Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
That was the only real thing on Maggie's mind as she dragged herself out of the on so warm arms wrapped around her middle and forced herself to roll away from the spooning cocoon of the body they were attached to.
Not that Alex moved much other than snagging Maggie's pillow as a poor replacement for her girlfriend's warmth while the detective grinned sleepily and started hunting around in the dark for a shirt so she wouldn't be walking around their new shared apartment naked.
She didn't want a repeat of the incident last weekend when she'd accidentally left the bedroom in her 'birthday suit' only to find not just one but both of the 'Super twins' already bickering between themselves in low voices at the kitchen table. It had been rather cute actually watching them argue in both Russian, English and Kryptonian over the extra orders of donuts they'd brought.
Kara for her part dropped her eyes rather quickly once she'd noticed Maggie's 'ah natural' state. Linda, on the other hand, hadn't gotten why her elder sister was being so strange and not going over with her to give the then awake detective a greeting hug as soon as she saw her.
'This is her house as well as Alex's. What is the large deal if she wants to go without clothes?" the Kaznian had asked her arm still around Maggie's naked shoulder her eyes on a still blushing Kara.
This time however it was only Linda sitting quietly at the table. Her legs kicking softly against the legs of her stool under the table while she rested her chin against her folded arms her eyes trained on the phone she'd left propped up against one of the boxes containing one the more sugary cereal choices Maggie and Alex keep around the house in case there superpowered sisters would stop by.
This one was Linda's favorite. Oreo cereal.
Maggie swears her ears are still ringing from how loudly the Russian accented blonde had squealed when Alex had brought the blue and black colored box out from behind her back after a late trip to the store.
"I showered three times before coming here. You're safe." Linda says as soon as her eyes land on the Latina framed in the kitchen doorway. She couldn't catch this latest human disease scaring the world but apparently, she could still be a carrier and she wasn't risking her family's health or safety, yet she couldn't just leave them alone and hide out at Kal-El's ice palace in the north.
She loved her family too much to abandon them to only short phone calls and emoji-filled texts to keep their spirits up. Just another thing the better Alex had lovingly teased her about after finding out about how Linda had inherited Kara Danvers's fondness for the little pictured communications.
"Morning to you too baby Danvers." The sleepy detective yawns pausing to press a little kiss against the top of the blonde's head as she passed making Linda giggle as she looks away from the phone screen.
"Hello, Maggie Sawyer."
A low whine from the floor has them both cracking a smile. "and morning to you too beautiful." Maggie coos ignoring the protest of her protesting body as she bent to give there rescue puppy Bandit a few loving scratched behind her ears.
Alex had given her a rather rough but oh so worth it work out earlier.
"Whatcha up to?"
Linda grins at the questions turning her phone to allow Maggie to see what she was watching.
"More otter vids really Lin?" Maggie giggles lingering beside the table to watch the last few seconds of one over the blonde girl's shoulder.
If she was being honest watching the little guy wash its cute face with its adorable paws remind her a little too much of Alex sometimes before she'd had coffee or when the detective would sneak into the lab while her genius girlfriend was working. Sleepy and a little worn out but still so adorable she just wanted to grab her and snuggle with her.
Keep her safe from all the evil in the rest of the world.
Linda shrugs with a shy smile as she clicks the videos off and pockets her phone. "They are cute."
"You're the cute one." Maggie chuckles quietly shaking her head at the young super's childlike amusement while she drummed her fingers on the counter waiting on the water heat up in the coffee maker. "You have a category all your own Ban so put the puppy pout away. Honestly your worse than auntie Kara." Maggie laughs letting out a grateful sigh when she noticed how auntie Linda had already taken care of the pup's breakfast and fresh water needs for her.
"You know I could just…" Linda offers mimicking sliding down a pair of glasses with a pointed look. Maggie smiles at the offer but shakes her head. "I'm not making you use your powers just to get coffee faster."
"You aren't making me I am offering as a friend." The blonde corrects tossing a few more cereal pieces into the air as she leans back in her chair to catch them in her mouth.
"Maggiee. Coofffeee."
The whine sounds from the direction of the bedroom reminding one of the kitchens occupants of the night's earlier activities.
Not a bad way to end a hard day and begin another. Especially not now when the couple was starting to see even less of one another than there already restrictive jobs were allowing.
Now Alex was spending a more than healthy amount of time in the DEO lab with Lena trying to help find a cure for this newest and surprisingly none alien-related flu pandemic sweeping over not only National City but the rest of the world as they knew it.
Maggie got the oh so fun job of driving around town and breaking up any gathering she found of more than four people. Lucky for her, her captain had at least allowed for Linda to ride with her as her back up now that the task force had shrunk to only a handful of agents. It also helped that Kate knew Maggie's new temporary partner was more than capable of watching Maggie's back no matter what they rolled up on.
She didn't like doing it, but it kept the public safe so until Kate told her to cut it out and go into isolation herself she was going to keep playing the bad cop and tell them to go home like the government wanted them to.
She was hating this isolation thing just as much as them even if it did mean she could possibly have more time with her second chance girlfriend. That is as soon as Alex had succeeded in being part of the team that finally kicked this thing viral butt and saved the world.
