A/N: Thank you for the comments.

Guest (1) - If it is set in Earth-38 they could get away with some of the characters already shown in Arrow, which would also make for neat cross overs.

Guest (2) - The CW network/DC comics seems to like family issues so I'm sure Jacob Kane will be involved.

mikki - Thanks! I don't like having things too dark.


"Morning." Alex said as she entered the kitchen the next morning.

"Hello Sweetie." Eliza said hugging her. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine."

"You can't be that fine, you are not complaining about being fussed over." Eliza countered.

"Well I'm still feeling guilty."

"There is plenty of that going round. But you have nothing to feel guilty about."

"Have you seen Kara?" Alex asked.

"That's not on you." Eliza assured her before asking. "Where is she?"

"She is actually sleeping." Alex said.

"Really?" Eliza asked surprised.

"Your talk last night must have helped."

"You were awake?" Eliza asked.

"I was."

"Why didn't you join us?"

"Kara seemed to be listening to you. Plus it was after ten and you get upset if I stay up late."

"I'm just worried about you." Eliza said pausing before trying to add. "I thoug...I-"

"I'm okay." Alex said hugging her.

"I know I don't say it often enough, but I really am proud of you." Eliza said.

"I know." Alex assured her.

When Alex finally broke the hug she sensed Eliza had something else on her mind and asked.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

"It's something." Alex countered.

"What's going to happen about your father?"

"I don't know. If the DEO catches him he goes to jail, if Cadmus catches him he probably ends up dead." Alex replied.

"Let me rephrase. What are you going to do about your father?"

"Honestly, I don't know." Alex sighed.

"I know how much you want him back, but please don't do anything that puts you in danger. I can't lose you again."

"Jeremiah's back?" Kara asked from the far side of the kitchen.

"Kara." Eliza greeted before hugging her.

"How long has he been back?" Kara asked pulling out if the hug, wondering why she hadn't been told.

"When everyone thought I was dead someone started targeting Cadmus bases. J'onn thinks it's dad." Alex said.

"Why did no one tell me?" Kara asked sounding hurt.

"You shut yourself off from everyone." Alex said bluntly. For a moment Kara mulled over the statement before asking.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Nothing. Dad is out there fighting Cadmus. If he's doing that he's capable of contacting us. But he hasn't. That means he doesn't want to be found. If I don't accept that and I search and find him I could put him in danger." Alex said. "So I need you to promise you won't do anything." Alex said not wanting Kara to fly straight into danger.

"Okay." Kara agreed.

"I should get going to work. I won't be back late. But make sure you rest." Eliza said hugging both daughters goodbye.

"We will. And I'll keep Kara out of the kitchen." Alex assured her.

-00-

"You still mad at me?" Alex asked sitting next to Kara on the beach.

"I'm not mad at you."

"Yeah you are." Alex said. "And I get that. I was mad at J'onn when he told me about dad."

"I understand why you didn't tell me and I have no right to complain, I mean he's your dad." Kara said.

"Our dad." Alex corrected quickly. "J'onn didn't tell you because you had shut yourself off. Once I found out I didn't tell you because I was worried about you. I wanted you to focus on getting better."

"I get it, I'm weak."

"No. Never think that. You're not weak. You are so strong. You have endured to much but somehow you always, with time, come out with hope in tact." Alex said. When Kara didn't respond Alex asked. "Did anyone tell you what happened to me after I pushed you from the ledge?"

"Just that you fell into an underground tunnel and were washed away before being saved by Raffa."

"Did they tell you what happened after that?"

"You came home."

"Well in between quite a lot happened." Alex said. "I was is really bad shape when she found me. Broken ribs, hypothermia, open gun shot wound, blood loss, concussion. I was out for days, hovering between life and death. Eventually I woke up and I was scared. Not because I didn't know where I was, not because I was in pain and surrounded by strangers, but because I didn't know what had happened to you. I knew I had to fight so I could get back to you. So I did. I was willing myself better. Only one day I heard part of a news report that announced that Supergirl was dead. I thought you had died, that I had failed to save you and I gave up. I gave up so fast Raffa was convinced I would die. So she tried to help me. The only way she could save me was to make me forget."

"Forget what?"

"You. She wanted to block my memory of hearing you had died, but over did it a little and removed, well blocked all my memories of you you. J'onn helped unblock my memories." Alex said. "But for a couple of weeks I lived with no memory of you. It was like you had never come into my life and let me tell you those two weeks sucked. I knew I was missing something really important. When J'onn unblocked the memories, everything hit me in a few seconds. I remembered all the bad things I did to you and all the times you were there for me and mom. I think I realised then more than ever how much you have done for this family. You have given so much to me and mom."

"And I cost you your dad and your medical career." Kara pointed out.

"Cadmus cost me dad." Alex countered. "And I have way more fun shooting things with the DEO than I would have had stuck in a hospital."

"But-" Kara started only for Alex to cut her off.

"I also remembered how mean I was to you after you arrived, when you needed me the most, and how I skipped out in your birthday and-"

"I don't blame you for any of that." Kara jumped in.

"You should." Alex said before saying. "So we can either spend the next week apologising to each other for everything, which would stop me resting and make mom mad. Or we can both agree there is nothing to apologise for and have some fun."

"You're not surfing." Kara said.

"I meant watch some movies and eat too much ice cream." Alex pointed out. "I hear I need to educate you on the correct order of Star Wars."

-00-

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Alex whispered to Kara later that evening.

"She's not sleeping." Kara replied.

"Who isn't?" Alex asked confused

"Eliza. And I don't just mean tonight. It's been every night."

"Why didn't you say something?" Alex asked sitting up.

"I didn't want to worry you and I thought once she was convinced you were okay, she'd be okay." Kara said. "But she isn't."

"Come on." Alex said standing and reaching for Kara's hand before leading her to Eliza's bedroom.

As they reached Eliza's door Alex called for her mother but got no response. Pushing the door open she saw her mother sitting on the bed reading a book whilst wearing headphones.

"Mom." Alex called louder. This time Eliza looked up.

"Alex? Kara? What's wrong?" She asked taking the headphones off.

"You tell us." Alex said as she led Kara to one side of the bed and pushed her down so she was sitting next to Eliza.

"What do you mean?" Eliza asked confused as Alex moved to the far side of the bed and sat down next to her mother.

"You've not been sleeping." Alex said before reminding her. "Kara hears everything."

"I'm fine." Eliza said. "You don't need to worry about me."

"Yes we do." Alex said taking one of her mother's hands. "It's what family does."

"It is." Eliza said. "But I'm still your mother and you don't need to worry."

"You can't play the mom card on this." Alex said.

"I can." Eliza countered her tone stern. She then wrapped an arm round either daughter and said. "I'll be fine. Having you here is more than enough." She then kissed each of them on the head before asking. "How come you are both awake?"

"Same reason as you." Kara guessed.

"Well seeing none of us are sleeping, why don't we have a movie night?"

-TBC...


A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.