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Chapter 45: 45. The Next Step

“What we really need to talk about is how we’re going to explain to everyone that we’re all pregnant at the same time,” Maggie pointed out.  “Anybody? Anybody? No?”

 

Everyone shrugged.  

 

“We’ve got a few weeks still,” Lena reminded her.  “We’ll figure it out.”

 

“Alex, what were you saying earlier?” Maggie asked.  “That we should say we did it on purpose because we all wanted to have kids together?  I mean it’s crazy, but it’s the best idea we’ve got.”

 

“It’s the only idea we’ve got,” Kara mused.  “I’m OK with saying that, I guess.”

 

“Or we could say that Kara’s transgender and tell them the truth about Jamie,” Lena suggested.

 

“Maybe,” Alex said thoughtfully.  

 

Kara made a face.

 

“You could say an alien abducted you and impregnated you!” Jessie joked.  “It’s kinda the truth.”

 

Jamie giggled, and Alex glared at her.  “You don’t get to laugh right now, young lady.  I want you to go to your room and write a thousand word essay on why what you did was wrong, and how you’re never going to violate anyone like this ever again!”

 

“What?  A thousand words?” Jamie screeched.  “I thought my punishment was diaper duty!”

 

Alex scoffed.  “Your punishment is a whole lot more than diaper duty!  You think we’re going to make your life easy after this?  You not only violated our trust, but also our privacy and our bodies.  Do you understand that?”

 

Jamie nodded solemnly.

 

“I don’t think you do.  I don’t think you realize how bad this really is, if you can sit here and laugh about anything right now.  What you did was something akin to rape. You forced three women to get pregnant at once - three women who were not planning on having any babies ever - and the thought that you wanted to do that to only one of us does not excuse you or make this any less serious.  No one in this family can ever trust you again. No one ever will. Go to your room.”

 

Jamie started crying as she slowly retreated to her bedroom.

 

“And that essay and your homework better be finished before you go to bed tonight!” Alex shouted after her.  “If it’s not, then you’ll write another essay tomorrow about obedience!” She then addressed her other daughter, “You’re not in trouble, but go to your room anyway, so the grownups can talk.  If you say anything to praise or encourage your sister for this, you will find yourself in trouble. Now, go.”

 

Jessie pouted and whined a little, but still she obeyed.

 

When she was gone, Alex turned her attention to Maggie and Lena.  “Words fail to form an adequate apology for the actions of my child.”

 

“I think she’s being sufficiently punished,” Lena offered.

 

“I don’t,” Maggie huffed.  “I fully intend on making that kid’s life a living nightmare.”

 

“Don’t be too hard on her.  She’s just a kid,” said Lena.

 

“A half-Kryptonian kid with superpowers!” Maggie spat.  “We can’t treat her with kid gloves. Not after this.”

 

Alex responded, “I support you making her suffer a little, just don’t be abusive.  Her heart's not made of steel.” She looked over at Kara. “You’re awfully quiet.”

 

“I guess I’m just waiting to see how much trouble I’m in next,” she answered.

 

“Aww, babe,” Alex put her hands on Kara’s shoulders.  “I don’t know about them, but I’m not mad at you for this.  It’s not your fault. This was done to you, not by you.”

 

“But-  But I should have caught it.  I was just too distracted by my rut to notice.”

 

“It’s OK, honey.  I don’t blame you.  It’s not like we had any reason to be suspicious.”

 

The blonde looked sadly back at her, “You’re really not mad at me?”

 

Alex shook her head.

 

Kara relaxed and hugged her wife as tightly as she dared.  “What about you guys?” she asked Lena and Maggie.

 

Maggie crossed her arms over her chest.  “I reserve the right to be mad at the world for as long as I’m pregnant.  The worst part about having kids is giving birth. I never wanted to be pregnant.  It’s weird and gross and painful. Why do people do it on purpose?”

 

“You still have the option to terminate,” Lena reminded her, then shrugged, “I think I’m still in shock.  I don’t really feel any of it yet. I do feel a bit violated, though.”

 

“I’m so sorry,” the Kryptonian groveled.  “I will do everything in my power to make sure that you guys are as safe and comfortable as possible from now on.  Whatever Jamie can’t do for you, I’ll do. I promise to take good care of you all. I love you all so much. I hope you know that.”

 

“We know you do, Kara,” Alex assured her.  “That’s why we’re doing this. We want to give you back some of what you lost.  Even if it’s not exactly the same.”

 

Kara melted, “You guys don’t know what this means to me.  I mean, I know we said we wouldn’t have more kids, but now that we are, I’m so ecstatic!”  She kissed them each with all of her enthusiasm, then sat down next to Maggie. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, with all my heart, for not killing Jamie for getting you pregnant…” She paused and shook her head, “That came out wrong.  You know what I mean. I know you must be furious with her, but you’ve been really calm so far, and I appreciate it.”

 

“I’m trying,” Maggie admitted.  “It’s not good for your baby to be stressed out, so I’m trying to keep my cool.”

 

“How do you know about what’s good for babies?” Alex smirked.

 

Maggie gave her a Look, “I know lots of stuff about pregnancy and babies!  That’s why I never wanted to go through it! My older cousins were all having babies when I was in high school, and I always got stuck babysitting.”

