Alex and Maggie take their little family out for a day of fun even though they're still waiting on answers about their daughter's biology. Rowan is adorable, Kara is a mess and Eliza is quickly getting into her role as doting grandmother. What could possibly go wrong?
The next morning Kara crept in quietly through the front door of her sister's new apartment, several overflowing food bags clutched in one hand with a tray of coffees balanced precariously in the other. She briefly cursed herself for telling the DEO agent posted out front that she didn't need any help. She also cursed Alex for making her swear to use the front door until Rowan was old enough to know her favorite aunt and favorite hero were one in the same. With a longing look towards the balcony, the grounded super managed to set everything down without making too much noise or spilling the precious coffee.
Kara tiptoed down the hall, or more accurately floated, in search of the new family. She didn't bother checking Rowan's room because she knew for a fact her niece hadn't slept there and probably wouldn't for some time. Kara gently pushed the master bedroom door open and resisted the urge to squeal at the adorable sight revealed to her. Alex was propped up in the middle of the giant bed with Maggie cuddled into her left side and Rowan sandwiched between them. The toddler had her little face buried deep under Alex's chin and the agent had her arms wrapped around her little family protectively.
It was by far the cutest thing Kara had ever seen and she wasted no time in snapping a dozen pics before firing them off to the 'super-fam' via group chat. Once her impromptu photo shoot was distributed to her liking, Kara snuck back out to the kitchen and began setting breakfast up. A few minutes later a small knock on the door interrupted her preparations. She opened it to find Lena and Eliza waiting in the hallway with a few more shopping bags of the things they found they'd forgotten when attempting to baby-proof the apartment.
"Are they still sleeping?" Eliza asked quietly, surprised by the lack of noise in the apartment.
"Yeah but I was just about to wake them up before everything got cold." Kara replied as she took the bags from her mother and sat them in a corner to be sorted through later.
"Kara, sweetie, you know you could just warm it up for them." Lena pointed out with an amused raise of her eyebrow. Said brow shot even higher when the super acted personally offended by the suggestion.
"Lee! You can't just 'heat vision' an omelet. The eggs lose all their fluff!" She argued, gesturing emphatically at the breakfast dishes.
"My mistake." Lena conceded hands held up in surrender. "Do you want to go get them or should I?"
"I'll go." Eliza piped up. "I can't believe how much I missed my grandbaby and it was just overnight! I may have to get a place in the city or convince Alex to move back to Midvale..." The grandmother mused as she headed down the hallway.
Lena moved to help Kara finish setting up breakfast when she noticed the super staring at her. "What?"
"Oh! It's nothing..." Kara hedged, fiddling with her glasses self-consciously. "It's just...I mean, are you...is that my shirt?"
Lena glanced down at the navy sweatshirt loosely tucked into her favorite pair of jeans, "power to the girls" emblazoned across her chest. It was something that the Luthor would never purchase for herself but was typical of Kara. She pushed the sleeves up and fussed with her watch before meeting Kara's eyes.
"You left it at the penthouse the other day... I didn't think you'd mind..."
"I don't!" Kara interrupted, wincing at her own volume. "I mean, I like it on you...you look, good, in my clothes."
Lena smirked at Kara's fumbling attempt at a compliment. "I could say the same."
"What? Oh!" Kara pulled at her own shirt as if she had just discovered what she'd been wearing. She was slightly confused to find she was once again clad in one of Lena's MIT t-shirts tucked into her chinos, sleeves rolled just so. "I, um, guess I grabbed the wrong t-shirt. We can, uh, switch if you want?" Kara offered, hoping desperately that Lena would decline.
"No, thank you, I'm quite comfortable." Lena brushed past her to gain access to the refrigerator and Kara swore the room grew ten times hotter. Before the super could fully turn red, tiny feet scampering down the hall caught her attention.
"Kiki!"
Kara rounded the counter and bent to scoop her niece into her arms, beaming at the little ones seemingly never-ending supply of Supergirl jammies. Rowan's hair had been brushed back into a neat braid and her breath was cool and minty when she leaned in to kiss her aunt's cheek.
"Good morning, baby!" Kara hugged the toddler tight before tickling her round little belly causing the child to squeal in delight!
"Kiki, Mama brusheded my hair and Ieiu brusheded my teeth!" Rowan informed her with awe, clearly having enjoyed both activities. "And Ieiu help me go potty like a big girl!" She added, little chest puffed out in pride.
