The Promise ~ A Supercorp Fanfic

Chapter Eleven: Don't Mess With Eliza Danvers

"If I had my choice, I would take that guy out back, beat the hell out of him with a baseball bat, and then we could all take turns kicking the shit out of him until we saw the life slowly drain from his cold dead eyes. Anyway, who wants a fresh baked cookie?"

Eliza smiled sweetly and held out a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies. Alex, Kara, Sam, and Lena all sat agape, trying to take in the foul words and violent fantasies coming from the sweet and endearing mother figure standing before them.

"I'm not sure how to unpack all of that, Mom," Alex said. "I don't think I've ever heard you swear like that before. What was that?"

"Yeah. I'm shaken. That was... um... wow, Mom!" Kara said.

Lena grinned.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant. I want to do the same thing to that miserable sonofabitch! God help him if we ever cross paths."

Eliza walked over to Lena and set the plate of cookies down in front of her on the table. She wrapped her arms around her from behind and kissed the top of her head.

"Lena gets as many cookies as she wants, and she's my favorite now," Eliza said playfully.

Lena grinned from ear to ear and wrapped her arms around Eliza's arms. Kara placed a hand over her heart. She was deeply touched and only mildly insulted. She gave Alex a little elbow and grinned.

"Look at them bonding over assault and battery. God, I love this. I mean, I hate him and what he is doing to us, but I love Mom and Lena."

"Did Kar tell you about Lena's heroics the other night?" Alex asked. "Lena fed him the business end of a champagne bottle and went all Krav Maga on his ass."

Eliza pulled the plate closer to Lena and kissed her head.

"She told me a man broke into the office. She didn't give me a lot of details. That settles it, Lena gets all the cookies. Thank you so much for protecting my baby."

"I will always protect Kara. She's a part of me now."

Lena gave Kara a dreamy look.

Eliza gave Lena another hug, kissed her head, and took a seat at the table next to her.

"Okay, in all seriousness, what's the plan, Alex?" Eliza asked. She turned to Kara. Her brow furrowed with concern. "Why are you being targeted by so many crazy men? You said that other attack was random, but now there is a second man who wants to hurt you?"

"He's clearly just some pathetic incel reject with too much time on his hands," Alex said, clenching her jaw.

"He's one of Kara's ex-patients. She had to fire him because he asked her out repeatedly, even though she turned him down politely," Lena said. She grabbed Kara's hand and held on tight. "Kara, I would do anything to protect you."

Kara caressed Lena's cheek and kissed it lovingly.

"I called my partner, and he ran down William Dey. He works as an orderly, but he didn't show up for work and he gave his parole officer a bad address. The guy is a real scumbag. His record is lousy with crime against women. Stalking, threats, battery, you name it. He's a total piece of shit," Alex said.

"I know there are very few mothers in the world saying these words right now, but I am so glad both of my daughters are gay."

The women exploded into laughter.

"You're on fire tonight, mom." Alex laughed so hard she labored to catch her breath. "We're glad too! But seriously though, I figured this would be the best place to regroup. We can't let this jackass hold Lena and Kar hostage, but we must be careful. This guy could blow up Kara's entire career. That's best-case scenario. Worst-case scenario, he tries to hurt them."