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Hope you're doing well. Here the next chapter. This chapter will start some weeks after the previous one. Yes, Kara is pregnant again, and, in this chapter she will be already at full time at home, since her belly starts to be noticed. Anyway, hope you like it. Leave a review if you can.
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*** Lena's narrative (voice-over) ***
It took me a long time to finally understand that it's not always possible to do the best... to do a perfect work...
Lena sighs. - "God damn it! The serum is still too unstable to use it in humans..."
Eve. - "But, you're so close... I know you can do it, Ms. Luthor..."
The CEO nods, she knows she can solve this issue so they can proceed with the human trial, but, it's barely 4pm, and, Lena is already at her limit of her exhaustion. She needs to charge energy, she needs...
Lena looks at her phone, she chuckles when she reads a text from her wife, saying...
Kara's text: "Look! Clarke & Lexa did little castles of mud! Her hair is a mess now..."
Lena chuckles, looking at the picture, the two little girls smiling, covered in mud. God! Cleaning that hair will be really a challenge, and, that's why...
Kara's text: "It's your turn to bath the kids, so for Clarke's sake. Don't be late :) !"
The CEO chuckles, of course, it's her turn to clean when the kids make a big mess...
Eve. - "Ms. Luthor, so, what do you think it's better to do now...?"
*** Lena's narrative (voice-over) ***
It's not always possible to do the best, but it's always possible to make the perfect choice and, do what is the best for you... for your world...
Eve sees Lena thinking, and, she asks. - "Ms. Luthor...?"
Lena. - "I'm leaving early the office, today, this Friday, Eve. And, I decided to take some days off, too..."
Eve frowns. - "Sorry, what?!"
Lena says when she runs out of the office. - "Don't call me, neither text me, just send me email if it's really, really urgent, okay?"
Eve. - "Ms. Luthor, wait!" (She sighs when she notices that the CEO is gone, and, mumbles to herself) "How can you leave now that we're so close to figure out this serum of Harun-El...?"
A day off? Leaving early from work? You would have never ever dared to believe that Lena Luthor would even dare to think about such things. Lena never needed neither wanted to have a day off. Her life was her work in the office. Work, work, work, that was her mantra till someone(s) came into her world, and, changed it all...
Clarke smiles. - "Mommy!"
The blonde runs towards the CEO, and, the raven-haired woman opens her arms to receive her with lots of love. And, just like little Clarke, Alec & Izzy stop playing with their toys, and rush too, towards the CEO...
Lena smiles. - "Come here..."
With their burble smiles, the 3 kids throw themselves into Lena's arms. And, Lena couldn't imagine of a better feeling than having her 3 kids into her arms. She wishes she could stay like this for hours, but when her dear wife appears in the room, she needs to greet her...
Lena kisses Kara, and, happily says. - "Hi..."
Kara smiles. - "Hi..."
Lena could linger her eyes on Kara for hours, but, she can't stop herself and, look at the little belly that was forming in the gorgeous body of the hero...
Lena asks while she puts her hands on Kara's belly. - "How have you been feeling...?"
Kara hugs Lena from the neck and, dramatically says. - "Horrible! The baby doesn't like potstickers!"
Lena chuckles
Kara. - "It's not funny, Lee! Each time I try to eat something I like, our baby gets me nauseous, and, forces me to throw it up!" (She pouts) "He just likes it, when I eat a salad, or the awful kale you like..."
Lena smirks. - "Wow! Don't tell me that our kid is able to do what I haven't been able to do in years: force you to eat healthy food?!"
Kara rolls her eyes, and, Lena chuckles, amused to see how Kara is not liking this new diet...
Lena kisses Kara's cheek, and, says. - "Don't get upset, darling. You wanted more kids..."
Kara. - "Yeah, but, when I was carrying Clarke or the twins, I was able to eat what I love, but now..." (She looks at her belly, and, says) "Your KID just gives me cravings of kale! Yikes! How in the world did that happen?!"
Lena smiles. - "What I can say? It looks like my genes just shone through this time..."
