"We can trust her," Cisco repeated in a firmer and slower tone. Alex looked up to see Cisco giving a head nod of approval to the rest of the group.
"Cisco," Joe pled as if he was asking for a favor. Alex's brows furrowed in confusion as she tried to figure out Joe's request. Every passing second of silence made Alex feel more uncomfortable about her presence in the room. With one last sigh, she decided to speak up.
"Listen," Alex began, feeling a bit annoyed with the whole situation, "I came here to help you, but I'm not going to beg for your acceptance. As much as I want to save Iris, I could be putting my time and effort into just saving my brother. So if you're going to sit here and contemplate my trustworthiness then I'm going to excuse myself," she finished firmly as she turned to leave the room.
"Guys, I'm telling you, she isn't lying to us," Cisco insisted as he began to take a step towards following Alex. There still remained a feeling of uncertainty in the room.
"And how do you know, Cisco? Can you guarantee that we can trust her?" Iris asked softly. Although she seemed to be the most hesitant in the room, she wanted to believe the newcomer had good intentions.
"I vibed her when we shook hands. Her brother is all she has left, so why would she lie about this?"
Cisco didn't mean to see everything he did when he vibed Alex. All he really wanted to know was if she was trustworthy or not, but instead he witnessed the passing of her parents. He could see her brother was now the only family she had left in the city, and he could tell they were not only siblings but friends as well.
Barry shrugged his shoulders, "A lot is on the line right now," he said as he walked over to his friend. "Why don't you go talk to her a little more then if you give your seal of approval we'll trust her. I'm sorry, man, but I just got to be sure," Barry said, wearing a regretful look upon his face. Cisco nodded in understanding before quickly exiting the lab.
"Hey!" Alex heard from behind her. She was already off STAR Labs's property when she heard someone calling after her. Turning around, Alex found Cisco chasing after her. She stopped walking as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath hoping to relieve some frustration before he reached her.
As much as she wanted to deny it, it hurt being rejected by Barry and his friends. She only wanted to help, but if this is what they wanted then Alex would leave it alone.
She was on her way back to her apartment when Cisco caught up to her.
"You don't have to come make an excuse for them. I know it's hard to trust a stranger with such an important task, so I'm gonna leave it up to y'all," Alex said a slight shrug of her shoulders. She then gave him a sad smile as she turned to walk away once more.
"Wait," he said hurriedly as he matched her stride. "That's not why I'm here," he said, causing Alex to still.
"Then why are you here?" she asked as she placed her hands in her pockets. Cisco stared at her as if searching for the right words.
"Wanna grab some coffee?" he asked causing Alex to tilt her head to the side in disbelief. Of all the things he could have said, he asked her out for coffee. She gave him a reluctant look, but he spoke again before she could answer.
"It might be easier to discuss some things with a little caffeine in our system," he quickly encouraged, this time with a bright smile. Surprisingly, Alex let out a soft laugh.
"Caffeine sounds pretty good right about now."