Barry walked outside, took a few steps, then turned back around and went back in. Despite the short distance, it was still way too cold to go over to Iris's house and without an actual coat.
Once he was wearing a coat (and gloves), he walked back over to Iris's house and knocked on the door. Valentine's Day was only a few days away, and he was done wasting any more time not asking her out.
The door opened to reveal Iris and another woman standing there. "Oh- hi, Iris. And…" Barry trailed off
"Barry, this is my best friend and coworker, Linda Park," Iris said. "Linda, my neighbor, Barry Allen."
"Nice to meet you," Barry said. "Listen, Iris, I was wondering if, um..."
"If you need chocolate chips, you're out of luck," Iris interrupted. "Linda and I are going to use them all for chocolate dipped strawberries for our Valentine's Day party."
"You're- having a party?" Barry asked.
"Well, it's not so much a party as it is the two of us watching romcoms all day and eating a ton of chocolate-y stuff," Iris replied. "And we only started doing it last year because she'd just broken up with her boyfriend and Eddie was..." she trailed off.
"I see," Barry replied. "Well, I was hoping you had- flour. I accidentally spilled mine everywhere, and we're having a pre-Valentine's Day party on Friday, and I was supposed to bring in cookies." Barry crossed his fingers behind his back and hoped that Iris and Linda wouldn't pick up on his lies.
"I do have flour," Iris replied, and walked off to get it. She returned with a bag, which Barry took. "Let me know how it goes," she said.
"Have fun with your- party," Barry said, before walking back to his house. Well, at least he'd tried.