54. Family Fun

Sunday morning, the foursome was rudely awoken by Lena’s phone blowing up at six in the morning.  When she answered it in irritation, the person on the other line talked for a while before the CEO let loose a string of curse words.  That had everyone awake and wondering what was happening. She gave a few instructions and told the caller that she would meet them at the office as soon as possible.  As soon as she hung up the phone, she was running to the bathroom to be sick. Of course, that set Alex and Maggie off, and it was just another day in the Danvers house from there. 

Kara went to wake up the twins, but they were already awake from Alex puking in their bathroom.  She rounded them up to make breakfast, herding them away from the others, and insisting that they make her some food to free herself up to tend to her wives.  She still had yet to hear what Lena was pissed about and why she had to go to the office on Sunday. Sundays had become their family day, and it really sucked when someone ended up having to work.  She wandered back into the master bedroom to find Lena and get some explanations.

“Lena?” she called when she didn’t immediately see her.

“In here,” her wife called back.

Kara found her getting in the shower.  “Are you OK? What’s going on?”

Lena huffed.  “Apparently that fire last night took out a huge shipment of electronic components that were supposed to be delivered to a factory owned by L-Corp.  I have to go run damage control.”

Kara’s heart clenched.  Did someone do this on purpose?  Was it Cadmus? Lillian? Lex?

“I should go with you,” she insisted.  “What if someone did this on purpose?”

“Kara,” Lena warned.  

The blonde persisted.  “What if someone tries to hurt you?”

“Then why did they go after some random factory shipment?  Why not do something a little closer to home?” Lena washed herself as though Kara wasn’t even there.

“I don’t know, but it still seems risky to let you go out alone.”

“I’ll be fine.”

“You don’t know that.  Let me come with you.”

“And what would you do?”

“Security?”

“My meek, reporter wife?”

“I could go as Supergirl.”

“Or you could stay home with the girls.  This is not a job for Supergirl, I’m sorry.”

Kara pouted.  “Come on, Lena, be reasonable!”

The brunette raised an irritated eyebrow at her, “Excuse me, you’re the one being unreasonable right now.”

Was she being unreasonable?  Honestly it didn’t feel like she was, but if Lena felt that way, then she would need to tread lightly.  “Honey, I just don’t want anything to happen to you. Don’t get mad at me, please.”

“Then back off.  I’m mostly going to be on the phone all day anyway.  What harm could come of that?”

Kara’s stomach was clenched from worry.  “I don’t know, but-”

“But nothing!  End of story. Go away, so I can finish getting ready.  I’m annoyed enough that I have to deal with this, I don’t need you making it worse by freaking out.”

The blonde held back frustrated tears.  She wanted to stay and argue, but she didn’t want to get on Lena’s bad side, either.  Instead, she went to check on her other wives, cuddling and soothing them until their stomachs started to behave again.  She would make a point to fly by L-Corp a few times that day, just in case. Lena didn’t have to know.

After the CEO took off for L-Corp and Alex and Maggie had gone back to bed for a while, Kara headed into the kitchen where the twins were making a tower of pancakes.  “Mmm, smells good!” she told them, stealing some blueberries out of the box.

“Hey!” the twins yelled at her.

“Those are for the pancakes!” Jamie objected.

“Sorry,” Kara muttered.  “Are you almost done?”

The kids rolled their eyes.  “Here,” said Jessie, passing her a plate and slapping some pancakes on it.  “Go nuts.”

“I will, thank you!”  Kara slathered on the syrup and dug in with a grin.  “Thanks, girls.”

“You’re welcome, Mama,” they answered in unison.

“So, what are we doing today?” Jamie asked casually.

Kara chewed and swallowed her food before answering, “It’s a surprise.”

“Aww! No fair!” Jessie complained.

“Yeah, no fair,” Jamie agreed.

Kara smirked.  “You’ll like it, don’t worry.”

“Tell us, please!” the girls begged.

“Nope!”  The reporter shoved more food in her mouth.

“You’re no fun,” Jamie lamented.

Kara scoffed, “I’m tons of fun!  You’ll see.”

Jessie blew a raspberry at her, but Kara just laughed and went back to eating.  The twins begged and begged her to tell them, but she refused, and eventually had to tell them to knock it off, or they wouldn’t be going anywhere.  That worked, but just barely.  

After the three of them finished eating and cleaning up the kitchen, they headed into the living room to watch TV.

