AN: I'm pretty sure that so far I mistook the cortex for the speed lab. I think it doesn't affect this story much, but… sorry.

The moment Cisco opened the breech, they were all just standing there, frozen; waiting in anticipation for whomever was getting through. Caitlin stood right behind Jesse, her hands on the girl's shoulders. She might look calm, but inside she was one big mess. She'd been through such a roller coaster of emotions those last few days that she wasn't even sure anymore what it was that she exactly felt. Still, it didn't matter. Nothing seemed to matter. She just wanted Harrison to be the one to come through that portal, to be the one coming home to her and Jesse. That was all she could ask for, for now. With Zoom they would deal later.

A figure appeared in front of their eyes, coming forward, getting larger and larger until it jumped through, Cisco closing the breech that exact moment as they couldn't let anyone or anything else in. Next thing they knew, there was a breathing and hissing man getting onto his four on the floor, holding himself pretty awkwardly. Caitlin could immediately tell that he was hurting a lot. Still, that didn't seem to matter when he finally managed to get to his feet and looked ahead, his vision yet cut off as Jesse threw herself straight into his arms, calling him dad.

As he embraced his daughter tightly, hissing in pain again, which caused Jesse to immediately move back and ask what was wrong; Caitlin just couldn't seem to move. This was too much. She'd thought him dead, then captured and tortured with no way of ever getting him back and there he was, somehow having managed to send them a signal. She couldn't believe their own luck, her eyes flooding with tears as she took into the picture of a father and daughter finally being together. Jesse was the reason Harrison had first gotten to Earth 1 for, she was the reason to all of this. All this time she'd been gone Snow had been desperately trying to return her to him, to just make him whole and happy again and finally, it happened. They were all together now, reunited.

"Glad to see you alive, dude!" Cisco called out to him and Barry just patted Wells's shoulder, clearly conscious of the injures the older man seemed to be having. "Good to have you back!" he said and then, there was Caitlin still just standing there frozen, crying and shaking.

Once their eyes met, she broke down completely as he moved fast towards her and put his arms around her, rendering her unable to do the same as her own were still trapped on each of her side. But maybe he knew exactly what he was doing, she thought when pressing her whole body into his, seeming to melt together with his flesh finally letting herself just give in and let all the dams break, allowing herself to feel him whole, to feel him breathe.

"Harry…" she finally said his name when he moved backwards and she immediately raised her hands to cup his face. "How did you…?" she started and stopped. "Are you ok?" she eventually settled on asking.

"I'm alive and in one piece," his answer was and a cold shiver ran though her as she wondered what the injury might be. There was something wrong with the way he held himself and it seemed to be coming from his back.

"Let me take a look at…" she started, but he quickly dismissed that, taking her hand and then reaching for Jesse while facing the team.

"Did you all make it safely back here?" he asked, looking at Barry and then Cisco and finally, his eyes met Tanya's. "Are you all right?"

"Me?" she seemed confused. "Of course! I'm just happy that you seemed to escape his grip, Mr. Wells."

"It's Harrison," he immediately corrected.

"How did you do it?" she wanted to know. "I never managed."

"I did wonder how it was that you could control minds and you could never get to Zoom. I mean, he wouldn't have kidnapped you if you could."

"It's his mask," she explained, "it protects his cortex and as long as he's wearing it, there's nothing I can do."

Harrison just nodded.

"Did he design it himself?" he asked then and Tanya seemed confused.

"I have no idea," she finally said with a frown. "He never seemed like the type who could do something like that, though."

"Because he probably didn't," Wells agreed with a nod and felt Caitlin's hold on his hand tighten, then she raised his arm gently and attached herself to his side, not wanting to ever let him go, the feeling being pretty mutual.

"How did you get past Zoom?" Cisco wanted to know. "How did you manage to send the signal?"

"I was saved by…" Harrison came to a sudden stop, hesitation clear in his voice. Then he risked a short glance at Caitlin.

"What is it, Harry?" she wanted to know. "You can tell us."

