I had barely checked on Charlie when my phone started buzzing. I covered her back up and stepped into the hall.
"Agent Gand," I answered.
"Rae, it's Lena. I think I have something. Can you meet me at my lab?" she asked.
"Sure, I'll be right over," I hung up and stretched out my back. The hot shower I had been thinking about would have to wait. I headed to my room to change before making my way to L Corp. A picture of my mom with Mon-el and I caught my attention. What Lena had said had been weighing heavily on my mind lately. There had been times in my life where Rhea had been very much like a mother to me. I could always talk to her about anything and she helped me to become the strong, confident woman I wanted to be. However, she also tore that side of me down when she caught wind of my involvement with the Kryptonians. I think the part that was bothering me the most was my mother's involvement. The lies, for years, she went on without telling me. But, on the other hand, what good would it do to bring all this up. My mom has always been there for me, taught me everything I know and has been an example of what a mom really looks like. The kind of mom I want to be for Charlie. I shook off the thought and threw on my hoodie. If I was going to be at Lena's all night, I might as well be comfy. I grabbed my keys and phone and headed downstairs. My mom was awake reading her book by the fireplace.
"Hey Love," she said, not pulling her eyes from the book. "You headed out again so soon?"
"Lena just called to say she's found a break. It's our first in a couple days, so hopefully this will be what we need to help Sam," I said, debating whether or not to bring up my aunt.
"Okay, well be safe," she said with a smile. "I love you."
I smiled, "love you too Mom."
Locking the door behind me, I ran over to L Corp. Jumping roof to roof, I took in how similar the city looked to Daxam. Suddenly, I was feeling very nostalgic. I was brought back to reality when I made it to L Corp and saw it being cleared out. Guards and equipment were being funnelled out the doors; I stood watching over the side of the building for a bit before I made my way inside to Lena.
"Hey, what's going on?" I asked, cringing as agents banged boxes into walls.
"Since Reign is becoming immune to my synthetic kryptonite, J'onn ordered all non-essential personnel be evacuated," Lena drew in a deep, frustrated breath. "It's time to kick Reign's ass," she said, looking more determined than ever. She explained to me her latest break through and I nodded, following her over to the cell. In theory, what Lena was proposing sounded solid. But so had our last four attempts.
When we walked in Reign smirked at us. She followed us with her eyes and watched as we set up the injection.
"You two think you have it this time?" asked Reign.
We ignored her and tightened up her restraints. She struggled against it and Lena increased the kryptonite to subdue her. She counted down before delivering the shot and we watched as the serum drained into Reigns arm.
"The biolistic delivery system should work within seconds. If it can overwrite genes in crops, it should be able to do the same with Sam's."
"Reign's cells are closer to plant cells than we thought; as are all Kryptonians. This is part of the reason why our DNA can process the sunlight at accelerated speeds," we explained, speaking into the recorder for the medical files.
"Plasmid inserted," announced Lena. We held our breath.
The mechanical arm retreated and the system announced that the payload had been rejected. We both let out our breath at once knowing we had failed.
"We just need the right vectors, the right metals," said Lena. "I thought this would work."
"We just need more time," I said, squeezing Lena's shoulder.
"Yes, more time. Give Lena more time because when I'm out, I'm going to rip out her spine and then I'm going to crack this planet in half and you'll hear—" I cut Reign off, enforcing Lena's refractive scatter-field. I turned back to Lena, who let was letting her emotions show.
"Hey, we'll get this," I said, trying to sound hopeful. "We're so close."
"What if she becomes too powerful and I need to pull that switch to flood her system with kryptonite? I don't think I could kill Sam," admitted Lena.
"You have to ask yourself what would Sam want?" I answered.
Lena thought about her answer before replying, "she'd want me to protect Ruby at all cost."
"I know should that time come, you'll make the right decision," I said, pulling my phone out of my pocket. "It's Alex, I'll be right back." I excused myself into the hall.
"Hey," I answered.
"Hey," said Alex, her voice bringing me a sense of calm. "How's it going over there?"
