Maggie had called Alex that morning with the news that she was getting home. The promise to Emmi that Maggie would be home by the time she got back from the birthday party at Bounce, made her decide to go, but she said she'd only stay if someone stayed with her. Kara was going to take her, but she'd got called out on Supergirl duties, so Ava said that she'd take her. They arrived and left the present for Summer on the table next to the rest of them and Emmi had quickly run off to play and jump around with everyone. "Hey," Ava introduced herself to Kaley. "I'm Ava. I brought Emmi."

"Oh, I heard about Maggie. Is she okay?" Kaley questioned, her hand on her heart.

"She is fine," Ava smiled. "She's getting home from the hospital today," Ava said, and Kaley gave a sigh of relief. "Uhm, I'm her sister." Ava said, seeing Kaley was trying to work out who she was.

"Oh I didn't realise she had a sister." Kaley looked a little confused.

"We just found each other," Ava explained. "Uhm, is it okay if I stay? Emmi's unsure about being left after everything that's happened lately."

"Of course it is," Kaley told her. "I half expected a call to say Emmi wasn't coming. Poor thing. Going through that again and having her Mama being shot," Kaley said, shaking her head, unable to think about how they'd all be feeling by now. "Uh, help yourself to drinks and snacks from the table," Kaley pointed across the room. "And if you want to go on the trampolines you can," Kaley told her. "It's ours for two hours and then the kids will get fed and get cake," Kaley said, Ava giving a little nod. It did look fun, but she wasn't sure if it was safe for her. "Excuse me, there's another few kids arrived." Kaley said as she walked over to the people who'd just walked in.

Ava walked over to the table and picked up a handful of potato chips and a juice box. She walked over to a table and sat down, eating the chips as she pierced the straw into the juice box. "Ava?" Ava looked up as she heard the voice.

"Izzy what are you doing here?" Ava questioned.

"My little brother Jake is friends with Summer," Izzy said, sitting opposite her friend. "What about you?"

"Emmi," Ava pointed out to Emmi who was jumping rather well from one side to the other, Ava wondering if she was using a little bit of her flying skills. "She's Summer's friend too."

"So, my brother goes to the same school as your niece," Izzy said. "That's cool."

"Yeah," Ava nodded. "So, you've got 4 brothers and sisters, right?" Ava said, trying to remember what she'd been told.

"5," Izzy widened her eyes. "I'm the eldest, then there's Sophie who's 12, Benjamin is 10, Imogen is 8, Jake - well Jacob - is 6 and then Callum is 3," Izzy told her friend. "It's totally crazy but it's great having so many siblings." Izzy smiled. "Mostly." Izzy added quietly.

"I bet." Ava was sad she didn't get to experience that when she was younger. Granted there was a 16 year age gap between her and Maggie so it wasn't like they'd be able to play together, but she was still sad that she missed out on things all the same.

"I do have a soft spot for Jakey though," Izzy looked over to her little brother who was jumping around on the trampolines, looking like he was chasing Emmi and Summer. "He's like totally obsessed with space and aliens though which is kinda weird." Izzy curled her nose.

"Why is it weird?" Ava wondered.

Izzy shrugged. "Just you know…." Izzy trailed off. "He's like obsessed with Supergirl. Wants to meet her so bad. Like, he'd freak if it happened. Says that it's all he wants for his birthday next month."

"Well Supergirl does some pretty cool stuff. I can see why he'd admire her," Ava said. "Uh, you know my sister-in-law works with her sometimes, uh….I could see if she'd arrange for Jake to be able to meet her." Ava was pretty sure that Kara would agree to meeting up with a little kid.

"Shut up," Izzy gasped as she hit her hand off the table. "For real? You could arrange that?" Izzy questioned.

"I can ask." Ava nodded her head as she put more chips in her mouth.

"Oh my God, I would get major best big sister points if that could happen." Izzy said, talking through a smile.

"Well leave it with me." Ava said.

"Sweet," Izzy's smile turned into a grin, Izzy just staring at her friend for a moment. "So," Izzy cleared her throat. "How is your sister?"

"She is getting home from the hospital today," Ava answered. "Which is a total relief. I don't…." Ava pursed her lips, looking downwards. "If she didn't make it, I…." Ava shook her head. "I just met her. I'm getting to know her, and it wouldn't be fair if she was taken from me," Ava exhaled lightly. She couldn't begin to explain how bad she felt for what had happened and she didn't want to think about if things had turned out differently. "You know I….I feel so at home with her and Alex already. And I had a good life back in Blue Springs for the most part," Ava felt herself opening up to her new friend. "After my Mama died, I went to live with Papa and his wife and it was good. They treated me well," Ava pursed her lips. "Then I find out I had a half-sister who they'd practically erased from their lives and failed to tell me about. I mean, she was my sister. I had a right to know about her, right?" Ava said, looking Izzy in the eyes.

