They finally pulled away from each other. Barry didn't know how long he had been kissing Caitlin, but he felt as though he could kiss her forever. "As much as I want to stay, I can't. Iris...she'd—" "I know Barry, I know." Caitlin whispered sadly.
He looked into her sad eyes. He didn't want to go back home. It didn't feel like home to him. But he knew that whatever he was doing with Caitlin wasn't fair to Iris. He also felt guilty because she trusted him. He thought of Joe and how he gave him his blessing.
If only he had have realized sooner that he went after the wrong girl. "What are we going to do?" Caitlin asked. It was as if she could read his thoughts. They were always in sync. What was he going to do? This would be the question that haunted him.
Barry crept into bed. Iris looked to be asleep. As soon as he covered himself, Iris turned on the light, sitting up. "What the hell Barry?!" Iris cried. Shit. Barry cursed internally. He thought she'd be asleep by now. He knew where this was going. It was reasonable for her to feel this way. But he really didn't want to do this now.
"What?" Barry asked cautiously. "Don't 'what' me! Can you explain to me why you spent the entire day with Caitlin?! It's 1 in the morning for god sake!" She yelled. Barry sat up, sighing and running his hands through his hair.
"I was just helping her with the couch. Besides I told you I was going to stay longer. She needed someone to talk to." Barry answered. His palms were getting sweaty. "What about me Barry?! I'm your fiancé! Maybe I needed someone to talk to!" She yelled.
"I'm sorry! You said it was fine! I told you I'd be staying later!" Barry said defensively. Suddenly iris was leaning into him. He backed up feeling uncomfortable. "You smell like vanilla…" she said accusingly. Barry didn't know how much more he could take. He needed to figure out a quick answer or she was going to figure it out.
"Her house smells like vanilla." Barry responded, trying to remain calm. Iris gave him an intense glare. She stared at him like that for at least a full minute until she finally stopped. "Fine. Just don't come home so late next time. I was really worried." She confessed. "I know. I'm sorry." Barry said, hoping he sounded sincere enough.
Apparently he did because she gave him a peck on the cheek before turning off the light. Barry laid on his back staining up at the ceiling. Iris shifted closer to him, cuddling. As much as he didn't want to cuddle with her he didn't dare move away because it would seem suspicious. Barry closed his eyes imagining that it was Caitlin lying in his chest.
After a day of defeating bad guys, Barry was ready to have some fun. He, Cisco, and Caitlin had decided to go to a midnight screening of The Bride of Frankenstein at Central Beach. Dr. Wells had decided not to come because he had some work to finish up. Cisco was excited because he had invited Gypsy to come along.
Iris wasn't too fond of old movies so everything seemed to be working out for Barry. Cisco drove down the expressway as a Tullycraft song played on the radio. This was Barry's favorite indie band. Gypsy sat in the front with Cisco while Barry and Caitlyn sat in the back.
The city lights illuminated the night. Barry gazed out the window staring up at the sky scrapers. For some reason Central City looked more beautiful than usual tonight. He wasn't sure why. Nothing had changed. But it was something special about tonight. He glanced over at Caitlin who was staring out the window.
She was so beautiful. Like a delicate piece of art in a concrete world. She suddenly turned around locking eyes with him. Barry quickly looked away, humming along to the song on the radio as though he weren't looking at her in the first place. Caitlin shook her head, biting her lip to hold back a giggle.
Barry suddenly got a text. Checking his phone he noticed that it was from Iris. "Can't wait to be Mrs. Allen" followed by a few heart emojis. Barry quickly shot her back a text that read "Can't wait either.", which was obviously a lie. He sighed in frustration. As though Caitlin could read his mind, she gave him a sympathetic smile, placing her hand on top of his.
This shocked him at first, but he held onto her hand. She flashed him a beautiful smile. He wanted to kiss her right there, but didn't really want it to happen in Cisco's backseat.
Cars were parked all along the parking lot. Some people sat inside of their cars while others sat on the roof of their cars. Cisco and Gypsy has decided to stay inside and make out for the whole time while Barry and Caitlin were on a blanket on the roof.
