Karamel Reunited

Chapter 7

"Alex, where is he?" I ask, flying into the DEO and running towards Alex. "He's in the med bay. Follow me," she says, taking my hand. My heart races as she leads me through a crowd of people. He's here. He's really here. The love of my life is back. We can finally be a family again. She leads me to the med bay. There he is. My heart soars when I see his handsome face. He has a beard, but I strangely like it. He's lying on the bed, sleeping. I walk towards him, but Alex grabs my arm. "Kara, before you go in there..." "Alex, I have to see him," I say, trying to shake her hand off. "Kara, he's different now," she says. I stop in my tracks and turn around. "Different? Different how? Is he ok?" I ask. "Yes, he's fine. I just wanted you know that... where he's been has effected him. I'm not sure how much yet, but I'll let him tell you," she says as she smiles and let's go of my arm. I walk into the room. Everything is quiet. All the commotion outside seems to fade away and all I see is him. I walk up to his bedside and take a seat. I take his hand in mine and just stare at him. After a moment, he starts to wake. His eyes flutter open. I hold my breath. He looks at me and I can hardly breathe. "Kara?" He asks. A tear rolls down my cheek. "Mon-El. Hi," I say as I squeeze his hand tighter. "How are you feeling?" I ask, smiling. "Tired," he says. I chuckle. "I'm so glad you're ok." I say, trying to say more, but my heart beats so loudly in my head that I can't think of anything. We are interrupted by J'onn clearing his throat. "Sorry to interrupt you two, but uh... we have to ask a few questions and run a few tests so..." "Oh, yeah. Of course, come in," I say, wiping away my tears. Alex, J'onn, and Winn walk over to the bed. Alex puts her hand on my shoulder and smiles at me. Just then, something occurs to me. "Wait a minute... h-how is he breathing? How are you breathing? There's still lead in the air, right?" I ask. "We don't know how. According to the samples taken this morning, the air should still be toxic to Daxamites," says Winn. "That's incredible," I say, squeezing his hand again. "Did someone cure you?" Asks Alex. "Yeah, and what was that language you were speaking on the ship?" Asks Winn. "Saturnian," responds Mon-El, tiredly. "Wait, there's life on Saturn?" "Why did you fire on the divers in that submersible?" Asks J'onn. "I didn't. I heard the ships defense system activate though. Is everyone ok?" He asks me. "Yeah, they got out in time." I respond. "That's some ship you got there. I've never seen anything like it," says J'onn. "It's uh... it's alien," Mon-El explains. "Who's in the other chambers?" Asks J'onn. "Just passengers." "Are they dangerous?" Asks Alex. "No, no, they're um... they're like me." "Why did you wake up and everybody else is still asleep?" Asks Winn. "I'm sorry guys, I was in hyper sleep and it's all um... it's all very hazy right now," Mon-El says, struggling to keep his eyes open. "So, you don't remember anything about the other passengers?" J'onn asks. "There will be plenty of time to ask questions, but he really needs to rest," I say, finding an excuse for us to be alone. I finally get everyone to leave the room. I turn around and come sit back down, looking into Mon-El's eyes, trying to think of something to say. "I missed you." "Me too," he replies. I smile. "It's been... tough," I tell him, my voice cracking. "Seven months of not knowing..." "Seven months," he says. I can see the wheels turning in his head. He has a look of realization. "Seven months," he says again. He looks at my stomach and holds his breath. "You're still..." "Pregnant? Yep. Are you ok?" I ask, trying to read his face. He looks me in the eyes with a look that says he's truly sorry. "I tried to send a message... so many times to let you know I was ok, but I couldn't. I tried." "It's ok. You can tell me all about what happened later," I say, placing one hand on his cheek and the other on my bump. I lean over to place a kiss on his forehead. "Kara." "Shh. Just sleep." "No, Kara." "Just sleep," I say, kissing him again. He agrees and closes his eyes. I walk out of the room and stare at him through the window for hours, fantasizing about the life we'll have together with our baby.

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