Ohana

Hurricane Eliza

Alex was pacing back and forth because Kara was supposed to be here a half an hour ago. Their mother was suppose to be here soon and Alex didn't want to face her alone. Her stomach was in knots making her more nauseous. Alex is also emotionally tired after an unexpected morning with Maggie. Her phone vibrates:

M- Breathe Danvers. You're going to be alright. Your mom is great.

It's nice even after all this time that Maggie could ground her simply with a text message. Alex checks on the dinner once more before quadruple checking the place settings on the dinning room table. If Alex wasn't pregnant, she would be at least three fingers deep of whiskey. There was a knock on the door. Alex took a breath and answered it.

"Hi mom," Alex says with a smile.

"It is so good to see you Alex." Eliza hugs Alex then enters the apartment.

"Where is Kara?" Eliza asks looking around the room.

"Oh she is out doing her city rounds and will be back soon. Can I get you anything to drink?" Alex asked hanging up her mother's coat on the rack.

Kara flies in through the window covered in alien goo, "uh that alien was so nasty," Kara says oblivious there was a new person in the room.
"Kara?" Eliza says concerned for her daughter.

Kara freezes and looks up, "oh hi Eliza. Sorry there was guy buy the square I had to handle. Lets just say catching him was an issue."

Eliza looked between the sisters, "you took down an alien without the DEO present?"
Alex winces and Kara answers, "uh no the DEO was there but it wasn't too difficult. Nothing I couldn't handle."
"But if the DEO was there then why wasn't Alex with you." Eliza asks confused because Alex had just lied to her.
"Mom today was my day off. I was cooking dinner I couldn't leave."
Eliza was furious, "Alex you should have been with Kara, it is too dangerous for her to be out there herself. Not to mention the fact that you just lied to me."

"Mom she wasn't alone the DEO was with her. Just look at her she is fine."
"No she is covered in alien goo, Alexandra. She should be at the DEO making sure the goo won't do anything to her."
Alex was at a loss for words, she didn't expect things to spiral so quickly

"Eliza the goo his harmless, they already checked me out at the DEO I'm fine. I'm just going to shower real quick." With that Kara left for the bathroom.

"Alex you should have been there with her." Eliza says disappointed in her eldest daughter.

"Excuse me. I.. who would have let you in, who would have made dinner. For gods sake I can actually cook now."

"But your work with the DEO..."
"My work has changed. I assistant direct the new agents and am the head lab tech and a senior medical staff member. I don't go in the field anymore."
"What prompted such an irrational change Alex, you and Kara were doing so well."

"Why should me changing my job be so disappointing? I'm still there protecting Kara just in a different way. What happens when the day comes that I can no longer protect Kara? What will you think of me then?"
"You're not seeing anyone so I don't see what could be the distraction."
"What if I wanted to have a baby mom?" Alex asks to see her reaction.
Eliza scuffs, "please Alex a child takes a lot of work and time, which you don't have. You will be an amazing mom in time but you will need help. No one can do it on their own."

"I can't do this." Alex grabbed her coat and left just as Kara walked into the room.
"What happened?" Kara asks, as the door slams shut.
Eliza shakes her head, "your sister had some notion that she was going to have a baby. She doesn't understand how difficult they are; how much time you need to take care of them. She cannot do it without a partner, which she doesn't have. I'm only looking out for what's best for her."
Kara frowned, "no you don't. If Alex wants to have a baby she can have one whether she is with someone or not. I don't need her protection anymore. She taught me everything she knows and it's not like she's leaving the DEO. She's just adjusting her priorities."