"I'd say so." Izzy murmured.

Ava shook her head. "She was 14 and they threw her out like she was some piece of garbage," Ava's pent up angry was starting to come out. "Es vergonzoso. Desgraciado."

Izzy looked confused. "I don't speak Spanish," Izzy shook her head. "But uh…why did they kick her out?"

"Because she came out as a lesbian," Ava told her, and Izzy widened her eyes. "And I got kicked out because I…." Ava took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant." Ava spoke quietly.

"Oh wow," Izzy answered, and she rubbed the back of her head. "Do Lily and Ryan know?"

"Lily does but I've not told Ryan yet." Ava told her.

"Well he is going to be the one to blab it around the whole school," Izzy noted, and Ava gave a little nod. "I take it the teachers know?" Izzy questioned, and Ava nodded. "And you are keeping it?"

"Yeah," Ava said. "I uh….yeah." Ava felt her hand going down onto her stomach.

"Well I've plenty experience on the baby front," Izzy said with a smile. "You know what you are having?"

Ava shook her head. "It's to early to find out," Ava said, and Izzy gave a little nod, understanding that. Ava wasn't showing yet, although she always wore big hoodies, so maybe she was hiding the bump. "I'm almost 3 months, I'll probably start showing soon, I guess so it's going to get out."

"Well don't worry," Izzy told her. "School won't be that bad. And you have us lot with you."

"Yeah, I know, thanks," Ava smiled as Emmi came running over. "Hey monkey, you having fun?"

"Uh-huh," Emmi sounded out of breath as she took Ava's juice box from her and took a long drink of it. "I'm just seeing you are still here."

"I'm still here," Ava moved some hair from in front of Emmi's face. "I'll be here the whole time."

Emmi smiled as she put the juice box down on the table. "Who is that?" Emmi said looking across to Izzy.

"This is Izzy. She's my friend from school. She is Jake's sister." Ava told her.

"Oh, that's funny," Emmi gave a little giggle. "I'm friends with Jake and you are friends with Izzy," Emmi looked back across the room to her friends. "I'm going back to play." Emmi said before she ran off, clearly having a great time at the party.


Alex and Maggie walked back into the house and went up the stairs to the bedroom. "And no one is here to welcome me home." Maggie gave a kind of pout.

"Well, Ava and Emmi are at the party, Kara is being Supergirl and Mum has gone to get some groceries in," Alex told her wife. "But hey, the most important person is here with you." Alex joked, a grin on her face.

Maggie turned around as Alex put Maggie's hospital bag down on the end of the bed. "True," Maggie smiled as she softly kissed Alex's lips. "You steal Poppy so you didn't have to sleep alone?" Maggie chuckled as she pointed to the top of the bed, Poppy troll sitting on top of it.

"Emmi has been sleeping in here with me," Alex answered. "Mum is in Emmi's bed."

"Ah." Maggie nodded understandingly.

"We can put her in with Ava for a few days now you are back." Alex figured, seeing Maggie's eyes go onto the Bassinet filled with things for the baby.

"You go shopping for Jelly without me?" Maggie sounded sad as she slowly walked over to the Bassinet to look inside. She was still in a little pain, but she'd recovered well and was young and fit, so was allowed to do the rest of her recuperating from home. They had been given some dressings to change on her wound every couple of days, until she was due back for a check-up and to see it had fully healed.

"No," Alex walked over, watching Maggie as she took out the bunny comforter. "Mum brought all that with her." Alex said, Maggie widening her eyes at all that Eliza had bought.

"Wow. And she's not even born yet," Maggie mumbled as she put the comforter down and picked up a pack of sleepsuits, each one white and pink in colour, but they all had a different pattern, be it stripes, polka dots or spirals. "What we going to do with the Bassinet we ordered?" Maggie questioned.

"We can have one for our bedroom for night time and one for the living room for through the day." Alex said, and Maggie gave a little nod, agreeing with the idea.

Maggie picked up the white onesie that said, 'my mummies are awesome', and looked up to Alex. "That is cute," Maggie said, and Alex gave a little nod. "Hey, do you still have the one I got you when we got back together?" Maggie questioned, recalling the white onesie that said, 'my mummies love me'. The onesie Maggie had bought to show Alex she was all in with kids, resulting in them getting back together.

