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Epilogue

Two years later

Max POV

"Hailee, babe have you seen my cardigan?" I yell down the stairs.

"Which one?" She yells back.

"The blue one!"

"Baby, which blue one you have 3." I hear her laugh.

"The one with the white stars on it!"

"Oh yeah it's in my car, which works out because we're running late!"

Tonight is our one year anniversary. We decided to spend it at our favorite Thai restaurant along with moms, Yelena, and Kate. I know that may seem a bit weird for an anniversary but we are so close and this gives us a reason to celebrate something all together. Something we haven't had a lot of time to do since Hailee and I went off to college.

"I'm coming!"

When we get to the restaurant, everyone else was already there. Of course we were late to our own celebratory dinner.

Everyone gets up to greet us when we get to the table.

"Hi baby. You look so beautiful." Mom whispers as she holds me tight.

"You do too mom. Thanks for being here." I kiss her cheek.

"You're so grown up and so beautiful, my love. I love you so much." Mama says as she hugs me and kisses my cheek.

Hailee hugs them both while I hug Kate and then auntie Lena. We all sit down and discuss the menu before deciding what to order.

We have a comfortable conversation going before Yelena makes a toast.

"You know, if you were to ask me two years ago where we would be, this is exactly how I imagined it. I'm so proud of each of us and everything we've been through. I am so lucky to be in such a strong, loving family who takes care of each other. Nat and I grew up in some not so great circumstances. It was the hardest time of our lives. Then Nat met Wanda and had the best gift of all. I am so proud of you, Maxie. I love you so much and am so glad you found Hailee. You two deserve the best this world has to offer. I love you." I stand up to hug Yelena and we stay hugging for 2 minutes before sitting down.

"Me next!" Mama says making us chuckle.

"Max, you are my biggest love. Life handed you some awful cards and you took them and ended up winning. I am so proud of how you have gotten to the place you are at right this moment. I couldn't be more honored and lucky to be your mom. I am so happy to have Hailee in our family. You two fit so well together. Happy Anniversary! I love you so much, Max. More than you'll ever know." Since I was sitting next to her, I leaned into her as she kissed my head and forehead.

"I love you, mama." I whisper for only her to hear.

"You are such a powerful example of what I strive to be as a human being. In these last years, I have learned so much from you, my heart. I have loved being your mother all these years and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Having you as my daughter has been the greatest mission of all. I love you so much, Max. I am so happy you have Hailee and that she fits in so well into our little family. Happy Anniversary!" I stand up to hug mom as she slightly lifts me up off the floor, hugging me so tight.

"Thank you all for these sweet words. Glad Hailee made me wear the waterproof mascara tonight." I pause, making everyone laugh.

"I wouldn't be here without each and everyone of you. You have all saved and protected me countless times and I don't know how I can ever repay you. All I can do is tell you how lucky I am to have such excepting and loving parents, protective and fearless aunts, and a wonderfully perfect girlfriend whom I want to spend the rest of my life with. I am so happy we are all here together, thriving and conquering whatever life throws us. I love you so much Hailee. I never imagined at that party that it would be you and I. Happy Anniversary my love." She stands up to kiss me and we hug everyone around the table.

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I have the best family in the world. They have taught me that I can go through shitty things and still come out kicking and surviving. I am now loving to live instead of just living to survive. I owe everything to my moms. I am forever honored to be their heart.

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Chapter 10 - Stitches in Wanda’s Kitchen

Yelena POV

"God, I'm nervous." I shakily say putting my hand to my forehead, nervously smiling. I can't even make eye contact with her.

"Take as long as you need." Kate says to me.

"So I see you never stopped being the most perfect woman I've ever met."

"Hardly." She laughs tilting her head back.

"Kate, I'm truly sorry for what I did. It wasn't fair of me to bring up your past issues with your mom and use it against you. I didn't mean it. I was so angry with myself and I took it out on you. I realize I had been using your trauma against you. It became a pattern. I became a monster. I became just like Dreykov." I say with a quiver in my voice. Kate puts her hand on my cheek with tears in her eyes.

"I don't know how to show you how sorry I am. It wasn't fair of me. This whole time I've been out of the state, just me and Fanny. I've been going to therapy. I realize how it became a pattern and I learned how to break it." I pause and look up in her bright blue eyes.

"This isn't to manipulate or control the situation. This is truly how I feel." I take a deep, shaky inhale. "I'm still so madly in love with you Kate. You are the person that is meant for me. By letting me say this and you actively listening just shows me that you are the best person I've ever known and will ever know. I'm not going to try to convince you to get back together with me. I just ask that you try to understand that I'm better now. I'm a good person. I am a good person." I break down into a sob and fall on my knees in tears.

I blearily see her kneel down in front of me crying just as hard. She takes me into her arms tightly and holds me for a while.

"I see the change, Lena. I do. I forgive you. Thank you for your apology." She says pulling away, taking my face into her hands.

"What you did, really hurt me. But I know that it was a trauma response too. You have always been a good person, Yelena Belova. You have been through so much shit that no one should ever have to go through. I am still mad, to this day, that you were ever led to believe that you had no place in the world and that you aren't a good person. This just shows me how wrong those awful people were. You are so good, Lena. So good." She tearily says.

"I still love you, Yelena. I've always loved you. It broke me to leave and say goodbye. I had to in order to protect myself and my peace. I knew you would make the decision to recognize your behavior and change because that's the type of person you are. I'm glad you're in therapy. I want us to be the best people we can be. Separate and together." She smiles and hugs me again.

I pull back and take her face in my hands. She leans in and our lips meet like they have so many other times before. This time is much more passionate and full of love. This kiss is a new beginning.

"We should probably stand. My knees aren't what they used to be." I laugh, standing up.

"I would kneel in lava if it meant we could stay together." She says putting her forehead against mine.

"We'll I don't plan on going to any volcanos anytime soon." God I missed her laugh.

Next thing I feel is someone harshly bumping into my shoulder.

"Excuse you, asshole." I say as he keeps walking.

"Fuck you, fucking dykes." He mutters.

Now that I think about it, I've noticed him circling this block the whole time Kate and I have been out here.

"Hey wait. Why have you been stalking us?" He looks at me and I see his face under the hat he's wearing.

Jay.

He starts running.

I chase him down to the end of the block with Kate hot on my heels. To our luck, he bumps hard into a random man and falls. I force him up and put him against the wall.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" I ask lowly, breathing hard in his face.

"I came to teach that gay bitch a lesson. She belongs to me." He says.

I let go of him and go to hold my stomach where the dagger is sticking out of me. I fall to my knees and Kate sees what's wrong.

"Oh my god. Yelena don't move okay we're gonna get help."

"No. Go get that motherfucker. I'll be okay." I say.

"Yelena I'm not leaving you. Please." She says with tears welling.

"Kate, that's Jay. That's who hurt Max. Please you have to get him. He can't hurt her again. I promised I would protect her."

"I'll be okay, I promise. I'll call Nat." I say as she nods and sprints after Jay.

Nat POV

I wake up on the couch, hearing my phone ring.

"Hello?" I say tiredly.

"Nat. It's Jay. He was stalking the house. Kate and I chased him down. Kate's still after him."

I sit up immediately putting my shoes on.

"Where are you, what happened?"

"The bastard stabbed me. I'm in the alley on 7th."

"I'm coming."

"Hurry. I love you."

"I love you too, Lena. Hold on okay? I'll be right there." I hang up the phone.

"Wanda. Wanda, honey wake up." I shake my wife's shoulders.

"What? What is it?" She sits up trying to read my face.

"Yelena was just stabbed by Jay."

She stands up quickly.

"Where is he? How the fuck did he get out?" She says going towards her shoes.

"I don't know, my love. But you have to stay here with Max. Don't let her know just yet okay, she needs to sleep. I'm going to pick Yelena up and bring her back here okay? Lena said Kate was chasing after Jay. Kate is very fast okay? I'm going to call Fury on the way. Can you get the table ready?"

Wanda and I have a homemade crash cart in our storage closet for situations like this. Thank the lord for Cho. Being retired avengers means having fast and reliable resources.

"Okay yes I can do that. Be careful please. I love you."

I kiss her and hug her quickly.

"I love you."

I get in my car and start driving.

"Romanoff?"

"How the fuck did Jay get out?" I ask angrily.

"What? What are you talking about, I'm not aware of this. The local precinct said they had it under control. A very good friend of mine is the chief."

"Yeah well he didn't do a good job. Yelena was just stabbed by him after chasing him because he was lurking around my house. Kate Bishop is chasing him as we speak." I say.

"I'll handle the rest, get to Yelena okay? I'm sorry about this Romanoff. I'll keep you updated. He won't be getting out again." The line goes flat as I keep speeding down the road.

I get out of the car and see Yelena sitting up against the wall, pain grimaced across her face.

"Why am I always saving your ass?" I smirk as I help her up.

"I am forever your little sestra." She smiles as we walk to the car.

"Have you heard from Kate?"

"Yes, she lost him. She's on her way to the house now."

"Damn. I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch. I swear I'm going to." I say, white knuckling the steering wheel.

"Can we get this dagger out of me first?" She laughs.

"Yeah, we can do that."

"God, Max is going to be so scared. I can't imagine how she's going to feel. And knowing he's the one that stabbed me. She's going to blame herself."

"I know. I know. We just have to remind her that it isn't. She has us, Lena. We'll continue to protect her, okay? No one else is going to get hurt under my watch." I say as we pull into the driveway.

When we get in, Wanda is prepping the stitch kit. She smiles sadly and kisses Yelena's forehead and then my lips.

"Thank you for protecting us. Let's get this out of you." She says to Yelena as she lays down on the table.

Luckily the stab wasn't too deep but Yelena was one to hide how much pain she was in. He managed to miss the scar right above her belly button from a mission a few years ago. If he had reopened that scar, this would've been a different scenario.

I hear footsteps on the stairs and immediately know it's my daughter.

I see her eyes dart over to Yelena and Wanda at the kitchen table. We then hear the front door open and see Kate, out of breath, walk over to them.

"What happened?!" Max asks about to bolt over to them.

I block her from going over there and just hug her for a minute.

"Mom, please what's going on?"

I take a deep breath, wanting to avoid telling her.

"Yelena was stabbed."

She pulls out of my hold.

"WHAT?! Is she okay. Oh my god, Lena are you okay? Mama is she going to be okay?" She frantically asks.

"It's just a flesh wound my love, I'm okay. Your mama here is an excellent nurse." Lena makes light of the situation.

"What happened?" Max asks softly as her tears start to flow.

Kate takes her in her arms and rubs her back and kisses her head.

She looks up at me and I nod.

Kate POV

"Max, Yelena and I were outside talking when Jay bumped into Yelena. We chased him down the alley and Yelena had him pinned. He stabbed her and ran. I chased after him but I lost him. I'm so sorry baby." I say.

Her whole body tensed in my arms at the mention of her abusers name. I held her tighter as she gasped and cried into me. Seeing her react like this makes me want to shoot a bomb arrow through Jay's chest.

She makes her way to the table and Yelena takes her hand and kisses it.

"This is all my fault." Max says with her head low.

"Absolutely it is not, Maxie. I promise. This is all his fault. He made the stupid decision to mess with this family and he's not going to get away with it, we promise." Yelena says.

"Fury is handling this as we speak. No one can hide from Nick Fury." Nat says, putting her hands on Max's tense shoulders.

"This is my fault. If I had never dated him, if I had never brought him to our home, this never would've happened." Max says sadly, making my heart clench.

"Max, honey. I know you feel like this is your fault, but it's not baby. I promise. Yelena is going to be okay. I'm stitching her up right now. All of us in this room would go to the ends of this Earth to protect you. Especially me and mom. You are a victim, my love. I know what happened is scary but don't let this take control of the amazing progress you've made okay? We will handle Jay and you will never have to see him again. We won't let him hurt anyone else." Wanda says to Max as she puts on new gloves to start stitching Yelena's wound.

"Is there anything I can do?" Max asks looking up with her tear-stained face.

"Max, baby why don't we give your moms and Yelena some space to work, okay? You can come upstairs with me. I need to take a shower and I want to use yours, you have the best shampoo. And the cutest clothes." I say guiding her away from the table.

"Um excuse me, my clothes are cute too and my hair smells the best." Yelena pipes in making us all laugh, except Max, who just barely smiles.

"Thank you." Nat says to me and I nod as we leave to go up the stairs.

When we get to Max's room, I can see from the look on her face that she's shut down. Nothing is going to get through to her at this moment.

"Will you come sit on the toilet while I shower? Just like we used to? I miss having your company." I smile, breaking her from her daze.

"Uh sure, yeah. Let me get you a towel while you get in." She says getting up going to the hall closet.

I let the hot water sooth my muscles. It's been a while since I've had to sprint for that long.

I hear a knock and tell her to come in.

"Thanks, Max. God I love your body wash, I need to get me some." I laugh.

No response. I'm running out of things to say to her. I'm not sure what else to do.

"Thanks for the towel, Max."

"You're welcome." I hear her say quietly.

"I know you're scared right now, babe. But do you wanna know what we were talking about before we saw him?"

"What?" I hear her sniffle.

"We'll let's just say you'll be seeing a lot more of me." I smile and wait for her response.

"Wait, you guys are back together?"

"Yep! We made up. It was so romantic, we were both on the ground crying and hugging. Your auntie is truly the biggest softie I know." I laugh and finally hear Max's raspy laugh.

"Yeah she is. She'd die before she'd admit it."

There's a long pause before she speaks. I turn the water off and she hands me the towel.

"I'm really trying to believe it's not my fault, Kate. I really am."

I step out and take her in my arms.

"I know you are, babe. It's the truth. This is all on him. All we can do now is help Yelena in every way possible even though she will reject everything we try and do to help her." I say stroking her hair.

"Thank you, Kate. For everything. I'm glad you guys are back together. I missed having my sister." She mumbles into my damp chest, making me smile.

"I love you. Now let me choose a sweatshirt, I'm getting cold."

Wanda POV

"Okay last stitch." I tell Lena.

"Thank you, Wands. This didn't even hurt."

"You're welcome. Thank you for protecting our daughter. I'm glad she has you." I say bandaging up her wound.

"It took everything in me to not kill him. I didn't even care who would see." She says pulling her shirt down and sitting up.

"We'll get him." Nat says.

"I noticed you and Kate tonight. Well more like heard her thoughts." I say taking my gloves off and smiling.

"We're back together. We had just made up and Jay bumped into me on purpose. Called us dykes. He also seems to think Max is gay. Do you know anything about that or is he just crazy?" She replies as Nat hands her some water and a cookie.

"No we don't know anything about that. What was he waiting for? For Max to come out of the house What was his plan?" I ask looking at Nat who shares the same question.

"He's a real idiot. He deserves the worst." She says as we hear Kate and Max come back down the stairs.

I get up and take Max into my body, kissing her head and rubbing her back. She seems a little less tense but I can still sense it in her. It's going to take some time for her to emotionally recover. She looks up at me and smiles.

She makes her way over to Yelena and hugs her and starts crying.

"Thank you for chasing him and protecting me. I'm so sorry he hurt you." Max says into Yelena's chest.

"Hey, I'm okay baby. I promise. Your mama is a magician. Literally." She says kissing Max's forehead.

"I am always gonna protect you, Max. I love you so much." Lena finishes.

I turn to Kate who is admiring them. I take her into my arms and thank her.

"I'm glad you're back. We've missed you so much. Our family wasn't complete without you." I say making her smile and tear up.

"I've missed you guys so much too. Thank you for patching her up."

We pull apart and all sit on the couch, waiting for the sun to rise. Everyone but me and Max are asleep.

She leans into me and sighs softly. I stroke her hair and her lower back with my fingers as I feel her try to relax.

We hear a text alert notification on my phone.

Fury: We got him. He's going away for good.

I show Max the text and finally feel her relax in my hold.

As the sun rises, the light hits her face, brightening her beautiful features. I smile as I kiss her forehead as she continues to snore softly.

I look around and bask in this feeling. My family, all together in the same room, in one piece. We are going to be okay.

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Chapter 9 - Hot dogs, Lucky & Kate?

Nat POV

Yelena has been here for 2 days and Max's mood has improved immensely. And it has stayed consistent. Yelena even got her to go outside. She hadn't been out of the house since the doctor's but that didn't really count. 

Wanda and I have had some time to bond more as a couple which has been nice. Today we went to our favorite coffee shop and had breakfast. We're currently at Wanda's favorite garden supplies store. 

I went to the corner of the outdoor section so I could sneakily call Yelena to check up on her and Max while they're out and about doing God knows what.

"Hey, how is she doing?" I ask whispering.

"The fact that you are whispering, Natasha, is pathetic. We are fine sestra, I promise you." Yelena playfully yells into my ear. 

"I know, I know okay? I'm just worried about her! Has she had any panic attacks or flashbacks or anything like that?" I whisper yell, as I see a random lady pass me by and I just smile awkwardly.

"Maxie, have you had any panic attacks or flashbacks? Your overbearing mother is asking." I can practically hear Yelena rolling her eyes.

"No, mom. I promise you, I'm fine. It's been good to see the daylight. I promise I will let you and mama know if I have a flashback or attack, okay?" Max tells me sweetly.

"Okay, honey. Be careful, I love you both." 

"I love you both too!" I hear Wanda say behind me, scaring the daylights out of me. Only she has a way of sneaking up on me.

"Oooo, you were caught Romanoff. Have fun, bye!" Yelena says finally hanging up as I internally scold myself.

I slowly turn around to see Wanda smirking with her eyebrow raised.

"Really, Nat? You couldn't even last the morning?" She asks.

"I'm sorry Wands, I just worry. She's already been through too much."

"Honey, I understand that, I worry too. But we need to give her just a bit of space. She's with Yelena, she won't let anything happen to her. We need to show her that we trust her to come to us if she has any problems." 

"I know." I sigh. "I know. I just couldn't help it. Maybe some space will do me some good, eh?" I chuckle as I bring Wanda into my arms. 

"It will, baby. Come on, I saw the cutest planting pot back there. I wanna use my beautiful wife's credit card." Wanda says, wiggling her eyebrows.

"You know we're on the same credit card, right?" I say following her to the pot section.

"I know, but something about you swiping that card, paying for my gardening stuff, just really turns me on." 

Of course the same random lady from before is in the same aisle we are and hears Wanda. I just smile awkwardly, again as she leaves to go to another aisle. 

After we finished up at the garden store, we stopped at the local bookstore to get me a new book I've been wanting to read. We lastly stopped at that cute bakery that MJ works at, to bring home some of Max's favorite pastries.

As soon as we arrived back home, Wanda made a bee line to her garden just itching to use her new tools and plant some of her winter seeds. I turned on the fireplace and made some tea and started reading my book to distract myself from my worry towards Max. When Wanda comes back in a while later, I try to hide the fact that I'm nervously shaking my leg and biting my nails, when I see her smiling at me and shaking her head.

"She's fine, my love. They'll be home soon. They know I'm making chicken paprikash." She says, walking upstairs to our room.

I really need to calm the fuck down. Motherhood has changed me.

Max POV

Yelena and I spent all morning in Central Park walking around and talking. We used to do this with my moms and Kate when they were together. We used to stop at this one hot dog stand because our old neighbor runs it. 

We stopped to get one of his hot dogs and then sat at our usual bench. What we didn't expect to see is a familiar blond furry friend run up to us and eat the rest of my hot dog.

"LUCKY! Hi buddy. Oh I've missed you!" I say while he gives me kisses as I pet behind his ears.

I look up to see Yelena's panicked eyes darting around, looking for Lucky's second half. I see Kate running towards us, wearing her exercise apparel, calling his name.

"Oh my god! Max?! Hi, my love." Kate says taking out her AirPod and me pulling me into a loving hug. 

"Hi, Kate. It's been too long." I say looking up into her blue-grey eyes. They're reflecting mine. 

"Yes, it has been. How have you been?" She asks me as we sit down.

