Author's Note: AH couldn't finish that Chapter Title! It's called "Captain Singh and the Mountain of Paperwork" XD
Ok, so originally, I had written this sad, intense, heart wrenching story that was filled with feels and Alchemy.
It didn't fit, you know? It just didn't fit with the feel for the rest of the story. Not only did I randomly bring up Julian mourning his sister, but there were unexplained bits with the Philosopher's Stone... it just didn't work for me.
(I posted the chapter anyway, just on my "Snowbert Through the Pages" fic. It's chapter titled "The Philosopher's Stone".
This being the last chapter, it will resolve both the 5+1 tropes I have been writing about. I think you all know what that means... :D I'm excited, too!
Caitlin checked her watch for the eighth time in the last 10 minutes. It had apparently only been a minute and 3 seconds since her last look, but it had seemed like ages. Time moved slowly when you were sitting at Jitters and watching your coffee get cold while waiting for your date to arrive.
She checked her watch again, only managing 32 seconds this time. Where in the Multiverse was Julian? If it was Barry or Cisco (not that she would be going on a date with either of them- especially not Cisco) she would get it, but they were both rather notorious for being late. Julian was always on time.
Caitlin began to get a little bit nervous. With his "live-for-danger" attitude, and the fact that trouble did seem to always follow him, whether in the form of a car crash or a flaming grill, there was a strong possibility that he wasn't there because he was hurt.
She yanked out her phone with a sense of urgency.
Are you hurt? Are you ok? Are you coming?
Caitlin waiting a second, her leg bouncing nervously under the table. The barista at the counter gave her a concerned look, and she smiled quickly in that direction. She bit her lip as Julian still didn't respond, and was about to call when-
No, Yes, and SO SRY :O Julian texted back in his strangely unprofessional way. Caitlin let out her breath in relief. Cannot believe I forgot! Will get away asap- CS is on the hunt for punishable creatures. Work piling up. Sry again :P
No problem, just glad you are ok. Caitlin texted back quickly. Don't worry about our date, we can reschedule.
Is that ok?
Yeah, totally fine :) Don't worry about it
Ok great thx so much Caitlin. Really did want to come :(
A happy smile spread across Caitlin's face at that, a rather frequent expression when she was dealing with anything Julian. He was just so sweet, it was hard not to melt a little when he used that British accent and attempt at charm and being social on you.
Titling her head to the side, Caitlin considered her mug of coffee, and bounced a few ideas off of it. We could either stay here alone, call someone else, or...
How about, instead of bringing Julian to Jitters, they brought Jitters to Julian? "He sounded stressed, you know. It might make him smile." She whispered to her cup as she got up to pay. Then she frowned. Had she just been talking to a cup? Wow. That was new.
Caitlin ordered another coffee, two scones, and asked the barista to heat up her current one. For a moment, she missed Kendra, with her smiling face and bouncy brown curls, leaning over the counter to flirt with Cisco and holding up the entire line. Then she remembered that Kendra was off flying into the sunset with her immortal soulmate. She probably wouldn't want to be behind the counter of a coffee shop, listening to customer's orders for hours on end.
The barista brought back her order and Caitlin gave her a tip. She was in a really good mood, now. Julian was going to probably grin that amazing smile of his when he saw her, and they could have a break together without Singh being any the wiser. Hopefully, Barry would be too occupied with Team Flash to even be at the precinct. That was most likely also the reason why Julian had so much work. He took his job of covering for Barry's absence very seriously.
Caitlin hopped in her small blue Prius and drove through downtown. The traffic was light at this time of day, and the trip to the CCPD wasn't very long. She hurried up the steps with her scones and her coffee, and her eyes fell on Captain Singh himself, just coming out of his office.
He noticed her entrance and sized her up with a frown. "You're Allen's friend, right?"
"Uh, Barry, yes, I'm Barry's friend." Caitlin hummed nervously. She had hoped to avoid Singh, not wanting Julian to get into any trouble for having visitors. "His physician, actually. And his friend."
"Yeah, well he's not here, but Albert's up in their lab if you want to wait for him to do... whatever you two do when you come to get him." Singh nodded upstairs. "You know Albert, right?"
