"... So I want discretion. Is it clear?"
"Yes sir."
That's how the emergency meeting came to an end. Well, for most of the agents in the D.E.O. Alex had to stay a while longer with the boss, discussing some extra stuff. The plan was simple though, stay in the shadows. That wouldn't be a problem as the department had always been a secret part of the government. It was the leak issue the one that bothered. Somehow the information of their existence had leaked and it was accompanied by uncomfortable added details such as the destruction of the world...
Finally lunch time, it felt like forever. As the sisters had been inside four walls all morning, they agreed on going out for lunch somewhere nice and catch some fresh air. Luckily the weather was great, sunny and just the perfect amount of warmth to sit outside. They met at the Italian restaurant nearby and after the greetings and a few whispered comments about the latest news regarding their secret lives, the conversation topic changed.
"So Alex... do you want to tell me what's bothering you?" Kara asked carefully, making sure her puppy eyes were at their best.
Alex growled and brought her hands to her eyes, but it was too late. "Fine I..." She looked at her sister who was listening, concerned. It gave her the strength she needed to continue, "Remember I told you a few days ago about these dreams... with someone..."
Kara nodded. She waited for her sister to go on but Alex's wide eyes and suddenly pale skin confused her. Automatically changing her state to ALERT, Kara looked where her older sister was looking in shock. She saw people walking by, people getting inside the restaurant, people taking coffee from the machine...
"Alex? Alex! What are you looking at?" Kara had turned to her sister again and shook her arm to take her out of her state.
With some effort Alex's eyes found Kara's and the older woman blushed, "It's her." She managed to say.
"Her? Who?"
"The woman from my dreams..."
Now it was time for Kara to be shocked and wide-eyed. Her brain processed the information quickly trying to make sense out of the new information she was getting. So Alex's mysterious lover, the one who haunted her dreams... she was a woman. Oh, this is why she was too scared and worried, my sister is gay! Wait, is she?
"So um... are you gay?" Kara asked softly, squeezing Alex's hand to encourage her. Both sisters smiled.
Alex sighed, "I don't really know... I just... I think I am."
Kara's grip on her sister's hand got tighter and her smile wider, giving Alex an amazing sensation of freedom and relief. Her eyes were even pooling with tears.
Their conversation was interrupted though, before Kara could say anything else.
"Hello?" Kara answered her phone. After a short conversation she hung up and spoke to Alex, "Winn says he scanned most of the files already and didn't find anything suspicious that can be a threat to the D.E.O's software... but anyway he wants me to go and help with the translation of some kryptonian... will you be alright?"
"Yeah, just go. Duty calls!" Alex said with a shy smile and rubbing a tear off her cheek.
"Hey, I love you. We'll finish this later." Kara assured sweetly kissing her sister's cheek before walking away.
Alex sighed again and tried to keep the tears from falling, her elbows on the table and her hands on her head. She even chuckled softly at herself for being in this situation. The feeling of relief felt so good and exhausting at the same time.
"Hey, is everything ok?" A female voice asked from Kara's seat in front of her.
Alex lifted her head and found the woman, the very same woman from her dreams, sitting in front of her looking concerned. She tried but no words left her mouth, her eyes went wide open again.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you I... I just saw you here crying and sort of laughing... and all alone... I wanted to check on you." The woman stood up ready to leave, visibly embarrassed.
"No, wait." Alex managed to say grabbing the woman's wrist. She shook her head to clear it. "Thank you for your concern." She showed a shy smile.
The woman sat again in front of Alex with a sweet smile that made her heart skip a beat. She offered her hand for a shake and introduced herself, "I am Maggie."