It's been a year since Alex and Kelly adopted Amelia; They are now engaged to be married. Everyone loves having Amelia in the family. It made their family grow in a way they would have never imagined. Everyone started to talk to Sam and Ruby again as well; that seemed to help everyone's mural.
"Where's my sister? I didn't think she would miss your birthday dinner.", Alex asked Maggie as their family walked into Maggie and Kara's home.
"I honestly don't know where she is. She was coming home after work, which was fifteen minutes. Maybe she stopped somewhere.", Maggie said to Alex; knowing where Kara was but didn't want to get into it with Alex.
"You're hiding something, I can tell. We are here if you need to talk.", Kelly said to Maggie as she passed her.
"It's not the time nor the place for that talk.", Maggie said to Kelly with a grateful smile.
"Everything okay?", Kelly asked Maggie.
"Eventually it will be. I hope at least.", Maggie said to Kelly.
"That's very cryptic. Are you sure you don't know where my sister is?", Alex asked just as Kara came into the house.
"Oh, you guys are here.", Kara said with a bright smile on her face as she walked into the room.
"Kara, you knew we were coming today.", Alex said to Kara.
"She most likely forgot.", Maggie said to them with an attitude.
"What's that supposed to mean? So I forgot we had something planned.", Kara said to Maggie.
"You know what I mean. You have forgotten a lot of things lately. Especially if they don't have to do with a bottle.", Maggie said, getting angry.
"Kara, what's going on?", Alex asked her sister.
"Nothing's going on. Maggie has this absurd theory that I'm drinking too much.", Kara said to them, blowing it off.
"It's not a theory, it's a fact. I haven't said anything to anyone because at first it wasn't bad. But now it's to the point where I need help. If you aren't going to listen to me, maybe you'll listen to your sister. This can't keep going on, you reek of booze. You say you are coming home after work, yet half the time you don't come home at all. If you do, it's 2am or even later than that. You've barely been at work, I had to go in multiple times to cover for you. Lena has covered for you I don't know how many times. You almost endangered Ruby the last time her and Sam came here to visit. You are falling apart and won't tell me why or how I can help. It's killing me to see you this way.", Maggie said before she stormed away.
"Kara.", Alex said to her sister
"She's wrong you know, she just doesn't want to see me happy.", Kara said to her sister.
"Kara, she loves you all she wants is to see you happy. But not like this, not with a clutch or a coping mechanism as bad as this.", Alex said to Kara.
"You would know, your go too is to drink as well. But no one says you're an alcoholic. So I like to indulge in some wine here and there. It's not a crime.", Kara said to Alex.
"I was an alcoholic, I'll admit that. It was not the right way to cope with things. I realized that because you saved me. You need to wake the fuck up before you ruin something really good in your life. Fix this Kara, get the help you need. You've had a lot to deal with the last year. No one blames you for needing help. No one is going to judge you, if anything we'll help you.", Alex said to Kara.
"You don't get it, no one does.", Kara said before she left the house.
"Should we follow her?", Kelly asked her fiance.
"She's probably going to the bar. I'll send my mother to get her. We have some damage control to deal with.", Alex said as she texted her mom as they headed outside in the backyard where Maggie was sitting. "First, why didn't you tell us this was going on?", Alex asked Maggie as she sat down next to her.
"Like I said at first she wasn't bad. Had a few drinks here and there. I guess she got the taste for how it made her feel and she just spiraled out of control. She won't listen to me, Eliza has tried to talk to her about it too. She's just ignoring everyone. She literally almost put Ruby in the hospital when they came to visit. She decided it was a good idea to drink lightly and not tell anyone. She ended up driving Ruby to the store and ended up in an accident. Sam was livid, which she had every right to be. I was at work so Sam called me, we tried to get her into rehab that night. But she refused to go, even Lena tried everything to get her to go. I'm at the point of giving up, nothing makes her happy anymore but the booze.", Maggie said to Alex and Kelly as she started to cry. "I didn't say anything to you two because you've had Lia to think about. But now I can see where I was wrong with that too because if she was left alone with Lia drunk; she would have gotten hurt.", Maggie said to Alex and Kelly.