 

“Oh, please, I bet you loved every second of it,” Alex teased.

 

“At the time I did because I didn’t have any friends, and I was lonely.”

 

Kara pouted and kissed Maggie’s cheek.  “No wonder you and Jessie get along so well.  But you’re not lonely anymore, are you?” she checked.

 

“No, my cup overfloweth,” Maggie said monotonously.  “You guys fill my life with love.”

 

The reporter wrapped her arms around her Latina partner and squeezed.  “Aww! You fill our lives with love right back.” She kissed her temple over and over.  Maggie didn’t fight her off. She only melted into the touch - proof of the emotional roller coaster she’d been on today.  

 

Seeing what Kara saw, Lena pulled Maggie back into her arms and snuggled her close.  The detective needed all the love and affirmation they could give her.

 

Kara was determined to keep Maggie from changing her mind about staying pregnant.  The blonde needed every single one of her babies, no matter how many there would be.  “Listen, not only are these babies going to be special because they’re part Kryptonian, but they’re going to be special because they’re a product of the love the four of us share.  I couldn’t think of any better women who could bring my children into the world. In all honesty, I’m as proud as I could be. I already know that Alex is a great mom. It’s only a matter of time before Lena and Maggie prove to be just as great.”  Kara was practically vibrating with excitement. “You guys are amazing at everything you do. This won’t be any different.”

 

Kara laid her head on Maggie’s lap.  “You wanna know how we found out Alex was pregnant?  The first time, I mean. I was laying like this on her belly, watching TV, and I noticed the strangest little sounds coming from inside her tummy.  I’m used to people’s belly sounds, but this was different, so I looked inside her to see what the noise was, and lo and behold, there were two tiny little babies in there!  I was hearing their little hearts beat! I had known Alex smelled different since we first had sex, but I had no idea what it meant at the time. It was definitely one of the happiest moments of my life.”

 

“And this makes you happy?” Maggie asked softly, stroking her fingers through long blonde hair.

 

“So, so crazy happy,” Kara answered, kissing Maggie’s belly through her clothes.

 

“I’m still pretty scared,” the detective admitted, still petting Kara’s head.

 

“We’re all right here,” Lena reminded her.  “We’re not going anywhere. You can lean on any of us at anytime, and we’ll be right there for you.”

 

“It’s OK to be scared, Mags,” Alex assured.  “Just keep in mind all the good things that are gonna happen, OK?  All the cool, amazing experiences of growing a human, like feeling them move, and meeting their beautiful little faces when their born, and watching them grow into their own little personalities.  It’s a wonderful thing if you let it be. Your kid is going to be so perfect. I just know you’re gonna love them when you see them. You won’t be able to help it.”

 

“I hope you’re right,” Maggie sighed.

 

“She is right,” Kara insisted.  “I know she is.”

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“What are they saying?” Jessie demanded of her sister.

 

Jamie pushed her glasses back up her nose and looked away from the wall that she appeared to be staring at.  “Mama says she’s happy about the babies, and she wants everyone else to be happy too.”

 

Jessie bounced gleefully up and down on her bed.  “Mom says I’m not allowed to say thank you.”

 

“I know, I heard,” Jamie complained.  “Do you really think what I did was like rape, like Mom said?”

 

Jessie stopped bouncing and looked serious for a minute.  “I wouldn’t have thought so if she hadn’t said that, but now I don’t know.  After seeing how mad Maggie was this morning? Maybe. I don’t think it’s quite that bad, though.”

 

“You’re gonna help me with all the extra stuff I’ve gotta do, right?” Jamie asked.  “I mean, I did do this for you.”

 

“Of course I’m going to help.  I already said I would. Even though I didn’t ask you to do it, I’m still super happy.”

 

“Good, now stop doing stupid stuff to try to trigger your powers,” Jamie demanded.

 

Jessie whined, “Aw, but I need my powers!  It’s not fair!”

 

“You don’t need them.  You just want them. You don’t understand that having powers is actually hard.”

 

“Yeah, right,” Jessie scoffed.  “It’s so hard to be super.”

 

“It is!” Jamie insisted.  “I have to be careful about every little thing!  Do you know how many things I’ve broken in the last few weeks?  I broke Lena’s toilet! I had to pretend someone vandalized my locker at school because I broke the handle off!  I break at least three pencils per class at school, and that’s being really, really careful!”

 

“Oh, boohoo,” Jessie snarked.  

 

“OK, well, when you do get your powers, don't say I didn't warn you.”

 

“Whatever.”

 

“Now, if you don't mind, I have an essay to write that's gonna take me forever.”  Jamie started pulling out her notebook and pencils, so she could do her assignment.  

 

“OK, but what am I supposed to do?”

 

“I don't know, but make it something quiet.”

 

“Fine, I wanted to read The Hunger Games again anyways.  Katniss is a total badass,” Jessie said, plopping down on her bed with the first book of the series.  “I think she might be my new hero. I don't get why Mom never let us read these books before. I don't see what the big deal is.  There's barely any kissing or anything.”

 

“She said it was too violent,” Jamie informed her.

 

“That's dumb.”

 

“It's about a bunch of kids going around hunting and killing each other.”

 

“All the best stories have people trying to kill each other,” Jessie retorted.

