TW: spanking as form of punishment (nightmare) (let's b honest, we've all been smacked spanked when we were younger)

Much Needed TLC

Part 2

Both adults saw Lena yawn every now and then. That's when they knew it was bed time. "Lena, we haven't got another bed so do you mind sleeping on an air bed?" Alex asked, circling around and grabbing it from where it was, leaning on the wall. She had Kara zip it around when they were getting ready to leave the DEO.

Lena nodded, "Mhmm. I don't *yawn* 'ticularly mind," she mumbled. Lena started to close her eyes and her head dropped. She ended up leaning against her shoulder and her eyes dropped shut. Maggie sighed and sunk down a little so Lena fell slightly so she was laying on Maggie's lap.

Alex got to setting the air bed up.

Lena sat at the table and opened her school book. She was doing her science, maths and English homework all in one night; this was to get it out the way so she could focus on her piano skills.

Lena got to question 11 and was stumped. What the hell was this? "Lex! Lex!" she called, her legs swinging back and forth.

16 year old Lex came strolling into the kitchen with his hands in his suit pants pocket. "What's the matter baby sis?" he asked. He sat next to her and leaned over to look at her book.

"I need help on question eleven," she answered. Lex nodded and started going through it.

….."and so because the protons are 24—"

"What, pray tell, is going on here?" Lillian asked in a cold voice. Lena jumped and her head snapped up, Lex merely hung his head and looked at his mother exasperated.

"U-u-u-uh, n-n-nothing M-Mommy," Lena stuttered. "L- Lex was j-j-ju-just helping me," Lena had a stutter; yes. Ever since she was 5 and was bullied at school, she adopted a stutter.

One that Lillian tried to bully out of her.

Lillian scoffed and stormed over, she yanked Lena out her chair and dragged her across the room. Lena started crying as she couldn't walk. Lillian was dragging her and because Lena was only 7, it was much a faster pace. "Slow down Mommy. I-I-I can't kee-keep up,"

"Shut up Lena!" she snapped. Lena ended up tripping up and her hand fell out of Lillian's hand. Lillian grabbed her again and before she knew it, she was in her bedroom.

"Mo-Mo-Mommy! What are-are you doing? I need to d-do my homewor-k," Lillian slapped the back of her legs causing her to scream. Lillian stared at her while she took shuddering breaths and hiccups.

"Stop being stupid Lena. Luthor woman do not ask for help! Do you understand me?" she hissed. Lena whimpered and nodded her head. "Good. You'll stay here until morning or unless you need to use the lavatory. No dinner, you don't deserve it. Understand?" Lena nodded again and Lillian left, the door slamming behind her. When the danger was gone, Lena jumped into her bed and hid under her covers.

She then burst into tears.

Lena woke up abruptly and took a while to catch her breath. When she woke up properly, Lena saw that Maggie and Alex were still asleep, cuddled up in bed. Lena got up and walked quietly over to them. They looked so peaceful. Lena bit her lip and fished for Alex's phone. It took a while because it was dark (Lena assumed it was around 5am) but she finally found it.

Now she just had to figure out how to unlock it.

After disabling it 7 times, Lena finally got into the phone. She went into phone and clicked keypad before dialling Lex's number. It rang and rang.

Voicemail, "… sorry, this number is disconnected"

She wiped a tear from her eye and trembled as she dialled Lillian's number. It rang and she didn't answer. She called again.

"Who is it. What do you want. How do you have my number?" came the harsh and cold tone of Lillian Luthor.

"Mo—" … suddenly, the phone was ripped from her hands and a blur crashed into the wall. She screamed and jumped backwards, colliding with the bed and falling on her ass. She started crying out of shock and fear and all the commotion woke Maggie and Alex up.

"What on earth is happening?" Maggie mumbled. Alex was awake straight away and saw Lena curled up in a ball on the floor. She was rocking back and forth and then she saw the heap of red and blue on the floor near her door.

