Author's Note: Hi all! I felt a very desperate need to re-write the way Barry and Caitlin's conversation went in 3x06. I was pretty annoyed that the first real talk they had got ruined. So here we go. This can be taken as romantic or not, and I'm not even bother to explain Iris.
"I'll go talk to her." Barry told the rest of his team, before following Caitlin out the door and into the speedster exercise room.
She was sitting with her back towards him, twisted the bracelets on her wrists unhappily. Barry took a seat close by. "How long have you known."
"A few months." Caitlin murmured in response. "I first I tried to stop them, and then I was in denial, and now I just don't know what to do." She looked up at him with tears sparkling in her usual bright blue-grey eyes. "Barry... I don't know what to do. I don't want to leave. But I don't want to hurt anyone."
"Caitlin." Barry said firmly, a hand reached out to rub her knee. "You are one of the strongest people I know. You are smart, and you are kind, and you are beautiful, and you are definitely not evil. Just because you have these powers doesn't mean that you are going to turn into Killer Frost."
"But I almost killed someone, Barry!" Caitlin cried. "He was trying to trap me in my mom's lab so he could run tests, and I froze his arm off. I would have killed him if my mom hadn't stopped me."
Barry sighed and moved to kneel down beside her chair. "I almost killed the Reverse Flash. And Zoom. Does that make me evil?"
"No.." Caitlin mumbled. "But-"
"But nothing." Barry cut her off. "The point is, you didn't kill this guy, even though he was trying to hurt you. That in itself makes you stronger then Killer Frost. It makes you stronger then these powers."
Caitlin watched him silently, tears still trickling slowly down her face. Barry cupped her cheek in his warm, soft hand. "I believe in you, Cait. And I'm always here for you. So are Cisco, and Joe, and Iris, and, heck, HR! We are all here when you need to talk, and when you need help. But you need to trust us, and tell us what's going on."
"I'm scared, Barry. I don't want to hurt anyone." Barry reached up and gently easer her into his arms, cradling her like she was a glass sculpture that would break if he squeezed to hard.
"This is all my fault. I'm so sorry, Caitlin. If I had never gone back in time... you wouldn't be in this mess."
Caitlin shook her head against his chest. "It's not your fault."
Barry had to smile at that. Even with everything that was going on with her, she was still trying to make him feel better. "We're gonna figure this out, Cait. I promise. And if you ever feel like you are starting to... doubt yourself, my doors always open. Except for when I lock it."
Caitlin giggled and wiped her eyes. "Thank you, Barry."
"No problem, Cait. Now let's figure out how we can stop this meta, shall we?"
Author's Note: Phew, much better. I'm good now :)
