Chương 49: 49. The Wedding
“Rings? Check. Dresses? Check. Catering? Check. Guests? Check. Decorations? Check. Cake? Check.” Kara checked off each thing as she came to it. She had convinced the others that since there were so many people coming, they should have the wedding at the penthouse instead of the courthouse, and she was so glad she did. Everything was looking wonderful. They had rented tables and chairs for outside, and Lena had hired a decorator, so everything was covered with pretty white flowers and yellow bows everywhere. They had a perfect little wedding arch at the end of the walkway, and the preacher had confirmed her commitment for the evening.
Meanwhile, her partners were still having bouts of morning sickness. In order to make things easier on them, Kara zipped around, making sure everything was clean and in its place. With no sign of rain, it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day today.
“Mama, Lena wants you!” Jessie came out and called to her.
“OK,” she went back inside to check on her fiancee who was sitting on the bathroom floor in front of the toilet. “Hi, baby,” she said gently. “What’s up?”
Lena’s voice was hoarse from being sick, “Can you get us some medicine from the store? I don’t want any of us getting sick in the middle of the ceremony.”
“Yeah, honey, I can do that.”
“Than-” Lena was interrupted by her stomach erupting.
“I’ve got you, sweetheart. I’ll go get it now while I have time.” Kara hunted down her daughters and told them where she was going and to keep an eye on the others. On her way out, she ran into Eliza who was just getting into town. “Eliza! Hi! I didn’t expect you for another couple hours. The girls are in the living room. Everyone’s still getting sick this morning, so I’m going to go get them some medicine to help them get through the day.”
“Oh, poor things!” Eliza cooed. “I’ll let you get out of here, then. See you when you get back.”
“Bye!” Kara waved and headed out the door.
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“Grandma!” the twins cheered as Eliza walked through the door. They hugged her tightly and lead her inside.
“You want to see our dresses, Grandma?” Jamie asked excitedly. “They’re so pretty! Lena had them custom made for all of us. Everything matches. Come on!” She dragged Eliza into the bedroom where their dresses were hanging up in the closet.
Eliza examined the beautiful pale yellow lace fabric. “Wow, these are pretty!” she whistled. “You girls are going to look so beautiful! Stand next to them, and let Grandma get a ‘Before’ picture.”
The girls cheerfully obeyed and smiled brightly for their picture.
“Aww, you girls are so gorgeous. I love it!” She squeezed them again. “What’s for lunch? I’m hungry.”
“Mom said we had to fend for ourselves today because they don’t feel good, and Mama’s busy,” Jessie explained. “We’ll make you something!”
“What wonderful grandchildren I have,” Eliza said with a grin.
The girls preened and pulled her into the kitchen. “How about I just make some chicken, and we can put it on a salad?” Jamie suggested. “Mama has a huge catering order coming in for dinner, so you guys shouldn’t eat too heavy right now.”
“Sounds good,” Eliza answered easily. “Shall I help?”
“No!” Jamie insisted. “We’ll do it. We love cooking.”
“Yeah, Mom’s been letting us do it a lot lately. It’s awesome,” Jessie added.
“Oh, so you did inherit something from your grandma!” Eliza said with delight.
“Yeah!” the girls cheered.
“What’s everyone else doing?” Eliza wondered.
Jamie ticked off on her fingers, “Lena’s on her laptop, Mom’s reading something, and Maggie’s sleeping. Oh, and Mama went to the drugstore.”
“I’m gonna go say hi to your mom while you guys are cooking, OK?”
“OK, Grandma, we’ll let you know when it’s ready.”
Eliza strolled through to the other side of the penthouse to find her daughter. “Knock, knock,” she called through the doorway.
“Mom!” Alex said happily, putting her papers aside. “I’m so glad you’re here!” She got up from the bed and hugged her mother.
“Hi, sweetie. How are you?”
“Ugh, I feel like shit. Morning sickness this time around is a real bitch.”
“Alex, do you really need to swear so much to get your point across?”
Alex rolled her eyes and didn’t reply.
“Hi, Dr. Danvers!” Lena said from the bed. “Forgive me for not getting up, but I’m not dressed.”
“Oh, it’s OK, sweetie, I know how it can be with morning sickness.”
