"Listen to me, Hartley escaped and he's loose in the fecility" Dr. Wells voice was urgent yet strangly calm "Okay" was my simple answer, yet rushing through my head was Caitlin's name. In miuntes I was in the cortex, Caitlin was lifting her self off the floor and panic set in my stomach. She sat up and met my eyes, I rushed to her grabbing her arms and helping her stand "Hey, are you okay?" I asked, my eyes skimmed over the fresh bruise on her jaw line and anger took ahold of my body. Caitlin's voice broke me out of the anger induced trance "Yea, Uh...Cisco...and Dr. Wells?" she asked, I flashed away from her.
~~~ After Everything is cleared up (before Hartley's 2nd attack)
I finally had the time to check on Caitlin, Cisco was still knocked out and Dr. Wells was scaning stop light cameras for Hartley. She was next to Cisco her hair falling in waves around her, I glanced once again at the huge bruise on her jawline, she looked up noticing my eyes lingering on the bruise. "Barry, I swear I'm fine, it doesn't even hurt" she stated "can I at least look at it?" I asked she laughed "Its a bruise" I smiled and her eyes brightened. She walked towards me sitting on the end of Cisco's bed "go ahead Dr. Allan, make sure this totally..." she thought about the words for a second "deadly bruise is stable" she finished. I smiled "Of course Dr. Snow, we wouldn't want you to suddenly die because of this most dangerous bruise" She laughed and let me guide her head up my fingers under her chin. I brushed a finger over it and she flinched, I felt anger boil in my stomach and she noticed, her hands rested on my arms "Its just a bruise" she assured me. I sighed and went back to looking at the bruise "it might just be a bruise but he had no right to hit you and it makes me mad just knowing I wasn't here to stop it, all of it" I stated. She smiled and moved off the bed to give me a quick, yet tight hug "It's not your fault Barry, thank you for caring so much" she pulled away and walked around to the other side of Cisco's bed. After a few moments of silence and of her working on Cisco's cuts and bruises she looked at me "I know your still blaming yourself, Stop" she stated, then she turned back to her work. I smiled at her, while she wasn't looking "Anyway, how's Cisco doing?" I questioned she smiled and looked up "Good he should wake up soon" she turned around and we sat in more comfortable silence. Cisco started to stir, his eyes opened "Hey, Welcome back Mr. Ramone" he smiled and gave a small laugh, then his face went serious and he looked around the room "Oh, Oh Man...Caitlin?" he met my eyes. "Hey, she's fine" I stated nodding towards Caitlin, she walked over and set her hand on Cisco's arm "you need to rest, you have a concousion, your lucky" she stated, he rolled his eyes.