Christmas At the West House.

Me.

PREVIOUSLY:

Eddie picks up his bag and stops Iris before she can finish, "I don't know how you do it." Iris looks at him confused. "What?... What do you mean?"

"I've had some time to think over the past few days. And... it's become pretty clear. Iris, everything isn't about you. Especially this."

Eddie turns and leaves before saying, "Bye, Iris."

Iris watches the door slam shut with her cardboard box in hand. Her brow's furrow in sadness as she starts thinking about what Eddie had just said about her. 

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Caitlin invited Iris and Eden to meet up for a much needed girls night out at Rusty's Bar. The last time she had seen Iris, Iris was running out of Eddie's party in an attempt to explain what had just happened between her and Barry.

Caitlin imagined Iris was not in the best place emotionally, and thought taking her out for drinks would help her destress.

It also did not help that each time Caitlin had tried to reach out to her via text or FaceTime, Iris would slyly avoid talking about Eddie.

Even worse was her slightly irritated reaction to just hearing Barry's name.

Just the other day, Caitlin and Barry had stopped by Jitters to get breakfast before work. When they began to approach Iris, Iris took one look at Barry and handed their order over to the new barista before exiting to the backroom.

Caitlin could not describe the broken look on Barry's face in that moment. She had not realized fully just how serious Barry and Iris' rocky relationship had gotten. Iris was clearly avoiding seeing or even talking to Barry at all cost.

The more Caitlin worked alongside Barry at Star Labs, the more she observed that Barry was not doing too well with having his best friend go cold turkey on him.

With all the madness going on, Caitlin felt this night was crucial.

Iris yells as she shuffles past several people crowding the bar ordering drinks.

"Guys! So sorry I'm late."

Eden and Caitlin immediately wave her over with a smile. Iris reaches their table and gives them both a quick hug before taking her seat.

Iris explains, "I'm been training this new barista all week and my schedule has been all over the place. Forgive me?" Caitlin accepts her apology with a smile and nod as the waiter arrives and takes Iris' order.

Eden shifts in her seat as she quietly sips on her glass of pinot grigio.

When Iris finishes ordering, Caitlin announces, "Just glad you two could make it!"

Eden nods and smiles, "Yeah, of course."

Iris leans in and playfully asks Caitlin, "Cisco mentioned you've been seeing someone? A certain Australian hottie? I need details. Now!"

Caitlin blushes as she begins to laugh, "Cisco needs to learn to keep my business out of his mouth."

Iris turns to Eden, "Caitlin met a guy at Eddie's party. Tall, handsome, and he has an accent and everything."

Eden remembers seeing him. "Ohhhhh, the man bun guy! Does he surf? He has a surfers body."

Caitlin, obviously getting embarrassed tries to shut the investigation down, "All i'm going to say is, Charlie and I have only been on a couple dates and honestly, it's still pretty new. So, we've agreed to take it slow.