"The hunch we were working on fell through. Reigns getting obviously stronger," I said, even I could hear the defeat in my voice.
"I know you guys will come up with something. I'm sorry I can't be there to help," offered Alex.
"That's okay, what you're doing is important. How's Ruby?"
"She's doing better. We were actually hoping to steal you and Charlie for another ice cream date tomorrow. But I guess this is looking like an all nighter again?"
"I'd love to but yeah, I think we'll be here all night. We're so close," I said, wishing I could be with Alex. "But I'm sure Charlie would love to."
"Really? You think I can handle two kids? Alone?" asked Alex, a certain fear creeping into her voice that I had never heard. It made me smile.
"Yeah, I think you'll be okay," I assured her. "I'll give mom a call and let her know you'll be over in the morning."
"Okay. What about you? When will I get to see you next? I mean, you know, I kind of miss you."
"Hopefully soon," I sighed. "I miss you too." Realizing these couple of days had been the longest we'd gone without seeing each other. "I should get back. Have fun tomorrow."
"Be careful," said Alex, before hanging up.
I leaned back against the wall, trying to stay with Alex before reality came spilling back. Taking a deep breath, I called my mom to fill her in before heading back inside with Lena.
As Ruby and I walked up the front path to Rae's house, the nerves of taking Charlie out alone were overwhelming. Before I could change my mind, Ruby had already knocked on the door and it was opening.
"Agent Danvers! Ruby! How are you?" greeted Rae's mom.
"Hi Mrs. Gand, we're doing well. How are you guys?" I answered, swallowing the lump in my throat.
"Hi Charlie!" said Ruby; looking the most excited I've seen her since she started staying with me. Charlie laughed and clapped before squeezing on to Ruby's leg.
"Okay, I have snacks, extra clothes, bibs and diapers in her bag," said Mrs. Gand, handing over the diaper bag. "And this monster, which I can never seem to make look as easy as they say it is." She lugged the stroller through the door and pointed to the lever.
"Okay," I said, pulling it and pushing down on it. The huge stroller popped open and Charlie immediately tried climbing in. Ruby helped her in and buckled her up. I looked back to Mrs. Gand, who had an encouraging smile.
"Good luck," she said with a wink.
I tried to put enough confidence behind the smile I gave and started down the path.
"Oh Alex! Why don't you and Ruby stay for dinner when you get back this evening! I'm expecting Rae home then as well."
"That sounds great Mrs. Gand, thank you," I waved and walked beside Ruby pushing the stroller.
If I had been told a year ago that I would be walking through a park pushing a stroller and listening to a preteen tease me about my driving, I wouldn't have believed it. But, here I was. We stopped at a picnic bench to eat our ice cream. The girls were laughing and playing peek a boo and I stopped to check my phone. I hadn't heard from Rae in awhile. I knew Reign was becoming increasingly dangerous; she was becoming more and more immune to the synthetic kryptonite. I tried calling to check in. It rang for a while before Lena answered.
"Hey, it's Lena. Sorry, to intrude like this. But I saw your name on Rae's phone and didn't want you to worry when she didn't pick up."
"That's okay Lena. How's it going?" I asked, wondering why Rae couldn't answer her own phone.
"Getting there, I hope. We were up most of the night and with the breakthrough coming early this morning, we haven't got much sleep. Rae actually just fell asleep while we were waiting on our final results from our last tests, so I thought it'd be best if she got some rest."
"Okay, yeah, that's probably for the best," I said. "Could you just let her know that everything is going well over here and we're just down at the park?"
"Absolutely, will do," said Lena. "Take care."
"Bye," I closed the call and saw that the girls had finished their ice creams.
"Can we go check out the hats?" asked Ruby.
