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OK I want to shout out to Lilteds and their amazing Evolution of Snowbarry series. There's a scene at the end of this chapter that came out that may seem familiar to people who follow Lilteds stories. To be fair you can definitely spot the differences considering the similar circumstances.

Aside from that I hope I captured the emotional turmoil from the previous chapter's ending

On that note I changed Ben's middle name from Jason to Joseph. I've got to go back to my previous chapters and make the proper adjustments. In fact I'm probably going to go back and make adjustments to all the previous chapters for consistency's sake.

Also, I'm like 95% sure I wrote a scene b/w Caitlin and her mother in this story but I cannot find it anywhere for the life of me. If someone knows where it is (or finds it) could they point it out to me? This is driving me crazy!

.The Flash: Survival of the Fastest

Chapter 24: Until We Meet Again

February 3 2018

Godspeed's Hideout

The successor to Savitar chuckled to himself at his good fortune. Finally, for the first time in what felt like years Speed Demon was off his back, at least for now. It would only be a matter of time until the devil was hunting him again, this bought him plenty of time to make sure he can never bother him again.

It was a long road coming here but in his mind, it was worth it. He allowed his mind to drift back to when he first learned of Speed Demon.

November 12 2043

Godspeed's Old Base

Godspeed stood in front of his latest recruit. A quivering shell of a once promising speedster. Godspeed groaned in frustration as he grabbed the man's chin and lifted him up. He was about to question why he had returned, there was no way he could have accomplished his mission in 2044, that's when he noticed it, the mark.

Burned into the right side of the man's face was a hand print.

"He marked you." Godspeed stated the fact out loud.

"You… you didn't tell us we were going after him…" The man's voice trembled with fear. "You sent us after The Graverunner!"

"It shouldn't be that difficult to kill him. He is just a man!"

"He… he's not human…We did kill him… multiple times… but it's like he rises from the dead… again and again…"

"I know the rumors." Godspeed seethed. "There is no such thing as immortality." He spoke from experience, every immortal he'd come across he had easily killed them, permanently. Rumors had spread far and wide about The Graverunner. People said that the Black Flash, the embodiment of Death runs away from him or Can't catch him (it's one of the two). No one knows where he came from or even if he's a man or a woman.

"You… you didn't see him… I saw him… face to face…He moves like a ghost… fights like the devil… he killed everyone… but left me alive…He told me to tell you a message…"

"What message."

"He said… 'You're still next…'" Godspeed got angry and in his anger, he snapped the neck of the whimpering speedster.

Present Time

Godspeed leaned back on a sofa he had stolen and kicked his feet up on his makeshift table. He chuckled to himself, for the most part everything was going according to his plan.

"You… won't win…" His prisoner spoke up weakly.

Godspeed turned to Abigale. And sent a glare her way. Most of his speedster army was now gone, either captured by the Flash and his Team, missing or killed by Speed Demon. That didn't bother him as much as it should, in fact it made him more dangerous. "I will win Abigale. Because I have this." In a flurry of golden-white lightning he was over at his lab and removed a cloth revealing the device he was currently working on, a small metallic half sphere.

Abigale recognized the device as the same one she saw in her visions, where either Speed Demon or the Flash's son ended up using it. "No… you can't!"

"Once it is complete I won't have to worry about Speed Demon or even the Flash. It will all be mine. When I am done there will be no more Flash. He'll be gone, his City will be mine and best of all, his legacy will gone. It will all be mine!"

Central City Cemetery

The cold rain fell heavily soaking the grass and turning the dirt to mud. Barry and Caitlin stood silently hand in hand dressed in black with nothing except a large umbrella to keep the rain off of them. Everyone else had long since left leaving only Barry and Caitlin standing in front of the grave stone and the casket.

Three grave stones in a row. One for Nora Allen, one for Henry Allen and the newest one was for Ben.

Beloved Son, Nephew, Friend, Grandson and Hero

Benjamin Joseph Allen

'To Be a Hero, You Don't Have to Do Big Things, Just the Right Things'

The quote on the gravestone was something had said months ago. Barry and Caitlin thought it appropriate to have it engraved on the gravestone.

Barry's stiff figure shifted slightly when he felt Caitlin nudge closer to him and lean her heavy head on his shoulder. Her eyes were red and puffy, what little makeup she was wearing had been messed up by both the rain and her tears.

