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"You know, you really have no good reason to hate me," Barry told Caitlin one day, "You just hate me because you're a cold-hearted person, and I hate you because I refuse to put up with your bullshit,"

"On the contrary, I hate you because you constantly annoy me. I didn't like you when we were first introduced, but I decided to swallow my pride and apologize, but like the arrogant prick you are, you decided you were too good for that," Caitlin told him.

"I just came out of a 9 month coma only to discover I have powers, excuse me for acting a little irrational." Barry retorted.

"Irrational?" Caitlin questioned him. "You were a complete jerk,"

"Guys, what are you fighting about now?" Cisco asked exasperated.

"Coffee," they answer at the same time.

"Coffee?" Cisco questioned.

"This idiot here gave me a sorry excuse of coffee this morning, which completely ruined my day," Caitlin informed Cisco.

"I added two packets of sweeteners and cream, how is that ruining coffee?" Barry asked.

"How can anyone stomach that much sugar? It's not natural," Caitlin complained.

"How can anyone stomach something so bitter? It's terrible," Barry questioned her.

"This happened this morning?" Cisco asked.

"Yes," they both said.

"And you've been arguing since?" Cisco asked again just to clarify.

"Yes," they confirmed once again.

"It's like three in the afternoon, don't you guys have jobs to do?" Cisco asked.

"We've been doing our jobs, we've just been texting each other when we're apart," Barry informs him. "Speaking of which, my lunch break will be over in less than five minutes so I got to go. Later," Barry speeds out of there and heads back to CCPD.

A second later, a text notification alerted from Caitlin phone. She took a glance at it and huffed angrily. "Oh you will regret that Barry Allen," and she furiously typed in a reply.

Cisco just sat back and stared as she aggressively typed with Barry. He had no idea what they were talking about, but all he could think was, 'How can they be such good friends with me, but terrible friends with each other?'

So much happened over the course of a few months. The Arrow had taken a visit to Central City to visit Barry and search for a criminal using boomerangs as their choice of weaponry.

Instead, they faced a new meta who had the ability to induce rage upon whoever they looked at. Roy G. Bivolo. He managed to send Barry into a fit of rage that was prolonged due to his own powers, but that only caused the anger to build up instead of bursting out in a quick fashion like all the other victims.

Caitlin and The Arrow, who was revealed to be the infamous Oliver Queen, played a vital role in subduing Barry in order to calm him down.

Caitlin was taking her powers to new heights against Barry, whenever he got close, she would fire an icicle at him. If he tried to circle her to suck the air out of the area, she would freeze the ground he was running on and cause him to fall.

Barry even learned a new trick he could perform with the lightning he generated when he ran. By vibrating his hands, he could build up the electricity he created and shock whoever he touched. That proved to be very annoying, but would be very helpful against others in the future.

Eventually they managed to hold Barry down long enough to use Cisco's new device on him that should counteract against Bivolo's powers by exposing him to a new stimuli that causes relaxation instead of rage like before.

Once that happened, Caitlin knocked him out when he was still disoriented from the fight and the flashing lights. "Just to make sure," she claimed.

Once they made sure Barry was okay, they tracked down Bivolo and detained him in the Pipeline. After that, they made their way to Starling City to help take down Captain Boomerang and his explosives.

It was different working from another base of communications, but they made it work. Caitlin didn't even snap at Barry for whisking her to a bomb without her consent.

With Christmas approaching, a new dynamic was forming. Iris, Barry's foster sister, was in a committed relationship with Eddie Thawne and decided it was time to move in with him. Unfortunately, it was also the time Barry decided to profess his love for her. That didn't turn out too well for him, but Caitlin could respect that he had the guts to tell a woman in a happy relationship he had feelings for her. It wasn't even a way to try to convince her to leave Eddie for him. It was just to get it off his chest at long last with no hope for success. Caitlin admired that.

"Hey, don't beat yourself too hard," Caitlin said to him. "If Iris would rather date a police officer rather than a police nerd, that's her choice,"

"I thought we had established that we are all uber nerds?" Barry asked her.

