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"Ow! Baby, you can't keep doing this." Barry rubbed his aching back. He had been looking forward to this night for what seemed like months. He and Caitlin had tried to carry on their monthly tradition of relaxing nights in but the past couple of years had seen a lot of change in the Allen household. "You're going to give daddy a hernia."
"Bar, I don't think Nora knows that word yet. Just say 'backache.'" Caitlin laughed as she entered the room. Her husband of three years was hunched over, one arm on his back and the other held out to keep a rambunctious one-and-a-half year-old from throwing his back further out of place.
"You're hilarious, Dr. Snow." Barry deadpanned and scooped up his giggling daughter despite his back pain. Caitlin smirked. She knew it wouldn't take much to turn her superhero husband into putty in her baby's tiny hands.
"You really should be careful though. I may have discharged you from the lab earlier but I still know when you're in pain." Caitlin placed a comforting hand on the side of Barry's face and a kiss on his cheek. "Come here, sweet pea. It's about time we got you ready for bed." She took her smiling daughter from Barry's arms and held her close as she carried her up the stairs. "If you don't mind taking a bath by yourself tonight, I'll meet you in our bedroom in an hour." Caitlin's voice carried down the stairs.
Barry couldn't refuse an offer like that.
"Did she go down easily?" Barry asked. He emerged from the master bathroom with a towel draped low on his narrow hips.
"As easily as she's gone down the past few weeks. I treasure every moment with that little girl but sometimes I just need her to cooperate so I can spend time with my husband." Caitlin exhaled heavily, raising a hand to rub circles on her forehead.
"She's stubborn, just like her mom."
"Ha ha." Barry brought her hands away from her face, kissing the tension between her eyes.
"Remember the first time you brought me back to my old apartment and forced me to take a night off?" Barry smiled. He settled his forehead against his wife's.
"How could I forget? That was the first time we kissed."
"I believe you kissed me." That earned a light swat to his arm. "Hey! I thought these nights were for me, not against me!"
"Come on, babe, you know these nights are just as much for me as they are for you." Her hands followed a natural path down his face to rest on his chest.
Barry's grin didn't leave his face as he slowly removed the straps of Caitlin's neglige from her shoulders. Without anything to hold it up, it pooled at her feet and left nothing to obstruct Barry's view of his gorgeous partner.
"What did I ever do to deserve you, Cait?" He murmured, his lips traced down her jaw and across her collarbone.
As their kiss deepened, Barry lifted Caitlin so she could wrap her long legs around his waist. His towel was soon left forgotten on the floor as the pair made their way to their large bed.
No sooner had Caitlin's head hit the pillows, Barry's head moved down her body and left a trail of hot kisses in his wake.
"Bar, you don't need to tonight—" If Caitlin was being honest she couldn't remember the last time he had done this for her and that thought scared the hell out of her. Were they that out of touch with each other? It was rare the pair had time for each other in this way anymore before Nora would demand their attention.
"Seriously, Cait?" Barry looked up from his place between her legs. His arched eyebrow and kind eyes simultaneously stopped Caitlin from denying him any further and reassured her for ever thinking they were losing their connection.
"Okay, if you really want to then." She smiled, allowing her arms to give out beneath her. Barry took a moment to laugh at Caitlin's antics and leaned up to place a kiss on her lips before returning to his previous task.
Caitlin's breathy moans soon reached their peak before evening out as she came down from her high. Barry placed one last kiss on her thigh before crawling up her body to run his fingers through her long hair.
"Lean back, babe. I think it's time I took care of my loving husband." Caitlin eagerly returned the favor, grateful for the uninterrupted time to enjoy one another and reignite their spark.
It didn't take long for Barry to gently nudge Caitlin away from her position just to bring her back in beneath his lithe frame. He brought one of her legs up to rest under his arm as he rocked his hips. His subtle vibrations were already pulling Caitlin close to the edge for the second time that night. The couple moved in synchronicity, their lips locked in a passionate kiss. Soon their bodies began thrusting at a faster rate and both fell over the edge together.
"That has to be some kind of record." Caitlin gasped, her heart beat rapidly in her chest.
"God, I love you." Barry laughed, placing a lazy kiss on her lips.
"I love you too." Caitlin murmured as she played with the short hairs on the back of Barry's neck.
The noise of a crying baby girl interrupted their moment of relaxation.
"Right on cue." Barry mumbled. He pressed a final kiss on Caitlin's forehead knowing this part of the evening was coming to a screeching halt.
Barry used his speed to be dressed in his usual joggers and t-shirt, standing beside his daughter's crib in seconds. A few minutes later Caitlin joined the father-daughter pair in the nursery. She was always amazed at how quickly Barry could get Nora back to sleep and fall asleep himself. No matter how hard she tried, there was something about Barry's arms that could not be duplicated. She couldn't blame Nora, there was nothing like Barry Allen's arms to fall asleep in. Caitlin smiled and joined the pair. She carefully balanced on the arm of the chair Barry rested on, leaning her head down to rest atop Barry's as she wrapped her arms around the two most important people in her life.
Caitlin may hate to see Barry in pain and often give him a hard time for not always taking care of himself but she had to give credit to the scarlet speedster. If it wasn't for that first pinched nerve who knows how long it would have taken for them to get here—she knew in her heart it wasn't an if, but a when. He may drive her crazy and Nora may add a whole new level of anxiety to her life but she wouldn't have it any other way. This was where she belonged, enjoying relaxing nights in with her perfect little family.
It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago I wrote my first piece of fanfiction in five years. It's even harder to believe that that little oneshot turned into over 3,000 words. I cannot thank all of you enough for the support and reminding me how much I loved to escape into my own little world in this way!
I hope you enjoyed the way I brought us back to the beginning with subtle nods to the previous two entries. It was my goal with this final installment to add to the fluff (and smut) that I had originally created in this Snowbarry universe.
I'd like to leave you with this thought: if you have Snowbarry in your heart, write! Even if you don't consider yourself much of a writer (I sure as hell don't), just do it (Nike)! I would love to see this fandom grow. Thanks!
Happy holidays!