"Come on Cait…" Barry tugged her forward for them to place their hands on the casket that still was above ground. The worst thing about this whole ordeal, there was no body for them to even bury.

January 27 2018

With Barry, Ben and Speed Demon

Ben's eyes went wide and he took in that short last breath of air. His body went limp. Barry froze in place horrified. Before the Flash could make any movement towards his son, Ben's body, along with Speed Demon burned away like it was made of wisps of lightning until neither of them remained.

"NO!" Barry screamed as he stopped in the spot they were not even one second ago. Barry fell to his knees and screamed in agony. Hot tears poured from his eyes uncontrollably just before he began to viciously punch the ground in frustration.

All the other heroes, who had just barely recovered from Lightspeed and Speed Demon had come together around their agonizing friend.

"What happened?" Oliver asked.

It wasn't just Oliver asking Barry. Everyone was asking everyone for some clear explanation as to what had happened

"Barry… where's Ben?" Cisco asked

Barry looked at his friend sadly. He couldn't even bring himself to say what he just saw, He hoped this was all some horrific nightmare but he wasn't waking up.

In the end it was Wally who explained, as best as he could how Speed Demon had murdered Ben right in front of Barry and the rest of them.

S.T.A.R. Labs

The Heroes slowly entered into the cortex. Every single one of them was feeling the same thing, defeat. Even though they had stopped Lightspeed they had lost one of their own. When ever someone you know dies you never quite get over it.

Iris ran to Eddie and embraced him. Felicity did the same to Oliver but he was a little hesitant to return the hug. Caitlin stood up and made her way to hug Barry tightly. Her eyes barely his the evidence that she had been crying, she stopped when she somehow managed to convince herself what she saw was not real but when she stepped back from her fiance she scanned the group for Ben hoping what she saw through Barry's chest cam wasn't real. Barry somberly gazed into his fiancé's eyes and shook his head silently. Caitlin felt a lump in her throat. She couldn't contain the tears any longer and she just broke down in Barry's arms. How could thing have gotten so bad? This was supposed to be a happy day but now it was one marked by tragedy. Both Barry and Caitlin completely tuned out whatever their friends were saying to them the only thing that mattered was each other and the small child growing inside of Caitlin.

Barry knew this was weighing down just as hard on Caitlin as it was on Barry. He had the overwhelming urge to protect her, at least he knew one way he could do that. Holding her tight Barry lifted her into his arms gently yet swiftly before running out of the Cortex and to their apartment.

"Barry!" Someone had called out after him, to be honest he couldn't even register who said it and even if he could he didn't care. He had to get Caitlin as far from the pain.

Present Day

Cemetery

After a moment the couple slowly walked to Caitlin's car. Neither of them was in the mood to run, in fact neither had used their speed for the last week. Most of the heroics done in the last week had been carried out by Wally.

Everyone had been here for Ben's funeral, Team, Flash, Team Arrow, Jesse, Harry, Jay, and even Cynthia and H.R. made the jump from Earth-19. They barely remembered the service or anything leading up to it they were solely focused on the large casket. Neither of them could bring themselves to say a few words, thankfully Iris stepped in for them.

Barry and Caitlin slowly walked away from the grave without so much as a word. They drove home in silence, entered their apartment in silence and made their way straight to the bedroom in silence.

Without so much as a whisper they changed out of their clothes and got into bed. Caitlin fell asleep first. Barry, however, could not sleep. He just stared at his sleeping fiancé allowing his eyes to tradeoff between her face and her stomach.

Ben hadn't been in their lives for long but he was able to establish himself as one of the most important people in their lives. Barry sighed, he'd lost his mother, his father and now his future son. It made him terrified about what the future holds for him, he wasn't going to lose his fiancé nor his unborn child. He couldn't.

February 5 2018

CCPD

Barry slowly walked into his lab Monday morning. Captain Singh had offered for Barry to take as much time as he needed when he learned that Ben had been killed, during the chaos caused by Lightspeed.

Julien had returned to London for a currently indefinite amount of time which was no sweat off of Barry's back. The two of them had never really got onto the right foot, especially after learning Julian was Alchemy and working with Savitar, unintentionally.

As he placed his bag in his locker and hung his jacket over the back of his chair Barry noticed an envelope on the desk on top of the case files in his 'In' trey. Barry picked up the envelope to see it was addressed to him.