"I'm a medical nerd, you're a police nerd. There's a difference," Caitlin said. "If Iris doesn't want to go out with you, it's her loss. I'm sure you have some redeeming qualities as a boyfriend that you don't as a friend,"

"Thanks, that just fills me up with confidence," Barry said sarcastically, "I guess I'm better off alone, if the only women interested in me, are people like you and Becky Cooper," Barry said before walking away.

"Becky Cooper? What, is that one of your old girlfriends or something?" Caitlin asked.

"From High School, she was just a barrel of sunshine, like you," Barry replied sarcastically.

"Don't you dare compare me to one of your old high school sweethearts, because we are obviously living in completely different worlds for them to even find you remotely attractive," Caitlin said in disgust.

"Well, I guess I find it hard to believe that you could love anyone considering how rough around the edges you are." Barry quipped.

"I will have you know that I can be the very definition of the perfect girlfriend. Let's not forget that I was supposed to be getting married before the accelerator," Caitlin said.

"Yeah, and I'm sure that he got to see a whole different side of you that nobody else gets to see, but it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you."

"Well, if that's how we're defining people, how about we describe me as the person who saved Central City's esteemed golden boy from imminent death due to a lightning bolt," Caitlin announced a title for herself.

"One that you caused," Barry pointed out.

"By accident, we didn't know it would happen," Caitlin said in defense. "And trust me, if I had been aiming, I wouldn't have left you half-dead, I would have finished the job,"

"We all think we can kill the person who annoys us or bullies us but when you have to actually look a person in the eye and watch him or her as they die, well let's just say it would take an especially cold-hearted bastard or bitch to do that."

"Okay Allen, I'm out of here. You're getting too philosophical for it to be good," Caitlin said.

"That's because you know I'm right," Barry yelled out after her.

"Believe what you want, I'm leaving," Caitlin called out.

"Goodbye Ms. Snow." Barry called out.

"It's Doctor!" Caitlin yelled.

A picture of Hartley Rathaway was displayed at every monitor in the Cortex while Cisco tried his best not to look at it, which confused Barry as Caitlin and Dr. Wells sighed.

"Why? Do you guys know him?" Barry asked the group but it was more to Cisco than anyone else.

"Unfortunately, yes, we know him." Cisco said as he now stared at the picture of the smirking Hartley Rathaway.

"Why?"

"He's mostly a jerk-knows-it-all, but every once in a while, he could be a dick." Barry repressed a laugh at Cisco distaste at the former employee.

"He's like you, Fleet Feet. A jerk but smart nonetheless." Caitlin said as Barry groaned at the insult and the nickname.

"Whatever," Barry said with a sigh, "I'm getting tired of fighting with you, Caitlin."

"Hey! Stop it!" Cisco quickly yelled to the both of them before Caitlin could retort back, "For one minute, just please, at least tolerate each other."

"I would if she wasn't such a bitch!" Barry replied.

"Because you're a jerk!"

"I'm a jerk because I wouldn't accept your half-hearted apology!?" Barry asked, irritated.

"No, you're a jerk because you questioned me even when I saved your life!" Caitlin replied as Cisco just pinched the bridge of his nose, getting tired of the bickering.

"Okay! You saved my life. Like we haven't heard that one before. You know, any good doctor could have done that. You're not so special," Barry sneered at her before running away.

"Why can't you just put your differences aside? We're all friends here, why hate each other?" Cisco asked with a frown, "Caitlin you need to grow up, both of you need to."

"Says the one who wears a t-shirt saying "Han shot first" and the one who has a collection of action figures, I think you're not the one to tell me that, Cisco."

"Barry's right about you, you are a bitch," Cisco said before walking out of the cortex.

"What's bothering you Dr. Snow? You've been more… grumpy this morning." Dr. Wells asked as he wheeled in close to the bioengineer.

"It's nothing, Dr. Wells. It's just…" Caitlin trailed off, "It's not fair that Ronnie died a whole year ago, and I can't believe that Barry is alive while he's not."

"And that excuses your behavior?" Wells asked seriously.

"No, but-" The alarm sounded as Barry and Cisco walked back in the Cortex, cutting Caitlin off.

"Rathaway Industries needs my help." Barry said before flashing away in his suit.

Hartley Rathaway is standing outside his parent's company, wearing a black hood and futuristic looking gloves that emits a green glow as Barry skidded to a stop in front of him.

