Betrayal

9

Barry's POV:

I wake to the smell of breakfast cooking, and someone humming slightly down the hall. I know it's not Iris.

Iris.

The thought of her name, the events of last night come back to me. I feel numb. But I don't want to think about that anymore, I don't want to think about her. So I push past the feeling of hurt, sadness and stupidity and get out of bed and follow the smell of delicious food.

I find Caitlin in the kitchen cooking over a busy stove singing over some random song on the radio.

"Morning" I say with a really groggy voice. I sound so tired I make myself shiver. Caitlin turns to look at me and walks over pulling me into a hug.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" She asks while stepping out of the hug and walking back over to the stove to flip the pancakes.

"I don't know, numb probably" I answer walking over to the island in the middle of the kitchen and sitting down.

Just as she is about to speak someone knocks on the door, "I'll get it" she walks over to the door.
I can still here there conversation though.

"Hey Seb"

"Hi Cait, Joe told me he was here".

"Yeah I didn't really want him to be alone so I told him to stay here with me".

"How is he?" Seb asks with worry written all over his face about his brother.

"See for yourself he is in the kitchen. We are about to have breakfast, would you like to join us".

"Thanks, I'd love to"

They walk into the kitchen and join me, Seb hugs me from behind before sitting down next to me.

"Morning bro" Seb asks me, while grabbing the coffee which Caitlin had just put in front of him.

"Please never say that to me again, it just sounds really stupid". I tell him drinking my own coffee.

"You are such a morning person Barry, it kills me".

"You two are too talkative for the morning, it's unbelievable". Cait tells us both putting three plates on pancakes on island, one for each of us.

"It's a Allen-Smythe trait" Sebastian tells her while throwing a wink my way.
I smile at my brother, a genuine smile. He can always make me smile, whatever the situation. I guess it's because we are so close.

A twin thing.

The door goes again.

"Caitlin open the bloody door I know you have Barry in there"

Great Iris is here!

"I really don't want to talk to her".

"Well I do" Caitlin stands up rapidly and storms over to the door in what I can only describe as murderous rage.

"Should we stop her" Seb asks me liking slightly anxious.

"Do you want to go over and try? Cause I sure as hell don't". I tell him honestly.

"No... Not really". He tells me looking just as scared.

I hear the door open with a loud bang.

"Hello Iris, just the person I wanted to talk to".

Oh shit. This should be fun.