A/N: Day 1 ~ Earth 2 Monday: Barry and Iris getting it on (or any other alternate universe). In this part, Iris and Barry head South for a much needed vacation.
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Chapter 1: Take Me As I Am
Central City, a month after the Flash visit:
After speaking to Barry's parents about their trip and how much fun they had, they decided to head down to the Bahamas themselves to relax and forget about the Flash and all the craziness of meeting his doppelganger.
A few minutes earlier, Barry had spoken to his Mom over the phone. "Yes, Mom, we're leaving tomorrow."
"Oh, that's wonderful news," Nora said, giddy with thoughts of being a grandparent in nine months.
"I know what you're thinking," Barry said and smiled at his wife.
Iris shook her head and continued to pack.
"I have no idea what you mean," Nora said and smiled at her husband.
Shaking his head, Henry spoke up, "You two just have a great time and don't think about anything."
"Thanks, Dad. We'll call when we get back in a week. Bye, Mom; bye, Dad."
"Bye Son; we love you guys!" Nora said.
"Bye Mom; bye Dad!" That was Iris.
Barry hung up. He turned to his wife. "She just won't quit."
Not looking at him, she went into the closet and came back with a few articles of clothing and placed them inside the suitcase. Barry frowned. "Are you Okay?"
"I'm fine, but why would you ask that?" Iris asked.
"I don't know, but ever since I suggested we take this trip you seem, I don't know, reluctant to go?" He watched her continue to pack. "Is this about the other one?"
Her head came up at that. "No, it's not about him." Iris wasn't surprised by her husband's jealousy. They had talked about the kiss she shared with the Flash and they had moved past it. She stopped packing and turned to him. "Are we really doing this; I mean, a child, you and me as parents Barry?" She stopped taking the pill several weeks ago.
He came closer and took her hands in his. "I think we are." She still looked skeptical. "Look, I know you're worried about Zoom and the threats that hang over the city, but we can't let that stop us from living our lives the way we want; am I right?"
She didn't hesitate. "Yes, you're right, of course."
He touched her cheek; she closed her eyes and leaned into his hand. "I love you so much and it just seems as if we're ready to share that love."
She opened her eyes. "I agree and I love you too very much."
He leaned down and kissed her sweetly but then feelings took over. He kissed her repeatedly then she went into his arms holding him close.
His lips traveled down her throat. "Barry, we have to pack. The flight leaves at 6:00 am tomorrow." She didn't sound like she wanted to stop.
"This won't take long," he managed to say and kissed her again.
She couldn't refuse him. Soon they were undressed, in bed, making love, kissing and caressing each other. These past few weeks, it seemed to Iris a little desperate the way he kissed her and made love to her. She didn't mind. It would take time for Barry to let go of his doubts about the other one to accept that she loved him and only him.
His head buried in her neck, she kissed his forehead and tried to reassure him. "I love you, Barry, always. They'll never be anyone else for me." He was quiet. "Did you hear me?"
He kissed her cheek and clutched her to him tightly. "Yes, I heard you," he whispered and pulled away, "And I believe you; I do."
"Good, now kiss me," she whispered and pulled his head down and kissed him thoroughly. All too soon, kisses weren't enough. He entered her slowly enjoying the feel of her hot sheath closing around his heated length. "Oh yes," Iris whispered accepting all of him.
"You feel so good," Barry said and kissed her over and over. His kisses rained down her throat to her chest. He pulled and nibbled his way all over her chest and her perk nipples, Iris was definitely enjoying it. "I know you love it and so do I," he whispered enjoying himself.
The tension built to a fever pitch, but all too soon, they reached that peek, clutching each other close. The lay together, replete and very satisfied. Iris kissed him over and over; he kissed her back. Their legs entwined, their breathing returned to normal. It wasn't very long before they had to rise and finish packing for their trip.
It was almost daybreak, when they scrambled to make their flight to Nassau. They made it in the nick of time.
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Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas:
"We're really here," Iris said as if she didn't believe it. After checking out the bedroom, she headed out to the balcony and looked at the amazing view. The water was glorious, a shimmering blue and the white sand beckoned to them to swim, to walk and to run, all of it.
"Let's go," she said and headed to unpack.
"You're definitely ready to have some fun."
"Aren't you? I can't remember when we actually took a week off to ourselves. Aren't you excited?"
She's not the same person from yesterday; he realized. He smiled. "Yes, very excited."
A little while later, after changing into their swimsuits, with towels and cover ups, they headed to the beach. After ordering drinks, they waited for the waiter to bring their orders to their private cabana. They relaxed, sipped their drinks, and took in the view.
"I'm in heaven," Iris whispered. She sipped her drink, sighing as the sweet liquid flowed down her throat.
He glanced at her lovely face. "I'm in heaven too, I mean, since we met, my life has never been better."
"I feel the same way. I was going along, intent on making a difference at the paper, but then," she hesitated.
He sighed. "I know how much it meant to you to be a reporter and I'm sorry you had to help me out, but I will repay you, Iris, I will."
"Barry, come on now, we talked about this. The money isn't important to me. Our future is what's important. Try and remember that." She smiled at him.
"You truly are something else. I'm so lucky to have you."
"Don't you forget it." She smiled again and he felt as he could do anything; anything at all, but only if he had Iris in his life.
"Oh, I won't forget, I promise." He raised his glass. "To us?"
