XO, Maggie

5. Alex's News

Home in 20. Grabbing butter and pasta sauce. XO

It had been the first night in over a month she thought she might actually have a chance at being home before hell o'clock, but she succeeded in maintaining herr late night streak nonetheless . Balancing the paper shopping bag on her right side, she fumbled in her pocket for her keys before she noticed that the door was cracked open an inch.

She rolled her eyes and set down the bag, reaching in her side pocket for her gun and opening the door precariously, ready to shoot at any given moment.

"Hey you."
Maggie immediately dropped her hand from the gun and exhaled deeply in relief. "Danvers. Hey. You good? It's past midnight." She picked up the shopping bag and placed it on the counter, kicking the door closed with her foot. Alex was standing in the middle of the apartment, her eyes nervously darting across the room.

"Oh, yeah. Fine. I just couldn't really sleep."

She cleared her throat lightly, as Maggie threw her jacket onto a chair and began to put the groceries away. "Well, you're not gonna believe who showed up today."

"Who?"
Maggie closed the fridge and rinsed her hands at the kitchen sink. "Frickin Thomas Coville's son."
"Oh?" Alex's voice was absent as her wife dried her hands on a dishcloth.

"Yeah. He just showed up saying he had some kind of warrant to reinstate whatever weird cult thing his dad made, and it was literally just a google spreadsheet with like, 10 typos a sentence in comic sans. I've seen a lot of dumb shit, but this might be a new low."
"Oh. Wow."

Maggie leaned against the counter, her sleeves still rolled up, and furrowed her eyebrows in concern. "You ok Danvers? Awfully quiet."

Alex bit her lip and glanced down, self consciously. "Actually I um, well I sort of have to talk to you about something."
Maggie crossed in front of the counter to face Alex, her eyes narrowing. "What's up?"
"I-it's just-"
"Alex, what's going on?"

A shy smile protruded from her lips, and she met her eyes.

"I'm, um, I'm pregnant."

Maggie stood in silence for a moment, frozen in disbelief.

"Alex-" she looked into her wife's eyes and placed her hands on Alex's hips. "Are you-are you serious?"
Alex nodded, her eyes brimming with tears as Maggie's face erupted into an ecstatic grin as her breath hitched.

"Oh my god, Alex."
Tears poured down Alex's cheeks as Maggie placed one hand on her stomach and the other on her cheek, unable to suppress her emotions.

"Oh my god."

The air was still as she threw her arms around Alex's neck and held her as closely as she could, laughing through her tears. She pulled away and kissed her passionately, holding her waist and wiping her eyes. She bent down and lifted Alex's shirt to expose her toned skin, pressing her lips lightly to her stomach.

"Hey baby. It's your mom. We can't wait to meet you."

Alex ran her fingers gently through her wife's hair as she stood up, gazing into her soft, dark eyes.

"You're gonna be such an amazing mom."

Maggie was pushed over the edge, unable to hold back her tears any longer. "Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"This is definitely the luckiest kid in the world."

They touched their foreheads together and breathed silently, not wanting to let go. Finally, Maggie spoke.

"Did you tell Kara?"
"Mags, do you seriously think I'm going to tell my sister before I tell this baby's mom?" The corners of her mouth twitched into a smile as she rubbed her shoulder. "I mean, I guess there's the whole x-ray vision thing but she's too oblivious to actually notice anything."

Maggie laughed and shook her head. "It's only a matter of time, babe."
"I know." Alex kissed her forehead and stroked her hair.

"C'mon, let's go to bed." Maggie smiled softly and put one hand on the small of Alex's back, guiding her to their bedroom.

"Mags." Alex laughed as Maggie delicately took her hand as if she were made of glass. "I'm not going to break, you know."

"I don't want to take any chances." She smirked and laid her down gently, bringing her voice to a whisper. "Are you staying in the field?"
Alex frowned. "Yeah, why wouldn't I?"
Maggie sighed, her eyes narrowing in concern. "I really just-I can't have you getting hurt. Especially now."
"I'll be fine. J'onn will make sure I don't do anything stupid."
"Yeah, but-I just, I can't and I don't want to imagine what I'd have to do if something happened to you." Alex's heart broke at Maggie's expression, and she softened.

"I'll be careful." She kissed her hand, gently. "I promise."
"Swear to me."
"I said I promise! Jeez, Sawyer. Don't go all bad cop on me now." She smirked, pulling her closer and resting one hand on Maggie's atop her stomach.

"Goodnight, love you."
"Goodnight." Maggie lifted the covers and kissed Alex's stomach.

"Goodnight, sweet baby."