Iris' POV:
It's now a new year and I have to say it started off great, but we're back in Central City and it's time to face the reality of this Francine situation. Nora is spending the day with Wally and Paeker. We decided we'd take her back to school tomorrow. Now Barry and I are sitting in My mom's office waiting for her to get back. After about thirty minutes she comes in and sits at her desk across from us.
Cecile: So just as I suspected no judge will grant a restraining order because Francine hasn't broken any laws that would call for a restraining order. The best you could do is talk to the principal at Nora's school and ask that he keep Francine off school property.
Iris: (annoyed) Great.
Cecile: I'm sorry.
Barry: Don't be you tried. Thank you.
Barry and I leave my mom's office. He goes to STAR Labs and I go home.
Barry's POV:
I'm sitting in my office at STAR Labs thinking about Iris. She's unhappy and it has nothing to do with Francine or anything that's happened to us over the last few months. No these things just add to it. She was unhappy long before that. She does a great job of putting up a good front, but I can see right through it. This whole Francine thing is just another reason for her to avoid whatever's bothering her.
I don't even think Iris is upset that Francine has been talking to Nora. Yes she's upset that Francine told Nora that Cecile wasn't her grandmother, but she's not really upset that Nora and Francine talk. She just wants to avoid whatever she's dealing with and she didn't want to hurt Cecile so she acted like she was mad. I decided to leave work and go home and talk to her.
Iris' POV:
I'm sitting at home on the couch staring at my laptop. I've been staring at it for over an hour. I can't write I can't think straight. I just wanna curl up in a ball and stay that way forever. I'm knocked out of my thoughts by the sound of Barry's voice. I look to my left and he's sitting next to me.
Iris: (confused) What are you doing home so early?
Barry: I decided to leave work and come home because we need to talk.
Iris: It couldn't wait till you got off work?
Barry: No. This talk is long overdue.
Iris: (confused) What are you talking about Barry?
Barry: I wanna talk about why you're so unhappy. Don't tell me it's Francine because I know that's not it. I know you're not even as upset about Francine and Nora as you made everyone believe. Don't tell me it's everything that's happened the last few months because it's not that either. You were unhappy long before any of that happened. I should have said something when I first noticed it, but I didn't wanna accept the fact that you weren't happy, but that's over. What's going on?
I just stare at Barry. He's right I'm not happy, but I can't tell him why. I don't want to hurt him.
Iris: What do you want me to say Barry?
Barry: Are you unhappy?
Iris: Yes.
Barry: Are you unhappy with me?
Iris: (sad) Yes.
I swear I felt his heart break when I answered yes to his last question.
Barry: (sad) Do you want out?
I don't answer him. I just turn my head away from him trying to hide the tears that are starting to fall down my face. He turns my head so that I'm facing him again. We just stare at each other. At this point we're both in tears.
Barry: (crying) Do you want out Iris?
Iris: (crying) I don't know.
That's the truth. I don't know if I want to leave. Sometimes I think about it. To be honest I don't even know why I'm so unhappy with Barry or maybe I do. I don't know.
Barry: (crying) Have you thought about it?
Iris: (crying) Yes.
He just hangs his head and cry. I move closer to him and lift his head so he's looking at me.
Iris: (crying) I'm so sorry Barry. The last thing I wanted to do is hurt you.
Barry: (crying) Do you still love me?
Iris: (crying) Barry please stop with the questions.
Barry: (crying) Answer me.
Iris: (crying) Yes I still love you.
Barry: (crying) But you're not in love with me anymore?
Iris: (crying) I don't think so.
Barry: (crying) Maybe we should call it quits then.
Iris: (crying) Barry?
Barry: (crying) No. I don't wanna be with someone who isn't in love with me. I'm not going to try and force you to be in love with me Iris. I can't do that.
Iris: (crying) Barry I still love you. I just... (cries harder)
Barry: (crying) You just what?
Iris: (crying) I don't know Bare. I don't know.
Barry: (crying) I'm gonna stay at a hotel until I find a new place.
Iris: (crying) What are we gonna tell Nora? She's used to both her parents being here.
Barry: (crying) Well what do you suggest?
Iris: (crying) Stay.
Barry: (crying) I can't Iris.
Iris: (crying) I'll stay in one of the guest rooms.
Barry: (sad) You don't think we'll have to explain that?
Iris: (crying) She'll never know. I won't go in there until she's already in bed and I'll be out before she wakes up.
Barry: (sad) And in between we're just supposed to act like everything's okay?
Iris: (sad) If you wanna keep our little girl happy then yes. What do you say?
Barry: (sad) Fine whatever.
He gets up and goes upstairs. I may of just made the biggest mistake of my life. Why couldn't you just tell him Iris?
A/N: * Until next time my dear Peaches... *
