The past week has been a bit hectic. With Caitlin knowing who Dr. Wells really was, it was a bit awkward at first but she was slowly getting used to it. Cisco still didn't know and they all agreed to keep it that way for now.
"So, what should I call you?" Caitlin asked him. "Dr. Harrison Wells or Eobard Thawne?"
He chuckled. "Dr. Wells will do just fine. Wouldn't want any confusion."
At that moment Barry came in, he had just come back from iron heights due to the break out.
"You two seem to be getting along well." He joked as he entered.
"Why are you here anyways?" Caitlin asked.
"Joe wanted me to ask you guys to analyse this sample we found but honestly i just wanted an excuse to see you." He said as he raised the sample.
"We'll get right on that." Dr. Wells said.
"No need, I've done this before, remember?" Barry said with a cheeky smile.
He pulled up the information they needed. "Shawna Baez, she's Clay Parker crazy girlfriend. She broke him out."
"Oh, and she can teleport." And with that Barry got some surprised looks.
"As in beam me up, Shawna?" Caitlin asked.
Barry had to laugh as he remembered her saying exactly that the first time.
"Yup. I better get this back to Joe. You two have fun." Barry said as he went to kiss Caitlin before he flashed out again.
A few hours later, Barry came back and found Caitlin sitting at the desk.
"Hey, what are you doing?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm just having a look at some of the tissue from your cut, thought I might be able to find a way to speed up the healing process." She said a little distracted.
"Is something bothering you?" Barry asked. As he remembered this conversation, he couldn't help but smile a little.
"Why would you ask that?" She asked confused.
"You're doing that biting-your-lower-lip thing you do when something's bothering you." He said with a smile.
She fake coughed. "I'm fine."
"Cait you do know I have done this before right? I know you're lying."
"Alright mister I know everything. What is wrong then?" She playfully teased.
He had to think for a little moment. "Well, if I remember correctly, this is when you were about to say that Cisco told you that you don't have a life and then I would tease you about it." He finished with a satisfying grin.
Caitlin stood there, baffled by the accuracy of what he just said. "How do you remember all of this, like this must have been ages ago for you."
He chuckled. "Speedster brains are useful when it comes to that."
"Plus, I don't know if Cisco has been living under a rock but you kind of do have a life. You know, since we started dating?"
"It's not like we have done much when it comes to doing anything you'd do on a date." She sadly pointed out.
Barry thought about it and soon came up with the perfect solution. "Here, tell you what, tonight you and me are going to go to this karaoke bar."
"Really Barry? Karaoke? You of all people should know I can't sing."
"Come on, it'll be fun. Trust me." Just by looking at him she thought something was off here but she agreed nonetheless.
Barry was waiting at the bar and noticed her walking in. Even after having seen her in that dress a million times it still took his breath away.
"What?" She asked afraid that she did something wrong.
"What? Nothing. Uh, you just look amazing." He said in awe.
"I thought we did this before, I thought you'd be less impressed by my outfit." She teased.
"Yeah I know, it's just... wow." He was struggling to make a proper sentence and she was laughing hysterically in the meantime.
The night went pretty well until Caitlin got up on stage to sing. Barry tried to make sure she wouldn't get too drunk but it looks like he failed.
"You're fast and you can sing? What can't you do?" She asked as they came back to the bar.
"Stop you from drinking, apparently." She said laughing.
Suddenly she changed from laughing to being all serious. "I have to go to the bathroom."
"Okay." Barry said in a little innocent voice.
"Alright, can I close out my tab, please?" He asked the bartender who clearly wasn't listening again. "This guy." He thought.
"Hey, Stevie. Can my friend here tap out?" A familiar voice said next to him.
"Sure thing, Linda." And hearing that name, Barry remembered.
"Uh, thank you, Linda." Barry said a bit nervous.
"You're welcome, Barry." She said hinting at the chanting from earlier.
