บท 22: 22. The Christmas Party - Part 2 (of 2)
Lena laughed as she watched the Danvers girls and Maggie wrestling around on the floor. Wrapped in Kara’s warm embrace, surrounded by new friends, and buzzing with wine and tequila - she didn’t think she could be happier in the moment. She loved these people. She loved these women, and she couldn’t get enough. She’d had more fun in the last few months with Kara and the gang than she’d had at any point in her entire life. Even the whole debacle with Lillian couldn’t put a damper on the love she felt from this group. In fact, the day she turned her mother into the police had been the point at which she’d realized that the Danvers were serious about being her friends. She loved it. She never felt like she fit so well in a group as she did with Kara, Alex, and Maggie. And the twins made her heart burst to overflowing with adoration. They were such good, sweet kids. She would cuddle them all day, if they’d let her.
It was killing her to know how Kara and Alex made them, but that was just too indecorous of a question to ask. She didn’t know them that well yet. It was quite obvious that those were Kara’s biological children somehow, but Kara hadn’t yet revealed her secret, and Lena hadn’t yet admitted to knowing it. Lena would find out what kind of alien reproduction system Kara had one of these days, come hell or high water. Maybe she should just admit to knowing that Kara was Supergirl. Then she could get to the bottom of the issue. But she just couldn’t. Those same old fears of rejection came screaming back to her as soon as she thought it. She didn’t want to tell them she knew, at first, because she was a Luthor, and Kara was a Super. She didn’t want to be found in suspicion before they even started off. Then the issue became one where Lena didn’t want to lose the only friend she had in National City because said friend was afraid of a possible set-up. Now, she didn’t tell them because she’s known all this time and hadn’t said anything, so she feared they might get mad at her for keeping secrets from them. Especially that secret. She’d continue to keep her mouth shut and try to wait for an opportunity to bring it up - assuming such a condition would even arise - and, if it did, she hoped they wouldn’t hate her for hiding things.
One of the twins (Jamie was the one in the red elf suit, right? Winn was telling her earlier how he loved to make the kids costumes.) came over and sat on her and Kara’s laps. She was smiling and panting, and she nuzzled into Lena’s neck, giving her goosebumps. Lena wasn’t used to being touched this much - one or more of the Danvers girls and Maggie had been cuddling with her most of the night - but it felt so good, she didn’t want it to stop. She kissed Jamie’s head, and the girl grunted happily and gave her a hug that turned into more snuggling. She loved the way the twins just melted into her when they hugged and cuddled her. It was better than the snuggliest blanket she’d ever known. And she was a big fan of soft, fluffy blankets. She had a knack for finding the best of everything, and this was no exception. She’d found the best family in the whole world, with the best kids, and the best friends. This was simply the best. Period.
Alex, Maggie and Jessie, in her adorable green elf costume, piled back onto the couch with them. Alex put her arm around Maggie and leaned back onto Lena, while Jessie stretched across them and put her head on the arm of the couch. They all looked so happy. And Lena was honored to be a part of that. If her heart was ever made of ice, as some accused, it would never last around this warmth.
James continued to take pictures of them, and she felt a little self-conscious. If she wasn’t on the couch with them, they would have some really nice family photos that they could put on the wall. But Kara and Alex were both leaned against her on either side, and Jamie was on top of her, so it wasn’t like she could really get up and get out of the way. “Could I have copies of the pictures you’re taking?” she asked him. “I’ll pay whatever you ask.”
“These pictures aren’t for sale, Lena” he told her seriously.
Her heart sank.
“Just give me your email address, and I’ll add you to the list of people I send them to,” he finished.
She grinned. “Thanks! Alex still hasn’t given me copies of our trip to the aquarium.” She nudged the redhead with her elbow.
“Yeah, yeah, you’ll get ‘em,” Alex answered sleepily. “Not right now, though.”
Lena rolled her eyes. She’d only asked for the pictures a dozen times. Every time, there was some excuse or other. Honestly, she thought Alex Danvers would be more reliable than this. She worked for the FBI, for goodness sake!