Yelena has made herself scarce, playing with Lucky and keeping an eye on him. Obviously she still cares for Kate, if she's looking after her dog. Although she would make the excuse that she's just looking after Fanny's stepbrother. 

This is one thing I have always loved about Kate. When she is having a conversation with someone, she gives her full attention to that person and genuinely listens. At least she does that with me. It makes me feel like we're the only two people in the world.

I look down a bit in response to her question. I'm wearing a turtle neck because my bruise is still there so she has no indication anything is wrong. 

"I've been better. I'm hanging in there. I want to tell you more, just not here. It's kind of a long story." I say, looking around at all the people around us and then meeting her concerned gaze.

"Are you okay?" She asks softly, putting a strand of hair behind my ear. 

"I am now. My moms and Lena have really helped me." I smile up at her.

"If you're not busy, you should come by the house tonight for dinner! Mama is making chicken paprikash, I know how much you love it!" I say excitedly.

"Oh, no I wouldn't want to intrude." She says shyly.

"No, not at all! Moms would love to see you. We were just talking about how much we all missed you. And truth be told, we all know Yelena misses you. You two just need to talk it out. Or you can use me as a buffer tonight if you want." I give my best attempt at begging her.

"How have you wormed yourself into my heart, Maxine." She says, using my full name. "Alright, alright as long as you're sure! And ONLY because I want to hear what's happened. I'm so sorry I haven't been around as much. School got to be a lot and with my mom in prison, it's been quite a few months." She apologizes.

"It's okay, Kate. Life happens. Life unfortunately happened to me, as of recent." I somberly reply. 

"I'm sorry, my love. You don't deserve anything bad. You are quite literally an angel." She smiles bringing me into a hug.

"Dinner is at 6. Bring Lucky!" I say as we stand up and Yelena jogs over with Lucky in tow.

"Thanks for keeping an eye on him, Lena." Kate says finally making eye contact with Yelena.

"No problem. I've missed him." Yelena says, wincing at her admission. 

There's a beat of silence before I jump in to save both of these fools.

"We'll see you and Lucky tonight at 6, okay?" I say as Yelena puts her arm around my shoulder, slightly tightening her grip as she realizes Kate is joining us for dinner.

"See you then!" Kate says jogging off with Lucky right behind.

"I leave you alone for 5 minutes with her and she's coming over?! Nice one, Maxie." Lena sighs putting her hand to her forehead. 

"Hey, just because you don't have much of a relationship with her anymore, doesn't mean the rest of us don't! I've missed her, Lena. She's like my sister whether you like it or not." I say walking ahead of her.

"Wait, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I know you love her. I'm sorry my dumbassery got in the way of that." She catches up to me pulling me into her. 

"It's okay. I know relationships can suck sometimes. But you two are meant for each other. I know it." I smirk up into her eyes. 

"Yeah well, she might not think the same at the moment. Now come on, we have to go home so I can stress for the next 4 hours." She pokes my good side making me laugh. 

We take the subway home and I have a baby panic attack due to how many people are surrounding me, but luckily I kept it at bay because Yelena didn't seem to notice. She had her hand on my lower back which I appreciated because it helped me ground and stay calm. 

We got home and mom was the first to see us since she was reading.

"Oh. Hey, girls. How was it?" She says so casually but I can tell she's dying to get up and squeeze me until I run out of oxygen.

I simply open my arms, standing in front of her, and she puts her book down and takes me into her arms. Tightly. Just like I predicted. At moments like these, it makes me realize how far my mom has come with her vulnerability. I know today really worried her. I'm honestly grateful to have a mom like her. 

I hear her sigh and she eventually matches my breathing. 

"Hi mommy. Today was really good. We walked around the park and and saw the city workers setting up all the Christmas decorations, then we stopped by Ramon's hot dog stand, and then we saw Kate." I say casually, but mom suddenly pulls away and looks up and Yelena who just shrugs and rolls her eyes making me smile devilishly.

"Don't look at me! Your offspring here is the one who did allllll the talking. Didn't you, Maxie?" Yelena says pinching my cheeks and squint smiling.

"Oh, you did now? And how is our lovely Bishop?" Mom asks.

"Amazing, like always." I say sitting down, leaning into mom. 

"You invited her to dinner, didn't you?" 

"Hehe." I smile sheepishly and mom and Yelena both roll their eyes chuckling.

"Hi honey." I see mama come in from outside. She plants a kiss on my forehead as she sits in mom's reading chair.

"Guess who the girls saw in Central Park?" Mom asks mama who looks at Yelena then me inquisitively.

"Ramon?" She replies.

"Well, yes. But we saw Lucky and Kate!" I say excitedly. 

"So I'm making paprikash for 5?" Mama laughs.

"How did you know that, too? Am I that readable?" I ask. 

"Yes." All three women say, without missing a beat.

I scoff and get up to grab a bottle of water from the fridge.

"And how do you feel about this?" Mama asks Yelena.

"Oh, don't worry about me! I'll be sweet as a peach! Nothing to worry about. Not one complaint over here." Lena responds, forcing her tone to come off believable.

"You're using the three of us as a buffer, aren't you?" Mom says.

"Absolutely." She smiles flatly.

For the next hour or so, I organize my mess of a room. Mostly due to Auntie Lena. She has rummaged through all of her suitcase and my closet, looking for something to wear leaving me to pick up after her.

"Will you stop stressing? Jesus, Lena you're making me anxious and I have no reason to be!" I huff.

"Ugh! Fine, fine. I'll settle with this. I'm going to see if Wands needs any help." 

"Yeah, like she'll want you around her, thoughts as loud as a rock concert." I say as I usher her out and she sticks her tongue out at me. I roll my eyes and shut my door after she leaves and make my way to my bed. 

I sigh as I plop on my bed, needing a moment to myself. I've really loved to appreciate these moments alone. Although if I'm alone for too long, I get anxious again. 

I hear mama's footsteps a little while later as I'm finishing up cleaning Yelena's mess.

"Hi, my baby." Mama says entering my room and sitting down next to me, pulling my body into hers.

"Hi, mama." I sigh back, enjoying her touch. "Lena's thoughts too loud?" I ask.

"It's like a pinball machine up in there!" She says making me laugh.

"How has your day been, my love?"

"It's been really good. I had one baby panic attack on the subway but it wasn't too bad. Just too many people. I know I'll get used to it again."

"Thank you for telling me." She kisses my forehead. "I want to show you what I got today at the garden store, later okay?" 

"Yes, please."

A few seconds later we hear the doorbell, shortly followed by fast footsteps up the stairs, which reveal a hyperventilating Yelena.

"We'll go answer it." Mama says to her.

"Calm the fuck down." I mouth to her with wide eyes as I leave the room behind mama. 

Mom had beat us to the door and she is hugging Kate as mama and I see Lucky charge toward us. After I hug Kate, mama does the same and accepts the pretty flowers, which happen to be mama's favorite, and mom's preferred wine, out of Kate's hands.

"Hi, love. Thank you for bringing these! You certainly didn't need to!" Mama says walking towards the kitchen to grab a vase to put the flowers into.

"Well it's been too long and I've missed you guys. So has Lucky!" Kate replies looking at Lucky who is loving on mom. 

"Anything I can do to help?" She asks.

"Yes, actually! Would you help Max set the plates and cutlery on the table?" Mama asks and we both nod in response. 

After setting the table, Yelena had come down the stairs and Kate's eyes landed on her. No words were exchanged between the two, but you could feel the mutual understanding. They smiled at each other and then Lucky bulldozed into Lena making her laugh.

"Okay, so tell me. As much or little as you want. I'm here for you." Kate says seriously, grabbing my hand and setting it on her lap.

I begin to tell her about everything leading up to Halloween night. Before I can even show her my bruise, she has tears welled up in her eyes. She lets me continue. 

I pull down my turtle neck, revealing the slowly but surely healing hand print on my neck making her gasp and lightly grazing it. She moves both hands up to my cheeks, thumbs rubbing my cheekbones and looks at me sadly before kissing my forehead and pulling me into a hug. 

"It's so much worse than I thought, Max. I am so sorry I wasn't here. You shouldn't have had to go through that. I'm glad Fury is handling him or else I would've called Clint and we would have taken him out in seconds." She says tearily still holding me.

"Thank you, Kate. You're here now, that's all that matters." I reply into her chest. 

"How have you been holding up?" 

"It's different every day. I'm in therapy which is helping but I still have days where I can't even leave my room. The anxiety is so crippling sometimes but moms have been here. And Yelena. And now you." I smile. "I have a lot of people in my corner."

"You do. I'm glad you have your moms. They're are the best parents I've ever come across. And Yelena, too. She can provide comfort like no one else." She says trailing off, probably remembering their time together. 

"Dinner's ready!" We hear mom say.

We all sit down at the table and dig into mama's amazing cooking.

A lot of laughs and memories were shared. It's like nothing changed. The only thing missing is Fanny in between my legs. Lucky must've learned that from her because I saw his snout in my crotch the whole time we were eating. 

When we finished dessert, I helped mom clean while mama, Kate, and Lena all chose a movie.

Of course, I got tired halfway through and headed to bed. 

I said goodnight to everyone and headed up to my room, eventually clocking out as my head hit my pillow.

Yelena POV

Max went up to bed leaving us four in the room. Nat and Wanda eventually fell asleep, leaving me and Kate on opposite ends of the couch. The movie ended and I got up to walk her and Lucky out the door.

"Thank you for coming, Kate." I say.

"Of course, tell your sister and Wanda thank you for me. It was really good seeing you, Yelena." She says with Lucky on his leash, walking away.

"You too." I say softly as I watch them walk down the steps.

A beat of silence occurs and I just have to muster up 10 seconds of courage. Somehow this is the hardest 10 seconds but here goes nothing.

"Kate, wait!" I catch up to her at the end of the walkway.

"Can we talk?" I ask with my hand on her bicep.

"I would like that."

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I love this series so much🥹some of the best writing on this app!

Summary: Y/n has a very specific power. She is a shapeshifter. However, she can only shift into younger versions of herself. Her abilities catch the Avengers’ attention. Though their first introduction is lackluster at best, it's not long before she has them all wrapped around her little finger.

Pairing: Avengers x Reader(platonic) - WandaNat x Reader(platonic) - mother-figure!Wanda x Reader - cg!Wanda x little!Reader - cg!WandaNat x little!Reader - cg!Avengers x little!Reader - fem!reader

A/N: This is pretty much just straight up fluff. It's my own spin on shapeshifter!Reader and little!Reader. This is just a happy little brainchild that I decided to run with

Welcome to the Team: After a chance encounter, the Avengers recruit a new kid to join the team.

Wanda Cookie Monster: It's not that Y/n is hiding from the rest of the team, except that's exactly what she is doing. Wanda is determined to break through to her.

Clint Hand-Me-Downs: As Y/n starts showing herself more and more around the compound, Clint can't help to notice she tends to wear the same thing everyday.

Natasha Kinda Like You: Y/n is convinced Natasha doesn't like her. If she could just brush away that tough exterior, maybe they have more in common than she thought. Perhaps she can gain a new ally in the process.

Steve New Kid's First Mission: Steve is wary to allow a kid on a mission, but just maybe Y/n can prove him wrong.

Peter Crayola: Peter wonders why the New Kid's pictures on the fridge are only ever done in black and blue ink or pencil.

Bruce Just a Twist: A training mishap sends New Kid to the medbay.

Sam Let's Go Fly a Kite: Sam is on duty when he spots New Kid all by herself. He offers her an opportunity most kids could only dream of.

Bucky A Mission Gone Sideways: Bucky is paired with New Kid for a mission that doesn't end as well as they would like.

Tony A Little Pinch: A flaw in Y/n's suit might be just the thing to finally pull Tony to her side.

Thor Someone Worthy: Thor returns from a long stay and doesn't recognize the young team member running around the compound.

Kate Nerf War: When someone new joins the team, Y/n takes a sudden interest in archery.

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Chapter 8 - Pain, Pain, & More Pain

Max POV

It's finally Wednesday. The day I get to see auntie Yelena. I haven't seen her since I was first with Jay. She never met him but she always wanted to hear about him. It worked out because I always wanted to hear about her and Kate. I loved Kate. I still do. I hope they can make some sort of amends to each other when Lena is here because they are meant for each other.

Mom went to the airport to pick her up and I stayed home with mama since the airport would be a bit too much stimulation for me.

"Baby, you've cleaned the living room 3 times. It's perfect. She won't even notice." Mama chuckled and put her hands on my shoulders softly squeezing them.

"I know, I know. I just haven't seen her in a while and I want everything perfect!" I say looking up at her.

"You are perfect, Max. I promise she will be too excited to see you to even notice the spotless house you managed to clean all day today." She kissed my forehead and hugged me.

I went to go put a sweater on in my room when I heard the front door open. I heard squeals from mama and Yelena. They have a really cute relationship. It's like mom has 3 kids to look after when we're all together.

I run downstairs and immediately make eye contact with my aunt. She walks to me with her arms wide open and lifts me into a loving, warm hug.

"Ohhh I've missed you so much Maxie." Yelena says inhaling my scent and hugging me even tighter.

"I've missed you too auntie Lena." I reply, with noticeable tears in my eyes.

She pulls back and wipes them with her thumbs and kisses my forehead.

"No need to cry, I'm here now." She smiles.

"I know, I've just missed you so much." I say pulling her back into a hug which she gladly reciprocates.

I see mom and mama help take her stuff upstairs into my room. She always stays with me in my room, when she visits. Unless she was at Kate's apartment. Auntie Lena is honestly my best friend now that I think about it. We might not hang out all the time but we're always texting or playing GamePigeon or FaceTiming. I can tell her anything and she always knows what to say and how to help. I'd be so lost without moms or Yelena.

"How's Fanny? I wish you could've brought her." I say as we sit down.

"I know, my love. She misses you. My neighbors daughter is watching her. They get along well. Maybe we can convince your mamas to let you come stay with me for a bit. It'll be good for you to get out of the city for a bit. It can feel too cramped sometimes."

"You're telling me. It's such a big city yet I feel like I always run into someone I know or who knows me." I finish.

Mom and mama return downstairs and mama turns on the oven for dinner.

"How was your flight?" Mom asks her as she sits down next to me, rubbing my back.

"Oh the usual. A kid was kicking my seat, the flight attendant accidentally spilled some juice on me, the old man sitting next to me was snoring. Nothing like it, I can tell ya that!" She replies making mom chuckle.

"I'm sorry you got a crappy seat. It's because of me that you couldn't book one earlier." I say weakly without making eye contact.

Yelena shifts over to me lifting my chin up to make eye contact with her.

"Hey detka, no. It's not your fault at all. I would walk if it meant I got to spend sometime with you. These types of situations make for good stories I can tell and over exaggerate." She winks, making me laugh.

Yelena POV

I pull Max back into a hug. I didn't realize how much I've missed her. She's so much smaller in my arms from the last time I saw her. I try to push the urge to kill that son of a bitch to the back of my mind and focus on her.

We stayed hugging for a while until Wanda announced that dinner was ready.

"This smells delicious Wanda! I've missed your cooking!" I say digging in.

"Yeah well anything seems better when all you have is Mac n cheese with sriracha." Nat says to me making my mouth drop in offense.

"Hey! That is a staple meal! It is always good and always there for me." I reply, smacking her arm in the process.

"I like your Mac n cheese, auntie." Max says sweetly making me kiss her temple.

"See? At least your daughter knows what's good." I say.

"Well I'm glad you like it, Lena. It's one of Max's favorites too. We sure miss having you around." Wanda says to me, smiling.

"I miss being near you guys too. I promise to visit more."

"Or you could just move in here." Max mumbles, but I managed to hear her.

"Oh I would love that, so much detka. Maybe one day."

Once dinner was finished, we made our way back to the living room and I had some wine along with Nat and Wanda. Max was very engrossed in the film we were watching. All Dogs Go to Heaven. I love how sensitive she is. She's so much like Wanda that way. Both of them were in tears by the end, making me and Nat the emotional support.

"It's okay Wands. I really do think all dogs go to heaven." Nat says, making me hold in a laugh.

"I miss Fanny!" Max says crawling into my arms making me chuckle a bit.

"She's okay detka, I promise. Look, Alice just sent me a picture of her on a walk with her. Look." I pulled my phone out to show her. She smiled sadly before zooming in.

"You need to bring her next time." She says seriously.

"I promise I will." I kiss her head.

"I think it's time for someone to head into the shower and then to bed." Nat says, eyes pointed at Max.

She nods and gets up slowly.

"I'll see you in there detka." I promise to her as she walks up the stairs slowly, but in some pain.

"Is she still hurting?" I ask setting my glass down towards Wanda and Nat.

"Yeah, but she tries to hide it. She's sore pretty much everywhere." Wanda replies.

"I want to kill him, Nat. He doesn't get to do that to her. Especially her! Someone who wouldn't hurt a fly and who loves everyone and is too good for us all." I say angrily.

"Join the club, Lena. Right behind us. She's so strong though. She's really persevering. She's had a couple of hard days lately but you being here lights her up in a way we haven't seen in a long while, so thank you sestra." Nat says putting her hand on my knee.

"You know I would drop everything for her. God I miss her so much. And you guys. I love you both so much, but she is the best thing you ever did." I say taking another sip.

"We full heartedly agree." Wanda says smiling.

I help Wanda clean up the dishes and living room before we all head upstairs for bed.

"If you need anything let us or Max know and we can get it for you." Wanda says giving me a hug.

"Thank you, Wanda." I smile before she heads into their room.

"Anything I should avoid talking about?" I ask Nat before heading into Max's room.

"I think she'll be pretty open with you. You're good with her, we trust you. She needs this time with you. I can't thank you enough." Nat says hugging me.

"Goodnight, Nat. I'll see you in the morning. I love you."

"I love you more." She responds walking into their room and shutting the door.

I can still hear the water running when I walk into the room. I unpack a few of my things before I hear it shut off and the door creak open.

"It's just me, Maxie you can come out." I say quietly.

She walks out in her towel and my eyes immediately go to her neck. The handprint. It takes everything in me to take a deep breath and let go of some anger.

"You can look closer, Lena. I trust you." She says walking over to me.

I gently lift her chin up to get a better look.

"I'm so sorry I wasn't there to protect you, Max." I say sadly.

"Auntie..." She says softly taking my hand. "You were the one who taught me to have courage and bravery. I told moms what happened and I'm here now. That's because of you. You did protect me." She says.

I smile and pull her into me.

We pull apart and she goes back into the bathroom to change into her PJs. I do the same.

She turns off her main bedroom light and switches on her cute jack o lantern lights hung around her room.

We lay down in the bed and she cuddles into me as we stare up at the ceiling. I run my hand up and down her back, feeling goosebumps follow at my touch and her ribs between my fingers.

"I'm sorry he hurt you, detka. You didn't deserve that. You didn't deserve all the abuse you had to endure with him. Not just physical but emotional too. You are the best person I know. You didn't deserve that." I say firmly but lovingly.

She squeezes my arm.

"I didn't know how to handle it, Lena. The first time he hit me, I just stood there and took it. Thinking I deserved it. But then I thought he was making me better because he told me he knew what was best for me. Am I that helpless? Where someone else has to tell me how to be...Max?" She asks sincerely, now making eye contact with me.

"No no no, not at all Max. You're not helpless. Sometimes we love someone so much that we lose ourselves in the process. You just wanted him to be happy you thought that obeying him would. It's natural to think that, babe. It's not natural for him to do that though. He shouldn't have used you in the way he did. It's nice to have the validation of someone who claims to love you. It's actions that really count." I say looking into her green eyes.

"Mom and mama always show me they love me. You do too." She says putting her head on my chest.

"That's because no one else will love you as much as we do, my love. No one." I say kissing her head.

"I'm gonna go grab some water, do you need any?" I ask getting off the bed.

"No I'm okay." She smiles back.

I walk back into the bedroom to find her fast asleep. I turn the lights off and climb in with her. I pull her into me, with my hand around her waist.

