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Ever since my talk with Barry, I've been having nightmares with mom and dad. It was horrible waking up in the middle of the night and have those memories play on your head for the rest of the day. Since today was a day I had multiple patients, I didn't have the time to step earlier at STAR Labs.

"Earth to Danielle, are you there?"

"Hm? What?" I asked to Tony once I was brought back to reality.

"You were lost, girl. I've knocking on your door for five minutes already." I sighed while getting up from the chair behind my desk, walking over to place some files on a drawer.

"Sorry, there's too much on my head."

"You're not even on your 30s and you're already losing your mind?"

"I'm not losing my mind, Tony, it's just some stuff I can't seem to make go away." I was closing my purse when I felt his hand on my shoulder. Since we became close the minute I began working at the hospital, he knew my story, except for the part of Barry being super-fast.

"I may not be a psychiatrist like you, or even a psychologist, but if you want someone to talk to, just tell me." I smiled at his words, kissing his cheek followed by a small hug.

"Thanks, I promise I will." We smiled at each other once again before he made his way out of the office.

Once I was done gathering my things, I closed my office and said my goodbyes to the nurses and other doctors around before going to the elevator that took me to the parking lot. While looking for my keys on the purse, there was a fast wind past me. I felt some arms grabbing me and in a blink of an eye, I was at STAR Las with Barry crashing into the monitors at the Cortex, where Harrison and Cisco were sitting down. Being this the first time traveling at Barry's speed, I began coughing to get some air in my lungs.

"He needs oxygen." Harrison said while looking at Barry. He ordered Cisco to bring something as I was finally able to steady my breath. "Are you fine?" He asked me.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's focus on Barry." I took a deep breath while helping my brother to the nursery.

"Barry. Barry." Cait said while rushing into the room.

"Cut me open." Barry told me. "The poison's still in me."

"He brought us a sample." Harrison said, but I was confused at what they were talking about. "Danielle, we need to do a pulmonary biopsy, extract an active portion of that gas."

"I can't give you any anesthetic. Your metabolism will burn right through it."

"I heal quickly, remember?" My brother assured me.

"Do it." Harrison assured me and I sighed, walking over to grab a pair of new gloves.

"Cisco, give me the syringe." I told him as he handed me the tool.

"It's a small needle. You probably won't even feel it." Cisco assured Barry but it wasn't true.

"Sorry, brother, you will definitely feel it." I told him as I injected it into his chest, making him gasp in pain.

The procedure wasn't that long, even if Barry had passed away. We let him rest as I made sure everything was clean and disinfected. Harrison was the one to take the sample away with Caitlin to start analyzing it. "So, how does it feel to run at a high speed?" Cisco asked while walking to where I was.

"Maybe if I knew that I had to hold my breath, it would've been enjoyable. Instead, I was nearly dying along with Barry." I told him with a small frown. "But what was all that about? I mean, I just performed a small surgery on my brother without me knowing what's going on."

"There was an attack on two places by some strange gas. We were looking into the second attack when you two appeared out of nowhere."

"So the sample Harrison was talking about is that gas?" He nodded. "Great, another not friendly meta-human?"

"That's what we suppose. Guess we'll have to wait for Barry to wake up and the gas to be done."

The wait for Barry to wake up took little more than forty minutes. In that mean time, we kept on trying to decode the gas and what exactly it contained. We heard some grunting coming from the nursery, making us go back with Bar.

"The Strike leaves." Cisco told him as I hurried to make sure he was doing fine.

"My chest feels like that one time I had a cigarette." Barry said and I couldn't help but smile remembering that time. "Yeah, teen we lived for danger." He said while looking at me.

"This isn't funny." Caitlin said. "You could've—"

"I didn't." Barry cut her.

"Now that we have a sample, we'll get to work analyzing it, figure out the makeup of the poison, and maybe get a clue as to his human identity." Harrison said from the monitors.

"Or at least a way to stop him from turning into a mist." Cisco said while looking at me.

"The mist!" We both said at the same time.

"I have to get to the station." Barry said while getting up from the bed.

"You should be resting." Harrison told him.

"I have to talk to Joe." He said. "Give me a ride, sis?"

"Let's go."

Couple of minutes later, both Barry and I arrived at the hospital to get my car and drove back at the CCPD. I excused myself, as I wanted to go back to my apartment. The moment I was opening the door, I got a call from Iris saying she wanted to meet me.

"So what's bothering you?" I asked her as I got some cookies to eat with the coffee she brought.

"Today, Eddie was asking me when we were going to tell dad about us. He eventually got a little upset when I told him that it was not yet the time. I love Eddie, but I know my dad, and he is going to kill us."

"You know, the other day I was talking to Joe. And if I'm being honest, I think he already knows. He is a detective, you think he wouldn't know that by now?"

"But, he hasn't say anything."

"I'm sure he wants to hear it from you. Eddie really loves you, and it's obvious you love him. You should tell him." I said while taking a sip of my coffee. "Before I told him about Harrison and me, I was not sure how he was going to react. At the beginning he was not completely happy about it but he eventually accepted it."

