Summary:

Back to their lives in National City.

21st December.

The next morning they headed back to National City. Alex noticed on the flight home Lena had been quiet, Alex just put it down to her meeting the following day. But Lena wasn't quiet because of that, she was sad to be going home because everything was going back to normal. And right now Lena wasn't sure what that normal was. And Alex's work at the DEO, which put her in so much danger every week. She didn't realise how scary that thought was until she really had time to think about it.

When they landed Lena's private driver arrived to take them back to their apartments. They sat quietly together in the back on the plush leather seats hands entwined. When they arrived at Alex's apartment Lena got out briefly and stood on the pavement outside the building with Alex while her driver took out the luggage from the boot.

"Give Henry your keys, he can take your luggage up," Lena told Alex.

Alex looked surprised but took out her keys and walked over and handed them to Lena's driver and part time bodyguard Henry.

When he disappeared inside the building Lena and Alex turned to each other.

The snow began to fall softly around them. Lena folded her arms because she was feeling the chill, she hadn't thought to put on her coat. Alex smiled and pulled her into a hug and she was hit by instant warmth. Lena closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms around Alex tight.

"Will I see you tomorrow?" Alex asked as she kept Lena in her embrace.

Lena opened her eyes and looked to Alex, "Maybe? I'm not sure, I'll call you."

Alex lifted a hand and felt Lena's face then she leaned in for a gentle kiss.

Their noses touched and then they kissed again, a longer more passionate kiss. Like it might be the last time they would kiss in a while. Then they broke apart and looked to each other again. Still holding each other tight.

"I love you," Alex said softly.

"I love you too," Lena replied with a small smile.

Just then Henry returned and gave a small nod to them both as he passed them and stood by the car waiting to open the door for Lena.

"Well," Alex said looking up at the sky as the snow got more insistent, "I best go in, your getting cold."

"Yes," Lena shivered, "Call me later?"

"Of course," Alex smiled.

Alex waved to Lena as her car drew away and immediately felt the loss. How she was going to cope from now on she had no idea. She had never felt such a strong urge to be with someone every minute of every day. This was going to hard. She was so used to being independent and liking it that way. Now she felt like one half of a puzzle that needed to be fixed. Alex made her way up to her apartment and when she got there she picked up the mail and threw it onto the kitchen counter with her keys. Then she made herself a cup of coffee, sat down on the sofa and began to plan her first date with Lena. Which they had scheduled for the day after tomorrow. And for this date she would need the help of her sister, so she pressed her super watch which Supergirl had kindly dropped off after rescuing it from the lodge in the middle of the mountains.

Seconds later Supergirl was stood there on Alex's balcony, waiting to be let in. Alex walked over and opened the glass doors to let her sister in.

"What's wrong?" Supergirl looked around the apartment.

"Relax Kara I just need your help with something, have a seat and I'll order some chinese," Alex smiled taking out her phone to do just that.

Supergirl turned her suit back into Kara clothes, a blue shirt and grey pants. She adjusted her glasses and sat down on the sofa.

"Don't forget extra pot-stickers," Kara told Alex who was going through the order on the phone.

Alex sat down beside her and raised her legs up so they were crossed under her.

"So, how's Lena?" Kara gave Alex a sly smile.

Alex smiled wistfully, "She's wonderful…. I mean she's great. We had a good time."

"Uh uh," Kara replied knowing there was a lot more to this story.

"She told me she loves me," Alex waited for Kara to either hug her or cry and she didn't let her down because she did both.

"Oh my word Alex, that's wonderful," Kara said tearfully as she pulled out of the hug, "I don't think you realise how much Lena needed this, she's been so distant since she found out I am Supergirl, she's been set on work and nothing else for months."

"But you and her, you're okay now aren't you?" Alex frowned.

"Oh yes, it's just been hard for her, as you know, at first she didn't take it well at all." Kara looked sadly at her sister.

"Well," Alex said taking her sisters hands, "I can assure you, she is really happy now, and were going to make it work. I love her Kara, so much."

