Chapter 142

Maggie and Alex are tired when they get in the carriage. They were up all last night, cuddling and talking, and of course making love too. It is their honeymoon, after all. They're both excited to see their family again, their friends. But it was harder than they expected when the carriage driver began placing their things in it.

"We'll have to do this every once in a while. Get away, have some time to ourselves." Alex murmurs, looking back at the cabin.

Maggie wraps her arms around her wife from behind and presses a gentle kiss to the back of her neck. "Sounds good to me, Allie." She turns her head to see the carriage driver waiting politely nearby, pointedly not looking at them to give them privacy. "You ready to get back to civilization?"

Alex lets out a breath. "Yeah. Do you mind if I nap in the carriage?" She asks as they untangle themselves and get into the carriage.

"Are you worn out from last night?" Maggie teases.

"Well we didn't exactly get much sleep," Alex points out as she sits down.

"Mm. And whose fault is that? Who kept putting the packing off?"

"You, Mags!" Alex laughs, cuddling up against her wife's side as the driver closes the door. "You kept distracting me!"

"Mm. You know you loved my distractions."

"I did." Alex confirms, pressing a lingering kiss to Maggie's lips.

She settles against Maggie, laying her head on her shoulder and snuggling up to her, shifting to get comfortable. Maggie drapes her arm over Alex's shoulder and presses a kiss to her forehead.

"Go ahead and nap. I'll wake you up when we get to National City," Maggie promises.

"Maggie, you can sleep too, you know." Alex says gently as the carriage jolts, marking the beginning of their journey home.

"I know. I did nap when you were packing, though. Go to sleep, Allie. I promise I'm fine."

Alex looks into Maggie's eyes and nods. "Okay."

Alex rests her head back on her wife's shoulder and closes her eyes, yawning softly. She falls asleep almost instantly, her mouth dropping open slightly. Maggie thinks it's adorable.

The gentle rocking of the carriage is calming, and it lulls Maggie into the space between sleep and awake. Her eyes half-closed, looking out the window. She snaps out of it when she sees familiar walls. Gods, she didn't think that much time had passed already. She gently nudges her wife.

"Allie, we're at National City."

"Hmm?"

"We're almost home."

Alex understands this time, her sleepy brain able to process what her wife is saying. She sits up, still cuddled up close to Maggie and sleepily rubs at her eyes, yawning.

When her eyes are awake enough to focus, she sees Maggie staring at her with a soft smile on her face.

"What?" Alex mumbles.

"You're cute after you've just woken up." Alex's cheeks flush a pretty pink and Maggie's smile widens. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Alex makes the first move this time, gently drawing Maggie closer so she can kiss her. Their lips meet and they melt against each other, the world fading away until it's just them. A particularly large bump snaps them out of their love bubble and Maggie pulls back, looking out the window. They're almost to the Danvers Castle.

Maggie sighs and presses one last quick kiss to her wife's lips before pulling far enough away that they hopefully won't be as tempted to continue their make out session.

Alex sighs softly but grins at the familiar sight of the Danvers Castle. While she loved being with Maggie alone, she has missed her friends and family. She feels their pace slow as they go around a slight curve before they get to a complete stop.

Maggie pushes open the door and they step out into the sun, only to be tackled to the ground by the force of a Kryptonian's hug. Dust flies up around them but Maggie and Alex can't help laughing.

"Honestly, I don't know what we expected," Maggie says between bouts of laughter. "If it wasn't Kara, it would have been Winn."

"That's true," she can hear Winn say from somewhere above them. She tilts her head back a bit so she can see him. "I almost tackled Kara and Lena to the ground when they arrived."

"Darling, could you get up so that other people can hug your sisters?"

Kara grins sheepishly down at them and gets up, holding Maggie and Alex tightly in her arms so that she lifts them too. She makes sure their feet are securely on the ground before letting them go. Kara holds out her arms to steady them when Winn rushes forward, almost knocking them right back onto the ground.

"Hey Winn, it's good to see you again." Maggie says, hugging him back tightly.

Winn pulls back when Alex ruffles his hair, complaining half-heartedly and trying to fix it. Lena comes up next, hugging Maggie first, then Alex, and then it's Jeremiah and Eliza's turn to get hugs from their daughters.

"Did you have fun, sweetheart?" Eliza asks as she hugs Maggie.

"Yeah, we had a wonderful time. The area was beautiful, and the cabin was perfect. Thank you for letting us use it, Eliza." Maggie answers.

"You're welcome. And sweetheart, you're family now. You can call me Mom now, if you want."

Maggie pulls back slightly, looking into Eliza's eyes. She sees only kindness and love and Maggie tries not to choke up when she speaks. 

"Alright..." She hesitates for a moment. "Mom."

Eliza breaks out into a wide smile and hugs Maggie again, only for it to be joined by Alex, who heard the whole exchange and will deny to her dying breath that she has tears in her eyes too. 

"Group hug!" Winn shouts, wrapping his arms around them.

"Winn!" Alex says, trying to make it sound like she's complaining but her smile and laughter gives her away as the rest of her family joins in.

Next chapter, something happens? I haven't planned it out, so we'll all be surprised I guess haha. And guys, my friends (who are also queer) and I went to see Love Simon yesterday and oh my god. We were crying and laughing and freaking out, it was beautiful! It takes a lot for me to cry (unless I'm laughing or it's windy), and I was crying too! One of my friends had to muffle their sobs haha. It's a great movie!! And it has a happy ending!! Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!