 

“You’re such an ogre,” Jamie accused.  “I fear for the world, if you ever get your powers.”

 

“You’re such a jerk.”

 

“Yeah, I’m such a jerk, I’m being punished for making your dreams come true.  Meanwhile, you get off scot free.”

 

Jessie pursed her lips in thought.  “I don't know, I feel like you deserve it.  Just because you do one nice thing for me, doesn't mean you can be mean to me the rest of the time.”

 

“Fine, I'm sorry.  I'll probably be spending the rest of my life saying I'm sorry.  Why not start now?”

 

“Better late than never.”

 

Just then, Kara came in, “Jessie come out of there and stop arguing with your sister.  Jamie, you'd better watch it, if you know what's good for you.”

 

Jessie happily jumped up from her bed and exited the room, closing the door behind her.  Not that it could stop Jamie from seeing and hearing whatever she wanted, but it was a symbol of her separation from the group.  Her sister already forgotten, Jessie bounded into the living room. “Maggie, is it ok to snuggle with you?”

 

Maggie raised an eyebrow, “Since when do you bother to ask?”

 

Jessie bit her lip before answering, “I just didn't know if it would be OK right now, since you were so mad before.”

 

“It's OK.  I’m not mad at you.  Come here,” Maggie patted the couch beside her, and Jessie curled into her side, wrapping her arm tightly around the detective.  “You finally get your wish, huh?”

 

Jessie tried not to cry, but a few tears welled up in her eyes in spite if her efforts.  “Yes, I'm sorry, but you know how much I've wanted this. How much I need this. I wish I knew how to make you happy about it.  Your baby is gonna be so beautiful, Maggie. I can't wait to see her.”

 

“You're convinced it's gonna be a girl, huh?” Maggie asked.

 

“Yeah,” Jessie confirmed.  “They're all three gonna be girls.”

 

“What if there's more than three?” Lena interjected.

 

“Four girls!  Five!  Six!  They're all gonna be girls!”

 

“Oh, you can see the future now?” Alex asked with a raised brow.

 

“Yes!” Jessie insisted.  “All girls.”

 

Kara chuckled.  “It is possible for me to make boys too, you know.”

 

“OK, but don't.”

 

“OK, but, that's not something I have control over.”

 

“OK, but they're gonna be girls.”

 

“OK, but you're forgetting that there's a fifty-fifty chance of them being boys.”

 

“I wouldn’t mind having a boy this time,” Alex mused.

 

“Shh!” Jessie frowned.  “Don't jinx it!”

 

Alex rolled her eyes.  “Excuse me!”

 

“I don’t care about boy or girl, I just hope mine is as loving as the ones we have already,” Lena said, stroking Jessie’s cheek with her thumb.  “I don’t want them to have the Luthor anger. I want them to have Kara’s sweet, soft heart.”

 

“What about your sweet, soft heart, huh?” Kara smiled tenderly back at her.  “They’d do well to take after you.”

 

“Yeah!” Jessie agreed enthusiastically.  Lena was one of the nicest people on the planet.  That was one-hundred percent true.

 

“Agreed,” Maggie said, kissing Lena’s hand.

 

Lena bit her lip and quirked a self-conscious smile, “Thanks, guys.”

 

“You’re like the white sheep in the black sheep family,” Alex told her.

 

Lena chuckled, “Thanks, Alex.  I’ll have to remember that one.”

 

“So how long do we have to wait until we know how many babies there are?” Jessie asked.

 

“At least until they’re big enough for Mama to find, if not the sonogram machine, but probably not for another couple of months,” Alex informed her.

 

“What?” Jessie whined.  “A couple months?  That’s forever!”

 

“It’ll go by before you know it,” her mom brushed her worries off.

 

“I want to name them!” Jessie exclaimed, her happiness undeterred.

 

Alex pulled a face, “That depends on what you want to name them.”

 

“I’m naming my own baby,” Maggie groused.

 

“Same here,” Lena added.

 

“Aw,” Jessie pouted.  “No fair!”

 

“No, what’s not fair, is your sister forcing us to get pregnant without our permission,” Maggie pointed out.  “It’s only fair that we should get to name our own children.”

 

“You’re welcome to make suggestions, but we ultimately have the final say,” Alex told her.

 

“I don’t want suggestions,” Maggie persisted.

 

Jessie frowned.  Clearly the detective was determined to be as uncooperative as possible.  She squeezed the Latina a little passive-aggressively. “Fine! Mom, I want to name one Chloe.  I love that name. It’s so pretty.”

 

“That’s a pretty solid girl’s name,” Alex replied.  “We like to look at genderfluid names, in case someone decides they don’t want to be just a girl or just a boy, especially since there’s a chance of you being Alphas.”

 

The young blonde turned her nose up, “Ugh, don’t remind me.”

 

“There’s always drag names,” Maggie said helpfully.  “That’s not a bad name. ‘Chloe Danvers’ has a nice ring to it.”

 

Kara looked worried all of a sudden, “Um, are all the babies going to be named Danvers?  How do we explain that?”

 

“We go with the explanation that you’re transgender, and Jamie poked holes in the condoms,” Lena answered simply.

 

The reporter sighed.  “You’re gonna stick with that one, aren’t you?”

 

“Yes,” Lena nodded.

