They Had No Idea

Heartbreak Could Be This Destructive

I'm so sorry I haven't been able to update!! Some crap came up with school that was important and I wasn't able to update. But I promise I'm going to try to update more often now. To make up for the fact that I haven't been able to update, here is the longest chapter I've ever made!

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Joe and Barry were at Jitters eating lunch and talking about the meta of the week.

"So let me get this straight, her name is Peek-a-Boo and she just disappears and reappears at will? Man these metas just keep getting weirder and weirder." Joe chuckled.

"Her powers are a little more complicated than that, but yeah that's the gist of them. By the way Team Flash sends their love. You haven't been to the lab in a while."

"Barry, I really want to be there to help you and the team, but I just can't. There are too many memories there that would just make this whole thing worse."

"I understand Joe. It's hard for me too. Heck I bought a new apartment because I couldn't deal with all the pain and memories surrounding our shared one."

"Which reminds me, how is your roommate? What are they like?" Joe asked trying to change the subject.

"Well her name is Kara Danvers. She is such a nice person. She is a reporter and don't worry Cisco already did a background check and she came up clean."

"She sounds wonderful. When do I get to meet her?"

"Well coincidentally we are throwing a house warming party tonight. Would you like to come?"

"I'd love to Barry."

Barry and Joe stood up to leave. When they were outside Barry decided he needed to ask Joe a question.

"Hey Joe?"

"Yes son?"

"Is it too soon to have feelings for someone else? I mean its barely been 3 months since she died. The last thing I would want to do is be disrespectful to Iris' memory. I loved her Joe. I really did and still do." Joe sighed and led Barry to a bench so they could sit down.

"I know you loved her, Barry. Watching you two fall in love was probably the most magical thing I had the joy to witness. But Barry you have to realize we have no control over our feelings. If you have feelings for someone new, I think you should go for them because you never know what could happen," Joe had tears in his eyes. "One thing I do know is that you wouldn't be disrespecting Iris' memory, you'd be keeping it alive. She'd want you to be happy."

"Thanks Joe." Barry gave Joe a hug and stood up.

"I've got to go set up a party. See you tonight."

"See you tonight, son."

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Barry unlocked the door just in time to hear a big crash.

"Kara?!" Kara walked out of her room wearing leggings and a feminist shirt.

"Yeah?"

"What was that crash?" Barry chuckled at the fact that Kara didn't seem dazed.

"You heard that?" Kara was laughing.

"Walked in just in time to hear it."

"Well while you've been gone I've been trying to get stuff done for the party tonight."

"I can tell." Barry looked around the apartment and saw streamers hanging up and balloons floating around.

"Well I was trying to get a box off the shelf in my closet when the shelf collapsed and everything on it fell."