115. Chapter 115

She learns very quickly that Alex forgets to eat while she’s stressed, so she tag-teams with Kara to bring Alex lunch at the DEO so often that J’onn tosses up his hands and gets her clearance to just walk in unaccompanied whenever she pleases.

She learns very quickly that Alex is afraid of thunderstorms -- though she would never, ever say it aloud -- so every time it storms, she makes a fort out of their blankets and distracts Alex with her hands, her tongue, her Netflix account, until the storm passes.

She learns very quickly that Sisters’ Night is sacred, so she always makes sure she’s working late or going out on her own that night, because Alex isn’t sure how to navigate having more than one major person in her life, and she wants to make it as easy as possible on the unnecessarily guilt-ridden woman.

She learns very quickly that Alex particularly loves that black bra she has, and she buys two more just like it; that Alex’s favorite place to get local produce is nearly an hour drive away, and Maggie starts making the trip every weekend while Alex is out on her run; that Alex would never ask for a backrub, but absolutely loves them, so she brushes up on her massage skills and buys massage oil that’s the same brand as Alex’s favorite soap.

She learns all these things, and she does everything; but she doesn’t expect anything back. She’s never gotten anything back.

But somehow Alex figures out that she loves long baths, and Alex seems to find every excuse to draw her one, candles and soft jazz and all.

And somehow Alex pieces together how much Maggie loves it when Alex holds her hand just so, and then their hands are hardly ever not touching.

And somehow Alex knows that Maggie loves when she does that with her tongue, that with her fingers, that with her ass, and god has she never cum this hard with anyone.

But the thing that makes her cry hardest -- the thing that makes her entire body shake because how, how could someone love her this much? -- is when Alex overhears an early morning conversation with her niece in Blue Springs, something about I love you too, mamita, and you know I would be there if I could, I am so sorry, honey, but don’t worry, your dad is gonna give you the best birthday you could possibly ask for, okay? and the very next night, Maggie is getting a call from her niece asking her to pick her up at the airport, because Maggie might not have been able to afford the flight but Alex could and Alex did and the smile on her niece’s face and her shriek when Maggie pulls of her helmet and lets her run into her arms, practically barrelling her over; Maggie’s heart positively explodes, because her family might have issues, but her niece is everything and Alex flew her in for her fourteenth birthday because Alex cares, because Alex pays attention, because Alex loves her.

And she’s never known, until the moment the three of them are having dinner and Alex is making her niece shriek with laughter, quite what that feels like.