Part 34
After breakfast Barry and Caitlin headed to the medical ward. Caitlin walked in and could see Patty by the bedside of Eddie. She could see that Patty had not returned to her room last night. Patty had her head resting on Eddie and it was easy to see that she had been crying. Barry watched as Caitlin walked over to Patty and gently tapped on her shoulder.
"You need to move back. I don't want to hurt you." Said Caitlin
"He made it through the night. But the doctors don't think he will live much longer." Said Patty
"I might be able to do something about that. I saved him once. I should be able to do it again. But you need to move back."
Patty placed a kiss on Eddie's cheek and took a few steps back. Barry noticed the doctor on duty stayed back watching. Barry walked over to him and very quietly spoke to him.
"You tell anyone about what you see happens and any harm comes to Princess Caitlin or any member of her family. I will make sure that King Thomas knows who betrayed them."
"Your highness, I am very well aware of what the Princess is going to try. My daughter was the first person she used her gift to save. That was five years ago." Said the doctor
Barry nodded and watched as Caitlin released an icy mist over Eddie. Eddie let out a groan. Once the mist cleared Caitlin stepped back and let the doctor look over Eddie. After a few minutes the doctor stepped back and looked at the three young people.
"Lt. Thawne should make a full recovery. Thank you for your help Princess." Said the doctor
"Just take care of him, doctor. Patty, get cleaned up and some rest. Don't make me pull rank on you. I hate doing that to my friends." Said Caitlin
"I don't want him to wake up without me here." Said Patty
"He is going to be asleep for at least an hour. So go clean up now." Ordered Caitlin
Patty looked at Caitlin and could see a slight glow in her eyes. She nodded and headed out of the room.
"Doctor when he wakes let me know." Said Caitlin
"Of course Princess."
Caitlin and Barry left and headed for the stable. Caitlin had two horses saddled and then led Barry down a path heading for a lake. At the lake Caitlin climbed off the horse she had ridden. Barry climbed down after her.
"This has always been one of my favorite places on the palace grounds. Charlie is the only one that knows to look for me here when I need to get away from everyone. I came here a lot before I met you. Always after a fight with my mother."
"It's beautiful here. I don't think I have ever seen a lake with water that clear before."
"Just don't go in the water. No matter the time of the year the lake always feels like melted ice. It doesn't bother me."
"Side effect of your powers right?"
"Yeah. Barry, I know our wedding is going to be a big deal."
"Trust me if I could avoid having a big public wedding I would. I mean the public won't be at the wedding. But you know we will be paraded around the Capital."
"Just like Charlie and Erin were before the wedding ball."
"Cait, are you really doing ok?"
"As well as I can. I can't help but feel a little guilty over the fact that so many innocent people died because of Hunter Zolomon's obsession over me."
"Listen to me. What Zolomon did is not your fault. He made the choice to rage a war over the fact that he was turned down by your father for your hand in marriage. The guy needed to learn to accept rejection."
"Thanks so I take it that you will give any children we have a say in who they marry?"
"Within reason. I won't approve of them marrying someone that only wants to be with them because they are royalty."
"I know. That is why my dad didn't approve of Julian Albert."
"Cait, You don't have to worry about that with me. While I agreed to marry if that was what our fathers had decided was best. That is not the reason we are going to marry. It took me less than a month to fall in love with you. You are kind, smart and fun to be around. Not to mention beautiful. When I say beautiful it is not just on the outside. But you have this inner beauty that only those that you let behind your wall get to see."
"I am glad I let you in. I have spent most of my life being scared to let anyone close. I was scared that if any man learned of my gift they would see me as a monster. But you found out and you love me anyway."
"What is not to love? Cait, you are not a monster. So you have powers, big deal. A lot of people have them. I mean I do."
"True. Could we just spend a few hours here away from everyone?"
"Anything you want."
Barry kissed Caitlin and they sat down and just enjoyed being together.
Patty walked back into Eddie's room and sat back down next to him. She took his hand in hers and held it.
"Eddie, I need you to wake up. I don't know if I can handle being the personal assistant to a Queen without you."
"You can do anything you put your mind to." Said Eddie
"Eddie?"
"Hey beautiful. I nearly died again, didn't I?"
"Yes. But Princess Caitlin saved you again."
"I kind of figured that. I am a little cold."
"Better cold then dead. But the ice needs to melt on its own to fully heal you."
"I know. Did we lose anyone?"
"Mostly soldiers. But Queen Carla was also killed. Zoom is dead. Barry is the one that actually did it. But he used an ice dagger Caitlin made."
"I am sorry for the loss of the Queen."
"Her funeral will be in a couple days. Not that she was a very loved queen. Actually I don't think anyone really cared for her."
"But it is still a major loss."
"True. Now you rest so you can get better. The day after the funeral Erin will officially be crowned a princess and Caitlin will perform her last official duty as a princess of the Snow Kingdom and help hand out medals to those credited as being the reason the war ended. I heard that your name might be on the list."
"I don't need a medal for doing my job."
"You are a hero and everyone will know it."
Eddie just nodded as he drifted off to sleep.