"I think that's a great idea," I said, throwing out our trash and walking behind them. We moved to the vendor and I watched as Ruby put hat after hat on Charlie, who just giggled and pulled each one off. I managed to get one picture with the both of them wearing a hat but it was a feat. While the girls had moved on to sunglasses, I noticed a man behind us acting strange. I moved myself so I could watch him in the mirror and realized he was watching us. Growing more and more uncomfortable, I needed a plan to get the girls further away while I confronted him. After a moment to gather my thoughts, I gave Ruby some money and asked her to take Charlie to grab us some drinks while I paid for our things. I watched them walk away, then turned back to confront the shady character. Only when I did, he was ready for me and held up a gun. I ducked behind the vendor; my heart was racing and shots were flying. Looking for the girls, I saw Ruby crouched down beside the stroller behind the food truck. I stepped out from the vendor and the same guy threw something in my direction. Glancing down, I saw something that resembled a small bomb rolling up to my feet. Without thinking, I quickly grabbed it and ran it to the nearest garage can, closing the lid I yelled for everyone to get back and took cover behind the vendor. I closed my eyes and covered my ears. In that moment, I could feel my heart slamming against my chest. After hearing the blast, I ran to find the girls. I had to get them out of there and get back to the DEO. This guy was relentless and had clearly thought this through. Looking behind me when I reached the girls, there was no sign of the suspect. He had gotten away. Someone was trying to kill me and I had lost him.
Sleepily, I walked into the lab to find Lena setting up what looked like another test.
"Hey, you have something?" I asked, handing her the screwdriver she was reaching for.
"No, I just want to be ready to utilize the black rock. Should Supergirl get back in time," answered Lena, looking defeated.
"Thanks for the nap," I said, helping her build her workstation.
"Thought one of us should be running on more than fumes", she said, with a small smile. My phone dinged and I opened the alert from the DEO. "Everything okay?"
"Yeah, someone opened fire at the park today; a DEO Agent was there. The suspect got away and everyone is to be on the lookout," I answered, reading the description of the suspect. Hearing this Lena gasped, I looked up. "Are you okay?"
"While you were sleeping Alex called," she said, the colour in her face draining.
"Okay," I said, waiting for more.
"Rae, A-Alex and the girls were at the park," she stammered. "I was supposed to tell you."
My heart felt like it stopped. I held the edge of the table to steady myself. My whole world was at that park. Feeling every pump of blood push through my body, my phone rang again.
"Agent Gand," I murmured, scared to hear the voice on the other end.
"Rae, we need you at the DEO immediately," said J'onn.
I hung up, assuming the worst. "I have to go." I began moving towards the door.
"Are they okay?"
"I don't know. I'll be in touch." I took off running, heading towards the DEO. I jumped building to building, the worst thoughts plaguing my mind. I landed on the balcony and kept going looking for Alex or anyone with answers. I saw Winn looking serious and my panic only grew.
"Where are they?" I demanded.
"They're okay," I heard J'onn answer from behind me. "They're on their way in. They should be here any minute."
"T-they're…" I stuttered, my stomach rolling. J'onn nodded, holding my shoulders. Relief that they were okay washed over me. I felt like I took a breath for the first time since I heard the news and I was having a hard time controlling my emotions. "Could've led with that."
"We don't want to frighten the kids Agent Gand, why don't you take a second and I'll have Agent Shott message you when they get here."
"Yes sir," I breathed, heading to Alex's office. Tears were threatening to fall and J'onn was right, we didn't need to further worry the kids. I shut the door behind me and tried taking in as much air as I could. Tears were streaming down my face and I couldn't stop them. The thoughts that had flown into my mind in the moments of uncertainty were still very present. I was pacing back and forth, trying to let it sink in that the girls were okay. But it wouldn't process until I saw them standing in front of me. I was leaning over the sink in the bathroom, fighting the nausea. The devastating sense of panic mixed with the overwhelming relief that they were okay, was too much.
"Rae," said Alex, quietly. I looked up in the mirror to see Alex standing in the door.
I took another deep breath and walked towards her, wanting to touch her and make sure she was really in front of me.
"Rae, I'm so sorry," said Alex, as she slipped into my arms. "I-I'm sorry."
"For what?" I answered. "I'm so glad you guys are okay."
