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CHAPTER 28- Invisible String

"I'm going to miss you too Cait!" Barry mumbled and with a last look at her, he ran back to his loft.

He sat down at his couch and reached for his tablet. He started searching about the guy who was with Caitlin.

"Where were you Barry?" Jessie spoke up standing at the edge of kitchen. Barry jumped and dropped the tablet immediately.

"No where… just you know..running around the city" Barry lied.

"Don't lie Barry!" Jessie said angrily coming near to him

"I'm not" Barry tried again.

"I tracked you Barry…" Jessie said putting up her phone "You were in Nevada!"

"You're spying on me now?" Barry said.

"Of course I did" Jessie replied.

"Why would you do that?" Barry asked.

"That's my question… why would you do that? Why did you go to Nevada?" Jessie asked.

"I went to eat pizza. I heard one of the restaurants over there make very good ones"

"You seriously want me to believe that Barr?" Jessie asked. Barry remained silent. Jessie kept staring at him

"Why did you go to Nevada?" Jessie questioned Barry again.

Barry spoke up after a while. "Ok..ok...I just wanted to see her" Barry lifted his arms in defeat.

"What happened there?" Jessie asked seeing the tablet which Barry was using. Barry scratched the back of his neck and turned to her. He explained everything he saw.

"So you now what? Trying to dig up information of him?" Jessie asked "What did you find out?"

"According to the records, he's a cardiologist and his social media is full of hills and food….No criminal records" Barry replied.

"In my book that makes him a good guy...right? " Jessie replied but Barry shook his head in disapproval

"No, that doesn't prove that he's what he shows" Barry argued and Jessie stared.

"How many more times should we get fooled? Thawne…Zoom. Caitlin has already been heartbroken and betrayed before… I don't want that to happen again"

"Yeah…Iris too" Jessie mumbled which made Barry to raise his eyebrow. Jessie shook her head "Go on.."

"What if he does something to her?" Barry said. Jessie could see his fear. "I have no more courage to see her getting hurt…. I can't…."

Jessie started laughing at him.

"What's so funny?" Barry asked. Jessie slowly stopped laughing.

"You love her" Jessie said in a normal tone.

"What?" Barry said with a surprising yet shocking tone.

"You've heard it Barr! You love Caitlin" Jessie replied.

"I'm in no mood for your jokes,Jess!" Barry said and he stood up to leave to his room but Jessie stopped him. She made him sit on the couch beside her.

"I'm not… I'm not" Jessie said nodding her head. Barry remained silent.

"Barry… do you know how a bamboo grows?" She asked.

"A bit… yes!" Barry replied thinking what it has to do with this. "But, what does that have to do with this?"

"Listen to me first…" Jessie said and calmed him. "Do you know that bamboo takes 5 years to grow?" She asked and Barry nodded slowly "Do you know what happens over those 5 years?" He shook his head.

"First, it builds the roots… it keeps on spreading the roots beneath soil… and after 5 years….the sprouts come out…. But once it comes out.. there's no stopping it… it can grow up to hundred feet within six months" Jessie said and Barry listened to it.

"You're thinking why I'm telling you this now..right?" She asked. Barry nodded.

"Because, that's what happened in your life too Barry!" She said. Barry looked at her surprised.

"You've known Caitlin for what five years? Six years?" She asked.

"Yeah, five to six" He replied. Jessie could see the desperation in Barry's eyes. He wanted to know what was Jessie trying to tell him.

"What do you think you both were doing all these years?... You both have spent all these five years growing roots for each other…. It was Caitlin who made you strong… it was you who gave her all what she needed to survive… Do you know that all the time you spent with each other dealing with metas, fighting crime, saving people...you have actually been growing roots to each other?" Jessie asked. He started tearing up as he remembered all the time he spent with Caitlin...all the days when she was the one who kept him at check...she was the one who believed in him.. when no one else did.

"But..." Barry tried to talk. Jessie cut him off.

"Caitlin told us what happened inside of Black Mercy" She said. Barry dropped his head down. "You told her something… that you don't realize yourself" Barry looked up for that. "You told her that there is no Barry Allen without.."

