I don't own these characters; DC/the CW does.
A/N: this story was born out of my current obsession with the musical Hamilton. The concept started out as one shot based on the song Satisfied, but it grew into chapters and other Hamilton elements (and songs) weaved their way into my own crazy thoughts. So, now we have this. There are song lyrics sprinkled in the dialogue and narration. For fun, see if you can spot the many Hamilton references and tell me about them in the comments. You're welcome.
A/N the second: this story takes place in an AU with no aliens/no powers. I'm also not going to name the pairings until they pop up. Thanks to my beta, TheCrowDawg. I hope you guys enjoy this and come say hi to me on Facebook. You get information about this and other stories.
The Danvers Sisters
1: Chemistry and Biology
Alex Danvers was used to her younger sister, Kara, being overly excited about things, but she was still shocked at how hard Kara squeezed her bicep while they were moving from the parking lot of the National City Museum of Science to the sidewalk. They had come in Kara's Prius because Kara thought it would be inappropriate for them to turn up on her motorcycle. The only reason she conceded was because they both decided to wear dresses.
Alex had opted for a black dress that went to her knees. Her shoulders were out thanks to the collar cut and short sleeves. She handled her heels with the same confidence, but more annoyance, as she did her field boots. A black clutch purse dangled from her arm. She was thankful it had the thin, leather strap or she was certain she would have lost in many events ago.
"This is so cool! You're being honored and all because you're brilliant and cool!" Kara pressed her cheek next to Alex's, possibly smearing their makeup, not that it would bother Kara. Kara was always perfectly put together anyway.
Kara wore a dark pink dress to her ankles, as she thought this was a very formal event. A stylish black belt wrapped around her thin waist, matching her glasses and her heels. Her hair was done in golden curls, falling in waves down her shoulders. She was a weird mix of the Girl Next Door and Blonde Seductress. And anybody who tried to figure out which one she was, Alex would deck them, award be damned.
Kara giggled, and Alex doubted she had a bigger fan in the known universe than her little sister. Kara pulled her close as they entered the party. The science museum probably had not seen this much well dressed traffic in a while. Lights bathed the whole place in brilliance, blocking out the stars more than the thin cloud cover of the warm night. The award ceremony was in the auditorium, but that was in a couple of hours. Now, they had time to socialize, which was more Kara's thing than Alex's, even if she knew way more of these people than Kara did.
"Kara, can you tone it down just a bit?" Alex asked. Because despite all of the support, Kara was still being embarrassing.
"How can I? They're finally recognizing your brilliance," Kara replied, all of her teeth still on display as she smiled big enough for both of them.
Alex rolled her eyes. Recognizing her brilliance? The award was such BS that her mother could not even be bothered to make it in. Kara gave her mother a pass, thinking "being out of the country" was a good excuse, even though Eliza's could have come if she really wanted to. Alex showed their passes to the guy at the door, who waved them through. Kara probably did not even notice he looked at her with a little tilt.
"Do you know any of these people?" Kara asked, as they moved through the prim mob. She pointed as people went by them, like she had no manners at all. No one would believe she was the polite one between them. But, this was better than her asking if they could sneak off to go see the dinosaurs or the sea creature exhibit that she loved so much.
Alex glanced around, having to lean more than she liked thanks to several decorative exhibits that depicted different plant and animal scenes in a way that invited little kids to crawl into the open area. "I'm familiar with some of them." No one she really wanted to have a conversation with, right now anyway.
"Anybody you want to introduce me to?" Kara asked.
Alex scanned the crowd and spotted someone. "I know just the person."
Even though Kara was a journalist, she grew up around scientists and had a love for science all her own, especially astronomy and astrophysics. So, Alex walked her over to Neil deGrasse Tyson and introduced them. Kara's face was red with excitement, but that did not stop her from engaging as soon as they opened a dialogue. Somehow, they got away from Alex. She looked around for them, but found nothing. She should not worry, but she could not help it.
"You look about as happy to be here as I am," a voice said.
Alex almost jumped out of her skin, but caught herself. She turned to her right and her jaw almost hit the floor. Standing before her had to be some Greek goddess in disguise walking among mere mortals. Emerald eyes brighter than any gem, a curtain of inky hair, with a porcelain face that would put any doll to shame. She wore a plum-colored three-piece suit that fit her so well she might have been poured into it. But, this was Alex, so of course she did not say that.
"Excuse me?" Alex said, tone defensive and she folded her arms across her chest, ready to do battle.
