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Previously...
Barry too found himself starting to imagine iris in daisy dukes, knotted up flannel shirts, cowgirl boots and cowgirl ha..."NO!" He caught himself in the act. "She is your best friend and you need to move on. No..." he paused his thoughts. "You HAVE to move on." Like a wounded dog, all he could do was allow the pain to explore every inch of his being.
Luckily, the movie began and everyone began to quiet down. He prayed that no one witnessed this vulnerable side of him. But to his dismay, someone did.
The look on Barry's face was one Eden could not have described to save a life. All she could see when she looked at him was pain and brokenness. She thought it best to allow him the space he so clearly needed.
Five minutes into the movie, she gives up. She tries focusing on the movie. But displayed before her eyes was Barry's earlier countenance.
Out of the blue, she slowly reaches over and holds his right hand which was settled on the armrest. She doesn't look his way but instead pretends to be focused on the movie.
Barry turns to her. But all he sees is a very nonchalant look on her face.
"Looks like Love"
30 Minutes Later
The theatre was filled with numerous Awww's and Ahhh's coming from every teenage girl and their mother.
Iris had to admit, she loved every single thing about this movie so far; including the very healthy fix of clichés portrayed in several scenes.
She was snuggling into Eddie's broad chest as she indulged in the intimate time they were spending together.
From time to time, he would plant a kiss on the crown of her head, rub her shoulders, and check to see if she was warm and comfortable. In response, she would intertwine their hands, bring it up to her lips and plants a kiss on his hands. She would then look up just to find him blushing; thus, defying the darkness they were in.
Eddie still never got over the fact that Iris was his. Ever since she came into his life, it's felt like the sun shines just a little brighter and water tastes just a little sweeter each passing day. He wakes up every morning with a smile on his lips and a little pep in every step.
Before her, he was just a regular guy going through the daily motions of life and not caring about anything else but his work. He would go on dates his very high maintenance parents arranged just so they would stop worrying and questioning his mental state. Most of the girls they set him up with were spoiled, snobbish daddies little girls who never worked a day in their lives. He finally told his parents to quit when one of the girls had requested another waiter because the one assigned to them wasn't the right color.
Although his parents were the nicest, sweetest, most hospitable people you could ever meet, their pompous boastful friends were the exact opposite. He's had to deal with a lot of ignorant shitty people who thought their mansions, million dollar cars, and net worth made them superior to every other being in the world. For this reason, he made it his mission to succeed and earn a living completely separate and far away from his hometown. He strived to become a cop just so he could serve and somehow be an advocate for those less fortunate enough to have a voice in the classist society he's lived in his whole life.
Since meeting Iris, her positive, cheerful and encouraging attitude has rubbed off on him. She balances out his every mischief with love, kindness and serenity. He is simply the best version of himself with her in his life. Just looking at her brings him unexplainable joy and he doesn't want that to end. Ever.
"I love you." He whispers in her ear. He was scared shitless just uttering the words. He didn't even care if she said it back. All he knew was he had to say it right then and there.
She turns to him with an adorable smile plastered on her lips. She then slowly moves her lips to the left corner of his mouth and whispers, "Love you back..." She lets her warm breath linger for a moment and then slowly concludes, "Eddsterrrr!"
She knew he hated that nickname. He is just always so serious that pressing his buttons is the one way she can get him to lighten up, think less, and just...be.
He quickly starts bickering "You kno-.." before he finishes, she hops on his lap, wraps her arms around his neck and presses her lips to his mouth. At first, the kiss was sweet and painfully slow. Within seconds, it escalated and got really passionate and heated. Her hands were in his blonde hair and his were exploring her lower back. They completely ignored the fact that they were in public and completely focused on each other.
"Get a room!" A female voice yells from behind them.
They slowly part their grinning lips and uncontrollably start giggling under their breaths. A middle aged lady with thick rimmed glasses turns to them with an angry look, "SHHHHHHUSH!"
"We are officially 'That Couple' everyone hates on at movie theatres", Iris whispers in his ear and giggles some more as she slowly turns to her left just to find the two seats beside her empty.
Eddie was still trying to process what just happened when she turns to him with a confused look on her face. He turns to the empty seats.
"Don't freak out just yet, I saw him leave with Eden 10 minutes into the movie. I just assumed they needed some time alone... you know, on their date?" He explains.
"Oh... Of course, they ARE on a date after all." She affirms. For some reason, it came out sounding like she was trying to convince herself.
"Yeah, they are." Eddie laughs, "You think they hit it off?" Eddie asks as he slowly moves the rebellious hair that was falling down the sides of her face to the back of her ears. "There." He whispers as he flashes her one of his signature overly sincere grins.
Although a huge part of her wanted him to move on and be happy, an iota of her being questioned whether that was what she really wanted. Of course that was what she wanted, Barry's happiness is a priority and if Eden gives him that, she had no choice but to be glad for him.
"Let's just hope Barry hasn't resorted to his archive of 'classic Eureka jokes'. Knowing Eden, he's in good company." Iris smiles as she reassured Eddie; although, it felt more like she was the one that needed the assurance.
They tried focusing on the movie and attempting to figure out what they had missed. At this point, they were so lost that they just decided to leave the theatre and find Barry and Eden.
Eden had offered to get Barry out of the theatre when she could literally feel his hurt. They scurried down the dark hallway without alarming Iris or Eddie about their whereabouts. They they found an empty theatre that was playing The Hunger Games.
