VI: Maggie's Guard

Later that day, Alex got herself into an extended meeting with Hank, Winn, and Supergirl about the suspicious heat signatures that came up their radar this morning. Alex had let a unit out to investigate the locations but to no avail. When they got back, it was half-way past lunch hour. Exhausted, Alex sat in her lab to steal some minutes of nap. Kara barged in - holding two cups of coffee.

Alex groaned. "Please tell me that that's-,"

"Light white chocolate cappuccino with two extra espresso, yes this is your juice. I am so so sorry for getting you the decaf this morning. I did not see the trouble we'd run to today." Kara placed both cups on Alex's desk before throwing herself lazily to the couch at the corner. "I'm starving. Can you drive by that potato place by the city hall? I'm up for some Pot Pots."

"Again, Kara, you can fly!" She groaned. "You came up with the idea. You do it. Go get us food."

Kara sat up but before she could deride back, the intercom inside the lab beeped. "Visitor for Alex Danvers. Please come to the lobby."

Alex sighed. "I thought we're not meeting with Forensics until two?" She stood anyway and headed to the lobby. As the noon sun reflected on the marble flooring, Alex outlined a dark set of locks which framed a tight but warming smile. The NCPD uniform came to focus and Alex found herself smiling back at a dashing Maggie Sawyer.

"Since you couldn't make it outside work for lunch, I brought lunch to you," she greeted as she held up the take-out bags.

"Wow, uh," Alex grinned. "Totally unexpected, but, I really appreciate this. I haven't eaten yet." She turned to the receptionist. "She's with me."

They handed Maggie a Visitor's ID before letting her in. Alex and Maggie cruised to the main pantry to set the food down and relax. Alex motioned to turn on the overhead audio speakers for some generic jazz sound - much to Maggie's delight.

"Mmmm… Now, all we need is a candle at the table and some roses, and this would have been our first date!" Maggie teased.

Alex froze - remembering about the Lacarnoff. Maggie had been this cheerful ever since they first hung out, but she had been twice as playful the past two days. She unwrapped the cheeseburger and took a lovely first bite. "This is divine. Thanks again, Sawyer."

"Sawyer? Last night it was Maggie."

"It was… but I don't have the energy to deal with jealous girlfriends so I call attractive women by their surnames."

Maggie sipped from her soda. "So you think I'm attractive?"

Caught off-guard, Alex gulped nervously. "Get over yourself."

She giggled. "Plus, I don't have a girlfriend, so now you can freely call me by my given name. It sounds a lot better when you say it."

"OH MY GOD, SAWYER!" Alex exclaimed. "How could your friends tolerate that flirt bone of yours?"

Maggie shrugged. "They don't… first of all, because I don't flirt with friends. If it's not yet too obvious, I'm interested in you." She smiled.

Alex's jaw dropped. "So this…" She motioned to the lunch they were having. "And the cheesy remarks-,"

"Yes, Danvers. Yes." She winked at her.

Alex cleared her throat. "I uh, I need to take care of something real quick. I'll be right back." She got up and hurried out the pantry.

From afar, came Kara in her Supergirl outfit. "Heeeey! Someone got you Pot Pots! I could smell it from your lab."

Alex grabbed her and handed in her twenty dollars.

Kara inspected it and beamed. "Oh, cool. What's this f… NO WAY, ALEX!"

Tight-lipped, Alex nodded. "It's bad. We need to flush the Lacarnoff out of her system immediately."

Kara burst into laughter. "Why? Has she cleared out a drawer for you already?"

She nudged her arm. "Kara! I mean Supergirl!"

"Relax. The Lacarnoff's non-lethal. She'll be fine. Wait, how'd you know?"

Alex folded her arms. "The Pot Pots you scented? She got me those along with a cheeseburger, since you know… 'I could not make it to lunch'," she quoted herself.

Kara's jaw fell. She squealed then hurried to the pantry. Alex ran after her.

"Hey there!" Kara greeted as she saw Maggie finishing a soda.

"Supergirl!" she exclaimed in suprise.

"I see that you got Alex lunch. Can I have some Pot Pots?" Kara was beaming at the thought of the crispy potato slices.

Alex finally caught up with them. She dragged Kara outside. "What the fuck are you doing?!"

"Language."

"What the freak are you doing?!"

"I'm really starving!"

From where she sat, Maggie watched as the two women bickered. She sipped from her drink and observed as Alex folded her arms, as Supergirl playfully locked her in an embrace, as Alex held her chin back to reprimand her… Maggie watched as they moved comfortably together.

Finally, Alex and Supergirl walked back and approached her.

"She's asking if she could have some Pot Pots," Alex told Maggie nonchalantly - with her superhero sister grinning behind.

Maggie smiled. "Take everything. I'm all good."

"YES!" Supergirl dashed forward and took the bag of potato crisps. "Thanks, Detective Sawyer!"

She was gone in a blink - leaving Alex and Maggie alone again.

Maggie sighed. "So you and Supergirl are really that close, huh?"

Alex sat back across her - resting her chin on her hand. "You've no idea."

"Hey, maybe later we can go to-,"

"Maggie-," Alex interrupted. "I think it's nice that… you know… this thing we have… but I uh, I feel like we're-,"

"I get it." Maggie smiled reassuringly. "I just want to get to know you better. We're cool."

"Oh!" Alex felt a bag of tension leaving her system.

Maggie motioned to stand up. "Look. This has been great but I need to get back at my post."

"No worries. I'll walk you out."

"It's cool. I know the way." Maggie's tone turned cold. She stood and exited the pantry without another word.

"Hey, Sawyer," Alex called out.

Maggie turned. "Danvers?"

Alex saw a sudden gloom in Maggie's eyes as she stared at them. She wondered if it was something about what she said, or if something just came up in her head. Either way, Alex wanted to know what was in Maggie's mind. She wanted to know what she was thinking, how she was feeling… but staring into her orbs also led up Maggie's guard.

"Thanks again, for lunch," she simply replied.

Maggie smiled small before turning back and walking away. Alex watched as she escaped her sight. The Lacarnoff was still in Maggie's system and Alex was bothered by its potential to strain the friendship she had with her.

Alex rested in her lab. She figured she would call Maggie right after the meeting with Forensics. Alex didn't have a lot of people in her life. She wasn't going to let Maggie slip off like that.

A/N. To soccerfred01: Since Chyler Leigh (actress playing Alex) already tweeted #Sanvers, I guess that's it! =) I'll tag my stuff under #DetectiveDanvers still tho.