Jumping Off a Cliff

by StarvingLunatic

Alex is going through the worst rut of her life and Kara shows up to help. Kara manages to make things better at first. When Alex's mind clears, she thinks she's done the worst thing imaginable and Kara has to convince her otherwise. It might be more difficult than the Girl of Steel expected. Omegaverse. G!P/futa warning.

3. Falling into the Deep End

I don't own these characters; DC does.

A/N: just a reminder, folks, this is an omegaverse story, featuring Alex as an alpha and she has a penis. A penis she will put to use.

3: Falling into the Deep End

Alex yawned as she woke up to the sound of birds chirping rather than her alarm. She had never really needed an alarm, but always set one just in case, even when she was staying over at Kara's place, which was more and more often lately. The more she stayed, the more comfortable she became with their relationship, so Kara always encouraged her to stay and she always obliged. Now, two months into this new, evolved relationship, Alex felt comfortable in her own skin. It was a first.

With thoughts of their relationship dancing in her mind, Alex reached out for Kara, wondering how she escaped their spooning without waking Alex. Of course, Alex was wiped out after last night. It was tiring to satisfy a Krypton, but Alex liked to think she had the stamina for the job. She also had the desire and the will. And thinking about it gave her more desire.

"To think, a month ago, this would've disgusted me," she muttered to herself as memories of last night played through her head. It was then she realized she had morning wood. Not too long ago, that would have annoyed her, but now it made her smile. "Hmm… maybe I can get an encore." The very idea made her purr. Time to find Kara.

Alex got out of bed and followed the smell of fresh coffee to find Kara at the kitchen counter. Kara was dressed in nothing but a t-shirt with her back to Alex, so Alex could not tell what Kara was doing, not that it mattered. She went up behind and nuzzled Kara's warm neck while wrapping her arms around her waist. Kara let out a pleased groan.

"Good morning," Kara said, the usual smile in her voice.

"It will be in a second." Alex kissed Kara's neck.

A little whimper escaped Kara and then she cleared her throat. "I'm making us breakfast. Egg sandwiches on bagels."

"I have something else in mind." She placed another kiss to Kara's neck.

"Oh, what do you have in mind?" It was clear that usual smile in Kara's voice was now a smirk on her face.

Alex's hands went to Kara's abdomen, pushing against the soft cotton of the shirt, and eased down, stopping at the hem. Kara leaned back, pressing against her. She pushed back and found herself moving Kara with ease. Was Kara still wearing the bracelet?

"You didn't take off the Kryptonite bracelet?" Alex asked, mouth close to Kara's ear. That was dangerous and she talked to Kara about that several times already. Sexy time was about to turn into lecture time if she had to repeat herself once again.

"I put it back on when I woke up," Kara answered as Alex dragged her teeth down Kara's creamy neck.

That was a bit of a relief, but she still did not like how often and how long Kara wore the bracelet. She knew Kara would not like another lecture and she was not in the mood to give one just yet now that she was aware Kara had at least taken the damn thing off at some point. "Were you hoping for this?"

Kara chuckled. "I've gotten to the point where I'm always hoping for this. You feel so good to me."

Alex preened on the inside and her hands went under Kara's shirt to discover she was bare beneath. The thought of Kara standing there, waiting for her, wanting her, it made her even harder. She jumped in her shorts as she kissed Kara's neck again. Kara pushed her ass against Alex, rubbing up against an already straining erection.

"Alex," Kara whined, reaching back with one hand to pull Alex closer.

"Yes, Kara." Alex eased on hand down in between Kara's legs. She found Kara more than aroused for her, ready for her. The feel of Kara always sent the most delightful shivers through her, making her nerves dance. The sounds Kara made as she caressed her, panting softly, moaning just under her breath, made every bit of Alex tingle with desire.

"We have… we have… we have work," Kara seemed to remind her, even as her hips rocked in time with Alex's finger.

"I can be late," Alex replied, just to be an asshole. She could be late, but Kara could not.

Kara just let out a long whine and pushed back against Alex. She had absolutely no range in being late. If she came in at 8:31, Cat would be on her for the entire day. Alex took mercy on her, gently stroking her clit. Kara moaned and threw her head back. Alex kissed her neck and her cheek. Kara turned her head, trying to get a proper kiss.

"Hold still and I'll give you everything you want," Alex said.

"Please," Kara replied, hips moving with more urgency against Alex's finger.

Alex doubted she would ever get used to Kara begging her, but she adored the sound. The way it made sparks shoot down her spine, she could understand why only a month after having intimacy issues, she was all in with having sex with Kara, with making Kara feel good, any time, anywhere. She wanted to spend hours, days, weeks, all their lives pleasing Kara, making her feel good, making her feel loved.

"Alex, please. We don't have much time," Kara said with a whimper at the end.

Alex knew that to be true and slipped a finger into Kara. They both moaned and Kara pulsed around Alex's digit. She's so fucking tight. Alex's cock felt like it might explode as she was certain every drop of blood in her body was in her erection as she stroked Kara with one and then two fingers. Kara's soft moans did not help, nor did the way she pawed at Alex, as if trying to get Alex even closer.

"Alex, I need you. I need more of you, all of you. Please." Kara let loose a long whine, hand clutching Alex's tank top.

"I know. I need you, too," Alex panted in Kara's ear before giving it a kiss. Kara groaned.

Alex pushed down her shorts, reached between them, and lined herself up with Kara. She slide through Kara's wetness, rocking back and forth like the ocean current. Kara whined like a starved kitten and Alex pushed inside. The whine turned into a loud cry. Alex groaned into Kara's warm flesh, feeling ecstasy flood her system immediately. Kara's head fell Alex's shoulder as Alex pumped into her with everything she had.

"Rao, you feel so good, Alex!" Kara kissed whatever part of Alex she could reach as she pulled at Alex's shirt.

Alex grunted and tried to keep the angle right, but it failed her the more Kara leaned into her. She pressed a hand to the middle of Kara's back, gently shoving her forward. Kara understood well enough, bending over and grabbing the kitchen counter. Alex was able to go deeper. They both released a deep moan as Kara pushed back.

"Fuck," Alex found herself groaning.

"Yes!"

Alex never would have thought Kara was such a sexual creature, but then again she never thought of herself that way either. Yet, here they were, fucking like bunnies. Things had been like that for the past month and neither of them would complain.

Alex grabbed hold of Kara's hips and tugged Kara to her with vigor. It was like Kara flooded her senses, took over her whole world, and swallowed her, but in a wonderful way. Being surrounded by Kara, loved by Kara, was what she used to imagine touching the sky was like. But, she had touched the sky and it could not match touching Kara. Kara was everything.

Kara's head dropped and she pressed back into Alex as best she could. Alex could hardly stand as Kara's body embrace her, hugged her, fluttered and pulsed around her. It's like she was made for me. Alex would do everything in her power to show how much she treasured and cared for Kara.

"You feel so good. I love fucking you," Alex panted as she plunged in and out of Kara's welcoming form. Not too long ago, she would have been embarrassed and ashamed to say such a thing. Apparently, constant sex did away with most of her filter, at least during the act anyway.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Kara panted, reaching back and clawing at Alex's shirt. She clutched the fabric, yanking Alex. If she did not have on the kryptonite bracelet, she would have probably jerked Alex to the floor.

"You close?" Alex could feel the answer to that question, learning the intimacies of Kara's body over the course of weeks of love-making. Each ripple of Kara's walls spoke to her, told her exactly what she was doing or what Kara needed.

Kara's response was to let Alex go and put her hand between her legs. Alex's inner alpha flared and she growled. She moved Kara's hand out of the way and caressed Kara's clit. Kara exploded around her and she followed right along, blowing inside of Kara. She resisted the urge to push her knot inside, trying her best to fight the memory of how good it felt to have Kara locked around her, as they definitely did not have time for that. Kara fell against the counter, gasping for air. Alex leaned into her back, breathing just as hard.

"That's the perfect way to start the day. Can we do that every day?" Kara asked, still huffing and puffing. She did not move from the counter either.

"We do that every day," Alex reminded her, which was one of the reasons she was so comfortable approaching Kara this morning. Maybe they did not do it every day in the kitchen or in the morning, but they made love at least once a day.

"Right. Twice a day then."

Alex laughed. "I'm not sure we have time for that since you have to go to work. I'm going to…" She found herself unable to say the words. Even though she had gotten more comfortable with the act of sex, conversations about it were still awkward to her, unless the conversation happened while they had sex. Then, she found words spewed from her like she would not mortified the second the act was over.

Kara nodded and Alex eased out of her, eyes ready for what she knew was obscene, but she had to watch as some of her release oozed out of Kara. It made her knot throb with desire and some anger. None of her should go to waste. She should have knotted her mate, but she knew that was her inner alpha. Her inner alpha also thought she should have gotten Kara pregnant by now, so what did it know?

"I need to shower and you need to take that bracelet off," Alex said, pulling her shorts back up.

Kara sighed. "But, what if I want to get in the shower with you?"

"Take the bracelet off, Kara. We've talked about this."

"I feel fine, though."

"It doesn't mean it's not poisoning you. In fact, you should come by the lab today for me to do a check."

Kara groaned. "Can't you just do it here and then take my blood and stuff to the lab?"

"You don't want to go to the lab?"

A pout fell onto Kara's face and she wrapped her arms around her chest. "I hate feeling like a science experiment. I know you don't mean it that way, but when we're in a lab and you're poking me with stuff, I feel like that alien autopsy."

Alex had no idea and went to hug Kara. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to feel that way."

"I know, but in the back of my mind, I'm always thinking about how I'm not human and all the alien feelings around don't help and sometimes things help bring it to the forefront in not a good way."

Alex nodded. "Okay. No more lab, unless you're just visiting me."

Kara nodded, smiled, and kissed her cheek. They broke apart after that. Alex definitely needed a shower and Kara was probably going to eat at least three of those egg sandwiches she made before Alex had a chance to try one. Hopefully, Kara would also clean the mess on the floor.

-8-8-8-8-

Kara made it to work on time without flying or super speed. Well, her own super speed anyway. Alex liked riding her on the motorcycle and she liked it, as it was close to flying. She gained an understanding as to why Alex liked her bike so much and Kara loved any excuse to ride with her now. Being pressed against Alex was a plus, even with her powers in the way. She went into work grinning. She could feel the giant, bright expression threatening to split her cheeks open, but she did not care.

"It's not fair that you're so happy all the time, especially this early in the flipping morning," Winn grumbled from his desk.

Kara chuckled. "You could be happy, too, if you changed your perspective of the world." Or had sex in the morning or right before bed every single night with the woman you loved with all your heart and soul. My bond-mate. The thought made her smile even more, which even she did not think was possible.

Winn groaned and rolled his eyes. Kara only laughed and threw herself into her chair, into her work. She was happy because of her morning, but also what she knew was coming. Ever since Alex accepted the idea of them dating, she had shown a romantic side she probably did not realize she had. Or maybe it was the protective side evolving into something more. Kara was not sure and she did not think too much about it because whatever it was it meant donuts every morning, like clockwork.

Thirty minutes after Alex dropped her off, Alex popped back up with two boxes of donuts and beverages. Kara got an entire box of her favorite donuts, which was basically all of them, and hot chocolate. Then, the ladies right across from her desk were also subject to Alex's generosity, mostly due to location. This happened after one day Alex heard Meghan Jordan complain about never being able to get breakfast because traffic was always awful and her two desk-mates and design partners concurred. Alex now knew their orders almost as well as she knew Kara's. So, they had their favorite donuts, coffee, tea, and strawberry smoothie. Alex could be so sweet when given the chance.

"Stay out of trouble for the next three hours and we should be able to have lunch together," Alex said to Kara.

Kara scoffed. "I could easily tell you the same thing."

Alex rolled her eyes. "At least I carry a badge for the trouble I get into." She leaned down and gave Kara a chaste kiss on her cheek, the most they would ever do in the office.

Kara giggled and Alex was on her way out. She halted by Winn's desk, giving him a bag. She may or may not have gotten him breakfast. Sometimes, it looked like Alex was making an effort with Winn, which Kara thought was sweet. And then there were times when Alex was definitely annoyed with Winn and was probably resisting the urge to hurt him. She was drawn out of those thoughts as the ladies who sat closest to her started going for their donuts.

"Kara, you have the sweetest girlfriend ever! I never had a partner who brought not just me my favorite food every morning, but the people who sit closest to me as well," Meghan, who sat right across from her, said with a smile as she grabbed a chocolate donut.

