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"Hey smiler, what's got you so happy?" Iris sat down at the table next to me with Eddie close beside her.
"I always smile" I replied confused as Cisco also commented on my smile when he arrive making me wonder what they could be talking about, I always smile so why is me smiling today such a big deal. I would understand it if I was sat here with a face a mile long.
"Yes you do but not like this, so spill or do I have to make you?" She asked blowing across the top of her Latte which only reminded me of Caitlin.
Since the moment I ran into her on that first day I haven't been able to stop thinking about her for five minutes. The way her eyebrows crease when she's angry with me or the way she bites her bottom lip when she's thinking or something is bothering her or the way she narrows her eyes at me when she is annoyed and it doesn't help that everything reminds me of her. Jitters, over hearing a conversation on the street and whenever I see my dad, everything is a constant reminder of her – nothing more than a Latte.
"I don't have anything to spill, I'm just in a good mood" I shrugged trying my best to hide my smile behind my mug. My smile might be because of Caitlin but no one needs to know that, especially due to the fact she can only just stand to be in the same room as me let alone anything else.
"Barry I am your best friend, we grew up down the street from each other. I know you better than anyone and you're trying to hide something but if I have to spill the details about Ellie then I will or else you can just tell me what that smile is for" she narrowed her eyes at me. I placed my mug down onto the table a little harder than I meant to as I glared at her wondering if she was seriously going to tell Eddie and Cisco about Ellie, my teddy elephant I slept with until I was fourteen and only gave up because she would always tell me how lame it is to still sleep with a teddy and that no girl would date me if she knew.
"You wouldn't?" I question praying inside my head she wouldn't because that isn't something I want sharing between our little group as I would never hear the end of it from them and the teasing I would got is unthinkable.
"Wait who is Ellie?" Cisco asked looking between the two of us hoping for more information knowing if Iris was going to spill a secret about me then it's something he's going to want to know just so he can tease me about it.
"No one" I shot back before Iris could open her mouth to spill the secret
"Try me" she teased finally answering my previous question which made me gulp, nerves taking control of my body.
I can either tell them about Caitlin and how she's quickly taking over my life as I try my hardest to run into her just so I can talk to her and learn more about her, especially after the way she ran out on me three nights ago after I ask why she moved here for a job. The way she ran out made me wonder about what I had said to her to make her run for the door, I thought we was finally getting to know each other but then she just got up out of nowhere and ran. I thought about going after her but then decided it wasn't a good idea as she obviously didn't want to talk anymore and also as I had just got her to talk to me without arguing and I didn't want to take a step forwards and then two back.
My second option is to allow Iris to tell Eddie and Cisco about Ellie and put up with their teasing until something juicer comes along – neither one sounding very appealing because if I tell them about Caitlin then they will bombard me with questions about her and Ellie is just too embarrassing for me.
"What's it going to be Allen?" Iris asked a wicked smile on her face, picking up my cappuccino and took a large gulp and turned my attention back to her.
"Fine" I sighed replacing my mug onto the table in front of me. "I've met someone but it not what you think" I reached for my neck and began to rub it, a tick I always have when I'm nervous about anything.
"OH MY GOD" Iris shouted gaining the unwanted attention from people around up. "What she like, how did you meet, when I can I meet her, how long have you been together, I need to know everything" she fired questions at me from every angle possible.
"We're not together in face she can hardly stand me" I awkwardly laughed knowing I've just opened up another can of worms that will lead to more questions.
"How can she not stand you, I mean you're awesome dude" Cisco finally spoke up just as interested in the subject as Iris whereas Eddie looked like he had paid witness to this sort of conversation many times before with Iris.
"We didn't start off on the best terms; I sort of may have made her late for work on her first day at her new job"
"It's that girl isn't it from earlier this week when you spilt her coffee isn't it?" Iris said making me want to slap myself. Of course she would be the one to know who I was talking about as she's the one who made her a replacement coffee.
"It might be" I looked down at the table knowing everything was over and Iris is going to have a field day with this now especially as she's seen Caitlin in person.
"Barry that's great, she's beautiful but a fool if she doesn't like you" Iris placed her hand onto my arm.