 

“It could be worse,” Maggie told Kara.  “At least this way, you can claim your own kids instead of trying to explain why they all look like you when they supposedly belong to someone else, like the last time.”

 

“Yeah, and this way, we don’t look like we’re crazy for trying to have a bunch of kids all at the same time on purpose,” Alex agreed.

 

“You guys should get married, so everyone’s named Danvers!  Maggie Danvers! Lena Danvers! Everyone’s a Danvers!” Jessie exclaimed boisterously.

 

Kara grinned from ear to ear.  “Oh, great Rao, that would be so amazing!”

 

Alex tilted her head from side to side in indecision, “That’s just adding to the list of things to do.  Not that I’m completely opposed, mind you, but it would be a lot.”

 

“We could always go to the courthouse and just get it done and over with,” Maggie suggested.

 

“I don’t mind doing it there.  It’s not like I have anyone to invite.  Although, I would probably need to hyphenate my name ‘Luthor-Danvers.’  As much as I complain about being a Luthor, it’s powerful, and I need that power,” said Lena.  “My kids can just be Danvers, though. No need to perpetuate the curse of the Luthor name.”

 

“Let’s do it!” Kara enthused.  “Yes! Yes!” She got down on one knee in front of the couch, pulling Alex down with her and, with a beatific grin said, “Maggie Sawyer, Lena Luthor, will you marry us?”

 

The reporter’s enthusiasm must have leaked through because Maggie actually smiled, “Yes, Kara, we’ll marry you.”

 

“Yes,” Lena added happily, making sure to answer for herself.

 

Kara jumped up and kissed them each, leaving Alex to follow suit.  Everyone was smiling now.

 

Jessie was elated.  She loved Maggie and Lena to the moon and back, and she never wanted them to leave.  This was perfect. She couldn’t imagine a better day than today. Finding out about the new babies on the way had already made the day perfect.  Now watching her Mama propose was like icing on the cake.  She squeezed Maggie and kissed her on the cheek.  “Yay! This is, like, the best day ever!”

 

Maggie seemed like she was going to argue for a moment, but then she didn’t.  Her frown changed into a more loving gaze, and she just laid her head on Jessie’s shoulder.  “OK, baby. It’s the best day ever.”

 

“You sure changed your tune quick,” Alex observed.

 

“Well, Jessie’s right about one thing, for sure:  She’s gonna help me with my baby… or babies, so I know I can rely on her.  I was just thinking about how you pointed out that I loved babysitting for my cousins’ kids because I was so lonely, and I know that that’s how Jessie feels.  I want to give her more siblings than she can handle. Plus I’m scared to have an abortion, Alex. I didn’t want to get pregnant, but I can’t have an abortion.  I just can’t. I talked a big game earlier because I was angry, but once I got to the clinic, I realized I couldn’t go through with it. There’s a person living inside me, and I fight for people’s lives every day.  I fight so they can live. I can’t take a life, even if it barely exists.”

 

Jessie started crying.

 

“What’s wrong, baby?” Maggie jostled her, then hugged her again.

 

“I’m just relieved.  I don’t like abortion.  It’s bad.”

 

“Sometimes it’s necessary,” Lena told her.  “For instance, if we didn’t have practically bottomless pockets, we’d be having a whole different conversation right now.  Which reminds me, I need to take you all to the bank and get you some credit cards for baby stuff. Maybe we should do that after we get married.  When are we doing that?”

 

“Let's do it right now!” Jessie exclaimed.

 

Alex sighed, “Jessie, can you please go back to your room, we need to have more grown-up talk.”

 

“Aw, man, this always happens!  Just when things start to get good, I gotta go to my room!  It’s not fair!” She stomped her feet all the way down the hallway and slammed the door.

 

“What’s wrong with you?” Jamie asked.

 

“Weren’t you listening?” Jessie wondered.

 

“No, I’m trying to work on my essay!” Jamie grumbled.  “A thousand words is a lot, and it’s a little hard to be sorry when I know how happy you and Mama are about the babies.”

 

“Just think about Maggie and all the reasons she didn’t want to get pregnant,” Jessie suggested.

 

Jamie pouted, “But I don’t really know what they were.  She never really said anything about it specifically. Just that she didn’t want a baby.”

 

“I guess you’re just gonna have to make some stuff up, then, huh?”

 

“Help me!”

 

“Alright, alright.”

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Alex rolled her eyes as Jessie stomped back into her bedroom, but then she turned a much softer gaze on Maggie, taking her hands and lacing their fingers together.  “Listen, I really do want to marry you, but I also don’t want to force anything else on you, so we don’t have to get married right away, if you don’t want to.”

 

Maggie actually smiled, “Alex Danvers, of all the crazy things that we’ve talked about and found out about today, that is one thing that I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I really want.  I want to be married to you. I want you to be my wife. I want all of you to be my wives.”

 

Alex grinned and gave her a kiss.  “I wish we could all be married to each other too, but we’ll do the closest thing we can.  You and I can get married, and then you can officially be a Danvers, and Lena and Kara can get married, so Lena can officially be a Danvers, and we’ll all be one big happy Danvers family!”

 

“I like the sound of that,” Lena chimed in.

