I don't own these characters; DC does. I also don't own Apples to Apples or Scrabble, which get shout-outs in the chapter.
A/N: there are teenagers having consensual sex here. If that bothers you, don't read this.
3: Written in the Stars
Alex's cheeks felt like they were on fire as she sat on the sofa with Kara next to her. They were dressed in pajamas with their knees touching. Alex could not bring herself to stop staring at a blank spot on the hardwood floor. It looked like a winged dragon if she squinted. Anything to keep her from meeting the eyes of her parents, sitting across them and staring.
Alex's rut was over. She and Kara had taken time to clean up the house and each other before Kara made the call to Eliza that it was safe for them to come home. Alex still could not believe her parents sanctioned her being with Kara during her rut, but at the time she did not think about it. Now, all she could do was think about it.
Her parents were aware she had just spent the better part of two days banging Kara. Even if she had their permission, she still felt like they were about to disown her. Kara put a hand on her knee and gave a little squeeze. That was enough to get her to look up.
"How are you feeling, Alex?" Jeremiah asked.
"Umm… better. Definitely not sick anymore," Alex replied. She had been on a high when she and Kara had cleaned the house, but it was gone now. Before she wanted to puff out her chest and tell the world she satisfied her mate, but now she wanted to disappear into the couch cushions.
Eliza nodded. "That's good. That's good." She took a breath and glanced around. "Thank you guys for cleaning up."
Kara smiled. "No problem. It wasn't hard."
"She literally ate everything. The fridge is bare," Alex said.
Kara gasped and playfully swatted at Alex. "Hey, I had help!"
Alex gave her a side-eye glance. "That you didn't need."
Jeremiah pressed his hands together. "So… Eliza and I felt like we should talk about this new development between you two." He pointed to Alex and Kara, in case they did not know whom he meant.
"Mates." Kara grinned. She said it with such conviction and unashamed about it. She had been giddy after Alex's rut ended and it would seem nothing would make that go away. Alex wished she could be the same.
"Yes, mates," Eliza said.
Alex held in a groan. She really did not want to have this conversation, but apparently they were having this conversation. It felt like too much of her life was a family event. She took a deep breath.
"We're not going to be going at it like rabbits or anything. You can still trust us in the house," Alex said.
"That's sort of a concern, but not the biggest one," Jeremiah said.
"We're worried this change might attract attention, so we think it's safer for you two to continue being foster sisters outside of the house," Eliza said.
That made sense. It would be dangerous for Kara if they changed their behavior outside. It would call attention to them. Besides, Alex was not sure how fostering laws worked, but it seemed like a good way to lose a foster kid by allowing her to bone the other teen in the house. They could not risk Kara ending up pretty much anywhere.
"But, we're not," Kara said, her face scrunching up in distress. Her happiness dropped a little, which Alex could not stand for.
Alex took Kara's hand and gave it a squeeze. "It's okay. It's best for us to keep being foster sisters where people can see. That's the relationship we established and it's low-key. Low-key is good for you. We have to keep you safe, okay?"
Kara's face did not improve and she wrinkled her nose for a moment. "Fine. But, in the house, we can be mates, right? I mean, we can share a room and everything again, right?"
Eliza and Jeremiah glanced at each other. Jeremiah answered the question. "Yes, you two can be mates in the house. We just ask that you be mindful that you're not the only two in the house."
Alex sat up straighter than she had been. "Of course! I'd never—" She stopped, not sure how to finish that sentence. "We'll be respectful, of course."
"This is uncharted territory for us," Jeremiah said.
Eliza let out an uncomfortable chuckle. "We tried to figure out some ground rules for you, but we weren't sure what they should be beyond trying to contain your physical relationship."
Jeremiah piped in quickly, leaning forward with a hand up. "And we didn't think that was fair to you two, though. We're just going to trust that you two behave in an appropriate way."
They were going to trust that because there was no real measure for appropriate now. They were basically two married couples living together. Only problem, one couple was the kids and the other couple was the parents. It was so weird.
