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Maggie can’t believe she’s here right now. Sure she knows the day has been coming, it’s overdue actually, thanks to the worldkillers. And they only decided a few hours ago that they'd waited long enough. So it’s here.
And yeah, Maggie is excited and she’s more than happy. But a little stress is seeping in, because her suit jacket is around here somewhere and she can’t find anything amongst the piles of stuff lying around the makeshift room.
Technically, Maggie supposes its a tent of sorts, there’s not much else you can set up temporarily on an airstrip as dressing rooms. Trust her and Alex to make things a little complicated. But its where they always planned to do this, so tent or no, Maggie doesn’t really mind.
There's a few string lights from Kara’s party supplies lighting the space, hanging precariously from the support poles. But the lack of actual light, an issue that had not previously been handled because they didn’t think this would be happening at night, isn't helping with Maggie’s jacket search.
Thankfully a familiar voice offers her a solution.
“Hey,” James calls from outside. “Okay if I come in?”
Maggie sighs in relief. “Yeah, I need your help actually.”
James has to duck a little to get under the low entrance, the white canvas still bumping him on the head a little. His suit matches Maggie’s, save the tie which is black. Maggie's is blue, a little because she wanted to be different, but mostly because it’s Alex’s favourite colour.
James laughs at Maggie’s frantic searching and stops the detectives pacing with a hand on her shoulder.
“What are you looking for?” He asks gently.
“My jacket.” Maggie replies with a groan. “I just had it I swear, I’m losing my bearings a little.”
James gives her a reassuring look, pointing over her shoulder to the portable dresser. And there hanging on the corner of the mirror, is Maggie’s jacket.
She scurries over and grabs it, half afraid that it’ll get up and disappear on her again if she doesn’t hold onto it.
“Want some help?” James asks.
Maggie nods. “Please.”
She gives him a warm smile, handing over the offending fabric and turning around so he can help it onto her back. Letting it settle on her shoulders, Maggie pulls the front down and buttons it closed, checking her tie is straight in the mirror.
“Okay, turn around.” James says excitedly.
“Why?” Maggie asks, even as she does as she’s told.
And she's embarrassed by the camera James is holding up with a wide smile.
“Oh no no no.” She says, lifting a hand up in front of her face. “No way, you're filming me.”
“It's just footage to test, I promise. Although Technically, you did pay me to film the whole ceremony.” James retorts, his camera following Maggie’s movements around the tent as she gets herself together.
“Yeah, key word being technically. You wouldn’t take cash. And I don’t think agreeing to go with you to the gym for a month counts.” Maggie retorts.
“I need a spotter!” James shoots back playfully.
Maggie just rolls her eyes. But her chest swells at the way this all makes her feel like she’s a part of something. Part of a family.
“But seriously, how are you doing?” He asks. “Are you nervous?”
Maggie looks at him. And something in what James just said, makes her smile. She doesn't even care about the camera that still focuses on her, figuring no one would see this part anyway, it’s just test footage.
“No. I'm not nervous.” She confides quietly, looking down and fiddling with the edges of her jacket.
“Really?” James asks, holding the camera level with his shoulder so he can still see Maggie. “Isn’t everyone meant to be nervous before they get married?”
Maggie just shrugs. “Maybe. I don’t feel it though.” She says. “I don't know why anyone would.”
James gives her a questioning look and Maggie runs her hands through her hair, knowing she’s not getting out of this discussion until she opens up. Which while still new to her, is starting to feel a little more natural, so Maggie goes for it.
“I mean... It’s Alex.” She reasons, expecting that to make complete sense. Because in her heart it does. It makes all the sense in the world not to be nervous, especially when Maggie knows exactly who’s waiting for her out there. Someone who always has her back, who understands her even when Maggie is confused herself and someone who knows she isn’t perfect, but still looks at her like she is.
And with Alex, Maggie isn’t afraid to try her best to give Alex all that too. She isn’t scared of the things she feels for the amazing girl she’s marrying tonight.
So when she looks back at James, she isn’t scared to explain it to him.
