Chapter 23

                                    

                                          
It is now March 2022. Kara and Lena have been married for almost two months now. Since they got back from their honeymoon things have kind of been a whirlwind for them. Lena has been busy with a lot of work with L-Corp, while Kara has really been getting into the groove and writing more serious articles which are all getting her critical acclaim. In fact Kara's articles are doing so well that there is a rumour that she may be up for another Pulitzer. However, despite how busy Kara and Lena have been they have made sure to make time for one another. Lena is home by 6pm at the latest on each week day, even if this means she has to finish up some work in her office at the apartment she lives in with Kara. Then on the weekends Lena only works if it's okay with Kara and they don't have anything planned. This usually only occurs if Lena is absolutely desperate to finish some work. At the same time Kara has been also having some work with her Supergirl duties, however nothing too serious has popped up over the last few weeks, so she's mostly just been spending her time as Kara Luthor-Danvers.
                          
So all in all things have been great for both Kara and Lena. The only real annoying thing, which annoys Kara the most, is that people keep getting their names wrong. When Kara interviews people or is on the phone to them they are constantly calling her Miss Danvers, not Mrs Luthor-Danvers, it really upsets Kara. There was even a time where one of her articles went to print and the editor credited Kara as Kara Danvers, not Kara Luthor-Danvers. Of course this in itself caused a bunch of drama with gossip columns asking why Kara was suddenly being credited as just Kara Danvers, with several suggesting she already was getting a divorce from Lena. Lena however didn't really mind. She didn't mind because she still understood that the Luthor name still has bad connotations attached to it, and so she doesn't mind when Kara isn't attached to the Luthor name. Then at the same time Lena doesn't mind when she's not attached to the Danvers name, but simply because she doesn't want to make the Danvers name toxic by being attached to it. This isn't because Lena thinks less of herself. This is simply because Lena knows that no matter what she does there will always be people who spew hatred towards her. This is simply because some people will never get over what both Lillian and Lex have done. No matter what Lena does to try and make up for their evil deeds.
                          
A few weeks after Lena and Kara returned from their honeymoon the two had dinner with Lois and Clark who were visiting National City due to a school trip their sons were on. During the dinner Lois brought up the life extending drug which Lena had offered to Lois a few months prior. Lois explained that while she thanks Lena for thinking of her she just didn't feel comfortable taking a drug like that, and that isn't because she doesn't trust Lena. Then at the same time Lois explained that she was happy to age gracefully and thought the fact that her time with Clark will be limited would make it more special. Lois then made it clear that that was only her opinion, she could totally understand why Lena and Kara have different views and didn't think any less of them, or their relationship, for choosing a different path.
                          
Currently Kara and Lena are getting their apartment in order because Alex and Kelly are due to arrive. The two couples are having a double date night at Kara and Lena's apartment which they have been doing semi-frequently over the last few months. This however is the first one since Kara and Lena got back from their honeymoon, simply due to the fact the two Luthor-Danvers have been so busy. Kara and Lena's apartment is in a bit of a mess because the two women spent most of the day having sex throughout the apartment. This was because during the week the two were too tired to have sex in the brief moments they got together, so they were making up for lost time. Not that they wouldn't have done the exact same thing anyway, even if they had had regular sex during the week.
                          
"Kara please put the couch cushions back in place." Lena calls out form the kitchen as she wipes down the kitchen surfaces.
                          
"I'm on it!" Kara says from their living room as she puts the cushions back in place, while also trying to find the rest of them. "Uhh.... you have any idea where the last remaining cushion is?"