Kara groans, frustrated, and, Lena chuckles, amused. And, talking about food...
Clarke pulls Lena's clothes, and, says. - "I want to eat!"
Izzy. - "Yes! Food!"
Alec. - "Mommy! Cook! Cook! Cook!"
Lena softly caresses the heads of the 3 kids that are pulling her woman suit and, asks them what they want for dinner. The 3 kids have Kara's taste in food, so, it's not surprising that they give a big list of food...
Lena. - "Yes, we will eat. But, before we eat, you... especially you, Clarke. You'll take a bath..."
The blonde stays with Alec, watching some cartoons. While Lena gets ready to bath the girls first. Looking at all the mud in Clarke's face & hair, the CEO decides to bathe them, one by one. Or, this will be a big mess...
Lena puts a towel around Izzy, and, says. - "Darling, a little hand, please!"
Kara appears, she grabs Izzy between her arms...
Lena. - "Can you put her in her pajamas while I bathe Clarke...?"
Kara nods. - "Sure. Let me know when I bring you, Alec too..."
Lena nods, and, she gets ready to wash Clarke...
Clarke plays with the water, and, says. - "Bubbles, mommy! Bubbles!"
Lena makes some bubbles with the soap, and, little Clarke opens her eyes bigger...
Clarke. - "Wow..."
Lena smiles. - "You like this, isn't?"
Clarke nods, she leans closer to Lena, and, says. - "Love when u are here, with us, mommy. I just wish u'd be here all the time..."
The CEO's heart quivers, she tries to be as present as possible in the lives of her kids. But, it's obvious that it's not enough... her kids crave for more time with her...
Lena. - "I cannot be with you all the time..."
Clarke sadly looks down, but, she looks up when...
Lena smiles. - "But, for the next couple of days, you'll have me 24/24h... what do you say?"
Clarke smiles, she loves the idea of having the CEO at home. So, she throws herself towards her, hugging her, and, soaking her, but, Lena doesn't care at all to get soaked...
*** Lena's narrative (voice-over) ***
We try to do the best for those who mean the world to us. But, sometimes, the only thing they need, it's us... we just need to be there for them...
Lena washes Alec hair, and, says. - "Oh, really? And, then what happened with Mr. Teddy Bear?"
Alec might look more like Lena, dark hair, green eyes, he got Lena's eyes, but, the rambling... that's definitely from Kara...
Lena chuckles, the little boy babbles, a lot, the CEO can just understand some words, but even if little Alec has not a big vocabulary yet, he can stammer and ramble as much as Kara. Each kid has something from each one of them. Will the next kid be the same? Lena wonders till...
Alec. - "Mommy! I' talking!"
Lena. - "I know sweety, and, I'm listening... so, you were saying that Mr. Teddy Bear saved Superman, and, then what happened...?"
Alec continues talking about the big adventure he did today with his toys, and, Lena chuckles when she hears little Alec stamming his words while he plays with his figure action of Superman in the bathtub...
Lena mumbles to herself. - "Just like Kara..."
Yes, it's extraordinary to see how genetic works. So, it's not a surprise that after the bath, Lena ends cooking lots of tasty food for the kids...
Lena. - "Kids, Kara. To the table, dinner is ready..."
The entire family smiles when they sit, but, Kara just groans angrily when her cravings are telling her to go for the kale salad that's in the middle of the table...
Lena starts to serve, and, says. - "Darling. What do you think you can eat...?"
Kara looks at her kids eating, and, pouts. - "Lucky you..."
Clarke grins while she devours her food...
Lena. - "Darling, don't be grumpy, tell me what do you want me to serve you..."
The blonde groans, she doesn't like this, but, the baby inside her loves it, so...
Kara talks to her belly. - "You'll be the Death of me!" (She rolls her eyes, she pouts when she gives her plate to Lena, and, mumbles) "Serve me that kale salad, please..."