"You make sure you keep that alpha happy before some loose omega comes along," Angela Reyes chimed in, wheeling herself over to grab her Boston cream donut and tea. She was a little older than Meghan and seemed to think of herself as the "den mother" between her two partners.

Kara blinked. How did they know Alex was an alpha? And what did it mean to keep her happy before an omega comes along? Why did that omega have to be loose? What the heck did omegas have to do with it point blank?

"I'd definitely tempt her with my omega wiles," Crystal Robertson said with a sway of her thick hips as she went for her donut. The rest of the box was for whoever might want one. "Just the fact that she has money to waste on a dozen donuts every day to make you happy is more the enough for me bat my eyes at her a little every now and then. Maybe give her a little sashay of my hips, in case she missed how nice my figure is. How could I 'accidentally' rub my amazing ass against her?"

Meghan groaned. "Could you not be such a stereotype right now? Some omegas would like not to be thought of as cock-hungry alpha chasers."

"I am not one of them," Crystal replied with a proud grin. "And that it is one sexy alpha. Just her energy alone makes me shiver. Could you imagine having her bend you over a desk and giving you what for?"

Kara swallowed as she felt her cheeks heat up, thinking about how Alex bent her over that very morning. Was that some alpha thing? She mentally groaned. Why didn't I pay more attention in that stupid sex class in high school?

Angela swatted at Crystal, barely brushing against her shoulder, but getting the point across. "Cut that out. How disrespectful are you right now to talk about Kara's girlfriend like that with Kara right here?"

Crystal's face dropped. "I'm sorry, Kara. I meant it as a compliment, really. You're lucky to have hooked such a considerate alpha. I mean, especially when they just radiate raw alpha power like that, they're usually assholes."

Kara was not sure what that meant, but she wondered how many people actually looked at Alex the same way Crystal did. She typically tried not to use her powers at work. There was always a din around the office and, like most places, it would only give her a headache to hear all the jumbled noise of the place. But, now, she was curious, so she gave a listen, wanting to know if anyone else was talking about Alex like Crystal was.

"She walks in here like she's going to fuck Kara on the desk." What is with everyone and the damn desk sex? Not to say it was not intriguing, but she did not want other people thinking about Alex making love to her on the desk, or worse thinking about Alex fucking them on a desk.

"I'd let her fuck me on my desk." There was a giggle. "But, she's gotta wear the leather jacket."

"Those alpha pheromones are doing all sorts of crazy things to my hormones."

"Isn't Kara a beta? What the hell would she know what to with that much alpha?"

"Do we know for sure she's dating Kara? I wanna ask her out."

"Funny, I wanna let her walk on my back with those boots."

Kara's felt her cheeks heat up and decided it was best not to eavesdrop. She could feel some jealousy burn in her belly as well. Who were these people who wanted Alex? Alex was hers.

"Keira," Miss Grant called her.

Kara was up and in the office, finding Cat at her desk, eyes glued to her computer. "Yes, Miss Grant?"

"Have you booked the venue?" Miss Grant started rattling off the tasks she had only given Kara forty-five minutes ago. "Got the interview lined up? And made sure my lunch was canceled?"

Kara help up her tablet. "Venue booked. Interview lined up exactly how you want it, but he's asking for a special chair to sit in. I'm hunting it down already. Your lunch was canceled and I booked the spa for you instead." The last one was done without prompting, as she learned whenever Miss Grant canceled lunch, it was typically because she was tense and a massage helped before she got too grumpy.

Miss Grant made a noise, not a grunt, just a sound. "Good work."

"I'm going to get started on checking on production if you want me to."

Miss Grant dismissed her with wave of her hand. "Oh, and Kiera."

"Yes?"

"If the daily donuts are going to become a problem, it'll have to stop."

Kara's eyes went wide. "But, they're not a problem. I got my work done." She got more than her assignments done in less than an hour. "Donuts help."

"Maybe for you. I need Meghan, Angela, and Crystal to do their work. The extra food seems to distract them." Sometimes, Kara was certain Cat had the floor bugged. How else did she know when everyone was up to shenanigans when she did not leave her office?

Kara caught a pout. "Alex is just trying to be nice. Sometimes, they don't have breakfast and she has the time to get it to them."

"They are three adult women. I'm sure they can take care of themselves, as they were doing long before donuts started showing up."

"But, donuts are delicious." Maybe Cat would feel better if she got donuts, too. Maybe that was actually the problem. It would stay a problem, if that was the case, as Kara was not giving up any of her donuts.

"Distraction is unacceptable."

Kara pouted, but nodded to show she understood, not just the words, but the underlying message. And she was certain in her own prickly way Miss Grant was trying to help. It would seem a lot of the office was attracted to Alex, men and women alike. Kara could already feel the kindling of jealousy and anger over it. It would probably only get worse if Alex continued on and people got more comfortable and used to seeing her around.

"Besides, tell her she should save her money to take you out somewhere special and nice once a month. That's what a true alpha would do," Miss Grant said as Kara got to the door.

Kara never thought of that, but that would be nice. It was already expensive to feed her anyway, but to try to be nice to her coworkers would probably hurt Alex's wallet eventually. She went back to her desk and tried to focus on her computer, but could feel her face was pinched.

"Everything okay, Kara?" Meghan asked from her desk.

Kara shrugged. "I guess. I just don't think Miss Grant is happy with our daily donut delivery." She wanted them to know when the donuts stopped it was not because Alex did not think they deserved them anymore. Alex was being so nice, she did not want it to go to waste.

"Probably because someone is talking about tempting alphas with their omega wiles," Angela said and cut her eyes to Crystal.

Crystal scoffed. "Or maybe there was one too many alphas around."

"And such a shame none of them fucking you," Meghan said.

Crystal's lip curled up. "Is that necessary?"

"I don't know, is your constant use of omega stereotypes necessary? Some of us can control ourselves around powerful alphas and do our jobs and be successful in our right," Meghan replied.

"Can we not have this discussion right now? We actually have a project to finish and if we don't, we'll be seeing quite a few stereotype defying omegas and maybe even an alpha or two we don't want to see as they all remind us how replaceable we are," Angela pointed out.

Kara decided to tune them out, but it was hard. The idea of alphas and omegas stayed on her mind. There were omegas all around her office openly discussing how they would throw themselves at Alex because she was this powerful alpha. Kara was not even sure what that meant beyond Alex's anatomy. Yes, she knew Alex's scent was different and tempting, but she thought that was just to her sensitive nose and the fact that Alex was her bond-mate. From what she could hear, though, others smelled it. Others sensed Alex's power. Others wanted what was hers.

What if Alex wanted others? Apparently, alphas liked omegas. Kara was not an omega, beyond what was between her legs anyway. What else was there about alphas and omegas? Why did people think she was a beta? Did alphas and betas not match like alphas and omegas? She really wished she paid attention in sex education.

"Hey, Kara," Winn said, suddenly standing in front of her.

Kara blinked. "Huh?"

"Hey, I just wanted to remind you I'm only here for half the day. You okay?" Winn asked.

Kara glanced around for a moment and then shot out of her seat. "I need to talk to you really quick."

Winn made a face and she could hear his heart rate spike for a second. She was not sure what that was about, as Winn did not usually get nervous to talk to her. But, then again, she had just come out of Miss Grant's office and then said she needed to talk to him, so it was possible he thought Miss Grant said something about him. But, he should not be worried about that. Miss Grant recognized talent, especially with Winn, to the point where when he tried to resign because the DEO offered him a position, Miss Grant got him to agree to part-time at CatCo.

They went up the roof, as they often did to talk. Winn's anxious behavior did not cease and Kara frowned. Maybe Alex had said something to him and that was troubling. But, that did not make any sense. Alex had brought him breakfast when he was at CatCo, so she thought they were getting along.

"Winn, are you okay?" Kara asked.

"Yes!" His voice cracked and he cleared his throat. "I mean, yeah. What's up?"

Kara arched an eyebrow, but decided not to question him right now. He would tell her when he was ready or when he needed her. Right now, she needed him.

"I need to ask you something," Kara said.

Winn took a deep breath. "Okay."

"So, you're an omega, right?"

Winn's face did about a hundred expressions in a couple of seconds and turned several different shades of red as well. He was horrified, shocked, and embarrassed for the longest out of them all. His heart went wild and even his scent panicked for a moment. Kara was not sure why he reacted like that.

"You don't just go blurting that out!" He waved his hands around like a mad man.

Kara flinched. "I didn't know that. Crystal blurts it out all the time."

"Okay, Kara, sexual status is kinda just like sex. Some people are more open about it than others."

Kara nodded. Okay, that made some sense to her. She had learned that about humans. She knew it differed from culture to culture, but also from human to human. Hell, she did not know about Alex's status until her rut. But, she still did not understand what exactly the rut was or what Alex being an alpha meant beyond the physical aspects. She needed help before some omega came around and used their omega wiles or whatever Crystal was talking about. She did not want to lose her bond-mate because of her own ignorance.

"Okay, sorry. I'm just trying to understand the alpha and omega thing and I thought you'd be able to tell me about it," Kara explained.

Winn looked worried, eyes shifting off to the distance and he shook his head. "I don't really want to talk about this with you. It's weird."

"But, I don't want to know the sex stuff!" That should make it better, right? The sex part was the embarrassing thing, or so she assumed. Why are humans so weird about this anyway? It's just sex, something you do for pleasure, and procreation for humans anyway. Why is that weird?

He waved his hands again. "Yeah, but it's still weird. I mean, did you have sex ed in high school?"

"I did, but I couldn't pay attention because I was still learning to ignore all the stuff my powers picked up." Who knew learning something ten years ago might help her keep a hold onto her mate or at least learn ways of pleasing her mate?

He blew out a breath. "Yeah, I know. Is this because everyone around the office is saying Alex is your girlfriend?"

It was Kara's turn to frown. She and Alex had not actually told anyone they were together yet. The office assumed because Alex's sudden and often appearance as well as the small moments of affection. They had not talked about when or how they would tell anyone. In fact, she had not even thought about that. Has Alex thought of that?

"Look, don't listen to office gossip and everything. They think anyone who struts around the place with their head held high is some kinda mega-alpha and they'll always drool over them. Alex is like a super-mega-alpha," Winn said.

"You can tell she's an alpha?" Kara scratched her forehead.

Winn blew out a long breath. "You really need to take a basic sex ed course. There are books you can buy and stuff like that. Hell, you can watch porn." Kara made a choking noise and Winn paced. "I mean, don't do that! Just don't ask me about stuff like this, okay? It's really personal, especially a male omega."

Kara was not sure what the difference was between a male omega and a female omega, but Winn was uncomfortable and she did not want to make it worse. Maybe there were websites she could check or ebooks. She would have to do some research, which she had no problem with.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know," Kara replied.

"I understand. Why are you so interested in the alpha/omega thing, though? Is it because of everyone lusting after your sister?" Winn threw a teasing smile her way and she winced. "Hey, sorry if that makes you uncomfortable."

Kara was glad he misunderstood why she flinched. She and Alex really needed to consider when they might start telling people, so she did not have to hear Winn or anyone else call Alex her sister. If it freaked her out, she could only wonder how Alex reacted over it.

"Have you been attracted to Alex before?" Kara asked as they made their way back into the building.

Winn scoffed. "She terrifies me way too much."

"She's been being nice to you."

"Yeah, she has. But, in the beginning, when I would've been attracted to her like everyone else is, she scared the crap out of me. Hell, even sometimes at work, she scares the piss out of me. She just radiates this 'I will snap you in half and then snap those halves in half' air that is completely scary."

Kara chuckled. "I've never look at it that way."

He gave her a half-smirk. "Yeah, because you're never on that side of it. Whenever she's about to kill someone, it's to protect you, so you don't have to worry about her snapping you in half."

"It's funny you think she can do that."

"It's telling you don't think she can."

Kara was not sure what he meant by that, but was certain it had something to do with him finding Alex so terrifying. But, then again, she was not too sure about many things with Winn right now, like why he was leaving early today. Until a few days ago, he was scheduled for the whole day at CatCo, now he was not. Something must have come up at the DEO and she would ask him about it later, when he was not freaked out over sex-related things. They went back to their desks and Kara got some more work done, just trying to get ahead because the moment she had time to spare, she began her research.

After the little time she had to herself, she found out some things, but it did not help much. She knew humans had many different genders, three sexual statuses, and two sexes. She did not understand how the different genders broke down. On Krypton, even though she liked to say they had two sexes and genders, they did not really have genders. There were not things seen as "female" and "male," except when it came to sex, as one had eggs and the other had sperm. Beyond that, everyone was treated pretty much the same. Humans, not so much.

