Chương 46: 46. Telling People
WINN:
“I’m sorry, you’re what?” Winn frowned. Supergirl had cornered him in the back hallways of the DEO.
“We’re getting married,” Kara repeated. “In two weeks.”
The tech looked at her like she’d grown a second head. “Why would you do that?”
“Uh…” Kara was unprepared for this question. She wasn’t supposed to tell anyone that her partners were pregnant yet, but why else would they be getting married so quickly? “Because,” she sputtered nervously, “We’re just sooo in love with each other. We can’t help it.”
“Riiight,” Winn scoffed. “You’re sure you didn’t get one of them pregnant?”
Kara’s eyes nearly bugged out of her head. “What?! No!” she lied. “I mean… How would I even do that? Pfft!”
Winn raised an eyebrow at her. “I don’t know. How did you get Alex pregnant the last time?”
“What?” she screeched. “How did you know about- I mean- What?”
“Come on, Kara, I know we haven’t talked about this, but I’m not stupid. Somehow those twins are yours, and I never really felt comfortable talking about it before, but let’s be honest, shall we? For once? I mean, nevermind that those kids look like your clones, where else would Jamie get your powers?”
Kara felt completely blindsided by this. What was she supposed to say? She reached for her glasses, but they weren't there. “Um… I…” she trailed off.
“Got Alex pregnant by…” Winn continued for her.
The Kryptonian blushed fiercely. “By being both genders at once?” she finished, covering her face with her hands.
Winn nodded but was quiet while he processed this information. “I see,” he finally said. “So you have, um, like, both parts?”
Turning even redder, Kara nodded.
“Interesting,” he said softly. “So you did get one of them pregnant, didn’t you? That’s the only reason I can think of that would cause you guys to be getting married just at the drop of a hat like that.”
“Winn, you can’t say anything about this to anyone, do you hear me?” Kara said, completely freaking out.
“How can I say anything when I don’t know anything?” Winn exclaimed.
“Don’t say any more about anybody being pregnant. Got it?” Kara demanded. “If you do, I’ll be in so much trouble!”
“OK, but don’t I get to know who’s pregnant?” he insisted.
“No!” Kara told him. “I can’t tell you any more!”
“You haven’t told me anything!” he complained.
“But you already know that someone’s pregnant, and that’s too much!” she whined.
“Alright, alright. I won’t say anything, OK?”
“Thank you!” Kara sighed “This is going to be problematic enough, I don’t want to get into more trouble!”
“Sheesh!” Winn exclaimed. “I’m glad I didn’t have this conversation with Alex!”
“Gee, thanks,” she huffed.
“Uh, well, while I have you here, I was going to ask you a little, tiny favor,” he pressed his hands together in a pleading gesture.
“What is it?” Kara asked.
“Well, uh, Lyra and I were talking, and she said she wants to train with you, so she can learn how to be a proper superhero.”
“A superhero?” Kara scoffed. “Uh, need I remind you that up until recently, your girlfriend was a bad guy?”
“She was only a criminal out of duress, right?” he reminded her. “Her brother was in danger. You know that! And now, she wants to be a contributing member of society. We should be encouraging this! Isn't this what Supergirl is all about? Right? Plus she's cool. I mean, some would say it's your- I mean, it is your duty, so, just please? You’re gonna need all the help you can get when that baby comes.”
Supergirl sighed. “I already regret this.”
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LUCY:
“You can’t get married before us! That’s not fair!”
Alex put her hands on her hips. “Lucy!”
“I’m serious!” the petite brunette fussed. “You guys haven’t even been together for that long! What are you, pregnant?”
Alex’s eyes shot wide open. “What? Of course not!” she lied.
Lucy scrunched her brow together, “Then Lena or Maggie is pregnant.”
“Why would you say that?” Alex shrieked.
“Why would you guys just up and decide to get married on two weeks notice?” Lucy accused.
Alex had no answer. She knew she could try to lie to her best friend, but that just didn’t seem like the right thing to do, so she just rubbed her forehead.
“So who is it?” the Major demanded.
The agent pursed her lips, swishing them back and forth before answering at an inaudible level.
Lucy frowned, “I’m sorry, come again?”
Alex sighed and raised her voice to be heard, “All three of us.”
The Major gasped, eyes widening to an almost comical level. “Holy shit!”
“You have to keep this under wraps!” Alex told her frantically. “No one is supposed to know yet. It’s only been a couple of days.”
“How does she do it?” Lucy sounded almost in awe.
“Sorry, what?” Alex was confused. “How does who do what?”
“Kara, dummy! How does Kara get you pregnant?”
“Jamie poked holes in our condoms because she wanted one of us to get pregnant,” the agent explained.
