Alex was over at Maggie's place. Even thought they'd spent most of their spare time together in the last week since getting back together, they were both glad to have the evening and the next day off work, so they could continue to rebuild their relationship. Maggie was dishing up the carbonara and garlic bread she'd made them for dinner, as Alex set the table. Alex put the knife, fork and spoon down next to their placemats, before she walked over to the kitchen, and picked up the plate of garlic bread, walking back over to the table and putting it in the middle as Maggie walked over with their bowls of pasta. Alex sat down to eat, and Maggie walked back to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Alex saw her looking at the beer, before she turned to look at Alex, her lips pursed. She closed the fridge and picked up two glasses and put them under the water dispenser on the fridge before she walked back over to the table and sat down. Alex stared at Maggie for a moment as she took a drink of her water. She sighed lightly as she stood up from the table and walked over to the fridge, opening it up and taking out a beer. She twisted off the cap and threw it up onto the worktop before walking back over, placing it down in front of Maggie. "Alex it's okay, I didn't need to have a drink."
"But you wanted one." Alex said, knowing that Maggie wanted to enjoy a beer with her dinner.
"Yeah but you -" Maggie started before she was cut off by Alex.
"Can you stop with this?" Alex sounded annoyed. "I've told you I'm okay with being around alcohol and people drinking around me," Alex's voice raised slightly. "I was fine at the Alien Bar the other night, right?" Alex questioned, Maggie nodding lightly. "Yes, Maggie, I'm an alcoholic but I am sober, and I intend to be sober for the rest of my life. I can handle being around drink and I sure as hell don't need my girlfriend babying me."
"What?" Maggie sounded confused. "I'm not babying you."
"You are scared to drink around me," Alex retorted. "This is only going to work if you trust me."
"I do trust you." Maggie told her.
"Then be yourself," Alex threw her hands out to the side as she stood up. "Stop tiptoeing around me. If you want to have a drink with dinner then have one," Alex told her." I know you are just trying to be considerate or whatever, but it's making it worse," Alex exhaled. "Can you just be yourself, please."
Maggie pursed her lips. "I'm sorry. I guess I just need to get used to it," Maggie spoke quietly. "I…the idea of drinking around you makes me a little uncomfortable." Maggie admitted nervously.
"Right," Alex murmured looking down as she played with her hands. "Well was that so hard to say? Maggie, you can talk to me about it. I'm okay with you drinking. Okay, I…." Alex trailed off, locking eyes with Maggie. "Look, they have AA Family meetings on Thursdays. You know, so partners or parents, adult children, family members, or friends or whoever can chat and help each other with how to deal with this and how they feel and stuff," Alex told her. "Maybe it will be a good idea if you went to one or two, so you could maybe learn to be more comfortable with all this."
"Uh," Maggie didn't sound so sure about that idea. "You know me, I don't like talking to people I'm close to about things, never mind strangers." Maggie spoke quietly, shaking her head a little.
"Right," Alex exhaled. "I thought you'd want to do this for us, but, fair enough," Alex clicked her tongue. "I eh, I'm going to go." Alex said as she started walking across the room.
"Alex, don't go." Maggie said, getting up from the table and walking after her, watching her as she grabbed her jacket from the couch on the way by.
"I gotta." Alex said before she opened the door, and walked out of the apartment, slamming the door shut hard in Maggie's face.
Alex was in the shooting room at the DEO. She was firing a gun at the target, using up her 6 bullets quickly. She pulled the loading barrel from the gun and added another 6 bullets, locking it back into place, before once again firing one, two, three shots quickly. "Danvers, I thought you had the evening off." Alex shot the final three bullets in the gun before putting it down and removing the ear protectors from around her head.
"Yeah, I thought I'd come get some target practice." Alex answered, looking up to J'onn.
"Didn't you have a dinner with Maggie tonight?" J'onn questioned. Alex scoffed as she pulled the loading barrel from the gun once again. She reached for more bullets but J'onn stopped her. "I think you are good with your targets." J'onn said, Alex pursing her lips as she let go of the bullets and put the gun down.
"She is uncomfortable being herself around me now I am sober," Alex told J'onn as she turned around and leaned against the wall, folding her arms across her chest. "If she wants a drink she can have a goddamn drink," Alex said. "One of us should get to enjoy the stuff." Alex muttered.
J'onn exhaled lightly. "It's not been long, Alex. She'll just need some time to get used to this change in your life. These last few months haven't exactly been easy for anyone. I'm sure the relationship between me and you can show for that." J'onn told her.
Alex pursed her lip as she nodded, agreeing with J'onn. "Yeah I guess so."
"And she is open to having a baby with you so surely that shows you she is with you in everything," J'onn said. "Things aren't going to magically be all sunshine and lollipops right away," J'onn reminded her. "Just give it some time."
Alex nodded again but looked a little surprised that J'onn knew of her baby plans. "Did Kara tell you about the baby plans?" Kara questioned, thinking it was likely something she'd do.
"Uhm, no." J'onn shook his head. He was about to say Maggie did, but he didn't want to get Maggie into more bother with Alex. He didn't want her to think that Maggie was talking about her and telling people her secrets.
"So, you read my mind?" Alex looked less than impressed.
