Author's Note: Wow guys, thank you so much for the reponse. Really I'm so thankful and amazed and you're great. I hope you'll continue to enjoy this.

Guest: Yeah, I noticed the car thing too late. My bad XD Let's pretend it broke during one metahuman incident.

clashofthelegends: To be honest, I don't care much about location. Central City is fictional and so is Nameless Beach Town. Besides, if they can travel to Nanda Parbat on Arrow in literally a night, everything is possible lol And about the other characters, read on ;)

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3rd Month

He never intended to spy on her, it just kind of happened. He was just cleaning up the lab and her microscope just happened to be in the way. Harry, as dickish as he was, taught him well how to use and control his powers, but that didn't mean that a little slip now and then was completely off the table. Sometimes his subconscious wanted him to see things. So yeah, it just kind of happened.

He wanted to put the microscope away and when he touched it the vision started and it was too late to stop it. And if he was completely honest with himself, a little part of him might didn't even want to stop it.

The migraine set in, his vision got blurry and there she was: Caitlin, wearing a shirt too large to be hers, legs bare, putting two mugs on her kitchen table. She seemed absentmindedly until two arms wrapped around her hips, pulling her close from behind. She started to smile, said something Cisco couldn't hear. The arms pulled her hair back and started kissing her neck, she leaned into it, obviously enjoying herself. There was no face to the mystery man.

"Is Vibe getting a vibe?"

Cisco turned around, dropping the microscope only for it to appear in Barry's hand seconds later. "You okay, buddy?" He asked.

"Hah?" Cisco wasn't processing the situation at all. Vibe. Caitlin. Mystery Man. Microscope. Barry.

"Did you get a vibe? You had that look on your face." Barry said cheerful.

Cisco stretched his arms, he looked around, trying to find an answer that didn't involve Caitlin, because he was positive what he just witnessed would make him blush. Oh how he wished he could unsee it. "No, no vibe. Why would I get a vibe? I don't get vibes. I mean, I do but on purpose, because….Harry is a jedi master."

Barry put the microscope aside. "So, no vibe? And you're okay?"

Cisco laughed awkwardly and slapped Barry's back. "Sure thing, dude! Totally okay. I was just…thinking about that song I heard, great one."

"Which one?" Why on earth did Barry decide to be early today? That guy was never early.

"You know that…good one….that hit song….Hit Me Baby One More Time." That was getting super embarrassing super-fast. Like Barry fast.

"You were thinking about a Britney Spears song?"

"Yeah. You never do that?"

Barry was about to answer when Harrison Wells walked into the lab. "Good morning. Barry, Cisco."

"Saved by world travelling." Cisco mumbled. He tried to collect his thoughts while Barry was immediately engaged in a conversation with Harry. So Caitlin had a boyfriend she didn't tell them about? Was that the big secret? Why would she keep that secret? And how did that fit in with her and Barry mysteriously being absent on the same day? Unless….

Cisco shook his head and decided to focus on one of his new weapon projects. Sara's stick broke during Team Legend's latest mission and he promised to replace it with an upgrade as soon as possible. Besides there was no freaking way that the thing he didn't want to think about was actually true.

Right?


They were lying in bed next to each other. She was snuggled against him, reading one of the many baby books he bought and enjoying their closeness.

He had one arm around her, softly caressing her her belly. She still wasn't showing, but he knew that soon the life inside would be visible. With his other hand he was holding another baby book. They needed to be prepared.

It was odd and new and exciting just lying next to each other. No big gestures, no wild passion, not even much talking. Just them and nothing more.

He didn't remember the last time he felt so peaceful, so at ease with someone. Probably never. He put a small kiss on her head, which conjured a smile on her face. She smelled like raspberries to him and he wondered how he could have ever imagined lying next to someone else.

"Felicity called today." She put the book aside and looked at him.

"Everything okay in Star City?" After all this years it felt still strange saying the city's name. To him it will always be Starling, the place where his journey truly started.

She snuggled closer against him. "Yeah. She invited us over for the weekend. They both think we could need a break and be with people who actually know what's going on."

He closed his book as well. "Might not be a bad idea. Besides, Harry's constant questions are getting on my nerves. I know he means well, but…"

"I know, I know." She said. "He is right though. We might deal with a speedster toddler soon." She giggled softly. She imagined what their child might looks like. Part Barry, part her. She hoped it would get his smile. "Looking out for a normal child is tough, but one with superpowers…"

"We'll manage." He said positively. It surprised him that he actually started to feel good about their situation. Sure, they still haven't exactly defined their relationship status and there was still that little issue about their team, sans Harry, not knowing what was going on, but things were looking up. They were in a good place. They would manage.

