Maggie stood in the door way frozen in shock. She would open her mouth to speak but nothing would come out. Eventually one word came out, "mom?"
Maggie's mother was wearing the same clothes from earlier except this time they were rustled up a bit and torn in a couple places. Tears were running down her eyes and hints of bruises were beginning to appear and colored her body. There was a split in her bottom lip as well.
Unable to get words out Maggie took her mothers hand and motioned her to sit on the couch.
"Maggie what's going-." Alex said as she saw Maggie's mother.
"Maggie go into our suitcase and get me my med kit." Alex asked kneeling down before her mother. Alex could see how torn up the woman was.
"You are safe in this house Mrs. Sawyer. Nobody will lay a hand on you okay, your safe." Alex reiterated.
"I'm a doctor and want to examine you for any injuries and will tell you everything I do before I do it okay?" The woman nodded.
Maggie came back with the med kit and Alex put on a pair of blue latex gloves.
"Okay first I want to check your eyes response to see if there is any injury to your head and brain okay." The woman nodded. Alex took her flash light and moved it around. Mrs. Sawyer followed it perfectly.
"That was very good. Next I want to check to your lip. I am going to clean it and put some ointment on it so it doesn't get infected." Alex worked seamlessly.
"Is there anywhere else that hurts?" Alex asked once she finished cleaning up Mrs. Sawyers face. The woman nodded and pointed to her ribs.
Alex calmly asked, "okay can you lay down for me and lift your shirt up. I want to check if there is any internal damage or broken ribs." Mrs. Sawyer shook her head and sat there.
Alex sighed, "if you don't want me to I can bring you to a hospital-." Mrs. Sawyers face shot up, "no, no hospital."
Maggie was concerned at her mother's response.
"Then I need to check, this could be life threatening. Please I will not do you any harm."
Mrs. Sawyer laid down and slowly lifted her shirt. Maggie thought she was going to throw up at the sight of her mother's abdomen. It was layered with bruises, some where fairly old while others were new and still forming. Maggie walked towards her Aunt's room to wake her.
Alex took a deep breath and looked at Mrs. Sawyer, "I'm so sorry." Mrs. Sawyer said.
"You have nothing to apologize for, this is not your fault. I am going to put my hands on your stomach and lightly press down in several areas and you need to tell me if it hurts okay." Mrs. Sawyer nodded as Alex began. Once she reached the ribs Mrs. Sawyer winced.
"I would need an x-ray to confirm but I do believe you have broken a couple ribs Mrs. Sawyer." Tears start to flow, "my wrist too," she whispered. Alex nodded and began to look at it. Her wrist was swollen. Alex tried to move her fingers but it was too painful.
"Did you land on your wrist?" Alex asked.
Mrs. Sawyer nodded, "he pushed me down. You seem like a nice woman, thank you"
Alex smiled, "I'm going to get ice and then we can wrap it for now but you do need to get this looked at properly. You will need a cast." Alex said before she ran to the kitchen for ice. When she returned she saw Erin hugging Maggie's mom and they were both sobbing. Alex quickly wrapped the ice on the wrist and then took Maggie into another room.
Maggie's face looks as though she had seen a ghost, "how bad is it?" Maggie asked.
"She has a couple broken ribs and a broken wrist. She is bruised pretty bad and will be sore for a while but not internal damage."
Maggie broke down and Alex held her tight.
"why," Maggie said, "why does he have to be so cruel." Maggie felt so bad for her mom. After Maggie calmed down, they returned to the living room to see Erin rubbing circles on Maggie's mom's back.
She looked up and let out her not broken hand, "I'm Stacy it is lovely to meet you Alex. I wish it was under better circumstances."
Alex and Maggie were taken back at house nice she was, "it is good to meet you. Can I ask what happened?"
Stacey took a deep breath, "It's a long story and I promise to tell you but I can't do it all now it's too much. Tonight he was so mad after seeing you, especially when I tried to talk to you. I tried to apologize but there was no talking to him. During dinner he drank too much and started to get aggressive. He… He grabbed my wrist and threw me down to the ground. Then told me how useless I was and… umm… he kicked me. After than I brought him another drink but it wasn't cold enough so he hit me again. I couldn't do it anymore so I mixed one of his sleeping pills in his drink and gave it to him. When he was asleep I ran here." Stacy sobbed. Maggie moved to her mother's side and held her. Stacy held onto Maggie's shirt tight.