“Your condoms,” Lucy repeated. “As in, Kara has something that requires her to wear condoms…”
Alex blushed. “Um… Yeah. She’s what Kryptonians call an Alpha female. Basically, it means she has both male and female parts.”
“Wow!” Lucy said fascinatedly. “I always just thought you were lying about being the one to give birth to the twins. I thought she had given birth to them, but you wanted to cover it up.”
“Nope,” Alex said, popping the ‘P.’ “They’re one-hundred percent mine. Well, mine and Kara’s.”
“Wow,” Lucy said again.
“Please don’t tell anyone!” Alex begged. “Not even James.”
“Oh! But it’s so hard to keep things from him! He always knows when I’m lying or hiding something.”
“OK, well, try. Maggie is already freaking out enough as it is. She doesn’t want people knowing about the babies until she can’t hide it anymore. If you can’t keep it from him, at least keep him from talking about it. I don’t want my future wife being any more upset than she already is.”
Lucy put her hand on Alex’s arm. “I hate to say this, but he’s probably going to guess it just like I did when he hears about you getting married.”
“Yeah, well, that’s Kara’s department. She’s supposed to tell James today too.”
“That should go over like a lead balloon. Kara can’t lie to save her life.”
“I know, right?” Alex rolled her eyes. “Maybe we’ll get lucky, and he won’t guess it.”
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JAMES:
“What are you, pregnant?” James chuckled.
“What?” Kara frowned. “How could I get pregnant?”
“I don’t know, how did you get pregnant with the twins?” he asked.
“I was never pregnant with the twins. Alex gave birth to them!” she corrected.
“Well, then, how did you get her pregnant?” James adjusted. “Because those kids are Kryptonians, so unless you’re telling me Superman impregnated a minor…”
“What?! He would never!” Kara huffed.
“OK, then, how did you do it?” the CEO pressed.
“Ugh!” Kara flopped down on the office couch in frustration. “Why is it that getting married automatically means someone’s pregnant?”
“Why else would you need to get married on two weeks notice?” he pointed out.
“I- I mean, we- We just want to get married, OK?”
“Yeah, never mind that Lucy and I are getting married in May, right? That’s only two months away.”
“It’s got nothing to do with you two!” Kara insisted.
“So who’s pregnant? Lena? It can’t be Alex. You two are already ‘married,’” he used finger quotes. “It has to be Lena or Maggie.”
Kara put her head in her hands. “Oh, Rao! Look, I can’t tell you, OK? No one’s supposed to know anything about any pregnancy!”
“How do you do it?” he pressed.
“Do what?” she huffed.
“Get them pregnant?”
Kara just wanted to run away. What was with her friends? She fiddled with her glasses. “I… I’m not exactly a ‘girl’ according to earth’s standards. I’m more like… both sexes mixed together.”
James just blinked in response. “OK. That’s interesting.”
“Look, please don’t tell anyone about this! Not even Lucy! No one can know that someone’s pregnant! Don’t tell, please!” She laced her fingers together in a pleading gesture.
“I think people are gonna figure it out, Kara. They’re not stupid.”
Kara whimpered. “You're right. Winn figured it out right away too.”
“See? You might as well just come clean.”
“Can’t you just act surprised when we finally announce it?”
James groaned and rolled his eyes. “Fine, Kara. I’ll act surprised.”
“And don’t tell anyone, please!”
“OK, OK!” he said, holding his hands up in front of him. “Your secrets are safe with me.”
“Thank you,” she sighed.
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J’ONN:
Alex nervously approached her boss, “Hey, J’onn, can I talk to you in private?”
“Of course,” the director agreed. He followed her to an empty conference room. “Is everything alright?”
“Um, yeah, it’s just… Maggie and I, and Kara and Lena are getting married in a couple of weeks, and we want you to be there with us.”
“Married?” he frowned. “Isn’t it a little soon for that?”
She found herself unable to lie to her father figure, “Yeah, well, Jamie poked holes in our condoms, and now we’re all pregnant.”
“Why would she do that?” J’onn wondered aloud.
Alex sighed. “She said she only meant for one of us to get pregnant because she wanted us to have a baby so Jessie would stop trying to trigger her powers.”
“I see,” he replied mildly. “I never would have imagined one of your kids would do something so brazen.”
“Yeah, we didn’t see it coming either,” she groused. “Please keep this quiet. We don’t want people knowing we’re pregnant yet.”
“Understood,” he nodded.
She started to walk away, but J’onn called her back.
“Alex, I know you’re not going to like this, but knowing you’re pregnant, I have to take you off of active duty as of right now. Make yourself at home in the lab all you want. I don’t want you out in the field.”
The agent balked. “J’onn, no!”
“I’m sorry, Agent Danvers. This is not a negotiation. We don’t want you or your baby getting hurt, now do we?”
