Chapter 10 - The Explanation

Explaining things can be one of the hardest things in life to do. It would just be easier to lie, but that would be untrue and could hurt someone's feelings later on.

Barry woke up with a huge grin on his face. He quickly got changed and rushed down stairs. Iris was lying comfortably on the couch. She stood up, hugged him and said bye. He made sure he was out of sight and zoomed to STAR Labs where Caitlin would be in 10-15 minutes. When he arrived there, she was already at her desk working. Cisco was having a day off and Dr Wells was at a conference and he was coming back after lunch.

He pulled up a chair next to Caitlin. She spun around to face him. He gently placed his hand on her knee. It was the perfect time. She was in a good mood and they were alone. He was going to start the conversation.

'Listen Barry. I need to talk to you about that video.' Caitlin said nervously as she looked down. He held her hand which was rested on her leg. She put her head up and stared into his eyes. He could tell she was really scared because she was biting her lip. Barry was thankful that he didn't have to bring up the topic.

'I don't remember a thing about that,' Barry said, 'I think that if we kissed, I would remember it forever.' He saw a smile grow on Caitlin's face.

'Well, it wasn't technically you,' Caitlin explained, 'Everyman knocked you out and came into work one day. He kissed me, as you, and I was just standing there really confused. As it finished, I looked in your/his eyes and I noticed how cute you were and I kissed you back. I am slightly embarrassed to say that I liked it. I did notice that you looked cute earlier on this year, but I have never seen your face close up before.'

'Thank you for saying- explaining that to me,' thanked Barry. He was shocked that Caitlin revealed all that to him without hesitating.

He instantly found that his feet were the most fascinating things in the room. A small smile formed on his face, he felt his cheeks blush. Caitlin positioned her hand on Barry's cheek and let it slide down to his chin. She gently lifted his chin up so he could face her.

'I am just going to let you know that I wanted that kissed to happen. Not between me and Everyman, but between you and me,' Caitlin whispered then she put one finger to her mouth. As she raised her voice to normal sound, she said, 'Not to make you more embarrassed than you are, you are blushing and quite a lot.'

She made a small laugh. He also saw that she was blushing too. He noticed at that moment, that he and Caitlin made an excellent couple.

They spent the whole day working next to each other, together. Every 10 minutes or so, Dr Wells would look over at them and smile. What Barry did next, was one of the most scariest things he had ever done in his life (and he had done a lot of scary things). He walked up to Caitlin and said,

'Do you want to go out for dinner on Friday after work?'