Sooooo, we're getting closer to the end. I guess it'll be about two or three more chapters and then we're done. I hope you stay with me until the end (although I've already revealed a bit about the ending). Also, I should warn you about the upcoming rated M contents in this chapter and the next, so if you're underage, you've been warned twice ;)

Kara woke up early. She still felt dizzy and tired, just wanting to go back to sleep when she realized that Lena was gone. A second later, she heard the brunette moving behind the couch.

"Lena?"

"Shoot... sorry, I didn't want to wake you up." Lena whispered.

"I've expected several things, but you sneaking out on me wasn't on the list." Kara replied, sitting up to look at the brunette. She looked gorgeous. Her hair was messy around her shoulders and her make up was almost gone, but to Kara she still looked like a goddess.

"You weren't supposed to see me like this."

"Uhm... I guess it's not the last time I see you like this... I hope... unless you're planning on breaking up with me later at dinner, then of course, I wouldn't."

"Breaking up?" Lena replied and the smile that formed on her lips was almost a bit seductive. "I didn't know we were a thing yet?"

"We kissed an spend the night together..." Kara mumbled. She felt a flutter in her chest at those words. Lena's chuckle that followed shortly after, made it only worse.

"How about we explore this topic a little further tonight?" The smile she carried on her lips never left as she walked past the couch and over to the door.

"So... you don't wanna be my girlfriend?"

"That's not what I meant Kara." Lena whispered as she slipped into her shoes.

Kara went over to her as the funny feeling in her chest wouldn't go away. It was an odd mixture between happiness and worry that cut her breaths short.

"Just say you will consider it." she whispered as she tried to get closer, but Lena took a step away from her.

"I've already made my decision, but I'd like to kiss you with all I have the moment we make it official and I have this disgusting taste in my mouth right now and I'm pretty sure I still smell like beer and Strawberry vodka."

Kara couldn't help but smile at the tremendous amount of happiness that flooded her body. It was an odd feeling that she hadn't felt for anybody that was not...

But Lena was so wonderful and she wanted this so much.

"Strawberry doesn't sound so bad... My place or yours?" she asked, realizing that they didn't even talk about the details.

"My place at 6? I'll cook."

"Good... then I'll bring the wine."

"You're sweet..." Lena said with a chuckle before she finally opened the door to take a step into the hallway. "But I'll blow you away with my expertise of picking the right wine for dinner... you'll see..."

Just the way she said it, with that twinkle in her eyes and her voice, very much lower than usual made Kara shiver a bit. She couldn't even form a sentence, only showing an oblivious smile.

When Alex finally managed to get out of bed, she found the apartment empty, but all cleaned up and she wondered with a smile how in gods name Kara managed to do this without waking them up.

She made her way to the kitchen, gasping when she saw pancakes on the kitchen counter and a piece of paper with Kara's handwriting on it.

"Make yourself a nice morning with Maggie. You deserve it. Love, Kara."

A smile tugged at Alex's mouth. Remembering their conversation from last night send a bitter sting into her chest though. She'd seen them cuddling on the sofa... seen them kissing and acting like a real couple last night and she knew the die was cast. Kara had made her decision, she would be with Lena and Alex would find a way to live with it. Deep down Alex knew that her relationship with Kara would suffer, but at the same time she was sure that their unique bond would hold them together, always.

"I can feel you thinking." Maggie whispered from behind. As Alex turned around, she felt herself smile at the sight of Maggie's fragile form, wearing one of her shirts and just panties.

"You look beautiful." she whispered.

"It's okay Alex, I've forgiven you. You don't have to apologize with compliments and pancakes. Although... are those with apples?"

"Yep."

"Forget I said anything then."

They exchanged smiles as Maggie walked around the counter to take her into her arms. Alex relaxed against her, sighing when she buried her nose into Maggie's brown locks.

"You still smell like strawberry vodka." she whispered into her ear.

"Then we should take a shower together..." Maggie whispered back, sending a jolt to Alex's centre. A minute ago she'd been almost starving, but the hunger was gone now, replaced by a sudden need.

Maggie withdrew. With swinging hips she walked over to the bathroom and Alex was frozen when her girlfriend took off the shirt and threw it to the ground. As Maggie reached the door she got rid of her panties, but she didn't turn around to reveal the full view of her beauty.

"You coming?"

When Kara got home, she had a massage on her answering machine. With superspeed, she hit the play button and changed her clothes.

"Hey honey, it's me. I just heard about you and Lena, it's everywhere on the news. How're you feeling? It's such a bad article, you won't believe what I've heard people saying in the streets. I'm really worried, please call me back. I love you!"

Hearing Eliza's voice was just what she'd needed right now. She picked up the phone, dialling the number she was sure she'd never forget.

"Hello?"

"Hi, it's me. I got your message."

"Kara! It's good to hear your voice. Did you just come home?"

