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Kara was panicking, she couldn’t call Alex, since she would just make matters worse. Not knowing who else she could call in this situation, Kara quickly dials Lena’s number. The phone barely even rings before she picks up.
The blonde, crying, starts to speak. “Hey Lena, c-c-can you come over? I don’t.. know wh-who else t-t-to call and I just n-n-need a friend.” Kara was already exhausted from her long day, she had been planning to go right to bed when she got home. But, of course, her being a hero in all, something big came up, and now she has no clue what to do. All her hope, was on Lena coming to save the day.
“It’s one A.M. Kara, I’m sleeping.” Lena’s voice was raspy, since she did just wake up. “Wait, you’re crying! I’m coming over right now. I’ll bring food.”
Kara didn’t even get to respond to explain what was happening before Lena hung up. She feels bad, since she doesn’t think her friend will know what to do either, and she won’t even expect this situation.
About twenty minutes later Lena swings the apartment door open. Kara had given her a key a week ago, when she had gotten busy, so she could have someone water her plants. “Hey I figured since I still ha-” Lena looked up at Kara who was pacing back and forth while covering her ears. Then, the noise hit her. A baby was in a crib next to the couch crying.
Lena immediately drops the pizza box and runs up to the crib to gently pick up the baby. She scrunches her face due to the loud crying, and slowly walks over to Kara. “Why exactly do you have a crying baby in your apartment?!” She yells judgingly over the baby’s noise. Kara was her best friend, and there was no way in hell that she wouldn’t have told her about a situation involving a baby.
Kara was still pressing her hands tightly against her ears. But now, she had tears running down her own face. “I-I don’t kn-know what t-t-to d-do.” She sinks onto the floor, she’s clearly exhausted. “Sh-she won’t stop c-crying.” She took a deep breath. “Can you make it stop!” Kara looked and sounded extremely desperate.
“What makes you think I would know what to do?” Lena was still scrunching her face due to the horrid screaming coming from the baby who she was awkwardly holding. The brunette had ver really been around babies. She was the youngest in her family and never had much interest in kids. This was all a new territory.
By now, Kara seemed a bit more calm. She was taking deep breaths and her muscles looked more relaxed. “You clearly know more than I do.” She slowly stood up, being careful not to uncover her ears. “I don’t even know how to hold her!” It’s true that she did take care of Kal-el on krypton, but she was still a kid herself, and she always had adults around to help. So, this time, when she had super strength, made her terrified of touching the poor thing. Even though she too, would have the same powers.
“Okay…. Um, do you have formula?” All that Lena knows is that babies like food, warmth and quiet. So, she is going to attempt to feed her, thinking that’s the best option. Lena watches Kara awkwardly walk over to the kitchen island and pulls out a bottle, formula mix and a jug of distilled water. “Thanks.” She mumbles going to fix a bottle.
The baby instantly accepts the food and makes small cooing noises in contentedness. Kara finally becomes fully relaxed and she slumps down into the couch. “Lena you are a lifesaver. Thank you!” The baby shifted unsatisfyingly at Kara’s excitement. The hero’s hand shoot up and cover her mouth as her eyes widen.
Lena slowly sits down trying not to disturb the now sleepy little one in her arms. Kara quickly scoots to the other end of the couch causing a small, quiet laugh to escape from the brunettes lips. “Kara, why are you so afraid of this little sweetheart! I thought you loved kids?” The whole time Lena was struggling not to laugh at her friends frightened expression.
“Pshh.” Kara waved her hand along with the noise. “I’m not afraid of a baby!” She nervously laughed before she mumbled, “I’m just afraid of hurting her.” The blonde looked up to see Lena giving her a heartfelt look. She clearly heard that. “Oh, you asked why I even have her here. I guess I owe you that.”
Lena slowly inched closer to her friend. At first Kara tensed up. But knowing that Lena wouldn’t let anything bad happened she relaxed with a deep breath. “So? We saw each other last night. Why wouldn’t you you tell me you were babysitting until last minute?” She started off by talking sweetly, but she did get a hint of rudeness at the end. But, to be fair, being woken up at one A.M to rescue your friend from a hungry baby, isn’t the most fun thing in the world.
The blonde shyly looked down to her lap. “I’m not babysitting.”
“You’re not babysitting?” Lena repeated, then gasped, “Don’t tell me you stole a baby!” Clearly, Lena was very confused.
“No no no no! I did not steal a baby Lena!” Kara watched as the baby stirred unhappily. “Um, maybe we should but her to bed and we can go talk somewhere else? I don’t want her to cry again that was so terrifying!”
Lena let out a sweet laugh and nodded her head, before standing up to place the baby back in the crib. Kara gets up and shows Lena into her bedroom. They both sit at the edge of the bed in silence for a few minutes.
“I didn’t kidnap a baby. I would never.” The brunette saw the betrayal in her friends blue eyes. She didn’t mean to hurt her, at all.