Lena chuckles, and, she smiles when she fills the plate of Kara with kale salad. And, for the shock of everyone, Kara eats a kale salad, all by herself. Amazing what mothers are capable to do for their kids. The bond between a mother and a child is very strong, it's not just a question of sharing the same blood. No, the bond is not about blood, it's about love...
Alex. - "Okay, the water is warm..." (She holds her little girl, and, puts her inside the bathtub, and, says) "Let's clean that beautiful face, now..."
Lexa doesn't understand why she needs to bathe every night, but, she understands that high hygiene is important for Alex, so, she just goes with it...
Alex. - "So, what did you do today? Did you play a lot with Clarke?"
The little Lexa hears the name of Clarke, and, it was like something lighted up inside her. Lexa starts to talk, and, talk about Clarke. About how they played in the backyard of her house, about how they made castles of mud...
Alex mumbles. - "So, that's why you've mud all over the face, and, hair..."
Lexa keeps talking about her playtime activities with Clarke, and, Alex smiles happily, because, the little kid sounds happy, really happy. It's surprising how much the little alien kid has learned to say in english, Lexa is growing up into a happy kid, and, Alex couldn't be happier.
It's just when the DEO agent puts shampoo over her hands, and, starts to massage Lexa's hair, that Lexa stops talking. The little brunette hums with a big smile, she closes her eyes, loving the sensation of Alex's hands washing her hair.
Alex smiles. - "See, bathes are not so bad..."
Lexa doesn't think that bathes are bad, but, she really believes that what comes after them, it's so much better...
Alex puts Lexa in bed, and, says. - "Are you up for a bedtime story?"
Lexa nods non-stop with a big smile on her face. And, Alex' smile gets bigger when she sees how happy Lexa looks with the idea of hearing a story from Alex.
Alex smiles. - "Okay then..."
The DEO agent grabs a book, she lies down besides Lexa, she hugs her and, starts reading...
Alex. - "Once upon a time..."
The sweet voice of Alex, the warm embrace... little Lexa has never felt more safe than now that Alex is in her life, that's why in Lexa's tale, Alex will always be her knight in charming armor, the hero who saved her life, and, the person who turned up her world to be a better place...
Alex. - "And, they lived happily ever after..." (She closes the book, and, says) "The end..." (She turns her look towards her kid, and, says) "Do you wanna another story?"
The DEO agent doesn't hear a reply since the kid is already happily sleeping. Lexa curls on Alex, she clings to Alex's clothes, and, it's the cutest thing that Alex has ever seen...
Alex softly kisses Lexa's head, and, mumbles. - "I love you so much... you're my world..."
Lexa mumbles under her sleep. - "Love u , mom..."
Alex chuckles, and, blushes, loving every second of it. She never thought she would get the chance to be called 'mom', and now that she had heard it, she doesn't dare to leave Lexa' side. So in the end, the DEO agent falls asleep too, hugging her little Lexa...
It's important to take the time to spend the day with the people you love. With those who meant the world to you. And, that's why...
Kara says in shock when she gets under the sheets. - "You're not working this Monday?! Are you serious?!"
Lena nods, and, says when she lies down beside her wife. - "Why you look so shocked?"
Kara looks at Lena in the eyes, and, says. - "You never took a day off before..."
Lena. - "Yeah, but, that changed when you and the kids appeared in my life..."
Kara. - "So, we're making you more lazy?"
Lena chuckles, she shakes her head, and, says. - "No, darling..." (She leans forwards, and, kisses Kara's lips, when she says) "You're making me more human..."
And, it was true, before the kids, before Kara. Lena was like a machine with broken parts... with a broken heart. But driven by Kara's love, by her kids love, Lena gradually stopped being a machine who just worked, worked, worked. There's more than work... there are...
(door opening)
There are 3 little kids, standing there, under the door frame...
Kara. - "You're awake?"
The kids shyly look at each other, and, Lena raises an eyebrow...
Lena. - "Something wrong?"
Alec hugs his teddy bear, and, pouts. - "Bad dream..."
Kara. - "Oh. Do you want to sleep here?"
