As Maggie walked in the room she could already feel the tensions been lifted, "the appointment is set for 11am."
Alex nodded and Eliza asked, "do you think we could take a tour of the house afterwards."
"Babe you told her?"
"Yes she did and she also told me about her genius invention."
Alex perked up, "you missed it, she was basically fangirling the inventor giving them praise for such a device when in actuality it's her own daughter." Alex laughed. The door opened once again to let a face painted Zack and a donut carrying Kara into the apartment.
Zack ran up to Alex, "mommy, mommy look what I got." He lifted his cast to show a large batman logo painted onto his cast.
"That's so cool buddy but what about Supergirl?"
"But Batman," he said looking up at her with adorable puppy eyes.
"I just hope you didn't hurt Supergirls feelings," Maggie says.
"No Auntie Kara said its okay." Zack smiled but left the adults in shock once more.
Kara patted Alex's shoulder, "I think he connected the dots when we were at the DEO. My nephew is incredibly smart!"
Zack hid behind Alex's legs staring at Eliza. He tugged at Alex's pants and pointed at Eliza.
With Maggie's approval, Alex squatted down to Zack's eye level, "baby that's lady is your grandma. Do you want to meet her?"
Zack buried his head in Alex's shoulder and nodded. Alex carried him over to Eliza.
"Mom is the Zack, Zack sweetie can you say hi?" He looked at Eliza, "hi."
"Hi Zack it is a pleasure to meet you."
Zack whispers in Alex's eat, "mommy I'm hungry."
"Mags we forgot to plan dinner," Alex said.
"We eat a new home?" Zack whispered and Kara picked it up, "new home? What is Zack talking about?"
"Alex and I bought a house yesterday. We were actually going to ask during dinner if you would help us move out of our apartments this weekend."
"Okay it's settled, I'm going to pick up chinese with extra potstickers and we'll eat a the new house. Text me the address." Kara said before zooming to the window and flying out."
"THAT WAS SO COOL! Kara new name super auntie," Zack screamed with excitement.
"Looks like you get to see the house early, let me get my keys and we will be on our way."
As they walked into the house Eliza said, "My, my Alex those pictures don't do the house justice. This is amazing."
Zack grabbed Eliza's hand, "grandma wanna see my room?"
She laughed, "lets go Zack." Zack pulled Eliza up the stairs.
Maggie wrapped her arms around Alex from behind resting her chin on Alex's shoulder, "how are you feeling?"
"I'm getting there. Today was a rollercoaster but the hard parts are over."
"Does Kara know about your financial success?"
"She's about to find out, I just hope she's not mad that I hid it from her."
Kara walked in the door and nearly dropped the food.
"Rao Alex this house is so beautiful. It looks just like the one we use to talk about when we were little."
Alex smiled at the memory, "it's my dream home with my dream girl." Alex kissed Maggie's cheek.
"You're such a softy babe."
Kara squealed, "I can't wait for you guys to get married. Can I help plan the wedding?"
Alex opened her mouth to talk but nothing came out. She looked to Maggie who was smiling, "Kara when it comes time to planning the wedding sure but there hasn't been a proposal yet and there won't be one for a little while. Especially since Zack just came into our lives. One thing at a time little D."
"Super auntie," Zack yelled running into the room and jumped on Kara.
"Hi buddy ready for dinner?"
"Yup."
As the night progress, Zack opened up to Eliza. Alex and Maggie cuddle together, "I think we should have everyone over for a house warming soon."
"I think that's a great idea Danvers. Has Kara scene the movie room yet. God I can't believe we have a mini movie theater in our house."
"Well believe. You deserve nothing but the best. There are definitely some changes need to be made like a gate around the pool. I don't want Zack falling in."
"Agreed but on step at a time baby." Maggie kisses Alex and gets the food ready.
As they sit down to eat, Alex relishes what she has come to be family. It may not be all smiles and good memories but it's perfect. It's her perfect little family.
Eliza and Alex sat on the couch staring at the therapist.
"Let's begin, as Alex know's I'm Dr. Winters but you may call me Maria. J'onn has given me a little background information but I would like to get to know you both personally so lets start out with introduction. Eliza why don't you start.
Eliza cleared her throat, "okay you know my name. I was married to Jeremiah Danvers, Alexandra's father, for 17 years before he got taken from us. I'm a scientist who has occasionally helped the DEO but I typically stay out in Midvale unless it's a holiday. Then I come to visit my daughters."
"Okay Alex why don't you go next."
"Um well I work for the DEO. I have my sister Kara and my girlfriend Maggie. I recently came out at the end of last year. With recent circumstances I was able to get my son back, whose adopted parents were killed by the alien gang we were hunting. Maggie and I are going to raise him the house we just bought the other day."
"For one I can tell that you two are every similar. You both seem to focus on your work and family. Why don't we talk about your family first. Eliza can you talk about what happened to your husband."