Alex nodded. “Let’s get outta here, so we’re not bothering them.” She lead her mother back into the living room. “How was your drive down?”
“Uneventful, thankfully,” Eliza stretched as she sat down on the comfy couch with her daughter. “So besides the morning sickness, how are things going?”
Alex pursed her lips in thought, “Well, one of Lena’s friends died the other day, so that wasn’t very good.”
“Oh, poor thing!”
“And she got kicked in the stomach which freaked everyone out, but so far she’s OK.”
“Oh, no!”
“Oh! Kara can see the babies, Mom! I can’t believe I forgot to tell you! Maggie and I are having singles, and Lena is the only one with twins. Thank Rao! I was so afraid we were going to have five or six babies. Four is a lot, but it’s better than six. At least we still outnumber them.”
“That’s wonderful, dear!”
“Which also reminds me, we need Dr. Landry’s number. Kara insists we go to her as soon as possible.”
“That’s probably not a bad idea, if Lena got kicked. I’d hate for something bad to happen.”
“She seems fine so far. She’s still puking her guts out like everything’s normal, so…” Alex shrugged.
“That’s good, I guess.”
They sat and chatted for a while longer until Kara came home with a box full of tacos.
“Uh-oh, the girls are gonna be upset,” Eliza commented. “They’re making lunch.”
“Oh, I didn’t realize.” Kara gave Alex the medicine she’d bought and took the tacos in the kitchen. “Girls, you can stop what you’re doing. I brought food home with me.”
“What?” Jamie whined. “I just put the chicken in the oven!”
“Well, you can save it for later, I guess,” Kara answered. “Tacos don’t save that well.”
The twins pouted and started putting things away.
“Thanks anyway, girls,” Eliza told them.
The five of them sat down and ate, and Alex even managed to eat most of one taco before she started getting queasy again.
Jamie tried to get Lena to eat, but she refused. Maggie was in the bathroom again, so Jamie didn’t dare bother her. Instead, she joined the others in the living room, where they played chess for a couple hours until the hair and makeup people showed up.
The pregnant women took something to settle their stomachs while they had guests, and all seven of them got their hair and makeup done professionally. They all thoroughly enjoyed the pampering. Eliza and the twins went around taking pictures and telling them how beautiful they looked, since now everyone was separated until the wedding. Lena was in her room, Alex was in the kids’ room, Maggie was in the Sun Room, and Kara was in the office. When the preacher showed up, she went around to each bride and confirmed the plan of the evening with them.
Winn showed up first, along with Lyra, then J’onn, then Clark and Lois. The twins and Eliza were there to greet everyone as they came in. Next came Mon-El and Eve, then Douglas, then James and Lucy. Now that everyone was there, the twins went back to the bedrooms to let the four brides know they were ready for them.
Everyone took their seats with their phones and cameras out, and Eliza started bringing the women out one by one. First came Kara. She was grinning from ear to ear as she walked down the aisle to stand on the far right of the preacher. Next came Alex, who was smiling almost as much as Kara. She walked slowly down to the far left of the preacher. Next came Lena, who was still feeling green around the gills, but she still had a small smile on her face when she came around the corner, and when she saw Kara and Alex, that smile grew to a full-grown grin. She took her place next to Kara and they grasped hands. Lastly came Maggie, who was nervous as hell for some reason, but that wasn’t going to stop her. She walked determinedly down the aisle, and when she got to the end, she finally focused on her partners. She was in awe of how beautiful they all looked. She smiled so hard her cheeks hurt. Finally, she stepped into place in front of Alex, and they grasped hands as well. Both couples were staring giddily into one another’s eyes, and when the music was over, the preacher spoke.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we have been invited here today to witness and celebrate the uniting in marriage of Alex and Maggie, and also Kara and Lena. They are taking the first step of their new beginnings; their new lives together. The ability and desire for one human being to love another is perhaps the most precious and fulfilling gift that has been entrusted to us. It is an all-consuming task, a lifelong endeavor — the journey we’ve been preparing for all of our lives.
“Loving someone is a reason to stretch beyond our limits, to become more for the sake of the other. It is to look into the soul of your beloved and accept what you see. Loving is the ultimate commitment which challenges people to become all that we are meant to be. As they join in marriage today, Alex and Maggie, and Kara and Lena are announcing to the world that they are welcoming that challenge.
