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21. I Am Stressed and Overwhelmed

I am stressed.

There's no point denying it, even though I've tried to several times already. The twins are having their first music recital ever, and they're going to nail it! Totally. They are.

But… their speed has recently come to life in both of them. Moreso in Nora, but Don has a good amount too. And, what, they're five? If a spurt of speed comes out in either of them mid-recital, I might very well lose my mind.

How do you explain that to a crowded room of people?

Better yet, what if one of them starts crying because they can't control it?

That's happened a few times. It wasn't pretty.

But all my overwhelming thoughts are put to a halt when Barry walks in and announces that all is well now that the twins are set up with their teacher backstage.

"And just to be safe," he says, grasping my shoulders so I stop pacing. "I gave Nora a pretty bracelet and Don a neat bowtie, both of which happen to have meta-power dampeners embedded into them. Courtesy of Uncle Cisco."

He grins, then adds when my shoulders slump, "Just for tonight, so you don't lose your mind."

"I was not-"

But he cuts me off with the most sensuous kiss, and I decide yeah, okay, maybe there's no harm in taking extra precautions in public until our adorable children know how to control the DNA their father so lovingly bestowed upon them.

"Thank you," I murmur after a particularly soft kiss.

He takes my hand, intertwines our fingers, and leads me out of the empty room to our seats amidst the crowd.