"Yeah, sorry about us up there." He said.
"Are you kidding? No, that was some of the best singing that I've heard come from that stage. You definitely made my ears happy. Don't worry." She reassured him.
"Thanks" He said as he went to pay.
"So, Uh, was that your girlfriend up there?" She asked.
"Uhm, Yeah actually." He replied and noticed the look of disappointment on her face.
"Okay, well, have a nice night." She said before leaving.
At that moment Caitlin came back and she didn't look good at all. "Barry, I don't feel good."
He nodded and flashed them outside.
They came into her apartment. "Are we still running?" She asked.
"No, we are here." Barry said with a guilty expression. He felt bad for not trying harder to stop her from from getting drunk.
"So who was that girl you were talking to at the bar?" She asked as she started to take her shoes off.
"That was Linda, we used to date for a while in the original timeline." He jokingly said.
"So what did you tell her?" She asked.
"That you're my girlfriend, of course." He quickly said. "Caitlin Snow, are you jealous?"
"No, of course not." She reassured him as she started to take her dress off.
Barry instinctively turned around. "You don't have to do that you know? I mean you've probably seen everything already in the future." She joked.
"Yeah I know, it's just that I didn't know if you felt comfortable with it." He explained.
She kept struggling. "A little help please."
He turned around and nodded before changing her.
"There you go again, saving me from that evil dress." She mumbled.
"Get in bed." Barry gestured.
He tucked her in and was about to leave.
"Barry, will you stay with me until I fall asleep?" She said in a little voice to which he couldn't possibly say no.
He laughed as he took his shoes off. "You know, I've been doing this a lot lately."
"Yeah, you should move in." She whispered before she immediately fell asleep in his arms as he played with her hair.
He smiled and knew that the way she was laying, he wouldn't be leaving any time soon so he just closed his eyes and decided to get some rest.
The next morning Caitlin woke up to the smell of bacon.
"Good morning, how are you feeling?" Barry asked as she came into the kitchen.
"Like my head is about to explode." She mumbled. "Please tell me that once I get powers I don't get drunk like you."
He looked at her with an innocent grin. She groaned and sighed in defeat.
"I mean it does get better, you'll recover much faster." He said as he tried to cheer her up.
After breakfast they went to star labs and were a little surprised by what there saw. Wells was speeding around the lab.
"This is still weird." Caitlin whispered.
"Hey." Barry yelled.
Wells came to a stop. "Oh, good morning."
"Are you sure you want to be speeding around the lab when anyone can just come in?" Caitlin asked.
"Well Cisco said he's sick and since you guys know about me I thought I'd get some work done." He explained.
Wells then moved over to the computer. "By the way, I've taken a look at the sample you brought in yesterday." He showed them what happened when he took away any light.
"Yeah I know, that's how we stopped her last time." Barry said.
A few hours later they had caught Shawna and put her in the pipeline.
"Shawna, Clay left you. He's out there and you're in here." Barry said in a hope that she would tell them where Clay went.
"You know what the crazy thing is? I still love him." She replied.
They smiled and walked off as the door shut behind them.
"Crazy is right." Caitlin said.
"Some people are worth being crazy for." Barry said as he gave her a little nudge.
"I'm sorry if I was a bit of a drunken mess the other night." She said embarrassed.
"Actually, it was pretty fun."
"Yeah, it was." She admitted.
"So, uh, were you serious about me moving in last night?" He asked nervously.
She smiled and nodded. "I'd love nothing more."
Okay, i am thinking maybe 2-3 more chapters plus the alternate ending. I am mainly going to focus on everyone finding out about Thawne and how they would send him home. I am not sure yet.
Also a quick heads up. I have no idea what the next chapter is going to be like yet so it might take me a bit longer then usual to update. I usually plan chapters quite far ahead but i didn't know what i wanted to do with the second half of the season. Hope you don't mind. :D
Anyways, i hope you liked it.