"I think we can manage that," Alex said. It was not like she had a desire to kiss Kara in front of her parents. The very thought made her want to gag.
"We'll be on our best behavior!" Kara held up a hand like she was under oath.
"We don't doubt that," Jeremiah said.
Alex glanced at her mother, who had lines under her eyes, but did not look particularly upset. That was good. Maybe her mother had some faith in her. Or maybe it was just that her mother trusted Kara. She did not want to hurt her brain trying to figure it out just yet, though.
"Do I have to keep my room, then?" Kara asked.
"That's a conversation for you and Alex. Even if you share a room, it might be good for you two to have your own space. Jeremiah and I love each other, but we also don't spend every waking moment in each other's faces," Eliza replied.
And once upon a time, Alex might have understood that, but now, she did not mind Kara in her space all the time. She had gotten used to it and understood Kara kind of needed it. Even though Kara could tell where she was regardless, Kara liked to see her, touch her, know she was there. It was fine.
"Regardless of what you decide, Alex, you probably need a mattress at the very least," Jeremiah said. For a nanosecond, Alex was horrified with what he was implying, but then remembered how she had been during her rut sickness.
Alex nodded. "Yeah, we tried to clean the room, but the mattress is just full of sweat and throw up at this point. We've opened all of the windows in the room and just kept the door shut, hoping the smell wouldn't travel through the house. I scrubbed the floor with bleach, burned a few scented candles in there, and it's helped with the smell, but it's not going to save the mattress."
"We'll look into a new bed and figure out how to get the smell out, especially if you two decide to share the room," Jeremiah replied.
"That being said, Kara, we were wondering if there's anything Kryptonian we should be doing for you since…" Eliza motioned to them both with a wave of her hand.
Kara shook her head. "Not yet, no." That was a weird answer, but Alex would let that pass until they were alone.
"So… I guess that's really it, unless something happens and we have to revisit this whole chat," Jeremiah said.
Everyone seemed thankful for that close. There was a long moment of awkward silence and they all got up and set off in different directions. Alex went to her room with Kara hot on her heels. She planned to assess the damage of the bed again, but she did not get a chance to do that. As soon as the door closed, Kara squealed and flung her arms around Alex's neck.
"We're bond-mates!" Kara's delighted giggle got a smile out of Alex.
Alex could not argue that, having vague memories of biting Kara several times, trying to claim her during her rut. Impossible to claim someone with impenetrable skin. The alpha in her grumbled. Mine.
"Okay, okay." Alex patted Kara's forearm. "Calm down there."
Kara tittered more. "I can move back into our room!"
"Yes. Do you want me to help?" Alex should have known the answer to the question.
Kara was gone as soon as she said yes. All Alex could do was feel the wind whip around her as Kara's things settled back into place in the room. It was hardly a couple of seconds and then Kara was on the bed, giggling again.
Alex was surprised Kara could manage to sit on the mattress, but then she realized that was not her mattress. Kara had swapped out their mattresses. It would work for now. Alex sat down next to her and they held hands.
"Welcome back," Alex said.
Kara sighed. "It's good to be back." She fell back, taking Alex with her.
Alex squeezed her hand. "It's good to have you back." They stared at the ceiling in silence for a long while before Alex rolled onto her side. "So, what Kryptonian thing do we need to do to cement being bond-mates?"
There was a twinkle in Kara's eyes as she smiled at Alex. "There's a ceremony, bracelets, and stuff, but we don't have to do it right away. We might need Kal to officiate."
Alex groaned. "He's going to kick my ass." Of all the people on Earth she had to fall for, it would be the cousin of a near-god.
Kara snorted. "He practically married us in the first place, so screw him."
Alex laughed. "I am such a bad influence on you."
Kara's face turned serious. "No, you're not. You're literally the only thing keeping me together some days."
Alex was not sure what to say to that. Direct acknowledgment of what she meant to Kara was always hard. But, it was nice to mean something to someone. And, Kara did not give her much time to think about it, rolling onto her and kissing her like there was no tomorrow.