“Today is a celebration. A celebration of love, of commitment, of friendship, of family, and of four people who are in it for forever. Today, promises become permanent, and friends become family. Marriage is much more than your signatures on a legal contract. You are promising, in front of all these people you love, that you want to be with each other and only each other for the rest of your lives, and that you will do everything in your power to honor the promises you are making here today.
“Kara and Lena, and Alex and Maggie commit themselves today to each other in sacred trust. They promise to embrace conflict as well as peace; to work as well as play; to struggle as well as coast; to give as well as receive; and to be with, stay with, and move toward one another. You four have made the commitment to create and recreate this conscious partnership. Marriage consists of entrusting our deepest selves into the loving care of another. It is a public and legal act to be sure. It is also an emotional and spiritual act. The spiritual aspect of marriage must be embraced openly, seriously, and completely for the marriage to endure.
“Today there will be no dearly beloved, no betrothed, and no ancient rhyme of the married. Today there are no dead languages to solemnize vows that are very much alive and will remain so for a lifetime. This day is not about the words spoken or the rings exchanged, nor is it about grand pronouncements and recessional marches. This day — the day of these four brides’ wedding — is about love.
“Kara, Lena, Alex, Maggie, are you all ready to say your vows?”
“Yes,” the four replied.
The preacher moved so she stood next to Kara. “Repeat after me: I, Kara Danvers, take you, Lena Luthor...”
“I, Kara Danvers, take you, Lena Luthor…”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
The preacher moved so she stood next to Lena. “Next, repeat after me: I, Lena Luthor, take you, Kara Danvers...”
“I, Lena Luthor, take you, Kara Danvers...”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
“Beautiful,” the preacher smiled and moved so she stood next to Maggie. “Next, repeat after me: I, Maggie Sawyer, take you, Alex Danvers...”
“I, Maggie Sawyer, take you, Alex Danvers…”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
Finally, the preacher moved so she stood next to Alex. “Next, repeat after me: I, Alex Danvers, take you, Maggie Sawyer...”
“I, Alex Danvers, take you, Maggie Sawyer...”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To be my lawfully wedded wife…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“To have and to hold, from this day forward…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For better, for worse…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“For richer, for poorer…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“In sickness and in health…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“To love and to cherish…”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
“Till death do us part; I pledge myself to you.”
“Perfect,” said the preacher. “Now for the rings.”
The twins bounced up and gave the rings to each of them.
“Kara, repeat after me,” the preacher said again. “Lena, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.”
“Lena, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours,” Kara repeated, sliding Lena’s ring on.
“Lena, repeat after me. Kara, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.”
Lena grinned. “Kara, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.” Her hands shook as she slid Kara’s ring on.
“Maggie, repeat after me. Alex, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.”
“Alex, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.” Maggie confidently slid Alex’s ring on.
“And lastly, Alex, repeat after me. Maggie, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.”
“Maggie, with this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours.” Alex tearfully slid Maggie’s ring onto her finger.
The preacher stepped back and addressed the four of them. “Congratulations, couples, I now pronounce you married. You may kiss your spouse.”
Both couples kissed enthusiastically, and everyone clapped and cheered and took more pictures. Next, the couples signed their marriage certificates. Then began the parade of congratulations and pictures upon pictures, upon pictures, until Maggie and Alex started complaining and people left them alone again.
Photos taken, the guys moved the chairs around and set up a few tables to one side for the group to eat dinner, leaving room to dance on the other side. Winn set up his bluetooth speakers to play music, and soon the catering team was showing up with Amy at the lead.
“Amy!” the twins cheered, running over and giving her hugs.
“Aww, you’re just the sweetest things ever! Hi girls!” she greeted them. “Look how beautiful you are!”
“Thanks! Wait till you see Mom and the others! Their dresses look just like ours, only white. They look like princesses!” Jamie replied excitedly.
“Oh, I can’t wait to see them!” Amy grinned. “Meanwhile, where is the food going?” The twins lead her out to the balcony where everyone was standing around chatting. The people that recognized Amy came to greet her, including the brides. “Oh my gosh! You guys look so gorgeous!” she gushed. “How was the ceremony?”