Using his letter opener Barry cut open the envelope and removed what was inside.

Dear Mr. Allen,

You and another guest of your choosing are cordially invited to District Attorney David Caesar's Masquerade on Friday May 4th 2018. This Masquerade is serving as a farewell party for Mayor Hank Karen. As you are aware the mayor has decided to resign.

The event is a formal event, Gentlemen must wear either a formal suits or tuxedos while ladies are asked to wear formal evening wear. Of course, because this is a masquerade Everyone is required to wear a mask, preferably something elaborate and note store bought.

If you wish to attend please fill out the enclosed sheet specifying your meal choice as well as a plus one should that apply and return it to either District Attorney David Caesar or to his brother Detective Richard Caesar no later than Thursday March 1st 2018.

We hope to see you at this event,

David Caesar, District Attorney

Barry read the invitation several times before callously tossing it onto his desk. He really wasn't in the mood for any kind of celebration. How could he? His son had been murdered right in front of him. Barry failed as a parent.

"Hey Barry." Barry looked up to see Joe enter into his lab. Joe could see how broken up Barry still was about Ben. They all were, everyone loved him. "You Ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Joe." Barry offered up a smile as he picked up several of the files and evidence he still needed to process. "Just got a lot of work I need to do."

Joe nodded. "So, did you get the invite?"

"Invite?" Barry questioned before Joe pointed out the open invitation on his desk. "Oh yeah, that… I did, but I don't think I'll be going. You?"

"I was thinking of inviting Cecille." Joe answered honestly. "Eddie and Iris are also going."

"They are? How many people got invited?"

"Looks like the whole police department, everyone in the mayor's office as well as any benefactors Mayor Karen has." Joe sat down on the edge of Barry's desk. "Both in Central City, and Keystone City."

"That's a lot of people."

"Yeah, maybe you and Caitlin should think about joining us." Joe said offhandedly. "I think we could all use something like this."

Barry was quiet for a moment. "I'll talk to Caitlin about it, but I don't know if we'll be able to go." His thoughts wandered to his fiancé and currently unborn child, Caitlin would be into her second trimester, definitely showing. That reminded him they still hadn't told anyone Caitlin was pregnant.

Joe offered a soft smile to his son. He placed a hand onto Barry's shoulder reassuringly.

S.T.A.R. Labs

"Thanks for breakfast Iris." Caitlin said as the two women exited the elevator leading to the Cortex.

"No problem." Iris replied with a smile. "I just want to make sure my future sister-in-law is staying healthy, even if she insists on eating two dozen banana and blueberry muffins along with four large herbal teas that smell like a compost station."

Caitlin chuckled. "Yeah…"

"Caitlin, I know you and Barry are still grieving Ben, but… I've got to ask" Iris started. "I noticed you rubbing your stomach several times a day over the last week. Are you alright?"

"What? Oh, I'm fine." Caitlin's tone and wavering smile were not at all convincing. "It's this new diet I'm on. Lots of foods high in nutrition instead of the large number of calories."

"You sure it's not because you're pregnant?" Iris asked with a sly smile.

Caitlin stopped mid stride. Her wide eyes confirmed her suspicion as her hand betrayed her by moving to her stomach. "How-"

"I'm an investigative journalist Caitlin. It's my job to notice details and put things together. Why haven't you told me?" She asked.

"We… we were going to…" Caitlin trailed off while struggling to hold in her tears. "But then Lightspeed attacked and then Ben…"

"Oh…" Iris suddenly understood why Barry and Caitlin hadn't mentioned the baby yet.

"He wasn't in our lives for long… Barry…despite his composure has a hole in his heart…" Caitlin continued

"What about you? How're you handling all of this?"

Caitlin bit her lip. "I feel horrible. I mean, I watched my son die but…I don't feel as sad or upset as I should. It's a feeling I cannot explain."

"Maybe… it's because of the baby." Iris offered. "Maybe deep down you know Ben isn't really gone because he's right here inside you." Iris gently guided Caitlin's hand back to her stomach. "You'll definitely see him again."

Caitlin smiled before pulling Iris into a hug. Somehow Iris knew just what needed to be said to help, in a way that is Iris' super power.

"Here I am moping about everything and I haven't even bothered to ask you how's the adoption process coming along?"

