It's Alex and Maggie's first full day as parents! Will they rise to the occasion or fail spectacularly? How will the pair handle the looming threat towards their daughter? Plus, Rowan gets her first taste of Earth food, finally gets to meet her Nana and discovers the wonders of chocolate milk!


Sunlight streaming through the large window gradually woke Maggie, the warmth just enough to pull her from her blissful sleep. She was momentarily confused as to why she had awoken in the slightly smaller, but no less oversized, bed in Alex's private DEO quarters. With a grunt she rolled over to ask her fiancée and it all came rushing back to her. Especially since there was an adorable miniaturized version of herself snoring softly on the agent's chest.

Rowan.

She couldn't help but reach out and gently push some of the child's hair out of Alex's face. The agent was clearly exhausted, as she had made no move to brush the offending hair away even though some of it was dangerously close to her mouth! As the massive brown curls were pushed back, Maggie took a moment to marvel at their little creation. In her sleep, Rowan looked much more like Alex, the tiniest of 'Danvers Crinkles' set into her brow. With the early morning light she could easily see the dusting of freckles across the child's nose and cheeks, the same freckles Alex would get after having spent too much time outside.

Maggie already knew Rowan had her fiancées eyes; large and expressive pools of chocolate brown. It was one of the first things about Alex that the detective had fallen in love with, though the list now spanned much farther. Her fierceness, her protective nature, the extreme intelligence that still took Maggie's breath away every time the redhead solved a problem others could not. The utter "badassness" that caused her to charge aliens twice her size and shrug off injury without a thought, though that particular trait was as infuriating as it was admirable. And then there was the agent's adorable, dorky side; the side that quoted Disney movies and sang Britney Spears songs at karaoke simply because her little sister asked her to.

The detective had no doubt that Rowan would soon have Alex wrapped tightly around her little finger as well. She'd already seen the lengths Alex would go to in order to protect their daughter. Mon-El had been understandably caught off guard but Maggie wasn't. She knew from experience that Alex would do anything to protect her loved ones and now Rowan had moved to the top of that list. Just months ago, Maggie would have felt severely displaced if a child had taken over as Alex's top priority but now she found herself wanting nothing more. She wanted the agent to put their daughter first, to value her safety above all else. That was what a good parent would do and Alex was going to be an AMAZING mother. Maggie simply hoped she could keep up.

A quiet knock on the door pulled Maggie from her thoughts and she moved quickly to answer it. Kara stood on the other side, wearing a very familiar MIT sweatshirt, a shy smile gracing her face.

"Hey." She greeted quietly.

"Hey," Maggie responded before glancing behind her. "Ally and Ro are still sleeping."

"I know." Kara replied, smile widening as she tapped one ear lightly.

"Right. Super hearing. I forgot." Maggie chuckled a little at her 'blond' moment. "Have you been listening to them all night?"

"On and off." Kara shrugged. "It's strange to hear someone else's heartbeat so in sync with Alex's. The rhythm is almost exactly the same."

Maggie marveled at the statement, never having realized that genetics could be so powerful. She stepped out, pulling the door closed behind her, and quickly drew the younger woman into a hug.

"How are you doing with all this?"

"It's kind of overwhelming... but exciting! I'm just happy for Alex. This is all she ever wanted. But what about you?" Kara asked softly. "You didn't exactly agree to have Cadmus clone you."

"No, I guess I didn't." Maggie gave a small laugh. "Ally and I definitely need to talk about that but, even after one night together, I couldn't imagine our lives without her."

Kara couldn't help but grin at the wistful smile Maggie had on her face as she talked about her daughter, their daughter. She was both pleased and relieved that the tiny detective was so willing to dive into parenthood with her sister.

"Well, Eliza is on her way. Her flight lands in a couple of hours. Maybe you guys could get some time to talk while Rowan gets to know her Nana?" Kara suggested, no doubt wanting more time with the toddler herself.