“Looks like we’d better start cleaning up before Alex falls asleep,” Kara commented. She shook the redhead, who grumbled in response.
“I’m comfy.” She nuzzled Lena’s shoulder for emphasis.
Lena chuckled and nuzzled Alex’s hair. She smelled really good. They all did, especially Kara. The way Kara smelled sometimes had Lena wanting to just rip her clothes off and beg the Kryptonian to take her for all she was worth. Right now, she was wedged amongst them all, and even with the kids and everyone around them, her body was reacting to them rather strongly. Kara just grinned. She didn’t seem jealous of the affection that Lena and Alex were sharing at all. If anything, she seemed to be enjoying it too.
She thought about her conversation with Maggie, and how the Latina had expressed that she felt like jealousy didn’t enter into the picture because the three of them all just belonged together. That Fate had raised its hand in declaration, and it was done. Could it be that Fate had ordained this as well? Was she destined to be a part of this strange polyamory? The thought didn’t scare her as much as she would have expected. She didn’t like the idea of not being in control of her own life and love affairs, but she also didn’t like the thought of not being with these women. She would have to be extra careful in public with them, but she could manage. She was the picture of discretion, after all.
The way Kara was looking at her made her heart stop in her chest. It was almost a look of longing, but Lena assumed that was too much to hope for, and she was just seeing what she wanted to see. She bit her lip, and Kara clenched her jaw, the look in her eyes sharpening and intensifying. If all these people hadn’t been around, Lena didn’t think she would have had the willpower to resist kissing her. She wanted to kiss Kara so badly. This woman, who barged into her life and broke through all her defenses like they weren’t even there, made her feel things. Very good things. Very strong things. Stronger than ever before. Sure, she and Jack had loved each other, but it was a simple love, born of friendship and shared passions - valid, sure - but it wasn’t this kind of heavy, deep, overpowering longing that she felt for Kara. Kara made an effort for her. Kara would never ask her to choose between her job and her relationship. Kara made her feel like she belonged, like she mattered in the world, whether she made a difference or not. And now, here were Alex and Maggie, coming alongside her and heavily reinforcing all those beautiful emotions.
Embarrassingly, she felt a whimper escape her lips when Kara remembered herself and made her daughter stand up, so they could all get up and clean. When they had grumblingly vacated the couch, Mon-El laid himself out on it and stretched, groaning exaggeratedly. “Oh, yeah! This is the life!”
The twins looked at each other in silent communication before running and jumping on him, bouncing up and down on his chest and stomach.
“Oof!” he pretended to be winded by them. “Oh, my goodness, you guys are so heavy!”
“Hey!” they smacked him.
“Ow!” he faked pain again, making them giggle. “I’ve had just about enough of your abuse!” He stood up and captured them each under one arm and spun them around quickly, making them squeal loud enough to hurt everyone’s ears. “Take that!”
The girls wobbled slightly when he put them down.
“I wanna do that again!” Jessie exclaimed.
Mon-El picked her up and spun her around again, while Jamie ducked and hid behind Alex. “Not me!” she insisted.
Lena laughed and started helping to pick up the game pieces that were all over the floor from the tickle fight earlier. With everyone pitching in, the apartment was clean as a whistle in no time. Even Mon-El, who had won the right not to help, wiped the counters and tables down. Granted, Kara went behind him and redid it all, but at least he put in the effort. Lena had noticed that Kara was a bit of a neat freak, so he probably did fine.
As soon as everything was tidy again, John, Megan and Douglas took their leave with hugs and Merry Christmases all around. She really liked those guys. They were all incredibly intelligent and witty. Douglas particularly was hilarious, especially with the kids. She hoped she’d get to see them all again soon.
James came up to her with his phone in his hand. “What’s your email address, so I can send you pictures?”
“LKLuthor@LCorp.com.”
He looked at her in amusement. “Your middle initial isn't ‘L’ too?”
“No, it is not," she answered, putting her hands on her hips.
He snickered drunkenly, and so did Lucy beside him.
