Barry Allen was 25 by the time he woke up from the coma the particle accelerator caused. He was 24 before he went into the coma but during those nine months he turned 25. When he woke up he was being watched by a beautiful woman with long brown curly hair. He later found out her name was Caitlin, she had lost her fiancé in the explosion that put Barry in the coma.

Barry did his best everyday to make Caitlin smile, he knew how hard it is to lose someone dear. He lost his mother when he was 11, and he didn't want Caitlin to ever feel alone like he had. Sometimes while he was on break he would show up with some extra coffee for her while she worked late at S.T.A.R. Labs and soon enough they became close friends.

A year later Barry and Caitlin were at the annual West Christmas party. Barry practically had to drag Caitlin there. Barry's heart was pounding as he grabbed her hand and helped her out of her own car. Her chestnut hair was full of tiny beautiful curls, she wore a black dress that wasn't too tight but it still showed her cute figure. Caitlin tried to look her best for Barry, after everything she wanted more with him but she didn't want to ruin their friendship.

They held hands as they walked to the door, neither of them said a word when they got to the door. Barry tried to knock on the door with the hand that was currently entwined with Caitlin's. They separated hands and Barry started to chuckle while scratching the back of his neck. He lightly knocked on the door, they stood as far apart as they could on the steps to the West house.

Joe answered the door and quickly pulled Barry and Caitlin into a hug. Joe led the two into the house, Barry quickly took Caitlin's coat as Joe led her to the dining room. As Barry was closing the coat closet Iris hugged him.

"Oh, hey Iris. How's Eddie?" Barry asked after being released from Iris's bear hug. Iris looked away trying to hide the blush coming to her cheeks. Barry looked at her questionably, wondering why she would blush.

"We are good, better than good in fact," She replied. They both headed to the dining room where Caitlin and Joe were talking about something. Caitlin was laughing when they walked in Iris noticed the smile Barry made when he heard her laughter.

Barry slowly creeped up behind Caitlin and attempted to scare her. It ended in Barry getting a very light punch on the shoulder, but he just laughed as everything went down. Iris was in the kitchen working on the food when Joe got a call from the CCPD, he had to go fix some paperwork.

"Barry I'll be right back, make sure the girls don't get into trouble!" Joe stated to Barry as he was putting on his coat. As he walked to the door he pulled Caitlin into a quick hug and whispered something into her ear. Caitlin just smiled and waved as Joe left. She walked towards Barry who was sitting at the dining room table wondering what Joe told Caitlin.

"Barry? Earth to Barry?" Caitlin practically shouted at him. "Barry can you even hear me?" Barry quickly looked up at her, quickly losing all breath inside his lungs at the sight of her. Barry was so confused about his feelings, everything changed the night Caitlin asked him to stay with her until she fell asleep.

Barry and all of their friends went to a local karaoke bar. Barry really didn't want to go to the bar, it wasn't a thing he looked forward to anymore. Caitlin was being dragged there by Cisco, who thought it would be a good thing for Caitlin. What Barry didn't know is how amazing she would have looked when she got there. She curled her hair even more then normal and wore a tight black dress that hugged her in ways she normally didn't dress.

While there, Caitlin got a little to drunk which Barry found very amusing. Caitlin climbed on to the karaoke stage and dragged Barry up behind her, they ended up singing "Summer nights". Barry loved the sound of her voice as she sang, it might not of been great but it was Caitlin's voice. After taking Caitlin home he helped her get into bed, as he was about to leave she asked him to stay with her until she fell asleep.

It was then that Barry started feeling something else for his personal physician. At first he had no idea what it was and he did his best to keep the space between larger then before that night. He hoped that the feelings for Dr. Snow would one day go away.

"Uh... You look... Uh yeah I'm here, sorry I was thinking about something!" Barry stammered out quickly. Caitlin had to use everything she had not to burst out laughing. Instead she just put her hand on top of Barry's, and pulled him to his feet.

"Joe told me what your favorite movie was, he said it was okay if he watched it while he was at the CCPD." Caitlin dragged him into the West's living room. Barry sat down on the couch and chuckled to himself as Caitlin tried to find the movie.

"Found it!" She shouted as she started to put The Lion King into the DVD player. She sat down next to Barry and pressed play on the remote. While watching the movie Barry had gotten a blanket and covered them both. He did his best to focus on the movie but the way Caitlin looked made it hard to.

Caitlin knew a little bit why this movie was his favorite, it had to deal with his mother but she didn't know much otherwise. When the movie ended Caitlin grabbed Barry's hand, and looked him in the eyes. The look in Barry's eyes said it all, he looked ready to cry.

"Barry is it okay if I ask why this movie is your favorite?" She asked carefully trying not to push Barry. She didn't want to make him talk about anything that he didn't want to. Barry looked down for a moment before looking Caitlin in the eyes.

"You can always ask me anything," he said while squeezing Caitlin's hand gently. "Anything from now on that you want to know just ask, but the reason this movie is my favorite is because it was my moms favorite Disney movie. We used to watch it every year on her birthday, ever since I watched it the first time it's been my favorite movie."

Caitlin smiled softly at Barry, he was the most kind hearted person she ever met. She liked that about him, and she would of hoped for more but he didn't notice the signs she was trying to give him. "Barry, what happened to your mother?" She asked softly before placing her hand on Barry's cheek.

