Summary:

With party in full swing Alex is given his gifts and one of which will change his life forever.

An hour later the party is in full swing. People were dancing to the band Lena hired, and men were gambling at tables, whilst others were enjoying all the free food and drink. And by some miracle, Alex was still sober, having had only one beer and one shot of bourbon.

The cake had been cut and enjoyed by many, including Alex who loved sweet things but would never admit to it. And now Alex was dancing with his wife Lena to a slow song and this time he had not stepped on her toes once.

"I still don't know what I did to deserve all this, but thank you," Alex said as they gently moved together to the slow music.

Lena looked to his warm hazel eyes and smiled, "I did it because I love you, and you totally deserve it."

Alex leaned in and gave his wife a soft kiss, "I love you too," he smiled back at her.

As they danced Lena wanted so desperately to tell Alex about Brainy's gift for him, but she knew that she had to wait, so she just held on to him tight and tried not to give away how excited she was.

"After this dance we should go get your gifts," Lena told her husband.

"I have some?" Alex smiled excitedly.

"Yes. Come, let's get Brainy and Nia, Cat and Kara, then you can open them all at the same time," Lena stopped dancing, took Alex's hand and led him through the crowd to where their friends were all sitting at the big table.

"Hi guys, if you're all ready, Alex is ready for his birthday presents," Lena smiled at them all. Then Lena and Alex sat down at the table.

Kara was first, she looked across the table at Alex, "I know we got you the pocket watch already, but we got you a little something else for tonight too," she pushed a medium sized wrapped parcel across the table to him.

Alex took it and ripped the newspaper off, he took out a black shirt, "Thanks ladies, I can never have enough shirts."

Then Lena gave Alex his gifts as she sat beside him. She took them from her handbag and placed them on the table in front of him, "I got you a few, I couldn't resist."

Alex lent towards her and gave her a quick kiss, "Thank you babe."

Alex unwrapped the first one, a grey/blue tie, "I love it, I will wear this just for you," he winked, then he opened the next two and he was equally impressed. There was a new bottle of cologne and a leather belt.

Brainy then stood up, "We all need to go somewhere private for my gift."

Everyone but Nia and Lena looked at Brainy curious as to why, "It will become apparent and I do think Alex will want you all there for this, follow me to my room."

Brainy and Nia had been given a room to stay in at the Saloon, the one Alex and Lena used to live in. So they all followed Brainy up the stairs of the Saloon, whilst the party carried on downstairs.

They all piled into the small guest room. Cat found herself a chair and sat down, Nia sat on one beside her, Kara lingered close to Alex and Lena and Brainy picked up his medical bag and placed it on the bed.

"Why all the secrecy, is it a million dollars?" Alex joked as he stood there with Lena holding his hand.

Brainy raised an eyebrow at Alex, "No, it's better than that."

"What could possibly be better than that? A billion?" Alex replied amused and deep down a little apprehensive, he covered that with humour.

Alex watched as Brainy reached into his black medical bag and took out a small bottle and a glass syringe. Then Alex listened as Brainy explained what it was.

"This is your gift," Brainy told him as he filled the syringe with the liquid, "It's synthetic testosterone."

Alex looked at Brainy with a crease in his brow, "What?"

Brainy held the syringe up and stepped up to Alex, "The male hormone."

Alex shook his head, "Yes I know that."

Cat looked on and smiled, Kara had a huge grin on her face as she realised what it was and Lena was smiling as she squeezed Alex's hand.

Lena looked at Alex, "It's going to change your life, our lives, make you the man you always wanted to be."

"Is this real? I don't understand, what do you mean?" Alex stood there in shock looking from Lena to Brainy, he couldn't take it in.

Brainy touched his friend's arm, "Take a seat on the bed and let me explain."

Once Brainy had finished explaining what it was and what it did and all the changes Alex would go through he gave Alex a moment to let it sink in.

"So you're telling me, I won't have that horrendous thing once a month ever again? And I will be able to grow a beard? And I'll build muscle? And grow down there?" Alex stared at Brainy in disbelief.

"Yes," Brainy smiled, "And your voice will deepen, your face will become more masculine, your body shape too."

"And you'll have a higher sex drive," Lena added with a smirk.

Alex looked at Lena then and smiled, "I hope you're ready for that?"