"I shouldn't have had them there," said Alex, tears threatening.
"At the park?" I asked, holding her face in my hands. "Where should they have been? Locked away at home?"
"Yes! Forever," she said, making us both smile.
"As much as we want to, we can't keep them from the real world. And unfortunately, the world is a scary place and guns are an all too common reality now. But knowing they were with you, I knew they'd be safe," I pushed her hair away from her face. "I wouldn't have trusted them with anyone else."
"Are you okay?" she asked, stepping back, seeing my tear streaked face.
"I didn't get details until I got here," I said. "Just an intense couple of minutes. Where are the girls?"
"They're upstairs with J'onn and Winn," she answered, moving back into my arms.
Alex pulled me into her and wrapped her arms around me and I felt myself hold on to her. We stood together for a while, not wanting to let go. But the reality of the situation was imminent.
"Someone is trying to kill me," said Alex, letting go and moving to her files. "We need to look through these and find possible suspects."
"I'm coming with you," I said, without hesitation. Alex nodded and we headed upstairs to the others.
I watched as Rae inspected the girls, subtly, while listening to Ruby's version of events. When she had looked them both over, she picked up Charlie and held her close.
I couldn't help but feel guilty for putting them danger. I tried to shake the feeling and concentrate on J'onn and Winn and the list they were compiling. After figuring out who was in containment, we moved on to bigger threats.
"What about Ricky?" asked Winn, as Rae joined us with Charlie in her arms, leaving Ruby to start her book we had bought earlier that morning. "He definitely wanted you dead."
"Who's Ricky?" asked Rae, looking at his face on the screen.
I tried to down play it but Winn jumped in and answered before I could.
"Oh just the psycho who kidnapped Alex and tried to drown her as a way to negotiate the prison escape of his murderous father last year," he said, nonchalantly.
Rae looked at me and all I could do was shrug my shoulders. I offered up another prospect as a way to change the subject. "What about Ron Collins?"
I wasn't one hundred percent sure where Rae's head was at or if she was even listening to Winn rattle off the information but seeing her smirk when I admitted that I made my first arrest at seventeen, told me everything.
"I'm going," I said. "Winn get me an address."
"I'm coming with you," said Rae, looking at Winn. She gave Charlie a kiss on her cheek and passed her to him. Winn immediately refused.
"No, no, no. I don't babysit! Not any more," he said, holding his hands up.
"Winn today has been one of the scariest days of my life. And I have lived through a war," said Rae. "Please, don't make it harder. The DEO is the safest place for these guys right now."
Winn groaned and smiled at Charlie as he accepted her from Rae. "Thanks," she smiled before turning to leave with me.
"I don't think that's a good idea, one of us should stay here with them," I said, not wanting the kids out of our sight. We headed out to the parking garage.
"I agree, but if you think I'm going to sit on the side lines while you're confronting potential attempted murder suspects without back up and Supergirl on another planet, you're wrong," she argued in one breath, adjusting her belt. "Besides, here, they're surrounded by numerous hand picked agents trained by you."
Rae looked at me, trying to gage my reaction. I felt guilty for having this target on my back and putting the people I cared about in danger. Hearing that this had been the scariest day she's been through, and knowing I caused it, was getting to me. I didn't want to willingly accept bringing someone else into the chaos with me and I wanted to argue that point but she continued before I could start.
"From the moment we met," said Rae, stopping and taking my hands in hers. "We have worked as an amazing team, always having each other's back and always able to count on the other for help. We split up this morning and look what happened."
I could sense some guilt from Rae for not being around this morning. I knew neither of us should be feeling guilty but I knew it was easier said than done.
"Please, let me help you," pleaded Rae.
"Okay," I sighed, bringing her hands to my lips. "Let's get him."
I held on tightly to Alex as she drove us through the streets of National City to some seedy bar Winn had located Collins at. Alex parked the bike out front and we devised a game plan.
"I'll confront him while you hang back. If things go sideways, evacuate the bar and call for back up," explained Alex.
"Got it," I agreed.