Lena rolled her eyes. She supposed it was good that they felt comfortable enough to tease her. “Laugh all you like,” she retorted.
“Sorry,” James told her, though it wasn’t all that believable. “Give me a few days to take care of these photos, and I’ll send them out.”
“Thanks, so much,” she grinned.
“We’re outta here.” The couple gave hugs all around, and Lena mused that she must have had more hugs in that one day than she had in her whole entire life.
That just left Winn and Mon-El puttering around the kitchen, picking at the leftover snacks and joking around with the twins. Both men seemed to get along quite well with the children. It made Lena second guess herself on the whole polyamory thing. That was just a dream, whereas, Mon-El was a very handsome, very single guy that sometimes had quite the effect on her. He wasn’t exactly a genius, but he was kind and funny. And Winn actually was a genius, to be sure. They could talk about scientific matters for hours on end. Sure, he was a little awkward sometimes, but he was sweet, and he got her jokes. Here were two men who she got along well with, who probably would be happy to have her. There was only one problem: They weren’t Kara. They didn’t make her feel the way Kara made her feel. They didn’t have that sunny, bubbly, comforting personality that the Kryptonian had that made her so special and desirable. They weren’t the ones that came to rescue her time, and time again. No one could compare to Kara Danvers in Lena’s eyes. She was smitten.
Lena wasn’t desperate enough to just jump into any kind of relationship, no matter her feelings. She didn’t grow up a Luthor to be some codependent housewife. No, she would take her time and see how things played out. If one of the guys asked her out, she would say yes and see how it went. If the girls asked her, she would do the same. If not, she would stay single and enjoy the great friends she now had. There was absolutely no reason to rush into anything.
Kara turned some music on her phone and pulled Alex into a dance. The song was “White Christmas.” She wasn’t really sure why the blonde would choose that song, when they lived in southern California, but the couple seemed to be quite happy dancing to it.
“May I have this dance?” Maggie asked, holding her hand out.
Lena took the proffered hand, and while the Latina lead, the CEO was surprised at how graceful she was.
“I thought you didn’t know how to dance.”
“I never said that,” Maggie answered. “I never took lessons as a kid, but I had a girlfriend once that made me go to classes with her. She was hot. Almost as gorgeous as you, but not quite. Anyway, she was able to get me to do a lot of things I wouldn’t have done otherwise. She got me started on yoga, and I actually still do that to this day.”
“You do yoga?” Lena couldn’t believe her ears. “You seem more like the kickboxing type.”
The detective laughed. “Oh, don’t get me wrong, I can kick some ass too, but I love yoga. It’s really relaxing, and I need that in my old age.”
Lena rolled her eyes. “Please, we’re not old yet. Don’t start that nonsense.”
Maggie chuckled. “Fine, then. I like the way it keeps me limber.” She waggled her eyebrows.
“Ah! That explains it,” Lena answered with a smirk. She loved the way Maggie flirted with her. She hoped it meant that the detective genuinely had feelings for her, and she didn’t just flirt with everyone. She didn’t seem the type, but Maggie liked to surprise her.
When the song was over, Lena noticed that the guys and the twins had vacated the kitchen. She could hear the sounds of Mario Kart from the living room now.
Alex looked at her watch. “I need to get the twins to take their showers.” She headed for the living room.
“Should I go home?” Lena asked.
“No!” Kara answered, a little whiny. She re-gathered herself, “I mean, if you need to go, you should go, but we don’t want you to leave yet, do we, guys?”
"Not at all," Alex confirmed.
“Of course not,” the detective agreed. “We never want you to leave,” she said mischievously.
Lena bumped their shoulders together. “Goof.”
“It’s kinda true, though,” the Kryptonian admitted.
The CEO’s heart fluttered. Maybe they did want her. She really hoped they did. “Well, if you insist.” She relaxed and poured herself another glass of wine. “What now?”
“The girls will be going to bed soon,” the blonde told her. “After that, we can actually have some adult time.”
Lena raised her eyebrow.