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Kara had hoped sharing Alex's bed meant a little more than sleeping, but it was the first night and Alex did not want to push their luck. So, they talked for a little bit, mostly about rules on how to act at school, and then Alex fell asleep. She was cuddled into Kara's side and Kara could not be happier.
Her parents would like Alex. They would definitely like the way Alex took care of her, put her first all of the time. And, they would love how smart Alex was. If only Alex had a chance to live on Krypton. She would have loved it. Kara's dad would have stolen Alex away to do science things… and maybe Kara would have been interested. Science on Earth was dull, primitive, but on Krypton, she had always been curious about her dad's work. It would have been nice.
Her mother might not have been able to hold much conversation with Alex, as Alex was not much into the law, but how her Aunt Astra would have loved Alex! She would have noticed immediately how brave Alex was in standing up for Kara, always putting herself in between harm and Kara to make sure Kara was safe. Astra would have egged Alex on every time she got into a fight, clapped her on the shoulder every time she punched someone for picking on Kara, and taught her all sorts of other ways to drop threats. Alex would have had a ball while Kara and her mother would have tried to stop Aunt Astra.
Kara did not want to think about it anymore and instead imagined how Kal-El would take the news. Alex seemed to think he would care more than he probably did, but Alex also expected him to care about Kara the way the Danvers cared about Kara. That would probably never be the case.
Kara ignored the twist in her gut and decided it was probably best to stop thinking about Kal-El as well. So what her only living family did not want anything to do with her? She had a new family with her bond-mate and they could have even more family in the future. Maybe. If humans and Kryptonians were biologically compatible. Eliza would probably know. I'll save that question for a little while down the line.
Kara could not recall falling asleep, but she woke up with the sun in her face and Alex still pressed against her. She kissed the top of Alex's head and Alex moaned, waking up. Alex stretched against her and she smiled.
"Good morning," Kara said.
"Good morning to you," Alex replied and Kara leaned in for a kiss. Alex put her hand up. "Uh, no, morning breath."
Kara laughed. "I don't care about that!" Careful of Alex, she moved the hand and got her kiss. "Besides, you smell stinky a lot."
Alex gasped and pulled back to glare at Kara. "What! No, I don't!"
"Oh, yeah, you do. Whenever you're in the science lab, you smell stinky."
"No, I don't!"
"And whenever you play in the gym, you're stinky!"
"No!" Alex jumped out of bed. "I am not stinky!"
Kara laughed. "Yeah, but you're my stinky human."
"Oh, my god! I'm never talking to you again!" Alex rushed out of the room, stealing the bathroom first.
Kara only laughed and went downstairs for breakfast. It was school/work day, but there was breakfast prepared because it was cheaper and less suspicious to feed Kara in house. So, she pulled up to the counter and put a bacon and egg sandwich in each hand while Jeremiah slid a glass of orange juice in front of her. Eliza then handed Jeremiah his mug of coffee.
"So… Kiddo, don't take this the wrong way since I don't know how they do things on Krypton, but here on Earth, it's generally frowned upon to call your partner stinky," Jeremiah said with a chuckle.
"You guys heard that?" Kara asked, cheeks full of toasted bagel, cheese and tomato omelet, and delicious bacon.
"Kinda hard not to. Alex was screaming about how she's not stinky. So, just to get you some smooth points, maybe don't do that," he replied.
Kara shrugged, but tucked that information away in the back of her mind, and continued eating. She finished one breakfast sandwich and then went to collect her book bag. When Alex exited the bathroom, Kara was waiting, kissed her lips, and then disappeared inside. Alex sputtered at the door.
Alex stomped her foot. "You can't just do that!"
Kara poked her head out of the door and grinned. "I can now. And I just realized we can use the bathroom at the same time now."
Alex stepped closer and whispered through gritted teeth. "We are not having sex in the shower with my parents around."