"You look as happy as I am to be here. Much rather be in your lab, wouldn't you?" the stranger asked.
Alex shrugged. "Wouldn't we all?"
There was a little hint of a smile. "Not the businessmen here looking to poach academics."
Alex nodded, but remained guarded. "Well, that's true. One of many things I don't want to deal with." She was kindly poached by the government some years ago. "I do have some slides I'd like to look at." There were so many things to catch up with, but it was not like Director J'onzz would let her in the lab at this time of night anyway. He had not even let her in the building this morning, threatening to suspend her if she did not spend the day preparing for tonight. But, for all of his huffing and puffing about the importance of tonight, he, like her mother, could not be bothered to be there.
The stranger nodded. "I know the feeling. I have so many gadgets I need to take apart and rebuild. Not to mention, I have bacteria cultures I need to check on."
Alex's heart fluttered. "Bacteria cultures?" She focused her attention on the stranger a little more and noticed a sparkle in her eyes. "What are you using the cultures for?"
"Right now, I'm trying to determine if they can be used to help preserve human organs. I'm hoping to help keep organs viable longer."
Alex nodded. "That's quite admirable." Beautiful, brilliant, and generous. Alex's heart thumped again. She might not stand a chance here.
The stranger shrugged. "It's not working the way I hoped, but might prove to be a useful tranquilizer on humans."
"I'm working on something like that as well." It kept her busy and it would be a good way to cut down on suspect casualties. At the moment, it was more a theory than anything else as none of her ideas worked out. "I'm sorry. I'm Alex Danvers." She offered her hand and wished she could grab the stranger and go somewhere less busy. It would be nice to get to know her without all of the people buzzing about, distracting, and possibly butting in eventually. A quiet corner to pick her brain would be ideal. Maybe after I find out her name.
The stranger did not seem surprised, even though her eyes went wide as she shook Alex's hand. "Oh, one of the honorees. Is it Doctor Agent or Agent Doctor?"
"Usually just Agent. And you are?"
The stranger's throat moved as she swallowed. "Lena Luthor."
Ah. Luthor. While Alex did not know what the CEO of L-Corp, formerly Luthor Corp looked like, she knew the name quite well. That was not a good name in the world of science, but that was thanks to Lex Luthor, not Lena. Lena seemed decent, but there was something fishy here.
Lena seemed to be familiar with her, knowing she was both an FBI agent and a doctor. The fact that Lena was working on something similar to her and just happened to speak with her did not seem like a happy coincidence. Is she one of the poaching businessmen she just sneered about? While Alex did not typically boast, having her attached to any business would be a boost to the business, but the Danvers name in with the Luthor name would be rock stars doing a duet in the science world. Beyond that, it would bring back the credibility that Lex Luthor burned off the name when he decided experimenting on human beings, trying to create "super soldiers," who would actually be little more than mindless zombies hopped up on steroids, and war crimes were the best test of his ability about a year ago.
But, Lena seemed brilliant, and her eyes held no malice. Alex would love to continue this conversation and learn more about Lena's work with her bacteria. Lena seemed as smart as Lex, without the mania.
Added to that, it was rare that Alex got a chance to talk to someone on her level as far as science went. While she might not get recognized for it, it was not often Alex was not the smartest person in the room. She did not boast about it, but that did not make it any less true.
Before Alex could formulate a response, she saw Kara across the room, eyes locked on them. Well, not really them. Kara might as well have hearts in her eyes. It was almost cute. She looked so helpless. It hit Alex in the chest just as something else hit her in the brain. This was equal parts ingenious, idiocy, and insanity, but it was worth a shot.
"Excuse me a second," Alex said and Lena's face fell for a brief moment before she managed to catch it and put her stoic mask back in place. Alex was not the only one enjoying the conversation. "It's for a good reason. In fact, come with me."
"You're kidding." Her "stranger danger" lessons were probably kicking in. With Lena's reputation, she probably thought this was a very awkward and clumsy kidnapping attempt. Technically, she was not wrong.
Alex held out her hand. "Seriously, I'm about to change your life."
Lena arched an eyebrow. "Then by all means lead the way." That sounded like a challenge.
Alex stepped off with Lena on her heels. Kara seemed ready to burst by the time they reached her. Alex took Kara's hand since that tended to calm her down. It was hard to believe, but Kara was more eager now than when Alex left her with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
"Kara Danvers," Alex practically presented her to Lena.
"Danvers?" Lena looked between them, trying to piece it together. A little wall went up in her eyes for a moment.