"Who's beautiful?" Eddie asked joining us back in the real world once again as he drifted off the second Iris started firing questions at me.
"Barry met a girl who hates him as he made her late on the first day of her new job but when I saw her she looked beautiful and she was so kind to me, leaves a great tip" Iris filled Eddie in to catch him up with the conversation giving me a moment to breath before more questions are thrown my way.
"That great Barry" Eddie said nowhere as interested as Iris and Cisco are about this topic.
"So have you only spoken to her that once?" Iris asked ignoring Eddie again and focusing on me, wanting to get every bit of information out of me that she could.
"Twice since that first time, so three times overall and the best thing, her new job is with my dad. She's a doctor" I told them wishing I hadn't as I wouldn't put it past Iris to book an appointment with her just so quiz her if it means helping me out.
"Smart and beautiful sounds like your perfect match" Cisco said his elbows leaning on the edge of the table with his head propped up by his hand.
I shot him a look wondering if he is actually called Carla and he can be just like a girl when it comes to gossip, I know he and Iris chat at least three times a week just to exchange gossip which I couldn't help but laugh at when Eddie told me at the CCPD on a night shift and when they get together with Felicity and Linda in a group chat then we can lose them for hours at a time. They're all going on about me meeting a girl who doesn't really like me when I think it's Cisco who needs to meet a girl before he turns into one.
"Do you know what you should do?" Iris clapped her hands together with excitement; I rolled my eyes knowing I wasn't going to like what she had to say.
"No but I'm guessing you're going to tell me" I shot back sarcastically knowing even if I didn't want to know she will still tell me.
"You should invite her out with us all on Saturday. I mean she must be new to town as she now works for your dad and I haven't seen her around anywhere so she going to need friends" Iris suggested as if that was the best idea she has ever heard.
"And then when she's there we can talk you up to her, you know make you sound better than you are that way she will not be able to resist you" Cisco said agreeing with Iris which didn't help me.
I shot a look at Eddie in a silent plea for help only to receive a shake of the head no as a reply, meaning I was on my own as he wasn't going to disagree with Iris on anything.
"That's a great idea, we'll make her irresistible to her and I'm sure Linda will help. It's just a shame Felicity isn't coming to town this weekend"
"She might not want to come out with us" I spoke the truth. She might have other plans or she might say no as I will be there and we've only just agreed to try and be friends before she ran off from me so I don't know if we're back to square one or if we're still some sort of friends.
"You'll never know unless you ask her" Cisco said pointing his finger at me, his silent remark telling me to ask her.
"I can't just walk up to her and ask her if she wants to join us on Saturday night" I rolled my eyes; she will think I'm crazy.
"Fine I'll ask her tomorrow morning when she comes in for her morning coffee"
"I'll go ask her" I shot back knowing I didn't need Iris trying to set me if, I can ask her to join us myself.
"Now" Cisco pointed towards the door and I didn't need to work out of secret message he was giving me this time as he spoke it.
"Go then" Iris took my coffee from me and pushing me off my stool.
"Alright I'm going" I grabbed my jacked from the back of the stool and slipped it on and headed out of the door, wondering if she will try and get me sectioned for turning up at her work place to ask her if she wants to join me and my friends on a night out.
The door to my office opened taking me by surprise that quickly turned to anger as I saw Barry stood there. Why he was here I didn't know and how he thinks he can just walk into my office when I'm sat with a patient I don't know. He could have knocked first so then I could have told him I was busy with a patient.
"Barry I'm with a patient get out" I shot at Barry who stood in the jar of the door with a smile on his face. "I'm very sorry Mr Woods" I apologized to my patients feeling embarrassed for him.
"Sorry I didn't know" Barry pulled a face.
"Don't mind me dear, I can wait for young love go and talk to him" Mr Woods smiled looking between the both of us.
