Short on Time

Chapter 124

"This is insane," Esther said as she stood in front of the window. "You can't just, you're not supposed to-"

"Esther," Lucia said gently, but she shook off her sister and walked away.

"Just let her go, she needs time to think," I told Lucia. 

"Not that we have much time," Lucia mumbled back as she also walked out. 

I sighed as Barry grabbed my hand. I smiled sadly at him, but his attention was on the newborn in my arms. Sleeping peacefully, not knowing what was coming. "I wish it didn't have to be this way," Barry said. 

"And you're okay with all of this?" Cisco asked. 

"No, but," Barry said with a sigh. "I have to accept that there are still others out there that we can save."

"Yeah, guys, look, six weeks from now, all of our lives are gonna be on the line, so we have to be prepared," Iris said as she wiped her eyes. She had Esther on her lap, while Frost had Henry. 

"Yes, but what about him?" Cisco questioned. "I'm not just gonna wait around for him to get vaporized by anti-matter. We should be doing something to try to save his life."

"You can't," Barry said firmly. "You can't, Cisco. That's why I need you to stop worrying about me."

"If Barry had any other option, we'd be doing it," I told the others. "Trust me, we're doing everything we can." 

"I think you gotta get behind this," Barry told the others, but Cisco wasn't having any of it. 

"That went well," I muttered as Frost gave Henry to Barry. 

"You can't expect us to accept this so easily," Iris said. 

"But you've accepted it," Barry told her. 

"I have to," Iris said. "You two have enough to worry about, I can't add to that." 

"How do you convince your best friend not to save your life?" Barry questioned. 

"You're the teacher," Iris said.

"No, you're mistaking me for my wife," Barry joked. 

"You'll find a way," I told him as I squeezed his hand. 

"Well, he's gonna have to wait," Barry said as his phone went off. "It's CCPD."

"I'll see you when you get back," I said as I stood up, and Georgie began to cry. "This one is hungry, and I need to feed the twins too."

"I'll help," Iris said.

"You are a lifesaver," I told her. "Between this, a new baby, I haven't really had much time to plan the twins' birthday party."

"How are they doing with having the baby?" Iris asked.

"So far, they just want to help me with him. But it's only been a week," I sighed. "A very exhausting week." 

~*~

"Hey, not Ginger, but still Ginger," a voice said and I turned around to see another version of Harrison Wells. 

"Not you," I said with a glare. 

"What's that supposed to mean?" Wells asked. 

"Wells, every time you've shown up, you've made my life more difficult," I fumed. "And in case you didn't notice, I have a week-old baby to take care of."

"Call me Nash."

"Nash? What kind of name is that?"

"Just," Nash said as he shoved something into my hand. "Throw this on the ground when I send the signal."