Chapter 10

"I don't think she would listen to any of us even if we give her a thousand valid reasons why she needs to take it slow," Winn Schott spoke as he walked besides his best friend, who was already having a hard time thinking about the day Supergirl returns to the field.

"Well, she still has maternity leave from CatCo., so we have one less thing to worry about. She won't be running around like Kara Danvers, saving the city as Supergirl and just being mom to our kids all at the same time," Mon-El said as he leaned against the stairway.

"I know, but she wants to go out there within a week of giving birth? Man, she took two weeks after Kai was born. I think she has to take it slow."

"Come on, Winn, this is Kara." Mon-El smiled and patted his friend's shoulder. "When does she listen to us?"

"Yeah. You are right about that. I just wish she doesn't strain herself while multitasking her whole life." Winn let out a small sigh. "Anyway, I'll let you go, you have to pick up Kai from school, right? I need to get some work done too. I'll see you tomorrow, buddy. Happy birthday in advance."

Mon-El's eyes widened when Winn hugged him and patted his back. "We decided we won't discuss birthdays at DEO," Mon-El reminded him.

Winn gave him a sheepish smile and walked away. Shaking his head, Mon-El went to the locker room and changed out of the DEO jumpsuit. He put on his normal Mike Matthews clothes and stepped out again. Signing off as Agent Matthews for the day, Mon-El was just about to leave the building when he heard someone call him.

"Agent Matthews!"

Mon-El turned around to see it was the newbie from HR, Rose Bryant. "Yes, Miss Bryant?" he asked in his best professional tone. Though everyone was friendly at DEO, he was friends with only a handful of people, and Miss Bryant was certainly not one of them.

"I'm glad I caught you before you left," Rose replied, panting a little, no doubt she had run all the way from HR to the control room.

"How may I help you?"

"Director Henshaw asked me to give you this," she replied, holding out a piece of paper for him.

"The Director is in D.C. at the moment," Mon-El started. "Was this faxed or emailed to be given to me?"

Rose's eyes widened. "Oh yes! Yes. Pam asked me to give it to you."

"Thanks, Miss Bryant," Mon-El said as he pocketed the letter. He would read it once he got to the school. Just as he was about to turn away, his phone buzzed, he took it out of the pocket to see a text from Kara.

'You are so cute, Mr. Matthews,' it read, making Mon-El smile and shake his head.

"Agent Matthews," Rose called once again, making him look up at her.

"Yes, Miss Bryant?" he asked as he texted a quick reply to Kara, 'Cute isn't the word I'll use for myself, because that's exclusively yours since the day I set my eyes on you.' He hit a quick send and looked up to see Rose fidgeting a little.

"I know I haven't been here for a long time," she started. "But I was wondering if you would like to have coffee with me sometime? I'm new in town and it would be great to get to know someone."

Mon-El gave her a tight smile. "Have you asked Agent Schott that? He's a great coffee buddy. And even better guide when you are new. Trust me, between him and Agent Danvers, I knew National City like the back of my hand in weeks."

"Agent Danvers is scary," Rose blurted out. Her eyes widened when she realized what she had just done.

Mon-El let out a hearty chuckle. "She can be intimidating at times," he replied. "But I was talking about Kara. My wife." He lifted his left hand and showed her his wedding band.

Rose let out a loud gasp, embarrassed. "I'm so sorry, Agent Matthews, I had no idea you were married."

"It's okay. No harm done."

"It's just…" Rose started just as he was about to turn around. Mon-El let out an involuntary sigh. He was supposed to pick Kai up from school, but he was still here, talking to the newbie. No walking then. Flying it was, he decided. "It's just there are rumors going around here."

"About me?" Mon-El asked, pocketing his phone again.

"About you and Supergirl. The other interns are saying you are secretly dating her. I'm sorry, those rumors are obviously fake since you are married."

"Happily married, Miss Bryant," Mon-El corrected her. "To Supergirl."

Rose's eyes widened again, in shock this time. She had seen him go on missions as Valor. But since Kara was not coming to DEO due to the pregnancy, Rose was clueless about their real relationship.

"You will be seeing her soon, at DEO," Mon-El added. "And try not to pay attention to these rumors, you will have a peaceful day. Goodbye, Miss Bryant." Mon-El headed towards the exit. Turning around, he waved goodbye to Winn and jumped out of the balcony, flying straight to Littlerock Kindergarten. He was landing in a dark alley in no time and running the rest of the way to the school.

His phone pinged again and he took it out to see another text from Kara. Since the Red K incident, a lot of things had come into perspective. They might be heroes, going out there and saving the day. But at the end of the day they were just Kara and Mon-El, who couldn't afford to lose each other, whatever the situation in hand. Since then, they had been texting whenever they had free time. Texting like teenagers, Kara had pointed out. Since most of the time they flirted with each other. Adjusting his glasses, Mon-El smiled when he saw Kara's text. 'I thought you thought I was hot the first time you saw me! And hey, you are mine, I can call you whatever I want. :P I love you.'

