Kara let Barry lead her by the hand, stumbling slightly. He had wrapped a blindfold around her head and picked her up bridal style, running off to who knows where. He had called her on the phone and told her that he had a surprise and that she was to wait outside of CatCo for him. In a blur he swept her up, Kara feeling the wind rush past them. She felt like he had run them all the way to Central City when he came to a stop.

"We're here." His voice was warm and slightly out of breath.

"Where?" She asked as they stopped walking, Barry taking both her hands in his. She could have used her x-ray vision to find out, but she didn't want to ruin the game.

"Someplace special."

He moved behind her, removing the blindfold. Kara stood in shock at what was in front of her. It was a beautiful, rambling style country home. White with a slate gray metal roof, the house was wrapped by a massive porch. Flowerbeds ran along the perimeter of the porch, bursting with color. Off to the side stood a garage with a covered walkway, a shed a little further back on the property. A fence blocked off the property from the rest of the land surrounding it, appearing to be situated on a large piece of land. Kara loved it, but wasn't sure what it meant.

"Where are we?" She turned to look at Barry. He wasn't looking at her though, he was gazing at the house, an odd expression on his face.

"When I was a kid, after my mom was killed and my dad put in jail, Joe took me in." Barry started slowly. "He did his best with Iris and Wally while having me thrown into the mix, but I always knew there was something else I wanted. I wanted something of my own. Something stable and warm, a place to build memories."

Barry smiled as he looked at her. Not one of his big, happy go lucky smiles. Not even one of his sweet, sexy smiles he saved only for her. No, this one small but bright, eyes shimmering. Kara felt her heart squeeze.

"Then I met you." He laughed. "Somehow I hopped worlds and saved the one woman in the universe who really didn't need saving."

Kara watched as he strolled up the walkway to the house, climbing the shallow stairs to run his hand along the white railing on the porch. Slowly she followed him, wondering at his mood and why they were at a stranger's house. He seemed somber but happy, not really upset or excited either. She was confused. Over the last year and a half she had learned to read his emotions, but right now, she had no idea what was going on.

"Barry?" Kara moved to join him. "Are you ok?"

"Better than ok." He took her hands with a smile. "I finally found what I had been missing as a kid. This is it. You and me, here, right now."

Kara's heart was racing as her head spun, she could feel her hands trembling in Barry's grip. Her stomach roiled and she felt like she was having trouble breathing.

"I don't understand." She whispered, her entire focus narrowing down to him. His beautiful eyes, so clear and bright were locked on hers, lips curled into a hopeful smile. He ran a hand through his hair, messing it all up in the cute way that she loved.

"I love you Kara." He dug into the pocket of his shirt. "I love you and I love the idea of us. I love the thought of our future together. What I'm trying to say is,"

Kara knew she had to be dreaming when Barry knelt down in front of her, opening his hand to display a gold band with a crystal clear diamond mounted on it.

"Marry me?" He asked sincerely and gently. "Make this house our home."

"Yes! Rao yes!" Tears streamed down Kara's cheeks as Barry slipped the ring onto her finger, pulling her into a tight hug, burying his face in her neck like he loved to do. Something clicked and she leaned back to look into his face.

"Did you say, 'make this house or home'?" She asked dazedly. "Did you buy a house? Wait, how did you buy a house?"

Barry laughed and pulled her to sit on the swing that was hung from the rafters of the porch, settling her on his lap. Her arms went around his neck as his went around her waist. Already she was in love with the house, and she hadn't even seen the inside yet. She could see the two of them sitting and relaxing in the quiet for many years to come. He pressed a quick kiss to her lips before replying.

"You know all those things with the Flash, Green Arrow, Superman and Supergirl logos on them?" She nodded. "Well, apparently Felicity somehow got a lawyer and managed to create a business that has copyrighted the logos and does the marketing for those materials. As the originator of the Flash logo, I get a percentage of all the sales my logo alone gets. I have more than enough money to buy a house and the acreage I wanted. So do you."

