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Thanks everyone for voting! The decision has been made and...*drum roll* Bart Allen is... going to happen! The final score was 20 to 9. Be warned though people he is ONLY going to be a fetus/baby in this story BUT in the sequel I have planned older Bart will travel back in time to spend time with his grandparents before his mother is born. In the sequel you will see Caitlin's journey to becoming Killer Frost and a Snowbarry wedding! I wanted to introduce Bart here so I could create a set up for the sequel (which probably won't be released till late June or early July, depending on when this story ends).
Disclaimer: I DONT own the Flash but I do own Natalie Allen and the plot.
*Barry's POV*
Five months, it's been five months since Natalie traveled back in time and Caitlin became my girlfriend. Life has really changed in that time, I live with Caitlin at her apartment that is now ours. I have a 21 year old daughter living with my best friends ex-boyfriend who is now her boyfriend. That part I'm not sure I really care for but they make each other happy and that's what matters. I'm not in love with Iris anymore, I see her every now and then when she visits Joe at the station. She is dating a guy from her job now but I can tell she still loves Eddie or maybe it's me but she isn't in love with her new boyfriend.
Speaking of Iris she is walking into the CCPD right now, I was walking down the stairs to deliver a report to Captain Singh when she came through the elevators.
"Hey Barry" Iris called with a smile, I returned it and gave her a quick friendly hug.
"Hey Iris, what brings you to the CCPD?" I asked looking quickly at Natalie who was standing at Joe's desk laughing with him. I'm still not over how much those two get along.
"Just came to have lunch with my Dad. Do you want to join us?" I gave an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, I'm having lunch with Caitlin in about" I glanced down at my watch, "20 minutes. She's supposed to be here at 1 but Cait is always a little early which I guess makes up for me always being a little late". Iris' smile fell a little bit, she's disappointed.
"No it's fine, you two have fun. What about Nat?" She asked. Iris has been trying to get to know Natalie a little bit but she's a little uncomfortable around Iris due to what happened in the future. Caitlin told me all about what Natalie told her in the tub 3 weeks ago.
"I'm not sure actually. She usually just eats all day. Natalie never goes to lunch but Caitlin brings her some Big Belly Burger everyday when she comes in" I answered smiling at my daughters eating habits. She literally snacks all day, I should probably do that too instead of ordering a bunch of food at every meal.
"Oh, I should go meet my Dad" Iris said and we both walked towards his desk. Natalie smiled when she noticed us then shifted uncomfortably and jumped off the edge of Joe's desk where she had been sitting.
"Hey Dad" Iris said and Joe smiled then pulled her into a hug.
"Iris, your early" Joe replied when they pulled away.
"Yeah, I had some extra time so here I am, where's Eddie?" Iris asked looking around for him.
"He went to pick up a file from the morgue. He should be back soon" Joe said putting his jacket on.
"Oh, okay" she turned to Natalie, "Hey Nat, it's good to see you again". Iris spoke to her like she was speaking to a little girl, it bugged me but I kept my mouth shut. I knew that Iris knew that Eddie and Natalie were together but she shouldn't be bitter about it.
"You too, Miss. West" Natalie answered fidgeting with her hands. I came forward and wrapped my arm around her shoulder so she would relax a little bit.
"We should let them get to lunch. Your mom will be here soon, we should go tidy up the mess we call a lab before Caitlin sees it" I joked smiling down at my daughter. She relaxed against me and smiled all traces of being uncomfortable vanished.
"Yep wouldn't want to get the disapproving shake of the head" Natalie said back then turned back to Joe, "See ya later, Grandpa Joe" She whispered for no one but our little group could here. Joe smiled and put his hand on her shoulder.
"See ya, Natalie" he replied and pulled Iris towards the exit. Natalie slumped against me when the elevator door closed. I laughed and walked her towards the lab.
"Thanks Dad" she said as we walked up the stairs. I gave her shoulder a squeeze.
"Couldn't let my little girl be an awkward turtle, now could I?" Natalie giggled in response and we separated to tidy up the lab. True to my words Caitlin arrived at 12:55, five minutes earlier as usual and we had everything Caitlin approved. Ever since Natalie came, Cait's been a stickler for having everything tidy. I guess it's just a mom thing.
"Mom" Natalie said with a smile when Caitlin walked in with a three bags of Big Belly Burger in her arms. The two of them hugged and Natalie took the bag to set down on the space we cleared for the food. I
"Hey you" I whispered before kissing Caitlin gently, she hummed in response and kissed me back.
"You guys are cute and all but please refrain from mauling each other like you did yesterday" Natalie quipped with her hands on her hips. We laughed and pulled away from each other but only slightly. Natalie shook her head and opened the bag then her face went from excited to disgusted and she ran to the trash bin and threw up.
"Natalie, are you okay?" Caitlin asked rubbing her back and holding her hair away from her face. After a minute of puking Natalie got up and wiped her mouth.
"Eeewwwww, I hate puking. I'm fine though" she answered and took a sip of the drink Caitlin had brought her.
"Are you sure because you just puked your guts up?" I said my nose scrunched up, you could smell it all through the room. I flashed and got rid of the trash bag filled with puke. Natalie pulled her auburn hair into a ponytail and sighed.
