Ep 5: Choice

"Lena, enough"Maggie was trying so hard to stop her friend from drinking all night., "No, thanks. We're good" she motioned to the bartender and sat beside Lena who was struggling to keep a straight face.


"No, it's not enough. Nothing is ever enough" Lena stated as she drank her last glass of alcohol. She rested her head to Maggie and the latter understood.


"I never thought I'd see you like this"Maggie chuckled and planted a kiss on her friend's head, "let's get you home"


"No, let's just...stay for a while. This was exactly how we met when you came back but it's the opposite"Lena straightened up and looked at Maggie who was smiling but it didn't reach her eyes, "You never told me about that. Come on, Sawyer. Spill"


"Alright, Little Luthor, "Maggie agreed and called the bartender, "I'll have what she's having"


Lena cheered and they both laughed at their silly actions. Maggie was completely dazed, pain evident in her eyes and told the story of how she followed Alex when she got back here to see if she wanted to see her, too.


Not that Maggie remembers but she's glad that Alex is doing okay and she's happy. She wants Alex to be happy and be full and get what she really wants in life.


"You want her to be happy?"Lena asked, pointing at her friend's face, "Even if that happiness no longer includes you?"


Maggie nods, drinking her beer. It was her choice. A choice that would set them both free.


"See that, Lena? We both have issues with the Danvers sisters" Maggie chuckled and they drank their last shots of alcohol., "Mine's going so good and yours is about to start"


Lena fell silent and called her driver. She offered Maggie a ride but the latter refused, said she's still good to walk home.


"Maggie?"It was a voice that Maggie wanted to hear for the longest time. A voice so soft that made her heart warm and the butterflies in her stomach swirled.


"Danvers" she greeted and looked into her ex-fiancé's eyes, "what brought you here?"


"I walked Kelly to her apartment and here I am. I thought I recognized you so I followed you"Alex explained, concern was written on her face as she looked at Maggie suddenly so drunk and a bit dizzy.,"Are you okay? I was worried about you--we were at the DEO"


"Yep. All good, Danvers"


"No, you're not"Alex attempted to hold Maggie's hand but she slowly pulled away, "Maggie, I'll take you home"


Without a single word, Maggie almost fell to the ground and Alex was as quick to catch her.


***


Maggie woke up to the smell of coffee. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was met with a familiar place and the surroundings that she missed the most. She was at Alex's apartment.


"Alex?" she called but no one answered. She heard a noise in the bathroom and decided that it would be best if she waits for her.


She went to the kitchen and found a note on the table beside the coffee.


Drink this. You'll be fine. :)


Maggie smiled at the simple gesture and drank her coffee. As soon as she finished, she saw Alex in her full combat gear, the one Winn made her.


"See Winn's really got a thing for suits," she said that startled Alex, "thanks for the coffee but I really have to go"


"Yeah, sure"Alex answered and just stared at Maggie fixing herself. Just before she walked out the door, Alex caught her and they were face to face.


"Getting soft on me, Danvers?"Maggie's dimples showed but she's nervous about what Alex was thinking.


"Do we really have to do this?"Alex asked, letting go of Maggie, walking towards the counter.


"What this?" confused Maggie followed Alex to the counter. She knows what Alex was talking about but she didn't wanna push it.


"This. Me and you, like nothing, ever happened"Alex started and her voice started to crack," like you didn't love me like you never knew me, Maggie"


Maggie bit her lip and looked at the ceiling to stop herself from crying. She bit the inside of her cheek and took a deep breath before answering.


"Figured you would say that Danvers" Maggie wiped Alex's tears and their foreheads touched, "but we made our choice, Alex. We made up our mind"


Alex was crying so hard that she turned her back to Maggie. Wiping her tears away and letting out a sigh.


"Alex, look at me. Look at me and say that you haven't changed your mind about having kids"Maggie pleaded, "Tell me again"


"I'm so sorry," Alex said still not looking at Maggie, "you can go now"


Maggie went towards her ex-fiancé and wiped their tears away. She held both Alex's hand and smiled, showing her dimples.


"I want you to be happy and experience things the way you wanted it to be. I'm here for you."Maggie confessed as she felt her heart constricting in pain, "Be happy without me, Alex. It was a choice we both made"she comforted her knowing that it was only Alex's choice of letting their happy ever after turned to dust.


"Maggie" was all that Alex said, Maggie kissed Alex's forehead and bid goodbye.


"See you around, Danvers"


***


"Supergirl, behind you!"Supergirl was quick to act and used her laser vision to attack the alien.


It was a huge lizardlike alien, a giant one that's spitting a mucus-like a venom. It was acid for sure because buildings were searing upon contact.


With one final attack, the alien was down and turned into its human form. The DEO and NCPD went to check the damage and capture the alien.


"Nice work, Supergirl"a girl from NCPD thanked her. Upon hearing it, Alex was quick to see if it was someone she knows and Supergirl noticed Alex flinched when it wasn't the one she's expecting.


"Alex Danvers, DEO. We'll take it from here" Alex introduced holding her real ID.


"Alex Danvers, I see. Glad to finally meet you"the girl offered a handshake that made Alex's eyebrows raise, "I'm Sierra, Chief Sawyer's colleague. She talks so much about you"


"Yeah?"Alex took the handshake," where is she?"


"Secret mission. That's all I know. We'll do our job now. Nice to meet you, Agent Danvers"Sierra smiled and Alex nods at the recognition.


"It's Director Danvers by the way. Nice to meet you"


Alex went straight to Supergirl and told her about the girl named Sierra from NCPD.


"I see you Alex Danvers"Supergirl teasing her sister," never saw her before"


"It's...I didn't even know Maggie had a colleague named Sierra"


"A lot of things we both don't know, Alex. But we're gonna figure it out"


"Right but there's something odd about her. I never saw her before and------"


Before she knew it. Alex's head was spinning, she can't control herself and her legs became wobbly. She doesn't hear what Supergirl was saying.


"Alex?? Alex are you okay?"


"Alex!"


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