It was so strange to be looking into her brown eyes when just minutes before he'd witnessed the death of her doppelganger, the woman who'd been physically the same but yet seemed so different. He was actually afraid that one day the one he loved might begin undergoing the same transformation. Only it would be different, he calmed himself down then. Killer Frost herself told him that love could move mountains. As long as they stuck together, they'd be fine. He was sure of it.

"I met your doppelganger, Caitlin," he finally confessed, his eyes not leaving hers.

There was a change in her expression followed by a shift in her position as she released the hold she had on him.

"What was she like?" Cisco wanted to know, immediately hooked.

"She… was different, a metahuman," Harrison explained slowly, eyes still boring into Caitlin's. He wanted to tell her that there was nothing to be afraid of, that he would always be there for her and that she was safe. "Well, she wasn't actually all that good," he finally said when looking briefly at his daughter before he faced the rest of the team. "Her name was Killer Frost."

Caitlin shivered when she heard that and then she actually hugged herself, desperate to hide her hands, not wanting her powers to manifest now more than ever.

"That's a cool and equally deadly name," Cisco nodded when folding his arms on his chest. "The pun intended. So, what did she do?"

"She saved me."

"She did what?" Barry was the one to ask.

"She wasn't really evil," Harrison rectified, "Zoom just found her and used her when she was most vulnerable. He… he brought my doppelganger from another world to make him invincible."

They were all watching Wells with stunned faces, not even able to interrupt with another question.

"They fell in love," Harrison's voice softened when he said that and looked at Caitlin again, "they were together. Killer Frost could kill barely with her icy touch," Caitlin shuddered and it did not miss his attention, causing him to frown, "but she couldn't hurt him. Zoom killed him when his potion instead of helping…"

"…caused Zoom to lose his powers," Snow finished, guessing the answer. "So that Harrison Wells must've been the one to come up with Zoom's mask to not only hide Zoom's identity but also protect him from Tanya."

"Let me get this straight," Cisco said when pointing his finger at Wells, "your doppelganger was brought to your world and he fell for Caitlin's doppelganger there. Guys, this is… this is so freaking awesome and romantic! And you came here and fell for our Caitlin!"

"She said the same thing," Harrison agreed with a nod, "I mean Killer Frost."

Both Cisco and Barry were just shaking their heads whereas Jesse nearly squealed with joy.

"What was that?" Her father turned to her in surprise.

"I just think it's so amazing! I love Caitlin and you two totally belong to each other!"

To all of their surprise, instead of turning the mean-Harry mode on – as he'd used to do around his team – he smiled broadly to his daughter and then just made sure, "You like Caitlin?"

"Are you kidding me, dad?! She's AWESOME! And I'm so happy that you're alive and that everything's cool now!"

"Not everything," he brought her back to the ground then. "Zoom's still out there. Now more pissed than ever."

"We can handle him," Cisco said in confidence, "now with you, Harry and Tanya here, we can do anything!" he looked at the girl and she reciprocated his smile which caused Wells's eyebrows to elevate in wonder.

"Maybe, but we can't leave the Labs now," he pointed out, "we're the safest here with the security system."

"Well, my security system - as impressive as it actually is – can't keep Zoom away. He's too strong. It just triggers an alarm," Cisco explained.

"It's not like we can all just stay here. Some of us have day jobs to go to," Barry agreed and then his eyes widened. "Iris," he said, "I'd better go and let her know!" He disappeared in a jiffy.

"I think it's time I take a good look at you," Caitlin said to Harrison and took his hand again, gently pulling him towards the infirmary.

"Are you hurt badly, dad?" Jesse wanted to know.

"I'll be fine. You just stay here," he told her and that caused her to frown.

As Caitlin finally got him into the appointed room, she knew that his injuries were more extensive than he let anyone know. If it was just a scratch or something easily treated, she was sure he would allow his daughter with them. The girl graduated majoring in exactly what was Snow's specialty, after all.

