Since Iris was still doing her rehab, learning to use her new bionic arm, Barry decided that it was time to do something he hadn't done in a while, even though he probably should have.
Which was why he was currently walking through Central City Cemetery until he reached the grave he was looking for.
"Hi mom." Barry said as he laid flowers at her grave, regretting that he hadn't come here sooner, since despite his father's best efforts, Barry hadn't been back here since his mother's funeral, when they'd laid her to rest. He'd been too angry, too busy trying to figure what happened to his mother to visit her and he regretted it. He'd wasted so much time obsessing over trying to solve this mystery. But now he was here. And he needed to make it count.
"I'm sorry it took me so long to come visit you, but until now I couldn't find the strength to do it. Ever since that night, I feel like I've been running in one way or another, but I've always been running from the same thing. I've been running from having to face my grief about what happened to you. And I'm so sorry that it took me this long to slow down and finally run towards you, instead of away." Barry said as tears came to his eyes as he finally let the grief he'd been running from for about 15 years hit him and before he knew it, he felt someone place their hand on his shoulder and he looked up to see his father standing over him.
"I had a feeling I'd find you here today. Especially when Joe said you'd taken another day from CCPD and you weren't at the hospital with Iris." Henry said to his son.
"I should've come here sooner, dad. I should've spent more time living my life instead of trying to figure out that night." Barry said.
"Barry, you dealt with your grief the way you felt you needed too and for you, that was trying to solve some unsolvable mystery. And I know that you won't stop trying to solve it." Henry said.
"I can't. Not when I think I might be close now." Barry said.
"Barry." Henry said.
"No dad, I mean it. But I've spent my whole life being stuck in that living room from 15 years ago ever since it happened, but I'm done with that." Barry said and Henry smiled.
"Good. Because your mother wouldn't want you to waste your whole life obsessing over what happened to her." Henry said and Barry nodded.
"I know, but that doesn't mean that I don't miss her." Barry said.
"I know slugger. I miss her too, but we have to keep living our lives. It's what she would've wanted for us to do." Henry said.
"I know. And I'm glad that you were able to find love again with Carla, since it gave me a sister from Caitlin." Barry said and Henry smiled.
"And I'm glad you know that Carla was never a replacement for your mother, since Caitlin had a harder time accepting me in place of her father." Henry said.
"I remember. But dad, I just wanted you to be happy." Barry said.
"And that's what I want for you too son. Especially since it sounds like you're finally ready to start living your life again." Henry said.
"I am. Which is why when I get back to CCPD, I'm going to talk to Joe about something I should've talked to him about a long time ago." Barry said and Henry smiled.
"Good. I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever work up the guts to talk to him about it, since we both know that he'd never forgive you if you didn't have that talk first." Henry said and Barry nodded his agreement, since he knew that his father was right.
They talked a little more before Barry said goodbye to his mother before walking away, waiting until he was far enough away that he thought that his father wouldn't see him speed away, but Henry did, causing him to sigh before he turned to look down at his first wife's grave.
"Well Nora, it looks like the day we knew would come is here. Maybe it's time I finally tell him the truth about me." Henry said before he walked away from the grave himself.