“She’s special.” Maggie says with a smile. “She makes me feel safe, that she cares about me as much as I care about her and that nothing is ever going to change that.” She reasons. “So I don’t feel nervous. I feel like I always do when I’m about to see her.” Maggie explains “I'm just... I'm coming home.”
It’s the only way she can think to describe it, to put words to the way her heart feels. But still, if Maggie is being honest, even that isn’t really enough, she can never find the right words, the right language to describe it all. But she's settled on just being lucky enough to feel it.
And James is crying a little, which only makes Maggie tear up, which isn’t acceptable right now. Her makeup doesn’t have time to be redone and she can't leave Alex waiting.
“No, none of that.” She says, wiping at her eyes and then at James’ cheeks. “We gotta get going soon.”
James smiles, pulling her in for a hug. “Okay. I'll see you out there.”
Maggie nods, squeezing his free hand as he pulls away and heads for the exit.
He glances back over his shoulder, camera pointing back to Maggie again. “And you look beautiful by the way.” He offers with a grin.
Maggie just laughs and shuffles him out to take his place.
And so that leaves Maggie pacing calmly around her tent, waiting for her cue music to walk out.
They didn’t really get to practice much and being that they decided to have this wedding kind of last minute, Maggie’s grateful they kept it all fairly simple. Although she supposes with their lives, trying to plan a full wedding and actually keeping a date free for it was never really in the cards.
But still, they're getting married where they first met, with all of their friend's and Maggie's soon to be family. And it's Alex. So it's perfect.
The thought brings a smile to Maggie’s face and she can’t stop gushing internally like an idiot, rambling on in her head about how lucky she feels.
So she isn’t expecting a blonde head to pop inside and interrupt her internal rambles with some external ones.
“Hey Maggie,” Kara starts with a smile, pushing her glasses up nervously as she steps inside. “So I was with Alex and Jonn and they’re all good to go and the music and all that is ready, everyone’s sitting down and everything, you look so nice, Alex is going to love your tie and it’s all so cute out there it’s going to be amaz-"
“Kara.” Maggie cuts her off. Kara always does this when she wants to asks something but is a little scared of the answer. So Maggie tries to get a response gently. “Slow down a little okay. What are you trying to say?”
Kara shuffles on her feet, the girl of steel apparently feeling a little awkward in her light blue dress.
“Well you guys are walking down both ends and meeting in the middle.” Kara explains.
“Yeah?” Maggie queries. That’s supposed to be the plan at least.
“I just thought, cause you know Jonn is walking Alex down and I um...” Kara starts, looking down at the floor before squaring her shoulders a little and looking back up at Maggie with a momentary surge of confidence. “I was wondering if you would want, or maybe I could, I mean can I, if you want...” She takes a deep breath and Maggie smiles encouragingly so Kara will continue. “Can I walk you down the aisle?”
Maggie is a little stunned, she can feel her eyes widen out of habit and she's quick to try and get a normal expression back on her face. But she doesn't know what to say and she’s not sure anyone could hear anything anyway over how loud her heart is beating in her chest. She wants to cry and laugh with the elation she feels, maybe both. Because this... well she doesn't know how to feel anything other than overwhelmed, in the best possible way. It makes her heart ache to have this kind of love after spending so long being cold and guarded.
The silence freaks Kara out a little though and she spirals into another ramble before Maggie can stop it.
“It’s just that you're basically my sister too and I know its not really traditional or whatever, but if you don’t want to that’s totally cool I don’t min-" Kara babbles out before Maggie cuts her off again.
“Kara.” Maggie waits until she’s sure Kara won’t combust from holding words in before she continues. “I would love that. Thank you.” She says, pulling the young hero into a hug, happy with the way Kara's powers make it hurt just a little, even though Maggie knows she’s trying hard to be gentle.
And the knowledge that she has a lifetime of moments like these to come, only makes Maggie hold onto Kara even tighter.
But soon a soft tune starts to play outside, convincing the two to part from each other with gentle laughs.
Kara smiles wide. “You ready?” She asks, extending her elbow towards Maggie.
