Short on Time

Chapter 144

Ginger

"And go," Cecile said.  

I gave my daughter a look as Barry tried to draw the Eiffel Tower, and was currently failing. She wanted to be on a team with her father. Look where it got her. 

"They are not gonna get this," Iris said. 

"Not surprising," I said shaking my head. 

"All right," Cecile said as the alarm went off. 

"Okay, it was gonna be the Eiffel Tower," Barry said and I started cracking up.  

"Oh, damn," Joe swore. 

"That looks just like the Eiffel Tower," Esther said sarcastically.

Joe's phone began to ring, "Oh, I got to take this."

"So, Ginger when are you guys meeting with Social Services for the last interviews?" Cecile asked. 

"Yeah, when are you bringing Hope home?" Iris asked.

"We're hoping we can bring her home next week," I said and Barry smiled. 

"How are the kids doing with it?" Cecile asked curiously. 

"I mean, George is too young to really know," Barry said honestly. "Ginger's been bringing Hope around for months to tutor her, so the kids are used to her." 

"If anything, the twins are always begging Hope to stay," I said ironically.

"So, it appears Hope will fit right in," Cecile said. 

"There's just a little, you know," Cisco said as he pointed at Barry and made a zooming sound and motion. 

I started laughing as Barry shook his head. "You don't really think of super speed like that, do you?" Iris asked doubtfully. 

"What?" Cisco asked. "I'm just asking, she's not a baby. From what I've seen, Hope is a smart kiddo." 

"We're honestly not sure," I said as Barry and I shared a look. Of everything with adopting Hope, we haven't been able to figure out the whole superhero thing. "It's not like there's a book to help us."

"If only you could ask Batman," Esther said dreamily. 

"Did she just?" Barry asked in concern. 

"Fangirl over Batman," I stated as Esther glared at me. "Yes, yes she did." 

"You've never met Terry McGinnis," Esther said as she practically glowed.

"Um," Cisco said nervously. "She's glowing." 

"I'm just gonna pretend this never happened," Barry said in horror. 

"I think it's cute," Iris said. "It's like how Oliver's arm were just-"

"La la la," Cisco said loudly, and we all started laughing.

~*~

Esther

"Papa Joe," I said as I walked up and gave him a tight hug. 

"I'm okay," he said as he patted my back and thanked the EMTs. 

"What happened?" I asked.

"It was crazy. It was like it was accelerating by itself. I mean, I know you won't believe this, but it was like somebody cut the brakes while I was driving. Is that even possible?" Joe asked. 

"I-I don't know. I'll find out," Dad said. 

"Are you sure you're okay?" Iris asked. 

"I'm fine," Papa Joe said. "It's Carver that needs to worry."