"What do you want, Hartley?" Barry asked pointedly.

"You know my name?! I know some names too. Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, and Harrison Wells. Do you know them too?" Barry frowned as Hartley said everyone back in the labs.

Just for that, Barry quickly grabbed him and ran all the way back to STAR and placed him in a cell where they began to question him.

"I take it the Particle Accelerator did something to you?" Barry asked.

"Apart from damaging my eardrums beyond curing? No, no powers here but I do have my brain."

"So, did you solve Einstein's riddle at a young age?" Barry smirked.

"Not much of a riddle, more like common logic," Hartley responded.

"What do you want Hartley?" Cisco asked.

"Why do you always question my motives Cisco? Believe it or not, we're on the same side here," Hartley said.

"Excuse us if we don't take your word for it," Caitlin said.

"As cold as ever Dr. Snow. Never did get that wedding invite," Hartley smirked at that comment, already well aware of what actually happened.

"Shut the hell up," Barry demanded of him. He may not like Caitlin, but he would not tolerate speaking ill of the dead. Ronnie was a hero, he died saving Central City. It wasn't his fault he had terrible taste in women.

"How did you figure out where the Flash worked out of?" Cisco questioned him.

"I tracked every sighting of the Flash and the direction he was running. In every instance, he would always run in this general direction," Hartley revealed. "It wasn't that much of a stretch to make an educated guess."

"Well, looks like that big brain of yours failed Hartley. Cause you're our prisoner now and you're not getting out ever again. Even you couldn't stop the Flash," Cisco taunts him.

With that, there was nothing left to say as they all exited the Pipeline. "I know he wasn't the bully I was thinking of taking down, but damn that felt good," Cisco said as they left.

"Thank you." Caitlin hesitantly said to Barry, "You know, for shutting up Hartley when he mocked me. Also, I'm sorry for acting like that earlier, it was not right of me, I hope you can see through that."

"I didn't accept your apology months ago because I knew you didn't mean it, I could hear the reluctance in your voice," Barry explained himself.

"It's not that I don't mean it, it's just hard to find the right words to say, you know. It's also hard to admit your own mistakes." Caitlin explained to Barry as Cisco watched them have a somewhat calm conversation.

"Yeah, I don't really like that about my father. He can never admit his own mistakes and he berates people. I suppose I can't be too hard on him though, he grew up with a mother who was always talking down to him," Barry explained.

"So… does that mean you forgive me?" The auburn colored-haired doctor asked.

"Well, that depends, are you going to stay civil towards me? Because otherwise no." Barry commented.

"I'll try." Caitlin replied with a tone of humor in her voice.

"I was told once by a high school counselor that holding a grudge towards someone is like holding a really uncomfortable wicker basket. The only person it hurts is yourself. I don't want to be that person anymore. So, I guess if you start being "you" again, I'll just have to pay you no mind." Barry smirked.

"Are you guys feeling a group hug?" Cisco asked them as he opened his arms, "Come on."

"Dr. Snow?" Barry asked her in question, the question was, "I'll do it if you do,"

"Sure thing, Mr. Allen."

The three friends hugged with big smiles on their faces, but their moment was interrupted by Dr. Wells wheeled in close to them.

"Dr. Snow, are you ready to start behaving in a professional manner, now?" Wells asked with a smirk.

"Yes, Dr. Wells." Caitlin nodded her head, making her hair bounce up and down.

"You two fought each other, like it was a high school rivalry." Harrison commented.

"Not our finest moments, anyways, we still have some work to do." Caitlin walked away towards her lab, leaving Cisco, Wells and Barry, who followed her retreating form with his gaze, alone.

Barry went back to the CCPD and completed his job for the day, and decided to try his hand at a dating site called MatchDotCom.

Meanwhile, Cisco was looking over Harley's gloves or as Cisco dubbed his former coworker, Pied Piper. There was something wrong about the gloves, they were set at the lowest setting, as if Hartley wanted to be caught… Hartley wanted to be caught!

Hartley pulled out a nanotech based bomb that was hidden inside his ear and placed it in front of the pipeline entrance, blasting Cisco away, who just arrived at the pipeline, knocking him out.

