"Can't sleep either?" Alex guessed, emerging from her bedroom, when she saw Kara sitting on the windowsill watching stars.

"Not really." Kara smiled before turning her attention back to the sky.

"Do you want some company?"

"Sure." Kara said making some room for her sister.

"Do you remember how we used to sneak out at night to go to the beach and watch the stars?" Alex recalled smiling, looking out the window up at the night sky.

"We would lay there all night, talking." Kara smiled at the memory.

"I guess it's too cloudy now for stargazing." Alex stated. "It looks like it's going to rain."

"Yeah." Kara said pulling her knees up to her chin.

"But you know what?" Alex sat closer to her before she continued. "They are always there, even if you can't see them."

"Just like your parents are always with you, in here." She added pointing to Kara's heart.

"I know." Kara looked at her sadly and smiled. "You're in here, too. I'm sorry if I've made you feel otherwise."

"I only said that because I'd been afraid you'd leave me again." Alex admitted taking her hand.

"I just.. you're in such a good place right now, and you have Maggie. You both are so happy. I feel like a burden to you." Kara confessed avoiding Alex's gaze.

"Kara, I'm only happy when I know that you are there. I'm happy when I know that I can be there for you when you need me, just like you're always there for me."

"I can't even explain to you how important you are to me. And I promise that you'll get through this." Alex added.

"I don't think I'm strong enough to get through losing my family, again." Kara admitted as tears filled her eyes.

"Hey, come here." Alex coaxed, extending her hands towards her so she could hug her.

"You are so strong. I know you don't feel that way right now, but it's the truth." Alex said holding her. "You are not alone."

"I love you." Kara said still clinging to her sister.

"I love you, too."

"Seeing neither of us is going to be sleeping anyway, you wanna watch TV?" Alex suggested after a few minutes.

"No, I don't want to interrupt Maggie."

"We'll keep the volume down. But we shouldn't worry too much about that, she sleeps like a rock." Alex smiled guiding them to the couch.

"My choice?" Kara asked surprised when Alex handed her the remote.

"It always ends up being your choice anyways." Alex complained.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Kara said trying to look innocent.

"I'm a very Special Agent with multiple skills. Do you think I wouldn't have noticed that you steal the remote as soon as I look away?" Alex looked at her accusingly as they sat on the couch.

"You only look away when you go to the fridge to grab another beer, so it's your fault." Kara defended, covering them with a blanket. "Besides, you always pick the most terrifying films."

"What?" Alex snorted in disbelief "You're the one who insists on seeing them, but then you get too scared, so we have to turn it off in the middle of watching." Alex corrected before trying to hide a yawn.

"Alex, you don't have to pretend that you can't sleep to sit with me. I promise I won't go anywhere."

"I'm good." Alex assured snuggling closer to her sister before resting her head on her shoulder, feeling happy that Kara started to open up a bit more. "So what are we watching?"

"We can catch up on Lucifer?" Kara suggested. "Unless you've already seen it."

"You know I wouldn't have watched it without you."

They were woken a few hours later when Alex felt something wet on her hand.

"What the-" Alex started to say, groggily opening her eyes to the sight of Krypto sitting in front of her, with saliva dripping from his mouth. "You."

"Krypto, urvish." Kara ordered when he started barking.

"I guess he has extra energy from my pancakes that he'd stolen from the counter." Maggie said standing in the kitchen.

"He ate all of them?" Kara asked disappointed.

"You have a lot in common." Alex said standing up to stretch her legs.

"I'd make you more, but I have to be at work in twenty minutes." Maggie explained looking for her keys.

"What time is it?"

"Almost nine." Maggie said before going to look in the bedroom.

"What are you looking for?" Alex asked walking to the kitchen to make some coffee.

"My car keys."

"I think I can see them." Kara said after scanning the room with her x-ray vision, reaching out as she noticed them stuck between the cushions.

"Here you go." She extended the keys to Maggie.

"Thank you." Maggie smiled gratefully before she went to give Alex a quick peck on the lips. "I'll see you later."

"Want some coffee?" Alex asked turning to Kara after Maggie'd left.

"Actually, I have to go, too." Kara said using her speed to get dressed.

"You're going back to work?"

"Yeah, I've been gone for so long already."

"Okay, just wait here for a moment." Alex ordered before going to the bedroom and coming back with a phone in her hand.

"Take this, and just call me if you need anything, okay?"

"When did you get a new phone?"

"The DEO issued me one a few months ago after mine had gotten destroyed during a fight."

"Oh, they've never given me one." Kara muttered under her breath.

"Now they have. Do you want to grab breakfast before work?" Alex suggested.

"Sure." She smiled before looking at Krypto. "Do you think we can leave him here alone?"

"He seems fine." Alex said, while Krypto was busy playing with his toy.

"Okay, go get dressed before he gets bored." Kara urged, pushing her towards her bedroom.

"Winn, I can't talk right now." Alex said holding the phone to her ear while putting on her jeans.

"Alex, you have to come the DEO. We know who might have put that Kryptonite in there."

TBC

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