"Yeah, maybe. I think Rowan should definitely get to know her Nana," Maggie paused as she nudged the super's arm. "And her Auntie Kara."

"Especially, her Auntie Kara." A sleepy voice from the doorway chimed in.

Both women turned to find Alex leaning lazily against the doorframe with a groggy toddler on her hip. Rowan glared daggers at the two women for interrupting her sleep and Maggie mused that she was definitely Alex's child! The only Danvers who was perky in the morning was Kara and that was because she literally thrived on sunshine.

"Good morning, babe. Good morning, Mija." Maggie whispered as she moved to place a quick peck on Alex's lips, and then their child's. Rowan kissed her back but looked no less grumpy, her little eyes barely open.

"Why don't you guys get cleaned up and Lena and I will meet you in the mess hall for breakfast before Eliza gets here?" Kara suggested rolling her eyes at the pointed look Maggie gave her when she'd mentioned who else would be joining them.

"Mmmm...Sounds good..." Alex murmured around a yawn, leaning to give her sister a one sided hug.

Kara couldn't help but smile widely when another, much littler arm, wrapped around her neck. Rowan pecked her cheek softly before greeting her with a sleepy, "Hi Kiki." For whatever reason, the night before Rowan had taken to calling Kara "Kiki" and Lena "Leelee".

It seemed the names had stuck.

"Good morning sweet girl!" Kara exclaimed tickling the baby's tummy gently, earning a tiny giggle. "Did you and Ieiu sleep well?"

Rowan nodded, head still resting on Alex's shoulder. "I sleeped a long time with Ieiu." She replied with a content smile, nuzzling deeper into Alex's shoulder.

It warmed both Maggie and Kara's hearts to see how at ease the child was with Alex. The agent was the same, traversing the new perils of motherhood as if she'd done it a million times. There was no fear or hesitation when she was dealing with her daughter, only love in its purest form. She wrapped both arms around the child, one hand rubbing soothing circles on her back, the other supporting her little bottom.

"C'mon, Peanut. Let's go get a quick shower and then Kiki can teach you all about pancakes!" Alex pressed a quick kiss to her daughter's temple as she turned to head into the ensuite bathroom. Both women in the hallway couldn't help but chuckle when a tiny voice replied.

"Yay, pancakes!"


The actual cleaning up was far more difficult than either Alex or Maggie could have imagined.

With the cramped nature of the DEO's living quarters, there was no room for a spacious bath, just a tiny, utilitarian shower. Originally, Alex had hopped in with Rowan on her hip thinking she and the child could wash up quickly but Rowan refused to be put down and before long her injured leg started to give out. They also hadn't anticipated how the rushing water might affect the toddler. Rowan clung to Alex's neck with a death grip, sobbing hysterically until Maggie joined the pair. She took turns washing Rowan and then Alex before the pair hopped out so she could bathe quickly herself.

It had felt like the most natural thing in the world for Maggie to take care of Alex and their child. As soon as Alex had called out for help, she wasted no time squeezing into the little shower, soothing their child and guiding the agent to lean on her to relieve the pressure off her leg. Sandwiched between the pair, Rowan was almost instantly calmed, reinforcing that the toddler was exactly where she was meant to be, with them.

Maggie couldn't help but smile at Alex as she fussed over their daughter, valiantly fighting to get tiny red converses on constantly kicking feet. She remembered how adorable Kara had looked in the exact outfit Rowan was currently wearing: tiny leggings and red Supergirl sweatshirt complete with a miniature cape. It was all slightly baggy on the child as she was smaller than Kara had been, a testament to Maggie's genes no doubt. Alex had rolled the leggings at the waist and the sleeves of the sweatshirt to make it fit better and when she was satisfied with the overall look, the trio headed out. Maggie had wrestled Rowan's massive curls into a high ponytail, complete with a red bow, to keep the child's hair out of her face and possibly her food.

By the time the trio sauntered into the mess hall, Alex hand laced with Maggie's, Rowan once again perched on her Ieiu's hip, both the agent and the detective couldn't help but marvel at how natural it all felt.

