Chapter 146

"That's perfect," Lena breathes out. "But I'm not good at-"

"She'll love it." Alex promises, cutting her off with a gentle hand on her arm. "And I'm sure you're not as bad as you think you are at it. Do you want help?"

Lena sighs. "Yes, but I think this is something I should do alone."

"Alright. Let me know if you want me to look it over or something. When are you going to work on this?"

"As soon as I can. Is there any way you could make excuses to keep Kara with you for today?" Lena asks hopefully. As much as she wants to be around her girlfriend, she knows that she won't be able to do what she needs to if she's with Kara.

"Yeah, we can have a sisters' day!"

"Then are you going to ask Maggie, too? After all, she is Kara's sister too."

Alex grins dopily. "Yeah. Yeah, I'll ask her. Maybe she can help by keeping Kara occupied later, if you want me to swing by afterwards and look at what you've done."

"That would be great, thank you Alex. I'll probably be in the library when you return."

"I'm going to have to make a guard being you lunch, aren't I?" Alex asks rhetorically, already knowing the answer. She shakes her head fondly. "We're alarmingly similar when we have something to work on." She pats Lena's back. "You probably want to get right to work, don't you?"

"Would you mind? Though I do want to say goodbye to Kara first. I could accompany you to her and Maggie," Lena offers.

"Sounds good! Come on, future sister."

Alex winks at Lena, her grin growing at the sight of Lena's wide eyes. They walk together back into the castle and Lena starts to feel the warm fluttering in her stomach again, but not the fun kind. It's more of an anxious fluttering, the kind that makes Lena feel jumpy and worried about this whole thing. Alex reaches out and takes Lena's hand as if on cue, like she could hear Lena's worrying.

"You worry loudly," Alex says.

"Sorry. I can't stop thinking about while this is a good plan, it relies entirely on my ability to write about my emotions. And I don't know if you can tell, but emotions weren't exactly encouraged in the Luthor Castle."

Alex laughs. "I can tell. But you're doing a great job, Lena. And again, Kara will cherish it no matter what. It doesn't have to be a perfect work of art. Just something to get your point across."

Lena nods, trying to let Alex's words soothe her. She thanks the guards as they open the doors to the DEO for them. Maggie is in the main area, looking down at a map with furrowed brows, as though she's trying to figure out a difficult problem. She looks up when they walk in, almost as if she can sense when her wife is nearby. Honestly, Lena wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

"Allie!" Her eyes go down to where Lena and Alex are still holding hands and one eyebrow shoots up, Maggie's lips twisting into a smirk as she leans back against the table. "Should I be jealous?

"She's just nervous," Alex explains.

"So was I," Maggie admits. "Don't worry too much, she'll love whatever you do."

"I know, but she deserves the best." Lena looks around. "Where is Kara?"

"Off on an errand. She got bored when I had work to do, so I sent her off so she wouldn't annoy the other agents by floating around upside down again."

"Again?" Lena murmurs to herself.

"It was better than the pouting when I told her that you and Alex were speaking privately and that she couldn't fly over to cuddle with you."

"She has been a lot more cuddly lately," Lena admits.

She hears a familiar "whoosh" behind her and barely has enough time to brace herself before she's nearly bowled over by her Kryptonian girlfriend. Lena smiles and relaxes against Kara, Lena's back pressed against Kara's front.

She turns her head to the side and pecks Kara's lips. "Hello darling."

"Hey Lee. Are you done talking up Alex?"

"Yes, I am. But I sadly have more work I need to do."

Kara nods understandingly. "Can I sit with you while you work?"

"I wish you could darling, but this is tedious work that would be finished easier if I work alone. You could always have a sisters' day with Alex and Maggie," Lena suggests.

"Okay, yeah." Her face softens and Lena turns to face her, gently grasping her girlfriend's hands in hers. "I miss you."

Lena presses a kiss to the back of Kara's hand. "I miss you too. I promise, I'll come to you as soon as I'm finished. After Alex helps me go over it," she amends.

Kara nods. "Okay. I love you, Lee."

"I love you too, darling."

They both lean in, meeting halfway in a gentle kiss.

"Are we that sappy?" Maggie asks, looking at her wife.

"You guys made every person cry at your wedding. Yes," Winn answers from his station nearby.

***

Lena can't tell how long it has been, how long she has been working on this. It's been longer than she expected, she can tell because the crumbs from lunch she ate is now stone cold. The light outside is dimming enough that she should light a candle soon. But she can do that in a minute, she has one more thing to edit before she can allow herself a break.

A door creaks and she looks up, blinking against the sudden brightness from the hallway. Alex stands before her.

"We stratefy to get worried when you didn't show up at dinner. Luckily, Kara was able to tell you were still here and that your heartbeat didn't show any signs of distress."

"Oh Gods, I'm sorry." Lena sighs, rubbing at her eyes. "I didn't mean to make you all worry."

"It's alright, I'm just glad you're okay. And that you ate lunch." Alex nods to the crumb filled plate on the table. "Are you done?"

"Sure. If I don't force myself to stop, I'll keep editing and editing and never finish it." Lena hands Alex her latest draft.

I left some very unsubtle hints about the plan for proposing... What do you guys think Lena's doing? I'm curious to see if you guys have it figured out yet. Next chapter, Alex's reaction! And the proposal is coming up! And guys! I don't know if you know this, but I have been like 10x more stressed than usual this past week because of an essay that I only just had time to start yesterday at like seven pm! It was going to be due Friday (the day after my birthday, whoo) but it got pushed to Monday! :D I have more time to work on it! By which I mean actually write it lol, I only have the outline done rn. Which is very vague. Any who! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!