Maggie and Alex, along with Riley had gone to the doctor's office. A test there confirmed the pregnancy and they were booked in for their first scan, scheduled for when Maggie was 8 weeks pregnant. After having a talk with the doctor, they'd left the hospital and had decided to go out for some lunch before Maggie had to go to work. Alex had the day off as she'd worked Sunday. They walked into the restaurant, Maggie very much having a spring in her step as she followed the hostess over to the booth at the back of the restaurant. She slid herself across it, sitting in the middle as Alex sat in the other side, Riley standing on the booth next to her mother. The hostess gave them their menu's and told them their server would be with them shortly before leaving. "Mmm Mum-meee," Riley said as she grabbed at the menu that Alex was looking at. "Mum-meee." Riley said again, Maggie looking up at her and laughing at the excited say in which Riley always said the word, especially the last part of it.
"What do you want sweet pea?" Alex questioned. Riley had started saying Mummy about a week after Mumma, much to Alex's delight. Riley grinned at her mother and wrapped her little arms around her neck. Alex wrapped her arm around her daughter, holding her steady.
"Wawa." Riley said. Maggie opened the bag and took out Riley's sippy cup and handed it across the table to Alex. She lifted the lid off before giving it to Riley, Riley holding it in her little hands and taking a drink of her water.
The server came over to them, bringing them a high chair for Riley. "Thank you." Alex smiled at him before strapping Riley in. They asked for more time before ordering anything so the server left them to look over the menu.
"Aww babe I know it's early but I really want to do something to celebrate." Maggie said, her hand brushing over her stomach.
"Like what?" Alex asked. "And if I recall we did a lot of celebrating on Saturday night." Alex said as she raised her eyebrows suggestively.
Riley threw her sippy cup on the floor. "Oh." Riley opened her mouth in a big O shape.
Alex leaned down and picked it up, putting it back on the high chair tray. "I know," Maggie grinned. "But I don't mean that kind of celebrating. I just want to.…I dunno….do something."
"Well how about we go buy Riley something new from the little pip?" Alex questioned. Maggie was only 3 and half weeks pregnant so it was too soon to be getting anything for the baby. Riley once again threw her sippy cup on the floor. "Since you got rid of more than half of her clothes yesterday." Alex said before leaning down and picking the sippy cup up, once again putting it back on the high chair tray.
"You helped me with that," Maggie argued. "And there was no point in keeping them if they were too small. They just took up space." Maggie said, defending her idea to clear out some of her clothes.
"Yes dear, I suppose you are right," Alex sighed as once again Riley threw her sippy cup away. "Riley Sawyer-Danvers," Alex picked it up again and looked crossly at her daughter. "Don't do that. That's naughty." Alex put the sippy cup back on the table, out of Riley's reach. Riley scowled before she hid her face with her hands and leaned forward in the chair, her head resting against the tray.
"What you being a naughty little pea for?" Maggie spoke softly as she leaned forward and tickled the nape of Riley's neck. Riley giggled as she hunched her shoulders up, Maggie removing her hand from tickling her daughter.
"Maybe she can sense her Mumma is pregnant and she's not happy about it." Alex joked, her lips curling into a cheeky grin.
"Aw no don't say that," Maggie replied. "You'll be a great big sister, huh, little one?" Maggie said, looking back to Riley who was now looking up at Maggie. "You want a new baby to come play with you huh?" Maggie cooed as she ran her hand over Riley's hair.
"No," Riley squealed as she tried to reach out for her sippy cup. "Wawa." Riley moaned, trying her hardest to lean forward and grab her water.
"Don't throw it," Alex said as she handed it back to Riley. Riley took a drink before she once again dropped the sippy cup down to the floor, giving a little giggle. Alex rolled her eyes before she leaned down and picked the cup up again. "You want to stay home with her today and I'll go be an NCPD detective?" Alex questioned, once again keeping the sippy cup from Riley's reach, Riley moaning as she tried to reach out for it.
"Aw I wish," Maggie mumbled. "Although, if she is going to be a little madam today I think I'd rather go to work." Maggie laughed.
"Oh, I'm sure once she gets home and gets to play with that bloody drum she'll be fine." Alex muttered and Maggie laughed again before they looked at the menu, going to decide what they wanted to eat.
Kara took a deep breath before she walked into Lena's office. It had happened again. Supergirl was needed while Kara was supposed to be meeting Lena for lunch. Kara hoped that she'd be back in time but it was a harder task than first anticipated. "Lena, I -" Kara stopped talking as she saw Lillian in the room, seeming to be consoling an upset Lena.