She decided to skip over genders and sex for the moment. She might double-back when she understood what was important to figure out why Winn was bothered being a male omega. Alex was a woman and identified as such, but she was an alpha. The alpha thing seemed very important, especially when it came to omegas, like they were a matched pair. They were attracted to each other's scents, pumped out all sorts of sex pheromones around each other to entice each other all the more, and behaved in ways to complement each other. The little bit of knowledge did not make her feel better, even though she could relate to omegas somewhat.

After all, she pumped out sex pheromones around Alex. Kryptonians did that for their bond-mates and it would seem humans did something similar. She would have to remember that the next time Alex called it "sex pollen." But, this little bit of knowledge did not help.

Her research seemed to suggest that since Alex was an alpha, she would best like an omega. Kara was not an omega, even with the pheromones. So many others things went into being an omega and she did not know how to behave like one and doubted she could learn. She would not know where to begin on finding out more about them beyond literature since Winn was bothered about talking about it. Before she could properly freak out over it, Miss Grant called her into the office to bark orders at her.

-8-8-8-8-

Alex was in her lab, studying a hair sample she managed to get from Kara that morning. She wanted to see if the hair could track how long Kara had been exposed to kryptonite in the same way doctors could use hair to test for poison exposure and drug use. She glanced at the clock and realized Winn was due to arrive soon. He texted her to let her know he had more time to spare than he thought, which was good as they would need all the time they could get. She would have to cancel lunch. She grabbed her phone and called Kara.

"Hey, Alex!" Kara chirped. Ever since they started dating, Kara sounded even happier to hear from her, which made her heart want to float away most of the time. Right now, it felt like a shot in the heart.

"Hi. I know this is last minute, but I need to cancel lunch with you."

"Aw, but I've been so good today. No trouble and everything."

Alex laughed. "I'm sorry. I have this work to do. I'm looking at your hair right now and I'm not liking the exposure to kryptonite that I can see."

Kara gasped. "Am I gonna die?"

Alex could feel her brow wrinkle. "Kara, I think we both know I'd be a lot more frantic if you were going to die from this. You can't wear the bracelet every day, though." As I keep telling her and she refuses to listen. This would not be a problem soon enough.

"But, I wanna feel you." The pout could be heard in her voice.

"I know. I'll think of something, but we need to take a break from bracelet use. I'll see what your blood shows and plan from there." If everything worked out, they might never need the bracelet again, which was good.

Kara sighed. "Fine."

"See you later. I love you."

"Love you, too."

They both hung up and Alex glanced back at her slide. She did not like what she saw. It was not terrible, but it had the potential to be. She definitely could not allow Kara to wear that bracelet for much longer. It probably would not kill her, but she could get sick or suffer other side effects. Good thing I already have a plan B.

She heard the door to the lab open and she looked up from the microscope again. She expected to see Winn, but it was Lucy. She arched an eyebrow.

"What's up? I'm not missing a meeting again, am I? Hank won't let me live it down if I miss another one because I'm stuck staring down the microscope," Alex said. She did not think she got wrapped up in her work often, but she had missed several meetings while locked away in her lab. Time just got away from her.

"No, there's no meeting. I just came to ask when are you going to keep your promise to me," Lucy inquired with a smirk.

Alex huffed. "You have to get Vasquez to agree. Every time I approach her with the idea, she doesn't want to do it."

"Damn, Danvers. What did you do to her?"

Alex's shoulders dropped. "The last time she got on the mat with me, I was about to go into my rut. It wasn't pretty." It was so horrible Vasquez actually refused to talk to her for week. It took months to convince her to go out for beers again. She understood. She hurt Vasquez really bad during that session.

"I can imagine. I guess I'll talk to her. I've been dying to see this."

"Any particular reason why?" Alex did not understand why Lucy would get off to her sparring with Vasquez.

"Do you really want to know?" Lucy countered, as they both knew Alex was prudish to a fault, even now.

Alex shook her head. She already knew more about Vasquez than she needed to and that was just from sparring with her. Even though they pretended nothing happened, she would never forget how quickly Vasquez got hard when she pinned Vasquez to the mat once.

"Look, she's willing to meet me in the gym tomorrow at lunch and I'll tell her it's to spar with you while I watch, so she doesn't think you're near your rut again and about to kill her," Lucy explained.

Alex sighed. "I didn't mean to hurt her." Her voice cracked in a way she did not like, but very much meant.

"I'm sure she knows that and probably had a much better understanding of how it happened after seeing you a couple of months ago. She still hangs out with you and everything, after all."

Alex nodded. "Have you told her about me and Kara? That way she knows it's not something she'll ever have to worry about again."

Lucy screwed her face up. "Uh… no. You have to tell her about you and Kara. Have you two told anyone?"

"No." Alex's shoulders dropped. "We haven't even discussed the possibility of telling people. I think we've been wrapped up in a little cocoon." Whenever they were home together, they might as well be the only two people in the universe. She was fine with that.

"Well, you might want to come out of the cocoon sometime soon, especially to Hank. I mean, just so he doesn't feel insulted when it all comes out. I doubt he's going to take it any type of way beyond why you didn't tell him about this, anyway."

Alex nodded, as that was true. Knowing Hank, he probably knew about her feelings for Kara and did not say anything because he wanted her to come to grips with it. She would have to talk to Kara about it.

"Are you… I mean, you've come to grips with your feelings for Kara, right?" Lucy asked, squinting a bit from concern.

"Oh, yeah. I'm okay with that and with the relationship and things are going better than I could've imagined."

"Then, why not tell people? I know you're not worried about what people think."

Alex shook her head. No, all of her negative feelings always came from within her. She did not have time to worry about what other people thought of her. There was really only one person who mattered and they would have to tell her eventually. It would be her mother's reaction that tore into her, not anyone else's. That would destroy her. It would put her back on the path she had been on before and end the way she always knew things would end. She would end. Maybe that was why she liked the cocoon.

"So, yeah, why not tell people? Or at least act like a couple in front of people?" Lucy asked.

Alex arched an eyebrow and regarded Lane like the crazy person she certainly was. "We do."

Lucy laughed. "No, you don't."

Alex frowned a little. "We don't act like a couple when she's Supergirl because we don't want people to realize I'm with Kara and act like a couple with Supergirl, too." So, they basically did not act like a couple when Kara visited her at the DEO, which was fine. This was her job, after all.

Lucy shook her head. "Okay, but you don't act like a couple when she's Kara either."

"We do. I go up to her job everyday. I bring her donuts. You should see her face light up, like I've got diamonds in my arms."

"I know. I'm still surprised Cat lets that fly."

Alex nodded. Every day she waited for security to stop her at the door and find out that Cat banned any and all donuts because they made Kara too happy. "I'm sure it won't be for too long. She's probably letting me get away with it because Kara's a big puppy and I understand Cat likes to act like she doesn't think highly of Kara, but I've seen her worry over Kara sometimes."

Lucy chuckled. "I've seen it, too. There are benefits of being a puppy, even the hardest of hard-asses will crumble."

"Who decided to make her so adorable?"

Another chuckle escaped Lucy. "I hope you're not worried about Cat wanting her or something."

"No. That never even crossed my mind." She accepted Cat saw herself as mentor for Kara. She just did not like the way Cat went about it. But, who was she to judge? Cat helped many other young women climb their way to success. So, why not let her help Kara? "I just think, like you said, her being a puppy crumbles all to her will and that's probably why Cat lets me do the donut thing. Could you imagine trying to tell Kara to stop doing something while she's eating a donut?"

"We might need to figure out a way to weaponize that."

"I think she already has."

Lucy shook her head and laughed more. "That's sweet that you bring her donuts. Still, that could be interpreted as you being the annoyingly good big sister you are. Unless you kiss her with tongue in front of people, it's probably taken as you doing the sister thing."

Alex's face twisted. "I'm not tongue kissing her in front of people." She was not into public displays, ever. Her love life was not someone's business and she did not want to do something that seemed to invite people into her love life.

"I didn't think you would, so at this point, you two are going to have to actually, verbally tell people."

Alex's face did not fix. "I'll talk to Kara about it." She had no desire to go around telling people Kara was her girlfriend because who would want to have that awkward conversation?

"Okay. So, gym, tomorrow?" Lucy asked.

"If I get this project done on time."

"What are you working on?" Lucy moved a little closer, like she wanted to see.

"Right now, I'm monitoring Kara's exposure to kryptonite."

"How's that going?"

"Not good. It stays in her system for a long time, even when she gets her powers back and has the exposure to the yellow sun to heal her. I'm a little worried this might be like a snake handler who gets bitten several times. They either work up a little immunity or the next bite could be the one that kills them because they've developed an allergic reaction to it."

Lucy blew out her cheeks and clapped her hands. "Okay, this sounds like important work, so I'll leave you to it. I'll call you tomorrow to check how your schedule is looking."

Alex nodded and Lucy was gone at that point. She turned her attention back to her microscope, but did not get to lost into her work. Winn popped in and they had other work to do, which they jumped into immediately.

"How would you feel about installing this in Kara's apartment as well?" Alex asked.

Winn scowled a little. "Why?"

"Sometimes, Kara would just like to relax and be herself without all the powers and everything, like with game night."

"But, isn't that dangerous?"

"Not if we put the same system from the training room in her home, too. It'll be a nice surprise. If she doesn't like it, we'll take it out, okay?"

Winn scratched his chin. "I dunno. I mean, her being powerless at home… What if a villain figures out where she lives and surprises her?"

"Again, this is why we put the same system we're going in the training room. So, there will be alternative lights, voice commands, fail-safes, the whole nine yards. Like I said, if she doesn't like it, we'll take it out. But, I think she'd appreciate a moment where she can breathe easy and not worry about if she's using the right amount of pressure to not destroy something."

Winn thought on it and then sighed. "You're probably right. I just don't like the idea of her being powerless by herself."

"It'll be fine." If she had her way, Kara would never be powerless and by herself. "So, let's get to work."

-8-8-8-8-

Kara rubbed her eyes as she finished up chasing down assistants for Miss Grant. The assistants worked for leads Miss Grant needed for a big story. Now, it was time for lunch. She had looked forward to going out with Alex, but that was not going to happen now. She pouted at the thought.

"Hey, Kara, where's that hot girlfriend of yours? She usually pops in by now to take you to lunch," Meghan commented as she stepped over to Kara's desk.

"She got stuck at work," Kara said, knowing she still had a pout on her face.

"You wanna come out with us?" Angela offered.

"We can all talk about how hot your girlfriend is with all that raw alpha energy," Crystal added.

"Uh… no thanks." Kara did not want to sit with Crystal and hear her talking about being an omega and how she would use that to get Alex.

Crystal frowned a little. "You know I'm only teasing, right? I mean, I admit I'm a little stereotypical as far as being an omega, but it's because I'm not ashamed of myself or of sex. But, I wouldn't try to steal your girlfriend or anything. She's just really hot and makes me tingle is all."

"I know you're teasing, but I'm actually not hungry." Well, not hungry like she generally was. She would eat, but she was more curious about alphas and omegas. She wished she could ask Crystal since she was so open, but she could not let them know she did not know about basic information on human sex. People were already paranoid about aliens. She did not want to raise any red flags.

"You probably ate too many donuts," Angela pointed out.

Kara wagged a finger at her. "There's no such thing as too many donuts." That was the stone cold truth. "It is why I get donuts every day, actually."

"You must have a super wicked workout routine to eat that many donuts and look the way you do," Meghan commented.

"You better make sure you keep that figure, too, unless you want that girlfriend's eyes to start wandering," Crystal said.

Angela groaned. "Could you just stop? For like one line of dialogue don't mention Kara's girlfriend or how hot someone is or banging in general or you being an omega. How about that?"

"Impossible," Crystal replied. "Oh, wait, would that count as one line of dialogue?"

Angela sighed and face-palmed. "Never mind. Kara, are you sure you don't want to go? Your usual partner in crime isn't around." That was probably about Winn. "And your girlfriend is caught up at work. You get a chance to make new friends. Besides, we owe you since we've gotten free donuts and drinks just because of our real estate." She motioned to their desks.

Kara smiled. "That's Alex just being nice. You don't owe me for that. Besides, Miss Grant wasn't happy over it and I think she wants it to stop, so I gotta tell Alex."

"That's possibly the saddest thing I've heard today. I've gotten so used to free donuts and actually eating breakfast." Meghan threw on an exaggerated pout.

Kara chuckled. "It was the saddest thing for me until Alex said she had to work through lunch. Maybe I'll work through lunch."

