"Catch me, Mama!" A tiny voice squealed as an adorable little girl with dark curls and the deepest dimples charged up a grassy hill and launched herself at Maggie. The detective caught the child easily and placed a sloppy kiss against her cheek, earning a squeal of delight! "No Mama! No more kisses!"

"Excuse me?" Maggie replied with mock indignation. "I'm the Mama. I should get all the kisses!"

"No!" The little girl squeaked in reply, still breathless. "I have to save some kisses for mommy!"

Maggie tilted her head to the side and grinned at the child. "You're right, Peanut! Shall we go give mommy kisses now?"

"Yeah! Mommy here we come!" The happy toddler yelled as Maggie brought her closer to Alex sitting on a blanket in the grass. Just as the agent reached up to take the child, there was a screeching sound blaring in her ears!


Alex's eyes snapped open, then immediately slammed shut again as she groaned, sad to have her dream end so abruptly.

She fumbled blindly, hands groping the bedside table in search of her phone, desperate to silence the alarm before it woke Maggie. The tiny detective had been up most of the night dealing with the fallout from the latest Reign incident and had barely collapsed into bed a few hours prior. When her fingers struck something cool and solid, Alex snatched the phone up triumphantly and silenced the alarm. With a sigh she sank back into bed, grateful she hadn't disturbed the woman sleeping on her chest. Maggie remained dead to the world, mouth hung open, one hand sleepily gripping her fiancée's shirt. Alex ran her fingers gently through the other woman's dark hair, smiling slightly at the memory of the little girl from her dream who looked so much like Maggie it hurt.

Someday...she told herself.

That's what they'd agreed upon when the detective had returned from Metropolis two months ago. The pair would marry and eventually, the pitter-patter of little feet would fill their home. Problem was, Alex was ready for all of that NOW. She had spent the better part of her adult life in limbo, wanting a partner and child, unsure how that might work. But now, with Maggie, she was absolutely sure what her future held and she couldn't wait another moment.

Of course, every time she felt ready to discuss it with her love, another potentially world ending event overtook their lives. Just in these past two months, Reign and her cabal of Worldkillers had wreaked havoc on the city and nearly taken her little sister from her. Never had Alex felt so helpless as when she stood outside that healing pod and watched Kara struggle for every breath, unable to wake on her own. It broke Alex's heart and then Reign gave the agent a physical reminder of what she could do.

Beneath the sheets, Alex shifted her right leg and winced as the newly healed muscle protested her movements. She had been lucky. Instead of ripping her leg clean off, the vicious woman in black had settled for snapping her tibia in half. Of all her injuries in the field, Alex had never experienced pain of that magnitude. Had it not been for Maggie, selflessly charging in to drag her out, she could have easily bled to death on scene. Alex shivered at the thought and she felt Maggie shift on top of her as a result. As gently as she could, she slid the smaller woman off her chest before moving to the edge of the bed. Once she was sure Maggie was settled and wouldn't wake, she stood and limped toward the kitchen, her leg throbbing with every step.

She cursed her bad luck that she still could only take the smallest amounts of re-gen meds. After her run-in with Lillian and the after effects of taking the wrong serum, Dr. Hamilton had deemed her restricted from using the meds unless she suffered a life-threatening injury. Apparently, nearly bleeding out from a snapped tibia qualified the agent to use the meds, if only in small quantities. Which was why she still had a very pronounced scar, tender to the touch, and a shooting pain every time she placed too much weight on it. She glanced back at Maggie and smiled despite the bad memories. Her tiny detective, ever the hero. Alex started to make breakfast, determined to take as good of care of her savior as Maggie did of her.

She didn't notice her fiancée beginning to whimper in her sleep...


Maggie frowned as she watched the front of the bank. She hated being stuck outside while Alex was facing down that monster. She couldn't shake the image of Kara falling from that building, her face bloodied and bruised behind the glass of that tank. The thought that Alex could end up like her sister... or worse, made Maggie sick to her stomach. She listened intently to Alex's comm, the agent always being sure to set her frequency to one Maggie could also hear. The redhead had insisted that if something went wrong, Maggie should hear 'goodbye' directly from her.

The tiny detective hated that logic; hated that their lives were so wrought with danger that at any given moment she could lose Alex. It was one of the reasons she was glad the pair had yet to move forward with starting a family. Her fiancée's voice barking orders over the frequency brought Maggie back to the present.

"Reign is down! I repeat, Reign is down!" Alex crowed triumphantly only to correct herself a moment later. "Shit! Fall back! I repeat, fall back!"

That's all Maggie needed to hear and she rushed into the bank, the rest of her squad on her tail. Her heart dropped when she spotted Alex, far too close to the villain. Her fiancée turned to escape and the villain took the opportunity to go on the offensive. The unmistakable sound of a bone snapping filled her ears, followed by Alex's pained screams! J'onn moved forward to engage the rogue Kryptonian and Maggie raced to her mate's aid. She grabbed Alex beneath the arms and dragged her behind a desk in the corner. When she finally had the chance to check Alex over, her stomach twisted painfully. Alex's eyes were squeezed, shut, tears leaking down her face. When Maggie reached out to touch the injured limb, the agent's back bowed in agony as she cried out.

