Chapter 2:
Barry speeds into his apartment to see Iris sitting on the couch typing on her computer. She looks up and smiles at him. A wave of relief flooded through his body.
"Iris, I am so sorry for missing dinner" He explains, "I got caught up at STAR labs."
"I figured, just text me next time." Iris motions to her outfit as she is sitting on the couch. She looks absolutely gorgeous.
He plops himself down on the couch next to her and sighs. Iris gives him a quick kiss on the lips and he smiles. She takes notice of the slight taste of Chinese from his breath.
"So what are you working on here babe?" He asks her shyly as he peers at her computer screen.
"Just some new article on that meta that has been parading around the city robbing and injuring people. Any updates on who the meta might be?" She asks with enthusiasm.
"Not yet, that is what we were working on for the remainder of this evening."
"We?" Iris asked with a puzzled look.
"Yeah, Cait and I." he answered with a slight curl on his lips.
Iris nodded her head and smiled. She took note of the way he said her name.
Freshly showered and ready for rest and relaxation, Barry and Iris are cuddling on the couch surfing through the channels. They tried to do this every other night. He kisses her head softly and takes in her scent, a scent that he would never get tired of. He watches her laugh at the TV.
She's always had an affinity to the Golden Girls for some reason and thankfully there was a marathon on tonight. He only watches it to make her happy, although the ladies were actually pretty hilarious. All previous thoughts of Caitlin drifted to the back of his mind. Iris is his girl no matter what.
"I love you" he whispered to her as she laughs a loud belly laugh.
"I love you too" she replied and he softly presses his lips to hers.
They spend the rest of the night like this and doze off cuddled in each other's arms.