They both looked up to her. "Kara," Lena stood up from the couch and walked over to her, pulling her into a hug. "I'm so glad you are okay." Lena said, holding her in the embrace that little bit longer.
"Oh Lena, I told you she'd be fine," Lillian stood up from the couch. Lena pulled back from the hug with her girlfriend and turned to face her mother again. "She seems to think you were hurt and that's why you stood her up with no text or call," Lillian said. "But, I know otherwise, isn't that right, Kara?" Lillian looked all smug as she spoke. Kara opened her mouth to talk but Lillian spoke again. "I think my daughter deserves to know who she is really dating, don't you, Kara Zor-El?"
"Kara what?" Lena screwed her face up as Kara stood there opened mouthed, shocked that Lillian could actually be doing this. This would only hurt her own daughter. "Mum, what are you on about?" Lillian looked to Kara, giving her an 'I'm giving you a chance to explain' look. Kara was still stunned, standing there open mouthed. "Kara?" Lena looked to Kara again. Her heart was beating faster and she had a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"Let me ask you this, darling," Lillian said, Kara seemingly frozen to the spot. "What was happening today when your girlfriend stood you up?" Lillian questioned.
"Uhm, I…." Lena shook her head as she gave a shrug, looking more and more confused every time her mother spoke.
"Supergirl was dealing with some aliens out at the shipyard." Lillian gave Kara a smug look.
"That was you," Kara finally spoke up. "You set that up, didn't you?" Kara felt herself getting angry. She didn't know how Lillian knew she was supposed to be meeting Lena, but she knew she was responsible for the metahumans. They weren't aliens. These people had been enhanced. These people came from Cadmus.
"I'm just trying to keep my daughter from getting hurt and I know that will happen if she continues to date you." Lillian said, a smug look on her face.
"What is going on?" Lena questioned. Trying to piece this together, trying to make sense of it all. It sounded like her mother was saying Kara was, in fact, Supergirl but there's no way that could be true. Kara wouldn't keep something like that from her.
"Oh Lena, how can you not see it?" Lillian questioned. "How many times has she had to run off or been late for dates?" Lillian asked. "And I bet, if you thought about it, you could match those times up with a certain someone appearing in this city," Lillian said. "How can you not know? Are you that blinded by love….or by lust?" Lillian asked, Kara giving her a pleading look not to do this, but Kara knew it was happening. "Are you just in denial?" Lillian questioned.
"Kara, what is she talking about?" Lena looked back around to her girlfriend. Kara felt sick to her stomach. She knew now she had no choice but to tell her but she was so afraid she was about to lose her.
"She is Supergirl." Lillian said it before Kara had the chance to come clean herself. Lena shook her head, her hand going onto her chest in shock.
"No, I'd know that. I'd…you wouldn't keep that from me, surely?" Lena turned to face Kara who had a tear rolling down her cheek. "No, Kara." Lena's voice broke.
"Lena, I'm sorry." Kara took a step closer to her girlfriend and Lena took a few steps back, walking into her mother.
"You should leave." Lena said, turning to look at her mother.
"You heard her." Lillian said, looking to Kara, so smugly that Kara had to fight back the urge to punch her or shoot lasers at her or do something, because let's face it, now probably wouldn't be the best time for Kara to use her powers on her girlfriend's mother, in front of her girlfriend who'd just discovered the truth about her.
"No," Lena shook her head. "I'm talking to you. You can go. You can get out of my office." Lena said, Lillian looking a little confused before she did as her daughter asked, giving Kara a smug grin as she walked out of the room.
"Lena." Kara stepped forward and reached out to touch her girlfriend but once again Lena stepped back.
"No. I don't believe it. You wouldn't lie. You wouldn't keep that from me," Lena shook her head, trying to push away tears. "She is lying. She is just trying to split us up because she is not fully comfortable with the fact I'm gay."
Kara pursed her lips as she took her glasses off and pulled the hair tie from her hair, before she unbuttoned her shirt, revealing part of her Supergirl outfit. Her whole body was shaking. "I'm sorry. I am so sorry, Lena, but I had to protect you. Please, I didn't tell you because I was protecting you." Kara took a step towards her and felt a little hope that Lena didn't move back again.
"Protecting me from what?" Lena raised her voice. She was hurt, she was angry and Kara knew she had every right to be.
"About 5 years ago, my sister got kidnapped because someone knew I was Supergirl," Kara told Lena. "She was put in a tank and it filled with water," Kara felt a tear escape her eye. "If Maggie and I had got to her only seconds later, I don't think she would be here today," Kara said, recalling the kidnapping and just how close they'd come to losing Alex. "And from that day on, I promised myself that the best way to protect the people I care about most is to not let them know my secret because I shouldn't be reason that they can be put in danger."