“What the heck is that?” Jessie pointed to a pile of fabric in the middle of the floor.  She picked it up and looked at it. “It looks like ripped underwear. Ew! What the heck?”  She threw them back on the floor and looked at Kara in horror.

Kara turned a deep scarlet and quickly snatched up the garments and threw them in the trash.  “Never mind that.”

The kids both gave her dirty looks.

“Let’s watch TV, huh?” she insisted.

“Did you have sex on the couch?” Jamie demanded.

“Of course not!” Kara lied.

“Then why is there ripped underwear on the floor?” Jessie gave her best impression of Alex’s Look.

“Uh…” the reporter scrambled for an answer.  “I- I did that on the way to the bedroom.”

“Yeah, right,” Jessie huffed, hands on her hips.

“I swear!” Kara held her right hand up in the air, looking serious as the grave.

“You’re lying!” Jamie snapped, looking at the couch as though something were going to jump out and bite her.

Kara rolled her eyes and flopped down on the couch.  “It’s fine, see?”

“That proves nothing!” Jessie argued.

The kids wouldn’t relent, and by the time Alex and Maggie dragged themselves out of bed, the kids were protesting on the floor watching old reruns of Liv and Maddie while Kara sat on the couch looking uncomfortable.  Coffee in hand, Alex joined Kara on the couch without complaint about the show, but Maggie begged to watch something else, so they changed it to the Food Network to appease her a little. The kids ranted about people having sex on the couch while Alex, Maggie, and Kara argued that it shouldn’t be that big of a deal, especially since the twins had no problem sleeping in the main bedroom where lots of sex happened.  The issue was never settled, and the kids continued to stay away from the alleged contamination. 

About an hour later, the twins - Jessie especially - were bouncing off the walls with boredom, so the adults decided it was time to leave the house.  That day, the Danvers gang, minus Lena, went to the arcade/miniature golf course. Alex got to show off her mad pinball skills, Maggie proved to be a pro at the first person shooters, and Kara and the kids had a blast playing skeeball.  Kara and Jamie were required to wear their red sun bands in the arcade at all times, but Kara insisted that Jamie take hers off during mini golf to practice tempering her powers.  

Of course, Kara checked on Lena about a dozen times throughout the day.  She flew around the building several times, looking for anything suspicious, peeked in on her wife who was indeed on the phone every time, and when everything looked OK, she headed back to the others who were only mildly annoyed at her absence.

For dinner, the family went to Noonans because the twins insisted they wanted to see Amy, and, as Jessie vocalized, not just because she gave them free stuff.  The twins chatted her ear off the entire time, and Amy seemed all too happy to indulge them, even to the point of sitting down at the table with them as she listened to their stories.  

They were in the middle of their meals when Lena called to ask where everyone was.  She declined the invitation to join them, claiming she was tired and sick and just wanted to sit and read quietly until the gang came home.  

Lena and Maggie had been working through ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting,’ but Kara knew for a fact that Lena harbored a secret love for cheesy romance novels when she thought no one was looking. She always hid the real covers under a fake book cover, but that could hide nothing from a nosy Kryptonian with X-ray vision.  True, Lena was a well-read, well-educated woman who had read War and Peace and Anna Karenina and countless other insurmountable classics that lined her bookshelves, but that’s not what she read for fun. For fun, she wanted the passionate romance accompanied by pure smut in a timeline she could only dream of, hidden in the back of her closet.  It was a constant reminder to Kara to think more romantically. So, naturally, Kara would always sneak Lena’s romances and read them before the CEO even knew they were gone. She wanted… ideas. She wondered if she would get lucky again tonight.

Kara ordered food to take home to Lena, unsure if she would eat it or not, but wanting to give her the option.  When she told Amy the things Lena’s been sick from, the restaurant owner insisted she make the food herself to ensure it was prepared correctly.  It wasn’t until after Amy went back into the kitchen that Kara realized she pretty much just confirmed to the chef that Lena was pregnant. She hoped Amy wouldn’t gossip to their friends.  She knew James and Lucy and Winn came in all the time, and they’d known Amy almost as long as Kara had.  

“Um,” she muttered, “I think I might have clued Amy in that Lena’s pregnant.”

“No shit, Sherlock,” Maggie rolled her eyes.  “I’m pretty sure she knows all three of us are pregnant.  She knows how we ate before, and now she sees us barely eating anything.  Plus when we got here, she specifically asked me and Alex how we were feeling.”

