Prompt from Cas-the-Unicorn. Someone captures both of them while they are on the roof talking and that person could know that they're close (Captain Cold), and he pulls off his mask to "ruin their lives."

Barry was on his way to Jitters. The rooftop meetings with Iris seemed to have become a regular activity. For now, they had settled in meeting every Tuesday in addition to when Iris needed to pass him information.

He looked into the window of the coffee shop briefly and saw Iris looking bored, waiting for him. He hurried inside and cleaned up the store. She hadn't even started the work, knowing he could and would do it for her. Iris never changed even when they were little she would put off her chores because she knew he would help her without a second thought. Iris was a hard worker, but when she could get help, she would take it.

"Thanks." She smiled.

"No problem." He said scooping her up and running to the roof.

"I wonder if I'll ever get used to that." Iris said as he set her on her feet.

"I still haven't."

"There's no hope for me then, good."

"Good?" Barry narrowed his eyes and tilted his head slightly to the right.

"It's nice being able to have someone impossible like you. There are few people that can break up the monotony of regular life but are still dependable. The only other person I can think of is Barry." She sighed.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, I'm just confused." She paused as if expecting him to ask a question. When he remained silent, she continued, making him feel very awkward. "I-I mean Barry told me he loved me, like really loves me. Those were words I never thought I'd hear come out of his mouth. I waited years for them, but they never came." Barry's heart lurched. "I was starting to think he was gay." Barry was trying so hard not to laugh or cry. "I mean, he never went out with anyone, not even Felicity with her really short skirts. But, then he tells me he loves me, and all the feelings I had tried for so long to suppress came to the surface, but I have a boyfriend that I really like, and-" Iris stopped mid-rant. "You seem uncomfortable."

"Uh, well-"

"That's not a very good answer."

"Ummmm-"

Barry turned at the sound of gunfire. Not normal gunfire, but something he considered much worse. A cold gun. A cold gun that could only mean one person. Captain Cold was coming up to the roof.

Barry ran to grab Iris, but Captain Cold was already through the door aiming the gun at her. All he had tie to do was step in front of her.

"Ralph!" Iris exclaimed seeing him lurch in pain.

"Ralph?" Captain Cold questioned. "I don't think so."

"What do you want Snart?"

"I was here to kill you, but I think I have a better idea. I'll distract you."

The Flash glared at him. "Distract me with what?"

Snart aimed the gun at Barry's feet, but he was too weak to get away. Snart walked steadily toward him.

"Iris, run. If you have any wish to live, run. Please, run. I can't take you."

"I'm not leaving you here!" Iris shouted at him.

"Oh, don't worry little Flash. I'm not going to hurt her, or you for that matter. I don't have to. I don't kill unless it's absolutely necessary, and while I need to destroy you, I don't have to kill you."

"How noble." Iris retaliated sarcastically.

Snart glared at her. "What a catch." He said turning back to Barry.

"Leave. Her. Alone." He spoke in a staccato tone that would have been seen as threatening if he hadn't been frozen in place.

"I won't even touch her, I promise. Though you had other girls last time. The blonde leader and the cranky girl."

Iris couldn't help but feel hurt, he had said there were no other girls. While Iris was thinking to herself, Snart had made his way to the Flash. He shot the Flash one last time to make sure he didn't have the energy to vibrate his face and keep his disguise, then Captain Cold ripped off the Flash's mask.

Iris reeled toward him. "Barry?"

"I'm sorry, but I guess you know why I found our last conversation awkward."

Snart watched them stare at each other for a while before leaving to rob an armored car without opposition.

"How do I help you, Barry? I don't know what to do to warm you up." Iris knelt at his feet looking at the ice that surrounded his feet, not even showing the first sign of melting.

"In a few minutes I'll be able to vibrate enough to melt it, and I'll get my strength back."

"Not good enough, I need you well now. You need to be ok." Iris refused to meet his eyes. Already today she had told him that she had loved him for quite a while but thought he was gay. She tilted her head just enough to see his reaction to her next thought. "Partially so I can hit you."

Barry laughed. "If you can catch me. Ow!"

True to his word seven minutes later Barry was ready to vibrate through the ice, melting it as he went.

"So, who were the other girls Snart mentioned? Huh, Barry?" Iris smirked.

"Felicity and Caitlyn. Felicity knew I was the Flash because I forgot she worked coms for someone I went to for advice, and the STAR Labs team has been training me and helping me with catching and stopping other metahumans."

"Felicity works for the Arrow?"

"What- how-" Barry stuttered.

"I'm not an idiot, Barry. I'm actually very observant, except apparently about your feelings and I guess my own, but what you just described made it pretty obvious." What Iris didn't tell him, was her suspicion about Oliver being the Arrow being Oliver Queen.

"Right. So, did you mean what you said about having feelings for me?"

"Of course I did." Iris felt herself wrapped up in Barry's now warm arms.

He smelled so perfectly Barry-ish that she never wanted to move.