 

Kara was bouncing in her seat and tearing up with joy.  “Maybe we could also get Clark to perform a ceremony for all of us like he did for Alex and me when we were kids!”

 

“That would be cool, but I don’t see him being willing to do that,” Alex mused.

 

“It’s not necessary,” said Lena.  “As long as we’re all Danvers, that’s what really matters.  Honestly, I would have married Kara on the first day I met her, if it hadn’t been completely inappropriate.”

 

“Aww!” Kara said, kissing the CEO sweetly.  “I love you so much!”

 

“I love you too, sweetheart,” Lena answered, seeking out another kiss.

 

“We still have time to go down to the courthouse today, if we want,” Maggie suggested.  

 

The four of them all grinned at each other.

 

“Let’s do it!” Kara said excitedly.

 

“We’re gonna have to tell my mom,” Alex reminded them.  “I don’t know how she’s gonna feel about all this, but we have to tell her anyway.  She’ll want to be there for us getting married.”

 

Kara whimpered, “She’s gonna freak out when we tell her what happened!  I don’t want her to be mad at me!”

 

“Kara, she’s not gonna be mad at you, she’s gonna be mad at Jamie.  She’s the one that did this. Or rather, more than likely, she’ll find some way to blame me.  She’s not gonna blame you, Kara.” Alex tried her best to reassure her current wife, but she wasn’t sure if it was enough.  They would just have to wait and see how Eliza reacted.

 

“I hope you’re right, and she doesn’t yell at me,” the reporter worried.

 

The agent made a face.  “Yeah, right, like she’d yell at you.”

 

“She’s yelled at me loads of times,” Kara defended.

 

“Name one,” Alex said.

 

The Kryptonian was quick with a comeback, “The last time I got you pregnant!”

 

“Yeah, and that was over a decade ago.  I think you’re safe.” Alex pulled out her phone and facetimed her mother.  

 

“Yes, Dear?  I’m at work,” Eliza answered distractedly.

 

“I know, Mom, but I need to talk to you about something important,” Alex told her.  “And private. Do you have a minute?”

 

Eliza looked around and did some things off screen that Alex couldn’t see.  “Can’t it wait until I’m out of work?”

 

Alex sighed.  “Yeah, sure, Mom.  Call me when you get off work.  It’s really important.”

 

“OK, honey, I’ll talk to you later.”  Eliza was still distracted when Alex ended the call.

 

“Arg,” the agent complained.  “She gets so into her work. It’s great, but sometimes annoying.”

 

“We can still go get the license,” Kara suggested hopefully.  “Then we can set the date after Eliza calls back and we know when she can come down.”

 

“Works for me,” said Maggie.  “Give me something to look forward to today, please!”

 

Lena bit her lip, but she was smiling, and her eyes sparkled.  “Let’s do it.”

 

Kara squealed with delight.

 

Alex herself was smiling so hard her cheeks hurt.  The only thing better than getting to marry Maggie would be if they all four could marry each other, but that wasn’t allowed, so they’d settle for what they could get.  She was certain that they would all love each other for a long time to come, and getting married at this point just made sense to her. With the babies on the way, they would need that extra security that came with fusing their families together.  Her heart beat double-time in excitement. “I’ll get the kids.” She went down the hall and knocked on the door before opening it. “Girls, get your stuff. We’re going to the courthouse.”

 

“Woohoo!” Jessie jumped up and down with glee.

 

“What for?” Jamie asked.

 

“They’re getting married!” Jessie exclaimed.  “Woo!”

 

“Right now?” Jamie raised her brow.

 

“Yes!” said Jessie.

 

“No,” said Alex.  “We’re just going to pick up a marriage license, and we’ll get married when Grandma can come down.  Do not talk to her about the babies until we - meaning the adults - tell her about them.  Is that understood?”

 

“OK,” the kids grumbled.

 

“Good.  Now get your stuff, and let’s go.  It should only take a little while.”

 

The twins gathered up the things they wanted to bring, and followed their mother into the living room.  Jessie was dancing and singing the whole way, while Jamie followed behind more somberly, fidgeting with her glasses just like her Mama always did.  The girls looked so much like Kara it was ridiculous.  Alex’s mind briefly wandered to the future, where her girls would be in their twenties.  It was going to be virtually impossible to tell them apart from their Kryptonian parent when Kryptonians age much more slowly than humans on Earth.  Clark was more than ten years older than Kara, but he still only looked like he was in his early twenties. Obviously Kara would be the same way, and eventually she and her daughters were going to look the same age, and it would make it seem like they were triplets.  What a mind frack that was going to be!

 

“Shall we?” Kara asked, interrupting her thoughts.

 

“Yep,” said Alex, popping the ‘P.’

 

Kara, Maggie and Lena all stood up from the couch, and the troop headed out to the van.

 

“Are we ready, kids?” Kara called from the driver’s seat as she buckled up.

 

“Aye, aye, Captain!” came the kids’ answering call from the back.

 

The reporter, being a kid at heart, couldn’t help herself.  She started singing the Spongebob Squarepants song, and the twins sang joyfully right along with her from the back seat.

 

In the van’s middle row, Alex face-palmed and thanked Rao that her kids were finally old enough to stop watching that God-forsaken show.  They started watching it when they were old enough to change the channel by themselves, and Alex thought they might never stop. Luckily, they seemed to tire of it around age ten, and they haven’t watched it much since then.