“Not like that,” the Kryptonian amended. “The guys are still here, after all. But if you want to stay after they leave...” She winked without finishing her sentence.
Lena’s heart stopped at that comment. The Kryptonian was usually so clean-mouthed, it surprised the CEO when she said something verging on naughty. It also made her a little aroused. Was she serious? Lena wasn’t ready to go there yet. She needed more time to mentally prepare herself for that kind of intimacy, especially if Kara had some kind of strange alien physiology. She wanted to go on dates and more family outings before sex came into the picture. She wanted to be one-hundred percent sure about this, and right now, she was only at about eighty-seven percent surety levels.
They settled back onto the couch in the living room, making the guys move to the chairs in the process. The twins took turns showering, and when that was done, they were made to go to bed. Everyone gave them hugs and kisses, and the game system was finally turned off.
Lena sighed with relief. Video games were not really her thing, although, she did have fun playing Just Dance with the twins, but that wasn’t a typical game, to her knowledge. She much preferred games that challenged the mind, like chess, or their earlier game of Trivial Pursuit. Was there a video game for Jeopardy? She might like that.
“Good party, Angel,” Alex told Kara with a kiss. Maggie cleared her throat exaggeratedly, and Alex kissed her too. “Good party, Mags.”
Lena’s heart skipped. She wanted a kiss too. Maybe she shouldn’t drink any more. She was feeling a little too affectionate. It was going to get her in trouble, if she wasn’t careful. Honest to God, Alex looked a little bit like she was thinking about it, but decided against it at the last second. Winn and Mon-El were still there, after all.
“So, Lena-”
Maggie interrupted, “I swear to God, Winn, if you start in on your nerdy technobabble, I will have to hurt you.”
The tech pressed his lips together.
“Oh, thank Rao!” Mon-El exclaimed, wiping his face with his hands in relief.
Lena chuckled. Kara wouldn’t say it, but even with her incredibly high intelligence, she wasn’t much for talk of the scientific either. It was fine. She could talk to Winn anytime. He’d been making a habit of calling her on occasion, just to socialize. Not a lot, but enough to show he cared. Alex and Maggie had been texting her regularly too, in addition to all her lunch dates with Kara. It was strange to have so many friends all at once. She almost didn’t know what to do with herself.
“Can we drink some more?” Mon-El asked. “Oh! Can we play a drinking game? I love those.”
“No, they’ve had enough,” Kara answered for the group, not even giving anyone else a chance to answer. “There’s liquor and stuff in the kitchen. Knock yourself out.”
“Don’t drink Lena’s wine,” Maggie warned.
“I just want a beer,” he told them. “Alex’s brand is really good.”
“In the fridge,” Alex told him. “If there’s even any left. Winn was hitting those pretty hard earlier.”
“Oh, yeah, five beers in four hours, I’m really such a lush. Someone should stop me.”
“For you, that’s a lot,” Alex teased.
“Oh, you’re so funny.”
“Mon-El’s laughing.”
“Mon-El!”
Lena laughed at that.
“Hey!” Winn exclaimed indignantly.
“Sorry,” she told him, covering her smile with her hand. It was nice to have people to joke around with.
Maggie was grinning lasciviously at her. God, those dimples were killer! How was this woman so beautiful? The twins had once told Lena that she was the most beautiful woman in the world, but the CEO disagreed wholeheartedly. She thought the Latina was, by far, more beautiful. With her long, raven locks, deep dimples, mouth turned up as though she was always smiling, and eyes that shined with mirth, Lena had found herself very turned on by the detective on many occasions already. Now that Maggie had that look in her eyes, the CEO was revisiting those feelings. The Latina whispered something in Alex’s ear, and the redhead turned to look at Lena, then looked at Kara between them, then turned back to Maggie on her other side.
“You know, it’s kinda late. Maybe you guys should go,” Alex told Winn and Mon-El.
Winn looked at his phone to check the time. “Someone’s turning into a pumpkin tonight,” he commented. “It’s barely past ten o’clock.”
