The morning of Abigail's 1st birthday did not start out as well as one would have hoped. What should have been a bright, sunny February morning, turned out to be a slightly gloomy and grey February day. The baby had been up most of the night with gas pains and had finally fallen asleep around four AM, much to her mother's distress. Alex had pushed her wife to bed around midnight, seeing as she'd already had a twelve hour shift that day. When Maggie woke at eight the next morning, she found a sound asleep Alex in the rocking chair, and a wide-awake Abigail sitting up in her crib, smiling happily.
"Oh baby." Maggie cooed. "Of course you're wide awake." She pulled their daughter from the crib and ran a hand through Alex's mussed hair, "Al, wake up sweetie."
The agent sat up quickly and immediately alert. "Yeah, I'm up."
"Not for long. Go get a couple hours while I get her going."
Alex shrugged it off, "No, I won't sleep well tonight." She stood and stretched. Maggie heard her wife's back pop as she elongated her spine. "I amgoing to jump in the shower though."
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Maggie stepped into the other bathroom and started a warm bath for her child. As she ran the soft washcloth over Abigail's back, she spoke quietly.
"I sure hope you're feeling better today, baby. We've got a party. Everyone is coming over. Grandma is already baking downstairs. Aunt Kara is coming over with Lena. Or should I say, Aunt Lena? They've been really close lately. I think they're going to last for a long time. Uncle Winn is coming over too, and I really hope he didn't go crazy on the loud toys. Your momma told him no loud toys. But knowing him, there's something with bright lights and sirens heading your way."
Abigail giggled as Maggie pulled her from the bath and dried her off.
"Grandpa J is coming too, along with Aunt Lucy. I know that 1st birthday parties are more for the parents than the kids, but I hope we all have a good day. Especially you, young lady." Maggie pulled a blue dress over her daughter's head and held her in the air with a smile, "I think I heard Grandma is making a chocolate cake…what do you think about that?"
Abigail responded with a gurgle and some drool.
"Yeah, that sounds about right."
The detective heard the shower turning off and decided to take her daughter down to her mother-in-law, so she could shower as well.
And if she happened to catch her wet, naked wife stepping out of the shower, then that would be a happy coincidence.
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Kara burst into the house with squeals and armloads of gifts just before noon; a quiet and more reserved girlfriend following a few steps behind on the porch. Lena stood on the porch with her phone right up to her nose, thumbs tapping wildly.
Maggie watched with a smirk from the doorway.
"Hey Lena." She called softly, so as not to startle her.
"One moment, Maggie." She typed out a dozen more words before there was a whoosh sound and a click of the phone being locked. The Luthor finally looked up and smiled brightly, "Hello Maggie. Sorry about that."
"No worries Luthor, I know you've got things to do."
"Yes, but the phone is now off for the duration. Thank you for inviting me." She finally stepped into the house and Maggie shut the door behind her
"Of course. And you know, you're basically family. So if you need to make a call or whatever, we understand."
They leaned in for a quick hug before Maggie took Lena's jacket.
"Where is the party happening?"
"Follow your girlfriend's squealing." Maggie chuckled
As they walked down the hall, Lena stopped and turned to the detective, "I might have gone a little overboard on the gifts…" her cheeks pinked adorably
"Oh no." Maggie said in monotone with a smile, "How dare you spoil my child. Whatever shall we do with you."
Lena rolled her eyes and kept on towards the den.
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The den was soon filled to the brim with the closest of their friends. Winn, Lucy, James, Kara, Lena, Eliza and J'onn. Once everyone had arrived, Eliza brought out a cake and let her daughters cut it. Alex put a small square on Abigail's highchair tray, and they all watched, fascinated, as the baby had her first taste of chocolate.
A mixture of emotions crossed Abigail's features before a wide smiled appeared. Little hands started slamming against the tray in excitement.
"I guess that means we can all have cake." Eliza chuckled as she started to cut more pieces for everyone.
Finally able to enjoy her own piece of cake, Alex leaned against the arm of a couch near her mother. Eliza was deep into a story from Alex's childhood, so the agent was able to sit there quietly and not listen, seeing as she'd heard whatever story it was a hundred times. As she lifted a piece of cake to her lips, her eyes scanned across the room to where her sister and sister's girlfriend were sitting.