"Wow, such nice mommies you have." Kara commented as the little one bobbed her head in agreement. "Where is everybody else?"
"Nana has to goes potty too," Rowan explained as Kara tried not to laugh out loud! "Mama and Ieiu is coming." The toddler rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed that her parents were taking so long to emerge.
"I see. Well, hopefully they will come join us for breakfast soon. You know who else is here?"
"Leelee!" Rowan's whole face lit up when she finally noticed Lena. She quickly threw her hands out towards the younger woman and Lena wasted no time in pulling the child into her arms.
"Well good morning to you too, little one!" Lena couldn't help smiling brightly as the child settled happily on her hip and immediately began playing with her long ponytail. "Did you miss me?"
"Yeah! Why you go bye-bye?" Rowan asked looking genuinely hurt.
"Oh, sweet pea I had to go back home for a little while but maybe we can convince your mama's to let us have a sleepover one day, hmmm?"
"Yeah!" Rowan crowed again before her little brow furrowed in a patented 'Danvers Crinkle'. "Wha's a sneepova?"
Lena laughed brightly and Kara swore she was on the verge of a solar flare as she watched the other woman interact with her niece.
"A sleepoveris when all your friends put on their best jammies, and you eat yummy treats and stay up late. Does that sound fun?"
Rowan bobbed her head so hard it looked almost painful before trying to scamper to the floor. When Lena set her down, the toddler immediately started pulling her towards her parent's room.
"C'mon, Leelee! We asks them now!" The little one demanded, clearly excited by the idea.
Lena allowed herself to be dragged, calling out ahead. "Alex, Maggie, you two better be presentable because we're coming back!"
The murmured expletives she received in response confirmed her suspicions as to exactly what had been taking the new parents so long to emerge!
After a delicious family breakfast, and some good natured teasing about what Lena and Rowan had almost caught the new parents doing, Alex had slipped away quietly, cellphone in hand. When the agent didn't return for some time, Maggie handed her daughter over to Kara and headed down the hall in search of her fiancée. She noted their bedroom door was cracked and as she rounded the corner into the room found Alex whispering in harsh tones on her cellphone. The agent limped back and forth agitatedly, running one hand through her hair in exasperation, clearly not getting the answers she wanted. Maggie knocked lightly on the door to announce her presence and slipped inside, securing the door behind her.
"Any news on the tests results?" Alex asked just as Maggie stepped in.
The agent looked up at the sound of the door closing and motioned for her fiancée to come closer even as she continued to listen intently to the person on the other end of the call.
"Yeah. No, I understand. Of course." She sighed as the call drew to an end. "I'll tell her. Thanks. Call me if anything changes.'
Maggie wrapped her arms tight around Alex's waist from behind, leaning her chin gently on her love's shoulder, waiting for her to finish. Alex ended the call and tossed her phone on the bed in frustration, relaxing back into Maggie's hold.
"Good news?" Maggie asked, lips brushing against the skin of the taller woman's neck. Alex huffed in reply, prompting Maggie to try again. "Bad news?"
This time she received a grunt in response before Alex twisted in her grasp, resting their foreheads together. "More like no news..." She sighed.
"Isn't that good news?"
"Maybe...I don't know..." Alex sighed again, snuggling deeper into the embrace. "I just want to know that our baby is okay, you know? That whatever 'mad science' Lillian used to give her to us, isn't gonna come back and bite us later..."
"I get that babe and I love that you're so invested in protecting our family. But, maybe, we should just focus on the now? On enjoying our baby. And I know, I know that eventually we'll have to start looking for answers but right now, Ally? Right now, I just want to be happy and celebrate our little miracle. Don't you?"
"Yeah, I definitely do. You're right." Alex agreed lifting her head just enough to meet Maggie's eyes. "How are you always right all the time?"
Maggie chuckled as she leant forward to kiss Alex gently. "It's one of my many talents, Danvers."
"Its kinda annoying 'Soon-to-be Mrs. Detective Danvers' ". The redhead replied with a roll of her eyes.
"You think you'd be used to it by now." Maggie teased, stealing another kiss that lasted longer than necessary.
"Eventually, I have to go back to the lab..."
"I know. But, today, you need to be a mama and take your family to the park and spoil your daughter with ice cream and merry go round rides. Think you can handle that?"
"Pfft, of course I can handle it!" Alex pulled back with a look of mock annoyance. "I am a highly trained secret agent, I'll have you know."