"Jeremiah was forced into working with the DEO under Hank Henshaw or he was going to take Kara away. On one of their mission's something happened and he never came home. We found out that he was kidnapped by Cadmus. As you probably know he recently came back and infiltrated the DEO to take the alien registry. My husband was the greatest man I had ever met and I loved him dearly. We met getting our masters degrees at the same school. Got married after three years of dating and had Alexandra a year later."
"Alex how would you describe your father?"
Alex hated opening up but she knew if she wanted a better relationship she had to. "He was my best friend growing up. I told him everything and we would always star gaze before bed. I wanted to be just like him when I grew up. When Kara came, we couldn't spend as much time together but he always told me how much he loved me and how proud he was of me. Until one day he never came home. When we found him this year, I thought our family would finally be whole again. I was so happy to have my best friend and dad back. I was so blinded by my emotion that I didn't see his true intentions. I said some bad things to Kara because of it. I still love my dad and wish he could come but I know things have changed.
"Why don't we focus on you two next. Alex look at Eliza and tell 3 good things about her."
Alex shifted to face Eliza, "Moms really smart, she gave me a good house to grow up in, she wants what's best for me."
"Eliza your turn."
"Alexandra I love how strong and protective you are of those who love you. I love how incredibly smart you are and with all your success you stay humble. I love how focused to become when you working on something and that you never give up."
Alex had tears in her eyes as Maria gave them their next task, "this one is going to be a more difficult. Tell each other something that you dislike about the other. It can be something they do that's hurtful or something they don't do enough of. Eliza you can start."
"I wish that you would communicate with me more. We've never been good at talking but recently I feel like I don't even know my own daughter. I find out things only when I come to visit. I wish we could have weekly phone calls or weekly dinners or something that could make us closer than farther apart." Eliza wiped her eyes.
"That was very good now Alex."
With a shaky voice Alex began, "I hate the way you talk to me. Ever since dad died you've made me feel worthless compared to Kara. Every time I tried to do something that you would be proud of you found away to critique it. All I've every wanted was for you to say that you loved me and that you were proud of me but nothing I've done seemed to be enough. You know I hate it when you say my full name so why do you continue to make me feel so small," Alex sobbed out.
"I'm so sorry Alex, I've never meant to hurt you the way I did."
Maria asked, "Eliza is there a reason why Alex feels this way."
Eliza hands began to shake, "when your father disappeared, why world was rocked. I didn't know how to cope, especially since I had just gained another daughter. I would never change Kara for anything but I resented her for it. I blamed her for Jeremiah's disappearance and I pushed her on you and I'm sorry. It's no excuse but I want to be better. Please give me a chance to be better."
"We have made some significant progress. I would like to meet once a week if possible. There are a lot things we need to talk about. Some weeks I may ask just one of you to come in or come at separate times. With that being said your first homework assignment Eliza you are not to about Kara to Alex unless she is in the conversation or it is under DEO capacity. Alex you are to call your mother sometime this week, do not tell her when it needs to be random. If you're having a hard time or something good happens give her a call. What you ladies put in is what you are going to get out."
"Thank you Maria," Eliza says as Alex shakes her hand and they leave. As they slowly walk back to the car Eliza asks, "Alex would you like to get coffee or something before we go back. I understand if you want to go back to Zack and Maggie I just thought I'd offer."
"Uumm… yea sure I'd like that."
After their detour, Alex headed back to her apartment while Eliza went to Kara's.
When Alex enter her apartment she saw several cardboard boxes but no Maggie or Zack.
"Mags, Zack you guys here?" Alex walked around and no one answered.
"Freeze!" Zack yelled as he and Maggie popped up from behind the island and started shooting nerf darts at Alex.
"Hey!" Alex yelled swatting the darts away. Maggie and Zack fell on the floor laughing.
"I'm ganna get you two." They ran around the apartment until Alex caught Zack, "tickle monster!"
"Mama help!" Zack yelled between laughing fits. After a few minutes they all landed on the couch exhausted. Within minutes Zack was asleep. Maggie cuddled in behind Alex, "how was your session this morning, babe?"
"Progressive. We got a bunch of stuff out on the table. Then we went to coffee and just talked. Maria gave my mom homework that she's not allowed to talk about Kara with me and when we went for coffee she asked about you and Zack and what the latest project I was working on at the DEO. That was the first conversation I think since Kara arrived that she focused on me. That I was the main topic, the center of attention. She even asked if could see all my work."
"I'm so happy for you Alex."
"It's all because of you. If you didn't stick up for me and force my mom to go we would never be on this path. I never would have had the strength to say that or even keep her out of my life. I love you so much."
"I love you too Alex. I just want what's best for you always."
"How was our son this morning?" Alex smiles every time she says it.
"He is so much like you, which also means right after you left he woke up. It seems like he is a morning person too."
"Maybe I can take him on morning runs. We just have to buy a stroller."
"I think he might like that."
"Yea and some days we could stop at the park and just play. That could be our bonding time. You should find something you and him can do together than you can bond over."