"Aren't you Mr. Positive tonight?" She rolled on her stomach and tipped her fingers against his chest, smiling that smile that was only reserved for him.

"I think we just make quite the pair, Dr. Snow." He grinned.

She laughed and leaned in to kiss him. "Yes we do, Mr. Allen."


It wasn't a busy week at Star Labs. Only one metahuman incident, two attempt car robberies and someone stealing an old lady's handbag.

Cisco was bored. Or rather he wished for a supervillain to show up to distract him from the thoughts he really shouldn't have. All this free time gave him the opportunity to watch his two best friends, closely.

They were acting normal. Or weren't they? There was something off about them. Or was he being paranoid?

They were standing close to each other a lot, but never really touching. They were whispering and laughing, but most of the time they let him in on the joke.

He did caught them discussing something about genetics with Harry one afternoon and they changed the topic as soon as they noticed his presence which was very strange. They wouldn't keep a secret from him and then tell Harry, right? Especially not if the secret involved their privacy, which he obviously didn't think about.

It was getting out of hand. He was unable to focus on anything else.

"Why don't you just ask them?" Lisa suggested one night over dinner.

"Pffft." He crammed more chicken into his mouth than he could possibly eat.

"You want to know, you had a vision and you annoy me with it every day. Talk to them."

He gulped. Stress eating didn't help the matter. "I just think, they should trust me enough to tell me with whatever is going on."

She titled her head. "So, you want them to tell you their secret, but you don't tell them you know they have a secret? So, you wait and complain instead of doing something."

He sighed. He hated it when she was right. Except, she was so incredible sexy when being triumphant.

"If you ask me," she said causally, "They just have sex behind our backs and aren't telling us because it's none of our business."

"Gross." He said. Truth to be told however, he thought the same thing. Then again, neither Caitlin nor Barry were the type for a 'casual sex relationship' or rather 'friends with benefits.' Most of all, they wouldn't risk their friendship like that.

"Maybe I should just let it go…"

He didn't let it go. On Friday the next oddly timed occurrence happened.

"Hey Barry." He called his friend. "Why did I get a text from Ray saying he is super excited to spend the weekend with me, looking out for metahumans and I quote 'bro-ing it out'?"

Barry had the hand in his pocket, looking relaxed, not like somebody about to tell a lie. "Oh, I forgot to mention, I'm out of town this weekend."

Cisco crossed his arms. That was suspicious, wasn't it? "Why?"

Barry shrugged. "Oliver needs me for something and I'm staying with him and Felicity 'til Sunday."

That made actually sense. Oliver and Barry helped each other out whenever the other needed assistance. On the other hand, if Team Legend was free, why did Oliver call Barry? Wouldn't it make more sense for Ray to help out Team Arrow instead of substituting for Barry? It was confusing.

Caitlin walked in with some test results on crime scene evidence. "Everything is negative, our guy is not a meta."

An idea formed in Cisco's mind. "Hey Caitlin, have you heard? Weekend with Ray!" He faked an excited grin, but inside he was burning with excitement for her reaction.

She blinked, but didn't look nervous. "Actually…" It was her apologetic tone and Cisco's alarm was full on, "I'm out of town over the weekend."

That wasn't happening. "You too?"

She smiled innocently. "My mother called and complained she hasn't seen me in a long time and I promised her and dad that I would visit."

"You're visiting your parents?"

"Yes." She said briefly.

Harmless explanation or lie? Cisco couldn't tell anymore. He needed help, needed a Watson to his Sherlock and he knew exactly the right person for that.


Iris stared hat the blank screen. How are you writing an article when there's literally nothing to write about? The headline Flash Corners Handbag Thief wasn't really all that exciting.

She played with her hair. She could call her dad and see if the CCPD had some interesting cases to investigate, but then again if it were something serious Team Flash would've probably be already involved.

Who would've thought Central City could ever be boring again? She wished for excitement, because boredom let to her mind drifting away which led to Caitlin not being home when she was supposed to be sick which lead to Barry and Caitlin lying because of God knows what.

"Iris!" She looked up from her computer, finding Cisco in front her desk. Now that was an unusual side. He normally only showed up at her work place when accompanying her father on his shift, never by himself.