“No, sir,” she conceded with a sigh, though she was frustrated to no end. For the first time since finding out, she was a little pissed about being pregnant. Oh well. She did have some things in the lab that she’d been meaning to do. Now was as good a time as any to get things done. At least she wouldn’t be completely bored.
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MON-EL:
“Hey, Kara!” Mon-El greeted, stuffing his face with something. “Have you ever heard of this stuff called cheesecake? It’s, like, soo amazing!” Apparently he’d gotten a whole cheesecake from somewhere, and he was devouring it.
She chuckled. She’d come out on the CatCo lunch balcony when she’d seen him sitting at a table with Eve. “Um, why yes, I have. Hi, Eve.”
“Hi Kara!” James’ assistant greeted her cheerfully, fruit tea in hand. “How are you?”
“Uh, great! Thanks.” Kara adjusted her glasses. “So, um, I wanted to talk to you guys about something, so I’m glad I caught you two here together.”
“Sure, what’s up?” Eve asked, face open and attentive. Kara really loved this girl, and she was glad Mon-El found her. Especially since it kept him from crushing on her anymore. The couple had been together for about two months now, so things were looking good.
“Uh, it’s just that well, Alex and Maggie, and Lena and I thought it would be a good idea to have a wedding ceremony. We’re going to do it in two weeks.”
“So you’re having, like, a double wedding?” Eve asked.
“Yep,” Kara confirmed.
“Wait, I thought you and Alex were already married,” Mon-El said with his mouth full.
Kara winced, “Not technically.”
“I’m confused,” said the Daxamite.
Eve nodded, “Me too, I thought you guys had the same last name.”
“We do,” the Kryptonian blushed. “Alex’s parents adopted me when I first came to… California.”
Eve scrunched her brow together. “How old were you?”
“Uh, thirteen,” Kara told her.
“I see,” the assistant said. “How old were you when you got together?”
“I was fifteen, she was sixteen.”
“Aww! That so cute! I can’t believe you two have been together for so long. No wonder you want to get married so soon.” Eve clapped her hands together happily.
Kara wanted to slap herself because she only now realized how much more she had to explain to Eve. “Actually, Alex and I had a sort of private marriage ceremony when we were younger, since we couldn’t get legally married, and well, we still can’t get legally married because we’re legally sisters, so that’s just not possible. Actually, what we were thinking was that Alex would marry Maggie, and I would marry Lena, and that way both of them could be Danvers too.”
This was clearly a lot to process for the younger blonde. Her face said it all before she even opened her mouth, “I don’t get it. Why would Maggie and Lena marry you two and not each other? Especially when you’re already ‘married?’”
“We’re polyamorous,” the Kryptonian revealed.
“Oooh,” Eve said in wonder, and thankfully, non-judgmentally. “That explains why you all want to be Danvers.”
“Yeah,” Kara sighed in relief. She knew she liked this girl. “So will you come to our wedding?”
Eve beamed. “Of course! We’d love to, wouldn’t we, pookie?”
Mon-El nodded. “Sounds like fun! Although, on Daxam, people used to take months to plan their weddings, like James and Lucy. Usually the only reason people would rush a wedding like that would be if someone was pregnant.” His eyes widened at the realization, “You got someone pregnant, didn’t you?”
Kara nearly choked on her own tongue. What the actual hell?
“Mike, don’t be silly,” Eve chided him, “They’re a bunch of lesbians, no one’s getting anyone pregnant.”
“But, no,” he corrected, “Kara’s an Alpha female.”
“Mon-El!” Kara hissed.
“Oh!” Eve replied. “What’s Mon-El?”
‘What’s Mon-El?’ Not ‘What’s an Alpha female?’ Kara couldn’t believe her ears!
“Ah,” he shrugged. “That’s my alien name. Mike is my earth name.”
“Huh,” said Eve, seemingly unbothered by finding this out. “I thought it was kind of weird that an alien would be named Mike, but I didn’t want to be judgemental.”
He grinned adoringly at her. “You’re so sweet.”
“She knows you’re an alien?!” Kara was freaking out.
“Yeah, I’ve told her loads of stuff about me. I kinda had to explain the whole knotting thing, ya know?”
The Kryptonian blushed fiercely.
“So, um,” Eve looked a little mischievous, peeking at Kara under her eyelashes, “Is someone pregnant?”
Kara fell into the chair next to her, grasping her forehead. “Rao, why is this happening to me?”
“Is that a yes?” Mon-El wondered.
Eve giggled. “I think that’s a yes.”
“Who is it?” the Daxamite asked excitedly. “Tell us!”
“No!” Kara exclaimed. “I can’t tell you anything! I’m forbidden! Can’t you guys just pretend like you don’t know anything about any pregnancy? I don’t want to get into trouble!”
