Alex, Maggie, Kara and Lena were on their way to Midvale for Christmas. After finding out that Lena would be spending Christmas alone, Kara invited her to spend the holidays with them. Lena of course not having the best relationship with her mother, so she took her friend up on the offer. "I hope you like Christmas," Alex said as she turned around and looked to Lena. They'd hired a car from the airport to make the 40-minute drive to Eliza's house. Maggie was driving and Alex was sitting in the front passenger's seat, Kara and Lena in the back. "Because you are probably about to walk into Santa's grotto." Alex murmured and Lena laughed.
"Don't listen to scrooge," Maggie said, keeping her eyes on the road. "Eliza's house is tastefully decorated."
Alex rolled her eyes. "You like wearing matching pyjamas?" Alex questioned.
Lena looked to Kara, a confused look on her face. "Eliza buys everyone matching pyjamas at Christmas," Kara told her. "Last years were cute though. They had little gingerbread men on them," Kara said. "And we had those nightcap things too," Kara laughed and Lena looked a little confused. "You know the hats people wear in bed. They had big green pompoms on the end."
Alex rolled her eyes again. "I'm glad I don't remember that." Alex murmured.
"Ah you looked sexy in that nightcap babe," Maggie told her. Alex looked around to her and Maggie glanced at her raising her eyebrows before she looked back to the road. "I can't wait to see what she's got us all this year."
"Hopefully she has forgotten." Alex mumbled.
"She won't forget." Kara laughed.
"It's hard to believe you hate Christmas if your Mum loves it so much," Lena said. "You think that would brush off on you."
"Has your Mum brushed off on you?" Alex questioned, looking back around to Lena.
"Fair point." Lena murmured.
"And I don't hate Christmas," Alex retorted. "I like it like a normal person," Alex exhaled. "Mum, Kara and the little happy elf over here," Alex said, gesturing to Maggie, "They still like it like they are 6."
"There's nothing wrong with that," Lena said. "Besides, when you two have kids you are going to have to make a big deal over Christmas." Lena told her.
"Oh Rao, could you imagine Eliza at Christmas with grandkids?" Kara questioned.
"Well you better get a move on and find a boyfriend then." Alex said.
"What why?" Kara questioned. "You're older. You and Maggie can provide the first grandchild or two."
Alex pursed her lips. "Maggie and I aren't really sure we are going down the whole lets have kids route." Alex said and Kara widened her eyes.
"What?" Kara shrieked. "You have to have kids."
"Why?" Alex questioned. "Because we are women? Not every woman wants a child, Kara."
"Yeah, but….I wanna be an fun aunt." Kara pouted.
"We've not ruled them out completely," Maggie chimed in. "But at this precise moment they are not high up on our future plans list," Maggie said, indicating to the right as she stopped at the junction. "And anyways as far as Alex is aware we've only been dating a month so this talk is highly premature."
"We are going to get a puppy," Alex told her sister. "You can be an Aunt to her."
"Ooh ooh ooh," Kara clapped her hands together, most excitedly. "What kind?"
"We don't know yet." Alex shrugged.
"Ooh get a little cute fluffy one," Kara smiled dreamily and Lena laughed at her friend's over excitement at her sister getting a dog. "And call her Bella," Kara shrieked. "It's fits nice with Maggie's Italian heritage."
"We'll see," Alex laughed at her sister's excitement of them getting a puppy. "Maggie had a Labrador when she was growing up so she might prefer a bigger dog."
Maggie smiled as she quickly glanced around at her girlfriend. She hadn't told Alex that. At least, not since the accident. She knew she'd had a dog but she'd never specified which kind which means Alex just remembered it. "You know, I didn't tell you that," Maggie murmured. "Not since the accident anyways."
Alex smiled at her apparent memory. "Seriously?" Alex questioned and Maggie nodded. "So, you didn't tell me that you had a black lab called Duke and that you'd walk him to the river and skim stones and he'd always jump in and chase after them?"
"No," Maggie shook her head. "I mean, I told you at one point but not since the accident."
"Well I guess it just came back to me," Alex smiled. "It's weird though that all my memories from the last two years have just been about you." Alex noted.
"Well, not really," Lena chimed in. "She's your girlfriend. You've had a close, intimate relationship with her for the last two years. It makes sense that you subconsciously want to remember all you can about her."
"Yeah, I guess so." Alex murmured, looking to Maggie with a smile. Maggie smiled back at her before keeping her attention to the road, almost arriving at Eliza's house.
Eliza eventually let go of grip she had on her eldest daughter, allowing her to walk the rest of the way into the house. Of course she'd hadn't seen her since about a week after the accident although she did call her every day. "How are you doing?" Eliza put her hands onto Alex's back as if she was supporting her in her walking so she didn't fall.
"I'm okay Mum," Alex tried to shrug her away but Eliza kept her hands in place as she followed Alex down to the living room. "And my knee is recovering well," Alex told her. "In fact, after Christmas they are going to take the brace off and put something smaller on to support it for a couple more weeks then they reckon I'll be fine without."