"I love you so much, Max. I'll always be here." I say before falling asleep myself.

I wake up to the sunlight peaking through the curtains. Max is still in my arms now facing me with her head on my chest. Her brows are furrowed and it looks like she's dreaming.

I check my phone and reply to some messages. I put it back down and turn facing her again. It seems like she isn't sleeping super well. I put my hand on her cheek and rub it with my thumb, trying to ease her awake.

I smile when her eyes flutter open indicating she's fully awake now.

"Good morning my love. How did you sleep?" I ask kissing her forehead.

"I slept okay. You're really comfy and warm. It must be a Romanoff-Belova thing." She says smiling at my kiss.

"I'm sorry you only slept okay. Did you have any nightmares or are you hurting anywhere?" I ask concerned.

"I can't really remember if I had any nightmares but I do need to take some painkillers. My ribs are killing me." She says sitting up.

I pull her shirt up to see how bad her ribs are and it's way worse than I thought. How is she functioning right now? I graze my fingers over her bruises and some are slightly raised and swollen.

"Babe, are you sure none of these are broken?" I ask making eye contact.

"I don't think so. Mama tried to feel and I felt and I don't think any were broken." She says wincing as she moves a bit.

"Max, I think we should take you to the doctor to get an X-ray. I'm worried at the look of these. Do your moms know it's this bad?" I ask.

"No...I haven't shown them yet. I've finally got to the point where I'm not crying everyday. I didn't want to bother them." She says sadly looking down.

"I get it detka, I do. But we need to show them and take you to the doctor. These should've healed a little more by now. They'll understand, my love I promise."

"Okay. I'll change and show them." She gets off the bed slowly and into the bathroom.

I change into a hoodie and joggers and head downstairs to make coffee. I see Nat and Wanda are already up with a mug out for me.

"Thank you, I have missed your coffee, Wanda." I say taking a drink.

"Anytime. How did you guys sleep?" She asks.

"I slept amazing. Max not so much. She hasn't told you but her ribs are bothering her. I don't know how she's managing it. I think we need to take her to the doctor to see if any are broken." I say and both their eyes go wide.

"She hasn't shown us or said anything. She's probably been in so much pain." Nat says putting her mug down.

We hear Max's light footsteps coming down the stairs towards the kitchen.

"Hi baby." Wanda says hugging her gently.

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"I don't know. I know I could have I guess I was just worried. I didn't want to bother you." She says sadly.

"Baby, no. You could never bother us." Nat says.

"Can we see baby?" Wanda asks her.

She nods and slowly lifts her sweater. Wanda gasps and Nat takes a closer look.

"I'll go call the doctor and see if we can get in today." Nat says leaving the room.

"Here baby, sit down, I'll get you some medicine and some breakfast." I say as Wanda guides her to the couch.

I come back with a bagel and some juice for her to swallow the medicine with.

"Dr. Philips can see us today at 11. Is that okay with you Max?" Nat says coming back in the room.

Max nods while eating her bagel.

We all hop in the car and make our way to the doctor.

“Max, I wish we were meeting on slightly better circumstances.” Dr. Phillips tells her.

“Me too.” She replies shyly.

“Alright let’s take a look here.”

Dr. Phillips goes to lift up her shirt but she quietly gasps and stops his hand.

“It’s okay, my love. He’s just going to look. You’re okay you’re safe.” Nat tells her reassuringly.

Dr. Phillips finished his exam and took her to get her X-ray. Nat, Wanda, and I were left in the boring doctors room. 45 long minutes went by before they finally returned.

“Alright so Max does have 2 broken ribs. Neither one are in a dangerous spot. No strenuous or rough activities for at least 6 weeks. That will give them time to mend on their own. I prescribed some pain medication for her to take once a day, twice if her pain is severe. It should be ready to pick up in an hour. I’ll have you schedule a follow up in 6 weeks. Get better, Max.” He said standing up.

“Thank you, Dr.” Nat says.

He walks out of the rooms leaving us.

“Are you ready to go home detka?” I ask her sweetly, stroking her hair.

She just nods in return. Something is off with her. I just can’t figure it out yet. All is adults share a knowing look.

When we get home, Max goes straight into her room and shuts the door, obviously wanting to be alone.

“Is she okay?” I ask.

“She seems to be feeling worried and off put. I can’t really explain it.” Wanda says.

“Well let’s just give her some time. She knows she can come to us if she needs.” Nat says and we all nod.

Wanda and I go outside to tend to her garden. We’re in a comfortable silence before we hear a scream in the house. Max’s to be precise. I’m quick to ditch my garden tools and rush inside the house with Wanda following, and upstairs to find Nat sitting on Max’s bed as she’s fighting someone in her sleep. She’s having a night terror.

“Max…Max baby. Max! Come on honey, wake up. Wake up for me.” Nat says lightly shaking her shoulders.

“Nat, move, let me try something.” I say with urgency and she moves out of the way. I sit Max in my lap and hold her against me. I have one hand against her head and the other holding her lower back securely.

“Shh, shhh baby. It’s okay. You’re okay.” I whisper.

“Get off me, Jay! You’re hurting me! Please!” She screams, voice cracking. I look at Wanda and Nat with tears in their eyes, having a hard time watching their daughter fight him in her mind.

“Detka, it’s me, it’s Lena. It’s auntie Lena. Wake up for me babe.” I say a bit louder to make sure she can hear me.

I rub my hand up and down her back. She shoots her eyes open and gasps for air.

“There we go, you’re okay Maxie. I’ve got you. Take a deep breath for me.”

She follows what I say. I help her calm down for the next 5 minutes.

She clings to my shirt and starts to cry.

“I’m so tired, Lena. I just want this all to stop. I thought I was getting better but every time I take a step forward it’s like he pushes me 4 steps back.” She cries.

“I know he’s gone and getting what he deserves but I’m still suffering under him and I just want it to stop. I can’t take it anymore. Everytime I turn a corner or bump into something, I’m afraid he’s there. I can’t even be normal and just enjoy my time with you without having a breakdown.” She says a bit calmer, but with way more sadness laced in her voice.

“Max, my love. You’re not ruining our time together at all. I promise you. I care for you in every way. As much as your moms. I’m here for you. We all are. I’m so sorry we can’t make it stop. I would trade places with you in a heartbeat. We just need to take this one step at a time. We can help you find resources to cope with this. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. I know we are big and tough romanoffs but talking with someone, learning how to cope with everything in the red room and losing my family has been the best thing for me. I have so much faith in you, my love. You will move forward. You can put this all behind you. Let us help. We are here for you. I love you more than anything in my life, Maxie. It’ll be okay.” I finish with tears running down my face, overwhelmed with protectiveness and love for the girl in my arms.

“I love you too, Yelena. I’m glad you’re here.” She replies smiling.

Nat and Wanda join us and we all hug for a while.

Later on that day, after dinner we were all watching a hallmark movie Max and Wanda love. Max and Wanda fell asleep on me and Nat before the movie finished.

“How did you do that?” Nat asks me.

“Do what?” I ask.

“Calm her down. I don’t think either of us have been able to that fast before. How did you do it?”

“It’s how Kate always got me to calm down. It worked everytime.” I say back, slightly smiling.

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Chapter 7 - Upward & Onward

A/N

So I actually wanted to continue this story because I love WandaNat so much and I miss writing about them so here we are. Hope you guys are okay with me continuing it. Also feel free to interact with me about this story or about anything else! I am really enjoying the writing community and I like to think I’m fun to talk to. Anyways…enjoy this chapter! More to come!

Max POV

I’ve stayed in my room for the past 48 hours just trying to process all that’s happened. I haven’t had much of an appetite to keep meals down except for soup or small sandwiches but I go out of my room to hydrate and snack occasionally. And to also let moms know I am alive but not well. I told them I love them and am so thankful for them, but I just need time by myself to process and isolate a bit. I’m not sure why, but it always helps me. They’ve been so understanding and kind to me which I can never thank them enough for.

I’ve cleaned my room and rearranged it because who doesn’t enjoy rearranging their room at 11pm randomly? I also decided to take charge of my space and make it safe and comfortable for me. Jay had always had a say in what I wore, how my room looked like, what I ate, and when I exercised. Rearranging and cleaning was so liberating and freeing because I got rid of everything and anything that had him tied to it. I came across a photo booth strip when Jay and I were first together. We were at our school’s Sadie Hawkins dance and they had a bunch of cute props and funny clothes to dress in. He was kissing my cheek while I am stupidly laughing. I don’t realize I’m crying until I taste the warm salty liquid that had flowed down onto my lips. Did I make a mistake? Maybe he really loved me.

No. He loved having control. Somehow he manipulated me into giving up control. How could I be so stupid and not see it? Natasha Romanoff raised me for Christ’s sake. I am good at reading people and their intentions. Was I that desperate to be with someone romantically? Or did I really just fall in love with an abuser? How did he knock my walls down and build new ones to trap us in so no one could break through them? He made me so closed off to who I loved most.

Yet they always loved and accepted me. No matter how broken, angry, sad or mean I was. They continued to be what they promised they would always be. My loving mothers. I’ve never had to worry about not having a father or fatherly influence because Wanda Maximoff and Natasha Romanoff are the best of both worlds. They made an unstoppable and all powerful team. And they loved each other and me with everything they have. Why didn’t I ask for help sooner? I was breaking them. They had to watch the thing they love most, go through what I went through. I am so underserving of their love and protection yet they give it to me freely and in never ending amounts.

I can almost feel mama’s arms around me, holding me in our safe space. Wait. These arms are real. She’s holding me on the floor of my room. Shit. She must’ve felt me crying or mom must’ve heard me. I didn’t mean to wake them.

“Shh…shh baby, you’re okay. I’m right here. Let it out. You’re not alone, Max. We are always right here.” Mama says, placing her hand on my chest.

“S-sorry. I didn’t mean to w-wake you.” I sob.

“No, my love don’t apologize. It’s okay. I’m glad I could be here. I’ve missed you, my heart.” I can feel her smiling on that last part.

“I’ve missed you too. More than you could ever know, actually.” I watery laugh.

“I like what you’ve done with the place. It’s much more…Max.” She says to me as we make eye contact.

She smiles through her tear-filled green eyes. She kisses my forehead and I close my eyes, remembering what this feels like. I’m instantly warmed to my core and I feel my shoulders, then my jaw, and finally my abdomen completely relax. How does her touch just do that? Mama is always warm and soft. She is strong like mom and like Uncle Pietro was, but her demeanor and energy is always soft. She knows exactly how to make me feel calm and safe with a simple hug or kiss and I think that is truly her biggest superpower.

“Do you want to talk about it?” She asks resting her chin atop my head and stroking my hair and back.

“I just feel so stupid. And then I get angry at how stupid I was. And then I get sad at how I treated you and mom.” I reply dryly, finally composing myself.

“Your mind is putting you through the most vicious cycle I think, our minds can ever go through. All of these feelings are valid and they make complete sense. But once your mind finally relieves you of these feelings and thoughts, you will see what mom and I see. There’s no way you could’ve predicted Jay would be the person he is. There’s just no way. And I have extremely powerful empathetic powers and I didn’t even see it until after a while of you being together. And your mom being the scarily good spy she is, didn’t see it until I mentioned it to her. Even Auntie Lena didn’t see it.

I know you might think this is useless right now, but Max this is in no way your fault. This is all on him. You are not stupid for falling in love with someone or wanting to help them better themselves. You are the best kind of person because you have that quality.” She finishes and kisses my forehead.

“How do you do that?” I ask.

“Do what?” She tilts my head up to look at her.

“Know exactly what to say, know how to make me feel better with one touch, are perfectly empathetic..” I trail off.

“I didn’t use to know how. Your mom helped me in all of these ways. And your uncle Vision. And…you. I learn from you every day. I just have more practice putting what I’ve learned into action. Which by the way, you are way more ahead of where I was at your age. I was a closed off, moody, emo, and sad teenager. Which I guess encompasses the teenager lifestyle. But you Max, have always been resilient, strong, happy, helpful and thoughtful. You will get through this, my love. Take all the time you need. Grieving can’t be planned or controlled. Let it come and go. When it comes, you can come to me or mom. Or if you need to just isolate, do that. We just don’t want you hurting yourself. We would never judge, but we just want you to be safe. I love you so much, my heart.” She hugs me tighter as I reflect on what she said.

We stay there for a while until I start getting tired. Mama stands up and takes my hand, pulling me along with her. We reach her room and climb into their bed. Mom instinctively pulls me into her, placing a kiss on my head. I hug her back with as much ferocity and we eventually fall asleep.

Wanda POV (1 night before her conversation with Max)

Max hasn’t come out of her room since we all went to bed the morning after she told us everything with her nightmare. I know this will take her some time to process and try to understand what will happen now. I just can’t help but worry for her. I can feel her loneliness and sadness. Nat is helping me separate what are my emotions and what are Max’s.

“I just worry about her.” I say crying into Nat’s shoulder.

“I do too. We have to respect her wants though. Especially now. She needs to make sure she knows she isn’t controlled here like she was with him. By the way, I called Fury this morning and he says that he can have Jay locked up in a matter of days. The pictures I sent him of Max’s bruises and other scars were enough to make him sick. It’s Yelena we have to keep an eye on so Jay doesn’t mysteriously go missing.” She finishes making me chuckle.

“It’s so hard to feel what she’s feeling Nat. I’m glad I understand but I just hurt so much for her.” I defeatedly express.

“I wish we could take it all away from her.” Nat says kissing my forehead and pulling me into her again.

We suddenly hear her door creak open and light footsteps following it. Max comes out wearing sleep shorts, a tank top and a messy bun. She looks so cute but that thought is quickly replaced when I see the bruises on her upper arm and the one around her neck. I try to swallow my obvious expression of worry and protectiveness when I see her look up with tired eyes.

“I’m alive. I’m just getting some water and fruit. I love you guys. Thanks for respecting my space. I don’t know when I’ll be ready, but I promise it won’t be like this forever.” She says hugging Nat and then me. I’m glad she’s eating something because she hasn’t been eating a ton lately. This is evident when I can still feel every bone in her upper body which makes me hold her tighter. I just want to take all this away from her. She pulls away and smiles.

“We love you too, our heart. What fruit do you want?” Nat asks sweetly.

“Mandarin oranges and grapes?” Max asks.

“Coming right up.”

She takes her water bottle and fruit back to her room and shuts the door. Nat and I look at each other with so much love and sadness at the same time.

We both sit down on the couch and finish out the night with some Criminal Minds.

It’s now the next evening and Nat and I are getting ready for bed. We saw Max only once today. She had changed her clothes and was freshly showered. I know it gets harder for her to do her basic hygiene routine when she is depressed and we were expecting to have to help her but I’m proud she’s doing it on her own. She grabbed some more water and a small sandwich I made her earlier.

We were finally in bed and I was on the cusp of sleep when my chest started to burn and I felt my core tightening. This came out of nowhere. Then I heard soft muffles from Max’s room. She’s crying. This time it’s really bad. There are so many thoughts that are so loud. She is having a hard time breathing. I get out of bed and stand in front of her door assessing if I should enter or not. I follow my gut and enter her room and see her on the floor holding a photo strip. Her room looks completely different. I love it. She must’ve not heard me walk in and sit down behind her.

I pull her small frame into me and gently hold her. I rock us back and forth a bit until she understands what’s happening.

I feel her trying to breathe in more air and I shush her. I start rubbing circles on her back and kissing her head. I’ve missed her so much. She’s been in our house this whole time but I’ve barely seen her. I didn’t realize how much I missed hugging her. She fits so perfectly in my arms and I relish in it.

Once we are silent and content on the floor after her talking about her feelings, I stand up. I pull her hand up with me and lead us into our bedroom. Nat wakes up slightly when Max lays down. She pulls her into a hug and kisses her head. I rub her arm up and down until we all fall asleep. I can feel a glimmer of hope. It’s my own feeling, but Max’s too. She will get through this.

Nat POV

I wake up to the small but mighty snores from Max. She looks like she’s actually getting some good sleep. These past days have been so rough for her. I’m glad Fury is taking care of Jay so we can focus on Max’s healing. We need to help her eat some more and get on a good sleep schedule. Wanda is a bit better at helping regulate emotions in the house where it’s easier for me to manage everyone’s physical health. We make a good team for this reason. Although sometimes Wanda is reminding me to eat lunch as I work through paperwork and I reassure Wanda that Max will get through this and that she needs to prioritize her own emotions so she doesn’t spiral.

I get up and grab my phone. I step into the living room and call Yelena.

“Hey Nat. Everything okay?” Yelena asks as she picks up.

“Hey. Yeah everything’s looking up. Max and Wanda had a heart to heart last night which seemed to help them both.”

“Well that’s good to hear. How is Fury with arresting Jay?”

“They’re still processing the evidence photos. After that’s through, they’ll pick him up. Listen Lena, I know you want to kill him, get in line, but I think Max would benefit from some Auntie time. I think she would open up to you a bit more and maybe start realizing this isn’t her fault. She also needs some help and encouragement with eating.”

“I just booked my flight, I’ll be there in 2 days. I’m glad Fury is on it. That son of a bitch doesn’t deserve to see another ray of sunlight.”

“You have that right. Maybe while you’re here, you could-.”

“No, Nat. I can’t. I messed up bad with Kate. I need to give her some time.”

“Yelena, come on it’s been months. She still stops by here checking in on Max and us. I can tell she misses you. You just need to make the first move. Just tell me you’ll think about it.”

“…Fine. I’ll think about it. Happy? I’ll see you soon. Love you, Natasha.”

“I love you too, Lena.”

I start preparing breakfast when I hear light footsteps walking towards the kitchen. Max. I look up to see her cute face still trying to wake up.

I turn to face her completely and she wraps her arms around me and leans her head on my shoulder. I hold her back tightly and trace my fingers up and down her back. I’ve missed her.

“Did you sleep well?” I ask pulling away a bit.

“Yes. I always sleep good being in your arms.” She smiles back.

“Well I am glad to be of service. I love what you did with your room. You can use our card to buy some more stuff you want.” I tell her and I feel her nod.

“Also, I just got off with Auntie Lena and she lands here Wednesday night.”

“Really?! Ah! I’m so excited! Maybe she will finally talk to Kate.” She laughs sitting down on the barstool.

“Oh trust me I said the same thing. She says she’ll think about it.” We both laugh.

I see Wanda come out yawning and smiling at us. She hugs me and kisses me sweetly before going behind Max and hugging her. She sits down next to her and I hand them both coffee. We finish up eating our breakfast and Max goes to take a shower.

“I’m glad to hear Lena is coming. That’ll be good for Max.” Wanda says helping me clean the dishes.

“That’s what I was thinking as well. They have always been two peas in a pod. It’ll be good for her to have someone else to open up to…” “What happened last night?” I ask looking up from the sink into Wanda’s eyes.

“She found an old photo of her and Jay at the Sadie Hawkins dance last year and she got overwhelmed and cried. I just couldn’t take her being in there all alone feeling like she is alone. I held her and let her know that her mind is playing through a vicious thought cycle and she will eventually break out of it. She feels stupid for even falling in love with him in the first place.” She says.

“I wish she could see it’s not her fault. One day she will, but I just wish our baby wasn’t so broken right now. She’s worthy of so much.” I say leaning into Wanda.

“She’ll see that soon, my love. She will. We just have to be there to catch her when she falls into that mindset now and again. Last night as we were falling asleep, I felt this pang of hope in my core. It was so strong. I realized it’s because she was feeling that same pang, as well as you and me.” She says kissing my hairline.

“I definitely felt that when you guys came back to bed. I’m glad she was feeling it. That’s what really counts.” I reply.

We finish up cleaning the kitchen and the rest of the house. Max joined us outside in Wanda’s garden. She kept eating all the blackberries and Wanda was chasing her around trying to get the last one out of her mouth.

“Hey! That was the last ripe one! Come here and give it to me!” Wanda screams chasing Max.