"I'm sorry?" Kara's head was still having a hard time catching up, still full of whirring thoughts about the future and the love of the man holding her.

"You and Clark also receive profits from your 'brand'." Barry explained. "Felicity set up accounts for all four of us for the profits to funnel into, seperate from our main bank accounts. We are all rich, with more than enough money for what we want to do."

Kara was stunned. Even with having the people in her life that helped her before Barry and the others came into her life, she had been used to having to deal with things on her own. She couldn't believe that a woman she had only met a little over a year ago had been thoughtful enough to do something like set up a way to supplement the income of the four heroes in the region. It went to show what type of person the hacker was, someone with a huge heart. It made Kara feel humble.

"So if I wanted, I wouldn't have to work at CatCo anymore?" Kara thought out loud. "I could do whatever I wanted?"

"Exactly." Barry kissed her softly. "With both our incomes, we don't have to worry about a thing. I would still like to keep my day job as a CSI though."

"I would never ask you to give that up." Kara ran her fingers through his hair, loving it's softness. "It's what you love, even now that your dad has been released."

The two shared another kiss in the evening air, enjoying the peacefulness that was their new home.


"How much land did you get with the house?" Kal asked as he and Kara moved everything that following weekend. The two Kryptonians were doing the heavy lifting while Barry and Lois unpacked. There would be a housewarming party / engagement party in a few weeks with everyone over, giving the new couple time to get their house settled the way they wanted it.

"Twenty acres." Barry shrugged, as Kara stopped and stared. Lois even stopped unpacking to look at the speedster. He fidgeted.

"What?" He defended. "I wanted someplace with enough room so I could run without being seen."

"And the stipend account Felicity set up provided enough money?" Lois asked shocked.

"You haven't looked at the account yet, have you?" Barry asked. Kara knew that he had told Kal about it the day after he had told her. When he had shown her the amounts in each account Kara nearly fainted, having never dreamed of seeing that much money in her life.

As the two shook their heads Barry pulled out his phone and after typing a few moments he turned the screen to face Kal. Kara watched as the color drained from her cousin's face, his wife looking a little pale as well. She knew what they were looking at. In Superman's account sat $500,000.00. Half a million dollars, all from royalties. Royalties only going back the last four years, ever since Felicity came up with the idea after having met Barry.

"I don't believe it." Kal muttered, being left speechless. Lois had tears in her eyes.

"We can buy that house we had been looking at Clark." She touched his arm. "The one right down the road from here."

"Wait, the only other house on this road?" Barry asked. Lois nodded.

"We have been looking for a while, and wanted something away from the city, but not so far that Clark couldn't fly over if he was needed." She replied as Kara started bouncing on her toes, having a feeling as to why they had been looking to move from their apartment.

"We also wanted room in case the baby inherited my powers." Kal blurted, making Lois whap him on the arm.

"Secret, remember?"

"Kara's already figured it out." Kal pointed out as the other Kryptonian jumped up and down excitedly. Her fiance just smiled indulgently.

"A baby!" Kara squealed. "I'm so excited. You know we will have to wait until after the little one is born to have the wedding."

"Whatever you want, my girl of steel." Barry pulled Kara close and planted a quick kiss on her lips.


Surprise! I felt like the story needed another push to get rolling. There will be little time hops to keep the story from dragging on, but filled with enough sweetness to please all of you. I do plan on a little more 'juiciness'. Let me know what you think!

Also, in my little universe, Starling, Metropolis, National and Central are all located fairly close. Since I live in Texas, it would be like Central City would be where San Antonio is. National City, according to the distance mentioned in Chapter 5, would be where Dallas is. Metropolis would be where Houston is. Starling would be where Austin is. Basically the place where the heroes would be living could be considered Waco. I know things seem kinda far, but keep in mind, 3 out of our 4 main heroes have super speed, so the distance really isn't an issue.

Let me know if that clears things up for you guys.