Author's Note: Guys, I'm running out of ideas for kisses! This one took me 5 whole minutes to come up with. I need your help! (and thank you gain to those who HAVE helped!)
Day four of Cisco's 10 Days of PDA Challenge brought about a dismal rain. Caitlin got bored at STAR Labs, neither Cisco, Barry or HR being there, and decided to find her way over to the precinct to see Julian.
It wasn't something she did particularly often. She knew that Julian was strict about the rules, especially on himself, and visitors were not tolerated. When she did come by, it was mostly for necessity reasons more then pleasure- to bring him coffee or lunch, or to get him results from some equipment at STAR Labs.
Julian had been pushing her for months to try and get a job at the CCPD. It wasn't as if she didn't already help with the cases, and she was brilliant in the science department. And, anyway, he would get to see her way more often if their only overlap wasn't superhero-ing.
She had honestly considered it, and still was. It would certainly pay better then working at STAR Labs (considering that there would actually be pay), and spending all that time with Julian, working cases late into the night... that didn't actually sound so bad.
She greeted a familiar cop at the front desk. "Hey, Joe."
"Caitlin!" He smiled broadly. "What brings you here?" Then he grinned wider. "Sorry, stupid question. Say hi to Julian for me?"
Barely fighting her blush, Caitlin shook her head fondly. "Of course."
Julian greeted her with the same happy smile, giving her a hug. "How's my favorite bioengineer doing?"
"I'm you're only bioengineer. I have to be your favorite." Caitlin commented, passing him a coffee.
Julian rolled his eyes. "Sorry, princess. How's my favorite girl doing?"
"She's doing quite well, now that she's here." Caitlin nodded, satisfied. "How are you?"
"Busy." Julian admitted, sipping his coffee. "And now much more energized- yes, I know that the coffee wouldn't have time to get into my bloodstream after just one sip, I was joking."
"You know me too well." Caitlin teased, that being exactly what she was about to say.
"You're pretty predictable."
He was leaning in to kiss her, audience or not, when three sharp gunshot rang out. Julian's eyes blew up to the size of saucers, and Caitlin whipped around, heart pounding.
Footsteps thudded down the hallway, and before either of them could unfreeze, a masked man burst into the room. "You two!" He bellowed, gesturing with his gun. "Downstairs, no talking, empty your pockets into the bag and take off your shoes."
Julian frowned. "Take off my-"
"No talking!" The man repeated, shoving them out the door.
The couple hurried down the stairs and Julian started to go through his pockets. Caitlin, not having any, was forced to place her purse in the burlap sack, phone and Barry's alert button now unaccessible. She saw, however, as she was slipping off her heels, that it wouldn't have been of any use anyway, because the Scarlett Speedster was already there.
But he was with the line of other hostages, standing with their backs to the wall.
Barry sent her a desperate look and Caitlin and Julian were thrust over to the other captives, Caitlin's bare feet icy against the stone floor, Julian slipping in his socks. They forced their way in beside their friend. "You have to go." Caitlin breathed.
"How am I supposed to do that?" Barry whispered back. "They've got eyes on us at all times."
"We'll cause a distraction." Caitlin improvised. She nudged Julian. "When I count to three, step foreword and follow my lead, alright?"
"What are you going to do?" Julian asked nervously. "They've got guns, Cai-"
"Do you trust me?"
"Yes..." Julian muttered.
"Then do as I say. 1. 2. 3."
Caitlin pulled Julian in front of Barry and crashed their lips together. Julian squeaked in surprise but "followed her lead". Their mouths clashed together in unison, every faces turned to gape at the two of them.
"Hey!" A gun barrel sliced between their faces, breaking them painfully apart. "What about this situation told you that this was the right time to have a make out session?"
"Oh, you know." Caitlin straightened her clothes, discreetly checking that Barry was, indeed, gone. "Possible death situation, adrenaline, and he's wearing my favorite sweater."
Julian looked pleased. "I am?"
The man in front of them spluttered, "Get- Get- Just go back to the wall and keep your hands off each other, got it? Or a bullet goes in both of your heads!"
"Simultaneously?" Julian asked.
Both the man with the gun and Caitlin gave him confused looks. "What?"
"One bullet goes into both of our heads? Simultaneously?" Julian restated. "How's that going to work?"
The gun pointed at his face cocked, and Julian hurriedly did as he was told before he could find out how one bullet could go into two heads at once.
A few minutes later, Barry showed up, and his speed-lightning was whizzing around the room. 6 captors were found tied neatly on the floor when the police poured through the door, with 34 unharmed hostages putting their shoes back on.
"Hey, I just realized something." Caitlin grinned, nudging Julian and she reclaimed her purse.
"Mm?"
"That was kiss number 5."
Author's Note: Hey, this one was a little bit longer! Go me!
ALSO: Thank you so much to the guest who gave me that rain prompt! Next chapter- it's happening, I promise :)