"My mistake," Maggie teased with another peck on the cheek just as a knock on the door, too close to the ground to be any adult, interrupted the quiet moment.
"Mama? Ieiu? Is you hidings again?" Rowan's little voice carried through the door with an undercurrent of sadness. "I misses you."
Alex pulled away from Maggie quickly, opening the door to find the cutest and saddest little face she had ever seen. "Oh, babygirl!" She scooped the child up; relieved when tiny arms immediately circled her neck, gripping tightly. "Mama and I just had to have a little chat. Were you not having fun with Nana, Kiki and Leelee?"
"Leelee has to go bye-bye again." Rowan informed them, her bottom lip adorably poked out.
No one had any idea why Rowan had suddenly grown so attached to Lena but it was undeniably adorable that the main person competing with Kara for the brunette's affections was her own niece!
"I'm sure she'll come play again when she can, baby." Maggie assured the child as she rubbed soothing circles on her back. "How about we go to the park while we wait for Leelee to come back?"
Rowan peeked out from under Alex's chin, intrigued at the idea. "Wha's dat Mama?"
"A park is a fun place where you can play with other kids and maybe even have a little ice cream..." Maggie emphasized the treat knowing it had already become one of her daughter's favorite things.
The toddler considered the offer turning to regard Alex. "You come too, Ieiu?"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world."
It had taken no time at all to get the family ready and out the door. Kara dressed Rowan, opting for an adorable short set with, (gasp!), Supergirl on the front, and the little red converse that looked so precious on the toddler. The doting aunt had braided Rowan's hair back at the temples, letting the rest flow in auburn ringlets. The self-proclaimed three-year-old had been far too impatient for a more complicated hairstyle and Kara was eager to stay on her nieces' good side.
Eliza had opted to go to the DEO and see why it was taking so long to get any results from Rowan's tests. It seemed she, too, had been phoning the DEO and the techs were fed up with the Danvers long distance meddling, so the concerned Grandmother had decided to simply run the tests herself. Alex was endlessly grateful that her mother knew her so well, having discerned how distressed she was at the lack of progress but also needing to be present for her family.
There was no telling what Lena was up to at the moment.
She had offered to come by the DEO later to help Eliza with test results but was mum about where she was headed in the meantime. The last time the young Luthor had disappeared, she'd returned with a new apartment fully furnished in less than 24 hours! Alex was still unconvinced that Lena hadn't purchased the building just to offer them their dream apartment. After all, she'd already purchased CatCo simply to give Kara her job back! Lena Luthor took looking after her found family veryseriously, and it was definitely appreciated even if it was over the top most of the time. It wouldn't surprise the new parents if Lena returned this time with a college fund, a pony and acceptance into a high priced preschool.
Maggie was simply thrilled to be strolling down their new block, Rowan in an overpriced stroller Lena had refused to accept payment for, Alex leaning heavily on said stroller with her injured leg but still beaming every time their daughter giggled or pointed excitedly, Kara trailing behind with Alex's crutches slung over her shoulder. The detective couldn't remember the last time her fiancée had been so carefree, or so beautiful. An old band tee, shorts, and battered converse had never seemed so enticing to Maggie. She could tell the agent appreciated her shorts as well, catching the taller woman glancing at her tan legs often throughout their stroll. After catching her mate's gaze lingering on her once more, the tiny Latina couldn't stop herself from stealing a few quick kisses that left Alex grinning bashfully.
"What was that for?" She asked, trying to hide the blush steadily rising.
"Just being you, Danvers." Maggie replied simply, as she threaded her arm through Alex's and placed a gentle kiss on her shoulder.
"Awwwwww!" Kara squealed behind them and Alex's blush grew ever brighter!
They wove happily through their new neighborhood, making a list of places to visit over the coming weeks, Kara paying particular attention to the plethora of eatery's she would now get to experience, possibly with Lena at her side. As the park came into view both Kara and Rowan squealed with delight at the sight of the carousel!
"Mama, look!" Rowan exclaimed, standing in her stroller. "We rides it?"
"Yeah baby, we can ride it."
Maggie paid for the tickets then hopped aboard with Rowan on her hip, delighted to help her baby girl pick the perfect steed for her first ride on a carousel. Alex tried not to pout as her wounded leg relegated her to an unmoving chariot. Kara quickly took pity on her sister and decided to ride with her.
"It's not nearly as cool as flying." She explained with a mischievous grin.
"Dork." Alex snorted, trying to cover the fact that she was touched by her sister's gesture.
