The Most Important Day

Kara is the first one to wake the next morning. As she wakes up she finds that Lena is still in her arms cuddled to her. But unlike last night when they originally fell asleep, they are no longer spooning. Instead some time during the night Lena moved so that her head is cuddled into Kara's chest. Lena's IV drip has also been removed from her arm, presumably Alex or Eliza did that at some point during the night. Kara can't help but feel happy with Lena's head cuddled into her chest, essentially on her breasts. It feels right. Like it is meant to be. Almost as if Lena fits perfectly into her arms, just like a puzzle piece. As Kara admires Lena and takes in the moment she gently strokes the side of Lena's body, a small smile appearing on her face. After a few minutes Lena begins to stir.

"Hmm....." Lena says as she wakes.

"Hey, I didn't mean to wake up." Kara says softly.

"Hmm.... your heart woke me." Lena mumbles, sleep still in her voice.

"My heart?" Kara asks confused.

"Hmm.... it's gotten louder." Lena mumbles.

Kara blushes profusely. Obviously Kara's heart has begun to beat faster since she woke up and began admiring Lena, and enjoying their cuddled intimacy.

"Oh.... I uhhh...." Kara says flustered.

"Shhh.... sleep." Lena mumbles back.

Kara just nods and pulls Lena closer to her again, closing her eyes. Kara however does not go back to sleep, her mind is too occupied for it. Of course it's occupied thinking of checking on Alura, and what might happen to her, and how today could be the day they've been waiting for, the day they save Alura. But Kara's mind is also occupied by what it means that her heart was beating so fast, and what it means by how much she enjoys these cuddles with Lena, and how much she will miss them when this is all over.

Lena for her part spends the next 5 minutes just drifting in that place between being awake and asleep. She obviously doesn't have her whit's entirely about her. But after 5 minutes she starts to really wake up, and that's when she realises where she is laying. Her head is laying on Kara's chest, basically on her breasts. Lena can literally feel Kara's boobs with her face. This results in a thought quickly flashing through Lena's mind, thinking about how she didn't want the first time she feels Kara's breasts to be when she had sleepily cuddled into her. But before Lena can explore that thought further she dismisses it, they are not dating or together, or anything like that after all. They honestly barely know each other. Lena doesn't know much about Kara beyond her daughter and the people who have been by her side through this. She doesn't know a significant amount of things. In fact she knows so little about Kara that it kind of scares her with how close and connected she feels to her. Lena doesn't even know if they are even going to have a relationship after this, let alone if they could have a potential romantic one. Lena can't even begin to think to go down that road as she doesn't even know if Kara likes women, then if she does like women, then if she does, Lena doesn't know if she even likes her that way. Then the most important and basic question, Lena doesn't know if Kara even likes her, as a person, let alone is attracted to her. There are so many questions, and not enough answers for Lena's liking.

"Now whose heart is the one beating loudly." Kara says, interrupting Lena from her spiralling thoughts.

"Wha'?" Lena asks as she clears away the sleep from her voice.

"I can hear your heart beating really fast now." Kara explains.

"Oh..." Lena says as she slowly begins to move her head away from Kara's chest. She could swear she saw a brief disappointed look on Kara's face as she does. "I just realised where my head was, so I was freaking out. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have invaded your privacy like that."

"Lena, it's fine. If I ever thought you were invading my privacy I would say something or I would have moved away. It's not like I would have had trouble moving your body weight." Kara says.

"Oh.... okay.... if you're sure." Lena replies, slightly surprised by Kara's response. Although Lena thinks that she probably shouldn't be surprised. Kara has shown over the last few days that she is one of the nicest people in the world. There probably isn't much you could do to make her feel like her privacy has been invaded.

"Yes, I'm sure. Now, how are you feeling?" Kara asks.

"Uhh..." Lena says as she begins to evaluate how she is physically feeling.

"Remember I will be able to tell if you lie, from your heart beat." Kara comments.

Lena blushes slightly upon hearing that.

"I feel.... a lot better than yesterday..... my back's a bit sore..... but my head feels better. I'm not 100%..... maybe 75." Lena says, not even attemping to lie to Kara.

"Hmm that's at least somewhat good." Kara says, "If you don't mind. Can we get up and go see Alura?"

"Of course." Lena smiles as she begins to get out of bed.

"Are you okay to stand and walk?" Kara asks as she moves over to where Lena is standing beside the bed.

"Yes. I should be fine Kara. You don't have to worry." Lena replies.

"I'll always worry Lena." Kara says back instantaneously.

For some reason that strikes a cord with Lena. She feels a wave of affection that Kara has for her just wash over for her. She feels cared for, something she hasn't felt in a very very very long time. Since she was 4 years old before her mother died.

"I.... thank you..." Lena replies, slightly speechless.

A while later Kara and Lena are in the medical bay with Alura, Alex, Eliza, Winn and J'onn. They are prepping Alura for the bone marrow transplant while Winn sets up the machine he built with Lena. This time Winn wants to make sure that nothing goes wrong. He's well aware that if something happens to the bone marrow before it's mixed they are screwed. Bone marrow isn't like blood where they can just draw more a while later. So Winn is making sure that everything is going to go perfectly.

Once Lena and Kara got into the medical bay Kara made sure that Lena took a seat, virtually ordering her to do so. Lena obliged, she couldn't be bothered to argue with the Kryptonian, and frankly she probably needed to sit anyway. After Kara talked with Alura for a little while before she went out to get Lena, specifically, breakfast. Alura isn't allowed to have any food before the bone marrow transplant as they are going to put her under general anaesthetic while they do it, not wanting the young girl to be in any pain this time. But while Lena doesn't normally eat breakfast she knows that she has to this morning, as she needs enough energy and nutrients to give more blood for Alura. Then of course Lena wants her blood to be as healthy as possible, so she is just going to be good for once and eat breakfast. Although eating breakfast has become more of a common occurrence since she has come to the DEO.

Once Alex and Eliza have Alura prepped Alex moves over to Lena. Eliza and Alex have just spent the last few minutes getting Alura dressed into an appropriate gown and setting up various machines to monitor her.

"Do you think you'd be okay to begin giving blood now?" Alex asks, "We want to give her the blood as soon as possible after the bone marrow mixture transplant."

Lena quickly finishes her last few bits of the croissant that Kara got for her and wipes the crumbs away from her trousers.

"Of course. I'm good to go." Lena smiles.