Chapter 15

AN: XXX mature section


Lena may have taken the day off but since it was Thursday, Kara had to finish the last few proofs for print. As much as she hates working while her girlfriend, hopefully soon to be fiancée, was in the other room, she is thankful for this time to take her mind off her nerves for tonight. She has a big plan and just hopes that nothing goes wrong, and that Lena says yes.

She manages to get through the articles and proof the layout before sending it to Cat for final judgment by one. She stands from her place at their shared desk in the home office and closes her laptop, taking a deep breath.

"Hey, Lee", Kara calls as she heads to the kitchen, "What are we doing for lunch?".

"Hey, darling", Lena says, looking over the back of the couch, "We're having a big dinner, so I was just going to check the fridge".

Kara fixes several sandwiches including one for Lena with kale and carries them to the couch.

"Thank you, darling", Lena says, kissing Kara's cheek after she settles on the couch beside her.

Kara feels her nerves take a back seat as she and Lena talk through their meal, about everything and nothing, and just enjoy being together. Once they're done eating, they curl up on the couch watching TV and Kara manages to keep her nerves at bay as she just enjoys holding Lena and allows her thoughts and feelings to fade.


Ruby was very happy that her school went ahead and excused the soccer team for the whole week even though they didn't have to travel for the tournament. One of the perks of being a school in the suburbs of a major city, they have the facilities to host the number of teams coming in for the championship.

Ruby is woken by the smell of pancakes and can hear her mom laughing in the kitchen. Ruby smiles to herself as she rolls out of bed, her stomach growling in hunger.

"Hey Ruby you're up!", Alex cheers when she sees Ruby come out of her room just as she herself hits the top of the stairs, "Your mom made pancakes and told me to wake you up before they got cold".

Ruby nods and follows Alex as she heads back downstairs. Sam greets her daughter with a one armed hug as she flips a pancake. Ruby pulls plates from the cabinet while Alex tops off their coffees and the three of them fix their stacks and sit down at the table.

"You glad to have a day off, Rubes", Sam asks.

"I'm glad to get to sleep in and that I don't have to worry about school and the tournament", Ruby answers, "but I can't wait for tomorrow".

"How's your leg?", Alex asks.

Ruby flexes her leg under the table knowing it;s not 100% but she doesn't want to miss the championship game. "It feels totally fine", she answers, taking another bite so she doesn't have to elaborate.

"The team is meeting to watch film at 5 right?", Sam asks.

"Yeah and they're giving us pizza so don't worry about dinner", Ruby says.

They continue talking until they've finished the pancakes and Sam and Alex wash the dishes while Ruby gets ready for the day.

Sam teasingly hip checks Alex while Ruby is out of earshot, "We're kid free for two or three hours, how about date night", she says with a smirk.

Alex smiles back at her. "Sounds like a plan", she replies and leans over to kiss Sam. Alex drops the towel she was using to dry the dishes to wrap her arms around Sam, who lays the plate back in the sink and lays her arms over Alex's shoulders, not caring that her hands are dripping with soapy water. Alex grips her waist, pulling their hips together and feels Sam moan into the kiss.

Sam pulls back for air and Alex transitions to laying kisses all over her jaw and neck. "Not that I don't totally love this but…". She pulls their lips back together before finishing, "save it for tonight". Sam winks at a speechless Alex before turning to finish the last plate and dry her hands.

Alex sighs and helps finish up before Ruby comes back and the three of them settle in to watch movies and hang out with Ruby while she's home.


Lena was in charge of dinner and managed to get them a table at Il Palazzo. Kara acquiesced to Lena using her connections for dinner because it kept her sidetracked as Kara planned out the proposal and got Alex to help her set up some of it.

They agreed to get dressed in separate rooms which was Lena's idea as she wanted to surprise Kara. The super had no idea what Lena was going to wear no matter how hard she tried. Lena had waited until yesterday to pick up the dress and hid it in a lead lined cover. Per the agreement, Lena got ready in their bedroom. She pulled the dress out of the closet and carefully removed the cover, smiling in anticipation of Kara's reaction. She lays the dress out on the bed and heads into the bathroom to start with her makeup. She goes with a basic light look and her signature bold lipstick and heads to the closet. She changes into the new black lace lingerie she bought before slipping the dress on and doing the final touches.