"Slowly" Iris replied honestly. "My dad says it took a while for him to get approved to legally adopt Barry since he was a single Parent."

"I'm positive when you and Eddie will be approved without a second thought."

"Thanks Caitlin, though I'm much more concerned that the birth mother will rescind the adoption at the last moment."

"If you're that worried why not just adopt from an orphanage?" Caitlin inquired taking a sip of her tea. "There are loads of kids just waiting to be adopted."

"We're still keeping that option on the table. Honestly, I'd prefer to adopt a child from an orphanage. Eddie thinks it might be easier to adopt a newborn."

Caitlin smiled. "If you adopt a child from an orphanage it would be like you're following your Dad's footsteps with Barry."

"Yeah…"

"Any ideas if you'll be getting a little boy or a girl?"

"That's something Eddie and I were able to agree on almost instantly." Iris chuckled "We want to get a little girl." Caitlin smiled.

"Well, good luck with getting your little girl."

"Thanks, and don't worry Caitlin, I won't tell anyone you're pregnant."

"Thank you, Iris, for everything."

"Of course. I'd do anything for my soon to be sister-in-law and godson." Iris winked. "I've got to get to CCPN, I'll see you later Caitlin." She waved to the bio-engineer before heading back towards the elevator leaving Caitlin to walk into the Cortex thinking about what she had just heard.

"Hey Caitlin." Cisco greeted his best friend with a smile. Much like everyone else Cisco had been giving Caitlin and Barry some much needed space, but that didn't stop him from trying to brighten up their days. "How're you today."

Caitlin offered up a smile. "I think I'm doing a lot better today."

"That's good to hear. Hey look, I don't know if you guys are ok with it but I got something for you and Barry."

"Really? What?" Caitlin asked.

"It's kind of a surprise. One that kind of requires Barry to be here, heck it might be best if everyone was here to see it." Cisco paused. "And by everyone, I mean Everyone. Team Flash, Team Arrow, Team Supergirl, and the Legends if they ever choose to respond to us."

Caitlin sighed. Of course, whatever Cisco was planning he planned on making it a huge event. "So anything new on the Meta-Human front?"

Cisco shook his head. "Oddly enough no." He pulled up the screen. "For the last week there hasn't been any Meta-Human activity, new or otherwise, heck there hasn't been so much as a parking violation."

"That's… good." Caitlin knew she was doing a lousy job of convincing herself about the situation.

"It's odd that's what it is." Cisco slid over to another monitor. "I cannot remember the last time we got such a break."

"Well it's one we need." Caitlin slid into her seat next to Cisco.

"Caitlin, I set up a new training program for you, Barry and Wally. Want to check it out?"

"Uh not right now Cisco. I've got a lot of work to catch up on." Caitlin replied.

"Really?" Cisco cocked an eyebrow. "What're you working on? Cause last I check S.T.A.R. Labs Museum didn't really work and people aren't exactly lining up offering grants for us to do research."

"I'm actually working on a patient file." Caitlin responded. "From Central City Memorial Hospital."

"Really? Good for you." Cisco was happy for his friend. "Anything I can help with?"

Caitlin shook her head. "No, I've got it handled Cisco. Thanks anyway." She turned back to her computer to analyze her patient

In truth the patient she was analyzing was her own file. Her pregnancy accounted for the nausea and tiredness she was generally feeling but it didn't cover why she seemed to be losing her connection to the Speed Force. Part of her wished she could just dive into the Speed Force and find out why she was losing her powers. Barry had done it once, but that was when he sacrificed his speed to Zoom to save Wally. Barry had explained to her how the Speed Force took the form of the people he loved most when he talked with it, which made Caitlin wonder who would it appear as if she were to enter the Speed Force.

CCPN

"Morning Scott." Iris greeted her boss as she entered into the main office.

"Good morning Iris, did you get that story I asked for?"

"Done and sent over." Iris replied.

"Excellent. How're your interns doing?"

"Derick and Daphne? They're doing great though I haven't seen much of them the last week."

"Daphne told me that they had to study for an exam." Scott replied. "They should be coming in later today if not tomorrow."

"Well, I'd better get to work." Iris replied

"What's got you in such a good mood today?" Scott asked.

"Oh nothing, just my future sister-in-law's wedding is approaching." Iris was planning on keeping true to her word that she wouldn't mention Caitlin's pregnancy to anyone. "I may need some time off."

