Headquarters is nearly quiet for once as the day was filled with hours upon hours of monotonous data collection rather than action.
Winn, Kara, James, and Alex make up the group congregated around Winn's self-titled "Computer Cove." A name he has yet to live down, but his stubbornness has reigned even if Kara's offered idea of "Matrix Mystery Monitors" sounds cooler. He only kicks himself a bit for not thinking of it first.
"Someone's got it bad for Sawyer." Winn's words nearly give Alex whiplash as her neck cranes up instantly, small smile turning to a blank stare as she looks from Maggie's message to Winn's teasing face.
"What?" Alex asks, eyebrow shooting up as her eyes find an anxious Kara vigorously shaking her head and not so discreetly mouthing "I didn't tell them."
Alex schools her features in an effort to seem unaffected. If they found out about her and Maggie they were going to have to say it for themselves. She could just tell them. It's not like she's never wanted to, she's wanted to every day for months. But Kara's relationship drama held her back. What she and Maggie had was special, too young to call love but too deep to call anything else.
She wanted to tell them, to gush over Maggie's dimples, her breakfast in bed, her… her everything. But she couldn't, not yet. Not while they're last few cases kept their hangouts exclusive to the base, not while the danger to Maggie could be so close. No, she would tell them at the next game night, or at the bar once they found the time off. At least that's what she had thought.
But Winn knew. He knew and his smile was warm, a little teasing but kind all the same. Alex's face began to raise back into her so called 'Maggie smile' before James' question of "who?" is met by Winn's wink and answer of "that cute blonde secretary at the precinct."
Water is sprayed through the room, the moisture turning everyone's faces down in disgust.
"Supergirl!" Winn yelled, dramatically wiping his face
Alex meets her gaze, eyes sharp and brimming with jealousy.
Kara winces as Alex's voice laden with repressed ice asks what he meant.
"I went by to talk to Maggie about the new tactical gear we were going to make her, but she was out for a few minutes. I waited in the lobby minding my own business-"
"And by that you mean staring at the blonde." James interrupts, Winn's face growing red
"Can you blame me? Maggie's got game." The end of the sentence is laced with admiration, Alex's gut churning at the words. "She was working for a while but got a call a few minutes in. She was full on gushing about how, 'Detective Sawyer said this,' and 'Detective Sawyer said that.'"
Alex's boiling blood settles down to a simmer as she rolls her eyes at the lack of any new circumstances. She couldn't fully blame the woman for her crush, Maggie was amazing and her's.
"That doesn't-"
"I'm getting there!" Winn shakes his head with a sigh, "Apparently, she's going to order in lunch from that fancy Italian place across town for them, ask her to eat it, and 'make her move.' Not entirely sure who even says that anymore, but whatever. Maggie's got a surprise ahead of her."
Nothing like the surprise a pissed off Alex has for Rose.
Kara doesn't have time to react as Alex bolts from the room, using her long legs to quicken her pursuit. Kara's look toward the clock shows 12:10, sending a prayer up to Rao she hopes she doesn't have to post bail for her sister.
Flinging Rose into the sun would surely be a kinder end than the fire in Alex's eyes promises.
"Thank you for the food, Rose. But I really should get back to these reports." Maggie's voice greets Alex as she nears the office
"I figured I could eat with you, keep you company so to speak." Rose's voice grates her ears
"Oh, I think I'm alright. In fact, maybe you should share this food with Janey a few offices down? I know she's been wanting to try this place for weeks." The relief at hearing Maggie's attempts at brushing the woman off is like water when you didn't realize you were thirsty, surprisingly satisfying and calming.
"What if I said I wanted to eat with you?"
"Well, I'd say that makes two of use, Lily." Alex says voice cold and controlled as she took a few steps into the room
"Alex! I didn't expect to see you yet." Maggie greets eyes bright, only brightening at the sight of the box clutched in her hands. "Rico's?"
"Would I dare bring you pizza from anywhere else?"
Immediately, Maggie's computer is shut down, the documents she'd been distracted with moments ago forgotten.
"I'm sorry, Ann, she already has food." Rose grits out, pushing the container of overpriced pasta in Maggie's direction.
"I see that, Petunia. However, I think Maggie deserves her favorite, don't you?"
Maggie ignores their stare down, focusing on clearing her desk to allow Alex more room. Her own dismissals had gone without heeding, hopefully her girlfriend's words would get the point across.
"I agree." Rose reluctantly spit out, staring at Alex and the pizza in nearly identical disgust
"Glad to hear it. I'm sure you have some important work to do; Don't worry, I can keep my girlfriend company."
Standing up in a huff, Rose shifts –hesitates- and walks from the room. Throwing back a flirty, "When you feel like an upgrade, you know where to find me."
Maggie rolls her eyes with a quick, "I've got my too favorite things, no upgrade possible."
Another huff and stomps could be heard retreating from the area.
Maggie spins her chair around, pulling Alex into a deep, thankful kiss.
"You have no idea how long I've been trying to get her out of here." She sighs, throwing the picked over pasta dish in the trash as Alex takes the seat across from her. "If she wasn't the Chief's daughter, I swear."
Alex laughs at the irritation filled shake of Maggie's head, her jealousy retreating for the moment.
"So, I'm your favorite. That's what I got."
A sharp laugh and wink is Maggie's reply.
"What more could I want?" Her words punctuated by a rather large bite of pizza
Alex watches with a soft smile as a bit of sauce finds its way to the corner of Maggie's sweet mouth.
What more could she want, indeed.