Kara smiled, "I am so happy for you both, I really am, so what did you need me for anyway?"

"Oh," Alex raised her eyebrows and let out a breath, "My first date with Lena, it's the day after tomorrow and I know what I want to do but I need you to do something for me."

Kara listened as Alex told her what she had planned and agreed happily to help out. Just then the food arrived and before long they were both tucking into their food and Alex was telling Kara all about their time in Aspen, even though short it had seemed magical. And then of course the surprise detour to Lena's private island. Alex left out the part where they made out at every opportunity. Her sister didn't need or want to hear about that.

Lena meanwhile was in her apartment with a bottle of wine open and a Thai take away. As soon as she got home she had unpacked and sent all her clothing off to be washed. Henry took care of that. Like he took care of many things in Lena Luthor's busy world. Then she had sat at her desk and gone through her emails. After eating she made various business calls that needed dealing with and finally she called her assistant Jess.

"Miss Luthor, how was your trip?" The assistant asked brightly.

"It was perfect Jess, and you know you can call me Lena when we aren't in the office," Lena told her.

"Of course, Lena," Jess corrected herself, "So what can I do for you?"

"I need you to make sure I am free on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day."

Well Jess nearly fell over at that statement, "What?"

Lena just rolled her eyes, "You heard me."

"Lena are you sure you are alright?" Jess asked only half joking.

"I am absolutely sure," Lena replied in all seriousness, "Also I need your help with something."

"Anything, just say the word," Jess replied, still trying to get her head around this new Lena. The Lena she knew never took time off for Christmas, like never, not for anyone or anything. She was beginning to wonder if it was really her on the other end of the phone.

"Please arrange a booking for two at an intimate table at my favourite restaurant," Lena told her, "Christmas Eve, 7pm."

Jess noted it all down and wondered who Lena was romancing, this was also very unusual, Lena had not been on a date since James and that was such a long time ago.

"So you have a date?" Jess dared to ask, hoping to get to the bottom of it.

"I guess you should know, before the press do," Lena told her, "I'm seeing Alex Danvers."

"Kara's sister, the FBI Agent?" Jess was stunned.

"The very same," Lena said as she smiled fondly, "And its serious."

"How, where and when?" Jess replied even more surprised, "I mean how, where and when?"

Lena laughed, "I've been crazy about Alex for years, we finally got together while we were away, turns out all this time she was feeling the same."

"So, you have been torturing yourselves for years for nothing?" Jess said flatly.

"Something like that," Lena laughed, "but we are making good on it now. She's wonderful Jess, I can't get enough of her."

Jess smiled at the other end of the phone, "I am so happy for you Lena, you needed this."

"I did?" Lena raised an eyebrow.

"Yes you did, your always stuck up in that office, or your lab, sometimes you don't see sunlight."

"Well L-Corp isn't going to run itself," Lena reminded her, "but I will admit, I have missed having a social life, I just hope I can get things back on track with Kara too now."

"I'm sure you will," Jess told her, "Kara loves you, even I can see that."

"And I love her too, I must contact her before Christmas Day, she helped us out of a few holes while we were away," Lena remembered.

There was a pause and then Lena added, "And I have a list of the gifts I need you to get for me, because I obviously don't have time now, with these meetings tomorrow."

Jess got out her notepad and made a list of all the gifts Lena had in mind and promised to do her best to get everything on it. Then they ended the call. Lena was determined not to be a grinch this Christmas, she was happy, she was in love and she had decided to embrace the season just like Alex, well as best as she could. She was at least going to try.

Lena looked at the time, it was getting late, just after 9pm, she decided to have an early night. She got changed into some very comfy soft PJs and got into bed with a hot chocolate and book.

Kara left Alex's apartment just after 10pm after devouring two Chinese meals and 4 packs of pot-stickers. Alex cleaned up and then headed to bed. Once she was settled in bed with her glass of water to the side and her phone. She picked up her glasses, put them on and then picked up one of her favourite magazines, Sky and Telescope.