Barry looked out at the beach across from them, admiring the rushing waves in the distance. "It's beautiful isn't it?" Caitlin asked looking in the same direction. Barry turned to her and smiled. "Yeah, you are." He said looking into her eyes.
"Awww Barry…." Caitlin said teasingly. Barry glanced down at her lips. Her lips were so inviting. He wanted to kiss her. No, he needed to. Barry leaned in toward her but his lips were met with a piece of popcorn. He opened his eyes seeing her wearing a sly smirk. "Mr. Allen please, I'm trying to watch the movie." She said teasingly pointing to the large projection.
Barry laughed turning his attention onto the movie. He didn't want this night to end. He tried to enjoy the moment and not think about having to go back home.
During intermission, Cisco and Gypsy climbed out the car to get more snacks. Barry wanted to remember this night so he pulled out his phone facing it toward himself and Caitlin. "Ahhh Barry no, I'm a mess!" Caitlin laughed covering her face. "Nice try Dr. Snow. You're perfect." Barry replied.
"You think so?" Caitlin asked looking into his eyes. "Of course." Barry answered. She moved closer to him, leaning against his shoulder and looking at the camera. Barry smiled taking a photo of them. Caitlin quickly grabbed his phone opening up his social media. "What are you doing?" Barry laughed.
"Putting it on your Instagram since you never post anything on there anyway." Caitlin laughed. She captioned it "Movie night #snowbarry." "Snowbarry?" Barry asked confusingly. "I think it's cute." Caitlin laughed.
The rest of the night had gone perfect. Now Cisco has driven up to Barry's apartment. "See you at work young Padawan." Cisco said in his best Yoda voice. This caused everyone to laugh. "Bye guys." Barry said stepping out of the car. They all said goodbye.
"I had fun Barry…" Caitlin said looking up at him from the window. "Me too…" Barry answered. The two stared into each other's eyes for a while until Gypsy broke the silence. "So are you guys going to have sex or what?" This caused both Caitlin and Barry to turn red. "Wha….uh…" was all Barry could manage to say.
"Oh come on, you can cut the chemistry with a knife." Gypsy laughed. "Okay, bye guys!" Barry said nervously, feeling too awkward to look at Caitlin. Barry walked toward the apartment as they drove off.
The next morning at Jitters Iris, Barry and Joe, sat at their usual table. Iris was scrolling through her phone while Joe was talking to Barry about a strange case he had heard about. Apparently people in a nearby town had started fainting out of nowhere.
"Creepy." Barry commented. He decided that he should tell the others at Star Labs and look into it later. There could have been a possibility that it was a metahuman. "What the hell is a Snowbarry?" Iris asked startling them both. "What?" Barry asked taken aback by this. Joe looked twice as confused.
Iris showed him the picture of him and Caitlin that had been posted to his social media the night before. His blood ran cold. "I need to talk to you." Iris demanded. She stood up pulling him toward the hallway where the bathrooms were.
"Snowbarry…? So you're merging names now?" Iris asked folding her arms. "Iris, please it's just a silly joke. We're friends. Friends do stuff like that all the time. It doesn't really mean—" "Bullshit Barry!" Iris yelled causing a few people to look their way. Barry looked around motioning for her to lower her voice.
"Tell me that you don't have feelings for her!" Iris said. Barry couldn't believe what was happening. He looked around searching for a way out suddenly feeling trapped. He knew that she had every right to be angry, because they were seeing each other behind her back. But he was afraid of what this could do to his family.
So he said something that he knew he'd regret. "No, Iris. I love you. It's always been you and only you. Caitlin doesn't mean anything to me" Barry lied. The words stung. Caitlin meant everything to him. He would go into the speed force for her.
Iris seemed to believe this words. She smiled kissing him. Barry pretended to enjoy it. He felt nothing. Not a single spark. When she finally pulled away she looked up at him and said "Good. I've decided that we should get married tomorrow." Barry's heart dropped to the sound of her words. Fear ran through his body. What on all earths had just happened?