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“Kara, it all looks great, stop worrying so much!”
“No, it has to be perfect Alex. Everyone’s coming over for Christmas Eve, and it has to be better than mom’s house. I want this to be my thing now!” Kara replied as she whipped around her apartment, moving things insignificantly in Alex’s eyes.
Here’s the thing, she understood why Kara was so worked up about having Christmas Eve at her place, but she had nothing to worry about, their mom didn’t even want to host the 24th anymore. Eliza had been happy to hand it over to Kara, who was obviously more than willing to take on the challenge of it all.
“Kara.” Alex tried again, finishing off the beer and getting up from the couch to line it up with the other empty bottles that were already accumulating on her sister’s countertop. She grabbed her sister’s wrist when she flew past her, pulling Kara to a halt and receiving one of her less than threatening glares and angry puffs in return. “It looks amazing. I promise.” With a heavy sigh the younger Danvers nodded and slowed her breath, shaking out her hands and looking around at the beautifully festive atmosphere her apartment was radiating.
It looked like something out of a Christmas catalogue what with the gorgeous tree, the abundant Christmas decorations perfectly scattering the space, and a half dozen candles lit around the place. It smelt like you’d just walked into a Pillsbury factory, the gingerbread cookies already decorated and on the table while the pecan pie was finishing up in the oven. It was a perfect scene really, as the sun was going down and the lighting made the space feel even cozier.
“Okay. It looks good.” Kara admitted, a little proud smirk upon her face. The oven started beeping marking the readiness of the pecan pie Alex just begged Kara to make. It wasn’t usually on their family menu for the holidays, an apple pie more often seeing the light of day, but Alex knew that it was Maggie’s favourite and really wanted her girlfriend to have a piece of home even if she weren’t with her family this year. Kara had enthusiastically agreed, loving seeing her sister so happy for the first time in so long. “I hope I made it to Maggie’s standards…”
“I’m sure it tastes amazing Kara, don’t worry about it.” Alex commented, putting down the glass of wine she’d poured herself as a knock on the door came, announcing their first guest. The older Danvers sister pulled open the door, staying tucked behind it knowing that the apartment would be much warmer than the hallway air, her dark green t-shirt and navy jeans enough to keep her warm in Kara’s apartment, but not enough for the brisk air that the guest would be bringing with them to the door.
Hoping to see Maggie on the other side, Alex was disappointed when James stood holding a case of beer with him on the other side. She let him in graciously, hanging his coat and shutting the door again. He headed right over to Kara, setting down the beer case next to Alex’s empty bottles and leaned against the countertop as they began talking about work, as per usual. And so, with no experience in the media world, Alex picked up her wine glass again and started straightening out the cutlery on the table.
Kara answered the door next, letting in Winn and Eliza who’d arrived at the same time, bringing in nice conversation for Alex, who got along great with her mother and considered Winn one of her good friends. The three of them sat on the couch and chatted quietly about what they’d been up to in the last few weeks, although Alex and Winn’s stories were very similar. Finally the knock that Alex had been waiting for rang through the apartment. And although Kara was making her way over, she caught Alex’s eye as she stood up and backed off, knowing that her sister had been itching to see her girlfriend as they hadn’t seen each other outside of work much over the last little while, both of them very busy keeping National city safe from whatever new threat there was. And sure enough, there stood detective Sawyer all bundled up in her usual leather coat but with a big red scarf on this time as well.
“Danvers.” She nodded, tilting her head sideways and making Alex’s heart melt. “Sorry I’m late, traffic was shit and I had to get a cab.” Alex nodded and looked back into the apartment quickly, making sure no one was staring at them before she grabbed Maggie’s scarf and pulled the gorgeous girl in for a loving kiss.
“Come in.” Were the first words from Alex’s mouth as she helped Maggie take off her coat and scarf, passing her an already opened beer as she hung the clothes with the rest of their guests’ things, visibly nervous about what was about to happen.
This was an unusual Christmas Eve for yet another reason, this was the first time Maggie would be meeting Eliza. With a deep breath Alex led her in, past Kara and James, who said hello, and over to the couch she’d be occupying before Maggie had knocked on the door. Winn waved and nodded at the two, having met Maggie many times before. Eliza, however, had taken a stand and was wearing a lovely smile on her face as her daughter approached timidly.
“Maggie, it’s so nice to finally meet you!” Eliza said reaching out and shaking Maggie’s hand with enthusiasm. Maggie smiled back brightly, returning the greeting. “Alex doesn’t stop talking about you, so it’s nice to finally put a face to the name.” With that comment Maggie laughed and looked back at Alex, who’s horrified look and flushed cheeks gave away her every emotion. They three of them sat down again and started talking about science once more, about half of what the Danvers women were discussing going right over the detective’s head. Eventually Alex got up to help Kara with the final touches on the dinner she was cooking for everyone, although she probably didn’t need the help.
Without a word to her sister, Kara was grabbing Alex’s wrist and dragging her to the back window of her apartment, telling her to stay put for a few seconds. With much confusion Alex obliged, wondering exactly what her sister was up to, she could recognize that scheming expression anywhere. What she least expected is exactly what Kara did, walking right over to Maggie and grabbing her wrist as she had Alex’s, tugging her towards the corner where Alex stood.
“Kara, what?” Alex asked when the pair arrived by her side.
“You two have to get over this rigidity already.” Kara simply said, smiling cheekily at the pair. “You can’t pretend you’re just friends or whatever because it’s boring, and quite frankly, you two are too cute to not be all couple-y and gush over each other, especially at Christmas.”
With a confused look, Alex was about to reply when Kara gave Maggie a little push, the detective stumbling forward a couple steps and into Alex’s arms, which caught her with ease. It was then that Kara looked up, both Alex and Maggie’s gaze following hers, to the mistletoe hanging above them.
“Kara, you didn’t…” Alex said, a half-assed dig at her sister’s scheming mind. But her sister was no longer listening. No, she now held her own glass of wine and was tapping the glass with a knife she’d picked up, egging the pair on for a kiss while also grabbing everyone else’s attention. The gesture made Alex roll her eyes while it made Maggie laugh and take charge, knowing how nervous Alex was about this whole evening. Before Alex quite registered that her girlfriend was actually submitting to the kind-hearted peer-pressure of her younger sister she was kissing Maggie under the mistletoe. Considering the circumstances, it really was the perfect kiss, and because of that Alex had soon forgotten exactly how annoyed she’d been with Kara. Her arms slid around Maggie’s waist, pulling herself in deeper as she felt soft hands curl around her neck and gentle thumbs across her cheeks. A few seconds later Maggie pulled back, smiling up at Alex with the kindest of eyes. It was that very gaze that calmed Alex down again, the girl having been a nervous wreck for weeks about this night, since having asked Maggie if she’d like to attend.
“Don’t worry Alex, your mom loves you, you’re allowed to show off your happiness.” Maggie said softly, tucking a strand of hair behind Alex’s ear before her hand dropped and she turned around, pulling Alex by the arm back to the couch where Eliza sat smiling happily at the two. It was obvious to Maggie that Alex’s mother had never seen Alex kiss anyone before, let alone look this happy afterwards. And so, with the anxiety behind her and a gorgeous girl at her side, Alex went on to have the most perfect Christmas Ever of her life, surrounded by everyone she loved.