Mon-El whispered in his ear, and the techie got a strange look on his face, then straightened up and cleared his throat awkwardly. “OK, well, on that note, I think it’s time for us to go.”
For the life of her, Lena couldn’t figure out what everyone was whispering about, but her main concern was whether she should leave or not. This was Alex and Kara’s place, and Maggie was their girlfriend. They all belonged here. Lena wasn’t quite so sure about herself. They had expressed that they wanted her to stay, but for how long? Would they tell her? Was she supposed to figure it out for herself? Kara had made a rather suggestive comment earlier. Was that what this was about? She wasn’t ready to have sex yet, so she hoped that wasn’t the case. Besides, she didn’t want just some fling. She wanted the whole relationship.
The guys gave hugs on their way out, and then it was just the four of them.
When she turned back to the other three women, they were all looking at her with various levels of anticipation. Actually, Kara looked rather nervous. Was Lena supposed to know what was happening?
“Lena, Kara has something to tell you,” Alex announced.
The Kryptonian looked like she might bolt at any second. “I… Um…” She looked back at Alex, who nodded at her. “Lena, I… uh...”
Let there be no qualms that Lena Luthor loved Kara Danvers, but this whole bumbling, mumbling dork act drove the CEO a little crazy. She and Kara could talk about art and philosophy for hours without a single stumble, and Supergirl always spoke quite succinctly, so Lena knew it was an act. Growing up as a Luthor, she learned to speak clearly and concisely. No use of the words ‘uh’ or ‘um’ was ever to appear in a Luthor’s vocabulary. It would be one thing, if she knew Kara was incapable, but since she was clearly faking most of the time, Lena was slightly annoyed.
“Lena, I have feelings for you.”
She almost missed what the Kryptonian said from internally ranting. “I’m sorry, can you repeat that?”
Kara looked a little worried. “I like you, Lena. I have feelings for you. I have for a long time now.”
“Oh,” she said stupidly. “Wow.” She didn’t expect this tonight. Did they plan this? She wasn’t sure if she was ready.
“We’ve been talking, well, wondering, how you might feel about being in a relationship with us,” the blonde continued. “I mean, I know it’s not really conventional, but Alex and Maggie like you too.” They both nodded in agreement. “So, if you’re interested, we would really love to have you as our girlfriend.”
“Exactly how many people are you planning on bringing into this relationship?” Lena asked. It was one of the questions she’d been dying to ask this whole time, but felt it was inappropriate until now.
“This is it. Just the four of us. If you say yes, that is. There isn’t anyone else. We won’t let there be anyone else. Even if you say no, there won’t be anyone else.”
“That makes me feel a little better. I don’t want to get lost in some weird Kryptonian harem, forgotten about as just another random lover. I want to be special to someone.”
“You’re very special to us,” Kara assured her. It took a few seconds for the gasp of realization to come. Alex and Maggie were already staring at her in shock. “Alex?” Kara whispered, at a loss to what to do.
Lena just looked calmly at them, while they tried to figure out if they wanted to argue or admit the truth.
“What makes you think Kara is Kryptonian?” Alex asked, falsely casual.
“Oh, would you like me to go through the laundry list of reasons I know?”
They all nodded.
“OK, well, first of all, when we met, she came snooping around with Clark Kent, who I know is Superman, and she had no real reason to be there unless she was associated with Superman. She emphasized the fact that she wasn't a reporter, and the first thing she said to me was to point out that Supergirl also helped with the Venture explosion, not just Superman. Then I saw them not an hour later as their Super alter-egos. I may be many things, but neither blind, nor stupid resides on that list. And let's not forget the scar on her brow, and the earrings that no one else on earth wears except for Kara Danvers and Supergirl. Not to mention the fact that she literally once told me that she flew to my office.”
Alex glared at Kara, who looked sheepishly back at her.
“Shall I keep going?” Lena asked.
“I think that's quite enough,” Alex answered. “So you've known this whole time?”
“Yes, I have,” Lena confirmed.
“How did you know about Superman?” Kara wanted to know.