He grabbed her arm and pulled her up. "Coffee. Now."

She reached for her jacket, only just reaching it before he started to drag her behind him.

"I can't just leave, I need to write my article." Or at least start one.

"Write on a napkin or something. Be creative." He was clearly in a mood.

He pulled her with him for what felt like an eternity and only stopped at a place called "Murray's" which Iris never heard of before.

"Why are we here? Why aren't we at Jitters?"

He opened the door for her. The place looked cozy enough, but was lacking the usual Jitter's atmosphere.

"I don't want anyone to spot us." He said in a low voice, as they took their table.

"You don't want to be seen with me?" She was getting really confused. That behavior was weird, even for Cisco standard.

"Okay fine, with anyone I actually mean Barry and Caitlin." He confessed. He wasn't even sure if they were still in town or had already left for their 'totally separated weekend trips', but he couldn't risk it.

The mention of Barry and Caitlin caught Iris' attention. "What about them?" Did Cisco knew something? Was there something to know?

He looked around, paranoid, like one of them could show up any minute. "Remember when we joked about them taking a day off together behind our backs? Do you think it's possible they actually did?"

She leaned closer, there was literally no reason to be secretive in this environment and still she felt like they just entered some super weird alternate reality spy movie. Maybe Cisco knew something she didn't and they could compare notes. "I was at Caitlin's that day. I was bringing her soup and she wasn't there. Her neighbor said a handsome young man picked her up."

"We assume that was Barry?"

She raised an eyebrow, she didn't need to say anything. Her eyes shot a clear 'are you serious' at him.

"Okay, okay. We assume it was Barry. Why wouldn't they tell us if they spend the day together? They're friends, if they feel like a time out, we would've understood it."

"Hold on a second. I shared my intel, time for yours. On the table, now!" Being a reporter taught her a thing or two after all.

He hesitated and suddenly looked very uncomfortable. There was something to share, but he didn't like it. "You dragged me here, now tell me what it is." Was she being too pushy? Maybe. Was she curious out of her mind? Totally.

He licked his lips, drank from his cup of coffee and looked around once more. "I got a vibe when I touched Caitlin's stuff. I…." He was whispering now, "I saw her in her kitchen, in a shirt that didn't look like it belonged to her and someone was hugging her from behind and kissing her neck." He hoped he didn't blush.

"You didn't see a face?" Iris asked calmly.

He shook his head.

She leaned back into her chair. Could it be true? Were they together? Barry and Caitlin? If that was true, then why keeping it a secret? Because it was still fresh and new? Because it wasn't even a relationship and only physical? No, Barry wouldn't do that. Neither would Caitlin. Another 'if' also creeped into her mind. How would she feel about it, if they were in fact together? After Eddie's death any kind of potential romance between her and Barry died down, she wasn't ready and he respected Eddie too much for it. But now, now things were different. They never talked about it again, she didn't know if he still felt the same about her or in fact what her own feelings meant. She always figured that maybe someday they would reach the point where it is okay for them to explore their feelings, to relive the kiss erased from time. Her head was pounding. Too many feelings, too much confusion. What did she expect? For him to wait forever? For the future newspaper to become true despite her preaching to Eddie that they made their own future?

"Iris?" Cisco asked concerned.

She shook it off. Whatever was going on between Barry and Caitlin wasn't about her, it was about them. "Hypothetically speaking, if they had a relationship…of whatever kind, why wouldn't they talk to us? I mean even if it's just….physical…" She couldn't imagine it. She refused to imagine it. "We're their friends. Their family."

"Beats me." He ordered a double chocolate ship brownie, back to the stress eating.

"Do you think we should confront them?" Iris asked, stealing a bite.

He shrugged. "Let's do a little test before we decide anything. Let's where they spend their weekend." He put his phone on the table and dialed a number.

"Hello?" A female voice answered.

Iris looked at Cisco, not sure what he was up to.

"Hey, Mrs. Snow." He said and she understood. "It's Cisco."

"Cisco, hello." She sounded surprised.

"I was wondering if you and Mr. Snow would like to come to our Halloween Party at Star Labs next month. As a surprise for Caitlin. You haven't seen her in a while and I doubt she has many off days left." He genuinely hoped she would decline and tell him that Caitlin would spend the weekend at her parents' house and there would be no need for a surprise visit.

"Oh, I'm sorry Cisco." She apologized and swore his heart skipped a beat. He looked up to Iris, relief on her face.