“Oh, a secret! I love secrets!” Eve whispered conspiratorially. She raised her right hand and put a more serious face on, “I swear, I won’t say anything about anyone being pregnant.”
“Or about me being an alien!” Kara added hastily.
“Or about you and Mike being aliens!” Eve nodded.
Kara sighed heavily, “Thank you. This day has not gone how I planned at all. It’s really stressful.”
“Aww,” Eve pouted and rubbed Kara’s shoulder in support. “You want me to make you a cheesecake too?”
The Kryptonian lit up, “You would do that?”
“Sure! For you I would!” the assistant beamed at her.
“You’re so awesome! Thanks!” Kara hugged her younger friend.
“Anytime!” said Eve.
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Kara ferreted out her wife in the laboratory at the DEO.
“Hey, how’d it go today?” Alex inquired, barely looking up from typing on her laptop.
“Terrible!” Kara replied with a pout. “Literally every person I talked to guessed that someone was pregnant! They all said that’s the only reason we would be getting married so soon.”
“Oh, boy,” Alex worried. “What did you tell them?”
“I didn’t tell them anything, really, except that they couldn’t talk about it.”
“That’ll have to do for now, I guess,” Alex mused. “Who all did you talk to?”
Kara ticked off on her fingers, “Winn, James, Mon-El, and Eve, who by the way knows that Mon-El and I are aliens, thanks to him. But! She doesn’t know I’m Supergirl. She probably assumes I'm a Daxamite too. So there’s that, at least. But apparently, she knows what an Alpha Female is, and Mon-El told her I’m one when he guessed about me getting someone pregnant.”
“I’m gonna kill him!” Alex hissed. “Anyway, how’d she take the news about you being an alien?”
“Actually, she was really cool about it,” Kara answered.
“So I take it she’s coming to the wedding?”
“Yep.”
“And she’s cool with everything?”
“Yep.”
Alex breathed a sigh of relief. “Let’s just not tell Maggie and Lena about people guessing there’s a pregnancy, OK? I don’t want them getting upset.”
“OK. As long as no one blabs about it, then it’ll be fine.”
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A week later, Kara flew in hot to the DEO briefing room, “Whoo! It is another beautiful day in National City, and the Girl of Steel is ready to take on the world. I am here to kick some ass, take some names, and do it all with an endearing smile on my face. So, bring it on. What do you got for me?”
“There is literally nothing for you to do,” said J’onn, looking bored.
“Nothing?” Kara pouted.
“I challenge you to find an eight-year-old stealing candy,” said Winn.
“It's like somebody slipped law-abiding serum into the reservoir,” Alex added.
“Did somebody do that? Is that illegal? I could stop 'em,” Kara was still enthusiastic.
“We'll let you know if something comes up,” J’onn told her. “Until then, I'll be upstairs checking the budgets.”
“I'm gonna go work on that new Lebeckian code breaker,” Winn said excitedly.
“Thursday morning knife practice,” Alex said, turning around and leaving the room.
“Uh… I’m with her,” Mon-El pointed at Alex.
“Okay. Uh… Well, what am I supposed to do?”
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An hour later, Kara found herself wandering around Babies ‘R’ Us. It was still too soon to know what they were having, but Kara wanted to look at the cute little baby clothes anyway. And while she was at it, she could see what kind of strollers and things they had for multiples. It had been a decade since they’d had babies, so there was bound to be a lot of cool new stuff on the market. Sure enough, there were more things to think about than what she was originally planning, and she was now very glad she’d come in. It was going to take a lot of shopping around to find exactly what they needed, and she didn’t know how many babies there were yet, so she didn’t know if they needed three, four, five, or six seats.
Then she started thinking about other things. They would have to get at least one more multi-seater vehicle for the family, and her partners were going to have to hang up their motorcycle helmets for a while. Maybe when all the kids were in college they’d have time to ride them again. Car shopping was just adding to the increasingly long list of things they needed to do before the babies arrived.
The babies! Her babies! Kara grinned so hard she almost started crying. Just their theoretical existence made her ecstatic. She wished her parents were around to show off her kids to them. She was so proud of the twin daughters she already had. They were so sweet and smart and talented. She couldn't wait to find out what the new little ones would be like. She just hoped that they would be good people. She would teach them everything she could about love and compassion and pray to Rao that they learned it.
She ended up spending the better part of a few hours at the store making a list of all the things they'd need and approximately how many of each per mother/baby. When she saw how much the prices of everything had gone up, she almost had a heart attack. After that, she made a resolution to get a membership at one of those bulk stores. They’d save a lot of money that way. And probably time too. Just because Lena insisted on paying for everything, didn’t mean she shouldn’t still be frugal.