"Okay, but if you ever want to join us, let us know. We basically have a working lunch as we have to constantly explain to Crystal why we're not going with her thing," Angela remarked.

Crystal rolled her eyes. "My ideas are brilliant. You two are just stuck in your old ways."

They walked away arguing, as they tended to do. It was hard to believe they were a pretty good team. Kara decided to go home for lunch, not to eat, but to continue her research. She grabbed a few emergency sandwiches from the fridge and opened her laptop. Reading different articles had not helped her much in understanding the dynamics between alphas and omegas as far as attraction and desire, except some biological matters like the pheromones used to attract each other. The articles definitely did not help her understand what she might be able to do to keep Alex happy, satisfied, and away from omegas, so she was ready to take a risk she could not take at work.

There were videos and Kara had a feeling not all of them were educational. She started with the ones that were. They gave her the same information as the articles. There was biology and traditions and things like that. Then, there was this idea that an omega was submissive and an alpha domineering, dominating. She understood that on paper, but not in reality. Yeah, Winn was kind of submissive and, yeah, Alex had a personality that took up the room under right conditions, but so did Lucy and Lucy was an omega from what she could tell. Even Crystal was open about her omega status, but she was far from a push-over when she got going. Did this just mean as far as sex went?

Kara would not say that Alex as domineering or dominating in bed. Alex was thoughtful and attentive. She was actually careful with Kara in a way Kara was not used to, but liked. But, then again, several articles said that alphas were protective of their mates. Maybe that was Alex's way of being protective of her, even when they had sex. But, why would the protective thing carry over from Alex's personality into bed, but the domineering-dominating thing not? It was so confusing. And, what did any of that have to do with alphas and omegas being the best pairs?

Time to break out the big guns and see. Kara had only watched porn once and it was by accident. Her powers already gave her too many voyeuristic incidents in one lifetime and she hated the feeling of invading someone's privacy. Intellectually, she knew porn was not like that, but it felt that way. Still, she wanted to understand because she wanted to be able to give Alex things Alex wanted and needed. Alex was an alpha, so in theory she should want what alphas want, which were omegas, especially when it came to sex.

"Okay… so…" Kara typed in "alpha and omega" into the video search and had thousands of videos before her in less than two seconds. She stared at the screen, not sure where to start, so she went with the first one.

There was an attractive woman sitting on the couch and a muscular man stepped into the scene. She imagined porn on Krypton was like this, if there was porn on Krypton. She was too young to think about porn and sex when she left Krypton. Some of that might have stayed with her because she immediately thought this was gross. The couple was making out and the sounds were disgusting. She turned away a few times and then the pair were naked and things did not get better. The man's penis was thicker than Kara expected and she realized all penises must look different because Alex's was nothing like this guy.

Kara stuck it out until the actual sex started and the noises coming out of the woman were too much to bear. The sounds were faker than her boobs. Beyond that, Alex would not act anything like this guy. He was too rough and this seemed very close to a rape with the way he had her pinned down and kept shoving her into the couch cushions. This was beyond gross and she clicked out of it immediately.

"Maybe I need a female alpha…" She amended her search to now cover "female alpha and omega." That helped a little more.

She went through the videos now instead of clicking the first one. She wanted someone with a body type at least like Alex's. She was not sure why since body type did not equal personality. Then, she had to look for a female omega, too. She had not expected so many of the female alphas to be tall, perhaps taller than she was, and a lot of the omega males were like Winn. Eventually, she just went with a video that at least had a female alpha and female omega rather than specific body types.

It turned out not to be much better than the other one with the same aggressive, cringe-worthy feel and fake moans and boobs and all. She did not like this. Were alphas always so mean? The omegas literally bent over and took it, typically while having their faces smashed into a surface, muffling cries and pleas. She did not even want to see what happened when a knot was involved. She slammed her laptop shut and almost broke it.

"Alex is not like that." Alex was nothing like the alphas in the videos. "But, would she like a partner that just did whatever she asked?"

Kara scratched her eyebrow and dared to open the laptop again. Maybe it was only those two videos. Taking a deep breath, she dived back in. She tried three more videos before giving up again and deciding to go back to work. There was no way those videos related to real life. She needed someone real to talk to. But, who?

Halfway to work, she turned around and rushed off to Lucy's office. Lucy jumped in her seat when Kara basically appeared in her office. Kara had the decency to look sheepish. She did not usually use her powers like this, but it was necessary as far as she was concerned.

"Lemme guess, not a social call," Lucy said.

"No, not really."

"And if you're anything like your mate, I'll need food to go along with whatever this is."

"Oh, food!" Kara could eat now that she thought she would get good advice and words of wisdom from an actual omega.

"How long do you have?"

"I can take a while. I've been putting off a few out-of-building errands and I'll just say I was on those."

Lucy blinked. "Wait, you can lie?"

Kara snickered. "Yeah, the smile isn't a truth serum."

"Imagine that." Lucy shrugged.

They were off. Kara was tempted to go by the lab and visit Alex, but she would save that for later. She needed serious information like now. And, while she had a handy excuse for being out past lunch, she could not be out too long.

They went to a nearby restaurant and ordered drinks and some appetizers. Lucy looked at her expectantly and Kara could not help squirm in her seat. Who the hell thought omegas were submissive? Had they not met Lucy?

"Come on, talk. What's bugging you?" Lucy asked.

Kara was not sure where to start, so she would try the beginning. "Well, you know Alex brings me donuts everyday, right?"

"I am aware of the sickeningly sweet tradition. I never miss a chance to make fun of her for it, especially since she brings food for the people who sit close to you just because they sit close to you."

Kara blinked. "Oh, wow. You know a lot about it then."

"Yeah, Alex is easily flustered in emotional situations and just blurts out things that make it worse for her." Lucy smirked.

Kara glared at Lucy, as best she could anyway. "Hey, you shouldn't be evil to Alex."

Lucy sat up tall and proud. "Oh, no, she deserves it from the way I've had to hold her hand while getting you. That woman is impossible sometimes."

Kara chuckled. "She is, but thanks for holding both of our hands and helping get us to where we are."

"I get the feeling I'm going to have to offer a little more help as well."

"Well, I think you're the only person I can talk to about this without it being totally weird for both of us."

"Oh, so it only gets to be weird for me?" Lucy smiled.

Kara laughed. "No, you'll probably be fine with it. It's gonna be weird for me."

"All right. What's up then?"

"So, like I was saying, Alex brings in donuts and stuff for everyone. The ladies across me were talking about how she's an alpha."

"Yeah, Alex screams her status wherever she goes."

"How do they know? I mean, I thought I knew because I have the super thing going on and I can smell it. I was reading up on it and the articles made it seem like everyone can smell it."

Lucy shook her head. "Not everyone. So, Alex does have the smell of an alpha and usually only omegas and other alphas can pick up on it. But, Alex has that air about her anyway, which probably comes from her job. She always seems like she's in control, which is what people expect of alphas."

Kara pursed her lips. "Do people think you're an alpha then?"

"At times, yes, especially if I cover up my scent."

"You can cover the scent?" Maybe she could get Alex to cover the scent and not have to worry about people lusting after her bond-mate.

Lucy nodded. "There are perfumes and other things made especially to block the scent. They're expensive, though. Sometimes, it just works best when everyone assumes you're a beta and therefore don't have the scent of an alpha or omega."

Kara could feel the wrinkles in her forehead get deeper. "But, then doesn't that make the whole thing stupid? I mean, you're not an alpha, but you definitely act like what people think an alpha acts like."

Lucy shrugged. "Well, yes, the whole thing a little stupid. Much of what goes on now is just stereotyping and lots of people defy stereotypes. They claim it's tradition, but they only say that to try to box people in or hold them back."

Kara scratched her chin. "So, are you dating an omega since you're defying stereotypes?"

"Well, no, I can't say I'm doing that much. It's not unheard of in this day and age for omegas to date other omegas and for alphas to date other alphas, though. It used to be taboo not too long ago. I like to think if I ever met an omega I liked, I wouldn't be put off in dating them just because they're an omega, but I have yet to meet such an omega. I happen to be attracted to alphas, but not because of stereotypes. Those are just the personalities I like and they tend to be alphas, but I'm learning that I'm attracted to so much more than that."

Kara's mouth twisted to the side. "You think Alex is attracted to more than that?"

"Is that what this is about? You're worried Alex is attracted to stereotypical omegas?" Lucy asked.

Kara squirmed in her seat a little. "Well, she could be. I mean, you're an omega and you like dating alphas."

"Yeah, but even right now, the alpha I'm seeing is only an alpha when people are looking. She's different at home, like Alex is different with you."

"But, she's really protective of me, like an alpha would be of an omega." Except in porn apparently where alphas bordered on abusive. Maybe I should've been more specific in my search.

"I think that's just Alex. I'm sure she was like that long before she presented. You don't have to be an omega for Alex, Kara."

Kara stared at the table for a long moment. "But, how do we know that? I don't know anything about who she's dated in the past."

"So, ask her."

Kara's shoulders dropped. "I know. But, I don't want to end up asking her what she likes in bed." That seemed awkward. Shouldn't a bond-mate know what the other liked? Alex seemed to know what she enjoyed quite a bit.

Lucy's brow furrowed. "Why? That's what a healthy relationship is built on. Look, I'm going to tell you something I haven't told anyone else. So, I'm dating Vasquez."

Kara gasped. "You are?"

"Okay, that's not the thing I haven't told anyone, not that I've said it aloud to anyone since she's my subordinate, which makes our relationship a little precarious. But, she and I are in a relationship and the only way for us to work is to talk because we both wanted very different things than what we were used to. We also had different expectations of each other at first and we needed to straighten those things out to move forward. I couldn't be happier that we had those talks, even though they were hard in the beginning. You have to talk with Alex, like I know you guys do anyway."

Kara puffed out her cheeks. She and Alex did talk a lot, but there were some things out of bounds. Maybe they had to be in-bounds now. Was that what Lucy meant?

"We don't talk about the sex stuff," Kara admitted.

"Well, now you have to or the relationship is going to suffer for it and I know you both don't want that. So, one of the things you have to start talking about is sex stuff, especially stuff you like. I know it might be hard considering things with Alex."

"She's a lot more comfortable now."

Lucy nodded. "That's good. You have to get comfortable, too. So, whatever questions you might have about alphas and omegas, you should ask her before you come to me. Talk to her, please."

"Okay. I will."

"Did you go to anyone else about this alpha and omega thing?" Lucy asked curiously.

Kara looked away and tried her best not to blush, but completely failed. Lucy snickered and leaned in closer. Kara wanted to run. It was like Lucy could see her thoughts.

"Kara, have you been watching alpha and omega porn?" Lucy asked in a low whisper, but there was a snicker in her tone.

"Where is our food?" Kara sat far back in her seat and made it a show of looking around.

Lucy laughed. "Oh, god, Kara. Don't watch that crap. Or at least don't watch it seriously. I promise you nothing in that crap will help you with Alex."

"Yeah, I kinda figured that out. I just… I'm wondering like why alphas and omegas are considered like perfect pairs. I kept reading about how they compliment each other and everything. I don't mean this to sound bad, but James wasn't your perfect compliment, right?"

"No, he was not. It takes more than being an alpha and an omega. This is like saying on Krypton all you had to do was be a man and a woman."

Kara nodded. That one made sense and she had not thought it that way. But, then again, on Krypton, most people did not really pick their bond-mates, just like they did not have their own kids. This was a little uncharted for her.

"I left Krypton at twelve, so I don't really know what goes into relationships there as far as realistically. I mean, I saw my parents and my aunt and Kal's parents, but I was twelve."

"Okay, first off, from now on when you mention where you're from, you say Kansas. We don't know who might be listening."

Kara glanced around quickly. "Being careful probably would be the best thing." She felt like she would be able to tell if someone was listening in, but better safe than sorry. Alex had drilled that into her head enough. "My point is that I was twelve and I just don't know about any of this stuff. Even seeing Alex's parents, I don't quite get it because I was more focus on having just… moved from Kansas."

"I get it, but again, you have to talk to Alex. That's just how it'll be. That will keep your relationship strong and healthy. Do yourself a favor and don't watch any more porn for educational purposes. Porn is all a lie. That's actually one of the things that makes it fun. In fact, eventually, you should watch with Alex. It would be fun for both of you and it could help you talk about sex," Lucy said.

Kara winced. "I don't know if I want to go that far. Do you watch with Vasquez?"

Lucy waved a hand. "You don't want to know what I do with Vas. Trust me."