Caitlin heard the explosion and went to check it, only to find Hartley typing on a computer and then he saw her…

"Send me a postcard for the date of the wedding, Caitlin. Ciao." Hartley grabbed his gloves and used it to send Caitlin backwards, making her hit her head on the wall and that knocked her out.

Once Caitlin was awake, Barry had already taken down Hartley and he was back in the Pipeline. Despite not having powers, he was too dangerous to be let loose without constant surveillance. He knew where the Flash operated from and learned of his identity. Until they could safely determine that he was no longer a threat, they would have to keep him locked up for the time being.

It still felt wrong to keep him here. He may have broken the law and caused a lot of destruction in the city, but he was still human. This was a matter for the police, but they couldn't risk Hartley giving away their secret.

Cisco personally asked to be his caretaker. Sending him food and making sure he wasn't using his time in the bathroom to try and escape. Cisco was going to be installing a toilet in the cells soon enough.

Caitlin didn't understand why, but she sort of felt it may be to gloat. That's what she would do if LaRoche was locked down here. She would rub it in her face everyday if she could. Unfortunately that wasn't the case.

Caitlin and Barry were on better terms now. They weren't friends by a long shot. Constantly being in argument since the day they met did that, but they were on speaking terms. Their fights turned more into gentle teasing, but there were still fights that left with one of them storming off. But still, progress. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Their new meta was a woman by the name of Shawna Baez. She was, in simple terms, able to transport herself from one location to the next. She used her powers to break her boyfriend out of jail, and managed to outmaneuver Barry at his best speed, currently at least.

They were trying to figure out a way to take her down, but her powers seemed virtually untouchable. It wasn't even a fight between her and Barry. It was more a game of cat and mouse.

"We weren't even fighting, it was like a game of…" Barry said before being interrupted by Caitlin.

"Peek-a-boo!" Caitlin shouted, thinking it could be a good name.

Seeing the weirded faces she tried to defend herself. "Come on, can't I get one?"

"I would have gone with Blink, cause, you know, you blink and she's somewhere else," Cisco suggested his own idea.

"Well, either way, how am I supposed to catch someone who can travel to the other side of the city in a second? Even I can't go that fast," Barry reminded them.

"We will figure out her limits, just like every other, using the cells you collected from the prison, but in the meantime, I suggest you relax." Dr. Wells said. "We will find her, I guarantee you."

"Yeah, okay, that's good," Barry says. "I've got to go meet with Iris, I'm helping her with an article,"

"Going off to stalk her and try to ruin her relationship?" Caitlin teased him, knowing of his slight obsession with his foster sister that started when the two first met.

"I am not stalking her! I am offering her help and she accepted. It is nothing like that, Ms. Frosty," Barry said.

Through it all, the nicknames had stuck. Instead of a use of insult, it was more of a term of endearment.

"Alright Fleet Feet. Have fun stalking her. This'll make a great story to tell the kids," Caitlin said.

"I am not stalking her!" Barry yelled before flashing away.

Iris thought he was stalking her. She had completely forgotten about them meeting up and had made plans with her boyfriend, Eddie, to go to the movies.

That was rough. Now he didn't have any plans for the night, but it wasn't something that particularly bothered him. He wasn't sure why considering his massive crush on Iris since they were children. Her spending time with her boyfriend wasn't as heart wrenching as it was before.

Deciding not to waste the night sulking, he called up STAR Labs to see if there was anything he could do.

"Hello?" a female voice answered. He sighed. He was hoping for Cisco.

"What kind of bars did Shawna and Mark frequent?" Barry got straight to the point.

"Excuse me?" Caitlin asked.

"I was planning on checking them out. See if they went back to their old habits," Barry answered.

"Plans with Iris didn't pan out like you thought?" she guessed with a smirk.

"She completely forgot about them," Barry confirmed.

"Mark and Shawna mostly hung out in south side dive bars," Caitlin said. "I'll join you,"

Barry had arrived at a bar that fit the description of one that Shawna and Mark used to hang out in. Neither of them showed up, but Barry didn't have much hope that either would. He was just trying to find something to do and this seemed like the best option. Better than staying home and not being able to decide what to watch on Netflix.

