Family outings were very important to Barry. He'd gone on them a lot with his own mother and father when he was a boy, and he tried his best to do things like that with Wally regularly. They were both very outdoor oriented and loved hiking and camping. Hal was always game to go with them, and he knew some surprisingly good places to explore – though most of them were in California.

That was fine. They'd call up Oliver and have him drag Roy and Dinah along with. The six of them always had a blast – no matter what they were doing: surfing, zip lining, parasailing…

However, being in California so often had inevitably attracted the attention of Hal's family. Barry had first met Hal's older brother Jack a long time ago – back when Iris was still alive. He'd thought Jack was alright, but a little too stern. Their younger brother Jim was much easier to get along with.

All of the Jordans had one major problem in common, though. They were beyond flabbergasted at the revelation that Hal was bisexual, and they had to constantly bring it up. Barry felt like he was on display at a museum or some sideshow, constantly answering invasive question after question about his relationship with Hal. Every topic led back to weird questions about their daily life or if Wally was having any trouble dealing with it. Barry could tell they weren't meaning to be rude, so he tried his best not to be offended.

Jack was nice enough to Barry's face, but he was convinced that this was a phase Hal was going through. His wife Janice couldn't even look at them without blushing furiously and going quiet.

Extra fun…

They were on a tour of Death Valley together in the Mojave Desert as a sort of family trip, and it was honestly a special kind of terrible. Hal and Jack were walking a bit apart from the group and whisper-shouting at each other about something. Hal's niece and nephew were running ahead with Wally, and at least they were getting along. Jim stuck close-ish to Barry. He was pretending to be enthralled by the scenery, but every now and then, he'd turn to Barry and ask something truly personal that proved he was just coming up with more awkward questions.

Barry was mentally counting the seconds between each one as he walked. Meeting Iris' family hadn't even been this bad. He got to one hundred thirty before Jim turned towards him and opened his mouth again.

"I'm sorry, but I gotta ask. Which one of you is on top?"

Barry sucked a deep breath in through his nose to stay calm, "Jim?"

"Yeah?" Hal's brother cocked his head in interest.

"I want to get along with at least one of my boyfriend's brothers, and it doesn't look like that's gonna be Jack," Barry began, speaking through clenched teeth. He slung an arm around Jim's shoulders. "I can appreciate that you're curious, but if you ever ask me that again, I'm gonna have to break your jaw. Understand?"

"Uh…yeah…"

"Thank you."