Prompt from PerlogAnnwyl. Iris finds out after getting locked inside a closet at STAR Labs.

Iris was getting annoyed at Barry. He had blown her off again and Iris was not happy. She knew that he had been distracted and that for once in his life he had a different group of friends than her. She was used to pretty much being Barry's only friend. It was selfish but she liked being the only person, or one of very, very few, that he spent time with and all the others were people that she made him be friends with. Now he spent most of his time at STAR Labs with his new friends.

Iris didn't want to admit it, but she was jealous of Caitlyn and Cisco. And that was why she was currently hiding in a closet at STAR Labs. She knew how embarrassed she would be if they found her, and she knew that Barry would feel guilty.

She heard two pairs of footsteps.

"Cisco," she heard Barry call. "I thought Dr. Wells told you to close and lock that closet before we left."

"Oh yeah. Thanks man. He'd be so mad if walked in here and it was open." Iris heard Cisco jog closer to where she was hiding. The door closed and she heard a soft click.

I'm screwed. She thought to herself.

"I don't really understand why he wants it locked up. Wouldn't it save time to have it unlocked?" Cisco asked.

"Time isn't really an issue, but if someone besides the five of us walked in and saw it . . ." Barry tapered off his explanation.

What is in this closet? Iris looked behind her and saw something familiar. Time definitely isn't an issue. She sat in front of the Flash's suit. Her best friend knew who the Flash was and hadn't told her. No wonder he hadn't been spending as much time with her and was distracted. He hadn't lied to her before, other than the 'I love you' business.

"Cisco how long did you leave it open?" Dr. Wells asked as he entered the room.

"It was open the whole time we were gone." Cisco sighed.

"Cisco, it is very dangerous to do that, for all of us but especially Barry. You need to remember to lock it."

"Well you can unlock it now. There's a bank robbery going on." Caitlyn sounded annoyed, but Iris wasn't quite sure why.

"Got it." Barry replied from inside the closet. Barry doesn't know the Flash. He is the Flash. Iris realized.

Barry looked down when he heard a small intake of breath. The next thing Iris knew she was outside of STAR Labs with the Flash facing her.

"I'll talk to you later." He said without bothering to disguise his voice. Barry ran off at almost the speed of sound to save people. Barry, her Barry, was the super hero she had been writing about. Her best friend was her secret guardian angel.

She went to Jitters while he was busy interrupting a bank robbery. He would know to find her there.

"Iris." Barry set her down on the roof. He wasn't wearing his suit anymore.

"Hey, Bear . . . thanks for saving me from the embarrassment of either being trapped in a closet or found in a closet." She didn't know what to do. This was only the second time she had been surprised by something Barry had kept from her. Iris knew she handled the last secret poorly, but she still didn't know how to react to Barry having secrets.

"Iris, I know I should have told you." Barry says my name a whole lot, and he makes it sound special. How did I not notice before?

"Yeah, you should have, but I guess you have a right to your secrets." She tried to keep the hurt out of her voice, but by the look on Barry's face she knew she wasn't successful.

"I wanted to tell you. I just didn't know how to. Then it just got too late, and I felt guilty that I hadn't told you yet and that made it harder, so I hid behind the idea that you would be in more danger if you knew. I should have told you."

"I shouldn't have spied on you."

"Yeah, I am curious about that." Barry tilted his head. She smiled and blushed. Maybe they could go back to being the teasing friends they had always been. Barry had a flicker of hope of getting his best friend back after the two secrets that had exploded between them.

"I missed you. You've been spending a lot of time at the lab lately, and I guess I just wanted to know what was so special about being there. It's crazy, I know, but you've never really been busy when it wasn't with me before. I know it's really selfish, but I missed that." Iris wouldn't meet his gaze. She only looked up when he gave a light, embarrassed laugh.

"I think it's sweet. I've always liked that you knew you could count on me to be free for you, and when you need me, I will do my best to be there for you. I meant it when I said you were worth being on time for."

"Good, because I've been thinking."

"That sounds scary." Iris hit him.

"I'm serious. Selfishness wasn't the only reason I was spying on you. I needed you today, but I was afraid to interrupt you spending time with them because I do know that it's important for you to have other friends-"

"Iris, what's wrong?" Barry asked with open arms.

Iris fell back into his comforting arms. "I broke up with Eddie."

"Why?" He said trying to be as sympathetic as possible, but he was really happy.

"You."

"Me?"

"Yes, you. You told me you loved me and it made me notice things. Eddie doesn't look at me anything like the way you do. You remembered my mother's ring from fifth grade. I should be with you. I even told Eddie, before we told my dad that we were dating, that I had never needed a romantic relationship because you kept my life full. I kind of had a romantic relationship without even knowing it. I love you, and I never realized it. I need you, not Eddie, you."

"Iris." Barry's smile was the largest she had ever seen it.

Iris got up on her tip toes and kissed her best friend.