Conversations on a Balcony
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"Hey Guys." Kara landed on the living room balcony to find Cat and Carter deep in a game of Scrabble.
"Hey Kara," Carter said, his eyes on his tiles.
"Who's winning?" the Kryptonian asked as she kissed the top of his head and then took a seat next to her fiancée, tucking her cape back and snuggling up to her.
"Me," Cat and Carter said at the same time. Kara's eyebrows lifted at them.
"Too close to call right now," the older blonde allowed as she glanced at the score sheet. "There's only a few points in it." She looked at her son and smiled proudly. Kara kissed her temple, heart swelling with love and thankfulness for her family. She looked down at the ring on her finger, then looked at the ring on Cat's and tears welled in her eyes.
"Kara?" Carter said softly. "You ok?"
"Yeah," the hero chuckled as she sniffled and rubbed her nose. "Just happy that I'm here with you both. It's been rough day."
Cat looked at her worriedly. "Did something… happen?" she asked.
"A lot… Lex is dead… Red Daughter too…" Kara replied gently. Tears trailed slowly down her cheeks and she wiped them away on her sleeve. "She gave her life to save me. She did the right thing in the end and I owe her everything."
"Then I owe her too," Cat replied, kissing her Kryptonian's lips and then pressing their foreheads together. "Are you really ok?"
"I will be," Kara said, blowing out a long breath. They were all quiet for a long moment but then Kara smiled. "I talked with Alex today about that other thing. She's going to run some tests."
"You're not sick, are you?" Carter asked worriedly. "You can't get sick, right?"
The hero looked at Cat questioningly and she nodded with a smile.
"No, I'm not sick," Kara grinned. "But there was something your Mom and I wanted to talk to you about."
'Ok," the young man said uncertainly.
"So… we talked about it and… we're going to try to have a baby."
Carter's face lit up. "Really? I'm getting a kid brother or sister?"
Cat reached across the coffee table to squeeze his hand. "It might be complicated, Carter. I'm too old and Kara might not be able to get pregnant with a human donor but we're going to try. And if it doesn't work, we're going to adopt. But, hopefully yes, in the near future, you'll have a new sibling."
"Cool!" the young man exclaimed.
"I just heard him volunteer for unlimited babysitting with my alien ears," Kara stated seriously. "Thanks, Dude."
"Cool!" Cat teased. Carter just grinned enthusiastically. "But just wait 'til you have to change your first shitty diaper."
And Carter's face fell, making Kara laugh and pat his shoulder. "Don't worry. I'll get you a peg for your nose."
He sighed but a little smile still lifted his lips. "HA HA."