Kara kissed the end of her nose. "Who said anything about sex? See where your mind is. I meant we could brush our teeth and stuff together." She shut the door again.
"Sure you did," she heard Alex mutter under her breath.
Kara snickered and continued getting ready for school, vaguely hearing Alex and her parents discussing bed shopping. She tuned that out and focused on making herself presentable. By the time they were out the door, Kara was downright giddy, which of course, made Alex grumpy. If only the walk could have gone on forever.
"Could you tone down the happy just a little bit, please? You're supposed to be normal. Normal you is not this chipper outside," Alex said as they were a couple of blocks from school.
That was true enough. It was just hard to dial things down, but she was prepared for that. There was the usual teasing, taunting, and whatnot. She took it. Nothing anyone could say would bring her down. She had a bond-mate. They would probably never know such joy.
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Alex managed to get through the school day without punching someone, so she considered it a victory. One foot in front of the other and all that. But, her brain had been reprogrammed when it came to Kara and it screamed "mate!" whenever someone as much as glanced at her wrong, so it was impossible to make it through the week without hitting someone. At least that was normal for her.
"You're lucky you weren't suspended," Eliza scolded Alex from the driver seat.
Alex was huddled in the back with Kara, holding hands. It was impossible to reprimand her now. Kara approved. Her inner alpha approved.
"Mom, would you really let them suspend me for decking a guy that actually touched Kara's ass?" Alex asked. It was worse than the inappropriate touching, but the guy had whispered foul things to Kara, which his friends thought was hilarious. They were just lucky she did not have time to flatten them as well.
Eliza winced. "Well, no. But, you shouldn't be punching people. That's not how you solve problems."
Kara glanced at Alex. Oh, boy. Her mother really did not know her well at all. But, then again, she did not make it a habit of committing violence on school grounds. She tended to wait until they were on the beach or something. Her yearbook quote would probably be "meet me by the dock after school."
"I thought it was very brave. I mean, he's way bigger than you," Kara said. He was on the football team. Privilege oozed from his every pore, until blood oozed from his lip. His pride might never recover from half the school seeing him laid out by a girl.
"Please don't encourage her. That's not how to handle things," Eliza said.
Alex did not say anything. Her mother would not get it. It was one of the reasons she tried to keep these things under the radar. Her parents either forgot what high school was like or went to a really cool high school where an orphan alien refugee could live her life without people assuming everything she did was weird. And, if things were left at that, Alex probably would only get into verbal altercations with people, but people were jerks and sometimes jerks needed to get hit.
"Is this… is this…" Eliza sighed, but looked in the rearview mirror to look at Alex and her eyes said it all.
"No, Mom! This isn't because I'm an alpha or mated to Kara. I'd have decked Blake regardless. He had no right to touch her and think it was okay," Alex replied. Yes, she felt a hint of extra aggression toward him, but she would have punched him no matter what.
"Sorry. Sorry." Eliza lifted her fingers off the steering wheel in surrender, still in control of the car thanks to her thumbs. "Kara, sweetie, are you okay?"
Kara nodded. "Yeah." It was unfortunately just another school day for her.
And that seemed to settle the matter. Kara scooted closer to Alex and kissed her on the cheek. Alex yelped and looked at her mom with wide eyes. If Eliza saw, she did not say anything and her eyes were on the road. Alex relaxed and Kara curled in close to her side. She put her arm around Kara. It was nice, especially since her mother did not say anything.
At home, things were normal, even though Eliza was upset she had to leave work early and apparently Alex punched people to solve issues. But, Alex and Kara were allowed to go upstairs and do their homework without any more of a lecture. Kara wanted to do it in their room, breaking their habit of doing schoolwork in Kara's room. Alex did not have a problem with that.
They sat on the new bed. It was queen-sized, taking up more space than the full-bed from before. But, since they did not have to move Kara's bed back into the room, there was plenty of space. She let Kara pick the bedspread, so they were stuck with red and blue decor. It would drive Alex crazy one day, she was sure of it.
