I think she is worried, she is worried about her worries before that she overlooked because “life is too short”. And that “fresh off the boat” relationships never work and Alex is so important to her that she is worried. Her worries of “i don’t think you’re ready for this”. She is worried that Alex is not ready to be in a relationship and she cares about Alex to much for things to not work out due to “jumping in too soon”. She is worried to get her heart invested even more because when Alex told her “this is a mistake..you have to go” you can see how much it hurt Maggie. You could see her heart sink into her chest and the tears starting to push to the surface before she made her exit saying, “Okay, got it. See you, Danvers” . So, she is worried and is fighting a battle with herself. If she loses Alex, it will break her. She doesn’t meet many people she cares about, and she cares about Alex…a lot. 

Well when Alex walks in Maggie takes a defensive stance, with her arms crossed. I think Maggie is a little caught off guard by the way Alex is acting. After Alex says, ““…a heads up next time would be nice before you arrest my friend”, Maggie’s response is exactly how I would assume from level-headed Maggie “Come on, you know that’s not how this works. I don’t intervene with your job and you don’t question mine”. 

Alex is in the wrong here. It sounds like they have discussed this issue before and agreed to stay out of each other’s work; not to mention if anyone should understand Maggie’s job and what it entails, it SHOULD be Alex.

I also think that Maggie feels a bit guilty that she didn’t give Alex a little head’s up (even though she wasn’t obligated to) and that is why she gives in. She truly believes Winn is innocent and she needs help so she lets Winn go with Alex. 

After it is all said and done, Maggie is a tad defeated. It doesn’t feel good to have people undermine her job, especially someone who knows how much her job means to her. But she also knows that Alex is coming from a place of love and would never intentionally try to hurt/offend her, so they compromise. 

The kiss on the cheek is telling because Alex purposely goes for her cheek and Maggie purposely offers her cheek. Alex realized she was stepping on Maggie’s toes and Maggie wants Alex to know she is a little hurt. They leave on good terms, both relenting to the other–trying to show mutual respect and love. 

I KNEW I had seen this wlw body language before!

Like I had pointed out in these two posts (x)(x),

Maggie and Brittany both tilt their chin up towards their loves, although Maggie’s is far more obvious. They are asserting their dominance while flirting.

According to body language experts: “Jutting out the chin towards a person exposes it and says ‘Go on, I dare you, try to hit me and see what happens!’ This can thus be a signal of defiance, if not towards the other person then instead towards some situation or person in the conversation.Often, when a person is feeling confident, their chin will jut out slightly as they hold their head up and maybe tilted slightly back.Jutting may also exposes the teeth and is a thus a threat to bite which may be added to an aggressive display.”

Like some wlw MAGIC, Alex and Santana are both complimenting their loves with submissive actions; lowering the chin and maintaining eye contact.

Lowering the head whilst maintaining eye contact can also be a strong flirting signal, typically by women. It says ‘You are superior and I just can’t take my eyes off you’.

In a BOLD conclusion,