Kara found she was actually quite annoyed at herself after inviting Qua'ruug for dinner. She'd planned on bringing up a move to their own little house, she even had some printouts of houses for sale, hidden in a DEO folder.
She decided to bring it up at breakfast the next morning, so to make it slightly more special she flew to Paris and picked up some croissants from Lena's favourite patisserie. She then figured she would swing by Brazil to pluck some fresh Plumerias, and when she arrived back home Sabine had started crying and Lena was just stirring in response.
Kara left her to sort the baby (she was probably hungry), and went about preparing the little round dining table they had.
She placed the fresh plumerias in the center, with the box of a dozen patries next to them. She set out two plates, poured two glasses of orange juice, and took the DEO folder from her hiding place (on top of the kitchen cupboards).
Lena strolled out of the bedroom wearing only her pyjama bottoms. She was cradling Sabine in one arm (who was feeding) and she pushed her hair back with her other.
"Wh... What's this in aid of?" She said, confused at Kara's display. She leant down and sniffed the patries warily. "Are they from-"
"Lemarié, oui." Kara's pronunciation was impeccable. They spent so much time together with Lena on maternity leave that Kara had been picking up the nuances of language whenever Lena was on the phone.
Lena took her seat opposite Kara and grabbed one. She moaned as she bit into it, eyes rolling upwards. Kara grinned at her, and Lena spoke through a mouthful of croissant. "Oh, you're so good to me..." Then she spotted the flowers.
She was still chewing, so Kara explained. "Plumerias, I picked them this morning."
Now, Lena narrowed her eyes. "What are you up to?" She asked skeptically.
Kara grinned innocently and held out the DEO file. Lena looked even more confused.
She set her breakfast down and lay the file in her lap, flicking it open.
Kara watched nervously as Lena turned the pages over.
The superhero had printed out around ten pages, each with a different property on it. A couple were rather grandiose and fairly mansion-like. Kara wasn't totally keen on them but she only had Lena's current home to go off of, and the small mansions seemed like the closest match.
The rest were quite average, ranging from three bedroom to five. (She thought five was a bit presumptuous, but she knew she wanted to raise more children with Lena. If they went through with a move, Kara's next idea down the line would be adoption or fostering.)
A small smile slowly started to find it's way onto Lena's lips, and when she looked up Kara was biting her lip anxiously.
"I, I want us to move in together. I mean, I know we live together and that I've pretty much moved in here, but... My apartment is sitting empty, and it's a really great space and I own it so I could rent it out. It's a studio, I could probably make a lot from some hipster art student..." She trailed off at the grin Lena was giving her. She was rambling.
"Kara," she sighed, still smiling. "I think it's a wonderful idea," she laughed, and looked down at the folder again. "Which one is your favourite?"
Kara jumped up out of her seat in excitement, and crouched next to Lena's side. She flicked through the pages until she found the right one. "I love this one. It's four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and look at the size of the garden! When Sabine is older she'll love playing in it, and it's well-concealed with the fences and trees around it so I could even kind of teach her to fly a little!"
Lena scrutinised the sheet, and nodded. "Yeah, I like it. Why don't we see if they have any free spaces for a viewing today?"
Kara stared up at her. "You're sure? You don't just like it because it's the one I like?"
Lena leaned down, and placed a loving kiss on Kara's forehead as Sabine pulled away from her breast. (Kara realised she'd been totally unnaffected by Lena's bare chest all throughout the conversation. She wondered if this was what it was like to be a real adult – more focused on potential property than on boobs.)
"I really do like it, it looks perfect," Lena nodded, picking up one of the hand towels nearby and throwing it over her shoulder to burp Sabine. "Obviously we'll need to decorate it to our tastes. You can have a room for your art, I'll take one for an office, then Sabine can have her own, too!"
Kara's smile drooped a tiny bit, and she thought she could pick it back up before Lena noticed – but she'd caught it.
"What's wrong?"
Kara stood and cleared her throat, fixing her glasses awkwardly. "Well, uh... I kind of," she sighed, and Lena looked at her in concern. "I want more kids," she whispered, not looking at Lena.
Lena remained quiet, and Kara was worried for a long moment. She turned her gaze back to Lena, who was smiling but crying.
