It was Sunday night, and Alex had enough. Family dinners with Eliza and Kara where awesome, and it gave them time to catch up. Alex knew for a fact that her mother loved seeing them together and it warmed Eliza's heart to know they were well, and unharmed especially with their occupations. Alex drove up on the motorcycle from the base against Kara's argument that she would get them their faster if she flew them. Honestly, Alex didn't want to fly with Kara, she didn't want to look at Kara, and she didn't really want to talk to her sister. She needed to figure things out. She loved her little sister to the moon and back but damnit, all she ever talked about was Lena Luthor!

Alex needed a break from the city, and the constant reminder of the small woman. Funny seeing as they were probably the same size, Alex sized up the woman the first time she raided her office and ransacked her desk and cabinets. Alex shook her head from her thoughts and faked a yawn. Kara and Eliza looked at her and she smiled softly.

"I had a long shift breaking down the enzyme that put Kara in the sunbed after a fight. I'm sorry," Alex had the good grace to look like she was remorseful. It also helped that she had dark circles under eyes and looked like she needed two weeks of sleep.

"You can stay here if you want," Eliza offered reaching for Alex's hand and the auburn-haired woman let the warmth of her mother's hand clamp down on her own. She felt something oddly peaceful when her mother held her hand like that.

"Well I have to get back to the city and finish my article or Snapper will kill me. Are you sure you are going to be ok getting back?" Kara asked Alex and when Alex nodded Kara stood and took her plate to the sink and washed it up, as well as the pots and pans her mother cooked with. Alex and Eliza watched and is less than a minute the dishes were done, and Kara beamed back at them, and hugged them both goodbye. Alex slouched, relaxing for the first time all night.

"Talk to your mother Alex," Eliza softly demanded as she put on a jacket and motioned for Alex to do the same as she walked out to the cliff and looked at the starry night. Alex and Eliza sat in lawn chairs gazing up at the firmament.

"I'm just tired, Mom," Alex dodged the unasked question. Then Eliza sat there and scoffed but never took her eyes from the stars.

"Kara is a lot of energy, and I have been pulling doubles, and quick turnarounds," Alex offered once more trying to get her mother off her back.

"Be that as it may, you never seem quite so tense around her as you did in there this evening," Eliza pointed out. Alex tilted her head back and rest her head against the back of the chair.

"Kara is worried," Eliza offered and listened to the sigh that came from her daughter, "Should I be worried Alex?" Eliza moved her eyes from the sky to her daughter's brown eyes and when they connected with her own she saw it, she saw her lost little girl.

"I feel something for some one," Alex began and pressed her fingertips to the center of her chest, "It is a pinch right here in the middle of my chest. It is both amazing and awful," Alex whispered but she knew her mother could hear every word she said. Eliza nodded and took Alex's hand.

"Lena Luthor is a topic of conversation quite often in this house, but I never thought she would be a topic of yours," Eliza stated as she stood and pulled her daughter with her and chuckled at the scoff from Alex.

"I don't know what you are talking about, Mom," Alex Argued but didn't look at Eliza.

"Oh, please Alexandria. Every time Kara mentioned the young woman you clammed up, picked at your food, and then once you rolled your eyes," Eliza squeezed Alex's hand, "You know Kara is head over heels in love with that girl, right?"

"Yes, and that is why I will not let this happen. I will not take away Kara's happiness, I have taken so much already," Alex let a tear slip down her cheek she didn't realize that formed. Eliza stood with Alex in the middle of their lush green lawn and held her daughter. She could not imagine how Alex coped with killing Astra, but in many ways, she is sure she never had.

"You cannot always put Kara's happiness above your own," Eliza pressed her fingertips under Alex's chin as the woman tried to look away and brought her eyes to her own, "Don't get me wrong. I do not want my children to fight over the same woman, but you deserve to be happy Alex," Eliza felt Alex pull from her and Eliza quick as Kara took Alex's hand making the woman stay and not walk from her.

"Alex, you deserve it," Eliza pulled her now weeping daughter back into her arms, "You deserve to be happy my little Lexi," Eliza cooed in Alex's ear as she felt the woman breakdown into sobs.

They walked into the living room and Eliza took Alex's phone and pressed it to her hand.

"The choice is yours," Eliza said softly then walked to her bedroom. Alex looked at the phone in her hand and walked up to her own room looking at the device as if it will tell her the secrets to the universe. She put the phone on her bedside table and changed her clothes and settled into her bed. She tossed, and she turned. She glared up at the ceiling and counted back from 100. Then her eyes finally fell to her phone. She pulled it to her, she entered her code to unlock it, and then she pulled up messenger. She brought up contacts and chose Lena Luthor, she tapped the body of the message, and watched the curser blink at her, taunting her, daring her to write something.

