Prompt #29:A midnight break.

Summer 2022

Kara didn't go rolling around the house at night many times. First because doing back and forth wasn't easy,even if they had converted the stairs,so she didn't always have to float the wheelchair down,and they could move the chair easily too,and because she enjoyed too much the heat of Cat's body. Some nights,however,she couldn't renounce to an habit she had had as a maiden woman,that of having a midnight break. She moved from the chair to the stairlift and let it carry her down. Once she landed she made a wheelie to roll off and towards the kitchen. She peaked into it,and it was silent and dark. Or so it seemed to be,at a second look the door of the fridge seemed to be open. She fully rolled in,and smiled at the sight. Her very healthy food fixed son was sitting at the counter of the kitchen,with a big jar of ice cream sitting in front of him. He went to shut the door he had kind fo forgotten open,and that was when he spotted her,himself.

Carter jumped up as if someone had zapped him with electricity,and took a step back.

"Ma…what are you doing here?"

"Exactly what you're doing,Carter"she laughed at his wide eyes. Kara knew that if it had been day or the lights had been turned on,she could've seen the boy blushing red like a tomato,with the spoon still mid air,and icecream on.

Kara turned on the lights and shut the kitchen's door.

Indeed he was blushing like a tomato,the same way Cat usually did.

"Would you mind sharing?"

"No way,ma"

He went to where they held all the cutlery and grabbed a spoon for her too,handing it to her,as she lowered her stool. One change they had made between the many when they had finally had the chance to convert the houses,after she had been discharged,was the stool which went up and down for her whenever she wished so. There was a similar one at the penthouse.

"So,wanna tell me about your midnight breaks?"

"Well I said I wanna be at the DEO and eat healthy,but it doesn't mean I'll stop eating ice cream"

"Only that?"

"Only that"

"Know I won't believe you a bit kid."

"Free not to,ma"

They shared in silence,before bursting into laughters. They undertook a game of stare which had them busy for several minutes. None of them won,or lost,or however they wanted to see it.

Once they were finished with the ice cream,they went to the living room,turning off the lights in the kitchen,and on with the tv.

"No documentaries"

Carter frowned at her,as he sat on the couch.

"What?It's true"

She transferred from the chair to the couch,and sat by him.

"Come here,kiddo"

She hugged him and he fell into her.

"Not a word about this to mom"

"Why should I?"

He made a face at her.

"I'll tell her where half of those chocolates went"

He was referring to an incident which had occured when Cat was pregnant with one of her cravings and she had...maybe eaten three or four of those chocolates as she brought them to her wife?Ops.

"Alright,alright. You won,I shall have no reason to tell her."

They sat in there watching tv till the light of dawn,basically falling asleep on the couch. That was how Cat,coming downstairs holding Lexie,found them.

She turned off the tv that was still on,even if the sound was almost down to zero,and grabbed one of the the blankets they used to keep downstairs for movie night,which usually fell on Saturday or Friday.

"Oh they're so cute"

"Let's take a picture mommie"

"A very brilliant idea Lexie"

Cat went to fetch the camera,and sat Lexie on the armchair,before looking through the device.

It clicked,and went off with a flash they hadn't disactivated from the last time.

Kara and Carter sat up quickly.

"Cat. We didn't eat the ice cream"

"Maaaaa"