And taking the young hero’s arm, Maggie smiles back, her heart racing in her chest in excitement as she nods. "I think I've been ready since the first time I saw her here.” Maggie whispers as Kara guides her to the exit.
“Really?” Kara asks with a curious smile.
“Yeah.” Maggie confirms, looking to...well her sister as it apparently turns out, happy with the way Kara gives her a little side hug in return.
And it’s time. Finally, after everything, all the moments that once felt too heavy for Maggie to bear seem to be worth it. And even if she could go back in time, knowing all she did now, Maggie knows she would go through it all again if it meant she had a chance to be with Alex.
And maybe that’s the only way to explain it. Not through words that represent something that can be seen or held, but by something as untouchable and unchangeable as time itself. Alex will always be that, always be everything there is amongst it all. The universe, parallels of it, past and future are nothing compared to her.
So as Maggie walks out, with Kara steadying her desire to just run to Alex when she sees her on the other side of the aisle, her dress almost as beautiful as the girl wearing it, Maggie knows this is it.
And with all the lights strung across chairs and the people who stand here on the pavement, planes parked around them without much planning, there’s nothing about this moment Maggie would ever wish to change. Because she can’t see anything besides the smile on Alex’s face and feel the way her heart leaps towards the agent in response.
So when Jonn pats her on the shoulder and gives her Alex's hand, Maggie can’t help but lean in to whisper in Alex’s ear as they finally meet in the middle of it all.
It’s something everyone has heard, a phrase said more often than felt. But Maggie knows now what it means, that it’s something she could never really understand. And it’s not something that she can ever explain or find reason in, it simply is.
Alex is what it will always mean.
So even though all she says are words, Maggie knows it’s all a mere person like herself could ever do to express things greater than themselves. It’s all she could ever say, all she could ever spend the rest of her days proving to the girl in front of her right now.
That Alex is everything to Maggie.
“I love you.” Maggie whispers.
Alex pulls back a little, her gentle smile not failing to take Maggie's breath away as she brings her hands up to the detectives face, her thumbs tracing Maggie's cheekbones.
"I love you too." Alex says softly.
And neither can really resist leaning in, both smiling into the kiss as everyone laughs fondly at the moment.
But it barely registers to Maggie as she wraps her arms around Alex's waist to keep her close, even when their lips break apart, happy to just hold Alex here as Lena clears her throat and begins talking to everyone.
Most of it goes over maggies head again, but she follows all her cues despite being completely focused on Alex, never really not holding onto her in one way or another. Whether it's holding her hand as Lena officiates, or just holding her like they're slow dancing as Kara makes her speech.
But when it comes time to the vows, Maggie consciously takes a step back, letting Alex's hands go so she can move away a little. Just so that she can take it all in, look around at everyone and then back to Alex.
And her heart is on fire like a thousand suns at the way Alex is looking at her. Because Maggie has never felt so at peace than she does at this very moment. Which makes it easy for her to say how she feels for this amazing girl.
"I never thought I would be here with you all." Maggie starts, motioning around to everyone. "And I don't really know how to say how much it means to me, so thank you."
Alex gives her a small smile at that and Maggie steps forward again, taking Alex's hands in her own and bringing them to her chest to rest over her heart, which she's pretty sure Alex can feel beating crazily beneath the surface.
"Alex." Maggie says gently. "You are the most amazing, creative, smart, funny, caring and badass person I know." She confesses, earning a small laugh from Alex and their friends. "And I can't ever picture my life without you. The worst days are always the best so long as I get to come home to you at the end. And I know there's gonna be times where it gets tough, but there's no one I'd rather have fighting beside me than you, because we always make a great team." Maggie reasons.
She takes a moment to wipe at her eyes, which have started tearing up despite her bests efforts, smiling at Alex bashfully when the agent kisses her cheek gently.
