Chapter 171 - Adoption

After Lena makes the promise to her mom, she spends about 5 more minutes simply spending time with her mom, and chatting with her, trying to make her mom feel less guilty about everything. Eventually though, Lena does have to leave her mom's room, as she knows that she will now need to go and discuss things with Kara. Lena just hopes that Kara feels the same way as she does about Morgan, and agrees with what she wants to do. Lena's heart might just break if Kara doesn't.

"So, you know everything now?" J'onn asks Lena as she closer the door to her mom's room behind her.

"I do." Lena nods.

"I have already set Winn to work on finding how Leviathan could have hidden these signals from detection. He is going to work with your mom to figure out how we can detect them. I'm sure they'd both be happy for your help too. If you can spare the time." J'onn says.

"Sure.... but..... I have to focus on Morgan now." Lena says.

"Right." J'onn nods.

"So.... we really believe that her parents are dead?" Lena asks J'onn.

J'onn is silent for a moment.

"It seems likely...." J'onn replies, "From what we have been told by Morgan herself, it does look like her parents may have been killed by Leviathan. Of course, I'm sure Morgan could tell us more if we asked her, and maybe even lead us to the sight where it happened. But I don't think that would be a good idea."

"I agree." Lena says, "The last thing we should do is inflict more emotional damage on the girl. She is already traumatised with what happened to her parents. She cried herself to sleep last night after telling me she missed her mommy and daddy."

J'onn grows a very sympathetic look on his face after Lena says that.

"Okay." J'onn says, with a nod of his head, "So.... I hope it will be okay for Morgan to stay with you and Kara for a little longer. I now do plan for the DEO to acquire the resources to set up adoptions for any alien children that we find."

"You should do that." Lena agrees, "But not for Morgan."

"What?" J'onn says, confused.

"I..... I want to talk to Kara about it first..... but..... don't worry about finding Morgan somewhere else to live...... unless I say so." Lena clarifies.

"Okay.... I understand." J'onn replies.

Lena and J'onn then walk back through the DEO, with the two separating, and J'onn going somewhere to deal with other DEO matters, while Lena goes to the medical bay where Kara, Alura and Morgan are.

"Hey guys." Lena smiles, walking in the room and seeing that Alex is doing a blood pressure test on Morgan.

"Momma!" Alura smiles, widely.

"Is everything going okay in here?" Lena asks, with a smile, walking closer to Alex and Morgan, with Alura sitting on the bed next to Morgan, holding the little alien girl's hand.

"Yes. Alex says my blood is good." Morgan explains, still in a bit of a shy voice.

"That's good." Lena smiles.

Lena then turns around and looks at her future wife.

"Kara, we need to talk, alone." Lena says, in a hushed voice.

"I uhhh.... okay." Kara replies, before turning to Alex, "Do you mind watching Alura and Morgan for a bit?"

"Sure." Alex smiles, "Alura can help me run some more medical test on Morgan."

"Great." Kara smiles.

"We won't be long." Lena says to Alex.

Alex nods her head back at Lena.

Kara and Lena then both turn to the two kids, who are still sitting next to one another on one of the beds in the DEO medical bay.

"Girls, we will be back in a few minutes. We are just stepping out for a bit." Lena explains, "But Alex is going to be here with you."

"And if you need either one of us, we will be just next door." Kara says.

"Okay, mommy, momma." Alura nods, with a small smile.

"Yes, okay." Morgan replies, in a slightly quiet voice; a usual tone for Morgan, both Lena and Kara have come to find.

Kara and Lena then leave the DEO medical bay, and go into an empty training room next door. Kara, for her part, has a feeling what Lena wants to discuss with her in private, but she doesn't want to say anything until Lena does.

"Kara, I.... we need to talk about Morgan." Lena begins.

"Okay." Kara nods.

"Kara.... I..... I don't know how you feel..... or if you are on the same page as me.... But..... I can't let Morgan have to go into another home that she has to get used to.... just when she is getting used to us and everything..... It's not fair to her..... She deserves some consistency in her life now.... As she has clearly lost both her parents upon arrival here on Earth." Lena says, "So.... I guess..... what I'm saying is...."

"You want us to adopt Morgan." Kara interrupts.

Lena's eyes widen slightly at Kara saying that, not really expecting Kara to have guessed what she is thinking, but also thinking that of course she should have guessed that Kara knows what she is thinking, as they are connected in that way.

"Yes...." Lena nods, nervously, "I..... I know that we have talked about having more kids someday...... even if we have to just adopt..... and...... I know that obviously this isn't planned for either of us........ But..... I think we will regret it if we don't keep Morgan in our family."

After Lena finishes talking, Kara looks at her future wife for a few seconds, before nodding her head.

"Yes. I agree." Kara replies, "It's clear to me that Morgan is a very special little girl, and I think that I've already fallen in love with her, which is further proof of that. And yes, I know this is not the right time, but I agree, we would regret not doing this. Morgan is not going to find a home better than ours. We are two people who will be able to help her through life on Earth being an alien. Then with us, she will get a friend, or even sister, in Alura, who already is completely taken with her. Then we have all our other family and support too, to make Morgan feel more loved and cared for after everything that has happened to her."

Once Kara finishes speaking, Lena simply looks at her fiancé for a few seconds, not saying a word.

"So..... we are going to adopt her then?" Lena asks.

"Yes." Kara nods, growing a smile on her face, "But I think we should talk with Alura about it first. I don't want her getting the wrong idea or anything, and feeling upset for some reason."

"Agreed." Lena nods, with her own smile.

"But......" Kara begins, and hesitates.

"But?" Lena questions.

"I.... uhmmmm....... I know that maybe you think that two kids is enough...... and.... and if that is how you think.... that's fine with me.... I would be happy with our family....... But..... I would like to have a baby with you..... and go through that experience together...... I..... I know I've been pregnant already..... and I'm not sure if you would want to be.... or you'd rather I be pregnant again..... But either way..... when I was pregnant I never had a partner there taking care of me...... and I would do just that for you if the shoe were on the other foot..... So...... I would like to do that with you...... if you want." Kara says, a bit nervously.