Chapter 4 – Welcome to the Family (Part 1)

Since the night that Kara and Barry kissed and had fun in the bedroom, they had gone on multiple dates. They've only been dating about 3 weeks, but other than Clark's death, they have been happy.

But they have also have been keeping there relationship a secret, mainly because Kara didn't want anyone to know. But today they were finally going to start telling people, starting with the West household.

It was a Friday night and Joe had cook pasta. Barry and Kara had arrived together holding hands. Barry opened the door and held it open for her, like a gentlemen. "Hey Joe. I brought Kara along, hope that's okay with you." Barry said after closing the door and grabbing Kara's hand again.

"Hey Barr," Joe said after he put the pasta on the table, then walked up and hugged him, "Hello Kara, Barr it's always okay with me if you want to bring Kara to dinner" Joe said with a knowing smirk on his face. Barry may not be his biological son, but he raised that boy and there wasn't much he could hide from Joe.

Joe had known that Barry had liked Kara from the moment he talked about her and saw the look in his eyes when he talked about her or was near her. He was just waiting for him to make a move.

Next when Wally and Jesse raced in the house using their powers.

"Ha, beat you here" Jesse told Wally.

"No, I let you beat me here" Wally responded

"Yeah sure you did"

"Alright enough you two" Joe told the two, with a smile on his face. Both his sons were happy.

That's when Iris walked in.

"Hey dad, sorry I'm late…" Iris stopped talking when she noticed Kara. "Kara, it's good to see you" Iris said with a forced smile, then she noticed that she was holding Barry's hand but forced herself to keep the smile on her face.

"Hi Iris, good to see you too" Kara said, she saw the way Iris was looking at her and Barry and felt threatened, but she was happy that she was with Barry and kept up the smile on her face.

They sat down and ate supper. Kara and Barry eating the most. Despite the fact that Wally and Jesse had the same powers as Barry, he still had a monster of an appetite compared to them.

"Um everyone, Kara and I have something to tall you guys." Barry said.

"Oh boy, this should be good." Iris said under her breathe, but Kara heard, wasn't much she didn't hear. Iris still had a fake smile on her face that Joe saw right through, he just hoped she didn't make a scene.

"Kara and I are dating" Barry said. Everyone was silent.

Joe finally said "Is that all?"

"Yes?" Barry said confused.

"Well I'm happy for you but I knew the moment you walked in the door" Joe told Barry.

"How could you have known?" Barry asked, he didn't think him and Kara were that obvious

"You came in the door holding her hand, you haven't smiled like that since ever, and it's just obvious you two like each other." Joe said with a smile on his face. Iris was less than happy.

"Hey I didn't know if it makes you feel better, I'm happy for you too" Wally told Barry.

"Thanks man" Barry was happy that his family liked Kara, he wasn't so sure why he was nervous, and everyone liked Kara. Except for Iris apparently.

"Oh, and Wally, Jesse?"

"Yeah Barr?"

"Tomorrow I'm going to tach you both something very new. I'm gonna teach you guys how to throw lightning" Barry told them.

Wally pointed at Barry with a smile on his face and looked at Jesse and said "Now that, my friend, is some good news." Everyone started laughing.

After Barry, Kara, Wally, and Jesse left, Iris stayed behind to help her dad clean up.

"So dad, what are your thoughts on Barry dating Kara?" Iris was not happy to say the least.

"I'm happy for him, Barr deserves someone special and Kara is definitely someone special, he has liked her since the day he met her and I think the feeling is mutual. Why do you ask?" That was not the answer she was looking for.

"I don't know, I'm not sure about them. I don't really like her"

"How can you not like Kara? She is like the most likable person. Ever."

"I just don't, ok!" Iris yelled.

"Iris, if this is because Barry doesn't feel the same way that you feel and because he is in love with Kara that is no reason to not like her. You are is best friend and you should be supportive of his relationship no matter what."

"What makes you say that he is in love with Kara?" Iris asked.

"That's what she heard" Joe said under his breathe. "I have raised Barr and I can tell what he is thinking, he may not be ready to say it yet, but he loves her."

"Ya know, I'm feeling tired and should probable go home" Iris said grabbing her purse and going to leave.

"Iris don't act like this" Joe tried, but she was already out the door. "Hope she doesn't say or do anything she regrets" Joe said to himself as he grabbed a beer and sat on the couch and watched the football game, tonight was the big game. Gotham Knights vs Central City Cougars.

That's that for that chapter, next is dinner at the Danvers. Then we see how Team Arrow is holding up and maybe a larger time jump than 2 and a half weeks. I also may add a character or two who are not from the Arrowverse or DC comics. Hope you guys liked this chapter, soon there will be action. Until the next one, peace.