Barry looked her in the eyes, he so badly wanted to kiss her right then but he was to worried about ruining their friendship. Barry took a few deep breaths before telling Caitlin the story of how his mother died. "It was my mother and I, we went out to Big Belly Burger to eat because it's my favorite place to eat. On our way back home a drunk driver rammed right into the driver side of our car, my mom was killed instantly. The drunk driver ended up fleeing the scene, and he was never found."

"My dad thought it was his fault she died, he ended up getting so immersed into his work and one day he didn't come back home. No one knows where he is either, Joe was good friends with my parents and he took me in. I'm thankful that he did otherwise I would've never met someone as beautiful and smart as you." Barry stood up and put the movie away, and looked out the window.

"Barry I'm so sorry that happened..." Caitlin started but Barry put his hand over her mouth before she could finish. She looked at him confused, he just pointed out the window. It was snowing very lightly, Barry grabbed her hand and dragged her to the front door. He got their coats out of the closet and handed her, her coat and he put on his coat.

"Put your coat on we're going outside," Barry bounced around like a little child. Caitlin laughed lightly at Barry's reaction to the snow. Barry knew something Caitlin didn't know, Joe really didn't have to go to the CCPD.

About two weeks ago Barry was watching TV with Joe. Joe must of asked him a question because the next question was one that brought Barry out of his thoughts. Barry almost choked on his water, which just made Joe laugh.

"Thinking about Dr. Snow?" Joe asked it so nonchalantly like it was a normal occurrence. Barry was so surprised that Joe magically knew what he was thinking about. Barry tried to shake his head no to the question but Joe knew him too well. "Don't try saying no Barry, I've seen the way you look at her."

"What do you mean the way I look at her?" Barry asked defensively. Joe tried not to laugh at Barry but it was funny that he was playing clueless. "Is it that obvious?" He asked worried that everyone could see it.

"It's obvious to all of us but you and Caitlin. How are you both so clueless?" Joe asked him dumbfounded how they couldn't see it. "Barry, you like her right?" Barry nodded his head very quickly. "Why haven't you asked her out than?" Barry looked like a deer caught in headlights.

"What if she doesn't feel the same? I don't want to ruin the friendship that we have..." Barry started to freak out. Joe put a hand on his son's shoulder trying to reassure Barry that things were going to be fine. Barry was still breathing hard but he stopped rambling about what if.

"Barry everyone can see that you both like each other, so stay calm" Barry did his best not to get upset again. It was then that Joe got a good idea. "How about we help you ask her out?"

Barry's hands were sweating more than had ever before in his life. He started to wonder how big of a mess he would be when he proposed to her. Not like he was thinking about marriage already, but what if that was what she wanted? Barry had to try his best not to start shaking.

Caitlin followed him outside into the backyard of the West house. What she saw took her breath away. There was a nice little patio decorated with Christmas lights and the snow fell just the right way that it looked beautiful. Barry walked onto the little patio and helped Caitlin on making sure she didn't slip.

As they stood there Barry sent Joe a text, soon "Summer Nights" started playing softly out of speakers around the patio. Caitlin started laughing the song back the memories of that night at the karaoke bar. Barry stood a couple feet away looking at his feet. After gaining his confidence back he walked up to Caitlin.

"May I have this dance?" Caitlin studied Barry's face wondering what this was all about. She slipped her hand into Barry's and smiled, of course she would dance with the Barry Allen.

"Barry what's this all about?" She tried asking him but he just put a finger up to her lips and continued to dance. Caitlin got as close as she could to Barry put her head into the crook of his neck. She thought that she could smell oranges on Barry which just made her smile even more because her favorite fruit were oranges.

As the song ended they ended up in the middle of the patio. They didn't move away from each other, they stayed like that for what seemed to be hours. Barry slowly separated himself from Caitlin. Caitlin became upset at first but before she could say anything Barry started to speak.

"Caitlin we've been friends for what seems like forever, in a good way, and I was afraid of ever losing that friendship with you. As of recently Joe showed me that I needed to speak what I was feeling before it eats me from inside. I think I'm in love with you Caitlin." All of the breath that was inside her lungs were ripped out.

Barry started to look upset, but before he could say anything else she smashed her lips against his. Ever since Barry was brought to S.T.A.R. Labs she had feelings for him but she didn't do anything because she thought he still had feelings for Iris. Kissing Barry was something she had wanted to do for a long time.

Barry kissed back with as much emotion as he could. He had wanted this since he woke up from his coma. The snow kept falling on them but they didn't have time to care. They already wasted a year not doing anything with their feelings, and they didn't want to waste another minute.

Barry and Caitlin sat at the dining table holding hands as Joe shared stories from Barry's past. They both enjoyed every minute of it, even the embarrassing stories. After a while Joe got tired and said it was time to wrap everything up. Iris went home to Eddie as quickly as she could.

"Barry?" Caitlin said softly, "Do you want to come back to my apartment with me, we don't have to..." She was interrupted by Barry's lips. "I'll take that as a yes." She had the widest smile on her face, to her this was the best Christmas she ever had.

Barry woke up with Caitlin in her in his arms, for once everything felt perfect and he hoped that she felt the same. Barry always had a hard time during Christmas, but every minute with Caitlin was better than any other time away from her. Barry placed a soft kiss on her forehead and whispered, "I love you, Caitlin Snow." Barry thought he heard her say it back but it could've just been him. They slept in each other's arms and never wanted to let go.

~Fin (maybe)

This was my first snowbarry story, and I hope you all liked it. I may write a story or maybe a epilogue to this, I'm not making any promises yet.