"Mommy?" Zack asked wiping his eyes with one hand and holding Teddy with another.
"Come here baby." Alex said with open arms.
Stacy's sobs slowed down as she saw the little boy. Maggie smiled and looked to Alex who nodded.
"Hey mom, I want to you meet someone. This is Zack, Zack this is your grandma." Stacy's eyes were wide first at Maggie calling her mom and then Zack. Stacy turned to Maggie, "you have a son?"
"yea." Maggie smiled.
Stacy turned to Zack who was slowly walking up to her. He saw her wrist and slowly grabbed it and kissed it, "mama says kisses always makes booboos better."
"He's beautiful Maggie." Stacy said with happy tears in her eyes.
"I hate to put an end to this meeting but a certain little boy should be sleeping and with today's events we all should get some sleep.
"Stacy you can sleep in my bed tonight and I'll take the couch no arguments." Stacy was too exhausted to fight Erin so she agreed.
Stacy wasn't able to get much sleep but what she did get helped immensely. She hasn't slept well in years with her husband next to her. She got up and walked into the kitchen to see Alex talking to Supergirl. Supergirl looked over and smiled at her.
"Uh I'm sorry to interrupt." Stacy said.
"Oh nonsense," Kara said walking towards Stacy, "my names Kara Danvers Alex is my sister." Stacy's Jaw dropped and she looked to Alex who was shaking her head.
"It's wonderful to meet you Kara. Maggie seemed to make so amazing friends and family."
Alex blushed, "okay Stacy can you sit in the chair. Kara brought a portable x-ray machine so I can look at your wrist. I figured you wouldn't want to go visit a hospital."
Stacy sighed, "you're correct John has people everywhere and would know if I visited."
Alex set up the machine and looked at the x-ray, "okay I was right. You broke one of the small bones in your wrist. I'm going to put a cast on it and will be there for about a month or two. Kara can you get me a bowl of water please."
"How do you know how to do all this?" Stacy wondered.
"I got went to medical school."
"So are you a doctor at a hospital?"
"No I work for the government as a special agent."
"Uh so I'm guessing you keep Maggie on her toes than being a cop and all."
"You know Maggie's a cop?"
"I may have an awful husband but he allowed me to go to the library by my self all the time when he would work. Lucky they can't check your internet records so I would find out as much as I could about her. Your sister Kara has written so many wonderful articles on her. When I found out she receive that award from her department I was so happy for her and the picture of you two in that article was priceless. You could tell how much you loved one another."
"So I don't mean to be blunt but you have no problems with Maggie being gay?"
"No none and to be honest I knew for about a year before she told her father and I. My mother told me when she realized it. My mother had a special bond with Maggie."
Maggie walked in the room, "you knew too?"
Stacy looked up, "I'm so sorry Maggie. I truly am and if you would let me explain please."
Maggie got them all Coffee, including Erin who joined them for the explanation while Zack was still sleeping.
"When I married your father he was the nicest man I had ever met but when I found out I was pregnant with you things changed. After you were born I spent a lot of time caring for you and he didn't like it. That's when his drinking started to get out of control and when he was drunk he would get violent. Do you remember your 10th birthday we had in the backyard?"
Maggie nodded, "the night before was the first time he… he forced me to sleep with him. I was so sore the next day I could barely move which was why I sat down during your whole party." There wasn't a dry eye in the room, "he threatened your life if I told anyone. From that day on I started saving money for us to run away but the night before your father kicked you out he found my savings. He was so mad from what I had done and then you came out to us, he had had it. I'm so sorry Maggie but I felt relieved that you were away from him. That he couldn't hurt you anymore. One day I tried calling Erin to see how you were doing but your father came home early, that was the first night he put me in the hospital."
Erin interrupted, "was that when you said you fell down the stairs?" Stacy nodded, "Sis why didn't you tell me?"
"Because he threatened you as well and I couldn't let anyone else get hurt by him. I tried sending a letter to you but the mailman gave your father the letter. That was when I realized your father had the hole town in his pocket, including the hospital, which wrote up fake reports every time I was admitted."
