Date Night
Lena walked into the busy restaurant confidently. She walked with purpose and focus. She checked her coat and gave her name to the host and was immediately led to a small booth towards the back of the restaurant. She was surprised to find the booth empty. She sat in the spot the host had led her to, it was facing the direction she had just come from. The host handed her a menu and asked if she'd like to see the wine list. Lena declined.
"Very well," the host said. "Your party will be here momentarily."
"Thank you," Lena replied and opened up her menu.
In a matter of seconds, the waiter appeared with her favorite drink and a single long stem red rose. He placed them both on the table in front of her.
"I didn't order this." Lena told the waiter.
"No, it was in the instructions," He replied. "Would you like something else?"
"No, thank you," Lena answered. "This is fine." She eyed the drink with a curious look.
"Okay, please let me know if you need anything." The waiter then turned and walked away revealing Alex walking up to the table from behind him. She was focused on Lena. Leana noticed her walking and their eyes met. Alex smiled and Lena's pulse quickened as she watched her date approach.
"Wow Agent Danvers," Lena said as Alex reached the table, "You look beautiful." Lena eyed Alex up and down. Alex was wearing a form fitting dress that went to her knees. It was a combination of bright red and maroon, it appeared as the two colors splashed together. Her hair was neatly swept to the side and her lips matched the maroon of her dress and her hair.
Alex took her seat across from Lena. "Thank you," she said as her face reddened. "You look stunning."
"Thank you," Lena said with her own slight blush.
The waiter reappeared with a drink he placed in front of Alex. "Would you ladies like to hear the specials?"
"That would be great." Lena replied.
As the waiter began listing the specials and their side dishes, Alex took the opportunity to gaze over Lena as she listened to the waiter. Alex was right when she called Lena stunning. Lena was wearing a black dress with different shades of blue flowers scattered on it. It was U-neck and cap sleeve just off the shoulders. She was wearing a necklace with a matching flower pendant that hung directly in the middle. She had on blue sapphire earrings and her black hair was pulled up into a loose bun that was leaning slightly to one side. And her eyes… Just then she was pulled from her trance when she heard Lena. "Alex?"
"What?" Alex blinked and looked around. "Sorry, what?" She looked back at Lena then the waiter.
"Do you need a few minutes to decide still?" He asked.
"Oh," Alex responded, then looked at Lena. "Yes, we do need a few minutes."
"Okay, I'll be back with the appetizer in a few moments." He then left.
"You got lost in thought," Lena said pulling Alex's attention back to her. "What were you thinking about?"
"You," Lena responded, "or your eyes to be exact."
"Yeah," Lena asked, "what about them?"
"Well," Alex paused deciding how much she wanted to tell of her thoughts. "I was noticing that they seemed blue tonight when I could have sworn that they were green the other night."
"You're a pretty observant person," Lena stated.
"It comes with the job." Alex said, "It's engrained in me now."
"All part of the bad ass-ness?" Lena smiled at Alex's slight blush.
"Yep. I can't help it." Alex shrugged.
"Well you're right on both counts," Lena explained. "My eyes are usually green but tend to appear blue when I'm wearing blue."
"Well they are gorgeous either way," Alex commented and Lena smiled.
The waiter was back with a plate he set down in the middle of the table. "Are you ready to order?"
"Lena," Alex motioned with her hand, "go ahead."
Lena ordered one of the specials the waiter had mentioned earlier and Alex then ordered something off the menu that she never even looked at. The waiter made his notations then left them alone again.
"I have the feeling that you've been here before." Lena said, "I also think you may have done some research for tonight." She grabbed the drink that was placed before her when she first sat down.
"Well I believe in being prepared," Alex grabbed her own drink and held it up, "To our first date."
"And hopefully not our last." Lena added under her breath. They both took a drink.
They talked and laughed throughout their dinner. Lena was surprised at how easy it was to talk to Alex. They shared horror stories of work gone wrong. They laughed at childhood stories about Kara. They told of broken hearts and bad relationships. They were both amazed at how much they opened up to each other.
They had slowly eaten their meals and ordered two more rounds of drinks during the time they spent together. It almost seemed that they were purposely extending their evening.
The waiter appeared one last time to inquire about dessert. When Alex declined, he handed her the bill. Lena went to protest but Alex quickly gave her a stern look.
"No, my invite," She said, "my treat."
