Maternity Test

Chapter Two- Lena

Regret. After she left my office the first time, that is all I felt. I regretted myself being fooled by Rhea, by being used by her. I regretted letting myself be put on the Daxamite ship, I regret leaving the ship and letting the embryo stay. I felt pure regret of being naïve. I knew she was alive, but I didn't care.

I push a button on my computer and it powers on. I stare at my glass full of scotch and I debate drinking it. The debate is short though, and I down the whole thing within minutes. I log onto my computer and think about what to do. I start to type about everything I could remember about Marie, from everything she told me, to what Rhea said during the invasion. Maybe the DEO, J'onn or Kara would have more information. While I was typing, I heard the soft creaking of the door opening. To my surprise, it is Marie.

"You are not my assistant, nor do you have coffee," I say stating the obvious.

"Yeah, about that. Your assistant and I accidentally bumped into each other while I was leaving. The coffee spilled everywhere. I cleaned it up as best as I could, but the floor is a bit stained. Jess should be up any minute now with a new coffee. I just thought you should know so she didn't get in trouble for taking so long." I don't want to tell her that I know what happened, and how thin the walls are, not to mention the constant security feed I have in my office.

"Lucky for her, I am not that type of boss. But thank you for telling me anyway." I say, trying to hint that I don't want her here. It is clear she took my hint.

"Yeah, no problem. Goodbye for real this time."

"Goodbye." She closes the glass door and I listen for her high heels as she walks away. I grab my phone and call Kara. The phone rings a couple times and Kara picks up.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Kara. Is there any chance you are at the DEO right now?"

"I was just about to head there, J'onn is calling a meeting. You should be getting the alert in a few. How are you handling it?"

"Well, having a daughter isn't exactly my plan. I sent her away. I want to know more about her before I let her even have a relationship with me."

"You know, the best way to know more about her is to talk to her." Kara is right. It isn't a big shocker. I feel my phone buzz, I look down at my phone and see an alert. I am needed at the DEO immediately.

"Will you make it to the DEO on time?'

"Yeah, I am heading over now."

"I'll see you in a minute." I press the red button and the call ends. I put my cup in the sink, and put the scotch away. I press a button on my watch and a portal opens in front of me. I walk through it and immediately step into a DEO conference room.
"Lena, welcome." Brainy says as I take a seat, "Kara is flying Dreamer over right now." I take a look around. Alex and Kelly are sitting across from me, and Brainy is next to me. J'onn is sitting promptly at the head of the table. All of a sudden Kara and Dreamer walk in, and Kara takes a seat next to me, while Nia sits across from Kara next to Kelly.

"Why did you call the meeting here and not at the Tower?" Dreamer asks.

"We can meet at both places." J'onn says, "We have an urgent matter to discuss. Brainy informed me of our new Daxamite-Human friend."

"You all know?" I ask.

"Yes. I calculated that Marie, the Daxamite-Human, would reach out to you today. So I told J'onn and J'onn told Kelly and Alex. I was gonna tell Kara, but Marie told her before I could."

"I was the last to know about Marie?" I say. I feel betrayed but yet so relieved. Whoever said that ignorance was bliss, lied.

"Yes, Mon-El is gonna know, but it is hard to get messages to the future."