Reviewer, thank you all and find yourself below and read my response to you!

Raquel – I have to lock it away at times or else they will be married in the next chapter and having a baby in the one to follow, my Snowbarry heart wants it to happen so much but my mind is like don't do it, you don't want to do it, believe me you don't want to do it. I have released one of the locks off my heart as you might be able to tell in this chapter (Maybe not)

Boba – I think they do they did with Olicity and Snowbarry is just as strong. I might be reading into this too much but I think they're leaving little hint at Snowbarry happening in the future with them sharing looks and commutating with just looks as well as dressing them in matching clothing and also how they mirror each other's actions but like I said I might be reading into it too much but the writers can't ignore the chemistry they have both as Snowbarry and Granielle as for what happens next… time jump…

Lolly – Spoiler - she is mentioned in this chapter that is all I can say as I've said a couple of timed I'm slowly releasing the locks on my heart but I can't do it all the way, not yet I need to build to it.

Guest –I agree I prefer this to any of the others I write and I'll admit I spend more time on this than the others. This fic feels little special to me, almost like my baby and I don't know why… she might be a sleeping buddy for the night we'll all have to wait and see what happens.

Fgfgmyfgtr – that is a very dangerous thing to ask believe me, if I did then they will be getting married in the next chapter and having a baby in the one to follow. I'll remove one of the 10 locks I have on my Snowbarry heart how about that?

Flash frost – I have feeling towards this story compared to the other I wrote, I feel like this is my baby and I spent more time on this than the others… as for what's next… a little time jump.

Guest – We all know what is happening in the show but I hate saying it but it like Patty and Barry but I'll always be Snowbarry (it's a slow burn)

AReiss215 – OMG I feel like you're screaming at me haha, maybe she did want something more from him that night but we shall never know… (She totally did) and I know she's falling for Barry my Snowbarry heart escaped again.

Riml – we're all Snowbarry trash stand proud about it, I'm very sorry for torturing you but my Snowbarry heart gets free and then at the last minute my head steps in and is like nope not going to happen. Blame my head not me but I'm sorry you feel that I am torturing you I don't mean too.

Guest – yes I think it counts as a comment/ review... enjoy the next part…

I think I replied to everyone if I missed you I'm sorry but I tried to reply to everyone… anyways…

Let's story some time jumps…

4 Months later

"Never again" Barry flopped onto the sofa with a loud sigh. "Never ever again and I mean ever again" looking around the trashed apartment which looked like it would be best to take a blow torch to instead of trying to clean up the mess.

"Come on Barry it wasn't that bad" I laughed joining him knowing the clearing up can wait until later on, the afternoon had been exhausting and loud but nothing in the league that Barry is making it out to be.

"Cait screaming babies all over the place, none stop crying and screaming" his hands pulled at the end of his hair making me laugh. "I think my head is about to explode"

"This was your idea" I reminded him so he only has himself to blame, "not in here it's bad enough without having to try and get your blood out of my carpet" I kicked my legs up onto the sofa knowing I deserved this little break.

"It might have been my idea but I never thought it would be like that"

"Don't be so grumpy, it's Maddie's first birthday and from what I could tell she enjoyed it so surely that is all that matters" the damage caused to my apartment is another matter.

I have no idea how long it will take me to remove all the sticky finger prints from around my apartment, when Barry mentioned about having a birthday party for Maddison I never thought it would be held at my apartment but after Barry got over excited with the invites to every child in Maddison's day care it was clear his apartment wouldn't be big enough to not only hold twenty plus babies plus parents, so being the good friend I am I offered my place without thinking but when Barry Allen flashes that smile it's hard to say no to and he knows it maybe he doesn't but he defiantly knows it works on me. I really need to stop being so weak around him but how could I deny Maddison a kick ass first birthday party? So before the invitations got sent out it was a quick change of location and I was host to Maddison's day care.

"You know I couldn't have done any of this without you, you're amazing" he winked at me and I've never been more grateful to have been sat down at that moment because I know my knees would have given way if I had been standing. I don't know how he can affect me so much by doing so little, no one should have this effect on another person but Barry had it over me and I don't know if I like it or not.

"How hard it is to get some baby friendly snack, streamers and balloons, cake and a puppet show to entertain them from a while" I shrugged because I didn't do much if by not you count doing almost everything apart from making sure the birthday girl turned up – on time – for her own party which thanks to Barry she didn't but wasn't as late as I was expecting.

"I think Cisco enjoyed the puppet show more than the babies, he looked a little bummed when it was over" we both laughed in unison while nodding in agreement.

After today I know what I'm getting Cisco on his birthday he enjoyed it more than the babies in the room, pouting a little when it was over and then spent the rest of the afternoon complaining that it should have been longer which only led to me reminding him that it was for the children in the room who don't have long attention spans which in the end led to even more pouting.

"Who knew a group of babies could make so much mess?"

"The parents were just as bad, I expected it from babies - We've all seen Maddie try and feed herself" I pointed my finger at him to make me point, most of the parents in the room made more mess than some of the babies. "Anyways Flash use those powers of yours to make my apartment somewhat decent and liveable again, garbage bags are in the kitchen"

With a sigh Barry got to work on cleaning up my apartment, I know I should help him but he can have it done in seconds and have the garbage taken out whereas it would have taken me hours to even begin to find most of my furniture within the mess, kicking back on the sofa as Barry continues to clean, a streak of red moving around me I made a mental that when it comes to Maddison's second birthday to tell Barry to have it in a different location where we don't have to do the cleaning up afterwards.

"And done" Barry joined me on the sofa again lifting my legs he sat down placing my legs on top of his thighs. "How did I do?"