"Maybe I should tell him before it's too late." Her smile assured me she was sure about telling Joe about it.

"Exactly, don't waste more time and tell him the truth."

"Thank you so much, Danielle. I should probably go and talk to Eddie first." We both got up and she hugged me before I walked her to the door.

Once Iris was gone, I walked to the kitchen to make something to eat. I was taking out the bread when the lock of my door began to open, that's when I knew Harrison was here. I didn't stop getting the things out until I heard the door close followed by his hands around my waist. "Mmm. Going to make grilled sandwich?"

"Yup. Want one?"

"You know I would love to." He kissed the side of my neck and then walked over to set the table.

"How's everything going at the Lab?"

"Still looking into the poison gas, we're close to knowing what it is." I placed both sandwiches on the grill when Harrison walked to me. "I actually came here to talk to you."

"Oh?" I curiously asked while looking up at him.

"We've been together for six months, almost half a year. I am just an old man who is in love with the young, pretty lady. A lady who I admire, who I would give my life for. I just want you to know that I love you." He got a rectangular box from his pocket jacket, handing it to me. He motioned me to open it and so I did. Inside, there was a key and a ring with a beautiful shining stone in the middle. "That's a key to my house, I want you to move in with me. And the ring is what they call 'pre-engagement' ring. Not yet an engagement ring, but close to it." My eyes were glued to both things, I didn't know how to react, I was speechless. "So, will you accept it?"

I finally tuned to him. I didn't answer as I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him, his arms around my waist. "Yes." I said without breaking the space between us. "I love you."

"And I love you, my dear." He returned with a smile.

Together, we finished preparing the meal and went back to STAR Labs to keep up with the investigation of the mysterious gas. At the beginning, it was just Cisco, Harrison and myself. The both of them mostly working on the toxin while I read some book from Harrison's old office.

"Got it!" Cisco said in an exciting tone.

"What is it?" I asked while walking to the monitors with them.

"Hydrogen cyanide mixed with a sedative." He informed me while showing me a 3D molecular model of the gas.

"Now, we wait for Mr. Allen and Dr. Snow to come around."

When Barry and Cait were finally with us, Cisco proceeded to explain them what they had found out. "Of course. The night of the explosion, find out if anyone was executed." Barry said.

"Why?" I asked.

"That sedative is given to criminals on death row before they go to the gas chamber and breathe in hydrogen cyanide." Barry explained.

"There was someone executed." Cait said. "Kyle Nimbus."

"That's him." Barry agreed.

"He was a hit man for the Darbinyan crime family. They turned in him and testified. Judge Theresa Howard was the judge at his trial."

"That's the judged that died on the mall." I said.

"She sentenced him to death."

"He must have been affected by the explosion while he was being gassed." Wells said.

"Records indicate the execution was completed." Cisco added.

"That's why there wasn't a match." Barry said. "The DNA database only had record of the living." He looked at Wells, who nodded, then back at the screen. "He said there was one more person on his list. Check the arrest record. Who caught him? That could be his next attack." Barry said while walking to Cait.

"Barry, the lead detective…" She said while looking up at him and then Barry looked at me.

I quickly went to grab my purse and look for my cellphone, dialing Joe. "It's off." I said. "Call the CCPD."

Barry grabbed his phone and dialed. "Eddie. Hey, do you know where Joe went? He's not picking up his cell. Eddie, it's really important I speak to him. I need to know where he went." Barry's face became serious as he put the phone down.

Caitlin gave him the antidote she managed to make, and without saying other word, Barry took off running with the suit. "He's running to Iron Heights." Cait said and I knew perfectly fine why he was there, my heart stopping for a second.

"Oh, no."

"Dan?" Cisco asked.

"Joe is at Iron Heights because of my dad." Both Caitlin and Cisco turned to me. "I need to go."

"You are not going anywhere." Harrison said in a rather demanding tone. "You can't risk yourself to be exposed to the gas."

"Well I can't just sit here and do nothing!" I said a little upset.

"Barry will stop him, he always do." He tried to calm me, motioning me to sit down, and so I did. "Everyone is going to be fine." He said while placing his hands on mine.

"Barry, I pulled up the specs on Iron Heights Prison." Cisco said via comm. "it's maximum security, but I think I can talk you through breaking in there."

"Don't bother." Barry said. "I've been figuring out how to break into that place since I was 11."

"He's not kidding." I told Cait, who was looking at me with a doubt face.

While Cisco, Caitlin and Harrison helped Barry defeat Nimbus, I made my way to the hospital where Joe had been taken to. Thanks to the antidote Caitlin made, he was safe. Not being there as a doctor, I sat on the couch while waiting for Barry to show up.

"How is he?" Barry's voice finally came through the door.

"Unconscious." I said while getting up and going to Barry. "You need to rest, brother. Your face is an exhausted face."

"How long until he wakes up?"