Alex smiled. "My sister."
"Your sister?" The information took down the wall immediately. Lena gazed at Kara as if the sun would set on her command. It was adorable really, but Alex's heart sank in her chest. Nice going, Danvers.
Alex swallowed her hurt. "I'll leave you to it," she said and was about to step away, but Kara pulled her by the hand. Alex smiled at her. "It's okay. I should mingle, anyway. Maybe try to convince a few people to join the dark side and work for the government." She gave what she hoped was a cheerful smile, but could feel it was weak at best.
Kara laughed and released her hand. "Okay, but we have to find each other before the ceremony. I need to congratulate you some more before everyone else fawns all over you."
Alex nodded and stepped away from the situation. She was not the type to believe in love at first sight, but Kara was, and probably had just seen it. Alex had never seen Kara look at someone the way she looked at Lena, but Alex could understand. Speaking with Lena for two minutes had been a breath of fresh air. Just the instant respect for each other was amazing, not having to prove she was meant to be there, but nothing could come of it.
Taking a seat by a large window and just out of view, Alex reminded herself she would not have had room for Lena in her life. She had her job, two in one really, and her sister. Those things consumed all of her time and she liked it that way. It was not like she was good with people or had a ton of friends. She did not mind. Those things satisfied her.
Beyond that, it was not like Lena was really looking to be in her life. She said it herself, business people were there to try to coax scientists to their companies to make money. Lena might be a scientist, but considering L-Corp was a billion dollar plus company, she was probably a businesswoman first. She wanted "Doctor Danvers." She just got the other one.
And really the other Doctor Danvers deserved her. Alex knew Kara all too well. Kara, for all the tragedy in her life, was the kindest, sweetest person on the planet. If Alex showed the slightest hint of interest in Lena, Kara would push them together so fast, even if the interest was romantic. Wait, romantic?
Alex shook her head and blew out a breath. She did not need to think about romance or friendships. She had her job and her sister. That was good enough.
"Alex, come on! We've got to find our seats," Kara said as she stood before Alex. Lena was right behind her.
Alex blinked. How long had she been over here? She was so deep in her thoughts, she had not noticed Kara's approach.
Kara grabbed her hand and pulled her up. Kara attached herself to Alex's side and made their way to the auditorium doors. Kara turned to Lena.
"I know you're probably sitting somewhere else," Kara said. Probably since Lena was both loaded and brilliant, but also seating had been assigned. "I'll text you where to meet us as soon as this is all said and done."
Oh, they made plans already. Looked like Alex was going home alone. That's fine. She wanted Kara and Lena to hit it off.
"All right." Lena looked at Alex. "Congratulations on your recognition."
Alex nodded. "Thanks, but I don't do things for recognition." This was not even her best breakthrough.
Lena smiled and walked away. Alex would have watched her walk, but Kara gave her a little tug. They made way into the large auditorium, searching for their seats. It was like being in a darkened play theater.
"You're going out with Lena?" Alex asked.
With a giggle, Kara squeezed her arm. "No, we're going out with Lena."
Alex could feel her face crinkle. "Excuse me?" There was no way she meant that way it sounded.
Kara rested her forehead on Alex's shoulder for a brief moment. "We're going out. I owe you something to celebrate."
Alex shook her head. "You really don't, but we're by that all night bakery and you only need an excuse."
"I do, we are, and we're going to For Science as soon as this is done. I'm going to buy you one of those cupcakes with bourbon in the frosting and you're going to love it."
There was no argument against that, especially since she would never turn down such a cupcake. They sat down and went through the motions of the ceremony. When it was Alex's turn, she got up and accepted the award. She gave a modified speech a seventeen-year-old Alex gave to her high school graduation as valedictorian. Award accepted, now all they had to do was wait. Well, and she had to cradle a plaque bigger than her purse in her lap.
"This was so awesome. I can't wait to write about it!" Kara gushed as she and Alex made their way out of the auditorium with everyone else.
"Did you even interview enough people? You spent all your time with Lena Luthor," Alex said with a grin.
Kara waved it off. "I got it covered. Let me text Lena in case she wants to walk over with us."
Alex laughed. "Make sure you name your first born after me since I introduced you to your soul mate." Her heart clenched, but she managed to keep a straight face.
Kara chuckled. "No promises."
Alex looked around as Kara sent her text. Everyone was slowly exiting the building. That was nice. Alex hated being at gatherings and being the only one leaving. It made her feel like she was sneaking off.
