shaking her hips. Alex bit her lip nervously and followed her, feeling awkward and out of place.
Maggie laughed, but the sound was lost in the beat of the music. She pulled Alex towards her and shouted into her ear. "Just relax. Do what I do." She took Alex's hands and held them in her own, dancing awkwardly with the taller woman, who didn't seem to want to move at all.
Alex swallowed nervously, but soon enough the alcohol loosened her up, and she found herself dancing with Maggie. She lowered her head down to Maggie's ear to yell something at her. "This reminds me of before I was at the DEO."
She pulled away to watch as Maggie's face grew light with laughter. Maggie grabbed Alex's wrists and wrapped Alex's arms around her waist. Soon, Maggie's were around Alex's neck, pulling them together. Alex rested her forehead on Maggie's, her chest heaving with the heavy breaths from the dancing and the excitement of their current situation. Alex could feel Maggie's head tilting slightly, she could feel Maggie's breath on her lips, and in that moment, there was nothing but the two of them. Everything else melted away. There was no overwhelming beat of the music, no people around them, it was just the two of them, the only people in the universe.
Maggie's eyes suddenly shot open, and she pushed herself away from Alex. She covered her mouth with one hand and shook her head, bolting off the dance floor and out of the club, into the night.
Alex stood in the middle of the dance floor, watching as she ran, her arms fallen at her sides.
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