It was like the sun just lighted up, the kids smile so brightly when they jump into bed with them, and, snuggle between the couple...
Kara hugs little Alec, and, says. - "It was just a bad dream, Alec. It's gonna be okay..."
Alec nods, feeling safe under Kara's embrace...
Lena. - "So, the 3 of you had a nightmare?"
Clarke curls beside Lena, and, says. - "Nope... I just wanna sleep here, with you..."
Izzy settles in the middle, and, says while she falls asleep. - "Me too..."
Lena chuckles, and, she just slowly turns the light down when the kids start to snore...
Kara whispers. - "They snore..."
Lena smirks. - "Just like you, darling..."
Kara says in shock. - "WHAT?! I don't snore!"
Lena chuckles. - "Yeah, sure..."
Kara. - "I really don't snore..."
Lena gets comfy hugging the kids, and, says. - "Fine, let's just say that you just have a strong breathing..."
Kara nods, and, she falls asleep fast. Snoring very loud...
Clarke opens an eye, and, mumbles. - "Mom snores too loud..."
Lena chuckles, she kisses Clarke's cheek. - "I know, but, lets keep that secret between us, okay...?"
Clarke nods, she snuggles into Lena's neck, and, despite the loudest snore of Kara, she falls asleep again. The next day, it's a wonderful Sunday, a perfect Sunday if you ask the kids, because they have Lena's attention all to themselves...
Clarke. - "Mommy! Play with us!"
Lena smiles, she sits on the ground beside her kids, and, says. - "Okay, what are we doing today?"
Izzy. - "A Tea party!"
Alec. - "No! We'll play with cubes!"
Clarke. - "No! We'll make castles of mud!"
It's a battle to choose what to play till...
Lena mediates. - "Why don't we make a fort? We can use some empty boxes that look like cubes. It can look as a castle, and, inside, we can have a little tea party..."
The kids accept Lena's idea with euphoria. And, Lena chuckles at their excitement...
Kara stares at them into the distance, and, says. - "She's so perfect..."
*** Lena's narrative (voice-over) ***
When we follow our hearts. When we choose not to worry about the dangers of this world. It's funny, isn't it? A weight lifts. The sun shines a little brighter. And, for a brief moment at least, we find a little peaceful happiness...
(sounds of an alarm)
Kara groans. - "Lee, your alarm is ringing..."
The CEO rolls in bed, she stretches her arm to turn it off...
Lena. - "Sorry darling. I forgot to turn it off, even if I knew that I wouldn't work today..."
The CEO gets back to her position as the big spoon on the bed. The blonde smiles when Lena wraps her arms around her, once again. It's nice to have her around, it's nice to lie in bed with the raven-haired woman, but...
(sounds of door opening)
Clarke gasps surprised. - "Mommy is here!"
Lena opens just one eye, still not wanting to move, but, when Clarke loudly says that Lena is still at home, in a Monday, the twins & Clarke decides to make the most of it, and, that's why the kids jump in bed...
Clarke. - "Mom! Let's play!"
Izzy. - "Yes, play, play, play!"
Alec. - "Mommy! Wake up & play!"
Kara mumbles. - "You heard them. Get up, and, play with them..."
Lena sits on the bed, she looks at Kara hugging the pillows, and, says. - "You're not waking up, too?"
Kara smirks. - "Oh, no! They just asked for you, so, I'm staying in bed..."
Lena chuckles, she wants to stay in bed a little longer too, but, when someone knocks at their door, she has no other choice, but, to get out of bed...
(knocks)
Lena. - "I'm coming, I'm coming..." (She opens the door, and, says) "Alex, hi..."
Alex frowns. - "What the hell are you doing here?"
Lena smirks. - "Well. Good morning to you, too..."
Alex puts Lexa out of her arms, and, the little kid runs inside. Clarke smiles when she sees her...
Clarke smiles. - "LEXA!"
The kids start to play, and, Alex leaves the bag with Lexa things over the table when she says...