“I can’t! They’re too good mama. I have to eat this last one!” She says with her mouth full of berries, holding the last one.

Wanda eventually catches up with her and lifts her in the air making Max squeal and drop the berry onto the grass.

“AHA!” Wanda yells, taking it and putting into her mouth. Her eyes go wide as she enjoys the taste of the last ripe berry.

“That’s okay, I didn’t want any blackberries.” I say looking at them both with my eyebrow cocked.

They look at me and innocently smile at the same time revealing their purple teeth making me chuckle.

“Sorry mom. Hehe. Uh there’s some raspberries over there if you want!” Max says as I inch forward towards her.

Before she registers what’s happening, I pick her up and run around with her, tickling her sides making her laugh. Wanda joins me and Max falls to the ground trying to squirm away. We join her on the grass and look up at the clouds.

A little while later, Max takes a blackberry out of her pocket and eats it.

“YOU LITTLE!” Wanda says. Max just laughs hysterically as I join her.

“Oh and what are you laughing about, Romanoff?” Wanda asks me, eyebrows furrowed.

“She played you, Maximoff. Like a violin.” I say and we all laugh.

“Well neither of you aren’t getting any blackberries next season.” She proudly says.

We all head back inside and we are helping Max decide where to put up some new decorations that she ordered. Things are finally looking up for our family. We are moving upward and onward.

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Chapter 13 - Adoption Day

Lennox POV

I feel a warm hand caressing my face softly, coaxing me awake. Mom's hand to be exact. I flutter my eyes open and look into her blue eyes that look like mine. I smile as she kisses my forehead.

"Watching you wake up might be my favorite thing ever." Mom says to me making me giggle.

"I don't know what it is about your bed, but I fall asleep in 5 minutes every time I lay down. It's so comfy!" I say to her.

I feel mama's arm snake around my torso to pull me towards her. She has her eyes closed and kisses my forehead. She hums contently.

"That's because this bed is the best of the best." She mumbles. "Why are we awake so early?"

"Because....WE HAVE TO GO ADOPT A DOG!" Mom replies loudly making mama and I groan. I look at the clock and mama is right, it's 6:30am.

"Kara, love, the shelter doesn't open until 8." Mama says making me laugh and mom pout.

"Well then that gives us some time to get ready and have breakfast!" She replies getting out of bed.

"Glad you have your priorities, babe." Mama says chuckling.

Mama continues to hold me and rub my back making me sleepy again. I shut my eyes and smile contently.

"Hey hey, mom will get mad if we fall asleep again. Let's get up." She whispers.

"I can't if you continue to rub my back, mama." I mumble hoping she won't stop. Next thing I know I'm being pulled by my ankles off the bed.

Mom scoops me up and flies me to my bedroom.

"No more sleeping! You have to get ready!" She says.

"Okay, okay! I'm getting ready. Geez." Mom is smiling and walks out the door leaving me to change.

Don't get me wrong, I'm so excited to go to the shelter today. I'm just finally on a regular sleeping schedule and I've discovered how amazing sleeping in is.

After I finish showering and getting dressed, I meet moms in the kitchen. Mom is having about 20 pancakes and mama is having oatmeal. I decide to have an Asiago bagel with cream cheese and some juice. I still can't eat as much as I'm supposed to be eating which is so annoying. I've just been eating small amounts at different times in the day which is nice but I wish I could eat more at meal times.

"Alright, are we all ready to go? We should go to the pet store first so we can have everything we need." Mama says and I nod in agreement.

We drive to the pet store and I immediately see the cutest corgi in the toy aisle. I kneel down to pet her and she starts licking my face making me laugh. Mom joins in on the cuteness while mama just laughs and smiles.

We pick out a couple of toys, 2 different collars, some dog food and treats, bowls, a bed and kennel, doggie shampoo, and a cute leash.

"When we have a dog, we can come back and pick out a dog tag with its name on it." Mom tells me as we check out.

We head back into the car and my heart is pounding out of excitement or anxiety. I can't tell yet. One thing I've been better at is identifying what exactly is triggering me. Sometimes my brain and body associate excitement as anxiety but I think this time I'm just excited.

We walk into the shelter and I grab mama's hand tightly.

"Are you okay, love?" She asks.

"Yes! Just excited!" I smile as we wait for the worker to take us back to where the dogs are.

We walk through the door and I'm overwhelmed by the cuteness. Mom and mama hang back and let me go to each kennel and look at all of them. If I could, I would adopt them all.

I pass by this cute pitbull mix and see that she is female but doesn't have a name. I frown a bit as she cowers in the corner when I kneel in front of her kennel. I stick my hand up to the fence and slowly she walks over to sniff me. Her tail wags and she licks my hand. I pretty much die on the spot and look at mom and mama who seem to know that she is the one I want.

The worker lets her out of the kennel and she immediately tackles me with licks. Mama comes over to help me up while mom pets her.

"Good choice. She is so cute. She doesn't have a name that we know of, so you'll get to choose one for her! We think she is around 3 years old. She's all up to date on her vaccinations." The worker tells us and I nod.

Mom gets all the paperwork signed as mama and I pet our new dog.

"What do you want to name her?" Mama asks when mom comes back over to us.

"I get to choose a name?" I ask and they both nod and smile.

"Of course!" They say at the same time.

"I think I want to name her Elfie. Short for Elphaba from Wizard of Oz. Just like Elphaba, pitbulls are misunderstood. They are the sweetest things." I say and see mom smile widely.

"It's perfect!" She says hugging me and petting Elfie.

"Elfie? Do you like that name?" I ask her and she wags her tail and tilts her head, seemingly understanding me.

"Let's go show you your new home, Elfie!" Mama says and we put the collar and leash on her.

Elfie gets in the back seat with me and licks my cheeks as I pet her.

"She's so cute, Lennox. She fits right in with our family!" Mama says looking back at us.

"Oh, 100%! She's so perfect and precious just like you, baby." Mom adds making me smile.

We get back home and mom unloads all the stuff while I walk Elfie on the leash through the door. I let her off the leash so she can smell where her new home is.

"Go on, Elfie. You can sniff around!" I say as she looks back at me, waiting for the okay. 

She runs around sniffing every inch of the place making me laugh. I help mom and mama unload the stuff into the living room.

I set up the kennel in the living room and put her bed in it. I fill her bowl up with water and put all her toys in a bucket. Elfie comes up to the bucket and picks out a bone and starts chewing it.

"Well, seems like she's already adjusted!" Mama says walking over to me, watching Elfie.

"Yeah! It seems that way." Mom says.

I stand up and get Elfie's attention and lead her to her kennel.

"Okay Elfie. This is where you can sleep or just hang out in." I say as she walks in to the kennel and lays on the bed. Everything she does, I just melt on the spot and die of cuteness.

For the next couple of hours, we are all just playing with Elfie and letting her get acclimated to her new surroundings and owners. I'm surprised at how much mama falls in love with her. I figured mom was a dog person because she is pretty much a golden retriever herself. I didn't think mama would be much of a dog person but Elfie is bringing it out of her.

Mom and I are just laughing and smiling at mama and Elfie as they play tug of war.

"What? Why are you guys staring at me funny?" Mama asks with an eyebrow raised.

"I didn't know you liked dogs this much, Lena." Mom says.

"Well, Elfie is just too cute not to be obsessed with." She replies as she kisses Elfie's head and continues to play with her.

"I'm pretty exhausted from being excited and all this playing. I'm gonna go nap. Elfie, do you wanna come take a nap with me?" I ask her and she wags her tail and follows me to my room.

We walk into my room and she immediately jumps on my bed and lays down on my pillow.

"Hey! That's my spot." I say laughing and moving her so I can climb in. I lay down under the covers and Elfie moves so her back is against my belly and I'm essentially spooning her. It's like she's been my dog for years with how comfortable she is with me.

It doesn't take long for me to fall asleep to Elfie's light snores. I guess she was tired too.

Lena POV

"They are so cute, Kar. It's truly a match made in heaven." I say to Kara as we watch Lennox and Elfie sleep peacefully.

I look at Kara who is taking pictures of them and she is dying of cuteness.

"I know right?! They are so cute together! She deserves this. I'm so glad we did this." She says coming over and wrapping her arm around me.

"Me too, love. Me too." I reply leaning my head on her shoulder.

About an hour and a half later, we hear her door open and cute little claws against the wooden floor signaling Elfie is walking.

Elfie walks to me and Kara on the couch and sits in front of us, waiting patiently to be pet.

"You certainly know when you want pets, dontcha?" Kara says giggling.

I look up and see Lennox pad out of her room, rubbing her eyes. She puts on her shoes and calls Elfie.

"Elfie! Let's go potty!" She says and Elfie obediently trots over and they walk out the door.

"I'm amazed at how fast she's taken on this role. It's a big responsibility to take care of a dog. Most kids just care about petting them and playing with them, not the harder stuff." Kara says to me.

"Yeah I was thinking the same thing. But she's our Lennox. She had to grow up too fast. I'm grateful she's responsible but it just reminds me of all the awful things that happened to her that conditioned her that way. I'm glad she has a little buddy to help her and protect her." I reply back smiling as Kara nods in agreement.

Lennox and Elfie walk back in and sit down on the couch. Elfie jumps up and lays across Lennox's lap while she receives pets.

"She kind of pulls a bit on the leash so she's basically walking me. She's really strong." Lennox says laughing a bit.

"Are you okay? Did she pull you down?" Kara asks.

"I'm okay, she just made me trip a little." Lennox replies smiling down at Elfie.

"Well, it's 5 so we should probably feed her. We need to feed her a cup of food, twice a day, so she has a regular potty schedule." I say and Lennox nods.

She gets up and pours some food into the bowl.

"Elfie, do you know how to sit? Sit." Lennox says to Elfie who sits down sweetly, wagging her tail. This dog. Will kill me with cuteness.

"Good girl! Do you know how to shake?" She says and Elfie lifts her paw into Lennox's hand. Lennox looks over at us with a big smile.

"Good girl! Okay you can eat!" She finished and Elfie sniffs her food and starts eating it.

"Did you see that?! She's so cute!" Lennox says cuddling into Kara.

"She's amazing Len!" Kara places a kiss on her head.

"What should we have for dinner?" I ask the both of them.

They look at each other before saying, "Potstickers!"

I roll my eyes and chuckle while Kara tickles Lennox.

I place an order of potstickers and our usual Chinese food assortment.

While we wait for the food, Lennox, Kara and I all play with Elfie. Kara and Elfie start playing tug of war.

"Wow! She really is strong!" Kara says even though she is much stronger than Elfie.

"I know! I think pitbulls are naturally muscular and strong dogs. She's only 50 pounds, but she's so toned!" Lennox says.

"Lennox, have you been around dogs a lot?" I ask.

"Um, not really. Joe said they were a waste of space, money, and time. But anytime I would see one on the street, I would always ask to pet them." She says a bit sad.

Joe is a piece of shit.

"Well, Joe is absolutely wrong. You are doing so well with Elfie, my love. Really. We are so proud of you. Thank you for being so responsible with her." I say kissing her temple as she smiles.

The food arrives and we sit down to eat. I see Kara trying to sneak Elfie a piece of her potsticker under the table.

"Kara! Don't give her that! It could make her sick." I say catching her red handed making her look up with wide eyes.

"Okay, okay. But everyone should at least try a potsticker at least once in their life!" She replies making Lennox chuckle. I give them both a look, which wipes the smiles off their faces and they go back to eating.

We finish dinner and clean up and Kara takes Elfie potty.

"Your first day as a dog owner. How does it feel?" I ask Lennox as we sit on the couch.

"Amazing! I can't thank you and mom enough for letting me choose her and letting me have her. She makes me so happy!" Lennox replies.

"That's all that matters then. You deserve as much happiness as you can get. And Elfie loves you. Just not as much as I do." I say tickling her side.

"I love you too, mama." She replies laughing.

Kara and Elfie walk back through the door and Elfie is panting a bit.

"Okay, yeah you were right! She is a strong one and likes to pull! I decided to run with her a bit to see if she likes it and she does!" Kara says making us laugh.

"Good to know! I'll have to walk her everyday so she can get her energy out." Lennox says.

"Good idea! We'll come with." I reply.

An hour later, we are all seated on the couch watching The Sound of Music. I am cuddling with Kara and Lennox is asleep cuddling Elfie. Kara takes out her phone and takes more pictures of them.

The movie ends and I wake up Lennox so we can get ready for bed.

Lennox comes into our room in her PJs.

"I'm going to sleep in my room tonight, with Elfie. Thanks for today. It was the best day of my life!" She says hugging Kara and then me.

"We're glad, honey. Get some good sleep, okay?" I say and she nods walking out of the room.

"Goodnight, Elfie!" Kara says making me laugh.

"You love that dog, don't you?" I ask.

"Um yeah, of course! Not as much as I love you, though." She says kissing me sweetly.

"Goodnight, my love." I say.

"Goodnight, Lena. I love you." She replies.

We both fall into a peaceful sleep after such a rewarding and happy day. I love my family.

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Chapter 12 - New Normal

Lena POV

I didn't realize how much I missed Kara. We've been together non-stop since Lennox came into our lives, but we haven't had anytime to connect with just us. Lennox is the most important thing to me. But so is Kara. I'm glad things have started to calm down slightly so I can have time to show her that I care and love her.

Consummating our relationship wasn't half bad either. While Kara is in the shower, I'm thinking about how easy it was to be with her. I've never truly experienced sex like that with anyone else. I truly felt vulnerable with her and let her see all of me. Seeing all of her was truly mind blowing. I fell in love with each part of her body. I was reminded of why I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her in my office that day. Even not knowing the Supergirl side of her, Kara was all I needed. She makes me feel like I am worth much more than my CEO title, my money, and my family. She doesn't care about any of that. She has brought out who I am. Lena. Just Lena.

Kara comes out of the shower with a towel on her head and around her body.

"Feel better, my love?" I ask smiling.

"Oh, you don't even have to ask. I am so in love with you, Lena. Every part of you makes me feel better!" She replies leaning down to kiss me, sweetly.

She gets dressed and I do a quick rinse of my body. Once we are both ready for game night, we decide to go wake Lennox.

Once we got in her room, Lennox was already up sitting on her bed.

"Hey, you're awake! How was your nap?" Kara asks sitting next to her.

Before she could reply, we see a blood stain on her sheets and tears on her face.

"Oh baby, what happened?" I ask assessing the bloodstain and then her face.

"My side hurts so bad." She winces, holding her left side with her right arm.

"Can we take a look, my love?" Kara says and Lennox nods.

I lift up her shirt and see that her wound is reopened. Again.

"Okay Len, your wound has opened up again. I'm gonna go get some gauze so I can wrap it all the way around your ribs, okay?" I say kissing her head while she continues to hold in her cries.

I dab some disinfectant that the DEO gave us, on the wound, which makes her yelp and grab my hand tightly.

"Sorry, mama! Sorry. I didn't mean to." She looks at me with wide eyes, frightened as if I would hurt her for grabbing my hand.

"Hey, my love. It's okay. You didn't hurt me. I'm sorry this is hurting but I'm almost done, okay? You can squeeze mom's hand as hard as you need okay?" I tell her. Kara offers her hand which Lennox grasps tightly bracing for the pain.

I finish up wrapping her ribs and give her her medicine to stop the pain.

"I was having a nightmare about Joe." She says softly. "He was cutting me on my side and I think I scratched it in my sleep. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stain the sheets." She adds, getting up to strip the bed.

"Lennox, honey. You don't have to apologize. It was an accident, okay? Blood comes out very easy. Baby, we will never hurt you or punish you harshly for any of your mistakes. I know it might take a while to understand and get used to that, but we will remind you until we are blue in the face. I'm sorry you had another nightmare. We can give you another sleep aid tonight so you can get some good sleep." Kara says holding Lennox in her arms.

"Okay. Thank you, mom. And thank you mama, for patching me up for the 100th time." She laughs watery. 

"Of course, my love." I say kissing her forehead.

The time is 5:30 so we have 30 minutes before the super friends arrive. Shit. We're in charge of dessert.

"Uh hey, Kara! Could you run to the bakery and grab some Magnolia cupcakes before they all get here?" I yell from the living room.

"Yes, of course! Be right back!" She kisses my cheek and speeds out the door.

"You excited for game night, honey?" I ask Lennox as she sits down and cuddles into me. I love how affectionate she is. Anytime she can, she will be touching Kara and I. We couldn't be happier.

"Yeah. I'm also excited for Chinese and potstickers." She responds giggling.

"Oh god. You are truly your mother's daughter." I say tickling her good side, making her laugh.

"Well, I am proud to be your daughter. And mom's." She replies seriously, looking at me.

"And I am proud to be your mom." I kiss the top of her head.

We hear the front door open and hear a whoosh.

"Got the cupcakes!" Kara says smiling.

A couple minutes later, Alex, Kelly, Brainy, and Nia show up.

"Hey guys! Long time no see!" Kara says greeting them in.

I help get all the food set up while Lennox helps Kara get out the games. Winn, James, and J'onn show up minutes later with pizza and beer.

We all sit down to eat and discuss which games we should play. I notice Lennox only having half a potsticker and one small slice of pizza. Her eating has been a lot better lately so I wonder why she only eats that much. Kara seems to notice it too because our eyes meet and we share a look. Lennox is talking with Kelly and Nia about getting a dog which makes her eyes light up.

"Okay, y'all. Let's play some Uno!" Alex says and everyone heads to the coffee table.

I explained to rules to Lennox and she seems to be understanding because she is in the lead right now. This is making Kara and Alex faces fuming.

"UNO!" Lennox shouts.

"WHAT?! You little!" Alex replies.

As everyone has their turn and it gets back to Lennox, she dramatically puts her card down which is a wild card. This makes everyone throw their cards in the air. I don't miss the startled and frightened look on Lennox's face when everyone is playfully mad that they lost. She seems to understand after they all start high-fiving her.

"You're sure you've never played this before?" Alex asks in a serious tone.

"I'm sure! Mama taught me right before we sat down. I swear!" She replies with her hands up making us all laugh.

Game night continues on and we play another round of UNO, some Egyptian rat tail, and Exploding Kittens. Lennox stopped playing after the second round of UNO. She got up to sit on the couch and decided to watch. I could tell she was a bit overwhelmed. Just as I was about to get up to sit next to her, Kara put all her cards down and sat next to her. Kara loves game night and always has to win so I'm surprised she got up. She takes Lennox into her lap and starts to explain what we are all playing. That gesture makes my heart swell with love towards her. Neither of us knew that the 'mother' role would be sprung on us, but Kara fits into it so perfectly. She is even more selfless if that's possible.

The night comes to an end and Lennox is asleep on Kara. She wakes up when Kara starts stroking her back.

"Hey my love, let's say goodnight to everyone and then we can go to bed. We have a big day tomorrow!" I hear Kara say as I clean up the glasses and plates.

Alex takes Lennox in a big hug, picking her up off the ground and kissing her head. Lennox says goodbye to everyone else and helps clean up all the games.

"So...your first game night! How was it?" Kara asks Lennox.

"It was fun! I see why you like them so much. Although I don't think I got your or mama's competitive genes." She says laughing tiredly.

"That's okay. We need some calm energy to balance this family out." I say smiling.

We all get ready for bed and Lennox decides to sleep with us.

"Are you feeling okay, baby? You didn't have a lot to eat." I ask as she rolls towards me.

"I think I'll be okay. Tonight was fun and it was good seeing everyone. I guess I was overwhelmed and a bit nervous. Joe used to have his friends over for poker night and they would all get drunk and mean. I always hid in my room, but Joe managed to find me and make me clean up after them. A lot of them would touch me. I know your friends would never do that and once we started playing I started to trust that. When I won, I felt bad because they all seemed mad but I guess they were happy for me? I really did have fun but my mind was trying to tell me that they would hurt me." She admits sadly.

I take her in my arms and she rests her head on my chest. Kara is rubbing her back.