"..Caitlin Snow" They both finished it at the same time. He started remembering what happened inside of Caitlin's dream.

"And you love her…" Jessie continued. "You always did Barry... You always did"

"Just remember Barry, all the times you both have spent with each other, protecting each other, being with each other during hard times... You both are tied with an invisible string" Jessie said. Moments of fun and despair flashed across Barry.

"Do you remember the time when zoom let go of Caitlin and she came back?" Jessie asked. Barry nodded.

"She…she was very much frightened and disturbed" Barry said trembling.

"Yeah.. the most of it was because she thought you were dead" Jessie said. "That day I saw it Barry…believe me, I saw it.. the love, the fear.. the fear of losing in both of you" Barry covered his face with tears for that. Jessie came to him and started consoling him.

"Why didn't you… tell me this ever?" He asked.

"You were not ready for it Barry…Sometimes… all we need is a push" Jessie said remembering Felicity's words. "And you got it now!"Jessie took him into her arms. She started rubbing his back. Barry was crying, cursing himself of how dumb he was to not pick up the signs. Caitlin always loved him and so did he. He came out of Jessie's arms and looked to her smiling.

"Thank You… for making me realize" Barry said.

"That's what families are for!" She replied and took him to a hug. Suddenly the image of Kara passed Barry's mind. He came out of the hug.

"Kara…" He said and looked to Jessie "She.." He couldn't continue.

"I..I'm so selfish" He kept repeating it. "Caitlin has been suffering and now Kara's going to suffer..I feel like I would be cheating on Kara if I go ahead with this thought"

Jessie stopped him "No Barry…" Jessie saw Barry was blaming himself for all what happened. She cleared his tears and continued "Love is the most unselfish thing in this world…. You were not selfish.. and you didn't cheat anyone. Don't blame yourself for things which you didn't do"

"I...I can't face her" He said "How can I tell her?" Barry struggled.

"She's going to understand Barry!" Jessie assured him.

"How are you so sure?" He asked with tears. He was feeling guilty about what happened. He never really loved her.

"Because she's Kara!" Jessie said trying to assure him. "That's what makes her Supergirl.. not her powers"

Barry cried for a little while and Jessie was with him listening to him and making him feel good.

"I..I need to see Caitlin" He said shaking. Jessie nodded. He cleared his tears and ran off.

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Nevada

Caitlin and Mike continued talking whilst enjoying their food. Caitlin enjoyed having some company although she terribly missed Central City, Star Labs, Felicity and Jessie, and mainly that one person whom she was in love with. They finished their food. Mike went and talked to one of the worker. Romantic music started playing. He came back and extended his hand to Caitlin hinting for a dance. Caitlin reluctantly gave her hand. They started dancing to the music along with the other couples.

Barry reached the entrance of the restaurant, he was about to walk in, when he saw Caitlin dancing with Mike. He saw him talking to her and making her laugh. A jolt of jealousy hit Barry. He wanted to go in and stab him. Then Mike dragged Caitlin near to him, their faces were very near. Barry couldn't see it. He turned back and started running. Tears flew through his eyes.

Mike was leaning in to kiss Caitlin. Caitlin closed her eyes, but at the last second the face of Barry crossed her mind. She couldn't do it. She pushed away Mike immediately.

"Sorry…Sorry" She said and ran off crying.

Mike followed her to the out. He saw Caitlin sitting and crying.

"Caitlin, I'm sorry… I didn't mean to force you" He said.

"No, Mike…. I can't… I couldn't.." She was shaking. Mike tried near to her but she winced which made him back off.

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Central City

Barry entered the loft and crashed at Jessie's feet.

"Barr… what happened?" She asked and lifted him. She saw his face cleansed with tears.

"I was late… I was late" He said and continued crying. "They were about to kiss".

Jessie's eyes also started to tear. But she needed to be strong now for Barry. She took him to a hug.

"It's okay Barry… she's not going to leave you.." She tried consoling him. He stopped crying after a while.

"I..I don't know what to do now" He replied weakly

"Don't give up" She said which made Barry look above "She hasn't give up on you Barry.. I know that" Jessie said holding his hands. "She's coming back… to you!"

"You are her home Barry... So is she yours!" Jessie said patting him.

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