Moments in the Multiverse

Who Are You? (Patty Spivot X Barry Allen)

What if Barry had told the truth when Patty asked him if he was the Flash?

"I can't, I'm not him." The words hung in the silence as Patty looked at him, he didn't trust her, did he? No, how could he when she herself hadn't told him about her past until he was in his suit and she was confronted with it.

Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes, and she fought to keep them from falling. She tried to keep the hurt concealed, but she'd never been the most convincing actress, even she knew she was a poor liar. "I understand." Patty squeezed her eyes shut as she turned away from Barry, his concerned face was just too much for her to deal with right now.

It broke her how concerned he was when he wasn't willing to tell her the truth.

Taking a deep breath, she followed through with her promise. "Goodbye Barry." She had made it to the doorway of his lab in the CCPD when suddenly she was back where she started, and the door was closed.

Blinking she felt confused, he had just refused to tell her the truth and yet, it felt as though he didn't want her to go. She looked over her shoulder as he began walking slowly, her eyes watery after failing to fight the tears back as she had begun to walk away. "Barry?" She barely gets his name out before he kisses her deeply, his long fingers spread out as he cups her face in his hands.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He apologizes, repeating it as he kisses her, "I'm sorry. I don't deserve you Patty, I'm so sorry." She feels frozen, rooted to the spot, as Barry peppers kisses on her lips and face.

"Barry?" She manages to almost croak out again, in between the little kisses.

"You're right." He admits, chuckling dryly, "You're right." His right-hand brushes against her face, pushing her hair out of it. Admiration shines in his eyes, "Patty, you're brilliant and I don't deserve you." He takes a deep breath, before looking down as their foreheads are pressed softly together. "Truth is, I thought if you didn't know, maybe I could protect you? I've got a lot of enemies, and they just seem to figure out who I'm close to, you know? I just thought, if I kept you away from that part of my life that you'd be safer." The pads of his thumbs brush against her cheeks, and she takes in the words he's saying, how pained he looks right now, and she understands.

Now it's her turn to gently take his face in her hands, "Barry," the tears had begun to slide down her face as he spoke and admitted the truth to her. "Barry, I love you." He finally meets her eyes and she sees them shining with unshed tears just like her had been. "I understand why you kept it from me, and I love you more for it." They both let out shaky laughs, and she sees the relief in his eyes that she's not truly mad at him, that she understands why.

"We'll manage somehow, together." She sniffles slightly, the sadness in her tears replaced by happiness. "We'll be okay."

He nods, "You're right. You're always right." he responds, before pressing his lips back to hers, a promise to share everything from now on. They were a team, and they were a force to be reckoned with.