“I thought she was just being nice,” Kara pouted.

“She is being nice,” Alex agreed, “But she also has to know.  She’s too smart not to figure it out.”

“Do you think anyone else has figured it out?” the Kryptonian worried.

“Probably, but no one but Mon-El has made a peep,” Alex informed her.

“Not to me, either,” Maggie confirmed.

“Well, I did tell them not to talk about it,” Kara mused.  “Maybe that’s why.”

Maggie huffed.  “Well, they’re obviously talking to each other about it.”

“Yeah, but I’m not giving them any solid confirmation, if I can help it,” Alex groused.

The twins both looked guilty.

“What?” Alex crossed her arms over her chest.

“We were talking to Douglas about it,” Jessie admitted.

The agent sighed in relief.  They were going to talk to him anyway soon enough.  “Is that all? What did he say?”

The twins giggled, and Jessie answered, “He said he was gonna need backup.”

They all laughed.  

“We’ll get him some backup,” Maggie said.  “I’ve been putting the word out to some of my alien friends that we’re going to need a nanny, but I haven’t heard back from anyone yet.”

“Ooh, an alien nanny?” Jessie perked up.  “Cool!” 

“I really hope you can trust these people, Mags,” Alex worried.

Maggie looked offended.  “Trust me, babe, they’re my friends.”

“OK,” Alex relaxed, stroking her wife’s hair to soothe her.  “I trust you.”

“Thank you,” Maggie replied.  “I’m going to be just as cautious as you, believe me.”

“I do,” Alex kissed her forehead.  “Thank you for helping with this. Maybe you could introduce us to some of these friends of yours?  It would be nice to know more decent aliens than just Mon-El and Lyra."

"Of course. Speaking of Mon-El, he and Eve are definitely on the list for babysitters,” Maggie informed them, “But not for full-time work.  And not without the help of another grownup. Those two might as well be a pair of teenagers. It’s a wonder Eve isn’t pregnant too.”

Kara shuddered, “Oh, I had a very uncomfortable talk with Mon-El about contraceptives very early on in our friendship.  I swore to him that if he went around impregnating girls because he was too stupid to use a condom, I’d castrate him with my bare hands.”

The twins looked horrified.  “Ew!”

“Sorry, girls.” 

“I’m surprised he didn’t throw that back in your face,” Alex mused.

“Well, I’m not sure he knows that all three of you are pregnant.  He might still.”

Alex shrugged.  “Maybe. I’m not telling him.”

“Me neither,” said Maggie.

“They’ll figure it out soon enough,” Kara mused.  “In the meantime, just relax. We’ve got plenty of other things we need to worry about.  Like picking out a vehicle. Vans are ugly, and Lena doesn’t like any of them. It’s going to take some convincing to get her to pick one.  We’ve already discussed it several times, and she’s still being stubborn and trying to find something she likes the look of. I hate to say it, but Lena’s a car snob.”

Alex chuckled and shook her head thinking of all of Lena’s incredibly classy and sexy cars.  “Sounds about right.”

“I don’t blame her,” Maggie added.  “Vans are ugly, and I never wanted to have to drive one either.  I had planned on driving just my bike for the rest of my life.”  

“A van is a van,” said Alex.  “I just want something that’s safe and easy to get the kids in and out.  One of those vans with the back doors on each side would be wonderful.”

Kara nodded.  “We might get a couple of those, but we also were thinking we’d get one big one that we can fit the whole family into, and most of those don’t have the double back doors.”

“Bummer,” Alex complained.

“Yeah,” Kara agreed.  “I’ll bring home the van binder, and you guys can look through it.  Maybe you can convince Lena that one is superior to the others.”

“Deal,” Maggie agreed.

“I wanna help!” Jessie insisted. 

“Me too!” Jamie added.

Kara put her hands in the air.  “You’re welcome to offer your opinions.  Maybe the more input she has, the more likely she’ll be to make a decision.  Although, she does want to wait a few months to get the 2018 versions of whatever we buy.”

“Nothing wrong with that, I suppose,” Alex shrugged.

Amy finally came out with Lena’s food and well wishes for the CEO, so they paid the bill and said their goodbyes.  Kara texted Lena that they were on their way back, and they climbed into their current van and headed home.  