"Yeah, it would have been nice to know what was going on. But good thing Kara wasn't left alone with Lia. Plus she's my sister, I would like to know what's going on with her. Just because I'm a mom now doesn't mean my sister's duties go out the window. You can't deal with this on your own either.", Alex said to Maggie
"That's why I mentioned it to Eliza. Figured if anyone could get Kara's head out of her ass, it would be her. But even Eliza can't get through to her.", Maggie said to Alex as her phone went off. "Just great.", Maggie said as she showed the text message to Alex.
"I guess we're picking my sister up in jail.", Alex said to Maggie as she handed Maggie her phone back.
"Honestly leave her there. We can get her tomorrow morning. Maybe she'll finally realize she needs to sober the fuck up.", Maggie said. "Sorry, I'm just done.", Maggie said as she wiped her eyes.
"I'm surprised you are still here.", Alex said. "I would have thought you would have left already.", Alex said to Maggie.
"I'm not going anywhere. No matter what happens with her. I love her too much to do that. But right now I'm pissed at her and I don't want to deal with her. My co-workers will keep her safe until tomorrow morning. I'm not joking, I'm leaving her there.", Maggie said to Alex as they started walking into the house.
"You know she's going to call Lena, who will most likely bail her out.", Kelly said to Maggie and Alex.
"No, even Lena thinks she needs to fall on her ass.", Maggie said to Kelly as her phone went off again. "Looks like your mother bailed her out.", Maggie said as she showed Alex and Kelly the text message from Eliza.
"Fuck, she's overstepping again.", Alex said to Maggie as she was about to text her mother.
"Just leave it. I'm going to pack a bag and stay with Sam and Ruby for the night.", Maggie said as she headed up the stairs to pack a bag.
"How do we fix this?", Alex asked Kelly.
"I don't know if we can. We just have to try and do the best we can.", Kelly said to Alex as she kissed her forehead.
"Why did you call mom?", Alex asked as Kara and Eliza walked into the house.
"I knew she would come get me.", Kara said to them. "Maggie probably suggested leaving me there overnight. Because she doesn't want to deal with anything. She never does, it's always walking away with that one. I don't know how you two dated.", Kara said to them as Maggie was walking down the stairs.
"Are you kidding me right now? You're really going to say shit like that. That woman has been by your side the last year to make sure you were getting better. She stopped working to make sure she was home all the time so you had someone to lean on. Did you ever think the reason she's been walking away lately is because you are the problem? Or the fact that you are piss ass drunk and going around having fights and getting thrown in jail. Not to mention you almost put Ruby in danger. You will not talk about Maggie like that, in my eyes she's been a saint lately to have to deal with your ass.", Alex said to Kara with an angry tone to her voice.
"I'm the problem? Did you ever think that maybe I started drinking because she was down my throat all the time. Everywhere I turned there was Maggie to make sure I was okay. She might as well have wiped my butt while she was at it. I've never been human, I'm trying to cope with everything. Trying to cope with the fact that I can no longer help people because I don't have my powers.", Kara said to Alex.
"She was not down your throat all the time, Kara. She was being a supportive partner and trying to make sure you were okay. God damn it she was almost hospitalized because she was focused on you and wasn't taking care of herself. You think she's a burden? I think you're the burden. You've put her through hell the last year worrying about you and if you were going to get better. I'm surprised she hasn't left you since you started drinking. Lord knows I would have. You need to get help, Kara. There are better things to do to cope with what you are going through.", Alex said to Kara.
"I'm not talking about this anymore.", Kara said to her sister as she went to watch T.V.
"I'm going to stay with Sam and Ruby for a while. I don't know when I'll be back. Take care of yourself please.", Maggie said to Kara.
"Good, you can finally leave me alone.", Kara said as she started watching T.V.
"Mags she doesn't mean what she's saying. She's drunk off her ass.", Alex said to Maggie.
"Isn't there a saying? Drunk minds often speak the truth? I'll see you guys in a week or so.", Maggie said to them as she left the house.
"Why did you bail her out of jail? Especially knowing what's going on?", Alex asked her mother with anger.
"Al, calm down. She's a mother, she was just protecting her daughter. We would do the same if it was Lia.", Kelly said to Alex.
"I don't know what I would do if it was Lia. To be honest I probably would have let her stay in jail overnight. Some consequences to her actions.", Alex said to Kelly and Eliza.
"I think her staying there overnight drunk would have been worse for her mental state.", Kelly said to Alex. "In her situation though, maybe if she wasn't depressed we could have left her there. But what she needs right now, Al, is help.", Kelly said to her fiance.