“It was perfect!” Kara answered with a grin, lacing her fingers with Lena’s.
“Yeah,” Maggie agreed, giving Alex a big kiss.
Amy frowned in confusion.
“Oops,” Maggie murmured.
Kara laughed nervously, Lena bit her lip, and Alex swore under her breath.
“I thought it was Alex and Kara, and Maggie and Lena?” Amy pointed at them.
“Well, um,” Kara stammered, “It is? We- heh- we're polyamorous.”
Amy seemed perplexed but not disgusted. “I see,” she blinked. “I don't know how you do it. I get annoyed with one partner after a while. I don’t know how I could ever deal with more than that. More power to you. I wish you all the best.”
The four brides thanked her, full of relief at Amy’s non-judgement, and the restaurant owner excused herself to take care of the food.
Eliza came up to them with a big smile on her face. “I know I keep saying this, but you girls look so beautiful. How are you feeling?”
“Great!” Kara answered. “But I guess you were more asking them, huh?”
“Well, you know,” Eliza smirked.
“I’m fine for now,” Alex assured her.
Maggie turned her nose up.
“I don’t know how I’m going to eat anything,” Lena admitted.
“Just do your best,” Eliza encouraged. “We used to have to make all kind of shakes and smoothies for Alex when she was pregnant with the twins. I’m sure Kara remembers how to do it.”
“Yep,” Kara confirmed. “We can experiment this week, if you want.”
“We’ll see,” Lena replied.
“I like the sound of that,” Maggie said.
Suddenly James and Lucy were coming up to them, “Hey guys, we were just wondering if we were suppose to sit at any table or if we have assigned seats.”
“Anywhere is fine,” Alex responded. “We didn’t have time to do all that kind of detailed planning.”
“And are we dancing or eating next?” Lucy wanted to know.
“Eating!” Kara answered happily.
“Dancing,” answered the other three.
“Dancing,” Kara corrected sheepishly.
James snickered. Then he asked, “What do you want to dance to for your first song?”
The girls all stared blankly at each other. They hadn’t discussed this.
“What song are you guys gonna dance to?” Kara asked them.
“‘At Last’ by Etta James,” Lucy informed them. “Don’t steal it!”
“I was asking so we didn’t,” Kara replied. “How about ‘This I Promise You’ by N’Sync?”
“Not in this lifetime,” Maggie shook her head.
“What about ‘All of Me’ by John Legend,” James suggested.
“I can live with that,” Kara answered.
Lena nodded. “I’m OK with that.
“Let’s do it,” said Maggie.
“Alright,” James grinned and went to tell Winn what to play.
“OK, everyone!” Eliza called out. “The brides are going to have their first dance now.”
Everyone cheered and gathered around, and Winn pulled up the song and started playing it. Both couples wrapped their arms around one another and looked into each others’ eyes adoringly. When the song started, they all mouthed the words to each other as they danced along to the music. Eliza and the twins took videos, and everyone else took an occasional picture here and there.
When it was almost over, Lucy ran over and whispered to Winn, who nodded. When ‘All of Me’ was over, he started playing ‘A Thousand Years’ by Christina Perri. “And switch!” Winn announced.
The brides laughed and switched partners. Alex took hold of Lena, and Kara took hold of Maggie, and they danced and kissed and sang to this second song. When it was over, Winn made them switch one last time, and they danced to ‘My Girl’ by The Temptations this time, with Kara and Alex, and Maggie and Lena.
Finally, they opened the dance floor to everyone, and the twins hammed it up with their dancing. They made their rounds to dance with literally everyone, and God forbid someone try to sit down. They would come after that person and drag them back onto the dance floor. The only ones allowed to sit down on occasion were the pregnant ones. This started the whispering among the group of friends who didn’t know as to which one of the women was pregnant, which escalated into taking bets.
Throughout the night, James, Lucy, Lois, Mon-El, Eve, Winn, and Lyra proceeded to get drunker and drunker, and they tried to get the four brides to drink to try to make them give away the answer to who was pregnant, but all four of them refused to drink at all, which made the group very frustrated. Except Lucy and Lois, who already knew the truth, but who were playing along to keep the secret. The Lane sisters found the whole situation rather hilarious.
