After the delicious dinner Winn suggested that they get down to some present opening. Instantly, Lena jerked up and remembered that she'd not yet put her presents under the tree, having gotten distracted by greeting the others before. So she got up with the others and quickly hurried over to where she'd left the bag,
"Hold on, I need to add my presents." Lena quickly put her presents by the tree and when she got up she realized that the lights had been dimmed and everyone was standing, looking at the tree.
Alex and Maggie were standing with their arms around each other just like Kara's parents and Kara and Mon-El. Then music started to play in the background and Lena realized it was Silent Night that came softly out of the loudspeakers. Seeing her confusion, Kara held out her hand and Lena quickly made her way over and gratefully took her friend's hand. Kara pulled the Luthor to her side and slid her free hand around Lena's waist. For a moment Lena didn't know what to do but then she tentatively put her own arm around Kara's waist but retracted it immediately when she felt Mon-El's arm. He, however, quickly but softly grabbed Lena's hand and smiled at her to tell her that he was ok with the gesture.
Her heart pounding rather quickly in this new situation, Lena stood there, gazing at the beautifully decorated Christmas tree with all the lights and all the presents while feeling the warmth of Kara's body next to her and the love radiating from all her friends standing in the small apartment. And then it hit her. This was what she'd dreamed Christmas would be like – warm and in the company of people who cared about her and made her feel comfortable. And suddenly she did something she had never done before – Lena Luthor cried tears of happiness.
Feeling embarrassed and wanting to hide her tears Lena wiped at her eyes and took a deep, calming breath, hoping to steady herself. And then she felt Kara's hand give her side a gentle squeeze and when she looked at her friend she met Kara's kind eyes which were also glistening with unshed tears. The young reporter gave Lena a small smile and then squeezed her side again. Lena smiled back, feeling eternally grateful that she'd met Kara and vowing to herself that she would make sure Kara would know how important she truly was to Lena.
To be continued…