Speak of the devil, Lena was now calling her. “Hi, honey!” she answered cheerfully.
“Hello, darling,” Lena greeted. “Are you busy?”
“Not especially. Is everything OK?”
“Yes, of course,” the CEO assured. “It’s just that… today there is this press conference for Spheerical Industries' new unveiling. Whatever they announce is gonna be the next big thing that everyone wants.”
“Are they your competition?” Kara wondered.
“No… Their CEO is Jack Spheer - my boyfriend from before I moved to National City.”
Kara’s heart clenched with jealousy. “Oh. Right.”
“Right,” Lena repeated, “Well, he sent me a personal invite to this press conference.”
“Are you gonna go?” Please say no.
“Well, I am curious,” the CEO sighed. “But it's just gonna bring up a lot of painful things, and I'm not sure I can relive it. Honestly, my stomach is all tied up in knots just thinking about it.”
“But if your ‘good friend’ Kara came with you…”
“And had my back…”
And kept an eye on him, just in case. “It wouldn't be so hard to face him.”
“Thank you.”
“I always have your back.”
“You're the best.”
“No, you are,” Kara argued playfully.
They discussed when and where to meet, and then just before they hung up the phone, Lena thought of one last thing. “Oh, and Kara?”
“Yeah?”
“Don’t be my crazy jealous girlfriend, OK? Just be there for me.”
Kara scoffed at the accusation. “I don’t act like a crazy jealous girlfriend!”
“Have you forgotten about Valentine’s Day already? First you tried to bite Maggie, then you tried to bite me, and then you did bite Alex! We’re not having that nonsense today, do you understand me?”
“I understand,” she pouted.
“Be courteous and respectful,” Lena told her.
“I’m always courteous and respectful!”
“And keep your hands to yourself.”
This made Kara almost mad. “But I-”
“No, Kara. Hands to yourself. You hear? There won’t be any marking or any male or Alpha posturing tonight.”
“I don’t do that!”
“Oh, I beg to differ, my darling. You do that to Mon-El all the time.”
“That’s different! That’s Mon-El. He needs to be kept in his place, or he makes bad decisions!”
“Best! Behavior!” Lena emphasized. “Funeral manners.”
“Fine!” Kara agreed petulantly. “I agree to your conditions. At this point, I feel like I should be thankful you’re letting me go at all.”
“Yes, well, I need your moral support,” Lena admitted.
Kara relaxed, “And you’ll have it, my love. I promise I won’t let you down.”
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Of course, she would run into Snapper at a press conference! Dang it! Why did he have to be so mean? Kara was really upset that she couldn’t hold Lena’s hand in comfort, but the CEO pressed her hand into the reporter’s shoulder for a second, and that was a small relief. She was there for Lena, and Lena was there for her. That’s how it had been from the beginning of their relationship, and it’s how they would continue to be. No outside sources would change that, not Snapper Carr, and not this mysterious, handsome, genius entrepreneur that was currently giving Lena a lingering look from the stage that Kara didn’t like one bit. She felt her pen snap in half, and then she was getting a warning Look from Lena. Sheepishly, she put the pieces of the broken pen in her messenger bag and dug out another one.
When Jack opened the floor for questions, out of habit Kara raised her hand along with the rest of the reporters. When he called on her for her question, she realized that she hadn’t actually planned to report on him, but with Snapper there, challenging her, she couldn’t resist. Now, she was struggling to think of a relevant question to ask that wouldn’t make her look like a fool. As she bumbled her way through her thoughts, once again, Snapper tried to bully her aside and take over. But no, she wasn’t having that today. Not when her Alpha mode was engaged as it was now. She promised Lena she would be on her best behavior toward Jack Spheer, but Snapper Carr was fair game. She spoke over him and got her question out, feeling vindicated in winning this small battle of wills.
After everyone had asked their questions, and the press conference concluded, Kara and Lena wandered into the foyer. Honestly, in any normal situation it was hard enough not to touch the CEO in public, but knowing that Lena’s ex was here was making her feel very territorial, and she wanted to put her arm around her so that everyone knew who she belonged to. Especially the ex.
When Mr. Spheer came into the foyer, he made a beeline around the people between them and headed straight for Lena. “Lena. I'm so glad you came.”
Kara played with her glasses to keep herself from freaking out when Jack hugged her fiancee.
“Yeah, I wouldn't miss it for the world,” Lena told him.
He looked at Kara and pointed at her, “You grilled me.”
“I did,” she chuckled.
“Oh, this is Kara Danvers,” Lena introduced them. “She is one of the best reporters in National City.”
Kara laughed awkwardly. “Stop,” she playfully shoved Lena’s shoulder and got a Look in return. “I- I should go.”