"Gold star Mr Allen" looking around my apartment that no longer looked like a bomb site. Noticing everything was back in its place and sparkling.

"Why thank you Dr Snow, I do try" he shrugged the Barry Allen smile on full show on his face. 'The smile which makes me want to grab hold of his face and never let go' I thought to myself but decided to stop thinking about point before I get carried away in my head, we're friends and nothing more.

The sound of Maddison in the other room was a welcome distraction, stopping my mind from running away with itself. Barry stood up from the sofa and disappeared into the other room, reappearing again with Maddison in his arms lightly pulling at his hair while he tried to release it from her grip, something I've become to accustom to seeing over the past months.

I tucked my legs under myself as he sat back down again with Maddison stood on his lap facing him. "Did you have a good nap baby girl?" Barry spoke to her something that will always warm my heart every time I play witness to it as the love his has for her is pure in his voice whenever he speaks to her and the way her face lights up when she hears his voice. Maddison is and always will be a daddy's girl but I wouldn't expect anything else. She began to babble back to him as if they were having a conversation.

I have spent many hours sat watching them interact with each other, only getting on side of the conversation from Barry but those moments are precious between them and it makes me want to find my own Barry Allen to have a family with, knowing Barry doesn't have feeling towards me as I do him and I'm not exactly the kind of person who just throws my feeling out there I know I need to find someone like Barry who is caring and affectionate, especially with his children.

"OK princess let go of daddy's nose" I bit my lip from laughing as he tried to get his vice like grip of his nose and failing.

"Dada" Maddison spoke making Barry stop still in his tracks.

"Cait did you hear that she called me dada, yes baby I'm your daddy" a proud smile graced his face as he held Maddison closer to him.

"I thought she said it before?" I asked positive he's told me in the past that she has called him dada before.

"No, I've had a Da from her but never Dada also a couple of baba's, nanas and mama's" his voice replied with such pride to the point I thought he might actually explode.

"Speaking of Mama's, have you heard from Beth you know with it being Maddison's birthday and everything?" I asked knowing the subject of Beth isn't one of Barry's favourites but I can't help but be curious as to if she had reached out to him with it being her daughter's birthday, fair enough she did leave her baby on a doorstep but surely any mother would make contact on their child's birthday.

"I've heard nothing, I expected her to turn up at my apartment or to get something in the mail but I didn't, I prepared myself to see her again many times. I keep expecting her to turn up one day and demand Maddison back and if she ever did then I don't know what I would do , I've formed plans in my head of what I would do and how I would finally get some answers from her" he sighed sitting Maddison down on the sofa between us.

"What kind of answers?" I asked having no idea he's even thought about this or that he's worried about her turning up out of the blue.

"Just why she never told me about Maddison, I left her my number when I left she could have called and asked me to meet her but I didn't. She just dumps my daughter on my doorstep like she's last night's dinner needing to be taken out and it makes me so angry knowing she could do that. I don't remember much from that night but I remember meeting her in that bar and I thought she was a good person but she can't be not to just abandon her own child, leaving Maddison alone on the doorstep"

"Barry what she did isn't your fault, you left your number and she ignored it. This is all her fault but she gave you the best gift in the world, you have a beautiful daughter who idolises her father what more could you ask for?" I picked Maddison up so I could move closer to him and sat her on my lap, I hated watching Barry beat himself up and doubt himself in my opinion he does it far too often and I wish I could do more to comfort him and convince him he's doing the right thing but I try and it's his decision on if he listens to me or not.

"But what does it say about me Cait? I went home with her thinking she was someone I wanted to know" he turned to me with pleasing eyes as if I held the answer he wanted – he needed to hear but for once I don't think I have the answer.

"It tells me you always see the good in people even if it isn't there. You want to believe they're a good person" I rested my head on his arm knowing I was failing at comforting him and I had no idea of what to do.

"And how wrong I was" he huffed biting his lower lip.

"Barry look at her" I sat Maddison back on his knee. "You want to see the good in Beth well she's sat on your lap, without Beth you wouldn't have Maddison so take that as the good and ignore everything else. Beth might turn up one day and she might not but if she does you'll know what to do but never forget the support network you have around you. You have an entire family around you who love you and Maddison plus if she wants to take Maddison away then she's going to have to go through me first" I wanted nothing more than to pull him into a hug and hold his as tight as I could but a hug isn't going to solved this one and I would only be torturing myself if I did knowing I would have to let go again – something that is becoming harder and harder to do each time we hug, forcing me to find the strength within myself to stop myself blurting out how I feel about him and ruining our friendship.

"Thank you" Barry turned his attention to me once again making me knot my eyebrows in confusion.

"Why are you thanking me?"

"For always being there when I need you – when we need you" with one hand holding onto Maddison so she didn't fall off his knee, his other hand took hold of mine giving it a little squeeze sending my heart rate rocketing.

"Always" I smiled giving his hand a small squeeze back. "But with that sorted, Maddison we need to talk" I forcing myself into letting go of his hand and picking Maddison back up. "Who's that?" I pointed at Barry.

"Dada" she smiled at Barry bringing a small smile to his face and my plan is sort of working. I wanted to bring back the smile I saw when she first said it and it's slowly working.

"You're so clever little miss Allen" I pressed a small kiss to her forehead. "Now we just need to work on Cait, can you say Cait?" I could have said Caitlin but knew it was asking to much as I had a better shot with Cait.

"Ca" she replied her hands reaching out for my hair, something I've learnt to start wearing up since she's started her grabbing everything in sight faze.

"I'll take that" pressing another kiss to her forehead I sat her back down between Barry and I so she was sat on both of our laps.

I'll be honest I didn't see this chapter going in the direction it did but then again most chapters I write don't end up how I plan.

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