"Thank you," Lena said, "it was delicious. You were right the other night when you said I needed to get out more." She finished her drink.
"This is by far my favorite place." Alex said, then finished her own drink. "Next time you have to try the tiramisu. It's to die for."
"Why not now?" Lena asked, "I'm not ready to call it a night."
"Oh no," Alex smiled, "I got plans for us. If you don't mind a short walk."
"Do these plans involve desert?" Lena asked with a smile.
"Of course," Alex replied "but you have to work for it." She winked at Lena.
Lena thought that was about the sexiest thing she'd seen Alex do, yet she hoped.
/
The street was busy. There were people walking, talking, yelling, having a good time in the fresh night air. There were cabs being hailed, cars honking, engines revving of people in a hurry to get somewhere. Alex and Lena were in no hurry, they walked side by side down the street. They only turned when Alex directed the move. They had reached their destination about ten minutes later.
"Awe," Lena gasped when she saw the location they had stopped. "I've been wanting to try this place but we're about a half hour late." She pointed to the closed sign on the door.
"It helps to know the owner," Alex said tapping on the glass door.
The indoor lights came on and a woman emerged, unlocked the door and pushed it open.
"Hi," the woman was tall and blonde, dressed in jeans and sweatshirt. It was obvious she had been working in the shop all day.
As she let the ladies in, Alex gave her a quick hug, "This is Lena, Lena this is my very best friend from home."
"It's nice to meet you." Lena extended her hand.
"It's very nice to meet you as well. Please come in." After locking the door behind them she led Lena and Alex to the kitchen area of the shop and then to a large room on the side. "Welcome to the party room." The room was set up like a conference room, it had a large table in the middle surrounded by chairs. There was a big screen tv. set up on the far wall, surround sound speakers set high in the corners and an unoccupied smaller table against the wall in the back. "Everything you need is on the rack here," she pointed to a tiered cart with numerous shelves holding pans of different flavored cupcakes and cookies. There were also trays of frosting tubes, sprinkles, and any edible decor you could imagine. "I'll leave you to it." She addressed Alex, "just let me know when you leave so I can set the alarm." Lena walked to the rack of baked goods and looked at everything. Alex's friend gave Alex a thumbs up, and Alex rolled her eyes back at her. She left the room and went home for the evening.
"So, what is all this." Lena asked as she turned to face Alex.
Alex was hanging her coat on the rack by the door. "This is us working for our dessert." She walked towards Lena and helped her out of her coat. She grabbed a couple of aprons off the cart and handed one to Lena. She hung Lena's coat on the rack and put the other apron on. "How are your decorating skills?" She turned back to Lena.
"I can hold my own," Lena said while grabbing a tube of frosting. "Care to make it a competition?"
"I must warn you," Alex replied reaching for her own tube of frosting, "I can be very competitive."
"Well that makes two of us then." Lena responded with a serious look, "Do you accept the challenge?"
"What are the terms?" Alex asked with her own serious look.
"Hmm…," Lena thought "best of three rounds, cupcake, cookie, and freestyle."
"What do I get when I win?" Alex asked confidently.
"If…" Lena responded raising an eyebrow, "If you win you can pick your prize. A prize for each round. You can request whatever your heart desires from the other."
"Deal," Alex said putting out her hand.
Lena took Alex's hand in a firm shake and smiled, "May the best woman win."
They set up a make shift curtain from empty cookie sheets and set to work on decorating a cupcake. They grabbed various sprinkles and frostings. They worked side by side decorating first a cupcake, then a large round cookie (the size of a dessert plate) and then finally their third freestyle round. Alex grabbed and additional two large cookies for this round while Lena took an entire tray of cupcakes.
Alex finished decorating first. With her extra time, she found the remote control and put a music station on the tv. Once Lena was finished, they took down the make shift curtain to reveal their masterpieces.
"Wow!" Alex said seeing what Lena had created. "Wow!" her mouth open in surprise. "Not only do they look professionally decorated, but it's a theme.
"Did I mention I took some baking classes in school?" Lena responded. "They were therapeutic and helped relieve stress."
"No," Alex gasped, "I believe you may have left out that detail."
Lena's single cupcake was decorated as a lady bug, with legs and an antenna sticking out of the frosting. Her cookie was the sun in various shades of yellow and orange spliced together, and the group of cupcakes were arranged as a giant flower with pink and purple petals surrounding the edges.
