Chapter 153

After shedding a few tears with Jeremiah and Eliza and setting up a time for a meeting to discuss their imminent wedding, Kara and Lena head to the DEO. When they enter the main area, they don't see Alex and Maggie.

"They must be in the training area already," Kara says. "Do you mind if we tell Winn and J'onn first?"

Lena shakes her head. "No, that's fine."

They walk further into the main area of the DEO, which luckily doesn't seem to be too busy. J'onn turns when he feels Lena's mind getting closer, but she's keeping her thoughts shielded impressively well. Nothing loud is coming from her mind, unlike the other humans around him, who are occasionally casting out loud thoughts about their personal lives or their work.

While J'onn can't see into either of their heads at the moment, he can see that the women look more relaxed than they have been previously in the past couple weeks. There's a happiness in their expressions that he hasn't seen before. Of course, he has seen them both when they are happy, but there's something about this that he can tell is different.

"J'onn, Winn, can we talk to you?" Kara says when they get close enough.

Winn jolts slightly at the sound of his name, having been so focused on the research he was doing that he didn't notice them coming up. He looks over at them worriedly.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Nothing's wrong," Lena is quick to assure them. "Kara and I just have news that we would like to share with you both. In private, if you don't mind."

J'onn nods. "There are some rooms that are open nearby."

He leads the three others to a room the DEO usually uses for meetings. They all sit down, Winn and J'onn looking at the women curiously as they wait for them to tell them the news.

"So, um. Lena proposed." Kara says, looking over at her fiancée with love in her eyes.

Winn gasps, his eyes going wide as they begin to glisten with tears. "Can I hug you guys?"

"Always," Lena answers, knowing that the question was most likely asked for her benefit. Winn knows that Kara's always open to hugs.

The four get up and Winn hugs his little sister and soon-to-be sister. "I'm so happy for you guys," he chokes out.

The waterworks are on full-force for Winn now and Lena tries to ignore the tears forming in her own eyes. "Winn, don't make us cry again, we just got back from telling Queen Eliza and Jeremiah."

"Sorry," he gets out between happy sobs.  "It's just, you both deserve the best and I'm so happy you found each other, and now my other sister is about to get married..." He trails off and hugs them tighter.

"We love you too, Winn." Kara says.

Lena looks over when she notices the wobbliness to her fiancée's voice. Kara has tears slowly streaming down her face but she's beaming with the force of ten suns, which doesn't help with the tears once again in Lena's eyes. Winn pulls back and takes a tissue out of the box on a table off to the side. Lena wonders if this is the room where they talk to the families of fallen agents, or what it's used for.

Her curiosity quickly fades when she's swooped up in a tight hug from J'onn. She hugs him back as tight as she can, and she's sure he can tell, but with him being a Martian, she's certain it doesn't hurt or feel like anything more than a light pressure.

"Congratulations, Lena." His gruff voice murmurs in her ear. She hugs him tighter in response and thanks him softly.

Somehow, his voice seems different than usual. It isn't until he pulls back in order to hug Kara that Lena notices the tears in his eyes as well. As soon as J'onn and Kara's eyes meet, tears begin falling from J'onn's eyes as well.

"I'm so proud of you both," he says as he pulls Kara into a hug. "You found your perfect match."

Lena sees Kara hug him tighter and she smiles, tears once again falling from her eyes. She has a feeling that this won't be the last time she cries today, especially since they're going to go tell Maggie and Alex after this.

The words J'onn said to Kara register in Lena's mind. She places a gentle hand against Kara's lower back as Kara and J'onn pull apart. He must mean that Kara met her match, the person that she would have been set up with if they had a system on Earth to find Matches like they did on Krypton.

"Thank you J'onn." Kara says softly, leaning back into her fiancée's touch.

"Of course."

***

After they tell J'onn and Winn, Kara an Lena stick around the DEO for a short moment to get caught up. There haven't been any major occurrences, but they do have a lead on some possible Cadmus sympathizer headquarters in National City. Kara offers her assistance for the next day to fly around and see if she hears anything, which J'onn takes her up on.

After that, Kara and Lena head for the training areas. It isn't hard for them to find Maggie and Alex. It's a sunny day and by now it's a bit after noon, which means it's the hottest part of the day. Most of the DEO agents and guards, if they're training, are training inside the DEO. Maggie and Alex are one of two sets of training people outside, and the other group looks as though they're packing up to go inside.

Alex and Maggie are in the middle of training when they approach, so Lena and Kara don't call out greetings like they normally would. Instead, they watch the wives dance with their blades. It's a beautiful yet frightening sight, and the round only ends when they both need a water break.

Next chapter, they tell Maggie and Alex! Then, training! And then, listening for Cadmus! Guys, I start my job tomorrow and I'm super nervous! Kind of excited? It'll be interesting! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!