Summary:
Supergirl to the rescue!
Lena's whole life flashed before her eyes, her mother drowning, being taken in by the Luthors, having fun with her half brother Lex when they were children before he went crazy, being sent off to boarding school where she met her then best friend Andrea Rojas, the betrayal and their falling out. And then more recently meeting Kara and finally trusting again only to feel betrayed once more when she found out from Lex that Kara was Supergirl, then all she could see was Alex, laughing with her in the lab, flirting terribly but Alex never seemed to take the hint, driving up to Aspen with Alex for the wedding, finally confessing their feelings for one another, and the first time they made love. Tears ran down Lena's face when the stranger kissing Alex was clear as day in her mind, she wiped away the tears as the plane began to descend, it was completely out of her control, all she could do was close her eyes and wait for the inevitable. And just as the plane was about to collide into a high rise building Lena felt it stop in mid air, she quickly checked the readings as the plane rose once more and then levelled out. Lena had no idea what was happening until she saw Supergirl smiling back at her from outside the cockpit. Lena let out a breath, relief rushing through her, her heart beating rapidly, she quickly went back into the cabin and picked up her phone to call Alex.
Alex was pacing the hotel room, waiting to hear something. She was afraid that it had been too late. She stopped pacing when she heard the familiar song ring out on her phone, it was Lena, or at least Lena's phone was calling her. She quickly picked up, her heart racing all the time.
"Lena?" She asked hopeful.
"Alex!" Lena replied.
"Thank god, are you okay?" Alex said after breathing out in relief.
"Yes, I'm fine, Supergirl is here, well actually she is outside the plane, but its stable," Lena explained, she was still shaking from the near death experience.
"Lena I need to explain what happened in the club," Alex told her.
"Okay..." Lena replied and started to well up with tears again. Right in this moment all she wanted was to be with Alex and for everything to be back the way it was. She knew in her heart she would forgive her, it might take time but she would try.
"I was set up," Alex told her, "fucking Lillian, she is going down for this."
Lena took a steady but shaky breath, deep down she was hurting more than words could say, but this time hurt by Lillian, anger within her was stoked, "I should have known that you wouldn't cheat on me, I am so sorry I ran off like that. And as for Lillian, I am going to..."
"It's okay Lena, you weren't to know," Alex told her gently interrupting, "She was an ex of mine, they caught up to her and paid her a lot of money to try and split us up, it almost worked."
"Alex, it never would have worked, I would have come back to you, I was just shocked and those old lack of trust issues came back with full force," Lena said sitting down now and buckling herself in, "I really need to work on that with you," Lena frowned.
"New Year's resolution?" Alex smiled.
Lena smiled back, "Absolutely."
Then she felt the bump of the plane landing on tarmac, "I think we've landed."
"Okay I'll let you go," Alex told her, then she looked around the room at their suitcases, "Can you ask Supergirl to come and get me afterwards?"
Lena laughed, "Of course. And our luggage."
"And Lena," Alex said.
"Yes love?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Lena met Supergirl outside of the plane. It was around 2am now and the air was cool but nowhere near as cold as it was in New York. Lena ran up to her and gave her future sister in law the biggest hug, which took Supergirl back a bit because it was usually the other way around.
"Thank you, you saved my life," Lena said as she held onto the superhero tight.
Supergirl hugged her back gently, "I always said I would be there for you if you needed me."
"I know," Lena stepped out of the hug and looked at her best friend, "Alex needs you now."
Supergirl nodded and then shook her head, "What about you I can't just leave you here at the airport."
Lena took out her phone, "I'm going to call my driver."
While Lena made the call to her driver Henry, Supergirl watched, once the call ended Lena raised her eyebrow at her friend, "Why are you still here?"
"Why wasn't Alex with you?" Supergirl asked with a crinkle in her brow, hands on hips.
"There was a misunderstanding, I left her in a club, but now she is back at our hotel waiting for you to bring her home to me, so please?" Lena looked at Supergirl pleadingly, "I really want to see my fiance again."
"Okay, I'm going," Supergirl told her, "Luggage too I presume?"
Lena just nodded and then watched her friend as she flew up into the night sky.
Lena didn't go to sleep when she got home. She took a bottle of water from her fridge and then stood on her balcony trying to sober up and waited for them to arrive. She was still feeling terrible for believing for a second that Alex would cheat on her, she was determined to make it up to her fiance. Maybe a new motorbike would be in order sooner than she had intended.