Alex: Lena, this is Alex, I hope you feel better than the other night.
If you want a friend, I'll be there for you.

Alex closed her eyes, clamped them shut tightly as she pressed the send button.

"Oh shit!" she exclaimed as she saw the messages send. She can't take them back, she can't reach out in the cyberspace and stop the posts. She tossed her phone near her knees and covered her face with her hands, "No, nononono," over and over she mumbled the no. Then it happened. In the dark. She heard it, and she removed her hands slowly from her face and tilted her head up looking at the phone on the bed. A flight flashed at her, blinked, on, off, on, off. Then the tone again as if impatiently telling her to pick up the fucking phone. Her hand slowly reached for the phone and then she swallowed, gulped down the air and saliva in her mouth and stopped breathing. No air pressed into her lungs as she opened the phone and read the response. She read the words, and blinked, and then breathed.

Lena: Thank you Alex. Your offer is appealing. I don't have many friends.

Alex: I am sorry to hear that.
I know we have not got off on the right foot,
but you seem like a nice person.

Alex rolled her eyes as she sent the message but didn't have time to chastise herself.

Lena: Thank you again. Not many people think I am nice either. You Danvers women sure know how to make a person feel good about themselves when they are doubting themselves.

Alex felt her head tilt.

Alex: What are you doubting?

Lena: Self-worth. Tell me Agent Danvers, do you think you are worthy?

Alex's breath caught. What in the hell was this woman talking about? Who in the hell was this woman? Alex could only come to two conclusions maybe three. One: Lena was different in text messaging, two: she was drunk or the third: She was different on text and drunk. Fine, Alex popped her knuckles and found her charger and plugged it in. She would play this game.

Alex: I am worthy of more than even I will ever know.
I doubt myself everyday though, and feel a darkness slip in.

Lena: Let me guess you beat it back like the baddass you are?"

Alex: No

Lena: no?

Alex paused and looked at the question. Her fingers typed out response after response, then deleted it every time. Nothing seemed right, nothing seemed… true. The one thing she knew this woman hated more than anything was to be lied to. Alex typed.

Alex: I am human. I feel things deeply, and completely. Some people seem to think…

Alex stopped when her fingers hit the send button her thought uncomplete and before she could finish it her phone vibrated shaking her from her thoughts.

Lena: Seem to think what?

Alex sighed

Alex: Seem to think I am not.

Alex waited after she sent that reply, and she was about to put her phone on her nightstand then it buzzed at her once more.

Lena: I know how you feel. Would you like to get coffee sometime? You seem like a kindred spirit.

Alex: Yes, I think that would be delightful, or down right depressing.

Lena: Kara said you were funny, I just never thought I would see it.

Alex: HA…HA watch it Luthor, or I'll get you a Café Mocha instead of your coveted Caramel Macchiato when next I stop by.

Lena: Kara is a snitch.

Alex smiled, truth be told she figured it out because every time she was around, she showed up with a Noonan's cup and the initials CM were on the box that labeled the drink, over and over. She never deviated.

Alex: Yes, well it wasn't hard to figure out. I'll be back in the city tomorrow, let me know in the future when a good time will be, and we can get a cup of coffee.

Lena: Sounds divine. Good night

Alex: Good night

Alex put her phone on the nightstand and it stayed there the rest of the night. She thought of Lena, and how she was different than she thought. Or she was drunk and chatty. It didn't matter, she was human.

Kara bustled across the street the turned to hug her sister. She knew something was going on with Alex, but she also knew not to push her, or she will clam up and you would never get anything from her. She also had a sneaking suspicion she was learning how to regulate her heartrate and breathing when Kara was around. It was frustrating, her lie detector doesn't work on Alex any more.

"I am happy you made it out to lunch today," Kara gushed as she pulled her bag snuggly onto her shoulder, and balanced a to go box in her other hand. Alex only shook her head and took the to go box from Kara, so Kara could get situated.

"Thank you, this is Lena's favorite from D'Angelo's," Kara commented, and her eyes lit up, "She better watch out or I'll eat her lunch too. I'm still starving," she let out a small whine and Alex laughed at her sister. She will never change. Then Kara stood up straight.

"Oh shoot," Kara cursed, if you call that cursing. She looked at the box in her hands and then looked torn. She shoved it in Alex's hands and gave Alex the eyes.

"Please take this to her," then the lip, "She is expecting this," Kara smiled when Alex relented. Then the girl of steel walked to an alley and then suddenly you saw Supergirl flying overhead toward the sound of sirens. Alex put her sunglasses over her eyes and shook her head. Kara would never change. Then she looked down at the box in her hands. She had not heard from Lena in two weeks since their late-night chat. Alex sighed and then slumped forward.