Kara pouted. "I just want to make sure Alex is satisfied. I mean, she's really generous with me and does literally everything I like."

"Do you like a lot, though, Kara?"

Kara puffed out her cheeks. "Okay, so I'm just learning because I never had sex before, but I'm sure Alex has had a few sexual partners and I want to be good for her."

"Yeah, well, watching porn isn't going to get you there. Talking to Alex will. Trust me."

Kara sighed, but felt like Lucy probably knew what she was talking about. Still, the idea of discussing what Alex liked as far as sex went did not sit well in Kara's chest. She felt like she should just know, like Alex seemed to. Alex was happy to indulge her in anything she asked, even if she had trouble asking for it. Alex never asked her for anything. Hell, sometimes, Alex would refuse a hand job. Maybe I'm bad at sex.

"What if I'm bad at sex?" Kara blurted out as their waiter came with their food and drinks. The plates clattered, but to his credit, the waiter did not drop anything.

Lucy laughed. "You'll get better. It's what happens as you and your partner learn each other. Not to mention, I doubt you're bad. Alex isn't even grumpy anymore. We have people placing bets that it's the end of the world. Don't tell her, though."

Kara chuckled, even though it did not make her feel better. "She does a lot for me, but doesn't let me do stuff in return."

"Kara, talk to her about this, not me. You guys have to talk to each other. I cannot stress that enough."

Kara pouted, but it was powerless on Lucy. The conversation was over for the moment and when it picked back up, Lucy wanted to talk about game night and stuff like that. Kara was all for that, but would rather omega advice. Unfortunately, she had to go back to work before she could get that information.

She had time to get her head together, especially when she got a text from Alex requesting she go to Alex's apartment for the night. It was rare they spent time at Alex's place and it would probably remain rare. Alex was not home when she got there.

"Where are you?" Kara texted.

"Working late. Big Project. Just wait there for me. Order something."

That did not make Kara feel better. What if Alex was avoiding her? What if this all went back to her being bad at sex?

-8-8-8-8-

Alex sighed as she came in. That took much longer than she expected, but it would be worth it. She could already picture Kara's face when she saw it. The light that would appear in Kara's eyes made it more than worth it.

"Alex, what happened? Was there an emergency?" Kara asked, rushing her at the door.

"No."

"Was it my blood work? Am I dying?" Kara's bottom lip trembled.

"No, you're not dying, but no more kryptonite bracelet." Eventually, Kara would get ill from the bracelet from what she could tell and who knew what kind of disease it would be.

Kara's lip poked all the way out. "But… I wanna be able to feel you."

"I know, love. I know." Alex wrapped her arms around Kara. It was weird being the shorter one in the couple because she wanted to tuck Kara's head under her chin and kiss the top of her head, like that would make everything better. You've always been a scrawny little alpha. Alex was able to shut that voice down immediately now. Yeah, but Kara still loves me and it has nothing to do with me being an alpha.

Kara buried her face in Alex's hair. "So, I need the bracelet. I thought you made it so it was safe."

"I thought it was safe, like the radiation from a microwave or TV or something, but it turns out kryptonite stays in your system for a long while, even after you heal from it and even in small doses. I don't want you to end up having a bad reaction one day from the build up."

Kara pouted even more, which Alex expected. She led Kara to the couch and they sat down. Kara curled into her. She kissed the top of Kara's head.

"Kryptonite sucks," Kara grumbled.

"Yes, yes it does. It'll be okay."

Kara sighed. "I guess. This isn't fair. I've waited for this for so long."

"Well, we don't need to have sex to have a successful relationship, right?" Alex asked. Part of it was teasing, but she was curious about Kara's thoughts on the matter. It would not matter to her if they never had sex again, actually. Yes, she would miss it, but being with Kara was more important than having sex.

Kara's eyes went wide and her pout slid firmly in place, possibly to never leave again. "We don't?"

Alex tilted her head. "You think we do?" She was not sure how she felt about that. She could be content to just have Kara with her. Was that not enough for Kara?

"Well, I'm kinda invested now. You're my first time having sex, Alex. Am I so bad you don't care?"

Alex frowned. "What? You're not bad." Where would Kara get a crazy idea like that?

"Obviously I am if you don't think we need sex in our lives." Kara pulled back and glared at her. "You don't want to have sex with me anymore."

"I didn't say that!" Like hell she did not want to have sex anymore. She thought she was being sweet to say she could live without it to support Kara's issue with kryptonite. "I'm just trying to be there for you in your time of need."

Kara moved, so the whole couch was between them. It felt like canyon. "This isn't very supportive. You're making it seem like I'm bad at sex and you're happy to never have to touch me again."

"First off, I can touch you without having sex with you. I've been doing it for half our lives. Second, you're not bad at sex. I very much enjoy having sex with you, which is why we've been doing it every day, but that's also slowly poisoning you because you insist on wearing the damn kryptonite bracelet all the time."

"I want to be ready for you, even if it's not sex. I want to be able to feel your kisses and your hugs and hug you back without consciously measuring things to make sure I don't snap you in half. Can you do without that?"

Alex frowned. "That does not sound fun." Good thing they would not have to live like that. "Still, can't have you poisoning yourself."

"Kryptonite sucks," Kara repeated, her shoulders slumping.

"Yes, it does. Can I cuddle you while we eat?" She needed away from this conversation as soon as humanly possible. And she was hungry as hell. She did a lot of manual labor that she did not expect to do and skipped lunch to do it.

Kara sighed. "I guess. It's not gonna do much good outside of my imagination, though."

"Well, at least you can imagine."

Kara let loose another sigh, but she cuddled in closer to Alex while Alex reached for the takeout. Kara watched her, more closely than she expected. She was not sure what was about, but she handed Kara the many cartons of food she knew were for Kara and then took her own.

"So, I wanted to talk you about something," Alex said.

"More than us never having sex again?"

"Oh, Kara, we will have sex again. You just won't be able to wear the kryptonite bracelet."

Kara gasped and popped up, sitting up straight. "Wait, what about the training room? The training room is all kryptonite powered, too. Can we never spar again? This sucks." Her moue returned once more.

A half-smile settled on Alex's face. "I'm glad you like training with me almost as much as you like having sex with me."

"I like being close to you and also I need a lot of training. I mean, yeah, I can beat people up with muscle, but I still need a lot skills to go with it. I've only been doing this a couple of years for crying out loud. Clark never has these problems. Of course, I don't get how Clarke never has these problems. Think Lucy knows how Clark and Lois have sex?"

Alex arched an eyebrow. "I'm sure Lucy's life is a lot better not knowing that information. You could always ask Clark."

"I could. You think he'll freak out?" Kara asked.

"I imagine he'll freak out and then he'll laser eye me when you tell him why you want to know about sex. On a plus note, we'll be telling people."

Kara blinked turned to her. "You want to tell people?"

"Well, maybe our closest friends. We can't really tell anyone before we…" Alex scowled, not wanting to think of it. "Tell my mom." That would be the death of her. "I take it back. Clark won't kill me. Mom is going to kill me. In fact, she's going to kill me, chop my body up, and feed me to the raccoons who like to tip the garbage cans. Fuck." Her mother had tried so hard to keep her from this particular sin. There was no coming back from it. She was done. Dead. At least Kara knew how she felt before she died.

Kara waved off her worry. "You always think she's going to kill you. You thought she was going to kill you when I became Supergirl."

"I'm still not so sure she didn't kill me and this is some weird Afterlife where I get to have a relationship with you. Sometimes, this reality just doesn't add up. It's suspicious." She was only half-joking.

Kara laughed and Alex smiled. She thought the idea of them telling people would be difficult, but she would not mind and Kara did not seem to mind either. The only troubling idea was eventually telling her mother. She knew that would be the real test of her courage and she was not confident she would make it out of that unscathed, despite what Kara thought.

"So, we'll just tell those closest to us. You think they'll be okay with this like Lucy?" Kara asked.

"I think so. I mean, beyond her, who do we have? Hank, Winn, and James." It was a little sad that was their list, but Alex was grateful there were not a bunch of people to tell. She believed they would all take it well. They did not have any reason not to if Lucy was anything to go by.

"Okay. Sounds good. We can do it at a game night. I know I keep talking about having one, but now it's not just talk. We haven't had one in a while and it would be cool. Plus, it gives us all a chance to just hang out together without the world being in danger."

Alex nodded, as that did sound fun. It would be good to have some support before she had to face her mother down. But, that was getting ahead of them. For right now, she would enjoy what they had and look forward to surprising Kara tomorrow after work.

-8-8-8-8-

Alex did not understand why Lucy was in her workout gear. She also did not understand why Vasquez was not there in the gym yet. She had cleared the place out with a pointed glare and Lucy coming in behind her helped get agents out even faster, but that would not last. Any of the tactics and assault people would want the space back eventually.

"Are you sparring, too?" Alex asked.

"You think I can? I'm just a little omega, after all," Lucy replied with a faux-innocent look.

Alex laughed. "Little in stature, yeah, but nothing else. And you think I put stock in the omega crap? If I didn't have half the confidence in my combat skills, I'd think you'd be able to kick my ass."

Lucy scoffed. "Thanks, I think. Have you told Kara about how you believe in equality and all that?"

Alex frowned. "Why would I have to tell Kara that?"

"Oh, geez. She didn't talk to you?"

Alex's brow furrowed. "About what?"

Lucy rubbed her forehead. "Okay, this is the last time I run interference with you two. I'm mama-birding you both out of the nest. Kara is worried about you wanting her to behave like an omega, especially during sex."

"Where the hell would she get an idea like that?" That was possibly the last thing Alex wanted from Kara. She would actually take being punched at full strength by Kara long before having Kara act like an omega with her.

Lucy shrugged. "Ladies at her job. The ones you get donuts for. Apparently, they're sweet on you."

"Oh, god. I was just trying to be nice to them! I didn't think it was cool to show up with donuts every day and just give them to Kara, especially when those women kept complaining about never having time for breakfast. Now, they're screwing with my relationship." Alex turned and punched the heavy bag.

"Hey, calm down. It took a lot for me to convince Vas this was safe. You can't get all angry."

Alex let out a long breath. "Okay, tell me about Kara while we wait for Vasquez. And why is she late? She's never late."

Lucy shrugged. "She said she'd be here at this time. I don't know why she's late. I was working before I got here, like you were and like I assume she is. As for Kara, apparently, she thinks because you're an alpha, you'd want to bone an omega."

Alex put her hands on her hips and shook her head. "Okay, we definitely need to talk about that then. I don't want her to be something she's not. I definitely don't want her trying to act like an omega." They definitely needed to talk about this because the last thing Alex needed in her life was Kara trying to act like an omega. There were too many bad memories attached to sex and omegas for her.

"Make sure you tell her. Although, she probably won't be acting like an omega considering her research material." Lucy snickered.

Alex twisted her mouth up a little. "What's wrong with her research material?"

"From what I can tell, she started out strong with legitimate articles and then descended into porn."

Alex gasped. "No way!" Her Kara did not watch porn, but then again, her Kara could not have sex until recently, so it was possible she had just avoided it for her life.

"It's a little cute when I think about it. It's like a golden retriever puppy watching porn."

Alex groaned and palmed her face. "Please, stop talking. Where the hell is Vasquez?" She needed saving from this conversation.

Lucy smirked. "I told her she should watch porn with you."

"No, you didn't!"

"I did. I laughed the whole night as I thought about it. Just so you know, in my head, it was you watching porn with a golden retriever pup in your lap. You did not have a boner."

Alex rolled her eyes. "Well, thank God for that. Now, can you stop talking?" She doubted that would work. "Or maybe you'd like to settle this on the mat?"

Lucy held up her hands in surrender. "I'm just here to watch."

"But, you're in workout gear."

Lucy shrugged. "I'm one of those people who wears a jersey to sporting events."

Alex was not sure what that meant, but did not have time to ask as Vasquez finally popped up. Alex doubted she had ever been happier to see Vasquez, which said a lot because occasionally Vasquez brought her drinks. Vasquez gave her a wary look.

"I'm not going into rut," Alex promised.

"You sure?" Vasquez asked, giving her the once-over.

"I was just in rut two months ago. I'd have to see a doctor if I was going into rut again."

Vasquez nodded. "This is true. So, Lucy said you wanted to spar."

"It would be nice. I mean, it's been a while and you always helped keep me on my toes." Now that she thought about it, she missed sparring with Vasquez. It was always a good way to clear her mind, come up with new moves, or just discuss the day or a mission.

Vasquez glanced at Lucy. "I don't know if I want to do this with an audience, though."

"Didn't you guys talk about this already?" Alex asked.

