The evening went by terribly slowly for Lena, Christmas was cancelled and all that was left was her, reeling over the confession that she heard eight hours ago. Nia was sleeping peacefully, blissfully unaware of what was happening. Alex had gone to bed and Eliza was busy at the lab back in Midvale. There was nothing to stick around for.
Lena sat on the sofa with her legs drawn to her chest, anger building as she fought back tears. Why would Kara let their daughter die when she had the chance to save her? That'll be an interesting one for Nia to find out once she turned eighteen. She was in a family where the Supers existed, the truth always came out in the end anyway and that's what terrified Lena. What if Nia learned that Kara isn't all the super hero she is cracked up to be?
So, as Lena sat there, she thought and thought, and she thought until it became too much. The Luthor climbed to her feet and walked over to the window in the kitchen. There, she caught her reflection in the glass. She looked a mess, and she felt it. She felt like a shard of glass had been pushed through her heart, and the funny thing was, right now, she would want that glass pushing harder because in her eyes, she had no right to be a mother. A Luthor as a parent? Her, as a parent? That was a joke if Lilian ever heard it, only she did, and that's how she ended up in this situation, here, now.
Lena was snapped out of her thoughts when Nia began screaming and crying. She sighed and dropped her head in frustration, "I can't do this." She said quietly to herself, her voice shaking heavily, "I'm no parent." It was in that moment, Kara-Supergirl appeared outside the window. Lena looked up at her with pure hatred in her eyes. She couldn't hate Kara more if she tried, "You made this happen Supergirl. You took my daughter away from me." She said through gritted teeth, only to see Kara biting her lip in return as if she was fighting back some welling up of emotions. It was then, Lena pushed herself off of the counter and walked through to where Nia was screaming and crying.
The Luthor gently picked the infant up, "I'm here, mommy is here." She said softly to Nia. As Lena looked down in the crib to search for a pacifier or something which would soothe the baby, she heard a floorboard creak behind her, "I don't know why you are bothering. I told you to leave and yet you still refuse to leave me alone."
The Kryptonian sighed heavily, "Lena, she is still my daughter-"
With that Lena turned sharply on her heel, "No, you stopped being her mother the day you let her die. She will learn what you did Kara. I don't care how long it takes, but you are never going to see her again!" She snapped.
"Hey, what's going on? I heard raised voices and-" Alex stopped in her tracks. She then crossed her arms, "You have a nerve."
Kara's eyes widened, "Come on Alex! She is still my daughter. You can't stop me seeing her."
"I can't, but then again, I really can. What you did is despicable, you took it upon yourself to play God. You can leave." Alex said, stepping out of the way of the door, "I want you to get out of my sight Kara, now." She snapped.
Kara sighed heavily, "This isn't fair."
"Life isn't fair." Lena retorted, "But this one time, you made it not be fair. Now get out and do not come back."
Kara sighed and looked at Alex for help, but Alex offered no such thing, "You heard her. Leave."
Kara looked back at Nia and did as she was told, slamming the front door behind her.