~ Chapter 8 (Spark's Out, Volted In)

Farooq was an electric power vampire. The team suggested him that he must take him carefully and seriously. So far, this metahuman- they decide to call the genetically altered individuals- provides a great fight. Before he left the lab to face him, Caitlin was restless and seconds away from peeing her sexy dark blue pencil skirt, wait! Caitlin? Sexy? Yeah she's sexy and beautiful and smart and she takes care of him and the list goes on and on but wait he must focus. Yeah she's every man's dream but he loves Iris or do he still love her? No Barry, now is not the right time. He tells himself and faced his nemesis.

True to his words, his powers were sucked out of him rendering him useless. Caitlin rushes to his side instantly and comforted him. They went together to Star Labs where he strips his costume off, and walked out of the door without missing a beat. Caitlin and Cisco shares a glance when someone interrupted their thoughts.

"I'll fix it. Get me some of Farooqs blood for sampling. Let Barry cool down for a while."

Caitlin immediately provided what Wells wanted because there are blood stains left on Barry's suit that belongs to Farooq and she took off with Cisco in search of Barry. They found him outside the Central City Police District talking to Joe, Joe regarded them with a kind wave then made his entry to the station.

"Barry.."

"No Cait. Please not now."

Caitlin is about to press the matter of her views when they were interrupted by Cisco's mumbling that he's hungry. They decided to buy Chinese takeouts and eat at Star Labs. It feels like there was an elephant in the room and it makes Cisco gloomy so when he finished his share, he went out of the lab. Barry stood up too, but not to leave Caitlin alone, but to go to where his costume is situated.

"It's been a day but it felt like it's been months."

"Barry.."

"I miss being the Flash Cait. When I'm out there I feel like I can do everything."

"With or without your speed Barry, you're still you. That lightning struck you for a reason and that reason is for you to save this City. Well, now without your powers you can help in a different way."

Barry thought deeply, then it him.

"You're right Cait. I can still help. Come."

He grabbed Caitlin's hand and they went to the electrical room of the lab.

"If that lightning gave me powers, electricity can bring it back."

"Are you insane? I've lost someone I cared before in this building and I'm not doing it again."

"I have to."

"What if it didn't work?"

"You trust in me right?" he saw her nod. "Well let's put it this way, if you really trust me, you'll pull that lever and be done."

Caitlin cannot believe that this is happening again. For the past months that she and Barry worked together, they became closer and closer each day. He told her about the horrors of his childhood days, his Mom dying, his Dad going to jail about it and the man in yellow suit. She can notice that she's warming on him too. She told him about Ronnie, her parents and everything under the sun. She's totally connected to him deeply that's for sure. Her left index finger, absent with her engagement ring is the proof of that. She bit her bottom lip, hold the lever, her heart pumping wildly. Her stomach is rumbling that she wants to vomit. Her sweat is ice. Then when she looked at Barry and saw the fierce determination on his green eyes, she swallowed. Hard.

"Do it Cait."

The plea on Barry's voice did it. She saw how the current walks directly on Barry, shakes him then he collapsed. She pulls the lever again and rushed to his side. When he opened his eyes, she can see electricity trickling in his irises. It worked. Caitlin hugged her to her bossom. She was sobbing. He straightened up and holds her face, wipes her tears with his thumb and hugs her back. Her body is soft and she smells like lilac. His body was solid and warm and very inviting.

"Don't do that again."

"It won't happen again Cait."

He was about to lean and capture her lips with his when Wells interrupted them via the intercom that he knows how to beat Farooq. And beating that sucker's ass he did. Lying down on his bedroom, he stares at the painting at his wall. It was Mrs. West's painting. It was a field full of lilac and it reminds him of Caitlin, the way her body molded just perfectly for him, the way he sees the care in her eyes, the tears she shed for him and most of all those enticing lips.

"Shit!" Barry cursed as he noticed that he's having a hard-on just thinking about Caitlin's lips. He shouldn't be thinking of her like that. Yep she's gorgeous but she's healing. She may love him but it's platonic. But he can't erase in his mind the possibility of kissing her and the feel of it makes him randy. If only Wells didn't interrupt them. Then the thought of Caitlin only caring of him because he reminds her of the late Ronnie Raymonds totally depletes his arousal.

"Yeah. Totally platonic." He cringes and try to sleep.

On her apartment, Caitlin is still trying to calm her palpitating heart. Her senses were heightened like Caroline in The Vampire Diaries, one of her favorite TV series, when she finally became a vampire. She made herself a tea to soothe her nerves but it does her no good. The way Barry looked at her, it look like he's going to kiss her.

"Arrrrrrrrh" she let a loud shrill cry that a minute later her doorbell chime. She opened it only to find Mrs. Kitson, her old maiden neighbor, at her doorstep.

"Are you alright dear? I heard you and you look like you were in pain."

"I'm fine Mrs. Kitsons. Thank you!"

The old woman wave her goodnight and she closes the door with a roll of her eyes. She's delirious. Then she bagan to think about Barry's hard body against her and what will it feel to kiss him. Her knees bcame wobbly with the thought and it gave way that she ends up reeling into her sofa. Then as she was about to entertain the thought of him and her, she saw her previous engagement ring on the TV shelf and all the hotness and wetness in her groin, created by fantasizing Barry, dissipated. Ronnie became her hero and die, and she doesn't want another man to die because of her and mostly because he's trying to save someone's life. She's proud but it torn her apart. In fact, he likes Iris. No scratch that, he's in love with Iris. That night Dr. Caitlin Snow cries herself to sleep.