Eventually, Rowan settled on a sparkling, purple unicorn and Maggie placed her upon it before hopping up behind her. She had secretly steered her daughter towards this particular horse because it was close to Alex and she wanted the agent to be able to see her daughter's joy, even if she had to sit on the sidelines.
As soon as the carousel began to move, Rowan's eyes grew wide with wonder! She kept looking from her mothers back to the other horses and even at the sparkling mosaic of lights overhead. Several times Maggie had to right the toddler, Rowan leaning farther off the mechanical horse to look around. Alex recorded the whole ride on her phone and if the agent had tears of joy clinging to her lashes, Kara was sure to pretend she hadn't noticed.
Rowan was vibrating with excitement after the carousel ride, eager to discover what else the park had to offer. She immediately dragged her aunt and mothers over to the playground, entranced by all the different equipment.
"C'mon Kiki! We plays!" She exclaimed, giggling wildly as Kara scooped her up and the pair rushed towards the slides. Maggie helped Alex settle on a nearby bench as they watched the joy light up both their daughter's and Kara's faces.
"This is way better than sitting in my lab." Alex mused as she laid her head on Maggie's shoulder while the other woman snapped pics of Kara and Rowan taking turns pushing each other on the swings.
"Told you." Maggie snorted, placing a quick kiss against her fiancées forehead.
Watching the pair play, Alex was pretty sure that every time her daughter insisted on pushing Kara that the super was hovering to make the swing move! It was a risky thing to do in public but everyone in the park seemed preoccupied with their own play, so Alex let it slide.
"Catch me, Mama!" Rowan squealed as she charged up the grassy hill and launched herself at Maggie. The detective caught the child easily and placed a sloppy kiss against her cheek, earning another 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 kisses for Ieiu!"
Maggie tilted her head to the side and grinned at the child. "You're right, Peanut! Shall we go give Ieiukisses now?"
"Yeah! Ieiu here we come!" The happy toddler yelled as Maggie brought her closer to Alex sitting on the bench.
As the pair moved closer, Maggie pulled up short noting the shocked expression her fiancée wore. "Ally? Baby, what's wrong?"
"It's my dream...how? It can't be..."
"Alex?" The agent was pulled out her stupor at the sound of her sister's voice laced with concern.
"It's nothing." She lied, knowing neither woman believed her but not wishing to ruin the family's day. "Just something I remembered. Who wants ice cream?" She added with a strained smile.
Maggie wasn't fooled in the least. "Babe..."
"Yay! Ice cream!" Rowan interrupted, little arms swung wide. "I wants it Ieiu!"
"Then let's go, babygirl!" Alex exclaimed in response, ignoring the pointed looks the other women were giving her.
"Kara, why don't you take Rowan on ahead? We'll be there in a minute." Maggie quickly transferred the child to the super who reluctantly left them alone.
As soon as the pair was out of earshot, Maggie spun on her fiancée. "Ally, whatis going on? You look like you saw a ghost just now!"
"I don't...I can't explain it," The agent began, unsure of how to describe the strange sense of déjà-vuthat had washed over her. "A few days ago I had this dream...about our child...in the future..."
"And it was just like this?" Maggie guessed, suddenly seeing why Alex had been taken aback.
"Exactly like this. Word for word." Alex agreed with a shaky nod.
"So what does it mean?"
"I don't know but I also don't want to dwell on it right now." Alex replied, taking Maggie's hands in her own. "We're out here having a great time with our family and I don't want to ruin it with my weird dream-premonition or whatever."
"Ally..." Maggie began, her skepticism evident.
"Please babe!" Alex pleaded, eyes wide and beseeching. "I promise, I'll call J'onn later or have Hamilton look at my latest scans or whatever you want but let's not ruin today. Okay?"
Maggie hesitated for a moment before nodding begrudgingly. Alex hugged her tight with the brightest of smiles. "Thank you! Thank you!"
"But you're calling J'onn, Danvers." She threatened. "As soon as we get home. We have too much at stake to just pretend this didn't happen."
"Understood." Alex agreed as she began leading Maggie over to the ice cream stand where Rowan and Kara were waiting impatiently for them to order.
Maggie allowed herself to be led unable to shake the feeling that there must be something more to Alex's premonition. From the overly cheerful manner in which her fiancée was acting, she could tell Alex, too, was worried her dream might have a deeper meaning.
When Alex finally made the call later that night, neither woman could have predicted the explanation...