"Yeah of course I do," Alex rubbed the back of her head. "I think its in the baby's room." They hadn't made a start to anything yet in the nursery, but they had everything they'd purchased for the baby sitting in the room.

"Could make a start to that during spring break." Maggie noted. They both had some time off from work, so Maggie figured it would be a good idea to start the nursery.

"Well you are not doing much," Alex told her. "You've just been shot so I'd prefer it if you took it easy for a while," Alex said, and Maggie frowned. She wasn't the take it easy kinda person. "Besides, I already told Ava we'd start getting the basement sorted out for her and we can't really afford to be doing both at the same time. Especially with that lovely bill the hospital gave us along with your discharge papers."

"Sorry I got shot." Maggie muttered.

"C'mon you know what I mean. Its fricken expensive," Alex widened her eyes. "And we have Jellybean coming soon, then Ava's kid," Alex exhaled lightly as she rubbed her forehead. "I know we are far from struggling but it's still a lot of money going out all out once."

"Yeah but my insurance will cover most of the bill," Maggie reminded her wife. "And the cop shop and DEO are going to cover the rest," Maggie said. "So, my hospital bill is taken care of."

"I guess." Alex twisted her lip.

"And Ava is fine in the guest room for now," Maggie reminded her wife. "She's my kid-sister and she's welcome here but Jelly comes first. We get her nursery done, then we sort out the basement for Ava and Peanut."

"Fair enough," Alex exhaled. "You have any ideas for the nursery?" The nursery was going to be Maggie and Emmi's project and Alex was wondering if Maggie had decided how to decorate it yet.

"I don't want pink," Maggie shook her head. "But Emmi's probably really going to push that colour." Maggie gave a little laugh, before putting her hand onto the lower left side of her stomach and wincing.

"Woah, you okay?" Alex stepped to Maggie's side, her hand going onto her back.

"Yeah. It's just sensitive," Maggie answered with a yawn. All the meds she'd been on the last few days had left her extremely tired. "You are right though. I do need rest," Maggie spoke quietly. "Despite it all I've been doing the last few days it seems like I need more."

"Well you can take a little nap till everyone is home." Alex told her.

"Will you lay with me?" Maggie questioned, and Alex nodded as they walked over to the bed. Maggie slipped in under the covers and Alex got in after her, wrapping her arms around her and holding her gently, careful not to be near her wound. She placed a soft kiss on Maggie's forehead as they lay together in their bed.


"Mama," Emmi shouted as she ran into the house, excitedly kicking her shoes off. Ava and Eliza following after her. Eliza had just been to pick them up from the party. "Mama, Mama, are you home?" Emmi ran into the living room, seeing Maggie sitting on the couch.

"Hey, sweet girl," Maggie smiled as Emmi jumped up onto the couch, making sure to sit on the right side Maggie. "How was the party?" Maggie questioned.

"So much fun," Emmi was hyped up on a sugar high. She was holding onto her party bag tightly. "I bounced for ages and ages."

"Well that's cool." Maggie ran her hand through Emmi's ponytail.

"Hey Maggie," Ava and Eliza both spoke at the same time as they walked into the room. Maggie smiled up at them both. "Nice to have you home." Ava said, leaning down and giving her sister a hug.

"Where's Alex?" Eliza questioned.

"I was getting my lovely wife a coffee," Alex said as she walked back into the living room and handed the coffee down to Maggie. "How was the party?" Alex ruffled the top of Emmi's hair.

"So much fun," Emmi answered again. "I love bounce. And Ava and Izzy had a go to." Emmi gave a little giggle.

Alex and Maggie looked over to Ava. "Just for 5 minutes," Ava answered, sitting with her hands in her hoodie pocket. "Definitely going to go back there when I can actually try to do flips and stuff," Ava said. "Although that won't be for a while I guess." Ava murmured.

"Why was your friend Izzy there?" Maggie questioned.

"Her brother is Jake from my class." Emmi answered for Ava.

"I see." Maggie took a drink of her coffee as Alex sat down on the couch next to her.

"Can we watch a movie now we are all together?" Emmi questioned.

"Yeah but I dare you to pick one that isn't The Little Mermaid or Finding Nemo." Ava said, and Emmi widened her eyes as she glared at her.

"Okay," Emmi gave a cheeky grin. "I pick Trolls." Emmi grinned as Ava sighed, forgetting that was another of Emmi's favourites.

"I'll get it." Eliza was sitting closest to the DVD cabinet. She was about to stand up, but Emmi yelled out at her not too.

"I'll do if from here," Emmi said before looking to Maggie and Alex, seeking confirmation. "Am I allowed?"

