"So Barry, how exactly are you, me, Cisco, Caitlin and Ralph going to stop Grodd. You said it yourself, every time we think we've beat him he comes back stronger and smarter." Iris asked him as they got settled into their new loft.
"I've beat him before. Grodd's a lot like DeVoe. He's so sure of his intelligence that he thinks he can't be beaten. His overconfidence is his downfall." Barry said.
"Still, where will we take him? The pipeline can't accommodate a meta gorilla and neither can Iron heights." Iris said.
"I don't know." Barry admitted, right as his phone rang.
"Hello?" Barry asked.
"Barry, I think our prayers have just been answered." Cisco said.
"Really, why?" Barry asked.
"Because I was going through the emails sent through the network Felicity and I set up for our teams communicate with each other without having to worry about being intercepted and it turns out that Winn sent us an email saying that the president has added metahumans to the DEO's jurisdiction, so they're being transferred to a DEO prison facility. I've already contacted them and they're prepared to bring Grodd once we capture him." Cisco said.
"And they do know that Grodd is a giant sentient telepathic gorilla right?" Barry asked.
"Barry, they deal with aliens, Grodd is nothing. We just need to be able to keep him sedated long enough for them to transport him to their facility." Cisco said.
"Great, that works out perfectly. See if you can find a way to upgrade all of our suits with the anti telepathy tech necessary to keep Grodd out of our heads." Barry said.
"Caitlin and I have already started working on some plans for that very thing with help from Professor Stein." Cisco said.
"Cisco, when are you going to put a ring on Caitlin's finger, I mean, you two are basically me and Iris without the whole mother being killed and having to move in to her house when you were a kid thing." Barry asked.
"You're one to talk Barry." Cisco said.
"Um, Iris and I were married and the only I haven't proposed yet is because I'm terrified of her father." Barry said.
"Fair point." Cisco conceded.
"Seriously though man. I could tell even back on Earth one that you were crazy about her, but I didn't say anything because I didn't want to risk ruining the oldest and closest friendship you've had." Barry said.
"I appreciate that Barry. I really do. But honestly, if I asked Caitlin to marry me, I'm worried what would happen if she said no." Cisco said.
"Better to know and have closure than to wait and never know. But I think that we both know what her answer would be." Barry said.
"I'll see you at work tomorrow." Cisco said as he hung up.
"What was that about?" Iris asked.
"Well first off, the DEO is willing to take Grodd off our hands after we stop him." Barry said.
"That's great." Iris said.
"As for the rest of it, well, I asked Cisco if he was ever planning on proposing to Caitlin." Barry said.
"Funny you should mention that." Iris said.
"Really, why?" Barry asked.
"Caitlin and I were talking about that very thing about a week ago. I asked her if Cisco did propose to her, what would she say?" Iris asked.
"And?" Barry asked.
"She said that first she'd ask him what took him so long and then she'd say yes." Iris said.
"I told him so. And Iris, the only reason I have not proposed to you yet is because even though we've been going out for nearly a year, I'm scared of what your father will do to me?" Barry asked.
"Look Barry, I'm not pressuring you to propose. As long as you don't do it to try and change the future, do it when your comfortable. Just remember that you already know what my answer will be when you do ask. I'm gonna go take a shower." Iris said as she kissed him before getting up.