"He was in that situation where he didn't know what to do to get right with Kara, because in these last days he had done the opposite of what she had told him, which had led them to discuss practically everything. At this moment, he knew that Kara was having a bad time and that she needed him, but he was afraid to do it again, to do her more harm.
He shook his head in front of the door of the apartment, knocking insistently until he heard her scream that it was unlocked, so he opened it, his gaze directed toward the couch, where she was lying down.
"Hey, are you okay?" He asked as he approached.
"No" He heard her whisper without looking at him.
"I just wanted to..." He looked at her and he had to admit it, his heart broke in pieces the moment he saw her looking at him with those watery eyes, 'comets'. "No ... , I will not talk" he sat down in the couch. "Why don't you tell me what you need? I will listen to you," he asked, wanting to do the right thing for the first time in the last two days.
"Stay here with me," she replied to what he nodded, knowing he could do so without making any mistakes.
"Come here." He settled himself into the couch, opening his arms to embrace her, allowing her to place her head on his chest, trying to cover her with the blanket. "Is this what you want?" He asked, wanting to corroborate that he was doing what she wanted.
"Yes, just like this." She nodded slightly, snuggling even more against him.
"Do you need anything else?" He asked.
"To wake up with me," she said in a whisper, which made him smile slightly, remembering his own words.
"Hey," he whispered as she lifted her head to look at him. "I love you." He kissed her forehead and hugged her again, feeling as if she was trying to bury her face in his neck, closing her eyes.
However, the calmness of the moment was broken the moment Kara's phone rang, causing her to separate from him to pick up the call, so he watched as she talked waiting for an explanation about what happened.
"What is it?" He asked as he observed that she was about to sit up.
"CADMUS has a list of all the aliens in the country," she replied.
"What are we going to do?" He asked, confused by the information he had just received.
"We got up." He heard her answer when she was standing, which made him smile, yes, that's what they were going to do."
He sighed. He had never seen Kara that way, that sadness that held her gaze, that was continually shouting to him to embrace her, to say nothing more, that she didn't want to listen to him at the moment, which sincerely dismayed him. That scene was something he wasn't going to forget easily, since it was one of the few times she had been vulnerable in front of him, since she didn't usually let anyone fight her own battles, but the strength she showed when she got up to continue fighting.
At the moment he remembered her last words, 'we got up', they kept fighting no matter how they found themselves, in what personal situation they were, since if they didn't do it, nobody would do it, which made him recognize that if they did not fight for bring her back safe and sound, no one was going to do it.
But now the pressure he felt was double, for Aiden, who had called his mother every time he had woken up, no doubt crying one of the last few times, angry that he was the only one who paid attention to all his demands.
He watched him lying down beside him, asleep, his head turned toward him, with chubby pink cheeks that stood out from the pacifier, both hands resting above his head, from which he could highlight that brown hair, indomitable for anyone trying to comb it. He could not avoid stroking his face before grabbing his little hand, getting his finger caught at the same time Aiden began to open his eyes, staring at him for a couple of seconds as he tried to finish waking up.
"You're hungry, cookie monster?" He tickled him, causing him to burst out laughing, which made him smile with his laugh. "Yes, you are," he continued to tickle his.
"Mamma?" He asked as he had been doing since last night. "Mamma," he said, pointing to his mouth, he was hungry.
"No, Aiden, it's Daddy who gives you breakfast today." He gently pinched one of his cheeks.
The boy smiled slightly as he sat up, making the little boy raise his arms to catch him, so he did before heading for the kitchen, leaving him in the highchair getting him hit the tray for food, without stop until he placed the food in front of him. However, Aiden seemed much more excited to play with the food, than to eat it, getting to smear the whole onesie in porridge as well as his face, hands, feet ... Honestly, he could not help but laugh when he saw him that way .