"He's my boyfriend, actually." As soon as the words were out of Caitlin's mouth, she froze. Since when was Julian her boyfriend? And since when was she telling people that?
Singh raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? Well, just don't distract him for too long. He's got a lot of overdue projects."
Caitlin nodded quickly and ran up the steps to Julian's lab. She knocked on the door before entering, not wanting to startle him too much.
"I'm almost done, Captain, just give me a quick minute and that report'll be on you're de- Caitlin!"
Julian finally looked up from his work, and a huge grin stretched over his face. "What are you doing here?"
"Thought I'd come surprise you." Caitlin smiled happily, and set down the scones and coffee. "Since you couldn't make it to Jitters."
He opened his arms for a hug. "You are, Caitlin Snow, are a lifesaver. In more ways the one."
"Thanks, Julian." Caitlin said, hugging him back, pleased that they were so comfortable with each other. "Scone?"
Julian took a few seconds to clear enough table space of papers and half-finished projects. He all but inhaled half the scone, then slowed down to wait for her to finish. "Sorry. Didn't eat breakfast this morning. Too much of a rush."
Caitlin gave him a mock-mournful pout. "If you want, I can talk to Barry about leaving you will less of his work."
He gave her a smile and reach across the table to take her hand. "I appreciate it, but I also do know that the Flash has been busy this week. As long as I don't lose my job because I'm "not doing it", -even though it's more like, I'm-doing-work-for-two-people-in-the-time-of-one- I'll be fine."
Caitlin nodded and took a bite of her scone. She stared into Julian's eyes, so blue and bright and now quite happy. They were the color of the sky outside, but held so much more then just oxygen and hydrogen and other important minerals. They held something so much deeper... more like the ocean. Intense and dark and beautiful, Julian's eyes-
"You've been staring into my eyes without speaking so long that I'm starting to get alarmed." Julian commented dryly.
Caitlin turned red, caught staring without even realizing she was staring. She broke eye contact. "I was just, uh, your eyes, they're kind of like the ocean, because, you know, they're deeper then the sky..." She trailed off. "Stop laughing at me!"
"Sorry." Julian grinned, attempting to follow her orders. "I suppose, if we are doing eye metaphors-"
"Similes."
"Right, sorry, eye similes, then you should know that your eyes are like a pan of melting pieces of dark and milk chocolate. Some bits are warm and sweet, while others dark and intimidating. But mixed together, they both taste quite good-" He stopped abruptly, and now it was his turn to blush furiously. "Blimey, that came out much more wrong then I intended it to. I should have just gone with coffee."
"Probably." Caitlin giggled.
They had lost track of time, but Julian had to recover it eventually. He sighed and placed his coffee down on the table after one final sip. "I wish you could stay forever, but I really do need to get back to work."
"Yes, yes, of course." Caitlin agreed, immediately standing up and shouldering her purse.
Julian walked her to the door with a smile. "It was really nice, having you come here."
"Maybe I'll have to come by again." Caitlin said with a gentle smile of her own. She placed her hand on Julian's wrist. Finally, no interruptions. No distractions. No burning buildings and no Cisco.
Caitlin leaned in for the 6th time in 5 weeks, and Julian did, too.
There was a knock at the door.
With a labored sigh and a disappointed glance at her lips, Julian started to lean back. Caitlin wrapped one hand around his neck and smiled. "Not this time."
She kissed him. It was definitely worth the wait.
Another knock at the door, followed by Captain Singh's, "Albert!" forced Julian to reluctantly pull back and break the kiss.
"That was very enjoyable." He grinned. "I'm hoping that it's not a one-time thing."
"It won't be." Caitlin promised. "Especially because I may have accidentally told the Captain that we're dating."
Julian blinked. "I- you- wasn't expecting that."
Caitlin burst into giggles and opened the door so that Singh could come inside. Before she walked out, she gave Julian one last kiss and a smile. "Call me if you need me."
"Of course I will." Julian grinned. "You just keep on saving my life, gotta keep you close."
Author's Note: Maybe the end was a little weird, but I felt the need to tie it all together, you know?
Thank you for all of the support and reviews! I hope you enjoyed my first chapter Snowbert story :)
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