"OK, when?"

"They don't have a set date yet, all they have is June."

"Well, when you have a clear date head over to HR and fill out the form." Scott left Iris to return to his office.

Iris sat herself down at her desk and began to research her next story.

An hour later she looked up at the sound of the door opening and she saw Derrick and Daphne walk in.

"Good morning Iris." Daphne greeted.

"Hi guys. How're you doing?"

"We're doing good. Spent some time with some old friends last week and we had a fairly large test this morning."

"Eight AM…" Derrick groaned. "I've never been a morning person, and I never will."

As Iris chatted away with the interns a man walked into CCPN. There wasn't much about him. He wore a slick black suit and was well groomed. After talking with the secretary, he made his way towards Iris, Daphne and Derrick.

"Where's Iris West? I need to speak with Iris West."

"I'm Iris West." Iris replied stepping forward. "What can I do for you?"

"You can die." The man pulled a gun from his pocket aimed at Iris's heart and pulled the trigger.

Iris closed her eyes and braced herself for the bullet's impact and the inevitable darkness that followed when one it shot through the heart, but it never came, in fact there was no pain. She opened her eyes and saw her assailant also had a look of disbelief.

Inches from her chest Derrick had his hand stretched out holding the bullet between his index and thumb.

"What the-" A fist came out of nowhere and clocked the gunman in the jaw knocking him down and out. Iris then noticed the fist belonged to Daphne.

"Derrick? Daphne? What… what is going on?"

The twins exchanged looks before turning to Iris. "Iris… I think it's time we had a proper chat."

S.T.A.R. Labs

Cisco sat at the desk in his lab tinkering with a new gadget. Ever since Ben was killed Cisco knew both Barry and Caitlin would be more determined than ever to stop Speed Demon so he had been trying to figure out how they could potentially track down and trap the demonic speedster. So far all of his experiments were appearing mute.

This was a similar circumstance to when Zoom murdered 'Jay' two years ago and their whole ordeal with Savitar. Barry was showing those early determination signs.

Speed Demon was as elusive if not more enigmatic than the God of Speed. At least he couldn't possess people and speak through them, at least Cisco hoped he didn't. Plus, his motivations didn't seem to stack up. What did he have to gain from killing other speedsters? And if he wanted to kill all speedsters why hadn't he come after Barry, Caitlin, Wally or any other speedster they knew?

"Cisco" the engineer turned around to see Caitlin standing in the doorway. "I'm heading home for the night." Cisco glanced up at the clock to see it was 6:30. Where had the day gone? He wondered.

"Alright Caitlin, I'm just going to hang here a little while longer. I'll give you and Barry a call if anything Meta related comes up."

"OK Cisco." Caitlin waved to her friend before leaving him alone to tinker with his inventions.

Cisco turned to a defunct cold gun. He really wished they knew more about Speed Demon, heck he wishes he had finished the cold gun and brought it to their fight with Lightspeed, they might have been able to use it to quell some of the destruction and maybe use it to save Ben. Cisoc turned his attention to a small drawer. He opened it revealing a small stone that glowed whiteish blue. The tiny fragment of the Philosopher's Stone. Caitlin had kept a tiny piece of it to try and cure her mother of her frosty abilities to no avail.

He remembered that day too well. Wally had been feeling the pressure Barry and Eddie were placing on him to save Iris from Savitar and in a moment of weakness Savitar got to him. Wally took the stone fragment and fully intended on chucking it into the Speed Force. Luckily Barry, Caitlin and the rest of the Team figured out that was exactly what Savitar wanted. The two speedsters barely arrived at Wally's location and intercepted the stone fragment before it could be reunited in the Speed Force.

It was quite interesting that simple action of stopping Wally did what they were struggling to prevent for months. Almost immediately The Team discovered Iris was once again the author of the article, her future had been saved.

After that Caitlin had Cisco store the stone fragment somewhere where no one would be tempted by it. Cisco however kept the piece of the stone. He didn't know why but he did. Maybe it was for this. Maybe it was the key to stopping Speed Demon. If only they knew how Barry imprisoned Savitar in the Speed Force, they could potentially lock Speed Demon away in the same prison as the God of Speed.