Kara could hear all this happening around her, but she didn’t know how to stop it without making a scene, so she just made a mental note to kill all of them with her heat vision before the night was out. OK, so she wouldn’t really do that, but they were all getting a stern talking to later on. If Maggie and Lena found out that everyone already knew they were pregnant, she would be a dead duck, for sure. If that wasn’t bad enough, she’s pretty sure the entire catering staff now new about their polyamory and possible pregnancy situation. She called Lena over. “I hate to be a stick in the mud, but do you think we should make the catering staff sign the same non-disclosure agreement that we had the preacher sign?”
Lena bit her lip in thought. “Yeah, after what happened on Valentine’s Day, I’m not so confident in people… Not that I was extremely confident in them before, mind you, but that’s besides the point. I’ll go print out some forms, you talk to Amy about them and make sure she knows it’s nothing personal.”
Kara did as she was told. Amy wasn’t bothered at all. She had to be one of the most easy going people Kara had ever met. When Lena had printed out the forms, she led each of Amy’s staff into the kitchen to sign them, and then Amy herself. Lena and Kara then proceeded to tell Amy all about the ‘outing’ on Valentine’s Day.
“That must have been pretty frustrating,” Amy replied. “I can’t imagine having my privacy being violated like that.”
Lena grimaced a bit. The restaurant owner had no idea how badly their privacy had really been violated recently, and she wasn’t about to share that information, no matter how easy this woman was to talk to. “Yeah, that’s putting it mildly.”
“Your secrets are safe with me, Lena,” Amy assured her, putting a hand on her shoulder. “NDA or not. I have secrets of my own that I don’t want to get out, so I honor people’s privacy. You don’t have to worry about me.”
Lena smiled at her, “Thanks, Amy, I appreciate that.” She looked over at Kara and smirked. “We can probably let people eat now. I know at least one certain someone who’s hungry.” She patted Kara’s belly.
“If you think I’m hungry, imagine how the kids probably feel right now,” Kara replied.
Lena waved her off, “Oh, they’re fine. They’re happiest when they’re dancing.”
Kara giggled. She could see the kids, and the truth of that statement was written all over their faces. “I can’t argue with that. Maybe we should put them back in their dance classes. Their whole lives can’t revolve around fighting. We didn’t argue with them about quitting because we thought it would save money, but now that I’m looking at them, I regret letting them stop.”
“Kara,” Lena chastised. “Saving money is not an issue. You’re going to learn that sooner or later.”
Amy snickered. “Shall we go feed some folks?” she asked, changing the subject.
“Yes!” Kara cheered. They all went back out to the balcony, and Kara simply yelled, “Food!”
The kids stopped what they were doing and cheered. “Woohoo!”
“I’m starving!”
“Me too!”
Kara looked nervously at the other three who had all expressed complete disinterest in the food. “Uh, um, come on then, you guys,” she waved them over, and everyone made their way to their tables to wait for the catering team to bring out their dinners. Some were more excited than others.
The four brides sat at the head table. Eliza, J’onn, Douglas, and the twins sat at the next table. Winn and Lyra sat with Mon-El and Eve, and Clark and Lois sat with James and Lucy. Kara would worry about the Lane sisters being at the same table, especially with how drunk everyone was, but they seemed to be getting along for now, so she relaxed.
Amy had prepared a feast for them. She had a choice of either grilled lemon chicken, or salmon, with rice pilaf and fresh steamed broccoli or zucchini. Not to mention the lava cakes she’d promised the kids. Kara wanted it all, and she fully intended to have it. In fact, the food went over very well with the group - even the pregnant people - and everyone was stuffed by the end of dinner - even the aliens.
After everyone had pretty much finished eating, Eliza went around making sure everyone had drinks of some sort, so they could toast to the happy couples. She went first, standing next to the brides with an unexpectedly bright smile on her face. “OK, everyone, thank you all for coming to support my daughters. Aren’t they beautiful? I can’t get over it!” The group whooped and hollered and whistled. “...I honestly didn’t see this coming, but it’s an honor and a privilege to have such high caliber women for daughters-in-law. My girls deserve nothing but the best. Alex, Kara, Maggie, Lena, I wish you all the best, and I hope you live long and happy lives together. I love you all so much.”
