Prompt from Microraptor Glider. Iris figures it out on her own and goes to confront Barry about it.
Iris sat at her laptop thinking about how to write her newest blog post. She had seen the Flash rescue a child from the community swimming pool. He could run on water, and he seemed confident about doing it so he must have done it before she thought.
Iris got thinking about the first time she saw his face. He had smiled at her. It was almost as if he knew her. Almost as if he wanted her to recognize him even if he couldn't tell her. No, she must be going crazy.
But, what if she wasn't?
He cared about her safety. He had shown himself to her after she put her name on her blog. The same day Barry and her father were pressuring her to stop it. He seemed almost comfortable around her. He seemed like he was trying to impress her, to show her all he could do, but he was new to being cocky.
When she was around him she had an overwhelming urge to smile. He reminded her of someone. He reminded her of Barry. Barry Allen.
Oh my gosh, Iris suddenly realized why the Flash cared about her, why Barry, the seeker of the impossible, wanted her to stop looking for the Flash, and why her best friend had been acting so strangely. Barry Allen is the Flash.
She needed to talk to that lying sneak. She got in her car and drove to STAR Labs.
"Barry Lucas (?) Allen!" Iris shouted as she entered the main room. She turned to Caitlyn and Cisco. "Where is he? I know he's here."
"Iris?" Barry said walking into the room. "What are you doing here?"
"Do you have something you want to tell me?" she demanded.
"I'm confused. Why are you so mad at me?"
"Because you've been keeping secrets from me."
"What secret?" Barry seemed to be getting suspicious. His eyes flicked over to a panel in the wall.
Iris walked over to the panel and Barry's eyes widened. She knew what she would find.
She was right. When she opened the panel she saw the red suit with the lightning bolt symbols.
"It's true. You really are the Flash. You've been lying to me. How long has this been going on?"
Cisco and Caitlyn sat at their desk and silently watching the scene unfold. Dr. Wells rolled in.
"Ms. West it's nice to see you again."
"Dr. Wells, what have you been letting him into?"
"Ms. West we do everything we can to keep Barry safe. I can assure you."
"I need to talk to him alone."
Dr. Wells nodded. Iris walked out of the room followed by the wounded puppy.
"Barry, I'm your best friend. Why didn't you tell me? And if you dare say-"
"But it was to keep you safe. There are other people like me, but most of them aren't good people. They will not hesitate to hurt someone to get to me. The things I've been doing, saving people, stopping bad people, these other metahumans, don't appreciate it. They will hurt you to get to me if they think you know. I need you to be safe, please." Iris looked into his puppy dog eyes. They were begging for her to understand and forgive him.
"Barry, I just wish you would have told me."
"Me too, but please, you have to understand that I couldn't."
"I understand that you were afraid to. I understand that you thought you were doing what was right, but you still could have told me, Barry, you can always tell me anything. You have to understand that."