"Over here guys!" Kara called with an enthusiastic wave.

They made their way over to Kara and Lena who had been waiting for the trio to arrive. The super wasted no time in rushing to the line and bringing back an assortment of breakfast treats for her new niece to try. It turned out that Rowan loved pancakes, but only with cut up pieces of banana. Maggie was pleased her daughter was somewhat interested in healthy foods. She did, however, have a preference for bacon and couldn't seem to get enough chocolate milk. The tantrum that was thrown when she was cut off from the chocolaty drink reminded everyone in the room that she was part Kryptonian. Alex quickly took the angry toddler outside to calm down.

"Milk, Ieiu!" Rowan bellowed as Alex plopped her down on a bench in the DEO's veranda.

"I can't get you anything until you calm down, babygirl." Alex replied evenly, sitting next to her daughter as she waited patiently for Rowan to run out of steam. It only took a few minutes for the toddler to crawl into her mother's lap, curling up against Alex's chest. "Are you feeling better now?"

Rowan nodded against her chest, humming in agreement. Alex sat her daughter back on her knees so she could meet her eyes.

"I think we should go back to breakfast and tell Mama, Kiki, and Leelee how sorry you are for making a scene, okay?"

Rowan nodded again with tears in her little eyes threatening to spill over once more. "I sorry, Ieiu."

"I know you are baby but that isn't how we ask for things. If Mama and I tell you no, then it means no. When you act like that, it makes mama and me very sad. Is that what you want?"

"No, Ieiu. I make Mama happy by say I sorry?" Rowan asked, brown eyes big and earnest.

"Yes, I think that would make Mama very happy." Alex told her with a gentle smile. "And me too. I love you baby, so much."

"Love Ieiu." The toddler circled her little arms around her mother's neck, tucking her face beneath the agent's chin. Alex stood and headed back into the mess hall, surprised when Rowan immediately asked to get down. She ran straight to Maggie, prompting the Latina to pick her up with a smile.

"Feeling better, Mija?"

"I sorry, Mama..." the child told Maggie with a kiss to the Latina's lips. "Rowan is a nice girl."

"That's right." Maggie agreed. "My Rowan is a very nice girl. Can you tell Kiki and Leelee sorry too?"

"Sorry, Kiki. Sorry Leelee." Rowan mumbled as she sucked on two fingers in an effort to self-soothe. Both women whole-heartedly accepted the apology as Maggie slipped the child's fingers from her mouth and replaced it with Little Kara's favorite Supergirl binky.

A gasp from the doorway caught everyone's attention and they all turned to find Eliza standing there, hands over her mouth, eyes wide in shock. Her gaze kept going from Alex to Rowan to Maggie and back as if she couldn't quite believe the scene before her. Alex stood and approached her mother, Kara not far behind. She pulled her mother into a strong hug, relieved when Eliza returned it with equal fervor. The agent couldn't help but smile when she felt her mother reach around blindly to pull Kara into the hug as well.

"My girls..." Eliza whispered as she pulled back to look at her daughters. "My brave, beautiful girls."

She took a moment to look her children over, taking in every bruise, the shadows under their eyes and the brace on her eldest leg.

"How are you?" She asked, directing the question to both women but her eyes lingered on Kara's gaunt appearance.

"I'm okay, Eliza." Kara told her foster mother sincerely.

"Me too, mom..." Alex piped in. "But, uh, you didn't come all this way just to see us." Alex glanced over her shoulder and Maggie stood to join the trio, a shy Rowan hiding her face against her Mama's neck.

As soon as she got near Alex, Rowan immediately reached for her mother, always seeking comfort from the redhead when anxious. The agent cradled the child gently as she moved closer to her mother again.

"Babygirl, I want you to meet someone very special," Alex told her using her sweetest voice. "This is my Ieiu...your Nana."

