"Tell me about yourself, Alex," Lexie began once they were separated from the group, "What's your life like here on Earth 1?"
Alex gave Lexie a tight grin, "Well, I'm a TA at the local university, and I've been with Cisco a few months now," she replied, her anxiety clearly showing through her words. "What about you?"
Lexie grinned, "That isn't a lot to start with but I guess we must begin somewhere. I am an accountant and before I got my powers, I handled large investment accounts but now, I do the books for the criminals of my Central City and I'm paid much better for it," she began. "I have no boyfriend but that is mostly because all the men in my city know that if they hurt me, even in the slightest, I'll unleash a terrible storm on them. Now, tell me something juicy about yourself? Like, did you sleep with a professor to get your job?"
Alex's eyes narrowed at the unusual question, "Uh, no. I have my MA in education, so I'm trying to work towards a doctorate," she answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Remaining silent for a brief second, Alex decided to make a confession, "But if you want something personal about me, I'll admit, I might be a little jealous that you have powers and I don't," she admitted with a sincere smile.
"Trust me, having powers is not all it's cracked up to be," Lexie began, finally sounding slightly normal and not like Cruella Deville, "The moment I found out I could do what I do, there has been a target on my back. We don't have a Team Flash over there to guide metas to make the right choices or band together so I did what I had to in order to survive," she began to feel vulnerable so she switched gears, "Do you find yourself attracted to Harrison? I wonder if our brains work similarly."
Alex grimaced at the last question, "Uh, he's not exactly my cup of tea, but he seems like a good guy, but let's go back to the powers thing. You said there isn't a Team Flash in Earth 2, but maybe that's because they need something different; maybe they need a Team Cyclone?" Alex suggested with a kind grin, "Barry does what he does to protect the city and innocents, and I know there's some goodness in you because you saved Caitlin. Maybe you could help put a stop to crime on your Earth? I know if our brains work in any similarity you've at least given it a thought," she countered.
"Team Cyclone? How naive can you be, mirror image?" she replied with a laugh that may have been hiding an emotion, "There aren't even people on my Earth willing to stand up against the criminal metas and you forget, I'm one of them. Now, tell me what I need to know to gain the trust of your friends?" she changed the subject as she looked deeply into Alex's eyes.
Alex's friendly smile fell from her face. "First of all, you could try to have a bit of a better attitude," she replied with a hint of her own sass, "and secondly, trust is earned. We're putting our faith in you so if an opportunity comes up to prove your trustworthiness you need to take it. Also, you'll notice it's called 'Team Flash' because that's exactly what we are; a team. No putting yourself first, whatever we do is for the betterment of the group," she finished firmly.
"There's the feisty side I knew must exist in my twin," Lexie smiled approvingly, "Now that I know you have a backbone, we can get along so much better. So, if Cisco is your boyfriend, who is everyone else?" she asked.
"Cisco is the brains behind most of the tech at STAR Labs, but it seems that Harry is also well versed in that area so they've been working together...maybe together isn't the right word; more like they've been working next to each other," Alex explained with a chuckle, "then there's Barry. You already know his part." Alex debated on whether or not she should tell Lexie about Iris, but ended up deciding against it. "Iris is a friend of everyone's. And Caitlin in the in-house doctor," she finished before thinking of a question of her own. "So, you wanna tell me what's going on between you and Harry?"
"I shouldn't be here long enough for Harry and I to concern you," Lexie replied, her tone short, "Shall we go help them prepare for the battle ahead or did you have more questions for me? I have learned what I needed to about you, and that is that we will be very good allies."
Alex gave Lexie an unsure look. She didn't like the fact that she had confessed so much to her doppleganger only to be denied her question concerning Harry. "Alright, let's go," she agreed before the two stood to make their way back to the team.
"Ramon, can you hand me the gloves we've been working on?" Harry asked he looked over at Cisco who'd been acting strangely since they'd broken off on their project for Barry.
Cisco reached out farther than he needed to, hoping to make some sort of physical contact with Harry as he passed the gloves over, but Harry was quick to dodge Cisco's grasp.
"Don't touch me," Harry replied harshly. Cisco held his hands up in defense.
"I wasn't trying to, man. I was just trying to give you the gloves you asked for," he replied, trying to sound casual.
"I was not born yesterday, Crisco," Harry replied, "I am very aware your friends want you to vibe me and it's not going to happen. Now, can we please get serious?" he asked before he turned back and knocked a vial of sodium phosphate onto the counter, spilling liquid everywhere.
Cisco quickly took the opportunity to fake assistance in cleaning up the spill, but instead took hold of Harry's wrist.
"Harrison, we have to stop doing this," Lexie said as she pulled her top back on, buttoning it.
Harrison sat up in the bed and looked back at her, "It's not only me who comes looking for trouble," he snapped back.
Lexie rolled her eyes, "Maybe if you could think with your head once in awhile, you could resist me or at least resist the urge to call. I have plenty of things to do besides answer your booty calls."
Harrison shook his head, "You know it's more then that, Lex. How can you stand there and try to hide the feelings we have? If it were just physical, we'd be able to hold back some of the time. Come lay down," he urged.
Lexie shook her head, "What you're speaking of must be one-sided, Wells. I want nothing from you but a quick fix. Don't call again," she threatened as a thunderstorm started outside.
Cisco was brought back to the moment and he found himself staring at Harry, his mind racing from what he'd seen.
"What? What did you see?" Harry asked, noticing the blank stare Cisco had on his face a few seconds ago. The questioning quickly knocked Cisco back into reality.
"Uh, nothing," he replied quickly as he began tinkering with some of the tools on the table. Harry grabbed Cisco's arm.
"What did you see?" he demanded firmly. Cisco dropped his tools as soon as Harry's hand grabbed him. He looked up at the angry man staring back down at him.
"I just wanted to know what was going on between you and Lexie. We needed to know if," Cisco confessed, only to be interrupted by Harry.
"You wanted to know if I would choose her over the Flash?" Harry asked harshly. Cisco took a step back, surprised by Harry's reaction. "She won't betray you, Cisco. She won't betray the team, and she won't hurt Alex. So next time you feel the urge to butt into someone else's business," he continued, filling the gap between the two as he glared down at Cisco, "don't," he finished between gritted teeth. Cisco stared up, speechless, and with one last glaring stare, Harry exited the room.