"It's okay, baby." She murmured in an attempt to soothe the other woman. As she ran a gentle hand through Alex's hair, she could tell it was soaked through and her mate's skin was clammy.

It was obvious Alex was going into shock, the growing pool of blood beneath her leg only making the situation more worrisome. Snatching a cardigan off a nearby chair, she wrapped the fabric tightly around Alex's leg where the bone had broken through the skin, tuning out her lover's cries of pain. Maggie peeked over the desk and saw the battle still raging. She had to get Alex out of there. As quickly as she could, Maggie slipped her vest off and placed it on her fiancée. Alex whimpered at being moved but continued to slip in and out of consciousness. An agent flew past them into a nearby wall and it was all the impetus Maggie needed to get moving!

She hoisted Alex onto her back in a fireman's carry and headed towards the nearest exit. When her fiancée had first suggested they try the move in training, Maggie had been skeptical. Yet now, with Alex's life literally hanging in the balance, she couldn't have been more thankful for the other woman's tutelage. Just as the door was within sight, a black figure swooped down in front of them.

"Leaving so soon?"


"ALEX!"

Maggie shot up in bed in a panic! Her eyes roamed the area, still unable to separate her nightmare from reality. She relaxed slightly when she heard a clamor in the kitchen, followed by uneven steps moving through the apartment.

"Mags?" Alex appeared at the top of the stairs leading to their ridiculously oversized bed. Maggie's eyes were instantly drawn to the angry pink scar on her mate's leg and the way Alex leaned slightly to her left in an attempt to put less weight on the injured limb.

Maggie continued to stare in relief until Alex climbed back in to the bed, drawing the terrified woman against her chest. The smaller woman sank into Alex's chest, shaking slightly as she finally pulled herself out of the dream. Alex was here, Alex was real and holding her. She was okay.

"You're okay..." Maggie whispered, still trying to convince herself. Alex pushed her back gently, cupping her face lovingly.

"I'm okay." She agreed with a tiny smile. "Thanks to you."

"Someone has to save your ass when Supergirl is down." Maggie managed to joke weakly, leaning further into Alex's comfort. The redhead hummed in agreement.

"My hero." She placed a tiny kiss on Maggie's forehead before ducking down to catch her eye. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. Just a bad dream..." Maggie replied with a shrug before reaching out to gently brush Alex's leg. "How is this feeling?"

"Fine." Alex lied quickly. When Maggie fixed her with a skeptical stare she added, "It's a little sore."

Maggie nodded as she continued to rub the limb gently. It was a miracle Alex wasn't bed-ridden in a cast for the next six months. Even at their lowest dose, the DEO's regeneration meds were a technical marvel.

"You been using your cane?" Maggie asked with a raised eyebrow, positive that Alex had not as it was currently leaning on her side of the bed.

Alex brushed her off quickly with a dismissive shrug. "Of course I am...it's what the doctor ordered."

"Yeah..." Maggie drawled. "Which means you're probably not doing it."

Alex smiled sheepishly before replying. "It was just around the house...I'll use it today, I promise."

"Don't make promises you can't keep, babe." Maggie playfully kissed the pout off her fiancées face.

"I will try..." Alex promised again, melting under Maggie's gentle touch. She leaned closer to the shorter woman in an effort to deepen the kiss.

Just then a shrill, screeching from the bedside table interrupted the pair. Maggie moved to pull away, annoyed that Alex's work ringtone was going off. She was on injury leave for Christ's sake! Alex tried to distract her mate with teasing kisses but eventually the insistent screeching could not be ignored.

"Danvers!" She growled into the phone, her frown mirroring Maggie's. "Uh-huh. When? Tell J'onn I'm on my way."

Alex jammed the end button and disentangled herself from Maggie as fast as her injured limb would allow. She was surprised to find the tiny detective getting dressed too.

"Babe, no." She took the jeans Maggie was currently holding. "You just got back home like three hours ago! You should stay here and rest."

"Babe, yes." Maggie retorted, snatching the jeans back. "If they're calling you in on one leg, than it must be serious. Plus, I don't trust Kara or Winn to keep you from overdoing it."

Alex wanted to argue but couldn't really fault the other woman's logic. "Fine. But only if you promise to take a nap in my quarters."

"Babe..." Maggie whined but Alex held up a finger to stop her.

"These are my terms, Sawyer. You can agree and go with me or stay here and pout. What will it be?"

"You drive a hard bargain Doctor Doctor Agent Danvers." Maggie huffed with a small smile.

"Damn straight I do." Alex pecked her gently on the lips and then headed for the bathroom. "Hurry up and get dressed." She called over her shoulder. "It's time to go save the world!"

Maggie grinned at her fiancée's antics but the smile quickly faded. Something about this didn't feel quite right. Try as she might, she couldn't shake the feeling that they should probably have stayed in bed.