Rowan's eyes grew wide at the explanation and she looked back and forth between Alex and Eliza for confirmation. Maggie stifled a chuckle and laid a gentle hand on her daughter's back in reassurance.

"That's right, Mija. Nana's are the sweetest people in the whole world and she loves you just as much as Ieiu and I do." Maggie assured her daughter as Eliza stepped closer with glassy eyes.

"Alex...she...she calls you Ieiu?" The shocked grandmother asked in awe.

"Yeah, yeah she does." Alex looked as if she might also be getting choked up. "So far she speaks and understands English, some Spanish and Kryptonian obviously."

"What's her name?" Eliza asked quietly and was even more shocked at the response.

"I, Rowan!" The toddler proudly exclaimed jamming a thumb into her little chest causing the adults to laugh out loud!

"That's right baby, you're our Rowan." Alex affirmed, placing a kiss to the toddler's chubby cheek. "Can you tell Nana how old you are?"

"I free, Nana!" Rowan informed Eliza holding up three tiny fingers.

"Roughly," Alex added. "We're still trying to narrow it down but she really likes being three so..."

Eliza nodded distractedly as she ducked down to meet her granddaughter's eyes. "Hi, Rowan. I'm your Nana Eliza and I'm so happy to meet you."

Rowan eyed the older woman for a few seconds before flinging her little arms wide. "Hugs, Nana!"

Eliza had no time to prepare as her arms were suddenly filled with an adorable toddler nuzzling against her, little arms wrapped tight around her neck. The Danvers matron immediately wrapped her arms around her granddaughter, something she hadn't imagined would have been happening anytime soon.

Maggie and Lena watched the scene tearfully, wishing they might have had such a warm reception from their own families. The Danvers had accepted them with open arms, just as Eliza was currently welcoming the newest little Danvers. Alex couldn't contain her happiness at the sight of her mother doting on her daughter. She cast a warm smile over to her fiancée noting she too had tears in her eyes. The agent felt as if her life had finally come full circle.


"So..." Alex began with trepidation in her voice. "How are you doing...with all this I mean?"

She and Maggie had managed to convince their daughter to stay for a few minutes with her Nana while they went to her quarters to talk. It definitely helped that her "Papa" had shown up with a pack of Chocos, "Kiki" had a bag full of coloring books and crayons and her Nana was content to simply cuddle if that's what she wanted. Even still, it had taken a good while for Alex to assure her daughter that she would be coming right back. Rowan was incredibly attached to the agent already, preferring her to even Maggie. Alex waited with baited breath for her fiancée to answer, watching as the woman played with her engagement ring, brow furrowed in thought.

"Well...I can safely say that this is NOT the way I'd thought we'd have a kid." Maggie replied with a lopsided smile, hoping to set Alex at ease. "But, for the life of me, I can't be mad. She's...God, she's everything I imagined our kid to be."

Alex visibly relaxed at that statement, her grin growing ever wider. "I know right? She's just...she's just perfect. Definitely takes after her mama!"

"Are you kidding me?!" Maggie scoffed, reaching across the couch to lay a gentle hand over her fiancées. "That kid is all Danvers! She even had a little 'Danvers Crinkle' this morning when she was all grumpy."

"Ha!" Alex threw her head back and laughed. "I guess it's genetic then..."

"Must be." Maggie agreed with a smile but quickly sobered. "How about you? I know your dad is a sore subject. But to know he helped create our daughter..."

"That...yeah, that definitely does suck." Alex mumbled with a slight frown. "But, I still love him...even after all he's done... he made her a part of me, even if it was for all the wrong reasons. He gave me a daughter. He gave us our daughter." Alex corrected, squeezing Maggie's hand tightly.

Hearing Alex's proclamation, Maggie quickly scooted closer to her fiancée. She pulled Alex tightly into her arms as the redhead began to cry. Whether the tears were happy or not, Maggie couldn't tell, so she just waited patiently for Alex to settle.

"I'm sorry," Alex sniffled, wiping her nose roughly with a napkin. "I, uh...it's just... A LOT, you know?"

