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“This is the last of it.” Maggie put down a box labeled '(leather) jackets' and wiped her forehead. She looked over the few boxes and bags scattered all around her fiancees apartment that they would share for the next two months. As much as she liked the place, she refused to live in a flat without a bedroom door for the foreseeable future, especially when her future sister in law had a tendency to barge in at any given moment, without knocking. But her lease was running out and they would not be able to move into their new place for another two months, so she had agreed to move in with Alex in the meantime. It's not like she had been spending much time at her own place, anyway.
Maggie felt two hands grabbing her waist and pulling her back, as one hand sneaked around her from behind to hold her close. “You know, carrying all this stuff was really exhausting. We should probably wait until tomorrow with the unpacking and head straight to bed.” Maggie allowed herself to relax into Alex and closed her eyes contently. Before she could take her fiancee up on her offer though, she remembered their plans for the rest of the day and turned around to smirk up at Alex.
“It's three in the afternoon, Danvers. Also, didn't your sister want to come by to celebrate moving day? I really do not want to traumatize her.” She chuckled as she remembered a highly scandalized Kara in full Supergirl outfit fleeing the apartment after flying in on them one night. “Again.”
Alex pulled away and closed her eyes, not quite as amused by the memory as Maggie was. “Ugh don't remind me. Kara refused to look me in the eyes for at least a week after that.” She took in the boxes and bags on her floor. “I still can't believe we got all your stuff over here with one car ride.”
Maggie shrugged. “What can I say? My flat was fully furnished and I like to travel light.” She had learned that lesson when she was kicked out by her parents at age fourteen. Her aunt had taken her in, sure. But deep down, she had always felt like a guest in her home for the four years she lived there. When she left she could put her belongings in one bag. That bag had now expanded to multiple bags and boxes and that in itself was a win for Maggie. But she wasn't going to bring that up now. Not today. Not when she had just gotten engaged. Moving in should be a happy occasion and she was determined to keep it that way.
Alex studied her carefully. Of course she noticed that there was more to it, Maggie thought. Despite the fact that they had only known each other for a little over a year, Alex could read her like a book. She had been able to peek behind the facade almost instantly, and the more time they spend together the better she got at reading her. And surprisingly, Maggie didn't mind one bit. On more than one occasion Alex had proven that not only did she love her despite her flaws and mistakes, but because of them. Knowing she would not be judged for the messes she had created in her past made it easy to open up.
She leaned up and kissed Alex slowly. “We'll talk about it some other time, okay?”
“You promise?” Maggie found nothing but complete trust and adoration in her fiancees eyes.
“I promise.” Maggie kissed her again, with more heat this time. When she felt Alex respond she pulled away and threw a flirtatious grin at her fiancee.
“Now, I do believe your sister will be here in an hour or so and I for one am in desperate need of a shower.” She slowly walked towards the bathroom, shedding her clothes as she walked. By the time she had reached the shower she heard quick footsteps behind her and grinned triumphantly. Looks like they would get to celebrate moving in together properly after all.
Xxx
They barely managed to make themselves presentable when there was a knock on the door. Maggie quickly snagged away the bra that she had carelessly dropped on the floor before taking a shower, and headed to the door.
“Looks like little Danvers has finally discovered the concept of knocking.” She opened the door to find a blushing Kara on the other side and grinned widely. “Hey Kara, why don't you come in?”
Kara huffed. “Hey I heard that. And believe me, I have learned my lesson. I might be traumatized for life.” She shoved a small bonsai tree into Maggies hands. “Moving in gift. Fair warning, and I think you already know that but I am going to say it anyway: never leave Alex to take care of it, or this plant will die a miserable death.”
Maggie hugged Kara, hard. How did Kara even know that she liked Bonsai trees, let alone care enough to remember and get her one as a moving in present? The two of them did not have the best start. At first Kara was wary because she rejected Alex initially. Then came the realization that Alex would be spending a lot of time with Maggie and Kara felt left out. There was little Maggie could do about that problem. She knew that the sisters shared a special bond, and she was the last person who wanted to get in between that. But in the end it was up to Alex to strike a balance between her relationship with her, and with her sister. By the time Alex had successfully reassured her sister, Maggie's old professional annoyance at Supergirl had come back and that had lead to further arguments. It was only after they had rescued Alex from her kidnapper that the two of them had finally managed to relax around on another and accept each other as important parts of Alex's life.
And now? Now, Kara was her little sister, even though it would take another half year for that to be official. Before she could actually get teary eyed about how much her life had improved since she met Alex, she let go of Kara.
“Oh believe me, I learned that lesson early on. The one time I had to go out of state for a case, Alex managed to drown one bonsai while forgetting to give any water to the other ones. Next time you'll be on plant duty, little Danvers.” She was still amazed how someone as smart, brilliant and organized at her job as Alex managed to be a complete mess when it came to simple housework. One would think watering plants was a lot easier than working in the DEO lab with lethal liquids but apparently no, for Alex it wasn't.
Alex had finally made it out of the bathroom in the meantime and decided to chime in. “Next time will probably be our honeymoon anyway.”
Maggie felt a wave of happiness wash over her. Honeymoon. They were actually going to get married. She still couldn't believe it, even though she's had four weeks to get used to it and they had successfully gone apartment hunting together. There would be a honeymoon. She would have a wife. She had lived together with two of her ex-girlfriends but she never managed to reach the point where she knew she wanted to spend her life with them. Now she couldn't wait for the rest of her life to start.
She poked Alex in the ribs. “We can't have our honeymoon be our first trip away, Danvers. I know you are a workaholic, but we'll have to do at least a weekend trip before that.” She smiled at the thought. Unbeknownst to Alex she had already booked tickets for a weekend trip to Midvale for the two of them. She had talked to Eliza and made sure to check with J'onn that Alex would have a few days off. Three days of them not worrying about anything but lazying around on the beach. It would be great.
“Takes one to know one.” Alex kissed her cheek before moving to greet her sister.
Kara smiled widely. “You guys are adorable. I am so happy for you! Now, I brought ice cream, and I believe it is time to introduce Maggie to sister night. Well, afternoon, but for a proper binge session we have to start early. I even brought some of that vegan ice cream that Alex keeps complaining about.” With that Kara dragged the engaged couple to the sofa and started Netflix.
Xxx
The next day Maggie turned in her paperwork regarding her change of residency and officially named Alex next of kin. Under normal circumstances she hated paperwork but this? This was paperwork she was more than happy to fill out.
Her partner Conway tried to steal her coffee but she simply moved the cup away with a smile. “Damn, Sawyer, what happened to you? Kill someone on your way to work? I have never seen you smile that much before lunch.”
She smiled. Conway knew damn well that she had moved in with Alex yesterday and had been teasing her relentlessly for weeks. She sure as hell wasn't going to give in now. “That's only because I have to stare at your ugly mug all day, Conway.”
The old detective chuckled. “Well played, Sawyer. Buckle up kid, we have a robbery on the 22nd.” Maggie took one last sip from her coffee, put on her bulletproof vest and followed her partner to the police car.
The crime scene was a mess. Multiple heavily armed robbers, hostages and civilians trying to observe the action. Before she could even leave the car she heard screaming.
The last thing Maggie saw before blacking out was a big projectile flying straight at their car.