"To us," she said. They clinked glasses and took a sip.
A few hours later, they changed and went into dinner. Barry thought she never looked more beautiful. He knew it, because most of the men in the room stared at his wife. Her hair was long and loose about her shoulders. Her sun dress covered what needed to be covered while her back was bare exposing her beautiful shoulders and arms.
"You look beautiful," he told her and not for the first time.
"Why thank you, sir," she said and sipped her drink. "I love tropical drinks. My head is already spinning and I've only had one."
"Waiter!" He called to the waiter and smiled at her.
"Oh you," she said and took another sip.
The food arrived shortly thereafter and everything was delicious. After a lovely dinner, they headed back to the beach for a long walk. Hand in hand, they strolled along for a while, but then Iris had a serious question for her husband.
"Barry, I know how much it hurt you not being able to help the Flash the way you wanted, I mean, he is pretty incredible at what he does, but so are you."
"I know you're trying to make feel better and I appreciate it; I do."
"But my question for you is, what if things were different; what if you had the chance to change things, be a superhero, do all of those amazing things, but," she hesitated.
He stopped walking. "But what?"
"If you had a choice between me and having your powers, which would you choose?"
"That question makes no sense. I'm not the Flash and I don't have powers, but if I did, you would always come first; always."
Her eyes watered. "Really?"
He took her hand. "What brought this on?"
She shook her head. "I don't honestly know. I just got this horrible feeling that our doppelgangers are in trouble and."
"That's odd because I've felt the same way for weeks now. Maybe that's why we needed this trip; to reassure each other that we're solid that nothing can come between us."
He amazed her sometimes. "It's uncanny; how in sync we are."
He smiled. "We can hone our skills in that regard in our room." He wiggled his eyebrows.
She chuckled. "I'm with you all the way."
Back in their room, Barry couldn't get the key in the lock fast enough. Kissing and hugging each other, clothes were removed rather quickly. They fell onto the bed all a jumble of legs and arms, laughing, smiling and enjoying themselves.
Iris landed on top of him then things became serious and quiet. "What are you thinking?" She asked and wondered at his mood.
"I look at you sometimes and I can't believe how lucky I am to have you." He smoothed her hair behind her ear. "You are the one good and steady thing in my life and I don't know what I would do if things were different and you weren't in my life."
"No way am I going anywhere, not without you," she whispered fervently. She leaned down and they kissed passionately.
"God, you're beautiful, and I love you so much," he murmured. His lips covered hers as his tongue demanded a response. He rolled her to her back as his weight pushed her down into the soft mattress as Iris wrapped her legs around him. Her arms curled his shoulders and then they were in his hair to pull him closer. When he moaned deeply and ground his hips against hers, she broke their kiss on a moan and tried to drag air into her lungs.
Barry then began a slow exploration of her body, her beautiful breasts, her long arms, thighs and long legs. He immediately latched onto one nipple and swirled his tongue around it, then pulled it gently into his mouth and sucked it to his heart's content.
Iris gasped at the sensation, her chest lifted up off the bed, the pleasure so sweet she moaned loudly as the heat pooled between her legs. His tongue shot back into her mouth again, inflaming her. Iris squirmed and opened her legs wider, an invitation he couldn't ignore. His fingers penetrated her warmth with his finger sliding over her silky folds. Iris gasped again her head thrown back, her mouth opened on a low moan. "Oh Barry," she panted.
Barry slid another finger inside her and moved them slowly in and out of her body. He had to taste her and he did. She was so hot and the little sounds she was making were driving him crazy. He was relentless in his attempt to bring her over the edge and then she shuddered with rapture. Her legs were limp as he spread them wide apart and he was inside of her.
Iris cried out as he filled her clinging to his shoulders. It felt so good; he had to go deeper, so he raised up on his haunches, lifted her legs over his shoulders and moaned at the level of penetration he achieved at this angle. He was incredibly hard inside, and the position she was in caused him to slide so deeply inside her that he pressed against her cervix with each stroke.
Iris was on fire and moved with him matching his rhythm stroke for stroke, and then her orgasm broke over her as she trembled from head to toe, and she could feel his hot semen shoot inside her cervix and she knew without a shadow of a doubt that they had just created a child; she knew it. But then she didn't know anything else as and then fell back down to earth safe and secure in each others arms.
It was almost dawn and Iris lay awake thinking about their decision to have a child. Barry would be an amazing father. He was strong but tough in his decisions about how to raise a child. She, on the other hand, was a bit lenient and able to see the bigger picture. They balanced each other and eventually, those beliefs would enable them to raise a child ready to face whatever life throws at them.
"Hey, you're awake?" Barry asked and pulled her closer.
"Yeah, I was just thinking of our children," she thoughtfully replied.
"Children; you mean, more than one?" He asked and thought about it.
Iris didn't know where that thought came from. "Maybe," she replied and snuggled close.
"Go back to sleep."
TBC!
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Song Inspiration: Love is Blind, Alicia Keys.
A/N: A bit of a teaser at the end! Going forward with the rest of the challenge, there will be 'mentions' of their respective doppelgangers, how they are, what they're doing. A connection has begun and I decided to explore that in this challenge. Also, I won't be going too deeply into the consequences of E1 Barry's actions; nothing too crazy; it's all about WA! I hope you enjoyed it. The next update, we'll still be on E2. Thanks for reading!