"I guess I will be deliver girl and get this over with," Alex murmured to herself. It took no time at all to find herself looking up at the L-Corp building. Her feet almost refused to walk into the building, but she clenched her free hand and took a deep breath. She walked into the lobby and was met with security.

"Lunch for Miss Luthor," she said and waited. She saw his eyes scan a computer and when she could pass she saw that she was put through a facial recognition system and it labeled her a non-threat. She was very interested to see how far she could get without having to flash her credentials, fake though they were. She entered the elevator and looked around. She smirked as she looked down at her black jeans and Black leather jacket and white t-shirt. She was decidedly underdressed, and she looked at the reflections of the people in the elevator car glaring at her but when she went to look at them their eyes had faced forward. It was a fun game until her floor came and she stepped out. She stepped forward to a woman talking into a head set and didn't look up.

"Yes, you can place it right there," she indicated to the spot on the counter in front of her. Alex tilted her head to the side and looked at the woman. She then began to walk toward Lena's office. That made the woman look up and then shout out. Alex smirked as she got to the door, and pushed it open, and then felt a hand on her arm.

Alex watched as Lena looked up from her desk and take in the scene before her. Her ruby lips opened and then Alex held up the to go box, and then ruby lips slipped into a smile. Alex looked down at the hand on her arm and then back to Lena quirking an eyebrow.

"Jess, if you would please add Agent Danvers to the same list as Kara I would appreciate it," Lena toned to her assistant and the woman let go of Alex's arm and walked out of the office with a soft shut of the door.

"I was expecting a different Danvers sister," Lena joked as she motioned for Alex to sit on the couch and get comfortable. Alex chuckled as she let some of her nervousness slip away, but god she finally saw the woman, alone, after a few weeks.

"I was simply a delivery girl," Alex smiled as she stood in the office looking around. Lena sat on her couch and opened the box. Eggplant Parmigiana aroma filled the air and Alex smiled even more as she saw the Luthor tuck into the food with as much gusto as Kara.

"Sit down please," Lena said between bites, "You are making me nervous."

"Oh and how am I making you nervous?" Alex said and realized she was flirting. Oh, dear lord this was bad, but the Lena smiled as the agent sat down. Seemed as if it wasn't taken as flirting.

"I don't like when people stand over me," Lena confessed watching the agent. Alex nodded and slouched onto the white couch then looked down at the chess board on the coffee table.

"Who's move?" Alex asked.

"White," Lena replied and grinned as Alex looked back to the board and moved a knight.

"Check."

"Why do you think it was that white and not the other?" Lena asked as she took another bite watching the woman. She was… cute. Then Alex looked right at her, brown on green. Part of her hair fell loose, as she spoke.

"You are a person of detail. If you wanted me to move the frosted piece you would have said frosted, or light white. Seeing as you didn't it was the white, solid white side to move," Alex then looked back at the board, "Unless I am wrong." She said as she looked the board over. Lena watched the space around Alex's eyes crinkle in throughs and her mouth harden into a line. Masks. Everyone had them, everyone wore them.

"You are correct," Lena replied and then took a frosted bishop and took the recently moved knight, grinning triumphantly. Alex looked up at her and leaned back on the couch, game forgotten. She crooked a leg up on the couch and looked fully at her and Lena finally had a good look at the eldest Danvers sister. Pretty, stunning actually.

"Where is Kara?' Lena asked as she put her now empty box on the table.

"She got a call," Alex said with no other indicators. Lena narrowed her eyes and then she picked up the remote and turned on the news. Bank robbery, Supergirl on the screen.

"I see, Well I hope she will be ok," Lena smiled as she played the secret messages game with the agent. They watched Kara for a while until the door flew open making both women jump up in response. Lena leered up at the intruder, while Alex reached for her gun out of reflex. Lena saw this movement and placed a hand on her arm and Alex looked down at the hand and then moved into a different position.

"Hello James," Lena said but her tone brokered no true welcome. Alex looked between the two of them and felt the air crackle.

"What is that?" he demanded as he tossed a letter onto the couch between the two women. Alex got up to leave. It was none of her business, but Lena reached out for her, and Alex was powerless to deny Lena. She sat back and closed her eyes.

"That, James, is a letter," Lena replied.

"I see that, but what is it?" he replied.

"I would think you could read a break up letter when you found one," Lena snarked.

"Why in the hell are you breaking up with me? Through a letter no less?" James yelled. Alex had to admit, he had a point. That was a bullshit move.