 

“That was aggressively annoying,” Maggie grumbled when the singing stopped.

 

“Grouch,” answered Kara.

 

“You’d better get used to it.  Kara and her kids love to sing,” Alex teased.  “I wouldn’t expect anything less from the next batch.”

 

“Lovely,” Maggie drawled.

 

Alex smirked and started whistling ‘Chapel of Love.’  Kara immediately picked up on it and started singing again, just like Alex knew she would.  The kids apparently didn’t know the song, so they remained silent, but as luck would have it, Lena jumped in from the passenger seat with a little harmony, making the moment even sweeter.

 

Maggie gave Alex a Look.

 

She took the detective’s hand and laced their fingers together, giving her hand a smooch.  “You’re gonna have to cheer up eventually. I don’t want you frowning in our wedding pictures.”

 

“There’s gonna be pictures?” Maggie turned up her nose.

 

“Uh, yeah!” Kara huffed.  “We can’t get married and not take pictures!”

 

“I thought the whole point of getting married at the courthouse was to avoid all the crazy wedding stuff like that.”

 

“We have to take pictures!” Kara insisted.  “That’s one thing that must happen!”

 

Maggie made a noise of discontent and pouted a little.

 

Alex leaned over and whispered in her ear, “If I promise to love and support you forever and ever, will you smile at our wedding?”

 

The detective melted a little, and gave her a kiss before answering, “I’ll do my best.”

 

“You do wanna marry me, right?” the agent checked.

 

“Yes, one hundred percent,” Maggie answered without hesitation.

 

“OK, then.”  Alex kissed her once more for good measure.  “I love you.”

 

“Love you too,” the detective replied.  

 

Kara pulled out of their parking spot and directed them toward the courthouse.

XXXXXXXXXXXX

Maggie’s heart was beating double-time.  Thankfully, this time, it was for a good reason instead of a bad one.  She wanted to get married, and she wanted to marry Alex Danvers with all her heart.  Alex filled her heart with so much joy and satisfaction. She never wanted to lose that.  The pair of them made a formidable team, on the job and off. They understood each other in ways the others didn’t.  They belonged together. Maggie would happily become a Danvers. She briefly thought about what it would mean to not get married to Alex, but she didn’t like the way that made her feel.  Intellectually, she thought it was no big deal, but her heart screamed at the imaginary loss. She knew she was making the right decision, even with such a short start to their relationship.  She just knew.  

 

She held Alex’s hand in her lap with both hands.  She still had a running anxiety about the pregnancy.  She had so many reservations about having a baby. What if something bad happened to her child?  What if something bad happened between them, like what happened with Maggie and her own parents? What if the kid hated her?  What if they were wild and untamable, constantly getting into trouble? What would that do to Maggie’s reputation as a cop? What would it do to their relationship between mother and child?  What if her child was bullied? What if they were the bully? She had so many fears along that vein that it set a rock in her gut. And those were the big fears. She had a lot of little minor ones too.  Like, would she ever be able to drink again? Would she ever be able to go out on the town again? What would this child do to her social life, her down time, her partying ways? She’d lost dozens of friends because they all had kids and dropped off the radar.  Would that happen to her? Would it make her miserable? Would her soul wither away and die? She was already resentful of the fact that she couldn’t drink. How much more resentful could she get? She didn’t want to be resentful of anyone in the world, let alone an innocent baby, but she couldn’t help it.  

 

About halfway there, she felt a tap on her shoulder, and Jessie handed her a sheet of paper.  On it was a picturesque drawing of Maggie herself holding a baby. Both mother and child were looking at each other with a look of complete adoration, and something about the realism made Maggie’s heart melt.  She forgot what she was worrying about and admired the incredible artistry and the beautiful little baby. Suddenly, she burst into tears for the hundredth time today, but this time for a completely different reason.

 

“I’m sorry!” she exclaimed.  “I’m so sorry!” She tried to hold it in, but it just came pouring out of her in loud, bursting sobs.  “I’m sorry! I promise not to hate her! I didn’t mean to be resentful! I promise to love her and take good care of her!  Please, forgive me!”

 

Alex reached out and held her as she cried, making shushing noises and trying to soothe her, “It’s OK, sweetheart.  It’s OK.”

 

Kara and Lena sniffled in the front seats.  “It’s OK, Maggie,” Kara said. “We all love you so much, and we know you’re gonna be a great mom.  You’re so amazing, my love. Your child is gonna be such a gift to the world. I know it. All because they have you for a mom.  This family is so full of amazing people, there’s no way our kids won’t be just as amazing.”

 

Maggie took a good look around her and realized that Kara was right.  There was no way their children weren’t going to be great at life. They were coming from the best people on earth and beyond.  She leaned her forehead against Alex’s to try and pull herself together, and the redhead swiped at her tears.

 

“I’m sorry, Maggie!” Jamie sobbed from the back seat.  “I’ll help you take care of her, I promise!”

 

“Me too!” Jessie whimpered.  “We’ll be the best big sisters you could ever imagine!”

 

“I believe you,” Maggie answered.  And she really did.