Alex. - "Sorry, I didn't mean to be impolite. I'm just stressed, that's all. I packed another change of clothes, just in case they play with mud, again..."
The CEO nods, she gets worried when she sees Alex in distress, and, that's why she asks...
Lena. - "Alex, is everything okay?"
Alex. - "You haven't seen the news?"
Lena gasps, she's also surprised to realize that she really unplugged herself from the rest of the world, just to focus on her family...
Alex says in a low voice. - "Mercy & her brother, Otis. They showed to the world that the President is an alien..."
Lena says in shock. - "What?!"
Alex. - "Ssshh! Keep it quiet, we don't want to alter Kara, right? She's pregnant, and, she might blame herself for not being there to help..."
Lena nods, she takes a deep breath, trying to process all the information that Alex is sharing with her...
Alex. - "We have Mercy at the DEO. But, her brother escaped..."
Lena. - "Mercy is the brain between the two of them. He'll not be able to go too far without her..."
Alex. - "I hope so. Anyway, I should go now, and, thanks for watching over Lexa while I'm at work. I could let her in any daycare, but, I see how happy she's when she's with Clarke, so..."
Lena. - "It's okay. We're happy to have her, here with us. She's family..."
The DEO agent smiles, she gives her a hug, and, before leaving, she kneels on one knee and, hugs Lexa too...
Alex. - "Okay. I'm going to work..."
Lexa wraps her arms around Alex's neck, and, says. - "Be safe..."
Alex looks at her in the eyes, and, says. - "I prefer to be brave..."
Lexa. - "Be both..."
Alex smiles, she softly kisses Lexa's head, and, says. - "Okay, see you tonight, okay...?"
Lexa nods, she might be little, she might doesn't understand how their world works, but, she has a good intuition that's telling her that something is wrong. And, she wasn't wrong...
(Later at L-corp)
Lena says while she rushes into her office. - "How the hell this happened?!"
Eve. - "I'm so sorry, Ms. Luthor! But, you instructed me not to disturb you..."
Lena sighs heavily, she wants to snap against her assistant, but, she believes that Eve had the good intention of letting her spend quality time with her family...
Alex emerges into the office, and, says. - "How the hell Mercy was able to hack L-Corps' image inducers to disable them, in an effort to force aliens out of hiding?!"
Lena starts to type on her laptop, and, says. - "I don't know..."
Just one day off, and, the world is already upside down. It took her a considerable time to fix it, but, Lena is able to fix the inducers...
Eve. - "Ms. Luthor, I'm sorry, I should have called you, I..."
Lena. - "You should leave now, Eve. I really don't want to say anything mean... so, please, just leave us alone..."
Eve nods, and, she leaves the office...
Alex. - "It's not her fault, you know..."
Lena sighs. - "I know..." (deep sigh) "It's mine. I should have been here, I..."
Alex. - "You deserve to take a moment for yourself..."
Lena gives her a weak smile
Alex. - "Thank you for coming. I'm sorry to call for your help in your time off, but..."
Lena. - "It's okay. They hacked L-Corp, so, it's on me to fix it. I'm here to help as much as I can..."
Alex. - "And, the kids are okay with it?"
Lena chuckles. - "I might get sentenced to a marathon of princess movies & musical when I get back home, but, I will manage..."
Alex and Lena chuckles. The kids and, Kara will definitely sentence the CEO to spend more time with them...
Lena. - "Kara wanted to come, and, help too..."
Alex. - "She's pregnant. Her belly is starting to notice, she can't be Supergirl right now..."
Lena sighs. - "I know... she knows... but, that doesn't make it easier for her, you know? It's in her DNA to help others, especially in moments like these..."
Alex. - "I know. I wish I could do better. That the agents of the DEO could do better. But, we've also limits as humans, and, sadly we are not prepared to deal with this kind of menaces without Supergirl..."
Lena mumbles. - "But, what if you could...?"
Alex frowns. - "What do you mean?"
Lena. - "What if humans could get the abilities to face any menace?"
Alex. - "Are you talking about making super-humans?"