Kara had hidden the suit she secretly had tailored in the guest room. She was nervous about whether or not she could pull this off until she looked in the mirror and took a deep breath. She had snuck into Lena's tailor and gotten fitted and she has to admit that she loves this look. She got a dark blue suit and matching pants paired with a lighter blue shirt and deep red tie. She even sprung for a little red pocket square with her emblem stitched into the corner. She used her hearing to listen in to Lena getting ready and heard her muttering to herself about final touches. She laughs to herself, slipping the ring into her pocket and she sneaks out to grab flowers and knocks at the front door to 'pick Lena up'.

"Kara, will you get that", she hears Lena call from the bedroom.

"Come on Lee I'm sure you look great, come answer the door", Kara laughs.

She hears Lena sigh with a little laugh and hurry to the door. Lena answers the door, fixing the backing of her earring, shoeless and beautiful.

Kara can't breathe as she looks at Lena's dress and finally makes eye contact, "Like I said, beautiful", she breathes out.

"Kara", Lena breathes out as she sees the look in her girlfriend's eyes, "Where'd you get that?".

"Surprise", she says, "you like it?".

Lena reaches out to trace her finger down the lapel of Kara's jacket, "You look amazing, darling".

"So do you zhao", Kara says, barely able to comprehend the sight of Lena in the dress, a perfect green that brought out her eyes, off the shoulder, showing off her collarbones, with an almost indecent cut up the thigh.

"Let me just grab my bag and shoes", Lena says, and turns to head back to the bedroom and Kara sees the open back of the dress. She steps inside, shutting the door behind her and waits for Lena.

Lena slips on the five inch heels and grabs her purse. She opens the lead lined safe in the closet, pulling out the bracelets and ring and slides them in her purse before going back out to the entryway.

"Ready", Kara asks, holding out her elbow.

"Absolutely", Lena says, taking Kara's arm and kissing her cheek, careful not to leave a lipstick mark. They head down to the lobby, waving bye to Steve and Kara opens the door for Lena, sliding into the seat after her as Frank sets off to the restaurant.


Lena is nervous through dinner but plans to wait until after whatever Kara has planned that she is so excited about.

After they're done eating, Kara leads them back outside and into the nearest alley and tells her to close her eyes. Lena complies and Kara scoops her up and flies to the balcony of her office. She sets Lena down, telling her to keep her eyes closed, and lets them in before helping Lena sit in her chair before speed changing into the outfit she wore the day she met Lena as Kara Danvers, a pink sweater over a white blouse and skirt with a thin, gold belt. She throws her hair up into a ponytail and stands in the same way she did that day and slides on her glasses. "Ok open", she says, nervously wringing her hands together.

"What are we doing in my office? And why did you change?", Lena asks, looking around before her eyes settle on Kara and she recognizes the outfit, "Oh my god".

"I know it's not the exact day we met, that's on Monday, but this is where I saw you for the first time and I knew you were special. Kal didn't trust you but you said 'I'm just a woman trying to make a name for herself outside of her family' and I understood that. You didn't know at the time but I was just trying to Supergirl, not Superman's cousin, and I trusted you. I could see that you were trying to right the wrongs of your family even though their actions weren't your fault and I just wanted to know more about you", Kara slowly approaches the desk throughout her speech until she's standing in front of Lena and holding a hand out. "I have one more thing to show you", she says, and Lena takes her hand and rises, eyes glistening with tears.

Kara walks them out to the balcony, lifting Lena again and taking them to the roof. She had Alex fill the roof with plumerias, Lena's favorite, as well as the same other flowers that filled the bouquet that turned into the Love Totem.

Lena gasps at the sight and the tears that were welling in her eyes start to fall. Kara sets her down in the center of the helipad and starts talking, "Right here is where I saved you the first time and I met you as Supergirl. I pulled your helicopter down right here and I felt that spark again. It took me way too long to admit my identity and even longer to act on the feelings I'd felt since that day and I don't want to wait too long ever again".

