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Chapter Eight
Days after their baking day, Alex had run into the DEO to collect some of her paperwork, on her way out the door, she ran into Sam and Ruby coming up the stairs of the apartment building.
"Hey!" Ruby smiled, waving at the redhead.
"Hey guys, I gotta run, I'll be back in about an hour or so, but Mags and the little ones are in the apartment," Alex smiled, rushing passed them, hauling the keys to the DEO issue SUV from the pocket of her black leather jacket.
Sam waved at Alex and ushered Ruby down the hall toward the door. Knocking on the door and hearing a 'come in' called from inside of the apartment, Sam pushed the door open to find what could only be described as a disaster zone. Kara was rushing around the apartment, laughing manically and making the Supergirl doll in her hand 'fly'. There were toys scattered along the floor, Kara using them as hurdles as she jumps and runs around the room, blonde hair rushing behind her in a mused mess. While Kara was a disaster, her clothes mused and stained and her hair a mess, Lena was the opposite. The little black haired girl sat quietly at the table, a colouring book, markers and crayons sitting in front of her, untouched as she watched Maggie prep a snack for the kids at the counter. Her green eyes were focused and the green pacifier was stuck in her mouth. The little girl was completely clean, save for a little bit of marker on her hands and a little strawberry stain on the neck of her white top.
"Hey guys," Sam chuckled, taking in the state of the apartment.
Ruby waved and started taking off her light jacket and slipping off her sneakers. Sam followed suit before making her way over to the kitchen to see Maggie.
"How's it going?" Sam asked.
"They have been in this apartment too long," Maggie sighed, placing some crackers and cheese on a plate along with some apple slices and pieces of banana.
"It happens," Sam laughed.
She looked over to the table to find that Ruby had sat herself down beside Lena and was smiling at the nervous looking toddler.
"What are you doing?" Ruby asked.
Lena blinked, watching Ruby for a moment before quietly lisping around her pacifier, "Colouwin'."
"That sounds like fun, can I colour a picture?" Ruby asked, gesturing to the open colouring book of princesses.
Lena nodded, pulling her colouring book and the box of markers closer to the two and flipping through the pictures before picking out two pages that she deemed good enough for them to use.
"You do dis one," Lena instructed, pointing at the picture of a princess on a horse.
Ruby nodded at the little girl, smiling to herself at the ordering tone that came from the tiny girl. Lena picked up a marker and starting on her own page. The pair coloured in silence, the only sounds in the apartment were Kara's giggles and the hushed conversation between Sam and Maggie in the kitchen.
"Do you have any plans for the next couple days? Do they have any leads?"
"Nah, they are still thinking it's going to be a while longer before they are going to try anything," Maggie sighed.
"Why not take them out? Bring them for a hike, or take them to the pool. They probably need to see things outside of the four walls of this apartment. They are 3 and 4 years old, they probably are going a little stir crazy being inside all the time," Sam explained.
Maggie was silent as she brought the plate of snacks over to the table and then scooped up Kara as she rushed by and placed her in her usual chair beside Lena.
"Lena, can you clean up your markers for lunch time?" Maggie asked, looking down at the little girl.
Lena looked up at Maggie before shoving the markers back in the box and stacking them on top of the colouring book and handing them to Maggie. Ruby sat back and laughed at how efficient the toddler was. Lena ignored her, grabbing at an apple slice and putting it in her mouth.
Maggie sat with Sam as the kids ate their snack, thinking about what they could do with the wound up little ones for the afternoon. Alex had texted and said she would be back by 12:30, and so that left the entire afternoon for the kids to do something.
"How easy would it be for us to bring them all to the pool for the day?" Maggie wondered out-loud, looking at Sam.
"Well, considering it's the middle of the week, it shouldn't be too busy. We might need to pick up some supplies before we get there, but it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Maybe ask Alex before we make any plans?" Sam commented.
"Yeah, I'll text her, but swimming should be a good way for them to blow off some steam."
Maggie pulled out her phone and sent a quick text to her fiancée about the pool for the afternoon, receiving a list of things they would have to pick up first, but was overall happy to bring the kids to do something new.
"Want to come to the pool with us?" Maggie smiled at Sam.
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When Alex came back into the apartment, Maggie had the girls cleaned up and ready to go. Lena had her bear in her arms, along with the pacifier in her mouth, she stood by the door with Kara, Supergirl doll clutched in the tiny blonde's hand. The two had their shoes on a light jackets zipped up. Maggie was slipping on shoes and had a backpack sitting by the door filled with towels, snacks, water bottles and hers and Alex's bathing suits. They would have to stop at the store on the way to pick up bathing suits for the little ones. Sam and Ruby had left, announcing that they would meet them at the public pool after stopping at their own house for their own supplies for the afternoon.
Alex quickly dropped her things from the DEO, grabbed up some more appropriate shoes, grabbed a banana for the road and followed Maggie and the girls out the door.
After a quick stop at a store where Alex and Maggie rushed in with the girls and got them to quickly pick out bathing suits to their taste, Kara picking out a sparkly pink one piece, and Lena choosing a green and blue flowered one piece, before checking out and rushing back to the car. The rest of the drive to the public pool was quiet, Alex sharing a bit of her banana with a puppy-dog eyed Lena in the backseat before they pulled into the parking lot of the indoor pool.
They met Sam and Ruby in the changing room, where the two were waiting for the rest of their group. Maggie and Alex helped the little ones into their new outfits before leaving them with Sam and Ruby and quickly getting changed themselves.
Their time in the pool was entertaining for the older girls in the group. Kara was very ready to jump into the water at first glance, Maggie having to hold her back from jumping straight into the water. Lena on the other hand was tentative, as she was with most things that she was faced with, but was content to wade into the water on Alex's hip. Sam and Ruby enjoyed playing with Kara, who was very much enjoying her time in the water, splashing around in the kiddie pool and soaking everyone else around her.
Lena and Alex sat off to the side in a shallow section. Lena was more content to watch her friend than actually participate in any of the wildness. She and Alex pushed water lightly at each other, and something Alex would dip lower so that Lena would be more submerged in the water. Her pacifier was still in her mouth, she had refused to let Alex or Maggie take it from her when they had gotten changed, but she and Alex had a quiet, yet enjoyable time in a quieter section. At times, Kara and Ruby would make their way over, Kara wanting to play with Lena. At one moment Kara tried to engage Lena at bit too much and splashed a big wave of water at the little green eyed child. Lena had responded with a wobbly chin and a sniffle while Alex cooed at her and dried off her face as best as she could.
The two quickly made up, with Kara giving Lena and warm, although slightly wet, hug and the two enjoyed some more relaxed playing. Kara and Lena chased each other around in the extremely shallow end of the pool, giggling and laughing as they played their own version of tag along with Ruby.
At the end of their afternoon, the two little ones were tired out and ready for supper and bedtime. They quickly got everyone dried off and changed, Alex and Maggie carrying two tired little ones out to the SUV. They had arranged for Sam and Ruby to come over for a relaxing evening and dinner, and so the two got into their own vehicle and followed Alex and Maggie to the apartment.
Getting back to the apartment, Alex threw a couple frozen pizzas into the oven and set up the sleepy little ones in front of the TV with a movie along with Ruby while the adults sat in the kitchen and chatted while the pizzas cooked.