Chapter 191 - Double Date

After Kara and Nia left CatCo to have lunch with Alex, Kara made sure to include Nia in all her conversations with her sister, telling her about Nia being sent by Cat Grant, and also the fact that Nia is staying with her and Lena now. Then, thankfully, Nia and Alex did really seem to get on pretty well. Kara knows that Alex usually isn't the best at being friendly to new people, which some might say is a result of Alex being a secret government agent. However, Kara knows that Alex has always been like that, so she is just glad that her sister hasn't given Nia the cold shoulder like some might expect her to. In fact, things went so well with the lunch with Alex, that Kara is starting to think that Nia might be a nice new member to their friend group, as not only does the young reporter get on with Alex, but Lena, Morgan and Alura too. However, Kara is still curious as to what the reason is that Nia wants to get in contact with Supergirl. But Kara doesn't intend to push Nia on the topic anymore. Nia has already disclosed the very personal information that she is a transgender woman, so Kara trusts that Nia will share with her the information as to why she wants to get in contact with Supergirl when she is ready, and not before.

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It is now a few days later, and over the last few days, Kara and Nia have continued to work together at CatCo, with Kara mentoring Nia throughout the week, accompanying her to interviews which Nia set up for her fashion district article, while also giving her some helpful tips. Admittedly, when Kara first had Nia come up with an article to write, she didn't think that it would ever be published. This isn't because Kara wasn't confident in Nia's ability, but because she knows that Snapper has very high standards for articles, and tends to have a bit of a stick up his ass anyway. So, Kara is pretty sure that Nia Nal, the cub reporter who Cat Grant sent to CatCo herself, would have basically impossible standards to pass Snapper's litmus test for an article to be published on her first attempt. However, Kara has honestly been really impressed with what Nia has written so far, and what she has told her as to how she plans to structure her article. Kara even thinks that Snapper might be so blown away by the piece he will actually publish it.

Presently, as it is Friday afternoon, and only a few weeks to Lena and Kara's wedding, Sam and Alex have arranged to take Kara and Lena out to dinner, on a sort of double date, as one of the few ways to celebrate the couple's upcoming wedding. Of course, Sam and Alex still do have Kara and Lena's bachelorette party, which will happen in just over a week, but this is just something nice they have planned to do before then. However, the big problem that Kara and Lena have come across is they have no one to babysit Alura and Morgan for the evening. Usually when Kara and Lena, and Sam and Alex are doing something like this, they will put the three girls together, Alura, Ruby, and Morgan, and have them babysat by the same person, usually a friend. However, this evening particularly, Ruby is not spending it with her two cousins, because she is staying over at a friend's from school, as part of a party. Then J'onn was supposed to be babysitting Morgan and Alura, but there has been some issues with the DEO systems which mean he has to work, along with Winn too, who would have been Kara and Lena's next choice to babysit. This ultimately leaves Kara and Lena without any real options to babysit their two daughters, because they still haven't introduced them to Lillian, so she can't look after them, then Elizabeth babysitting Alura and Morgan would put Alura and Morgan in too much danger if Leviathan somehow tracked Lena's mom down, as they could expect for Morgan and Alura to stay at The Tower the entire time. So, Kara and Lena are really out of options.

"I can babysit them, if you'd like?" Nia suggests, after overhearing Kara and Lena talk about their lack of babysitting options.

"Really?" Kara asks, in a surprised voice.

"Of course." Nia nods, with a smile.

"Nia, it is nice of you to offer and everything, but I'm sure you'd much rather do anything else than spend your Friday evening with two you girls." Lena says.

"I have nothing else planned, and I adore Morgan and Alura. And if it makes you feel any better, before I moved to DC for university, I did get paid to be a babysitter." Nia says.

Lena chuckles.

"Your qualifications are not what I was questioning." Lena says, "I just don't want you to think that you have to offer to do this just because Kara and I are letting you stay here."

"I don't think that." Nia says, "You and Kara have made it very clear that you expect nothing of me in return. I'm offering to look after Alura and Morgan just to be nice, and do my..... friends.... a favor."

Both Kara and Lena smile at Nia calling them her friends. They have each grown very fond of the young woman.

"Well, if you are sure you are okay with this?" Kara asks.

"I am." Nia nods.

"Okay." Lena agrees, "But we will pay you for your time."

"No." Nia says, with a laugh, "I don't need to be paid. Just have Kara buy me a nice pastry on the way to work on Monday, and we'll call it even."

"I'll make sure to get you two sticky buns, because they are the best!" Kara says.

Nia chuckles.

"Well, I'll have to trust you on that, and wait and see." Nia smiles.

"Oh, they are delicious, even I have to admit." Lena says.

Nia, Lena and Kara all then smile at each other for a little while.

"Okay. I guess I'll go tell Morgan and Alura that you'll be babysitting them tonight." Kara smiles.

"I'll come with you." Lena says.

Nia nods her head at Kara and Lena, and the two future wives then head upstairs to go and find what their daughters are doing.

Once Kara and Lena arrive upstairs, they see that Morgan and Alura are sitting on the floor in Alura's room, playing with some stuff toys together. Kara and Lena can't help but smile at taking in the sight for a few moments, of the two sisters playing together, and being so good with one another. It makes Kara and Lena's hearts feel so good. Eventually though, Morgan soon looks up at the door, and notices Kara and Lena standing there.

"Momma. Jeju." Morgan smiles.

Alura looks up at Kara and Lena now also.

"Were you watching us?" Alura asks.

"Yes." Lena smiles, as she steps further into the room, followed by Kara, "It was a lovely sight."

"Yeah. We're so happy to see you two playing together like that." Kara says.

"We like playing together with our toys!" Morgan says, with a big smile.

"We know you do, darling." Lena says, lovingly, as she crouches down and presses a kiss to one of Morgan's cheeks.

"Anyway." Kara says, as she sits on the floor next to Morgan and Alura, "We just came up here to tell you, that you know tonight momma and I were supposed to be going out with aunt Sam and aunt Alex? And J'onn was supposed to be babysitting you?"

"Yeah." Alura nods.

"Well, J'onn isn't able to do that, because he has some business he needs to attend to." Kara says.

"So, are you not going out?" Alura asks.

"No, darling." Lena replies, "Nia has very kindly offered to babysit the two of you. So, she'll be looking after you both this evening."