"Can't tell. Could be a few more minutes or hours." Barry sat on the couch, closing his eyes but the moment he did it, he fell asleep.

"It's been a while since I watched you sleep." Joe's voice finally spoke, making me turn from the window and see Barry waking up.

"Rescuing you is exhausting."

"How are you feeling?" I asked while walking near his bed.

"Been better." He said with a smile while grabbing my hand in his but I forgot to take the ring Harrison gave me, making him and Barry both look at me. "What's this?"

"It's not what you think it is." I quickly said. "It's a pre-engagement ring. Don't worry, I won't be marrying too soon."

"Danielle…"

"Barry, could you give me a moment with your sister?" I could see Barry moving a hand through his hair before exiting the room and closing the door behind him. "Danielle, why are you doing this?"

"Joe, you know I love Wells. I want to be with him, form a family with him." I stopped for a second then look at him. "He asked me to move with him…I accepted."

"You know I don't fully trust the man."

"I get it, Joe. He is older than me, he is not very popular these days, he is in a wheelchair…but really, all that stuff doesn't matter to me."

Joe was quiet for a bit until he took my hand and looked at me. "Stay safe. If you need anything, you know I will always be there."

"You know I will, Joe." I leaned down to kiss his cheek then went to open the door to let Barry in.

"Come to my place when you can." I told him before eventually making my way to my apartment.

…

"I'm sorry, Barry, I know I should've told you about this first but you were busy."

"I'm not busy when it comes to my sister." He assured me with a smile. "Look, I'm not mad or anything, I just want what's best for you and if that involves you living with Wells, then I'm fine with it."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely. We will always support each other, remember?" He said and I smiled.

"Thanks, Bar." We hugged for a little then break apart. "Want to help me pack my stuff?"

"You know I can do that in less than a minute." He said with a smirk.

"Actually, that would save me a lot of time." Before I could say anything else, he got the boxes from outside the building, brought them up, armed them and began putting away my stuff. I couldn't help but laugh all the boxes were piled up on my living room. "Let's order some pizzas, I'm starving."

"You don't have to ask me twice!"

…

The very next day, after taking my last bath on the bathroom and finish packing everything that was left, Harrison arrived with the moving truck he rented. Once the boxes were all inside, I double check the entire apartment to make sure I wasn't missing anything and finally, got in the truck that Harrison drove to my new home.

"You have to be kidding me." My eyes could barely believe what I was seeing, it was truly beautiful. "For a while, I thought you lived on STAR Labs but this, this is amazing."

"And now it is yours as well." While he said that, I could feel his arms grabbing me to pull me off the floor as I wrapped my arms around his neck for support. "You like it?"

"I love it." I said as I leaned to kiss him.

"There's only one favor I need to ask you." He said while placing me down on the floor again. "Since before the accident, no one knows about me living here. I like to keep my private life private, I hope you understand that. That's why we need to keep this a secret, no one's allowed to know where I live—where we live. Not even Cisco and Caitlin have been here before."

"Don't worry, I respect that." I reassured him with a smile.

"Now, would you like a tour?" He asked while offering me his arm, which I gladly took.

We went around every corner of the house. Everything was gorgeous. In the basement, he had a collection of at least 15 classic cars, all very well taken care of. There was also a swimming pool outside with a lot of green space. The kitchen was by far my favorite place, as it had a lot of space. Other than the master bedroom, there were two other rooms, an office, a living room with a huge TV and an electronic chimney. We stopped on the master bedroom, where Harrison guided me to the walk-in closet.

"I already got a lot of free space for your clothes and everything else you want to storage here."

"Packing my stuff was easy, having to take it out? That's going to be a pain in the ass." I said with a sigh as he just chuckled.

"I know. In the meantime, care for a relaxing Jacuzzi time?"

"I would very much love that." He pecked my cheek before excusing to prepare the tub.

While he was gone, I decided to take a look at the bedroom. Huge room in the middle with night stands on both sides, another huge TV in front with a large stand below it. I couldn't help but notice a photo of him and his old STAR Labs team. "They all left the moment the particle accelerator exploded, except for Cisco and Caitlin." He said next to me as I placed the frame down. "Come." We both walked to the Jacuzzi that was on the inside part of the pool. He helped me with my clothes as I with his.

Once inside, the temperature was not too hot but perfectly in between. "I'm afraid I don't want to leave this place, ever." I said as my back was against his chest, I could feel his chest rise up and down while laughing.

"When the accident happened, I wouldn't even dare to leave this place. Now that you'll be here with me, I won't want to leave it once again."

I turned around to face him, my legs on both sides of his hips and one arm around his neck. "Thank you for accepting me in your home. After you told me about no one ever being here, makes me feel special."

"You were always special, my love." He said while caressing my left cheek.

For another thirty minutes, we just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company in the Jacuzzi. Noticing the time, we decided to go to bed. He was the first one to get out, handing me a towel to dry myself. Since my clothes were still on the boxes, Harrison lend me one of his boxers and the top part of one of his PJs. We finally got inside the bed to sleep.