"You never needed me on this team, not from the start. The Flash is what this city needs, and I can never be it. That's just the reality of it, Bare. I'll never be enough for anyone."
Alex Holt changed her future once before, now she's being tested...
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Alex's trip was of course ended earlier than she wanted it to be. It had been three days that she was with her brother when she got a suspicious call from Cisco Ramon with her boyfriend in the background yelling that they would be fine. Considering that he said that he would only call if he absolutely needed she figured that Cisco was telling the truth and that they needed her.
The days that she was at her brothers had gone extremely well. He had finished his last year of university and had gotten a job right out of graduation since he had done a co-op his third year. Alex had never been so proud of him. He was making a success out of his life despite the amount of downfalls and hardships he had.
The first day that she was there had been awkward, after not seeing her brother for years - and the last time not going well - she didn't know where to start. The two chatted about his life, how university had gone, the friends he made, and what his job was. Dylan talked so passionately about what he wanted to do.
Even as a young kid, he always was interested in architecture. From wanting to go to iconic buildings to having his favorite character on How I Met Your Mother as Ted, he loved it all. She was glad that he decided to pursue doing it, if he was happy she was happy. Dylan was exactly where he needed to be in life.
He didn't have a girlfriend but Alex could tell from the glint in his eyes that he was interested in someone. His group of friends was small but inseparable, he always had quality over quantity. One of his buddies was lucky enough to work in the same company as him. Dylan had a good life going for him and Alex was terrified that she would ruin that.
They talked about the accident, Alex had told him the exact same thing that she had told Wally: wrong place, wrong time. She told him about her 'job' at STAR Labs and that she was helping with research involving meta humans. It was mostly a lie but she knew she couldn't tell the full truth or a full lie to him.
She told him about Barry, how they had started dating before the accident and that they had moved in together shortly after. Dylan could tell that he was the reasoning behind her change of heart towards life. She spoke of him so highly and with a lot of respect, he obviously had a large impact on her life and one that was for the good.
The next day he took her to his favourite pizza place in town. Alex told him that she would come back just for the pizza and he pretended to be offended. Even if they were apart for years, it didn't take them to get back into the groove that they had when they were kids. Alex was genuinely happy the whole time during her trip.
Dylan showed her around his work and what they had planned to work on within the next few years. He had a lot planned ahead of him and it was easy to see that he got excited about his job. It wasn't often that people loved working day to day but he got excited to go to work every morning.
They ventured the city more and hung out just as they did when they were younger. It was nice getting back into the groove of things. Alex was teaching a point in her life that she needed what little family she had left to be closer to her.
