461. Chapter 461

She meets them at the bar and Maggie notices the way Kara adjusts her glasses and sets her jaw when she sees the way Alex’s arm is draped easily around Maggie’s shoulder, the way she’s laughing like she knows Alex.

But she doesn’t even know Kara’s Supergirl.

And that’s such a huge part of who Alex is, for better or for worse.

So she can’t know her. Not really.

Can’t love her. Not all of her.

Unless she knows. Until she knows.

Kara tosses her shoulders back and readies herself.

Because it’s something she needs to do for Alex.

For Alex’s happiness. For Alex’s comfort.

Maggie notices, and she nudges Alex’s shoulder.

Alex stops laughing, but doesn’t stop smiling, and she turns and waves her little sister over.

She pulls her into a hug, and Kara returns it gratefully. Grateful that not all of Alex’s affection now belongs to someone else.

“Hey, Maggie, listen. You and my sister… well, she trusts you, and I’ve been thinking, and I – “

“It’s okay, Kara. I already know.”

Alex watches her sister and a girlfriend like a tennis match, her eyes flitting between them wide and nervous.

“Know… know what?”

Maggie glances around and leans into Kara’s ear. “You know I always wondered: how do you and your cousin keep your suits under your clothes? I mean, compression tech, sure, but what about the capes? And how do your boots suddenly come on?”

Maggie’s grinning, but Kara’s eyes are wide, are horrified. She pulls back and turns to her sister.

“You told her!”

“I didn’t, Kara. I would never, ever do that,” Alex promises solemnly, and Kara’s heart eases.

“Then how… how did you – “

“Oh come on, Little Danvers. The glasses? Really? Like, I can still see your eyes. And, you know, the entire rest of you. Plus you’re the only one Alex loses her cool over. And when you went missing… well… she only loves one person like that,” Maggie grins, conciliatory.

Kara relaxes further, uncrosses her arms from her chest. She stares at Maggie for a long moment before turning to Alex.

“She’s smart, Alex. You should think about keeping her.”

“I think about it every day, Kara.”

Maggie blushes and Alex beams and Kara sighs.

“So, what’d you want to know about my suit?”

“Everything,” Maggie enthuses, and Alex laughs.

“And you call me a nerd.”