“Mmm,” Lena nodded.
“Actually, yeah, I- I have to tell the readers about the next medical breakthrough!” She excused herself and headed downstairs when a man stopped her.
“Kara Danvers, right?” he said.
“Do I know you?” she asked suspiciously. She remembered everyone. She didn’t know this man.
“I know Jack Spheer,” he answered. “I have some information for you. Meet me in the parking lot at 4th and Main in an hour. You're the only reporter I can trust.”
While Kara was reeling from this, she headed to the car and listened in to the tail end of Lena and Jack’s conversation.
“So tell me, the nano swarm. How'd you finally crack it?” Lena demanded.
“I'll tell you at dinner,” Jack replied boldly.
Kara growled deep in her throat.
“Come on,” he insisted. “It's been so long. I'd love to catch up.”
“Jack,” someone else called. “Excuse me. You should really spend some time with the shareholders for a while.”
“Oh, uh…”
“I should let you do that. It has been great to see you,” Lena excused herself.
Kara was in the car scribbling some things down in her notepad when Lena caught back up to her. “How’d it go?” She pretended she hadn’t been listening in.
Lena sighed. “He wants me to go to dinner with him.”
“And?”
“And I don’t know. I don’t think I want to do that,” Lena shrugged.
Kara breathed a sigh of relief. “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do,” she assured.
“It’s not that I don’t want to talk to him. I don’t feel very well,” Lena said softly.
“What’s wrong?” the Kryptonian asked in a panic.
The CEO opened the car door and heaved a couple of times before emptying the contents of her stomach onto the ground.
“Lena!” Kara exclaimed. “Oh, honey, has it started already?” She rubbed the brunette’s back.
“Has what started already?” Lena asked, slightly annoyed. “Please stop touching me.”
“Sorry!” the blonde yelped. “I mean your morning sickness.”
Lena frowned, “I thought that wasn’t supposed to start for a couple of months!”
Kara shrugged helplessly, “When Alex was pregnant the first time, she started getting sick after only a week or two in.”
“Lovely,” the CEO complained.
“Why don’t you let me drive?” Kara suggested. “How are you feeling now? Are you still sick? Do you need to go home?”
“I can’t go home, I have work to do,” Lena answered. “I’ll be fine. I don’t need you to drive.”
“But Lena-”
“Don’t start, Kara! I am not an invalid. I am only a week pregnant. That’s not an excuse to tie me down and wrap me up in bubble wrap. I’m fine.”
Kara whimpered.
“No! I’m dropping you off at your place, and I’m going back to work. I’ll be fine. Don’t you have to pick the girls up from school soon?”
“Yeah, but-”
“Go. Train. Leave me alone.”
“OK!” Kara huffed petulantly. She went back to scribbling in her notebook.
Lena started the car and pulled out of the parking lot, headed toward the Danvers apartment. When they arrived, Kara was surprised when they parked in the parking deck.
“I thought you were just dropping me off?”
“I need to brush my teeth,” Lena explained.
“Oh, right.”
They climbed out of the car, and as they were walking, Lena stopped and was sick again.
“Lena, I really think you should reconsider-”
The CEO put her hand over her partner’s mouth. “Hush.” She removed her hand only to be sick again.
Kara had no choice but to stand silently by and wait until Lena felt like moving again. When the brunette was ready, she started walking again without a word, moving quickly to try to get inside before she was sick yet again. The blonde kept her mouth shut, but followed attentively behind her partner. They made it up to the apartment without incident, and Lena hurried straight into the bathroom to brush her teeth. Kara wasn’t sure how the CEO still had anything in her stomach to throw up, but a few seconds later, she heard the telltale retching again, and guilt weighed heavily in her heart. It was thrilling to know that they were having a few new babies, but it dampened her joy a bit to know that Lena was suffering because of it. She wondered how Alex and Maggie were feeling, so she texted them. When they responded, they both seemed to be fine so far. That was a small relief.
When Lena finally came out of the bathroom, she pulled out her phone and called her main assistant, “Hello, Jess? I need you to text me Samantha Arias’ phone number ASAP… Thanks.” She hung up the phone and laid down on the couch, holding her stomach.
“Can I get you anything, my love?” Kara asked her partner softly.
“Water, please,” Lena whimpered.
Kara’s heart clenched, and she dashed into the kitchen to get a bottle of water, dashing back before the CEO even looked up. “Here you go, sweetheart. Do you want a cool cloth for your head?”
Lena just barely nodded. When her phone dinged, she picked it up and made a new call. She must have gotten the voicemail because she just left a simple message, “Hello, Sam, it’s Lena. I have a favor to ask. Please call me back as soon as possible.” After she hung up, she peeked up at Kara. “Don’t you have somewhere to be?”