The four brides each hugged and kissed her gratefully.
Alex had tears streaming down her face. “Thank you, Mom. That means the world to us.”
“Of course, sweetie!” Eliza replied. “Who’s next? J’onn?”
J’onn stood and held his glass up. “Yes. Well, I’ve watched you four go through some really hard times recently, so I’m glad you can all come together and celebrate the love that you share. I’m so proud of all of you, and I know you’ll do me proud in this: Keep loving one another. That’s what makes all our hard work worth it.”
“Here, here!” everyone responded.
“Oh! Me next!” said Winn. The way he was standing, leaning to the side, it was clear he’d had quite a few drinks, and he slurred his words just a little, “I’ve- I’ve been friends with Kara and Alex for a long, long time now. I think the kids were, what? Like, five years old when we met? Anyway, you’ve always been happy-go-lucky people, but I’ve honestly never seen you happier than when you found Maggie and Lena. It warms my heart, and gives me hope. You guys are the best, and I hope your lives together are amazing and full of lots of little wonderful things. Cheers.”
“Cheers,” everyone called back.
Lucy stood next. “I just want to say, here’s to four awesome, badass women. May you always be just as fierce and phenomenal as ever!”
“Woo!” cheered the group.
Before Lucy even sat down, James was standing to go next. “You all know I was a hard sell on this whole thing, but honestly, I just want you guys to be happy. You all deserve it. It’s an honor to be your friend and family, and I’m thankful to be a part of your lives. You’re the best kind of people. I hope your marriage lasts a lifetime and beyond.”
“Aww!” everyone cooed.
Next, Clark stood and cleared his throat before speaking. “Kara, I never know what to expect from you, but I’ve learned that you always go above and beyond to do the right thing. I know that’s what you’re doing now, and I’m proud of you. I wish you all the happiest life possible. The world is better off with more Danvers in it.”
The group clapped happily.
Finally, Lois got to her feet and toasted, “I just want to say, keep up the good work. I know you all will live a long and happy life together.”
Everyone cheered, and the brides all wiped tears from their faces, then got up and gave hugs.
“OK, are you all ready to cut the cake?” Eliza asked her daughters.
Lena, Maggie, and Alex grimaced at the thought of yet more food.
“Alright, let’s get this over with,” Maggie grumbled. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it to sound like that. It’s just going to be hard to eat, that’s all.”
“Tiny bites,” Eliza murmured softly, stroking Maggie’s cheek.
“OK, come on,” Kara said. “Everyone, we’re going to cut the cake now!” she called to the group. She lead her partners to the simple but elegant wedding cake and took the initiative to cut a piece for all of them to share. They were all very delicate with feeding one another, and no one even dared smash a piece of cake in the other’s face. The women managed to take their bites without getting sick, but none of them ate any more cake than what was necessary for show. Well, except Kara, but she waited until they were back at their table. They kissed each other and sat back down.
The kids were having a blast. They were dancing their little hearts out and eating tons of food and sweets, but no one felt the need to stop them. It was a party, after all.
After a while, Mon-El and Eve disappeared, and no one really noticed until Jamie stopped in her tracks making a horrified face. “Oh, hell no!” She ran to her bedroom and banged on the door. “No!” she hollered. “No, no no! You are not doing that in my bed! Get out now!”
The drunken couple stumbled out, giggling and swaying unrepentantly. “Sorry,” Eve said casually. “We weren’t really paying attention to who’s room we were in.”
Jamie glared at them with her hands on her hips. “Out!” she demanded.
Kara met them at the door. “What seems to be the problem? Jamie, you know better than to swear.”
The girl whined and pointed an accusing finger at Mon-El and Eve, “They were trying to do it in my bed!”
Kara gasped. “You two! Behave yourselves!”
“Sorry!” Eve giggled drunkenly and headed out to rejoin the group with Mon-El.
The Kryptonians rolled their eyes and shook their heads identically.
“Maybe we should wrap this party up,” Kara mused. “It’s almost nine o’clock.”
“Yeah, everyone’s drunk enough. I don’t want to have to chase anyone else out of my room,” Jamie complained.
