"Barry," she let out humorously, watching the speedster as he hung onto her direly as they stepped onto the ice. 'Why didn't you tell me you didn't know how to skate?" she asked.
He let out a noise that sounded partly like a sigh and partly like a groan. "You seemed really excited about the idea, and I didn't want to disappoint you, especially not on our first date," he told her, flashing her a hesitant smile.
She smiled back, shaking her head fondly at the man. "I'd rather not have to give you stiches on our first date either," she lightly joked, though internally she knew it was still a good possibility if his wobbly skates on the slicky surface indicated anything.
"I'll be fine," he assured her, at least standing relatively well on the cool surface now. "I've been coming over here every night this past week, practicing," he told. "I think I've got the gist of it down," he said, chuckling, "I just can't stop, so maybe we shouldn't go too fast."
Caitlin let out a lively laugh. "I promise we won't go fast," she promised him, taking his hand securely in hers as they started slowly gliding down around the rink.
"What made you want to ice skate?" Barry asked once he felt confident enough that he wouldn't fall on his ass trying to make conversation with his pretty date.
Caitlin shrugged, smiling at the Christmas lights and passerbys around them. "It's almost Christmas time and I hadn't yet skated this year."
"Do you skate a lot?" Barry asked curiously.
"Not so much anymore," she admitted. "But when I was a kid, we had a pond close to my house that always froze over in the winter, and my dad would take me there a lot. I even figure skated a little when I was in junior high."
Barry looked at Caitlin, accessing her, trying to imagine this brilliant scientist doing figure 8's on the ice. "I never would have guessed," he honestly told her, laughing. "What else are you hiding from me?" he inquired, his tone light and non-demanding.
"There's a lot of things you still don't know about me, Mr. Allen," she jested, giving him an easy smile that warmed his insides.
"It'd like to know though," he told her, softly but seriously as he squeezed their joined hands.
Her lips twitched into a small smile. "Well, we're on the right track," she said, gesturing to the air around them, referring to their first date.
"Yeah, we are," Barry agreed toothily, staring at her, mesmerized. She was a picture to behold with her twinkling eyes and flushed red cheeks, wearing an adorable Santa cap on her head that the people at the front of the park were giving out to customers. He just felt like the luckiest guy to be in her presence that evening.
"Barry, watch out!" he heard briefly through his Caitlin-induced fog, before he skated right into a wall, falling down. Consequently, because they were holding hands, he brought Caitlin down with him too.
Barry winced, turning to his date. "Sorry, Cait," he apologized.
She gently giggled, looking nonplussed about the whole situation. "You alright?" she asked kindly, looking at him entertainingly with pursed lips.
"Yeah," he expressed, rubbing at his forehead. "I think I'll live."
Caitlin let out another laugh as she stood up. "Come on," she said, sticking her hands out and helping him up. "Let me look you over."
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His personal physician flashed her light into his eyes, accessing the last of her tests on him. "I can confirm that you will live," she teased, putting her tools away in her bag. "I think we should take a break from the ice for a little bit though."
Barry nodded, agreeing. "I think that would be safe for everyone," he said, looking over at the skaters still on the ice, breezing by them effortlessly.
Caitlin lightly snorted, patting him on the arm. "Why don't we get some funnel cake?" she suggested, pointing to the stand next to them that was advertising it.
After getting one to share, they sat at a table by the ice rink walls, people watching and talking animatedly about everything and nothing all at once. He loved talking to her, learning about her thoughts on things, as simple as the weather to timelines and the multiverse.
"Mmmm," Barry let out pleasingly after he ate a bite of their snack. "Funnel cake always hits the spot."
"I can see that," Caitlin said, snickering as she reached over to wipe powdered sugar off his chin.
Barry's cheeks turned red, mortified. "I'm just becoming more and more of an embarrassment, aren't I?" he glumly asked, partially joking.
Caitlin immediately shook her head, her eyes so gentle and affectionate. "I happen to think you're pretty darn adorable, Barry Allen."
He goofily smiled, not able to help himself.
Looking down, he then noticed that there was only one piece of their funnel cake left. He picked it up, offering it to Caitlin. "Here," he said, hovering the piece close to her mouth.
Smiling coyly, she ate the food off his fingers, her lips grazing them in the process. It sent a chill up his spine as he was once again left mesmerized by her. This time, however, she was looking back, just as spellbound as he was.
They both leaned forward, like a force was simultaneously pulling them together. Their lips touched, sending their hearts ablaze. It was a tad clumsy too, but only because they were both too busy smiling like idiots to kiss the other properly, but neither minded.
"Let's skate again," Barry said once they separated.
Caitlin looked into his eyes, watching for any hesitation. "You sure? I don't want you to get hurt again."
Barry shrugged. "I heal fast," he joked. "Plus, I have this personal physician nearby. I'm sure if I got hurt bad enough, she'll come to me rescue."
The bio-chemist laughed, shaking her head good-naturedly. "You make her sound like a hero."
"That's because she is," he told her sincerely, before taking her hand and heading back to the ice.
A/N: This one isn't my favorite, but I hope you all still enjoy it. I had a heavy case of writer's block today. Hopefully that won't be the case again for tomorrow's. Please leave a review though - I love reading your lovely thoughts!
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