"Oh, she wants to walk with us. I'll tell her to meet us by the catapult," Kara said.
Kara took Alex by the hand and led her outside. The warm air of summer hit them immediately. The museum was not quite as lit up as before, but the sky was still dark with thin clouds. They made their way to the model catapult just off to the left of the main entrance.
"Remember the first time Jeremiah and Eliza brought me here and I couldn't believe this was an active, working catapult?" Kara asked as she leaned on the railing around the exhibit.
"I remember we had to build one later." Alex had pretended to be annoyed at the time, but it was cool to build a working catapult with the family to incorporate the new foster kid, Kara.
Kara laughed like the dork she was. "So much fun."
Alex opened her mouth, but Kara was not paying her any mind. Lena made her way over and Kara only had stared, maybe could only stare. Alex laughed and clapped Kara on the shoulder.
"You're a goner," Alex said.
Kara managed to glance at her. "What?"
And then Lena was upon them. "Thank you for waiting for me."
Kara was tongue tied, so Alex, the antisocial one, had to handle it. "It's no problem. Come on, the bakery is this way." Alex waved Lena on and they all set off. It was good they did not have to go far. She was not used to walking in heels for distances and was sure she was on her way to being cranky over sore feet.
"How did you two find this bakery?" Lena asked as they exited the parking lot and took a left on the sidewalk.
"Jeremiah would bring us there after we went to the museum," Kara answered. Good to see her mind had not transformed entirely into a puddle.
Lena's brow furrowed. "Jeremiah?"
"My dad," Alex said as traffic whipped by them on the road just to the right of them.
"Different fathers?" Lena asked.
"I'm adopted. Alex's family took me in when I was twelve," Kara answered.
"And the story is much too tragic for a just met event," Alex said to keep Lena from digging. No one really liked to hear the story of how she and Kara ended up in each other's lives because they did not know how to react to it.
"Besides, we're here and this place is amazing. It tastes great, but they do something so cool," Kara said as she pulled the door open to For Science. It was right next to the National City Museum of Science, either by design because of what they did or the museum influenced their gimmick. From the crowd, they were not the only ones who thought it was a good idea to drop in after the ceremony.
"What do they do?" Lena asked.
Kara pouted. "We should've come earlier for Lena to see."
It did not seem to occur to Kara that they could not come "earlier" because the whole reason they were even in this area was because of the awards ceremony or the fact that they had not known Lena "earlier." It was a little funny to see someone as smart as Kara so flustered thanks to a pretty face. Time to give her a little help.
"You could always bring her back some other time," Alex said.
"Yes, you have to see!" Kara's excitement took over and she grinned as she turned to Lena. "So, over there…" She pointed to a glass portion that displayed an empty room. "That's where the bakers work through the day and they treat the baking like chemistry. All of the baking equipment looks like lab stuff and it's really accurate. There's a hall on the other side that they let kids walk through and ask questions. The bakers only use chemistry names and terms to answer." Kara glanced at her. "Alex, is there where you got the desire to do chemistry?"
Alex jumped at attention suddenly being on her. "Uh, might've had some influence, but I just like how it complements my love of biology and allows me to better understand biology."
"And helps you create a truth serum that's literally award winning," Kara said, as she took Alex's plaque from her to display it to her.
"Kara, you act like this is the only award I've ever won," Alex said. Her office proved this was a drop in the bucket.
"This is the biggest one you've won. We both know that. Now, let me buy you that celebratory cupcake I promised." Kara handed her back her award and then stepped closer to Lena. "I'll treat you, too, okay?"
"That's sweet, but you don't have to," Lena replied.
Kara smiled. "I know. I want to." Who the hell was this and what had they done with Alex's socially awkward sister?
Lena glanced at her and then focused on what she wanted. The bakery menu was written with the chemical formulas for the goods, with the bakery items popular names in parenthesis. Kara offered suggestions, but she loved pretty much the whole menu. Kara also had to show Lena how big the portions were, even though she could plainly see them in the display. No one said anything about that.
Lena went with chocolate chip cheesecake. She would not be disappointed. Kara went with strawberry shortcake, practically begging for extra whipped cream, strawberries, and strawberry sauce. Alex got a plain vanilla cupcake, but had it covered in separate bourbon cream.
"Why the extra cream?" Lena asked.
"They have five 'adult only' creams. This one has bourbon. They make excellent rum cake, too," Alex replied.
"I guess I can try that some other time," Lena replied with a smirk.