Eden turns to Barry, "Center?" Barry Smiles at her, "Heck yeah!"
They start hate watching as they throw critical remarks at the top of their voices. They find themselves laughing really hard and having an overall great time. Turned out an empty movie theater was all he needed to take a break from thinking about Iris. He hadn't thought about her in almost 30 minutes. That was a record. He wished Cisco was there to congratulate him. He couldn't wait to tell him. Of course he would point out the fact that Barry bringing up the fact was still clearly a sign of weakness and that if he truly was getting over her, he wouldn't have to keep track of time.
"Thanks for this, Eden." He turns to her sincerely. "I really appreciate you trying to cheer me up. I'm so sorry I ruined our date."
"It's no big deal; believe it or not, I've been on date's way worse than this." She tries reassuring him with a cute grin forming around her lips.
"Oh Really?" Barry questions surprisingly, slowly catching the hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"No!" She bursts into laughter. "Who would've thought anything could top THE 'Flip flop surfer dude'? Eden explains. "He even had sand in his hair...'n everywhere and smelled like rotting fish." She starts reminiscing as they both burst into laughter.
"And how could I not mention the fact that he brought his own ice box of fish to the restaurant for the chefs to grill. I can still smell the stink just thinking about it." She continues as their laughter slowly turned to soft giggles.
Barry counteracts, "But this wasn't exactly all bad right? I really enjoyed just talking to you." He sincerely discloses.
Eden nervously runs her fingers through her auburn locks. "Yeah... it... it wasn't all bad." Eden slowly confirms. Her mind was filled with wonder. She was curious as to what was going on in Barry's head as he flashed an endearing smile. At first, she considered his nerdy, nice guy essence only cute. But, actually getting to know him on a deeper level and being alone with him in a dark lit theatre changed all that. God he was hot. She thought to herself.
It became palpably quiet that she quickly shifted in her seat to slowly release tension.
In doing so, her phone which was seated on her lap almost fell to the floor but Barry hurriedly used his speed to catch it in mid air.
He turns to face her, "That was cl-.." Before he could finish, Eden quickly leaned in and kissed him.
Completely taken by surprise, Barry slowly shifts his face to the side and whispers to the corners of her mouth, "Sorry..."
Eden, completely embarrassed and red as her hair turns her face to the opposite side and apologizes, "I'm sorry, I guess I read the mood wrong."
"No, it's all me, Eden." Barry starts. "I just can't right now. It would be cruel and unfair to you." He takes her hand in his and tilts her face towards him. "You are so breathtakingly beautiful and amazing. Any guy would be lucky to have you but-".
"But you're still in love with Iris." She finishes his sentence for him.
"What?!" He tries defending himself. "I am NOT in love with Iris. I have a few... some...feelings for her but..." Eden gives him a very knowing look.
"Okay, I have very strong feelings for her. I wouldn't quite call it love. It's just-" He gives up when he sees that Eden isn't buying what he's trying so hard to sell with his face blushed red.
"Trust me; any stranger within 5ft of you two could easily believe that you are a couple. Barry, just denying it doesn't change the fact that you can't stand her being with Eddie even though you know she's happy with him. And the looks you give her when she's not looking? That, Barry, looks and sounds like love to me.
"I g-"
"There you guys are! We've been looking for you two..." Iris quickly notices their intertwined hands and stops short in her tracks.
Barry realizes this and quickly concludes that using his speed to move his hands from Eden's is not an option. Plus, he kind of enjoyed seeing just how flustered this little gesture made her.
Eden leans into his ear and whispers, "For the record, Iris doesn't know what she's missing."
Barry gives her a smile that showed he appreciated her gesture.
"We were just about to head out but Iris insisted we check on you two first." Eddie explains.
"Oh we were just about to leave as well." Eden leads the way.
They all walk out to the exit. In realizing it was freezing out, Barry quickly insisted Eden take his jacket. She reluctantly gives in and takes it.
Iris couldn't comprehend why this bothered her so much. She quickly brushed it off and hugged Eden goodbye when Barry quickly found her a cab.
Barry then bid the couple goodbye and insisted on walking home in the cold.
"You can't be serious Barr. You'll freeze your butt off!" Iris argued.
"It wouldn't be the first time now, would it?" He remarks, thus reminding her of the time she had dared him to sit on the Snowman they had made until it completely melted. He had done exactly that and Joe had had to take him to the hospital from the frostbite he got.
Iris was grounded for months and Barry blamed himself for that. He didn't care that he had to sleep on his stomach for weeks. Iris on the other hand found it ridiculously funny that he actually did it. She couldn't keep a straight face when Joe had yelled and grounded her.
"Hey, we promised not to ever bring that up again!" Iris playfully punched his arm trying to hide her laughter.
Eddie constantly found himself in the middle of their inside jokes. He had since given up on asking for them for details.
Iris gives Barry a tight hug and kisses him goodbye on the corner of his mouth.
Why did she do that? She had never done that before? These two questions appeared in the minds of both Iris and Barry.
This gesture drove him literally so crazy that he couldn't even dare look her in the eyes when he said, "Yeah, see you tomorrow."
He then walked ridiculously fast down the street and when he was out of their sight, he sped off. He shortly found himself in his bed breathing very rapidly and vibrating uncontrollably.
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