A/N - This is going to be a shorter chapter, but here's where Alex tells Maggie she's pregnant!
Jamie was three now and Alex and Maggie had been discussing the possibility of adding another child to their family. Kara just gotten pregnant with her and Lena's second child, and they were over the moon about it. Kara had hinted to Alex that their baby could use another cousin around too, giving her blessing for them to be pregnant at the same time.
"What if I carried the baby this time? I always loved the vision of me being pregnant, and when you said you wanted to with Jamie I was so happy that I didn't even care who carried her. I don't know if you were considering doing it again. That's fine if you want to carry them though." Alex and Maggie were eating at Noonan's, Kara and Lena babysitting Jamie. Alex knew regardless of who carried the baby, she would still be elated when they were born.
"I thought about it, but I wanted to see if you wanted to carry them first. If you do, I'm absolutely okay with that. We both should have our chance, plus either way they have both of our DNA. After Jamie was born though, that was a pain in the ass."
Alex smiled at Maggie. "Hey, it was worth it though. We have a beautiful daughter now. We can always talk about it again though if you do want to carry this one."
"No, I'm sure if you want to carry the baby, you should. We can go to the DEO and pick up the kit if you want?"
"You mean like, start trying tonight?"
"Why not? It's still going to take 9 months for this kid to come."
"I guess so."
Alex and Maggie had gotten the check soon after that and then went to the DEO to pick up the kit.
It had been surprisingly fast, Alex thought. It had to have been the first or second time they picked up the kit that she realized she was pregnant. She didn't have morning sickness like Maggie did, but instead had strong cravings and a gut feeling, confirmed by Kara.
"There's definitely another heartbeat in there." Kara had gotten up from her head being on Alex's stomach.
"Really?"
"Did you take a pregnancy test? Or tell Maggie yet?"
"No I have an idea on how to tell her though." Alex grinned when she thought about it. "God, there's just so many things that are going through my head. Good things."
"And I'm happy for you! Plus I'm what, six months? So our babies will be close in age!"
"Yeah, they will be. Two and two, huh?"
"Cal's really excited to have a baby brother, from what I can tell. Do you think you'll be surprised again?"
"I don't know. This time around is different than it was with Jamie. It was Maggie's wish to not know what she was, but I'm not sure if I'll be that patient again knowing that I have this growing inside of me."
"Well whatever you choose, they'll be a beautiful, happy kid."
"Yeah, I hope so."
"Alex, Jamie, I'm home!"
"Mama!" Jamie ran up to her and greeted her. "I missed you."
"Oh I missed you too my sweet girl."
"Hey, Maggie." Alex walked into the foyer from the kitchen. She gave her a quick peck on the cheek and went back to cooking with Maggie and Jamie following suit. Normally not a field agent anymore, Alex had the benefit of being home a lot more often.
"How was your day?"
"Long. There was a homicide and I was helping the new recruits investigate. Seeing her husband and kid's face though, that was rough. She was an Infernian, but not like that one." Alex thought about the first time they met, fighting the Infernian who was trying to kill President Marsdin. "I got to talk to Sullivan today though."
"What did he say?"
"He was very excited to hear about Jamie growing up. He wants to stop by sometime soon."
"Fine with me. I'd like to catch up with him too."
Captain Evan Sullivan was a now-retired officer that Maggie had known since she was in the police academy. He had taken a liking to her, and helped her get on her feet when she left her aunt's house. He treated her like his own daughter, and even helped her way through as much as he could. Sullivan was one of the first officers to treat aliens equally, and the reason that Maggie worked so hard to get to where she was.
"Anything with you today?"
"Not really. Kara's been taking it easy with the baby, but she was saying how Cal started to develop his powers. J'onn's on shift today, and he said nothing too serious was happening."
Alex had her back towards Maggie, barely containing the smile that she hadn't noticed Jamie yet.
"Hey Jamie, want to help your mom set the table up while I finish cooking this spaghetti?"
"Yeah!"
Jamie trotted over to Maggie, who gave her the silverware.
Maggie looked and knew something was different. She remembered her wearing a blue shirt this morning, and not a purple shirt.
"Jamie, did Mommy change your shirt?"
"Yeah, she said you'd like it."
Maggie went over to her and picked her up. "I love it. What did you do, spill something on the other one?"
"No."
Maggie raised her eyebrows. She looked at the shirt closer.
"World's best big sister."
Maggie squinted before widening her eyes. She put Jamie down and turned to Alex.
"No."
Alex was still grinning. "Yes."
Maggie walked over to Alex and kissed her, getting a loud "ew" from Jamie.
"Do you know what your shirt says, Jamie?"
"No, what does it say?"
"World's best big sister."
"What does that mean?"
"It means you're getting a new baby sibling."
Jamie pretended to look like she was shocked. For three years old, she had a lot of humor. "Oh no."
"Why oh no?"
"Mommy's going to start throwing up, isn't she?" Jamie had been hearing a lot of how Kara was reacting to her pregnancy, and
Alex laughed before kneeling down. "I don't think I am. Mama did when she was pregnant with you, but I think I'll be different."
"Okay, as long as you don't make the house smell!"
"Excuse me, Miss Jamie, but I remember you got sick just a week ago and made the house smell."
Jamie faked another guilty look. "Oops."
Alex and Maggie laughed before scooping her up and placing kisses on her all over. "We're going to be a great family of four, and Jamie, just wait. You're going to be a great big sister."
"I know!"