Greetings, sorry for the delay in posting. I'm trying to jump around between three or four different stories so I have some time between finishing and starting to edit. As I've said before, I'm a beta killer, but my former beta is now being a semi-pseudo-beta from time to time for me. So, while she's not done any work on this one (yet), a big thanks to her anyhow! As always, questions, comments, concerns are welcomed! Thanks to all who have left me comments previously! -CT -

Chapter 3: Discussions

Joe and Jesse had been silent on the drive back to the lab. The detective didn't know what to say to the woman and Jesse seemed lost in her own world. They had stopped at a Big Belly Burger and grabbed food for everyone. Loaded down with bags and drinks, they walked the lab halls headed to the cortex.

"There they are," Cisco cheered, greeting the duo. "Oh and you brought food. Sweet." Grinning widely, he liberated a bag and drink from Joe.

"Where's Dr. Wells?" Caitlin asked after checking to see if the man in question was a step behind.

"You mean Dr. Chambers," Joe corrected. "We should start using that name so we all get used to it."

"Makes sense," Barry agreed. "So, where is Dr. Chambers?" The speedster grinned a little at the name.

"Dr. McGee has agreed to drop any charges provided that Dr. Chambers help fix the security at the labs," Joe explained.

"So she bought the twins separated at birth thing?" Cisco wasn't certain he believed it.

"She kind of had to when she made Dad take off his shirt," Jesse explained. The young woman looked mildly upset, as though something was bothering her.

"She made Johnny take off his shirt?" Cisco looked confused as he helped Joe and Jesse pass out food. "Double Belly Burger with cheese and avocado spread," Cisco declared, offering up the burger in question.

"Save it for Dr. Chambers," Barry suggested, remembering that it had been Thawne's favourite. Jesse made a face and shook her head.

"Only if you want to trigger his allergies and make him miserable," she countered.

"Right, he's allergic to avocados," Joe agreed. He hadn't told the others about his time with Harry after the scientist had been shot. It had been an interesting few days and he had learned some new things about both Harry and Patty Spivot.

"Weird," Cisco mused, the burger in question still in his hand. Frowning and shrugging, the engineer claimed the sandwich for himself, took his food, and sat. "So, what did Johnny doing a strip tease accomplish?"

"I would imagine it helped him prove he isn't the Harrison Wells that Dr. McGee knew," Caitlin mused as she examined her chicken sandwich before taking a bite. "I mean, the tattoos alone helped convince me. I would imagine the lack of a scar on the right side of his torso would help as well."

"You knew about all that?" Joe's eyebrows shot up in surprise. Looking up, Caitlin cocked her head to one side and nodded.

"Wait tattoos?" Cisco looked oddly amused and pleased to hear that Harry had ink.

"Yes," Caitlin said, answering both questions. "I gave Harry the same extensive physical exam I gave Jay." Letting out a long sigh she put the food down and opted for a drink instead. "Even though he had rapid healing, Thawne would have had a scar from the injury he sustained to his side before Christmas."

"Oh yeah," Joe agreed, his memory sufficiently jogged. "When he stole the tachyon prototype and beat himself up. That was a pretty nasty gash he managed to give himself."

"Uhm," Jesse looked up from her food, confusion filling her face.

"I'll explain later," Cisco supplied. Shrugging her acceptance, Jesse went back to her food, quickly getting lost in her own thoughts once more. "Dr. McGee walked in just after Caitlin finished stitching Thawne up," Cisco informed Barry and Joe. "So Johnny lacking the scar would have been pretty solid evidence that he isn't Earth 1 Harrison Wells."

"That and I think his tattoos are old enough that he would have gotten them when Dr. McGee was still friends with the real Harrison Wells," Joe supplied.

"She has one too," Jesse informed them. All eyes turned to her as she focused on her food. Realizing that they were all looking at her, she slowly looked up. "What? Dad and Aunt Tina got their science tattoos at the same time. The Celtic Trinity as an atom was a design they came up with together," Jesse supplied. "It was the first drunk story Aunt Tina ever told me about her and Dad."

"So, you guys are friends with Dr. McGee on your Earth?" Cisco couldn't believe what he was saying.

"She's my godmother. Apparently Dad had to get her really drunk for her to pluck up the courage to get the trinity tattoo with him," Jesse answered.

"Wait, he has a religious tattoo?" Cisco wasn't sure he believed it.

"Science as a religion," Jesse supplied. "This is my dad we're talking about. Every tattoo he has means something really important to him. The trinity atom symbolizes his dedication to science and a reminder to himself that sometimes you have to have faith in science." It was clear that Jesse had gotten a lecture about the tattoos many times.

"I can understand that," Caitlin agreed.

"And the 'hoh' in purple?" Joe asked, wondering what the hell it could mean. "On that weird spot on his back," he added, pondering why someone would get a tattoo there.

"Over his heart," Jesse explained. "I drew it when I was 2 after Dad explained some basic chemistry to me. He was so proud and decided it would be perfect for his tattoo for me." She shrugged and went back to eating.

"Hoh," Cisco repeated, confusion wrinkling his brow and making him frown.

"No," Jesse corrected. "H, O, H, with lines to show the bonds."

"H2O," Barry explained, understanding dawning. Joe continued to look confused so his foster son took pity on him. "Water, Joe. It represents water."

"Oh," Joe said. "Like that crazy science project of yours you swore was chocolate." A chuckle escaped from Barry as he nodded. "Anyhow, Dr. Chambers stayed behind to jump through all the hoops required to work in Mercury labs. Pity he won't get paid for the work there."