"I don't need protecting. I'm a Luthor," Lena spat. "God, Kara, I've know you for nearly 3 months. And you've lied. The whole time."
"No," Kara shook her head. "I haven't lied. I wasn't lying. I just -"
"Well you sure as hell didn't tell me the truth, did you?" Lena sniggered. "You can leave now." Lena said, looking past Kara towards the door of the room.
"No, Lena," Kara shook her head as she walked over to her, reaching out and touching her arm. "Please, we can talk and I -"
"I want you to leave," Lena said, pulling herself away from Kara. "Now, or I will call security." Kara opened her mouth to talk again but then stopped, seeing the look on Lena's face. She was hurt and Kara needed to respect Lena's wished.
"I'm sorry." Kara apologised again, before she did as she was asked and left the office. Lena took a deep breath as she walked over the cabinet and poured herself a glass of the bourbon was sitting in her office. She downed the drink in one before she rested her hands against the edge of the cabinet, taking another deep breath as she tried to take in that not only was Kara, Supergirl, but that she hadn't felt like she could honest with her, and that's what hurt the most.
Alex put Riley down in her cot for her nap. "Rara." Riley spoke sleepily as she looked up to her mother.
"It's here baby," Alex handed Riley her duck comforter and she hugged it close to her. "You go night night," Alex said as she leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Riley's forehead before she left her to sleep. Riley had no problems in taking her naps, it was just at night she'd decided to start waking up again, but it wasn't as bad lately and she was teething so they couldn't blame her too much. Alex walked down the stairs and was about to walk through to the laundry room to put a load on when the doorbell rang and Kara burst through the door. Alex immediately knew something was wrong with her. "Kara, what's happened?" Alex questioned as Kara walked over to her and fell into her. Alex wrapped her arms around her sister, holding her in the embrace.
After a long moment of silence, Kara pulled back from the hug. "I…" Kara swallowed a lump in her throat. "I think Lena just broke up with me."
"What?" Alex sounded shocked. As far as she could tell, things with Kara and Lena were going great and when they were around a couple nights previous, Lena showed no signs of wanting to break up with her. "Kara," Alex lead Kara through to the living room and they sat down on the couch. "What do you mean you think she has broken up with you?" Alex questioned. "Tell me what happened." Alex comfortingly put her hand on the small for Kara's back as her other hand took a grip of Kara's.
"She…..Lillian….we just had sex for the first time on Saturday and I like her so much. I really, really, like her and I was just trying to protect her and I didn't mean to hurt her, I didn't want to keep things from her." Kara sniffed back as a tear fell from her eyes. Alex removed her sister's glasses and wiped her thumb across Kara's face, just beneath her eyelids, wiping away tears.
"Kara, I still don't know what happened," Alex replied. "And why did you mention Lillian?"
Kara took a moment, feeling too upset to talk. "Lillian told her I was Supergirl," Kara squeaked as she looked Alex's in the eyes. Kara pursed her lips as she shook her head. "And Lena was upset. She was hurt and she said I'd been lying to her this whole time and she told me to leave," Kara explained. "I don't want us to be over, Alex."
"Oh," Alex widened her eyes. "Well it's better she's found out now than further down the line," Alex reasoned. "And, did she actually say you were over?" Alex questioned and Kara gave a little shrug.
"I dunno, I…." Kara sniffed back. "Not those words exactly but she was so upset with me. She didn't even want to look at me," Kara cried. "She's going to hate me."
"Hey, c'mon Kara, no-one could ever hate you," Alex told her, rubbing her back in comfort. "Lena is just upset right now that you kept something so huge from her," Alex spoke tentatively because she didn't want Kara thinking that she was wrong for not telling Lena. Alex understood why Kara hadn't told her. "Just, give her some space and let her take it in that she'd been dating Supergirl," Alex suggested, still rubbing her sisters back. "This is something that you two can get through," Alex said. "She is crazy about you, Kara," Alex told her, knowing from the times they'd all hung out together that Lena was crazy about her sister. "She's not going to let you slip away."
Kara wiped her hand over her tearstained cheeks. "How can you be so sure?" Kara questioned.
"Well, I guess I can't be," Alex exhaled. "But seeing you two together, seeing that spark that you have, seeing the way she looks at you," Alex trailed off. "Just give her some time, yeah?" Alex gave her sister a reassuring smile as she rubbed her cheek. Kara gave a little nod before another tear rolled down her cheek. "Come here." Alex murmured before she pulled Kara back into a hug, holding her and giving her comfort from her upset. Alex hated to see her little sister so upset and only hoped that she and Lena would be able to work passed this.
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