And just when she was losing herself in the wonder of the stars she remembered she was supposed to call Lena.

She quickly reached for her phone and called her. The phone continued to ring with no reply.

"Damn!" Alex said ending the call, "She must be asleep." Alex was genuinely upset, she really wanted to say goodnight to her girlfriend, this being apart thing was horrible.

22nd December

Lena woke to the sound of her alarm on her phone. She turned in the bed and stretched her arm across the cold sheet beside her, then she slowly opened her eyes and was sad to find she was alone. She had just been having the most wonderful dream about Alex, and they were in the throws of passion, Lena moaned in frustration wishing she hadn't been woken up from her beautiful sexy dream. She sat up and reached across for her phone to turn off the annoying alarm just to find one missed call, from Alex.

Her heart sank, the time of the call had been 10.50pm, "No, damn, why did I have to fall to sleep so deeply."

She got out of bed and while walking to the kitchen sent a quick text to Alex.

Sorry I missed you love. I fell asleep. Too much wine. I miss you. Love you.

Alex was at the DEO working. She had been there since 4am. An emergency situation had come up and she was called in. Alex hoped this was the last time she would be called in over Christmas. It had been action non stop since she got there, and as it got close to lunchtime Supergirl approached her where she stood in the DEO main ops room.

"Alex, you should go eat, have a break," Her sister told her concerned.

"I'm fine Supergirl, I have to keep an eye on this situation in case it gets out of hand again." Alex looked at the screen, there was a big protest march in the city by a group called Humans not Aliens, earlier things had gotten nasty and Alex and her team had been on the scene to break it up alongside the cops because Aliens were involved in the fights.

Alex looked beat and Kara could see it in her sister's eyes, the dark circles beneath them were standing out more than usual, "Please for me, you don't look great."

Alex frowned, "Well, thanks!"

"I mean you look tired, and pale." Supergirl said with that worried look that made Alex listen.

"Okay, I'll go get some coffee, but come get me if anything happens," Alex gave her a look that said or else I'm not going anywhere.

Supergirl just nodded. Alex was satisfied with that and she went to get some coffee. When she got her coffee she sat down in the break room and took out her phone for the first time since she woke up that morning.

"Oh shit!" she muttered to herself when she saw she had missed Lena's text. She quickly read it. Yeah I miss you too babe so much. She thought to herself. Alex sighed and picked up her coffee, she finished it and was just about to send a text back to Lena when Supergirl came flying in, not literally!

Alex looked up and stuffed her phone in her pocket. She waited for her sister to speak.

"It's all broke out again but this time it's much worse, people are getting really hurt out there," Supergirl told her quickly, "We need to go now."

Alex was up before she had even finished speaking and following her out and back to the ops centre.

Lena had just finished the most important meeting of the day, she relaxed behind her desk for a while before the next meeting. She took out her phone hoping for a reply from Alex. When she didn't see one her heart sank a little. But deep down she knew this was what it was going to be like dating Director Danvers, after all she ran a secret underground organisation. This was much bigger than dating an FBI Agent.

And the longer the day went on, the more meetings she had, the more she missed Alex. At the end of a very long day she still had not heard from the Director. She went home to her empty lonely apartment and felt sorry for herself.

And here I was thinking it would be me not having time? Or not texting back. Lena sighed as she poured herself a drink. She didn't want to be all up in Alex's face every five minutes, but to not even get one little text back all day and into the evening, well that made her sad. Not mad, just disappointed.

She reached for the remote for the TV and put it on to catch up on the news while she waited to hear from Alex. That was when she saw her, in the middle of what looked like a huge fight between humans and aliens in the city centre.

"Oh my God!" She said out loud and put her drink down, she could see Alex was falling down, there was a gunman opposite her and she looked hurt. Then the breaking news came across the bottom of the screen, Many police and federal agents hurt in protests across the city.

"Alex!" Was the last thing she cried out before seeing Supergirl land on her balcony.