My Snowbarry One-Shots

Baby of Mine

Five different times Caitlin and Barry wake up to take care of Val
A mini-story from 'The Future of Us'

"Barry?" a groggy Caitlin murmurers into her pillow. "Barry?" she calls out again as her hand reaches out to the empty spot in front of her. She lifts her head, rubbing off some sleep, and looking around the dark room.

The crackling and cries from the baby monitor, next to her bedside, continue to go off. She groans in slight frustration, pulling the covers back. She takes one step towards the door when a husky voice comes through the monitor.

"Hey baby girl, what's wrong?" he coos.

A smile on her face, she walks over to the room to lean against the door frame. Her husband, bending over to pick up the small infant.

"Why are you trying to wake up mommy, huh?" he playfully scowls as the baby looks up at him with big, green-bluish eyes that match his own. Her little lip quivers and her fist ball up before the whines and cries continue.

"Oh no! Val daddy is just joking," he stresses, holding the infant close and softly patting her back to soothe her.

Caitlin giggles at the scene causing Barry to look in her direction. "Cait," he gasps, nervous. "Baby I got this. You go back to bed," he pushes.

She smiles at him and walks over to take the baby from his hold. "Yeah, you totally got this. Explains why she is still crying, huh?" she smirks then looks at the small being in her arms. Instantly, the infant stops crying, smiling up at her mother. Caitlin smiles back and kisses her forehead.

Barry huffs in defeat, rubbing the back of his neck. "I would have gotten her to stop... eventually," he cracks with a playful glare.

"Yeah okay," she giggles, slowly rocking their daughter in her arms. "Face it, babe, she's a mommy girl," she coos, smiling down at the baby. Val giggles back, her little hands reaching for Caitlin's face. She grabs her tiny hand to place a soft kiss then continues to rock the infant to sleep.

"For now," he smirks then genuinely smiles at the interaction between his wife and daughter. "You love daddy too, right Val?" he asks in his baby voice looking so sweetly at his baby.

Val looks at her father to then turn back to her mother with a smile, babbling away. Caitlin smirks back at her husband, "Our daughter has spoken."

Barry crosses his arms, pouting in defeat. "Traitor," he grumbles.

Caitlin laughs and walks away with their daughter close to her chest. "I still love you, babe," she smiles, batting her eyelashes.

"Yeah... but I already know that," he whines. waving away her comment.

She shakes her head then gestures to their room. "Let's go to bed and I'll help you find a way to get Val to love you too," she giggles.

His eyes light up then he flashes to her side, kissing her cheek then bending down to kiss Val's head. "To bed!" he smiles, dragging her to their room.

"Your daddy is so silly," she smiles in her baby voice to her daughter who smiles back in agreement - in Caitlin's eyes.

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Barry lays watching as his wife and daughter sleep soundly. It is another night of Valerie waking them up in the middle of the night. Caitlin seems unbothered but, he knows her. She would put their daughter's needs before her own even if that means sleeping uncomfortably to not roll over on their baby. He has that fear too but, Caitlin deserves a well-rested sleep.