When they finally arrived Lena was leaning against the balcony hardly able to keep her eyes open. Tiredness had hit her pretty quick after the adrenaline wore off.
Alex walked straight up to her the minute her feet touched solid ground, "Lena…"
Lena met her half way across the balcony and they pulled each other into a warm hug, then they kissed and kissed.
Supergirl coughed to get their attention, "I'm still here guys."
Alex and Lena pulled apart and laughed, then they both looked at Supergirl, "Sorry," Alex told her, "and thank you."
"Yes," Lena said, "Thank you for saving me, again."
Supergirl smiled, "Yeah it would be nice if you could both stay out of trouble for five minutes."
Alex looked incredulous, "Trouble? Me? Since when?"
Supergirl laughed, "Don't make me list all the times."
Lena giggled and Alex looked at her, "Hey, who's side you on?"
"No, I am not choosing sides, not when it comes to my best friend and my fiance, hell no." Lena said and made her way inside their apartment.
Alex and Supergirl followed her in looking at each other.
Lena checked all of her luggage was there and then stepped up to Alex again, "And I owe you an apology."
"No need," Alex told her, "but if you insist I can think of a few ways you can make it up to me."
Lena raised an eyebrow at her and was about to respond when she saw Supergirl covering her ears, Lena giggled instead, "It's okay Kara you can go now."
"Oh thank Rao for that!"
Alex laughed as her sister made her way onto the balcony, she gave them a wave and then she was gone, leaving them both alone with each other.
"I'm so sorry Alex," Lena frowned as she looked up at her lovers face.
Alex wrapped her arms around her, "Stop saying sorry."
"Okay," Lena bit her lip and placed her arms around Alex's shoulders, she let her fingers move softly through Alex's hair at the back.
Alex felt warmth and a tingling sensation as her lover stroked her hair, she smiled and Leaned in for a kiss.
"Lets go to bed," Alex said softly.
"Yes, it's been a day," Lena replied.
Lena locked up the apartment and then joined Alex in the bedroom. They both got changed for bed, used the bathroom, brushed their teeth and then got into bed together.
"Come here," Alex said holding her arms open for Lena.
Lena smiled and lay with her back resting into Alex.
Alex wrapped a strong arm around Lena's waist and snuggled into her.
Lena closed her eyes and fell asleep almost instantly. Alex lay there for a few minutes before she drifted off to sleep too.
The following day Alex left early to go to the DEO. She spent the morning with Brainy going over what they had on Lillian Luthor.
"So," Brainy told the Director, "there is certainly enough to put Lillian in the secure facility, but…" he paused and raised an eyebrow, "are you sure you wish to do this?"
Alex frowned at him, "Haven't you heard a word I have told you?"
Brainy thought about it for a moment then he asked, "I will rephrase that, she is Lena's mother, is Miss Luthor okay with this?"
Alex folded her arms and looked at him, "Yes she is."
"Okay, I will, as you humans say, get right on it then," he went to walk off and Alex put her hand on his shoulder.
"I'll do it," Alex told him.
"Are you sure?" He asked surprised.
Alex just looked at him. Brainy got the message quickly and nodded.
Alex entered the familiar interrogation room at the DEO. One she had used so many times before to get answers out of rogue Aliens, human criminals, poor unsuspecting innocents too. But nothing compared to this. Nothing felt sweeter than putting Lillian Luthor where she really belonged.
But first she wanted to talk to her. After all she was her future mother in law.
Lillian looked straight at Alex when she entered in full DEO uniform, "Agent Danvers, we meet again and so soon."
Alex noticed she had used her old title but didn't let it bother her, "Actually it's Director."
Lillian smiled, "Oh yes, I forgot, you were promoted. I guess this means you can actually pay your own way then and won't be living off my daughter."
Alex remained standing and just ignored Lillian's attempts to bait her, "Anyway, I thought I would give you a chance to explain yourself before I send you off to summer camp."
Lillian sat back in her chair, hands cuffed, "There is nothing to explain, I don't like you."
"Well, Lena does, in fact we are getting married in a few months time," Alex told her. She noticed the look on Lillian's face was now less smug and more horrified.
"It won't last, Lena will come to her senses eventually. Leaving you brokenhearted." Lillian had a smug smile back on her face.
Alex had an unreadable face, years of military training taught her how to do that.
"It's a real shame you won't get to see your grandchildren," Alex taunted her.