"We can only help her if she wants to be helped. It seems that she doesn't want that. Maybe letting her fall on her face will make her realize she's fucked up.", Alex said.
"Maybe but we won't know until we try something other than that.", Eliza said to her oldest daughter.
"I'm going to go check on Maggie.", Alex said as she was about to head to the door.
"Al, don't get in the middle of this. Let them deal with it on their own. We can be there for the two of them. But don't favor Maggie over Kara. That might make things worse with Kara.", Kelly said to Alex. "Text her, or text Sam and ask her how Maggie's doing. If she needs to talk she can come to you.", Kelly said to Alex.
"I agree with Kelly, dear.", Eliza said to Alex.
"I just can't be here with her being drunk.", Alex said to her fiance and mother.
"You and Kelly go for a walk. I'll get Kara sober as much as I can before putting her to bed.", Eliza said to her daughters'.
"I think maybe we should leave and come back tomorrow morning. Do you mind staying here to make sure she's okay?", Alex said then asked her mother.
"You don't have to ask me to take care of one of my daughters'. Though I hope to see you two tomorrow.", Eliza said to her daughters'.
"You will, we need to do something about Kara. She needs help, but I think that's a conversation for when she's sober.", Alex said to her mother.
"I think we can all agree.", Kelly said to them.
"Should we involve Lena? She is Kara's best friend.", Alex asked her mother and fiance.
"I think right now we should just talk to her. We'll bring others in as needed.", Eliza said to her daughter.
"Agreed.", Kelly said to them.
"Alright, night mom see you tomorrow.", Alex said to Eliza as she hugged and kissed her.
"Night Alex, love you.", Eliza said before Alex left her embrace.
"Love you too Mom.", Alex said to her mother.
"Goodnight Eliza.", Kelly said to her future mother-in-law.
"Goodnight Kelly.", Eliza said to her future daughter-in-law. "Kara, dear, it's time to sober up.", Eliza said as went into the living room to tend to her adoptive daughter.
"Does everyone hate me?", Kara asked Eliza as Eliza sat down next to her.
"No one hates you, dear. But you are making a lot of us worried about you. How has this gotten so bad, Kara? Why haven't you asked for help?", Eliza asked her daughter as Kara started to tear.
"I don't know how to deal with being a human. I can't save anyone anymore, I feel like I'm useless and holding Maggie back. She deserves so much more.", Kara said to Eliza. "I didn't want to mention it to anyone because you guys have your own lives to live. Mine doesn't matter.", Kara said to Eliza.
"Have you spoken to Dr. Ross about this?", Eliza asked her daughter.
"I haven't seen her in over a year. Right before the drinking started. I don't need to talk to her. She never helped me anyway.", Kara said to Eliza.
"I think she was helping you, but you don't want to admit that. Because then you'd be admitting that you are very depressed. You need to work through all this, Kara. You can't keep spiralling out of control.", Eliza said to Kara with a stern voice. "As far as being useless, you are far from being useless, baby girl. You were not defined because of your powers. You've always had a big heart, that loved so fiercely. That didn't come from your powers, that came from you as a person. You've saved the world so many times, it's time for someone else to take over. Maybe Alex can teach you to be a vigilante like herself and Kelly. There are ways for you to help keep the city safe without your powers. Maggie would not have stayed around if she felt like you were holding her back. She loves you, Kara, she wants what's best for you. She left today because she's hurt that you are doing this to yourself. She doesn't know how to help you, none of us do.", Eliza said to Kara as Kara snuggled into her.
"I don't know how else to handle all this besides drinking. It takes the pain away, it takes everything away actually. I actually feel happy when I'm drinking. All my problems go away.", Kara said to Eliza.
"But it also creates more. You almost killed yourself and Ruby, when you decided to drink and drive. You could have seriously hurt Lia when babysitting her.", Eliza said to Kara.
"I never drank around Lia. She's just a baby. I wouldn't put her in danger. I didn't think about putting Ruby in danger. I was really wasted that day and decided to drink more and then drive her home. I should have called someone to take her home. Her and Sam probably hate me.", Kara said to Eliza.
"No one hates you, Kara. We are disappointed in you but we are not angry with you. We need to get you the help you need.", Eliza said to Kara.
"Yeah.", Kara said as she started to close her eyes.
"Let's go upstairs and get some rest. Tomorrow's a new day.", Eliza said to her adoptive daughter.