"Should I get an iced coffee or a hot chocolate with this?" Kara tapped her chin.
Alex looked at her obviously crazy sister. "We're going to sit outside and you want a hot beverage?"
"Point taken."
Alex and Kara grabbed drinks from the freezer display on the back wall and Lena followed suit. Peach punch, mocha iced coffee, and an iced tea for each of them respectively. Kara paid for their goodies and they found seating outside at the circular café-style tables. Kara pushed her chair just a little closer to Lena and Alex resisted the urge to do the same. She really just wanted to pick up talking about science again, and maybe have Lena look at her with the same twinkle in her green eyes as before. No, don't do that. You made your decision and it's so clearly the right one.
"So, Alex," Lena started.
Alex held up her hand. "First try the cake and make a big deal about it or Kara will burst into tears from anticipation."
"It's true." Kara was already staring at Lena, waiting. Her own cake was barely holding onto her plate, so much whipped cream, extra strawberries, and syrup that she probably should have had a dinner plate for it.
"Oh, all right." Lena cut off a small, manageable piece of cake with a tiny, bamboo fork. She eased it into her mouth and her eyes lit up. Kara giggled right after.
"Don't you love it?" Kara asked.
Lena smiled as she swallowed. "This is amazing! How could they make it so good?"
"We have no idea," Alex replied.
"Alex spent about a year's worth of allowance on chemistry stuff to figure it out when we were younger." Kara chuckled before breaking off a piece of her cake. She shoved it in her mouth and her eyes danced, as they always did when she had good food.
Lena laughed and her eyes sparkled. "That is funny. Kara, did you help?"
"She made a lot of Shrek Gingerbread Man references," Alex replied.
"That was helpful. It kept you motivated to shut me up," Kara said. That was true enough.
Lena smiled. "Sounds like you two had good times together. Alex, any idea why your chemistry didn't result in cake?"
Alex scoffed. That one was easy. "Because I can't cook. I can chemistry the hell out of actual chemicals. Just because I know the chemical breakdown doesn't mean I can put them together to make cake." She motioned to her cupcake before dipping her spoon in it to enjoy her cream. She had to hold in a shudder as flavor burst on her tongue. This bourbon cream had to be what heaven tasted like.
"But, you put chemicals together to make your truth serum, I'm sure," Lena said, going in for her second bite of cake.
"Science is easy. Cooking is harder," Alex replied and she truly meant that. Her mother liked to pretend they were the same thing. She ate some of her cupcake with the cream now to avoid going down that thought road.
"Cooking is tasty science," Kara said. They both knew that was not true, but Kara liked to say it. It was something her parents used to tell her.
"If science is so easy, why did you become an FBI agent?" Lena asked. "From what I've heard you're not just a scientist, but a medical doctor as well. That's incredible. You could've had your pick of so many industries or hospitals."
Alex had expected the sting of being right about Lena, researching her and seeking her out for her name, but it did not come. Lena's eyes were curious instead of scheming. But, the story was not pleasant, so time to move on. "I feel I make the most difference at the FBI." Not a lie. "What science things did you get up to as a kid?"
As they ate their cake, Lena went into some of her childhood antics, like building a robotic exoskeleton. Alex wanted to know how it corresponded to joints. They talked about how it could have been modified to move easier with the human body. And then Lena stopped.
"I'm sorry, Kara. We've been excluding you," Lena said. Half of her cake was gone. It seemed like she was trying to savor it, eating it slowly as they talked.
Kara waved it off. Her cake was mostly gone, but she was focusing on eating her extra strawberries before she got to the end of her cake. "I'm actually following more than you think. I majored in astronomy and minored in engineering."
Lena squinted and shook her head. "But, you're a journalist."
"Danvers are overachievers," Alex said. She was just about to be out of cupcake, but it did not matter. She had ended her cream at some point in the conversation and had not even realized it. She mostly drank her peach punch now.
Kara wrinkled her nose. "Triple major. Journalism. Creative writing. And astronomy."
"And an English PhD," Alex added.
Lena's brow furrowed again, but slowly her eyes widened as she stared at Alex. "Wait, is that why you go by agent?"
"If you went to one of our family reunions and shouted Doctor Danvers, almost everyone over the age of twenty-one would answer. We don't even use it on mail," Alex replied.
Kara nodded. "I forget I have the PhD sometimes."
"I forget I have the MD a lot," Alex said, so Kara would not feel weird. She did not use the MD much, unless something went wrong out in the field.