"Sure." Alex smiled at her.

Emmi got to use her powers sometimes in the house. She looked to the DVD cabinet and located the DVD before moving her head slightly, the DVD coming out of it's place in the cabinet and floating over towards them. Eliza and Ava stared at Emmi in awe. They'd seen her do this before, but they were still amazed by it. Emmi moved her head around and the DVD followed going all the way to where Ava was sitting, the DVD landing down in Ava's lap.

"Guess I'm putting it in the DVD player." Ava mumbled as she picked the DVD up and stood up and walked over to the TV stand.

"I could get the movie snacks and drinks the same way too." Emmi grinned.

"I think you've probably already had enough snacks at the party." Maggie told her, and Emmi pouted.

"But its a movie, Mama," Emmi replied, a sulk on her face. "We need popcorn and sour gummies with a movie."

Maggie looked to Alex who was twisting her lip. "She's right," Alex murmured. "But Mummy will go get the snacks ready." Alex told her, and Emmi pouted again.

"But I can help you get stuff from the cupboards." Emmi argued.

Alex chuckled. Emmi wasn't normally that bothered about using her powers. Alex figured it was the excitement of the party and the sugar high she was probably already on. "C'mon then," Alex stood up and held her hand out, but Emmi stood up on the couch and leapt over the back staying in the air as she glided through to the kitchen. "The next time you take her to a party maybe control her sugar intake." Alex said as she looked over to Ava.

"Sorry, will do." Ava apologised but couldn't help but chuckle at Emmi flying though the house. Alex looked to her wife then her mother who were both also laughing. She shook her head as she let out an amused chuckle as she walked out of the living room, going to the kitchen to get the snacks ready with Emmi.


Maggie walked into the kitchen, rubbing her hands over her eyes as she yawned. She'd slept in till almost 10am. "No Mama no." Emmi shrieked from where she was sitting on the breakfast bar.

"What?" Maggie was still properly waking up and felt a little confused.

"You are supposed to still be in bed." Emmi pouted sadly.

"We were bringing you breakfast in bed." Alex said as she put the scrambled egg on top of the bacon that was on the bagel.

"You were?" Maggie sounded surprised. "Well, I can go back up to bed if you want?"

"No," Emmi folded her arms across her chest. "You spoiled it now." Emmi stuck her bottom lip out, looking downwards.

"Aww well sweetie you still made Mama breakfast," Maggie said, walking over to her. "That's still nice of you."

Emmi looked up to Maggie. "Mummy did most of it because I can't use the hob." Emmi muttered, her arms staying folded across her chest.

"Yeah, but I think it would have been you who drew this mermaid and treasure chest picture," Maggie said, looking to the drawing that was on the tray, a smile on her face. "And did you pick me these daffodils from the back yard?" Maggie looked to the three flowers that had been put into a tall glass with water in it.

"Yeah," Emmi nodded shyly. Maggie smiled as she pinched Emmi's cheek, bringing a smile onto Emmi's face. "And I poured the orange juice." Emmi said, pointing to the glass of juice that was on the tray.

"Well then," Maggie widened her eyes as her voice went a little squeaky. "Everyone knows the most important part of breakfast in bed is the drawing, flowers and juice," Maggie said. "Right Mummy?" Maggie looked over to Alex.

"Oh yeah," Alex rolled her eyes. "The actual breakfast is just an added extra." Alex murmured, and Maggie gave a little chuckle.

"Hey, babe this actually smells….not burnt," Maggie spoke cheekily as she raised her eyebrows at her wife. Alex gasped, mocking offence as she lightly slapped Maggie's bum cheek. "So, Em's you want me to go back to bed or can I sit at the table?" Maggie questioned.

"You can sit at the table," Emmi told her. "You are already out of your jammies." Emmi frowned. She really wanted to make Maggie breakfast in bed for her first morning back from the hospital.

"Well I'm just in sweats and Mummy's Stanford t-shirt," Maggie told her. "I can wear this to bed."

"No, we'll go to the table." Emmi jumped down from the breakfast bar and ran over to the table, climbing up onto a seat as Maggie followed after her. Alex picked up the plate of food and the orange juice and walked over to the table.

"Coffee?" Alex questioned.

"Is that really a question?" Maggie replied.

"Okay. One coffee coming up." Alex said, turning around to walk back over to the kitchen. She stopped when she heard the doorbell ring. She walked out of the kitchen, seeing Ava had walked out of the living room, also going to answer the door. Ava stopped and let Alex walk down to the door, watching as she unlocked and opened it, both Alex and Ava shocked to see who was standing at the other side.


Thoughts appreciated :)