"Yes, we did. Vas, I'm not going to do anything. I just want to watch. Alex promised to be professional. You two can do this like you used to and pretend I'm not even here."

Vasquez frowned. "Why do you even want to see this? You're getting off on another alpha topping me now?"

Alex winced. She guessed this was the conversation they had, but it did not sink all the way in for Vasquez. Lucy got up and went over to Vasquez. Alex stepped to the far end of the gym to give them some privacy. After all, they had not even told her they were a couple, so she doubted they wanted her to hear whatever relationship thing they had now. Still, she got to learn how sound traveled in the gym.

"Vas, you know I don't want to see someone else top you. I just want to see what you're capable of. I don't often get to see you take charge, even though I know you can and do. I just want to see that side of you for a while. I want to see your power and strength. Is that so wrong?" Lucy asked.

Vasquez huffed. "It's not wrong, but are you sure you don't want to see someone else top me? I mean, I know you remember her saying I got hard when she pinned me once." Alex did not recall saying that and she would love to apologize, but she did not want to bring it up.

"I do remember her saying that, but I also know she hasn't and won't make fun of you for that. Look, I just want to see you flex your muscle and cut loose. If you're not comfortable with this, though, it's fine. You know I would never want you to be uncomfortable."

There was loud groan from Vasquez. "Why are you always so freaking understanding?"

"Because I love you."

"I know, I know, and I love you. Fine, I'll do this. Just don't expect me to win or anything."

"First off, don't sell yourself short just because that's Super Agent over there. You're amazing at combat. Second off, this isn't about me wanting to see you win. I just want to see you fight. That appeals to me."

"Fine, fine, fine."

Crisis seemed to be averted, but Alex continued to look away until they gave her a sign it was all right. Lucy ended up calling her name to get her back over. Vasquez was on the mat while Lucy stood off to the side.

"Don't let me win," Vasquez said, pointing at Alex.

Alex smirked. "Why would I let you win?" She would not give way that she knew about Lucy and Vasquez. It would be nice to let Vasquez look good in front of Lucy, but she would not disrespect Vasquez like that. Vasquez needed to win fair and square.

Vasquez smiled back. They tucked themselves into their fighting stances and circled each other, sizing each other up. Alex looked for an opening. Vasquez had tightened up since the last time they fought. Still, she figured out where to make her move.

Alex went for the opening and was surprised to find out it was trap. Vasquez countered immediately. Alex had to back up or risk a bruise to her bicep. Never one to give up ground for long, she secured her footing and then pushed back immediately. While it had been a while since she and Vasquez had sparred and Vasquez had definitely improved, this was like an old dance between them. Alex missed it even more than she realized. Her body and mind felt at peace in a way. From the spark in Vasquez's eyes, she could assume the feeling was mutual.

Vasquez got in some good hits, but eventually Alex pinned her and she could not move. It was clear Lucy being there had an effect on her because she growled and refused to tap out at first, instead trying every which way to get leverage to escape. There was no escape, though.

"Damn, Vas, I didn't know you and Super Agent got down like that," Lucy said, calling attention to herself. Her face was flushed and Alex did not want to think about what might happen the moment those two were alone.

"It's been too long," Vasquez said as Alex let her up.

"Yeah, can we get our standing appointment back?" Alex requested. It would help keep her sharp.

Lucy's eyes were wide and her face got redder. "There used to be standing appointment and no one told me?"

"It was before you even worked here," Alex replied. "But, speaking of standing appointments, Kara has planned out a game night, so wait for an invite." She turned to Vasquez. "That includes you. I know we're not friends, but if you happen to show up with Lucy that wouldn't be a bad thing."

"Can you two stop it with the whole 'we're not friends' act?" Lucy huffed.

"We're not!" Alex and Vasquez insisted.

Lucy pulled a face. "You guys are going to make me say it, aren't you?"

"Say what?" Vasquez asked.

"Is this some alpha bullshit where you can hangout, spar, drink, but can't call each other friends? I know it's not military bullshit because I've been involved and around the military for a long time," Lucy answered.

Alex and Vasquez both shrugged, which only pissed Lucy off more if the way she narrowed her eyes meant anything. Lucy stepped over and took Vasquez's hand like it was something they did everyday. And, maybe they did, but they did not do it in front of her or at work. Alex acted like it was nothing.

"You two have to stop. You're friends and next time you spar, I'm here again. Might even get in on this. I see a couple of weaknesses I can exploit in you, Agent Danvers," Lucy said.

Alex scoffed. "Put up or shut up. I run this mat, Assistant Director." She pointed down. She had yet to be defeated in this gym.

Lucy grimaced. "Speaking of Assistant Director, I actually have work to do. This went over time for me. I'll see you both later." She actually kissed Vasquez cheek and then rushed off. Vasquez blushed.

"We're not friends, right?" Vasquez asked.

"I'm pretty sure we're not," Alex replied. They were not being ironic. "I mean, I outrank you and everything." That used to mean they could not be friends, but if that was the case, it also meant Vasquez could not date Lucy, which was totally untrue.

"Are we about to become friends?" Vasquez asked.

Alex shrugged. "I think Lucy's pushing for that and from what I've learned about Lucy, she tends to get what she pushes for."

Vasquez nodded. "That much is true. Drinks later to figure this out?"

"Tomorrow. I've got a surprise for…" Alex almost said "my sister," but swallowed it down. "My girlfriend."

Vasquez smiled. "That's good. Well, if we ever do become friends, we can help each other figure out how to stay out of trouble with our girlfriends."

"Yeah, I might need a lot of help with that." Especially considering how pissed Kara was to find out she could not wear her kryptonite bracelet anymore. Of course, she was about to make that up to her tonight. "Good match, Vasquez."

"It was." Vasquez continued to smile. They shook hands.

After that, they went back to work. Alex texted Kara, wanting to find out about her day so far. Kara was pouty because she had not gotten donuts that morning. Alex promised to make it up to her. She had forgone the donuts that morning because she did not want to get Kara in trouble with Cat.

"Cat said you should use the money you save on not buying donuts for everyone and take me somewhere nice," Kara texted.

Alex scoffed. "Tell Cat to mind her business. I know what I'm doing." Of course, she would take that advice, though.

"I think you might need to tell her that." A smiley face followed.

Alex smiled back. "Don't worry. I will. Now, I have to go back to doing actual work."

The end of the day could not come soon enough and Alex thought she might have broken the sound barrier on her bike to get to Kara's place. Somehow, she caught Kara by surprise as she could tell Kara used her super-speed to hide something.

"The super speed thing doesn't work when you have papers out on the coffee table," Alex said. All the papers were now on the floor. "Why are you using super speed?"

"No reason," Kara lied.

Alex sighed, shaking her head. "You're a terrible liar. And if you don't tell me, you're not going to get any potstickers." She held up the bag of takeout she picked up on the way over.

"You're being mean!" Kara whined.

"And you're lying to me. What were you doing?" Alex was serious.

Kara gnawed on the corner of her bottom lip. "You really aren't going to share the potstickers?" She gave Alex her best puppy eyes.

"I will eat them all in front of you. Tell me what's up," Alex replied as she sat down next to Kara on the couch.

"Fine." Kara sighed as if this physically pained her. "Lucy said I should talk to you about this anyway." Using her super-speed, she retrieved her computer from wherever she hid it. She opened the laptop and a few seconds later noise came out of it. Sex noise.

"Kara, are you watching porn?" Alex should not have been so shocked, but she was.

Kara sighed and closed the laptop again, discarding it onto the coffee table. "I just wanna see what omegas do…"

"Kara…" Alex turned to Kara and put her arms around Kara. "You don't need to worry about that. I don't care about what omegas do during sex. I care about what you do and what you like."

Kara chewed her lip again. "But, you don't usually let me do anything to you. I figured it was because you didn't like it or didn't like it with me."

"Kara, I do like it and I definitely like it with you. This is why we have sex almost every day now. I'm sorry you feel like I don't like it. I very much like it, like you. I love you and I love being with you. Never doubt that." Alex caressed Kara's cheek.

"Then why don't you let me do anything back to you? I mean, I'm trying to understand if maybe it's an alpha thing or what."

Alex shook her head. "No. First off, I try very hard not to be what people think an alpha should be or behave how people think alphas behave, especially when it comes to sex. I definitely don't want to be that way with you."

"But, I read that alphas are really protective."

Alex shrugged. "Yeah, but most people interpret that to mean controlling. I don't want to control you or anybody really. Yes, I do want to protect you and make sure you're safe, but I want you to be able to do your own thing, too."

Kara frowned at her, a proper, anger frown. "Then, why the hell can't I do anything during sex? Not that it matters since we won't be having it anymore. But, seriously, why can't I do anything?"

Alex had never really stopped and thought about it. "It's not that I don't want you to do anything. I think… I think I'm just really overwhelmed with being able to touch you now that all I want to do is touch you. I don't care about me. I'll get off eventually. I just want to make you feel good, like all the time."

"Well, I want to be able to make you feel good, too."

The idea, even though Alex should have known, still hit her heavy, both in the heart and other, more southern regions. It probably would never stop surprising her that Kara wanted her like this. This was beyond her wildest dreams, even now.

Alex reached for Kara's hand and gave it a squeeze. "I'm sorry, Kara. I guess I get wrapped up in what I want and even though I think I'm being giving because I'm doing you, I'm actually being selfish. Sorry." The story of Alex's sex life could be written up as an apology, even now. How pathetic.

"Don't say sorry. I'm happy you want me, but I just want you to know I want you, too. This is one of the reasons why kryptonite sucks. I mean, I feel close to you when we have sex. I like that closeness, that intimacy and it makes me want to feel you more." Kara sighed. "Not that it matters since kryptonite sucks."

Alex chuckled. "It does, but I have a surprise for you."

Kara perked up. "A surprise? What?" She was such a puppy. All she needed was a wagging tail.

"Yes. Grab your potstickers. You'll enjoy this." Alex already felt proud of this. Kara rummaged through the bags, finding everything that was for her with no problem. She also handed Alex her carton of food. "Okay, watch carefully, Kara. Red sun, fifty."

Kara looked around suspiciously and then the lighting in the room changed. The living room was bathed in red light. Alex was not sure this actually worked until Kara gave her a proper reaction. Kara gasped and looked stared at her hands.

"Wait, Alex, something's wrong!" Kara hopped up, practically leaping over the coffee table. For all her surprise, she still had her potstickers in hand.

Alex was up in a rush and grabbed Kara's hand. "Calm down, love. Nothing's wrong."

Kara's chest heaved with nervous energy and her mouth shook as she tried to make words for several seconds before they finally came. "Wait, wait, wait… Is this red sun light?" She looked around the room.

"Yes." Alex patted her hand and led her back to the couch before explaining exactly what was going on. "Winn and I were working on this for a while and just installed it yesterday. You don't need the kryptonite bracelet anymore. It has voice commands and motion detectors, so you can program in non-verbal commands if you want. You can control how much red sunlight comes in using percentages. We also installed sunlamps, which are also voice commanded. If there are sounds like there's a struggle, the yellow sunlamps come on automatically. We had to put in some new shades, in case you wanted to block the sunlight during the day to use the red sun lights. And, last, you can put on regular lights with the red lights, so it doesn't look like we're raving in here at night."

Kara's face lit up like it was Christmas morning. She actually put her food down and leaped on Alex. Alex grunted as Kara moved to straddle her waist. Kara put her arms around Alex's neck.

"I can't believe you did all of this for me," Kara said.

"Oh, really?" On a list of things Alex had done for Kara, this was a drop in a bucket.

Kara laughed. "No, not really. I should've known you had a backup plan when you kept worrying about me wearing the bracelet. This is awesome because I can be like a regular human when we have people over, so I can experience things with you guys without constantly trying to drown other things out. But, I can't be completely powerless. Supergirl has to know what's going on in case people need help."

"Which is why this is better than the kryptonite bracelet. Again, you can do levels, changing the percentage of light you're being exposed to. The bracelet only had one setting."

"How long do you think it'll take me to get to feel you since you put it on fifty percent?"

"I'm not sure. We can find out, though."

Kara giggled and nodded. She then reached for the food, but did not eat it. She began feeding Alex. Alex allowed it. She had to make a conscious effort to let Kara treat her as much as she treated Kara.

Kara had other things on her mind beyond just feeding Alex, though. After a little while, she rocked her hips against Alex, just slightly, almost barely noticeable. Alex let loose a long breath, but did her best to pretend nothing was happening beyond Kara feeding her. Kara seemed quite pleased with herself, smiling as she rocked more and gave Alex more food.