He was still expecting Caitlin when he heard the door open and he instinctively turned to face whoever it was that entered. He was shocked to see that it was Caitlin. She had put on a small black dress and had touched up on her make-up. A few streaks of hair were bleached due to her powers, but that just made her look more beautiful in his opinion. Not that he would ever admit to his inner thoughts.

Caitlin, seeing his look of disbelief, starting to question the way she decided to dress up tonight. Looking down on herself, she asked, "Too much?"

"No, no, you look great, and this is coming from me, so you know it must be true," Barry said.

"Well, I figured I would seize the opportunity. Let's be honest, Shawna and Mark aren't likely to show up tonight, but we can still have some fun." Caitlin said. "I mean, you're not the first person I would think of to have fun with, but you'll do,"

"Hey, I will have you know that I am plenty fun," Barry denied.

"Is that why Iris completely forgot about your plans tonight? What do you do in your spare time? Netflix?" Caitlin teased him.

"No," Barry denied. "I also go for runs around the city,"

"So you have no life?" Caitlin asked with a smirk.

"Shut up Caitlin," Barry said. "It's not like you're any better. Your entire social life revolves around STAR Labs. I am one of the closest things you have for a friend, and we don't even really like each other, we just kind of tolerate each other,"

"I do have a life. I cook, and I eat, and I read, and I… help you…" Caitlin trailed off.

"So basically you just described what it is like to not have a life," Barry said, smirking at her.

"You don't have to be so rude about it," Caitlin flushed at having to admit to having no life.

"But that's why we're here aren't we? Try to get a life?" Barry suggested.

"Killing two birds with one stone. Here's to liquid courage," Caitlin said, as she raised a glass and downed the whole thing in one go.

"Wow, that is very fast," Barry said as he watched Caitlin drink the whole thing.

"Before I forget, I made something for you during my spare time. When we found out your metabolism wouldn't allow you to get drunk, I worked my ass off to make this so I could record you during your drunken haze and blackmail you with it," Caitlin handed him a vial.

"I have several others with me, so you don't need to worry about running out," Caitlin gestured to her purse.

"Wow, thanks Caitlin, even if it was for evil intentions, I appreciate it," Barry said, as he was about to raise the vial to his lips. "You don't have a camera with you, do you?"

"What? No," Caitlin said, as she stuffed her phone back into her pocket.

"Uh huh," Barry looked at her suspiciously for a second before shrugging and drinking the vial, "Wow! Yeah, I feel that!"

Barry felt so excited as he could finally feel the buzz of alcohol without it instantly going away. "How much of this stuff you got?" he asked.

"More than enough so you don't need to worry," Caitlin assured him.

This couldn't go wrong, could it?

"I'm The Flash!" Barry yelled for the entire bar to hear. Luckily nobody really took him too seriously.

Caitlin was also very drunk. Otherwise, she wouldn't be cheering him on as well as all the others in the bar.

Barry was chugging down bottles and shots left and right, none of them really affecting him since they were all normal, but he was already drunk from the concoction Caitlin created, so nobody could tell the difference. People were cheering him on thinking he had great tolerance.

Caitlin soon wandered off to the stage. She had no idea why, but she wanted to sing with Barry. Already having a song in place, she called him up. "Barry Allen, come on down!" she shouted for him.

"Come on, up here with me," Caitlin pleaded to him. "Oh, come on, don't be shy. Barry! Barry! Barry!" Soon she got the entire crowd egging Barry on to come up on stage and perform a song with her.

Barry finally relented and ran up to join her, only stumbling and apologizing to pieces of furniture a few times.

"I'm not much of a singer," Barry tells her. "And you're not much of a drinker,"

"We are going to bring this place down," Caitlin gestures to the entire building.

With that, they began to sing the song Caitlin selected, which was Summer Nights from the movie Grease.

While Barry sang beautifully, even while drunk, you could definitely see why Caitlin needed to be intoxicated before she would ever perform on stage. Her voice was entirely off, but whether it was like that naturally or because she was drunk was a mystery.

After they got off the stage, they both took a seat at a table before ordering another round of drinks. "You're fast and you can sing? What can't you do?" Caitlin asked him. She was honestly surprised at the sheer amount of abilities Barry seemed to possess even without his powers.

"Stop you from drinking apparently, maybe it's time for us to go home Caitlin," Barry said.