Lillian sat forward, her arms resting on the desk, she sighed, "Look, I don't like you, you don't like me, but Lena loves me, and I love her, she is my family, are you sure you want to do this?"
Alex sat on the edge of the desk, "You had your chance, you broke our agreement."
Lillian sighed and closed her eyes, the next words were the hardest she had ever had to utter in her life, "I'm sorry."
Alex smirked and met Lillian's eyes, "Your sorry? Do you realise what you did?"
"What do you mean?" Lillian asked confused.
"Lena was almost killed when her plane lost control in bad weather, she was only in it, on her own that night because she saw that woman you set me up with." Alex stared at her coldly.
Lillian frowned, "Your lying."
Alex looked to the glass partition where others could look in and watch, but you couldn't see them, "You can come in now," Alex said to her earpiece.
"Hello Mother," Lena said as she walked in and closed the door behind her.
"Lena, why are you here? Not that I'm not glad to see you," she smiled at her daughter.
"I'm not here to see you, I am here to tell you, if you ever want to see me again, you will stop messing around with my life," Lena stepped up and sat down in the seat, the other side of the table. Alex stood to one side and let Lena talk.
"Alex told the truth about the plane," Lena told Lillian, "If it wasn't for Alex and Supergirl I would be dead."
Lillian shivered at the very thought, "I didn't mean for anything like that to happen, I just wanted better for you."
Lena just stared at her mother and continued, "When will you understand I don't need you meddling in my life? I love Alex and we are going to be married."
"Yes I know," Lillian frowned then she smiled, "I promise I won't interfere anymore."
"I don't believe you," Lena said coldly.
Just then the door opened and an agent wheeled in a cage containing an Alien Truth Seeker.
Lillian looked at it and remembered it from before, "Seriously?"
Alex let the baby Alien out on the table, it ran up Lillian's arm and attached itself.
Lena folded her arms and looked at her mother, "Now we might get some truthful answers at least."
Lillian shrugged, "Fine, go ahead."
Alex stood beside Lena who was still sitting in a chair.
"How's prison food?" Alex asked. Lena looked at her fiance and frowned. How could this be important right now?
"Absolutely terrible," Lillian replied truthfully.
Alex smiled, "Why did you set me up?"
"Because…Lena deserves better."
Alex looked down at Lena who was pursing her lips and folding her arms.
"Will you leave me alone and let me live my life?" Lena asked.
"Yes," fell from Lillian's lips, "I was wrong to interfere."
Lena looked up at Alex, "Are you sure this is working?"
Alex looked at the Alien, "You know these things as much as me?" She looked at Lena and shrugged her shoulders.
"Why is it so hard to believe?" Lillian said, "Honestly, I give up, if this is what you so desperately want, then so be it."
Lena looked at her, "So, you will really leave us alone? You won't have us followed? You wont try to change my mind? You won't interfere?"
"Correct, look all I want is to live out the rest of my life knowing I at least tried. But I see you love her, there is nothing I can do," Lillian paused, "And at least she is human."
Lena sighed, "I will never understand your irrational hate of Aliens."
Then Lena stood up beside Alex, "I'm satisfied if you are?" she looked to Alex.
"Okay, I'll get some agents back in to take her back to prison," Alex said reluctantly, she wanted nothing more than Lillian to not pass the truth test and to be sent to their private facility but at the same time she was glad for Lena that Lillian was finally seeing sense.
"Can you give us a moment?" Lena then asked Alex.
Alex nodded, "Of course."
When Alex was out of the room Lena told Lillian that she would never see her again. And that she would never see her grandchildren. And that she wouldn't even talk to them about her. The only grandmother's they would know would be her own biological mother and Alex's mother. Lena felt that was enough punishment for her.
Lena stepped out of the room and walked up to Alex.
"You okay?" Alex asked placing her hand on her fiance's arm.
Lena nodded, "I am now that she's been dealt with. Let's get out of here."
Alex looked down at her uniform, "I can't."
"Can I bring you lunch here then?" Lena asked.
"Of course, I would love to have lunch with you," Alex smiled.
Lena pulled Alex down to kiss her gently on the lips. When they broke apart Lena smirked at her, "I have always wanted to kiss you in the DEO."
Alex raised an eyebrow, "Really? Is that all?"
"That is definitely not all," Lena giggled.
"Maybe I can arrange to fulfil that fantasy one day, but for now I am really hungry and you promised me lunch," Alex said as her stomach growled.