“Well,” Lena bit her lip. “My brother kept all these... journals... and some of the entries were about how Lois Lane and Clark Kent were out to get him, blah, blah, blah. It didn’t take me long to start seeing the coincidences surrounding the events that Superman showed up to. Like Clark Kent and Superman both being in National City at the exact same time. Those kinds of things. I’m baffled as to how my brother missed the connection, but I’m also quite thankful, to tell you the truth.”
“Why didn't you say anything?” Kara asked.
Now it was Lena’s turn to look sheepish. “I was afraid that if you knew that I knew, you would be suspicious of me and push me away. I really liked you, and I wanted to be friends. I wanted to prove to you that you could trust me and that I would never hurt you. I really hope I haven't gone and wrecked all my efforts.”
All three women gifted her with looks of compassion.
“Please don't be angry with me,” she begged.
Kara caressed her face. “I'm not angry,” she said softly. “I understand. Everyone suspects a Luthor. It's probably a hard defense to break out of.”
Lena nodded. “I’m so sorry.”
“You have nothing to apologize for,” Alex assured her. She took Lena’s hand over Kara’s lap and laced their fingers together. “You’ve been nothing but good to us. We meant what we said earlier. We don’t throw I love you’s around for just anyone.”
“And you don’t have to be in a relationship with us for us to keep on loving you,” Maggie added. “Just so you know. We just wanted you to know how we felt. We were going to wait a while longer to talk to you, but the timing just seemed so right tonight. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Are you OK?”
Lena bit her lip and took a deep breath. “I think so, yes. I just… I wasn’t expecting this. I mean, I’ve been thinking about it, and part of me was hoping that you all would want me too, but I mostly thought it was too much to hope for. And I was afraid you would be angry with me for knowing Kara is Supergirl. I suppose I’m just very relieved, and it’s making me a bit emotional.” She dabbed at the tears in her eyes.
“Lena,” Kara spoke gently, “It’s OK if you need to think about it, but if you have an answer for us, we would really love to hear it.”
She thought about everything they had just talked about. The fact that she was somehow special to them, and that there wouldn’t be anyone else brought into the relationship raised her surety levels to about ninety-three percent. The fact that they weren’t angry with her in the least about knowing Kara’s secret raised the levels to about ninety-seven percent. There was just one last thing she needed to know. “What about the kids? Won’t they be upset? They already told me they didn’t want you guys dating anyone except Maggie.”
“We have full permission from both the twins,” Kara assured her. “They actually brought it up earlier this week.”
She took a deep breath. “I’d really like to take this slow, OK?”
Kara brightened. “Is that a yes?”
Lena nodded. “Yes, Kara. I would love to be with you all.”
The Kryptonian looked like she might burst from glee. “Can I kiss you? Or is that too fast?”
She bit her lip. “Yeah, I’d like that.”
Kara moved painfully slowly, so the CEO moved to meet her. When their lips finally touched, she forgot how to breathe. It was everything she'd hoped it would be and more. How was the Girl of Steel so incredibly soft? Her lips and tongue were just as pliant as any human’s. Lena didn’t want to stop kissing her. She smelled and tasted amazing. And Kara’s lips trembled just the tiniest bit.
Was this really happening? She had been aching for Kara for so long, she’d begun to live in a fantasy world. Having this happen in real life just seemed too surreal. She was so in love with Kara it hurt. She was so sweet, and so kind, and so… Kara. The Kryptonian had all the strength in the world, and yet, she was so gentle. She had done everything in her power to make Lena feel safe and welcomed, and now, loved. This was a dream come true. What more could she ask for?
“Can we have a chance to kiss you too?” Alex asked softly from behind her wife.
She pulled reluctantly away from the blonde and gazed dazedly at Alex until her words registered. “Oh. Of course.” It wasn’t that she didn’t want to kiss them. She really did, but she didn’t want to be done kissing Kara yet. She couldn’t think well enough to protest, though, as the Kryptonian got up and let Alex scoot over next to her. Her heart pounded in her chest even harder now, and she tried to subtly take deep breaths. She was the most nervous about kissing Alex because this could make or break the whole situation. Alex was the head of the household, from what Lena could tell. If she was against something, it wouldn’t happen. Lena didn’t want the agent to be against her. She really liked her. Alex was the one scientific mind of the bunch, and Lena needed that. She needed the connection of the mind, as well as the emotions, and the redhead’s intelligent humor and introspection provided that quite often.