“Kara, I was joking! I didn’t mean it, I’m sorry.” Lena reached out to entangle her fingers with Kara’s. “Look at me. I’m sorry. Okay?” Lena took hurting people seriously. She never enjoyed seeing people upset, and hated being the cause of that pain even more. This was something Kara had always admired about her.
“I know. I shouldn’t have taken it personally. I guess I’m just tired.” She took a deep breath and squeezed her friend’s hand. “Alex’s team found her today. They didn’t find any parents so, they wanted an agent to look after her. Alex, came up with the idea of me taking her in as my own, so she will have someone who would love her and keep her if nobody claims her.” She let out a nervous laugh. “She’s just so cute, I’m afraid I’ll do something wrong and end up hurting her.” To tell the truth, Kara was already extremely attached to the girl, even though she was clueless with how to care for her. The baby seemed to take to her almost as soon as they met, which melted the hero’s heart. She reminded her of the days back on krypton when she would help watch Kal, so it was almost like a piece of home.
“Hey, everyone’s afraid that they will do something wrong to a new baby. It’s a good thing you are afraid. That means you care.” Lena pulled her friend into a warm hug. “I really don’t know anything about kids, but I can be here for every step of the way, only if you want me to be.”
The hug relaxes Kara almost to the point of sleep. “I would love that. Thank you.” She mumbled against her friend’s neck. Lena seemed to get the message and she tucked kara into one side of the bed. Seconds later, she got into the other side and pulled karas back to meet with her stomach. “What are you doing?” Kara barely managed to speak out.
“I’m spending the night.” The brunette started to softly run her hand through the other woman’s hair. “You clearly need rest, so if the little one wakes us up, I will take care of it. Also, I know cuddling makes you feel better.” Kara hummed in agreement while Lena gently placed a kiss on the back of her head. “Does she have a name?” She whispered ever so softly. But she didn’t get a response. Kara had already drifted off into sleep.
What only felt to be an hour later, both the women were woken up by a crying baby. Lena quickly gets to her feet and makes her way to the crib. “Hey there little one.” She speaks sweetly. Just after a quick assessment, she scrunches her nose to the smell of the baby’s diaper. “I guess somebody needs a diaper change, doesn’t she?” The brunette cooed lovingly at the small girl close to her. She quickly changed her diaper and set her back into the crib. But the baby started to cry from the absence of warmth. So, Lena did the only thing she could think of. She picked up the baby, layed down on the couch, and gently placed the little one on her chest. Not long after, they both were soundly asleep.
Kara, being a morning person, was the first to wake up. It was slightly after eight when she first opened her eyes and turned over to say goodmorning to her friend. But, when she noticed Lena was no longer beside her, she became slightly upset. She was hoping that Lena would be there for her this morning as well. So, to cope with her uneasy feelings, she made her way out of her room to go check on the baby.
That’s when she noticed her friend and her new daughter sleeping soundly while cuddling on the couch. It instantly brought made the most genuine smile grow on her face. She quickly took a picture of them, wanting to be able to cherish this moment for years to come.
When she’s done admiring the adorable scene in front of her, she moves on to quietly make some coffee and breakfast. She settles on making some simple homemade waffles and some fruit salad. After shes done cooking, she prepares a lukewarm bottle of formula for the baby.
Just as the coffee is finishing brewing, Lena wakes up from her love of the smell coffee has. She gets up carefully, making sure not to drop the baby, who wakes up with the movement. Lena looks down at the bundle of joy who’s making little mumbles. “Good morning little one.” She starts as she leaves a soft kiss on her forehead. “I wanted to ask you last night, but you fell asleep. Have you decided on a name?”
“At first, I had no clue. But after a few hours of getting to know her, I’ve been considering the name Nora. What do you think?” By the looks of it, Kara really liked the name. She was slightly shuffling her feet while shyly looking away hoping for a positive response.
“I’ve honestly always liked that name. It’s Irish. I was adopted from Ireland actually.” Lena looked down at the baby in her arms, she started to coo in a soft baby voice. “You look like a Nora don’t you!” Nora let out a little giggle while Lena made funny faces at her. “You know, the name Nora means light.”
“Nora it is then!” Kara perked up at Lena’s opinion and handed her a cup of fresh coffee. “Can I hold her?” She nervously asked with the full bottle in her hand.
“Of course, she’s probably very hungry.” Lena happily hands little Nora over, and then proceeds to go eat her own breakfast at the table.
Kara finds her place on the couch and props the baby up in her arms. Nora happily lets Kara feed her, and eventually tries to hold the bottle in her own little hands, which makes the blonde laugh at the cuteness.
Kara turns her head to find her friend. Lena happens to be looking right at the two on the couch with the most loving eyes. “You know, for what it’s worth Kara, I think you’ll make an excellent mom.” Lena explained with a voice filled with admiration.