"What did he do to you?" she wanted to know when Harry sat down on the cot. Yet, instead of answering her, he grabbed her arm and pulled her in, kissing her. For a moment there, they were both enjoying their closeness and the fact that there was no one around, getting themselves lost in the kiss. It was when Caitlin flung her arms around him and he hissed that she pulled away.

"What did he do to your back?" she asked sharply, needing the answer.

"Ah… it's nothing, really," Harry tried dodging the question.

"It's not nothing!" she disagreed, took the jacket off of him and then pulled on his shirt.

"Stop," he told her when grabbing her hands. By now the fabric of his tee got plastered to his back and he did not want it to be ripped away altogether with his flesh.

"I can't treat you or even handle you right if I don't know what happened," she reminded him in a strained voice. He could tell that she was both upset and hurting and she didn't want him to see that. It was easier for her to switch to a more professional mode. Only then she started to feel cold.

"Are you all right?" he asked, seeing the significant difference in her expression and then even fear appearing on her face.

"What happened?" she just asked again through clenched teeth, ignoring his question.

'"Zoom hit me with his lightening. Honestly, I'm not sure if I was burned or… lashed," Harrison finally admitted when avoiding her eyes.

"You're not sure?"

"Well, ok, it was both, actually."

It was too late for her to hide the tears. He didn't let her run away from him, though as he grabbed her arm again and gently forced her to come closer and to look at him. And she knew it was best for her because if he did let her run, if let her hide, her powers would manifest again and she was already beyond scared with his story about Killer Frost.

"I'll give you something for the pain before I cut that shirt off of you," she then said and he finally let her go to get the syringe. "Does it still hurt?" she asked after the injection.

"It always hurts," he answered her honestly.

"Well, you should stop feeling just about anything in a few minutes," she explained and then she felt it again. She couldn't possibly lie to him about this. She could as well just lay it all out into the open. Or maybe… she could find an alternative way of letting him know.

As she slowly begun cutting the shirt off of him, she let her powers flow through her fingers slowly as they were so desperate to manifest. She nearly heard him sigh as the burning eased up, as he felt better.

"Harry…" she then started, throwing the cut fabric to the trash and bracing herself before removing the remnants still stuck to his mauled back, "there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it, Caitlin?" he asked, surprised by the terrified tone of her voice.

She walked from behind him and faced him, the ice still flowing up her arms from the palms of her hands.

"I'm pretty sure I know what this is," she said shakily, close to crying. "I'm turning into her, aren't I?" she asked when he could just stare at her incredulously. "I mean… I'm not evil. At least I don't want to be, but… Harry, it started when I found out that you were possibly dead and I tried to banish all the feelings that I had. I just wanted to feel nothing because it seemed easier. I couldn't get through losing you and I wanted to just be numb. Apparently, that was a mistake and I caused those powers to show up. I… I don't know how to handle them and I'm so-so scared!" She was crying for real now and it wasn't the time and place as she was supposed to be helping him.

"Come here," he just said and this time didn't have to yank her towards him as she fell into his arms, sobbing. They were both grateful for the pain killers she injected him with as he couldn't feel her hands on the fabric that was still on his back. "I love you," he said and she stilled, her emotions being on overload that day. Or maybe even for days. She pulled away slightly and looked into those beautiful blue eyes from up close. "I love you," he repeated, "and there's nothing we can't overcome when together. She told me to go back to my Caitlin, to help her, to love her with all I got."

"Killer Frost?" Snow made sure, still stunned by his sudden confession. He only nodded in response.

"I believe that you can learn to control those powers and become a valuable asset to the whole team, Caitlin. You're nothing like her. You are not her just like none of the other Harrisons you and she met were me."

Snow nodded when brushing the tears from her face.

"I know you will not become her and these… these are just powers. Cisco has them, Barry has them and they both are heroes, not villains."

"You knew the moment you saw her," Caitlin guessed, "you knew I could become just like her."

"Maybe you will, maybe not, but I don't care. I know that you will never be able to kill anyone with cold blood and I know that I love you. Isn't that enough? Besides, even she had a heart in the end."