"Let's do this," said Alex, heading inside.
I stayed back until she was inside and went in after her. I found a table that gave me multiple vantage points. I could clearly see Alex and the man she was talking to, as well as the rest of the bar. When the server came, I ordered a beer to blend in and watched the conversation between the two at the bar. The man Alex was talking to appeared irritated but calm. It seemed off that this guy would move from Midvale to National City and so close to Alex after he was released from prison. But he wasn't acting like a guy who was on a mission to kill anyone. The server came and dropped off my beer. I reached for my wallet to tip him and could see the conversation getting a little more heated. I kept my eyes on Alex but before anything got out of hand, she was walking towards the door. I waited a minute and followed her out.
When I stepped outside I heard Alex call it in, saying it wasn't Ron Collins.
"What did he say?" I asked, watching Alex swing her leg over the bike.
"He's living with so much guilt, I'm not even sure how he's walking right now, let alone trying to kill someone else," she said, frustration in her voice. She tried starting her bike and it stalled. She tried it again and we both heard it. I felt Alex grab my shoulder as she jumped off the bike and we started running. The blast behind us, knocked us over sending Alex on top of me. We slid back away from the explosion and when the dust settled, Alex lifted her head from my shoulder and looked at me.
"I thought you were going to be on top from now on?" she joked, wiping dirt from my cheek. She looked back at where her bike once stood. "I really loved that bike."
She stood offering me a hand up. "Well, if you weren't sure it wasn't Collins before, I guess he's definitely out now," I said, brushing myself off. "You okay?"
"Yeah, guess we'll need a ride," she said, calling J'onn.
By the time we got back to the DEO, Alex was rattled. We had no leads and our only suspect had been ruled out.
"Okay, I've compiled a new list of suspects using different dat—" started Winn, before Alex cut him off.
"Screw the lists. If this guy wants me, he can come get me," said Alex. "It's our turn to hunt."
"You want to set a trap?" asked J'onn.
"Like I said, I'm already a target, right? Look if Sam is gone, I'm all Ruby has left. And if I'm gone-" Alex didn't want to finish her thought.
"I understand that. But this sounds reckless," I countered. "He's already tried shooting you, we can't just hang you out to dry and declare open season."
"Rae's right. It's too dangerous," agreed J'onn. Alex started to protest and J'onn held up his hand to stop her. "It's too dangerous for you to be out there. But, if I were you, we could bait him enough to take the bite."
The smile returned to Alex's face as she listened to J'onn's plan to shape shift into her and call her shooter out. Once everyone was clear on the plan, we headed out to gear up and move out. Alex and I headed to a roof that overlooked the park and watched as we got the signal from the other agents in their locations.
"I hope this works," said Alex, looking through a pair of binoculars.
"Me too", I said.
"I like working in the field with you," smiled Alex. "It's been a minute since you've been out here. I was starting to think you were going to change your focus to the lab instead."
"I'm glad I can help Lena out, but the lab isn't really my thing. I'd much rather be out here or in Med Bay," I admitted.
"Is everyone in position?" J'onn asked in our earpieces. Alex took another look around and confirmed. We watched as an Alex look alike started her run through the park.
"Wow, that's kind of weird," I said, seeing the second Alex below through the binoculars. I looked at Alex beside me before turning my gaze back to J'onn. "I'm not sure I'd be able to pick my Alex between the two."
I felt Alex looking at me. "I like being your Alex."
"You know," I said, turning to her. "What you said back there, about Ruby, as much as I have your back, I have Ruby's as well. Whatever or whoever is important to you, is important to me too. I'm all in with you."
J'onn interrupted our moment. "Status check?"
"Nothing yet J'onn," replied Alex, looking around again with the binoculars. "Wait a minute, I think I have something." Alex pointed to a rooftop across the way. I saw him, he was armed and watching J'onn. My heart started racing.
"Northwest. Baseball hat," called Alex. The moment the words left her lips, the shooter trained his weapon directly on her.
