Alright, so this is a little bit of a shorter chapter, but I enjoyed writing it. I haven't had as much time to write this week due to some temporary changes in my job, but after this coming week, things should even out again which will give me more time to write. Anyways, enjoy!
Maggie slept for over fifteen hours, the stress and exhaustion of the past few days overtaking her.
When she woke up, she was disoriented and confused for a second before remembering everything that had happened. She got up, going to the dresser Alex kept and finding some different clothes that Alex kept there for her.
Because Hamilton hadn't come and gotten her, she figured Alex was still sleeping. She decided to take a quick shower because as she thought about it, she hadn't showered since the morning before Alex's kidnapping.
Once she was clean, she threw her wet hair into a braid, brushing her teeth before grabbing another cup of water and a protein bar before she left to go sit with Alex.
She found her girlfriend in the same place as when she fell asleep, intubated, sleeping, and looking very sick.
"Detective Sawyer," Hamilton said, coming into the room, "You look a little more rested than earlier."
"Yeah," Maggie said, nodding, "I got a lot of sleep. How is she doing?"
"She hasn't woken up yet," Hamilton said, checking Alex's vitals, "Her oxygen is still not where I would like it, which isn't that surprising at this point. Her fever has gone down a little. It's about 103.4 now which is a step in the right direction."
Maggie nodded, moving a piece of sweaty hair off of face. She knew Alex was in the best place for her, but she was still so worried. She pulled up a chair next to Alex and sat down, just holding her hand. Kara came in after like a half hour.
"Hey," she said, smiling at Maggie.
"Hey yourself," Maggie said, offering a half smile.
"How is she?" Kara asked, looking at her sister with concern.
"She's doing alright," Maggie said, stroking Alex's hand, "Not great, but it could be worse."
"And how are you?" Kara asked, sitting down next to Maggie.
"I'm alright," Maggie said, not looking at Kara, "Just worried. I'll be better once she's better."
Kara nodded, understanding the feeling.
The next few hours were much of the same. Maggie wiped Alex's too hot face down and neck, keeping a close eye on her vitals. Kara brought in some food, forcing Maggie to eat.
The younger woman also brought the detective a journal, knowing from Alex that Maggie often processed through writing. Maggie was grateful to have an outlet for her emotions.
While Kara was sitting with Alex, Maggie went back to Alex's room and allowed herself to process some of her emotions both on paper and out loud to herself. She spent almost two hours just writing, crying, talking, and pacing.
Once she got herself back into a headspace that was a little clearer and calmer, she went back to Alex.
"Feeling better?" Kara asked as Maggie sat down.
"A little," Maggie said, nodding, "Thanks. Has anything changed?"
Kara just shook her head, looking at her sick sister. They just sat there, Maggie falling asleep with her head on Alex's bed.
She slept for a few hours before waking up when she felt the hand she had been hold move. Maggie's eyes opened slowly at first, a little confused.
However, as soon as she was more fully awake, she saw that Alex's hand was moving a little.
"Hamilton," Maggie called before turning back to Alex, noticing Kara was gone again, "I'm right here babe. I'm right here. Don't worry. You're safe. I'm right here."
Hamilton came running in, checking the monitors before looking down at Alex.
"Agent Danvers," Hamilton said, seeing Alex's eyes slowly open a little, "You are at the DEO. I have you intubated because you were struggling to keep up your oxygen. You have double pneumonia."
Alex nodded her head ever so slightly. Alex gripped Maggie's hand tightly, looking for comfort.
"It's alright Alex," Maggie said, stroking her hand gently.
"I'm going to try to extubate," Hamilton said, looking at Alex's numbers again, "You're breathing alright, and you've been on an antibiotic for over 24 hours so there should be some improvement to the infection."
"Are you sure?" Maggie asked, worried for Alex.
"Yeah," Hamilton nodded, "I'm going to keep her on oxygen for a while, but I don't think the tube is necessary."
Alex squeezed Maggie's hand, offering her a reassuring look. Maggie offered her a smile, kissing her forehead before stepping back and giving Hamilton some room.
Hamilton prepared, getting oxygen ready for as soon as she extubated Alex.
"Alright," the doctor said, "Maggie, you can go around the other side of the bed if you want and hold her hand."
Maggie immediately went around, taking Alex's hand.
"Alright Agent Danvers," Hamilton said, "I need you to blow out as I pull the tube out."
Alex gave a small nodded, blowing out as much as she could as Hamilton pulled the tube.
Alex coughed and choked, struggling to take a breath. Hamilton immediately put the oxygen mask on as Alex coughed.
"Is she alright?" Maggie asked with concern.
"Yes," Hamilton said, nodding, "It just takes a minute after the tube is out to get your breath back."
Maggie nodded, relaxing as Alex slowly started breathing easier.
"Can I get some ice chips?" Alex asked in a scratchy voice, her throat hurting from the scratchiness of being intubated.
"I'll bring you some," Hamilton said, leaving the room.
Alex then looked up at Maggie, seeing tears in her girlfriend's eyes.
"Babe," Alex said, voice raspy, "What's wrong?" Maggie laughed a little, wiping her eyes.
"I should be asking you that," Maggie said, smling a little, "I'm just so glad you're alright. It was so scary. I thought we were going to lose you right after I got you back."
"I'm not going anywhere," Alex said, holding Maggie's hand tightly.
Maggie nodded, leaning over to kiss Alex's fevered forehead.
Alex patted the bed next to her and Maggie joined her, the two of them finally relaxing a little together for the first time since the kidnapping.
While both of them knew there was still a long way to go, they were finally on a road to healing.
So there it was. I think I'm going to do one more chapter that is like a prologue type chapter. As always, story suggestions always welcome. My next story is going to be the Lexie/Meredith fic I talked about earlier, but after that, my plan is to come back to Supergirl!