Conversations on a Balcony

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A/N #getthekleenex


Kara was sitting on the wrought-iron railing of the living room balcony, legs dangling over the edge as she watched people marching along like ants on the street below. She was still in her suit after having patrolled for a few hours and it was starting to get late. Cat was in her home office, finishing up some last-minute work and Kara didn't want to disturb her so she just waited patiently, thinking about something that had happened during one of her rescues that evening.

OH MY GOD! MY BABY!

Kara heard the cry, reached the runaway stroller and snatched the baby into her arms and away, a split second before a car hit it, sending the stroller flying further down the street and into cross-traffic. The Kryptonian's heart was pounding frantically and she quickly hugged the child to her chest as she began to cry unhappily.

"Ssshhhh..." she soothed as she rocked the baby and gazed down at her, smiling widely. "I've gotcha, Little One." Something stirred deep inside her and she brought the baby closer to her face, inhaling her fresh, clean scent and closing her eyes with pleasure. "Mmmmm... baby smell."

"Supergirl!" the mother exclaimed as she ran to her and accepted her child into her arms as Kara reluctantly parted with her. "Thank you! Thank you for saving her."

"You're welcome," Kara replied. "She's beautiful." She sighed wistfully and crossed her arms.

"Feeling broody?" the woman chuckled, kissing the baby's forehead.

Kara blinked and her brain stuttered a little. Having children wasn't something she'd given too much thought to. She wasn't even sure she could have children on Earth, but she suddenly had an overwhelming desire to talk to Cat about it.

"Um... I should get going," she told the woman as she leaned in to kiss the baby's cheek. "Take care of your Mom," she whispered. Then with one last smile and a little wave, she shot into the sky and away.

Lost in her thoughts as she was, Kara startled a little as warm arms surrounded her and hugged her from behind. "Something on your mind?" Cat asked with a little chuckle. "I can't normally sneak up on you like that."

The hero grinned and nodded. "Yeah, actually, I was thinking about something." She swiveled to face her girlfriend. "I don't want to blindside you but... can we talk about children?"

Cat's eyebrows lifted. "Sure... children in general? Children as in mine?"

"Children... as in ours," Kara replied. "Like... would that be... something you'd want with me... in the future? If... if it's possible for me to get pregnant?" She bit her bottom lip anxiously, unconsciously holding her breath.

"Aahh," the older woman smiled. "Well, Sweetheart, firstly, breathe, ok?" Kara's breath whooshed out and she laughed self-consciously.

"Sorry... um... nervous."

Cat moved closer to stand between her thighs, wrap her arms around her waist and gaze into her eyes. "Honestly, Kara, I've thought about it too. I thought about my boys being pretty much grown and independent. I thought about my stage in life and career. I thought about whether I want to dive back into the world of diapers and strollers and night feeds..."

Kara swallowed and nodded. "And...?" she asked softly. "What do you think?"

"There are two things really," Cat replied gently. "One, when I think about holding a baby, OUR baby, I feel such joy inside that I know it would be right for us."

A huge smile split the Kryptonian's face and she nodded enthusiastically. "That's how I feel too. What's the second thing?"

Well, the second thing," Cat replied, taking a deep breath. "Is that, when we do this... be it you getting pregnant or us adopting a baby... I want us to do it the right way... in the right order."

"Which is?" Kara breathed.

Cat reached into her pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box.

Kara stopped breathing again for a few seconds.

"I've been carrying this around in my pocket for a little while now, waiting for the right moment," the older woman said softly. "And this feels like the right moment." Kara nodded enthusiastically as Cat opened the box to reveal the most beautiful ring the younger woman had ever seen. "Kara Danvers," Cat said as she pressed closer to her lover, voice breaking a little as tears welled in her eyes. "/:kahrah zor-el, zrhymin/?" she said simply.

"/:zhi/," Kara whispered, voice stolen and tears slowly trailing down her cheeks as the older woman slid the ring onto her hand. "Yes, Cat. Yes, of course, yes, I'll marry you."