"Down!" I yelled, pushing her down with me, hearing the shots hit the unit behind us.
"J'onn we've been made!" shouted Alex. "I think he knows you're not me." We stood taking aim at the building where the shots came from.
"How does he know which of us is which?" asked J'onn, confused like the rest of us.
"I don't know. But he's on the move! I'm going after him!" I heard Alex tell J'onn as a pain in my side hit, causing me to take a knee.
"Wait for back up Agent Danvers," ordered J'onn.
"I'm on her six," I called, shaking off the pain and running after Alex. She was on the next building running behind the suspect. I jumped down and tried to catch up, wondering how Alex got to the other rooftop. I didn't have to wait long for the answer, as I saw her jump off the roof and I lost sight of her for a moment. I jumped behind her, needing a second to catch my breath, the pain from dodging the bullet catching me in my side again. Alex jumped to another roof. Had I not known better, I'd have thought she was another Daxamite. I kept running, I could see the suspect zip lining across to another building, I tried to call out to Alex to get her attention. The guy cut the rope he used and Alex would be trapped. I called up to her again, only to watch her leap off the side of the building and catch herself by her fingertips on the other side. The suspect was leaning over the edge with a gun aimed at her. Despite the pain, I sped up and jumped off the building. I landed beside Alex, grabbing her jacket and pushed off the building flinging us both on to the rooftop. Alex managed to kick the guy to the ground and grab his gun.
"Nice moves, Agent Gand," she said, standing over the assailant.
"Not so bad yourself, Agent Danvers," I gasped, still lying on my back.
"I recognize you," said Alex, turning her attention back to the suspect.
"Not me, my twin brother," he snarled. "And you should, after all it was you who arrested him!"
"He was on Fort Rozz. He killed twelve people," countered Alex.
"Lies!" he shouted.
I tried to stand to back up Alex and crumpled back over.
"Agent Gand? You okay?" asked Alex, quickly glancing over her shoulder at me, not wanting to take her eyes off the guy on the ground. "Rae?"
"I'm fine, just winded I think," I said, not sure what was happening. Just then, J'onn appeared.
"Take him!" ordered Alex, rushing to my side.
"I'm okay," I assured her. She lifted my shirt and her face said otherwise.
"We have an Agent down, GSW to the midsection, requiring immediate evacuation." Alex applied pressure to the wound and looked at me. "Winded?"
"It can't be, the y-yellow sun?" I mumbled.
"It can be when they're lead bullets," answered Alex. She opened up a pocket on my pants and pulled out a first aid kit. Her voice was the last thing I heard before things went blurry and dark.
I swapped out Rae's IV bag and returned to her bedside. She had lost a lot of blood by the time we got her off the roof and back to the DEO. But she was going to be okay. She had to be. I took her hand in mine and sat on the edge of her bed. I'm not sure whether I was praying or what I was doing but I knew I would do anything for her to open her eyes. I checked her vitals once again. With the lead bullet being lodged in her abdomen for so long, her inhibitor malfunctioned. Not only had she been shot but also her body was unable to heal itself under the yellow sun because she was also being poisoned. Thankfully, Winn had something ready to replace her old inhibitor once we made it back to the DEO. When we removed the bullet, Rae's vitals began to stabilize but it had been longer than it should have.
I heard footsteps and while I wished for nothing more than for them to belong to Kara, I was happy to see J'onn standing in the doorway.
"Hey."
"Hey, how is she?" he asked, moving closer to the bed.
"Stable. I just wish she would open her eyes and tell me so herself," I said, rubbing the back of her hand.
"She's tough," he assured me.
"You know, a whole list of suspects and he wasn't even on it," I said, shaking my head. J'onn nodded, listening. "When you first approached me about working at the DEO, I was failing med school. I was drunk and completely lost. But you, J'onn, you gave me purpose. You know, something to stand up for, something to devote my life to. But today, I didn't only risk my life for it, I risked the life of the person I love." I stopped for a second so I could keep it together. "You know, I stood straight in front of him on that roof today. I jumped straight across to that building, without even hesitating. And to be honest, that's not even the tallest building I've jumped off of in the line of duty."
