Part 48
Barry took a deep breath as he knocked on Caitlin's apartment door. He held a bouquet of roses that were a mix of red and blue. He was in a suit. He planned on taking Caitlin to this little Italian restaurant he knew about. She opened the door wearing a black dress that showed off not just her curves but her cute baby bump.
"Well don't you clean up nice Mr. Allen." Said Caitlin
"Well you look beautiful Cait."
"Barry, you don't have to say that. I am nearly as big as a house."
"You my dear are no way near as big as a house. But I mean it. You really are beautiful. You should wear things that show off that cute little baby bump of yours more. You are meant to be a mother."
"Let's just hope that I am not as emotionally detached as my mom was."
"I will never let that happen."
"Let me put those flowers in water and we can go. Where are you taking me anyway? You only said to look nice. Which you know meant I had to go out and buy this dress."
"Well it looks great on you."
"Thank you. Still haven't told me where you are taking me."
"Pasquale's Little Italy."
"Isn't that really hard to get reservations at?"
"I may have called Oliver to help me out."
"Remind me to thank him next time I see him."
"He was happy to do it. He told me that it was about time that I came to my senses about you. Cait, everyone but me could see how you felt about me. I am sorry I was so blind."
"Just don't make it a habit any more."
Barry smiled picked up Caitlin's coat off the back of the couch and helped her put it on. He then led her out to the parking lot and helped her into the car he borrowed.
"So who's car is this?"
"Wally's he said that I could use it tonight."
"That was very sweet of him."
"Yeah well he really likes you."
Barry helped Caitlin into the car before getting behind the wheel and driving to the restaurant.
"So Cait do you think you can come up with a way for Barbara to walk again?"
"Yeah it will just come down to figuring out how to make the serum to get her cells to repair themselves. You know like your speed healing does or how my cells regenerate when I am injured. But I want to wait until the babies are born because I am thinking that using the stem cell from the umbilical cord."
"That actually sounds like a great idea."
"My mom agrees. Barry, do you want to know if the babies are boys or girls?"
"Cait, whatever you want is fine with me. I mean I know that I am not really their father."
"Barry, just because it was an evil future version of you that got me pregnant doesn't mean you can't be their dad. Do you consider Joe to be your dad? Because I know he considers you just as much as his son as Wally is. Wally thinks of you as his brother."
"Joe is my dad just as much as my real one was."
"Then you are these babies dad. A dad is someone that loves a kid weather they are blood or not. You are these babies dad in every way. It is going to take us time to figure things out. I agreed to go house hunting with you. We should get at least a four or five bedroom."
"I was thinking the same thing."
"Glad we are on the same page."
Barry parked the car and then helped Caitlin out of the car. They walked in and Barry walked up to the host.
"Hi I have a reservation for Allen." Said Barry
"Yes for two. Mr. Queen called it in and asked to give you our best table. This way Mr. Allen and your lovely lady." Said the host
Barry and Caitlin followed the host to a table that was next to the patio. Once they were seated the host handed them their menus.
"Mr. Queen ordered you our best alcohol free champagne. I will be right back with it. Then your waiter will right with you."
Once the host was gone Barry smiled at Caitlin.
"I didn't ask Oliver to do anything but help me get us a table here."
"I actually think it is kind of sweet. I just want to double check that the champagne really is alcohol free before I drink any."
"Of course we don't want anything to happen to the babies."
When the host returned Caitlin politely asked to see the label to confirm that it was really alcohol free. Once she confirmed that it really was alcohol free the host pored two glasses one each for the couple. They ordered and spent the rest of the evening talking and enjoying each others company. The restaurant had a dance floor. So once they finished their meals Barry asked Caitlin to dance.
"Barry, I am not sure my dancing is much better then my singing." Said Caitlin
"Cait, I am not asking you to go on So you think you can dance. I am asking you to let me take you on the dance floor so I can show everyone here that I am with the most beautiful woman in the world."
"Ok. But don't be mad if I step on your feet."
"That is a risk I am willing to take. Besides even if you break my toes they will heal fast."
Caitlin playfully slapped Barry as they made their way to the dance floor. Caitlin placed her arms around Barry's neck while he held her at the waist as they began to move to the music.
Thawne watched from across the restaurant as Barry and Caitlin danced. He didn't understand what changed in the timeline. Those two were never suppose to get together. The fact was if they got together then the Flash changes his destiny of disappearing in the crisis that destroys the multiverse. Caitlin Snow should have become her evil alter ego Killer Frost. That was her destiny. He did not work as hard as he did to get Thomas Snow to used that treat me on her as a child for this to happen. The fact that Iris didn't die at the hands of Savitar was not that big of a deal. Iris West was only important in the fact that she would have made Barry keep everyone else at arms length. Now he had to change his plans once again.