Kara drops Lena's hands, going down on one knee and pulls an emerald velvet box out of her pocket, "Lena Kieran Walsh Luthor, I love you and this past year has been the best of my life. I want to spend the rest of my life waking up and falling asleep next to you. I want to raise children with you. Most importantly I want to love you and be with you forever. Will you marry me?".

Lena's hands come down from her face, tears streaming, as she nods, "Yes, yes, absolutely yes", she says, her voice cracking as she smiles at Kara.

Kara's nerves dissipate and a smile over takes her face as she removes the ring from the box and slides it onto Lena's finger. "I love you", she says as she stands, her hands sliding up Lena's arms the cup her jaw, pulling her in for a long, slow, loving kiss.

"I love you", Lena says in between kisses.

They finally break for air, putting their foreheads together as they look down at the ring on Lena's finger.

"It's beautiful", Lena breathes.

"Like you", Kara says, looking at Lena as she admires the ring Kara put so much work into, "I formed the diamond out of coal and the green rocks aren't emerald but a stone from the rings of saturn. I told Green Lantern to find something to match your eyes and I have to say he did pretty good".

Lena makes eye contact with Kara, "You made this?".

"Yeah", Kara shrugs, "I formed the band and the settings and then crushed some coal and shaped it. Turns out diamonds aren't stronger than heat vision, and I got the stones and set them in place. Do you like it?".

"I love it", Lena says, kissing Kara again, "Now just close your eyes for a second and no peeking".

Kara gives her a weird look but closes her eyes. Lena grabs the lead lined box out of her purse, and takes a deep breath, "Now I can't exactly get on one knee in this dress, and I didn't plan anything this elaborate and I kind of hate that you beat me to it, but I have something for you too". She opens the box to reveal the bracelets and the ring she made for Kara. The bracelets are simple matching bands made of nth metal interwoven with blue and green. The ring is also nth metal with emeralds and sapphires set in the band giving it a smooth finish. "I've been working on these for a while and I wanted to give you something for both parts of you", Lena says, "tulim rrip uvrreosh khap".

The tears streaming down Kara's face return full force as she listens to Lena propose in the Kryptonian way, "Zhi! Rao yes", Kara replies, pulling Lena close again, "I love it and I love you".

The kiss is salty with tears but full of passion and love and neither one of them can wait for what their future may bring.


XXX

Kara flies them back home, barely able to keep her focus with Lena pressing kisses along her neck.

"Lee", Kara whines, "If you don't stop that, I'm going to drop you".

"No you won't", Lena calls her bluff and resumes her teasing.

Kara finally makes it to their balcony but doesn't set Lena down until she's carried her into the bedroom. She sits her down on the edge of the bed before kneeling to ease Lena's feet out of the heels she's worn all night and kisses her way from Lena's ankles to her knees, lifting the end of the dress with her.

Lena whines when Kara pulls away but opens her eyes to see Kara standing holding a hand out. Lena takes it and is pulled to her feet straight into Kara's embrace. Their lips quickly connect as Kara takes the time to run her hands across the bodice of Lena's dress, up and down the sides before caressing the bare skin of her back. Lena can feel the heat coming from Kara's palms and is almost ready to beg when Kara finally locates the zipper and carefully tugs it down.

"I'm surprised you didn't just tear it", Lena teases as Kara eases the dress down and takes in the form of Lena, pale skin, her most intimate parts covered in black, nearly see-through lace.

"Rao", Kara breathes out, and can't stop her hands from gliding across Lena's hips, up her smooth abdomen to her breasts that are nearly spilling out of the lace cups.

"Darling", Lena purrs, her own hand playing with the lapels of Kara's shirt, "You're severely overdressed".

Kara nods, her hands moving from their place on Lena to the button of her jacket, undoing it and allowing Lena to slip in off her shoulders. Kara is eager to get undressed and touch Lena but Lena has other ideas. She bats Kara's hands away from the shirt buttons and carefully undoes each one, kissing the newly exposed skin, kneeling as she works her way down. As she reaches the bottom she tugs the shirt out of Kara's waistband, letting it hang off her shoulders, showing Lena everything from the pale blue bra to the perfect v-cut that disappears under the waistband.