"Oh well that's good," Eliza smiled before she glanced to Maggie who had followed them in. "And how are you darling?" Eliza questioned as she pulled Maggie into a hug.
"I'm good." Maggie gave her a smile as they pulled back from the hug.
"And you must be Lena." Eliza smiled as she looked to Kara's friend. Lena held her hand out to shake Eliza's hand but Eliza pulled her into a hug.
"Oh…hi," Lena said from the embrace. "Thank you for having me here."
"Any friend of Kara's is always welcome," Eliza told her. "Kara sweetie, why don't you take Lena down to the lounge room," Eliza said as she looked to Kara. "I've made up the sofa bed in there for her."
"There are two living rooms?" Lena said as she followed Kara, taking her small case with her.
"One used to be a games room…." Kara voice became inaudible as she and Lena walked out of the room and down the hall, out of sight.
"Sit down sweetie," Eliza said as she rubbed Alex's arm. "Rest that leg."
Alex looked to Maggie and rolled her eyes. "I'm okay, Mum." Alex said but she took a seat anyways. Maggie sat down next to her.
"I'll go get you girls a coffee." Eliza said before she disappeared out of the living room.
"She is going to drive me crazy." Alex gave an exasperated sigh as she rested her head back against the back of the couch.
Maggie chuckled. "She cares," Maggie told her. "And it'll only be for a few days then we are going home," Maggie said, resting her hand on Alex's thigh. "But first we get to have an Eliza Danvers Christmas." Maggie grinned.
"You really do love Christmas, huh?" Alex laughed.
"It was just always an important holiday in my house as I grew up," Maggie told her. "I was brought up catholic so Christmas really meant something," Maggie exhaled. "I kinda lost my faith after my Dad told me I was a sinner and was going to hell," Maggie pursed her lips and she shook her head. "But my love for Christmas has never faded."
"Well no pressure on me to make this a nice one for you huh?" Alex murmured. "For me this is going to be the first Christmas we spend together that I will remember."
"So, then the pressure is on me, no?" Maggie questioned. "I'm the one all mad on Christmas. I've got the pressure on me to make it a great one." Maggie said.
"Well I guess," Alex replied. "Although as long as I am with you I couldn't care what we are doing." Alex mumbled as she leaned in and placed a soft kiss on Maggie's lips.
Eliza, Kara and Lena had gone to a carol singing event that was on in town. Alex used the excuse that her leg hurt so she didn't have to go. Truthfully, she just wanted some alone time with Maggie. Not that they were ever short of that as she spent the majority of her time these days with Maggie but she wanted some time with her girlfriend all the same. They were in the kitchen making cookies. Or at least, Maggie was making cookies and Alex was drinking the eggnog that she'd just made. "Mmm I think this needs more scotch." Alex said as she handed her glass to Maggie, gesturing for her to taste it. Maggie took a drink before she coughed.
"Really, it doesn't." Maggie put her hand on her chest as she handed the drink back to Alex.
"And I thought you said you could handle your drink," Alex murmured before taking a drink of the eggnog. Maggie chuckled at her girlfriend as she poured some chocolate chips into the cookie mixture and began stirring them in. "Don't mind if I do." Alex said cheekily grabbing a bit of the dough in her hand.
"Hey, no." Maggie batted Alex's hand with the wooden spoon.
"Hey, what was that for?" Alex pouted as she shook her hand out in front of her, the spoon hitting her hard.
"You have to wait till they are cooked," Maggie told her. "Or do you want me to start yelling at you in Italian?"
Alex raised her eyebrows. "Are you an angry chef Miss Sawyer?"
"It's my kitchen." Maggie answered.
"Actually, it's my Mum's," Alex retorted. "So, technically it's more my kitchen than yours. So, if I want to steal cookie dough then I think I am perfectly entitled." Alex smirked before taking another piece from the bowl. Maggie glared at her, seriously looking unimpressed.
"No," Maggie sighed. "No stealing the mixture." Maggie sounded mad.
"Aww baby," Alex laughed as she put her eggnog down on the worktop and stepped to the side, wrapping her arms around Maggie from behind. She moved her hair to the side before she kissed her neck. "I'm only stealing a little bit of cookie dough. Didn't you ever steal cookie dough when you were cooking with your Nonna?"
"Yeah," Maggie answered. "And she slapped my hand with wooden spoon."
Alex laughed. "Well hurry up and get them in the oven then," Alex told her. "We need the cookies to eat with the eggnog for the movie," Alex pulled herself back from Maggie and picked up her class, finishing it down in one gulp. "And I'm getting through this." Alex said before pouring herself another glass.
"You know you are still not supposed to be drinking." Maggie told her.
"Ah please, I don't need the painkillers anymore. My ribs are fine." Alex screwed her face up before taking a drink.
"How about your knee?" Maggie questioned.