The Kryptonian looked at the clock. The kids would be out of school soon, so yes, she did need to get going, “But I don’t feel right leaving you here alone when you’re feeling so miserable,” she pouted.
“I’ll be fine,” Lena assured her.
Kara whimpered and knelt down next to her partner. “OK, baby, I love you.”
“Love you too,” Lena answered, closing her eyes to rest.
“Can I kiss you?”
“One kiss, I don't feel well,” she didn’t bother to open her eyes.
Pouting, Kara gave her fiancee one lingering kiss, and then she slowly, guiltily exited the apartment to go pick up the twins.
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A few hours later, Lena and the gang were home at Lena's prepping for dinner when the buzzer went off.
“I’ll get it!” Jessie jumped up from drawing at the coffee table in the living room and ran for the door. She opened it to find a dark-skinned man with a beard, and in a very nice suit. “Hello!” she greeted cheerfully.
The man looked confused. “Uh, hello, young lady,” he adjusted his tie and cleared his throat. “I’m looking for Lena Luthor. Is she here?”
“Are you Sam?” Jessie asked him, not answering his question.
“Uh, no, I’m Jack. Who’s Sam?”
“Hold on a minute,” she closed the door on him and ran to the kitchen. “Lena, there’s someone named Jack at the door looking for you.”
Kara growled.
Lena sighed.
Maggie and Alex just kept on doing whatever it was they were doing, barely even looking up when Jessie entered the room.
Lena washed her hands and headed to the front door, with Jessie following protectively behind her. “Jack,” she said, opening the door, “To what do I owe the pleasure?”
“Well, I was still hoping we could have dinner,” he answered with a grin.
Jessie frowned at him.
“Who’s your little friend?” Jack asked Lena.
Lena grinned and put her arm around the preteen. “This is my friend Kara’s daughter Jessie. Jessie, this is my old colleague Jack Spheer.”
Jessie put her arms around Lena. She didn’t know why, but she didn't want this guy around. “Is he staying for dinner?” she asked.
The woman sighed. “He might as well, he hunted me down this far.”
Just then the elevator dinged, and a brunette woman and a girl Jessie’s age hopped out.
“Sam!” Lena cheered. “I’m so glad you’re here. Welcome. And you must be Ruby,” she said to the brunette preteen. “Hi, I’m Lena,” she shook the girl’s hand. “And this is Jessie.”
“Hi,” Jessie waved bashfully. Adults were usually nice, but other kids were always a gamble on how they’d treat the twins.
“Hi,” Ruby greeted with a smile.
Jessie breathed a sigh of relief.
“And this is Jack, who wasn’t supposed to be here, but he’s visiting from out of town, and he just stopped over, so I guess he’s staying for dinner too.”
They all exchanged pleasantries and went into the living room where Jamie was still drawing. She stood up and adjusted her glasses, unsure whether her punishment dictated she was supposed to stay or go. Luckily, Lena decided for her.
“Jamie, this is my old friend Jack Spheer,” Lena motioned her over to stand next to her. The CEO put her arm around the preteen, and then indicated the other two people standing there, “And this is Sam Arias.”
“Hi,” Sam waved.
“And this is her daughter Ruby,”
“Hi,” Ruby waved.
“Hello,” Jamie waved back pleasantly.
“Sam works for me at L-Corp,” Lena explained. “Why don’t you kids go play video games or something until dinner’s done?”
“Uh,” Jamie worried, “I’m not allowed right now.”
Lena frowned and was quiet for a few seconds. “I think we can make an exception for Ruby just this once.”
Jamie looked nervously toward the kitchen where her parents were.
“If anyone has an issue with it, they can take it up with me. OK?”
Jamie grinned and kissed her on the cheek. “Thanks, Lena!”
“Don’t make me regret it,” Lena told her.
“I won’t!” Jamie assured.
“This way,” Lena said to Sam and Jack, leading them into the kitchen.
“Wow, how many people are here?” Jack asked upon seeing Kara, Alex and Maggie in the kitchen.
“Just us,” Kara bit out, overly cheerfully.
“Ah, we met today, but I’m afraid I don’t remember your name,” Jack stuck his hand out to Kara, who shook it a little too hard. Jack showed no signs of pain from her grip.
“Kara,” she answered with a fake smile, “Kara Danvers.” Of course, this was all pleasant for their guests’ benefit. She had already talked to her partners about the two Spheerical Industries whistleblowers that had gotten killed right in front of her eyes. She knew this guy was bad news. She just didn’t know how he was doing it.
“Right, Kara, how could I forget?”
“And this is Alex Danvers and Maggie Sawyer,” Lena introduced. “Ladies, this is Jack Spheer. He just stopped by. And this is Samantha Arias. She’s the woman I was telling you about from L-Corp.”