"Kara…" Alex put her hands on Kara's waist to try to slow her down.

"I can feel you." Kara leaned down and kissed Alex's lips. It was clear what Kara wanted to do and Alex had no objections.

"Completely?"

"No, but enough for right now." Kara went in for another kiss.

Alex went with it, having no objections to this at all. When Kara pulled away, she went back to the food. She fed some to Alex and then had a bit for herself.

"Is this something an omega would do for her alpha?" Kara asked.

Alex groaned. "Can we not, please?"

"But, I'm curious."

"Kara, I really don't need you to act like an omega. To be honest, I have really bad memories from the few times I tried to be with omegas. I just want you to be you. I love you. I fell in love with you, not some omega. So, just be yourself and do what you want to do."

Kara smiled. "I can do that, but I'm still a little curious about alphas and omegas."

"Only ten years too late to get a good grade in sex ed," Alex teased. It was easier to do than talk about omegas.

Kara groaned. "Am I never going to live this down?"

"Not now, no. You don't have to be an omega to want to do nice or sweet things for me, Kara. Just like I would protect you, regardless of being an alpha. Look, I need you to understand that the alpha and omega dynamic the world wants to push on you is bullshit. Lucy Lane is a perfect example of that. If this crap had any bearing at all, Lucy would be an alpha, but she's not and that doesn't take away from any of her personality."

Kara pouted. "I guess. You wanna talk about your bad memories with omegas?"

"No. I really just want to forget they ever happened. It's all super embarrassing. So, can we go back to kissing or eating?"

"More eating. Gotta get your energy up and I'm not comfortable with my power level yet."

"Do you want to turn the lights up?"

"No, I think we should measure it this way for right now. Besides, I like the excuse to just sit on you and feed you and kiss you and feed you."

Alex smiled. "Well, don't let me stop you."

Kara grinned and fed Alex a little more before kissing her some more. This went on for a few minutes and then Kara began grinding into Alex again. She was more insistent now, probably feeling at a level she was quite happy with. Alex's hands went back to Kara's waist, letting her know she could move even more if she wanted to.

"I really feel you," Kara whispered.

"You feel me?"

"You're hard," her voice was almost a chirp. It did not match her words.

This was quite true. There was undoubtedly a wet spot on the front of her boxers, possibly going through to her pants. She could not care less, though. She had Kara in her lap, after all.

"Can I undo your pants?" Kara asked before coming in for a soft kiss.

"Yeah." Alex would let Kara do whatever she wanted. They both needed to get comfortable with Kara touching her anyway.

Kara slid off of her lap and sat down on the couch next to her, reaching for her belt buckle. She picked up enough for Kara to ease her pants and underwear down her ankles. Her dick sprang up and Alex took a breath, heart rate already speeding up in anticipation. Kara stared enough for Alex to get nervous. She put her arms up on the sofa back, trying to play it cool.

"Can I touch you?" Kara asked.

"Touch away. I'll be your passenger tonight."

Kara giggled, which Alex expected, but still smiled. Kara took Alex into her hand and Alex jumped a little at the touch. It was more in pleasure than in surprise. Kara's grip was light and she did not move at first.

"I just want to be sure I'm not crushing you," Kara said.

"Kara, I promise you'd know if you were crushing my dick." Alex did not even want to think of what it could feel like if Kara had her super strength.

"These red sun lights are awesome." Kara pumped her hand up and down slowly.

Alex groaned. The movement was a little rough because Kara's palm was dry, but Alex did not care. The thought of Kara touching her like this was more than enough for her cock head to leak, oozing out enough liquid for the hand job to get better within a few seconds. Kara's movements were nice and slow, like she marveled over the fact that she could do this. Alex watched her face, noting how thoughtful Kara appeared, studying her dick like it was something precious. The thought made Alex moan, deep in the back of her throat.

"I'm going to put my mouth on you," Kara said.

Maybe it was a warning, maybe it was just to let Alex know things were about to change. It did not matter to Alex. She licked her lips, trying to mentally prepare for this. It was impossible.

"Um… bear with me, okay? I've never done this," Kara said.

Ugh! The idea of being Kara's first blow job made Alex twitch and jump. Kara yelped and tightened her grip a little. Okay, body, we have to get these reactions under control. Yay, you're Kara's first everything. No need to come in your pants… or on your pants in this case.

"Is it okay?" Kara asked.

"It's fine. It's fine." Alex sat up a little, trying to regain control of herself. She did not want to climax the moment Kara's mouth touched her.

She gave up after watching Kara lick her lips. She was going to blow the second Kara touched her, she knew. This was one of the reasons why she preferred to touch Kara. Kara could have multiple orgasms while Alex would need at least a half-hour after she released, especially because of her knot. Time in between could be seen a buzzkill. And that thought leaped from her mind as Kara gave her a soft kiss. Her brain almost short-circuited.

Her brain did not get a chance to recover as Kara went from a peck to her lips wrapping around her cock head like lollipop. And then, her tongue ran down the side and Alex could not contain herself. She moaned for all the world to hear and felt herself get harder somehow. She clutched the couch cushions to avoid gripping Kara's head. Kara was exploring, so she would let her explore.

"You taste good," Kara said.

"You do, too," Alex replied. What else was there to say?

Kara did not say anything, went right back to what she was doing. She sucked the head and Alex's eyes rolled into the back of her head. Kara seemed quite content sucking and tonguing the head. Her hand leisurely stroked Alex's shaft. It was barely a minute when Alex felt her orgasm scratching just under her skin. Before long, the scratching turned into it felt like her bones were going to collapse in her chest. She took deep breaths, trying to hold off her peak, but it was impossible.

"Kara, Kara, Kara," she chanted the name, trying to warn her.

She did a poor job, as Kara continued on and Alex gushed. She closed her eyes and groaned, deep in her throat like a bellow. In the back of her mind, she could hear Kara cough. She wanted to open her eyes and check on Kara, but felt like she melted through the couch. She would need to regroup before she could do anything for, to, or with Kara. Alex's chest heaved and she panted, trying to get enough air. After a few seconds, her brain worked enough for her to open her eyes to see Kara licking her lips.

"Oh, fuck," Alex hissed, her dick wanting to get hard again, but it was too busy spouting another shot of semen. It landed on Kara's leg.

Kara did not seem to notice. "You okay?"

Alex nodded and tried to give a thumbs up, but her thumb refused to cooperate. But, considering the fact that her whole body felt like goo, she should have expected that. Kara sat up tall, pride in her shoulders for some reason. Well, aren't you proud when you make her come on your tongue?

"I get why you like doing that," Kara said and then pouted a little. "I might need more practice."

"You're fine," Alex hoped she said. She was not sure if her mouth was currently working. Kara would not need more practice if Alex planned to climax within a couple of minutes every time this happened.

"I want to be better than fine. You have no idea the things you do to me with your tongue alone. I want to be able to do that for you. I mean, you never do the same things twice and I always feel amazing."

Alex was not sure what that meant and did not have the will to find out right now. "I feel amazing."

Kara giggled and bounced in her seat. "That's good. I'm happy." To the point where it would not have been surprising if she clapped.

"Only problem is. I'm gonna be spurting for at least twenty minutes."

"So, what? We can do other things while you're getting yourself together."

Alex was not too sure what that meant, but was captivated as Kara began to strip. She would always want to know where something like that was going. Kara wiggled out of her pants, but did not take off her underwear, much to Alex's disappointment. That did not last long as Kara removed her shirt and bra before straddling Alex's waist again, trapping her still gushing cock between them.

"You're gonna make a mess," Alex said.

Kara smirked. "Oh, that is my hope."

Alex doubted she would ever get used to this playful and sexy Kara, but she liked this side of Kara. She did not get a chance to verbally express that as Kara leaned in for a kiss, long, wet, and wonderful. Alex returned the kiss with all the desire and affection her body could muster while it was still in liquid form. She was not sure how long that lasted, but the kissing turned into light kisses as Kara took hold of Alex's shirt. She yanked the shirt off of Alex and got a good idea of how the red sun lights worked. Kara grunted as she got the shirt off.

"That shouldn't be so hard," Kara grumbled as she shucked the shirt behind them.

"You're used to doing everything with super-strength," Alex pointed out.

"I'm used to holding back on everything because of super-strength. I have to get used to regular strength."

Alex felt some brain cells recovering. "I'm not sure you should get used to having regular strength. You might end up miscalculating your super strength."

"I don't think so. I might be all right. Things feel different under a red sun, so I might just have to train myself to get used to that and I really do want to get used to this. Just like I want to get used to a few other things."

Alex did not have to ask what Kara meant as Kara palmed her breast and seemed to weigh it in her hand. Alex's heart rate had to be through the roof already. If Kara could hear it, she probably would have halted everything to make sure Alex was all right. Instead, she flicked Alex's nipple with her thumb, cautious, exploring. Blue eyes tracked Kara's fingers as she touched, studying her own actions and Alex's reactions.

"Can I…?" Kara did not finish her question.

"Kara, do whatever you want. I'm not gonna complain. This is nice." Alex sighed and let her eyes drift shut. There was something soothing to this.

Kara made a noise that was definitely a squeal and then both of her hands cupped Alex's breasts. A long groan escaped Alex's throat and did not stop as one of Kara's hands was replaced by her lips. Kara's sucking my nipple. The thought along made her want to climax again, but the feel assured that her dick might never be flaccid again. Every pull of her lips and lap of her tongue was soft, gentle, almost delicate, but not in a bad way. For once, Alex felt worshipped, revered.

"You like this?" Kara asked.

Alex let out a long breath. "You think?"

Kara chuckled and then decided to try Alex's other nipple. From this attention, Kara in her lap, and the other hand on kneading her breast, Alex thought she might never stop coming. She was not sure how long it went on, but she felt like her body had to be out of sperm after a while, but her cock kept proving her wrong. It did not even reach a point where it hurt. Her brain just sort of shut down, lost in a haze of sensation. She did not even realize she moved until Kara yelped and bucked in her lap.

"You sneaked up on me," Kara pouted.

Alex was not sure what Kara meant until she opened her eyes to see she grasped Kara's boobs in both hands. "Are you really complaining?" Alex hoped that sounded as teasing to Kara as it did to her and not at all like a jerk.

"No, but you were letting me touch you and this is distracting."

"Sorry. I just want to touch you while you touch me."

"Nope. That's not the deal. You can touch me only when I'm done, which will be when I hop on your…" Kara paused for a second. "You know in the month we've been having sex, we never decided on what to call your penis."

Alex was not sure if she heard right. After all, she was still a little loopy. "It's not a pet. It doesn't need a name. You can say penis."

"Is that what you call it?"

Alex shrugged. "Sometimes. I don't usually have to address it outside of my own head. In my head, I might call it a penis, a dick, a cock, an extra head I don't need, all sorts of things."

Kara tapped her chin, looking quite thoughtful. "I'll consider those, but isn't it an Earth custom to call your penis a name?"

"Not to my knowledge, Kara. Some alphas and beta guys might do it, but it's not mandatory. Now, can we get back to what you were doing?"

Kara grinned and ducked her head, taking Alex's taut nipple into her mouth again. Alex moaned as pleasure shot through her, going from her nipple to her cock, which seemed to be pumping out air now. Mentally, Alex saluted her dick's valiant effort. It went until it had no more left to give. It did not even have a chance to go limp. Alex's brain probably would not see any blood for a while.

That was guarantee as she felt Kara grind against her abdomen, introducing her stiff length to a warm, dripping haven. She had to let out another breath as Kara lifted up, just enough to reach between them and take hold of Alex. Alex was about to surrender to the paradise she knew awaited her, but somehow her mind was still working.

"Wait, Kara," Alex said, breathless in a way exercise would never make her.

Kara blinked. "What? What's wrong?"

"We should get you a little ready."

"I'm wet enough," Kara practically whined.

"Still." Alex moved a hand to Kara, but Kara slapped it away.

Kara wagged a finger at Alex. "No, you watch."

Alex could hardly process what was said before her brain could deal with what it as seeing. Kara put her hand between her legs and proceeded to stroke herself while sitting in Alex's lap. The sight was incredible, even if her view was blocked by Kara's yellow panties. Somehow, Alex's body produced enough fluid for her cock to practically weep at what she witnessed. And the little noises escaping Kara, moans she bit back, and coos stuck in her chest, Alex was not sure how she would survive the night.

"You want me to take this off?" Kara asked, a little whimper escaping her.

"Please," Alex actually begged. You don't beg. You're a damn alpha.

"Then, you have to keep your hands to yourself. Okay?"