"I'm so sorry, baby. We didn't even consider how this could trigger you and remind you of awful things that happened to you." Kara says.

'No, it's not your fault mom. I really did have fun. I just hate that I can't have a normal night with you guys."

"Lennox, honey. What you grew up with, was unfortunately your normal. It's not fair at all. But it makes sense why you are taking a second to adjust to our new normal. We all are. Mom and I have never been mothers before. We try our best with what we know and we continue to learn. That's all we can do. The same goes for you. I'm proud of you for telling us what triggers you or overwhelms you. It gives us more learning opportunities. You have been so patient with us and we couldn't ask for a better kid, my love. You are making amazing progress, okay?" I say tilting her chin up towards me.

"Okay." She smiles. "You know that you are the best moms, ever right? I know I didn't have any good parental figures before and I know that because of how you guys are. You give me everything I need and more. I love how much you love each other. It's a stark contrast from how Lillian was with Lionel and Joe with his new girlfriend he had every week. I don't want you guys to think you are doing an okay job. You're doing an amazing job. I love you so much." She finishes.

Kara and I are in tears and awe of our daughter. "We love you so much, baby. I love that you are ours." Kara says.

"You truly are amazing, Lennox Luthor-Danvers. I am so glad to call you mine." I kiss her forehead and stroke her arm.

We all fall into a deep sleep that is hopefully nightmare free.

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Hi i was wondering if for the series "Our heart" you could put some aunt yelena too. And she discovers what happened with Jay and gets really protective. So max knows she has her girl gang behind her. Also i can't wait for Jay to get his ass kicked.

Oh this is actually a really good idea! I had planned on ending the series at chapter 6 but I can keep writing! I'll just need to find some more inspiration lol

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Chapter 11 - Therapy, Puppies, and Game Night

Lennox POV

It's been a week since I told moms that they were...well, my moms. Mom has fully moved in and Eliza went back to Midvale. It's been nice having both moms home from work still.

I haven't been verbal for most of the week except for answering their simple questions.

I just haven't had the energy to carry a conversation. I know that they both understand, but I can tell it's making them sad. I miss talking to them, I'm just afraid once I start talking, the emotional dam I've built will break and I'm scared for that to happen.

I haven't thought a lot about what Joe did to me at the warehouse. I blacked out and woke up when he was finishing. That thought alone sends shivers down my spine.

I'm grateful mom and mama have been patient. I just wish I knew how to explain to them what I went through without being an emotional wreck and not making sense. If I don't make sense, it's less valid what I went though. At least that's what I learned from Lillian and Joe. Whenever I would get emotional and would stutter or hesitate, they would cut me off and didn't even care.

I know this would probably be different with my moms, but again, it's starting the conversation that I'm nervous about.

"Lennox? Baby you okay? Your heart is beating really fast, love. What's going on?" Mom asks me while she sits next to me on the couch.

"Huh? Oh sorry, it's nothing." I say brushing it off, not wanting to break down.

"Len, we know you're not wanting to talk about anything right now, which is totally okay and we will be here when you are, but whatever is taking up your thoughts 24/7 is eating you alive, baby. We can see how hard you are fighting to push it down. That's not healthy for your mental state and that ends up effecting your physical state. Maybe telling us what happened would help with your nightmares?" Mama suggests, running her hand up and down my back.

I can feel tears threatening to fall.

"Baby, we are here for you. We won't judge. You haven't slept in 3 days, baby. You can tell us how much or how little you want. We hate watching it consume you, honey. It's okay to let it out." Mama says kissing my temple and this causes my tears to fall.

She immediately puts me on her lap and holds me. Mom starts wiping my tears and kisses my forehead.

"H-he hurt me, mama." Is all I manage to croak out. This makes mama's tears fall as well as mom's.

After a couple of minutes of all of us crying, I muster up some courage to start telling them. They're right. It's consuming my mind and making my nightmares unbearable. I haven't slept in 3 days. I haven't been sleeping with Moms because I didn't want to wake them, but mom's superhearing always managed to let them know I wasn't sleeping. They have come in almost every night, trying to comfort me. I was too scared to even talk to them but their touch and loving affirmations always helped. They deserve to know what happened.

"After Lillian was finished injecting me with the serum, she left the room. I had started remembering my kidnapping more and more and realized Joe was the one to take me. His voice creeped in my mind when I began to remember. Next thing I know, he's standing in front of me in the room." I pause and wipe my cheeks. I take a deep breath and feel mom's hand on my back, under my shirt. At first, this makes me jump but I immediately lean into her.

"He said, 'Lillian never instructed what I could and couldn't do. We're gonna have some fun, my little Lennox.' I knew exactly what that meant. When I was living with him, he took advantage of me a few times. I was bracing myself, but this time was much worse than the last times." I take another shaky breath and this time mama is kissing my head, letting her tears fall, almost as if she's bracing to hear what's coming.

"H-he took out his hunting knife that he always has on him, and started to cut my restraints. I was in immense pain already from the serum so it's not like I could fight him or try to get away. Once the ropes came off my arms, he started to cut my shirt open. I could smell his breath and hear his laugh. He threw my shirt on the ground and made his way i-into my p-pants. He was gripping my arm and my waist really hard that I started to black out. I eventually did black out. I woke up to him...finishing." I see mom's eyes glowing a bit and mama's jaw is tightened.

When they see my face a bit frightened, their faces immediately soften and their angry eyes turn into tearful ones.

"He punched my jaw, making me pass out again. I woke up in the DEO." I finish, barely getting the last words out.

They didn't say anything for a while. Mom took me into her lap, hugging me tightly. Mama was holding my hand and seemed lost in her thoughts. We kind of look alike when we zone out.

"I'm sorry. I know that was hard to hear. I avoided telling you guys for so long because I just didn't know how to start telling you what happened. And that this wasn't even the first time." I say into mom's chest making her sit me up.

"No. Lennox, none of this is your fault. We appreciate you wanting to protect us, but honey...what happened to you was not in any way your fault. Joe is what we call a pedophile. Pedophiles are sick individuals who prey and take advantage of children's innocence. You are a victim. We can't even imagine how hard it was for you just now to tell us what you went through. It makes me very angry that a sick man, hurt my daughter in the way he did. And he hurt you multiple times. But, we don't love you any less. In fact, we love you more if that's even humanly possible. You are so strong. It may not feel like you are, but you are here in our arms, a survivor of one of the worst things any person can ever go through. I am so proud of you. You still manage to be this awesome kid, who loves with all her heart and wants to protect others. I wish I had half the courage you have, my love. You are truly the best parts of mama and I. And much more. You are greater than anything Supergirl could hope to be." She finishes, hugging me tight and kissing my forehead.

I see mama sit up a bit and she holds my face in her warm hands.

"Lennox, my love. Everything Kara said is true. I am so sorry that you had to go through this, multiple times. I can't...I can't even imagine how scared and confused you must've been. I wish I would've been there to stop him. I'm also very angry at him. He had no right violating and hurting my daughter in that way and he will be punished for it." She wipes my tears with her thumbs.

"I'm very proud of you for having courage to tell us. You amaze me every day, baby. But I want you to know that a trauma like this, might take a while to heal and process. And that is perfectly okay." Mama pauses.

"You will have some days where you won't even think about it. There will be other days where it's all you're thinking about. Don't pressure yourself into thinking that you have to be okay for us, for grandma or for anyone else who loves you. This was a huge step in the right direction. The next thing we could do, is find you a therapist that you trust and will feel comfortable around. Aunt Kelly is a therapist but won't be able to see you because it's what's called a conflict of interest. Since she is family, they recommend you talk to someone outside of the family because it can help you open up a bit more. We can talk to her to find some recommendations of therapists you can talk to. If that is what you want." She adds.

"I know it's a lot to think about and you don't have to make your mind up right now. When everything was happening with Lex and learning more about Lillian and how she kept me from knowing about my biological mother and what she was doing to you in CADMUS, I started seeing a therapist. I still see her about once a month. She has helped me immensely. So if I, a Luthor, can benefit from therapy, then you also, my love, can thrive from it. You can think about it, okay?" She finishes and I nod.

I am still in mom's lap and mama is holding my hands. It's nice to feel their touch without having to ask. They just know that I love it. And need it.

"I think I want to do it. If you feel it will help, I want to. I love talking to you guys, but sometimes I still feel ashamed. Maybe talking to someone who doesn't know me will be easy for me." I say making them smile.

"I am amazed at the Luthor smarts both my girls have. You impress me everyday, Lennox Luthor-Danvers." This makes my face light up as well as mama's.

"I love you so much mom. And you, mama. I never knew how good it feels to be loved. I love when you hug me and kiss me. And even tickle me to the point of not being able to breathe." I say before looking at mom and mama with wide eyes and jumping off the couch to run away.

Both of them are chasing me making me squeal with anticipation. Mom cheats and uses her super speed to catch me and she lifts me in the air. She then levitates with me so we are off the ground. This makes me laugh and scream a bit making her laugh. She puts us back on the ground and then throws me gently on the couch. Mama then starts tickling me, without hurting me, and blows raspberries on my belly. Mom joins her and starts tickling my armpits and ribs.

"HEEEEY! AHAHA STAHHHHP!" I say laughing.

"Never!" They say continuing to tickle me.

I eventually find my way to the ground and try to take cover. They start laughing and lay down next to me on each side. We are all on our backs, out of breath, smiling.

"I have missed that laugh, little one." Mom says kissing my cheek.

"I've missed laughing." I admit blushing.

"We love you so much, Lennox. We will never stop showing you how much we love you, baby girl." She wraps her arm under me and pulls my forehead into her lips.

Mom's stomach growling interrupts the moment making us laugh even more.

"I'm hungry! Let's order pizza!" She says getting up to order. I put my arm out for her to help me up and she pulls me into her body, hugging me tightly.

Mama gets up and joins our hug. They peck each other's lips, making me smile. I love how much they love each other.

After we eat and watch Beauty and the Beast, we all get ready for bed.

I walk to their doorway and ask, "Would it be okay if I slept with you?"

Next thing I know, I'm grabbed by mom using her super speed and plopping me in the middle.

"We thought you'd never ask, cuddle bug." Mama says kissing my cheek.

"Yeah but this time, I get to cuddle her." Mom says.

"No, no. It's my turn. You got her last time."

"No I didn't! You did!"

I roll my eyes at their banter and cuddle into mom since I'm facing her and she smiles in victory at mama. Mama wraps her arm around my stomach, pulling me more into her. They are crazy. But I love them.

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Kara POV

I wake up to the smell of pancakes and hear laughter. I realize I'm the only one left in bed. I walk into the kitchen seeing Lena and Lennox dancing with spatulas covered in batter, making a mess. Lena has batter on her cheek and Lennox has some on her arms. I smile watching them for a while before joining them.

"Thank you, loves, for making my favorite!" I say kissing Lennox's forehead and then kissing Lena's lips.

We sit down at the table and eat and chat.

"Hey, what do you think about having the super friends over for a game night? It's been a while since we've all had one." Lena suggests.

"Yeah, we totally should! I miss playing games. Does that sound fun, Len?" I ask before eating another pancake.

"Uh-I don't really know how to play any games, but I'll watch!" She says a bit defeated.

"You, my girl, are a Luthor. You'll pick it up in no time! Kara and I will teach you!" Lena says, holding her hand.

"You are also a Danvers. And Danvers' always win!" I say lifting my fork up with a pancake on it, making them laugh.

After we cleaned up and got ready for the day, we decided to spend some time outside. Lennox hasn't fully seen the sun since Midvale and it always makes me feel better to feel sunlight.

We come across a dog park and we see Lennox's eyes light up. She runs into the gated area and starts playing with all the dogs. Some chasing her and her throwing the ball for them. Lena and I share a look of understanding that we are probably getting a dog.

It makes me so happy to watch her be a kid. A normal 12 year old girl. A big golden retriever knocks her down on the ground and starts licking her face making her giggle. Lena and I can't help but tear up a bit while laughing at seeing our daughter this happy.

She comes running over to us and says, "Moms, do you think we could-."

"Yes." We say at the same time making Lennox squeal and jump into Lena's arms and then into mine.

"Oh thank you thank you thank you! You guys are the best! I promise to take care of them and feed them and exercise them." She says at the end in a serious tone.

"Lennox, baby that's great. But we will help you. I've been wanting a dog for a while now too so don't worry about taking full responsibility okay?" I say holding her face.

"Okay. Thank you, mom." She smiles back.

We continue our walk back to the penthouse.

"I think want to rescue a dog. Like you guys rescued me! There's so many dogs that need a home and need to be loved." Lennox says.

I see Lena smile and tears brim in her eyes. Same with me. She's so sweet to be thinking of dogs that were like her. In her same situation.

"I think that's a great idea, love. You truly are amazing, you know that?" Lena asks, pulling Lennox into her, kissing her temple.

"Why don't we go look tomorrow? We can go buy all the things we need. Toys, beds, water and food bowls, food, leash, and a collar? Does that sound okay?" I ask her and she nods vigorously in excitement.

We eventually get back to the penthouse, having stopped for ice cream on our way back. The super friends are coming at 6:00 and it's now 3:30. Lennox is probably a little worn out from our walk considering she's still underweight and isn't used to walking that much.

"Are you going to take a nap, baby?" I ask her.

"Yeah, I'm pretty tired." She says yawning making me laugh.

"Okay, we'll come wake you up in a bit, okay?"

"Okay, love you." She pads into her room.

"Love you more!" Lena and I say.

Lena is working on some emails from L-Corp while I catch up on some Catco articles. I love having super speed. I finish up in about 45 minutes.

"So Alex and Kelly are bringing Chinese food and potstickers, Brainy and Nia are bringing drinks, and we are in charge of dessert. I think Winn and James are bringing a pizza too." I say to Lena as she finishes up.

"Okay, sounds like a plan. What dessert should we make?" She replies.

"Well I'm thinking of a couple of sweet things I'd like to eat." I reply cheekily.

"Kara!" She whisper screams.

"Just being honest, my love!" I say kissing her lips which she melts into. It becomes a deeper kiss like the first night we admitted our love to each other. Except this one is hungrier.

We don't have any plans of stopping so I speed us to our room and shut the door. We've got some time before game night.

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Chapter 10 - I Need You, Moms

Lena POV

I wake up to Lennox sitting up, gasping for air. It's still dark so it must be the middle of the night. I also see Kara awake, trying to calm Lennox down.

"S-she k-killed both of you." Lennox sobs. She doesn't seem to be responding well to touch, so Kara and I try our best to keep our distance when all we want to do is hold her.

"What, baby?" I say asking to clarify.

"Lillian. She killed you and then Kara. I just stood there and couldn't do anything." She cries, still trying to even her breathing.

"It's okay, honey. We're both right here. We're okay." Kara coos.

"Lennox, baby, can we touch you?" I offer.

She nods slowly and I don't hesitate to pull her into my lap and hold her while Kara strokes her back. I stay holding her, hoping she will go back to sleep. She stops crying and I can hear her breathing evening out, but her eyes are open, full of fear. She's trying to stay awake.

"Len, it's okay. You can go back to sleep. We're right here. We won't leave, okay?" I whisper into her hair.

"I can't. I'm too scared." She admits, voice cracking. "C-could I take a shower? I feel gross." She asks.

"Of course, sweetheart. Do you need help?" Kara asks getting off the bed.

"Y-yes. Is that okay? I'm sorry I know you guys were sleeping." She says ashamed.

"No, honey don't apologize. Of course we will help. Our top priority from now on is you, okay my love?" I ask making sure she understands.

"Okay. Thank you." She says getting off the bed and lets Kara guide her to the bathroom.

Kara helps take Lennox's PJs off and starts the shower. Lennox flinches as Kara goes to lift her shirt.

"Hey, it's okay. It's just me, my love. I will never hurt you." Kara reassures.

Lennox nods, "Sorry. I didn't mean to." She says sadly.

"It's okay, honey. I understand. But Lena and I will never hurt you, okay? If you need us to take it slow with the physical touch, you can tell us."

"N-no, I love your hugs and kisses. It just might take me a second to get acclimated again."

I'm so impressed by her. She knows her own needs and responses to things that a lot of people don't figure out until later in their lives.

"Well good, because we love kissing and hugging you, cuddle bug." I say kissing her head, making her smile.

Kara helps her into the shower and she winces at the water drops hitting her body. Her back is covered in bruises so being in here will probably hurt before it starts to soothe. I start washing her hair and try not to cry at how sad she looks. Just when she was starting to heal and move past what she went through, her same offenders took her and hurt her worse than ever before.

She breaks my thoughts when she says, "Thank you for being so gentle."

"Of course, baby. Is it okay if Kara scrubs your body, gently?" I ask and she nods looking at Kara.

I see tears stream down Kara's face as she tries not to hurt Lennox.

We finish up in the shower and I help her step out while Kara wraps her in a towel. We guide her back to the bed and sit her down while I grab her fresh PJs. I slip her shirt on and she winces when I accidentally graze her ribs. "I'm so sorry, baby! I didn't mean to, I'm sorry." I say kissing her head.

"It's okay, Lee I know you didn't mean to. I trust you." She says looking into my eyes and I nod.

We all lay back in bed and she leans on Kara who wraps her arm around her waist. Her arm is interlocked with mine.

"I'm sorry you guys have to take care of me. You didn't ask for it." Lennox says softly.

"Don't apologize, Len. We love you and can't imagine our lives without you here. When I took you in, both of our lives changed for the better. Kara and I are finally together because of you. I have missed you for 6 years. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." I say kissing her temple.

"You don't understand, though." She says looking up at me.

"What don't we understand, honey?" Kara asks.

"W-when I was with Lillian. She said she had a new serum to try on me. The last serum, when I was 6, didn't work because my DNA wasn't compatible. Now that I fully understand what CADMUS was, I was wondering why she was experimenting on me. I'm not an alien." She pauses. "I overheard Lillian say that Lena's DNA wasn't compatible." She looks up at me with tears brimming. I put together that Lennox isn't Lillian's daughter. She's mine.

"Lena, you're my mother. I was created with your DNA, not Lillian's. I was so mad that she would use your DNA without your consent, because now you have a whole child that you're taking care of and you didn't even ask to!" She says angrily.

While I am upset at Lillian for using my DNA without asking me, I couldn't be happier to know that Lennox is mine.

"Hey, hey Lennox. Yes, what Lillian did was wrong and she won't get away with it, but I couldn't be happier to know that you are mine. I love you so much Lennox. Even though I didn't initially expect to start raising a child I didn't know was mine, it doesn't change how I feel now. I love you. I want to take care of you. I want to be your mother. You are everything and more I could ever want in a child." I say and she breaks down into tears. I hold her and let her cry. I see Kara has tears in her eyes too.

"Lennox, did Lillian tell you who the other parent is?" Kara asks.

"Y-yes." She pauses and looks up at Kara.

"You're my other mother, Kara." Kara looks shocked and I'm sure I look shocked too. Lillian stole Kara's DNA too? And made a child without her knowing? It's different with me because I wouldn't expect anything less from my mother, but to do it to Kara...she's despicable.

"Lillian somehow got your DNA and combined it with Lena's. She wanted to use me to destroy alien life on Earth. She wanted a loyal Luthor who wouldn't be defeated like Lex was and she wanted me to have the strongest powers that are from Krypton. Except when the serums wouldn't work, she kept trying. My powers are dormant. I haven't felt anything inside of me. I don't have superhearing, super speed, heat vision or superstrength. Oh, or freeze breath." Lennox continues.

"Kara, I understand why you're upset. I don't want you to think you have to be responsible for me or-." Lennox is cut off by Kara hugging her tightly.