"This is really nice," Kara said and she kissed the side of Alex's head.
"Because you're practically sitting in my lap as I try to do AP bio?" Alex asked, trying to read her textbook through Kara's shoulder. Too bad she did not have x-ray vision, too.
Kara turned around and grinned, showing all of her teeth. "Totally love it. And it's nice nobody is coming to check on us. Like this is really our space."
Kara was right. They had been in the room for a couple of hours and no one had come to make sure everything was "in order." Her father had not knocked on the door with some disruptive fun. Her mother did not come in, pretending to need one thing or another. Her parents were actually giving them space.
"This is really nice," Alex said.
"It would be nicer if you kissed me," Kara said, batting her eyes.
Alex rolled her eyes, but wasted no time fulfilling that request. Kara leaned down to meet her lips and they kissed like they had all the time in the world. Alex dropped the textbook and wrapped her arms around Kara. Kara twisted, so she was facing Alex. They fell back, caught by the end of the bed, never once breaking the sweet embrace. Kara ground down on Alex and they both moaned. That broke the kiss.
"Wait, wait, wait. We have homework to do," Alex said, but her hands around Kara's waist were not listening, much like Kara. She kept moving and Alex's hands directed her. It was impossible not to get hard, but she did her best to ignore it, even though it hurt pressing against her jeans' zipper.
"Can't we do it later?" Kara let out a high whine.
"No, we can't do it later. We can do this later. If we finish our homework quickly, we'll have more time for this."
Kara puffed out her cheeks. "Fine."
Alex chuckled, but sorrow overtook her as Kara crawled out of her lap. She had to take a deep breath to refocus her energy on work. Homework was finished just in time for dinner. Kara pouted for a moment, but a mountain of mashed potatoes overflowing with gravy took that right away. Then, it was family movie time.
Kara probably would have pouted during that, but she and Alex were able to cuddle on the floor. Again, this surprised Alex. She had to look back at her mom and dad several times to make sure they were still there on the couch. They were and they accepted Kara and Alex. They accepted Alex. So awesome.
So, they snuggled under their blanket and enjoyed the closeness and movie. The day emboldened Alex and she rested her hand on Kara's thigh. Her parents could not see, so she did not feel weird about it. Kara smiled at her, as if they shared a secret, but did not do anything else. That was a real surprise.
Alex hardly knew what to do with herself as the movie ended and her parents retired to their room with their usual goodnights. They did not say anything bad or linger as if to keep Alex from doing something wrong. Alex stood dumbstruck for a second.
"Come on, let's go brush our teeth and everything," Kara said, taking Alex by the hand and leading her upstairs.
They prepared for bed together, as they did every day that week. They crawled into bed and turned onto their sides, facing each other to talk, as they also did every night that week. Alex put her hand on Kara's hip, caressing her, and earning a smile.
"Thank you for all the times you've stood up for me here. I know it's been… hard for you," Kara said.
Alex chuckled. "Sunshine, standing up for you gets easier and easier every time I do it. It's the right thing to do and I love you. And, the people who pick on you are assholes, so again, they make it easy."
"Still, thank you." Kara kissed her.
Alex grinned. "Anytime, Sunshine."
"You're my hero and I'm happy you chose to be my mate." Kara came in for another kiss before Alex could respond.
Alex simply kissed her back. She was not sure she would ever get used to kissing Kara. It was always like tasting heaven each time. And then adding her tongue into the situation, it was like tasting heaven with a side of strawberries. Alex moaned and then jumped as Kara cupped her, massaging her through her pajama shorts.
"Kara," Alex said, pushing against Kara's hand, even though she wanted to fight it.
"We'll be quiet. You see how they're treating us. They respect our bond. We've been respectful to them and this is our space. This is where we get to be a bonded couple," Kara replied, hand slipping into Alex's shorts.
Alex groaned as Kara's hand glided over her sensitive head. She could not help bucked against soft skin. Kara kissed her.