The brunette was sitting on the couch waiting for them when they got back, looking for all the world like she’d just been sitting there reading her pregnancy book the whole time.  Everyone kissed her when they came in, leaving her with a tiny smile on her face in appreciation. Even though the day had been stressful, it was nice to come home to the love and support of her family.  Even if she couldn’t drink, she still could relax around them.

The first one in, Alex plopped down next to her and wrapped an arm around her.  “Hi, sweetie pie.”

Lena leaned over and snuggled into her.  “Hi, my Alex.”

The redhead kissed her forehead and rubbed her back.  “Did you get everything taken care of?”

“For now,” she answered, cuddling closer.  “I really hate dealing with insurance companies.”

“No kidding,” Alex agreed with another forehead kiss.

“And no one tried to hurt you?” Kara still worried.

Lena rolled her eyes.  “Just a little eye gouging, but that’s what you get when insurance companies don’t want to pay out.”

Kara huffed at Lena’s sarcasm.  “I’m serious!”

“So am I,” the CEO rebutted.

With a sigh, Kara sat on the arm of the couch, wrapping her arms around her wives.  “I’m glad you’re OK.”

“Thanks.  Me too.”

The twins insisted that it was movie time, and they were going to further educate Maggie and Lena on newer Disney movies, so tonight they were watching ‘Brave.’  The kids continued to protest the couch by sitting on the floor with a wide berth between them and the offending furniture.

About halfway through the movie, Maggie grumbled, “This sure would be a lot more interesting if I could have a damn drink.”

“Amen to that,” Alex agreed.

“A drink would be nice,” Lena chimed in, “But I’m enjoying the movie.”

“How about a back massage?” Kara offered to Maggie.

“Well, it’s not a shot of whiskey, but OK.”

Kara climbed behind the detective and sat on the back of the couch to reach her shoulders.  She massaged her wife's muscles until the Latina seemed to melt into a puddle of goo. When she'd had enough, Maggie pulled Kara down to cuddle her, and soon she was fast asleep in the reporter's lap. 

The rest of them finished the movie, and when Lena teared up at the end, Alex held her tightly and passed her some tissues, knowing her wife was missing her birth mom and wishing she could magically make everything better with her own wisps. 

"I love you so much," Alex whispered in Lena's ear. 

The CEO kissed her in thanks.  "I love you too," she whispered back. 

When the twins realized Lena was crying, they immediately forgot about disliking the couch and pounced on her, giving her kisses and declaring their undying love for her.  Unfortunately, this made Lena cry more. She was so grateful for their love, but she'd had a long day, and she was tired and pregnant and therefore emotional.  

“Thank you girls,” she sniffled, absorbing their cuddles.  

“You’re gonna be such a great mom, Lena” Alex told her.  “Our kids are going to adore you.”

“Yeah, totally,” Kara agreed.  Although she was pinned down by a sleeping Maggie, she still wanted to put her two cents in.

“I really hope you’re right,” Lena replied.  “I don’t want to be like Lillian.”

“You could never be like her!” Jessie declared fervently.

“Yeah! You’re awesome,” Jamie agreed.  “And you’re kind of a mom already, since you’re our stepmom, and Jessie and I love you, so you don’t have to worry about not being loved or not being a good mom.  You’re already a great mom.”

Kara grinned proudly at her children.  They were such good little souls, always concerned for their loved ones’ wellbeing.  They’d gotten a lot of grief at school over Lena, yet here they were still pouring out their love on her without reservation.  Little angels.

“Just don’t have sex on the couch anymore, OK?” Jessie pleaded.

Lena looked accusingly at Kara.

Maybe not so angelic.  “I didn’t tell them! I forgot about the clothes we took off, and the kids found them,” Kara whined.

“Took off?” Jamie scoffed.  “More like ripped off. Yuck!”

“Alright, that’s enough.”  Alex urged the kids into their showers for the night.  Tomorrow was the first doctor’s appointment for the babies, and she wanted the kids in bed on time so they weren’t cranky while they were meeting with Dr. Landry.

Kara stood up to carry Maggie to bed, but the detective startled awake and started freaking out.  "Shh! It's OK," she soothed. "I've got you. I've got you."

Maggie calmed down, tucking her nose into Kara's neck.  "Jesus, I thought I was falling."

"I've got you, my love," the Kryptonian rocked her wife back and forth, kissing her forehead. 

