Maggie was perfectly okay. There were no signs of brain damage and after some extensive checks, the doctor left, allowing Maggie to be with her family. Eliza also left to give Alex sometime with her wife alone. Chloe was sleeping in her car seat. Alex was holding Maggie's hands, looking deep into her wife mesmerising eyes. "You gave us quite a scare, babe."

"I'm sorry," Maggie croaked. She cleared her throat as Alex reached for the glass of water and handed it to her wife. Maggie took a long drink before handing it back to Alex, giving her a weak smile. "I'm so sorry but I couldn't do it. I couldn't do that to you." Maggie sounded like she was going to cry. Alex exhaled lightly, knowing exactly what Maggie was talking about.

"I know." Alex said as she brought her hand up and cupped Maggie's cheek, rubbing it ever so gently with her thumb.

"What happened to the aliens?" Maggie questioned. "Did they still manage to stop them?" Alex stifled a laugh. Here was her wife, in hospital after being shot and she cared more about the mission. "Did Jeremiah press the launch after he made the shots?"

Alex pursed her lips, giving a little nod. "But Vasquez managed to stop the ship."

"Susan did?" Maggie raised her eyebrows in surprise. Not that the agent had managed to stop the ship and save the aliens because she was a damn good agent, but because she thought Supergirl would have been the one to stop it if it did get launched.

"You sound surprised." Alex looked a little confused.

"No, I mean she is a great agent. I just thought Supergirl would have been the one to stop it." Maggie told her wife.

"Supergirl was a little preoccupied." Alex told her.

"With Jeremiah?" Maggie questioned.

"With trying to help you, you idiot," Alex said. "Her sister-in-law had just gotten hit by two bullets. You were the only thing she was caring about in that moment," Alex took Maggie's hand back into hers and rubbed her thumb over it. "But the aliens are safe. And you. I mean, the most important thing is that you are safe. That you are okay, but the aliens are okay too."

"Oh well at least I didn't get shot for nothing," Maggie murmured. "What about…what about Jeremiah?"

Alex took a deep breath. "He's being detained at the DEO. Cyborg Superman too. Lillian was nowhere to be seen though," Alex told her. "But at least we have them. At least we have him," Alex spoke with a hint of venom in her voice. "Him. My dad, he shot you…I can't believe he shot you. I'm so, so, sorry," Alex welled up with tears. "Please don't hate me. I couldn't cope if you hated me."

"Hey, hey," Maggie shook her head. "I could never hate you. Why on earth would I hate you? This wasn't your fault. You didn't make him shoot me."

"But he's my dad and he could have killed you," Alex sniffed back. "I can't believe he could do that." Any hope that Alex had that Jeremiah could still be on their side vanished when she learned that he'd been the one to shoot Maggie. Her wife. His daughter-in-law. If he could do that to her, to them, then he really was the enemy. No excuse could make what he did okay.

"Baby it wasn't your fault. I don't blame you. I don't hate you for this," Maggie assured her. "I love you. I love you so, so much and we are going to have a long, happy life with Isaac and Chloe," Maggie gave her a smile, Alex melting a little as her dimples showed. Alex gave a little nod, wanting nothing more. "Speaking of, how about letting Mumma get some cuddles from the little bug?" Maggie said, Alex nodding as she turned to her side and leaned down, lifting Chloe from the car seat and passing her to Maggie.

Maggie winced a little as she took Chloe into her arms. "Are you okay? Are you in pain?"

"It's totally worth the pain," Maggie murmured as she looked down to Chloe who was cuddled into her, her eyes bursting with love. "Where's Isaac?" Maggie wondered why her son wasn't at the hospital.

"He was a little upset when he saw you this morning," Alex told her. "Jane came to take him to play with Dylan," Alex said, Maggie giving a little nod of understanding. She hated hospitals herself so couldn't imagine what it must feel like for a 6-year-old to see his mother lying in a bed, wires and tubes connected to her. "I'll get my Mum to go get him when she gets back." Alex said.

"Okay," Maggie smiled. "How about for now you come and join these cuddles?" Maggie questioned, Alex smiling as she stood up and walked around to the other side of the bed so she wouldn't be leaning against her wounds. She climbed up onto the bed and wrapped her arm around her wife's shoulder, her other hand resting over Chloe who was lying vertically on Maggie's chest. She turned her head up and softly kissed Maggie's temple, relief washing over her that Maggie was perfectly okay.


"Mumma," Isaac burst into the room, an excited grin on his face. "Oh Mumma." Isaac jumped up onto the bed, pouncing on his mother. Maggie screamed out in pain as he made contact with her wounds. Maggie had staples over where she'd been shot, the wounds obviously still fresh and not closed up fully yet.

"Careful Isaac," Alex lifted him off of Maggie. "Mumma is hurt and sore. You need to be gentle."

"Sorry Mumma." Isaac's bottom lip started to tremble as he hid himself against Alex's side. Alex rubbed the back of his head softly.

"It's okay buddy." Maggie winced as her hand rubbed close to where her wounds were. She took a few deep breaths, breathing through the pain until it lessened.