XXXXXXXXXXXX

Lena twisted around in her seat as much as her seatbelt would let her and rubbed Maggie’s knee.  It was the only part of her she could reach right now. “It’s OK, my love. No one’s holding anything against you.”  She knew Maggie was at war with herself inside. Lena could feel her partner’s sorrow in her chest, could see it bleeding out of her now.  It moved her to tears to see Maggie cry. The detective was usually such a smiling, positive person that gave joy to nearly everyone she met.  It should be a crime to make her cry. Although, if that were the case, Jamie would be in loads more trouble than she already was. “It’s OK, sweetheart,” she sniffled.

 

Maggie laced their fingers together, but didn’t say anything back.  She was trying to pull herself together, but was having a little trouble.  Alex fumbled around the backseat for some tissues and handed them to the detective.  “Thanks,” she mumbled, dabbing at her eyes.

 

In the rear of the van, both twins had tears streaming down their own faces as well.  There was no denying that these kids were emotionally invested in the situation. At least the adults had that going for them.  They could guilt trip the kids into doing virtually anything they wanted after the babies were born - changing diapers, doing laundry, feeding, bathing, you name it.  It would definitely come in handy. Not to mention all the free babysitting they were going to be doing over the years.

 

Maggie managed to settle down as they got closer to the courthouse.  “Thanks, guys,” she sniffled.

 

Alex petted her hair soothingly.  “It’s OK, sweetheart.”

 

Lena stroked Maggie’s fingers with her own.  “We’re gonna be there for you, all the way, Mags.  No matter what. Whatever you feel is valid - good, bad, or somewhere in between.  It doesn’t matter. We’re here, and you’re not alone.”

 

“That's right,” Kara said, looking at Maggie in the rearview mirror.  “We will never leave you, I promise. That's what getting married is all about, right?”

 

“We're almost there,” Alex announced.  “Are you ready?”

 

Maggie sniffled a few more times, but nodded her head in the affirmative.  “Let's do this.”

 

Lena smiled at her.  “Danvers family, here we come!”

XXXXXXXXXXXX

Marriage licenses acquired, Alex and the gang were just waiting for her mother to call back.  When she finally got the call, she became a nervous wreck. She didn't know how her mom was gonna spin this situation to blame her, but she knew it was coming.  She grit her teeth and answered her phone, “Hey mom!”

 

“Hello, dear, how are you?” Eliza greeted pleasantly.

 

“Um, I’m good,” Alex said weakly.  “I, um… I have some news, Mom. You might want to sit down for this.”

 

“Oh, dear,” Dr. Danvers worried.  “OK, tell me whatever it is.”

 

Alex gripped Kara’s hand for support. “Alright, well,” she took a deep breath and let it out slowly  before finally coming out and saying it, “Well, Jamie kind of… poked holes… in our- our- our condoms, and, and now Maggie and Lena and I are all pregnant.”

 

There was a long pause on the other end of the phone.  Of all the things Alex was expecting, laughter was not one of them, but that’s exactly what she stared hearing.  And not just a little chuckle, either, no, this was loud, half-hysterical guffawing.

 

“Mom!” Alex cried indignantly.  “It’s not funny!”

 

Still laughing while she tried to talk, Eliza replied, “Oh my, I knew you were gonna get yourselves into trouble somehow with these relationships, but this is not the trouble I saw coming!”  Her fit of laughter did not abate.

 

Kara frowned, “Eliza!  I'm surprised at you!”

 

“Yeah, seriously, I thought you were gonna scream at us,” Alex admitted.

 

“OK, yes, I admit that my first reaction was to be upset, but then I realized that I get three new grandbabies free of charge.  I don't have to take care of them or pay to help raise them, so that took all the pressure off me.”

 

“Yes, well, we all run the chance of having twins, so it might be six babies.”

 

“Lena?” Eliza verified who had just spoken.  “What do you mean you all run the chance of having twins?”  

 

“In the paperwork for Kara’s genetics, there's a very clear marker for a chance at making twins,” the CEO informed her.

 

“Oh dear!” Eliza actually sounded concerned now.  “I guess you've got your work cut out for you, don't you?” she was still chuckling.  “Christmas is going to be interesting from now on!”

 

“Yeah, that's no lie,” Maggie looked a little wide-eyed at the thought.  “Especially since we're probably going to give birth in December!”

 

“Cool!” Kara exclaimed.  “Merry Christmas to me!”

 

“Someone's happy,” Eliza teased.

 

“Yes!  I'm so excited!” Kara admitted.  “And not just because of the babies, but because of the fact that we're all getting married!”

 

Eliza paused at that.  “You're what?”

 

“We're getting married, Mom,” Alex repeated.  “I'm gonna marry Maggie, and Kara’s gonna marry Lena.  That way all the babies can be Danvers without it being too weird.”

 

“Right,” Eliza drawled disbelievingly.  “And what about your first marriage? Hmm?  Does that matter so little to you now?”

 

“No!” Alex and Kara exclaimed in unison.

 

“Mom, we're still going to honor our marriage,” Alex explained.  “If we could all four get married, we would, but this is as close as we can get.”

 

Eliza sighed heavily.  “Alexandra, when are you going to wake up and smell the reality?  There’s a reason normal people don’t have polyamorous relationships!  They never work!”

 

“This WILL work!” Alex argued.  “We love each other!”