They all exchanged pleasantries.
“So, Jack, what brings you here?” Maggie inquired.
He looked at Lena a little sheepishly, “Well, I wasn’t aware Lena was entertaining tonight. I was just hoping to catch up. Perhaps I should go. I don’t mean to intrude.”
“Oh, no, it’s fine!” Lena waved him off. “You should stay and hear the news.”
“News?” he asked.
“Yes, well, just as long as you promise to keep it a secret,” she added. “You too, Sam. I need you to swear to secrecy about this.”
Jack and Sam raised their right hands and swore to keep her secrets.
“OK, so Kara and I are getting married, and so are Maggie and Alex,” she announced with a grin.
“Oh,” said Jack.
“Aww!” Sam cooed. “That’s awesome. So are you guys having, like, a double wedding?”
“Yep!” Kara answered cheerfully. “Next week!”
“Wow,” said Jack.
“Yeah, wow! Congratulations!” Sam patted Kara’s arm. “So, why do you need to keep this a secret?”
“Well,” Lena began, “Maggie and I just recently came out together in public, so it would look a little weird for us to be marrying other women all of a sudden. We’re polyamorous, you see.”
“Ah, I see,” Sam smirked. “That explains it.”
“Right. So you see why it might not be wise to tell the public this little tidbit of information.”
“Well, like I said, you’re secrets are safe with me,” Sam swore. “Jack, are you alright?”
“Yeah,” he breathed. “I just- Sorry, it’s just- What’s the rush? Why next week?”
Right on cue, and without any warning, Lena retched right in front of them all. Luckily she at least made it to the sink. Kara fussed over her, but she batted the blonde away. “Sorry,” she croaked. “As you can see, I’m pregnant. That’s why I’m going to need the extra help.”
Sam’s eyes widened and she clapped with glee, “Oh, Lena, you’re going to have a baby? That’s so amazing! You’re going to be the best mom!”
Lena rinsed her mouth out before answering, “Thanks, Sam. That’s really sweet of you.”
“I- I have to go,” Jack said suddenly. “I’m sorry, but I have to go.” He hurried out of the kitchen and out the door.
Lena sighed sadly.
“Should someone go after him?” Kara wondered. She peeked at him through the walls, as he was waiting for the elevator. He had tears streaming down his cheeks. “Oh. Maybe not.”
“I’ll talk to him again tomorrow,” Lena said. “Maybe without so many people around.”
“Maybe that’s not a great idea,” Kara reminded her.
Lena waved her off. “I’ll be fine.”
It was Kara’s turn to sigh. Lena was so stubborn!
“I need to go brush my teeth,” the CEO excused herself. When she walked through the living room, the kids were playing Just Dance, of course. The three of them seemed to be getting along just fine, and it made her smile. When she was done washing up, she went back into the kitchen where the adults were putting food out on the table.
“You wanna grab the kids?” Maggie asked her.
“Girls, it’s time for dinner,” Lena called behind her.
“Woohoo!” the twins cheered.
“Can we finish this round?” Jessie requested. “There’s still a minute left!”
“OK, come in when you’re done,” she told them.
“OK!” they agreed.
“Do the kids know you’re pregnant?” Sam asked as Lena sat down at the table next to her.
“Yes, they know. They’re ecstatic.”
“That’s an understatement,” Alex piped up.
They all chuckled.
A minute later, the kids ran in and took their seats at the table.
“Are you all getting along OK?” Lena asked them.
“Yeah!” Jessie said excitedly. “Ruby’s a good dancer!”
“Awesome!” Lena replied.
“That’s my girl!” Sam grinned. “Ruby, this is Kara, Alex, and Maggie.”
“Hi, nice to meet you,” Ruby smiled politely.
“Hi, sweetie,” Kara said cheerfully. “I hope you’re hungry!”
Ruby nodded. “Yeah, the food smells amazing!”
“Dig in!”
“So, Lena,” Sam turned to her boss, “When are you due?”
Jamie’s eyes widened. “You told her?”
“Yes, I told her. She needs to know what she’s getting herself into by helping me at L-Corp.”
“I thought we weren’t supposed to tell anyone,” the preteen objected.
“You aren’t supposed to tell anyone. I can tell whomever I please.” Lena turned back to Sam, “Probably December,” she answered.
“Lena, are you having a baby?” Ruby asked.
“Yes, I am, sweetie. That’s why I need your mom. I’ve got loads of things to do, and not enough time to do them and run a company. We’re going to be seeing a lot more of each other. I hope that’s OK with you.”
Ruby nodded. “Works for me.”
“I hope you can keep it a secret,” Lena added.
“I can keep a secret,” Ruby assured. “I promise.”
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