Kara made the rounds and told everyone to wrap it up. Also, to clean up after themselves. She didn’t want to have to clean up by herself, and her partners were tired. Plus, she was probably going to have to drive people home at this point. Everyone but Clark was drunk as a skunk. Even Eliza, J’onn, and Douglas were buzzed. It was kind of strange seeing those three drink. They were usually so composed the rest of the time. Alex would hate it if she knew Eliza was telling them stories about when her beloved daughter was younger.
After the catering team was gone, Kara started driving people home in their own cars and flying back for the next pair until only Eliza was left. She would be taking the twins back to the Danvers’ little apartment, so the newlyweds could have some alone time in the penthouse for the weekend. She corralled the kids into their room to get their stuff so they could leave. The four brides came in and hugged and kissed each kid, bidding them goodnight and be good.
“Goodnight, Danvers family!” Jessie said gleefully, squeezing Maggie until she squeaked.
“Goodnight, girls,” the rest of them answered.
Kara drove them in Eliza’s car back to their own apartment. The girls couldn’t seem to stop smiling, and Kara was right there with them. The smile hadn’t left her face all night, and if she were human, she was pretty sure her cheeks would hurt from it. After reminding the kids to take a shower before bed, she headed back to the penthouse.
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The next morning after breakfast, Eliza kept the girls at the breakfast table. “Jessie, Jamie, I want to talk to you. “Your mom told me what you did.”
The kids stared blankly at her. “What did we do?” Jessie wondered. They’d been good all week, she racked her brain to try to think, but came up empty.
“You poked holes in their condoms and made them get pregnant,” Eliza answered.
“Oh,” said Jamie forlornly.
“That was Jamie, not me!” Jessie defended.
“It might as well have been both of you, “ Eliza accused. “I’m really disappointed in you girls. This is a big deal, and neither of you seem the least bit remorseful.”
“Mom and Maggie already made me write two essays, and I’m on diaper and puke duty for life,” Jamie shrugged.
“So you think that makes it OK?”
Jamie raised her hands in the air, “No, but I can’t go back and undo it!”
Eliza shook her head in dismay. “No, you can’t. That’s why this is such a big deal. Maggie and Lena have only been around for a little while, and here they are pregnant already. Marriage and babies are things you go through after you’ve been together for a while, not just a few months. And that’s assuming a couple wants those things in the first place. I can’t believe you would even think of this, let alone carry it out.”
Jamie pouted. “I said I was sorry! I’ve written essays. I’ve cleaned up puke. I’ve been banned from everything. What else can I do?”
“Well, Grandma thinks you should both write an apology letter to each of them,” Eliza told them.
“What?!” the kids screeched.
“I told you, I already had to write essays about it!” Jamie complained.
“I didn’t even do anything!” Jessie whined. "No fair!"
“You think it was fair that three women got pregnant without wanting it?” Eliza pointed out. “How many times in the last year have you begged them to have a baby, and they said no? Did they get their way?”
“But Jamie did it!”
“She did it for you because you were acting crazy, and she wanted you to stop. If you hadn’t been acting out in the first place, she might not have even thought about it.”
Jessie whined some more.
“Now, that’s enough. I assume you two have paper in your room somewhere. You can bring it out here, if you want, but that’s what you’re going to be doing this morning. And possibly this afternoon, depending on how long it takes you. We’re talking full page apologies here, not just one or two sentences. And don’t write the same thing to each one. Make them personal. You’re not writing to robots.”
“This sucks,” Jessie muttered.
“Would you like to be grounded from your phone today?” Eliza threatened.
Jessie balked, “No!”
“Then lose the attitude. The sooner you get this done, the sooner we can go do something fun.”
“Like what?” Jessie wondered.
Eliza raised her eyebrow. “Do what you’re told, or you’ll never find out.”
The kids sighed and went to get paper and pencils out of their room. They worked on their letters for the better part of two hours, and Eliza sat beside them reading a mystery novel until they were done. She checked each letter as it was finished, not to proof read so much as to make sure they were sincere apologies.
When she was satisfied, she sent them to get dressed with the intention of taking them shopping. She hadn’t gotten the kids yet this spring, so she hadn’t gotten to spoil them for the season. Shopping was one of their favorite grandma and granddaughters outings, after all.
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