"Oh Lennox. This is the best news of my life! Yes, I agree with Lena that Lillian had no right using our DNA without our consent, but I got the best thing ever to come out of it. You. Lennox you have changed my life so much. I never thought I could love a person as much as I love you. And now that I know you're mine, my heart is overflowed with love. Lennox, I want to be your mother. I want to be there for you always. You're not a burden. Lena and I were talking the other day about how we thought of you as our daughter and now we have DNA to prove that! Not that it changes much. It just confirms we were meant to be together. As a family. You, my love, are greater than all my powers and Lena's brilliance. You are everything we could have ever hoped for in a child. You are the best parts of both of us, baby. We couldn't ask for anything more." Kara finishes.

Lennox and I are sobbing and sniffling while Kara is kissing and hugging both of us.

"I love you. Both of you. I'm so happy you're my moms....Can I call you that?" She asks.

We respond by hugging and kissing her, "YES!" We say at the same time.

All this crying made Lennox tired and she fell asleep on Kara. We reposition and set her in the middle of us.

"Hey, mama." Kara says to me smiling making me laugh.

"I can't believe this. Not only do I have a daughter, I have a daughter with the love of my life. I'm angry at Lillian for creating Lennox to destroy alien life. But I'm happy that she will never be able to use or hurt Lennox again." I say.

"I feel the same way. I love you, Lena Luthor."

"I love you, Kara Danvers." I reply, falling asleep shortly after.

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Lennox POV

I wake up and feel Kara's arms around me. This has become one of my favorite feelings. I carefully remove her arms and try to get up when suddenly I feel her arms wrap around me again and start to lightly tickle me.

"Not so fast I'm not done cuddling my daughter." Kara says while I'm laughing. This woke Lena up and she's smiling at me. She takes me into her arms and she hugs me tightly while kissing my cheeks.

"Did you sleep okay, my love?" She asks brushing some hair out of my face.

"Yeah I did. I like waking up in my mom's arms." I say making them both smile.

"We love when our daughter wakes up in ours." She responds laughing and tickling my side.

Both women let me get up and they head to the kitchen to make breakfast.

I sit down to pee and I immediately feel pain. It hurts to open my legs slightly and it hurts to pee. I start crying but try to make it silent.

"Lennox, love, are you okay in there?" I hear mom ask. Super hearing. Man will I ever get used to that?

"U-uh yeah." I say back stuttering.

"Len, it's okay if you're not, you can tell me." She responds.

"It hurts to pee and open my legs." I say not being able to hold in my tears.

"Can I come in, honey?"

"Y-yeah."

Kara walks in with a sad look in her eyes. This isn't my first time going through this, but now that both of my moms know, it's a little embarrassing and I hate that it makes them cry.

Kara helps me get off the toilet and pull my shorts up. She lifts me up easily so I can wash my hands and then takes me to the couch. Lena comes over, also with a sad look, and hands me a banana.

"Here, baby can you eat this so you can take all your meds while I finish up your oatmeal?" She asks and I nod and smile. I swallow all my pills with some water.

We all eat our breakfast on the couch while watching Kung Fu Panda. Some of the scenes make me chuckle and it seems to make moms smile too.

"Thanks for breakfast, Le-mama. Sorry I couldn't finish it all." I say sadly but she's stuck with a smile on her face. Oh, I called her mama.

"It's okay, love. I'm glad you liked it!" She says kissing my head and taking my bowl.

"Hey, Lennox? Alex just texted asking if her and Kelly could stop by to visit? Would that be okay?" Mom asks me.

"Yeah that would be okay. I want to see them." I say smiling.

A couple hours later, I wake up from a nap and walk out to the living room and see Alex and Kelly. I smile and walk over to Kelly and give her a hug. I then look at Alex who is smiling with some tears pooling in her eyes. I hug her tight and she holds me for a while. Everyone in this family knows how to give such good hugs.

"How are you feeling, Len?" Kelly asks as we sit down.

"I feel okay. I'm really sore pretty much everywhere. The meds the DEO gave me work really well though." I reply and Alex takes my hand in hers.

"Yeah the DEO has the good stuff." She says making us all laugh.

"Are you hungry, Lennox? We brought some Noonan's sandwiches for everyone if you want one?" Kelly asks.

"Oh yes I would love one, thank you for bringing some!" I say.

We all eat and continue to chat. I zone out for a while not wanting to participate in conversation. I'm just so tired. The sandwich I ate filled me up and so I'm even more tired.

"Sweetheart, why don't you go lie down for a bit, okay? I'll come wake you in an hour or so." Mama says and I nod.

"Thanks for coming to see me. I love you guys." I say hugging Kelly then Alex.

"We love you, too. Sleep well and feel better, okay? We want you well for the next game night we have." Alex says and I nod and smile.

Mom helps me into my bed and tucks me in. I fall asleep easily.

Kara POV

"Did she go down alright?" Lena asks and I nod and smile.

"So how is she really?" Alex asks me.

"She uh-she was trying to go to the bathroom this morning and I heard her crying when I was helping Lena in the kitchen. She was having pain opening her legs to pee." I say trying to hold in my tears, but they spill when I see Alex and Kelly start to cry.

"I can't believe he did that to her. She's so little. So innocent." Alex says with anger lining her voice.

"I can't believe it either. She still hasn't said anything about it to us yet. Which is okay, but it's like waiting for a dam to break. We will be here for when she does but it breaks my heart watching her trying to keep it together." Lena says wiping her tears.

"Do you have any leads on Lillian?" I ask after a beat of silence.

"Nothing promising. Brainy and J'onn were working on finding her but decided to regroup and come up with a different method to find her." Alex says.

"Where is Joe now?" Lena asks her.

"Still locked up at the DEO. I called Oliver Queen and asked if he could transfer him to Lian Yu." Mine and Lena's eyes go wide.

"Well, good. He deserves the worst the world has to offer." I say.

After another 45 minutes of chatting, we say bye to Alex and Kelly.

"I'll go wake her." I say to Lena and she nods and goes into the kitchen.

I walk in and see Lennox's brows furrowed. Her heart rate is spiked. Nightmare. I gently call her name and touch her arm.

She jolts awake trying to breathe. Her forehead is covered in sweat. God, I hope she can just get some good sleep soon. Her eyes have dark, dark circles underneath them.

"Hey, baby I'm right here. You're okay it was just a dream." I say and she clings onto me. She balls some of my shirt in her fist and starts crying. My poor baby. I rub her bony back gently and whisper into her ear that everything's okay. I put her into my lap and continue to shush her cries which are dying down.

"Where's mama?" She asks softly, pitch in her voice higher. It makes my heart melt.

"She's in the kitchen, do you want to go see her?" I ask and feel her nod.

I carry her out to the kitchen and Lena looks at me concerned.

"She's asking for you. Nightmare." I mouth to her and she nods.

I transfer Lennox from my arms to Lena's. Lennox sighs at Lena's touch and then cries a bit more. Lena continues to hold and rock our daughter while I finish making the food. Lennox doesn't say anything to Lena, she just cries.

Lena sits both of them on the couch and continues to comfort her. I see Lena rubbing Lennox's back under her shirt providing some skin to skin. I've noticed that Lennox likes that. I figure it's soothing and a reminder that we're real and here. After all she's been through, I'm glad we can provide some sort of comfort for our daughter.

I call Eliza asking if she would like to come over for dinner and see Lennox, which she agrees to.

I pad my way to the couch and see Lennox's red eyes that have finally stopped crying. I give Lena a break for a second and hold Lennox. 

"Hey baby. I just called grandma and asked if she would come for dinner, which she is. Is that okay?" I feel her nod and smile a bit.

"Lennox, do you have to use the bathroom?" Lena asks.

"Y-yeah. Could you help me?" She asks weakly.

"Of course, my love. Come on." Lena says and picks her up from my lap.

Eliza arrives an hour later with a cake of some kind. She sets it down and greets Lena and I before sitting next to Lennox on the couch who's watching tv. Lennox doesn't hesitate to wrap her arms around her neck and take comfort in Eliza.

We gather around the table and I put small servings on Lennox's plate along with her meds. She eats a little bit of potatoes before swallowing her pills.

Lennox doesn't say anything during dinner. Her nightmare must've really scared her. Lena, Eliza and I carry on a conversation while Lennox tries to eat as much as she can. Eliza couldn't be happier to know that Lennox is ours. Even if Lillian did it in the way she did.

After we finish up, I put on the Wizard of Oz which makes Lennox smile. She falls asleep on Eliza 30 minutes into it and I carry her to Lena's bed, and I guess mine now too, followed by Lena.

"I hope she can get some good sleep. She needs it. I hate that she's having such awful nightmares. I hate that there's nothing we can do to protect her when her own mind is attacking her." Lena says kissing our daughter.

"Me too. I might've snuck in a sleeping aid in her medication. Alex recommended it." I say and Lena smiles.

"I love her so much, Kar. I would seriously die for her." She says leaning on my shoulder and I wrap my arm around her waist.

"I love her so much, too Lee. I just want her to be okay and have normal kid experiences." I say voice cracking a bit.

"We will make sure she will." Lena says as we walk out the door.

We say goodbye to Eliza and head to bed. Lena wraps her arm around Lennox's waist while I take her into my arms in front.

"Goodnight, my love." I say to Lena kissing her.

"Goodnight, babe. I love you."

"I love you too." I say and we fall asleep easily after such an emotional day.

#lena luthor #lena #luthor #karadanvers #supercorp #supergirl #lenaluthor x daughter #Kara Danvers x daughter

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Chapter 9 - The Other Shoe

Lena POV

Alex, Brainy, and J'onn managed to find a possible location where they could be holding Lennox. It's now 5:30am. She's been missing for 3 hours. I don't even want to think about what they could have done to her in that time. She needs to fight for a little longer. We're almost there.

"I'm coming with and don't even try to stop me." I say to Kara and Alex.

"We expected nothing less from you Lena. But you will let us go in and breach before you set foot in the building. Understood?" Alex tells me.

"Yes, I understand. I hope she's in there."

"Me too, Lena." Kara says as we head in the van. She and J'onn decided to fly to the building to scan possible entrances and security I know Lillian has surrounding the building.

When Alex and I pull up to the building we hear J'onn through the comms.

"There are 3 entrances. Kara has ruled out that 2 of them are traps so we're left with the northeast one, Alex. Set your team up on the southeast side in order to breach."

"Copy that." Alex responds leaving the van to organize her team.

I stay waiting in the car for confirmation that they've breached the building. Since it's lead lined, Kara's unable to see where Lennox is exactly.

I hear through comms that the entrance is blown and agents rush in.

"Kara, Lillian won't be far from Lennox. Alex, make sure you catch her off guard in order to make the arrest." I say guiding them with as much knowledge I have without assessing the situation myself. I hate this, but I want to make it to Lennox in one piece.

"Got it, Lena. We've managed to knock out all the guards. Kara is currently handling some scientists trying to figure out where Lennox is." Alex says out of breath.

"Lena, get here right now. It's not good." Kara says making me jump out of the van, sprinting into the building with an agent behind me. My heart is pounding and my mind running rampant with possibilities of Lennox's state.

I get to the room where I see Kara holding a bloodied and unconscious Lennox. My eyes widen and tears fall immediately. She's so small in Kara's arms. I see Alex cuff a man, roughly. Joe. Lillian is nowhere to be seen. I run over to Kara and Lennox.

"She's breathing but she's unconscious. Her heartbeat is steady but very slow. We need to get her to the DEO." Kara says trying to hold in her sobs. Lennox is only in her sports bra and underwear. Lillian is evil, but not that evil. I immediately put together that Joe was the one who did this to her. Based on the fresh needle mark on her arm, I know Lillian injected her with something. Joe is too dumb to do that. He must've hurt her after Lillian left. I get up and walk over to Alex and Joe.

"What the fuck did you do to her, you sick bastard?!" I say in Joe's face.

"I did to her what she deserved." He spat. I punch him, knowing Alex wanted to do the same.

"Well, now you will get what you deserve. You'll never see the light of day ever again," Alex says. "Lillian was gone when we entered the building. She must've known we would come." She adds.

"It's okay, her time will come. Let's just make sure he never comes near Lennox again." I say.

Alex walks him out with some other agents following. I see Kara lift Lennox up and I follow her outside. She places her on the bed gently and we get in the back of the van with her.

We are silent the whole time to the DEO. Her injuries aren't too severe but she has even more bruises than when I first found her. I don't know the exact details of what Joe did to her but I know it wasn't good. My poor baby.

When we finally arrive, they wheel her to the medbay and the doctors start assessing her. Kara and I are asked to wait outside and we reluctantly agree.

Kara breaks down in my arms as soon as we are outside.

"Lena." She cries.

"I know." I cry back.

A couple of hours later, I wake Kara and the doctor talks to us.

"Lennox is doing great. She has a concussion due to her being hit on the head and her burn wound opened up but we managed to patch that. I'm sorry to say this, but when we noticed blood in her underwear, we had to assess. She has some bruising and definite genital trauma. I'm so sorry. We did a rape kit and prescribed her all the necessary meds. She will need to be watched overnight but should be good to go home as soon as tomorrow afternoon." The doctor says.

We are silent for a moment before I speak up.

"Thank you, doctor. We really appreciate it." He nods and walks off.

I look to Kara whose eyes are glowing. I've never seen her this angry and it's definitely terrifying. I'm sure my eyes would be glowing right now too if I had heat vision. I can't believe that scum of a person did that to her. I will make sure he never leaves his cell.

"Kara, please calm down. You'll burn the building down." I say holding her shoulders trying to block her. Hopefully if she sees I'm in front of her, her eyes will go back to normal. This seemed to work because her blue orbs become visible again. They are full of sadness.

"He raped her, Lena. She's a 12 year old girl. A child! She had no way of defending herself. Oh god, she was probably so scared. And Lillian let it happen. I'm going to kill him." She says.

"I will help you kill him, Kara. But right now, we both need to be there for Lennox when she wakes." I say trying to bring her back to the reality of the situation. I agree with everything Kara said, but we need to be there for her right now. She will need someone she knows and trusts.

"Let's go in there so she knows we're here." I say leading her into the room.

Lennox is hooked up to the machine for her vitals and has an IV in her arm. She looks peaceful. She went through the worst horror anyone could have ever gone through. This might've not been the first time either which makes my heart break even more. If protecting Lennox means getting rid of my mother for once and for all, I will do anything to make sure of it.

After a few hours, Kara gets up to shower and change. Lennox hasn't shown any sign of waking up. When Kara comes back, she has coffee and some sandwiches. We eat in silence before we see Lennox start to stir a bit. We stand on both sides of the bed holding her hands so she knows we are here.

"Lennox, baby. It's me and Kara." I say softly so she knows who's holding her hands.

She opens her eyes and quickly shuts them, probably due to the bright lights. Kara quickly dims them and Lennox opens her eyes some more before realizing where she is. Her chest is heaving a bit.

"Hey, hey you're okay, my love. We're right here. You're safe. It's just us. We're not going anywhere." I say gently kissing her forehead, followed by Kara.

"Do you need anything, sweetheart?" Kara asks.

Lennox sits up and reaches her arms out towards Kara, who takes her in for a hug. After a couple seconds, Lennox looks at me with tears in her eyes. I sit down next to her and take her tiny body into my arms. As soon as I do this, she breaks down, her body racking with sobs. I hold her head and rub her back and my own tears are falling down her back. We stay there for what feels like forever.

She manages to calm down a bit and she lays back against the pillow. Kara hands her some water and she drinks a few sips.

"Lennox, we're so sorry that we let Joe take you. We should've been more prepared for something like this. I should've been faster, I could've caught him and saved you." Kara says to her, holding her hand.

"No, Kara it isn't your fault at all. Or your's Lena. I don't blame you at all so neither should you. You guys saved me. Again." Lennox says, with her small raspy voice. "Where are they?" She asks a bit frightened.

"Joe was arrested. He's being held downstairs for questioning by Alex." I reply. "As for Lillian, she managed to escape just before we breached."

Lennox's eyes go blank and she doesn't say anything. I can see her body tense.

"Baby, we will never let her get to you ever again. We're going to find her once and for all and put her in prison where she belongs. This time, we are prepared and she won't be able to touch you." Kara says, lifting her chin so Lennox can look into her eyes.

Lennox stays still for a while before nodding slowly.

"Why don't you go back to sleep, my love? You need to rest for your body to heal." I say kissing her forehead.

"I love you, Lena. I love you, Kara."

"We love you, more sweetheart."

She closes her eyes and gives into sleep.

"My poor girl. What did they do to her?" Kara asks, voice shaking with tears.

"She's so scared, she's numb." I say looking at Kara.

"We will be there for her. Every step. She will get past this. So will we. We're a family, Lena." Kara says coming over to my side and takes me into a hug. I feel my body relax in her arms and we fall asleep.

I'm woken up by Alex and Nia shaking my shoulder.

"Hey, Lee. Some people wanted to stop by and say hi." Alex tells me.

"Hey, Lena." Nia says taking me into a hug.

"Hi, Nia. Thanks for being here. I know you haven't met her officially, but this is Lennox, my baby sister." I say pointing to Lennox.

"She's beautiful, Lena. She will get through this. So will you. You are the strongest person I know. And I know Supergirl. Lennox needs your strength. But know that it's okay for you to lean on other people during this time too, okay? We're all here for you...and Kara." She winks at me, making me chuckle.

I go check on Lennox while Nia talks to Kara.

"She is so strong, Lena. She'll get through it." I hear Kelly say and take me in for a side hug.

"Kelly, they put her through Hell." I cry into her shoulder.

"I know. But they won't get away with it. Just focus on giving Lennox all the time she needs. Sometimes with people who have gone through sexual trauma, especially children, they stay silent for a while. They feel ashamed and dirty. Where Lennox has probably gone through it before, to then have it happen again, it's a big possibility. But you are Kara will be there for her. She will make it through. Be patient, loving, empathetic and everything you already naturally are. Take some time for yourself too. Make sure Lennox has a functioning Lena." She says, laughing at the end.

"Thank you, Kelly. Thanks for being here." I reply.

After Kara and I say goodbye to everyone who leaves, it's just us and Alex left in Lennox's room.

"Joe is claiming Lillian ordered him to sexually abuse her." Alex tells us angrily. Again, Lillian is evil but this man is worse than my own mother and brother.

"There's no way she would order anything like that." I say to her.

"Oh, I know. He's trying to play the victim card to mask the fact that he's a sick pedophile who deserves the worst possible treatment ever." Alex replies.

"I don't understand how anyone could do that to a child. Why are people wired like that?" Kara asks.

We all stay silent not having anymore to say.

The doctors have been taking great care of Lennox and they finally discharge her. She stays silent the whole time changing into her normal clothes.

"Hey, Lennox. Before we leave, someone else wants to see you." Kara says guiding her towards where Eliza is waiting.

Lennox walks into her open arms and sinks into her grandma's embrace. She doesn't say anything. Nothing needs to be said.

"You ready to head home, my love?" I ask her. I get a slight nod in response.

When we arrive at the penthouse, Lennox heads straight for her room. The doctors mentioned she might not want to eat due to everything she went through but we need to give her small amounts throughout the day. We let her go into her room and get some more sleep.

Kara and I continue to unpack everything that Eliza brought from Midvale. She is staying at Kara's apartment for the time being to help us with anything we need. I am so thankful for her.

"What do we do now, Lena?" Kara asks me sitting down on the bed.

"We be there for her. Anything she needs." I say, knowing that is all we can do.

"I miss her voice and laugh." She replies sadly.

"Me too, Kar. We'll get her back. Let's just go to bed and wake up refreshed and ready to take on tomorrow." I say hugging her.

"Can we sleep with her?"

"I think that's a great idea."

We head into her room and she is sleeping peacefully. We get on either side of her and Lennox immediately melts into my arms. Kara wraps her arm around her little waist and we fall asleep, together again.

#lena luthor x little sister #lena #luthor #supercorp #supergirl #karadanvers #lena luthor

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Chapter 8 - All is Revealed

Kara POV

After Lennox shut the bedroom door, I looked at Eliza who had tears in her eyes, with tears in my own.

"Is everything okay? What did she say?" Lena asks with her hand on my thigh, concerned.