"Well when you become a parent you will understand," J'onn told her. "You can't help worry about your kids." J'onn said, reaching forward and rubbing Alex's arm gently. Alex gave him an appreciative smile.
"You think it's the right time for us?" Alex questioned. "I had these plans before she showed up again, and now I…" Alex twisted her lip. "Do I still go ahead?"
"I think you two would do just fine if you were to get pregnant now," J'onn told her. "We'd miss you here of course, when you were gone." J'onn added, because they would. Alex was a terrific asset to the DEO.
"It's not too soon?" Alex was scared about this. This is what had made her reconsider. She still wanted a baby but was rethinking if now was the right time. "Maggie and I shouldn't just be us for a while? Get things really great again?"
"Well it's not like the baby would come next month," J'onn told her. "If this were to work first try, you'd still have 9 months to get things great again." J'onn said.
"Yeah, I guess you are right," Alex exhaled lightly. "It's just…I'm supposed to go tomorrow to get it done and I just walked out on Maggie and I…I don't know what to do, J'onn." Alex's bottom lip trembled, and she took a deep breath, trying to compose herself.
"Well first thing is to probably go back to Maggie's and have a chat with her," J'onn told her. "As for the baby thing, only you can truly make that decision," J'onn said. "But, I think if you've booked it then you clearly wanted it to happen," J'onn gave her a smile of support as he lightly squeezed her shoulder. "Besides, you think Eliza would be happy if she had the chance at becoming a grandma taken away from her?"
"I haven't even told my mum Maggie and I are back together, never mind that I was trying to get pregnant." Alex told him, J'onn looking a little surprised at that news.
"Really?" J'onn questioned. "Seems like something you'd tell your mum."
"Yeah well you have met my mum," Alex retorted. "She's been known to have been critical of my choices in the past." Alex said, her lips twisting as she looked downwards.
"Maybe so," J'onn agreed. "But of potentially allowing her to become a grandma and of you getting back together with the love of your life?" J'onn questioned. "Talk to your mum, Alex. And talk to Maggie." J'onn told her, giving her shoulder another squeeze before he walked away, leaving Alex to think about what he said.
Alex was siting on her couch, looking at her phone, like she was waiting on it to ring or for a text to come through. She went into her messages and hit Maggie's name, her lips pursing as she thought about texting her. She looked up as there was a knock at her door. She jumped up quickly and threw her phone down on the coffee table before running over to the door, quickly opening it. "I knocked and waited." Kara grinned proudly.
"Yeah," Alex felt a little disappointed it wasn't Maggie. "Uhm, come in." Alex said, Kara walking into the apartment. Alex closed the door and joined her sister on the couch.
"Oh my Rao." Kara put her hand onto her chest. She could hear her heartbeat.
"What's wrong?" Alex looked down to her little sister as she sat back down on the couch.
"James and I kissed." Kara said, sounding shocked at herself, but also a little excited.
"Wow," Alex widened her eyes in surprise. "I uhm, I thought you and James decided to just be friends?" Kara and James had had a couple of dates a long time ago now, but nothing came from it, so Alex was surprised that they'd kissed again after all this time.
"I know we did," Kara stood up and started pacing back and forth. "I don't even know how it happened. We were just hanging out then next thing I know we are making out." Kara's voice went all high and squeaky.
"What? And then you just left and came here?" Alex questioned.
"Well I freaked out," Kara took a deep breath as she kept pacing back and forth. "I mean he's my friend. He's like one of my best friends."
"Well you generally don't go kissing people who you just want to be friends with," Alex told her, Kara stopped pacing, and glared at her sister. "Well you don't." Alex retorted, seeing the look on Kara's face.
"I don't know what to do." Kara exhaled lightly, playing with her hands.
"I mean, the sensible thing to do would be to talk to James," Alex told her. "And if you like him like more than a friend, probably not run away after you kissed."
"Well I'm hardly an expert when it comes to relationships." Kara murmured.
"Yeah, you and me both." Alex mumbled.
"Oh yeah, aren't you actually supposed to be out with Maggie tonight?" Kara questioned, walking back to the couch and sitting down again. "Is everything okay?"
"Uh yeah," Alex rubbed the back of her head. "She got called into work." Alex said. She didn't like that she'd lied to her sister, but she didn't want to talk about what happened so figured it was the easiest option.
"Oh, that's a shame." Kara said.
"Anyways, we were talking about you and James," Alex said, flipping the subject back to her sister. "So, do you like him, like him?"
"I…." Kara looked down as she played with her hands. "I think a part of me always has," Kara gave a little shrug. "You know, I was just out as Supergirl the last time and I felt like I needed to concentrate on that and I…" Kara stopped talking, twisting her lip as she gave another shrug. "But he is such a great friend and what if we try and then things go wrong and….I don't want to lose that friendship."
Alex pursed her lips, understanding where Kara was coming from. "That's just a risk that you are going to have to be willing to take," Alex told her, reaching forward and rubbing her arm. "Just talk to James."
"Mmm," Kara gave a little nod. "So, if you're not going to be with Maggie tonight, looks like we get to have another sister night, huh?"
"It does indeed," Alex answered. "How about you pick a movie and I'll go get the popcorn on." Alex said, jumping up from the couch and making her away across to the kitchen, as Kara walked across to the DVD cabinet, to pick out something to watch.
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