"Hi Nora, how are you feeling?" Caitlin asked as she entered the infirmary
"Hi m ... Caitlin ... I'm fine, at least I think ..."
"I'm happy to hear it!"
"Give me your arm, I'll take some blood from you for tests!"
"Okay, but hurry up ... I'm afraid of needles ... by the way, would you take my drip off?" Nora said
"Okay Nora! Nobody likes the idea of having a needle in their arm! I will quickly promise! " Caitlin said softly
"Cait, why did you activate a power damper?"
"What are you talking about Nora?"
"Well I don't have my speed ..."
"Nora, I'm sorry to tell you... you won't have the speed for several hours! I have to recover my energy! "
"But I have to go back as soon as possible! I can't endanger Jessica! "
"Nora, you don't have to worry!"
"You do not know!
"Jessica is safe here with all of us! We won't let Godspeed hurt you! "
"It's not just Godspeed! One of his allies has declared war on me! I can't put you in danger! My birth is a pivotal period in my timeline! "
"Listen Nora, XS is a heroine, but Nora West-Allen doesn't have to take charge of the world alone! You're not a cop who has to arrest a criminal! "
"Listen Cait the truth is ..."
"Nora, don't argue! I am your doctor, and as such I order you not to move from your bed and for the next 48 hours you will never be able to leave the infirmary !! "
"NO ... what do you say if we do 24 hours of observation and then I can move around the city"
"I hope you're joking! I cannot allow you to take such a risk! We don't know what damage your body may have suffered! Plus, you're human right now! "
"Come on, let's go! You can't keep me locked up here! I need to get some air! "
"Nora we can't risk ..."
"Look... I'll be careful! I swear!"
"No and that's it Nora !!!" Caitlin said irritably
"Okay Cait sorry ... What would you say if I stay under observation until tonight and spend the night at home with dad?"
"Okay Nora! Now you are reasonable ... "
"Thanks Cait ... ah how is Jessica?"
"She's perfectly fine! But why do you worry so much about her? "
"She ended up in danger because of me... I have to be the one to help her! It's my job to protect you! "
"You're just like your father..." Caitlin said smiling
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you are a great person! You are sweet, kind, nice, pretty and above all you always think of others before yourself ... The other Nora was very similar to you ... she too wanted to save everyone at all costs ... even if to do so she worked with Thawne and yes erased from the timeline... "Caitlin said, stroking Nora's forehead
"How long?" Nora asked
"For how long what?"
"How long have you been in love with my father?"
"What are you talking about?" Caitlin said, blushing embarrassed
"Don't lie Cait ..."
"Nora I ... I'm so sorry Nora ... honey, I didn't mean ..." Caitlin said starting to cry
"Caitlin, you don't have to cry!"
"I have to ... this could ruin everything! I care too much about you and Barry to ruin his family with my wrong feelings!" Caitlin said crying
"Shh Caitlin don't cry! You won't ruin anything in the future.... You don't have to be sad!"
"I'm really not going to ruin anything?"
"Of course not ... you will help more than you can imagine!
Now, back to my question ... how long have you loved him? "
"Always ... I've always just refused to admit it ..."
"For real?" Nora asked smiling
"Yes ... from the Karaoke bar ... But he has always loved Iris and I stayed on the sidelines, trying in every way to ignore my feelings ... I went out with another speedster, another CSI ... and Frost was in love with Savitar ...
I regret it very much ... "
"I'll tell you the same thing you told me when I was 16: you don't choose who to fall in love with! And if you're truly in love with someone, then those aren't bad feelings ..."
"Yes, but your father is married ... I don't want to ruin everything"
"Quiet m ... Caitlin! As I already told you you will not ruin anything! In fact, you will help in a way you cannot even imagine!" Nora said hugging Caitlin, to console her
Meanwhile in the Cortex
"Barry, I'm sorry about what happened earlier ..." Iris said as soon as Caitlin was gone
"Don't worry Iris ... you don't have to apologize, I understand what you thought!"
"What do you mean?" Iris asked puzzled
"You are about to give birth to Nora and at the same time she was one step away from death on a cot in the infirmary ..."
"Barry ... it wasn't just that ..."
Drin drin drin drin
"Who calls you at 10 at night?" Iris asked
"I have no idea ..." Barry said, taking the phone "It's Patty !!!" Barry said in surprise
"Are you still in touch with your ex?" Iris asked pretending jealousy
"No ... I've never had the courage to call her since she moved ..."
"Answer ... if he's calling you at this hour it must be important ... our speech can wait"
"Hello, Patty ... what's going on?"
"Barry... I'm in danger! We're in danger !!" Patty yelled into the phone as she ran
"Where are you? Who is the person with you?"
"I'm at the Central City train station... I'm with my 5 year old daughter... we're in danger!"
"Ok, I'll get to you immediately ..."
"I don't want to ask you too much ... take us to Joe at the CCPD!"
"Joe is out of town right now... I'm taking you to STAR labs!" Barry said before accelerating from Patty
"Barry! No need ..." Patty said seeing Barry arrive in civilian clothes
"There was a need instead! I care about you!"
"Thanks Barry ... let's go!" Patty said, picking up her daughter
"I don't want to go with him mom!" said the little girl
"Becky, you can trust him!"
"How could we trust John! I don't trust Mr. Barry! Why don't you ask my dad?" the tearful little girl asked.
As Patty was about to answer her daughter there was an explosion ... Someone on the other side of the station had shot at Patty
"We have to hurry ... go with Barry!"
"Sweetheart, I didn't mean to tell you this way... Barry is your dad !!"
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When Everything Fall Apart (Snowbarry)
FanfictionJust as Barry and Iris are about to start their own family, their daughter Nora comes from the future along with a mysterious little girl... Disclaimer: I don't own The flash or its characters the plot is the result of my idea #1 snowbarry 28 June...
