My most sincere apologies. I know I haven't updated recently, but I was held back by a higher power. School.

If I'm being completely honest episode 12 of Flash was not as bad as I thought it could have been. It was actually quite nice until the end. So here my little spin on the episode. Made my own changes to the dialogue though, don't want to be branded as a thief.

Cute.

It was a word Barry should not be associating with his friend / physician but he had found himself putting Caitlin's name next to the word quite often. It was all the little things she did that he found himself noticing, like how she wrinkled her nose when she couldn't solve an equation on the computer or how she bit her bottom lip when she was nervous. The way her eyes lit up when she talked about biology or the way her smile reached her eyes when they saved the day again.

Barry couldn't help his association of Caitlin with the word cute. She just was to him.

So when Barry walked into the lab to inquire if they had made any new development into the Shauna case he found himself noticing something different about Caitlin. First thing he noticed was that she was drinking coffee. Normally this wasn't something out of ordinary but Caitlin never drank coffee in the middle of the day, unless, she hadn't been sleeping. Caitlin enthusiastically explained how Shauna was able to vanish along with her convict boyfriend into thin air. To Barry she seemed too enthusiastic, even if the theory behind the explanation was quite intriguing. Caitlin was never excited about new meta-humans, no matter how diverse their powers were. So Barry knew she was trying to compensate for something with her over- zealous demeanour.

As he looked at the random green and purple cells on the computer screen he could see Caitlin from his peripheral vision. He noticed it immediately. She was biting her lower lip. He knew all his earlier assumptions were correct. Something was bothering his Dr. Snow. Barry turned to face her but Caitlin didn't even notice his movement. She was too caught up in her own thoughts.

"Caitlin are you okay?" Barry asked drawing her attention to him. She looked startled for a moment as she came back to reality.

"Yea why would you ask that?"

Barry nodded and just shrugged his shoulder and replied, "It just," he pointed at her face, "you're doing that thing where you bite your lower lip when you're nervous."

Caitlin's eyes widened a fraction of an inch and a feint pink tint painted here cheeks. She cleared her throat and looked away from Barry to hide said blush, "I'm fine." Barry didn't push the subject. He knew when Caitlin was ready she to talk she would talk to him. That was just their dynamic. They would just sense when the other wasn't feeling all right and they would know when to push and when to take a step back, but in the end they always figured out how to help each other.

Barry didn't have to wait long. Caitlin whipped her head back so fast to face he was surprised that she didn't get whiplash. "Cisco says I have no life."

Barry had to fight down the urge to laugh. Caitlin just then looked like a petulant child. Her pink lips were in a pout and she had the saddest puppy dog eyes. Since Barry couldn't laugh he settled for a chuckle and grin. He shrugged his shoulder at her and offered, "You kind of don't."

Caitlin looked offended. "I do to." she retorted at she began to call out her rather short list of activities. As Caitlin listed her mundane daily tasks Barry could see the realisation hit her like a smack to the face. "Oh God! Cisco's right I don't have a life."

"Hey I'm not fearing any better." Barry offered seeing as he was in the same boat as Caitlin. Caitlin smiled at Barry sort of comforting words and Barry smiled in reply.

"We're quite a pair Mr. Allen." Caitlin joked.

"We sure are Dr. Snow." Barry replied.

Some might consider that they we having a moment standing there enjoying each other's company. But all good things must come to an end and the sound of the computer system beeping broke them out of their reverie.

After another failed attempt at bringing in Shauna, Barry found himself in the parking lot of the Central City precinct waiting up for Iris. Unfortunately their plans for the night had to be cancelled much to Barry disappointment. As Barry watched the fleeting figures of Iris and Eddie, he decided that it was time for a change. He couldn't be pining over Iris for the rest of life. It wasn't healthy Caitlin would point out.

Caitlin.

Barry found himself thinking about their situation. They were hopeless when it came to love, they really. Barry made up him mind then that enough was enough. It was time for him to put himself back out there and for Caitlin to do the same. He fished his phone out of his pocket and dialed Caitlin's number.

"Hey what's up." she answered after a few rings.

Barry smirked at the familiarity with which Caitlin answered his call but he couldn't dwell on that now he had a plan to set into play. "Hey what bars did Shauna and Clay frequent back in the day." Barry asked.

"Um…." Caitlin started and Barry could hear her typing away on the computer even over the phone. "Mostly local dive bars. Why?"