"Lena?" She muttered, stroking her love's hair behind her ear. The CEO used one hand to fan her face, trying to stop herself from crying. "Oh, Ley..." Kara sighed, and pulled her into a gentle hug. (Kara knew that 'Laney' was something other members of the Luthor family used for her, so she'd picked her own nickname for Lena).
"You really," she sighed, leaning into Kara's hold, "You really want more kids with me?"
Kara couldn't hold back her laugh, and she nodded against Lena's head. "Yeah, why wouldn't I?"
Lena didn't respond, she just let Kara comfort her until she'd stopped crying.
She passed Sabine over to Kara, and pulled her into a loving kiss, grinning up at her. "I'm gonna shower and get dressed, will you call the estate agent?" she asked, eyes shining more with happiness than with tears.
Kara smiled back at her and nodded eagerly. "Yeah, of course." Lena started to walk back towards the bedroom. "Hey," Kara called, and Lena turned back to her. "I love you."
Lena grinned brighter than Kara had ever seen. "I love you too. Call the agent."
"We have an appointment for two this afternoon," Kara said, hurrying into the bedroom with the baby. She lay Sabine gently on the bed and used her super speed to change into her uniform. "I gotta go, though. I'll try my best to make it back in time, okay?"
Lena nodded in understanding, shared a quick kiss with Kara and watched her girlfriend kiss Sabine's nose, before she rushed off. Lena spotted her through the window, zooming through the clouds.
She decided to take Sabine out in public for the first time. Their trip from the DEO to Lena's home had been in a blacked out car, so no one had seen their beautiful little one just yet. Seeing as they hadn't left their home before, Lena didn't have anything to transport her in, so her first port of call was a baby store.
Literally the moment she stepped out of the car, a huddle of at least ten paparazzi surrounded her.
She held Sabine so her face was hidden in Lena's neck and she didn't have to see the camera flashes this close to her, completely ignored all of them, and strolled into the store.
The shop assistant was a young woman, and she looked completely flabberghasted at Lena's presence.
"Miss Luthor!" she squeaked out, rushing out from behind the counter. "H-How can I help you today?"
Lena smiled softly at her, and Sabine turned her head interestedly at the unfamiliar voice.
"Well," she began, "I haven't been out with the little one yet. I'm finding myself incredibly low on equipment – I don't have a pushchair, a car seat, or anything. We have the home essentials, of course, but if we want to take her out right now it's carrying only – and she's putting weight on fast."
Both of them laughed a little at this. "Of course, I have plenty of products I can recommend. Can I – can I ask her name? She's adorable!"
"Sabine," Lena said, looking at her little one lovingly. "She is pretty cute, huh?"
The young girl, whose nametag stated her name was Sarah, nodded in agreement. "She has your nose."
Lena spent almost half an hour picking out the ideal products, and Sarah was a big help. She even taught Lena how to use all of them. Lena tipped her generously, and as she made to leave with Sabine now secured in her new pram, she could tell there was something the young girl wanted to say.
"Are you alright?" Lena asked gently, touching the girl's forearm.
"I just..." the girl took a deep breath. "When you and Miss Danvers, when you like, came out at pride and were just so publicly together, like there's pictures of you at events and there's no room for argument that you're not together, and... I just wanted to thank you, because that gave me the courage to tell my family about me, and even though they didn't accept it, it made me feel so much better. I moved out, I met a great girl, and I've never been happier. So... thank you."
She became quite embarrassed after blurting all this, and almost started to hyperventilate when Lena pulled her into a hug.
When they parted, the girl was almost crying. Lena had seen enough tears that day, so she wiped them away for the girl and dug into her purse.
She pulled out one of her business cards and scribbled a different phone number onto it, her personal one. "If you ever need anyone to talk to, okay?" Lena said quietly, holding the card out. The girl wiped her own tears this time and took the card, nodding.
Lena gave her a reassuring smile, cupped her cheek supportively, and checked her phone. "I have to go. Don't hesitate to text me or anything, okay?"
Sarah nodded enthusiastically, smiling through more tears. "Thank you, Miss Luthor."
"Please, it's Lena."
She gave Sarah another hug, and the girl gave Sabine a bright smile as they both left.