Lena chuckled. "I understand that all perfectly." Her family was probably the same.
They spoke while finishing up their cake. They took their time walking back to the museum parking lot. Lena had a driver come get her near Kara's car. Lena handed them business cards.
"I had a wonderful time. My personal number is on the back. Please call me, so we can do this again," Lena said.
Alex smiled. She would love to. But, then she looked at Kara. Kara was helpless, hugging the card to her chest as if it was the most precious gift ever. No, Alex could not and would not be the one to call.
"It was good meeting you," Alex opted to say and Kara grinned in agreement.
"The same. I hope to hear from you soon," Lena said.
Alex nodded and directed Kara into the car. It was a miracle Kara did not bang her head on the passenger side door with the way Alex had to help get her inside. Lena pulled off once Alex had the car started. Kara sighed like they were in a teen romance movie. Alex chuckled.
"This was an amazing day," Kara said.
Alex glanced at her helplessly in love sister and mustered a smile. "It certainly was."
They rode in silence. Kara had not made it two minutes before she texted Lena. At least she's happy. That was enough.
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Alex moved about her lab, analyzing a tissue sample and logging data in her laptop. Her phone buzzed, but she ignored it. It was probably Kara wanting to tell her about an amazing time out with Lena again. The two had gone out over a half dozen times in the past two weeks. Kara called her each time and in between just a little more in love with Lena than the last call. Alex could understand. Her phone sounded again.
"Uh, Kara. I'm working. You should be working," Alex said as she grabbed her phone. She scowled at it before ever reading the alert. "Unknown number?" Maybe someone texted by accident.
She opened it to see there were several messages. Hi, you never got in touch. She did not know who it was until the next text. Hanging out with Kara is great for my mental well being, but I fear my waistline may not survive. She really loves to eat. Ah, Lena. But, why was Lena texting her? I've had to pause my research into my bacteria cultures as there have been a few unexpected complications and my new project is just as frustrating. I've been trying to separate two parts of this cell without killing the cell… The message went on to describe the many solutions tried and tested. All failed.
Alex should not have replied, had not meant to reply, but her fingers moved before she could stop. She had questions, a couple of suggestions, and apparently, they needed to be known. Once she sent her ideas, then that should have been enough. Alex put her phone down, determined to ignore it now. She had work to do. She should not be texting Kara's brilliant girlfriend.
The phone buzzed again and Alex gritted her teeth, trying to focus on work. But, what if none of her suggestions worked? What if Lena had already tried them? What if one did work? Well, which one? She had to know! She snatched up her phone, and that was when it all began.
Alex and Lena texted every single day after that. It was always science related. Questions they had. Projects they were working on. Journals they enjoyed or were featured in. It was her own little piece of Lena. Nothing uncouth or out of order or out of line, but still Alex never mentioned it to Kara, even though she had plenty of chances.
They still had sister nights and Kara spent those always gushing about Lena. Alex smiled and listened. As time passed, Kara brought Lena around more. It was clear things were serious between them. Alex and Lena were friendly, conversing whenever they were around each other. The discussions were always good and Kara always seemed ready to burst with joy when she saw them getting along. Still, Alex made no mention of the ever growing text thread she shared with Lena.
It was not a secret, but as time continued to pass, it felt like a secret. Like she was doing something wrong. Still, she did not stop. Lena was brilliant. She did not mean to boast, but it was rare she met anyone on her intellectual level and she could not let it go. Conversation with Lena was fulfilling, and losing it would make her empty.
There was a time when Lena and Kara got into a fight and Kara feared they might break up. Alex was almost as devastated as Kara. She would lose Lena, too, if Kara and Lena broke up. But, two days later, all was well. Lena never mentioned it, but she had been eerily silent those two days and Alex mourned. Kara told Alex they had a date and the next day Lena texted her about studying hemolymph, insect blood, for practical uses. Alex had thoughts on that and they texted as if nothing happened.
A year to the day of their first date, Lena and Kara got married. Alex was happy for them and for herself. They were such a good couple and Kara was so happy. Alex was happy as well. Lena would remain in her life, speaking science with her. So, why did she feel like she was punched in the stomach when she gave a toast to the newlyweds?
Alex let out a breath as she raised her champagne glass. "To the new brides, from your sister, who is always by your side. To your union and the hope that you provide. May you always be satisfied and happy." Because she never would. And there were cheers to that.
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Next time: Alex is distracted by a rather annoying NCPD detective.