"I'll think about it. You ready to start packing, Your apartment won't pack itself."
Alex made a face, "that's true but I also acquired some help for the move."
"Who?"
"The superfriends. I also have some agents at our house currently installing an alarm system and some secret stashed for our weapons."
Maggie kissed Alex, "my girls a genius, when did you think of doing all this."
"I was nervous waiting in the waiting room so I kept my mine occupied. Although I did promise everyone food and to see the new house in return. I thought that was a good compromise."
"God I love you."
"Lets get to work, everyone will be here in an hour."
An hour later there is a knock at the door. Winn and James walk in and see Zack.
"Hey guys, who is this little man?" James asked.
Maggie picked up Zack, "Zack this is Winn and James. Guys this is Zack our son."
"Hi," Zack said holding out his hand for Winn and James to shake.
"Hey Zack I love your batman cast," Winn says.
Alex walks into the room, "common guys we got some packing to do if you want food. We're almost done here which means Maggie's apartment is next."
"Trust me mine won't take long. I don't have much stuff."
They blast kid friendly music while banging out the rest of the packing.
By the time they get to the house and unload the trucks it's 5pm. Maggie started grilling food out back while Zack, Alex, and Kara make cookies in the kitchen.
After the boys tour the house they end up in the kitchen, "I'm guessing you met the Fishers when you signed for the house."
Alex looked up, "yea we did. They were a nice couple. How did you know them."
"I did a photo shoot with them. They also helped me find a great apartment to live in. They showed me a lot of their listing. This house came up but it was far too expensive and big for me."
Kara chimes in, "yea Alex is this had to have cost a fortune."
Alex tensed and tried to brush it off, "it wasn't really that bad. I've been saving up a lot and because of that we managed to get a great deal."
Winn was typing away at his phone, "Holy crap Alex online the listing price says two million dollars. I need to as Papa Bear for a raise."
"Mommy makes millions, she is so smart," Zack chimes in causing Alex to tense even more.
"Zack sweetie why don't you go check on Mama and see how she is doing." Zack leaves the kitchen and Alex sighs.
Kara speaks first, "Alex what Zack said-"
Alex butted in, "it's true. It's not something I gloat about or even like people to know but I do have a lot of money."
Kara looks at Alex with disbelief and hurt, "how? Why would you keep something like this from me? It's not like I would judge you. If anything it makes sense why you always pay for our food and could help me out with rent so much."
"It just didn't seem like it was important to tell. Eventually so many other things were going on that I well… I kinda forgot."
"Well are you going to leave us hanging? How did the all mighty Alex Danvers become a millionaire."
"I created a blood clotting device that helps trauma patients from loosing too much blood. It slow and stops the bleeding in a matter of seconds. With luck I managed to get them manufactured and before I need it I was making a lot of money."
They all stood there slack jawed. Kara pulled Alex in for a hug, "I'm so proud of you Alex. Not only do you help aliens and protect the citizens of National City, you created a device that helps millions of people. You are so incredible Alex."
Alex has tears in her eyes, "you're not mad I didn't tell you."
"How can I be mad at something helps so many people. You probably help more people than Supergirl does and yet you don't wear a cape or even take the credit. I don't know about you but that's a true superhero to me."
"Thank you Kara." Alex turns to Winn, "now that we are on this topic, Winn I want to talk to you about it. I have an idea about updating the design and tech used. I was wondering if you wanted to help me out with it."
Winn looked at her in awe, "Yes! But are you sure. I mean there are probably a bunch of other people that could help."
"That's true but none of them are you. I'd rather work with someone I know I can trust. I've also seen some of your designs laying around and I think that if we put your heads together we can get those operational too."
Alex laughs, "yea know if we weren't so busy with the DEO I bet we could create a tech company that designs all different things for medical use if we wanted."
"Maybe one day but for now I'm so excited to see what you have planned."
Kara looks to Winn and James, "he guys why don't you help Maggie and Zack set up the table and food outside."
They look at her weird but agree and leave.
"Alex since we're being all honest and what not there is something I want to ask you about."
Alex checks on the cookies and gives them another few minutes, "you know you can talk to me Kara."
Kara fidgets with her fingers, "well it's about Lena. I sort of…. Askedlenaoutonadate."
Alex's eyes were popping out of her head, "seriously Kara. It's about time, you've been crushing on her for ages."
"So you not mad," Kara asks softly.
Alex brings her in for a hug, "Kara why on earth would it be a problem. And if you say because she is a Luthor than don't. I have seen you defend her time and time again and she has done nothing but prove her loyalty. Honestly I cannot think of anyone better. You know you should invite her to gave night."
"Thank you Alex." They brought the cookies outside and sat down with the rest of their family.
The table was set and everyone was about to eat when Alex stood, "I'd like to say a few words before we eat. First off I'd like to thank you all for helping Maggie and I move. Second I'd like to make a toast to new beginnings. From a new house to new family and rebuilding relationships. To family." Alex raises her glasses followed by everyone else, "to family."