"Because we fight all the time and I haven't the energy to continue it. You would know this if you continued to read the letter," Lena watched the man before her fume, "As for the letter, I have tried to get you to go out to dinner, or have a simple conversation with you for weeks and yet you are too busy, as am I," She let the statement linger.

"I am saving a city!" he argued. This time Alex scoffed and crossed her legs at the retort. James glared at her and opened his mouth the speak.

"Don't you even begin to pick a fight with me James Olson, because I know you very well, and I know you will not like what I have to say," Alex growled lowly. James stared at her rage building. "Besides if you have no time for a relationship, especially one with your boss, why even continue the charade of being in one when the only thing you do is argue," Alex closed her eyes to hear the onslaught of words and excuses from James, but none came.

What did come was a man hovering over her, in her space using his size to intimidate her. Lena reached out for James's arm, but he just pushed her off and back. Alex did not move one single muscle. She only moved her head to glare into James's eyes.

"I can take down aliens with my bare hands. I can hold my own in hand to hand combat with kryptonians. What makes you think I cannot beat the hell out of a power-hungry pipsqueak like you?" Alex moved forward making James back away from her as she leveled him with her brown eyes, daring him to hit her, grab her, anything.

"I will completely destroy any pride you have left as a man if you touch me," Alex gritted, "If you even touch Lena again in a manner not befitting consensual contact," she paused and looked down at his suit and straightened his tie and brushed imaginary lint off his shoulders, "I'll make sure you can piss around a corner. Got it?"

James backed away from the smaller woman and looked over at Lena and sneered.

"She isn't worth it anyways. She is nothing more than a Luthor," he watched the muscle in Lena's jaw work, "A dirty, deceiving, despicable Luthor," then he looked down at Alex, "Watch your back Alex. No one else will."

With those final words James spun on his heel and vacated the room. Alex stood there not looking at Lena. Her hands clenched, and her blood boiled. All she wanted to do was hit something. She closed her eyes tightly, and tilted her head back placing her hands on her hips. She felt hands on her shoulders and then cupping her face. She finally opened her eyes and realized Lena was standing before her.

"I have been saying your name for a few seconds now," Lena removed her hands from Alex's cheeks, "Are you ok?"

"Yes, I am sorry. I did not like what he had to say to you," Alex explained and took Lena's hands from her shoulders and squeezed then reassuringly. Then sat back down on the couch deep sigh.

"How often does that happen?" Alex asked as she rubbed her forehead. She was beginning to feel the beginnings of a migraine. Lena sat closely next her on the couch watching her and Alex knew it, she could feel her eyes on her. She looked over to see concerned green.

"Never like this," Lena confessed looking at her hands.

"The letter. Bitch move to break up with some one," Alex said leaning back, "Not that I blame you if he is too busy playing hero."

"Yes well, I can get Kara more readily than I can him and that says something," Lena bitterly chuckled, "I owe you for standing up for me."

"Someday we will get that cup of coffee and it will be your treat, how's that?" Alex smiled.

"Yes, about that…" Lena moved away and began to pace the floor of her office twisting her fingers. "You see I…" but her words would not come. She was rather embarrassed.

"Was drunk?" Alex asked, and then sighed when Lena nodded.

"Did you mean any of what you said?" Lena blurted out.

"Yes," Alex said strongly, that brokered no argument and Lena stopped pacing and looked at the woman shocked. Then Alex stood and went to Lena and held out her hand palm sideways as if to shake her hand in greeting. Lena placed her hand in Alex's, shaking her hand.

"I am Alex Danvers, and I would like to be your friend. I work in a place where I can't really talk about a lot of things, and my sister is super awesome," Alex said with a wink making Lena giggle, "I think you are a nice person, and you are 'worth' getting to know better," Alex said easily as she continued to shake Lena's hand. She let go of Lena's hand when the Luthor had watery teary eyes. Lena went to her desk to grab a tissue and came back to dab at her eyes, so she didn't mess up her make up.

"Thank you," Lena said keeping more tears at bay. Alex stood back and placed on hand in her pocket and waited then she spoke softly reaching out with her words.

"You are human, Lena. You don't need to thank me for treating you like a human," Alex said and then looked down to the chess board. She moved a rook.

"Checkmate," and with a cheeky grin she waved goodbye and walked from the office. She rode the elevator and wore a small smile on the edge of her lips. Once on the street walking toward the restaurant and her motorcycle, she heard her phone tone a message.

Lena: Then let me thank you for treating me like a friend

Alex smiled wider as she came upon her motorcycle. She sat down and looked at her phone. She closed her eyes and thought and then nodded.

Alex: Any time

Alex Kick started her bike, and drove home, energized and focused.