"If I don't move it for long periods it stiffens and gets sore but it's not like so painful that I need to take medication," Alex watched Maggie as she started putting small balls of the cookie mixture onto the baking tray, flattening them down slightly. "So, I get to drink again." Alex grinned before taking another mouthful of the eggnog.
"You going to share that eggnog or are you the only one getting to drink it?" Maggie pointed to the rather large jug that Alex had filled with the drink.
"I suppose I'll share with you." Alex mumbled as she reached across to the cupboard and took out another glass, pouring her girlfriend a drink.
Maggie put the baking tray in the oven and looked back up to see her girlfriend staring at the bowl that the mixture had been in, knowing Alex was desperate to scrape off any mixture left. "Go on then." Maggie rolled her eyes and Alex cheered as she scooped her finger around the edge of the bowl before bringing it to her mouth. Maggie set 10 minutes on the timer so they knew when the cookies were ready. Alex scooped her finger around the bowl again before gesturing to Maggie.
"You want some?" Alex questioned. Maggie shrugged and nodded at the same time, taking a step closer to Alex. Alex brought her finger up as Maggie opened her mouth a little but then Alex spread it across Maggie's cheek instead.
"Hey." Maggie slapped Alex's side as she gave a girlish giggle.
"I'll help you with that." Alex raised her eyebrows before she licked the mixture from Maggie's cheek, before kissing down her jawline and finding her lips. Her hands cupped Maggie's bum cheeks as she pulled her into her, their bodies pressing together as Maggie wrapped her arms around Alex's neck.
Just as the movie they were watching finished, Kara, Lena and Eliza returned back to the house. They'd drank more eggnog and ate more cookies as they played charades, pictionary and then articulate before Eliza called it a night and went to bed. Alex was sitting with her back leaning against the arm of the couch, her legs hanging over Maggie as she was sat close to her. Lena and Kara were sitting on the arm chairs. They'd all just got a fresh glass of eggnog and Lena had suggested that they played Never Have I Ever. "Two things though," Alex held her index finger out, already feeling a little fuzzy. "Number 1," Alex pointed to Kara. "She's not going to get drunk no matter how much we make her drink, unless we have some of that stuff from the alien bar that gets her wasted after a mouthful," Alex said. Kara shook her head, letting her sister know they didn't have anything like that with them. Alex furrowed her eyebrows before looking back to Maggie. "And you…I," Alex pointed to herself. "I don't remember the last two years of my life so you are probably going to just tell me I've done everything so I can drink, drink, drink," Alex held her hands out to the side, the eggnog spilling slightly and falling onto her jeans. "Ooops." Alex wiped it with her hand.
"You have hand enough to drink," Maggie told her. "I will not encourage you to drink any more, believe me."
Alex scowled at her before looking to Lena. "Okay, Luthor," Alex took a moment but she focused herself on Lena. "You start."
"Hmm," Lena took a moment to think of something. "Never have I ever….gone skinny dipping." Lena said. Alex knew she hadn't done it before she was with Maggie but there was a high chance she'd done it with Maggie. She glanced to Maggie who was already taking a drink. Maggie gave a little nod and Alex took a drink, as did Lena but Kara didn't.
Lena looked to Kara, suggesting it was her turn to go next. "Uhm," Kara pursed her lips. "Never have I ever kissed another girl." Kara said, not taking a drink.
"Ah that one is not fair," Alex raised her voice. "There are two lesbians in this room, Kara."
Kara shrugged. "So, you get to drink, right?" Kara questioned. "I didn't think you'd mind." Kara said and Maggie laughed at Alex before she took a drink, Alex doing the same. Lena cleared her throat before she too took a drink. Kara noticed her friend taking a drink and widened her eyes.
"Oh, seriously Kara, most people experiment," Lena said before feeling all eyes on her. "I was 18. I was in college. She was my roommate. We had a few make-out sessions. No biggie." Lena shrugged.
"Okay," Alex rubbed the side of her head. "Never have I ever had a threesome." Alex said, a cheeky glint in her eye. Kara didn't drink. Lena didn't drink. Alex looked to Maggie who was taking a drink. Alex tilted her head to the side and gave Maggie a 'have I?' look but Maggie shook her head.
Maggie desperately tried to think of a something to say before Alex or anyone else could question her about her threesome. "Never have I ever had a one-night stand." Maggie said, before thinking it was a stupid thing to say because she had to take a drink herself. Maggie looked around the room, seeing that Lena was also taking a drink but the Danvers sisters did not.
"Well," Alex took her legs from being over Maggie and span herself to sitting up on the couch, Maggie grabbing hold of Alex to steady her. "I think we are fast establishing the slutty one," Alex said as she gave her girlfriend a cheeky grin. "And Luthor over there is a lot of fun and Kara is boring."
"Hey," Kara shrieked. "I'm not boring. I'm a friggen alien. I'm friggen Supergirl," Kara hit her chest. "I could freeze blast all of you right now," Kara argued. "That's not boring."
Everyone laughed at Kara. "Lena, your go again." Alex said, using this to find out more about the more intimate past of her girlfriend.