“You’re so beautiful, Lena,” Alex told her reverently, stroking her hands. “You’re so brave and strong and smart, and you’re so, so good with my kids. I would be honored to have you.” The redhead was not as timid as her wife. She dove right in, kissing Lena much more enthusiastically than expected.
Alex tasted good. Really good. Something about the way the remnants of tequila mixed with Alex’s own essence was blissfully intoxicating. She allowed herself to taste more. She couldn’t believe how good this felt - how right. This must have been what Maggie was talking about. It just felt like Fate had destined them to be together, and fighting it was impossible. Lena had made her peace with that now. She didn’t want to fight it. This was where she belonged. There was something about being in Alex’s arms that made her feel perfectly secure - safe, in a way she hadn’t for a long time. She wanted to take up permanent residence in this safe place, but again, she had to eventually pull away.
She still had yet to kiss Maggie, and she’d been wanting to do that for quite a while now. Ever since they went to the aquarium, Lena’s body had remembered the thrill of Maggie’s touch. Ached for it, even, almost as much as she had ached for Kara. The beautiful, playful detective gave her a thrill every time they talked.
Again they rearranged, which honestly, was a tiny bit awkward, but when she shared her third first kiss of the night, she forgot all about it. Maggie was the best kisser of them all. Not that Kara and Alex were bad at it - they were quite good - but the detective was something extra. Lena couldn’t even put her finger on the exact reasons she was superior. She just... was.
“Mom, we’re hungry,” the twins came into the living room, startling the daylights out of all of them, and stopped short. “Why is Maggie kissing Lena? I thought Mama was going to be with her!”
“We’re all with her,” Alex told them. “That’s how it works with us. We’re all together. All of us.”
“Oh.” The girls blinked sleepily for a moment. Lena wasn’t sure if they understood or not because they dropped the subject in favor of the real reason they were awake. “We’re hungry.”
Alex groaned exasperatedly. “How the hell can you guys be hungry? You ate your weight in food all night!”
The girls looked like they might genuinely cry any second.
“You have ten minutes to be back in your beds!”
The girls scrambled into the kitchen like hell was on their heels, and Lena wondered how this family kept any food in the house between Kara and the kids.
“They’re your children,” Alex accused the Kryptonian.
That reminded Lena of something she was dying to know, “Yes, how is that, exactly?”
The pair looked at each other as though they’d been busted.
“Uh…” Kara stammered. “I, um… Well?” she laughed nervously and looked to Alex for help.
“You might as well tell her,” the agent answered. “She’s going to have to find out eventually.”
The blonde took a deep breath and closed her eyes, then muttered something.
“I’m sorry, you’ll have to speak louder than that for me to hear you,” Lena informed her.
“I have a penis,” Kara said more clearly.
Lena looked Kara up and down. She had seen the reporter in some extremely form-fitting clothing, and there was never any indication of such a thing, so to speak. “Where?” she asked, still dying of curiosity.
The Kryptonian sighed. “It’s where my clitoris would be, if I wasn’t an Alpha . It goes inside when I’m not using it.”
“An Alpha?” Lena repeated as accurately as she could manage. “What does that mean?”
“It’s the Kryptonese way of identifying a female with a penis, or a dominant male,” Kara explained.
“So are there female Kryptonians without male appendages?” Lena wondered.
“Yep. And there are some men with wombs too,” Kara confirmed. “They’re called Omegas.”
“Is Superman one of those men? Omegas?” she tried on the word for size.
“No, he’s an Alpha too.”
“I see.” Lena grinned. “I knew there was something like that. Physically, those kids are practically your clones.” Finally, she was privy to the magic of her favorite little half-breeds! “No wonder they’re so good at everything! They have a superhero for a mom. Or are you the father? What do you call it?”