After a minute, Maggie spoke again, "OK, you can put me down now."

Kara gently eased her feet to the floor, but didn't let go.  Instead, she pulled Maggie into a tight hug, then kissed her lips a few times.  "I love my honey bunny."

"I love you too, Kara."  The Latina grinned, "Anyone up for a nice hot bath?  I had fun today, but I'm wiped out." The wives agreed, so she headed to the master bathroom to start the water. 

When the twins were done showering, they came back out asking for food, so Alex gave them twenty minutes to eat and go to bed.  Meanwhile, the adults made their way into the master bathroom and stripped down to get into the giant tub. Despite the fact that the bathtub was big enough for them all to have their own space, they cuddled up together and relaxed. 

In the kitchen, the twins were happily stuffing their faces, speculating about what they thought would happen at the OB/GYN the next day and what Dr. Landry would be like. Most of all, they were hoping for sonograms of the babies so they could finally see them.  When their twenty minutes were up, and no one came to corral them, they stayed a few extra minutes to finish off a bag of Cheetos before they finally went to bed. 

Kids forgotten, the adults were getting quite absorbed in one another.  Alex had not so subtly claimed Lena for the night by scooping her up into her lap and marking her shoulder opposite Kara’s bite before they melted together.  And Maggie needed no invitation to straddle Kara and capture her lips. There was no rush to get where they were going. They knew they would get there.

After the lovemaking was over and everyone was nodding off, Maggie spoke, “I’m really nervous about tomorrow.  What if the doctor finds something wrong?”

Lena pulled her close and answered, “We can deal with whatever comes our way, OK?  Everything will be fine one way or another, and if it’s not, well, we can deal with that together.  Right?”

The detective nodded sleepily and held Lena’s hand until they fell asleep.

XXXXXXXXXXXX

Monday morning, everyone got to sleep in a little because no one had to go to work or school right away.  Dr. Landry was still conveniently working at the same hospital in National City as she did when Jamie and Jessie were born, so they didn’t have far to drive.  Alex was looking forward to seeing the doctor again. However, Kara was nervous, worried that she’d get a lecture about impregnating three different women, even though it wasn’t her fault.  She fidgeted all the way there, using her family’s heartbeats to try to soothe herself. She couldn’t hear the babies’ heartbeats yet, but it was too soon for that. Meanwhile, the twins bounced and sang happily in the back seat of the van, and Maggie and Lena held hands quietly in the middle seats.  When they arrived, they all got nervous, and everyone held someone’s hand as they walked through the halls of the office.  

They all checked in and filled out a mountain of paperwork before they got called back.  Alex went in first, and Kara followed her. When the doctor finally came to them, she greeted them warmly.

“Hello, girls!  It’s so good to see you.  My, my, how you’ve grown up!  How long has it been?”

“Twelve years,” Alex replied.  “I’m thirty now, and Kara is twenty-nine.”

Dr. Landry whistled.  “That’s quite a gap, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, but Jessie and Jamie are elated to say the least,” Kara informed her.  “They really want to meet you.”

“Are they here?  Bring them on in,” the doctor waved Kara out to get the kids.

When the reporter came back with her children, Dr. Landry gasped.  “My goodness, are these Kara’s kids, or what?” she chuckled. She offered her hand out, and the kids shook it.  “Hello, ladies, I’m Dr. Landry.”

“I’m Jessie.”

“I’m Jamie.”

“And you’re both gorgeous, aren’t you?”

“Thank you,” the twins replied in unison, blushing.

“I’ll never forget delivering you two.  Kara was a nervous wreck the whole time.  Drove your mom crazy,” she laughed.

“That hasn’t changed,” Alex rolled her eyes.  “She’s still as paranoid as ever this time around.”

Dr. Landry snickered.  She asked the kids a few getting to know you questions before sending them back out to the waiting room to focus on Alex.  Then she went through all the typical questions and examinations, and according to her, everything looked good. They got official medical proof of pregnancy, but it was too early to do any kind of sonogram.  Before they finished, Alex and Kara explained their family situation and how they’d all come to be pregnant at once. The doctor was speechless for a while before shaking her head. “Wow, that is some conundrum you’ve gotten yourselves into, isn’t it?”

“You’re telling me!” Alex shook her head, but there was a hint of a smile on her lips.

“Before you go, Alex, I’d like to talk to you alone, if you don’t mind,” Dr. Landry requested.