"Mom," Maggie cried out, "I wish I knew."
Stacy shook her head, "it was better you didn't. I don't know what kind of life I could have given you. It probably wouldn't have been a good one." Stacy's let her head fall, "after you left Blue Springs things got better. As long as I did everything he asked nothing would happen. The only danger was when he would drink too much."
Tears were continuously falling down Stacy's face, "I never told anyone but I ended up pregnant again."
"WHAT?" Erin looked at Stacy in disbelieve and Maggie looked so sad.
"When I told john he was furious. After what happened he didn't want another child and forced me to have an abortion." Stacy bawled. Maggie engulfed her mother in a hug as she and the others silently cried too.
"I'm so sorry mom."
"When you stood up to him today I knew this was my chance to leave him. I can't go back there, I can't take it any more."
"You can come home with us. We can keep you safe." Alex said shocking Erin and Stacy.
"I couldn't I wouldn't want to be a burden."
"Stacy you are family and I would love for Maggie to have her mother back in her life. If you think money or a place to stay is an issue it won't be. We have more than enough and lots of guest bedrooms available."
"Please mom, come home with us. I want my mom back," Maggie plead. Stacy held Maggie tighter, "I would love nothing more. I am so proud of everything you had done Maggie. You have turned into an amazing you women and mother."
Alex turned to Erin, "Your offer to come with us too still stands."
"I will have to sell my shop first, which won't take long but how will I open a shop in National City."
Alex laughed, "trust me National City needs more mechanic shops and second I will be more than happy to help you with anything you need. Maggie and I have a few friend who could be your employees. They may need to learn a little about cars but I don't see how that could be a problem."
Alex thought she could kill two birds with one stone, bring more family to national city and give some of her and Maggie's fellow alien friends a stable job.
"Babe you're a genius and I know just the place to put the shop. You know by that burger place that Winn loves."
Alex perked up, "that's perfect and the owner also owns that building as well. I can contact him once we get back and have our agent look over the place for an offer."
Erin and Stacy were lost.
There was a banging at the door. Stacy froze.
"Erin get Stacy and go to our room with Zack. Maggie and I can handle this." Alex said as they both took out their weapons.
"Mags I'll answer the door and you stay on my six."
"Okay."
Alex looked through the peep hole and turned to Maggie to whisper, "he has a riffle."
"Mr. Sawyer there is no need for your riffle."
Alex saw him ready his weapon and look at the door, "you kidnapped my wife and I want her back." Alex signaled for Maggie to go outside via the back door.
"Mr. Sawyer I will not let you in this house until you put down your gun."
"First you take my daughter and now you take my wife I will not stand down."
"There are children in this house Mr. Sawyer I advise you not to use your weapon. Put it down and we can talk." John was getting frustrated. Alex saw Maggie through the peephole sneak up behind him and disarm him. He yelled out in pain as Alex opened the door and took the weapon. She looked for a serial number and found none.
"I bet you don't even have a license to carry such weapon considering there is no serial number."
John tried to break free but had no luck. A police car arrived seconds later.
"What is going on here?" The officer demanded.
"This man tried to force his way into the home with an illegal weapon and without a license."
Maggie knew the officer and wasn't too pleased about John being caught.
"Why does John have handcuffs."
Maggie stood up, "detective Maggie Sawyer with the NCPD I always carry my gun and cuffs everywhere I go. You know how it is Dean don't you."
Dean looked at Maggie with disgust. She put him in a shitty position, "John I have to bring you down to the station."
"What this is absurd I was trying to get my wife back from these dykes."
"From her sister's house? Why would her sister kidnap her, seems pretty stupid to me." Alex said with a smirk. As Dean hauled John to the car, Maggie pulled Alex in for a kiss.
"God I love you Alex Danvers." Maggie said smiling.
"Right back at ya Maggie Sawyer." Alex leaned into Maggie there foreheads touching. They closed their eyes and enjoyed their moment together because Maggie finally has her mother and there is no more drama.
"EW!" They heard Zack say. Alex and Maggie looked towards the house to see Erin, Stacy and Zack watching them.
"Come on you lovebirds," Stacy shouted.