"Well I was thinking of checking some of them out. You know maybe they might revisit some of their old hangouts." Caitlin didn't reply immediately and Barry could just imagine her biting her bottom lip. He was banking on the idea that she would offer to join him. If it was one think Barry knew about Caitlin it was that she liked to prove people wrong, especially Cisco. So he wasn't surprised when Caitlin finally replied, "You know what I'll join you."

Barry couldn't help the smile that formed on his lips when he heard Caitlin utter those words. He knew she would come along with him. She texted him the address of one of the bars and Barry began his trek. He didn't use his super speed, thinking it would be better if he walked. It would give Caitlin enough time to get there.

Barry had arrived at the bar and gotten himself a table for two in front of the stage. He was currently listening to a guy sing on stage, yea it was a karaoke bar, and nursing a vodka tonic. Caitlin had just texted him and said she was about five minutes away. There was a jingle from the door bell and Barry turned to see Caitlin walking. He was about to give her his usually friendly smile but it died on his lips as soon as Barry got a good look at her. It was Caitlin; it just wasn't the Caitlin he was used to seeing.

Barry's used all his restraint not to have his jaw drop to the ground. To put it simply, he was utterly speechless. Caitlin looked hot. Barry usually associated Caitlin with cute but there's was nothing cute about her just then. She looked like a bombshell. The black and silver sequinned dressed stopped mid-thigh and showed off Caitlin's long legs. It was more than Barry had ever seen before. The neckline plunged precariously low and the six inch high spiked heels weren't helping the situation. All Barry could think of was that Ronnie was one lucky man, still is if you really thought about it.

"What?" Caitlin asked seeing the indiscernible look on Barry face. Barry opened his mouth to speak but no words came out at first. He was still trying to get his mind to work, trying to get the wheel in his brain to turn but Caitlin's new look had hit him with a curve ball. Did she always look this hot or was Barry just now noticing it? When Barry finally regained his ability to speak he shook his head and diverted his eyes from Caitlin. "Nothing," he replied shrugging his shoulders, "You just look really nice."

"Thanks." replied Caitlin smiling brightly, "I don't always dress like a high school principal."

Apparently Barry wasn't the only one who had noticed Caitlin's entrance. She had drawn the attention of many of the male patrons at the bar and that didn't sit too well with Barry. He would have to keep an eye on her this evening and not just because the dress looked really, really good on her.

"So this is where our modern day Bonnie and Clyde used to hang out." Barry said hoping to prevent any awkward silence forming.

"Yup, well according to their file." Caitlin affirmed. She fixed Barry with a determined gaze, "I thought maybe we could multitask tonight. Look for them and put ourselves back out there."

Barry smiled at Caitlin. He was glad she was trying to get over Ronnie, just like he should be trying to get over Iris. They were both young, good looking, well at least Caitlin was in his opinion, and they a lot to offer someone out there. They just needed to step out of their comfort zone.

"I couldn't agree more." Barry asserted. Caitlin nodded enthusiastically. "To putting ourselves back out there!" she announced and before Barry could do anything, she grabbed his vodka tonic and down it I one gulp. Barry didn't mind. It wasn't like he could get drunk anyway but the speed at which Caitlin consumed the drink astonished him.

When there was nothing but ice and the lime wedge left in the glass, Caitlin turned and called over to a passing waitress. "I would like to start a tab please." Barry looked at her skeptically but Caitlin only smiled and nodded keenly. Barry knew this wasn't going to well for anyone and he wasn't wrong.

If Barry had to describe their night he would say it was a hot mess. One big enormous hot mess.

Although, gun to his head, if Barry were asked if he had fun he would definitely say yes. He hadn't been too enthused to go sing on stage but he wasn't about to let some other guy go up there with Caitlin. He had seen how they were watching her all night, like predators staring down their prey. He had seen a couple of guys start making their way to the stage but he was faster. He had seen how they perked up when they thought he was going to decline her offer to sing. Too bad for them though.

Barry hadn't sang since he was in high school but it was one of those things he was actually naturally good at. What surprised him was an equally pleasing voice joining him to sing. Barry looked to the side and say that Caitlin was sinning along to the song with him and damn was her voice was good. It complimented his in every way. It was melodious, soft and sweet just like Caitlin.

When the song finally ended Barry heard the crowd shout in applause. He saw Caitlin beaming and was glad she was enjoying herself. As they got off the stage she grabbed him by his utter arm and leaned in close. For a moment Barry began to panic slightly thinking Caitlin was going to kiss him but she went to his ear and whispered that she was going to the bathroom. While she was whispering to him Barry could feel her hot breath on the shell of his ear and he could smell her intoxicating perfume. It had his head spinning. He remembers blindly nodding in understanding and watched her as she wobbly made her way to the women's bathroom.