Alex nodded.  “Sure. Kara, no eavesdropping.”

The Kryptonian pouted, but obediently left the room.

Dr. Landry, who had been all smiles up until now, looked serious as the grave.  “Alex, tell me honestly, are you OK with all of this? The polyamory, and the multiple pregnancies?  Talk to me.”

Alex softened, “I’ll admit, all these babies are going to be a handful, but honestly, Doc, I am so in love with these women.  I know it’s not conventional, but it works. I don’t know how, but it does. I don’t want to live without them, and I’m looking forward to raising our children together.”

“Promise?”

“Cross my heart.”

“Alright, my dear.  That’s what I needed to hear.  Tell your mother I said hello. I haven’t talked to her in a while.”

“Will do.  Bye, Doc.”

Next was Maggie’s turn.  Of course, Kara went back with her and held her hand the whole time.  When they got the official positive pregnancy test back, Maggie started to tear up, causing Kara to do the same.  

“I love you so much, Maggie,” Kara told her, nuzzling and kissing her cheek.

“I love you too, Kara,” the detective sniffled, trying and failing to hold back her emotions.  “I’m scared, though.”

“Well, if it helps, all your tests look good,” Dr. Landry offered.  

Maggie nodded.  “Thanks, doctor.”

“You’re quite welcome.  It’s been lovely to meet you.  Would you mind if we spoke privately for a minute?”

“Sure,” Maggie agreed.

Once again, Kara was shooed away, so the doctor could be more candid.  “Is there anything you want to ask me while Kara isn’t here?”

The detective shook her head.  “No. I’m scared, but I know I’ll have help, and Kara is very attentive.  Sometimes overly so, but at least she’s around, you know? She’s so excited for the new babies, and when she’s excited, I can’t help but feel a little giddy too.  She’s contagious that way.”

Dr. Landry smiled.  “And how are you feeling about the whole polyamory situation?  Is it working for you?”

Maggie closed her eyes for a second and thought about how much love she was surrounded by.  “Yeah. I’ve never been so happy in all my life.”

“OK, sweetie.  I want to be sure you’re all OK with this.”

“Of course,” the detective nodded.  “I appreciate the gesture.”

“Anytime you have questions, don’t be afraid to call me.  I plan on keeping a close eye on all of you.”

“Thank you, doctor.”

Last but not least was Lena.  Kara clung to her throughout the questions and tests and examinations, just as she had done with the other two.  By now, Dr. Landry could see how Kara acted around them all, and she could see the love they all shared. They informed the doctor that they were pretty sure Lena was having twins, and the doctor grew serious again.  

“Hmm,” she muttered, pursing her lips together.  “If that’s the case, then at your age, even though your tests look good, I’m still going to have to treat you as a high risk pregnancy.  Don’t let that scare you. It just means I’ll want to see you more often than the other two. Can you handle that?”

Lena’s heart was beating a mile a minute.  “Whatever it takes to make sure my babies are healthy,” she answered.

Kara nodded in agreement, giving her wife a kiss on the cheek and rubbing her back.  “Don’t worry, I’ll be with you every step of the way, my love.”

Lena melted a bit at Kara’s touch.  “I know, sweetheart. I know.”

Once again, Dr. Landry requested a private moment with her patient.  “Is there anything else you wanted to talk about? Do you have any questions you were afraid to ask with Kara here?”

Lena shook her head, “No.  I think you covered everything.  Thank you, doctor.”

“And you’re completely on board with the polyamory situation?”

The CEO smiled.  “Yes. I love them so much it hurts.  I feel confident about it. My nerves come in from the babies.  I’m scared to death of having twins. A lot more could go wrong.”

Dr. Landry nodded.  “Yes, but if the first two were anything to go on, Kryptonian fetuses are quite hearty and healthy, and since they don’t have powers yet, you have a lot less to worry about than if they did.  Oh, shoot! I forgot to ask if the girls ever developed powers.”

Lena didn’t see the harm in answering, “Oh, yes.  Jamie got her powers in February. Jessie hasn’t got any yet, though.”

“And how did they manifest?” the doctor’s eyes lit up.

The CEO told Dr. Landry about Jeremiah’s visit and Jamie’s subsequent heat vision blast.