'I love you more,' Mon-El texted back.

The phone pinged within seconds. He opened the text to see, 'I love you the most! 3'

Mon-El headed towards the school as he typed, 'I love you more than pizza.'

"MIKE!" He heard an excited voice call out. He looked up to see it was Carrie's mom, Anna. Mon-El wanted to turn around and run, but he knew it wasn't polite.

"Oh hi, Anna!" he called back with a small wave. His phone pinged just then. He opened the text to read, 'You need to marry me.'

Mon-El couldn't help but chuckle. Holding a finger out to Anna, asking for a minute, he pointed towards his phone and called Kara. When she picked up in the first ring, he asked, "Eager to hear my voice?"

"Okay, first of all, did I just ask you to marry me?"

Mon-El laughed. "More like told me what you wanted. And best time to remind you, babe, that we have already done that. Anything else?"

"Yeah. I love you more than I love potstickers, so I obviously win." Mon-El couldn't see her, but he knew she was grinning right now.

"You are hungry, aren't you? And you want me to bring potstickers on my way back home."

"Damn! How do you know me so well?" Kara asked before giggling.

"You aren't that hard to figure, babe. Anyway, I was just—" before he could finish what he was saying, Mon-El saw something fly overhead. It looked like a rogue alien. "Honey, mayday. I'll call you later."

"Be careful, Mon," Kara said just before he cut the call. Mon-El noticed Anna was busy talking to some lady, so he ran back out and headed towards the alley. In no time, Valor was flying and tackling the alien. It was an Eizphie, a race that could easily fly like Kryptonians and Daxamites under the yellow sun. Most Eizphies were peaceful, but this one wasn't. Valor took him down in minutes and was dragging him back to DEO, furious since the Eizphie had relied him up.

"What is it, Valor?" the Eizphie asked. "How does it feel when you aren't being Supergirl's sidekick? That's what you are, right? A mere sidekick."

"Shut your f*cking mouth!" Valor glared at him, his eyes going red.

"What are you gonna do? Kill me? Your mistress would have spared my life, you know?" the Eizphie let out a cold chuckle.

Alex had just opened the cell and she gasped when she saw Valor grab the alien by his collar and throw him straight into the cell. He flung him in so hard that the Eizphie hit the wall and fell down with a heavy thump. Alex locked the cell and rushed to Valor's side.

"Calm down. What are you doing?!"

Valor could feel his eyes going red, his heat vision was powering up and he knew it would be hard to control. But when he felt a hand on his head, he calmed down as J'onn used his powers on him. J'onn grabbed Valor by his shoulders and shook him lightly. "We are going to deal with this Eizphie. You need to leave now."

Wordlessly, Valor nodded and left the room. He changed out of his suit before heading back to the school. Mon-El didn't lose his temper as often as Kara did, but this month had been way too stressful for him. Kara was nine months pregnant and they had no due date in hand. Every day they woke up, wondering if their babies would be born today. Every night they went to bed, wondering when they would finally see their babies.

"Hi Mike! Did you head out again?" Anna asked, making her way towards them.

"Hey Anna. I forgot something, had to go get it," Mon-El replied as they made their way towards the entrance.

"Seeing someone, huh?" Anna winked at him.

Confused, Mon-El asked, "Excuse me?"

"Ruffled hair, missing a button on your shirt and no wedding ring," she pointed out.

Mon-El sighed as he buttoned his shirt and ran a hand through his hair. He pulled out the ring from his pocket and put it on. "If you are implying I'm having an affair, Anna, I can assure you my wife and I are going strong. But being an agent does mean I come back looking a little… fazed."

"Daddy!"

Mon-El turned to see Kai waving at him. And just like that all the worries dropped. The sight was of pure joy. His son, who had been lighting up their lives since his birth. Smiling, Mon-El jogged towards Kai and took him in his arms. Kai hugged Mon-El back and turned to wave goodbye to his friends.

Anna stood there, wanting to talk to Mon-El, but he was in no mood for idle chat so he walked out quickly. He was moving so quickly that even Kai noticed and asked, "Daddy, why are you running?"

Mon-El slowed his pace and shook his head. "I'm sorry. Mommy wanted potstickers. I thought we will get that for her and fried wontons for us and head home quickly."

"Yay! Wonons!" Kai cheered and moved his arms vigorously that Mon-El had to set him down. Grabbing his son's hand, Mon-El headed to the Chinese place near their home and ordered the food. They didn't have to wait for long, but this gave Mon-El some time to talk to Kai about his day. When the order was ready, Mon-El paid for it and they headed back home.

Kara greeted them both with a big hug and a loud kiss before grabbing the bag Mon-El was carrying and heading into the kitchen. Kai followed her like a little puppy. Mon-El leaned against the wall and watched Kara and Kai talk about something as they ate potstickers and wontons. This was all he wanted from life. Kara, Kai, some peace and lots of happiness and for the twins to be born soon.

A/N: I've been getting many messages asking me to update, so here you go! Enjoy Valor for now. Supergirl is coming back very soon! :)

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