"You ready for this Caitlin?" Cisco's voice pulled her out of her thoughts and Caitlin looked at him.

"As I'll ever be," she murmured before smiling slightly and walked into Jitters. The pair spotted Barry and quickly made their way over to him.

"Hey, Barry," Cisco called out as soon as they were within five feet of him. Barry turned his attention to them and a smile took over his face.

"Hey Cisco, Caitlin!" He replied and stood up. Caitlin smiled as she reached him and sat down, wincing as her ribs protested the movement. Cisco narrowed his eyes but didn't' say anything.

"What can I get you?" Barry asked and Caitlin furrowed her brow.

"What's good here?" She asked and Cisco intervened.

"You have to try a Flash!" He enthused.

"What's a Flash?" Caitlin repeated, at a complete loss. She didn't fail to notice the way Barry's cheeks were tinted red and bit her lip.

"Some would call him an urban leg-OW!" Cisco jumped as Caitlin heard something make contact with him underneath the table. By the looks of it, Barry seemed to have kicked him in the shin.

Confused, but knowing better than to ask, Caitlin nodded her head.

"As long as it has a high dose of caffeine, I'm in," she confirmed with a chuckle. Barry nodded his head.

"Great, be right back," he replied before walking off towards the counter. Caitlin followed him with her eyes and noticed him talking to a pretty girl at the counter.

"That's Iris, Barry's best friend. Completely platonic feelings on both sides; she's like his sister," Cisco clarified.

"You'll notice I didn't ask Cisco," Caitlin commented dryly. Cisco chuckled.

"I heard the unspoken question, young one," he remarked cheerfully and Caitlin rolled her eyes. She smiled a bit when Barry headed back over with Iris in tow.

"Hi!" The girl called out brightly and Caitlin nodded her head in hello herself.

"I hear you're working at Verdant 2.0 for Oliver?" Iris asked as she sat down next to Barry and slid Caitlin's cup of coffee towards her.

"Yeah, he's my cousin," she mentioned before taking a sip.

"Is he always that good looking?" Iris giggled and Barry raised his eyebrows.

"Iris, you're literally getting married to Eddie in three weeks," he reminded her.

"Eddie? The guy who was having the bachelor party at Verdant?" Caitlin asked and Cisco nodded his head.

"That's the one. He finally asked Iris for her hand in marriage," Cisco replied.

"Congratulations!" Caitlin squealed, hoping that Iris's marriage would go better than her own.

"What about you, Caitlin? Any men on the horizon?" Iris asked and Caitlin felt her pulse quicken. Cisco intervened.

"Caitlin here is focusing on her job. And being an amazing best friend to me," he added with a laugh.

Caitlin rolled her eyes fondly. "Don't let Hartley hear you say that."

"Who's Hartley?" Barry asked curiously.

"My friend from home," Caitlin said.

"Yes! Victory! You didn't say 'my best friend from home'." Cisco pumped the air with his fist and Caitlin could only shake her head at his childish antics.

"Whatever you say, Mr. Ramon," Caitlin laughed lightly. Cisco winked at her in return.

Barry laughed at the pair before glancing at his watch.

"Iris, I hate to do this but your break is almost over and I was going to see if Caitlin and this loser," nodding his head in Cisco's direction, "wanted to hang out with me before both of their shifts started," he said. Iris nodded her head and kissed Barry on the cheek.

"Of course. Eddie is picking me up after my shift ends anyway. We're going to our dance lesson for the wedding," she replied. Cisco chuckled.

"I still don't know how you got "Mr. I have two left feet" to agree to wedding dances with you," he said and Iris smiled.

"Please, that man loves me. He'll agree to anything I say," she laughed.

"And I believe that's what you call a healthy relationship," Barry joked. Caitlin found herself completely at ease in this setting, not once thinking about Jay. Cisco seemed to pick up on her comfort and squeezed her knee encouragingly under the table. They quickly finished their drinks and left once Iris went back to her shift. Once outside, Barry and Cisco situated themselves so Caitlin was in the middle of them. Feeling embolden, she looped both of her arms through theirs' as the three made their way down the street.

"So, what exactly is there to do in this city besides drink coffee and work at what is probably the most popular night club?" Caitlin asked curiously.

"Well, a little bit of everything," Barry replied and Cisco hummed in agreement. Caitlin nodded her head, lost in thought. She'd have to go sightseeing one afternoon that she had off and was wondering if she could convince Barry or Cisco to go with her when she felt someone accidentally push into her shoulder.

If it was anyone else, it probably wouldn't have triggered them. But, it was Caitlin. Immediately she felt her entire body stiffen, something the two guys noticed as they felt her arms lock upon contact. She closed her eyes and started breathing deeply, immediately being transported back to the times Jay would shove her around for the hell of it.

"Oh god, oh god," she muttered underneath her breath as she felt her heartrate increase.

"Cait?" Cisco stilled his body and she felt relief register somewhere inside of her brain but was too far lost in the beginning of a panic attack to acknowledge him.

Whoever had bumped into her had clearly moved on but she was still stuck in the trenches of anxiety and knew she would have a hard time getting herself out.

"Cisco, what's going on?" She heard Barry whisper but again she couldn't acknowledge him as her heartrate steadily climbed up faster.

"Now's not the time to ask questions, Barry," Cisco warned and Caitlin felt grateful for him as her panic still increased. She recognized Cisco unlooping their arms and placing his hands on her shoulders as much as he dared.

"You're safe, Cait. I'm here and so is Barry. Nothing's going to happen to you, I promise," he spoke to her in a gentle and soothing voice and Caitlin focused her wide eyes on him as she listened to him.

She was safe with Cisco and Barry, nothing was going to happen to her. She repeated that statement in her mind like a mantra before her heartrate slowly started to climb back down. She blinked a few times before breathing deeply.

"Thanks, Cisco," she muttered as a rosy blush painted her cheeks. She felt stupid and knew Barry was curious as to what the hell just happened but she honestly couldn't bring herself to tell him. Sighing, she unwound her other arm from Barry before glancing at both men.

"I-I think I should probably go," she murmured, embarrassed. Cisco shook his head fiercely.

"No, I think you should stay with us until you're a little more at peace," he replied and Barry nodded his head.

"Look, I don't know what that was about nor am I going to pretend like I know but I agree with Cisco. No one should be on their own after having a panic attack, no matter how small," he confirmed and Caitlin bit her lip. Part of her wanted to tell Barry about Jay, especially if they were going to be spending some time together but something still held her back. It was bad enough that Cisco already knew; she needed to keep some of her life a secret. Sighing, she nodded her head.

"I just really don't like when people touch me," she left it at that and Barry nodded his head.

"Understandable," he agreed with a soft smile.

"Now c'mon, how about we meander our way through the city for the next couple of hours before I drop you both off at Verdant?" He asked with an encouraging smile and Caitlin reciprocated it.

"That sounds like a good idea," she hummed, the encounter already being forgotten.