"Lennox called Eliza, grandma." I say.

Lena smiled and covered her mouth with her hand while tears sprung from her eyes.

"I love that girl, Lena. I'm so glad she's here with us, finally." Eliza says wiping her cheeks.

"She is my whole world. It breaks my heart every time I look into her eyes because I still see so much brokenness in them. She still hasn't opened up too much about her time with her foster dad, Joe. I know I need to be here for when she does, but it's almost like she's waiting for the other shoe to drop. With the help of Kara now, we've managed to give her a picture of what healthy stability looks like. I would do anything for her." Lena admits.

"So would I, my love. So would I." I reply kissing her hand.

"You two are the best people in her life. She couldn't possibly have anyone better. You both have impressed me with how quickly you have taken the parent roles in her life. And even excelling beyond what most new parents struggle with." Eliza smiles.

"Well, I did learn from the best." I say.

"Yes, Eliza you have taught me so much. But with my own experience, I'm just being what I wish Lillian was to me at Lennox's age." Lena says sadly.

"My love, you are doing just that and more. Lennox loves you so much. You are giving her all the time and space she needs as well as excess amounts of love. You're slowly opening her shell and she's beginning to believe that she's worthy of love and care. That is what any parent should do." I say kissing her forehead and hugging her.

After all the wine is gone, we all head to bed. Lena and I check in on Lennox to see her sleeping peacefully, of course with her book in her hands again. I love this girl. Lena and I get ready for bed and slip under the covers in Eliza's guest room.

"I love spending everyday with you, Kara. I never thought my life could be this whole and full of love and joy. You and Lennox bring that to me. Thank you for sharing this experience with me. I wouldn't want it to be anyone else." She says kissing my lips, which I melt into.

"I love experiencing it with you, Lena. I have saved many lives, but being in your's and Lennox's is truly the most rewarding." I say back hugging her.

I fall asleep to Lena's steady and strong heartbeat. I never want to leave her arms.

I was pulled out of my deep sleep at 2:30am. I sit up disoriented wondering why I'm awake until I hear a muffled scream. It's coming from my old room. I bolt out of bed using my super speed and see that Lennox is no longer in her bed. The window is open, letting in the moonlight and the curtains blowing in the wind. Lennox is nowhere to be seen. I hear Lena enter the room, still trying to wake up. When she realizes Lennox is out of bed and the window open she falls to her knees. Before I can say anything, I fly out the window on my search for our little girl.

I scan every possible place within a 100 mile radius and nothing. I can't hear her heart, her voice which might be screaming for my help, or any indication of where she might have been taken.

I fly back to the house and see Lena on the phone, who is talking with Alex. I can hear Alex trying to stay calm, but the slight quiver in her voice gives her away. Lena is pacing with tears in her eyes. When she sees me, she hangs up and jumps in my arms crying.

"She's gone, Kara." Lena cries.

"I couldn't find her anywhere. There were no signs or clues to where she might be. I flew into every building within 100 miles." I say crying back. "We will find her though, Lena. I will make sure of it." I add making sure I stay strong for Lena but also for Lennox who is probably so scared. I can't imagine what's running through her mind.

"Alex said she and J'onn are on their way with some DEO agents. They're 30 minutes out." Lena says, pausing her crying. "It's Lillian, Kara. I know it. This has her written all over it." Lena says with her intense green eyes.

"I was thinking that too. God, how did I not see this coming? Of course she would take advantage of us being out of the city." I say pacing angrily.

"Hey, Kara it's not your fault. I didn't know that my own mother would ever think to kidnap our kid." I snap my head up at her, surprised she thinks of me as Lennox's mother in a way. "I'm sorry, Kara I didn't mean to put a label on it." She replies quickly.

"Not at all, Lena. I see Lennox as my daughter. I'm glad you see me as that too because you are that girl's mother. It doesn't matter that you didn't give birth to her. All that matters now, is that we find her so we can have her back in our arms." I say crying into Lena's shoulder.

"I agree. She is probably so scared. I can't even imagine how frightened and lost she must feel right now." She says hugging back.

As the DEO agents get here and set up for the investigation, I change into my suit.

"You will find her, Supergirl. I know you will." Eliza says while hugging me.

"I've never been so scared in my life before, Eliza. What if Lillian is doing terrible things to her? What if I'll never figure out where they are?" I say with my heart pounding in my ears.

"You will find Lennox, because you are Kara Zor-El. You stand for everything this symbol on your chest represents. And because Lennox is counting on it. She needs you, Kara. Lena needs you. You will find her because it's what has to be done. I believe in you, and so does your girlfriend, sister and that little girl out there." She says holding my face in her hands.

I just nod due to the lack of words that come out.

"Kara! We've got something." Alex yells.

"What is it?"

"We got a partial plate from the van that Lennox was put in. The weird thing is that it just disappeared on all CCTV footage."

"Typical. Lillian could have jammed the feed. Usually she would be more careful about letting any of the plate being seen." Lena pipes up.

"Lena wait. Didn't Joe shove Lennox out of a van outside L-Corp?" I say. Lena's eyes go wide and she types something on her iPad.

"Yes, of course! How did I not remember that? Do you think Joe and Lillian are working together? What does Joe have to gain by helping her though? He got a hold of Lennox after she escaped CADMUS and then just dumped her on the side of the road claiming he didn't need her anymore. He was probably getting tired of having to actually care for a child but dealt with it because of the paycheck....Lillian is probably paying him." Lena pieces together in the matter of a minute. I will never understand how her mind works so quickly.

"So you think Lillian managed to find Joe, offer him a good chunk of money, and have him kidnap Lennox?" Alex asks confirming for her report to give to the agents.

"Yes. I'm sure of it. Lillian must need her for something. Or she's doing it to spite me. There were no traces of any kind of power in Lennox's blood work Alex did the other day. She must have come up with something else to test on Lennox. Apparently she was the strongest test subject Lillian had. I don't understand how because she isn't an alien. She's from Lillian and Lionel." Lena says with anger in her voice.

"Okay so where would he have taken her?" I ask.

"It would have to be somewhere secluded. A warehouse most likely. Maybe one of Lex's. I know he has some that aren't on the DEO's radar." Lena responds.

J'onn comes flying into the house. "I followed all the possible routes the van could have taken. I found it ditched on the side of the road a couple miles out. They are in different transportation." 

"Shit." Alex and Lena say.

"Working off of Lena's warehouse theory, we have a couple options I can look into. Let me talk to Brainy and see what we can find." Alex says walking out to the tents set up outside.

"God, I'm so stupid. I should've seen this coming and should've been more prepared. Lennox is out there being retraumatized while I'm just sitting here in defeat of Lillian and Joe." Lena huffs as she sits down.

"Lena, do not blame yourself. Not only is it untrue, but it won't get us anywhere closer to finding her. They haven't won yet. If we know anything about Lennox, she is resilient and strong. She will fight her way through this. We have given her hope. She has us to come back to. You know how she's been with us these last few days. She's been happy, taken care of, and loved. I have faith in our girl. She will make it back to us, Lena." I say taking her into my arms.

"I love you, Kara. I miss her. I wish I didn't have such a fucked up family." She sobs.

"Me too, Lee. But you're not them. You will never be them. Lennox will never be them. You are the two good Luthors." I kiss her head.

Lennox POV

I open my eyes and can't see anything. My whole body is on fire. I'm tied to a chair with my upper arms bound and my feet tied. I can't move. All I remember is being pulled out of my bed at Eliza's and screaming so Kara could hopefully hear me. Then I woke here. I feel a warm liquid on the side of my head. Must be blood due to the pounding I'm feeling in my head.

The more I wake up, the more I start to remember. I remember hearing a voice I never thought I would hear ever again. Joe's. He's the one that took me. Then why is Lillian the one standing in front of me right now?

"Ah, good. You're awake." She says, almost humorously.

"What am I doing here? Where are we?" I ask, with rasp in my voice.

"No need to worry about that, dear. We've come here to finish what we started." My eyes go wide. She's planning to experiment on me.

"Lillian, please. No." I say, chest heaving due to my panic.

"This is a new serum I need to try. The last one wasn't compatible with Lena's DNA." She says to one of the scientists in the room.

What does she mean Lena's DNA? The last one didn't work because my DNA wasn't changing to what she injected me with.

Wait.

Am I made from Lena's DNA? Is Lena my mother? If I am, it's clear Lena doesn't know that. How despicable, Lillian. How could she do that to her? Lena is burdened with a child she didn't even consent to. I would rather be Lena's than Lillian's but that doesn't change the fact that Lena doesn't deserve this.

If Lena is my mother, who is her counterpart?

My thoughts are interrupted by the scientist coming towards me, pushing a table with needles and the new serum. Please, no. I won't make it through this one. The last one felt like I was injected with lava that coursed through my veins. It was pure agony.

He ties my upper arm with a piece of rubber in order to find a vein. I prepare myself and brace for the pain. As he injects it, I scream due to the pain. It's the same as when I was 6. Actually, it's worse. I can feel it in my heart as it pumps it through my body. He finishes injecting it and I am in tears as Lillian watches. Almost with pleasure. If CADMUS was truly for testing aliens, why did she test me? I'm not an alien. Unless Lena's DNA counterpart is.

If that's true, why don't I have alien abilities?

"What do you feel, Lennox?" Lillian asks cutting off my thoughts.

"Like my whole body is on fire. Why are you doing this to me, Lillian? I'm not an alien, I don't have powers." I spit at her.

"That's what I'm trying to bring out of you, Lennox. Your powers are dormant. Lex nor I can figure out what serum is correct in order to bring them to surface." She says.

So I am an alien. Who is my other parent?

"I know you're not my real mother. Lena is. I can't believe you would use her DNA to create a whole person without her consent. How terrible can a person be?" I say.

She smacks my face making me grunt in pain.

"Well at least I know you have some Luthor in you. I see you have your mother's mouth.  Now that both your mother's are together, I'm sure you were living out your biggest dream." She admits.

Kara. Kara is my other mother? Do I have Kryptonian powers? Why would Lillian choose those 2 for her experimentation?

"I chose Kara Danvers as Lena's counterpart because I knew you would be unstoppable, Lennox. Lex and Lena have their brains, but I needed someone who would be undefeated unlike Lex, and someone who was actually loyal to me unlike Lena. I needed you to be the one to stop all alien life from corrupting our human world." Lillian seethes inches from my face. "Now that I have you back, nothing will get in my way."

This woman is so hypocritical. Using an alien she created to destroy aliens.

"I think you know that's not true. Lena and Kara are looking for me as we speak. They will find me and put a stop to you once and for all."

Another smack.

"I'm starting to understand why Joseph got rid of you.  If it wasn't for your dormant powers, I'd throw you out just like he did. You are worth nothing, child. Know your place and you just might survive." She says walking out the room.

God, I hope I was right about my mothers looking for me.

I hear the door open and in walks Joe. Without having to think, my body goes into autopilot in response to seeing this terrible man.

"Lillian never instructed what I could and couldn't do. We're gonna have some fun, my little Lennox." He says smiling. I would rather be suffering under Lillian right now.

"Please, no." I say weakly.

He starts to untie me and cut open my shirt. I can feel his eyes scanning me up and down. I feel disgusting.

I see everything go black and pass out to pain and panic flooding my body.

#lena luthor x little sister #lena #luthor #supercorp #supergirl #karadanvers #lena luthor

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Chapter 7 - Calm Before the Storm

Lennox POV

On the last stretch towards Midvale, I decide to put my book down because I'm a little car sick. I don't feel like I have to throw up but my head is definitely hot and hurting.

"Hey, love you okay? Your face is a bit pale." Lena says turning to face me with her hand on my thigh.

"Yeah I'll be okay. I'm just a bit car sick from reading for too long I think." I say putting my head down.

"Here, drink some water, babe." Lena hands me a water bottle.

About 45 minutes later we pull up to Eliza's house. I'm nervous to meet her. I love Kara so I want to make a good impression for her adoptive mom. We get out of the car and I have to lean up against the car a bit, due to still being dizzy.

"Woah, hey you alright Len?" Kara asks helping me so I'm leaning on her.

"Yeah, just still a bit dizzy. It's starting to go away." I say basically hugging her.

"Well I think Eliza might have made some dinner so once we get some food in you, I'm sure you'll feel better. Sound good?" She asks with my face in her hands.

"Yeah." I smile.

Eliza comes out to greet us and she tackles me into a hug first.

"You must be Lennox! I'm so glad you're here and that Lena found you. She's told us so much about you over the past 4 years. I love you already." She says hugging me tightly.

I sometimes forget that Lena has been in National City for this long and had to endure me being missing and not being able to find me. I'm not mad that people know the base of what I've been through, but it makes me ashamed and feel like I'm a nuisance sometimes. Lena is trying to drill it into me that I'm not, but old habits and thoughts die hard when they were literally beaten into you.

"It's nice to meet you too, Eliza! Thanks for letting me come stay and visit you. I'm glad Lena found me too." I say hugging her back.

Eliza hugs Kara and then Lena. I can see Lena melt into her hug like she does with Kara. She must really love Eliza. I can see why. She's the polar opposite of Lillian.

We head into her huge home and I look out the window and can see the beach. They were right, it's so much quieter here and so beautiful. Kara leads me up the stairs with all our stuff while Lena stays with Eliza and helps with dinner.

"This here little lady, is where Supergirl slept and spent a lot of her time. I shared this room with Alex, too. Which by the way, she and Kelly are joining us here tomorrow!" She says putting the stuff down.

"Your room is so cool, Kara!" I say looking around at all the stuff on her side and then to Alex's side.

"Well you can sleep in here if you want!"

"I'd like that." I say taking some of my stuff out.

We head back down the stairs and see Eliza setting the table and Lena washing her hands.

"Perfect timing, you two. Dinner's ready!" Eliza says smiling and leading me to my seat.

Eliza made really good roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus and a fruit salad. It was so much food but I was excited to try it all, even if I could only have a few bites of everything before feeling full.

"Thank you so much, Eliza. Everything was so good! I wish I didn't get full fast or I'd be eating as much as Kara is." I say giggling while Kara makes a face and tickles me.

"I'm glad you like it! It was Alex's favorite meal growing up." Eliza says while clearing the table.

"Oh let me, Eliza. It's only fair since you cooked!" I say standing up.

"Well aren't you just the sweetest. Thank you!" She replies kissing my head. I see Lena smile in adoration at my words.

Kara decides to help and wash the dishes as I dry them. Lena and Eliza are having some wine on the couch, chatting.

When we finish, we join them on the couch.

"So Lennox, how have you been liking living with Lena?" Eliza asks including me in the conversation. It's weird to have adults actually have a conversation with me in the room, let alone actually talk to me.

"Oh I've loved it! Lena has been so kind and has given me so much." I say shyly.

"Well it sure is easy to love you, Len. I love having you back in my life." Lena says pulling me into her from behind, placing a kiss on my head and resting her hands on my front. I think we both love physical touch which is amazing. Kara loves it too.

"Eliza, Lena and I actually have something to tell you." Kara says to Eliza.

"You two are finally together. I know. Alex called yesterday and told me. I am so happy this is finally happening! Took you two long enough!" Eliza says chuckling and Kara's face is red as well as Lena's.

"Oh great, so I guess Alex and Kelly know. I'm gonna talk to Alex when they get here." Kara says with embarrassment laced in her voice, while Eliza and I are laughing.

"Kara, don't be embarrassed. I'm glad you two are together! You both make me happy because you make each other happy!" I say getting off the couch to hug Kara. She smiles and takes me into her arms tightly. Then all of a sudden, she lifts me up in the air and puts me back on the couch and starts tickling me to the point where I can't breathe.

"KARA.....STOP!" I say laughing out of breath.

"I can't! You're just too sweet and cute and I love hearing your laugh!" She says basically on top of me, now smothering me with kisses.

"Haha, I love you Kara." I say hugging her for real.

"I love you too, little one." She says kissing the side of my head.

"Hey hey I want in on this!" Lena says and takes me into her arms while Kara hugs us both.

I can see Eliza with some tears in her eyes.

"Eliza, are you okay?" I ask making sure we didn't do something wrong.

"Oh yes, honey I am more than okay. I've never seen these two so happy. And I have you to thank. My mom heart is full." She says joining our hug.

"Hey why don't we take Lennox down to the ice cream shop by the beach?" Eliza suggests.

"Oh yeah! Len they have the best strawberry cheesecake ice cream." Kara says.

"Okay, that sounds good!" I say getting up to use the bathroom before we go.

We all put our coats and shoes on and start walking. I'm hand in hand with Lena while Kara and Eliza are in front of us, catching up about things they've been up to.

"Len, I just want to say how proud I am of you. You are so kind and thoughtful. You always manage to put a smile on everyone's faces you're around. I love that about you. I know it can be scary to try new things and go new places, but you are making strides and I am so happy to be able to witness it." She says wrapping her arm around my shoulder, kissing the top of my head.

"You make it so easy to be around people, Lena. I don't think I could do it without you there to help. You are what grounds me and lets me know I am safe. I still have a lot to unlearn from Lillian and Joe, but I'm lucky to have you and Kara to help me with it. Thanks for being so patient with me." I say looking up at her, smiling.

"Of course, my love. You deserve all the time to heal and recover from what you went through. Never think that you are an inconvenience or bothering us when you need help with anything, okay?" She kisses my forehead. "I love you, Lennox. You are my world."

"I love you too, Lena."

The store is so cute and beach themed. It's not too crowded which I'm thankful for. I've only had ice cream a couple of times and I can't even remember what it's like. Kara and Lena helped me choose which ones to sample. They were all so good I couldn't choose. Until I tried the strawberry cheesecake one that Kara first recommended. It was so good. I got a scoop on a cake cone and we went onto the sand to watch the sunset over the water. It was the most beautiful sight I think I've ever laid eyes on. I was in between Lena and Kara, leaning on Kara's shoulder. Being with them is my favorite thing ever. I am so happy to have a family who loves me and cares for me. Eliza is amazing and I really love her too. Nothing can ruin this moment.

It starts to get cold and we decide to head back. I am on Kara's back because she insisted on carrying me back to the house. When we get inside, the house is at a perfect warm temperature. I take my shoes off and head upstairs to take a shower and brush my teeth before I head to bed. I come back down the stairs where all 3 women are chatting with some wine.

"I'm gonna to go to bed. I love you guys. Thanks for the best day ever!" I say hugging Kara and Lena as they kiss my head.

When I hug Eliza, I whisper so only she can hear, "I love you, grandma. Thanks for everything." I feel her sob quietly and hug me tighter.

I head up into Kara and Alex's room and immediately fall asleep as my head hits the pillow.

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Chapter 6 - Opening Up

Lena POV

Lennox was so sweet to clean up dinner. I just got her back and never want to let her out of my sight, but it's so nice for Kara and I to have some time alone together. Even if she's just in the other room.

"Thank you for bringing us dinner, my love. Seeing her react to her first Big Belly burger was so worth it. I'm seriously so obsessed with her." I say to Kara who nods her head in agreement.

"I know right! She was so cute! I'm glad I got her a smaller size. I'm proud of her being able to eat it all." She replies.

"She was so cute when you flew away today. She was so concerned about you getting hurt. She didn't understand how I am able to say goodbye to you easily. It's not easy to say goodbye to you each time, but I told her that I trust you and that you have us 2 Luthors to come back to now." I wink and smile. “Thank you for being so good with her, Kara. She loves you and I’m glad she has you.” I add.

"Um it’s very hard for me not to love her. She’s the easiest kid ever! Considering all she went through I am just amazed by her every minute. Every time I think I'm maxed out of love for her, she keeps making me love her more. How does she do it? And yeah I guess I need to think about my safety a little more. I didn't think about how that would effect you both." Kara says looking down slightly.

"Hey, it's okay Kara. I trust you to always come back. And if you are unable, then we will search until you are found, okay? Nothing is going to keep us apart anymore." I say holding her face in my hand, pulling her in for a kiss. This kiss is more passionate and loving than our first ones. It was like that kiss was the seal of agreement of her always being safe.