"I made this card for you." Isaac spoke sheepishly as he looked back from hiding against Alex, handing the card out for her to take.

"Ah thank you," Maggie smiled as she took the card from him, reading the 'Get Well Soon Mumma' on the front. She ran her hand over the drawing. "Is this all of us?" Maggie wondered, looking at the little sausage people that Isaac has drawn.

"Uh-huh," Isaac nodded. "This one is you," Isaac said, pointing to the smaller of the two women who were standing holding hands. "And that's Mummy because she is taller." Isaac said, pointing to the next drawing. "Then me and Chloe."

"And who's this?" Maggie questioned, pointing to the dog in the picture.

"Our puppy." Isaac answered, his tone suggesting it was obvious.

"But we don't have a puppy." Maggie told him, exchanging a confused glace with Alex.

"We should get one," Isaac told her before looking to Alex, nodding at her before looking back to Maggie. "It would be so cool to have a puppy."

Maggie would be up for getting a puppy. She had a dog as she was growing up, she loved dogs. Alex seemed to have some reservations though. And Maggie could see her point. They both worked long hours and it was hard enough to juggle their job with the children, never mind adding a dog to the mix. "Maybe one day." Maggie told her son.

Isaac gave a little grin. "Is you really okay now?" Isaac wondered.

"I am." Maggie told him with a smile of reassurance on her face.

"So, do you get to come home and be with Mummy, me and Chloe?" Isaac questioned.

"Not right away," Maggie shook her head. "I need to stay here for a couple more days." Maggie said.

Isaac furrowed his eyebrows. "What about the bad man who hurt you?" Isaac questioned. Maggie pursed her lips as she looked to Alex. They hadn't really spoken about how much Isaac knew of what actually happened.

"He can't hurt her anymore," Alex said, her hand going onto Isaac's shoulder. "He is locked up."

"Good," Isaac answered. "I hope they throw away the key and he never gets out again," Isaac said, some authority in his voice as he folded his arms across his chest. "No one gets to hurt my Mumma."

Maggie looked to Alex and she could see she was trying to keep herself composed. No matter how much she tried too, she'd never be able to understand how Alex was feeling right now. She took a deep breath before looking back to her son. "No one is going to hurt me anymore," Maggie told him. "Now, come give me a hug," Maggie opened her arms out. "But gently." Maggie said, glancing at Alex who lifted Isaac up, placing him at her other side, away from her wounds, Alex watching with a smile on her face as Isaac and Maggie shared an embrace.


Kara, Mike, and Bella walked back into their house. They'd just been to the hospital to visit Maggie. Mike put Bella down on the floor, pulling over some of her toys, Bella picking up a little building block, shaking it about in her hand. He turned around say something to Kara, and was met with her body crashing into his, her arms wrapping around him tightly in a hug, Mike was sure he could hear her crying. "Hey, hey, what's this for?" Mike questioned as he rubbed her back. "What's wrong?"

"I'm just so glad that Maggie is okay," Kara sniffed back as she stayed in the embrace a little longer. "God if we'd lost her I…." Kara stopped talking, burying her head further into the crook of Mike's neck.

"I know," Mike continued to rub her back. "But it's all alright. She's okay."

"Yeah, no thanks to Jeremiah," Kara pulled back from the embrace, looking up to her husband, her face tear stained. "I can't believe he could do that. How could he do that to Alex?"

Mike wiped his thumbs over Kara's cheeks, removing tears. "I don't know," Mike mumbled as he gave a shrug. "He's been with Cadmus for so long….I….he's…." Mike let a puff of air escape him. "He's changed. He's not the man she once knew anymore."

"I really wanted to believe that some of that man who took me in, who kept me safe, who gave me a home and a life and…." Kara looked down, her head shaking. "I really wanted to believe he was still that man but he's not. He's not. If he could shoot Maggie. He knows that would devastate Alex and he still did it. He was willing to devastate his own daughter just so he could send a handful of aliens off of this Earth." Kara swallowed a lump in her throat as her vision blurred, more tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"Hun," Mike took Kara's glasses off of her, throwing them down to the couch. He wiped his thumbs under her eyes, removing tears threatening to fall. "I know it must be hard but you need to accept it. He's not worth this. He doesn't deserve your love."

"He was my dad," Kara cried. "I lost my parents on Krypton and I came to Earth and he was my dad," Kara sniffed back. "And now I've lost him too and I…." Kara stopped talking, leaning her head down against Mike's shoulder. Mike pulled her back into an embrace, rubbing her back as he let her cry. As he let her get it all out. They both looked down as they heard a babble from Bella. She'd crawled across to them and had put her little hands onto Kara's ankle. Kara sniffed back as he leaned down and picked up daughter, wrapping her arms around her in a hug. "You come to give Mummy a cuddle?" Kara spoke softly as she held onto her daughter tightly. She took a deep breath, knowing there was no coming back for Jeremiah now and that Alex was right. Jeremiah Danvers was an enemy.

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