Since the moment Kara had burst into the living room with an enormous armload of gifts, Alex had noticed a peculiar glint to her sister's eye, along with some kinda awkward eye contact. It's like Kara had something to tell her, but something was holding her back. And over the course of the afternoon, whenever there was a lull in the conversation, the superhero would look like she was about to burst with whatever was on her chest. Yet before she could open her mouth, Lena – who was always nearby – would grab her hand and whisper something with a reserved smile. Kara would sigh, nod, and sit back in her seat again. Alex pursed her lips as she tried to figure out what was going on.
On the other side of the room, Maggie's eyes were constantly shifting between Lucy and Winn. Winn was constantly shifting in his seat. He'd have his legs crossed one way for a few minutes, and then another way for a few minutes. At one point, he was sitting on his foot, attempting to look relaxed. Lucy, on the other hand, was standing on the other side of the room, sipping at her glass of punch, occasionally throwing a glance over at him.
Maggie was suddenly shaken from her reverie by her wife's voice, "Mags, help?" She turned away from Lucy and saw Alex's hands were full with dirty paper plates.
Once they were in the kitchen, Maggie spoke up, "Have you noticed anything peculiar about…"
"My sister and Lena?" Alex interrupted as she dumped the plates in the trash, "Yes. I was going to ask you the same thing."
The detective spun around to face Alex and squinted her eyes, "I was going to say Lucy and Winn…what's up with Kara and Lena?"
"What's up with Lucy and Winn?"
"You first." Maggie prompted
"You're the one that brought it up," Alex countered
Maggie growled quietly, "Fine…I noticed something at a game night a few months ago, and ever since, whenever we have something here, I notice it again. And today, they keep making weird eye contact across the room. It's like they're…flirting."
"Flirting? Lucy? And Winn?...With each other?"
"Yeah. It's subtle. But they keep looking at each other and having this weird, yet steamy eye contact. You think there's something there?"
"Not that it couldn't work…but…they're such opposites."
"I know."
"Winn and James are bffs…wouldn't that be weird for Winn?"
"I don't know. Stranger things have happened. Hey, what about Kara and Lena?"
"Kara is terrible at keeping secrets from me. But she's keeping one from me now. And I can see her, like, on the verge of saying something. But Lena keeps whispering something to her and it calms her down for a few minutes."
"Maybe they got married? Eloped?"
"Nah." Alex wiped her hands on a dish towel and threw it back on the counter, "She knows I'd kill her if she got married without me. Plus, there's too many Kryptonian traditions she'd miss out on if she eloped. She's very traditional in that sense."
"Yes." Maggie chuckled sarcastically, "You know those alien lesbians can be very traditional about their marriages."
Alex rolled her eyes and playfully punched her wife's shoulder. "You know what I mean, you ass."
"Are you calling me an ass or commenting on my ass. Because baby, this ass is all yours." She spun and lifted her shirt, sticking her butt towards her wife.
The agent rolled her eyes but couldn't contain the smirk growing. She pulled her woman in for a kiss after slapping the ass that was so conveniently placed within arm's reach.
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The two returned to the room to find people up and around and Alex figured this was as good a time as any to start shooing people out of her home, "Hey everyone, again, thank you so much for the gifts. I know Abigail doesn't really understand it all but…"
Before she could finish, Kara stood abruptly and yelled, "WE'RE ENGAGED!"
Everyone jumped at the sudden shout and turned to see Kara wriggling with a huge smile and Lena holding her head behind her.
"What?" Maggie looked up from wiping chocolate from her daughter's face.
Lena shot a hand out and grabbed Kara's arm, "Inside voice, darling."
Kara blushed and turned back to the group, "Sorry…we're engaged!" she announced a normal level
"Seriously?" Alex asked, taking a step towards Lena; her lips curling into a smile
Lena stood up from the couch and smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt, "I do apologize. We agreed that we'd wait till the party had passed." She sent a pointed glare to the blushing blonde, "And then we'd announce."
Kara huffed and stage whispered, "They were just about to kick us out. That's the end of the party."
James snorted into his glass of punch.
"I know darling." Lena smiled, "But I guess the cat's out of the bag now." Lena looked back towards the group, "Sorry to steal Abigail's thunder for the day. I hope it comes as good news."
Alex lunged forward and grabbed the other woman in a tight hug as the room erupted in cheering, "Welcome to the family." She whispered in Lena's ear.
"Thank you." Lena pulled back and looked meaningfully into her future sister's eyes
Alex felt tears prick at the back of her eyes, and wiped them away with a chuckle, "Yeah, good luck with that one." She pointed to her sister
Kara rolled her eyes and held out her arms, "Do I get a hug? I am your sister, after all."