"Good idea, take me home Barry." Caitlin said.

"How do you want to do this?" Barry asked.

"I want to ride you. Just take me in your arms and let me ride you into the night where you'll take me home and place me on my nice soft bed," Caitlin told him.

Some people turned to them at the comment as it could be deemed a little inappropriate. Some guys were looking at Barry with jealousy in their eyes.

"Sure, we could take the long way, that way you'll be able to ride me all night long," Barry said.

At that point, the women were looking at Caitlin in jealousy.

"I don't know if I'll be able to handle that for so long. Maybe just a few hours though," Caitlin commented on that.

"Alright, let's hurry up," Barry grabbed her and led her outside. He at least had the mind to make sure they were out of sight before using his powers in public without his suit.

Pulling Caitlin close in his arms, he could feel her body pressed against his. It was surprisingly warm considering her powers, but he just knew that he liked the feeling of her in his arms.

After several wrong addresses and accidental break-ins, Barry finally managed to get to the right address for Caitlin.

"You know, you were really good at singing tonight," Caitlin told him.

"Thanks, you weren't so bad," Barry said.

"Oh please, I'm pretty sure I made a few ears cry with blood by the end of my performance," Caitlin shrugged him off, while slipping out of her heels before moving on the pulling her dress off. Barry turned to face the other way when she did. He was raised a gentleman and even drunk, he wouldn't let that stop him.

"Yeah, you were pretty terrible Ms. Frosty," Barry said, laughing.

"Shut up Fleet Feet, just be glad I didn't puke on you during that run. Tequila and superspeed, not a good combination." Caitlin said.

She tried to pull the dress off of her, but with her drunken mind, she couldn't. "A little help please," Caitlin begged him.

"You, asking me for help?" Barry clarified and finding the irony in the situation.

"Don't get used to it, just get these clothes off of me," Caitlin said.

Barry turned around to see a half naked Caitlin in front of him. He was slightly shocked and, while he would never admit it, aroused by the sight. "Yeah, okay," he said in a breathy voice.

He went forward and slowly unzipped the zipper on the back, which made it much easier for him to slip Caitlin out of it.

When he did, they both noticed how close the two of them were. Staring into each other's eyes, they both felt the attraction pulling them closer together until there was barely any space between the two.

"We promised we would never do it again," Caitlin whispered.

"Some promises are meant to be broken," Barry whispered back. He leant forward and captured her lips in another kiss, one they both promised themselves would never happen.

Caitlin immediately responded and kissed him back, placing her hands under his shirt to try to get it off. It wasn't fair that she was missing her top while Barry was still fully clothed.

Breaking apart momentarily to get the rest of their clothes off, Caitlin led him into her bedroom. They both wouldn't be getting much sleep tonight.

When morning came, Caitlin wanted to shield her eyes from the stabbing light coming from her window. She just wanted to snuggle up to the very comfortable heated pillow beside her.

When she realized she didn't have a heated pillow, she opened her eyes in shock, because there was a person in her bed with her, and by the feeling of it, neither of them were wearing any clothing.

She screamed. "Ahhh!"

"Ahhh!" the voice screamed back, jolting upright at the sudden sound.

Oh my god. It was Barry.

"BARRY?! What are you doing here?!" Caitlin pulled the blanket that was covering their naked bodies, making Barry fall to the side of the bed, and used it to cover her own body.

"CAITLIN?! Wh-what happened?"

"Oh fuck, tell me we didn't… this isn't…" Caitlin stuttered, not wanting to believe what happened.

"I think we did," Barry had a disgusted look on his face.

"Well, way to make a girl feel special," Caitlin said.

"What?" Barry asked confused.

"You don't tell a girl that you had sex with her and make that face," Caitlin told him.

"I don't even remember much of last night, how is that even possible? I thought I couldn't get drunk," Barry asked her.

"I must have given you this serum I've been developing that should have gotten you drunk. You know what I was thinking the entire time I was making it? 'What kind of sad, lonely, pathetic, and drunk enough girl would be desperate enough to try to get into your pants if this actually worked,' Well the joke's on me," Caitlin said.

"I will have you know Caitlin, that I am an excellent lover, and you seemed to enjoy it considering the amount of scratch marks the bed made," Barry says.

