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A/N: Nobody guessed right on Caitlin's killer unfortunately, but they will be revealed in the next chapter which will have lots of Allen family love.
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Three Months Later
*Natalie's POV*
"Oww!" I yelled as I hit the floor, stupid beeping noise making me fall out of bed. The floor of the med bay is hard and my butt did not appreciate falling onto it. I flashed up and rubbed the sleepies out of my eyes and pushed my auburn hair up into a ponytail. I picked up my phone and saw that it was 5 am. I groaned loudly and pulled a STAR Labs sweatshirt over my red tank top then walked to find the source of the beeping noise. When I walked into the cortex one of the computers was going off about a new offer on equipment. I glared at the screen, this is all Uncle Cisco's fault, why did he leave the damn computer on and why set an alarm for this stuff to go off at 5 in the freaking morning! I am so going to flash him on a desert island and leave him there without his toys for a week.
Well, now that I'm awake there is no sense in going back to sleep, Mom should be getting here in about an hour. In fact, she's probably already awake. I should go over to her apartment and see if she wants to have breakfast or something. Dad and her did have a date last night, they've been doing that every week. Going out on dates, well as long as there isn't a new meta, I have to admit that I see the appeal to putting these guys away. Being a hero is kinda fun and a new thing, in my timeline Dad, Mom and Uncle Cisco had taken care of the majority of the metas with a few popping up every now and then. It's kinda cool to see how my parents got to where they were, well except for the fact that they don't actually become a couple till after Mom became Killer Frost.
After I got all ready to go see Mom and for work that I have to be at at 7 am, I flashed over to Moms apartment. She gave me a key in case I needed to get in. Dad tried to me one to Grandpa Joe's house but I already had one around my neck from the future. It was fun explaining that one. I knocked three times on the dorm and waited for a minute. Maybe she needs a wake up call, late night with Dad and I don't even want to think about that. I shrugged, she did say to come in at any time for any reason so I took the key and unlocked the door.
"Mom, I'm coming in" I called quickly just in case she was in the shower or something. I closed the door and walked towards her bedroom. My foot stepped on something cushy and I picked it up, is this Dad's shirt? Oh my god, it is and there is clothes strewn all over the floor that I know I saw both my parents wearing yesterday. Dear lord in heaven, I knew they did that kinda stuff but to think about it is weird. I dropped the shirt and flashed outta there. At least I didn't walk in on them, that would've scarred me for the rest of my little speedster life. I shuddered and stepped into Jitters, I need some good old coffee.
"Natalie" I looked up to see Eddie sitting at a table, presumingly waiting for his coffee with a bagel in front of him. I couldn't help but smile when I saw that face smiling back at me.
"Hey Eddie, waiting for coffee?" I asked walking over to his table.
"Yeah, didn't feel like cooking this morning so I thought I'd get breakfast here today. What are you doing up? You don't have to be at work for another hour and a half" he answered gesturing for me to sit down. I took a seat and groaned.
"Uncle Cisco left his computer on and it started beeping at 5 o'clock this morning. It's a good thing I heal fast or my butt would be very bruised." Eddie looked amused, as he always does when he's with me. I get that with a lot of people, I guess I'm an amusing person to be around. Go figure.
"Seems like someone had a bad morning" I nodded with a pout then remembered what I almost witnessed a few minutes ago.
"That's not even the worst part, I almost walked in on my parents this morning" I said shuddering all over again. Eddie laughed and shook his head at me. A waitress brought over Eddies coffee and asked me if I would like anything, I ordered three bagels, a chocolate muffin and a large coffee and sat back with a sigh.
"Hungry?" Eddie asked as he took a sip of his steaming cup. I scrunched up my nose at him.
"Some of us have super metabolisms that need to be fed every two hours" I replied with sass. Eddie grinned at me and sat back. A few minutes later the waitress's returned with my coffee and food.
"Thank you very much" I said rubbing my hands together, I stopped when I realized I need to pay her and gave her a sheepish smile then quickly reached to get my wallet from my purse. Before I could hand my cash to her, Eddie had already given her money.m
"Hey, you didn't have to do that. I have money" I said looking up at those blue irises.
"I know but I wanted to" Eddie replied with a sincere smile, I felt my heart skip a beat.
"Thank you. I'll buy next time" I promised taking a sip of the sweet brew of heaven.
"Next time?" He asked suggestively. I blushed and smacked his arm.
"You know what I mean, Thawne. I swear you only say that stuff to see me red in the face". About a month after I started working at the CCPD Eddie had been casually flirting with me. At first I just talked a lot to put a smile on his face but then after a few weeks, he started to get flirty when we were alone. Then after another month, it was in front of people and that includes Grandpa Joe and Dad. I think when he first started doing it I dropped the cup of coffee I had been holding and had to clean it up. Which brings us to today.
"I do mean that though, Nat. I like spending time with you" I blushed again and shook my head at him.
"Don't get to attached to me" I warned playfully then took a bite out of my muffin. Eddie frowned at me.
"What do you mean?" I took a sip of my coffee then looked up at those blue eyes clouded with confusion.