Later That Evening

Barry and Caitlin's Apartment

Caitlin fished her key out of her purse and used it to unlock the door. She took off her coat, hung it on the rack near the door and saw Barry laying on the couch with a blanket covering his lower half and Jeopardy on but muted. He seemed to be watching the gameshow but not really paying attention to it. He didn't even acknowledge Caitlin entering the room.

"Barr…?" Caitlin asked as she fixed her skirt so she could sit on the couch next to her fiancé. "You Ok?" Barry turned to his fiancé nodded and turned back to the TV. He had sat upright and offered half the blanket to Caitlin which she accepted.

They sat in awkward silence until Jeopardy ended. Caitlin took the remote and turned the TV off. She turned so she was facing Barry.

"Barry… please talk to me…what's bothering you?"

"He took Ben from us…" Barry said quietly. "What else could you possibly want me to say?"

"I know…"

"Cait, Speed Demon Murdered our son! Right in front of me!" Barry cried. "There wasn't even a body to bury! We couldn't have an open casket even if there was because of how badly he mutilated Ben's body!" Barry let his tears fall. He was just so angry and now he felt horrible because he was letting it out on Caitlin who must have been suffering as much as him. "I'm sorry Cait… I don't know how you do it… how you keep yourself so composed after losing someone you love… I've never been good at it…"

Caitlin gently took Barry's hands into her own. "I just… concentrate on what I… what we still have…" She coughed a tiny bit to prevent the lump in her throat from fully forming. "We still have each other… our friends… our baby." Barry turned away. Caitlin reached up and turned his chin so he was looking her in the eye. "Barry… I know Speed Demon took Ben from us, but I don't know… I've just got this feeling that we will see him again."

"How can you say that?" Barry asked confused.

Caitlin took his hand and brought it to her stomach. "Because I choose to believe Ben is still here with us." She paused for a moment before continuing. "That's how I'm coping. I know one day we'll get to see Ben again, just not right now, probably by August or September. And this time we'll get to see him grow up."

Barry smiled and chuckled. "It sounds crazy… hell it even sounds down right impossible."

"Well, to quote a very handsome man I love: 'Impossible is just another Tuesday for us.'"

"He sounds smart, should I be jealous?"

"Nah…" Caitlin smiled as Barry leaned over to rest his head on her chest. Gently Caitlin stroked Barry's brown locks with her right hand while their left hands intertwined.

They sat in more silence before Barry spoke again. "Can I just say I am not looking forward to being replaced as your number one guy?"

"Come here, and I'll show you why you're MY number one guy." Taking his hands in her own Caitlin led Barry towards their bedroom.

"Wait… Is this even safe? For the baby I mean." Caitlin rolled her eyes.

"Shut up and kiss me Barry."

An hour later Barry and Caitlin laid in their bed tangled in their sheets. Caitlin had fallen asleep but Barry was still awake.

Gently Barry reached over and lightly stroked Caitlin's belly which made Caitlin unconsciously smile which made Barry smile a bit, early into their relationship Barry discovered Caitlin was rather ticklish it generally brightened his day just a little bit. "Hey there buddy…" He whispered. What was he supposed to say? Caitlin was so early in the pregnancy their baby shouldn't be able to hear, right? Was the baby even Ben?

"It's me… your daddy…" He rubbed circles on her stomach using his thumb. "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say to you… I'm not even sure you can hear me yet… but I want you to know that I love you… I love you, I love your mommy… I love you both so much. It's just bad things tend to happen to the people I love… I just…" Barry looked away for a moment and fought back his tears. "I just want you to know that I'd do anything to protect you and your mother."

Barry didn't notice Caitlin's eyes open slightly as she listened to Barry talk to their unborn child.

"No matter what the future holds… but I cannot wait to meet you again." Barry felt Caitlin's hand stroking his hair. "Sorry if I woke you Cait."

"It's fine Barry… I wasn't really sleeping either."

Barry turned so that he was looking into Caitlin's eyes."You should get back to sleep."

"Fine" Caitlin grabbed a chunk of the sheets and wrapped herself in them, leaving Barry with very little.

"Cait… I promise, I won't let anything happen to you, or our baby." Barry leaned in and kissed Caitlin's stomach making the bio-engineer chuckle. "No one will hurt either of you, I promise." He planted a gentle kiss on her lips before laying down next to he and allowing himself to drift into a dreamless sleep.

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