137. Chapter 137

“You know they teach us to fight at the academy.”

“Not like they do here, Sawyer, and if you’re gonna be running missions with us, I need you safe. I always need you safe.”

Alex tucks a loose strand of Maggie’s tied-up hair behind her ear, and Maggie wets her lips.

“You getting soft on me, Danvers?”

Alex snorts and steps back and puts her hands up, fists lose, shoulders lose, mind tensed. “Not a chance, Sawyer. Suit up.”

“I dunno if you’re the best person to train me, you know.”

Alex furrows her brow as they circle each other on the balls of her feet.

“I can take a hit, Maggie, it’s fine.”

“No, I don’t mean… anyone ever told you you’re really fucking hot when you’re in fight mode?”

Alex smirks and Alex lunges, flipping Maggie immediately over onto her back with a thud. She puts her forearm gently over Maggie’s neck and Maggie’s pupils dilate, Maggie’s breath quickens, Maggie wets her lips again.

“And that isn’t helping.”

Alex smirks and leans down like she’s going to kiss her girlfriend, but pulls back at the last minute. Maggie whines, but only slightly, because Alex is pulling her to her feet and Alex is telling her how to block which blow and I learned that one from an Infernian and damn Sawyer, you learn quick, it took J’onn hours to teach me to defend that properly.

By lunchtime there’s a small crowd, Winn collecting bet slips and J’onn watching his little girl be both hardcore instructor and loving girlfriend all at once, and he has never been more proud of her. He inclines his head toward the agents betting with Winn, and he smirks as he takes in the various comments.

Danvers is gonna throw the match. You seen how she swoons around this girl? Please, like she’ll actually be able to bring herself to land a proper punch.

No way man, she’s beaten up on Supergirl dozens of times in sparring, and she loves her to bits.

Yeah, but come on, there’s some rage behind all sisterly love, right? The only rage these two’ve got is probably in the bedroom –

No but look, Sawyer’s scrappy. Scrappy enough to be keeping up with Danvers with just regular cop training? I don’t know, she might be able to – ooh, see! Danvers didn’t expect that one.

J’onn is chuckling and Winn is moving along with each of Alex’s blocks and blows, and J’onn leans in and asks, “Who are you placing your own bets on, Mr. Schott?”

“Quidditch World Cup,” Winn replies, and J’onn looks down at him like he’s really lost it this time.

Winn smirks and explains. “Alex is gonna have the advantage most of the way through, but Maggie’s gonna do something that surprises her – like catching the Snitch even though her team is down – and get Alex on the ground again.”

“Snitch, Mr. Schott?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

They fix their eyes on Alex, on Maggie.

“That all you got, Danvers?” Maggie asks, wiping sweat from her forehead with her shoulder.

“In front of an audience? Dream on, Sawyer. Your left foot is dragging. Gives me an opening to do this.”

But Maggie blocks the blow, and Alex’s eyebrows shoot up as various whoops and cheers and ooooohs explode along the side of the room.

“Never tell your opponent what you’re about to do, Danvers, or didn’t J’onn teach you that bit?”

“Oh, I taught her, Detective Sawyer. I taught her.”

“Not helping, J’onn.”

“And you’re always supposed to change your tactics based on your opponents, yeah?” Maggie huffs, and Alex strikes, and Maggie parries, and Alex nods.

“Well, you know what I learned from watching you today?” Maggie wants to know, and Alex smirks.

“That you do, in fact, need more training?”

Maggie shakes her head and, lightening fast, strips off her sweaty tank top and tosses it away, leaving her in nothing but her sports bra.

Alex completely freezes, jaw dropped, and Maggie has her on the ground in an instant.

“That your reaction time is that much slower when you’re especially turned on.”

“I… you… cheating!”

Maggie smirks and tugs Alex to her feet.

“Punish me later,” she husks in her ear as she takes a mock bow to the surrounding agents and a loudly cheering Winn.

“There are many things in this life I wish I could unsee and unhear,” J’onn mutters, and Winn smirks.

“And little Alex Danvers growing up and getting laid is one of them?”

“Your existence is going to be one of them if you don’t back away now, Mr. Schott.”

Winn scampers away laughing, and J’onn chuckles to himself, watching his agents surround Maggie and Alex, talking animatedly and offering to show Maggie even more tricks.

“Good god, she’ll need her own badge before nightfall.”