We hear footsteps coming towards us.

"I'll be in my room, reading. Love you!" Lennox says walking into her room.

"Love you more!" Kara and I say at the same time making us laugh.

"So I was thinking. Maybe it's time to tell the superfriends about us?" Kara says changing the subject.

"Yeah, I guess that would be the next step. And telling Eliza, too." I add making sure Kara knows I am comfortable with that.

Eliza has been the mother that Lillian never was. Even at my older age, she makes me feel like one of her own and I want to share my life with her.

"Yes! We should take a trip to Midvale with Lennox so I can show her the origins of Supergirl. And Kara & Alex Danvers." She adds giggling.

"I think that is a grand idea, darling. I think Lennox would love it. It's much quieter than the city which I think she prefers." I say.

"Yeah, I could tell she was a bit overwhelmed walking around downtown. Her heart started to beat faster, but I decided not to push her into telling us. I want her to practice telling us her needs. Once we walked into the bookstore, she calmed down significantly."

"I agree, I want her to be able to tell us what she needs. She's made a lot of big strides this weekend which I'm so proud of her for...Kara? How often do you listen to people's heartbeats?" I ask shyly wondering if she listens to mine.

"Uhh...I listen to Alex's once a day to be sure she's safe. I mostly listen to yours multiple times throughout the day. Whenever I would be stressed at Catco or on a Supergirl task, it would help me calm down because I knew you were safe. Now, I love listening to Lennox's. It's a sign of hope. After all she went through, it's still beating strong and resiliently." She admits to me, sweetly.

I love that she is being so vulnerable with me. It's clear she loves my sister like her own daughter. I pretty much view Lennox as my daughter too, but I don't want to push any idea that she has to call me her mother or anything. I can be just Lena to her, for however she wants. I've never been good at being vulnerable but Kara can always break down my walls.

I don't know how to respond to her with just words, so I take her lips against mine. It starts getting heated and neither of us want to stop. I am expressing all my love and attraction to her and her doing the same. Why did it take me so damn long to admit my feelings for her?! This is amazing!

Kara was on top of me before I hear her stomach growl loudly. Of course.

"Sorry." She gets off and smacks her hand against her head out of embarrassment.

"It's okay, love. This was probably a good time to stop since Lennox is right through there." I say slightly laughing.

"I think she's asleep. Her heart is slow and steady as well as her breathing." Kara says. We both stand up and walk into her room quietly to see the sweetest sight. Lennox is asleep with her book on her chest and her hand on top of it. Her shirt is lifted up exposing her bruised and scarred stomach making me remember that she's been through awful things. I smile when I see a slight smile on her face. I hope she learns to be truly happy here.

I move her book slowly out of her hand and place it on her nightstand. I slip her under the covers which makes her stir.

"Shh, baby go back to sleep. Goodnight, I love you." I say placing a kiss on her forehead and Kara does the same.

"Goodnight." Lennox mumbles back instantly falling back asleep.

Kara and I shut her door and walk back to the couch.

"Kara, do you want to stay?" I ask shyly.

"I would love to." She smiles back.

"I mean, indefinitely..." I say letting it linger.

"Yes, Lena. I want to stay indefinitely." She replies kissing me with my face in her hands.

We both pad to my bedroom and get ready for bed. We lay facing each other just looking into one another's eyes. Kara's eyes remind me of what I see in Lennox's. They're both blue, sure, but I see the same strength, love and experience they both carry in their eyes.

"I took the next week off of work to be here with you and Lennox while she still settles in." Kara says turning the lamp off.

I had also taken the next 2 weeks off to be sure Lennox gets used to a routine . I didn't think Kara would but deep down I am so glad she did.

"Oh you didn't have to do that, Kar." I say not wanting her to think she has to.

"I know, I wanted to Lee. I want to get to know Lennox more. Maybe we could go to Midvale this week if she would be up for it?" She suggests.

"I would love to. Let's ask her in the morning." I reply back lying my head on her chest.

"Goodnight, Lena. I love you." She whispers into my temple, kissing me.

"I love you too, Kara." I say giving into sleep.

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Lennox POV

The sunlight coming through the curtains, wakes me up and I decide to get up and get ready even though its 7am. Lena has been letting me sleep until 9am most mornings but I guess my body wanted to be awake.

I get dressed and head to the kitchen deciding to make breakfast for all of us. I assume Kara is still here because her shoes are at the front door still. Joe always had me make him omelettes for breakfast. Considering that's the only thing I know how to make besides cereal, I'll make 5 omelettes for Kara and 2 for Lena and I.

I scramble the eggs adding in some peppers, mushrooms, and sausage.

I hear Lena's door open and they both walk out hair a bit tangled, with confused looks on their faces.

"Good morning, baby. What are you doing up so early?" Lena asks making her way towards me.

"And making breakfast? It smells so good, little one!" Kara says beating Lena to me, picking me up off the ground peppering my face with kisses making me giggle.

"I couldn't go back to sleep so I thought I would make omelettes!" I say in between giggles.

She puts me down and it's Lena's turn to hug me tightly, also kissing me. A lot. I love this.

"Well you certainly didn't have to do this, honey. Thank you!" Lena says letting go of me to make some coffee.

"Sorry all I know how to make is omelettes. That's all Joe had me make." I slip out and realize that's my first time saying his name in front of either of them.

I think they can tell I tensed up having realized what I said, but they don't push which I am thankful for.

"They smell delicious, Lennox. I'm excited!" Kara says sitting down.

"Well I made you 5, so I hope that's enough. I'll have to run to the store to grab more eggs later." I say flipping her last omelette.

"Lennox, babe. You don't have to do the grocery shopping here. That is Kara and I's responsibility, okay? You just get to tell us what you want us to get you and we will add it to the list! Len, I'm not sure what Joe had you do when you were living with him, but here you are a child who gets to play, read, and run around, okay? You leave all the grown up stuff to Kara and I. Promise?" Lena says holding my face.

"Promise." I say smiling back.

"Good. Now let's eat because I am excited to try your omelette!" She says sitting next to Kara.

They take their first bite and their eyes go wide. Is it that bad?

"This. Is. AMAZING!" They say at the same time. How do they keep doing that? "Seriously, Len these are so good! What's your secret?" Kara asks.

"Uhh...the cream?" I say shrugging my shoulders making them laugh. "I don't think there's a secret, Kara." I say.

"Well it must be the Lennox Luthor charm!" Lena says winking at me.

"I'm glad you like them!" I smile taking a bite of my own.

After we finish up and Kara and Lena do the dishes, they sit down next to me on the couch where I was reading my book.

"Hey, Lennox we have a proposal for you. You don't have to say yes but we were wondering if you would like to take a trip to the town Kara and Alex are from. Midvale. Kara's adoptive mother, Eliza, lives there and she would love to meet you if you want that! I think we could convince Alex and Kelly to join too!" Lena asks holding my hand. "It's much quieter there than here in the city. Eliza's house is next to the beach which is beautiful. There's another bookstore there too we could go to." Kara adds.

I consider their offer and get a little nervous because I've never been outside the city. Joe never even took me downtown. We just stayed in our apartment and things around there. I do like the idea of the beach and the quietness.

"I-uh...Yeah I want to go. I've never been outside of National City." I say shyly.

"Well, get ready little lady because that is about to change! I think you'll love it. We can go swimming in the ocean. It's the perfect temperature this time of year!" Kara says excitedly.

I tense up and am starting to feel anxious. I hate the water. I hate baths. I tolerate showers because I have to. I was willing to just look at the water from the sand where I was dry but I don't want to swim. One of Joe's punishments was drowning me in the tub. I couldn't breathe and felt water fill my lungs. It burned and I felt like I would die right there. I know Kara wouldn't drown me, but I didn't want to have a flashback and breakdown in the water.

"Hey, are you okay sweetheart? Your heart is beating like crazy. Did I say something?" I forgot she has superhearing. Lovely.

"Uhh..uhh." I say trying to keep the tears held back but I fail when I feel one drop on my hand.

"Hey, hey, Len you're okay baby. What happened? You can tell us, honey. It's okay." Lena says taking me into her lap, rubbing my back trying to help me calm down.

"S-sorry. I didn't mean to freak out and cry." I say finally catching my breath.

"Don't apologize, Len. You can tell us what triggered you so we know not to do it again. Was it the swimming part?" Kara infers.

I nod slowly and prepare myself to open up a little more about Joe.

"I uh...I was supposed to come back from the store by 5pm one day. Joe had sent me to grab groceries and some other items for him. There was a huge line and I couldn't get checked out fast enough. I got home and h-he uh...he started yelling at me and punching me. I was 20 minutes late to making dinner for him and his friends and I made him look bad. Usually he would take out his hunting knife and cut my skin." I slowly lift my shirt up for the both of them to see. "Each of my scars on my belly is a mistake I've made. They were to remind me not to mess up or he'd make me bleed. I always found a way to make a mistake in his eyes, though." I pause and look up to Kara who has tears down her face and a bit of rage in her blue eyes. Lena also is crying but she holds me tighter and kisses my head. She places her warm hand on my belly and rubs her thumb over them. The skin to skin contact makes me feel comforted and safe, even if she's touching the worst part of me. I can't read Lena's face that well yet, but this is like she's letting me know she's here and that she sees me. I've never had this. They both allow me to continue.

"This time was different. Since I messed up in front of his friends, he made my punishment much worse. He filled the bathtub with water and uh...he held me down under the water. I couldn't breathe. My lungs were on fire and I thought I was going to die. He pulled me out right before I would have passed out and locked me in there for 3 days." I finish, sobbing into Lena's chest, getting her shirt wet. I feel Kara hug us both and we all just cry.

"I'm sorry, Kara. I still want to go to the beach but I think I just want to sit on the sand and listen to the waves. If that's okay." I say looking at her now bloodshot eyes.

"Lennox, of course we can do that. Don't apologize, my love. I'm so sorry you had to go through that, baby. He never should have done that. I'm so proud of you for telling us. We can just sit on the sand and make castles and watch the other surfers out there, okay? We can still have fun." She says and she kisses my forehead and lingers for a while before she puts her forehead against mine. "I'm going to go back to my apartment to shower and pack and I will be back in an hour, okay? I love you both so much." She says and flies out the balcony.

Lena was silent for a while but continuing to hold me. I hope I didn't make her mad.

"Lennox, my sweet girl. I am so sorry Joe put you through all that. I can't imagine what that must have been like. I am so proud of you for telling us. I know how scary it is to tell people your deepest fears and secrets. Can I tell you something about me?" She asks now facing me.

I nod.

"When I was 4 years old, my biological mom died. She died drowning in the lake by our house. I watched her sink into the water. I felt helpless and scared. That's why Lionel and Lillian adopted me. Lennox, just like you, I hate the water. I prefer to read on the sand when I'm at Eliza's house. I just want you to know, that it is not embarrassing or inconvenient for you not to swim. Now we can both be on the sand while Kara can make huge waves with her superstrength." She smiles and kisses my forehead.

"I'm sorry your mom died, Lena. And that you had to watch. That must've been scary." I say leaning my head on her. I didn't know she was only half Luthor. She’s my whole sister. And I see her as my mom basically but I don’t want to freak her out by calling her that. I hate Lillian for erasing my memories of her.

"It was, baby. But nothing compared to being drowned. I think we can both learn something from each other. Both of us are here, right now, with each other despite seeing and going through what we went through. You are still alive and breathing and I am still here to witness you grow up. Lillian did terrible things to us both when we were young and even to this day. You and I are the best Luthors because we made the name our own. We don't have to follow in her or Lex's footsteps. Now, we have each other and nothing is going to break that apart no matter how hard someone might try. I will never get tired of telling you how much I love you and how lucky I am to finally have you in my arms. I love you so much, Lennox." She says hugging me tightly.

"I l-love you too, Lena. Thank you for rescuing me." I say into her shoulder sobbing.

We stay hugging for a while before we get up to get ready and pack. While I was showering, a bunch of boxes were delivered. Lena had ordered me a bunch of clothes and shoes. I was so surprised at how much there was. This made packing a lot harder since I had so many clothes to choose from now.

Kara flew back and helped me put all the clothes in my suitcase. She was mostly tickling me but she managed to help me shut my overpacked suitcase.

"Okay, my loves. Are we ready?" Lena asks us.

"YES!" Kara and I say at the same time making Lena laugh and shake her head.

"I have two children." She mumbles when we walk out the door.

We head into the car and make our journey to Midvale which is a couple hours away. There's a lot of singing and dancing in the car, mostly Kara. Lena and I are laughing at her antics.

I stare out the window, thinking about how this is my life now.

#lena luthor x little sister #lena luthor #luthor #lena #supergirl #supercorp #karadanvers

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Chapter 5 - Sense of Normal

Kara POV

I wake up to the sunlight shining through Lena's bedroom window. I look down and see Lennox basically on top of Lena with Lena's arms wrapped around her. Lena's long beautiful hair is all over her pillow and Lennox has a slight smile on her face. How can they both look so perfect? This is a sight I want to get to used to. I listen to their steady heartbeats and I can't help but smile. I love these girls both so much. I didn't know I had this much love to give. All thanks to the little girl I'm next to, I am in the love of my life's bed and now have this child I would die for.

I hear Lena's heart quicken, signalling she is waking up. She looks up past Lennox's head and smiles at me.

"Hi darling. How did you sleep?" She asks repositioning so Lennox is in between us.

"I slept great. I would've slept better if I was cuddling this little one here." I say stroking her face.

"Are you guys still arguing about this?" She says with her eyes closed still, maybe a little upset we woke her.

"Why yes, little lady we are. Because you are the best cuddler ever!!!" I say, attacking her belly with my fingers. I love hearing her laugh.

It's apparent it's Lena's first time hearing her sister's laugh this loud. She joins in and Lennox is trying to squirm away.

"Nope! You don't get to leave yet, cuddle bug. Not until you've learned your lesson." Lena says.

"What lesson?!" Lennox responds laughing between words.

Lena and I look at each other wide eyed because there is no lesson. She is a clever little girl. Luthor genes.

"Well you got us there, little one. But I still love to tickle you!" I say going back to her belly and sides.

After we end our tickle fight, which Lena and I ended up winning, we all get up to get ready for the day on this beautiful Sunday morning.

"Hey, how about we take Lennox to Noonan's?" I suggest.

"Ooo yeah! Len, you'll love their pastries and hot chocolate!" Lena says helping Lennox put her shirt on. Her burn and other bruises are healing nicely, but we still have to help her with getting dressed.

We walk to Noonan's since it's so beautiful outside and Lennox hasn't been outside in a couple days. Lennox is walking in front of us while Lena and I talk.

"She looks so happy, Kar. I love seeing her like this. She can finally just be a kid. I owe a lot of it to you, ya know. You make us both so happy, my love." She says taking my hand.

"I have her to thank for all of this, Lee. I was too scared to admit to you that I was in love with you but I knew I had to say it that night. You both make me the happiest I have ever been." I reply kissing Lena's head.

We get to Noonan's and order when we see Alex and Kelly walk in.

"Lena, Kara hey!" Alex says.

"Hey guys! Nice seeing you!" Lena says hugging them both.

"Hey Lennox. It's good to see you again. Lennox, this is my girlfriend Kelly." Alex introduces the two.

"Hi Kelly, nice to meet you." Lennox says with a smile.

"Nice to meet you too, Lennox! I've heard so many good things about you." Kelly says, making Lennox blush a bit.

"How are you feeling, sweetheart?" Alex asks as we all sit down.

"I feel okay. It hurts to put my shirts on still but Lena helps me." She responds sweetly.

"Well, I'm glad you're feeling better. I can't wait for you to try the hot chocolate. It's so good!" Alex says while the worker calls our names.

After we all finish our food and drinks, we decide to take a walk around the city to show Lennox everything National City has to offer. The moment was perfect until my other identity had to come and ruin it. Can criminals take one day off?

“Hey, I gotta go. Supergirl stuff.” I say kissing Lena’s cheek.

“Be safe, Kara.” Lennox and Lena say at the same time.

“Of course, my loves. See you soon.” I say kissing Lennox’s head and going into the closest alley and flying off to the bank which was being robbed or on fire. I didn’t really read Brainy’s text. Guess I’ll see when I’m there.

Lennox POV

“So she just flies off? Just like that? Isn’t that hard for you to say goodbye every time? What if she gets hurt?” I ask Lena, a bit frantic not wanting Kara to get hurt.

“Sometimes it’s hard, but I trust Kara. She knows to be safe especially now that she has us to come back to.” She smiles holding my hand.

As we continue to walk back to the penthouse, Lena asks me, “Speaking of which, I wanted to ask. Are you okay with Kara and I…ya know…dating? Being together?”

“Um yeah. Why wouldn’t I be okay with it?” I say amused that she would ask me something like this.

“Well I just want to be sure you’re comfortable with it.” Lena pokes my ribs at my obvious amusement.

“I am, Lena. I love her. And I love you. And you love each other. I don’t want to be in the way of that.” I say looking up into her bright green eyes.

“You, my girl, are the best thing to happen to me. You impress me every day at your resilience and strength. I love you so much, Lennox.” She says hugging me a little too tight in the middle of the sidewalk.

“Lena…I need to breathe.” I say to her making her let go.

“Sorry! Just can’t stop hugging you. I’ve missed it for 6 years.” She says smiling as we go into the building up to the penthouse.

We get back home and I take my shoes off and my light sweater Kara insisted I wear in case I get too cold. Perks of being small. Not.

A few hours and episodes of SpongeBob later, we perk up and see Kara landing on the balcony. Did Lena have that installed just for her?

“Kara! You’re back!” I say jumping into her arms which she gladly accepts.

“I told you I would be didn’t I?” She says spinning me around before putting me down.

“What happened?” Lena asks after kissing Kara.

“A bank was being robbed. And then was set on fire. Never had one like that before.” She replies. “I also managed to pick up Big Belly Burgers!!”

“Another one of Kara’s favorites, Len.” Lena says as she takes the bags to the table.

“Oh don’t lie. It’s your favorite too!” Kara says playfully. Their banter is laughable.

I take my first bite and let out an accidental baby moan, making the two laugh and look up at me.

“Okay so you are turning into Kara. Look what you’ve done to my sister!” Lena says throwing a fry at Kara.

“Hey! I’m just culturing my favorite girl here. It’s for her own good.” Kara says eating the fry Lena threw.

“Well maybe tomorrow I will culture you both with some kale!” Lena says raising her eyebrows.

“You wouldn’t dare.” Kara glares back at her.

As we finish up, I insist on cleaning up so they can have some time. I assume it’s probably hard to have a relationship with each other as I’m around all the time.

“I can clean! You guys go sit down!” I say taking their trash.

“It’s okay, baby you don’t have to.” Lena says back.

“I want to, Lee. It’s okay, you guys go sit down.” She take Kara’s hand and leads her to the couch.

“Thank you, honey.” Lena shoots me a loving smile back.

I finish cleaning and decide to give them more time. I’ll read the new book Lena bought me today at her favorite bookstore downtown.

“I’ll be in my room, reading. Love you!” I say to both of them.

“Love you more!” They both say making me roll my eyes, but smile a little.

Who knew reading could make someone so tired? I fall asleep with my hand on my book.

I wake up slightly to my book moving out of my hands.

“Shh, baby go back to sleep. Goodnight, I love you.” I hear Lena say. Kara gives me a kiss on my head as well as Lena.

“Goodnight.” Is all manage to say tiredly before falling asleep again for the night. What a good day.

#lena luthor x little sister #lena #luthor #lena luthor #supercorp #supergirl #karadanvers #alexdanvers

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Masterlist

I love all things Marvel and some DC. I am new to writing and can’t seem to stop! Here are all my works so far. Enjoy!

I am also on Wattpad at emlovesmarvel.

Our Heart | WandaNat x Daughter

Rescued & Reunited | Lena Luthor x Little Sister