“Fascinating,” the OB said with a smile.  “I’ll tell you, I’m honored to be able to be in on this little family secret of yours, and I promise to do my utmost to care for you all as discreetly as possible.  It’ll help that your name has been changed from Luthor. It’s been wonderful meeting you, Mrs. Danvers. Take care now.”

“Thank you so much, Dr. Landry.”  They shook hands, and Lena rejoined her family in the lobby.

The twins popped up like popcorn when she came out.  “Did you get a sonogram?”

“No, girls, it’s too soon for that.”

The girls pouted.  “No fair! Nobody got any pictures.  I’m mad,” Jessie huffed.

“Next time,” Alex assured.

“When’s that?” Jamie demanded.

“Next month,” Alex replied.

The twins groaned.  “A month? That’s forever!” Jessie lamented.

The adults chuckled at them.  “It’ll be here before you know it,” Kara promised.

“If you say so,” Jamie grumbled.

“Come on, stop pouting, or we won’t take you to lunch before we take you back to school,” Alex threatened.

The girls straightened up immediately.  “Where are we going?”

“Where do you want to go?”

“Noonans!” the twins answered.

“We just went to Noonans last night!” Alex protested.

“Yeah, but they’re serving breakfast stuff right now!  Please!” Jessie begged.

“Mmm,” Kara drooled.  “Sticky buns.”

“Oh, Lord,” Alex huffed.  “Amy’s gonna think we’re stalking her or something.”

“She loves us!” Jessie insisted.

“Puh-lease!” Jamie whined.

“Maggie?  Lena? Little help here?”

“I have no intention of eating anything anywhere, so I don’t care where we go,” Lena answered.

“Same,” Maggie shrugged.

“Yes!” the twins cheered in victory.

“Alright, fine!” Alex relented.  “To Noonan’s we go.” She did love their breakfast burritos, and so did Maggie on a good day.

They got settled in at a table, but Amy was busy at the register, so she didn’t come over right away.  Unfazed, the twins snuck behind the counter and gave her hugs.

Amy didn’t seem to mind.  “Hey, girlies!” she greeted them each with a squeeze.  “Shouldn’t you guys be in school?”

“Yeah, but mom let us go with her to the doctor, so we could meet the lady that delivered us,” Jamie shared.

“Oh, you went to the OB?” Amy asked still tending to her customers.

Jessie gasped.  “Ssh! You’re not supposed to know about the babies yet!”

“I’m not?” Amy asked, bewildered.

The twins shook their heads.  

“Why not?”  The restaurant owner called someone over to take her place at the checkout counter.

Jessie made sure her parents were distracted before gesturing Amy down so she could whisper in her ear.  “They’re embarrassed because they’re all three pregnant at once, but it’s not their fault. Jamie poked holes in their condoms.”

Amy’s eyes widened comically.  “Jamie!” she said disapprovingly.  “Why would you do something like that?”

“You told her?” Jamie pushed her sister, but with the red sun band on, it wasn’t much of a push.

“Hey, take it easy,” Amy mediated.  “No fighting. I’m surprised at you, Jamie.  I can’t believe anyone would do that, especially you.”

Jamie’s heart sank at disappointing yet another person, and she lowered her head to hide the tears that appeared in her eyes.  “I just did it to keep Jessie from hurting herself anymore,” she muttered.

Now Amy was showing even more concern.  “What?” she said, dragging the word out.

Jessie was glaring at Jamie.  “Don’t. Say. Another. Word.”

“Jessie,” Amy said softly.  “What’s going on with you? Why would you try to hurt yourself?”

Jessie shook her head.  “We’re not supposed to talk about it.”

“Why not?  We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“Yeah, but,” Jessie shrugged.  “It’s dangerous for people to know certain things about us.”

“I know a little something about dangerous secrets,” Amy admitted.  “I’ll tell you mine, if you tell me yours.”

The twins looked at each other and silently agreed.  “You go first,” Jamie insisted.

Amy smirked and leaned down to whisper, “I have super powers.”

The twins gaped at her.  “No way!”

“Yes way.”

“What can you do?”  the twins asked in unison.

“Well, I’m really strong and really fast and really smart.  Pretty basic. Nothing cool like flying or the things Superman and Supergirl can do.”

“Prove it!” Jamie demanded, taking off her red sun band and holding out her hand.  Squeeze my hand. I bet you $50 that you can’t hurt me.”

“I don’t want to try to hurt you.”

“You won’t hurt me no matter how hard you squeeze, trust me.”