"You win," Alex conceded, "on all three rounds." She paused for a moment, still in shock. "I can't believe it. I feel as though I've been hustled."
"This is perfect though," Lena said picking up Alex's decorated cupcake and peeling the wrapper off the bottom. It was decorated as a rainbow, with a red circle around the edge and a purple dot in the middle.
"Oh please," Alex huffed, "compared to yours mine look like they were done by a five-year-old."
"No," Lena said while taking a bite out of Alex's cupcake, "at least a seven-year-old." She laughed. "It's delicious." Lena went to take another bite and Alex playfully pushed the cupcake into Lena's face.
"That's what you get for hustling me." Alex pulled away some of the cupcake in the process and put it in her own mouth. "It is good though."
"I see how it is." Lena grabbed her lady bug, "I never took you for a sore loser, Agent Danvers." She eyed Alex who was laughing at the frosting on Lena's mouth and cheek. "Come here."
"No," Alex put a chair between them, "I'm sorry. Truce." She said grabbing a napkin to offer Lena. "You have a small rainbow on your face," she laughed.
Lena took the napkin from Alex and wiped her face. "Since I won all three rounds, I get to choose three prizes.
"That was the deal," Alex replied, "anything you want. You can make me wash your car or bathe your dog. The possibilities are endless."
"Oh no," Lena said, "I pay people for that." She paused, "what I want from you, right here, right now is," she picked up the remote control and changed the music station until she found one that she liked. "Dance with me Alex."
Alex moved closer, "With pleasure." She placed her hands on Lena's hips and pulled her close. "I feel like this is my prize for winning." Lena put her arms up around Alex's neck and they began to sway to the music.
"Maybe I'm giving you a consolation prize," Lena smiled and moved her body even closer to Alex. Lena then put her head on Alex's shoulder.
"I'll take anything you want to give me." Alex said holding Lena a little tighter.
/
They lost track of time while dancing. They had no idea how many songs they stood there and swayed to. The pace and beats of the songs changed and there were some spins and twirls to match but they never lost contact. They held each other close, they were both surprised at how comfortable it felt in the others embrace. Alex's phone chimed in her coat pocket.
"Do you want to check that?" Lena asked pulling away a little.
"No, I don't want to," Alex replied with a small whine, "but I probably should." She broke contact with Lena and went to check her phone. She typed back a quick response and walked back to Lena. "It was just my friend wondering if we were still here. I told her we were cleaning up now." A new song began to play through the speakers, "One more dance?" Alex held out her hand.
Lena stepped forward and took Alex's hand. Alex pulled her close again. They danced face to face to an eighties love song by Debbie Gibson. "It's funny how this song would play right now." Alex said while looking into Lena's eyes.
"Why is that?" Lena asked.
"Well just like during dinner, I was just thinking how easily I could get lost in your eyes." Coincidently, that was the name of the song. "You're an extraordinary woman Lena Luthor." Alex said, "You're smart, funny, kind, and hot as hell." Alex smiled at the blush she saw creep up Lena's cheeks. "You are the whole package."
"Well, you are all of those things yourself," Lena said, "plus you're a bad ass government agent."
Lena stepped closer to Alex as she saw Alex lick her lips. Her breath hitched a bit and Lena's pulse quickened. Lena moved her hands up to Alex's neck and pulled her closer. Alex's hands moved tighter around Lena's waist.
Their lips met with a soft, easy touch. They melted together. Alex's lips parted slightly, and Lena's matched. Their heads tilted a bit further in opposite directions. Their first kiss deepened as Lena pulled Alex even closer and Alex gently slid her tongue across her lips to meet Lena's lips, and then Lena's tongue. It was a kiss full of passion and promise. They broke away from the kiss, "Now I know I won the decorating competition," Alex smiled looking into Lena's eyes again.
"Oh no you didn't," Lena said, "I fully intend to collect my other two prizes."
When the song was over Lena turned off the tv and they both began to clean up their decorating supplies. They packed their cookies and cupcakes into to go boxes. They put on their coats and left.
"Is your car close by?" Alex asked as they walked down the street.
"No," Lena responded, "I gave them the night off."
"Then can I take you home Miss Luthor?" Alex smiled.
"I would like nothing more Agent Danvers," Lena answered grabbing Alex's arm.
"You forgot the bad ass part." Alex said giving Lena a stern look.
"Oh," Lena said, "you have to keep earning that title."
"I plan to." Alex said as they walked through the city.