Another Time, Another Place (SUPERCORP AU)

Part 36: Things To Consider

Alex's pov

"Aren't you supposed to be at school, Maggiekins?"

I came out of the kitchen and found Maggie sticking her face in the glass, looking at many assortments of baked goodies. She obviously skipped class, but my question is why...

"I'm looking for the cream cheese doughnut..." She said.

"Doughnuts are still frying, yet to be filled with cream cheese... So, what's your deal Sawyer? This isn't exactly your scene when you skip classes..." 

"Just checking out doughnuts," she shrugged as she followed me around.

"Uh-huh... What else?"

"Are you always this nosy, always asking questions??" She sounded a little annoyed.

"Just to those I care most about,"

"So,... you care about me?"

"Y-yeah...o-of course I care... you're my friend, I, ah... I-i care about friends," I stuttered with my response because the way she asked the question caught me a little bit off guard.

She didn't say anything back, but just walked around looking at cakes, muffins, croissants, croquembouche, stuff and all...

"Can you come over later at my house after your shift?" She suddenly asked, "If it's only okay with you...I mean, I just...I, uhm...I just feel like talking, and--"

"Okay...if you feel like talking, I'll be there to listen..."

She smiled at me, with her hands tucked inside the pockets of her hoodie and she just stood there.

"See you later then, Danvers..." She said after a moment, then she just left. Leaving me staring at the door she left swinging with it's bells chiming, and wondering...

What's going on with Maggie?...

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Lena's pov

My face stung.

I miscalculated the ball's landing earlier, instead of using my head to go for a strike, it hit me smack in the face. Now I'm nursing a tomato red slightly swollen cheek with an ice pack, sitting on the grass waiting for either Winn or Maggie to show up.

"Must hurt that bad, huh..." Barbara showed up instead, sat next to me and took the ice pack I was holding to my face and gently placed it on my right cheek.

"I just got bitch slapped by a ball flying a hundred miles per hour...of course it hurts bad,"

"It used to be an easy strike for you,... what happened?"

"I messed up..." I'm not sure if I'm still talking about the ball...or about Kara and me.

"No, really... what's happening to you? Even back in class today, you were out of it... Did you, uhm... did you have a fight with your girlfriend?"

See?! Everybody in school knows...I'm way more edgy and terrified than I ever was at facing my mom now. If Kara's mom was angry, mom's going to be fuming with it.

"No...I'm just tired," I quietly said.

"Get home and rest, then..." She put down the ice pack  back into my hand, and touched my cheek with hers. "I'll see you at the game,"

Something in the way she touched me that felt really weird, and the way she looked at me before she left, it was somewhat longingly. I don't know what it was for certain, but with my bungled thoughts, perhaps I'm just seeing things.

I need to talk to Kara about earlier. What are we gonna do if things come to it's worst, whatever that is. But I can't just show up at her front door after what happened. She and her mom has a very good relationship and I can't be the reason for that to get ruined. I love Kara...so much... I honestly don't think I can go on with my life without her in it, but there's just a lot of things to consider before we both get ourselves deeper into anything...

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Alex's pov

Aunt Eliza was in a sour mood when she came in.

She's the kind of person who's always cheerful and charmingly soft spoken. But since she got in her office, she snapped at at least two people three times and has been staring into her laptop, with a cup of tea in her hand.

I might just have an idea why...

Maybe Kara told her about Lena, and she doesn't approve. But isn't that just hypocritical? She took me in knowing I ran from my parents because they don't approve of me being gay...or maybe it's not that simple or easy anymore to process if it's your own child...

Maybe she'll blame me for this thinking I might have been an influence to Kara. But for all I know, she and Lena are getting close already even before I showed up here...I know it's not like Aunt Eliza to be so judging, but I got to prepare myself for the worst...

Getting kicked out...

I worked my entire shift trying to stay away from Aunt Eliza's path. I busied myself with customers and cleaning tables, just to avoid her. Right now, I just can't wait to go see Maggie at her place.

I've been wondering what exactly she wants to talk about...

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