Today was Caitlin's first day back at work at STAR Labs. She was really going to miss being able to spend time with her daughter all the time, but at the same time she was ready to get out of the house and get back to work. When she got to STAR Labs, she could see that Jesse had been taking care of everything in the lab and it looked like she hadn't been missed all that much.
"Well, looks like you have been doing well around her without me. Maybe I should just go back home and let you continue doing the work." Caitlin said with a smile on her face.
"Don't you dare leave me with all of this work. I know it looks like I have done a lot, but I am burnt out for having to do both of our work while you were out." Jesse said.
"I know. I was just kidding with you. I am ready to get back to work. I was just saying you did very good while I was gone." Caitlin said.
"Thanks. I didn't want you to be loaded with work when you were able to come back to work, so I did some of yours to." Jesse said.
"I appreciate that. So, what do we have to work on today?" Caitlin asked.
"I just started a trial on a serum that, if taken, would allow the person to be able to fight off all sorts of diseases. It is going to take a while but if it works you might see a whole lot fewer sick people around." Jesse said.
"Sounds interesting. Show me what you have so far." Caitlin said.
Jesse showed Caitlin her research and from what she could see it looked like Jesse was onto something. Caitlin was able to give a few ideas of something that would maybe help with the serum. Once she was done looking over Jesse's work she went and started to work on something that would help many people as well. She wanted to make some type of treatment to help paralyzed people be able to walk again.
Barry walked into the lab and saw his wife was hard at work. He knew that she was missing their daughter, but he also knew that she needed to get back to work because she was getting bored staying at home.
"So, what are you working on today?" Barry asked.
"I was thinking about trying to make some kind of serum that would allow a paralyzed person to be able to walk again. It will take a while, but I hope I can find a way to make it work." Caitlin said.
"I am sure you will find a way. You always seem to." Barry said.
"Once I figure it out, and once we are done with trials, I hope to use it to help one of my friends from college to be able to walk again." Caitlin said.
"That's nice. Who is this person anyways?" Barry asked.
"Her name is Barbara Gordon and she lives in Gotham. She was my roommate the whole way through college." Caitlin said.
"You know, I have not met many of your friends from before you worked at STAR Labs. I would like to meet her." Barry said.
"I think that can be arranged. So, what are your plans for dinner tonight?" Caitlin asked.
"I was thinking of ordering take-out being that it is your first day back at work and you don't need to be cooking because I am sure you are going to be tired." Barry said.
"Sounds good. I would like Chinese. I haven't had that in a while." Caitlin said.
"I will have it ready for you when you get home." Barry said and then he left to go do some training in the lair.
It was a slow day for him so he could afford to train for a few hours. He brought Allegra with him so that she could get her training in for the day too. Allegra was working on her archery skills while Barry was just running around the track seeing if he could gain any more speed then he already had. Once they were done, they both sat down and took a drink of water before having a conversation.
"How do you think mom is doing on her first day back at work?" Allegra asked.
"She seemed to be doing ok when I stopped by the lab earlier. She looked like she was able to work her way back into things." Barry said.
"That's good. I went to check on Dawn earlier in the daycare area. She looked like she was doing well today too." Allegra said.
"Yeah, I checked on her too. She seemed to be doing good without any of us around. I am glad that I decided to offer daycare here at STAR Labs. I don't know it I would be happy with Dawn not being close by." Barry said.
"I can understand that. I didn't know how I was going to react when Dawn arrived. I didn't know if I was going to be jealous that I was getting your attention anymore, but then I saw her and all of that went away. I knew that I would love her and take care of her until she was able to take care of herself." Allegra said.
"Babies have a way of doing that to a person. When you become a parent yourself, you will do anything for that kid no matter what it is. I hope you get to experience that." Barry said.
"I am planning on it. I just need to get a boyfriend first." Allegra said.
"You know you are not allowed to date until you are thirty, right?" Barry asked with a smile on his face.
"I figured as much. You know that is one thing that sucks about this new life. I am fourteen years old body wise, but I am eighteen years old in my mind." Allegra said.
"Would it have been better not to bring your memories back?" Barry asked.
"No, I like my life now. I have you, mom, and Dawn. I don't think I would have been this nice if you didn't bring my memories back. I was trouble before I became a part of the team one the old earth. If you hadn't given me my memories I would have been trouble here too." Allegra said.
"I doubt that. Now I have to go pick up dinner. I will meet you, Caitlin, and Dawn at home." Barry said as he flashed out of the lair and went to get dinner so that when everyone got home, they could just relax.
A/N: As I write about Caitlin making the cure for paralysis, I will be writing about Barbara Gordon some more. I got the idea of Barbara being Caitlin's roommate from Roswelllostcause's Cait's Secret. I recommend that you ready that story if you are a Snowbarry fan.