The first thing that came back to Caitlin was her hearing, slowly and softly. She heard the beeping of the machines in the med bay and she knew she was back at S.T.A.R. Labs. That meant that they had stopped Savitar and Alchemy, right? Caitlin remembered freezing the acolyte where he stood, killing him without second thought. There was plenty of remorse; she was gentle by nature, more likely to help someone than to ignore them. Just look at her past track record; Eobard Thawne masquerading as Harrison Wells and then Hunter Zoloman pretending to be Jay Garrick. She wanted to believe the best in people, but she had learned the hard way to temper that with a healthy dose of skepticism.

As her thoughts whirled, more senses came back. The bitter metallic taste of blood lingered on her breath, disgusting her. She hated the taste and smell of blood, but she has learned to live with it since becoming Barry's doctor. Underneath her Caitlin felt the thin mattress of the medical bed sticking to her legs and arms. She realized Barry must have been ok since it felt like she was in one of her pajama suits of tee shirt and shorts. Blinking against the suddenly bright world she struggled to get her vision under control.

"Cait?" Barry's voice sounded like it was coming from a tunnel. "Baby, can you hear me?"

"Bar-?" Turning her head to the right gently Caitlin saw Barry leaning forward in a chair, eyes burning with love and relief. He reached out and pressed a kiss to her forehead, breath whispering against her skin.

"You gave us quite a scare." Barry cupped her face, touch warm. "You've been out three days."

"Three-"

"Sleeping Beauty awakens!" H.R. crowed as he and Cisco appeared behind Barry. Joe, Wally and Iris were close behind, all of them relieved to see Caitlin awake.

"What happened?" Caitlin felt her energy returning, slowly but surely. Barry adjusted the bed so she could sit up and look at everyone easier.

"When we destroyed the stone, Savitar was destroyed." Cisco spoke up, moving to stand across from Barry on her other side. "The concussion of the stone being crushed blasted you and me, but when Savitar disappeared, the shock wave from it caught Barry and Wally."

"So it's over?"

"Yeah, it's over." Barry kissed the back of her hand softly, but the odd look on Joe's face caught Caitlin's attention.

"Joe, you ok?"

"Yeah." the tall black man said gruffly. "We found out Alchemy's identity while you were out."

"Who-?"

"Julian was Alchemy." Barry supplied, making her eyes turn back to him, shock running through her.

She had no idea that the man Barry had been working with to solve the meta human cases was actually the one responsible for them. It made no sense. Luckily it was over. As sad as it was to know she killed a man her fiance and her future father-in-law worked with, she knew that she did what she had to do and would process it all once she was better. All she wanted to do right now was go back to sleep; preferably in her own bed with Barry, curled into his side with his arms around her.

"We'll come back later; you need to rest." Iris laid her hand on Caitlin's knee and smiled gently at her, relief written on her face. She then turned and ushered her family out of the room. H.R., drumstick ever present, drifted out after them.

All that was left were the original three members of Team Flash, Caitlin and her boys. Reaching out she took Cisco's hand in hers, Barry holding her other hand firm. It was like it had been those years ago, even with Tawne as Wells lurking about. More often than not 'Wells' would be going about his own business, leaving the three of them to bond. Looking back, Caitlin could tell that it had been deliberate. He had wanted the three of them to form their little group, being a part of the inevitable history that Thawne had come from. Now though, it was family, pure and simple.

"Good work Vibe." She smiled at her dark haired friend, holding her free hand out to him.

"We make a great team." Cisco squeezed gently before moving to leave as well. "I'll see you in the morning."

Soon the room was quiet again, and Caitlin took a deep breath, releasing the last vestiges of anxiety to the universe. Turning her head back to the man she loved she gave him a soft smile, reaching out her hand to him. Without hesitation Barry came to her, pressing a soft, loving kiss to her lips as her hand cupped the back of his neck. It was a long, slow kiss, full of love and peace. Barry's warmth wrapped around her and filled her heart, sleep dragging at her eyes. He must have felt her falling asleep because he pulled back with a soft chuckle.

"Get some sleep baby." He ran a hand over her hair gently, touch so very right. "You should be back to normal tomorrow."

"Stay with me?"

"I hadn't planned on leaving." Long, slim arms slipped under her and shifted her to the side of the bed. Caitlin was drifting off quickly as he lowered the bed back into a reclining position before slipping in beside her. Drawn to his warmth Caitlin turned to snuggle into his heat, sighing softly as his arms wrapped around her securely.