In Two Minds

Awkward Mornings

The morning sun blazing through the window was painful, shielding her eyes from the offending light Alex saw where she was, on a couch that was not hers in an apartment that was not her own. Shit.

Some clothes lay discarded on the ground all around her, the last thing she remembered was her and Quinn drinking too much and reminiscing about old loves. How did this happen?

Cursing how she had ended up with two one night stands in a matter of a few months when she had nine in her whole life she rose herself up from the couch, her whole body aching in protest.

"What did I do?"

" Hey, sleeping beauty your finally awake. " Quinn waltzed happily into the room, her naked body covered only by a towel that could easily fall, still Alex couldn't take her eyes off the other woman, she looked magnificent her long dark hair wet and combed back from her face. She is beautiful.

"You look weird Danvers what is the matter?"

*Err yeah about last night..when...we..I mean..when...you. "

Quinn watched through puzzled eyes as she tried to understand what the woman was saying until it suddenly dawned on her.

"Wow, Danvers calm down we never did anything!"

" What. "

"Yeah we just slept on the couch together, we didn't have sex or anything anywhere near sex."

" Oh thank goodness for that. "

"Hey, Danvers don't flatter yourself you aren't my type."

Alex watched her walk to the kitchen suddenly disappointed for a reason she couldn't understand that Quinn wasn't attracted to her.
"Why what is wrong with me?"

" Do you want coffee? "

"Just tell me why."

"It's not offensive you just aren't someone who I find attractive. " Big massive white lie, I could totally see myself with you but would only be second best.

"I just think you shouldn't write me off." Alex couldn't help but wonder why she was pushing so hard for herself, a second ago she was worried they had sex now she wished they had.

" I don't think I'm your type either just leave it. "

"At least try, go on a date with me."

The two women stared at each other as silence surrounded them, blue eyes bore into dark ones silently asking the questions she needed answers. Do you actually want me or am I a consolation?

"Maybe you will find out just how good I am." Alex flashed a cheeky grim she hoped went somewhere near seductive.

" Ok Danvers you are on you can take me on a date. "

"You will not regret this Wilson I promise, oh wait can I call you Quinn?"

Quinn laughed quietly. "Yes, Alex you can call me Quinn."

" Cool. "

Maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all. Both women thought as they sat down to drink the coffee that had just brewed.

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Quinn watched intently around her, vigilant had become her middle name in the time since Lena's poisoning. I should have stopped that happening.

"I think I'm safe in my own office Quinn." Lena smiled at her from her desk chair.

" Maybe, maybe not. "

"I've told you to stop blaming yourself, it wasn't your fault." This was about the hundredth time the CEO had told her this, and for the hundredth time, Quinn dismissed it to reprimand herself.

"My job is to make sure no one hurts you, someone hurt you this is unacceptable."

" You work too hard, Kara tells me you have a date with her sister. " She cast her a knowing smile.

"Err yeah I do."

"So you and Alex, you know." She leaned back in her chair thinking for a short time. " I think you would make a really sweet couple. "

"Oh really."

" Most definitely, she cares a lot about kara I see it all the time. "

"So that must mean we will marry and live happily ever after." Quinn raised an eyebrow.

"Why not she deserves it, and so do you."

Quinn shrunk back a little at her words. She had never thought about what her future would be, once there had been a few hours where her future was with Sara, then that was snatched away.

"It's just a first date Lena, not a marriage proposal."

" You never know Quinn what can happen. "

Yeah I know usually it sucks.

"I take one day as it comes, whatever happens, tomorrow I'll wait and see when I get there."

" Wise words, also a little pessimistic. "

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She knew standing watching someone for well over half an hour was weird, but Quinn couldn't quite pull her gaze from her.

Alex stood her head bent over the screen typing something, her face a mask of concentration. She had noticed before now how attractive she was, yet only since that morning had she found herself really watching her.

What would it feel like to run her hands through her short hair? So many questions had been whirling around in her head that it felt like her mind would blow if she just stood there.

Deciding what she would do, she entered the room determined walked up to the unsuspecting woman and spun her around, pulled her close and kissed her long and hard.

Her arms grasping at Quinn in an attempt to pull her closer, an impossible task as they were as close as two people could be, suddenly Quinn pulled away breathlessly watching as Alex's eyes still clouded over with lust.

"Wow." Was all the woman could form.

Quinn laughed. "Indeed."

As abruptly as she had entered she left again leaving Alex watching her retreat open-mouthed.