"I can't stay here forever. When the timeline changes, I'll disappear" I answered with a shrug and looked down at my food, no longer hungry. I felt a hand cover mine and I looked back up at Eddie in surprise.
"Guess we better make good on our time then" he said with a small smile. I knew that he was just trying to comfort me but a small part of me wanted Eddie to want me. I've never felt this way about anyone, not even Tommy. I am such a dumbass, falling for a guy that is like 30 years older than me and I can never have. Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted someone to look at me the way my Dad looked at my Mom. So, I've never had a boyfriend besides Tommy and we only kissed a few times.
"Yeah, I guess I could put up with you for a little while longer" I joked punching his arm with the hand not holding his. I hoped he couldn't tell how I felt, everyone always seems to know how I'm feeling. I really shouldn't wear my heart on my damn sleeve. Eddie and I stared at each other for a minute before we both laughed and finished our breakfast.
"Come on, I'll drive you to work" Eddie offered when we got outside.
"You know I could just flash us there right" I teased, he chuckled and looked back down at me.
"I know but I'm gonna make good on my time" Eddie answered sincerity all over his face. I felt my smile widen and my heart lurched again.
"Okay, you can drive me but next time I am gonna take you on a super speed ride" I said poking his chest pointedly.
"What kind of ride are we talking about?" He teased, I groaned when I realized what I just implied.
"I really need to think before I open my mouth,mom turning into Aunt Felicity" Eddie laughed and grabbed my hand that was still resting on his chest and pulled me in the direction of his car. Right before we reached his car, a gasp made us both look up. Iris was standing there, probably about to head into Jitters, her eyes were trained on Eddie and I's intertwined hands. I quickly pulled away from him and flashed to a block away from the station and started to walk. I didn't stop till I was inside, I am so dumb. Stop it, Natalie, get your head in the game. I checked in and headed up for the lab to finish some reports that I may have neglected last night.
"Hey Nat, you're here early" Grandpa Joe said walking in with two cups of coffee. I smiled up at him and took my cup, I know I just had a cup but I never say no to coffee.
"Thanks, yeah. I just thought I would get an early start on all this" I said gesturing to the paperwork on my desk. Grandpa Joe chuckled and sat down at the edge of my desk.
"Where's Barry?" I felt my cheeks heat up at the almost walking in on my parents after sex incident.
"He's with Mom but I'm sure he'll be late as usual" I answered trying to hide my blush my playing with my windswept hair. I should really carry a brush with me or put my hair in a ponytail before I use my super speed. Grandpa Joe chuckled at my attempts to fix my hair.
"Maybe you should get a hair cut" I looked up at him in shock and held my hair close to my heart.
"Don't even joke that like, I love my hair" I said defensively causing him to laugh lightly at me.
"You are to cute" He said in an amused voice. I pouted and he looked down at his watch, "I need to get back to work and from the looks of that stack so do you". I nodded and he poked my nose and walked out. I groaned and looked back down at the paperwork, Dad was supposed to do all this but being the Flash keeps him busy with crime fighting and me with the dreaded paperwork. I yawned and with a big gulp of coffee, I started to work. Which didn't last for very long because Eddie walked in and closed the door behind him.
"Why did you flash off like that?" He asked coming to stand by my desk with his arms crossed. I stared at him for a minute trying to remember what he was talking about. Oh yea, the parking lot incident. There has been a lot of incidents with me this morning.
"I don't know what you mean" I said faking innocence. I got up and walked to the filing cabinet and pretended to be looking for something. Eddie let out a frustrated sigh.
"You know what I'm talking about, you're a horrible liar Natalie" Eddie quipped back, I could hear his footsteps coming towards me.
"I have a lot of work to do, can we not do this?" I asked still pretending to go through files.
"No we can't. We need to talk about what that was. I know you like me Natalie" I turned to look at him in shock.
"I don't know what you are talking about"'I stuttered looking back down again.
"Yes you do. I'm not oblivious to the feelings of the people around me, like some people, and you are easy to read. You wear your heart on your sleeve and I love that about you" he said now standing right behind me, I could feel the heat of his body close to me. I turned to look up at him, his blue eyes piercing into my green ones.
"It doesn't matter, you know that" I whispered not breaking eye contact with him. " I care about you to much to hurt you Eddie and when I fade into nothing it will hurt. I'm already worried about hurting my Mom and Dad but they will get better because they can have me back one day. You will never get me back once I'm gone".
"I told you that I wanted to make good the time I have with you and I can't do that if you run away from me" Eddie replied putting a hand on my cheek, I leaned into his touch and sighed. "Give this a try, give us a chance".
"Okay but are you sure?" I asked putting my hand over his. Eddie smiled and laughed a little bit.
"Definitely" he whispered before leaning down to meet my lips with his. Kissing Eddie Thawne was amazing, I felt warm and I never feel warm. I'm cold blooded, being warm is a bad thing but this was an amazing feeling. It was a good warm. I deepened the kiss and wrapped my arms around his waist.
"What the hell?"
Chapter 14-DONE! I hope you guys liked it! Sorry if you don't like Eddie and Natalie but I want Eddie to be happy! Thanks for reading and please review!:)