“We call it, Mama. It’s Kryptonian for Mom.”
Lena smacked herself in the forehead. “Of course! I always just thought that was some weird word the kids made up when they were babies or something like that.”
Alex chuckled. “They would do that, so I could see why you might think that.”
“You're not freaked out?” Kara worried.
The CEO shook her head. “No. I'll admit, I thought it was strange, at first, but I've had enough time to process it by now, I'm fine. I'm not ready to have sex yet, but I'm not freaked out.”
Kara sighed with relief and pulled Lena onto the loveseat with her. “I’m glad. I don’t want to scare you away.”
“I’m not sure that’s possible,” Lena told her. They leaned in and kissed. God, Kara’s kisses were so sweet! She couldn’t get enough. This alien woman’s tenderness was just what the CEO needed. After a lifetime of living in the cold, she could feel the warmth bubbling up inside her, making her giddy.
“Ew ew ew!”
“Blech! Run away! Run away!” The twins must have eaten their fill because they barreled back through the living room as fast as they came in.
The adults all laughed. Lena glanced over at Alex and Maggie and figured, from the way they were sitting with Maggie straddling Alex, they must have been making out too. She supposed there was a reason for the saying, ‘tequila makes your clothes fall off.’
“That’s what you get for being out of bed after bedtime!” Alex reprimanded them.
“Sorry about that,” Kara apologized. “We got their approval, but they still think kissing is gross.”
Lena laughed. “I guess we should be thankful then.”
“We shouldn't get anymore interruptions, if you want to stay a little longer,” Kara assured her.
“I'd like that,” Lena grinned.
“Your driver doesn't have a curfew, does he?” Maggie joked. “He seemed pretty young.”
“No,” she answered with a chuckle. “I don't think his partner has him on that short of a leash.”
“Oh, kinky,” the detective winked.
Lena blushed. “I'm sure I have no idea what you mean.”
“Right.”
“Can we go back to making out now?” Alex complained.
Maggie grabbed her by the collar and pulled her into a kiss. It was quite an arousing sight. Lena became a little entranced by watching them, until Kara placed a single finger under her chin and drew her back into their own liplock.
She lost track of how long they were sitting there kissing, but when she finally felt like she couldn't fight sleep any longer, she pulled away with a deep sigh. “I'm sorry, but I really need to go home. I'm exhausted.”
“Alright,” Kara sighed as well, and kissed her forehead. “If you must.”
“Comfortable as your couch may be, I'm not interested in sleeping on it,” Lena smirked, texting her driver.
“Come ‘ere,” Maggie made space between herself and Alex, patting the cushion between them.
Lena dragged herself away from Kara, squeezing in and finding herself in an embrace.
“Kara hogged all your kisses tonight, but next time, I want more.” Maggie kissed the CEO tenderly.
“Me too,” Alex told her with a warm kiss of her own. “I'm really glad you're going to be spending Christmas with us. That'll give us some good time together.”
“Yeah,” Lena agreed, smiling. Maggie and Alex took turns kissing her until her driver showed up at the door for her.
“Goodnight,” she told them all. She walked out of the apartment feeling lighter than air.
“Did you have a good time, Miss Luthor?” Andy asked.
“I did, indeed,” she smiled at him.
“I don't think I've ever seen you look so happy,” he told her. “I’m glad for you. Happy looks good on you.”
“Thank you, Andy. I appreciate that. Now take me home, I'm exhausted.”
“Yes, ma'am.” He tipped his hat and opened the car door for her.
She smiled the whole way home, all way up to her penthouse, and all through her bedtime routine. She shook her head at herself when she saw her cheesy grin in the mirror. She tried to stop, but she couldn't. Finally, as she slipped under the covers, she debated texting Kara some cutesy goodnight message, then decided it was too clingy. She wanted to take this slow, after all. She could text them all tomorrow. For now, she would go to sleep, fantasizing about how amazing her first ever Danvers family Christmas vacation was going to be.
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