"What is it?" Caitlin asked in concern, Natalie shrugged. Uh oh, she's getting the look from Caitlin.
"Fine, I've been puking a lot lately" she confessed then looked at the ground preparing for the storm that was her mother.
"How long is lately?" Caitlin asked sternly.
"Ever since I had a run in with Microwave" Natalie murmured with a slight shrug at the end.
"Natalie Nora Allen! How could you not say something to me? Not only am I your doctor but also your mother!" Caitlin exclaimed, I put my hands on her shoulders to calm her down.
"Sorry, I thought it would go away but it hasn't" Natalie said looking up at us with those big green eyes. A part of me was mad she kept it from us but another part just couldn't stay mad at her because that's what I would do.
"That's it, you are coming to the lab with me right now to do some tests" Caitlin said sternly then gave me a quick kiss and whisked Natalie off to STAR Labs.
"Then there was one" I mused then dug into the three bags of food my beautiful future wife brought for lunch.
"Hey Barry" Eddie said coming into the lab with a file, oh the one he went to pick up from the morgue.
"Hey Eddie, thanks for picking this up for me" I replied with a smile. Things between the two of have gotten better now that I've accepted his relationship with my daughter. I trust Eddie and he's a great guy.
"No problem", he looked around with his brow furrowed, "Where's Nat?"
"Oh, Caitlin took her to STAR Labs after she threw up. Did you know she's been doing that?" I informed taking a big bite of one of my burgers.
"No Nat didn't mention anything, is she okay?" He asked in concern.
"Yea, Caitlin is probably just being overprotective" I answered trying to push down the concern I was feeling, the fierce need to protect Nat and Caitlin sometimes scares me a little. Since we almost lost Natalie, we've all been a little more protective of her. I don't think we've let her go anywhere without someone with her all the time. She's been here for five months, I don't think she'll just up and disappear but there's still a gnawing feeling in my gut that I'll lose her.
*Caitlin's POV*
"Mom, I'm fine" Natalie whined as we walked into STAR Labs. I huffed and continued to pull her along till we got to the med bay.
"Sit" I ordered then went to get my things. She is just like her father, never saying when something is wrong when they both know that it drives me crazy. I gestured for her to roll up her sleeve and she complied without complaint. After I took some blood and checked her vitals Natalie spoke.
"Sorry Mom, I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings...I just didn't want you to worry. I know how much you worry about Dad while he's out there fighting the metas and I just didn't want to add to that" Natalie said sincerity shining on her face. I sighed and grabbed her hands.
"I'm sorry too. I know that I'm overreacting but..." I trailed off.
"It's okay Mom. I understand the need to constantly make sure that someone you love is okay. Im so afraid that you and Dad are just going to disappear. I don't want to lose you again" Natalie replied. I pulled her into a hug. Sometimes I forget how much pain she's been though and it breaks my heart when she talks like this. The beeping of the computer made us both jump. We both laughed and I went over to check the screen.
"You are good except for..." I trailed off and looked at the blood results in shock. She can't be, Natalie can't be...she's too young.
"What's wrong, Mom?" Natalie asked jumping down from the bed.
"You...you're pregnant" I gasped out. Natalie's mouth dropped open and she stared at me frozen in shock.
"Hey guys, what ha doing?" Cisco asked walking into the room. Natalie didn't answer and all I could do was stare at my daughter stomach, is there really a baby in there? Eddie must be the father, she hasn't been with anyone else and she couldn't have been pregnant before the incident because the heat would've killed the baby immediately.
"What the frack?" Cisco exclaimed, in my shock I didn't notice him go to look at the computer screen.
"Uncle Cisco,..." She trailed off and turned to me, "what do I do, Mom?"
"I don't know sweetie but you need to tell Eddie" I said grabbing her hands to give them a squeeze.
"Eddies the father or crap Barry is gonna freak. I'm freaking right now!" Cisco exclaimed and Natalie looked at me in fear.
"Okay everyone calm down" I ordered looking at both of them sternly. "I'm gonna call Barry and tell him to bring Eddie and Joe over here okay? Then we can tell everyone." I proposed and Natalie nodded.
"Okay, okay. Sounds good" Natalie rambled fidgeting with her hands and then her locket. An hour later we had the entirety of Team Flash standing in the cortex. We were all waiting patiently for Natalie to speak but she was to busy pacing while we all stared at her.
"It's okay, sweetie. Tell them" I said from my place in Barry's arms in a reassuring voice. She nodded and clenched her fists then turned to face everyone with her head up. Cisco and I exchanged a worried look, since we both knew what she was going to say we were ready to hold back Barry from killing Eddie.
"Alright, I'll just come out and say it but no hurting Eddie okay? Dad" she said turning to Barry.
"Okay but what is this big secret?" Barry replied tightening his hold on me.
"I...I'm...pregnant. I'm pregnant!"
Dun dun dun, how will everyone react? Thanks for voting on Bart Allen who we will meet in the next chapter as a baby. I hope you are all okay with the direction this story is going, I hadn't planned any of this but now that I'm writing it, I love it! Please review:)