Dear Journal,
I have known since the day Felicity met him that Barry Allen is socially awkward around persons of the female variety. Iris even told me that. Never seen it in action until today though...
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"Hey, Barry?" Hayley called from across the lab.
"Hmm?" was the noncommittal reply she received. Hayley frowned. He hadn't even glanced at her.
"I'm going to leave for lunch. There's someone I need to kill. You don't mind, do you?" she asked, hoping for a reaction.
"Yeah, sure whatever." Hayley's assassin sense kicked in full force. Something was wrong.
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You see, Journal, Barry had been acting strange all morning. Stranger than normal, because, let's face it, that boy is far from normal. And Teams Flash and Arrow are both violently against my killing anyone. I knew he wouldn't fess up to what was wrong, so I did a little investigating.
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Hayley looked around the small cafe, smiling when she spotted the face she was looking for.
"Iris!" She waved her hand. Iris made her way towards her friend, a question written on her face.
"Hayley! No offense, but what are you doing here?" Iris asked, sitting down across from the brunette.
"Barry is acting strange." Hayley started. She took a drink of her coffee before continuing. "I was hoping you might know why."
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Either no one knew or they didn't care to inform me. Either way, no one I asked was at all helpful...
I'm trained to take a lot in stride, Journal, but Barry Allen asking me to accompany him to a bar with the rest of the team is not covered anywhere in SHIELD protocol. In Barry-land, that's equivalent to a date.
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An unassuming Barry sat staring at an evidence board. Thinking about bright blue eyes that somehow managed to be warm and welcoming and cold and calculating all at the same time.
"Penny for your thoughts?" A slight Australian accent interrupted. Barry jumped, scattering papers as he scrambled to find footing.
"Ha-Hayley! What, what are you doing here?" he stammered. His partner laughed uncertainly.
"I work here, Barry." She stared pointedly at him. "With you."
Barry opened his mouth to make an excuse when Hayley put her training to use and pinned him to the floor.
"Uh, Hayes?" Barry shut up when the assassin glared at him.
"Cut the crap, Allen."
"...What?"
"What is up with you?"she clarified. Barry squirmed.
"Do you want to go to a bar with me?" he blurted.
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What?!? I mean, what? It was unexpected, Journal. Never saw it coming.
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The last thing Cisco expected (but secretly hoped for) was for Barry and Hayley to come together, like, together together. He turned to Eddie, motioning.
"Pay up, dude."