"We need a house with a backyard for any kids and a dog. What else do you think?"
"A good kitchen?"
"Sure, let's add that. You know, even though we can't cook for the life of us."
"You know, I can cook." Maggie laughed. "You might not be able to Danvers, but I sure as hell can."
It had been a year into the married life of Alex and Maggie, and they were ready for a home. They had a lot of criteria: away from the heart of National City where their current apartment was (or where most of the aliens attack), a backyard big enough for kids, a dog and family outings, and something they could create a training room in. Though their commute would be a little longer, it was worth it.
"Remember we have that gift from Lena too. Any renovations or anything, courtesy of Lena Luthor."
Kara and Lena had been dating for a few months after the Cadmus incident. They settled any differences that they, or Supergirl and Lena had. Because Lena was now officially part of the family, regardless of if Kara and her stayed together or not, she had given Alex and Maggie the wedding gift of helping them pay for a house. Though they tried turning it away, she kept on insisting. They came to the compromise that she can pay for some of the renovations they may do, though Alex and Maggie would want to pay for a house they could afford.
"I still can't believe she gave us that."
"I know." Alex flipped through listings online, trying to find something that would stick out.
"How about this one?" Maggie turned her laptop to face Alex. "Four bed, three and a half baths with a master bed and bath. We could renovate the kitchen."
"I like it. Where is it?"
"Seventh Street."
"Let's put it on the list." Alex kept searching until she found something else that caught her eye. "Look at this one, Mags."
Maggie turned around and saw a light yellow house. "How many rooms?"
"Cade Circle. Four beds and two and a half bathrooms. We could keep a guest room for my mom or Kara."
Maggie kept looking at the house, eventually pulling it up on her own laptop. She muttered to herself, "Sale by owner, 500K, breakfast island, backyard, finished basement."
"I say we look into both of those."
"Definitely."
As the day went on, both Alex and Maggie saw the second house as their future home. They didn't realize it, and didn't talk about it, but something about the way the house was presented had stuck out. They had to wait until tomorrow for the owner to be around, but they both seemed ready to make their offer then and there.
Around ten, Alex and Maggie got up and got ready to go to the house.
"You know, this could be the one." Maggie drove past the precinct, past the other suburbs.
"You think?"
"It has a nice school district, and it has everything on our list. They'd go to Mackwood Elementary, NCMS and then NCHS. We wouldn't have to send them off to a private school in the Oaks."
"We wouldn't. That makes it easier too to drive them, we're like three blocks away."
Maggie turned into the circle and the two got out of the car. The house looked the same as it did in the pictures, and they now just had to see the inside. The owner came outside and greeted them.
"You must be Alex and Maggie, come on in. My name is Jeff." He shook both of their hands and walked them inside. Jeff was an older man, probably in his 70s. "Come sit first." He motioned for the two to sit and got two mugs out.
Maggie and Alex smiled at each other.
"Do you like coffee or tea?"
"Coffee's fine. Thank you."
Jeff poured both of them coffee before making himself a cup. "When I saw you two were coming, I was really excited. National City is a big place, but I don't see a lot of people like us."
"Like what?"
"Well my husband and I had lived here for decades. Kids moved out to Opal City and Central City, and now it was just us. Then he came down with Alzheimers so he's in a home now. I'd like to get closer to him."
"Where is he?"
"LCorp Home for Aliens and Allies."
Maggie smiled and looked at Alex. "You know, we just so happen to know the owner of that place."
"Lena Luthor?"
"She's dating my sister." Alex gave him a smile. "We could make arrangements for you to stay there if you'd like. There's a couple of apartments in the area."
Jeff beamed at the proposal. "That would be amazing." The three finished their cups before getting up. "Let me show you around."
"And our offer still stands if we don't live here too, just so you know." Alex handed Jeff one of her business cards.
Jeff had taken the two on a tour of the house. "We renovated this just a couple of years ago before David got sick." He let them look at the kitchen for a little bit longer before showing them the living room, TV room and dining room.
He then took them upstairs to the master bedroom. It was a modest size, and had a bathroom, walk in closet and office. "You would be able to set up the office to suit both of you if you'd like. It also works as a nursery. I had it for my grandkids when they stayed over." He then walked next door to the other bedrooms.
"And then here's where we usually had the parties." Jeff showed them the basement. It had four separate sections, a bar with a kitchenette, another TV room and an exercise room. "Of course, you guys can change it up to however you'd like." The basement led out to the backyard, where they stood under a deck from the ground level. "The deck's great for a grill and a table too, but you have enough room for a playset here."
The three went back up to the kitchen after the tour. "So I know there's a couple of things that need fixing, but what did you think?"
Alex looked at Maggie, who nodded. "What if we wanted to make an offer to you right now?"
Jeff looked at them. "You don't want to take a few days to figure it out?"
Maggie looked at him. "Ever since we saw the house online, we haven't been able to stop imagining our lives here. Just seeing it in person solidified what we thought about it. We'd like to make an offer, if you're up for it."
Jeff smiled. "Of course. And then I can be closer to my husband."
A month later, Jeff was in his new apartment at the LCorp home while Alex and Maggie were moving into their house. Thankfully the Superfriends had helped with moving in, and of course Kara and J'onn managed to bring a day's worth of boxes in a matter of minutes.
Two days later, mostly everything was settled in. A housewarming party was in order and the gang had cheered on the new homeowners.
"To the Danvers-Sawyer family. May you have a lifelong time of happiness in this home!" Winn was making the first toast, and everyone joined in.
And of course, they truly did.