"Believe me we're not a couple far from it" I shot back feeling my cheeks redden at the idea that my patient thinks my boyfriends has just barged into my office on the off chance of a romantic gesture. "Please excuse me" I said heading towards the door, grabbing Barry's arm and pulling him out of my office into the hallway and closing the door behind us. "What the hell can't you see I'm with a patient? Why did you barge into my office?" I spat through gritted teeth wanting to hit him or even kill him for making me look very unprofessional. Looking at my door I saw the occupied sign on full show which made me wonder how he missed that, its bright red for crying out loud.
"I'm sorry I didn't know you was with a patient" he looked generally sorry for walking in. I pointed to the sign on the door just to show that all the signs were there for him to see and to not disrupt us. "Maria said you were free and that I could come down and see you" he explained with a guilty look on his face.
"Well now because of you, I've never been so embarrassed in all my life yet to say unprofessional" I ran my hand through my hair in annoyance but I couldn't blame Barry for it all as Maria did tell him to come down and see me. I made a mental note to speak to Maria later about it. "Are you here for a medical emergency or what?"
"It's not a medical emergency no" I he shook his head looking down at his feet.
"Well what do you want?" I asked knowing I needed to get back to my job as soon as possible or risk running late on my appointment times which I know patients hate.
"It doesn't matter, you best get back" he said refusing to look up at me from the floor.
"You've disturb me now so tell me why" I asked placing my hands onto my hips wondering if I need to get a lock put on my door just on the off chance he wants to barge in again in the future.
"The thing is, a bunch of my friend and I are going out on Saturday night and as you're never in town I thought you might want to join us, you know to get to know people in town" he started to rub the back of his neck, something I've noticed he does often when he nervous but why he's nervous I don't know.
"Really that's what you barged into my office for, to ask me if I wanted to join you and your friends on Saturday night?" I asked shocked that he was asking me but it came out more as anger.
"That's not an answer" he replied making me roll my eyes at him. One minute he's nervous then the next he changes into the version of him which annoys me more than anything in this world.
"You're impossible at times, if I say no are you going to keep me out here all day?" I asked wondering how much longer he was going to hang around he might not be working but I am and I need to get back to my patient before he thinks I've run away with the stranger that entered the room to be never seen again.
"Maybe" he winked bringing back the arrogant son a bitch I hate so much.
"Well I'll have to answer yes then, I will join you all on Saturday night, can I get back to my patient now?" I asked knowing I couldn't leave an 88 year old man sat on my examination table much longer.
"So soon but we've only just began talking" he flashing me his signature smirk I've become all too accustomed with.
"Barry that patient in there is 88 years old, I can't leave him in there all day" I pointed towards my door once again.
"Fine go, I'll tell my dad to give you my number later so I can give you the details" Barry shot me a smile this time making me roll my eyes at him. "Bye Latte" he winked before turning around and heading towards the exit.
"Barry" I spoke making him turn around to face me again.
"Missing me already?" he asked wiggling his eyebrows at me.
"Never ever entre my office again without knocking" without giving him chance to answer I re-entered my office, closing the door behind me to see Mr Woods sat in the same place I left him. "I am very sorry about that Mr Woods, I can't begin to explain how unprofessional I feel right now but I can promise you it will never happen again"
"I've told you its Charles but for a pretty face like yours its Charlie and you don't need to apologize. I told you I can wait for young love" he shot me a smile which I found myself returning. For an 88 year old man he is still very charming and no doubt a heart breaker in his youth.
"We're not a couple Mr Woods, he just annoys me" I said knowing I shouldn't be loading all this onto a patient, yet again very unprofessional of me.
"You keep telling yourself that dear but I saw how your face light up when you saw him. That's not the reaction of someone who is annoyed by someone. That's the same reaction I used to get from my late wife. Most people just see me as an old man now but I married my Elsie over sixty years ago, the moment I saw her I knew she was mine forever and from the way you light up when that young man entered the room and the smile he got when seeing you. If you take any advice today then let it be this, don't let that young man get away"
I stood in front of him unsure about what to say as a reply so instead I continued with my examination but his word stuck in my mind, don't let Barry get away what does he even mean? I wouldn't even call us friends let alone anything else. I mentally shook my head to get his words out of my head. Barry and I are nothing and we never will be whatever Mr Woods saw between us must be a mistake because Barry is nothing apart from annoying and smug.
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