"The heck…" the agent muttered. She rubbed her face and went to help Kara — only because she knew Lena was a little weary of her ever since dinner. She helped Kara up and saw her sister was clutching her phone. She saw that her phone was on call to somebody but it was a bunch of numbers. Alex snatched the phone out of Kara's hand and hung up. "Who was on the phone?" she whispered harshly.

"Lillian!" Kara said under her breath. Alex stared at Kara gone-out before glancing behind her. Maggie was on the floor with Lena curled in her lap. Alex let out a breath and rested her head on Kara's shoulder. "I came over because J'onn got a ping off your phone; it had been disabled a bunch of time and he was getting concerned. I got closer and heard Lillian's voice so I raced in and snatched the phone before Lena could speak," Kara expmained. Alex nodded her head and let Kara hug her.

"You good Lena?" Maggie asked quietly. The girl shook her head.

"It hurt when I fell," she whispered eventually, Lena hoped they weren't going to hurt her for admitting weakness.

"Aw, it's okay hun. Just lay here and then we need to talk. Okay?" Lena tensed but managed to nod. Maggie looked up and closed her eyes. What an… interesting past few hours.

"I am really sorry Agent Danvers, Detective Sawyer. I- I just wanted to talk to my brother, but he didn't answer. So- so I cal-called my mother. I hope- hoped she could tell me where he was," Lena had calmed down now but as she spoke, the two woman could tell she was getting choked up again.

"Why didn't you just ask us?" Alex asked, although she knew that they would have had to lie to her. "Lex is… very busy with LuthorCorp,"

"But it said his phone was disconnected!" Lena argued; she hated being lied to and, to be honest, she was already going to be punished for stealing so what was a little bit of attitude?

Plus, a 'Luthor woman never backs down. She always holds her own'.

"Hey. We don't yell," Maggie scolded. "Maybe he just got a new phone? The point is, you don't steal Alex's phone at…*checks time* 5:48am. It's not nice," Lena felt all her courage diminish and she sunk in the sofa.

"I jus-just wanted to spe-spe-sssspeak to my brother," she whimpered. Maggie and Alex sat down next to her and brought her in for a hug. Lena relaxed into their hold and the couple thought they finally got through to her. Finally made her realise that she was safe with them.

Maybe.

The next morning, everything seemed alright. It seemed as though Maggie and Alex had forgotten about Lena stealing Alex's phone which caused Supergirl to come crashing into Alex's glass side door ( a door that now has a covering across it because of a massive Supergirl hole in it ).

"Who's up for bacon and eggs?" Alex asked when she woke back up 3 hours later. Maggie raised her eyebrow.

"Your vegetarian girlfriend doesn't want any," she said dryly. Alex chuckled nervously.

"You're going work," she replied with a neck scratch. Maggie sauntered over and leaned against Alex.

"I know I am. Doesn't mean I can't have breaky," she muttered huskily. Alex started to get flushed.

"Pop Tart? We have unfrosted strawberry?" Maggie stared at Alex's eyes and had no emotion behind them… before she grinned, kissed Alex and grabbed a Pop Tart.

"Little Luthor. What do you want for breakfast?" Maggie asked loudly as she found all her energy. Lena jumped from where she was on the sofa and looked thoughtful.

"Jam on toast? Please," she asked timidly.

"Sure can do kiddo," Alex agreed with a kind smile. Lena gave her one back and turned back to the tv — she was watching Merlin. Lena went back to watching animatedly. Maggie unlocked the safe under her bedside table and pulled out her badge and side arm before clipping the gun to her jeans and attaching the chain to her badge so she could wear it around her neck.

"I'm going now babe, Lena. I'll be free for lunch but I won't finish until around 4 or 5," Maggie explained.

"Bye Babe," Alex said, gave Maggie a kiss.

"Bye Detective Sawyer," Lena said with a wave.

"See ya kid," Maggie responded, she opened the door and called out: "Call me Maggie!" before the door slammed shut behind her.

Alex turned and looked at Lena.

"Looks like it's me and you all day," she said.

Heyyyy. Next part will be an Alex&Lena day with the occasional Kara moment. I am so surprised at all the good comments last chapter; thank you so much ️