Once they get back, Hayley excuses herself and heads home. She's had enough of this crazy for one day. What she really wanted was for Howard to tell her she'd pull through, or for Peggy to listen to her rant about Barry and give her the patented Peggy Carter "you can be just as good if not better than him" speech. However, as she didn't have either of those things, she'd have to find some other way to let out her rambling emotions.

She headed for the penthouse she'd rented for this exact purpose. It was her training/SHIELD house. No one knew she had it. She lived in the apartment she rented near the precinct. (Yes she had two houses. Who was going to judge her for it though? She had the money)

Hayley got no further than five feet in and her phone buzzed with a text from Joe, telling her to get to the precinct. Sighing, she turned around and left.

Barry was kinda done. First he finds he has superpowers, which was cool and all, but so does Clyde Mardon. And then Joe didn't believe him about Mardon and yelled at him. Now his new partner was not where she needed to be.

Barry turned when the elevator dinged and smiled at Hayley. She shrugged him off and went straight to Joe. Barry grumbled under his breath and headed to STAR Labs. It seemed that no girl would pay attention to him today.

Joe looked up at Hayley. "Hey. Eddie and I, we're going to go find Mardon. Sorry I called you in, turns out we don't need you after all." He begins to leave when Hayley's voice stops him. "I'm coming with you." He starts to argue when she glares, warning him not to bother.

-5 minutes later-

A barn. Five minutes of excruciating awkward silence and she's at a barn. She brought it upon herself, she knows, but still. Joe turns to her.

"Stay here. Nonnegotiable." he says. His tone suggested no arguing.

And so Hayley stayed. It was actually kinda peaceful out here, quiet. The stars were bright and she recalled astronomy lessons with her mother before Ravenwood. Lost in thought and memory, her quiet is shattered by rain pelting her face and Eddie and Joe landing next to her by the police car.

"What's happening?"she asks.

"Mardon... He can control the weather. He's in the center of the tornado." Joe replies. Hayley is contemplating whether or not to reveal her abilities, when out of nowhere, a red blur flies in. She smirks. Ladies and gentleman, Barry Allen.

She watches as he runs around the tornado, confused. He flies out, speaks for a minute--Cisco is on the other side, she assumed-- and runs back in, faster now. Joe taps her shoulder.

"Who is that?"he asks. She just shakes her head.

"I've no idea." Barry's identity was his issue. She wouldn't reveal his secret.

Barry is now talking to Mardon. Unable to make anything out, she just watches.

All of a sudden, there's a gunshot and Mardon is dead. Hmmm.she thinks. I could've done better. She stands and walks off to fill out paperwork.

When it's all done, she and Barry are walking to Jitters together. What? It's been a long night.

"Aren't you even going to thank me for saving you?" Barry asks. Hayley scoffs.

"Please. I would've been fine without you."

"You just don't want to admit that I'm your hero."he teased.

"Keep dreaming, Allen."