"Yes, uch, you won't believe how bad my week was! I got fired and got hit by a frag while hunting down a super cyborg-villian from Cadmus that has been stabbing aliens with pipes. Mon-El tried to get back together with me and then the thing with Lena started and we also had some trouble and now it's... kind of... we're kind of together now..."

"Oh honey, that's wonderful! I'm so happy for you!"

"Thanks... and... uh... Alex and I we had... kind of..."

Alex pinned Maggie against the tiles, claiming her body with more force than the brunette had expected. She felt the surprise that ran through her fragile form, as she entered her. It was passionate and needy and Alex just realized that it had been a few days since they'd done this. A few days that had changed so much for them. Alex tried to shove the memory away, all those things that had been going on in her mind came back with force to haunt her again, just as she felt Maggie's fingernails in her shoulder. They would go rough today.

Alex had to close her eyes. The water poured down on them and the air was sticky and moist as they'd been standing under she shower for quite a while now. She was already getting worked up by Maggie's moans and the feeling of her tightness, the way her body moved against her in pure need. She loved Maggie's body and even more touching it.

"Oh you two had a fight?"

"More of an argument I guess..." Kara mumbled. She lay down on her couch, holding the phone close to her ear, even though she had a highly sensitive hearing. She wanted to talk about it with someone and Eliza was the second person on this planet she would trust with any secret, but the thing... with Alex... she was sure Eliza wouldn't understand it.

"We never spoke to each other like that... it was so... I mean we talked about it again and apologized both and it's kind of okay now..."

"That doesn't sound like it's okay at all honey."

"I know... guess we have to stick with it for a while now..." Kara mumbled. She could clearly hear the worry in Eliza's voice and instantly felt guilty for bringing it up.

"You want to tell me what it was that you've been fighting about?"

Kara hesitated, taking a deep breath while she thought of an honest answer that wouldn't give anything away.

"Maybe another time... It's... I'm not quite sure what exactly it is myself, so... we'll get along, please don't worry!"

Maggie broke their rhythm, her moves were erratic now and Alex could feel the sting in her shoulders as her girlfriend's hands grabbed her even harder. She tried so hard to focus on this moment, focus on Maggie's skin under her lips and teeth, on the delicate slick wetness pooling around her hand and their breaths and moans that filled the air. She was so aroused, but she couldn't fully concentrate on it.

"Alex." Maggie whispered. Her hands finally left her shoulder, one cupping her cheek, the other stilling her hand.

"Look at me."

Alex did what she was asked for. She didn't know what it was that Maggie saw on her face.

"You're a million light years away."

"I'm..."

"There won't be a day where I'm not worried about my two little girls." Eliza said and it made Kara's heart warm with a feeling of home and belonging. Suddenly, she wished she could get back to her teenage live. Living with Alex and Eliza in their house, not having to worry about being a superhero or paying the rent... just getting up in the morning to see them both in the kitchen for a chatter-filled breakfast. It made her feel homesick.

"Tell me about Lena. How is she?"

The question got her off guard. It took her a while to get out of the memories and back into the present.

"She's..." she started, imagining Lena's face and the feeling of lying in her arms last night. "Beautiful... and so smart, like super smart! And funny and spontaneous and brave... she's just... a wonderful person. You'll love her!"

"I was just thinking..."

"Yeah I could tell. Thinking while fucking is never a good thing Alex." Maggie other hand came up to stroke her cheek and Alex almost burst out into tears.

"Talk to me."

Alex searched Maggie's face for anything helpful, but her thoughts were so confused, they didn't even make sense anymore. So she relied on her feelings and found the only thing thing there, of which she was truly sure.

"I love you." she whispered. For a few seconds, the look on Maggie's face stayed frozen, only her chest was rising and falling and the water kept pouring down on them and Alex suddenly realized that the continuous patter slowly started to hurt on her skin.

"I love you, too. Very much... so... much. But something's going on with you and I'm worried."

"Don't be. I just... I was thinking... about...uh...you should move in with me."

"She sounds like a wonderful young lady!"

"She is... I'm seeing her tonight for dinner and I'm so ridiculously nervous... It's... all so new and exciting and I have no clue what to wear later!"

"If she's half as much into you as you are into her, I'm sure she'll love whatever you're wearing honey." Eliza chuckled. It made Kara chuckle, too. More so because she actually had been worried how Eliza would react on her suddenly being with a woman, too.

"Thanks... mom."

"You'll be fine and Alex will be, too. Whatever it is, I'm sure it can't break the bond between the two of you, you'll see."

"Thanks... that coming from you means a lot to me." Kara almost whispered. She wasn't sure what she felt right now, but she was sure about one thing: She wanted to be with Lena and just the memory of kissing her last night on the balcony made her feel those butterflies in her tummy again. She would dress to kill tonight.