The remainder of the night went by in a fascinating blur of events. He remembered talking to a pretty girl by the bar named Linda before he turning to find Caitlin walking towards him with a horrible look on her face. He knew instantly that she had enough partying for one night. He gathered her up in his arms after paying off her tab, damn did she drink a lot, and made his way to Caitlin's apartment.

Their speedy retreat to her apartment had managed to sober Caitlin up a bit but she was still tipsy and Barry soon found out that when Caitlin was drunk she was very catchy and lost all her inhibitions.

"So you gonna call that girl?" she asked as she took off her hooker heels.

"Who?" Barry replied feigning ignorance. He should have known better than to try that with Caitlin. Even in her drunken state she managed to fix Barry with one of her steely glares and had him spluttering out the truth.

"I hadn't really thought about it." he admitted.

"I know you Barry Allen," Caitlin announced as she pulled all her hair to the front of her shoulder, having finally taken off her heels. Barry looked on feeling slightly uncomfortable. He saw Caitlin reach behind her to grasp the zip of the dress. When Barry heard the familiar sound of the zip being pulled down he took it as his cue to turn around, a mad blush spreading across his cheeks.

"You think you don't deserve love but you deserve a little saving too." he heard Caitlin continue. He could hear her shuffling around with the dress and the suddenly all movement stopped. Barry though about looking back to see why Caitlin had stopped when he heard, "A little help please."

Hesitantly Barry turned around and immediately wished the ground would open up and swallow him up or better yet swallow Caitlin up. She was standing there bare footed with her black dress pooled around her waist looking absolutely dejected. Luckily her black bra gave her some form of modesty depending on how you looked at it. Barry couldn't help but think again that damn Ronnie was a lucky man.

"Oh Ummmm," Barry spluttered indicating to the dress and feeling excruciatingly awkward all the while, "Sure."

There was no way in hell Barry was going to do this without his powers. So in less than two seconds flat, Caitlin was out of the menacing dressing and comfortably standing in her pajamas looking slightly disheveled at being changed in super speed.

She threw her hands up in a goofy manner and proclaimed, "There you go again saving form that evil dress."

Barry smiled at her childish antics. It was and dare he say it, cute. There was that word again always popping up when he thought about Caitlin. He really needed to stop associating that word with her.

"Just get into bed." he ordered. Caitlin complied without argument and shuffled over to her bed.

"Did you sneak a peek at my goods?" Caitlin teased. Barry almost tripped over his own feet at the accusation.

"No what kind of hero would I be then." he rebuked. Caitlin shrugged her shoulder, "Ehhhh….it's okay if you did. You're one of the good ones. You deserve a peek sometime." she replied and gave him a flirtatious wink. Barry blushed crimson at Caitlin's comment. He ushered her into bed hoping the blush would die down. Barry lifted the covers for her to get under and tucked her in nice and tight. He flashed to the kitchen and got her a glass of water which she would undoubtedly need later on. As he turned to leave Caitlin's shot out and grabbed his arm.

"Barry can you stay with me until I fall asleep?"

Barry was perplexed by her request. Maybe it was one of the quirks of dealing with a drunk Caitlin but he didn't have the heart to tell her no. So kicking of his shoes Barry sat at the end of her bed and gently placed a hand on her leg and began tracing random shapes on her skin. Caitlin snuggled deeper down into the bed and pulled the covers up closer.

Barry patted her leg gently and looked around her room for a moment before Catlin called out to him again. He turned to see her sitting and everything after that seemed to move in slow motion for Barry. Caitlin leaned in and did kiss him this time but on the cheek. "Thanks for tonight Barry. Thanks for being my Prince Charming tonight."

Barry smiled broadly at her. "Anytime Princess Snow. You know I'd do anything for you."

Barry knew she would remember any of this in morning judging from the amount of alcohol she had drank. So he leaned in and gave Caitlin a chaste kiss on the lips. He was delighted to see her drift off to sleep with a smile on her lips.

Special thanks to all those who reviewed my last chapter, newer chapter most likely will be my own creation. The episodes aren't giving us much to work with now unfortunately.

Tried a new style of writing with this one. I don't like it too much but leave a review. Tell me what you think and I'm taking prompts for upcoming chapters. READ AND REVIEW.

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