"I'm always ready for that," Lena told him as she placed her hand on his knee.

"Whoa guys, we can hear you," Kara reminded them.

Everyone laughed at Kara and then it went quiet again as Alex pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of his eyes. But it wasn't tears of laughter that were pricking at his eyes, he was overwhelmed with emotions, and no one, not even Kara had seen this before. Lena placed an arm around him then and her badass husband started to cry real tears. Everyone but Brainy and Lena left the room to give Alex some space. Knowing how embarrassed he would feel in the morning.

Once it was just the three of them Alex pulled himself together and sat up straight, "So when do I take the Testosterone?"

"It's all ready for you now my friend, if you are ready?" Brainy told him.

Alex nodded happily, "I can't wait! To finally put an end to the old me and bring in the new me."

Lena smiled and rubbed her husband's back, "I'm so happy for you Alex, this is a dream come true."

Alex looked to Lena, "It's everything."

Then Alex raised his hand to Lena's face and pulled her into a gentle kiss, "But are you sure you are okay with this?"

"Alex, I am more than okay with this, I can't wait to see you finally be the man you always wanted to be," Lena reassured him.

"Okay," he turned to Brainy, "Let's do it."

Brainy got the syringe ready and asked Alex to pull down his trousers, "I have to inject into your thigh, this could hurt."

Alex pulled down his trousers and nodded that he was ready, Lena held his hand as the injection was done and Alex had to close his eyes and grit his teeth. He had been shot at, beat up and had some real scrapes in his time, and yeah this was as painful as any of that.

Once it was done though the pain was gone much to his relief. Brainy put the syringe away and the bottle of testosterone.

"I will come back in four months time and give you your next shot, I will also leave you a supply here, just in case anything happens to me," Brainy told him.

"Wait, I have to take this for the rest of my life, what if god forbid anything did happen to you and I couldn't get any of this?" Alex looked a little scared at the thought of it.

"Don't worry, I have written a will, and in it I have instructions for your local doctor, whoever that may be, to carry it out in my absence, or you could try and do it yourself. Now it's been invented I am sure I will have it on the market within the next year and readily available for men who require it."

Lena smiled, "Thank you Brainy."

"Yes thank you," Alex echoed her words, "one more thing, how long until I get any changes?"

"The monthly thing, that should stop in a month, other changes could take weeks or months, but don't worry, you will see those changes happen quite quickly over the next six months. Your voice will deepen. In most people, some change is noticeable after 3 months. This change is permanent. Facial and body hair growth. This will begin three to six months after treatment. From now to three months time, Increased sex drive soon after the first dose. Redistribution of body fat to a more "masculine" pattern, more fat around the waist, less around the hips. Increased muscle mass and upper body strength you will see within the first three months. You will be fully transitioned within three to four years. "

Brainy smiled and stood, "If you need to ask me anything else I will be in town for a few more days."

Alex and Lena stood and followed Brainy out and back downstairs where the guests were still enjoying the festivities.

Lena noticed her mother watching them, she knew she was probably feeling both left out of things and suspicious, "Alex, this is a huge thing, how do you feel about telling my mother?"

Alex frowned, "I'm not sure, she blows so hot and cold with me."

"She's just being over protective of me, after Lex," Lena told him, "It's nothing personal."

"I guess she should know," Alex then agreed reluctantly, "she is family after all."

"Well no time like the present," Lena said, taking Alex's hand and pulling him towards where Lillian was.

Lillian looked and smiled as they approached her at the table, "So you remembered I was here then."

Lena sighed and took a seat next to her, Alex sat down too, opposite them both.

"We have something to tell you mother," Lena said, ignoring her mother's sarcasm.

Lena looked suspiciously at Alex, "What did he do now?"

To which Alex rolled his eyes and folded his arms defensively.

Then her eyes went wide, "Are you pregnant?"

Lena shook her head, "No, but it's really important that you don't tell anyone else what I am about to tell you."

"Of course I won't, if that is your wish," Lillian replied, "so come on then, don't keep me waiting all night. What's the big secret?"

"You know you used to tell me stories of men in the cities who would dress as women?" Lena began trying to explain.

Lillian looked at Alex again and then whispered to Lena, "Are you telling me Alex wants to dress as a woman? Because I find that hard to believe."

