"Ms West?" came Dr Snow's voice from outside the restroom, shattering the moment and clearing their minds of its lusty fog. Barry backed away almost immediately. It was as if she had suddenly caught on fire and burned him. He looked at her wide eyed, his face completely flushed and Iris was trying to fully regain control over her body. Dr Snow poked her head into the room.
"Ms West?" she asked yet again then upon seeing Barry there she yelled,
"Allen! What on earth are you doing here?! I'm so sorry Ms West..."
"Its alright Dr Snow. Mr Allen was just lending me a hand. I asked him to come in. It seems my blouse is beyond saving so he offered me his lab coat." she explained, trying to keep her tone on a normal range.
"I see. Once again trully sorry about that mix up, we'll do our best to replace the blouse." Dr Snow assured her.
"That won't be necessary thank you. Would you give us a moment alone please Dr Snow? I'll be right out." Iris requested and Snow nodded before she left the room.
Barry, who had been quiet the entire time, kept his eyes on the floor. He didn't want to risk summoning what ever demon had taken over him and made him attack one of his bosses like an animal on heat.
"Do you have a first name Allen?" Iris asked, tentatively stepping towards him. He nodded and responded,
"Bartholomew ma'am. But everyone calls me Barry."
"Barry. I like it." she said, standing right infront of him but he still kept his eyes trained on the ground.
"Aren't you going to ask me what my name is?" she flirted.
"I - I wouldn't want to impose ma'am." he stuttered and Iris laughed. How quickly he'd changed from a dominating beast to a scared little lamb. It seemed surreal.
"I think after the way you just handled me asking my name is the least you could do." she said kindly. This new gentle aura that she seemed to be exhibiting was nothing like the Iris the rest of world knew. If she weren't so distracted trying to charm a bashful Barry with small talk, she might have realised it herself. She placed her fingers beneath his chin and lifted his gaze to hers.
"Go on. Ask me." she said though it seemed less like a demand and more like a gentle request.
"What's your name?" he whispered, suddenly mesmerised by her eyes.
"Iris," she whispered then leaned in and planted a soft, lingering, good-bye kiss on his lips. They parted. She looked at him for a second longer then without another word she walked out of the restroom, leaving Barry confused, scared and guilt ridden.
Iris followed Dr Snow to the meeting room, still a little flustered by what had just happend between her and Barry, but the little exchange they had at the end restored some of her feeling of control and she was quickly getting her head back in the game.
"Here we are Ms West." Snow announced.
"Thank you." Iris said as she opened the door and walked inside. Casting her eyes around the room she felt like she'd just walked into a meeting of the patriarchy. The table was filled with white, middle-aged, heterosexual males with the occasional late twenty year old in training. They were all seemingly occupied either on their communication devices or reading the paper, none of them paid her anymind as she stood in front of the room. Iris cleared her throat loudly and the room slowly grew quiet. The faces around her looked confused, as if they were trying to place her there but couldn't quite find where she fit. At the opposite end of the table a tall man with a partially chiselled jaw and well kept hair looked up from his smartphone and said,
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FanfictionA West-Allen AU 💜 Worth more than gold Iris West is a multi billionaire and heiress who's emotionally scarring childhood has made her shut herself off to all possible emotional relationships. Her life takes an interesting turn when her adoptive gr...