"I love you, too," Caitlin said in a hoarse voice and grabbed his face, latching onto his mouth.

"You know, I never got the chance to tell you this," he said when they took a brief respite to breathe, his forehead pressed against her own, "but that Christmas… the Christmas you came to me to the Labs… it meant everything to me," he confessed, locking his eyes with hers. "I'm sorry I ran off, leaving you like that, but I want you to know that I really appreciated you coming over. I probably shouldn't have kissed you and ruined the evening, though. I should've just stayed and enjoyed it with you."

"It's ok," she just said with a small smile. "I'm glad you kissed me and I never want you to stop." After that, she pressed her lips against his again.

"Gosh, guys, shouldn't you be more concerned about the raw wound on the back of my dad's back at the moment?" they head Jesse's voicr as she apparently walked into the lab, feeling impatient that they hadn't left it yet.

They jumped away from each other – or maybe just Caitlin jumped away from Harrison whereas he just shot his daughter an incredulous look.

"Did I tell you that you could come in?" he asked her harshly. "Jesse, get out of here! You're not supposed to see any of this!"

"What? You two kissing? It'll be unavoidable and as far as your back is concerned, I did graduate, remember? I'm just as much of a doctor as Caitlin is."

"But you're my daughter and…

"…and she's your girlfriend!"

"But you're not supposed to see me like this! You're too young!"

"Oh, please! I've seen worse in college! I had to practice, dad!"

It looked like Harrison would soon regret sending his daughter to college so early or maybe even letting her graduate high school years ahead her peers.

"Ok, I'm done here. Jesse, hand me the peroxide," Caitlin suddenly spoke.

Both the Wellses just turned their stunned faces towards her. Apparently, Snow had removed all the pieces of Harrison's shirt while they were arguing and now was ready to proceed with the rest. She did her best as try not to think of the extensive injuries to Harrison's flesh too much. She just wished she could've spared him all that pain.

"What?" she asked. "I'm sorry, Harry, but she's right. She's seventeen, not seven."

Jesse beamed at her whereas Harrison just sighed theatrically. And he came back for this? He thought.

"I just love her, dad!" his daughter practically squealed, betraying her true age, but somehow he stopped caring just then, because in the end, Jesse's approval was all he truly needed.

Once they were done in the infirmary, Harrison's wound taken care of; they joined the rest of the team in the cortex. There was something Wells convinced Snow to divulge and she was actually grateful that he did. She couldn't hide it any longer, so she told Barry, Cisco, Tanya, Iris and Joe present that she was a metahuman and that her powers had already manifested themselves. She didn't expect a different reaction than what she envisioned, though.

"That's so cool!" Cisco called out. "With Tanya's awesome powers and now Cait's, we can actually take that son of a bitch!"

"Cisco, I wouldn't be so sure. I can't really control them just yet," Snow tried to bring him back to the ground. "I'm actually scared of what I might become."

"You could never become evil, Caitlin," Barry told her when making a step towards her. "You're the most compassionate person here. You see the best in everyone and I won't believe, even for a second, that you will become the Killer Frost Wells met on his earth."

Caitlin's eyes filled up with tears for the umpteenth time that day when she thanked them and then received hugs from all of her friends.

"I'm so happy for you that he's back," Iris whispered into her ear when she put her arms around her. "You deserve to be happy, girl."

All Caitlin could do was to send Iris's way a grateful smile because it was truly too much for her. This whole day of truth unraveling and getting back what she'd lost was too much and they still couldn't go home.

When night had fallen, almost all the guests rooms in the Labs were occupied. The Labs itself couldn't really provide them with protection, but it could alert them to something happening and give them a chance to stand up for themselves and fight. Caitlin wanted to put Jesse in a room with two beds so the girl could be there with her father, but she just rolled her eyes and declared herself a grown up, saying that Caitlin and Harrison should just stop with the farce and get a room together.

"Just don't give me any details!" she warned Caitlin who was by now laughing.