Lena gives one last kiss to Kara's abs as her hand carefully undoes Kara's belt and the button underneath. She carefully slides the pants down Kara's toned thighs, glad Kara had already kicked off her shoes. She lifts each foot, pulling the pants the rest of the way off before kissing up Kara legs but standing before she reaches her center.

Kara lets out the biggest whine yet as Lena detours from where Kara wants her but it is quickly silenced by Lena lips back on hers.

The visual alone has Kara ready to go as she lifts Lena, causing the brunette to wrap her legs around Kara's waist, and she makes her way to the bed carrying Lena to the center before laying her back and kissing her.

Lena pulls Kara closer until she can feel the weight of her girlfriend, fiancée, on top of her and lets out a giggle at the thought.

"Why are you laughing?", Kara asks, against her throat as she kisses her way from Lena's pulse point to the soft spot behind her ear.

"Just thinking about how you're my fiancée now", Lena says, one hand holding Kara closer as the other scratches at her back.

Kara pushes herself up until she's hovering over Lena, pupils blown. "Damn right I am", she says, before pressing Lena into the mattress, eager to make love to her fiancée for the first time as an engaged couple.

XXX


Alex and Sam enjoy their date night, going out for dinner and taking a walk on the waterfront, even though Alex obsessively checks her phone.

"Ok what's wrong?", Sam asks.

"Nothing", Alex shrugs, sliding her phone back into her pocket and looking forward but Sam levels her with a glare and Alex caves, "I'm expecting a text from Kara. I want to know what happened".

"I'm sure she'll tell you tomorrow", Sam soothes. "Besides they're probably too busy celebrating", she teases with a smirk and an eyebrow raise.

"Ah ew gross, that's my sister", Alex says, pulling a face.

"Please. They're both adults, on their anniversary, getting engaged", Sam says, teasing Alex, "Plus have you seen Lena… no way Kara isn't drooling over her in that dress". Sam had helped Lena pick out her dress while Alex had helped Kara with her suit. "Plus Lena can't stop herself around Kara. She won't admit it but she definitely has a thing for Kara's abs", Sam continues enjoying how squirmy Alex is.

"Ew ew ew stop", Alex says, covering her ears, "I need to bleach my ears".

Sam laughs, taking Alex's hands down, "I'm only messing with you. Come on, why don't we go home and celebrate ourselves".

Alex raises an eyebrow at this. "We've got like an hour before we have to pick up Ruby", she says, leaning close to Sam's ear to tease her back, "Is that enough time?".

Sam doesn't answer, instead pulling Alex into a deep kiss in the middle of the sidewalk. "If you can't get me to come in an hour we need to work on that", Sam teases, breathless.

Alex smirks, "Oh I could get to come five times or edge you and you only come once. Your choice babe". She leaves a kiss behind Sam's ear and opens the car door for her and Sam shakily slides into the seat, breathing heavily. Alex nearly skips her way around the car, elated at being able to cause such a severe reaction out of her girlfriend.


Hours later, sated and exhausted, Kara is on her back, Lena still on top of her. Kara has one hand holding Lena close while the other plays with her long dark hair. Lena is content with her head resting on Kara's chest drawing shapes on Kara's skin.

"Are you just writing I love you over and over again?", she asks, blue eyes searching for Lena's.

Lena shifts her head until their gazes meet, "maybe", she says, her voice still rough, "I didn't trust my ability to speak after that".

Kara lets out a small chuckle that Lena feels reverberate through her, "I love you, zhao and I can't wait for the future".

"Me neither, mo ghra", Lena says, leaning up to kiss Kara again before settling back against her chest.

"Get some sleep", Kara says, seeing the haziness in Lena's eyes, "I'll be right here when you wake up".

Lena nods, eyelids already dropping and she's out by the time Kara has leaned up to kiss the top of her head.

"Goodnight, Lena", Kara whispers into her hair before falling asleep herself.


AN: Supercorp is engaged!

Thank you to all who have read and followed, reviewed and commented. I am so excited to finally be at this point, I have had the proposal and many of these upcoming scenes planned for a while now and can't wait to share it with all of you guys.