Lena almost laughed at that, "No, the other way around," she hinted and hoped her mother would understand what she meant.

"I'm not sure I follow," Lillian said confused, "are you saying your husband isn't... 'your husband' ?"

"No!" Lena replied in frustration, then she whispered to her mother's ear, "Alex is very much a man, in every sense of the word, apart from being born female."

Lillian laughed out loud and Lena and Alex looked around them hoping she was not drawing too much attention to them.

Once Lillian composed herself again she looked at Alex with new eyes, like she should have seen it all along, but then she looked at him again, curiously, her mind going over everything that had happened, and no she still couldn't believe it, Alex was a man, "Your both having a joke aren't you and the joke is on me," she finally said.

"It's the truth Lillian," Alex finally said leaning across the table.

Lillian looked at him and then at Lena, "Okay, this is…" she paused and looked annoyed, "why on earth am I only just finding out, do you have no trust in your own mother?"

"It's not that, we just didn't think it was important for everyone to know, because as you rightly said, Alex is a man anyway," Lena told her, "and we have some other news."

Lillian sat there in amazement as Lena told her all about Alex's hormone treatment, she had never heard of such a thing, it sounded like a miracle. But Lena explained that Brainy was a top scientist and high up in the Government, with access to all the latest equipment and scientific journals. Lillian told them both how excited she was for them, this certainly was life changing news.

Across from them Cat and Kara were sitting at another table with Andrea and Gayle.

"Excuse me ladies, I need to make use of the washroom," Cat stood and walked off. And Kara looked over at Alex and Lena who were busy talking with Lillian, she wondered if they had finally told her about Alex, so she got up and went to find out.

Andrea looked at her empty glass, "Well I need a drink," she stood and looked to Gayle, "what can I get you lover?"

"How about a 'andrea' cocktail?" Gayle smirked, "but for now, one of those fancy fruit drinks please darling." Gayle patted Andrea's bottom as she walked away.

Once Andrea was out of sight Gayle looked to where Cat Grant had been sitting and saw her handbag on her chair, she slyly moved over towards it and made sure no one was watching her, then she opened the bag under the table and rummaged around until she found a gold necklace and some cash, she took both, slipped them into her pocket and moved back to her own seat.

As the party wound down people began to leave and Winn and his staff started to clear things away and clean tables. Cat and Kara said goodnight to everyone and made their way to the babysitter they hired across the street, they had to pick up George and get him home to bed.

"It's amazing about your brother," Cat said as they walked arm in arm across the dirt road and towards the house where the babysitter lived.

"Isn't it?" Kara grinned, "I am so happy for him, this is all he ever wanted."

"Did Alex always know he was different?" Cat asked.

"I'm not sure if he realised it straight away, but he was always like a boy growing up, you could never get him to wear anything other than pants," Kara laughed, "he would have killed you first with his glare alone."

Cat chuckled, "I can believe that. He's a very brave man."

"I'm so proud of him Cat, he means the world to me," Kara smiled and had to hold back her emotions, "I know this is going to mean the world to him."

"You are both lucky to have each other," Cat said, taking her girlfriends hand, not a care in the world to anyone seeing them, "And do you know something else?"

Kara looked to Cat as she stopped, "What?"

"You and George mean the world to me, I love you so much Kara Danvers," Cat said squeezing Kara's hand.

"I love you too," Kara smiled and pulled Cat closer. They thought better of kissing there and then, so they just hugged each other before they kept on walking.

Alex and Lena walked home about an hour later. They were holding hands as they walked and Alex couldn't stop smiling.

"You look like the cat that got the cream," Lena told him as they walked.

"I'm the guy who got the T," Alex replied in humour.

Lena chuckled, "Do you feel different yet?"

Alex thought about it, "I'm sure it's too soon but I feel amazing. It's given me a boost of energy for sure."

"Really?" Lena raised her eyebrow, "Does that mean you're up to having your other birthday present when we get home?"

Alex stopped and pulled Lena into his arms, then he looked to her eyes glistening in the darkness and without a word he kissed her, pulled her in closer and kissed her again hungrily, deeper and for longer.

When they breathlessly parted from the kiss Lena just smiled, "I guess that's a yes."