Flashette(Book Two)

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     Barry and I laid in bed after a long night of talking, laughing, and kissing.
     "Is this what it's gonna be like for the rest of our lives?" Barry asked me.
     "Well, we're going to have a baby soon so there will be 3 of us."
     "Do you know what I just realized? We haven't done any wedding planning. We've been so consumed with work and the baby that we haven't planned it."
     "Well I know that I don't want a lot of people, I  want it to be small."
     "Sounds like a plan. So, what should we name the baby?" Barry asked.
     "Well it depends on the gender. Which, do you want to find out?" I asked him.
      "No, I think it should be a surprise for both of us," he replied.
     "Well we have a lot of time so we can take our time."
      "It's ironic that we have to take things slow, considering that we can run at superhuman speeds," I said.
      "Yeah, but if there's anything that I want to take slow, it's this. I want to enjoy every moment of it with you."
     "I have to go to Caitlin for an official ultrasound. She had to give me one recently, just to make sure everything was okay. She didn't tell me anything then, and I told her I'd go tomorrow because we just got back from Starling."
      "Okay," Barry said before I fell slowly asleep. I was woken up in the middle of the night by Barry talking. No one was in the room, but after I listened to his speech, I understood who he was talking to:
     "Hey little guy. I know you can't tell who I am, but it's your dad speaking. I love you more than you will ever know, and I'm so glad that you're here with us. You have the best mommy in the world, and I am even lucky to have her. I can't wait to meet you, and you don't know how happy you've made me. I've been waiting all my life to find the perfect person, and I have found her. And without her, I wouldn't have you. I'm just so lucky..." Barry said crying. "And the worst part of it all is that I feel like I'm going to screw something up. I would never do something to harm you, and I would never let anything hurt you. But I don't want to do something wrong. I care about you so much, and you won't even understand until you're old enough. I love you so much!" Barry said with more tears. This time, I was crying with him. He noticed, and wiped the tears away from my face with his thumb. We laid there looking at each other.
      "I'm guessing you heard all of that?" Barry asked.
      "I did, and you shouldn't be embarrassed by anything you said. I heard it all, and that's why I'm crying. You care so much and I'm lucky to have you. Not the other way around," I said before I kissed him. I put my knees on the bed and sat myself up on top of Barry. He turned on the light and we looked directly at each other. He put his hands on my stomach and smiled, with tears coming. I looked down at him and returned the smile.
      "I love you so much Chloe. Thank you for this baby. You brought light into my life when all I had was darkness. I can't thank you enough for all the good you have given me."
       "I love you too Bar. You have always been there for me when I needed you, and that's why I'm proud to be your fiancé, soon to be wife, and the mother of your child." I laid back down and snuggled with Barry. This time, he went to sleep.
    The next morning, we had to go to S.T.A.R. Labs for the ultrasound. I got up and noticed Barry wasn't with me in bed. I threw on my slippers and robe and went downstairs to see breakfast made.
     "Good morning baby," Barry said kissing me.
     "Morning Bar. Thanks for breakfast! It's actually perfect timing because I think all the pregnancy stuff is starting to kick in."
     "Is everything okay?" Barry asked concerned.
     "Yes Bar, everything's fine," I said before sitting down and eating. After my food, I went upstairs and changed. By the time I was downstairs, Barry was changed and ready to go. He was holding my purse, which was already packed and ready to go. I grabbed it, and Barry drove me to S.T.A.R. Labs.
     "Hey Caitlin!" I said walking into the lab. I could see the machine and everything was set up. Cisco and Harry were already up, but they were out getting supplies with Jay to modify the speed cannon. I walked over to the bed and laid down. Caitlin had put a chair next to the bed for Barry to sit in, and he did. The whole time Barry grabbed my hand and we experienced it together.
     First, Caitlin put the gel on my bump and rubbed it around with the stick that was attached to the monitor. Barry and I's eyes were glued to the screen the whole time. When we first saw the image of our baby, our vision was blurred with tears. And not of sadness, but happy ones. The tears really started coming when we heard the heartbeat. Barry and I looked at each other and Barry leaned over and kissed me. We looked at the picture of our baby again before Caitlin spoke:
       "Everything looks good. You are doing a great job guys. But now that you're over a month, changes are going to start happening and the pregnancy mode is going to kick in."
      "I got a little taste of that this morning," I said to Caitlin. When we were done, I got up and wiped the gel off my stomach. Caitlin left the room and Barry and I stood and hugged each other in the cortex.
     "This is the best moment of my life," Barry spoke choking up.
     "Mine too," I said hugging him. At this time, we were standing in the cortex crying like we were the only people in the world.
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Hi! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It really shows the more emotional side of Barry. Thank you for all the Votes, Comments, Adds, and Reads in all my stories and this one. Thank you!
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