"My husband and I are on a cruise in October. We'd love to see Caity, it's been a while, but we already booked it. It's too bad really, we probably won't get to see her before Christmas. Thank you so much for inviting us. We'll hopefully see you soon. Hug Caity from me, will you?"

"I will. Bye Mrs. Snow." He hung up, his eyes never leaving Iris. Her face fell. Caitlin not visiting her parents, meant Caitlin being with Barry. Should he call Oliver as well to see if Barry also lied about the location? No, he had enough for today.

Iris wasn't sure what was going on inside of her. It wasn't even the fact that Barry and Caitlin were probably having an affair behind their backs, but the lying that really upset her. After all they've been through, she thought there would be no more lies. Why are they lying? She couldn't get a grip around it. Sparing her feelings? But that had nothing to do with Cisco or anyone else and she was pretty sure her dad was clueless as well. Then why else? Embarrassment because it was really nothing more than an affair? So uncharacteristically for them both. She clenched her firsts and made a decision. "We wait."

"What?"

The reporter in her wanted to start investigating but the friend told her not to. They were a team and a family and she had to believe, for her own sanity, that trust wasn't the issue here, but something else. "We wait, at least for a while. We give them a chance to explain when they're ready."


Barry put his arm loosely around Caitlin's shoulder. It felt weird being so open, showing their affection around other people, a whole new world one might say.

"Oliver, that lasagna is fantastic!" Caitlin exclaimed. "I need the recipe."

Oliver put the dishes away and sat down next to Felicity, automatically grabbing her hand and playing with her tiny fingers. "Yeah, I don't do recipes. I'm an experimental cook."

Felicity laughed and kissed his cheek. "And it works….mostly."

Caitlin rested her head on Barry's shoulder. It was nice sitting together with Oliver and Felicity. They could finally discuss things out in the open, be together, free from hiding.

Felicity shot Oliver a small, knowing smile. Even to them it was new and strange to see Barry and Caitlin together like that, but it somehow looked right. They made a good couple and even if they probably didn't know at the moment, Felicity was sure that they would last.

"Thank you so much for the invitation guys. " Barry said, "We actually needed that."

"Your welcome." Oliver answered. "We figured you could use some time away from Central City." He exchanged a look with his wife and Barry knew something else was coming. "Have you considered telling your team the truth? I mean Caitlin will start showing soon."

Caitlin squeezed Barry's hand. "We have. Harrison knows and even if we decided to trust him, he is not known for his patience."

"What she means is that he'll probably blurts it out when throwing a hissy fit." Barry jumped in.

Caitlin nodded. "Exactly. We want to tell them, we're just afraid of the reaction." It was silly in a way, they would never judge, but admitting their relationship and especially the pregnancy in front of their team would make it even more real and scary.

"Don't be." Felicity said softly. "They love you."

"Keeping secrets from your team always backfires. Trust is the most important thing." Oliver said and Barry chuckled. "What?"

"Nothing. Just tell me Obi Wan, how did the man whose secrets have secrets end up telling us not to keep any?"

Oliver grinned sheepishly at Felicity. "He married the right woman and is better now."

Felicity clapped his cheek. "That was adorable. Good husband."

Barry looked at Caitlin in his arms and wondered if they would ever be like the couple in front of them. Oliver and Felicity have been through hell and back together and managed their relationship pulled through, that should give anyone hope about love right?

"I'm sorry, but I'm tired." Caitlin yawned. "Pregnancy apparently can have that effect on you."

"No problem, I prepared a guest room for you. I wanted to give you the room of the Baby Flash conception, but Caitlin refused to tell me which one it was."

"Felicity!" Oliver said amused.

Barry hoped he didn't turn as red as his suit. "Thank you, that wasn't embarrassing at all."

"You know me, Miss Motor Mouth at your service." She walked them to their room, happy that the night was such a success. "Tomorrow we will go shopping!" She announced. "We'll buy the cutest unisex baby clothes we can find!"

Barry rolled his eyes, but his mouth formed a smile. How did this become his life? Struck by lightning and becoming a superhero was big, in fact it turned out to be kind of universe altering. Looking at Caitlin however, standing in the doorway of their room, chatting about baby clothes with Felicity, somehow ended up being much bigger, an adventure far more exciting than putting on the suit and running.

So he took Caitlin's hand as they entered their room, aware of every step they were making together, embracing their shared journey. Because it turned out, walking with her felt so much better than running alone.