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Chapter 9
Love and Danger
Barry can't help but smile at his new girlfriend, despite the circumstances. He feels terrible about Iris seeing them together so soon after their break-up, but he's happy to finally have Cait by his side. They've been denying what's between them for too long and now they have the chance to make things right. He has the chance. Barry watches Cait sitting in her chair at the computer, trying to act like, what happened with Iris isn't bothering her. He knows otherwise, as he makes his way over to her, and stands behind the chair. Barry leans over and puts his arms around Cait's shoulders, snuggling closely to her ear. "I know your worried about what happened to Iris, but it's not your fault." Cait sighs to herself. "It was my fault Barry, I let my feelings for you, cloud my judgement." He takes a sharp breath in. "It's not your fault, Cait. I wasn't honest with you about my feelings and I hurt Iris in the process." Cait reluctantly nods her head and crosses her own arms to snuggle him closer.
Barry smiles at the contact, loving that he can be this close to her. He had never realized how much he had wanted this, until now. "What should we do?" Barry gives her a kiss on the side of the head. "I think we should give Iris space and focus on us." He places another kiss on the side of her neck, right over her pressure point, and he feels her pulse start racing. Cait suddenly turns, catching him by surprise, and reaching up to grab his t-shirt towards her. The smile that appears on her face, makes his heart skip a beat. His breath catches, as she pulls him down and kisses him. The feeling of her lips on his is electric, speed and cold colliding, causing an explosion of force between them.
As the kiss deepens, Barry feels like his head is spinning. The rush he feels kissing her is nothing like he's ever felt in his entire life and he never wants to lose that feeling. To lose her. Since they've gotten together, something has become clear to him, that wasn't before. Cait is his other-half, she always has been. They're a team, Barry and Cait. Even their evil counterparts teamed up together, Killer Frost and Savitar, trusting each other despite everything. The thought that he belongs to Cait and she belongs to him makes him finally feel whole, something he had thought he had felt being with Iris.
Barry doesn't know how long their standing there, completely tangled together and oblivious to everything around them, before someone clears their throat. It takes Barry a second to get his brain to work, before he registers that someone else is in the room. Cait is the first one to pull away and he hates that he can't seem to get any alone time with her. Barry turns to Cisco holding a tray of coffee and Harry staring at the two with his usual look of indifference. Cisco's crossing his arms and shaking his head. "Okay, new rule, this is a no make-out zone. That means, no touching or making googly eyes at each other. If I catch either of you doing any of the above mentioned, I will make it my personal mission, to kick you out." He rolls his eyes at Cisco, not in the mood for his humor right now.
Barry turns to Cait, who's staring at Ciso, with her hands on her hips. "You can't just throw us out of Star Labs, Cisco." Cisco gives her a smile. "The last few months, I've been designing a new security system, that is synched to my voice specifically. Only Harry here knows the override code." Barry is about to argue, when the alarm goes off. He watches Cait rush over to the computer and settle right in the place she's always belonged. "We've got a big problem. It looks like Amunet is destroying the city, trying to get to me again." She stands up from her chair. "I need to take her down myself once and for all. Just me, her, and Killer Frost." Barry feels his heart clench at her words. "I'm going with you." Cait shakes her head and makes her way over to him. She grabs his face on either side and locks eyes with him. "I brought her into our lives, so this is my fight. Promise me you won't follow me. If she knew we were together, she'd hurt you to get to me." Barry shakes his head. "I can't do that, Cait." She gives him a sad smile, that warms his heart.
She leans forward and gives him a quick kiss, before walking away from him. "I love you, Barry Allen." He feels his heart clench at her words. "I love you too, Cait." The moment she lets him go, he knows that there's something final about this moment, and it scares him. He can't lose her, he won't. As Barry watches her disappear into the elevator, he knows what he has to do. He turns to Cisco and Harry. "I'm going after her." Cisco nods his head. "I'm coming with you." Barry nods, knowing he'll need all the help he can get against Amunet. "I'll stay here and hold down the fort, be your eyes and ears." Barry looks over at Harry and also gives him a nod. A few moments pass, before Cisco makes his way over to him. He turns to Harry with a smile. "Flash and Vibe, out." Harry shakes his head. "You've wanted to do that all day, haven't you, Ramon?" Cisco gives him a smirk. "Let's go." Barry says, growing frustrated. Usually, he'd meet Cisco at the site, but today, he's going to have to bring him along. With no more time to waste, he quickly picks up Cisco and they rush out of the lab. He prays that they won't be too late to save her.