Intrigued, Amy accepted the challenge and squeezed just hard enough to make any normal human feel uncomfortable.

“Harder,” Jamie smirked.

Amy was fascinated, and she squeezed just a little harder.

“Is that all you got?” Jamie teased.  

Amy squeezed with all her might.

“Now you’re talking!” Jamie grinned.

“Jesus Christ, I just lost $50 to a twelve year old,” Amy muttered, letting go and fishing some bills out of her pocket.  “Here you go, you little swindler. Now, it’s your turn to spill.  You have powers too?”

Jamie plucked the money out of Amy’s hand with a victorious grin.  As she folded it up and put it in her pocket, she spilled, “Yep.  Jessie was trying to hurt herself because she wanted to trigger her powers.  She’s mad because I have powers and she doesn’t. The last thing she was thinking about doing was jumping off a building and hoping she could fly by the time she got to the bottom. That’s why I did what I did.  I didn’t think everyone was going to get pregnant all at once.”

Amy just looked at them pensively for a moment before asking, “Do you think your moms would let me steal you kids for the afternoon?”

The twins eyes lit up, “Really?”

“Sure, my apartment’s upstairs.  You could come hang out with me for a little while.”

Jessie started bouncing.  “Yes, please!”

“Let’s go ask!” Jamie grabbed her by the hand and dragged her to their table.

“Hey, guys,” Amy waved at the Danvers women.  

“Amy wants us to come upstairs with her!” Jessie spoke excitedly before anyone else could make a peep.

“What’s upstairs?” Alex wanted to know.

“Amy’s apartment,” Jessie answered helpfully.

“Can we eat first?” Kara asked, looking worried.

“Duh!” Jessie huffed.  “She said she wants to steal us for the afternoon.”

“We have to go back to work soon,” Kara reminded them.  “We were planning on just dropping you back off at school.”

“Please?  We can miss one day!” Jamie insisted.

Knowing this was true, the Danvers women looked at each other, and when no one protested, Alex shrugged.  “Sure, why not?”

“Yes!” the twins celebrated.

“OK, you guys eat, and while you’re doing that, I’m gonna go take care of some stuff.  After that, we’re free to go,” Amy told them. “You’re all welcome to come up for a minute, if you like.  I know you have to go, but you can at least see where your children will be for the day.”

Kara nodded with a cheerful smile, “Sounds great.”

“OK, I’ll be back.”  Amy waved and disappeared into the back of the restaurant.

“What did she say she wanted to do with you guys?” Lena was curious.

The twins shrugged.  “She just said she wanted to steal us for the afternoon,” Jamie said.

“Well, what were you guys talking to her about?” asked Maggie.

“Nothing,” they answered in unison.

This made Alex raise a suspicious eyebrow.  “What kind of nothing?”

The twins were silent.

“You talked about the babies, didn’t you?” Alex accused.

“No!” the kids answered a little too quickly.

Alex huffed.  “You guys! Doesn’t the word secret mean anything to you?”

“You said she already knows anyway!” Jamie defended.  

“That doesn’t mean you can go blabbing about our business to any random person!”

“She’s not some random person!  She’s our friend!” Jessie argued.

“We haven’t even told our best friends yet!” Alex hissed.

“Well, you should!  What’s the point of keeping it a secret when everyone already knows?  You guys are just being stubborn!”

Alex pinched the bridge of her nose.  Her first reaction was to be incensed, but then she realized the truth of her daughter’s statement, however she stubbornly refused to acknowledge it.  “Maybe I shouldn’t let you guys hang out with Amy. I should just take you back to school.”

“Mom!”  Jessie whined.  “Don’t be mean!”

“Maybe she’s right,” Maggie commented.  “I mean, maybe it was a bad idea to try and hide it from everyone.”

“Well, you were the main one that didn’t want to tell people,” Alex complained.

The detective nodded.  “Yeah, but that was before I decided for sure whether or not to keep the baby.  Now that I’m for sure keeping it, I guess we can tell the Superfriends.”

“I’m fine with that, just as long as it stays out of the media,” Lena added.

The kids looked hopefully back at Alex.

The agent sighed.  “Fine. But we’re going to have a little chat with our chef friend before we leave you with her.”

“Yes!” The twins pumped their arms in victory.

“Don’t make me regret it,” Alex threatened.

“We won’t!” the twins promised.