"Scratch marks? Oh my god," Caitlin groaned in frustration.

Taking a look around her room, she picked up on several things that indicated the use of their powers. There was a burn mark on her wall that must have been the electricity coming from Barry. There was a puddle of water with little ice cubes on her floor that must have come from her. The two powers must have cancelled each other out. And why was she so sore in places she never knew could be sore? And she was a doctor.

"You should leave," Caitlin tried to shoo him out. They were both still naked and Caitlin wasn't going to allow him to be in the room while she changed. As much as she was loathe to admit it, Barry's naked body was affecting her and she didn't know if she could handle it if she took her blanket off.

Barry moved to pick up his discarded clothes around the room, but before he left, he asked her one question. "Did you regret last night?"

"It was a mistake that should never have happened and we will never speak of it again," Caitlin told him.

"But did you regret it?" Barry asked once more.

Caitlin put some thought into her answer and said, "I can't even remember what I'm supposed to regret," deciding to pretend the night never happened.

Barry, satisfied, but slightly disappointed, with her answer, nodded and left the room and out of the apartment to get ready for the day.

Still dealing with a hangover, Caitlin walked into STAR Labs with massive sunglasses to try to block all the light as well as warm clothing because her powers weren't doing her any favours. Freezing temperatures with a headache were not helpful.

"Good morning Dr. Snow," Barry whispered to her, but to her, he was practically screaming.

"So loud," Caitlin mumbled. "How are you okay?"

"This morning I had a hangover that lasted two minutes, I think I'm immune," Barry snickered.

"Damn you and you're powers Fleet Feet," Caitlin said in a low voice. She couldn't handle the sound of her own voice, that was how bad she was feeling. How could Barry just stand there with that smug expression that she wanted to wipe off. Even though she was probably part of the reason it was on there.

"You're in pain, so I won't give you too much grief Ms. Frosty," Barry said. "So you will never believe what happened to me last night, I hooked up with a girl,"

"Please shut up," Caitlin begged him, not having the strength to stop him from talking with her powers.

Barry openly laughed at that.

Walking into the Cortex, they were both met with Cisco and Dr. Wells. Apparently Hartley Rathaway had managed to escape while he and Cisco were conducting an investigation on Ronnie. Ronnie had somehow survived the explosion and now he was a meta as well.

Caitlin had heard reports of the Burning Man, but had never seen a picture. If she did, she would have instantly recognized her supposedly dead fiance. But Hartley revealed it wasn't exactly Ronnie. Ronnie's body was alive, but he had merged with a Dr. Martin Stein and now the doctor's brain was in control.

It saddened Caitlin to say, but Ronnie was gone. It may be Ronnie's body, but it wasn't Ronnie. They couldn't decide what to do with him though. Cisco wanted to capture him and bring him back to STAR Labs, but Caitlin wanted to leave it be. Barry and Dr. Wells proposed that they just try to track him down and make sure he wasn't hurting anyone before taking any action.

Before any of that though, they still had Shawna Baez to deal with. An interesting thing was found when observing her cells. Shawna's cells were in constant motion, but if light is removed, they were completely still. That meant she could only teleport to locations where she could see. If they could hinder her eyesight, then she wouldn't be able to go anywhere and would be left a sitting duck.

They managed to get a hit off facial recognition and got to them before they got out of Central City.

Barry was able to isolate them in a tunnel and took out the lights making it completely dark. Without anything outside the car to see, Shawna couldn't escape, but not before Mark bailed on her for his own freedom.

They placed her in a containment cell that had one way glass. She wouldn't be able to see out, but they could see her. With no view of the outside world, Shawna was trapped going around in circles.

It was still awkward between Barry and Caitlin after the night they had, so they both immediately parted ways after making sure their prisoner was secured. But if nothing else, that night showed that they could both have fun with their lives. They weren't stuck in a tunnel with nowhere else to go.

Well, that was longer than expected. I honestly have no idea where that came from. Took me by surprise when I decided to add it, but I felt there was just so much sexual tension between the two that I had to let it all out. Don't expect anything to come of it though. We are still a long ways away before I decide to bring them together.

Tell me what you thought. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, stay safe. Wash your hands, keep clean. It's a dangerous world out there.