"Yeah, well…" She pulled Kara into her arms as Maggie pulled Lena in a for a hug, "Get used to sharing now."
They held each other tightly for a long moment as conversations went on around them. "I'm proud of you, Kara." Alex whispered; feeling her throat tighten, "I hope she's good to you."
"She is." The blonde pulled back and kissed her sister's forehead, "I promise. She's the best."
"Just cause she's family now doesn't mean I won't kill her if she hurts you."
Kara rolled her eyes, "Please don't kill my girlfriend."
"Fiancée." Alex corrected with a wink
"Oh yeah!" Kara's features brightened even more. "My fiancée." She let go of her sister and turned to the raven-haired CEO, "You're my fiancée."
"That I am, darling."
Maggie butted in and finally gave Kara hug, "Lil Danvers…nice job finding a sugar momma." Maggie joked, poking Lena in the ribs to show she was only joking. "I'll get some champagne."
Kara finally looked around the room, "Where's Winn and Lucy."
Everyone stopped their conversations and looked around. Sure enough, Winn and Lucy had disappeared.
Maggie and Alex shared a look before the detective left the room and made her way towards the stairs.
The superhero focused in her hearing and immediately screwed her faced up in disgust, "Oh gross!"
"What?" James asked, setting his drink down in preparation to rush off to whatever emergency his best friend was in.
J'onn sighed his space-dad sigh, "It seems as though Agent Schott and Director Lane are…busy."
"What?!" Alex screeched, "In my house?!"
A moment later, a pale-face Maggie entered the room and promptly grabbed Eliza's champagne glass; downing the whole thing in one go.
"Mags?" Alex pressed softly, seeing the distress in her wife's eyes
"Have you guys maybe come across an alien that can wipe memories?" Maggie asked as she grabbed James' glass to down as well.
J'onn slowly lifted his hand, "I can."
Before she could respond, Lucy entered the room with a smug air about her and slightly mussed hair that looked like it had been quickly combed through. After her, came Winn with a face as red as a tomato. They sat on opposite sides of the room and tried not to make eye contact with anyone else.
Lena, who was holding the champagne bottle, and sporting a hefty grin, held the bottle towards the lawyer, "Thirsty?"
"Ahh, yes." Lucy answered, taking the bottle and empty glass sitting nearby her. She finally looked up to see the whole room starting at her with expectant and some horrified looks, "Okay fine…" she conceded, "Winn and I…"
"In my house?!" Alex repeated
Eliza sighed and pulled her daughter aside, "Okay…how about we take a little break…"
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Later that evening, after the party and been cleaned up and everyone was gone, the Danvers-Sawyer team were lounging on the couch in front of their fireplace; a glass of wine each. Abigail had been put down a few hours before and they were enjoying their quiet evening.
"I can't believe she's one year old already." Maggie sighed with a smile
"I can't believe they had sex in our house."
The detective laughed, "Al…get over it, baby. You didn't even witness it. I did, and I'm over it."
"I know. It's just…Winn…and Lucy."
"I know."
"I never would have guessed. How did you see it?" Alex asked as she settled further into her wife's arms."
Maggie shrugged, "I've known Lucy for ages. I know what she's like when she finds someone she likes. I know her ticks and patterns. I…detect."
"Oh my god. Not this again." Alex put her glass down and turned to lie further on her wife.
"Hey lady. You married a detective." Maggie kissed Alex's nose, "Get used to it."
The agent rolled her eyes. "What about James, though? I didn't see his reaction."
"I think he'll be alright…Kara said something a few weeks ago about him seeing someone from the paper. He didn't seem upset or anything. It'll take time. Him and Lucy were almost engaged, you know?"
"Really? She doesn't seem like the settle down type. Especially to someone like Winn."
"I think he'll be good for her."
Alex nodded, "Yeah. She needs someone to a little grounded to keep her in line."
They sat quietly for a while before Maggie asked, "What do you think about Kara and Lena?"
"I think they're perfect for each other, honestly. They complement each other in almost every way. When one lacks in one trait, the other makes up for it. They love each other, that's apparent, obviously. I couldn't be happier for them."
"Me too. You think they'll settle down somewhere out here? Or stay in the city?"
"I'm surprised they haven't already bought a house next door, baby. I can guarantee it…hey. Wanna bet how long it takes for them to buy a house out here?"
Maggie looked down at her, "Nine months? They just started remodeling the guest bathroom in Lena's penthouse. Then they still have to sell Kara's apartment."
"Psh, yeah right. I say five months or less."
"Deal, Danvers."