Lena. - "I'm talking about level up the playing field! If more humans could have super powers as Kara. Supergirl wouldn't be needed anymore. Kara could be just her... Kara. And, the world would be okay..."
Alex. - "The last thing we need is a bunch of bad people going around with superpowers..."
Lena. - "Bad people wouldn't get powers..."
Alex. - "And, who would decide who's good enough to get powers? You...?"
Lena doesn't reply...
Alex takes a deep breath, and, says. - "It's not the time to play God, Lena..."
Lena. - "It's not about playing to be God, Alex. It's about making the world a safer place, so, one day, Supergirl will not be needed anymore..."
Her biggest wish is to keep Kara safe, without risking her life every day. She was hoping that Alex would understand, but, it seems that she can't...
Alex. - "Lena, what is really about your new project...?"
Lena. - "What do you mean?"
Alex. - "I know you've been working on a project. Kara just knows that it's supposed to save people's lives, but, I'm starting to wonder. How do you really plan to do that...?"
Lena wasn't ready to share her Harun-El research with anyone, not even, Alex. And, thankfully she will get out of the hook for now when...
Brainy rushes into the office, and, says. - "Oh! My apologizes to interrupt! But, Mercy escaped!"
Lena & Alex say at the unison. - "What?!"
Alex. - "Damn it! Okay, I'm going to the DEO. Brainy, stays here with Lena and try to see if you can get any trace of Mercy. Maybe we will be able to trace her hiding place.."
Brainy nods, he and, Lena starts to work together, and, while they work, Brainy explains how he got into a dispute, he explains how he got attacked at the pizzeria, and, he explains in detail, how a beautiful lady saved him...
Lena. - "Wow, she sounds lovely..."
Brainy nods. - "Yes, she's. I just hope to see her again..." (He stares at the CEO, and, says) "Thank you for helping us right now..."
Lena smiles. - "It's okay. I like to help..."
Brainy sees Lena working, smiling, humming the soundtrack of the movie Frozen, since it has been the preferred movie of her girls for the last couple of days. And, the CEO was really immersed in her little happy world when...
Brainy. - "Interesting..."
Lena raises an eyebrow, and, asks. - "There's something wrong...?"
Brainy. - "In the contrary. I find it fascinating that the Lena Luthor I read in the books of history, it's nothing like the one I see today..."
Lena. - "Right, you're from the future..."
Brainy nods. - "Indeed..."
Lena asks, curious. - "And, can you tell me what the future says about me?"
Brainy. - "Well. I cannot share details. That could put in jeopardy the line time. But, I can say that you're not the calculator, workaholic, ruthless business woman that it's described in the books of history..."
Lena laughs
Brainy. - "Did I say something funny?"
Lena. - "Not really. I mean, that description is very suitable for an old version of me. But..."
Brainy. - "But, you've changed..."
Lena smiles. - "My world has changed..." (She stares at the pile of text she receives from her home, telling her to come back soon, and, says with a big smile) "My world changed me for better..."
Yes, Lena is no longer a workaholic CEO who just thinks of work, she's no longer the broken soul with a broken heart because after all, she has a perfect world... at least for now...
(Somewhere, in National City)
Otis. - "It was so easy to steal the kriptonite from L-Corp without Lena around..." (He looks at his sister, and, says) "Here.."
Mercy smiles when she grabs the tube that contains a glowing green liquid inside...
Agent of Liberty. - "How did you scape from the DEO?"
Mercy. - "We have an allied from inside. And, Agent Jensen was kind enough to break into the DEO's confiscated goods and, give us this..."
Agent of Liberty looks at the little cube that Mercy has in her hands, and, asks. - "What is that?"
Mercy deviously smiles. - "This...?" (She opens the cube, and, inserts the tube of liquid kriptonite inside, when she says) "This is going to bring out the worst of Lena Luthor..."
*** Lena's narrative (voice-over) ***
The stuff you hear about me, they are probably lies. Because I'm worse than what you think, especially when you give me reasons to be...
Someone is about to snap... really badly...