 

“You barely know each other!”

 

“That’s not true!”

 

“You haven’t even known them for a year!” Eliza insisted.

 

“That doesn’t mean we don’t know each other.  It doesn’t mean we can’t trust each other implicitly.  We’ve been through a lot more than most people, and every time we come out stronger!  There’s nothing you can say to make me think that we’re doing anything wrong.” Alex would stand her ground in this, no matter what.  “Look, we didn’t call you to ask your permission. We called you because we thought you might want to be there with us when we get married.  The twins are in full support of this. I hope you can be too.”

 

Again, Eliza sighed, groaning a little at the end.  “I’ll do it for my grandbabies.”

 

“Yes!” Kara said quietly so Eliza didn’t hear.

 

“We'll take it,” Alex shrugged.

 

“Thank you, Eliza!” Kara said audibly this time.  “I’m so excited I could explode!”

 

Maggie snickered, being a perv even now, and getting an elbow from a smirking Lena.

 

We won’t let you down, Dr. Danvers,” Lena assured her.  “We’ll take very good care of your girls. I promise.”

 

Eliza was quiet for a second before answering, “I just hope you’re all good to each other.  I do like Lena and Maggie. I just worry about the mess a heartbreak could bring.”

 

“We won’t let it get to that,” Maggie chimed in.  “We’re good at communicating, and all of our personalities mesh really well.  The worst we fight about is what movie to watch.”

 

“Yeah, we’re a great team,” Kara said dreamily.  “I’m so happy!”

 

“You keep saying that,” Eliza commented.  

 

“Because I am!” the younger blonde chirped.

 

“You could show a little remorse for getting three women pregnant at once!” Eliza huffed.

 

Kara pouted.  “I can’t, though!  I can’t stop being thrilled.  I just can’t!” She shook her head fervently, hands on her cheeks.  “The more I think about it, the happier I get!”

 

Eliza tisked.  “Honestly, Kara!  It’s like you’re trying to single-handedly repopulate Krypton on Earth!”

 

“But they’re only half-Kryptonian!” Kara defended, as if that would have any merit in Alex’s mother’s eyes.

 

“That just means their powers come in later!”  Eliza offered her no redemption.

 

“That’s good, right?  It gives us time to instill a sense of morality into them first!”

 

“Kara!  The world is not going to respond well to finding out Supergirl has super-powered children!”

 

“They’re not going to find out!”

 

“Yes, they are!  If Jamie doesn’t give it away, then Jessie sure will when she gets her powers!  You’re not going to be able to control those kids soon, and then what are you going to do?”

 

“We don’t need to control them, we just need to reason with them.  They’re good kids. They’re not going to go out and do bad things. People don’t need to be afraid of them.  They’ll see, just like they saw with Clark, and just like they saw with me. It’ll all be fine, Eliza, I’m sure of it!”

 

Alex did not like the look on Maggie’s face at the moment.  She was sure her mother was just giving the poor detective more to worry about.  Lena was rubbing her back, probably sensing the same thing as Alex. The redhead tried to think of a way to fend her mother off.  “Have a little faith in us, as parents, Mom. And yourself as a grandparent. I think our kids have turned out pretty great, and we all have you to thank for it.  Having you as a grandma is a huge advantage to these kids. A child that’s well-loved is always going to have a leg up on one that’s not, and our kids are going to be as well-loved as can be.  You’re pretty much the only grandparent there is since Maggie’s parents are jerks and Lillian Luthor is a psycho. Get ready, because, like it or not, Supergirl’s having more kids.”

 

Her mother let out a low groan, “Sure, put all the pressure on me.”

 

“There’s no pressure, Mom.  They just need you to love them.  Can you do that?”

 

“Of course I can love my own grandkids.  What kind of a person do you think I am?” she huffed.  “I’ll love all six of them, if it comes to that. I’m just scared for them, that’s all.”

 

“There’s no better family to protect them, Eliza,” Kara insisted.  “I’ll keep them safe until my dying breath.”

 

“Me too,” the other three echoed.

 

“Of course you will, I’m not doubting that, but that just makes me afraid for the rest of you!”

 

“Mom, stop worrying!  And stop giving Maggie a nervous breakdown!  She’s already having a really hard time with this.  She doesn’t need more to worry about.”

 

“Oh?  Maggie, what's wrong, sweetheart?”

 

“I just never wanted to have kids,” the detective answered.  “I have a mountain of reasons why, and I'm scared to death.”

 

“Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry.  I know it's a little scary to have a child, but you're going to be a wonderful mother.  As afraid as I am for your safety, I'm not worried about that.”

 

Maggie started to tear up.  “Thank you, Eliza,” she breathed.  “That means a lot.”

 

“I’m here for you girls, if you need me.  I promise that.”

 

“Thanks, Mom,” Alex breathed a sigh of relief.  “So does that mean you’re coming to see us get married?”

 

“Yes, dear, I’ll come be with you.  As if I really have a choice. When are we talking?”

 

“We haven’t set a date yet.  We wanted to know when you could come down,” Alex informed her.  They all discussed dates and schedules and decided that they would do it in two weeks.  “Alright, it’s settled then!” she grinned at her partners. “We’re doing this!”

 

“Rao, help us all!” Eliza prayed.


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