Nothing short of that would make her girlfriend stop and think about herself outside of Maggie pinning her naked body to the bed after their shared shower not even Martian ordered self-isolation for his Earth children.
"Working on it, babe." Maggie calls back softly humming to herself as she moved around the kitchen under Linda's quiet watchful gaze. "Also working on a light snack for us too. How's that sound?" she adds just loud enough for Alex to hear as she tosses a few of the pizza bites into the microwave on Linda's other side.
Linda bits down on her knuckle to keep from giggling too loudly at her big sister's dreamy sigh of "Love you Mags."
"Love you too Danvers."
"Forever." Alex finishes in a more awake sounding yawn before either Maggie or Linda could.
"She'll be asleep before you go back."
Maggie chuckles at the blonde's prediction while Linda herself pushed up so she was sitting on the countertop at the detective's elbow while she rummaged in a lower cabinet. "Probably she had a long day yesterday, but I wanted her to know anyway."
"Besides I bet Kara is having the same trouble with Lena right now."
That got a soft giggle Maggie had been hoping for as she let out a soft 'Yes' when her hunt finally paid off and she crawled out of under the cabinet.
Linda blew out a slow breath as the pair lapsed back into quiet her eyes flickering curiously toward the far wall in the direction of the bedroom every few seconds. Maggie padding stealthily over to the refrigerator for a half-full bag of cheese blocks that she tipped into a little bowl that was soon mixed with some grapes from a lower drawer.
"Want some?" she asks around a bite of a grape holding out what was left in the cheese bag to the absent-minded Kryptonian while Maggie goes back to dig the last of the pizza bagels she and Alex had stashed away out of the freezer.
She would have gone for what was left of Friday night's pizza but that had been devoured between her and Alex after round two the night before.
To bad, it was already the start of Sunday going by the stovetop clock.
Maggie was tempted to ask what was so amusing when she spots a small city powering level smile spreading across Linda's lips as those blue eyes focus on the wall that leads to the hall that leads to the front door.
Just once she wishes she could experience the supposed joy of having x-ray vision. Kara has it, Linda has it, Clark has it, heck even Alex had it for a short while when she spent the afternoon in that VR world where she was Supergirl before they'd gotten back together.
Whatever it was it had Bandit tripping over her paws to get to the door letting out several happy barks along the way as she skidded into the hallway.
"Lin could you go let Ban out before she pees on the front mat again." Maggie sighs going back to tending the second batch of pizza bagels she'd tossed into the microwave.
Rather than hoping down from the counter Lind Lee-Danvers lets out a loud giggle this time her unfocused eyes stating at a different spot on the kitchen wall.
"Hey, Danvers," Maggie calls a little nervous now as she turns her attention back to the finally ready coffee machine humming on the counter. "Don't get mad at me okay but um I ah. I think I broke your sister somehow."
Alex's answer is a lot closer than she expects when she hears it.
"Probably just gave her too much sugar."
Luckily for Maggie Linda saves both coffee mugs from meeting the hardwood floor of the kitchen when Maggie turns to properly greet her girlfriend.
The sight of Alex Danvers in full tactical gear never failed to ramp up Maggie's heart rate or her arousal. Maybe the only thing that came close beside the adrenaline of chasing down a suspect for work were the times Maggie got to see her badass agent girlfriend out of said gear. Preferably wearing but her engagement turned relationship restart promise ring and one of those adorable smiles of hers while they tumble into bed.
Weeeelllll, maybe the sight of Alex Danvers in tactical gear and that sexy as hell lab coat of hers.
Happy freaking birthday to me.
The smile Alex was sending her seemed to agree with Maggie's thoughts while her girlfriend crouched in order to give Bandit some loving scratches. "Been a good girl for Mama?" the agent coos while her fur daughter attacked her face and neck with slobbered kisses.
Maggie swooned a little more at the question needing to grip onto the counter to stay on her feet as a mood-killing knock sounded from the front door.
"That would be for you, babe."
Maggie didn't move. She couldn't with the jelly legged feeling the longer she was graced with the teasing vision of Doctor Agent Alex Danvers.
Now if she could only get to the freezer and somehow climb inside it to cool off then maybe she could avoid scaring Linda by demanding her big sister take her right there on the kitchen island.
"Mags. The door." Alex prompts when the knocking comes again. this time a little more instant.
"Door. Lin. Get please."
It was official Maggie Sawyer had lost her ability for proper speech.
"Sorry, Maggie Sawyer. I will not."
Maggie gaped finally managing to drag her eyes away from her girlfriend to look at her guilty faced baby sister.
"It's my birthday. Go get the damned door for me while I kiss the breath out of your sister before she goes to work."
Linda blushed a deep red but shakes her head with a firm. "Nint."
"Birthday girls get the doors. It's the law." Alex jumps in her hands on her hips in that teasing power pose Kara and Linda love to copy.
"No, it's not." Maggie argues
"Danvers Family law." Alex corrects with a grin this time crossing her arms over her front.
Dammit.
"Fine." Maggie groans stomping down the hall toward the front door.