Alex nodded. What else could she do? Kara had to know this was a lie. How the hell was she supposed to keep anything to herself with Kara doing such amazing things right on top of her? Kara eased her hand out of her underwear and Alex could not help herself. She leaned forward, grabbing Kara's hand, and licked her finger. Kara gasped and just stared at Alex for a long moment. Alex's heart pounded and she waited to be called weird or gross or something from the look on Kara's face.

"You literally just promised to keep your hands to yourself," Kara said.

Alex blinked and breathed a sigh of relief. "That was my tongue. Promise kept." She managed a smirk.

Kara did not look amused, but did not stop her actions. She stepped out of her panties and sat right back down on Alex. She locked eyes with Alex and then moaned as her hand went right back between her legs. The sight made Alex's cock ooze desire.

"Can I just…?" Alex found herself pleading, as her fingers grazed Kara's knuckles.

"No, you watch. I got this. If you're good, maybe I'll let you do it with me next time," Kara replied.

Nope, she would not survive the night. If Kara would talk like that, Alex was going to die on the couch. If she was lucky, she would do while inside Kara, but she was definitely going to give up the ghost on the sofa.

"You like what you see?" Kara asked.

"Who the hell taught you to tease? I'm gonna fuck them up," Alex replied.

Kara giggled. "It was you. You and your tongue and fingers and everything."

Damn it. She could not fuck herself up. Kara was doing a pretty good job of that, though. Maybe she did fuck herself up.

"I think I'm warmed up enough and I want to have some mercy on you," Kara said and she moved her hand from between her legs, taking hold of Alex once more.

Alex was not sure what to do with her hands or how to breath as the moment arrived. Kara sank onto her, moaning the whole time, and her hands automatically went to Kara's waist. Finally, Kara did not object. They both cried out, long and loud.

"Fuck, Kara. You can't tease me like this," Alex said, her body abuzz with energy.

"Like teasing you." Kara smiled at her as she put her hands on Alex's shoulders to brace herself.

Alex could only groan as Kara moved. Kara rode her like a champion. Alex decided to sit back and let Kara have this moment. She moved her hands from Kara's waist, stroking up and down Kara's chest, occupying bouncing breasts for a long moment. She flicked pebbled nipples, but did not tug, even though Kara seemed to like that in the past. She wanted to keep this light and gentle, as Kara seemed to be doing all night.

"Oh, Alex!" Kara bucked harder and faster, obviously chasing down her orgasm.

If Alex had been in charge, she would have made sure Kara climaxed at least one before getting to the main event, but Kara seemed fine pushing herself to her own end. Alex let one hand wander to the plain of Kara's back, enjoying the feel of soft, perfect skin. Kara must have liked the simple petting, leaning in for kisses, leisurely pecks and lingering of her lips against Alex's.

Alex was at her wit's end, but she felt like she could do this all night, as long as it remained steady. But, then again, she was certain her dick had nothing left to give anyway. Her arousal and blood might have kept her hard, but that did not mean she had anything to shoot should she reach that point. Or so she thought. As Kara's body pulsed and gripped her, she could feel fireworks popping in her nerves and her deflated knot throbbed, wanting in on the action.

Then, Kara's little noises grew in volume and Alex could feel her body willing to give something. Kara clutched her shoulders and cried out, body hugging her tightly. Alex growled, trying to keep her concentration and started moving her hips, wanting to give Kara even more. Kara's grip on her shoulders tightened and she practically smashed their mouths together. They were lucky to not lose teeth, but it was clear Kara's first orgasm bled into a second and Alex could not hold back. Driving her hips as much as she could, she dug her nails into Kara's back as she erupted again. Her knot knocked against Kara before slipping inside, making sure none of whatever Alex released escaped.

Kara collapsed against her, pressing their sweaty bodies together. The room was silent for a while with only their mixed panting echoing throughout. When Alex's fingers decided they could be trusted, she caressed a small space on Kara's back. Kara responded with lazy kisses to Alex's neck.

"That was amazing," Kara said, voice a little hoarse. She might have screamed more than Alex realized, but to be fair Alex had not had her brain for most of the night.

"It was really nice," Alex admitted.

"So, more like this sometimes, right?"

"Yes. More like this. Whenever you want."

"Good. Now, we have a problem."

Alex did not see a problem. She was buried in her favorite place, getting kisses from her beloved. Life was good for her.

"You want to eat now, don't you?" Alex asked.

"I think I earned it, but I can't move."

"Well, neither can I."

Kara pulled back enough just for Alex to see her pouting. Alex might have been able to resist since she was not in her right mind, but then Kara whimpered. Alex rolled her eyes and groaned. She would have to figure out how to feed Kara with Kara in her lap. It could be done.

-8-8-8-8-

Kara wanted to have game night almost immediately, but still needed a week to throw something together. At first, she worried over all of Alex's stuff being at the apartment. Her friends would know a little Alex was normal, but almost all of Alex was significant. But, she and Alex agreed to tell their little core group about the change in their relationship. Hopefully, things would go well and then they would tell J'onn, which they suspected he already knew, even without reading Alex's mind.

"This is going to be awesome!" Kara bounced as she carried a bowl of pretzels over to the living room. The pretzels rustled and a couple escaped over the side of the bowl thanks to her jitters. She ate the ones off of the floor. It was not like she feared germs or anything.

"So, we're going with my plan to let Winn sit in the spot we keep having sex on?" Alex asked, setting out the sodas and the cups.

"No!" Kara did not understand how they kept having sex exactly in the middle of the couch, but Alex was hell bent on making Winn sit there. It was not stained or anything. They always made sure to clean up after themselves, not wanting to mess up something that it needed replacing. They did not have disposable income like that.

Alex grinned. "Why not? It'll be funny."

"No, it's just mean and I thought you were being nicer to Winn. After all, he helped make so many awesome nights possible." Even though the red sun light lamps had been installed a week ago, Kara turned them on as soon as she got home every night and they had had sex all over the apartment since, including the coffee table. Kara had wiped it down over a dozen times, feeling guilty they would have to use it for game night.

"I am being nicer to his face. That doesn't mean I can't use him for an inside joke."

Kara shook her head. "You're terrible."

The pizza and wings they ordered arrived only a couple of minutes before their friends. Lucy brought Vasquez with her, which Kara thought was great. She wanted to hug Vasquez, but not only did they not have that sort of relationship, Vasquez did not know Kara was Supergirl. If Lucy felt safe enough to bring her around, it was probably okay to tell, but she would talk it over with Alex first.

"This place is nice," Vasquez said as she looked around the apartment.

"Thanks. It used to be Alex's but she gave it to me when I moved here and went with something smaller," Kara replied.

"I definitely didn't need all the space. I don't know what I was thinking when I first got this place," Alex said.

"That you needed some place to live, I'm guessing." Lucy smirked.

"Hey, we are not Agent and Assistant Director here. Don't make me have to show you who's in charge," Alex replied.

"I already told you I saw weak points in your defense I can exploit. You don't want to get embarrassed in front of everyone," Lucy countered.

"What did we just walk into?" James asked, coming in behind the ladies. Winn was right behind him.

"Alex trying to get her ass kicked," Lucy replied.

"That's a great story you're telling. Sounds like a dream and you woke up before it ended," Alex said.

Kara expected the banter from Alex and Lucy and it helped ease everyone else the evening. Vasquez took care of introducing herself to James, even though she had to know who he was considering he winced when she shook his hand. Winn and Vasquez did not seem to know each other, despite Winn's new employment status at the DEO. They then all assembled in the living room with Kara and Alex taking the couch. Winn sat at the far end at Kara's insistence. Lucy and Vasquez took the armchairs after moving them closer. James grabbed the chair in the corner and sat in between the couch and the armchairs.

"So, before we start playing, I just want to get an announcement out the way," Kara said.

"Maybe two announcements," Alex said.

Kara scrunched up her face. "Two?"

"Like we can play a game like normal people without having to worry about you cheating," Alex said.

Kara gasped and put her hand to her chest. "I don't cheat!"

"Yeah, just like you don't lie. You do both poorly," Alex said.

"You do," Winn and James agreed.

"You know what, now I don't even want to tell them we're dating because you're all horrible." Kara folded her arms across her chest and turned her nose up.

"Whoa, dating?" James said and his mouth refused to close after that. He looked between Kara and Alex, waiting for one of them to speak.

Winn's eyes went wide. "Dating?"

"It's about time. I told you to date the girl!" Lucy clapped.

Alex curled her lip. "Shut up."

"In that spirit and show of faith." Lucy turned to Vasquez, who smiled. "Yeah, Vas and I are dating." They held hands.

"Dating?" James repeated, his jaw now dangling open.

"Is this a coming out party? Should I have brought a date?" Winn asked, his face still twisted in confusion.

"Why? Are you going to tell us you and James are dating?" Kara arched an eyebrow. The question was serious.

"No!" Both Winn and James said and then they looked at each other.

"Why'd you say it like that? I'm a catch." James pressed his hands to his chest.

Winn's answer would surprise them all. "Too much alpha energy. You always strut around like you own the place."

"Hey, I thought that was rude!" Kara jumped on Winn, who was nervous and tongue-tied when she brought up his status, yet here he was, throwing James' around like it was the weather.

"Can we just play a damn game? Might have a chance at winning now." James huffed, folding his arms across his chest.

"Okay, but I just wanna be sure you guys all understand. I'm dating Alex. You know, like dating-dating," Kara said.

"We got it. Twist the knife a little deeper," Winn remarked. "Obviously, you like all that alpha energy." He made a hand motion to Alex.

For some reason, this sounded like an insult to Kara. "You don't know Alex. She's way more than some alpha energy." And to think, she had advocated for him to get a respectable part of the sofa.

"What are we playing?" Lucy chimed in as tension went to a level it did not need to be on a friendly game night.

"We picked out a whole bunch of games we couldn't play before because someone cheats," Alex said.

"It's not like I do it on purpose!" Kara threw her arms up.

Throughout the night, they teased Kara about her cheating, which was because of her powers. No one ever gave away the fact that she was Supergirl or had powers. Vasquez seemed to think it was just some inside joke she did not get because she was not part of the group. Hopefully, she would be eventually.

The best part of the evening was that everyone seemed fine with Kara and Alex being together. James even pulled Kara to the side, going into the kitchen to congratulate her.

"I'm happy for you, Kara. I think we all know Alex will take the best care of you," James said. He was a good guy.

Kara nodded, as it was true. Funny enough, Lucy told Alex almost the exact same thing Alex would later reveal, but that Kara would take the best care of Alex. Winn seemed to think the relationship change explained why Kara was curious about human sexual status. She did not confirm or deny.

"Have you guys always been attracted to each other or did something happen recently?" Winn asked.

Alex shook her head. "I wouldn't say always, but it's been a long time on my part. I always felt weird about it, though, because she's my foster sister."

James scoffed. "It's not like she's your blood sister and you've only known her since she was a teenager, right?"

"This is exactly what I said! They're basically high school sweethearts," Lucy said.

Winn glanced at her. "That makes a lot of sense to me. I mean, I think this would be weird if you guys were foster sisters since you were little kids or something, but maybe not even then. People get together with childhood sweethearts, too, and you're not blood related, so whatever."

Kara could not help the grin on her face. "Thanks, guys." She knew the acceptance would ease Alex's mind somewhat, but the guilt and shame would probably remain until they sat down and spoke with Eliza.

After a few games, several hours of loud talk, several slices of pizza for everyone, and wings all around, the guests left. Kara and Alex fell into bed, Kara curled into Alex. There was a dull glow of light in the room, which was a yellow sun nightlight. Kara could regain her powers as she slept, just in case she needed them.

"That went really well," Kara said.

"Yeah, which is why you're already planning another one in your head, right?"

"Oh, yeah! Next month. I think this is going to be monthly again. We have to get Vasquez in on this and comfortable. She was really quiet. I mean, I know she's usually quiet, but I want her to feel welcomed and comfortable, especially if I have to run off one day while she's here."

"You could always say you have to go to the bathroom, fly out of the bedroom window, and then I'll make up an excuse for you, saying you're sick."

Kara blinked. "Wow, that's really good. I never would've thought of that."

Alex laughed. "Because you're terrible at lying!"

"Am not."

Alex chuckled and leaned down, kissing Kara. "You are so, but it's just one of the many things I love about you."

That was enough to stop Kara from whining. She went in for another kiss. Maybe she would turn off the nightlight for now. It would come back on after thirty minutes of silence anyway.

-8-8-8-8-

Next time: they tell Eliza. Will Alex survive?