Her driver had dismissed the paparazzi, but they were still about twenty feet down the road. They snapped away as Lena and her driver installed the car seat. She loaded the carrier and pushchair into the trunk as he cooed down at Sabine, which she seemed to love.
"Where to next, ma'am?" he asked, checking that Sabine was strapped in properly before opening the door on the other side for Lena.
Lena stepped in gracefully, and dug in her purse for a slip of paper. "I just bought some new premises, I have to make sure everything is going okay there. Then at one-thirty I have another appointment, but if you could drop me at home around one I'll drive there myself."
David, her driver, pulled up at the location Lena had given him. After dinner with Kara and Qua-ruug last night, she'd been online and bought up an aging building on the outskirts of the city center. Her people were there now, making sure it was structurally sound and getting started on any building work that needed doing before it was furnished.
She met briefly with the man overseeing the changes, and he assured her the building would be finished to the highest standard before she could complete the interior. David, the driver, stayed in the car with Sabine, as Lena didn't want her around the building site.
When she was finished, David drove her back to the underground parking at her apartment, where they moved the baby supplies across into her sleek black car, and she shot a quick text to Kara asking if she would be on time.
"David, listen," she sighed. "If all goes well at this appointment, I don't intend to continue using your services for personal use. I would of course call on you for galas and other events that require a grand entrance..." He gave her a questioning look. "We're looking at a house," she grinned, letting out a sigh of happiness. "And, I don't know, I guess it wouldn't feel right to have a driver all of the time."
He nodded in understanding and squeezed her hand. "Miss Luthor, I'll always be here when you need me."
They made their goodbyes, and David made a silly face at Sabine before he left. Lena followed suit, checking her phone before she joined the roads.
Traffic was awful, and she rolled into the driveway of the property ten minutes late. She caught a glimpse of red and blue in the sky as she did so, and Kara snuck out from beside the garage before the agent could see she hadn't been in the car.
"Mr Halton, I'm so sorry we're late," Lena started as Kara hoisted Sabine onto her hip, who looked like she was starting to get grumpy from hunger. "Traffic was just atrocious."
The man nodded in understanding, and gestured to the front door. "Shall we?"
Lena nodded, and while he unlocked the door Kara kissed her cheek. "Told you I wouldn't be late," she grinned.
"You were."
"So were you."
"Fair point," she smiled, giving her a quick peck before following Mr Halton into the building.
"As you know, it's four bedrooms, which is more than enough room for your little one. Two bathrooms and a downstairs WC. The kitchen was refitted quite recently. The yard is just touching an acre of land. Please, feel free to take a look around," he smiled politely, and left them to it.
They explored freely, making little comments about what they would put where, which bedroom they would take as their own.
As it turned out, there was an office space just past the living room, with enough room to house both Lena's home office and Kara's art supplies.
When they joined the estate agent in the kitchen, Kara looked giddy.
"What do you think?" She asked, bouncing Sabine as she started to whine unhappily.
Lena took another glance around the room, lips pursed, and then nodded at the agent.
"I think we'll take it."
He clapped his hands together in victory. "Excellent. Would you like to take the paperwork with you to sign at a later date, or are you happy to sign now?"
Lena shook her head. "If you don't mind waiting, I can go through it with a fine-tooth comb right now, it won't take me long."
"Oh, of course, Miss Luthor," he nodded – it had taken him by surprise as he wasn't used to buyers actually reading the contract that well, but who was he to deny her?
She rested on one of the bar stools and started to read through the first page, when she noticed Sabine was whining and reaching for her.
"I'm sorry," Lena sighed, taking the baby. "She's hungry, do you mind?"
"Oh, no, of course. I'll be in the hallway," he smiled gently.
"She's gonna get so fat," Kara sighed once he was out of earshot, smiling as she watched Lena flick through the contract while Sabine fed.
"She's an alien, sweetie, I doubt that very much," Lena muttered, still reading carefully.
Twenty minutes later, the house was theirs. Lena had made a few tweaks to the contract, which Mr Halton had to confirm with his boss. Lena wanted to buy the place outright, and there were a few clauses in the paperwork that would prevent it from remaining theirs if something were to happen.
He checked the sheets over a couple of times, slipped them into his briefcase, and held up a set of keys. "Well, congratulations Miss Luthor, Miss Danvers. It's all yours."