"You're so beautiful, inside and out.” Maggie urges, smiling at the way Alex blushes a little at the remark. “You always see the best in me. And I have no idea what I could ever have done to deserve you. But I promise, I will spend the rest of my life finding any way I can, to make sure you know how much you mean to me.” She swears. “And given the chance, if we could go back in time, or meet in another life... all I ever want is to do it all again. I would do everything in my life over and over, because it led me here to you. It brought me home.” Maggie reasons softly between them, vaguely hearing the guests awwing in the background as she continues, her eyes finding Alex’s and recognizing all the emotion behind them.
“I can't wait for the rest of my life, our life, together. You have all of me, now and always. I love you, Alex Danvers.” Maggie promises.
Alex smiles softly, her forehead falling to Maggie's as she takes a shaky breath. It takes her a little while to be able to pull back enough to talk, her hands pulling against Maggie’s own so she can bring them to her chest, like Maggie did with Alex's originally.
“I'm so happy that my family is here today.” Alex starts, turning briefly to everyone, looking finally at Kara to give her a bright smile before finding Maggie’s eyes with her own.
And it’s still hard for Maggie to breathe when Alex looks at her like this. But she can't think of any better way to have her breath taken away than by this amazing girl.
That is until Alex speaks again.
“Because my family is everything to me. So I can't think of any people better, to promise to love you the same way they love me Maggie. This is our family.” Alex reasons. “And I know you might not ever truly understand why, but just know that you deserve all the happiness in the world. And I'm going to keep showing you that every day.” She says softly, letting go of Maggie’s hand to wipe at a stray tear that escapes down the detectives cheek.
“I spent a long time thinking I would never have this too.” Alex confesses. “But I found you. I found such an incredibly smart, thoughtful and gentle girl when I met you. And you're beautiful inside and out too.” Alex says, smiling at Maggie’s small laugh at the borrowed sentiment as she continues. “Nothing compares to you, to what being with you let’s me feel. So wherever our lives take us, wherever we end up, it won't matter. Because I know you'll be there.” Alex swears, squeezing Maggie's hands tightly as she takes a moment to look at the detective, awe filling her gaze in a way that makes Maggie’s heart flutter.
“I know with you, is exactly where I’m supposed to be. So you have all of me too, now and always. I love you, Maggie Sawyer.” Alex promises.
And they’re both smiling, even with the tears that fall down their cheeks at the moment. But it’s everything for Maggie to be able to look around and feel like she’s also exactly where she’s meant to be. And that's just how she always feels when she’s with Alex.
So when Lena gives them both a bright smile, motioning at Winn that it’s time for the rings, Maggie leans into the tight hug the tech nerd pulls her and Alex into.
“You guys are still my favourite.” He whispers, pulling away to wipe at his teary face.
And he holds out a small metal box, ‘A&M’ engraved onto the lid as Lena looks to Maggie.
“Do you, Maggie Sawyer, take Alex Danvers to be your lawfully wedded wife?” She asks.
And Maggie has to let go of Alex’s hands momentarily to take on of the gold rings from Winn, holding it steady over Alex’s finger as she answers.
“I do.” Maggie says, letting the ring settle against Alex’s skin, elated at the way it makes the agent smile.
“And do you, Alex Danvers, take Maggie Sawyer to be your lawfully wedded wife?” Lena asks, looking to Alex.
Mouthing a thank you to Winn, Alex takes the second ring from the box and takes Maggie’s hand.
“I do.” She says with a smile, pushing the gold band onto Maggie’s finger.
And the way it feels to have the weight of the metal against her skin, makes Maggie want to run for miles screaming that she’s finally found everything she’s been looking for. Because Alex stands right here in front of her, her hands firmly between Maggie’s own as they stare at each other with nothing but love in their eyes.
“Then by the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you wife and wife.” Lena declares excitedly. “You can both kiss the bride.”
It's all cheers and laughing when Maggie and Alex close the small distance between them, their lips meeting with smiles as they finally get to make their marriage official.
And when they pull apart, arms still draped comfortably around each other, Maggie feels content in the fact that this is only the beginning. That there’s so many firsts still left for them to do together. And after those, seconds and thirds and fourths, over and over again. Because with Alex, no matter what it is, every time always feels like the first.
Even when Maggie leans in close to Alex and says it again.
“I love you.”