"You know, I'm really glad he has such an amazing daughter," she then told Jesse. "I'm also happy that you accepted me so quickly."

"It's just because you're awesome yourself, Cait," the teenager told her when getting under the covers. "I love that my dad fell for you and not some cold, stiff bitch that usually chased after him back on our earth."

"Were there… many of them?" Snow asked tentatively, wanting to know, but in the same time not really.

"Are you kidding me? A lot! But he was never interested, which just made them more bitchy. Especially towards me. Goodnight! I'm actually exhausted, so if you don't mind…" her voice trailed off significantly.

"Sure. Goodnight," Caitlin said when closing the door behind her. She was smiling and not even caring about Zoom or her powers at the moment. All that mattered tonight was that they were all back together, stronger than ever.

She did notice Cisco in the hallway then, acting pretty strange.

"What are you doing?" she asked him.

"Oh, me? Nothing!" he answered her way too quickly. "Just can't remember which room was mine."

"Or maybe trying to find someone else's?" she prompted.

"Like whose?"

"Tanya?"

"Are you kidding… I mean… Come on! No… I just… wanted to suggest a movie," he finally gave up. "Seriously!"

She knew he wasn't lying. She'd known him for a very long time now and could tell that he was always insecure around beautiful girls. He would probably try to become Tanya's best friend instead of just asking her out and Caitlin frowned when thinking about it. Well, maybe he needed some help, but that would have to come another day. For now, all she wanted was to find herself in her and Harrison's room and in his arms.

"How are you feeling?" she asked when finally walking into the room he'd been staying in from the beginning. Luckily for them, it had a big bed.

"Hungry," he informed her from under the covers.

"Didn't we just have a very unhealthy dinner from the Big Belly Burger Barry got for us?" she asked when stripping off her clothes and getting to bed only in her underwear.

"Very unhealthy, but also very delicious as I remember you devouring everything you were given," Harry pointed out.

"Well, you can never make a fuss about your food during such difficult, dangerous times," she said when facing him.

"Mhmm…" Harrison hummed when reaching for her body and bringing her closer. "I'm actually hungry for this," he rasped with his lips almost touching hers.

"But… your back," she mentioned.

"What my back has to do with anything? It's not exactly the part of my body that will be at use here." His hand reached to the clasp of her bra and undid it in no time, causing her restrains to falter miserably. She simply needed him too much.

"What about… my abilities?" she asked shakily when his hand moved to the front of her breast, his breath hot on the skin of her face, but he still wasn't kissing her.

"I don't see us getting cold, we're only getting warmer," he pointed out and even though she wanted to say a hundred of other things – that they might need their sleep and strength to fight Zoom, that he might not feel any pain in his back now as she'd injected him with a pretty solid amount of painkillers, but that would probably change soon - she just couldn't focus hard enough to make sense of her thoughts. She could only feel. She could only give in to his warm, hard and alive body, everything else be damned. Yes, Jesse was definitely right that Caitlin should share her room with Harrison. If she didn't, he would probably come to find her anyway once his daughter was asleep.

"I feel like I've always meant to fall in love with you," she realized she said it out loud and against his lips when it was already too late.

"That's because you were," he answered, kissing her, caressing her body and slowly entering her, making love to her. She did try to be super careful though as not to touch his back, which actually was difficult; the only thing preventing her from losing her focus was the fear that she might cause him pain. She slowly got herself lost in him, stopped thinking altogether, just let herself feel. She reveled in the feel of his body moving inside and above her, in his lips, in his smell, in everything. Nothing else existed but them in that moment, not even Zoom.

As they were reaching their completion, she heard him whisper into her ear, "You're my miracle, Snow, the queen of my heart. I've been holding on for so long all thanks to you." It didn't seem to come from the same man she knew and loved, which only proved how out of control he was around her.

"Pity I haven't managed to record this," she said. "Sappy Harrison Wells is something completely new to me! We need to make love more often!"

"You'll hear no objection coming from me."