"At least he isn't going to prison for theft," Jesse supplied. Letting out a long sigh, she turned her attention back to her food.

"So, Johnny has two tattoos," Cisco mused, smiling.

"Four," Joe corrected. "He had another one with some sort of anchor and bird on it. Plus, he told Jesse that he has at least one that only his wife has ever seen." Joe arched an eyebrow.

"A lover's tattoo?" Caitlin looked up, a blob of mayonnaise in the corner of her mouth. Everyone stared. "What?"

"You have a little something just here," Cisco said calmly, motioning at his own face. Then he raised his voice some, "Also, you know about lover tattoos?"

"Oh, thanks." Taking a napkin, Caitlin wiped at her face with a napkin and then looked around the group. "Yes, I know about lover's tattoos. A friend in college had one." Realizing what she'd just revealed, her eyes went big and Caitlin turned away, burying her face in her sandwich.

"Holy Hannah," Cisco exclaimed watching his friend turn bright red.

"Can we please stop talking about my dad and lover's tattoos," Jesse begged.

"Here, here," Joe agreed. With a chuckle, the group changed subjects, discussing possible ways to open portals between dimensions and helping Barry get faster.

Nearly an hour later Harry returned, his hat covered head down, hands thrust deeply into his pockets. Without looking at anyone he tossed his backpack on the floor as he dropped into the chair next to it. Feeling their eyes, Harry glowered at everyone. "What?"

"We were just wondering how everything went," Joe supplied. The rest of the group nodded their agreement. Jesse had turned an intense gaze on her father. Frowning, Harry hopped up and prowled the room.

"Oh, grand. She's bought that I might be Johnny Chambers. Might being the key word. She had her security guard fingerprint me and a very inept nurse drew blood," Harry ranted, pushing a sleeve up to reveal a very bruised inner elbow. "Horrid woman chased the damn vein!" He brandished the three inch long bright purple proof of his declaration for all to see.

"Your veins are great, how did she even manage to miss?" Caitlin ponder. It earned her some odd looks that made her shrink down.

"Right?" Harry didn't seem to find her comment odd. "Oh, and tomorrow, I have to be there at 6:30 in the morning because that's when the security guard works. My new shadow anytime I'm at Mercury Labs. On top of all that she gave me a lecture about proper business attire. I'm supposed to wear a suit! Because I made sure to pack one when we were fleeing Zoom and our world!" His rant done, he grabbed up his bag and started to stalk out.

"I have some old suits you could borrow," Joe supplied, shocking everyone, even himself. It paused Harry at the door and he looked back. "I have an early shift at work. I can bring them by here around four tomorrow morning."

"Thank you," Harry said. Pursing his lips together, he left the room.

"It could always have been worse," Joe declared, looking to Jesse.

"Now you guys just have to find a new place," Barry said, trying to look on the bright side. "I'd offer you the house Eobard left me, but I sold it and donated the money to charity. I couldn't stand the idea of benefiting from him."

"Don't worry about it, Barry," Jesse managed with a smile. "So, how is your progress going with getting faster?" It was obvious she was changing the subject, but the rest of the team let her.

The next day Harry was up and out of the lab before Jesse was even awake. For her part, the teen worked on memorizing her new life, paging through the history that A.R.G.U.S. had come up with for her and her father. It was clear that he'd given them some input as the background was fairly close to their own real lives. The biggest change was that she was no longer the daughter of the great Harrison Wells. She was supposed to have lived her life fairly normally and out of the lime light. She could handle that.

Mercury Labs the Next Day

In the afternoon, Tina McGee looked up as Mr. Scot, her head of security entered her office. He stood, leaning casually on his crutches as he waited for her to take the time to greet him. Injured while serving overseas as a Marine, Mr. Scot had lost his entire left leg to an IED. Now he got around using a set of forearm crutches. Tina had seen him in action with them and knew that they didn't impede his ability to fight or move.

"Well, Mr. Scot, how was your first day with Dr. Chambers?" Tina asked, finally closing the file she'd been looking at her on her computer.

"Oh great. Though, I'm not entirely certain why you have me working with him," Scot answered. Tina would have offered him a seat, but she knew that he preferred to stand.

"Oh?" She had tried not to watch over Chambers the entire time he'd been there.

"He's a bit of an odd duck," Scot answered. "Struggles with names. Kept calling me things like Tuvok, Chekov, and Worf. Finally figured out he associated my name with something from Star Trek but kept coming up with the names of various Security Officers."

"Interesting," Tina mused. "So, he has problems remembering people's names?"

"And how," Scot agreed. "That said, he's bloody brilliant. The way he circumvented our security was damned impressive. It will also take us at least a week if not more to get all the changes in place he recommended."

"Why else do you think he's, what did you call it, an 'odd duck' so to speak?"

"Well, he wore a suit, but it looks like he either borrowed it or has lost weight and he was wearing a baseball cap pulled down really low. Guess he's taken a lot of crap for looking like Harrison Wells," Scot supplied.

"I see. Inform him tomorrow that if he wishes for our deal to stand, he will dress in business appropriate attire, including his head gear," Tina said sternly. "If he won't listen to you, let me know. I'm sure I'll be able to get him to understand."

"Yes ma'am," Scot agreed. "I'm sure I can convince him to remove his cover."

"Very good. Don't let me detain you," Tina informed him. A smile cracked his lips and he shook his head as he left her office. After watching him leave, Tina pulled the computer file back up on her computer. She had a friend in law enforcement who had run the DNA and fingerprints she had obtained from Chambers. Now she had everything on him she could find. It certainly made for interesting reading.