"You want me," Kara said.
"Damn tease," Alex replied through gritted teeth.
Kara chuckled, but wrapped her hand around Alex and gently pumped. Alex cooed and her hips moved with Kara's hand. This was a learning process, though.
"Kara… I need…" Alex bit her lip, not wanting to say it. It felt like she was corrupting Kara, but Kara was the one who put her hand down Alex's pants.
"Tell me what you need. I wanna give you everything."
"It's just… dry…" Alex hoped that made sense.
"Dry?" Kara squinted. "Oh! Sorry!"
Alex was more than happy Kara caught on without her having to say it. And then Kara's hand was gone and Alex wanted to weep. She watched Kara lick her palm, lost for a moment, and then shuffled out of her shorts as quick as she could. Kara's hand returned and she used her thumb, massaging the duvet in the head of Alex's cock, collecting her leaking essence. She slid her hand down Alex's shaft and Alex groaned as pleasure shot through her.
"Yeah, that's better, right?" Kara asked, hand moving slowly.
Alex nodded. "Better, yeah." She was not sure how she managed to answer that, but she was proud of herself for doing so. Then, she focused on moving with Kara's hand. She kept leaking, which made her slicker and it was easier for Kara to stroke her. It was so damn amazing.
Alex wanted to tell Kara she was close, but the only thing she could do was moan. Kara somehow knew what the sound meant, though. She ducked down and took Alex into her mouth. At the feel of Kara's tongue, it was over. Alex gushed into Kara's mouth and Kara swallowed each drop. Alex fell onto her pillow, panting.
Alex whimpered as Kara's tongue moved against her head. She could hear Kara laughing as she sucked the tip like a lollipop. Then, Kara ran a finger up and down Alex's growing knot. It sent bolts of bliss through her, making her twitch and whimper. Kara would be the death of her.
"You taste good. Salty." Kara smiled.
"Come up here, you." Alex caressed Kara's head.
Kara wasted no time meeting Alex in a kiss. Alex tasted herself. It was a weird taste, but Kara seemed okay with it, which made Alex okay with it. As their tongues stroked each other, Kara's hand eased down Alex's body again. She massaged Alex's knot and it made Alex purr. The simple touch sent warm sparks through Alex. She could have gone on feeling that all night.
"Your turn," Alex said.
Kara settled on her pillow as Alex kissed her way down Kara's neck. When she got to Kara's shirt, she lifted the helm, but Kara was the one to get rid of it. Kara also wiggled out of her shorts and underwear so fast she might have ripped them. Alex did not think about it as she went back to kissing Kara's neck and chest. Kara was both sweet and savory and Alex made a mental note to definitely taste Kara more often now that she had permission to do so.
She swirled her tongue around one of Kara's pert nipples while her hand caressed the inside of Kara's thigh. Kara spread her legs and Alex took the hint. Sticky goodness waited for her and Alex ran her finger up and down Kara's passion. Magical, little noises escaped Kara and it was fascinating. Alex continued stroking Kara and dragged her teeth across Kara's nipple.
"How can you feel this?" Alex wondered aloud. It was incredible.
Kara only whined and spread her legs wider. Alex moved her hand, dipping a finger inside of Kara and using her thumb to caress Kara's clit. Kara moved with her fingers as she eased in and out, picking up a slow rhythm. Alex made sure to keep her thumb pressed against that little gem and stroked it with the same cadence as her fingers. Kara mewed and the sound made Alex just want to please her, every moment of every day.
"I want to go down on you," Alex said.
Kara made a noise and nodded. Alex wasted no time kissing her way down Kara's pale torso. She inhaled when she got to her destination. Kara smelled like salvation and home and that alone was intoxicating. Darting her tongue out, she lapped up Kara's desire and Kara moaned. She was sweet there, as well, with a great tang. Alex ran her tongue all around. I'm gonna hafta practice this more.