"I think I have an idea." Maggie teased, swiping away one last tear with her thumb.

"There are a lot of things that go into parenting that we haven't even considered yet. First and foremost though, how are we gonna keep her safe?"

"I actually thought about that last night, and in the past few months, really. Ever since we decided we wanted to be parents, I've been thinking about how we can make sure our family is safe."

"Oh yeah?" This was news to Maggie. "What did you come up with?"

"Well, obviously Lillian can't know that Rowan is awake or that any of her and my dad's mad scientist tactics worked. So, I asked J'onn to whip up adoption papers for us as well as a paper trail that shows we've been trying to adopt Rowan for months. That way she has a birth certificate, social security card, all the things we'd need to claim her legally as ours."

"Okay...but, Alex, she is ours. Isn't that gonna raise some red flags?" Maggie wanted to believe it was just that simple but nothing about the situation made her optimistic.

"There is no record of Rowan's parentage anywhere in the DEO. It is all on a strictly need to know basis and no one beyond our immediate family needs to know."

"And what if she develops powers? Like Kara?"

"That is a bridge we cross when we get to it." Alex explained softly. "There are lots of alien kids in need of a home. As far as anyone knows, that's what happened here. No one is more qualified to raise a kid that special than us."

Maggie couldn't help but feel reassured at Alex's confidence. She knew her fiancée would have researched every avenue to ensure the safety of their child, it seemed even before they knew they had one!

"Thought this all through have you Danvers?" She asked with a tiny smirk.

"That I have soon-to-be Detective Danvers." Alex replied with a matching smirk. "But there is one more part to my plan..."

"And what might that be?"

"I think that from now on only one of us should be in the field." Alex stated softly, waiting for Maggie's reaction.

"Oh really? You just want to bench me? Alex, my job is important too-" Maggie replied in anger but was cut off.

"Which is why I'M stepping down from field work."

Maggie stared at her mouth agape. "Wait...what?"

"I'm stepping down Maggie. I became a field agent because I was trying to fill a part of my life that was missing, find my purpose. Later on that purpose became to protect Kara but now I have someone else to protect. Two someone's actually." Alex paused to take Maggie's face into her hands. "You and Rowan are the most important people to me. Reign is still out there and Rowan might hold the key to defeating her. That is how I'm going to protect you...not with my fists or my guns...I think it's time I put this big brain to use outside of running tactical operations."

"Babe, I, uh, I don't know what to say." Maggie had the sense to feel sheepish for her initial reaction.

"You don't have to say anything. Like I said, I've been thinking about this for a long time." Alex explained quietly. "When I was little, all I ever wanted to be was a scientist like my mom and dad, to discover new things and help people. I thought that's what I would be doing when I joined the DEO but I ended up doing the opposite. I want to get back to that...to that little girl who loved the stars and wanted to help people."

"If this is what you truly want...?" Maggie understood Alex's reasons but had also never known her fiancée to be able to sit out a fight. The coming conflict with Reign was to be their most difficult battle yet.

"It is." Alex responded firmly. "Reign has proven that we aren't stronger than her so now we need to be smarter. If there's a way to defeat her without force I'm going to find it, I won't trust anybody else with our family's safety."

Maggie smiled broadly at her lovers determination. She could scarcely believe that she was going to marry this woman, that she had a child with this woman. It was everything her younger self wanted but was scared to dream for.

"We know you'll keep us safe, babe. You always do."

Alex melted into Maggie's arms at her words, heart warmed by the confidence her mate had just shown in her. She wouldn't let them down, couldn't lose this magical new existence. The pair just held each other quietly for sometime before Maggie gently nudged her to sit up.

"Come on babe. I'm sure Rowan is missing us and I'll bet your mom and Hamilton have a bunch of questions. The sooner we get this all sorted out, the sooner we can take our babygirl home."

Home.

Alex liked the sound of that and she hoped their daughter would too.