"I think we're going to need a bath," he said, taking a couple of wipes. "How can you cause such a mess when you're so little?" He asked, wiping everything he could with them, but he was going to need a bath, since he even had it in his hair. "Aren't you going to want more?" He looked at him.
"No, dadda." He pushed it toward him, but before he could stop him, he threw it to the ground, which made him want to hold back the laughter, trying his best.
He cleaned the floor as best he could before catching him to bathe him, which again became a game for him, splashing every time he got a chance, getting angry at the moment he pulled him out of the tub, starting to cry. This only lasted a couple of seconds, for he laughed again when he started playing with him, trying to calm him down.
"Where's Aiden?" He asked, covering him with the towel, listening as he laughed, increasing his laughter even more when he uncovered him. "Here he is," he tickled him.
He finished preparing him with the intention of being able to go to the DEO to find out if they had obtained any information, so after making sure that he was carrying everything he could need to take care of the child, he left.
Distracting Aiden was simple, because he found everything fascinating, but the moment he entered the DEO, he did not hesitate to hide his face on his shoulder as if he were afraid of what was going to happen, even if it only lasted a few minutes, since when he heard some familiar voice, he incorporated the head and recovered the smile.
"Hey, look, who are they, Aiden?" He pointed to Alex and Maggie before handing it over to the latter, along with the backpack he was carrying. "Behave yourself, little one"
"Say, I'm going to be very good," Maggie said, catching the little boy's laugh. "Say goodbye," she waved his hand before they left, looking at Alex waiting for information.
"We don't have much, we tried to trace the call, but we didn't get anything," she explained as they advanced to where J'onn and Winn were. "How about Aiden?" She asked getting him to bend his head.
"He asks for her all the time, he usually calms down, but I'm afraid that at one point he won't like the answer," he explained knowing that that could happen. "I need her, you too, but Aiden ..., the bond they have, it's difficult to supplant it, "he said.
"We're doing everything we can to find her," J'onn said. "We will not stop until we find her," he assured him.
"I told you yesterday, but again, if you need help with Aiden, you can ask us for help," Alex said, nodding as he had done the day before.
The little boy turned his head to lean better on his shoulder and continue sleeping, frightened when he dropped the pacifier, which made him break the cry, which ceased the moment he gave him a new pacifier, calming him enough to fall asleep again.
He sighed. It was about midnight and they had been all day in the DEO, since when he was proposed to return home, they had found a location that could belong to CADMUS, in which Kara could be found, reason why he had decided to stay until they gave them the news.
"Agent Danvers, there's someone in here," shouted one of the agents.
"Kara?" She heard Alex ask, which made him stare at the images they were broadcasting, watching the lump on the floor, which was taking shape as they approached, it was her without a doubt "Kara, are you okay?" She asked crouching beside her.
"Alex," he heard her whisper, trying to get up, falling back to the floor.
"We're going to get you out of here, okay? You need to be awake," she asked, watching as she passed her earpiece to Kara, being aware of what she was doing, which made both Winn and J'onn turn to him.
"Kara" he called her getting her eyes open. "Everything will be fine, you're safe" he wanted to secure her. "There is someone who wants to see you, he hasn't stopped asking about you ..." he continued talking.
"Aiden" she named him, which got the little boy to wake up.
"Mamma!" He cried, wanting to throw himself away from his arms, which made Kara smile.
"Yes, baby, it's mommy," he said, watching her smile. "We're waiting for you, you have to fight, okay?" He asked. "We love you," he said.
He smiled, at least, he knew that he stayed in the DEO to see her when she will be back, wishing with all his might that she was completely well, although after seeing how weak she was, it was obvious that the kryptonite had been used.
Hi! I love when Mon-el plays and takes care of baby Aiden, he's so adorable, and the way he calls for his mommy..., I think I need to write a chapter just Kara and Aiden, What do you think about that? And one of the three of them... I have so many ideas, but for now I have to focus on Kara's return.
I hope you like this chapter, thanks so much for reading and reviewing,
Ayrin