I know this is my second chapter up in a day but I was so excited to post. I have so many great ideas about what Barry will go through over time. I hope you guys enjoy!

"So how was he?" Cisco asked the moment Caitlyn had taken Barry out of the room to do yet another test. Iris and Barry had arrived only twenty minutes at Star Labs, both extremely tired after the hard night that had been. Now only Cisco and Iris remained in the cortex as Wally had school and Joe at work. "Honestly" he added.

"It was..." Iris began, looking for her choice of words. "Just his first night back" she said simply.

Cisco raised his eyebrows. "That bad, huh?" He asked.

"Nightmares" Iris replied, remembering how scared Barry had been. "I don't know how to help him if he doesn't talk to me!" Iris said with a sudden outburst of frustration.

"Iris-" Cisco started with a low voice.

"I'm sorry, I know it's not his fault" Iris replied with a quieter tone, feeling extremely embarrassed that she had gotten mad at Barry for something that wasn't under his control. "We just need to find a way to get through to him, to help him get better" she said while looking towards the new bright red Flash suit on display, wondering if he'd ever get to wear it.

"Well, if anyone can do that, it's you" Cisco said picking up an overly large pack of chips and stuffing a hand full into his mouth. "What?" He said, chips literally falling down his front. "Stress eating. You want". Cisco then passed her the bag but Iris shook her head just as Caitlyn and Barry were making their way back to join the two of them.

"Hey Barry?" Cisco said. "You want some chips?" He called out with a huge smile. But Barry wasn't looking his way, instead he too found his gaze locked on the new suit.

"You like it?" Cisco asked, walking over to the display and making sure the suit was perfectly aligned in its place.

"Run?" Barry asked to no one in particular.

"That's actually a good idea" Caitlyn said. "I've been giving you every test imaginable to make sure your body is healthy, but we've never tested you speed yet".

"That may have to wait" Joe said, walking in at a rapid pace and looking at a breath. "Singh wants Barry at the precinct now for questioning".

"What?" Iris asked. "Singh knows that Barry's back?!"

"Yeah and he's knows that he hasn't been on a seven month sabbatical and I just had to do a whole lot of lying to give my story of events" Joe said.

"And now he wants to talk to Barry" Cisco guessed.

"Barry's in no state to go for questioning, Dad" Iris said, her eyes glancing towards her fiancé who still seemed to be observing the red suit.

"I know, but he has to ,baby girl" Joe said. "You can come with us but we should probably go now, I told Singh I'd bring Barry in after my lunch break".

"Barry" Iris said, tapping his shoulder lightly. "We need to go to-"

"Heard" Barry replied which a small tap to his left ear, which was a sort a slap in the face to her, as that meant he'd been listening to what she'd just said, that was a great way to boost his self confidence, hearing that he wasn't capable of answering some questions.

Cisco laughed. "Well, ok" he said and then he shoveled down another handful of chips.

"Iris, Barry," Joe said looking at his wrist watch. "We need to leave now".

"Barry, come on" Iris said, taking his hand in hers like she'd done the other day to bring him home.

Iris didn't know what would happen when they walked into the police precinct with Barry. But she certainly didn't except the entire place to fall silent the moment he was seen. Everyone here knew Barry, and any new cops that had joined in his absence at least knew about him. Youngest and best CSI that the force had, always the first to finish his cases and never let a detail go on touched. But it'd been seven months since Barry Allen had been seen at CCPD, not counting when Cecile had brought him in. She had led him in through a back entrance, and Cisco had erased the security footage from room as well. Caitlyn had made a strong cleaning solvent and Wally had superspeeded the room clean. No one had seen Barry on that day, and even if they had, they wouldn't had recognized him.

But everyone saw him right now, walking through the doors hand in hand with Iris. Word had probably gotten out that Barry was not on the said sabbatical and Iris could only think of the rumors that must be spreading.

Once the silence had broke, a few officers came up to him, patted him on the back, told him they were happy to see him, and hoped that he was here to stay, though it wasn't like Barry noticed though. He walked around with the same wide eyed gaze as he did in both their apartment, and Star Labs, trying to take in the whole place at once. He only stopped when he reached the wall almost covered in picture frames, the wall of the fallen. His eyes finding the picture that Iris avoided seeing every time she came to CCPD.

"Eddie" Barry muttered as if he'd just remembered his name now, and then he turned away.

"Allen?" Said a voice from behind. Captain Singh stood standing at the entrance to the right hallway, which Iris knew led to an interrogation room. And he motioned for them to follow. When they reached the room, Joe made his way to enter it before Barry but Singh held his hand up.

"No Joe" Singh said. "This has to be Barry, but you can stay out here and watch" he told him pointing to the one way glass panel that would allow him to watch.

"At least let Iris go in with him, please" Joe asked. Singh looked towards Iris who still had held her hand tightly with Barry's, unwilling to let go.

"Fine, Joe. But he answers the questions" Singh said as he went in, a tape recorder in hand.

Looking into the room, Joe saw another woman sitting next to Singh. She was a new detective and had just joined a month ago, around the time that Barry had returned.

"Who's that?" Iris asked, looking through the window.

"Danny Carters. She joined a couple weeks back" Joe said. "You two better go in. I'll be right here" He told them nervously. It would all be fine unless Barry said too much, which was doubtful seeing as he still had trouble saying more than one word at a time. But saying too little wouldn't help him either and as Joe watched his kids go in and sit in the two folding chairs awaiting them, all he could do was just hope for the best.

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