Chapter 4:
Next thing he knew it was morning and the sun was creeping through the blinds.
He jumps out of his sleep to see Caitlin still snuggling up next to him. His movement made her stir in her sleep.
He quickly grabs his phone and checks the time. 3 missed calls from iris. They had 20 minutes to get to STAR labs. He knows he had to tell everyone what had happened last night.
"Cait." He said softly as he softly rubbed her head. "Wake up. We are so late."
Caitlin slowly comes back to consciousness. "Hey...You're still here and it's morning." She starts to get up, but slowly.
"Yeah it looks like i fell asleep." he laughed.
"Ok. Quick shower and then we can speed to the lab." She said as she starts jogging to the bathroom.
"Can I have a toothbrush?"
"Yeah extras are in the guest bathroom, under the sink." She said as she starts to pull her shirt over her head.
Barry tried not to look but he saw the skin of her stomach.
"Ok thank you."
They arrived to STAR labs 5 minutes late. Barry speeded them right into the cortex. It was an abnormally hot day outside, he noticed a little coat of sweat on his forehead from the run over here.
Everyone was starting to gather around so they did not seem to have missed anything.
Iris walked in right after and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, looking puzzled.
This more than likely has to do with the fact that I disappeared last night and didn't answer any calls this morning.
"Hey guys, so last night, something happened." Barry explains to the group. He takes a step toward Caitlin who was looking down at the ground, visibly uncomfortable.
"Last night, Caitlin was attacked by the meta." Everyone looks at her with a worried face.
"I'm fine guys, I frosted out on him and he went running." She chuckles nervously and pulls her long sleeves down around her fists.
"Yeah Caitlin but so many things could have happened. We need to find him so this doesn't happen again." Cisco says to his friend. He walks up to her and gives her a hug.
"I'm glad that you are okay though."
She gives him a convincing smile.
Barry looks on as thoughts race through his mind. We need to catch him.
Barry and Iris head home after a long day at their respective jobs.
"So Caitlin was attacked in the middle of the night last night?" Iris asks as they stepped into the apartment.
"I didn't hear from you after I realized you were gone, you could imagine my panic."
"Yeah, I got the alert at like 2 in the morning. I didn't want to wake you. You looked peaceful."
"Yes, I appreciate that but I got no text, no call, nothing to know that you were okay, and then you weren't answering my -".
"But I'm okay babe, I know I am so so sorry for worrying you. But Cait needed me immediately, it won't happen again.
"You wouldn't like it if I did that to you."
"You're right, I would be worried sick. Luckily though, I would be able to find you." He smiles nervously at her.
Iris responds to his joke with a roll of her eyes.
"If you can't be serious about this, I do not know what to tell you."
"Iris, come on, you know I had to go help her."
"I know this Barry, I am talking about after. You could have told me what was going on. It is as simple of that."
Iris walks into the bedroom and closes the door behind her.
He sighs and sits down on the couch. She was right.
This was the end of their conversations tonight.