"Maybe that's because you know you always have someone who is watching out for you. You're able to make big moves because you've had a partner you can trust," offered J'onn. "You're able to have the confidence to make the hard decisions and go the extra mile."
"Yeah, exactly," I agreed. "That's who I am. It's just baked into me. You know, jumping buildings, making enemies. That's all part of the job. But the irony here is, that the thing that I had to do to save myself is the very thing that could have killed me."
I took a deep, unsteady breath and looked at Rae before I went on. "I broke up with Maggie because I wanted to be a mother. And one day, I will be; hopefully with the person I care for more than anything. Because I know that's what I want. And I know that's who I am. Just like I'm going to be the person that jumps off the building to catch the bad guy. And I just keep thinking, I mean, can those two people coexist? And is that fair? Is that fair to the people I'm coming home to?"
"Hey, come on," said J'onn, moving to my side. "Look you may be the person who jumps the building to stop the bad guy, but you're also one of the most intelligent, and intuitive women I know. You're an incredible agent and I know you're going to be an incredible mother. So when the time is right, I know you'll make the choice that's right for you."
"Thanks J'onn," I said, letting his words sink in. I stood and hugged him, feeling thankful for having his love and guidance.
"I have to get back, but I want to be updated," he said, nodding towards Rae. "And if you need anything."
"I know, thanks J'onn."
I watched him head back downstairs and checked Rae's vitals again. She was stable, which confused me because she should've come to by now. I sat down next to her again and pulled her blanket up. I sent a text to Ruby to see how they were doing. With so much weighing on my mind, all I could do was protect the people I could, here and now.
I felt Alex stir next to me, she rolled onto her back and her arm slid off my stomach. She woke up startled that she had touched my wound and that my monitors had been turned off.
"I'm happy to report patients BP is normal, conscious for almost an hour and completely healed," I smiled.
Alex smiled, "you're happy to report huh?"
She sat up, lifting my shirt to check the wound herself. She ran her fingers over my skin. "Why didn't you wake me?"
"Considering I've been out for almost twenty four hours, according to my chart, I figured you've probably been up most of the night and could use the sleep," I answered. "I called my mom to let her know I was okay, but she said you had been giving her hourly updates already. She also said the kids are doing just fine."
"I didn't want any of them to worry. I definitely didn't want the girls to see or hear anything about what happened. Your mom offered to take them home with her when I called her," she explained.
"Thank you," I said, moving her hair back.
"You don't have to thank me," answered Alex, covering my hand with hers. "I've had a lot of time to think and, at first, everything just spiralled. Putting the girls in danger, almost getting us blown up, getting you shot, and then still going after the bad guy." Alex stood, pacing with her hands on her hips like she tended to do. "All this stuff happened today and I know it's not going to stop, this is a typical day for us here. But J'onn and you reminded me that, I know I can handle it. I mean you're right; we live in society today that can be dark and dangerous. But we're trained to deal with exactly that. And J'onn, he mentioned that maybe the lack of hesitation in my decision-making comes from the partners I've always had. I know I can trust them one hundred percent." Alex sat back down on the bed and held my hand. "Just like I know, I can trust the important person in my life. That when I come home from having a day, you'll understand. Or if I get hurt, you'll be there in all the ways I need because we get each other and you know I'll be there for you in the same ways." She reached out and touched my face. "What I'm really saying is, I'm all in with you too. Always."
I couldn't help the huge smile that crept on to my face as I pulled her into me and kissed her. Alex wrapped her arms around me, holding me to her and I had never felt happier.
"I mean there's still things I worry about but-"
"But we'll cross those bridges when we get there, together," I assured her.
"That sounds good," she said, resting her head against mine.
"Excuse me Agent Danvers," interrupted another Agent. "Agent Schott has detected Supergirls signature within our atmosphere. It happened simultaneously with a large disruption at L Corp. "
"Sounds like she's back just in time," said Alex.