Kara's legs somehow spread wider and Alex made herself comfortable. She wrapped her lips around Kara's gem and pumped her finger a little faster. Kara tasted so good and she wanted to take in as much of Kara as she possibly could while making Kara feel good. Just as she went to add a second finger, Kara cried out and arched. She could feel Kara pulse around her finger. Sitting up, she watched Kara as her whole body flushed and Kara sighed, sounding content.
"We're not done, right?" Kara asked.
Alex realized how hard she was. "Not by far."
Kara grinned and Alex scrambled up her body, needing to kiss her at that very moment. Kara welcomed her with enthusiastic lips and tongue. Alex fumbled into position while making sure not to break the kiss. It took several pokes before she managed to push inside and they both moaned into each other's mouths, drinking each other in.
"Fuck," Alex growled, hips already out of her control. She would climax before Kara again. No, no, no. Gotta keep it together. Can't keep coming like a damn virgin.
"Alex, Alex, Alex," Kara cooed her name like it was an enchantment. It just made her want to get Kara over the edge before she did even more, but it also made bliss pop over each of her nerves, right down to her shaft, and pulsing through her head. It was going to be so difficult to not peak before Kara.
Alex pushed herself up onto her elbows, pounding even harder. She slipped her hand between them and stroked Kara's clit as she moved. Kara was so slick and wet and wonderful. Alex could not help herself as she felt pressure beginning to build. She dropped her face to Kara's shoulder and just as Kara climaxed with a cry, Alex sank her teeth into Kara and exploded inside of her.
"So good," Kara said with a slur.
Alex collapsed on top of her and Kara rubbed her shoulders. Alex wanted to feel proud for pleasing her mate, but there was a bit of bitter dissatisfaction lingering on her tongue. She did not and could not mark Kara. And then the thought slipped her mind as her knot slipped inside and Kara's moan was obscene. Alex's body moved on its own, sparks still popping under her skin. Each pump of her hips and squirt from her body, Kara made cute sounds and squeezed Alex in just the right way. Eventually, she was unable to move. Kara caressed her back, relaxing her all the more.
"We gotta keep doing this," Kara said.
Alex breathed. "Definitely. Can't believe I kept putting this off."
"So, every night?" Who knew out of them Kara would be the horn dog?
Alex chuckled. "We'll see." She would not mind and then she realized something. She groaned. "I forgot to put on a condom."
Kara kissed her forehead. "Don't worry about it right now. It's probably fine."
"Yeah, but I can't keep doing that." She might need to keep the damn things under her pillow or some other place within arm's reach.
Kara did not argue and Alex found herself unable to stay awake to worry about it. In the morning, things seemed normal. Alex wanted to high-five herself. Her parents did not make things weird, did not hint that they knew what Alex and Kara had done the last night. Instead, there were pancakes waiting when she made her way down and the usual argument about what family game they would play. For once in a long time, Alex felt comfortable in her own skin at home.
She saddled up to the counter and piled on a few hot pancakes. Kara moved to be close to her and gave her a peck laced with syrup right on the lips. Alex stiffened, but her parents did not say anything. This would take some getting used to.
"So, Alex, I was telling them that we need to play a trivia game, but they swear we cheat," Jeremiah said.
"You do!" Kara and Eliza chimed in.
"We do not!" Alex and her father huffed.
"Anyway," Jeremiah continued. "They swear we cheat, so they want to play Apples to Apples."
"What? You both cheat at that all the time," Alex said to her mate and to her mother.
They had the nerve to be offended. "We don't cheat!"
And that was how their Saturday went down. It was like every other Saturday since Kara arrived, hoping the games would help her get used to the customs and norms of her new home. If Alex let herself be a little vulnerable, she might even say the family time did her some good. She took Kara's hand and got to enjoy breakfast like that. Then, they played Scrabble and suddenly everyone was a cheater.
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The End.
A/N: I do have plans to continue this if I get any ideas. It was supposed to be a one shot but got out of control, so I still have some ideas I want to explore. If you, dear reader, have something you want to see, feel free to mention it.
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