Now we're moving on with the story! I explained my absence (For those who didn't bother to see or skipped chapter five, you might want to go back and see that) and now here we are! In this chapter, we'll see an unlikely duo work together. :)
"This isn't working Ms. Luthor. Obviously we can't work together if we can't agree on something this important." A rather irritated Maggie explained. The detective let out an exasperated sigh at the sound of a scoff that came out from the CEO. "We had agreed that it was for the best, Detective Sawyer, given the current condition Kara is in right now, that we would keep this from her. Once we have more information, a better lead, then, we would tell Kara about this." Lena countered, moving to sit at her desk again, where an open laptop rested.
Maggie only looked at the younger woman with a sharp look, clearly not agreeing with what she had just said, but following to stand behind to look at the computer screen. It had only been a few days since the young Luthor had come to Maggie for help and things didn't seem to be going as smoothly as they both had thought and hoped for.
For starters, Maggie hadn't been quite sure what to expect when Lena had met with her at the LuthorCorp building. At seeing that the younger woman's intentions were true though, the detective had agreed to help, of course after dealing with the awkwardness that came to apologizing about having arrested her that one time. With Lena's brilliant mind and Maggie's resources and position in the NCPD, the two women made a rather intimidating yet brilliant team.
However, after the first few days, their searching began to reach a halt, mostly because they weren't meeting eye to eye in one particular thing. Despite getting over the awkwardness about apologizing and forgiving the whole ordeal with Lena being framed over Metallo, it seemed that the two had clashed when it came to keeping their investigating from Kara.
Although she had first agreed, Maggie was having second thoughts about keeping their activities from Kara. The younger Danvers had a right know, and the detective knew that Kara would want to help, not to mention that the blonde was Supergirl after all. It was that very reason though, that Maggie thought Kara should know. In case they found something, Kara would have to get ready to suit up.
Being Alex's younger sister though, was the very reason in which Lena very much disagreed. Though she didn't see why the detective felt so strongly about their mutual blonde friend having a right to know, Lena also knew that it would only do more damage to said blonde. If they were to tell Kara what they were doing right now, Kara would put all her focus on their investigation, which would be unhealthy for the younger Danvers. Besides, Lena would hate to get Kara's hopes up if they came up with nothing. That was the last thing Lena wanted, was to crush Kara's hopes. "No, we can't work if all you're going to be doing is hovering, Detective Sawyer." Lena retorted, bringing back the detective from her thoughts.
Maggie let out a slight snort, crossing her arms over her chest as she took a step back. "There! Not hovering over your shoulder any more, am I?" Maggie said sarcastically, a small smirk appearing on her face when she heard Lena scoff. A sigh then escaped from the CEO before she finally looked up from the screen in front of her. The raven haired woman gave a sharp look at the brunette, who only responded by quirking her eyebrow.
"I think we should take a break for today. It's clear that you won't be of much help right now, and we can only get so far with just these simple files I found. We're going to need one of those computers from CADMUS that were in that LuthorCorp building. I'm sure there were files and blueprints that your department also confiscated. With enough information on that, and one of those computers, I might be able to hack into their main frame and see if there was anything on that ship and where it was supposed to go." Lena said, letting out a tired sigh when Maggie finally seemed to agree with something she had suggested.
"I'll see what I can do. I'll let you know once I get those things. In the meantime, you should maybe think about what I said. I know you're thinking about Kara and her well being, but she's my family too, and right now, I'm the closest she has to Alex as an older sister. She has a right to know about this and you know it Lena. Kara is a big girl, she can handle herself more than you think. She needs this, even if it doesn't work. Not having a job not is only making it worse for her." Maggie said, a serious expression on her face.
A moment of silence passed between the two women before Maggie finally wished Lena a good day and left the CEO's office. Once outside the office, she let out a soft sigh, leaning back against the door and closing her eyes to take a moment for herself. "Is everything okay Detective Sawyer?" Maggie jumped up, her eyes snapping open as she looked around, a bit surprised when she saw Jess sitting at her desk, looking at her with a concerned look. Maggie rubbed at her face, letting out a small chuckle as she shook her head.
"Yeah, everything's fine. Just a long day today… Thanks though." Maggie said. She waved off Lena's secretary's concern before walking out of the lobby and into the elevator, letting out a sigh of relief when she that it was empty. It was in there, after the door slid closed, that she let herself let go of her straight composure, and began to take steady, but shaky breaths. She moved to face the wall, pressing her forehead against the cool wall. She let out a weak laugh, moving her hands to grab at her hair. "Come on Sawyer, pull yourself together. Now is not the time to crack." She scolded herself.
She couldn't help but snort at her own words, but said nothing else. If she was being honest with herself, Maggie didn't know how much longer she could go on like this. She didn't know how much longer she could stay strong, not just for Kara, but even for herself. She missed Alex far much more than she had first thought. The detective was surprised at the revelation when she first realized, but if anything, it made her all the more determined to be there for Kara, and bring Alex home.
After a few more moments, the occasional 'ding' going off, signaling the floor levels, Maggie composed herself and turned around just in time as the elevator finally reached the main lobby. Taking one last deep breath, Maggie pushed herself to walk out of the elevator, and out of L-Corp. The sun was beginning to set, and she didn't have to go back to the precinct, so she figured that she should take some time to herself and try to clear her head. She would deal with Lena and everything else later. Right now, Maggie needed to be alone. She needed to keep herself from the painful thoughts of her missing girlfriend. It hurt too much to think about.
If only she should've pushed more that day, convinced Alex into letting her stay by her side and help her find her father, maybe then Alex would still be there. Ride or die… That's what she had told Alex the night before she agreed to help her girlfriend find a way to find Jeremiah. Ride or die… She should've followed through and stayed by Alex's side. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she wondered how Alex was doing. Was she okay? Was she in any danger? Where exactly did that ship take her, Lyra, and the other alien fugitives? Maggie didn't have the answers, but she hoped that with Lena, she would find some, and hoped that Alex was fine.
Hope this was worth the wait. I've been so focused on Kara and how she was feeling about everything, I figured Maggie deserved her own chapter, even if it was shared a bit in the beginning. Now, I know most, if not all, have long been awaiting for a certain someone to make an appearance here... and judging by the ending of this chapter, you should already know, or have an idea of who that person will be! I told ya'll! Patience is a virtue! Until next chapter! As always, please don't hesitate in letting me know your thoughts about the story. I do love hearing about it, and am open to suggestions and ideas. We're only in the surface of the story, so not everything is set in stone, so suggestions are always open! If you just wanna chat it up though, feel free to hmu here or on tumblr! I am thinking about starting a supercorp group though on kik, for any of you interested. If you would like that, leave me a message and I will start a group up there and who knows, maybe I'll give sneak peaks or something for future chapters! ;)